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Insider Story: Antique Furniture Restorer, Bill
Bill Kratz likes to do things the old-school way. After decades in the trucking industry, the Austin, Texas resident has shifted his attention and passion to refinishing antique furniture, all by hand, with no shortcuts. No special tools, no chemical strippers—“I don’t believe in that stuff,” he says, “because it goes into the wood, and then it doesn’t stain right. I mostly hand-sand and I’m very intricate about what I do.” One of Bill’s secrets to success: he uses old socks to apply all his stains and varnishes, a technique that produces excellent end results.
His process takes a long time, but he enjoys it. “I just love wood—the grain, everything,” Bill says. “A pretty wood is just like a beautiful picture.”
Bill’s is a small-scale operation. “I don’t go out and look for pieces,” he explains. “Most of the furniture in our house is antique, given to us by our mothers and grandmothers and other relatives.” One recent project was an antique pie safe, which Bill describes as “a bureau-looking thing with glass doors and drawers on the bottom.” Utensils and equipment used in pie-making go in the drawers, with three shelves on top for storing pies.”
One piece of antique furniture that he had for years was a bed that both his father and grandfather both slept on. “The box spring and the mattress had seen as many days as they were ever going to see,” Bill says, so about five or six years ago, he started to think about getting a new bed, particularly when his doctor recommended it to help with Bill’s sleep apnea. He went straight to Sleep Number. “I sleep a whole lot better now,” Bill says. “Sometimes my back gives me a bit of trouble, if I’m on my feet all day long, and I can adjust the bed to make me feel more comfortable at night. Sometimes I like it firm, sometimes I like it soft. Either way, I can make sure I get a good night’s sleep.”
Thanks to the modern craftsmanship of his bed, this old-school craftsman is able to pursue his passion and keep giving new life to beautiful antiques. And today, as he looks around his house at all his pieces, Bill says, “I feel proud of my work.”
Bill’s Sleep Number setting is around 65, but sometimes he’ll go up to 85.
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Issues involving the direction and strategy of your entire organization have a level of importance and complexity where they are often both of timely interest to all staff members, and require the input of diverse voices. Cross Organization Conversations are designed to address these kinds of topics in a way that is effective, inclusive and economical – delivering sharp, clear key strategies and messages and ensuring buy-in from your stakeholders.
Using the successful method we have developed for holding this kind of Conversation, we have worked with our clients to:
- Identify key strategic goals to guide program planning and the direction of new initiatives
- Reveal linkages between existing program work and opportunities for fruitful collaboration
- Hone in on key messages and themes for outreach and fundraising and/ or to structure major events
LTA can work with you to envision the dynamics then hammer out the logistics.
Through this work, we have found that Cross Organization Conversations provide an invaluable source of information to inform strategic decisions in way that reflects and embodies work being done on the ground, the direction in which staff members and other key stakeholders wish to move, and develop effective messaging to engage with partners and stakeholders.
Participating in the small-group sessions that make up the Conversation enables staff members to have real input in decisions that affect their work and in doing so, creates a sense of buy-in and esprit. At the same time, they provide a valuable way to develop and hone your organizational brand.
Through our experience we have developed a set of best practices that ensure your Conversation is both effective and enjoyable for all involved.
We can guide you throughout all aspects of this process. As well as providing technical and logistical support we bring a team with insight into facets of what can be a complex undertaking, including: | https://lta4collaboration.com/2015/07/07/cross-organization-conversations/ |
Did you know that someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds, and that every four minutes, someone dies of stroke?
When the blood supply to brain tissue is blocked by a blood clot, it’s known as an ischemic stroke. A stroke can also occur when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures causing brain cells to die and leading to functional impairments. This is a hemorrhagic stroke.
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability both globally and in the U.S., where roughly 800,000 people have strokes every year. With that number of strokes occurring, hospitals and emergency rooms must be always ready to identify and treat stroke patients.
However, it’s not uncommon for patients to arrive at an emergency room with multiple complaints that can give rise to different potential diagnoses. For instance, a patient may come to the ER complaining of primary cardiac symptoms—but they also may say they are experiencing numbness in their arms or hands. In that case, an ER doctor should treat the potential cardiac problem (myocardial infarction or heart attack) as a component of the initial differential diagnosis but should also address the possibility that the problems are the result of a potential stroke or TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack). This can be especially important if the patient has underlying risk factors for cerebrovascular disease.
What Kinds of Stroke Are There?
As mentioned above, there are two types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke.
An ischemic stroke occurs when an artery that supplies blood and oxygen to the brain is blocked. Ischemic strokes make up about 80% of strokes, and blood clots are the most frequent cause of artery blockage that can result in an ischemic stroke.
A hemorrhagic stroke is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into the brain. With this less common type of stroke, in just minutes brain cells start to die. The causes a hemorrhagic stroke include a bleeding aneurysm, an arteriovenous malformation (AVM), or a break in an artery wall.
Failure to Diagnose Stroke
The effects of ischemic strokes can be reversed with treatment, but these treatments must be administered within the first few hours of a stroke. If an individual has an ischemic stroke, and an ER physician fails to diagnose this in time to administer the treatment, there can be permanent and debilitating injuries.
There are a number of standard tests that can be performed by Emergency Room doctors to evaluate the patient’s vascular status as it concerns the potential for suffering a stroke. These types of standard tests include a carotid ultrasound (carotid Doppler), or echocardiogram. And there are three general categories of drugs that are commonly used to prevent or treat blood clots (thrombosis):
These include drugs such as Pradaxa, Angiomax, and ReoPro, as well as warfarin and heparin. But tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA, is the only FDA-approved treatment for ischemic or thrombotic stroke that can help restore blood flow to the brain. It’s a powerful medication that’s been effective for people with an ischemic stroke—provided it’s received intravenously within up to 4½ hours of symptoms’ onset, according to the guidelines for the treatment of acute stroke published by the American Heart Association.
There are protocols created to quickly identify whether a patient may be having a stroke, so that testing and treatment can be prompt and efficient, allowing him or her to receive life-saving treatments in a timely manner. But when an ER physician errs and fails to diagnose a stroke, available treatments may not be administered in time. As a result, a patient may have a claim for medical malpractice.
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However, if you or a loved one has suffered harm due to a missed or delayed stroke diagnosis, contact an experienced medical malpractice attorney at Buchanan Firm in Michigan for a free consultation. We can discuss your situation if you believe you’ve been injured as the result of a misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, or an error in lab results.
Our firm proudly serves people all across Michigan, including major cities like Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Detroit, Lansing, Holland, St. Joe, and Ann Arbor, and rural towns such as Lowell, Ada, Fremont, Newaygo, Grand Haven, Rockford, and Cedar Springs. We will meet you after-hours, at home or in the hospital to accommodate you.
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Kingston-based Canadian Cancer Trials Group says the current COVID-19 pandemic may have an impact on how its clinical trials are conducted and how they will be available to new patients.
People living with cancer are at increased risk from the coronavirus because of how it can compromise the immune system, the group said, which makes observing social distancing and other public health directives especially important.
Pandemic may have impact on clinical trials of cancer treatments Back to video
But it does mean that doing clinical trials on new treatments is going to become more difficult, the group said. Things such as trial-mandated visits or testing are being impacted.
“For those patients volunteering in a clinical trial, protocol modifications may be required and could result in unavoidable trial deviations due to COVID-19 illness, exposure and centre control measures,” the group said in a statement.
“The impact of necessary health-care control measures on trials will vary depending on many factors: the type of cancer being studied, the trial design, and where the trial is being conducted.”
With that in mind, cancer centres may be limiting registration for new trials. Current trials will continue but with some changes, such as followup meetings by phone or a change in the frequency or type of tests. | https://www.kingstonthisweek.com/news/local-news/pandemic-may-have-impact-on-clinical-trials-of-cancer-treatments/wcm/46858c0c-3fc1-4059-ae54-8fc0d27f4456 |
Can the U.S. women take home their fourth World Cup this year?
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Summary
- The U.S. Women’s National Team kick off their campaign to defend their title of Women’s World Cup Champions.
- They are the favorites to win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
- There are only 10 on the team that have yet to play in a Women’s World Cup match.
- One of the three captains for the 2019 World Cup squad, veteran forward Carli Lloyd will be playing in her fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup this year.
- The U.S.A. has qualified for the Women’s World Cup every year since it started in 1991, winning three times.
- Their last loss in World Cup play was in 2011, losing the final to Japan on penalty kicks after two overtime periods.
- Like the U.S., Sweden has participated in every Women’s World Cup. | https://infodecay.com/uswnt-world-cup-schedule-u-s-favored-to-win-the-2019-fifa-womens-world-cup-watch-u-s-womens-opening-match-today-date-time-channel-cbs-news/ |
USAA knows what it means to serve. We facilitate the financial security of millions of U.S. military members and their families. This singular mission requires a dedication to innovative thinking at every level.
This position is eligible to be Remote (work from home)
Position Overview:
USAA is seeking a talented Oracle Business Rules Analyst-Mid Level to work in any of the following locations: Remote (work from home), San Antonio, TX; Plano, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Charlotte, NC; Tampa, FL, Colorado Springs CO; Chesapeake, VA.
Will have the opportunity to support and modify the Oracle EPM Cloud suite of tools (PCMCS, ePBCS, and CDM). This role will work closely with the client to do monthly maintenance for these tools and update them based on any changes to financial requirements
Participates in gathering and analyzing of internal business requirements by means of interviews, workflow analyses and facilitated discussions with users. Translates users’ business requirements into detailed functional designs for development, testing and implementation. Applies methodologies, prepares detailed specifications and related documentation.
Primary Responsibilities:
– Identifies and manages existing and emerging risks that stem from business activities and the job role.
– Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled.
– Follows written risk and compliance policies, standards, and procedures for business activities.
– Serves as a subject matter expert and gathers requirements, researches, and analyzes system details, parameters, or options to implement business rules, product offerings or changes to existing systems/applications.
– Translates business needs into system requirements, parameter options or enhancements, working with internal and external resources.
– Performs comprehensive feasibility, enterprise impact and cost/benefit analysis.
– Executes complex recurring, scheduled, or ad-hoc system changes.
– Develops and administers change control processes and procedures ensuring compliance with guidelines and best practices.
– Reviews post implementation documentation for lessons learned and recommends changes.
– Develops and maintains knowledge of LOB, CoSA, and Enterprise systems, processes, procedures, products, and industry practices.
– Reviews applicable system updates and makes recommendations to align with technology, business direction, or best practice.
– Develops and executes testing, implementation, and communication plans for new or modified system parameters, options, product details, or system outputs.
– Partners in analyzing and resolving system outages or production issues.
– Develops and reviews operating procedures and documentation and ensures processes and procedures meet audit guidelines.
– Analyzes and reports discrepancies to management with recommendations for resolution.
– Conducts special projects.
– Prioritizes business rules initiatives and reports status.
– Summarizes insights from analysis and use findings to develop business rules.
Minimum Requirements:
– Bachelor’s degree; OR 4 years of related experience (in addition to the minimum years of experience required) may be substituted in lieu of degree.
– 4 years of experience consulting with customers/stakeholders, understanding business needs, and translating needs into requirements and prescribing technology solutions OR Advanced degree in Information Management, Information Studies or related field with 2 years of experience consulting with customers/stakeholders, understanding business needs, and translating needs into requirements and prescribing technology solutions.
– Demonstrated experience in cost benefit analysis methodologies and tools.
– Developing level of experience applying business rules in technology solutions and strategies.
– Strong written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail.
– Developing knowledge of relevant regulatory compliance, industry regulations, risk management practices, and regulatory data sources. | https://nabacharlotte.org/job_posting/us_oracle-business-rules-analyst-mid-level/ |
My name is John S. Mahlalela, a master student in the department of electrical engineering, National sun Yat Sen University in Taiwan. National sun Yat Sen University is one of more than one hundred institutions of higher learning in Taiwan. These (institutions of higher learning) includes universities alongside technical colleges which contribute by nurturing highly skilled, middle and top level academic talents. In this article I will discuss the valuable and valueless aspects of Taiwanese education in colleges. The values that will be discussed include, Availability of highly qualified and experienced professors and its benefits to students. Benefits of university affiliation to international professional associations will also be discussed including issues of information access and availability of research facilities.
Taiwanese universities boast of highly qualified, experienced and internationally acclaimed educational research professors, in this section I will briefly discuss the advantages of having a qualified/experienced teacher as a student. Experienced teachers are on average more effective in raising student achievement. They (experienced professors) impart world-leading academic and professional credibility to their students. As an example, professors from my department has earned respect from the international educational research community this boosts student’s confidence and adds value to the quality of education one can receive from local (Taiwanese) colleges.
The universities affiliate to professional associations which enables access to top educational research publications and journals for the students. One of the challenges in colleges from other countries is the lack of access to electronic information due lack of internet access or any other kind of electronic service. Studying in Taiwan universities helps students to have quick access to information, information in digital form has functional properties that can save student’s time and provide value. In addition as a member of these associations/societies, students can become part of the world’s largest community of professionals, i.e. a network of communication and learning where innovators share current progress in research and development. These help students to be up to date with the current progress in their field of study.
Universities in Taiwan provide high speed internet access in dormitories, libraries and laboratories. Advanced learners are no longer limited by the courses offered in their schools and can obtain the coursework they need through online opportunities. With the accessibility of high speed internet, students has access to information from anywhere around the campus be it dormitory, laboratory and library this enhances the speed of learning. Digital learning is transforming education and online video is at the centre of this transformation. Fast connection speeds allow students to easily form online study groups and work on school projects both in face to face and virtual communities. In Taiwan students enjoy high speed internet at dormitories and can access the resources of their school libraries remotely, including digital videos and high-volume data files.
Many of the larger universities in Taiwan are home to state of the art research facilities, science labs, teaching hospitals and libraries. These facilities attract top researchers and world-renowned professors, giving students the benefit of learning from the best in their field while having access to cutting edge technologies. The state of the art facilities are designed to foster collaborative research with the industries, research plays a major role in ensuring that students are exposed to most recent advances in their field of study.
Considering the above mentioned qualities possessed by Taiwan’s institutions of higher learning, one becomes blind to even recognize the valueless aspect of the quality of education provided by these colleges. The above mentioned aspects are what every aspiring student is looking for, thus I can confidently say Taiwan is best place to pursue your studies. | http://academic.ksu.edu.tw/tica/node/1428 |
These are good starting points for beginning your research. See the Articles, Book Chapters, & Papers tab on this guide for additional psychology-related databases.
American Psychological Association (APA) database of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations.
Search PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycCRITIQUES, PsycEXTRA, PsycINFO, and PsycTESTS all at once.
Full-text access to journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA).
Provides full text access to articles from journals published by American Psychological Association (APA) and allied organizations.
Provides book, film and video reviews from a psychological perspective. Published by the American Psychological Association.
A gray literature database. Gray literature is material written for professionals and disseminated outside of peer-reviewed journals. Documents include newsletters, magazines, newspapers, technical and annual reports, government reports, consumer brochures, and more.
The world's largest and most complete collection of full-text education journals, this database provides scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals, and policy makers. It covers all levels of education from early childhood to higher education as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.
A searchable digital archive of classic psychoanalytic books and journals, including all 24 volumes of The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud.
Each year, Annual Reviews critically reviews the most significant primary research literature to guide you to the principal contributions of the field and help you keep up to date in your area of research.
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior, a broad term encompassing perception, cognition, emotion, and action, as well as increasing emphasis on neuroscience and culture. The discipline of psychology is changing so rapidly that no interested individual can keep up with ongoing advances in the study of human behavior, animal behavior, and brain science. Fortunately, Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology is a ready, reliable resource for scholars and researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students to access classic, contemporary, and cutting edge scholarship in psychology, much of which is now available in online venues. Anyone with expertise in or curiosity about a psychological topic can use the online technologies to locate relevant bibliographic indexes, library catalogs, and numerous related references works. The taxonomythe classification and organization of key subject termswas created to reflect timely and timeless topics in the discipline. Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology is a quick, comprehensive, and efficient source for exploring or staying current with the growing science of psychology. As Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology expands, it will reflect changes and developments in this increasingly interdisciplinary hub science.
Brings together leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking on a range of psychology topics. Each Handbook offers introductions to topics and a critical survey of the current state of scholarship. The articles review the key issues and major debates, and provide an argument for how those debates might evolve.
(e.g. Social Service Review, Newsweek, or New York Times) NOT article titles.
Please see our separate Library Guide on Tests & Measures. A guide to finding educational and psychological tests and measures. | http://guides.lib.uchicago.edu/psych |
With South Carolina Democratic Representative James Clyburn and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker standing beside him, Jupiter Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Patrick Murphy unveiled a package of criminal justice reform legislation on Saturday at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood.
“Our criminal justice system has been out of balance for too long, and I look forward to working with all Floridians to fix this broken system,” Murphy said. “In the U.S. Senate, I will partner with leaders like Senator Cory Booker, who I’m proud to have stand with me today, to make this a top priority.
“I know that by working with Florida families, we can empower our children to succeed in school, help formerly incarcerated individuals rebuild their lives, and rebuild trust between law enforcement and the communities they protect and serve. Floridians deserve a criminal justice system that is reflective of our values, and this will be a top priority for me in the U.S. Senate.”
Murphy pointed out his criminal justice plan centered around three themes – 1) that everyone has a fair shot in life, 2) that it’s about empowering students, and 3) strengthening communities.
Among the specifics that he’s backing include support for the Democracy Restoration Act, which would automatically restore voting rights for non-violent ex-felons after they have served their time in prison. “It’s a travesty that six million incarcerated people don’t have their voting rights restored, 1.5 million of them, a quarter of the total are right here in Florida.”
He also supports prison sentencing reforms that include reducing the mandatory minimums for most non-violent drug offenders.
And he backs legislation mandating that all police officers be equipped with body cameras (though a bill called the Police CAMERA Act, which would increase funding for states and local governments).
Murphy also is supporting the TRUST (the Tracking Reputations Upgrades Society Trust) Act, which would measure public trust in law enforcement via the National Crime Victimization Survey, which is conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Justice Statistics. That proposed legislation (sponsored by Florida Democrat Corrine Brown) calls for areas where the level of public trust in the police force is problematically low; the Attorney General would submit recommendations to improve confidence in law enforcement and address systemic problems before conflicts escalate. | https://saintpetersblog.com/patrick-murphy-unveils-criminal-justice-reform-package/ |
Russia’s nuclear-powered icebreaker
Russia’s plans to build the world’s biggest nuclear-powered icebreaker could attract more trade to the country, says a leading UK analyst.
The new ship is meant to be more efficient at breaking ice and able to navigate in deep Arctic waters as well as shallow Siberian rivers.
This could attract more foreign commercial ships, says Matthew Willis of defence think tank Rusi.
Russia is the only country with a nuclear icebreaker fleet.
The state nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, signed a contract for the construction of the new generation icebreaker LK-60 on 23 August.
The vessel will be built at the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard in St Petersburg, and is planned to be completed by the end of 2017.
It will be 173m (568ft) long and 34m (112ft) wide, about 14m longer and 4m wider than the current biggest icebreaker, and will operate on the Northern Sea Route.
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Article written by Katia Moskvitch, courtesy of The BBC. | http://www.marsecreview.com/2012/09/russia-to-build-biggest-nuclear-powered-icebreaker/ |
1. It's vital now
Watched much news lately? Lots of people are alternating between binge-watching current affairs shows, and taking time off to calm down. The U.S. election, in particular, has been of note to onlookers around the world. Trump’s surprise win in 2016 was superseded by an election more contentious than ever before. The rules of politics, or the choice to adhere to those rules, are no longer what they were.
Over the past decade, the international political landscape has shifted dramatically. Changes in technology, climate crisis awareness, globalization, and socio-economics have made the world seem more precarious. Gender relations and colonial legacies are being redrawn. The coronavirus pandemic is a game-changer that caught everybody off guard. The way we think and conduct our daily lives has changed radically since the turn of the century.
Who is equipped to predict, advise, and strategize ahead of the next inevitable seismic shocks for the global community? Only those who can combine depth and breadth of knowledge with tools for thinking and acting with wisdom and care in a troubled world.
2. The skill set is valuable and transferable
What sets a master of international affairs apart from the ordinary opinionator is their skill set. A master's degree delivers essential competencies in critical thinking, analytical writing, in-depth research, diplomatic debate/discussion, and the presentation of often complex ideas on sensitive issues.
These skills are transferable across a range of careers within and beyond traditional roles in international affairs, and are applicable to just about any interest you may hold and wish to explore, be it the environment and climate change, health, conflict resolution, or social justice.
3. You're a problem solver
A career in government or a nonprofit agency tends to be a calling. If you’re compelled to be a part of solving the fundamental problems facing our societies today, you’ll be itching to get started.
However, being a natural thinker and problem-solver is not enough. Your problem-solving skills will benefit from being developed through the specific courses, research, and experience of an international affairs degree. This type of degree includes focused problem-solving case studies and exercises. You’ll learn how to evaluate a problem, identify key players, and develop solutions that answer to conflicting needs in a complex world.
4. You're interested in other cultures and people
International affairs: it's in the name. Learning about and working with different cultures is a fascinating way to spend your time. Figuring out the relationships between these cultures is more challenging: indeed, it’s one of the fundamental challenges our species has faced across millennia.
Resolving issues and communicating ideas and policies to a wide variety of people may be the most challenging facet of the sector. But if you're passionate about how human beings relate to each other and the world around us, you are passionate about international affairs.
5. You’ll be eligible for a variety of positions
So an international affairs degree is both timely and an effective means of developing your skills. But what sort of career might you pursue with those skills? One advantage of this sector is each job provides valuable, unique experience that will serve you throughout your career. You might stay on one path from start to finish, or find unexpected new roles as a result of your achievements along the way.
Popular job positions for international affairs graduates include:
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Diplomat. Representing your country’s interests around the world through research, communication, and networking.
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Analyst. Working for the government, the media, or academia to research, analyze, predict, and strategize political developments.
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Lobbyist. Convincing governments and the public of the importance of your association or NGO’s interests.
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Intelligence Specialist. Working with the military or security agencies to gather, analyze, and report on matters of international significance.
Each of these positions commands an average wage of more than U.S. $70,000/year.
6. You can make a difference
You want to do the best for the people whose welfare you will be responsible for. The most responsible way is to learn everything you can, from the experts, in a challenging yet supportive environment.
The greater awareness you have of international affairs and the networks of meaning and influence between individuals, cultures, and states, the better positioned you are to deliver solutions that respect people's needs from their point of view. In a world where political actors, even genuinely well-meaning cross-cultural figures, can frequently be myopic, being both sensitive and informed cannot be overrated.
Global policy and strategy
The University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) is at the forefront of developing ideas and practices across contemporary international affairs. The institution is renowned as a pioneer in public policy analysis and global conflict and cooperation. GPS draws on a faculty particularly noted for its expertise of the Americas and Asia, reflecting the school’s Pacific focus and its position at the tip of Latin America.
“We have a regional expertise on the Pacific that's quite unique among American policy schools and institutions more broadly, and so clearly the 21st century is going to be the Asian century,” says GPS Professor Gordon McCord. "The United States and the rest of the world are positioning themselves [to respond to] Asia and all of its growth that's happening and that's forthcoming."
GPS collaborates with UC San Diego’s celebrated science and technology schools to develop original analytic tools side-by-side with emerging international affairs thinkers and experts. In this way, the school directly impacts the development of solutions and problem-solving practices across the globe. In addition, students have access to a range of classes across the campus, empowering them to combine the specific knowledge they require with the tools to deliver solutions in a policy-making environment.
In addition to the Pacific focus, students note GPS’ emphasis on quantitative analysis as a deal-breaker when choosing a school and program. “I think the main skills were quantitative analysis and being able to think of a situation, figure out what is the issue, why should you focus on it, and how to bring an answer,” says GPS alumna Amandine Berro.
Graduate studies in international affairs
San Diego’s extensive slate of Global Policy & Strategy programs ranges from bachelor’s to Ph.D. At master’s level, two stand-out degrees are the two-year, full-time Master of International Affairs (MIA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP).
The MIA focuses on the Americas and Asia, delivering expertise, particularly through the use of relevant, real-world case studies, in public policy, global politics, international security, business and economics, and environmental sustainability. Students learn processes for developing policy and foundational knowledge in economics, and international politics and security.
The MPP is geared specifically toward policy-making in a global environment. The faculty introduces design and evaluation methodology in a context of social science policy expertise and benefits from UC San Diego’s world-class profile in STEM and the health sciences. In addition to some of the core topics explored on the MIA program, the MPP makes a feature of developing specific policy-making skills through modules such as Public Finance and Policy Analysis and Decision Theory.
Both programs are designed around career paths with multiple options to tailor and adapt to your evolving ambitions. The skill sets students develop at GPS improve performance and employability, and students can plug directly into an global alumni network.
“GPS is unique in the rigor of methods that it offers its graduate students,” says McCord. “Every time I speak to people in ministries of education, ministries of public planning, ministries of development all over the developing world – those kinds of students come to our MPP program looking to be able to go back home with a rigorous toolkit to do good policy analysis and policy evaluation, and we are unique in the rigor that we offer in that regard.”
If you’re passionate about making a difference to the world around you, enroll with the UC San Diego School of Global Policy & Strategy for the skills to develop and deliver your solutions most effectively.
Article written in association with UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. | https://www.masterstudies.com/article/top-reasons-to-study-international-affairs-right-now/ |
Legislation designed “to eliminate abusive practices” by debt collectors through regulations “to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of consumers during the collection process”, is bound for the House of Assembly.
In a Ministerial Statement made on Friday, Home Affairs Minister Walton Brown updated MPs on the planned amendments to Bermuda’s Consumer Protection Act 1999.
The proposed Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, will govern debt recovery practices, which “require oversight and regulations to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of consumers during the collection process”.
“The Fair Debt Collection Practices will cover all household, family, and personal debts. These include credit card debt, auto loans, personal loans, medical bills and mortgages. The Fair Debt Collection Practices will not regulate debt generated while running a business,” said Minister Brown.
“Historically, consumer transactions were presumed fair because it was assumed that buyers and sellers bargained from equal positions of power.”
But he said: “Complaints by consumers, however, demonstrate that they are inherently at a disadvantage especially in the areas of consumer debt and the collection of that debt.
“When debt is created, it has a financial impact on the spending of consumers and businesses with both short-term and long-term implications. Where debt has to be carried by a business, it is likely to contribute to the inflation of the price for goods and services. When debt is owed by the consumer, it slows consumer spending and hinders the ability of the consumer to function normally in society.”
Businesses owed money, “otherwise known as creditors”, have the legal right to take certain steps “to collect that money”. The Minister also noted that many creditors “handle the collection process in-house, although the collection may be assigned to a debt collector or a collection agency”.
But he said: “The legal right to collect money must be fair and equitable and not include practices which are abusive.”
He also provided the following list of a few examples of what will be included in the legislation:
- Verification of Debt – Requiring proper documentation to verify the debt owed; allow for the debtor to review the paperwork from the creditor verifying the debt owed; and ensure proper accounting of debt and interest repayments;
- Predatory Lending – Eliminating excessive interest rates and penalties that cause or is likely to cause substantial injury to the consumer;
- Misrepresentation or Deceit – Preventing a debt collector from making false statements to a debtor or in any way use deceit in his or her attempt to collect the debt. This includes misrepresenting himself as a law enforcement officer or a barrister;
- Harassing Phone Calls – Preventing a debt collector from calling any debtor repeatedly or increasingly with the intent to harass, annoy, or abuse the person;
- Use of Deceptive Documents – Prohibiting creditors or debt collectors from sending any documents intentionally designed to look like official court documents or documents from any governmental agency;
- Misrepresentation of the Debt Amount – Prohibiting a debt collector from misrepresenting the amount that is not permitted by the original contract, or by application of law; and
- Communication with Third Parties – Forbidding creditors and debt collectors to give false information about the debtor to anyone, and from discussing the debtor or debt with any third party. | https://www.bermudareal.com/home-affairs-legislation-to-eliminate-abusive-practices-by-debt-collectors-on-the-way/ |
A game published for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit in 1982 was written by a man who had never written a game on a microcomputer before, he didn’t even have a computer and yet the game became highly regarded for its blend of fast-paced action, strategic thinking, and excellent programming.
In 1976, David Schroeder, a junior at Yale University, took his first and only computer course, utilizing the university’s newly installed Digital Equipment PDP-11 minicomputer. Schroeder and his creative mind soon turned every programming assignment into game experiments. This, to much distaste of his computer science teacher, resulted in a “D”, the worst grade he ever had gotten. A year later, in 1977, with the computer class being just a faint memory, Schroeder majored in music from Pierson College, one of the 14 residential colleges at Yale University.
For the next four years, Schroeder didn’t give computers or games many thoughts. He had ended up in the Seattle area where his first attempts at a post-graduate career were failing. Working temporary jobs and strolling around he stumbled upon something captivating. An encounter that would shape the next 10 years of Schroeder’s life.
In the late ’70s and early ’80s, the ever-increasing popularity of video arcade games resulted in machines popping up in every thinkable location. While their finest task was to gobble up quarters, the work involved with game development was nevertheless very much a labor of creativity, fitting well with Schroeder’s mindset. Especially one game had caught his attention, Nintendo’s Donkey Kong. Finally, a game that had a recognizable character and wasn’t played out in space. The protagonist’s struggle to save the damsel in distress was a relatable classic. The small and unnamed character, initially just known as Jumpman and later Mario, would over the next 40 years become the very symbol of video and computer games. Schroeder’s Donkey Kong encounter soon turned his mind back to his computer science class, his dissatisfied teacher, and his enjoyment of experimenting with game development. Was it possible to recreate the thrills he had experienced in arcades and bring something like Donkey Kong into people’s homes?
At the time Schroeder couldn’t afford his own computer, in fact, he had never owned one. Fortunately, the nearby Seattle Central Community College had adopted the Apple II microcomputer for their computer courses. In 1981 Schroeder signed up for a study course and was granted access not only to the computers but also to a vast amount of documentation. In the time following, Schroeder learned himself every bit there was to know about the Apple II and how to program it, all while trying to recreate Donkey Kong in his own way.
After experiments with Applesoft BASIC, it became clear that only with 6502 machine code was he able to achieve the fast and smooth gameplay he admired from the arcade. It would take the better part of a year before his first creation was complete, a noteworthy feat considering he never had programmed on a microcomputer before and had to commute to the local community college just to get close to one.
In 1982 with Schroeder’s game nearing completion he started looking for a publisher. From the numerous ads in the various magazines of the time, he came to know of Robert Clardy’s Synergistic Software, a local Seattle-based software company.
Synergistic Software was one of the earliest developers and publishers of games for the personal computer. I’ve early written an article on Robert Clardy, Synergistic Software, and its first titles here.
Synergistic Software quickly responded and a publishing deal was agreed upon. Schroeder’s game was published for the Apple II in 1982 as Crisis Mountain.
Crisis Mountain, published for the Apple II in 1982 by Robert Clardy’s Synergistic Software.
The cover art was done by Dean Waite an artist and illustrator who created covers for a small handful of Synergistic titles
While Crisis Mountain was inspired by Donkey Kong it was still very much its own unique game. The task was to dig up and defuse several randomly timed nuclear bombs left by terrorists in the caverns of a dormant volcano in the Pacific Northwest and thereby save the Western hemisphere from an impending nuclear disaster. Rolling boulders, fiery lava pits, and Bertrum the deadly bat were some of the numerous hazards to be avoided while picking your route through the cavern.
Points were awarded for gathering loot and items left by the terrorists. Jumping boulders also added to your points. The larger the boulders, the more points you received. If hit by boulders your strength was reduced. The strength level was indicated from one to three. When weakened, your point-scoring abilities were significantly impaired. At strength level one, scoring became secondary to mere survival. Safe places, where you could regenerate your strength were located around the cavern.
Crisis Mountain had nine levels in total. Advancing from one to the next challenged you with more bombs and less time to defuse them. Picking the appropriate route through the cavern became more and more critical as you would progress.
A “new release” advertisement from Synergistic Software from the Autumn of 1982, showcasing David Schroeder’s Crisis Mountain for the Apple II
While the nature of coin-op games was to eat your quarters at an alarming rate, the faster you were killed the faster the coin collector was being filled, often resulting in a frustrating experience. This trait was often carried over to video and computer games. Crisis Mountain was one of the first if not the first action game to introduce the ability to regenerate the player’s health (though called strength here). This not only led to a more enjoyable experience but also imposed a unique challenge where you as the player had to choose wisely to regenerate at the cost of time available to defuse the bombs.
The Apple II version looked and played great and while challenging it can still be enjoyed today.
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Crisis Mountain was initially released for the Apple II in 1982 and reviewed as a thoroughly entertaining game and a superior programming achievement. It was praised as an action game that not only required quick reflexes but also strategic thinking. With reasonable sales, for a game from an unknown author, royalties commenced and Schroeder finally had the means to leave behind the computers at the community college and purchase his own personal computer, an Apple II Plus.
Schroeder’s game was converted by Ron Aldrich for the Atari 8-bit and released in 1982 as well. Aldrich had earlier developed a few utility software titles and the Centipede clone Nightmare Gallery for Synergistic Software.
Ron Aldrich converted David Schroeder’s Crisis Mountain to the Atari 8-bit computers in 1982
Confronted with the harsh economic situation most software houses faced in 1983 with the “North American Video Game Crash”, Robert Clardy decided to concentrate exclusively on the development of new software titles and negotiated with other publishers to ensure the distribution of the company’s already existing titles. Schroeder’s Crisis Mountain was picked up by MicroLab and distributed under its Micro Fun label.
In 1983 Synergistic Software started to focus solely on new software development and negotiated with other publishers for them to continually publish already existing titles. Crisis Mountain was picked up by MicroLab and published under its Micro Fun label the same year
Crisis Mountain was licensed to Creative Software and converted to the Commodore 64 in 1983 by Lloyd D. Ollmann Jr.
After the release of Crisis Mountain, Schroeder went on to create his next game, Dino Eggs, now on his own personal computer. Dino Eggs was released in 1983 and was unlike Crisis Mountain only published by MicroLab, under the Micro Fun label, but I’ll cover that in a future article dedicated to MicroLab. | https://retro365.blog/2020/11/30/bits-from-my-personal-collection-crisis-mountain-a-perfect-first-game/ |
Corporate ownership of the media is a situation whereby media organizations pledge loyalties to their immeasurable investor. For example in this regard the media organization co-owned by the electronics company.
In such a scenario, upholding of journalistic ethics for the purpose of the information hungry public faces a litmus assessment.
Since many media managers have no journalistic training, acknowledging the ownership of the electronics company would amount to conflicts of interests between the two organizations, therefore, I would request for police investigation over the matter, then report from the police angle of the story clearly alienating myself from the organization. By this I mean remaining impartial as a measure to maintain high levels of journalistic principles.
Straubhaar, LaRose and Davenport (2009) front the appointment of an ombudsman, who is well acquainted with journalistic code of conduct, would effectively help in solving such issues. The ombudsman would be an inside critic of journalistic work safeguarding the integrity of the media organization without compromising the public right to information.
The media is obliged to provide development oriented content to the public in a bid to cushion them against underdevelopment. By so doing, the media should focus on advancement driven news. For instance showing the public what other countries or regions have done to reduce the unemployment index.
Moreover, media should avoid the proliferation of violent news coverage so as to establish a society free from conflict habiting in peace. Through such initiatives the media would help in the prevention of violence.
The media plays an integral role in the change in culture, i.e. people's way of living. For instance the news media has immensely changed the culture of music or even abandoning certain cultures. This entails changing of dress codes, dialects among others. Allan (2004) argues that the choice of words by new readers impact much on the audiences perception of the culture.
"Referring to one and the same event with the words slaughter, murder, killing or slaughtering" (p.88) it depicts the places culture, maybe of harshness or kindness.
According to Russell (2006) news media's social role involves providing information to the public for social unity in expressing their precedence.
The online world entails the new media commonly known as the internet. The internet has given rise to citizen journalism, whereby any literate human, other factors constant, can disseminate information on occurrences through the 'globalised telephone' the internet.
Information delivery methods include television, radio, newspapers, the new media, and billboards among others. These methods are reach-effective that is they reach huge numbers of audiences within the shortest time possible. Although they are reach effective, they are also detrimental in the spread of false information due to their bullet nature.
The media metamorphosis has since the introduction of analogue broadcasting to the current new media such the internet. In conclusion, journalistic ethics must be upheld for the realization of a more dynamic informed public. | https://exclusivepapers.com/essays/ethics/corporate-media-ownership.php |
Lying, negligence, or lack of knowledge? Children's intention-based moral reasoning about resource claims.
Journal Article
In a hidden inequality context, resource allocators and resource recipients are unaware that an unknowingly advantaged recipient possesses resources. The present study presented children aged 3-13 years (N = 121) with a hidden inequality vignette involving an accidental transgression in which one resource claimant, who unknowingly possessed more resources than another claimant, made an "unintentional false claim" to resources. This unintentional false claim resulted in depriving another recipient of needed resources. Results revealed that children's ability to accurately identify the claimant's intentions was related to how they evaluated and reasoned about resource claims, a previously understudied aspect of resource allocation contexts. Children's attributions of intentions to the accidental transgressor mediated the relationship between age and evaluations of the accidental transgression and the relationship between age and assignment of punishment to the accidental transgressor. With age, children who negatively evaluated the unintentional false claim shifted from reasoning about lying to a focus on negligence on the part of the unintentional false claimant. This shift reflects an increasing understanding of the accidental transgressor's benign intentions. These findings highlight how mental state knowledge and moral reasoning inform children's comprehension of resource allocation contexts. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved). | https://scholars.duke.edu/display/pub1358095 |
A Biography of an artist can be of different styles. While historic biographies concentrate on the life of the topic, literary bios focus on the musician’s job. A Literary Biography incorporates a traditional narrative of the subject’s life with an expedition of his/her imaginative result. Some examples of literary biographies consist of Savage Elegance: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay as well as Jackson Pollock: An American Legend.
While creating a bio, trainees need to make sure to consist of info concerning a topic’s household, childhood, and legacy. The use of discussion as well as quotes will include shade and appearance to the biographical job. Teachers need to provide support on safety and also the reviewing of sources online. Thematic declarations can be extremely useful in bringing more meaning to a biography. For instance, a trainee may compose a quote about a famous quote of a celebrity and also use it as a hook.
While writing a bio, students must remember that it is intended to be valid. Nevertheless, it is feasible to miss or make up information. Also, the author ought to be writing in the initial individual, therefore he or she will certainly write from his or her very own perspective. The author needs to consider their own course, gender, and also time. While bios are mostly regarding individuals, it is essential to keep in mind that the writer is not necessarily a psychologist. A trainee needs to not make believe to be one.
Before beginning a Biography, students ought to create a timeline that depicts the person’s life. For practice, students might utilize a relative as a topic. They should look into and arrange essential events in the person’s life onto a timeline. If time licenses, they can also consist of pictures with captions. Once the timeline is completed, they can offer it to the class. Once this is done, the pupil should present it to the whole course for review.
As soon as the student has picked a subject, she or he should produce a timeline. Using a family member as a method topic, the trainee can gather info regarding the individual by researching it. When writing the timeline, the pupil ought to research the key occasions of the individual’s life. Later on, she or he can additionally accumulate photographs of the person as well as include inscriptions to the pictures. After that, the trainees can offer their timelines to the course for responses.
After the biography is finished, students must look for styles in the life of the topic. Themes in a biography can be connected to the individual’s upbringing or to their personal experiences. In this case, pupils should write about the person’s history. This is the foundation for their paper. It is a vital part of the writing process. If the topic has actually been a successful individual in background, his or her life will certainly be much better recognized to others.
After the synopsis is complete, pupils must consider the notes as well as timeline. They need to sort the occasions and personalities that relate to the topic. For each classification, they must label each category with a single word, called a thematic idea. The thematic statement helps them gain much deeper significance in the biography. They should create a thesis declaration for the topic. Thematic declarations will provide a sense of direction to their bio. You will need to talk about the motifs and also determine the underlying suggestions to aid the students with their research.
To write a Biography, pupils need to produce a timeline of the subject’s life. If possible, a relative will certainly be an optimal topic for this job. A bio needs to consist of a short synopsis of the vital events in the individual’s life. By doing this, students will certainly have the ability to identify the major motifs of the subject’s life. Often, the topics will certainly be interrelated. In a brief item of composing, styles can be discovered in the details of a topic’s life.
A biography should be as accurate and also objective as possible. It must cling the subject and not make any kind of errors. Likewise, it should not be written in the first individual. It ought to be written in the first individual. Additionally, the writer must be able to connect properly with the subject and have the ability to recognize the topic’s tale. By providing facts, the author is showing an interest in the subject. This is an important part of the research study procedure.
A Bio is a composed account of the life of an individual. It is meant to be true and also unbiased, however biographers often comprise facts or miss them entirely. While it is not the most fascinating type of creating, a biography can still be remarkable. Pupils ought to have the ability to determine a great subject to cover, as well as the technical elements of a great biography. As an example, they ought to be able to pick a topic that interests them and also will certainly be informative. Furthermore, trainees should have the ability to study effectively.
The first step in composing a bio is to create a timeline of the person’s life. You can utilize a relative as a version. After completing the study for the bio, document important events that occurred in the life of the person. Preferably, consist of pictures and captions of those events. Once you have a timeline, present it to the class. A good bio will be intriguing, as it will attract readers’ interest.
The next action in creating a biography is to recognize the motif. Commonly, motifs come up during the research study process. These themes are essential for providing a bio an abundant, thorough look. For study purposes, students will use a variety of print as well as on the internet resources. They will certainly likewise talk to individuals that recognized the subject. As numerous students will be conducting their bio study online, instructors must supply guidance to trainees about exactly how to conduct their on-line sources, along with exactly how to review them. Find more info
After figuring out a topic, pupils will certainly produce a timeline of the person’s life. They can also use a member of the family as a practice subject. They can gather info about essential events in the life of the person as well as arrange them onto the timeline. After that, trainees can include pictures and inscriptions to the pictures. They can then provide the timelines to the class. In this way, they can gain a much better understanding of the person they are covering. | http://atomic-animation.com/2022/04/04/moments-that-generally-summarize-your-biography-experience/ |
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A Strategy which offers a programme of actions for education, training and lifelong learning in Scotland to achieve our goals for STEM.
3 Introduction
Scotland rightly takes pride in our history and culture of expertise, innovation and achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ( STEM) and in a legacy which is not confined to the past but which thrives around us.
STEM is an integral part of our future economic and social development. Change is happening all around us and the pace of that change in the workplace, the economy and our everyday lives is relentless. It is driven largely by developments in STEM and, in particular, technology. We know that STEM-related sectors of the economy have been growing faster than Scotland’s economy as a whole and this trend is set to continue. In areas such as low carbon and digital technology we need to be equipped to be at the forefront of innovation, and create the right environment for further business investment. To realise this future of opportunity for Scotland to have an innovative, growing economy, we must support the development of a skilled and adaptable workforce that can take advantage of the growing number and evolving range of STEM jobs.
Developing our wider STEM knowledge and literacy is also important to us all as active citizens within the communities in which we live. It helps us to understand the increasingly connected world we live in. It helps us with the complex questions we face, from mitigating climate change to dealing with the impact of an ageing population and it gives us the tools and knowledge to make informed lifestyle choices on issues that may affect us as individuals. Above all, STEM ignites our curiosity and helps us enjoy and understand the natural and physical world around us, enriching our lives.
Education, training and lifelong learning have a key role to play in responding to these economic and societal imperatives by building a strong base of STEM skills and knowledge for everyone and by enthusing and encouraging people to develop more specialised STEM skills and capabilities. However, for that response to be effective, there are a number of challenges we need to address:
- We need to ensure children, young people and adults are encouraged to develop an interest in, and enthusiasm for, STEM that is reinforced throughout their lives.
- We need to ensure our education system has the right number of practitioners, including teachers, with the appropriate STEM capability, delivering excellent learning and teaching.
- We need to ensure that our education and training system is equipping people with the skills that employers need and that it has the flexibility to respond to the inevitable changes in labour market demand.
- We need to tackle the gender imbalances and other inequities that exist across STEM education and training including in relation to race, disability, deprivation and geography. These are unfair and undermine our ability to deliver inclusive economic growth in Scotland.
There also needs to be more joined-up action within and between the different sectors that make up the whole system of STEM education and training. This includes the sharing of resources and expertise between practitioners so that they can learn from one another. It also includes working together so that there are clear and co-ordinated STEM education and training pathways for people to follow from the early years and on into school, work, college or university.
The strategy sets out the actions for the education and training system, the science engagement sector, and for Community Learning and Development ( CLD) which will help address these issues over the next five years. Collaboration and strong partnership working by all those with an interest will be critical if we are able to deliver fully on our ambitions.
What is STEM?
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. We include numeracy and digital skills within our definition of STEM. Both of these are vital to enable everyone to participate successfully in society as well as across all jobs, careers and occupations. STEM education and training seeks not only to develop expertise and capability in each individual field but also to develop the ability and skills to work across disciplines through interdisciplinary learning. STEM education and training helps us acquire the following skills and capabilities:
- growing our understanding and appreciation of the natural and physical world and the broader universe around us;
- interpreting and analysing data and information;
- research and critical enquiry – to develop and test ideas;
- problem solving and risk assessment;
- experimentation, exploration and discovery of new knowledge, ideas and products;
- collaboration and working across fields and disciplines; and
- creativity and innovation – to develop new products and approaches;
All of these are increasingly important to success in a changing and technologically-driven world. They are also important for helping us to develop as active citizens, making informed decisions for ourselves and for society.
We recognise, in particular, the importance of creativity and innovation for economic growth and the strong synergies that exist between STEM and creativity.
Annex A sets out details of what we understand by the terms Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Case Study
Building STEM Capital – Dundee Science Centre
What is ‘ STEM capital’ and why is it important?
‘ STEM capital’ is the concept that a wide range of knowledge, experiences, attitudes, behaviours and practices will influence people in a range of different ways. It helps shed light on why particular social groups remain underrepresented and why many young people do not see science careers as being ‘for me’.
Key components of ‘ STEM capital’ includes participation in out-of-school science learning contexts, for example how often a young person participates in informal science learning contexts, such as science museums, science clubs and fairs, the extent to which a young person’s family have science-related skills, qualifications, jobs and interests, and the people a young person knows in their family, friends, peer, and community circles who work in science-related roles.
‘ CSI CS Why CS How’ is a collaborative, community-led learning experience. It directly engaged with adults from rural or socially and economically-deprived areas of Dundee, Fife, Perth and Glasgow. The project aims to develop their skills, knowledge, confidence, family engagement and team working, as well as creating an increased awareness and pride in scientific research and developments taking place in their local area. It also helped to build STEM capital by demonstrating the message that STEM subjects are relevant and for everyone.
The project was led by Dundee Science Centre and the Centre for Anatomy and Human Identification at the University of Dundee with the support of Writing Practice and Study at the University. The case-based six-week learning experience was themed around a murder mystery scenario and challenged participants to use a range of skills to gather and evaluate evidence in order to solve the mystery. It culminated in a mock court case to which the participants also brought their families. | https://www.gov.scot/publications/science-technology-engineering-mathematics-education-training-strategy-scotland/pages/3/ |
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Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is the disorder that was previously recognized as multiple personality disorder. It’s characterized by the presence of two or more dissociated self states, known as alters, that have the ability to take executive control and are associated with some degree of inter-identity amnesia. DID is caused by chronic childhood trauma and is highly associated with posttraumatic stress disorder.
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There are many elements of collaboration, and we often encounter the “blind men and the elephant problem”. We’re all talking about collaboration, but we’re actually discussing different parts of the animal.
Some people are referring to technology when they talk about collaboration, others are looking at the “collaborative culture” within organisations, while still others consider collaboration from an individual’s perspective. All are valid topics, but the breadth of collaboration can lead to crossed lines when we try to bring them all together.
Within an organisation, it’s easy to get caught up in just a few aspects of collaboration, leaving big holes that impact on short and long-term success. How do we ensure we’re looking at all the necessary elements of collaboration?
While sitting in an airport on the way back to Australia, a overall model for collaboration coalesced in my mind, bringing together all the different aspects of collaboration. This is still in its infancy, but I thought it would be useful to share it, and to get some feedback.
A model: three tiers of collaboration
Each tier builds on the one below, starting with capacity (pre-requisites for collaboration), through capability (strength of collaborative activities and approaches) to strategy (overall focus on collaboration).
A brief outline of each item, starting from the bottom up:
Capacity
- Culture of collaboration – integration of collaborative practices into “the way we work” throughout the organisation.
- Individual readiness – the skills, background, practices and personality of individuals for collaboration.
- Social networks – the breadth and strength of social and interpersonal relationships within the organisation.
- Business opportunity – the time and opportunity for collaboration within daily work practices and overall business model.
Capability
- Collaboration tools – designing and deploying effective collaboration tools.
- Collaboration model – overall model for collaboration, in the context of information management strategy.
- Support for the individual – providing individuals with personal tools and support for collaboration.
- Fostering connections – skills and support for fostering interaction and relationships between people.
Strategy
- Governance – ownership, resourcing and decision making processes for collaboration.
- Roadmap – overall strategy and roadmap for the adoption and growth of collaboration within the organisation.
- Business value – demonstrated business or organisational value of collaboration, and alignment with core business goals.
- Strategic focus – organisation recognises collaboration as a ‘top line’ element of overall success and strategy.
Using the model
This is a descriptive model, that oulines all the elements of collaboration, and it can be used in a variety of ways:
- as the basis for a self-assessment of where collaboration activities are currently focused in the organisation
- to identify areas of strength and weakness in collaboration strategies
- as the basis for research and learning about collaborative approaches
- as a way of structuring a collection of collaboration techniques and approaches
- as a shared model to build understanding between practitioners of collaboration
As previously indicated, this is an early version of the model, very much a work-in-progress. Your questions, suggestions or improvements? | https://www.steptwo.com.au/columntwo/three-tiers-of-collaboration/ |
Intermittent and unreliable wind and solar power pose a serious energy security risk and threaten to undermine the reliability of energy generation in the UK, according to a new report.
The paper published by the Global Warming Policy Foundation says that domestic and global fossil fuel reserves are becoming more abundant and helping significantly enhance Britain’s energy security. Even with the crisis in Ukraine, open energy markets are serving Britain well.
By contrast, renewable energy sources are too unreliable. The paper points to Germany as an example of they are undermining security.
Last December, wind and solar power generation almost came to a complete halt for a week. Germany’s 23,000 wind turbines were largely still, while photovoltaic failed to generate enough energy due to lack of sunlight. The result was that for a week, the country’s remaining conventional power plants had to take on the burden of providing all the country’s energy supplies.
The report’s author, Philipp Mueller, said: “Open energy markets are a much better way to ensure energy security than intermittent generation systems like wind and solar.
“It would be a huge risk in itself for Britain to go down the same route as Germany and destabilise what is still a reliable UK electricity grid.”
Germany’s renewable energy policy has come under increasing criticism in recent months as more people discover its true cost.
In February, a group of scientists and economists told the German parliament that the green energy laws were a dismal failure. Not only were they were making energy more expensive, they also had no measurable impact on “climate protection.”
In a damning verdict, they said: “The Renewable Energy Sources Act does not produce any additional climate protection but it makes [energy] much more expensive.”
Last month, the country’s Vice-Chancellor, Socialist leader Sigmar Gabriel, told delegates at an event organised by a leading renewable firm that the policy was “on the verge of failure” and called for subsidies for renewable energy to be cut. | https://www.breitbart.com/london/2014/06/03/study-renewable-energy-poses-security-risk/ |
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Art, craft and design embody some of the highest forms of human creativity. A high-quality art and design education should engage, inspire and challenge pupils, equipping them with the knowledge and skills to experiment, invent and create their own works of art, craft and design. As pupils progress, they should be able to think critically and develop a more rigorous understanding of art and design. They should also know how art and design both reflect and shape our history, and contribute to the culture, creativity and wealth of our nation.
Aims
The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:
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produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences
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become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques
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evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design
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know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
Art
Year 1
Autumn – draw lines of different thickness and develop colouring skills, collage and sculpture- use clay techniques also materials that are cut torn and glued. Developing painting skills, recreate printing (wallpaper) inspired by William Morris, use painting to explore colour tints and tones.
Spring- drawing – critique and redrafting, clay sculptures, plan and create collages, drawing and adding colour to sketches
Summer – creation of a colour wheel , exploring the artist Freddie Moore, drawing critique and improve
Year 2
Autumn – Look at work of Turner, paint seascapes, sketching and redrafting pictures of the Titanic, creation of 3D firework picture
Spring – creation of painting of New York skyline, statue of Liberty- pop art style, native American style art work
Summer – sketch self portraits and also portraits of kings and queens, look at Paul Klee – Castle and sun recreate work in that style,
Year 3
Autumn – mosaics- design and make, clay pots, collage,
Spring – sketch seaside objects, Laura Wall seaside artist, critique and develop sketches
summer – watercolours of Beatrix Potter characters, development paining skills, silhouette farming pictures
Year 4
Autumn use drawing techniques to draw a Viking warrior, use of water colours to draw a Viking boat, water colours of gods and goddesses,
Spring Pop art in the style of Warhol linked to Kay Kendal, LA street art work – produce own picture with street art as a stimulus
Summer – Create art work in the design of Henri Rousseau and John Dyer, using different media to create the layers of the rainforest
Year 5
Autumn aboriginal art, make quils- art work lettering, African art and African masks, facial portraits- shading and adding tone,
Spring – Antony Gormley- creation of 3D models- shape and perspective, graffti art
Summer – Flotsam creation of collage, beach art work, painting- mixing colours for effects, work of Turner seascape artist,
Year 6
Autumn – opinions on work of artists, unknown artist WW2,
Spring – Look at work of Michelangelo, reproduce a section of art work and drawing, design and make a traditional Italian bust, | https://www.withernseaprimary.co.uk/art |
A "Topping People" is the first comprehensive study of the political, economic, and social elite of colonial Virginia. Evans studies twenty-one leading families from their rise to power in the late 1600s to their downfall over one hundred years later. These families represented the upper echelons of power, serving in the upper and lower houses of the General Assembly, often as speaker of the House of Burgesses. Their names—Randolph, Robinson, Byrd, Carter, Corbin, Custis, Nelson, and Page, to note but a few—are still familiar in the Old Dominion some three hundred years later.
Their decline was due to a variety of factors—economic, social, and demographic. The third generations showed an inability to adapt their business philosophies to the changing economic climate. Their inclination was to mirror the English landed gentry, living off the income of their landed estates. Economic diversification was the norm early on, but it became less effective after 1730. Scots traders, for example, introduced chain stores, making it more difficult to continue family-run stores. And land speculation was no substitute for diversification. An increase in population resulted in the creation of new counties, which weakened the influence of the Tidewater region. These leading families began to spend more than they earned and became heavily indebted to British mercantile firms. The Revolution only served to make matters worse, and by 1790 these families had lost their political and economic status, although their social status remained.
A "Topping People" is a thorough and engrossing study of the way families came to gain and, eventually, lose great power in this turbulent and progressive period in American history.
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A "Topping People" could well be considered the definitive insider's take on the eighteenth-century Virginia elite...In giving readers what should amount to the last word on how Virginia's elite saw themselves--providing the kind of insight that can come only from a lifetime of work--"A 'Topping People'" has the potential to fuel a generation's worth of scholarship on the complex political sociology of the largest, most diverse society in the British colonial world.
I know of no account of the rise and fall of the Virginia elite that is so encyclopedic in scope. Emory Evans draws from many published but relatively obscure materials and has apparently read every relevant publication. In short, his research fairly merits the term prodigious—the book represents a lifetime of work. Future students of Virginia history will find this volume invaluable. | https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/3807 |
The violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius is considered to be one of the greatest natural catastrophes of the ancient world, when several cities in the Bay of Naples were covered in ash and rock, and left just as they stood on that fateful day in 79 AD.
The eruption began around midday on August 24th. In the space of just 24 hours, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, along with Stabiae, Oplontis, and Boscoreale, were completely buried.
The ruins of Pompeii were first “discovered” in the late 16th century, even though the existence of an ancient city, hidden for centuries somewhere below the ground, was well known.
With the help of modern archaeology, the remains of more than 1,500 people were recovered, and with them numerous mundane objects, encompassing the daily life of a Roman town — frozen in time.
Herculaneum was engulfed by a fast-moving wave of hot mud, whereas Pompeii was buried by a hailstorm of ash and lumps of rock. The volcanic material solidified into up to 50 feet of rock that preserved all kinds of objects such as furniture, family portraits and mosaics. Because the rock kept out the air, organic materials including leather, wood, and foodstuffs were also saved from decay.
The most amazing human remains have been found at Pompeii. Unable to escape the destruction, it is thought that most of the residents were killed by the intense heat. The petrified bodies decayed to leave hollow impressions in the rock. In around 1860, superintendent of the excavations, Giuseppe Fiorelli, poured wet plaster into the mysterious cavities his team were finding — revealing finely detailed molds of the ancient Pompeians.
One object among the thousands of interesting artifacts has received much attention from both the scientific community as well as the general public. Loaves of bread were found in an oven inside the ruins of a bakery, preserved in charcoal, covered in ancient ash, with their texture and shape looking like they just came out of the oven.
Each is marked with the baker’s stamp, which was used as a guarantee of quality and a mark of the bakery in which the loaf was made.
The baker’s oven with the bread was first discovered around 1880, and while the loaf has long since been part of museum exhibitions, the bakery remains one of the most popular tourist attractions in Pompeii today.
A portrait depicting the baker, Terentius Neo, and his wife was also found. What makes the portrait even more interesting is the way the wife is depicted — holding a writing plate, indicating that she was literate and standing with her husband as an equal, both in marriage and in business.
Strange Ancient Places Around The World.
Food remains, among other things, were discovered in both cities, giving us a rare and exquisite insight into the diet of an average Roman citizen.
In 1930, archaeologists discovered another carbonized loaf of bread inside an oven in Herculaneum. The Roman bread exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples was later borrowed by the British Museum. For their 2013 live cinema event, “Pompeii Live from the British Museum,” London-based Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli was invited to recreate the 2000-year-old recipe.
“In AD 79, a baker put his loaf of bread into the oven. Nearly 2,000 years later it was found during excavations in Herculaneum. The British Museum asked Giorgio Locatelli to recreate the recipe as part of his culinary investigations for Pompeii Live,” explains the British Museum.
With recreating the ancient bread recipe, Locatelli and the British Museum offered a glimpse into something quite ordinary, yet it so fascinating to be able to understand how people ate their bread 2000 years ago.
Read another story from us: North of Munich, the oldest continuously operated brewery, founded by monks, is nearing its 1,000th birthday
The objects, the food, the furniture, and − above all − the plaster casts of the people, today serve as a tribute to a time long lost, when life was violently interrupted by the forces of nature and left to be rediscovered centuries later.
Nikola Budanovic is a freelance journalist who has worked for various media outlets such as Vice, War History Online, The Vintage News, and Taste of Cinema. His main areas of interest are history, particularly military history, literature and film.
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Last week, in what will prove to be good news for private landowners, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy) announced that it has committed $12 million to enroll nearly 1.8 million acres of its interests in Texas, New Mexico, Kansas and Oklahoma, in conservation programs to support the recovery of the lesser prairie chicken (LPC), which is currently a candidate species for a threatened or endangered listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A decision on that listing is due later this month.
The lesser prairie chicken is a species of grouse in the southern Great Plains states of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Habitat loss and fragmentation due to human activity, as well as persistent drought have contributed to drastic LPC population declines. The grouse’s population has declined to an estimated 17,615 individuals, and the species currently inhabits only 17% of its historic range.
However, a diverse coalition, including state wildlife agencies, the energy industry, conservation interests and private landowners has formed to develop innovative conservation strategies recover the LPC.
Oxy, an oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the southern Great Plains, was one of the first members of the energy industry to enroll in the Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan (RWP) developed by the Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA), which has been endorsed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
A leader for LPC conservation within the oil and gas industry, Oxy has committed $12 million over a three-year period to fund species recovery efforts for private landowners who need financial assistance with their own conservation efforts through the Range-wide Plan, in addition to the 1.8 million acres of its own land enrolled in conservation programs. Many other companies are also enrolling acreage to support lesser prairie chicken conservation.
Enrollment in the RWP by Oxy and other companies will provide them certainty in the uncertain world of Endangered Species Act rules and regulations. Not knowing if the LPC will be listed as a threatened species under the ESA, and what specific regulations they could face in the event of a listing, had made it difficult for Oxy, and others in the industry, to plan ahead.
Fortunately, WAFWA, in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), created a Range-wide Oil and Gas Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for the Lesser Prairie Chicken, also known as oil and gas CCAAs. Like traditional CCAAs, the oil and gas CCAA is a voluntary program in which an oil and gas company agrees to conduct conservation measures for recovery of a species, in this case the LPC, that is a candidate for threatened or endangered status under the ESA. In return, the company receives an Enhancement of Survival Permit and assurance from the USFWS that, so long as it continues to comply with the terms of the CCAA, the company will not be subject to any additional regulations should the species be listed.
These companies believe the RWP is a workable plan; workable for the species and for the companies and private landowners who have LPC habitat on their land. Here, it is important to note that the RWP is not itself a specific conservation program, but a plan that encompasses multiple conservation programs, like the oil and gas CCAA. The plan enables WAFWA to take the money paid into the plan by companies and, through agreements with private landowners, create new or improved habitat for the species.
Leaving state wildlife agencies in the LPC range (Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas) in charge of the species' conservation cannot be overstated. States have several advantages over the federal government agencies.
Most importantly, they know the territory; they know the people and the wildlife better than anyone else. It's also important for private landowners, who can be suspicious of federal intrusion on their land, to know that their state representatives and wildlife officials are there to help them conserve habitat for conservation.
However, while the support of state and federal agencies has been, and will continue to be, important for wildlife conservation, public funding for conservation has been greatly diminished in recent years as governments try to balance their budgets. This gap in funding makes the influx of private capital from companies like Oxy more important to conservation than ever.
For our part, LandCAN recently created the Habitat Conservation Assistance Network (HabitatCAN), a website designed to help private landowners conserve habitat for species which are candidates for listing under the ESA, or are already considered threatened or endangered by providing information in the species, the conservation measures needed to restore and conserve their habitats, and the professionals, organizations, and programs that can provide financial and technical assistance to implement the desired conservation practices. The lesser prairie chicken is the first species to be featured on the site, with more to come in the future.
Thanks Amos, there are a lot of people in New Mexico that have been working with the LPC for a long time and doing a lot of really good work. It just seems that these efforts are quickly forgotten. I want to make sure that their hard work, which laid the groundwork for the New Mexico CCA/CCAA and the RWP, are not overlooked. Without the hard work of these people and their efforts on the ground, these programs would not have gone anywhere.
re: Industry Commits to Conservation LeadershipBy: Amos Eno on: 03/13/2014
Matt, good questions, I'll try to answer them in order. 1: The RWP is very new. The final draft came out in January. 2: I'm not sure how much money has been committed to the New Mexico CCA/CCAAs, but about 1.3 million acres of oil & gas interests, including some of Oxy's, have been enrolled there. 3: Yes, RWP is only for private land, while NM's includes public land (primarily BLM).
Our Critical Habitat Management Portal has a LPC Leaderboard on the LPC page that keeps track of acreage/money enrolled for LPC conservation. You can also find descriptions of, and links to all the aforementioned programs if you choose NM from LPC page. Hope that helped.
re: Industry Commits to Conservation LeadershipBy: Matt Mathis on: 03/13/2014
How long has the RWP existed? It sure seems like a lot of acres and money enrolled in a short time. What about the New Mexico CCA/CCAA that has been on the ground since 2008, how much money and conservation has that program contributed? Correct if I am wrong, but the RWP can only enroll private lands and the New Mexico CCA/CCAA can enroll federal, State and private lands.
Amos Eno is the president of the Land Conservation Assistance Network. This blog will help you understand why we do what we do and inform you of the current happenings in our focus area.
Read more about Amos S. Eno.
Amos S. Eno has worked in conservation for over 38 years on international, national and state levels. He began his career early in the 70’s working for Nat Reed in the Office of the Secretary of Interior. Subsequently he worked in the Office of Endangered Species, USFWS, and as head of National Audubon Society’s wildlife office in Washington, DC. He developed the programs of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation from inception and served as Executive Director for 11 years. While with the New England Forestry Foundation he led the team completing the 2 largest forestry conservation easements in the U.S. totaling 1.1 million acres. He has travelled around the world, and spent three years in Africa which provided seminal instruction on the importance of private lands as the key to 21st century conservation strategies. | https://www.landcan.org/landcan-blog/Industry-Commits-to-Conservation-Leadership/195 |
Which of the following will not be oxidised by O3?
Solution
KMnO4
KMnO4 cannot be oxidized further because Mn is already in its maximum oxidation state of + 7 in KMnO4.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Number of moles of K2Cr2O7 reduced by 1 mole of Sn2+ is
The values of x and y in the following redox reaction,
In the standardization of Na2S2O3 using K2Cr2O7 by iodometry, the equivalent weight of K2Cr2O7 is
When KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent and ultimately forms , then the number of electrons transferred in each case respectively is
For decolourization of 1 mole of KMnO4, the moles of H2O2 required is
Excess of KI reacts with CuSO4 solution and Na2S2O3 solution is added to it. Which of the statements is incorrect foe the reaction?
The above equation balances when
The number of moles of KMnO4 reduced by one mole of KI in alkaline medium is
, the standard EMF of the reaction, | https://www.kaysonseducation.co.in/questions/p-span-sty_5718 |
Physician Assistants are independently licensed health care professionals who are formally trained to provide diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health care services, as delegated by a supervising physician. Working as members of the health care team, they take medical histories, examine and treat patients, order and interpret laboratory tests, x-rays and endoscopic services, and make diagnoses. In Colorado and most other states physician assistants may prescribe medication.
The designation PA-C following a physician assistant's name indicates that they are certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Physician Assistants seeing you at Digestive Health work closely with our physician gastroenterologists. While all care provided by PAs at Digestive Health is physician-supervised, the degree of supervision varies with the medical complexity of the case. Patients followed by a PA in our practice are also assigned to a physician supervisor, who reviews each clinic note entry at the time that it is filed into our medical record system. In many cases a PA will confer directly with the supervising physician regarding complex points of care. The PA may request a formal consultation with a physician gastroenterologist, or the physician gastroenterologist may elect to schedule a personal visit with a patient to further facilitate that patient's care. | http://digestivehealth.net/physicianassistants.html |
Rodrigo Amado – tenor saxophone | Joe McPhee – pocket trumpet/alto saxophone | Kent Kessler – double bass | Chris Corsano – drums
Recorded by Joaquim Monte at Namouche Studios, Lisbon, December 2nd, 2012. Mixed and mastered by Rodrigo Amado and Joaquim Monte. Produced by Rodrigo Amado. Executive production by Marek Winiarski. Photos by Nuno Martins and Vera Marmelo (inlay). Liner notes by Stuart Broomer. Design by Rui Garrido.
Tracklist: 1. The Primal World [06:43] 2. This Is Our Language [11:22] 3. Theory Of Mind (for Joe) [6:27] 4. Ritual Evolution [8:20] 5. Human Behavior [10:24]
Ornette Coleman
released This Is Our Music in 1960, that title an assertion of achievement in making what was in many ways a much maligned music, the almost private practice of an excluded sub-group – free jazz musicians – within the already marginalized world of jazz. Perhaps above all, it was an assertion of rights to an original voice and musical speech. Declaring “This Is Our Language,” Rodrigo Amado marks both his kinship to Coleman and the rich tradition that has developed in free jazz since then, the intense sense of a still close-knit discourse community that has somehow expanded around the world.
Amado is an artist of associations, developing his music through exchanges with both continuing and ad hoc ensembles. He began recording regularly in 2003 with the group he calls Lisbon Improvisation Players, a loose assembly of local musicians and international visitors. While he still convenes different versions of the group, he also leads Motion Trio and Wire Quartet, sometimes adding guests like Jeb Bishop, Steve Swell and Peter Evans, or puts together international bands for concerts and recordings.
There may be something akin to speaking different dialects in these shifting ensembles, as Amado develops an improvisational practice that increasingly parallels language. He can employ the tenor saxophone’s variable and expressive timbre to inflect each of a series of notes, to weight each tone with its own burred envelope and suggestion, to shift voice between phrases, emphasizing a tenor lineage that includes Ben Webster and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis; he can also set up rhythmic patterns in free improvisation with such power that he’s able to inflect time with the precision of Sonny Rollins.
Different improvised musics and methodologies have their own relationships to listening: some work on the sensual core of sound; some construct detailed mathematical models of the cosmos; some construct large if ambiguous narratives; others deconstruct time. Amado’s method is dialogical – a conversation, a necessary and spontaneous social ritual among instruments – and it is rooted in both the history and the idea of jazz. This meeting with the veteran Joe McPhee may be Amado’s purest invocation of the free jazz tradition, just as Live in Lisbon with his Motion Trio and trumpeter Peter Evans may be his most convulsive extension of it.
McPhee is one of the principal spokesmen of this tradition, developing his language amongst Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler and Don Cherry in the 1960s. McPhee’s work might be conventionally called heartfelt or sincere, but those are vague terms for something that is already unusually clear: though he speaks in a personal voice, McPhee is also a conduit for a musical speech that reaches back to at least the nineteenth century, evidenced by the pointed gospel tune, “My Song Is a Sword”, turning up in his repertoire.
We conveniently distinguish to one degree or another jazz and improvised music, with free jazz representing the most ambiguous of middle grounds, a music that can be improvised in all its contours but which retains timbral, rhythmic, emotional and historical connections to jazz. That sense of jazz can involve a continuous pulse, a resemblance of instrumental sounds to the human voice, certain harmonic and melodic preferences that speak subliminally of the blues, rhythm and blues, the collective community shout of New Orleans polyphony that runs to the urban grit of hard bop. If jazz has become a global music, in its vital forms it is based on a certain mysterious relationship to language, as a tongue of the forbidden, an untranslatable code that shares feelings, impulses, and freedoms that cannot be authentically or completely spoken, that at once celebrates the individual and the collective. It is a music that wills transformation, beginning with its own transformations of speech into sound and sound into speech.
This quartet speaks with its own sometimes laconic eloquence, a sense of pure line articulated by Amado, McPhee and Kessler, each of whom is at his most melodic here, the music turning often into spontaneous song, much of it embellished and elaborated, graced by Corsano’s clouds of metallic enhancement, as well as his tabla talk and Morse code snare. The work begins with “The Primal Word,” Amado and McPhee defining fundamentals, taking short phrases to unison, finding, briefly, absolute concord, the horns sharing air that is alternately lyric and contemplative. In “This Is Our Language” Chris Corsano suggests the rhythmic speech of tabla before the group stretches the music through moments of heat and light, its shifting layers of time executed with great sleight of hand until the trumpet ultimately passes literally into voice. “Theory of Mind (for Joe)” might be taken for oration, a tenor jeremiad in which energy and articulation assume a singular value, but it’s also dialogue, a highly detailed rhythmic collaboration between Amado and Corsano. McPhee and Kent Kessler have quiet conversations on both “This Is Our Language” and “Ritual Evolution,” the latter a dialogue of harmonics and wisps of sonic suggestion. | https://m-etropolis.com/blog/rodrigo-amado-joe-mcphee-kent-kessler-chris-corsano-this-is-our-language-not-two-records/ |
The Appalachian Trail spans more than 2,000 miles across 14 states, traversing woodlands and peaks from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is one of the world's longest continuous footpaths, and each year thousands of individuals attempt to hike the entire thing.
For any thru-hiker, making the trek is an accomplishment (fewer than 25 percent successfully complete the journey). But that's especially true if you're blind. Which is why it's so impressive that Minneapolis-based attorney Mike Hanson set out along the Appalachian Trail in the spring of 2010. Using only a GPS device and trekking poles, the visually impaired Hanson plotted and completed the majority of the Appalachian Trail without outside assistance, making an important point about the power of technology and the independence of those without sight.
Born in Madison, Wis., Hanson has been blind since birth. When he was born prematurely, doctors gave him a high concentration of oxygen, which damaged his retinas. Despite his impairment, Hanson is an avid outdoorsman. As a child, his father's stories about pheasant hunting in rural South Dakota inspired him to seek out wilderness. Later on, Hanson became a president of Capable Partners, a program designed to help visually impaired individuals partake in hunting and fishing by providing them with seeing partners as aides.
These experiences motivated him to pursue a long-distance hike, and the AT seemed like a fitting goal. Many other visually impaired individuals have completed similar journeys — among them Bill Irwin, who hiked the AT with a guide dog — but few have employed GPS systems. Hanson firmly believes that technology has the potential to change the way that the visually impaired interact with the world, and he suspected that using GPS to complete a big-ticket hike would help him prove his point. For years, though, the technology was both too expensive and too limited in its capabilities, which meant Hanson had to put his plans on hold.
Finally, in 2006, he noticed an increasing "availability of GPS that you can use without sight." Using his Nokia N82 cellphone, Hanson downloaded a Loadstone GPS system, which is a free, open-source application specifically designed to facilitate the mobility of blind and visually impaired persons. The Loadstone GPS system allows its users to search for points of interest in an area — such as grocery stores, schools, and office buildings — and store those sites along with labels for future use. With the addition of screen reader technology, the Loadstone program can then provide oral instructions, letting a user know when to turn and when a destination is nearby, all with the help of clock-face directions.
This data can later be shared online with other users, leading to a crowdsourced database of sites. Unlike, say, your iPhone's navigation system, the Loadstone program does not have extensive existing data points; however, the Loadstone program allows visually impaired users to create their own personalized databases at a low cost.
For his hike of the Appalachian Trail, however, Hanson needed more detailed maps than crowdsourcing could provide. Hanson gathered data from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and other sources and converted the information to the Loadstone GPS format on his phone.
Hanson then used tools on the Loadstone website — such as a route planner function — to generate checkpoints along the trail. These locations — created by entering geographical coordinates into the route planner — included things like campsites, trailheads and water sources. Most importantly, the Loadstone tools allowed Hanson to store oral instructions along with each point, which would be necessary on the trail.
Over the course of the next few years, Hanson continued to update his GPS device while pushing himself into top physical shape. In true sports montage fashion, Hanson did everything from hiking to lifting weights to walking on a stair climber with a backpack. In 2007, Hanson flew to Shenandoah National Park for a week and hiked part of the AT in order to test his Loadstone system.
The majority of his data proved to be accurate, and each major point was within approximately 20 feet of the GPS estimation. The test run also showed Hanson that he would need a GPS receiver with longer battery life. Hanson replaced the receiver — moving from a six-hour battery to a 32-hour battery — and began to make final preparations for his hike.
JOURNEY BEGINS
On March 6, 2010, Hanson began his journey in Georgia, followed closely by Gary Steffens, a filmmaker who decided to document the trek. The two carried 40- to 50-pound backpacks filled with all of the necessary materials, including first aid kits, tents, maps and food. For the majority of the trip, Hanson combined the use of his GPS with the employment of trekking poles. At each checkpoint, Hanson would listen to his GPS and gauge the distance and direction to the next site. Then, intermittently along the trail, Hanson could verify his position and maintain the correct orientation. While the GPS kept Hanson on track in a macro sense, his trekking poles alerted him to smaller details, such as obstacles and turns in the trail. Hanson's sense of hearing allowed him to locate water, campgrounds and other important sites that were not indicated on his maps.
Occasionally, dangerous weather and terrain proved challenging. Before Hanson even set foot on the trail, a late spring blizzard blanketed the AT with snow, making it difficult for Hanson to be sure he was on the right path. Later, on Blood Mountain in Georgia, Hanson explained, the men "faced heavy rain, strong winds and slopes we had to slide down."
Although these setbacks slowed his pace — and forced him to skip a few sections of the trail — Hanson remained steady and, in early October, he began hiking the summit of Mount Katahdin in Maine, the final hurdle of the AT thru-hike. With the help of two Maine residents he met that day, Rita and Bain Pollard, Hanson found good foot- and hand-holds along the Hunt Trail up Katahdin. On Oct. 2, 2010, Hanson and his companions reached the top, the pinnacle of seven months and 1,700 miles of hard work.
Reflecting upon the demanding trip, Hanson chooses to focus on its broad implications rather than its personal significance. Although Hanson has found success in a variety of roles — most recently as an attorney — he recognizes that many people are unaware of the tools and tactics that can allow blind people to accomplish a variety of tasks. According to the American Foundation for the Blind, 70 percent of legally blind individuals and 55 percent of visually impaired individuals are unemployed. Hanson wants to inspire these individuals to pursue grander goals, and he believes that "with the right technology, one can do quite a few things."
Unfortunately, although a lot of good technology exists, Hanson explains that there is a "gap between what is available cost-effectively . . . and what potential employers know about." Many employers are wary of hiring visually impaired individuals because they are unfamiliar with their condition and may be misinformed about the cost of the technologies required to address it. Even worse, many visually impaired individuals are themselves unaware of the newest technologies.
As he plans his next adventure on the Pacific Crest Trail, Hanson reminds us to never "give up on an idea because you don't know how to make it happen right now. Give it time . . . and just keep paying attention to what is going on in terms of technology in the world around you. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but at some point you'll figure out a way to make it happen."
Trankle is an executive assistant at Slate. She lives in New York City.
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.A tongue of reef extends about 1km south of the island. The dive site is at its southernmost tip. There is a shelf between 15 meters and 22 meters outside, and beyond that a steep, but fairly bare, drop-off, usually with superb visibility. Inside the tongue of reef there are many table corals and ergs to be explored.The trip here can be choppy. Rough seas often make this site inaccessible from Hurghada although the site itself is well protected. Actually, it’s a desired spot for all levels of divers and custom made for all levels of training. Current is mainly north to south and strongest along the drop-off.
Your best bet is to leave the lagoon through an obvious channel filled with table corals, cross the shelf to the drop-off and follow it north. There are some beautiful caves in the 30 meter region. Return along the inside of the shelf and finish the dive back in the lagoon amongst the numerous ergs.
Pelagics such as jacks, barracuda, spanish mackerel and whitetips are common feature here and, every now and then, hammerheads and feathertail rays. On the shelf you may encounter, turtles, bluespotted rays, Spanish dancers, morays, lunartail and leopard groupers.
In the lagoon at Abu Hashish, one often sees cornetfish and a squadron of bigfin reef squid hovering in formation. The plateau is being transversed by hooded cuttlefish. During the process they swiftly change color and texture as protective camouflage. Speaking of camouflage; on the other site of the narrow channel there’s a big red octopus roaming around, protected from predators by his camouflage. This is a treat for the eye. | https://egyptdivers.com/hurghada/dive-sites/abu-hashish-dive-site/ |
A 25-year-old Chinese man had developed involuntary and irregular head tremor with no triggers at the age of 18 years. The head tremor occurred intermittently at first with a frequency of several times per week lasting from several minutes to up to an hour. His head tremor worsened progressively and became persistent at age 24 years. It was aggravated by exercise and emotional stress, relieved by relaxation and alcohol, and disappeared during sleep. He denied a family history of tremor. An initial diagnosis of essential tremor was made and he was referred to our department. Neurologic examination revealed mild cerebellar dysarthria, diffuse hyperreflexia, a “no-no” head tremor, and mild torticollis. The amplitude of the patient's head tremor was increased when he turned his head leftward and decreased when he turned rightward (video 1). Dysdiadochokinesia and minimally impaired tandem walking were also observed. Other neurologic examination findings included absence of gaze-evoked nystagmus, normal eye movements (saccades and smooth pursuit), and normal finger-nose and heel-to-shin tests.
Video 1
Segment 1: When the patient looks straight ahead, there was no obvious head tremor. The head tremor was triggered by turning his head left. The tremor was jerky and irregular. When he turns his head towards the right, the tremor improved. This is the “null point.” Segment 2: The head tremor did not disappear during lying-down position.Download Supplementary Video 1 via http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/010458_Video_1
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Head shaking without ataxia or torticollis was present at the initial presentation. The patient subsequently developed focal, action-type tremor that was irregular both in amplitude and rhythm and persisted in the supine position. The tremor was exacerbated by head turn away from dystonic posturing of the neck, and abated by head turn toward the dystonic neck posture (e.g., null point). The above features suggested the head tremor to be a dystonic tremor. Neurologic examination disclosed mild ataxia. For these reasons, a diagnosis of dystonia-ataxia syndrome was considered. The spectrum of genes associated with dystonia-ataxia syndrome are currently expanding with the development of next-generation sequencing1; more than 100 genetic disorders can present with dystonia-ataxia syndrome, including hereditary ataxias such as spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) and autosomal recessive ataxias, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation such as aceruloplasminemia, Wilson disease (WD), and others.
Of these diseases, WD is treatable and should be considered and evaluated, especially in cases of juvenile onset. We therefore performed ceruloplasmin level and found it to be moderately reduced (126 mg/L; normal 210–530 mg/L). Levels of serum copper, urine copper, and serum ferritin were normal.
Ophthalmologic examination did not demonstrate Kayser-Fleischer rings or retinal degeneration. Brain MRI showed mild atrophy of the cerebellum (figure, A). The prominent juvenile-onset extrapyramidal signs and decreased ceruloplasmin was suggestive of a diagnosis of WD, while the normal urinary copper and absence of Kayser-Fleischer rings were not. To further exclude the diagnosis of WD, we screened the ATP7B gene and detected no mutation. Since ceruloplasmin is encoded by the CP gene, we performed a genetic analysis of CP, which elucidated a heterozygous mutation (c.2158C>T, p. Arg720Trp) (figure, D). Pedigree analysis revealed that the patient's 62-year-old father carried the same heterozygous mutation in CP (figure, D). His mother had died of cancer.
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Aceruloplasminemia is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by diabetes, retinal degeneration, and neurodegenerative manifestations caused by biallelic mutation of CP, leading to an absence of serum ceruloplasmin and subsequent iron accumulation in the brain, liver, and pancreas.2 Previous studies have reported that patients with hypoceruloplasminemia caused by heterozygous mutation of CP can present with neurologic symptoms—mostly cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs—with normal serum ferritin and the absence of diabetes or retinal degeneration.3,–,5 Among these cases, a 16-year-old girl presenting with ataxia, involuntary movement of the right leg, and reduced ceruloplasmin level (100 mg/L) carried the same heterozygous mutation as our patient4; her father was asymptomatic, but he exhibited a decreased ceruloplasmin level (130 mg/L) and carried the same mutation.4
Given that our patient's father carried the same heterozygous mutation in CP, we tested his father's serum ceruloplasmin level and found it to be decreased (189 mg/L). The father's level of serum ferritin and glycated hemoglobin were normal. Further neurologic examination of the father revealed abnormal neurologic signs that had not been noticed before, including moderate cerebellar dysarthria, limb and trunk ataxia, and an ataxic gait. His brain MRI showed moderate atrophy of the cerebellum (figure, B).
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Although heterozygous mutation of CP is reported in several cases to cause symptoms, the association remains controversial. A total of 10 articles have reported hypoceruloplasminemia in 26 individuals with heterozygous mutations of CP. Of these cases, only 6 presented with neurologic symptoms (e.g., cerebellar and extrapyramidal signs).5 Prior cases have included ATP7B screening in addition to CP to exclude the diagnosis of WD.4 Another case study reported a father and his son who presented with slowly progressive cerebellar ataxia and a decreased ceruloplasmin level. A heterozygous mutation of CP (c.2630 G>A, p. Trp858ter) was detected, and a diagnosis of hypoceruloplasminemia was rendered after excluding SCA1, SCA2, SCA3, SCA6, SCA7, SCA8, SCA12, and dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy with short tandem repeat (STR) analysis.3 However, the possibility of a concomitant SCA caused by non-STR could not be excluded.
Because our patient's father also had ataxic symptoms, we screened with STR analysis for SCAs but did not find any abnormal expansions. To further evaluate whether our patient and his father had causative mutations in other genes, whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed and a heterozygous mutation (c.431-457del, p. Arg144-Asp153delinsHis) in exon 5 of the protein kinase C gamma gene (PRKCG) was detected (figure, E), indicating a diagnosis of SCA14. The mutation was not found in the 1,000 Genomes Project or the Human Genetic Variation Database and was considered to be likely pathogenic according to criteria of the Standards and Guidelines for the Interpretation of Sequence Variant.
Discussion
SCA14 is a rare, relatively benign phenotype of SCA characterized by slowly progressive ataxia caused by mutation of the PRKCG gene. It accounts for less than 1% of autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxia. As reported here, the proband's father was not even aware of any ataxic symptoms until neurologic examination was prompted by evaluating his son. In addition to ataxia, other symptoms such as dystonia, tremor, myokymia, and myoclonus have also been observed in patients with SCA14.6 Among these symptoms, dystonia is among the most common and could even be the predominant symptom present in SCA14.
Our patient presented with a dystonia-ataxia syndrome, had decreased ceruloplasmin level, and was observed to possess a heterozygous mutation in both CP and PRKCG gene. Although previous articles have suggested that heterozygous mutations of CP can cause cerebellar ataxia in patients with hypoceruloplasminemia,5 we noticed that a portion of these patients did not receive a comprehensive workup to exclude other causes of genetic ataxias.3,4 Dystonia has been reported in many types of SCAs, suggesting a potential common pathogenesis of ataxia and dystonia. Moreover, PRKCG is mainly expressed in the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum,6 which have been implicated in dystonia. We therefore considered the mutation of PRKCG to have induced this patient's dystonia-ataxia symptoms. No patient with SCA14 has been reported to exhibit decreased ceruloplasmin level. By using quantitative MRI technology, we previously found that a carrier of a heterozygous CP mutation was asymptomatic despite an excess of iron accumulation detected in the brain.7 We ascribed the decreased ceruloplasmin level to the heterozygous CP mutation, which we suspect is a variance of unknown significance for dystonia-ataxia symptoms.
The findings gleaned from our patient suggest that previous reports of symptomatic hypoceruloplasminemia that has been ascribed to heterozygous mutations of CP may have additional genetic factors that were not discovered, especially in those with a positive family history. Hence, thorough genetic studies are needed in these patients. As shown in our case, the strategy of choice for genetic testing is also important; it should combine WES and STR analyses, since WES cannot detect repeat expansion. We recommend that unless WES is performed or other disorders are rigorously excluded, novel genotype–phenotype correlations that expand the clinical spectrum of a disorder should be made with caution.
Although current treatments for SCAs lack efficacy,8 preclinical studies have supported the use of gene modification therapy, such as antisense nucleotide therapy for SCA1, SCA2, and SCA3.8 Data gleaned from positive genetic testing results will benefit the clinical management of patients carrying genetic mutations and inform the development of therapies for treating these symptoms.
The pathogenesis of dystonic tremor remains unknown. A systematic review9 recommended botulinum toxin as the first-line treatment for axial (head/vocal cord) dystonic tremor, followed by anticholinergics, clonazepam, and anticonvulsants. Our patient declined botulinum toxin treatment and responded poorly to benzhexol hydrochloride, clonazepam, and baclofen treatment. Topiramate was administered, and remarkable improvement was observed. This was also observed in a previous case study10 where the effect of topiramate on dystonic tremor may have been attributable to its effect on GABA activation.
Study funding
Supported by 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (ZYJC18038).
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Professor Scott’s new book, The New Long Life: A Framework for Flourishing in a Changing World, co-authored with Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, considers how the challenges and opportunities of social and technological ingenuity might shape a new age of longer lives. Their previous book, The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity, was an international bestseller.
“According to the latest report from the ONS, a girl born in the UK in 2019 has a 20% chance of making it to 100 and the majority of children born this year will live into their nineties,” says Professor Scott. “Even allowing for worst-case scenarios from Covid-19, the situation still remains that there is an important mismatch between our current social practices and the length of life,” he says. “Covid-19 thankfully will not be the means by which that gap is closed. So the need for individuals, corporates and governments to adapt remains.”
Professor Scott was awarded £790,000 by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in September 2019 to identify more clearly how the ageing effect works, to quantify how important it is, and focus on policy measures that can help support it so that both as individuals and as a society we gain.
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Principally, the research seeks to better understand why people are living longer than they once did, the value of healthy longevity, and how to maximise the economic gains so as to achieve the positive economic outcomes from longer healthier lives rather than negative economic consequences of an ageing society.
Professor Scott will work with a number of civil society organisations in the UK to help them in public campaigns to raise awareness of longevity issues and to help support as many people as possible to benefit from living longer. He will work with organisations such as the Centre for Ageing Better, The International Longevity Centre, and The Health Foundation, as well as a charity Professor Scott co-founded, The Longevity Forum.
Through publications and conferences these connections with organisations will provide natural platforms for the message to be heard by the wider public, individuals working in this area, and governments.
Professor Scott has launched a Global New Map of Life Project and also plans to establish a UK hub through which the research from this project will be disseminated in hosted events bringing together policymakers, corporates, and charitable institutions in the UK and linking this hub with a global research network.
Professor Scott says: “The ESRC research aims to address the whole life course and help people seize the opportunities longer lives present. The research covers all aspects of life, but employment, education, and health are central areas of focus. Policymakers must focus more on improving how their populations grow older.
“It is not just chronological age that matters, but also underlying health conditions. Heart disease, cancer, obesity, and diabetes all increase the fatality risk, and their incidence tends to rise with age.
"Focusing on public-health measures and research that slow the rate of biological ageing is paramount if society is to exploit fully one of the greatest advances of the last century – the increase in healthy life expectancy. Such efforts will also be crucial to minimising the costs of future pandemics that will occur over the course of these long lives.”
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Título:
MECHANISM, INTERMEDIATES AND KINETICS OF CHLORONICOTINYL INSECTICIDES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REACTIVE OXIDANTS
Autor/es:
DELL'ARCIPRETE, MARIA LAURA; ARQUES ANTONIO; SANTOS JUANES, LUCAS; MARTIRE, DANIEL; FURLONG, JORGE; GONZALEZ, MONICA
Lugar:
La Serena, Chile
Reunión:
Otro; X Encuentro Latinoamericano de fotoquímica y fotobiología; 2010
Resumen:
Chlronicotinyl insecticides are a new class of pesticides used worldwide for insect pest management during the last decades. Despite their extensive use, only scarce information on the nature of the degradation products and toxicity of neonicotinoid pesticide residues is found in the literature.Imidacloprid(IMD), Thiacloprid(THIA) and Acetamiprid(ACT) were chosen as probes because their chemical structure show a common chloropyridine group and markedly differ on the chemical group responsible for the insecticide toxicity. Singlet oxygen, O2 (1∆g), is an important reactive oxidant present in natural aquatic reservoirs. Its generation implies the excitation of a photosensitizer whose lowest energy state (a spin-triplet state) may efficiently transfer their energy to the ground triplet state of oxygen molecules. This higher state of the sensitizer may also initiate the degradation of the insecticides through an initial charge transfer mechanism. The Rose Bengal triplet quenching by chloronicotinyl insecticides, and the kinetics and mechanisms of singlet oxygen reaction with insecticides are reported herein. Figure depicts the semilogarithmic plots of the insecticides consumption against photolysis time for experiments in the presence and absence of RB. Singlet oxygen reaction with the insecticides may be explained by a charge transfer pathway leading to the formation of superoxide radical anions, O2.-, and the radical cation of the insecticide in agreement with the reported mechanism for the reaction of 1O2 with substituted amines, involving an a-aminoalkyl radical and its further reaction with molecular oxygen to yield the observed products. | https://www.conicet.gov.ar/new_scp/detalle.php?keywords=&id=12526&inst=yes&congresos=yes&detalles=yes&congr_id=934028 |
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Patriarch Kirill, the leader of Russia's Orthodox Church, said on Monday that calls to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque posed a threat to Christianity.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has proposed restoring the mosque status of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, an ancient building at the heart of both the Christian Byzantine and Muslim Ottoman empires and now one of Turkey's most visited monuments.
The proposal has been criticised by several religious and political leaders, including the Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch, spirtual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, as well as Greece, France and the United States.
"A threat against Hagia Sophia is a threat to all of Christian civilization, meaning (a threat to) our spirituality and history," Patriarch Kirill said in a statement.
"What could happen to Hagia Sophia will cause deep pain among the Russian people."
The Kremlin said on Monday it hoped Turkish authorities would take into account Hagia Sophia's status as a World Heritage Site.
"This is a beloved world masterpiece for tourists from all countries who visit Turkey, including for tourists from Russia, for whom Hagia Sophia, in additional to its tourism value, has an very deep sacred spiritual value," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Erdogan said last week that criticism over the possible conversion of the monument - known in Turkish as Ayasofya - was an attack on Turkey's sovereignty. Many Turks argue that mosque status would better reflect the identity of Turkey as an overwhelmingly Muslim country, and polls show most Turks support a change
Hagia Sophia was an important place of worship for Orthodox Christians for centuries until Istanbul, then known as Constantinople, fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. They turned the building into a mosque but after the creation of the modern secular Turkish republic under Mustafa Kemal Ataturk it became a museum in 1934.
Many Christians were comfortable with Hagia Sophia's status as a museum because this effectively created a neutral space which respected both the Christian and Muslim heritage of the ancient building, which dates back to the sixth century.
A Turkish court last week heard a case aimed at converting the building back into a mosque and will announce its verdict later this month.
The court case, brought by an NGO for preserving historic monuments, disputes the legality of the 1934 decision. | https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/news/russian-church-leader-says-calls-to-turn-hagia-sophia-into-mosque-threaten-christianity-469917/ |
Toxic exposure is a problem for some people who are in the workforce. When you are likely to be exposed to any toxic substances in your workplace, you have to be notified of the possibility. For some workplaces, such as factories, employers will provide material safety data sheets to let workers know about the possible hazards they are coming into contact with.
If you are exposed to toxic substances at work, steps must be taken to keep you as safe as possible. Employers must have protocol in place for dealing with potential issues. They must provide employees with the safety equipment that can help to keep them safe.
Even some workplaces that might not seem hazardous could be. If you walk into some nail salons, you will see the employees wearing masks. This is because the constant exposure to nail polish remover and other components used on a daily basis can have adverse affects on them.
The methods for handling exposure to toxic substances vary depending on the circumstances. The employer might use the isolation technique, which involves keeping the toxic substance confined to a specific space. Only workers who are going into that area would need safety gear.
Workplaces that use toxic substances on a regular basis might have ventilation systems that can filter out the substances or introduce an abundance of fresh air into the space. This might help to reduce the effects of the toxic substance.
If a worker suffers an illness or injury because of toxic exposure in the workplace, the worker might choose to seek out compensation through the workers’ compensation system. This can help them to get their medical care covered and it might help them to have some of their lost wages replaced. | https://danmccormicklaw.com/blog/toxic_exposure_can_harm_workers_without_safety_protocol_in_place/ |
The Supply Chain Black Belt will be responsible for building Continuous Improvement (CI) capabilities across the organization and leading a portfolio of initiatives supporting the Company and Department goals. The position will act as a lead change agent for lean process improvement implementations and improvement of capabilities of people and systems. This position will foster a culture of continuous improvement and sustainment while facilitating and educating continuous improvement tools across the organization.
The Supply Chain Black Belt role assists in operationalizing daily work improvements into the culture of the organization to achieve measurable and sustainable business efficiencies while developing relationships across all levels of the organization. The role will focus in our extended supply chain and solve complex issues related to the packaging, palletization, storage and transportation of our packed products.
The candidate will support and mentor to both business leaders as well as improvement team members embedded in the business. The incumbent will be an advocate for embedding continuous improvement programs within Tate & Lyle.
Job Responsibilities
Competencies
Qualifications
Requires a bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field. Requires Lean 6 Sigma Black Belt training and certification.
Experience
Requires 3 or more years of experience leading complex Continuous Improvement projects across a wide range of business units. Proven track record and knowledge using the CI methodology and tool set. Experience in leading and or managing CI teams would be preferred. Candidates must have experience in Supply Chain related activities (planning, transportation, packaging, warehousing, etc). | https://www.ingredientjobs.com/job/13344/supply-chain-black-belt/ |
Integrate best practices into traditional project activities. This course illustrates how to use more effective sampling plan design, data collection, analysis, and management strategies at various entry points in a typical project time-line. The course highlights emerging quality assurance and quality control methods for evaluating data sufficiency and optimizing project sequencing. Case studies highlight benefits of using best practices at hazardous waste sites.
Effectively collect and communicate critical project information. The course stresses the use of the systematic planning process to involve key stakeholders and develop the conceptual site model (CSM). The course provides examples of CSMs and describes how they are used as the basis for project and sampling plan design, and as a tool for maintaining stakeholder consensus throughout the project life cycle. Participants will be shown how comprehensive systematic planning extends beyond normal data quality models. The course examines tools for managing the uncertainties associated with sampling, social, economic, and political factors that significantly impact hazardous waste cleanup and reuse projects.
Design dynamic work strategies. Systematic planning provides the foundation for designing effective dynamic work strategies (DWS). The course describes the components of a DWS, including (1) methods for verifying performance, (2) using collaborative data sets, (3) methods for real-time decision making, (4) managing sample and small-scale variability, (5) designing project and field decision logic, (6) implementing contingencies, and (7) creating streamlined work plans.
Recognize and overcome the challenges presented while implementing a dynamic work strategy. Controlling a project during a DWS is challenging and involves communication and planning. Participants will learn how to manage and adjust programs in the field while maintaining the project’s integrity. The course describes methods for controlling and directing work during dynamic work efforts, which include using unitized costing, setting project ceilings, and lowering project costs. Participants will examine how more focused characterization efforts can extend project funds and maximize the data collected.
Use BMPs to support all phases of the environmental cleanup life cycle. In addition to supporting site characterization, site characterization and remediation BMPs can directly support risk assessment, technology selection, remedial design, remedy implementation, long-term operations, and optimization efforts. The course describes specific ways practitioners can apply the BMPs to support these major project phases. | http://hazmatmag.com/event/best-practices-for-site-characterization-throughout-the-remediation-process/ |
Cambodia (Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia) is located on the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand in the South, Thailand in the West, Laos in the North and Vietnam in the East.
The Kingdom of Cambodia is one of the most inspiring and fast growing tourist destinations in the world.
The most appealing tourist destinations in the Kingdom of Cambodia are the Angkor Wat Temple, The largest religious monument in the world, it is arguably one of the most important and visually stunning attractions in Asia.
Cambodia is beautiful! with ancient temples of the Angkor complex, the Bayon temple and the fall of the Khmer empire always embraces the symbol of dignity and glory; it holds a prominent place in the wonders of the world that one can compare to the Great Pyramid of Egypt or the Great Wall of China.
Moreover, Cambodia is also home to a large number of beautiful coastal destinations that can easily amaze you.
We'll aid you on your journey to discover the greatest of the country! | https://mapleuni.ca/en/country-cambodia |
Green growth means promoting economic growth while reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, minimising waste and inefficient use of natural resources, and maintaining biodiversity. A greener and more effective food chain can contribute substantially to sustainable growth and food security, and pave the way for less pressure on marine and land resources.
This report analyses ways of improving energy-use in the agro-food sector in relation to both producers and consumers, and puts forward a set of policy recommendations that governments can introduce to meet green growth objectives and achieve sustainable development.
This report examines investment in agricultural advisory services, training and extension initiatives in the OECD area and discusses the merits of different types of providers, both alone and in combination. It provides guidelines and recommendations on best practices in sustainable agricultural management.
This book provides a series of green growth indicators for agriculture, covering such areas as environmental efficiency, natural resource productivity, the impact of agriculture on the natural asset base and environmental quality of life, and policy responses and economic opportunities. .
This report synthesises the experience of OECD countries in developing and implementing policies, programmes and initiatives related to green growth in the agricultural sector, based primarily on material provided by governments. It discusses the overall approach that countries are taking towards establishing a green growth strategy in agriculture; the implementation of the OECD framework for monitoring progress towards green growth in agriculture; and the various policy instruments used.
This report outlines a broad strategy for green growth in the food and agriculture sector. It is part of the OECD’s Green Growth Strategy that seeks to define an economic development path that is consistent with long-run environmental protection, using natural resources within their carrying capacity, while providing acceptable living standards and poverty reduction in all countries.
Four years after the launch of the OECD Green Growth Strategy, this report draws lessons from country experience and examines how to enhance policy design to deliver green growth.
This report summarises the current situation in fisheries and aquaculture, observing that in many parts of the world these sectors are at risk and do not reach their full potential. However, the prospects for sustained growth are good if reforms along the lines suggested by the OECD Green Growth Strategy are undertaken.
For questions on OECD work on green growth for food, agriculture and fisheries, please contact the Trade & Agriculture Directorate. | http://search.oecd.org/greengrowth/sustainable-agriculture/greengrowthforfoodagricultureandfisheries.htm |
The year was 1911. The Industrial Revolution was just a few years away. America was in its darkest period of labor exploitation. Industries had no safety regulations, laws against child labor were non-existent, and sweatshops abounded. Authors like Upton Sinclair were writing books like The Jungle that pointed out in stark detail the dangers and poor working conditions of the current industrial labor base.
One typical business of the day was the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in Manhattan New York. Housed on the eighth through tenth floors of a high-rise building, it employed many common labor practices of the day: long-hour sweatshop conditions; use of young immigrants at starvation wage; no fire suppression systems; and, important in this case, locking the exit doors so that workers couldn't sneak out to avoid work.
The fire began on a Saturday. It raced through the factory's wooden structure and garment & fabric storage spaces with little resistance. There was little to no warning to the workers until the fire reached their workplaces. Some workers escaped through the one elevator until it ceased to function. Those that ran for the exit doors to the staircases found them locked. Rather than burn, 62 chose to jump to the pavement below, including a young couple who kissed as they jumped. When the tragedy had ended, 146 young people were dead.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire set in motion a worker safety reform movement that still exists today. The workweek was shortened; an investigation of fire safety branched out into an investigation of working conditions and worker safety in general; laws were written regarding child labor, fire alarm and egress systems; and the concern for safety resulted in the establishment of the American Society of Safety Engineers.
Those Who cannot Remember the Past ...
... are Doomed to Repeat it. (George Santana) This quote perfectly encapsulates the core issue here. It appears that in the immediate aftermath of a gut-wrenching tragedy, that we're completely amenable to and capable of learning. The number of people who did not have their lives cut short by disasters because of what we learned from the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire are undoubtedly legion--you yourself and your lives and families may be the beneficiary of what was learned on that day. Who's to say?
But what is very clear is that we're not good from learning from our past. Consider that the Monongah Mining Disaster occurred in 1907; the disaster killed at least 362 miners.
Granted, mining is an inherently dangerous industry. I get that. But can anyone come forth and definitively state that if the lessons of the Monongah disaster had been applied to mining operations afterwards, that it would not have made any difference? That fewer people would not have died? I don't think so. So that gap in deaths, even though we can't precisely calculate it, is the evidence that we don't learn well.
The Ghost Ship
And that all brings us to our topic of the day: The Ghost Ship fire in Oakland. The Ghost Ship was originally a warehouse; however, over time, the shortage of affordable housing and entertainment space in the bay area caused it to transition into unauthorized housing and a party venue.
City services were unable to keep up with this type of transition: Code violations had been issued, cure notices had been issued, but it made no difference: the need for residential and entertainment space far exceeds the ability of the community to provide it. The community is struggling with what to do. But it's most likely that whatever they come up with will fall short of the requirement for public protection and safety.
The Ghost Ship is only one of many that provide these needs. It is only one of many that does not meet modern codes. And it is only one of many--in cities across the nation--that could become conflagrations at a moment's notice. This one happened in Oakland--but arguably, it could have happened anywhere that there is stress on housing availability and community services.
So What to Do?
In our political system, we value two distinct ideals: working together for a common cause; and individual responsibility for well-being. When we are working together for a common cause, then we enact building codes, create enforcement regulations, assign enforcement officials, everyone plays by the rules, and for the most part, we live happily ever after. However, when those concepts are overwhelmed (and it happens) then it falls on individual citizens to provide leadership in the effort to do what's right in the preservation of life and health.
Long story short: learn why you should be your own Fire Marshall. Yes, we live in the most advanced society that humankind has ever developed. Yes, we protect our citizens as a community better than any society in history. Yes, we fall short and rely on individual human determination to make things turn out right from time to time. And yes, it appears that this may be one of those times.
Can you help? What is your responsibility--both to common cause and individual responsibility? Think about it. Act on it. People may survive based on what you do. | https://edmdigest.com/news/the-ghost-ship-and-personal-responsibility/ |
Religious communities are in a unique position to combat stigma and provide a message of acceptance and hope. Proclaiming the values of social justice, respect for all persons, and non-discrimination, faith communities reach out to individuals and families affected by mental illness in many helpful ways. The Faith Community is the place for content, support and discussion centered around value of spirituality in the recovery process.
You may also access NAMI FaithNet, a network of NAMI members and friends which facilitates the development within the Faith Community of a non-threatening, supportive environment for those with serious mental illness and their families.
Resources, Web Pages, and Internet Links for Faith CommunitiesFaith communities and NAMI affiliates provide resources for persons of faith to help congregations in their understanding of mental illnesses. These resources are offered to those in the faith community to be supportive and compassionate to persons who have mental illnesses. The faith community is a sleeping giant that is awakening to its important role of support and advocacy.
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Why We Required To Know A Politician’s Actual top priorities?
Although, lots of people, from both sides of the political range, in addition to the so - called, middle, appear to see, virtually whatever pertaining to information and also/ or, existing occasions, in an exceptionally prejudiced, inclined, prejudiced, opinionated method, the truth is, there will certainly never uncover any kind of meaningful, meeting - of - the - means, for the higher - great, unless/ till, most start proceeding with a more - open mind, and also a determination to see obstacles as difficulties, to conquer, rather than viewing devastating issues! Although, this has most likely been the case, for generations, it ended up being perfectly clearer, in the duration, leading - up - to, throughout, and given that, the Governmental management of Donald J. Trump! Rather than concentrating on rhetoric, hostility, condemning - and also - whining, and thinking (without proof) in a politician’s vacant promises, and also, also, declarations, we need more individuals to become enlightened, notified voters, as well as objectively think about/ analyze, a details politician’s actual/ true PRIORITIES, and also choose our elected officials, as conduits for obtaining the higher great, using sound judgment, as well as truth, looking for a sensible, appropriate, lasting, prompt, conference - of - the - minds, and need, the typical great, ends up being real priority, and focus, as opposed to any type of personal/ political program, and also/ or, self - passion! With, that in mind, this short article will certainly try to, briefly, consider, examine, assess, and go over, utilizing the mnemonic technique, what this indicates and also stands for, and why it matters.
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Perceptions; path; prejudice: Begin by taking into consideration, whether your perceptions of a certain candidate, line - up, with the very best interests of much better service, to all our citizens, and also the country’s pertinent and also lasting demands and concerns! To do so, pay far - less interest to your individual preferences, and what you desire, holds true, and prioritize the nation’s total finest - passions! There are normally alternatives, to think about, as well as choose a person, that will certainly be more likely to choose the very best course, instead of just, the one of the very least resistance! Never permit bias, to direct your emphasis!
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Appropriate; trusted: Continuing, in the very same - old, same - old, methods, as opposed to looking for appropriate, lasting, sensible solutions, and choices, rarely, is the much longer - term benefits of this nation, or the rest of the world! We require to take our time, and also select, trusted, prepared leadership!
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Perfects; ideology: If, public officials, are allowed to desert our nation’s core belief, specifically, those related to our Constitutional guarantees, liberties, as well as legal rights, we will certainly lose our way! Examine every possible leader’s suitables, and urge - upon, better depiction and service!
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Alternatives; opportunities; decide; open - mind: Are the choices, and also paths, selected, emphasizing our national so - called, standards, or, are we determining, as well as making use of possibilities, and also choosing, intelligently? Exactly how we decide, to relocate - onward, and, whether, we stipulate, an open - minded, method, will certainly have implications, both, presently, as well as into the future!
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Thinking/ reasons; rationale; logical; receptive: How does someone’s individual thinking, and also supposed - factors, associate with their personal rationale, as well as is it reasonable, and smart, for the general public, to follow a certain person? Unless/ up until, we continually, elect, individuals, who preserve absolute stability, as well as are receptive, to purposefully, case, onward, for the typical great, this country will lose its identity!
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Honesty; ideas; reactions: It’s way - past - time, to demand greater, true integrity, in those, we choose, and pick, with the level of high quality ideas, and also reactions, to continue, proactively, and avoid, the same -old, very same - old, procrastination, in order to bring - about, a better tomorrow!
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Timely; time - tested; propensities; truth/ depend on: As a rule, just vote for people, you, truly, depend on, and also base that, on whether, they, consistently, tell the truth, especially, when it might be inconvenient! Excellent service requires a mix of well - considered, timely action, as well as a thorough, understanding, expertise - of, and respect for, the lessons, we should learn, from time - tested experience, wisdom, understanding, and also experience!
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Imagination; introduce: As a whole, many political leaders do not have the degree of appropriate creative imagination, to make certain, a determination, and also capability, to innovate, when required!
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Compassion; focus; efforts: Considering that, no one has all the expertise, and also/ or, solutions, we need leaders, ready and also able, to efficiently, pay attention, as well as learn, from every conversation and experience, to continue, with the utmost level of authentic compassion, and also, therefore, location his focus, and also initiatives, where it could offer the greater great!
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Service; lasting; options; system; staminas/ stronger: Identify and think about, one’s personal staminas, as well as whether, those will make all of us more powerful, and so on! We need public leaders, seeking sustainable remedies, and action strategies, and techniques, to develop, as well as apply, the finest system, to accomplish this objective!
Does not it make good sense, for each citizen, to progress - informed, and also have a more clear understanding of a political leader’s actual top priorities, rather than their rhetoric, as well as assures? We need a conference - of - the - minds, for the higher excellent, before it’s too late! | https://fonolog.com/news/2022/07/06/Why-We-Need-To-Know-A-Politician-s-Real-PRIORITIES/ |
Crime as a phenomena exhibits spatial variance that is both large and persistent. This paper explains that variance by constructing a model of criminal behavior in which group or neighborhood behavior exists in one of multiple equilibriums. This binomial discrete choice model incorporates the concept of social interactions into previous models of crime by including the effect of criminal activity in a neighborhood on a resident's criminal behavior. Analysis of social interactions between individuals defines an aggregate interaction to simplify a multi-body problem into a single-body problem. Equilibrium is determined by private incentives, the degree of social interactions, and the unobserved heterogeneity among the actors. Equilibrium is derived using Brouwer’s fixed point theorem for simplotopes; Brouwer’s fixed point theorem is in turn proved through the use of Sperner’s Lemma. The degree of social interactions present in Chicago neighborhoods with regards to both violent and property crime is also measured through a logistic regression analysis. Significant social interactions effect was found with regard to motor vehicle theft, theft, burglary, assault, and robbery. Rather than viewing social and economic explanations of crime as incompatible, the model integrates other criminological theories into the rational actor framework.
Advisor
Burnell, James
Second Advisor
Hartman, James
Department
Mathematics; Economics
Recommended Citation
Miller, Daniel Patrick, "Modeling Crime Using Social Interaction" (2015). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 6599. | https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/6599/ |
Animal Facts - Jellyfish
On this page we will look at the fascinating Jellyfish. We also include images and videos.
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Does a jellyfish have a brain?
Jellyfish do not have brains. They are fascinating creatures with extremely simple bodies. They are invertebrates, which means that they don’t have a backbone (or in their case, any sort of skeleton). Instead of a brain or a central nervous system, they have an elementary nervous system, or nerve net, that is scattered throughout their bodies. Their nerve net can detect light, scent, and other types of stimulus and coordinate appropriate responses (“move closer,” “move away,” and so forth). They don’t have a heart or a circulatory system. Instead, they have a mouth, a stomach, tentacles, and a body full of meloglea, which is the thick jellylike substance for which they’re named.
The body of an adult jellyfish consists of a bell shape producing jelly and enclosing its internal structure, from which tentacles are suspended. Each tentacle is covered with cells called cnidocytes that can sting and kill other animals. Most jellyfish use these cells to secure prey or for defense. There are some jellyfish that do not have tentacles at all.
They feed on small fish and zooplankton that become caught in their tentacles. Most jellyfish are passive drifters and slow swimmers, as their shape is not hydrodynamic. Instead, they move so as to create a current forcing the prey within reach of their tentacles. They do this by rhythmically opening and closing their bell-like body.
This video shows different species of jellyfish in the ocean.
World's Largest Jellyfish
The world's largest jellyfish may look intimidating, but it must be aware of it's surroundings or it will be eaten alive.
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Thesis is sort of paper, which will be written mostly basing on types of literary works. There clearly was a practical component in thesis, however it’s amount will not meet or exceed a 3rd an element of the total level of the paper. Hence, we could make a summary that appropriate work aided by the literary works sources and also the quality of selected sources determine the grade of the work.
Take note of all sources straight away
It is important to sort out a strict guideline – to straight away issue any extract from papers and literary works. What exactly is meant will be accurately and precisely set up an apparatus that is scientificfootnote) regarding the information used, facts, other extracts, you simply cannot depend on your memory. It will take only a littletime, you need to finalize the ongoing work, after which starts a waste of the time looking for sources, which lately were used.
Once you simply take a guide in both hands, you will need to straight away jot down the after:
- writer’s surname, initials, better – name and patronymic, they’ve been regarding the page that is last when you look at the production;
- the exact name associated with the guide, it is advisable to write it well maybe perhaps perhaps not through the address, but through the name associated with guide, there could be extra information towards the name;
- host to book;
- publisher title;
- the season of publishing;
- amount of pages within the guide.
Often the researcher might require the target regarding the publisher (for instance, make an effort to find the desired book).
Just after these entries is it possible to begin reading the guide. After every declaration (ideally after each and every paragraph) shows the web web web page quantity.
Ethical utilization of the discovered information
There was one advisory warning: in case a reality is employed from the monograph and just about every other book with a guide to not this monograph, but towards the supply cited by its writer, it is necessary not just through the ethical part, but and also to basically recheck the product utilized. Just what a sin to conceal – the facts aided by the sources discovered by other scientists migrate from work to work, once they “migrate” they become overgrown with one or any other inaccuracies. Effects may be expressed both in documentary inaccuracies plus in copyright infringements. Production information on publications as well as other sources are susceptible to re-checking; often the inaccurate spelling of the author’s monograph’s surname are available in different magazines, which does not always mean that scientists are not attention that is paying the exact same time, but which they utilized exactly the same material that is printed.
The research of medical literary works calls for severe use a pencil in hand. The research of medical magazines is carried away in phases:
- get acquainted using edubirdie the operate in basic;
- fast familiarization because of the content;
- reading the book that is whole its components;
- extract of product of great interest;
- critical assessment associated with the records, their processing and evaluating being a fragment regarding the text when it comes to systematic paper.
It is essential to accustom ourselves towards the undeniable fact that, along side extracting the product, it must be straight away processed, to imagine around and additional this product, to get towards acquiring brand new knowledge. | http://megahertz-me.com/2019/04/16/just-how-to-utilize-literary-works-to-save-lots-of/ |
At Breaking Point?
Legendary writer-artist Walter Simonson has spent the last three years creating his own Norse epic for IDW, Ragnarök. Its third volume, The Breaking Of Helheim, started in July and Tripwire’s editor-in-chief Joel Meadows spoke to him about it this summer…
Even before Ragnarök started at IDW back in 2016, Walter Simonson was no stranger to the Norse myths. Thanks to a very well-received run on Marvel’s Thor back in the 1980s, readers have known this is a subject close to his heart. 2019 sees a third Ragnarök series, which began in July, and he sets the scene for what we can expect when we chatted to him earlier this summer:
“The first issue is almost a standalone issue where it’s really Thor having a vision that actually allows me to draw the actual events of Ragnarok. These are pretty much the events in the myth except for Thor’s lack of participation.
So at the end of it the bad guys have won, the gods are dead and Thor having had this vision decides that he needs to go to Helheim which is the realm of the dead to do one thing and find out two things,” he explains, then draws a breath and continues to explain what is happening.
“One thing he wants to do is stop the dead, the draugar, from coming out into what’s left of the nine worlds into the Dusklands. He also wants to know what happened to Hel herself, Loki’s daughter who was a ruler of Helheim. In the mythic poetry it describes all of these events, but Hel herself is not really mentioned again after the beginning of Ragnarok. So we don’t know what happened to her or what her fate was. That gave me plenty of room to answer loads of questions. So he wants to find out what happened to her. After all, she was responsible for allowing the great ship Naglfar to be built which brought the dead, so many enemies of the gods, into the final battle. He also wants to find out what happened to his brother Baldur. Baldur’s death was engineered by Loki although it wasn’t actually Loki’s hand that killed him. And that’s really the beginning of the event of Ragnarok.”
Baldur has bad dreams, these are investigated but ultimately set aside. And then not long after that, he’s killed. So he’s not killed in battle which means he doesn’t get to go to Valhalla. So he goes down to Helheim and Hel herself is reluctant to give Baldur up. But this means he isn’t present in the final battle and Thor would like to find out what happened to his brother and he’d like to know what happened to Hel herself and he wants to stop the dead from coming into the Dusklands. So that’s really what the next five issues are about. Thor departs for Helheim at the end of the first issue of the new arc and then the next five issues are entering the different parts of Hel. I haven’t quite designed it like Dante’s hell. It is a giant vast pit, but I don’t have the circles of sinners and stuff like that. I may have been a little influenced by Dante because there’s a great pit there, and there’s a mystery or mysteries at the bottom of the pit which are not easily solved. The story is Thor’s journey into Helheim, into the realm of the dead,” Simonson explains.
He has drawn the ruler of Hell before, for Marvel, but the depiction in Ragnarok is pretty different to his work on that, he is keen to emphasise:“I had a story in the Marvel version where Hela herself, the Marvel version of Hel, had kidnapped a bunch of mortal souls and Thor went down. He took a bunch of the Einherjar, the warriors of Valhalla and some of the folks including Baldur into Hel itself to try and save the mortal souls. In the myths generally the goddess is referred to as Hel and the realm is also called Hel. So rather than keep that, in my comic I have called it Helheim which is used rarely but it is used as the name of the realm and Hel as the goddess of it. In the Marvel comics, they went with Hela as the goddess and Hel as the realm. So I’ve tried to separate this out a bit by renaming my character and the realm itself from what the Marvel version was.”
Visually, Simonson took his cue for Hel from the Norse myths mostly, he admits:”I drew her about as grim as I could make her, not quite armoured but elaborately costumed. In fact, in the myths she’s half alive and half dead and it’s not entirely clear which half is alive and which half is dead so there are different visual interpretations of that. With some of them, she’s divided in the middle horizontally so one half of her is live, usually the top half is alive while the bottom half is dead. In some versions, in fact in most versions, she’s split right down the middle symmetrically, vertically. So one half of her face is alive and one half of her face is dead and there are any number of visual interpretations of what that means. In the Marvel universe she was always good looking, a very tall woman when Jack drew her and all the subsequent appearances after that had minor variations in a green and black costume with these big spiky things sticking out of her cowl. Then in a story that I did, I did a bit where Thor grabs her cloak and it turns out her cloak was the thing that enables her to maintain a beautiful appearance all the way through. With it taken away from her, she is split down the middle, skull half on one half,” he explains to us.
Walter Simonson Ragnarok Breaking Of Helheim interview www.tripwiremagazine.co.uk
Thor will be fighting the undead when he enters Helheim and the creator has drawn on myths and legends from a number of different sources to populate the god of Thunder’s threats this time around: ”There’s a whole mix. There’s a variety of creatures, not as many as in the Greek and Roman myths but there are a dozen or more various occupants of Helheim itself and I’m inventing a few. I’m borrowing from the paleontological history of Great Britain for some of my creatures. There’s a scene in the beginning of issue five where Thor is confronted by several giant presumably guardians of Helheim and what I did was I based those on very early reconstructions of a fossil carnivorous dinosaur from England. It was one of the first named fossils from England called Megalosaurus. There were early reproductions and restorations of it which were really goofy and really interesting and are nothing like they think it looks like with the restorations being done now. Last time I read up on that stuff it sounds like they still don’t have a lot of fossil evidence of the Megalosaurus. They have some but not really a complete skeleton. This may have changed if I was paying attention. Even in the old days, they really didn’t understand the comparative anatomy they were working with and they had these really preconceived ideas,” he says.
They always appealed to him, he admits: “I always thought the early restorations were great so I put several of those guys at the beginning of the Helway, which is the road that leads down into Helheim itself, or more properly it leads out of Helheim,” he explains.
Thor seems to be the only Norse god still standing but it is possible that his brother Loki might still be around. He is deliberately vague about his fate.
“The ideas down the road are not fixed in stone yet. I fix them as I tell the stories. In the myths Loki and Heimdall kill each other. They are opposite ends and antagonists in a way that we don’t really understand, we don’t have a lot of the Norse myths. There are some short versions and there are some myths that refer to other stories, clearly other elaborate stories and yet these are stories of which we know nothing. All we have are these allusions to them in the poetry. So when Heimdall and Loki go up against each other and kill each other we don’t really know quite why Loki and Heimdall pair off because mostly the gods pair off against either their opposite number or their great foe. So Thor pairs off against the Midgard serpent, Odin pairs off against Fenrir the great wolf so why Loki and Heimdall? Who can truly say? But Heimdall is definitely dead and in Loki’s case they don’t find a body which can mean pretty much anything I want it to mean really. That’s all I’m going to say about that,” he says evasively.
Squirrel Ratatosk is Thor’s companion on his journey currently but he wasn’t even designed as a long-term character, the creator elaborates: “He wasn’t going to be a regular character in it. He is in the Norse myths. There is as far as I know one story about him but it’s not even really a story. In the myths, the great centre of the nine worlds is Yggdrasil, a giant ash tree. In the ash tree, up in the leaves in the top of it, in the crown of the tree, there’s a great eagle; at the bottom of the tree among the roots, there’s a great serpent. And The serpent constantly gnaws on the roots, trying to kill the ash tree. And Ratatosk is a squirrel who runs up and down the trunk of the tree and the story about him is he runs up to the eagle and the eagle trash talks to him about the serpent. In Norse literature, mostly in the poetry, there are passages called Flytings and it’s basically trash talking your opponents. There’s a very funny poem where Thor comes to a river to ford and there’s a ferryman on the other side and he asks the ferryman to pick him up. And the ferryman just starts trash talking him. So they have this verbal duel where the ferryman’s just incredibly insulting. So Thor’s insulting the guy back and finally Thor gives up and he has to go somewhere else to get across the river. The ferryman never does come across. And it turns out that the ferryman was Odin who was having fun with Thor. So that kind of trash talking was in some of the stories. Apparently the eagle trash talks the serpent and Ratatosk runs down the trunk and relates to the serpent all the trash talk the eagle said about him and then the serpent trash talks the eagle and Ratatosk runs back up the trunk and tells the eagle all the trash talk the serpent said about him and that’s the story. Ratatosk runs up and down the tree carrying the trash talk. That’s the whole thing. So I knew about the squirrel before I began the book Ragnarök. I used the squirrel to bring the dried slices of Idunn’s apples to keep Thor alive for hundreds of years until my story started after Ragnarok was over. He speaks in slightly broken English because he doesn’t have as big a brain as people but he’s plenty smart. He’s learnt trash talking from a couple of masters. I haven’t had to do a lot of trash talking in the comic but he does give Thor a hard time. He’s not in awe of Thor, after all he ran errands for gigantic supernatural beings for centuries if not longer. He did Thor an enormous favour by keeping him alive all these years so what does he care? So a couple of things happened: it made a character who could leaven Thor. Thor is slightly grim, he’s certainly grimmer now than he was back in the Marvel version with good reason. The times are grimmer and I’m doing a much grimmer world than the Marvel universe. But Ratatosk has turned out to be pretty funny to me with his insults and smart arse attitude and I thought a good nice bit of leavening for Thor’s seriousness. I liked that and it developed naturally. The other thing it does also is as he’s a companion for Thor; it gives Thor somebody to talk to. One of the problems you have when you have a solo character walking around is that either you have lots of thought balloons or you have the guy talking to himself in order to explain things occasionally to get that exposition layered in while not seeming like expositions. Alternatively you can have a companion and the two of them can banter back and forth. It’s the old Watson Holmes or anybody you want to name, like maybe Doc Savage and his five guys. So again that developed really organically out of the direction of the character himself. He’s also a blast to write. I am using as a model for the character Scandinavian squirrels who look like our squirrels in the US but they have hair sticking out from their ears which also make them look a bit like rabbits and it gives the ears and the whole height of the head a little different look to it. So I’ve done that with the character in the comic because I want him to be a Nordic squirrel.”
His two other travelling companions from the first two series, a young dark elf and a troll, will play a part going forward, as part of this third run and beyond, Simonson informs us, with the girl’s role becoming more and more pivotal.
“At the moment they’re still a supporting cast but they do have a thread running through the third arc and it ends in a way that implies that there will be another thread running through the fourth arc which I think is exactly right. So the little girl, Drifa, who’s going to get a little older as we go along, in Greece she’d be a Sybil, a seeress in other words. One of the Scandinavian words for a sybil not used very often is Vala. Drifa’s a sensitive. She does have a sense of precognition. She doesn’t see the fates of the gods or the Great Enemies so clearly because at their level of power, I’m guessing that prediction is difficult, perhaps impossible. I am not sure yet.”
He takes a breath and continues.
“Drifa is able to pick up a lot of small stuff and have some sense of the danger he’s going to be in without being able to say what the danger is or how that’s going to work out when Thor’s going off to Helheim. I hope to use her not only as an interesting character as a I hesitate to say a weapon for Thor but because of her knowledge and mystical knowledge, she will help him on his quest in the long run in the way a mere mortal would not be able to. So I did create her with the idea that she would become a Vala all along,” he states.
This is the third Ragnarok series he has drawn but he has maintained a visual consistency with each one, he tells us.
“I’m just trying to draw them so they look good (he laughs). I would hesitate to say that I’ve done anything deliberately different from series to series. What does happen is and I can’t tell, it all just looks like my stuff to me, is when I was young and practicing comics I can remember thinking that ‘it will take me at least an issue to get a visual feeling for this character’, like the Metal Men or whatever I was doing. And then as time went by I began thinking ‘OK, it’ll take me about three issues to get it figured out, how I was going to treat certain problems’ and then eventually I thought ‘well maybe six issues’ and now I just think ‘I’ll be lucky if by the time I’m done I will have figured it all out.’”
Artists do alter and adapt their approaches to the characters that they draw. As we wrap up our chat, he recalls his work on the seminal Manhunter for DC at the beginning of his career back in the early seventies.
“My depiction of Thor in Ragnarok may well evolve over the course of the book in one way or another. When I did Manhunter which was the first continuity character I did, I drew seven stories. They were short stories but I did them over a year and if you go back and look at the very first drawing of Manhunter, the first splash page where he’s standing in an alleyway in India or wherever he was and you look at the tunic he’s wearing with those wings over his shoulders, they’re really tiny. They’re very small and over a few issues they get broader. They’re like wings now. And that wasn’t a deliberate choice because I didn’t think ‘Oh I’m going to make these things bigger. That’s just the way it worked. As you draw, the work evolves.”
Ragnarök: The Breaking Of Helheim is out now published by IDW Publishing. Issue two comes out this month, September. The book is bi-monthly. | http://www.tripwiremagazine.co.uk/headlines/walter-simonson-talks-ragnarok-the-breaking-of-helheim/ |
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Datasets from long-running volunteer survey programs, calibrated with data from sporadic intensive monitoring efforts, have allowed ecologists to track the recovery of peregrine falcons in California and evaluate the effectiveness of a predictive model popular in the management of threatened species.
In recovery from the deadly legacy of DDT, American peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus anatum) faced new uncertainty in 1992, when biologists proposed to stop rearing young birds in captivity and placing them in wild nests. Tim Wootton and Doug Bell published models that year in ESA’s journal Ecological Applications, projecting population trends for the falcon in California, with and without direct human intervention in the falcons’ reproductive lives. They concluded that the birds would continue to recover without captive rearing, though the population growth rate might slow. Fledgling introductions had bolstered wild falcon numbers and genetic diversity, but survival would ultimately depend on cleaning up lingering DDT contamination to create healthy conditions for wild birds, they argued.
This month, they return to their 1992 predictions to see how the American peregrine falcons have fared over the last two decades, with a new report featured on the cover of the September 2014 issue of Ecological Applications. Though falcon numbers are lower than hoped for, data from volunteer survey programs, calibrated with more intensive surveys by wildlife biologists, confirmed a recovery trajectory well within the trends Wootton and Bell predicted.
“The challenge was to come up with data,” said Wootton. “Once a species falls off the endangered species list, there is not a lot of funding to track how management, or lack of management, is doing,” he said. “There was limited data that was appropriate being collected on the falcon, so we turned to a couple of well-known bird censuses that cover wide geographic areas.”
The follow-on study provided insights in the use of volunteer-generated data as well as an important test of population viability analysis, a tool increasingly used to evaluate alternative management plans and identify conservation priorities for endangered species, including sea turtles, grizzlies, and desert tortoises. It supported the importance of considering the health and behavior of geographic groups of a threatened species within a larger population. The 1992 paper identified falcon population “sinks” in parts of Southern California where chemical contamination lingered and the birds could not maintain numbers without migrants from healthier areas. Unfortunately, the falcon’s recovery has continued to lag in these areas.
Once widespread across North America, the world’s fastest bird had disappeared from the east by mid-century and was near extinction on the continent by 1975, when a survey found only 159 breeding pairs of American peregrine falcons. Chicks often did not survive to hatch in thin shells made fragile by a metabolite of the famously persistent insecticide DDT, which, along with its metabolites and breakdown products, accumulates in fatty tissues and can haunt soils for decades. DDT came into use during World War II to prevent the spread of serious insect-borne disease. Its use expanded widely and indiscriminately over North America in the next three decades.
Testimonials from scientists, like Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, eventually brought attention to the environmental hazards of organochloride insecticides. Canada banned agricultural use of DDT in 1970, and the US followed in 1972. The peregrine was listed as endangered in 1970 under the original Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969. Peregrine numbers steadily improved in 1980s, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service removed the falcon from endangered species protection in 1999.
“Amateur falconers developed methods to captive rear and release falcons because they were personally concerned about the birds,” said Wootton. “A group at UC Santa Cruz adopted and adapted the techniques that people had used in falconry for centuries and a fleet of volunteers helped monitor nests.”
Without parents to guide and protect them, released fledglings often ran afoul of owls and other dangers, but the captive breeding programs succeeded in boosting falcon numbers. How healthy released birds were, and what would happen when the flow of introduced young stopped, was unknown.
“Our 1992 models suggested they would be okay,” said Wootton.
To fill the large information gaps between the end of intensive falcon monitoring in 1992 and sporadic later surveys, Bell and Wootton drew on data collected by the Audubon Society’s long-running Christmas Bird Count and by the Breeding Bird Survey, administered cooperatively by the US Geological Survey’s Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and the Canadian Wildlife Service. They expected that the more formally structured Breeding Bird Survey would be most consistent with systematic census data collected by the Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group during its captive rearing program (1975-1992) and in a 2006 follow-up census, and with 2003 data from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The authors were a little surprised to discover that data from the Christmas Bird Count served better in this particular study.
The Audubon Society has organized a yearly Christmas Bird Count since 1900, urging volunteers to count bird sightings over 24 hours in locations of their choice in mid-December to early January. Some participants have recorded feathered visitors to their backyard feeders while others hiked into local parks and wilderness preserves. The society has an interest is in getting people to participate and enjoy birding as well as gather data, and encourages first-time observers as well as scientists and life-long birders to join the count. To make year-to-year data more comparable, local groups return yearly to count birds in established spots, and often make efforts to assure that experienced birders accompany novices. Groups report results as birds sighted per hour per group.
The Breeding Bird Survey has recruited birding enthusiasts who can identify all breeding bird species in their geographic area by sight and sound since 1966. Throughout the summer breeding season, dedicated volunteers record observations during explicitly defined 3-min observation sessions at 50 roadside stops along 40 kilometer routes.
Wootton suspects that the greater number of ‘eyes on the skies’ in the Christmas Bird Count was key to obtaining a reliable sampling of the rare peregrines, overcoming variables of motivation, experience, location, and time. Predators like peregrine falcons are rare compared to other birds, even when populations are healthy. Mustering many observers lowers the likelihood of undercounting rare birds.
Peregrine falcons that breed in California often do not migrate, which reduces the discordance of recording observations in different seasons. It is possible that for more common birds, or different ecological questions, the Breeding Bird Survey would perform better. Wootton noted that a reliable calibration data set was essential, though he has high confidence in the volunteer data.
“I’m very positive about volunteer datasets. I think that comes from my background as a participant in other volunteer data collection programs going into university. I had a sense that people taking part in the programs knew what they were doing. That’s especially true in the birding world. Many non-scientists are very good at observing and identifying birds,” said Wootton.
The Breeding Bird Survey, the Christmas Bird Count, and other citizen science programs like eBird are supported by strong communities of knowledgeable, competitive amateurs who provide learning resources to novices and create a culture of high expectations. Wootton speculated that these traits help produce high-quality data that can be integrated into research programs. Their success suggests to him ways in which the amiably competitive and obsessive nature of scuba diving, for example, might be harnessed to monitor coral reef health, and produce sorely needed natural history data.
Population viability analyses are often used for planning conservation management, but management changes are rarely used to evaluate whether models are actually useful. Bell and Wooton would like to see predictions tested across wider situations to provide a rigorous test of model. But rigorous testing depends on long-term data collection. Ecologists are awakening to the potential of citizen naturalists armed with smartphones, databases, and social media tools to join them in that long term effort for conservation and discovery.
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Citations:
J. Timothy Wootton and Douglas A. Bell (2014). Assessing predictions of population viability analysis: Peregrine Falcon populations in California. Ecological Applications 24:1251–1257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-1323.1 [pdf]
J. Timothy Wootton and Douglas A. Bell (1992). A Metapopulation Model of the Peregrine Falcon in California: Viability and Management Strategies. Ecological Applications 2:307–321. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1941864 [pdf]
Authors:
Tim Wootton
Professor, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
http://woottonlab.uchicago.edu/
ude.ogacihcunull@nottoowt
Doug Bell
Wildlife Program Manager, East Bay Regional Park District, Oakland, Cal.
Funding for this study was provided in part by the National Science Foundation (DEB 0919420).
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Sarah teaches to improve dancers' technique, versatility, memorization and performance skills. Her Contemporary movement style incorporates elements from her Modern Dance training as well as from her experience with Hip-Hop and Liturgical Dance. She encourages students to push themselves safely to increase their physical ability and to heighten their sense of musicality and emotional resonance to more effectively communicate and connect with audiences.
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Sarah Bush integrates modern, pop, and liturgical dance to create a unique movement vocabulary and choreographic voice. She teaches group and private lessons and serves as a guest artist and choreographer for schools and other companies. She is currently a member of Dance Brigade and has been a guest performer with Bill T. Jones and choreographer for Axis Dance Company.
Sarah has been interviewed for articles in SF Bay Times, The Monthly, and East Bay Express, and on KALW’s “Open Air” and “Out In The Bay” radio programs. Her work has been recognized with awards from Curve Magazine and Bay Area Dance Watch. | https://www.sfiaf.org/sarah_bush_dance_class |
Bill Schuffenhauer, a leadership, employee engagement, and personal development speaker and coach, shares how he shifted his mindset to become a 3-time Olympian and silver medalist despite an extremely challenging start. Bill now sees his journey in a positive light and explains how he shifted his mindset to push past his tragedies. Now, he helps leaders and corporate teams transform and succeed by finding their bigger “why” – and he’s never been happier. Listen in to learn why mentorship is so important and get inspired to write your story and finally live your dream.
Time Stamped Show Notes
[02:00] – Bill’s journey as a homeless child with drug-addicted parents
- 02:40 – He knew he was meant for bigger and better at a young age; he became passionate about track and field
- 03:30 – He surrounded himself with good athletes and coaches; he became a decathlete and was supposed to go to the Sydney Olympics when he blew an ankle
- 04:20 – Bill gave up on himself until someone suggested he try bobsledding; he didn’t know anything about it at first
- 05:30 – His original intention was to make the Olympics – the sport didn’t matter so much as long as he went, so he did since he had nothing to lose
- 06:40 – He took all his focus and turned it to bobsledding; 1 year and 3 months later he made the Olympic team and won a silver medal
[08:00] – On mentorship when he was young
- 08:10 – He had a combination of mentorship and self-drive; he looked to people that were inspiring and motivating, including a kid next-door who he thought had it made
- 09:15 – By changing his environment he changed his story; he is grateful for those who supported but proud of himself for taking the action
[10:25] – On handling the emotion when he hurt his ankle right before the Olympics
- 10:35 – He had already been on a roller coaster; he hadn’t changed himself so nothing else was really changing
- 11:10 – Once he changed himself, everything fell into place; so he was on a high cloud when the injury happened
- 12:35 – He decided he wasn’t going to let the tragedy define him; then he was introduced to bobsledding
[13:12] – On his mindset
- 13:20 – He uses his childhood story as a positive because it made him the person he is today
- 13:45 – He took his skillset and mindset and took it to bobsledding to succeed; he used his failures as opportunities to grow and succeed
[14:15] – On moving from track and field to bobsledding
- 14:30 – He wasn’t a winter person at first and wasn’t used to the team dynamic; he researched the sport and successful athletes and applied what he learned
[16:00] – His motivational speaking, mentorship and coaching business
- 16:15 – His platform launched globally; people resonate with his story but he realized that he needed that transformational piece
- 17:45 – He got mentors to learn how to help people transform and succeed; he had to distinguish what was “normal” for him that wasn’t for others
- 19:00 – He became a student of his own success
[19:05] – On transformation
- 19:30 – He helps people find their “why” and find what they already know to apply it in their life
- 20:10 – Ongoing education and execution is what will change the game, not one-off motivational speeches or moments
- 21:05 – Be consistent in reshaping your vision and sticking to your goals
[21:45] – On going from athlete to coach
- 21:45 – He finds coaching to be even more rewarding; he’s honored to help people achieve success in their own life and write their own story
[22:55] – Some takeaways
- 23:00 – His methodologies work across the board and in any situation or industry; he likes to simplify and clarify things as much as possible
- 24:05 – He uses modeling and surrounds himself with high-level coaches, speakers, and mentors
- 25:00 – He thinks he could’ve accomplished more had he been more connected to people who were models
[26:10] – On working with corporate teams
- 26:25 – He wanted to become an executive after the Olympics and he did, but he didn’t see these groups apply clear success principles with their team
- 27:10 – He appreciates his clients and learns a lot from them; he is continually growing and adding to his own story
3 Key Points
- Your tragedies or downfalls don’t define you.
- You can write your own story.
- Be consistent. | https://primedmind.com/043-bill-schuffenhauer-from-homeless-to-medalist/ |
8 things spiritual people do differently – Part 2
-They recognise the importance of creativity : creativity is an expression of the soul. It is a two way conversation between us and the universe. Tapping into our inner pool of inspiration and pouring out ideas that are a reflection of ourselves, or who we want to be, is a wonderful way of reminding us what we are capable of….
8 things spiritual people do differently – Part 1
Sadly social media has allowed many of us to trivialise and demolish the essence of spirituality with everyone catching onto trends such as yoga and mediation as if these activities automatically make one that much more enlightened, presenting it in a light that expresses it to be some what of a pleasant, simplistic and appealing journey to embark on..… Here’s…
The five stages of loss
Stage one – Guilt. Shame. Agony. Suffering. Grief-stricken. Confused. Heart broken. Loss of identity. Loss of will. No passion left. Indifferent. Feels like the death of one’s spirit. Severely burnt out. No sense of direction. Isolating oneself. Manic depression. Unable to move on. Disempowerment. Despair. Suicidal thoughts. Vulnerability. Hysterical. Unable to cope. Seeing no way forward from debilitating state. Feeling…
Choose strength…Choose love
There are periods during our lives that dismantle, demolish and tear apart any sense of identity we previously held. These periods challenge our greater characteristics and qualities to transpire. But we are given a choice, for at times when we experience conflict, loss, heartbreak or soul shattering events, it can either diminish us and result is us clinging to the…
Coming into consciousness
It is the food we eat, the thoughts we believe, our actions, the souls we surround ourselves with, the gratitude and love we give to ourselves and others, and the creativity we use to bring about essential and fundamental change, that create a beautiful life. It is all these things that compliment one another, and we can not fully experience…
Why we stay sick
I recently spoke to a young boy who’s mother had cancer, I met a lady with breast cancer, a man with a chronic condition, a woman with a severe skin condition, who has a son with an even more severe skin condition, and then there’s my mother, who also has a skin condition that is considered a mysterious illness, and…
Why mental illness may be the gateway to growth
The most beautiful results are so often a result of the pain that has cracked us open. Although it is not the only place in which we give birth to profound ideas, it is a necessity to every creative, and every non creative person’s world, otherwise we would have no variety and no colour and the landscape of our imagination…
What to do if you suspect you have asthma
What to do if you suspect you have asthma : -Do a blood test to check if you are allergic to something you may be unaware of. -Get your lungs scanned to see if there is anything abnormalities -You can do a peal flow test that will measure how hard you can breathe out and the readings will indicate whether…
What your pain means
I have long been fascinated with the link between physical and emotional health, which we so often overlook, and it is only in recent years that hollistic healing has begun to infiltrate into mainstream culture, and more of us our beginning to recognise the link between the two, and how our mental patterns largely contribute to, or exacerbate physical aliments…. | http://www.earthchildren.world/author/admin/page/8/ |
July’s inflation reading for the US economy is today expected to show a decline in the annual rate from 9.1% to 8.7%.
A bigger figure will trigger more Wall Street volatility, particularly if there are signs that price pressures have become entrenched.
Last night, Elon Musk revealed the sale of $6.9 billion of Tesla shares as part of a fundraising move in case a court forces the tycoon to complete his acquisition of Twitter.
FTSE 100 lower, Aviva and Admiral higher
08:31 , Graeme Evans
Shares in Aviva and Admiral are 4% and 6% higher respectively after the insurance comnpanies posted interim results today,
There was no such boost for Asia-focused Prudential, however, as its shares fell back 2% following its latest figures.
The FTSE 100 index declined 18.31 points to 7469.84, with other stocks on the blue-chip fallers board including JD Sports Fashion, Persimmon and Rightmove.
The FTSE 250 index weakened 59 points to 19,853.40, but TP ICAP and corporate merchandise firm 4imprint rallied 10% and 4% after their respective updates.
Royal Mail warns over strike impact
08:23 , Graeme Evans
Royal Mail today warned it will be “materially loss making” in 2022/23 if industrial action planned by the Communication Workers Union goes ahead on August 26 and 31 and September 8 and 9.
The company said it has offered an unconditional 2% pay increase backdated to 1 April, with a further 3.5% subject to agreement on business changes.
Last month, the company announced it was losing a million pounds a day and that the proposed pay deal would add more than half a million pounds a day to that figure.
In a statement today, Royal Mail said: “In more than three months of talks, CWU has failed to engage meaningfully on the business changes required.
“The negative commercial impact of any strike action will only make pay rises less affordable and could put jobs at risk.”
After announcing the strike action, CWU general secretary Dave Ward said that Royal Mail workers deserved a “dignified, proper pay rise”.
Royal Mail shares fell 4.1p to 262.3p.
US inflation in focus, FTSE 100 steady
08:00 , Graeme Evans
Investors will be hoping today’s US inflation reading for July marks the start of a decline in the annual rate, having peaked at 9.1% in June.
Forecasts suggest a figure of 8.7%, but Wall Street will also be looking for any signs that price pressures have become entrenched in the US economy.
The core inflation figure, which excludes energy costs, has posted three consecutive monthly declines since its peak in March but is forecast to move up to 6.1%.
A bigger-than-expected move in either direction is likely to have an impact on expectations for US interest rates, which currently stand in the region of 2.5%.
Another increase of 0.75% is forecast in September, but the increased threat of recession means Wall Street sees a slowing in the pace of rate rises after that.
China earlier revealed an inflation rate at a two-year high of 2.7% but this was below forecasts for a figure of 2.9%. Producer prices were lower than expected after a 4.2% year-on-year increase, easing fears about underlying inflation pressures.
Ahead of the US inflation figure, Wall Street futures are little changed after the Nasdaq fell 1.2% yesterday on the back of cautious updates from leading technology firms.
The FTSE 100 is poised to open 10 points lower at 7478, according to CMC Markets. | https://tradingforkeeps.com/2022/08/10/ftse-100-live-us-inflation-set-to-fall-to-8-7-elon-musk-sells-tesla-shares/ |
The myths of the Norse god Thor were preserved in the Icelandic Eddas, set down in the early Middle Ages. The bane of giants and trolls, Thor was worshipped as the last line of defence against all that threatened early Nordic society. Thor's significance persisted long after the Christian conversion and, in the mid-eighteenth century, Thor resumed a symbolic prominence among northern countries. Admired and adopted in Scandinavia and Germany, he became central to the rhetoric of national romanticism and to more belligerent assertions of nationalism. Resurrected in the latter part of the twentieth century in Marvel Magazine, Thor was further transformed into an articulation both of an anxious male sexuality and of a parallel nervousness regarding American foreign policy. Martin Arnold explores the extraordinary regard in which Thor has been held since medieval times and considers why and how his myth has been adopted, adapted and transformed.
Martin Arnold is Professor of Scandinavian Literat…
In this clear and lively book, Martin Arnold has demonstrated how closely the changing interpretations of a mythological figure through the generations are intertwined with major socio-political and cultural trends. I can heartily recommend it.
Jacqueline Simpson, The Folklore Society, UK, Folklore
A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, 2011
Times Literary Supplement
Like Arnold's other recent books Thor aims for accessibility, and its style is readable and inclusive, well-pitched to both early students of Norse and a popular readership. The first three chapters of the book alone provide students a valuable critical introduction to the Norse mythological Thor … [T]his study's intrinsic scholarly value and relevance to contemporary popular culture is without question … Thor: Myth to Marvel expands our viewpoint of this figure which can so casually be dismissed as simplistic in both its original meanings and later portrayals, inviting us to consider wider context and engage again with Thor and the continually recycled mythologies in which he plays a role.
John D. Shafer, University of Nottingham, UK, European History Quarterly
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India is bestowed with a vast diversity in its socio-economic-geographic and political facets. This feature makes India special among world nations. Polity which deals with governance and administrative mechanisms is a significant topic for UPSC IAS Examination. Here we are giving the differences between Indian Government and U.S. Government which is essential for UPSC IAS Mains exam.
Political Parties
- Indian democracy is dominated by a number of political parties whereas American democracy is dominated by just two parties – The Republican Party and The Democratic Party.
Structure of government
- The structure of Indian Government is primarily federal but with strong unitary bias.
- In U.S, the Government is chiefly federal in nature since the States are authorized with their own Constitutions.
Form of government
- India has a Parliamentary form of government whereas the US follows a Presidential form of Government.
Head and elections
- The head of a Parliamentary form of government is Prime Minister but in the Presidential form of Government, the President is the head of Government.
- The President of India is considered as the Head of the State and certain distinctive powers are vested in him/her.
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In India, the President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry.
In U.S.A., citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the 50 U.S. states or in Washington, D.C. cast ballot for members of the U.S. Electoral College, known as electors. These electors then in turn cast direct votes, known as electoral votes, for President.
Powers
- In India, all the major powers are conferred on the Prime Minister whereas the President is the most powerful authority in US Government.
- A balance of power has been depicted among the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary in the Constitution of India but Judiciary is the most powerful in the U.S.
Parliament
- The parliament of US is known as US Congress.
- The Indian Parliament comprises of the President, Upper House, and Lower House.
- Both Indian Parliament and US Congress are bicameral.
- The Executive in India is collectively associated to the Legislature.
- The Executive in U.S. government is the President himself whereas in India the Executive means the Council of Ministers.
- In India number of representatives in the Council of States is decided on a proportional basis while in the U.S, the number of representatives in Senate is equal and always two for each state.
Constitution
- There is only one constitution in India for the entire nation except for the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- In the U.S the national Constitution permits its states to have their own state Constitutions.
Nature of Constitution
- Indian Constitution is both flexible and rigid in nature whereas Constitution of U.S. is comparatively rigid in nature.
DPSP and FR’s
- The Fundamental Rights stated in Part III of the Constitution of India is the civil and political charter of India.
- The Directive Principles specified in Part IV of the Constitution of India is the economic and social charter of India.
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The Multicore Association (MCA) is establishing specifications for a programming model that will reduce the complexity involved in writing software for multicore chips used in smartphones, tablets and other embedded systems.
The association is putting together a cohesive set of foundation APIs (application programming interfaces) to standardise communication, resource sharing and virtualisation spanning cores on the same or different chips, said Markus Levy, the group's president.
Chip makers are adding CPUs, sensors and accelerators to chips as an energy-efficient way to boost application performance on devices. But multicore chips have also created a challenge for programmers, who have to write applications that scale across multiple cores and synchronise correctly to ensure calculations are executed in a certain order to get the correct output.
The low-level APIs provide a consistent multicore programming model from which applications can be tailored to run across chip architectures, operating systems and specialised hardware, Levy said. MCA has completed the MCAPI (multicore communication API) and MRAPI (multicore resource management API) for communication and resource management, respectively and has working groups to create new tools and APIs related to virtualisation.
"One aspect of the MCAPI infrastructure involves the specification of a network of communication nodes, where a node can be a process, thread, instance of an operating system, hardware accelerator or processor core," Levy said.
MCAPI is designed to work with MRAPI, an API for application-level resource management capabilities that coordinate power management and virtualisation on multicore chips. Chips contain functions and features that change dynamically, and on some multicore chips it is hard for a single OS to track and control all resources, Levy said. MRAPI provides low-level support for system-level event notification such as power-savings states, device failures and hypervisor repartitioning.
"Utilising MRAPI, system developers can write portable application programs that will scale throughout current and future generations of multicore processors and architectures, benefitting application, middleware, processor and system developers," Levy said.
This standardisation will allow chip vendors and third-party tool providers to take over the resource management, so programmers can focus on high-level applications, Levy said.
The organisation is also developing APIs for users of embedded virtualisation products, which could enable interoperatibility of applications and middleware across different virtualisation environments. But a larger focus is on developing standardised tools that take advantage of the APIs. For example some backers of the new APIs such as Mentor, Intel, Freescale and Texas Instruments all had developed their own debug and tracing tools, Levy said.
"The net result for tool vendors is that as much as they would like to be a one-stop shop, it is impossible. No single vendor can offer everything that their customers require and yet customers must be able to develop for and understand this diverse system," Levy said.
MCA members also include IBM, Samsung and Advanced Micro Devices. | https://www.techworld.com/news/tech-innovation/new-multicore-coding-model-to-be-introduced-to-make-programming-easier-3267696/ |
PS6S302 The therapeutic Relationship
What is it that heals? and how does it happen? Is it just a matter of knowledge? Or does it go beyond that to embrace philosophies and attitudes? Could we measure it? and How?
The Module aims to help students realize the most important
parameters of a therapeutic relationship from the beginning to a successful
end. It also aims to equip students with all needed to adopt attitudes and
embrace Philosophies that heal away from dysfunctional controlling or other
models and how to recognize transference and counter-transference when working
with a person in a therapeutic setting. Finally, it teaches how we can measure
a therapeutic relationship in research.
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, the
course will be conducted at the level expected of Undergraduate Students or
Professionals and Executives who can critically think and reflect. Therefore,
for all participants, reading and writing comfortably in English at the
Undergraduate College Level is desirable as well as a reflective Mind to delve
into concepts.
Although the lectures are designed to be self-contained,
students wanting to expand their knowledge even further will be guided to do so
through extensive bibliography. Students are advised to read the required
readings either before or soon after each unit, but in advance of the next
unit. Recommended and supplemental readings can be read any time throughout the
course in the self-study context and this is what will take your understanding
to new heights.
There will be video lectures (60-75 minutes each) each
week. The lectures can be divided into about 4-6 segments, separated by
interactive quiz questions for you to to help you process and understand
the material. In addition, there will be a problem set and a programming
assignment each week and there will be a final exam. You are encouraged to
maintain a personal journal of thoughts, observations and experiences during
the course. For the community work, there will be action learning activities
which will involve you talking to others in your environment. A brief essay
is to be written based on your experience.
The focus of interest is on the following subjects:
Concepts Of Therapy In Ancient Times And Now
Culture And The Therapeutic Relationship
The Therapeutic Figures Versus Friends And Helpers. The
Therapeutic Alliance
The Therapeutic Process: From Beginning To Completion
Therapeutic Interaction & Communication.
The Attitude That Heals: What Enhances Growth In Others
Transference And Countertransference
Understanding Self And Others: An Issue Of Healthy
Boundaries
Therapeutic Outcome
Measuring The Therapeutic Relationship: Research Approaches
You will be able to recognise the difference between a
friend and a therapist and you will be able to develop therapeutic alliances
that empower people as they get back to balance!
Yes, each unit will include reflective exercises and action
learning assignments to help you understand and experiment with the ideas
studies at work or at home in your life. You will reflect on what the role of a
health practitioner is, esp. in the field of Prenatal Psychology and this will
affect other aspects of your personal and working life inspiring you to adopt
attitudes and behaviors towards co-operation and co-creation in full respect of
who each of the team is extending a helpful hand when needed and a clearer mind
at times of confusion.
Yes, community work is an integral part of this educational
program. You are expected to offer 4 hours of community work a week, which will
be documented.
Yes, since this educational program goes very deep, it is
important for you to have your support system and personal work is an integral
part of it. You can choose to work individually or in a group in your area and
it is advisable that you opt for prenatal psychology to be the Psychology
Thought you work with, if this is possible where you live. A session of 2
hours a week is expected.
All you need is an Internet connection and the time to read
and discuss the exciting materials available online. | https://www.cosmoanelixis.gr/%CE%92%CF%81%CE%AF%CF%83%CE%BA%CF%89%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%9C%CE%AC%CE%B8%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85/tabid/420/ctl/ViewDetail/mid/1766/CoCode/13983/language/el-GR/Default.aspx |
Home Office Statistics Essay
Previous to April 2012 the Home office was the most definitive source of being accountable for recording official statistics, since then the Office for National Statistics took responsibility for such data. This essay will cover the current trends portrayed by the Home Office criminal statistics, and the levels of insight we obtain form understanding them. Initially to learn and get an understanding of the current crime problem we must understand that there are official statistics recorded by the Home Office and also criminal justice agencies, and some statistics relating to the British Crime Survey.
In some instances these may be deemed ‘unofficial’ but are still in fact funded by the Home office. It will also explore the two main forms of measuring crime; police recorded crime and the British Crime Survey and what information can be gathered from them. The latest National Statistics on crimes detected by the police in England and Wales…are based on data collected from the 43 Home Office police forces and the British Transport Police’.
(Home Office) The release suggests an estimated 9. million crimes measured by the BCS in 2010/11. This figure in comparison to last year’s 9. 5 million is not statistically significantly different. These figures tell us that since the survey started in 1981 crime has remained at its lowest level. Crimes recorded by the police in 2010/11 were 4. 2 million; presenting a 4% decrease compared with the previous year and also at its lowest since the new counting rules was introduced in April 2002.
From these statistics we can learn that both forms of measurement indicate the falling levels of crime, the primary trend is that since 2004/05 crime has been fairly flat, as there were a few significant statistical changes each year, and the reduction in police recorded crime is smaller than that was reported in the previous three years. Thoroughly examining these statistics will give us an insight to the current crime problem, what crimes are being committed, of what type and give us a general idea of victimization rates.
The BCS provides estimates of the number of crimes experienced across England and Wales. With regards to the type of crime, Home Office crime statistics tell us that there has been a 14% increasing domestic burglary compared with previous BCS survey. It indicates, in the long term, burglary has fallen by 57% between the years of 1995 and 2010/11 and non-domestic burglary, in contrast, decreased by 4% in 2010/11, continuing the general downward trend (down 41% since 2002/01).
Police recorded violence against the person fell by 6% between 2009/10 and 2010/11, decreasing in both violence with injury down 8% and violence without injury down 4%. The 2010/11 BCS estimates violence to be 11% lower than the 2006/07 and 2010/11. From both sources we can see a consistent fall in vandalism, where the BCS shows decrease by 9% and police recorded crime by 13% in comparison to the previous years. Victimization rates also recorded by the BCS; conducted survey in 2012/11 indicates estimated 6. 1% of households experienced vandalism which shows a 7% decrease compared to the previous year.
But in question how reliable are official crime statistics; ‘criminologists have long recognized that there is a large hidden or ‘dark figure’ of crime and that official crime rates reflect only those crimes reported to the police’ (Croall, 2010). Considering recorded crime by the police we understand statistics compiled by court and cautioning records give an official picture of those responsible for criminal offences, these together present a picture of the ‘crime problem’. There’re various reasons why these statistics are not representative of the total volume of crime.
First the discretion between recorded and known offences should be taken into account; official statistics don’t a give complete record of criminal offences, here the issues of policing are considered, discretion, resource, deployment and targeting, insufficient evidence, withdrawal of complaint, discretion (prejudice or bias), institutional pressures (organisational performance), court practices etc. Until 1988 summary offences were not coverede. g. driving after consuming alcohol. Neither statistics on recorded crime cover offences dealt with administratively by organisations such as Inland Revenue.
Therefore it is questionable whether they (criminal damage from vehicle or from shops) can be seen as more serious than summary offences dealt with administratively. There’s major issue with the reporting and non-reporting of crimes in relation to official statistics. Majority of recorded crime results from reports by the public and, are a various issues why a crime may not be reported such as; lack of awareness that a crime took place (fraud), victimless crime (prostitution), the matter was dealt with privately. Triviality, distrust in police, the victim was powerless etc. Since some rimesare more likely to be reported than others, official statisticsdon’t reflect the overall pattern of crime. Also police recording practices where police have statutory obligation to record crimes; having some discretion over whether a crime is serious enough to warrant their attention. Police forces also have ‘counting rules’ to calculate the extent of crime where the basic rule is that there should be an indication of the number of victims rather than the number of criminal acts. Evidence therefore shows that official statistics on recorded crime from police fail to provide a reliable and valid measurement of crime.
They maybe systematically biased in underestimating the extent of certain crimes. It can be argued that official statistics are a social construction interaction, based on series of interpretations, definitions and decisions which are influenced by a variety of factors and vary from situation to situation. Official statistics are socially constructed; they are the end product of a range of decisions. The BCS, a victim study conducted annually, where respondents are asked to recall crimes against themselves or any other member of the household over a 12 month period.
There are various crimes excluded from the BCS; crimes such as murder, where the victim is no longer available for interview, so called victimless crimes e. g. drug-possession and fraud. The volume of crime statistics the BCS cannot always be directly compared with police figures, since the BCS includes both unreported and unrecorded crime. Arguably giving a more complete estimate of many crimes compared to police recorded crimes. The trends indicatethe new measure of the National Crime Recording Standard, increased the volume of police recorded crime.
This change raised the volume of police recorded crime by 10%, but it does not reflect a real increase in crime. In evaluating the BCS, we can say that for the crime it covers, it provides a more accurate picture of the ‘crime problem’, extent of crime and of trends in crime than police recorded crime. One reason is because it estimates include unreported and unrecorded crime and also the trends identified by the BCS are not affected by changes in recording practices unlike the trends identified from police records.
However, only a ? of BCS can be directly compared to police recorded crime, being a household survey, it doesn’t cover a range of crimes which appear in police stats e. g. corporate crimes. Problems with official crime stats are magnified as they are examined over time. As more crimes may be reported as time goes on, new types of crime may be emerging and new opportunities opening up for existing crimes. Changes in legislation and law enforcement may result in more crimes being recorded. E. g.
Insurance companies require a police report when a crime has been committed. People may be less willing to tolerate certain types of crime e. g. increases in violence related crime due to violence being less tolerated. The decision in 1977 to include offences of criminal damage of ?20 or less in police crime statistics raised the annual total by around 7%. To include summary offences boosted the total of recorded crime, as well as giving impression of increase in violent crime show how changes in legislation have affected crime statistics.
Also the introduction of the National Crime Recording Standard (NCRS) in 2002, designed to reduce police discretion in recording reports of offences from the public, resulted in ‘rises and falls difficult to interpret’ (Croall 2010),resulting in the highest proportion of reports crime ever recorded by the police. To conclude, when questioning what we learn from official home office statistics we must consider such factors in which methods of crime are measured, as illustrated we cannot gather a true picture of the ‘crime problem’ through one approach.
We may ask, does the rise in recorded crime mean that more crimes are being committed? Evidence presented suggests this may not be the case, shows that at least part of the increases in recorded crime may have nothing to do with changes in the actual volume of crime. Such apparent restrictions and constraints e. g. the omitting of offences recorded by police forces outside the ambit of the Home Office, ‘blur our vision’ of current crime trends. | https://graduateway.com/home-office-statistics/ |
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Reps. Pappas and Gottheimer pass amendment encouraging the Department of Commerce to support manufacturing companies whose supply chains have been disrupted by COVID-19 through the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) program
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) passed an amendment to a key FY 2021 funding package that will designate $1 million in funding for the Department of Commerce to provide support through the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) program to companies whose supply chains have been disrupted by the pandemic.
“Support for manufacturing jobs in New Hampshire is critical as we fight to rebuild our economy in the midst of the deepest economic downturn in decades,” said Congressman Pappas. “Manufacturers across our state have been forced to contend with severe disruptions to their supply chains as a result of the pandemic, and this amendment will encourage investments in Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to help Granite State companies overcome these challenges and ultimately bring back manufacturing jobs unfairly lost to overseas competitors.”
“A key component of overcoming COVID-19 and rebuilding our economy must be supporting made in America and made in New Hampshire manufacturing,” said Zenagui Brahim, President of New Hampshire MEP. “An increase in funding for the Manufacturing Extension Partnerships, including MEP NH, will help us provide additional resources to help more Granite State companies become world-class manufacturers, create good, high-paying jobs as our economy recovers, and make up for supply chain limitations caused by the pandemic.”
The amendment authored by Reps. Gottheimer and Pappas was accepted as part of a larger appropriations package which includes spending bills for Defense, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Service and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development.
Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) is a public-private partnership with centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico dedicated to serving small and medium-sized manufacturers. Last year, MEP Centers interacted with 28,213 manufacturers, leading to $15.7 billion in sales, $1.5 billion in cost savings, $4.5 billion in new client investments, and helped create or retain 114,650 jobs.
Pappas has fought to grow made-in-America manufacturing at home. He supported the bipartisan USMCA trade deal, and met with business leaders shortly after the deal went into effect to hear how it would impact their businesses.
In February, he joined the NH delegation to announce over $51 million in federal funds awarded to Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) in Manchester to develop a portable technology that would chemically engineer and produce medications and vaccines. In June, they announced that ARMI would also receive $399,138 in federal funding through the bipartisan CARES Act for the creation and development of a roadmap to bolster America’s domestic supply chain for vaccines and personal protective equipment. | https://www.nhmep.org/pappas-helps-pass-amendment-to-bolster-u-s-manufacturers-hurt-by-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-support-american-jobs/ |
Résumé : (auteur) Key message : The mean temperature from March to September affects the height-diameter relationship of many tree species in France. For most of these species, the temperature effect is nonlinear, which makes the identification of an optimal temperature possible. Increases in mean temperature could impact the volume supply of commercial species by the end of the twenty-first century.
Context : Height-diameter (HD) relationships are central in forestry since they are essential to estimate tree volume and biomass. Since the late 1960s, efforts have been made to generalize models of HD relationships through the inclusion of plot- and tree-level explanatory variables. In some recent studies, climate variables such as mean annual temperature and precipitation have been found to have a significant effect on HD allometry. However, in these studies, the effects were all considered to be linear or almost linear, which supposes that there is no optimal temperature and no optimal precipitation.
Aims : In this study, we tested the hypothesis that an optimum effect of temperature and precipitation exists on tree heights.
Methods : We fitted generalized models of HD relationships to 44 tree species distributed across France. To make sure that the climate variables would not hide some differences in terms of the local environment, the models included explanatory variables accounting for competition, tree social status and other plot-level factors such as slope inclination and the occurrence of harvesting in the last five years.
Results : It turned out that the temperature effect was significant for 33 out of 44 species and an optimum was found in 26 cases. The precipitation effect was linear and was found to be significant for only seven species. Although the two climate variables did not contribute as much as the competition and the social status indices to the model fit, they were still important contributors. Under the representative concentration pathway (RCP) 2.6 and the assumptions of constant form factors and forest conditions in terms of competition and social statuses, it is expected that approximately two thirds of the species with climate-sensitive HD relationships will generally be shorter. This would induce a decrease in volume ranging from 1 to 5% for most of these species.
Conclusion : Forest practitioners should be aware that the volume supply of some commercial species could decrease by the end of the twenty-first century. However, these losses could be partly compensated for by changes in the form factors and the species distributions.
Numéro de notice : A2019-045 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1007/s13595-018-0784-9 date de publication en ligne : 19/12/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0784-9 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=92051
in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne] > vol 76 n° 1 (March 2019)[article]Abundance response of western European forest species along canopy openness and soil pH gradients / Rosalinde van Couwenberghe in Forest ecology and management, vol 262 n° 8 ([15/10/2011])
[article]
Titre : Abundance response of western European forest species along canopy openness and soil pH gradients Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Rosalinde van Couwenberghe, Auteur ; Catherine Collet, Auteur ; Eric Lacombe, Auteur ; Jean-Claude Gégout, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : pp 1483 - 1490 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Végétation
[Termes descripteurs IGN] flore locale
[Termes descripteurs IGN] inventaire écologique
[Termes descripteurs IGN] régénération (sylviculture)
Résumé : (auteur) In order to better understand the structure and composition of forest plant communities, we aimed to predict the abundance of understory herbaceous species locally at the stand level and according to different environments. For this, we seeked to model species distributions of abundance at a regional scale in relationship with the local stand structure (canopy openness) and regional soil resources (soil pH).
Floristic inventories, performed in different light and soil conditions located in 1202 records of north eastern France, were used to analyze the combined effect of canopy openness and soil pH on the abundance of 12 common western European forest species: Anemone nemorosa, Deschampsia flexuosa, Festuca altissima, Hedera helix, Lamium galeobdolon, Lonicera periclymenum, Molinia caerulea, Oxalis acetosella, Pteridium aquilinum, Rubus fruticosus, Rubus idaeus, and Vaccinium myrtillus. Ordinal regression models relating species abundance responses to their environment were developed.
For most species (eight out of 12), distribution was significantly affected by canopy openness and soil pH. Differences among low-abundance (i.e. cover 25%) responses were noted for 11 species along the canopy openness gradient and four species along the pH gradient. The present study quantifies optimal light and soil nutrient requirements for high-abundance responses and quantifies light and soil nutrients tolerance conditions for low-abundance responses. The combination of both factors highlights the pre-eminence of pH conditions occurrence and canopy openness for species abundance.
The models developed by this study may be used to define canopy openness thresholds in function of soil characteristics to control the development of species during forest regeneration. The species-specific reactions on local canopy openness along a regional soil gradient illustrate the need for a species-specific management approach. | https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=author_see&id=43163 |
Field Service Software Market Potential Growth, Share, Demand And Analysis Of Key Players- Research Forecasts To 2026
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought along a global recession, which has impacted several industries. Along with this impact COVID Pandemic has also generated few new business opportunities for Field Service Software market. Overall competitive landscape and market dynamics of Field Service Software has been disrupted due to this pandemic. All these disruptions and impacts has been analysed quantifiably in this report, which is backed by market trends, events and revenue shift analysis. COVID impact analysis also covers strategic adjustments for Tier 1, 2 and 3 players of Field Service Software market. | |
Cjus 801- discussion forum 2-reply 3 | CJUS 801 – Criminal Justice Program Evaluation | Liberty University
Reply must be at least 200-300 words. You must support your assertions with at least 2 citations from sources such as your textbook, peer-reviewed journal articles, and the Bible.
Textbook: Vito, G. F., & Higgins, G. E. (2015). Practical program evaluation for criminal justice. Waltham, MA: Elsevier. ISBN: 9781455777709.
**JOHN**
Crime Prevention and the Three Strikes Law
In the United States, the prevention of crime and society’s protection is one of the main goals of criminal justice policy, one that may conflict with the right of the individual protected by the Constitution (Cole et al., 2017). Punishment of criminal acts is a form of prevention. “Punishment is only a means to a greater good, usually the prevention or at least the reduction of future crime” (Samaha, 2014, p. 24). Punishment as a means of preventing crime is based on Deterrence Theory, which can be traced to Cesare Beccaria’s works in the 18th century (Bernard et al., 2016). At least 26 states and the Federal Government have enacted three-strike laws (Shepherd, 2002). The specific program of interest is the California Three Strikes Law, designed to increase the sentence of and thus the punishment of a convicted felon based not on the crime itself but the defendant’s past criminal record of prior felony convictions. This law was held to be Constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (Samaha, 2014). Analysis of the three-strikes law provides information indicating that the three strikes program is an effective means of preventing crime.
Empirical Proof of The Effectiveness of Three Strikes Law
Empirical data exists to prove that the California Three Strikes Law has a deterrent effect and results in the prevention of crime in California. Datta (2017) uses data collected by the California Criminal Justice Statistics Center and the Second and Third Strike Inmate Population Report maintained by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to study the effectiveness of the California Three Strikes Law. The study looked at long term results with data collected between 1991 and 2009. Datta (2017) selected California to study the deterrent effect because of all the states, California has consistently applied the harsher sentences over a more extended period.
Datta (2017) conducted a quantitative study that used regressions to support the hypothesis that the three-strike law helped prevent crime. The study looked at both deterrence and incapacitation. Variables used included populations of individual counties, the age distributions in those counties, income levels, minority populations, unemployment rates, and other variables. Prison populations and the number of available prison beds were also considered.
The study results showed a decrease in murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assaults. The decline in the murder rate was the lowest. However, the study concluded that this was because, unlike other crimes, the first offense for murder comes with a significant period of incarceration at 20 years. Other crimes have incarceration times increase significantly on the 2ndand third strike. Generally, a first offense felon will receive one to five years for the first offense, which doubles for the second and goes as high as twenty-three years for the third offense. The study found that both incapacitation and deterrence impacted crime rates, but deterrence had a more substantial impact value. The study also found that the deterrence was more significant for the second strike than the third and attributed this to certain felons will never be deterred. The study found that deterrence even applied to property crime, even though the first offense convictions are not considered a crime for three stikes.
Christian World View
The Bible provides many examples of the importance of deterrence. It is about choice and the incentive to not sin and the penalty for that sin, thus offering guidance for the criminal justice system. “Whoever commits sin also commits lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness” (New King James Version, 1982, 1 John 3:4). “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (New King James Version, 1982, Galatians 6:7).
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A Cross-Cultural Study of Punishment Beliefs and Decisions.
The current research examined cultural similarities and differences in punishment beliefs and decisions. Participants were European Americans ( N = 50), Chinese Americans ( N = 57), and Chinese in Mainland China ( N = 50). The Functions of Punishment Questionnaire was used to measure participants' beliefs about the retributive or deterrent functions of punishment and a scenario method was used to measure the extent to which punishment decisions were driven by individuals' concerns for retribution or deterrence. The results indicated that, contrary to the hypothesis that the retributive function would be emphasized by individualistic groups and the deterrent function by collectivistic groups, Mainland Chinese participants had a stronger belief in retribution and a weaker belief in deterrence than did European and Chinese Americans. The results also indicated that retribution played a bigger role in punishment decisions for Chinese than for the other two groups, but the importance of the deterrence function in punishment decisions did not differ across the three groups. Finally, the correlation between interdependence orientation and the belief in retribution was positive for Chinese but negative for European Americans. Taken together, the findings provided little evidence that collectivists are more deterrence-oriented and individualists more retribution-oriented.
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This discussion of the cosmology and foundations of the Crossroads Setting gives depth to many of its unique features. Starting off with the creation story that explains its unpredictable magic, this section also explores the mysterious Ring of Mist that surrounds Crossroads and the many theories of creation which provide a range of story hooks and avenues for connecting Crossroads to other settings.
In the beginning everything was Essence. Essence is what we call the rawest form magic. It is creative and chaotic. The Essence was everything and it was nothing. And it existed like that for eons upon eons. Finally, by random chance, there was a tiny spark of order and the First God came into existence. As the First God surveyed what was around them, their thoughts rippled through the Essence, shaping it into earth and air, fire and water. More ripples created the sun, the moon, and the stars. Finally, life itself was born.
This was the First Creation.
But raw Essence is unstable and once life had been created, there were more thoughts to shape it. These new thoughts were smaller, but they were numerous, and the Essence changed a little in response to each one. The First God tried to hold everything stable with the power of their thoughts, but all of creation is a lot to think about and there were so many other thoughts constantly reshaping it. Finally the First God could not hold the Essence stable anymore, and the First Creation tore itself into pieces and was destroyed.
Then the First God had a new idea, and that thought rippled through the Essence, bringing the Many Gods into being—each with a different nature and gift. Together the Many Gods divided the raw power of the Essence into the Magical Domains. Next, using these domains as both tools and materials, the gods wove a new world, the Second Creation, with laws to govern it and keep it stable.
One of these laws is that the gods themselves may not directly manifest within the world. This protects creation from the rips and tears that would inevitably be caused by their immense power. Instead, the gods confine themselves to working through their followers and maintaining those parts of creation which are their special areas of interest.
We are living in this Second Creation and through study we have learned that small fragments of the First Creation escaped its destruction. These fragments have become embedded within the substance of our world. As remnants of that original world, they know only the form that the First God gave to them. It is uncertain how being embedded within the substance of the Second Creation has affected them, but they do seem to be more stable than they once were. Because these fragments are so similar to Essence, they are potent, causing these areas to be usually rich in magic. They are also the reason why these places rarely follow the Laws of the Gods, because those laws did not exist when the First Creation was made.
There is, however, one large fragment of the First Creation that escaped its destruction. This fragment has become the Other Realm, a place of beauty and danger that only touches the fabric of the Second Creation in a few places. Though the points of contact are few, it is believed that many of the peoples and creatures that now inhabit Crossroads originated in the First Creation and only came into Crossroads through these connections to the Other Realm.
The Magical Domains are both the threads from which the world has been woven and the tools used to do that weaving. Because of this, the magic of each domain can be used like a tool to manipulate and reshape its own threads. However, the threads of different domains are often intertwined, meaning that changes made to one domain can have unexpected results on others.
All of this constant reweaving would make reality unstable, except that the Many Gods designed the Second Creation to be stable. The threads of the domains have an inherent stability that makes them always remember and return to their original shapes, no matter how many times they have been altered. In addition, the threads of the Second Creation are so tightly woven that changes to the fabric of one area rarely affect other places. Together these two things make it possible for many different people to use magic without upsetting the world’s stability.
Because of the inherent stability of the Magical Domains, an anchor is required any time a magic user wishes to create a permanent magical effect. The anchor acts like a knot that holds the domain thread in its new shape. Should the anchor be destroyed, the domain thread would be freed to resume its original shape. The most stable anchors are physical, with orbs being the most common, followed by artifacts, living beings, and everyday objects. Intangible things, such as emotions, promises, duties, or purposes are also capable of anchoring magic. However, intangible anchors are more flexible, which makes them prone to changing over time, and as the anchor changes, so too does the attached magic.
It is believed that each person born in Crossroads resonates with at least one Magical Domain. With practice, this resonance can be developed into a connection which allows that person to draw on the magic of their domain and reshape its threads. Depending on the nature of their practice, this connection can take different forms. Some connections are direct, while others happen with the assistance of a god or other powerful being.
When a person casts magic they are harnessing the power of one of their domains to reshape that domain’s thread. Doing this means temporarily overcoming a small bit of the Second Creation’s inherent stability. Naturally, this comes with risks. Each Magical Domain contains a piece of the raw creativity of Essence. This is necessary for the Second Creation to maintain its flexibility and resilience. Normally, this flexibility is balanced by each domain’s stability. However, when threads are being reshaped, their creative power can become unbalanced, producing unexpected results. This is the biggest source of magical mishaps, though mishaps can also be caused by unexpected interconnections between the threads. Prayers, words of power, gestures, magical herbs, performances, and sacred items can all be used to add structure to the casting process. This helps maintain stability, as does practice and preparation, but, in the end, mishaps happen to all who use magic.
The Ring of Mist is a permanent, oval-shaped cloud that encircles the entirety of Crossroads, separating it from the Outside Lands. It is not possible to go over or under the Ring of Mist; the only way in or out of Crossroads is to go through it. Strange things happen in the mist. Even so, people cross back and forth every day on the many roads that pass through it.
Each time a person passes through the mist it gets inside their mind, obscuring some of their memories. They can remember everything they know about the land they are currently in, but the memories of the land they came from are dream-like and incomplete. People can still remember their loved ones and some aspects of daily life, but details about the world and how it works are fuzzy.
The mist also seems to take things. Magical objects can’t cross through it. Instead they vanish, only to reappear on the return trip. Similarly, the writing on books, maps, and diagrams also disappears, though the objects that were written upon do cross over, leaving blank parchment and empty books. Upon the return journey the writing reappears.
It is possible that there are other things that can’t pass through mist that people aren’t even aware of because the mist prevents them from remembering. What is certain is that people and animals can pass through it, along with raw materials and simple goods. It is believed that some of the groups now living in Crossroads came through the Ring of Mist from the Outside Lands, but that was so long ago that no one knows for sure.
There are, naturally, a lot of theories about what the Ring of Mist is and what it is made of. It has been noted that the gateways between Crossroads and the Other Realm are also marked by mist, but that mist has very different properties. In addition, ghosts and other supernatural entities often create magical fogs which they can manipulate. As a result, some think that mist and fog are markers of supernatural boundaries. Another possibility is that any magic that is in a rawer form, a form closer to Essence, will appear as a fog. Others theorize that these are all distinct phenomena that just happen to have similar appearances. Studies designed to answer these questions are ongoing, but with little success. So far the Ring of Mist has resisted all attempts to study it.
There are many possibilities for what the Second Creation is and how Crossroads fits into it. The existence of the Ring of Mist brings up many questions, and numerous theories have been proposed to explain it. These theories can be grouped into two main categories: the Single World Theories and the Many Worlds Theories.
The Single World Theories are all based on the idea that Crossroads is part of a single larger world that is the entirety of the Second Creation. Among these theories, the Protective Barrier Theory views the Ring of Mist as an ancient barrier designed to protect Crossroads from the outside world. By preventing external magic from entering Crossroads and knowledge from leaving, military invasions are made impractical. Meanwhile, the Forbidden Knowledge Theory suggests that the true function of the Ring of Mist is to keep certain powerful, forbidden knowledge that is hidden in Crossroads from ever reach the Outside Lands.
A different perspective is given in the Magical Transportation Theory, which views all of the magic and information blocking properties of the Ring of Mist as an unintended side effect of its true function. This function is to magically connect the trade roads of Crossroads to many different lands all over the Second Creation. Similarly, the Magical Boundary Theory also takes a unique perspective. It puts forth the idea that magic only exists in Crossroads and that the Ring of Mist is simply the boundary where magic stops working.
In contrast to the Single World Theories, the Many Worlds Theories are all based on the idea that the Second Creation contains many different worlds that are connected by the roads between them. This would mean that the Ring of Mist is both the edge of the world and the gateway to other worlds. All of the effects caused by going through the mist are a result of shifting from one reality to another.
Among these theories, those who follow the Many Experiments Theory believe that the Many Gods experimented in the creation of all of these different worlds, resulting in each world having its own laws and magic. Followers of the Many Pantheons Theory take this a step further by suggesting that each world actually has its own pantheon of gods.
Other Many Worlds Theories focus on the way all of these different worlds are connected to each other. The Giant Flower Theory puts Crossroads at the center of creation, like the center of an enormous flower, with all of the other worlds connecting to it like petals. Conversely, the Giant Web Theory thinks of creation as a massive interconnected web of different worlds. In this theory, Crossroads is a world like any other with an average number of connections to other worlds.
Unfortunately the mind altering effects of the mist have so far made it impossible to get proof for any of these theories, as the only place that can be studied in detail is Crossroads itself. Studies of the Other Realm have yielded exciting information about the First Creation, but they can only shed limited insight into the nature of the Second Creation. As a result, speculation and study continue indefinitely. | https://writingalchemy.net/crossroads-overview/crossroads-cosmology-and-foundations/ |
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The building for the Archivi di Corte was designed by the Royal Architect Filippo Juvarra between 1731 and 1733. In its way, it was probably a unique example in the Western world for the day: there are no other known National Archives in Europe whose premises are a single building designed exclusively as an archive from the start.
The function that this public building had to perform was to guarantee to the sovereign the preservation and rapid consultation of the legal titles and the documentation necessary to govern the state, regarding both domestic and foreign policy. The rational organisation of the archives and their scrupulous conservation by the House of Savoy began in the 13th century, when the castle of Chambéry became the stable seat of power for the County of Savoy.
In 1731 the Palazzo designed by Juvarra was accorded a precise and specific collocation at the heart of the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which had been granted to the Savoia dynasty a few years earlier: the Regi Archivi were located close to the Royal Palace, the centre of the monarch’s absolute power, and physically connected to it by a corridor that crossed the Palazzo delle Regie Segreterie di Stato (the “ministries” of the Kingdom), the building that now houses the Prefecture.
The various stages of its construction can be traced in great detail thanks to the rich store of surviving documents. There are two different projects, both by Juvarra, one of which is signed by the architect and dated March 8, 1731, and can be considered the working drawing. The other is the Minutari contratti dell’Azienda Fabbriche e Fortificazioni, and it gives a detailed description of the work for the years 1731-1733, complete with numerous drawings by Juvarra.
Juvarra’s working drawing was approved on March 13, 1731 by King Carlo Emanuele III, who allocated the sum of Lira 62,202 for the current year; it envisaged a single building, with three floors above ground, five large rooms on each floor and a number of smaller rooms and a staircase at each end.
Thick fireproof main walls were designed to isolate the building from a possible fire in the adjacent buildings (as they did two centuries later when a dramatic fire destroyed the Teatro Regio in 1936), and to limit the damage of a fire inside the building. The building’s stability was guaranteed by robust floors (designed to prevent repercussions on the lower floors if the roof were to collapse), pavilion ceilings on the upper floors and mighty barrel vaults which were designed to discharge their load on the main walls separating one room from another, on the ground floor and in the cellars.
The façade was decorated with horizontal rustication on the ground floor, and on the two upper floors by a single “giant order” of pilasters with composite capitals. The roof was made of oak, larch and poplar and the definitive version was a mixture of two traditional systems used in Lombardy and Piedmont to distribute the weight of the roof covering. The working drawing of 1731, also indicated that the large rooms were to be furnished with wooden wardrobes, and these were actually built. At the centre of each room there would be a large table, so large they would have to be built on the spot.
Construction work on the main building began on April 11, 1731: the roof was completed and tested on November 29 that same year. The years that followed were dedicated to completing the building, plastering, laying the terracotta floors, the stairs, windowsills, walnut or poplar window frames, the 4480 windows and hardware. At the end of 1734, little more than three years after the work started, the “transfer” of the documents of the Archivio di Corte from the Royal Palace to the new building by Javarra marked the official start of activity in the new premises.
Since then, the Palazzo by Juvarra has continued to perform its purpose of preserving the documents of the Archivio di Corte, except for the period 1804-1815 when, having been stripped of all the documents it contained by the French government, the Archive was transformed into the Città di Torino High School. It was only in the 1830s, following the restoration of the Archivi di Corte ordered by King Carlo Alberto, that Juvarra’s building returned to its original function once again, although the documents had been returned there in 1814.
For a long time, the Archives were extremely reserved, and even the ministers of the Kingdom of Sardinia could not access them without the King’s consent. Only a very small number of visitors were permitted: for example those “distinguished persons […] who were driven by curiosity to see the building” («personaggi distinti [...] quando venissero portati dalla curiosità di vedere la fabbrica») mentioned in the Observations of 1742, indirectly revealing the Savoia pride in a building that was a model of functional architecture. It was only in the 19th century, as the concept of archive was gradually transformed from an instrument exclusively at the sovereign’s service to a historical resource, that Juvarra’s Palazzo began to open its doors to researchers.
In 1982 a large restoration and expansion project was launched for the Sezione Corte of the Archivio di Stato di Torino, to refurbish and restore Juvarra’s building, and to expand it by incorporating the area of the ruined Royal Box of the former Teatro Regio, which was destroyed in the fire of 1936. The plan included the enlargement of the repositories by the construction of two floors under the Royal Gardens, each 100 square metres in size, and able to accommodate 11,000 linear metres of shelving. | http://asto-webarchive-apr2011-ott2018.archiviodistatotorino.it/archiviodistatotorino.beniculturali.it/Site/index.php/en/thearchive/the-buildings/sezione-corte.html |
The long-term preservation strategies used for digital records are significant in that they can ensure access to records and archives. This study examines the strategies used for the digital preservation of records at the University of KwaZulu-Natal Archives. It describes how care is taken in order to ensure that the various plans of action that are adopted are appropriate for the university archives. A qualitative research design with an interpretivist world view was used in this exploratory study. In this study, interviews, observations and document analysis were employed as data-gathering techniques. The research sample was purposively selected from members of the archivist staff at the university archives. Findings revealed that staff members had started a data preservation project; however, it became clear, that there was no decisive policy framework for the preservation of digital records for the UKZN Archives. Therefore, it is recommended that these issues be dealt with via the implementation of an Information Communication Technological (ICT) infrastructure and the devising of policies and strategies to help ensure the long-term preservation of digital records.
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Harrison is perfectly placed to excavate the Horatian artifacts buried in Victorian literature. … [T]he author demonstrates an impressive command of Victorian poetry and fiction, as well as the scholarship on Victorian classical reception. Without doubt, Victorian Horace is a valuable addition to this literature: consistently illuminating on the intricacies of period translations, on the relationship between an original poem and a modem imitation, and on decoding subtle allusions in poetry and prose.
Victorian Studies
[Harrison] is an erudite and agreeable cicerone who presents the reader with a wide range of responses to Horace over a significant period in the history of classical education.
Classics for All
A thorough and thought-provoking study, concise, well-argued, and full of avenues for further inquiry. Harrison has made another valuable contribution to the field of Horatian studies.
New England Classical Journal
Quoting passages in the original Latin and in translation, this thorough book examines the role of Horace before and after the Victorian period, setting the 19th-century appeal of the ancient poet in a wider cultural context as part of a dialogue down the centuries from 1st-century Rome till now.
Minerva
The greatest strength of Harrison's book … [is] the carefully collated and sensibly arranged analyses of the interplay between Horatian verse and its Victorian manifestations. He devotes a chapter to an engaging exegesis of Horatian elements in the works of several Victorian poets, including Tennyson, Arnold, Clough, and Fitzgerald.
Classical World
This is a discussion of the reception of Horace at its very best, astutely combining analysis of Latin poetry with exploration of the literary and social contexts of translation, criticism and the new writing inspired by Horace. Harrison's readings illuminate both the ancient poetry and its modern counterparts, offering in-depth insights into the dynamism and malleability of the cultural capital embedded in Victorian responses to Horace. The book provides a fitting adieu to the Classical Inter/Faces series.
Lorna Hardwick, Professor Emerita of Classical Studies, The Open University, UK
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Two recent pilot studies suggest that it may be possible to develop a saliva-based test for Alzheimer disease, perhaps even before symptoms appear. Although there is currently no cure for Alzheimer disease, identifying affected individuals earlier may allow for better responses to various treatments and support services when symptoms are still mild. Although they are both proof-of-concept studies, their results are encouraging because they indicate that it may eventually be possible to diagnose Alzheimer disease by a simple, saliva-based test.
Currently, there is no single diagnostic test for Alzheimer disease. The diagnosis is primarily based on clinical symptoms, such as changes in memory and cognition. It is possible to look for changes in the levels of two proteins that accumulate in the brain in Alzheimer disease (amyloid β42 and Tau) in the cerebrospinal fluid, but this testing is invasive and still not definitive. Even for individuals who face an increased risk of Alzheimer disease due to genetic risk factors, such as APOE e4 genotype or mutations in the PSEN1 gene, genetic testing does not help diagnose the presence of disease. That is why researchers are working toward developing non-invasive, accurate, and affordable screening tests for Alzheimer disease.
In the most recent study in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers from a Canadian company described a method for measuring a fragment of the amyloid β42 (Aβ42) protein in saliva. Individuals with Alzheimer disease slowly develop harmful deposits of the full-length form of this protein (called amyloid-β precursor protein) in the brain. The researchers measured Aβ42 in the saliva 37 individuals: 7 with Alzheimer disease and 30 healthy individuals.
The researchers found that levels of Aβ42 were nearly twice as high in the people with Alzheimer disease versus the healthy individuals. They also noted that three individuals with an increased risk for developing Alzheimer disease due to genetic causes or a strongly positive family history also had higher levels of Aβ42, suggesting that Aβ42 levels may increase before symptoms of Alzheimer disease are detectable.
The second study, also published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, was performed by a group of researchers from the Beaumont Research Institute and the University of Alberta. Hoping to identify metabolite changes specific for Alzheimer disease, they measured naturally-occurring chemical substances (metabolites) in saliva from three groups: 9 people with Alzheimer disease, 8 people with mild cognitive impairment (i.e., mild changes in memory and thinking abilities that do not compromise day to day activities), and 12 healthy people.
The researchers found metabolite patterns that allowed them to differentiate each of the three subject groups. According to the researchers, this pilot study shows the potential for using the measurement of metabolites in saliva for earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.
It's important to remember that results from these studies are based on very small numbers of individuals and that they will need to be replicated in much larger groups comprised of people with a variety of similar conditions. While encouraging, test results in small-scale, proof-of-concept studies are often disappointing when they are tried in larger groups of people under real-world conditions. | https://labtestsonline.org/news/progress-toward-saliva-based-test-alzheimer-disease |
Primate models of separation-induced depression.
Nonhuman primates have been shown to demonstrate behavioral and physiologic reactions to social separation that suggest symptoms of clinical depression. Although care must be taken in the use of animal models of psychopathology, it can be argued that in the case of certain affective disorders, including depression, nonhuman primate response to separation meets the criteria for validity. A variety of social, environmental, and genetic factors can influence the separation response in terms of intensity and specific types of symptomatology, and through the use of experimental manipulations, the relative importance of these and other variables in mediating depressive reactions have been studied. The effects of catecholamine depleting drugs (such as AMPT) as well as therapeutic agents on separation-induced depression in monkeys are being studied in an effort to determine underlying mechanisms of depression and particularly how neurochemical factors may interact synergistically with environmental and psychosocial factors in determining severity and nature of depressive reactions to separation.
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It seems to me that there is much cause for concern over the status of the performing arts in New Zealand. How often does a promising young soloist leave for greener pastures to further his or her career and gain necessary experience? It's almost proverbial as the only thing to do. But should it need to be so?
Again, to view the position of the performer in another light, why should it be that a performer of international repute must be told that he can't make a living in New Zealand?
New Zealand seems on the surface then, to be peculiarly fecund in producing and nurturing artists of quality but it almost appears that there is a certain sterility in audience production. This can hardly be true. To produce one performer necessarily means a large number of amateurs; and a lesser number of nearly-performers are being produced by a worthy number of teachers, and all these people are potential audience, not to mention the number of non-performers who become audience as an indirect result of these efforts.
If, then, we are producing artists and audience, we must look for some other reason why the audience and the artist are not coming together as one would expect.
The problem somehow seems to centre round the actual bringing together of artist and audience. From the artists' point of view, the big venues are limited to the main centres - about five, perhaps ten if the performer is happy to play for 300 as liona Boyd did recently at Tauranga and Napier. From the audience point of view, there are some who would have to brave snowstorm and blizzard (an inexact quote from a Community Arts Councillor down country) to attend a good concert.
Perhaps it is in fact because the venues themselves are not entirely suitable for the soloist, the chamber ensemble, or the delicate instrument that the problem is so great. Except for some of the older halls, the problem can hardly be the acoustics or the facilities on either side of the proscenium. Hall hire and publicity costs which must be borne by the artist in advance must have a large influence on the artist's choice of venue. By using large halls alone, the artist virtually condemns himself to performing only five or ten times a year, and never providing himself with a year's performing experience or a year's income.
This leaves what must be untapped potential audience. Is it possible to take the performer to the audience instead of vice-versa? The large concert hall is, after all, a late nineteenth century phenomenon, the original idea of a 'concert' being a salon or chamber-scaled entertainment. The salon concert is not, then, a new idea, but an old one which the New Zealand audience could well use to be entertained in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.
The 'house concert' as it is called here, has been growing in popularity over the last two years and would seem to be fulfilling the need of both audience and performer in many respects. The volume of work in arranging a tour is now such that an agency has been formed to handle the booking arrangement. Those who would like to book a date for a concert, or receive information about the artists available should contact the agency.
JACQUELINE A. BROCKING
A Question of Influence
It is of course pleasant to read in the review of 'The Group' in Art New Zealand No.8 that my lino-cuts 'were quite remarkable pieces'. However it does nark me a bit to read that they are 'dependent to some extent upon Cleavin's latest Jeanette etchings'. Not having seen these won't it be interesting when I first see what I depended upon!
OLIVIA SPENCER-BOWER
Victoria Arcade, Auckland
(photograph by John Fields)
The Destruction of Victoria Arcade
Was it necessary to pull Victoria Arcade down? We no longer believe in Neo-Gothic, but have developed a feeling for its work, compounded of historical insight, a bit of sentiment, and in some cases a genuine appreciation of an honest endeavour to create beauty. It was grotty all right: mostly through neglect and thoughtless accretions. But it had fine brickwork, and it has above all very fine 'scale', that elusive but essential element, like a rare vitamin, the lack of which will show up in no uncertain terms. Does its proposed successor have any of this desirable vitamin? Hard to tell from a few 'artist's impressions', that proverbial synonym for arty misrepresentation: though from what one does see, it is highly unlikely that it has any more than any other desirable quality. That such a design nonentity should be accepted by the owners of one of the finest buildings in Queen Street is highly disquieting: especially in an institution in which the Government has the casting vote!
It is an eternal shame that the Victoria Arcade had to follow the City Club, the Regent Theatre and so on. Save our nostalgias, Auckland City Council! They are but signs of our sense of continuity. Without that there is no civic pride; and without civic pride there is no new heart for the City, Mall or no Mall. And if you want to stop vehicles taking over the City, why not ban the bulldozer? | https://art-newzealand.com/10-letters/ |
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This preassessment poses questions about how students have come to know God.
This preassessment helps students identify what they know and want to know about concepts from Unit 2.
Students review many familiar miracles performed by Jesus in the gospels before choosing a favorite.
A worksheet where students are asked to rank items on their necessity for living a happy life.
Answer each question by writing what you know for sure, what you think you know but are unsure about, and things related to the topic that you would like to explore.
In the time allotted for this exercise, answer each question to the best of your knowledge. Each set of questions corresponds to the units you will study in this course and represents content you will cover in more detail in …
A preassessment for students about their knowledge of terms associated with consecrated life.
A reflection worksheet and class discussion on the video Gang Busters: One Man’s Mission to Stop Bullets by Creating Jobs.
A preassessment about things that a student already knows, thinks that they know, and wants to know about the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
A preassessment of one’s knowledge of terms and concepts associated with the Vocation of Holy Orders.
A worksheet that visually explores the differences between Catholic and catholic.
A chart that compares and contrasts the specific qualities of bishops, priests, and deacons.
A number of questions on the leadership structure of the Church.
An online information quest on exegesis.
A handout on defining the Cardinal Virtues and describing how a person who exhibits the Cardinal Virtues acts.
A worksheet focused on what the Ten Commandments teach us about living in right relationship with God and with our neighbors.
Several interview questions for family members on family life and the Fourth Commandment.
A worksheet on honoring God based on students’ knowledge of the first three Commandments.
Two scenarios that involve people making moral choices. Students are asked to identify the object, intention, and circumstances surrounding the act in the scenario and indicate whether the choice is morally good or morally bad.
A worksheet on symbols, their abstract meanings, and how they are integral parts of Church liturgies.
A worksheet where students are asked to fill in information on the liturgical calendar.
A worksheet that looks at the seven Sacraments.
An activity where students are asked to research several religious traditions, complete a comparison chart, and then reflect on their findings.
A chart that students are asked to fill in with at least two examples of ways the Church models the four marks of the Church, and at least two examples of ways they model the four marks of the Church. | https://www.smp.org/resourcecenter/category/Worksheets/27/?subjects=1.3&format=23.24.49.5 |
When Joan McLoughlin starts creating a piece of artwork, she has no plan or end goal. In a way, the art creates itself as she freely paints.
McLoughlin is a Wilmington artist who works with acrylics and mixed media. Much of her art is characterized by abstracts filled with vibrant colors, as well as pieces that use photography in a new and unconventional way.
“As a child, while my siblings were roller skating and playing outside, I was drawing and coloring,” McLoughlin says. “I got my first camera, a Brownie Hawkeye, at a young age and recorded all family events and non-events too.”
While her love for art began at an early age, McLoughlin decided to pursue it full time later in her life.
“Years later, after my children graduated from college, I decided it was my turn,” McLoughlin says. “I never doubted that what I would study would be art. I loved the smell of the paint and the feel of the materials. I even built a darkroom in my basement. Since I liked painting and photography equally, I began to combine the two.”
In 2000, McLoughlin earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art and photography at Notre Dame of Maryland University.
Her art can be found locally at her home studio, Eclipse Artisan Boutique, Cape Fear Community College’s Wilson Center, Art in Bloom Gallery, Gallery Citrine, and Custom Colors.
Some of her pieces will also be on display at Art in Bloom’s upcoming “2020: New Year; New Art” exhibit from January 24 through March 8.
WILMA: You work with acrylics and mixed media, how would you describe your artistic style?
McLoughlin: “My style is contemporary and imaginative. Flowers grow on my canvas. People are unidentifiable. I love color, especially purple! There is nothing that a little dash of purple won’t fix. I enjoy applying paint and other materials to the canvas and being surprised by the outcome.”
WILMA: How do you find inspiration for the abstract, semi-abstract, and floral artwork that you create?
McLoughlin: “My inspiration comes from a variety of sources: a song, a color, a concept, a feeling, a line from a book. But, my work typically begins without a plan. As I begin painting, a song may pop into my mind, for instance, ‘Free Fallin.’ I will find the song on YouTube and play it while painting. The painting becomes my interpretation of the song and begins to have some direction.
Once while freely painting an abstract, organic floral-like shapes suddenly appeared. I worked with that and ended up with an abstract-floral. Naturally, I named it Suddenly.
Honey Soaked Wings (below) was inspired by a line in a novel I was reading one night. The next day, I made a beeline for my studio to paint it.
My photo transfer series was inspired by a Christmas card (below) that my sister sent me that contained a photo of me and my two sisters holding our treasured Christmas gifts, Toni Dolls. I sought to incorporate transfers of old photos of simpler times into contemporary art.”
WILMA: How do you incorporate photography into your paintings? How does mixed media change a painting?
McLoughlin: “I make a copy of a photo and transfer it onto the painted canvas. The paint shows through the clear parts of the photo. I then selectively paint over and around the photo.
Mixed media can give depth, texture, or a focal point to a painting. In the case of my photo transfer pieces, it gives a subject or at least a hint of a story. It’s my story but people relate, and it brings back memories. The photo is a starting point. It’s fun for me to hear viewers’ interpretations of my abstract paintings. They are usually totally different from what I was experiencing while painting and that is a good thing. That’s their story.”
WILMA: What are some of your goals, upcoming projects, or events?
McLoughlin: “Answering these questions about the inspiration for my work gave me an idea for a project entitled Once Upon a Time. I’d love to do a series of paintings that spark, in the viewers, memories of stories of their own life experiences and hopes and dreams of things yet to come.
I’d also like to continue to work with photos in a more abstract style.
My artistic goal is to always stay fresh, challenge myself, and speak through my work.
After a busy 2019 exhibiting my art in Wilmington in solo shows … I anticipate a variety of exhibits in the coming year. | https://www.wilmamag.com/freedom-art/ |
2 farm eggs cooked to order, beef sausage, seared salami, mushroom bruschetta, house salad and hash browns.
2 farm eggs cooked to order, basterma, ful medames, falafel and feta cheese with tomatoes.
2 farm eggs cooked to order, served with our house salad and hash browns.
Low-cholesterol omelette made with 3 egg whites and a selection of herbs, served with our house salad.
With your choice of fillings: onions, mushrooms, mixed bell peppers, tomatoes, gouda cheese, served with out house salad and hash browns.
Served with our house salad and hash browns.
2 poached eggs, wilted spinach and house hollandaise sauce on brioche with you choice of grilled bacon or smoked salmon.
3 eggs cooked over low heat with sautéed onions, roasted bell peppers, beef bacon and french fries.
Turkey slices, beef bacon, cheddar cheese, mustard, herbs, fresh tomatoes, grilled in a panini bread.
Roasted chicken breast with pesto mayonnaise, honey mustard on panini bread.
Pancakes stuffed with nutella, served with créme chantilly.
A glass of layered yogurt, granola, apple, peach halves, and honey.
A selection of brie, goat, cheddar, gouda, roquefort cheeses, served with apple and walnuts.
Fresh rucola salad with cashew nuts, cherry tomatoes, served with roquefort creamy sauce and parmesan cheese.
Mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, tomato slices and fresh basil, ciabatta bread, served with pesto sauce.
Chicken breast served over a mixture of lettuce, apples, celery, grapes, served with a yogurt dressing and walnuts.
Chicken breast, lettuce, garlic bread served with caeser sauce and parmesan cheese.
Quinoa, smoked salmon, mushroom, colored bell peppers, colored lettuce, red beans, served with vinaigrette sauce.
Mozzarella, herbs, and tomato sauce.
Rucola, spring onions, roasted garlic, sun-dried-tomatoes, mozzarella, and tomato thyme sauce.
Pesto sauce topped with kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, capers, basil leaves, spring onions, and slices of mozzarella.
A mix of gouda, cheddar, roquefort cheeses, mushroom, mozzarella, salami, and tomato thyme sauce.
Chicken breasts cuts, barbecue sauce, grilled zucchini, spring onions, roasted garlic, mozzarella, and tomato sauce.
Smoked salmon slices with fresh green spinach, colored bell pepper, roasted garlic, mozzarella, and tomato sauce.
Calamari, shrimp, smoked crab, colored bell pepper, dill, and tomato sauce.
Pesto sauce, pine nuts, parmesan cheese, and creamy sauce.
Olive oil, roasted garlic, caper, kalamata olives, minced parsley, parmesan cheese, and tomato sauce.
Chicken cubes, fresh mushroom, and creamy sauce.
Smoked salmon with herbs, basil, and creamy tomato sauce.
Clam, baby shrimps, smoked crab, calamari, herbs, olive oil with your choice of tomato or creamy sauce. | http://khoroga.com/ar/places/view/11323/Left_Bank.html |
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7, 6803
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2, 3, 11
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3, 31, 47
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3, 11, 137
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3, 7
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5, 311
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3, 1153
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31, 149
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19, 349
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2, 5, 109
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2, 3, 107
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3, 79
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2, 3, 22963
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3, 7, 137
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7, 373
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2, 3, 5
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1871
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3, 13, 71
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17, 41
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7, 2441
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2, 37, 53
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2, 13, 19
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17
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2, 3
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3, 67
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2, 3, 13, 293
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3, 7, 157
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83, 163
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2, 11, 2357
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2, 14221
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2, 23
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2, 3, 11, 2309
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2, 5, 19, 47
What are the prime factors of 52913?
7, 7559
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5, 2027
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13, 149
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19, 41
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2131
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3, 9341
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2, 17, 29
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2, 3, 7, 41
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31, 47
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5, 13, 17
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13, 19, 199
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2, 11117
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2, 2957
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3, 479
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2, 23
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2, 1483
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3, 15727
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2, 67, 557
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3167
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40387
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2, 3, 13, 571
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29
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2, 53, 89
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2, 13, 137
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65293
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5, 7, 13
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13999
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5, 43, 419
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2, 3, 101
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3449
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103, 157
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2, 3
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2, 17, 31
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3, 5, 11
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743
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109
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107, 659
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3, 2749
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853
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2, 3, 709
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2, 8017
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2, 3, 11, 53
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1063
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2, 359
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3361
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5, 4447
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2, 3, 5, 11
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3, 15667
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13, 151
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17, 5153
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2, 5, 239
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7, 73
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2, 1801
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2, 5, 263
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2, 653
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3, 23
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2, 17, 29
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1931
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2, 5, 37
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3, 1361
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5, 431
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2, 5, 11, 17
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18307
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41, 263
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2, 3, 31, 241
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3, 5, 7
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2, 7937
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14783
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2557
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2, 23, 1033
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2, 73
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5, 53
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2, 3, 823
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2, 3, 89
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2, 769
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3, 5
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1181
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2, 5, 43, 107
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2, 3, 103
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2, 7
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2, 3, 19, 23
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5, 811
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2, 3, 5, 7, 13
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2, 3, 11, 103
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3, 11, 19
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2, 3, 53
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5, 3557
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2, 19, 73
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83, 389
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2, 11, 397
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2, 2347
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2, 3, 5, 43
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2, 17, 167
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2, 5, 181
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5, 67, 307
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2, 5, 227
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2, 3
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2
What are the prime factors of 4487?
7, 641
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2, 3, 7, 97
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2, 11, 17
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2, 17
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2, 7, 13, 131
What are the prime factors of 4295?
5, 859
What are the prime factors of 1401?
3, 467
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28447
What are the prime factors of 3392?
2, 53
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11, 229
What are the prime factors of 98407?
98407
What are the prime factors of 38454?
2, 3, 13, 17, 29
What are the prime factors of 1436?
2, 359
What are the prime factors of 2018?
2, 1009
What are the prime factors of 3096?
2, 3, 43
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2, 463
What are the prime factors of 8732?
2, 37, 59
What are the prime factors of 2099?
2099
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2, 3, 5, 31
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2, 7, 11
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1871
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2, 3, 89
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2, 5, 13
What are the prime factors of 361?
19
List the prime factors of 357.
3, 7, 17
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3, 13
What are the prime factors of 2146?
2, 29, 37
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13, 53, 109
List the prime factors of 3885.
3, 5, 7, 37
What are the prime factors of 3549?
3, 7, 13
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13, 47
What are the prime factors of 39265?
5, 7853
What are the prime factors of 2584?
2, 17, 19
What are the prime factors of 2820?
2, 3, 5, 47
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41, 149
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67, 337
What are the prime factors of 73953?
3, 11, 83
What are the prime factors of 76545?
3, 5, 7
What are the prime factors of 24881?
139, 179
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2, 7537
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19937
What are the prime factors of 2400?
2, 3, 5
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3, 5, 41
What are the prime factors of 71117?
19, 197
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2, 3, 733
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2, 79
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3, 5, 83
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2, 11, 163
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2, 3
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2, 3, 1741
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2, 3, 7, 73
What are the prime factors of 11284?
2, 7, 13, 31
What are the prime factors of 17532?
2, 3, 487
List the prime factors of 6296.
2, 787
What are the prime factors of 2026?
2, 1013
List the prime factors of 5121.
3, 569
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2, 30307
What are the prime factors of 44685?
3, 5, 331
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2, 719
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2, 3, 13, 241
What are the prime factors of 150618?
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How did the spread of Islam impact trade?
Another effect of the spread of Islam was an increase in trade. Unlike early Christianity, Muslims were not reluctant to engage in trade and profit; Muhammad himself was a merchant. As new areas were drawn into the orbit of Islamic civilization, the new religion provided merchants with a safe context for trade.
Where did Islam spread in the Indian Ocean trade network?
The Indian Ocean marketplace – a series of economic exchanges throughout East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India, and China – played a huge role in the spread of Islam. Religion was just one of the ideas that flowed through the travelers, traders, and goods of the Indian Ocean.
How did Islam spread to India?
Islam arrived in the inland of Indian subcontinent in the 7th century when the Arabs conquered Sindh and later arrived in North India in the 12th century via the Ghurids conquest and has since become a part of India’s religious and cultural heritage.
How did Islam spread to India quizlet?
How did Islam spread to India, and what impact did it have on the region? First came with Arab merchants and conquerors and then with the Maluks. They ruled the first Muslim, Indian Empire. Most Indians were Hindu which cause many conflicts for centuries.
How did Islam spread so quickly?
The religion of Islam spread rapidly in the 7th century. Islam spread quickly because of the military. During this time, on numerous accounts there were military raids. Trade and conflict were also apparent between different empires, all of which resulted in the spreading of Islam. | https://krishiindiaexpo.com/indian-traditions/how-did-the-spread-of-islam-impact-indian-ocean-trade.html |
- Thought that poverty should be seen as the end point, not the starting point.
- Core developed countries take raw materials, brain power, political support and debt repayments from peripheral developing countries.
- In return peripheral developing countries get manufactured goods, aid, pollution and political and economic ideas.
- Three stages to dependency theory
- 1. Mercantile Capitalism
- 2. Colonialism
- Neo-colonialism
- Problems with dependency theory
- Very difficult to 'break away' from the economies of the world.
- Not a practical way forward to attain economic development
- A country can break away from dependency by becoming isolated. | https://getrevising.co.uk/diagrams/dependency-theory |
In the past few years, transformative education was increasingly discussed as a new concept within the debates on global learning and education for sustainable development. Although the idea of transformative education is based on a deep understanding of transformation, it has little theoretical basis from a pedagogical point of view. Against this background, this article will firstly introduce perspectives of transformative learning which derive from adult education. On the one hand, these perspectives focus on the change of individual perspectives of meaning; on the other hand, they focus on collective processes of emancipation. Secondly, it will be reflected, how far these approaches of transformative learning can considerably enrich the idea of transformative education by adding pedagogical perspectives. | https://www.waxmann.com/en/waxmann-zeitschriften/waxmann-zeitschriftendetails/?no_cache=1&tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Bzeitschrift%5D=ZEI1009&tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Bausgabe%5D=AUG100244&tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Bartikel%5D=ART101945&tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Baction%5D=artikel&tx_p2waxmann_pi2%5Bcontroller%5D=Zeitschrift&cHash=d260c36331268ec665c95c37c3333ccc |
Purpose: To synthesize a series of new N-(2,3-dimethylphenyl)benzenesulfonamide derivatives with pharmacological analysis.
Methods: N-(2,3-Dimethylphenyl)benzenesulfonamide (3) was synthesized by the reaction between 2,3-dimethylaniline (1) and benzenesulfonyl chloride (2) in aqueous basic medium. Compound 3 was further treated with various alkyl/aralakyl halides (4a-m) to yield new compounds, 5a-m, in a weak basic aprotic polar organic medium. The proposed structures of synthesized compounds were confirmed using proton-nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR), infra red spectroscopy (IR) and electron impact mass spectrometry (EIMS). The synthesized compounds were screened for in vitro antibacterial, antienzymatic and hemolytic activities using standard procedures.
Results: All the synthesized compounds showed moderate to high activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. The molecules 5g and 5j exhibited good inhibition of α-glucosidase enzyme with half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 59.53 ± 0.01 and 55.31 ± 0.01 μmoles/L, respectively, relative to acarbose with IC50 of 38.25 ± 0.12 μmoles/L. All the compounds exhibited cytotoxicity levels ranging from 27.20 ± 0.24 to 5.20 ± 0.41 %, relative to Triton X-100.
Conclusion: Compound 5f is the most potent antibacterial while 5j is the best α-glucosidase inhibitor; 5e showed the least cytotoxicity.
Keywords: 2,3-Dimethylaniline, Antibacterial activity, Anti-enzymatic activity, α-Glucosidase inhibitor, Hemolytic activity, Sulfonamides
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Our board is an all-volunteer group lead by Modern Movement enthusiasts, architects, engineers, designers, preservationists, and historians. If you would like to learn more about board functions and elections, or would like to attend a meeting, please email [email protected].
Serge is an architect and engineer focused on contemporary design and the conservation of 20th Century architectural heritage. Serge has worked on building projects in Florida, Texas and Illinois and has been a Docomomo US member since 2012, starting with Docomomo US/Florida. He has presented projects and conservation research at several Docomomo US Symposia and at other conferences. Serge is a member of the Association for Preservation Technology and a commissioner on the Riverside (IL) Historical Commission.
Justin is an architectural historian with experience in historic preservation and cultural resource management and currently works for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His professional experience includes historic preservation compliance; architectural surveys; and compliance documentation for federal and state agencies as well as historic preservation consulting. Justin is on the Issues Committee of Landmarks Illinois and an advisory committee member of the Glessner House Museum.
Bill is a project manager with expertise in planning and execution of transportation and utility infrastructure projects. He currently manages transmission and substation projects for HBK Engineering. Previously Bill worked with the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Regional Transportation Authority where his focus was on expansion of Chicago area transportation systems. Bill is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and a docent for modern architecture with the Chicago Architecture Foundation.
Jeff is a lawyer and financial planner with a lifelong interest in architecture and a love of the Modern Movement. Jeff is a past president of the Chicago Architecture Foundation and a current docent and a board member and past president of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago.
Bianca Bova is a Chicago-based curator and art critic. She has worked with contemporary arts organizations including EXPO Chicago, SiTE:LAB, The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and Gunder Exhibitions. She is the Associate Director of the Chicago Architectural Preservation Archive, and currently serves as a communications consultant at the IIT College of Architecture. Her practice is presently engaged with a long-term research initiative on the late architectural photographer and preservationist Richard Nickel.
Craig is an architect with experience in conceptualizing and developing award-winning public projects as a principal of HBRA Architects in Chicago. He is an active leader in design advocacy and education, formerly serving as chair of the AIA Chicago Design Committee. Craig has participated in the planning of programs and awards that promote design excellence. He has taught as an adjunct professor and regularly participates in academic and professional juries and gives lectures on public architecture.
Richard is a lawyer with experience in preservation and historic resources law. He practices law in the Chicago office of Neal & Leroy, LLC. Richard teaches Historic Preservation Law in the Master’s degree program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and at the University of Chicago Law School. Previously, he served as counsel to the Chicago Landmark Commission and is on the Board of the Chicago Art Deco Society, where he has been a member since its founding.
Eric is an architect and design director at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he has worked for 20 years. Both student and teacher of Modernism, Eric’s design work is guided by the integration of architecture and structure, advancing the science of tall buildings, and exploring the dialogue between programmatic and tectonic expression. An advocate for architecture of the Modern period, Eric previously served on the board of Docomomo US/Northern California and is on the executive committee of the Board of Directors of the Glessner House Museum in Chicago. He is the author of the 2006 monograph on West coast modernist Paffard Keatinge-Clay and the winner of an Architizer A+ Award for the proposed reuse of Bertrand Goldberg’s Elgin Laundry Building.
Evangel is an architect with extensive experience in project management and organizational leadership. He is President Emeritus of the Chicago office of Ghafari, an international architecture and engineering firm with a focus on design for the aviation industry. He is a longtime member of the American Institute of Architects and the Airports Council International. Evangel has worked on preservation projects in Chicago including the 1976 bicentennial restoration of Navy Pier, the 1980s restoration of 860 / 800 Lake Shore Drive and more recently, the restoration of the Federal Center Plaza.
Marcos is currently pursuing his PhD in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology with a focus on the Modern Movement. His dissertation subject is The Turn to History: Arch and Vault in the Work of Wallace Harrison, Louis Kahn, Philip Johnson, and Edward Durell Stone. Marcos has been a Docomomo member since 2007 starting with the Brazil chapter and then with Docomomo US/Florida.
Daniel is the founder of Resilient Heritage, a museum and historic preservation consultancy based in Chicago. His area of focus is on the power of people to claim structures, neighborhoods, places and art as a part of their communities. Whether these resources lie in public or private hands, people have the right to see their identity reflected in the built environment, which defines our culture. Previously, Daniel was the Manager of Public Engagement at the National Public Housing Museum in Chicago. He serves on the boards of the International Council of Museums-U.S. Committee and the Auxiliary Board of the National Museum of Mexican Art.
Adam is an architectural historian and has worked as a researcher, writer, and preservation educator in cities across the country. He is currently working on a historic resources study of properties along Chicago's North Lake Shore Drive, with an emphasis on the documentation of Modernist residential high-rises along the lakefront. Previously, Adam has developed and led public education initiatives and outreach programs focused on historic resources and landscapes at Docomomo US, Landmark West, the Brooklyn Historical Society and the Los Angeles Conservancy.
Bill is an award-winning architectural photographer who has worked on projects for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Wallpaper Magazine, Architectural Record, Architect Magazine and Chicago Architect. He works regularly for the architecture firms of Vinci Hamp, Krueck & Sexton, and Tigerman McCurry and has photographed many of Chicago’s modern landmarks. Bill is co-author of several books on the modern project including John Vinci: Life and Landmarks, On Earth As It Is In Heaven: The Buildings of St. Louis University, Last Is More: Mies, IBM and the Transformation of Chicago, American City: St. Louis Architecture: Three Centuries of Classic Design, and American City: Detroit Architecture 1845-2005. | https://www.docomomo-chicago.org/board-of-directors |
Q:
$K[[X]]$ is not a finitely generated $K[X]$-module.
How can I prove that $K[[X]]$ is not finitely generated over $K[X]$ as a module, where $K$ is a field.
What I tried: if above is not true then $K[[X]]$ is integral extension over $K[X]$. But I failed to draw any contradiction.
Help me. Thanks
A:
The inclusion of rings $j:K[X] \hookrightarrow K[[X]]$ induces a map $j^\ast: \operatorname {Spec}(K[[X]])\to \operatorname {Spec}(K[X])$ between the corresponding sets of prime ideals of these rings.
If $K[[X]]$ were module-finite (or even just integral) over $K[X]$, the map $j^\ast: \operatorname {Spec}(K[[X]])\to \operatorname {Spec}(K[X])$ would be surjective: Atiyah-Macdonald, Theorem 5.10 .
But this is impossible since $K[[X]]$ (like all discrete valuation rings) has only two prime ideals, whereas $K[X]$ has infinitely many (by a variation of Euclid's proof of the infinitude of prime integers).
A:
In $K[[X]]$, the element $f=\sum_{i=0}^\infty X^i$ is an inverse of $1-X$. Since $K[X]$ is integrally closed (even a PID), $(1-X)^{-1}$ can't be integral over $K[X]$. Therefore $K[X][f] \subseteq K[[X]]$ is a not f.g submodule. Since $K[X]$ is Noetherian (by Hilbert Basis Theorem), we can conclude that $K[[X]]$ can't be finitely generated either.
A:
Inspired by the counting suggested by Hagen, here is a proof that shows $K[[X]]$ is not even of finite type over $K[X]$.
First, note that this holds when $K$ is at most countable, for in this case $K[X]$ is countable while $K[[X]]$ is uncountable, and any ring of finite type over a countable ring is still countable.
Now the general case. Suppose $K[[X]]=K[X,f_1,\dots,f_n]$. Let $k$ be the field generated by the prime field of $K$ (namely $\mathbb Q$ or $\mathbb F_p$) and the (countably many) coefficients of $f_i$. Then $k$ is countable. By the above argument, $k[[X]]$ is not of finite type over $k[X]$, so there is $g\in k[[X]]$ such that $g\notin k[X,f_1,\dots,f_n]$. This means that, for any $N\in\mathbb N$, the equation
$$ g=\sum_{\alpha_i\le N\atop\deg p_\alpha\le N} p_\alpha f_1^{\alpha_1}\cdots f_n^{\alpha_n} \tag{*}$$
has no solution $p_{\alpha}\in k[X]$. This can be thought of an (infinite) system of linear equations in the finitely many (in fact $(N+1)^{n+1})$ coefficients of $p_\alpha$, whose own coefficients lie in $k$. Since it has no nonzero solution in $k$, finitely many of the equations already has no nonzero solution in $k$. Since the existence of nonzero solutions to a system of linear equations does not depend on the ground field, the same finitely many equations has no nonzero solution in the larger field $K$, and hence the system as a whole has no nonzero solution $K$. This implies that (*) is not satisfiable either in $K$. Since this is true for any $N\in\mathbb N$, $g\notin K[X,f_1,\dots,f_n]$.
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More than a decade later, the Hirakud Dam, Asia’s longest earthen dam, built over India’s sixth largest river, may prove him right, especially if one analyses flood control operations in the current decade. Whenever floods occur in Odisha, the Hirakud dam spells disaster. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) too has raised serious questions about the mismanagement of floods because of the dam in a new assessment. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in a case pertaining to loss and damages due to the dam’s mismanagement during the 2011 floods, mentions the state’s water resources secretary saying it was essential to open the flood gates for the dam’s safety. All this points to the fact that the Hirakud dam has been causing man-made floods in the state.
Flood control
The Mahanadi drains an area of around 141,600 sq km and has a total course of 858 km. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, and the Hirakud dam is the only major flood control system on the river, as well as in Odisha. The Hirakud reservoir spread over 746 sq km – almost half the size of Delhi – is the largest dam in the country. Inaugurated in 1957, the dam was intended to control floods in the Mahanadi delta, with irrigation and power generation as incidental benefits.
Government engineers and supporters of the dam claim it successfully moderated 24 out of 30 potential floods. However, these claims are doubtful. Our ground observation tells us the dam has been unsuccessful in flood management. By its very design, the dam cannot control high floods as it has the capacity to intercept only 16% of the Mahanadi’s total flow at its location. Independent studies have indicated the dam’s failures in just two decades after it became functional; our observations further show that the issues have been compounded because of its faulty design, ineffective flood management operations, and other factors such as climate change-induced disturbed rainfall distribution in the river basin.
A contributing paper to the World Commission on Dams noted, “India’s Hirakud Dam was first justified in the name of flood control, yet extreme floods in the Mahanadi Delta between 1960 and 1980 were three times more frequent than before Hirakud was built.” The flood impact in the region has increased post the dam construction, and from four flood-affected districts in the 1950s, almost all districts in the Mahanadi basin are now flood-prone. In the first decade of the 21st century, floods occurred in five years, and the dam can be blamed during on at least four instances. The dam has failed to control any floods since 2008.
In 2008, we—the Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO), a civil society network that works on water, environment and climate change issues in the state—warned the state government about the failure of Hirakud in managing floods. The media in the state took it up seriously and large-scale awareness about the issue could be generated. Hirakud’s flood management had continued almost unquestioned till then.
As heavy floods lashed the Mahanadi and Hirakud again failed to control them, we focused on flood management practices primarily done through a “Rule Curve” which was devised in 1988 at a time when the state government changed its priorities of water management to accommodate industrial needs. The “Rule Curve” was a radical shift from earlier water management manuals which guided dam authorities to keep the reservoir empty for most parts of the monsoon and start filling the reservoir gradually from September onwards and fill it to the full reservoir level (FRL) of 630 feet above sea level by October 31. The Rule Curve of 1988 changed the latter date to September 30, with the CWC observing that the reservoir had failed to fill up most years as rainfall was inadequate in September and October, and the reservoir was under pressure to meet irrigation and other demands. The new rule ignored the reservoir’s flood protection priorities and gave more importance to filling it to its fullest.
But in order to fill the reservoir, the Rule Curve proposed such high water levels that there is virtually not much scope for dam authorities to retain flood water inflow at crucial times. The new rule prescribes an upper limit of 627 feet by September 1, 629 feet by September 11 and 630 feet by September 30. The rule ignored the fact that September is a peak monsoon month.
In 2008, the new rule’s flaws were exposed by our continuous advocacy. In fact, the 2004 State Water Plan (SWP) had already apprehended this, and had admitted the scope for flood control was very little. “The operation schedule (popularly referred to as the rule curve) approved by the CWC never allows the reservoir to be sufficiently at lower level to absorb the inflow from the U/s catchments of 83,400 sq km, especially if the flood hits late in the monsoon,” the SWP says.
Since 2008, there have been two severe floods, in 2011 and 2014. In each of these years, Hirakud has created man-made floods due to mismanagement of the Rule Curve. We contend that the Rule Curve is faulty for the dam’s design, and it would force the dam authorities to release excessive water to keep the dam safe every time there is an adverse situation such as excessive rainfall upstream in Chhattisgarh.
Meanwhile, Odisha and Chhattisgarh are now entangled in an inter-state water dispute over Mahanadi water. Odisha is complaining about the high-handedness of the upper riparian state which has constructed a number of barrages upstream without Odisha’s consent. While most of these barrages are summer reservoirs and may not have much impact on flood control operations of Hirakud, the dams—some constructed prior to the inter-state conflict and some after (such as Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango, Kelo and so on)—need to be properly integrated with Hirakud’s Rule Curve, a rule that itself needs upgradation by taking into account factors such as climate change.
An emerging danger
There’s also the fact that rainfall distribution patterns in the Mahanadi basin are deviating from the times when the dam was planned. Various reports suggest climate change is already causing heavy intensity rainfall within a short span of time, something the Mahanadi has been witnessing since 2001. In fact, the SWP had recognised this danger in its report: “Variability of monthly rainfall is also increasing, which means that rainfall is concentrated in a particular period. Volume of flood events are increasing, 2001 and 2003 floods are examples.” Unfortunately, the state government has not yet conducted any serious study of the impact of climate change deviations on flood management rules of the dam.
Way ahead
The Odisha government has recently announced a real-time monitoring system of flood data in the Mahanadi. However, we cannot assess its effectiveness unless they coordinate with Chhattisgarh dams and review the Rule Curve. The state government first needs to admit that the floods are man-made; if for nothing else, then for the simple fact that the Hirakud dam can only intercept 16% of total inflow. Only then can it work out a solution in a transparent manner. Hirakud is an ageing dam that is heavily silted, which has reduced its capacity to intercept and store water by almost 40%.
We have asked the government since 2008 to come up with a White Paper on Hirakud flood management and not limit the Dam Safety Committee meetings to just an ornamental event, but things have not improved. There is an urgent need for intervention by the CWC to establish a real-time dynamic data-sharing mechanism, to improve and restructure flow reading stations, and to synchronise rule curves of all the dams that are potential threats to Hirakud's flood control measures. Further, Hirakud’s rule curve also needs a relook to avoid future flood damage. Any delay would mean grave danger for more than half of Odisha. | http://www.hardnewsmedia.com/node/7448 |
Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Also asking what is Sctp used for?
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a transport layer protocol used on IP networks for end-to-end communication. SCTP is an IETF standard developed by the Transport Area Working Group (tsvwg).
The next question is, what is the SCTP port number?
The assigned protocol number for SCTP on IP is 132.
Do you also know what SCTP is in LTE?
Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a relatively new transport layer in the IP protocol stack. In an LTE network, SCTP is used to provide guaranteed messaging between the MME and eNodeB. Similar to SS7, SCTP can be switched from one link to another.
What is the difference between TCP UDP and SCTP?
UDP is a simple, unreliable datagram protocol while TCP is a sophisticated, reliable bytestream protocol. SCTP is similar to TCP as a reliable transport protocol, but it also provides message boundaries, support for transport-level multihoming, and a way to mitigate head-of-line blocking.
What port is 23?
Known Ports
|Port||TCP||Description|
|22||Yes, and SCTP||Secure Shell (SSH), secure logins, file transfers (scp, sftp) and port forwarding|
|23||Yes||Telnet protocol – unencrypted text communication|
|25||Yes||Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), used for email routing between mail servers|
|37||Yes||Time protocol|
What is a port range?
Port numbers range from 0 to 65535, but only port numbers 0 to 1023 are for privileged services reserved and referred to as well-known ports. The following list of well-known port numbers indicates the port used by the server process as the contact port.
What is the Sigtran protocol?
SIGTRAN is a suite of protocols for transporting signaling protocols over IP and are an extension of the SS7 protocol family. It supports the same application and call management paradigms as SS7, but uses an Internet Protocol (IP) transport called Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP).
What is the s1 interface in LTE?
The external interface of the S1 user plane (S1-U) is defined between the LTE eNodeB and the LTE S-GW. The S1-U interface provides non-guaranteed data delivery of LTE user plane protocol data units (PDUs) between the eNodeB and the S-GW. The transport network layer is based on IP transport and GTP-U.
What is RSVP in the network?
Resource Reservation Protocol. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) is a transport layer protocol designed to reserve resources across a network using the integrated service model.
Who uses SCTP?
In fact, SCTP is mainly used in uses the telecom range. Traditionally, telecommunications switches use SS7 (Signaling System No. 7) to interconnect various entities in the telecommunications network. For example – the telecom provider’s subscriber database (HLR), with a switch (MSC), the subscriber is also connected (MSC).
What is the full form of UDP?
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is an alternative communications protocol to Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), primarily used to establish low-latency, loss-tolerant connections between applications on the Internet.
Is port 20 TCP or UDP?
TCP port 20 uses Transmission Control Protocol. TCP guarantees the delivery of data packets on port 20 in the same order in which they were sent. The guaranteed communication over TCP port 20 is the main difference between TCP and UDP. UDP port 20 would not have guaranteed communication as TCP.
What is port 123?
Side note: UDP port 123 uses Datagram Protocol, a communication protocol for the Internet network layer, transport layer and session layer. When used over PORT 123, this protocol allows a datagram message to be transmitted from one computer to an application running on another computer.
Is SCTP connection-oriented?
Stream Transmission Control Protocol ( SCTP) is a connection-oriented protocol, similar to TCP, but offers message-oriented data transmission, similar to UDP. The AIX® operating system is RFC 4960 compliant. SCTP provides a degree of fault tolerance by using the multihoming feature.
What are TCP-IP layers?
The TCP/IP model is not exactly the OSI model similar. The TCP/IP model consists of five layers: application layer, transport layer, network layer, data link layer and physical layer. TCP/IP is a hierarchical protocol composed of interactive modules, each of which provides specific functions.
What is the SCTP protocol?
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is a communication protocol for computer networks that works at the transport layer and fulfills a similar role to the popular TCP and UDP protocols. It is standardized by IETF in RFC 4960.
What is S1 handover in LTE?
An S1 handover is a fallback for scenarios where the X2 interface is not available . The MME and the SGW are involved in the handover. An interesting part of LTE S1 handovers is the indirect tunnel established to carry the downlink data during the handover process.
What is SCTP multihoming?
Multihoming. Multihoming is the ability of an SCTP mapping to support multiple IP paths to its peer endpoint. The benefit of multihoming associations is that they make the association more fault-tolerant to physical network failures and other problems on the interfaces.
What is a message stream?
Stream protocols send a more continuously data flow. Here is an example with cell phones. Text messaging would be a message oriented protocol as each text message is different from the other messages. A phone call is stream-oriented in that there is a continuous flow of audio throughout the call.
What is ICMP Ping?
Ping is a computer network management software utility that used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. Ping sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and waits for an ICMP echo response.
What are LTE interfaces?
Within an LTE network, LTE interfaces connect the various components to or within the core. Interfaces allow the MME, the SGW and the PGW to interoperate with other network elements (e.g. HSS or PCRF). Each of them is built in a standard way described by 3GPP.org. | https://tessab.net/what-does-sctp-stand-for/ |
Graphic design studio dedicated to brand creation, logo design and logo animation.
Download the vector logo of the Eztuto Studio brand designed by Eztuto Studio in Adobe® Illustrator® format. The current status of the logo is active, which means the logo is currently in use.
- Website:
- https://www.eztuto.com
- Designer:
- Eztuto Studio
- Contributor:
- unknown
- Vector format:
- ai
- Status:
- Active Report as obsolete
- Vector Quality:
- No ratings
- Updated on: | https://www.brandsoftheworld.com/logo/eztuto-studio |
In 2013, CFCA (Christian Fellowship for Children and Aging) rebranded to Unbound. Meers, a Kansas City design firm, led the charge in creating the nonprofit’s new visual aesthetics, from a unique marquee identifier to new photo filters and everything else. However, after five years of utilizing Unbound’s brand requirements, the in-house team realized some concerns about the visual rules. So, in 2018, we worked on refreshing Unbound’s look to better match the organization’s voice and future direction. The following items are mockups and strategies I proposed, in addition to the final decisions made by the overall team.
Collaborators: Wayne Wilkes (Web Director), April Befort-Neumann (Graphic Design Director), Michele Batliner (Media Director), Sarah Burns (Graphic Designer), Anne Peetz (Graphic Designer), and Danika Dickerson (Media Creative)
My Proposed Color Update
Original Logo
My Updated Logo Proposal
Final Logo
Final Color Update vs Original Colors
Original Photo Filter
My Photo Filter Update Proposal (a Kodak-Inspired Family Filter)
Unbound’s New Filter (the Kodak-Inspired Family Filter)
I designed this artwork to show how we could push the brand experience. | https://kalimizzou.com/case/unbound-brand-refresh/ |
Declaration
interface ASPxClientDockingFilterPredicate
Parameters
|Name||Type||Description|
|item||any||
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An object to compare against the criteria defined within the method.
Returns
|Type||Description|
|boolean||
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Remarks
The predicate is the method implemented to check whether an object meets the specified criteria. The ASPxClientDockingFilterPredicate delegate is used by the specific client methods (such as the ASPxClientDockManager.GetPanels, ASPxClientDockZone.GetPanels or ASPxClientDockManager.GetZones) to define the filter applied to an object collection.
For more information on predicates, see Predicate Delegate. | https://docs.devexpress.com/AspNet/js-ASPxClientDockingFilterPredicate |
The Internet is being transformed from static information to dynamic applications allowing users to:
- View government communications
- View government services
- Vote online
- Shopping online
- Banking online
- Take correspondence education classes online
The community of people with disabilities cannot participate due to inaccessible web design. Disability rights laws demand equal access to information and online services. This has lead to the formulation of accessible web design standards.
Global Standards and Guidelines
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has created a group Web Accessibility Initiative that is responsible for writing; through a voluntary industry consensus; the standards to address web accessibility. The first version was released in May 1999 and is organized into three priority levels.
- Priority 1 guidelines are those which must be met for a page to be accessible
- Priority 2 guidelines should be met
- Priority 3 guidelines may be met
These guidelines should serve as a basis for organizations setting standards for Web accessibility:
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
- Checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0
- List of all Policies Relating to Web Accessibility
United States
The American Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998 form the basis of the laws governing the discrimination of people with disabilities. Everyone developing web sites, needs to understand disability rights laws impacting this technology and access to information and the legal liability for ignoring this issue!
The American Disabilities Act of 1990
The American Disabilities Act prohibits the discrimination based on disability in private employment, all state and local government agencies, places of public accommodation and mandates accessibility of communications services. All business of 15 or more employees are required to make reasonable accommodations so their buildings and information are accessible to employees who have disabilities. It does not however identify specific requirements to make electronic information technology accessible but there has been a lawsuit that was filed to consider the Internet as a public facility and therefore subject to ADA accessibility requirements. For more information see, NCD position paper on the applicability of the ADA to the Web.
Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act
The Telecommunications Act requires that telecommunication manufacturers and customer premises equipment as well as vendors of telecommunication services make their products and services accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
Section 508
Section 508 requires all US federal agencies to make their information technology accessible to their employees and customers with disabilities. Starting in June 2001, all new IT equipment and services purchased by federal agencies must be accessible. Customers must be able to access information available to the public. The law also gives federal employees and members of the public the right to sue if the government agency does not provide comparable access to the information and data available to people without disabilities. Section 508 also applies to Web sites that are produced for government agencies. All state agencies and vendors, whether US or foreign, that receive federal funds under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998 are also required to comply with Section 508 requirements.
Introduction to Web Accessibility
- What is Web accessibility? | http://www.rampweb.com/Accessibility_Resources/accessibility_guidelines.php |
Facts about the Relationship between High-Speed Limits and Car Accidents
The 2014 statistics revealed that quite some people died in car accidents or after that due to injuries from car accidents in the US. The high rate of fatal accidents in the US is due to impaired driving, failure to use the seatbelts, speeding and careless driving among the road users. There is an exponential increase in the rate at which car accidents occur in the US and this has raised a lot of concern among the government officials and the ordinary citizens.
It has proven that more than 28 percent of the total accidents in the US are caused by speeding. It has been as again discovered that only a negligible proportion of the US population is willing to pay attention to the rules set aside to save their lives on the roads. Since 2005, speeding has been observed and reported as the primary factor leading to the increasing number of people losing their life due to several car accidents. Many people normally speed when they are trying to escape from bad weather conditions, or when they are trying to catch up with time when they are late for work.
The government has even tried to control this problem by ensuring that the road signs are available at various points of the road. Unfortunately, only a few people tend to obey those signs as they believe to have enough expertise in driving and should not pay attention to the road signs, they end up causing road accidents, and this is how the death toll finds its way up. It is not right to assume that most road accidents are caused by the poor roads since the government is always keen to ensure that all roads are maintained on a regular basis.
According to reliable sources, 35 percent of the fatal accidents took place on the roads which were not highways. It can be concluded that most drivers tend to over speed when they notice that no one is watching them and they end up causing fatal accidents. The main highways in the nation only experienced 29 percent of the total accidents that took place in the same year. This can be linked with the close and strict surveillance which is normally available along the highways.
Though speeding is one way through which car accidents today occur, this might be only partially correct. Then it was later concluded that there are some lives that were lost due to the low speed limit in the same year. It has been reported that 9,262 of the total lives were lost due to slow driving along the highway in 2014. It is, therefore, safe to conclude that as much as speeding is a cause of many deaths in the US, moving slowly along the highways have contributed to quite some car crashes that ended up claiming many lives. | https://www.catravelnurses.com/the-best-advice-about-safety-ive-ever-written.html |
Using Concepts in Medieval History
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This book is the first of its kind to engage explicitly with the practice of conceptual history as it relates to the study of the Middle Ages, exploring the pay-offs and pitfalls of using concepts in medieval history. Concepts are indispensable to historians as a means of understanding past societies, but those concepts conjured in an effort to bring order to the infinite complexity of the past have a bad habit of taking on a life of their own and inordinately influencing historical interpretation. The most famous example is 'feudalism', whose fate as a concept is reviewed here by E.A.R. Brown nearly fifty years after her seminal article on the topic. The volume's contributors offer a series of case studies of other concepts - 'colony', 'crisis', 'frontier', 'identity', 'magic', 'networks' and 'politics' - that have been influential, particularly among historians of Britain and Ireland in the later Middle Ages. The book explores the creative friction between historical ideas and analytical categories, and the potential for fresh and meaningful understandings to emerge from their dialogue. | https://www.dubraybooks.ie/product/using-concepts-in-medieval-history-9783030772796 |
(CelebrityAccess) – Paradigm CEO Sam Gores has announced new measures to assist furloughed employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an email sent to staff on Monday (April 6), Gores explained that Paradigm has established a $1.1 million relief fund for the 250 staff members that were “temporarily” let go back on March 20th due to coronavirus. Additionally, he said health insurance for those employees has been extended through the end of June.
Gores’ email arrives mere days after former Paradigm agent Debbee Klein filed a $2 million lawsuit against the agency and Gores himself, alleging breach of oral contract and whistleblower retaliation, among other things.
The company’s movie, TV and music departments were hit especially hard by the layoffs, with many staffers publically criticizing Gores’ handling of the situation.
In the memo, Gores expressed regret that the initial communication about the move “lacked compassion,” calling it one of the hardest things he’s done in his 37-year-career. He also said that the company still considers the layoffs a temporary measure and that it is their intention to bring as many people back as possible.
According to Gores, who will now forgo his full salary for the rest of 2020 as an additional cost-saving measure, Paradigm has secured “interim financing” to get it through the current crisis.
Further details on Paradigm’s newly announced relief measures will reportedly be available no later than Friday.
Deadline was the first to report this story.
Read the full letter below:
Dear Colleagues,
I am committed to improving our flow of communication as we weather this uncertain time. The difficult and urgent actions we took on March 20th were the hardest of my 37-year career. Paradigm’s great strength is its enormously talented staff. It always has been and always will be. The vital and significant actions we took, though necessary for the health of the company, were hard and painful. And while immediate action was required, I realize that the way the message was conveyed to you lacked compassion and made you feel alienated from Paradigm.
You are part of this team because we believe in your talent, and we hope that you will be the people who will help build Paradigm’s future after the COVID crisis. From the beginning, we have considered these layoffs temporary and it bears repeating that our intention is to bring as many of you back as possible.
Over the past weeks, we have been working to mitigate the effects of these temporary layoffs and provide extended benefits, comfort, and assistance as we prepare for this pandemic to end and go back to work as a community at the agency I’m proud to call my home.
• Paradigm has established a $1.1M Employee Relief Fund to provide additional support of our temporarily laid off employees. We will have further details regarding this fund on or before Friday, April 10.
• Your health care coverage has been extended through the end of June and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.
• Our intention is to support you as a member of the Paradigm family. Our desire is to help our teams and help you maintain your books of business. If you have any questions regarding the structure that has been put in place to support agents and their team members who have been temporarily laid off, please contact your office leader or department head.
The coronavirus has affected almost every business in the world and certainly our industry. When months of film and television productions, concerts, tours, and festivals were cancelled or postponed overnight, every aspect of our business was dramatically impacted. I thought you’d like to know about several actions Paradigm has taken to ensure that the company remains on solid ground.
• Paradigm has secured interim financing that will provide a bridge through this global crisis.
• Paradigm has signed a new franchise agreement with the Writers Guild of America, allowing the agency to resume representation of its WGA-represented film and TV writer clients. Paradigm is the first major talent agency engaged in television packaging to sign a new franchise agreement with the WGA. This is a huge step forward in a situation that stretches back almost two years. In signing the agreement, it enables our literary agents to re-sign our writer clients and get them back to work.
• I have forgone my salary for the remainder of 2020, and beyond if necessary.
• Like all other agencies industry wide, staff above Coordinator level are working at reduced
wages until business picks up again.
I am deeply sorry about the financial impact this crisis has had on so many of our colleagues, friends, and families as we confront one of the most urgent health and economic challenges of the modern era.
I’ll contact you again on or before Friday with more information about the Employee Relief Fund. Stay safe, stay well, and we’ll continue to be in touch and keep you informed regarding our efforts on your behalf.
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All of Russia's main political parties passed tough registration requirements, but they face a difficult fight against the ruling United Russia party. Early predictions that parliamentary elections in December will produce a two-party system consisting of the Kremlin-backed United Russia and Just Russia parties seem exaggerated.
President Vladimir Putin's reforms of the rules that govern party competition in Russia have reduced significantly the number of political parties that will compete in parliamentary elections this year. Given the multitude of legal hurdles that now exist, the likelihood of new parties emerging later in the campaign is less than in previous elections, though not out of the question.
In theory, the 2007 election, which will for the first time be contested solely on a party-list basis, gives parties a greater incentive to form. However, the new registration rules have significantly reduced the number of parties eligible to compete. Twelve parties have failed to make the grade, leaving just 17 organizations officially recognized as political parties. This number will fall to 15 with the formation of Just Russia.
So far, all the main political parties are eligible to compete in the 2007 contest: United Russia, the Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), the Union of Rightist Forces (SPS), Yabloko and the three parties that make up Just Russia. Yet the electoral rules under which they will compete are very different from previous campaigns.
Having overcome the legal barriers to compete in the parliamentary ballot, the parties now face the paramount challenge of taking votes from United Russia. Nevertheless, the election campaign may throw surprises. The intra-Kremlin struggle to succeed Putin could spill over into the parliamentary campaign, and there is a sizable chunk of the Russian electorate that has not benefited from Russia's oil boom or government social policies:
1. United Russia. The governing party's lead is unassailable. With the backing of the Kremlin and powerful economic interests, the party is well placed to gain the simple majority needed to dominate legislative work in the lower house. However, under the new electoral system, United Russia is less likely to secure the constitutional (two-thirds) majority it presently enjoys.
2. Just Russia. If United Russia is to rely on other parties, Just Russia will be the most obvious coalition partner. Ostensibly, the party was formed to challenge United Russia's dominance, but it is loyal to the Kremlin. Yet the party's success in the parliamentary campaign remains uncertain. The parties that make up Just Russia have performed well in recent regional elections. Nevertheless, Just Russia's weak organization and leadership raise doubts as to its ability to make an impact at the national level.
3. Communist Party. The main force on the left of Russian politics remains the Communist Party. Although its support in recent elections has declined, the party could benefit from the unpopularity of some of the government's social programs. It is likely to keep its position as the main opposition party.
4. Fringe Nationalist Parties. One factor that could still upset the prospects for United Russia's challengers is the creation of a nationalist force led by a charismatic leader. One already exists in the LDPR, but its electoral appeal is already well known, and it can be expected to gain a similar proportion of the vote as in previous elections.
The unknown entities in the upcoming election are the parties created by the breakup of Motherland and defections from the Communist Party. They all lack charismatic leaders and do not have the profile to challenge seriously either the Communists or Just Russia. Dmitri Rogozin, the erstwhile leader of Motherland, remains a "dark horse." In the absence of a credible nationalist party in the election, his comeback cannot be ruled out.
5. Parties on the right. Despite much talk of an alliance between Russia's two main liberal parties--Yabloko and the SPS--it is unlikely that any merger, or even a coordinated electoral strategy, will be achieved. This will make it extremely difficult for either party to surpass the 7% threshold.
United Russia appears to be set for victory in December, though it will struggle to regain a two-thirds majority under the new electoral rules. Just Russia will face stiff opposition for the second spot, and a two-party system seems unlikely. The impact of Just Russia will be influenced by the ability of smaller nationalist parties to lead an effective campaign and, in the absence of a strong nationalist force, the Communist Party could enjoy a mini-revival.
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Creating a system to review research software
Software, particularly research software, impacts all parts of the modern scientific enterprise, especially the central, vital activity of data analysis and statistical inference. One would be hard pressed to name areas of contemporary research that are not reliant on research software. These include hundreds of open-source libraries and software packages, many of which are developed by researchers themselves. Research software is so essential that a large majority of researchers in the UK and United States say that they would no longer be able to continue their work if research software tools stopped working (Jiménez et al. 2017). Despite the growing importance of research software, much of it is cobbled together with little regard for high standards that are characteristic of other research activities. As a result, the research software ecosystem is fragile and the source of numerous problems that afflict modern computational science (Carver et al. 2018).
rOpenSci was founded in 2011 in part to address some of the challenges with making research software more sustainable. Our mission is to create technical infrastructure in the form of carefully vetted, staff- and community-contributed R software tools that lower barriers to working with scientific data sources on the web. Our tools support key parts of the data life cycle, from lowering barriers to access, to validation and permanent archiving. Over the past decade we have grown into a widely recognized effort that supports an ecosystem of hundreds of high-quality software packages to support the scientific community. Our software is maintained not just by our expert developers but also through numerous contributions from our thriving community.
Perhaps rOpenSci’s biggest contribution to improving the state of research software is not just developing and maintaining critical software tools in-house but mentoring domain scientists about good software development practices and fostering a peer review culture for research software. In 2015 we began accepting software contributions from domain researchers. Each submission is evaluated against a checklist of best practices and reviewed by two independent developers. The criteria and guidelines have grown over the years to become rOpenSci’s software review system. In this blog post we briefly describe our efforts to improve the state of research software by creating a peer review system that shares many similarities with the publishing system but also addresses challenges that are unique to software development in research.
Challenges with research software
Documentation: Sorting through large collections of software packages and finding the right tools present a serious challenge for most researchers. Beyond the software functionality itself, one of the biggest hurdles to using software is lack of good documentation. Given the tedious nature of the process and the need for skills different from programming, most packages are documentation-poor (Geiger et al, 2018)
Testing: Software plays an important role in research and is used for critical reasons such as formulating policy, supporting drug discovery, and mitigating the effects of climate change. Mistakes in implementation can have catastrophic consequences (Hatton, 1997). Yet scientific software often lacks tests, and some surveys show that only ~66% of research software contains unit tests (Kanewala, 2014).
Lack of community: Nearly two-thirds of the open-source projects on GitHub have only 1--2 maintainers, a very low number that increases the likelihood that projects will go stale (Eghbal, 2016). Most scientific software is developed by scientists who rarely possess software engineering skills. The most successful projects are the ones that turn one-person projects into thriving communities.
Long-term archiving: Although software collaboration platforms such as GitHub bring visibility to projects, they are not a solution for long-term archiving. Nearly 30% of the software mentioned in papers surveyed by Collberg (2014) could not be located. Without permanent archiving of source code in persistent repositories such as Zenodo, one cannot ensure availability of software over time.
Software design and code smells: Poorly designed software with inconsistent and unintuitive user interfaces is a problem that cannot be easily surfaced without a detailed review. Deeper design issues include attention to software dependencies, good error messages and handling of unexpected inputs, and following conventions and coding styles that are characteristic of a community.
Maintainability: Design considerations that make it easy for future developers to understand the software, extend functionality, and fix bugs are critical for preventing software from becoming stale before it reaches a natural end of cycle.
Software review as a service
To combat these issues, we created a peer review system for software analogous to that for scientific publications (Ross et al. 2017). Since 2015, the rOpenSci project has been piloting a system of peer code review for software submissions. This approach brings together best practices for publication peer review along with new practices that are unique to reviewing software. The system deliberately combines elements of traditional academic peer review with practices from open-source software review. Commonalities with traditional publishing workflow include a full editorial board with handling editors, two reviewers per submission and revisions before acceptance. The process differs in a few key ways. We also use heuristic tools to automatically check submitted software against a list of more than 200 best practices. The review process is fully open, and anyone is welcome to weigh in with constructive feedback. Unlike traditional peer review where only one to two exchanges occur between authors and reviewers over months, all exchanges in our review happen in real time, and dozens of interactions are not uncommon. The forced transparency ensures that interactions are non-adversarial (see Salmon 2018 for a sentiment analysis of review threads). We think it's important to emphasize that research software is almost never reviewed and our process not only serves as a quality filter but also works to elevate and standardize development practices within the research community.
Advantages of rOpenSci’s software review process
The rOpenSci review process has several advantages:
Provides opportunities for collaboration and is a rewarding experience for both authors and reviewers.
Provides detailed feedback on software design and implementation, from big-picture best practices (unit testing, continuous integration) to specific line-by-line feedback on code readability and organization.
Helps package authors plan for sustainability by focusing many of our package standards on maintainability. rOpenSci packages are required to have comprehensive testing, continuous integration, and community contribution guidelines and are reviewed for features such as code readability and likely maintenance challenges so as to make ongoing maintenance and contribution for a community easier. By participating in the process, we also introduce authors to a community of practice that often leads to additional programmers contributing to the packages in large and small ways. We also act as a maintainer of last resort. rOpenSci monitors the status of packages, reaching out to authors if they do not respond to failed package tests due to dependency changes and making changes ourselves if necessary.
Combines an open peer review model with a portable review model. Although rOpenSci curates packages, it is not a publisher. The editors help authors smoothly navigate submission to various package managers such as CRAN and Bioconductor but also to two journals as part of a pilot. Given that rOpenSci inspired the Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS), since the inception of JOSS it has been possible to have a rOpenSci submission fast tracked through JOSS for rapid acceptance without further review. We extended this model in November 2017 and established a partnership with the journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution (MEE), a member of Wiley Publishing. MEE accepts software with ecology and evolution applications as ``applications papers.'' This model shows a lot of promise and has potential to extend to other journals.
Evolves based on feedback from reviewers and authors, such as the adoption of additional guidelines on what makes software more user-friendly (Ross et al. 2018)]. Current recommendations and review practices are described in a living developers guide (https://devguide.ropensci.org/).
Has been steadily working toward automating as many software checks as possible, freeing up the reviewers to use their limited time for assessing other aspects that cannot be easily automated.
Limitations and challenges of software onboarding
Scope. Currently rOpenSci only accepts packages that fit a narrow scope of topics -- those that support the data management lifecycle and facilitate computational reproducibility for scientific research. This scope is based on our organization's mission and the expertise of the editor and reviewer base we have developed, and such a scope is necessary because of a finite (though growing) number of volunteers. This leaves a large fraction of packages and authors without a similar peer review forum. Other forums, such as the Journal of Open Source Software, Bioconductor, and the Journal of Statistical Software, have limited scope or less full-featured review processes. In particular, authors of small packages that implement statistical methods lack a place for comprehensive feedback.
Expertise. Our approach requires expert reviewers who understand not only algorithms implemented by the software but also details of software engineering. Nevertheless, the average time required for reviewing is not considerably different from a traditional research paper (https://ropensci.org/blog/2018/05/03/onboarding-is-work/)
Time. Since open-source software is typically in a constant state of development, defining an appropriate stage for external review is challenging. Reviewers are not available to return to evaluate every change or release.
Changing academia’s incentive structures
The results of scientific endeavors are communicated primarily as peer-reviewed publications. The citation impact of such products is captured by using metrics such as the h-index and form the basis for hiring, promotion, and tenure. The changing nature of science means that researchers now produce many more valuable outputs than just papers, one of which is software. While software research products often have a greater overall impact than publications have, both the reward and review systems have failed to keep up. Scientists have little incentive to release high-quality software; and although more and more researchers are releasing their software in some form, the lack of formal review mechanisms is contributing to the fragility of the system.
More recently several journals have emerged as venues for software papers. These include Journal of Open Source Software, Journal of Open Research Software (JORS), and Software X. By providing traditional citations, these venues allow researchers to obtain credit in more traditional forms. For a more details on rOpenSci’s software review process, please read the the full paper on which this blog article is based.
rOpenSci continues to address an unmet need by helping researchers develop high-quality software that is easier to sustain in the long run. Since 2015 we have peer reviewed and published over 140 software packages and worked to elevate and standardize development practices in the research community. We have just begun an effort to develop new standards for statistical software.
Further reading
This article is based on a paper in the IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering special issue on Accelerating Scientific Discovery with Reusable Software: Karthik Ram, Carl Boettiger, Scott Chamberlain, Noam Ross, Maëlle Salmon, and Stefanie Butland, A Community of Practice Around Peer Review for Long-Term Research Software Sustainability, Computing in Science and Engineering 21, 59--65 (2019). DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2018.2882753
Complete citations for the references mentioned in this article can also be found in the full paper.
Author bios
Karthik Ram is a senior staff scientist with the Berkeley Institute for Data Science, a research faculty member with the Berkeley Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, and the co-founder of the rOpenSci project. Contact him at [email protected].
Carl Boettiger is an assistant professor with the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, and a member of the rOpenSci leadership team. Contact him at [email protected].
Scott Chamberlain is the co-Founder of rOpenSci and a software developer with rOpenSci. Contact him at [email protected]. | https://bssw.io/blog_posts/a-community-of-practice-around-peer-review-for-long-term-research-software-sustainability |
Letter from the Chairman
At the core of eLife’s mission is the goal to support a shift in research culture towards greater cooperation and transparency in science. In 2018, eLife took a number of important steps directed towards this goal.
Chief amongst these efforts were those to build stronger connections with the early-career research community, beginning in January with the appointment of a new member to eLife’s Board of Directors. Prachee Avasthi has been a faculty member at the University of Kansas Medical Center for nearly four years. Since joining the Board at eLife, she has contributed immensely to eLife's work, not least by serving on the appointment committee, which led to the recruitment of our new Editor-in-Chief, Michael Eisen. Another initiative geared towards the early-career community was the launch of the eLife Ambassador programme in 2018. In addition, we replenished the Early-Career Advisory Group and started an effort to engage more early-career researchers in peer review and in the editorial board. All of this work is borne from the conviction that the cultural change we seek will be impossible without the creativity, energy and brilliance that is so evident amongst graduate students, postdocs and early independent researchers, but is often stifled by the current hierarchical structures and incentive systems that operate in academic science.
Alongside our work with the research community, we initiated a trial of a new peer-review process that gives authors greater control over how they respond to comments after peer review. The trial received strong support as well as some criticism from the community, and as we entered 2019 we shared the first results. As we iterate our trials to improve scientific communication, we are comforted by the robust support for the idea that such experiments need to be conducted and the results communicated, so that new approaches to publishing can be developed.
The editorial side of eLife also developed considerably with the introduction of a new section covering the Physics of Living Systems, the division of some of the existing sections into new sections, and a major collection of articles on mechanisms in microbiome research. To give greater prominence to the non-technical summaries that are provided for many of the research articles, we introduced the Science Digest section of eLife. Beyond the outstanding research that we published at a rate of over 100 articles per month, we created content collections on meta-research and scientists as parents, to serve the scientific community in ways that go beyond publication of regular research articles.
The transition towards open science will be catalysed to a great extent by new technology and products that are geared towards these practices. To that end, eLife continued to invest heavily in open infrastructure and technology innovation. Together with several like-minded partners we have created an open-source community with the ambitious aim to build shared infrastructure, designed to support a range of publishing workflows. The work is already bearing fruit as components of the system are steadily being launched by eLife and our partners. In a related project, eLife’s collaboration with Hypothesis was completed in 2018 with the launch of open annotation tools that are now being used by many other publishers. In all this work the emphasis is placed on modes of research communication that align with open science, including open access. Success will then be judged by the extent to which these products are used to support a transition towards greater access and openness.
Shortly after 2018 drew to a close, the staff, editors and board of eLife were able to pay tribute to the founding Editor-in-Chief of eLife, Randy Schekman, who stepped down in January 2019. As Randy’s successor, the board was delighted to appoint and welcome Michael Eisen (Professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley) to build on the strong foundation that Randy has created. For 20 years, Michael has led by example in his efforts to promote open science, and in his first few months at eLife he has already developed strong relationships with staff and the editors and is identifying the next steps we need to take for eLife to catalyse the continued reinvention of research communication. We are looking forward to working with Michael so that eLife can take even greater strides towards our vision to help accelerate scientific discovery.
Toby Coppel
Co-Founder and Partner
Mosaic Ventures
Chair, eLife Board of Directors
Continuing to improve peer review
At eLife we are keen to explore potential improvements to all aspects of scientific publishing – especially peer review. While thousands of authors and referees have experienced our consultative approach to providing feedback to authors, in 2018 we experimented with a new process. We also participated in research into potential bias in the editorial process.
Trialling a new approach
Building on ideas presented by Erin O’Shea and Bodo Stern, in June 2018 eLife conducted a trial whereby we committed to publishing the author’s submission if the paper was invited for in-depth review – together with the decision letter, peer reviews and author response. In the trial, papers that were encouraged for peer review would also be published with a statement summarising the Reviewing Editor’s assessment of the revised submission. The statement would indicate that the authors had addressed all the issues, or whether minor or major issues remained unresolved.
There were 313 submissions to the trial process, with 70 encouraged for in-depth review. We have been comparing the outcomes of these papers with 665 regular submissions that we received during the same period. We have started to report the results of the trial (see Peer review: First results from a trial at eLife), and further data will be released in 2019. Based on the outcomes we will modify our processes, conduct further trials and share our findings so that others can also benefit from and build on our experiences.
Promoting fairness and diversity
In 2018 two eLife Reviewing Editors, Cassidy Sugimoto and Jennifer Raymond, collaborated with colleagues to investigate whether decision outcomes differ between male and female authors, and for authors from different countries. Our aims were to better understand any disparities, to share data of interest to others, and to try and improve our own process. A preprint by Murray et al. suggests that the acceptance rate for papers with male last authors was slightly higher than for female last authors. On the other hand, it appears that decision outcomes are more equitable when the pool of reviewers and editors is mixed-gender. The study is prompting us to improve the diversity of our editorial board and other communities, and to consider other trials where we can explore the disparities in decision outcomes further.
Early-career involvement in peer review
We want to ensure that early-career researchers are involved in peer review – as referees and as members of our editorial board. In 2018 our editors initiated a one-year trial in which a group of editors committed to include an early-career researcher in the review process for papers they handled in the areas of genomics and evolutionary biology. We will provide feedback on our experiences in 2019.
From the eLife journal
eLife’s reputation is built on the quality of the content that we publish. The eLife editors select and peer review work that they judge to be particularly valuable for their field. We also publish articles and interviews with researchers about broader issues relevant to science, to raise awareness of some of the cultural changes that we and our funders would like to influence. Below we provide some highlights of the broad scientific content from eLife in 2018, as well as some of the additional feature content.
A new section – The research articles in eLife are classified into major subject areas, and in 2018 we introduced a new subject to highlight research work that intersects physics and biology. The launch of the Physics of Living Systems section was led by Senior Editor Arup Chakraborty, and in 2018 included research covering topics including morphogenesis, mechanosensation and membrane curvature, as well as an essay on theory papers which was accompanied by the shortest abstract we have ever published.
A special issue – Another first in 2018 was to publish a special research issue, in this case focused on the topic of mechanistic microbiome research. Led by Senior Editor Wendy Garrett, a group of editors have selected 13 peer-reviewed articles for the issue to date including an article about how the order in which bacteria colonise the gut has a big influence on the eventual microbiome. This collection of articles has stimulated the submission of further first-rate research on this important topic.
Collection on meta-research – Research about the research process itself is becoming increasingly important as funding becomes tighter and the attention on research outcomes increases. Over the years, eLife has published many widely read articles in this field. To signal our growing interest in the topic, we brought all of the relevant articles together in a collection towards the end of 2018.
Parent-scientists – Highlighting the challenges faced by many scientists with dependents, we published a large collection of interviews on this topic. The stories of the researchers featured in the collection highlight how making research more ‘family-friendly’ could benefit all scientists and might help to counteract the lack of flexibility and intense competition that researchers often experience.
Here is a small selection from more than 1,200 research articles that eLife published in 2018:
A paper by Zhang, Li et al. described pigs that were genetically modified to digest more nutrients from their feed, as a potential step towards helping reduce the pork industry’s carbon footprint.
Image: Pig, by Nick Saltmarsh (CC BY 2.0)
Minhas, Bawdon et al. revealed how a type of bacteria causes body odour, paving the way for future studies that could help uncover new ways of tackling this problem.
In our newest subject area, the Physics of Living Systems, Frangipane et al. reported the use of light patterns to control the swimming speed of Escherichia coli bacteria and direct them to form different shapes, in a move that could inform the next generation of microscopic devices.
Image: Frangipane et al. (CC BY 4.0)
A study by Troup et al. reported the use of optogenetics to reveal a larger role for the fly brain 'sleep switch' neurons in controlling both waking and sleeping behavioural responsiveness.
Image: Fruit flies at rest, by Jim McLean (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Souza, Moreno-Letelier et al. identified the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in Mexico as a true ‘lost world’ – a safe haven where ancient microorganisms found refuge and have kept evolving.
Image: Valeria Souza (CC-BY 4.0)
In a cancer study, Smith and Sheltzer found that gene copy number provides more prognostic information than gene mutation status, which, if confirmed on a different set of data, could inform the development of new technologies to introduce this approach in the clinic.
Fu et al. described how a fossil plant species, which they called Nanjinganthus, suggests that flowers bloomed in the Jurassic of China – almost 50 million years earlier than previously thought.
Image: Takayuki Miki (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Transforming technology for academic publishing
Last year we announced our intent “not just to provide the best experience we can for eLife’s own journal, but also to make tools that others can use, engage with and contribute to”. We envisage a common infrastructure for research communication that publishers can leverage to save money and time – which can then be better spent on new challenges. In 2018 we took, along with several organisations and partners, some important steps toward an end-to-end open-source infrastructure for academic publishing.
Libero Publisher: A modern approach to presenting research online
There are many lessons to take from the established open-source technology development community: to make software open-source is not the same as making it reusable for another organisation; open-source technology requires strong and persistent oversight; and the long-term use and health of open-source tools demands a high level of community involvement. We took each of these lessons on board in 2018 with the re-introduction of Libero Publisher. First released as the open-source version of the technology behind the eLife journal site today, Libero Publisher is being rebuilt in consultation with other academic publishers to make it usable for other journals and publications both within and outside the life sciences. While we are borrowing heavily from the eLife journal platform, including the extensively tested user-centered design, we have revisited the core underlying data model to more easily accommodate other content providers’ requirements for what’s included in the published article. Much of 2018 was spent defining the core of a common content exchange system, and the first usable release is expected in the summer of 2019.
Libero Reviewer: Community-driven infrastructure for submission and peer review
In parallel with community efforts around Libero Publisher, we’ve seen success in shared infrastructure with Libero Reviewer and the Coko Community. A joint effort in designing and building reusable components saw the launch of Hindawi’s new reviewer application in October 2018. At the time of writing in 2019, the submission systems for Europe PMC and eLife have also now been released. All the applications are built on the same codebase and supported by the community.
Setting standards for content access and reuse
One of the keys to adopting common infrastructure and avoiding redundant effort in publishing is establishing agreement around how content should be classified, organised and made available. eLife has contributed to many efforts to this effect, including JATS4R (recommendations for standardising JATS XML) and the Validator Tool, Metadata2020, FORCE11, CrossRef, the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) and the NISO Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) working group.
Hypothesis: Investing in tool development for common use
In 2018 we announced the outcomes of our partnership with Hypothesis, an open-source tool for open annotation on the web. The promise of open annotation for advancing scholarly discourse online is exciting, and scholarly publishers are uniquely positioned to try and encourage this as centres for community engagement and interaction around new research. Through our partnership, Hypothesis developed moderation features, single sign-on authentication and user interface customisations that give publishers more control over its implementation on their sites. As a result, a wide range of publishers and hosting platforms have integrated the tool or are using it in their workflows, including: Highwire, Atypon, the Public Knowledge Project’s Open Journal Systems, American Diabetes Association, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, and many others. This is exactly the kind of tool reuse that eLife aims to make possible.
Fastly: Using the latest tools to accelerate content delivery
An important shift on the technology side in 2018 was our move to a new content delivery network named Fastly. Thanks to this move, journal pages are loaded from “edge networks” located closer to our readers. This helps pages load more quickly, especially in areas with slower internet infrastructure or for those readers further away from our cloud provider’s servers. Fastly also provides a shield to our own infrastructure, resulting in a more secure and robust platform with defence from cyberattacks.
Convening and supporting communities
A central theme to eLife’s work to date has been to participate in, build and support communities that promote responsible behaviours in research. Whether these are communities of early-career researchers, open-science advocates or like-minded publishers, eLife is providing different types of support to help them take root and thrive.
Increasing our engagement with early-career researchers
2018 saw the launch of the first eLife Ambassadors programme led by Emmanuelle Viré, a group leader at University College London (UK), who has served for several years on eLife’s Early-Career Advisory Group. The programme attracted more than 200 scientists, mostly graduate students, postdocs and early group leaders, from six continents and was intended to support grass-roots projects identified by the ambassadors themselves. It has been heartening to witness the enthusiasm and commitment this group brought to a range of initiatives covering preprints, reproducibility, diversity in science, peer review, mentoring and much more. The ambassadors also created their own blog – ecrLife – and a resource about early-career funding. Having learned many valuable lessons in 2018, we have recently launched the second Ambassador programme, which is quickly picking up momentum.
In January, eLife announced the appointment of Prachee Avasthi to the eLife Board of Directors, the highest level of governance in the organisation. Prachee has been a group leader at the University of Kansas Medical Center for just under four years. Already Prachee is bringing perspectives to the Board discussions that are contributing in important ways to the direction we are taking as an organisation.
In many ways, it was the appointment of the inaugural Early-Career Advisory Group in 2014 that was the catalyst for closer engagement with this community. In 2018 we conducted a second annual election to replenish five members of the group, selected from over 100 applications.
The inspiration for all of our initiatives with early-career researchers is that we will never achieve the kind of cultural change that supports greater transparency and collaboration in science unless we involve those who are most committed to seeing this change happen... We sincerely hope that other organisations, especially funding agencies and research institutions, take similar steps.
The inspiration for all of our initiatives with early-career researchers is that we will never achieve the kind of cultural change that supports greater transparency and collaboration in science unless we involve those who are most committed to seeing this change happen. And as we work more closely with the early-career community, this approach is only being reinforced by our experiences. We sincerely hope that other organisations, especially funding agencies and research institutions, take similar steps. There is massive untapped creativity and energy within this group, which organisations will benefit from. The early-career researchers who are given these opportunities will also gain from the experience by building the reputation they need to support their future careers.
Encouraging broad approaches to assessment and recognition: DORA
As well as promoting grass-roots efforts that support improvements in the communication and evaluation of science, eLife is advocating for change in policy and practice. Nowhere is this change more needed than in the area of research evaluation. eLife was one of the organisations that helped launch the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and five years later, in 2018, eLife helped to reboot DORA. Along with six other organisations, eLife helped to launch a new website, establish a steering committee, and most important of all, recruit a community manager to drive the initiative forward. DORA has gained much momentum as a result and continues to be highlighted by high-profile initiatives including Plan S, which was also announced in 2018. One of the most important new areas of work for DORA is to gather examples of good practices in research evaluation, to demonstrate that these practices are steadily moving away from research evaluation based on journal brands, towards more meaningful and fairer approaches that take a broader range of contributions into account. It is only when we change what we value in science in this way that we will achieve the change in behaviours that we and others are striving for.
Channeling the community’s energy into creating new tools for discovery
One of the most memorable events of 2018 was a two-day innovation sprint that eLife hosted in Cambridge, UK, in May. Around 60 participants – researchers, developers, designers, publishers – gathered and self-organised into small teams to work on more than a dozen ideas related to improving science. The event was an uplifting, collaborative and productive experience for everyone involved, and participants have pointed out the parallel between the practices adopted at this event and those that many of us would like to see valued in science itself. Plaudit, a browser extension to allow scientists to share research recommendations, and SwipesForScience, a templating service that lets researchers create mobile-friendly games for analysing large amounts of research data, were two of the projects explored at the sprint which were subsequently funded by eLife for further development.
Financial summary
Analysis of revenue
Publication fee income increased by 75% over 2017 as almost all articles published this year were subject to a fee, whereas many of the articles published last year had been submitted before we introduced publication fees.
Grant income has also increased in 2018 as a result of an additional funder, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, which is specifically supporting our technology and innovation work.
Analysis of expenditure
Our technology and innovation expenditure has grown by 35% relative to last year, as reflected by the level of activity described above. Publishing costs changed very little, and so technology and innovation spending has increased from 30% of total expenditure last year to 37% in 2018.
Within the publishing costs the proportions of major spending areas are broadly the same as in 2017.
As a result of the timing of grants received, we reported a surplus before tax of £464,000 in 2018 compared to a deficit of £257,000 in 2017.
Revenue and expenditure, years ended December 31 2018 and 2017 (in £ thousands)
|Revenue||2018||2017|
|Grants||4,290||3,832|
|Publication fees||2,155||1,233|
|Total||6,445||5,065|
|Expenditure||2018||2017|
|Publishing||3,795||3,708|
|Technology and innovation||2,186||1,614|
|Total||5,981||5,322|
|Surplus/(deficit) before tax||464||(257)|
We claim grants from our funders in advance, based on our expected expenditure, and our actual expenditure often differs from this slightly. This can result in us reporting a surplus or deficit in individual years. This can be seen in the graph below, which also shows that in spite of the deficit in some years, we generally have total reserves in the range £0.2–0.6m.
The full audited accounts for eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd for 2018 are available below. As a US-registered tax-exempt organisation, we also publish detailed financial information in our Form 990.
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Check out the blooms and pollinators from early July.
pollinators
Plants In Action : May-June
Some of our favorites from the spring bloom. Check out these photos from months of May and June.
PLANTS IN ACTION : JUNE
Warming temperatures and longer days bring forth the first wave of blooms. Here’s too the flowers of June.
Five Native Perennials For Average Soil
Native perennials that will thrive in average/medium soil conditions.
Five Native Perennials For Dry Soil
Five native species that thrive in dry garden soil
Aster Family Photos
Cold mornings and frost coatings are no hindrance to those in aster family. They bloom despite the signs of colder weather.
Each species has a slight trademark with unique qualities that differentiate it from the other siblings. | https://notsohollowfarm.ca/category/pollinators/ |
Jennifer received her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Long Island University. She also holds a BA in Psychology and a minor in Sociology. Jennifer has been trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Polyvagal Theory, and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT).
Drawing from systemic and integrative approaches that create space for exploration, questioning, and goal setting for her clients. Jennifer uses a strength-based perspective and belief that each person has the capacity to create change. Jennifer uses warmth, compassion, curiosity, and empathy to help clients heal from past attachment injuries and help make meaning in their lives. Jennifer also incorporates specialized components of The Gottman Method to help couples learn how to turn towards one another and improve their interactions/communication.
Jennifer has experience working with unaccompanied minors, adolescents, and adults.
About Cynthia
Cynthia is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She holds a Bachelors's degree in the field of Psychology and a Master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. Cynthia has numerous years of experience working in the field of mental health. Her experience spans from working with clients with severe mental health issues, substance use/disorders, developmental disabilities, incarceration, emotional disturbances, and Trauma. She provides services to adults, adolescents, families, and couples struggling with the following: Adjustment Disorders, Individuals with special needs, Physical, Sexual and Emotional Abuse, Domestic Violence, Grief and Loss, Teen Issues, Drug Use, Parenting, and Suicidal Ideations
Cynthia’s clinical approach is collaborative. She believes strongly in the therapeutic relationship/alliance between therapist and client and places emphasis on dialogue as being the vehicle for change. This stance allows for the creation of a safe space in which client/s feel free to express themselves without fear of judgment. Other theoretical approaches used are CBT, Mindfulness, Solution-Focused, Narrative, EFT, Bowenian Family Therapy, Strengths-based and Structural.
About Rhea
Rhea received a Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy from Syracuse University. She also holds BAs in Criminal Justice & Sociology from Canisius College. While utilizing a mixture of theories, Rhea has received specialized training in Trauma-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). As well as, is a Certified Clinical Telemental Health Provider (CTMH) with Certification & a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) with Certification.
Verified by PsychologyToday.com, a licensed minister at The Promise Land Church, and a fitness enthusiast.
Rhea has over 10 years of experience working with women who struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, and establishing healthy boundaries, as well as, couples experiencing communication issues. | https://www.mindbodyspiritmft.com/therapists |
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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) can help elucidate, on a larger scale, the genetic factors that drive disease predisposition, drug sensitivity and resistance. NGS also enables sophisticated approaches for target and pathway identification and validation.
Following the new emphasis for biomarkers, pharmaceutical companies are embracing genomics as a way to decrease drug failures in the clinic. Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Inaugural Genomics in Pharma R&D conference will cover applications
on the various stages of the drug discovery and development process from target identification and validation, to disease modeling, to patient selection in clinical development programs.
Monday, February 12
10:30 am Conference Program Registration Open
EXECUTIVE SUMMIT: GENETICS AND GENOMICS TO ADVANCE NOVEL DRUG DISCOVERY
11:50 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
12:00 pm Please Select a Presentation from another Tri-Conference Program
12:30 Now Speaking in Preclinical and Translational Immuno-Oncology Program at 4:10 pm on Monday Feb 12 - The Use of Genetics in Early Sign of Efficacy Trials (view presentation)
Jean-Claude Marshall, MSc., PhD., Head of Clinical Genetics and Biospecimens, Pfizer
The recent rapid technological advancements in the field of genomics has made the ability to use genetic enrollment and on going analysis criteria possible during early phase clinical trials. These early sign of efficacy trials now form an important cornerstone
of Pfizer clinical trial protocols. This presentation will focus on those on going efforts to accelerate early phase clinical trials within the Pfizer portfolio
1:00 Session Break
1:10 Enjoy Lunch on Your Own
2:10 Session Break
2:30 Chairperson’s Remarks
2:40 Please Select a Presentation from another Tri-Conference Program
3:10 Please Select a Presentation from another Tri-Conference Program
3:40 Please Select a Presentation from another Tri-Conference Program
4:10 Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
4:40 Refreshment Break and Transition to Plenary Session
5:00 Plenary Keynote Session (click here for more details)
6:00 Grand Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
7:30 Close of Day
Tuesday, February 13
7:30 am Registration Open and Morning Coffee
8:00 Plenary Keynote Session (click here for more details)
9:00 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
10:15 Please Select a Presentation from another Tri-Conference Program
10:45 Please Select a Presentation from another Tri-Conference Program
11:15 Now Speaking in PCR and NGS-Based Diagnostics Program at 3:40 pm on Tuesday Feb 13 - Using Genetics to Select Safer Targets and Drugs (view presentation)
Lucas D. Ward, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Human Genetics and Functional Genomics, Comparative Biology and Safety Sciences, Amgen
Genetics is increasingly being used in two major ways: to discover new targets through variation in populations (studying diseases), and to stratify drug response clinically (studying patients; pharmacogenetics). Early-stage genetic validation
often focuses more on efficacy than safety. I will discuss how genetics can be used, even pre-clinically, to improve safety: anticipating target-mediated adverse events, which we have demonstrated are statistically linked to target genetics;
and constructing drug selectivity panels.
11:45 Sponsored Presentation (Opportunity Available)
12:15 pm Session Break
12:25 Luncheon Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available) or Enjoy Lunch on Your Own
1:25 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
NEOANTIGENS AND TUMOR MUTATION BURDEN
2:00 Chairperson’s Remarks
Terri McClanahan, Ph.D., Executive Director, Profiling & Expression, Translational Medicine, Merck Research Laboratories
2:10 Predictive Biomarkers of Response to Anti-PD1 Therapy
Pan-cancer molecular biomarkers of immunotherapy response may be important for identifying patients likely to derive benefit from PD-1/PD-L1-directed monotherapy, while also proving useful for guiding the rational use of combination immunotherapy
regimens. Data will be presented showing that somatic mutational load (ML) and a T-cell inflamed gene expression profile (GEP) are key determinants and independent predictors of response to pembrolizumab across multiple tumor types.
2:40 Natural Variation in Innate Immune Cell Parameters Is Driven by Genetic Factors
Matthew Albert, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Cancer Immunology, Genentech
Enumeration and characterization of circulating immune cell populations provide key indicators of human health and disease. To identify environmental and genetic factors driving innate and adaptive immune cell parameters in homeostatic
conditions, we combined semi-automated flow cytometric analysis of blood leukocytes and genome-wide DNA genotyping in 1,000 healthy, unrelated individuals of western European ancestry.
3:10 Neoantigen Scores to Guide Personalized Cancer Immunotherapy
Arnold B. Gelb, M.D., MS, FASCP, FCAP, Senior Director, Global Clinical Biomarkers and Companion Diagnostics, EMD Serono
Increasing the number of patients that respond successfully to cancer immunotherapies is the next big step in the fight against cancer. Recent studies have shown that the more tumor-specific mutations, or neoantigens, the cancer cells
have, the greater the chance that the tumor will not be tolerated by the immune system.
3:40 Circulating
Rare Cell Biomarkers for Immuno-Oncology Eric Kaldjian, CMO, RareCyte, Inc.
4:10 Valentine’s Day Celebration in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
5:00 Breakout Discussions in the Exhibit Hall
These interactive discussion groups are open to all attendees, speakers, sponsors, & exhibitors. Participants choose a specific breakout discussion group to join. Each group has a moderator to ensure focused discussions around key
issues within the topic. This format allows participants to meet potential collaborators, share examples from their work, vet ideas with peers, and be part of a group problem-solving endeavor. The discussions provide an informal exchange
of ideas and are not meant to be a corporate or specific product discussion.
Is Your IP Ready for the New AI-Driven Era in Genomics and Personalized Medicine?
Erica Pascal, Founder, Ingensity IP
Travis Wohlers, Assistant General Counsel, Luminex Corporation
Amy McCourt, Director, IP & Commercial Litigation, Legal, Illumina
6:00 Close of Day
Wednesday, February 14
7:00 Breakfast Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available)
10:00 Refreshment Break and Poster Competition Winner Announced in the Exhibit Hall
TARGET VALIDATION AND INDICATION EXPANSION
10:50 Chairperson’s Remarks
Ajay Shah, Director, Research Informatics, Office of the Chief Informatics Officer, Beckman Research Institute and City of Hope National Medical Center
11:00 Using Human Genetics to Drive Drug Discovery: The Industry Perspective
Anna Podgornaia, Ph.D., Associate Principal Scientist, Genetics and Pharmacogenomics, Translational Medicine, Merck
The Merck Genetics and Pharmacogenomics (GpGx) group uses human genetics and genomics across the entire drug development pipeline to make decisions anchored in human genetics. During the presentation, I will provide 3 vignettes about how
we use human genetics during the drug discovery process, including 1) Using human genetics to get inspiration for novel drug programs; 2) Using human genetics to gain insight into potential safety issues; 3) Pharmacogenomics. I will
close with a section on challenges and opportunities in using human genetics to drive drug discovery.
11:30 Immune-Mediated Dermatological Conditions: Target Identification
Deepak K. Rajpal, Senior Scientific Director, Computational Biology, Target Sciences, GSK
We share a framework for developing new therapeutic intervention strategies for such indications by utilizing publicly available clinical transcriptomics data sets. We propose a strategy based on developing disease signatures, and utilization
of the disease signatures conceptually for identifying potential drug repurposing opportunities and present novel target identification approaches. We anticipate that the conceptual methodology shared here or similar approaches will
further support not only biomarker discovery efforts but also the development of new drugs.
12:00 pm bStyle: A Graphical, Integrated and Modular Systems Biology Platform
Corrado Priami, Ph.D., President & CEO, COSBI
bStyle is a graphical platform to run systems biology analysis in the field of systems pharmacology. It handles multi-omics data to detect active networks and end-up performing in silico experiments for
drug design and development. All the mathematical technicalities are hidden behind the graphics and it is then easy to use even by a non-expert of modeling and data analysis.
12:30 Session Break
12:40 Luncheon Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available) or Enjoy Lunch on Your Own
1:10 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall and Last Chance for Poster Viewing
ASSAY TECHNOLOGY AND BIOREPOSITORIES FOR GENOMIC BIOMARKERS DEVELOPMENT
1:50 Chairperson’s Remarks
Kai Wang, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Institute for Systems Biology
2:00 Tissue Histopathology Investigations in Support of Clinical Trials for Novel Therapeutics: Considerations and Perspectives
Keith Wharton, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Medical Director, Leica Biosystems
Tissue histopathology investigations are central to discovery and preclinical development of novel therapeutics and for routine medical care, but their variable use in clinical trials represents a missed opportunity to improve our understanding
of disease and the effects of various therapies on disease. I present major considerations and propose a question-based framework for implementation of tissue histopathology biomarker investigations in clinical trials, including several
examples
2:30 Development and Clinical Validation of Large-Scale NGS Oncology Panels for Detection of SNVs, Indels, Fusion Genes and CNVs
Jeremy Segal, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Genomic and Molecular Pathology, Pathology, University of Chicago
More than ever, oncology genomics laboratories are under pressure to deliver more results at less cost and in less time using smaller and smaller specimens. Careful laboratory planning and a high level of technical proficiency are necessary
to successfully navigate this environment, with a strong emphasis on creating individual assays that can deliver comprehensive genetic information about specimens, including SNVs, indels, fusion genes, CNVs and more. This session will
provide strategies, examples and lessons learned during the process of creating and validating a large-scale hybrid capture cancer profiling assay at University of Chicago.
3:00 Turning Lead to Gold: Validating the Detection of Fusion Transcripts against an Imperfect Standard
Jason N. Rosenbaum, M.D., Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Many therapeutic targets for cancer are fusion transcripts not easily multiplexed in traditional assays, such as fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). RNA-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) offers
multiplexed detection and more detailed genomic information, offering significant advantages over FISH. Moreover, despite operating as a de facto “gold-standard,” FISH has a significant false-positive rate. We present our
experience validating a clinical RNA-NGS assay against imperfect “gold-standards.”
3:30 Session Break
TRANSLATIONAL INFORMATICS: CLINICAL DATA DRIVING PRECLINICAL RESEARCH (CONT.)
3:40 Chairperson’s Remarks
Lara Mangravite, Ph.D., President, Sage Bionetworks
3:45 Collaborative Ecosystems in Data-Intensive Science for Precision Medicine
An advanced understanding of the dynamic nature of disease is necessary to meaningfully implement precision medicine but several barriers exist. In particular, approaches to understand dynamic fluctuations in disease are highly data intense
and require bioinformatic inquiry for which standard methodologies do not exist. These issues can be systematically addressed by combining resources, benchmarking methods, and establishing community consensus around well-supported
research findings.
4:15 Novel Approaches to Participant Engagement in Genetic Research and Translating Big Data into Action
David Verbel, MPH, Director, Translational Data Science, Human Biology and Data Science, Eisai, Inc.
To identify the right medicines and patients to receive them, Eisai is exploring ways to identify individuals who carry genetic variants of interest. In two such studies, biological samples from genetically and clinically selected individuals
will be characterized to learn more about cellular and molecular consequences to changes in the function of particular genes. The first involves utilizing a novel research platform; the latter working with a leading academic center.
4:45 Scientific Informatics for Translational Oncology
Ronghua Chen, Director, Scientific Informatics, Global Research IT, R&D IT, Merck
The applications of molecular profiling technologies including next-generation sequencing in translational oncology offer unprecedented opportunities to discover new drug targets and biomarkers as well as to understand tumor biology.
This presentation will elaborate the complexities of oncology data sets and highlight an integrated scientific informatics approach in analyzing data and supporting translational research. | https://www.triconference.com/18/pharma-genomics/ |
The mission of the Mercy Ministry is to bring spiritual support and comfort to the bereaved, the distressed as well as those who are no longer able to get about. If you need any assistance from the Mercy Team, please contact the church office on 044 873 3606.
The church has a Garden of Remembrance for church members. For more information on the Garden of Remembrance please contact the church office on 044 873 3606.
We also have a prayer chapel for anyone who needs to find a quiet place to pray. The prayer chapel is open from 08h00 to 14h00. Please come and collect the key from the church office.
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2 Corinthians 1:3-5
3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 5 For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort abounds through Christ. | https://georgemethodist.co.za/ministries/mercy-ministry/ |
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