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Liste des références bibliographiques liées au leadership spirituel
Les différentes références liées au leadership spirituel ont été classées par décennies en fonction de leur date de parution.
Bibliographie sur le leadership spirituel de 1967 à 1989
1967 : leadership spirituel
* J. Oswald Sanders, 1967, « Spiritual Leadership », Chicago: Press
1988 : leadership spirituel
* Robert K. Greenleaf, 1988, « Spirituality as leadership », Indianapolis, Ind.: Robert K. Greenleaf Center
Bibliographie sur le leadership spirituel de 1990 à 1999
1992 : leadership spirituel
* William Miller, 1992, « How Do We Put Our Spiritual Values to Work », In: John Renesch, dir., « New Traditions in Business: Spirit and Leadership in the 21st Century », San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler
1994 : leadership spirituel
* Jay A. Conger, 1994, « Spirit at Work: Discovering the Spirituality in Leadership », San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
1995 : leadership spirituel
* Jay A. Conger, 1995, « Moved by the Spirit: Leadership and Spirituality in the Workplace », Organizational Development Practitioner Journal, Vol 27, n+1, November, pp46-51
1997 : leadership spirituel
* Gilbert Fairholm, 1997, « Capturing the Heart of Leadership: Spiritual Community in the New American Workplace », Westport, CT: Praeger
1998 : leadership spirituel
* J. Conley, F. Wagner-Marsh, 1998, « The Integration of Business Ethics and Spirituality in the Workplace », In: L. Spears, dir., « Insights on Leadership. Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant-Leadership », New York, NY: John Wiley
* Gilbert Fairholm, 1998, « Perspectives on Leadership: From the Science of Management to Its Spiritual Heart », Westport, CT: Quorum Books
1999 : leadership spirituel
* I. I. Mitroff, E. A. Denton, 1999, « A spiritual audit of corporate America: A hard look at spirituality, religion, and values in the workplace », San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Bibliographie sur le leadership spirituel de 2000 à 2009
2000 : leadership spirituel
* R. Cacioppe, 2000, « Creating spirit at work: Re-visioning organization development and Leadership – Part II », Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 21(1-2), pp110-120
* J. Biberman, 2000, dir., « Work and spirit: A reader of new spiritual paradigms for organizations », Scranton, PA: University of Scranton Press
* R. S. Moxley, 2000, « Leadership and spirit : Breathing new vitality and energy into individuals and organizations », San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
2001 : leadership spirituel
* Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook, 2001, « Courage and Resistance: Spiritual formation and mentoring girls for religious leadership », International Journal of Children's Spirituality, Vol 6, n°3, December, pp299-310
2002 : leadership spirituel
* Thierry C. Pauchant, 2002, dir., « Ethics and spirituality at work: Breakthroughs and pitfalls of the search for meaning in organizations », New York: Quorum Books
2003 : leadership spirituel
* Arthur Gross-Schaefer, Michael J. Gan, 2003, « Employment Contracts and Covenantal Agreements: A Negotiation Guide for Spiritual Leadership », Journal of Religion & Abuse, Vol 5, n°1, November, pp67-77
* R. A. Giacalone, C. L. Jurkiewicz, 2003, « Handbook of workplace spirituality and organizational performance », New York: M.E. Sharpe
* L. W. Fry, 2003, « Toward a theory of spiritual leadership », Leadership Quarterly, 14(6), p693
2004 : leadership spirituel
* Felicia Blacher-Wilson, 2004, « Spirituality and School Leaders: The Value of Spirituality in the Lives of Aspiring School Leaders », Religion & Education, Vol 31, n°e 1, April, pp80-89
* T. J. Bowman, 2004, « Spirituality at Work: An Exploratory Sociological Investigation of the Ford Motor Company », London School of Economics and Political Science
* Liesa Stamm, 2004, « Leadership for Recovering Spirit », Journal of College and Character, Vol 5, n°10, November
* E. J. Wolf, 2004, « Spiritual leadership: A new model », Healthcare Executive, pp22-25
2005 : leadership spirituel
* [[2005]],
** M. Benefiel, « Soul at work: Spiritual leadership in organizations », New York: Seabury Books, ISBN 1596270136*
** E. B. Dent, M. E. Higgins, D. M. Wharff, « Spirituality and leadership: An empirical review of definitions, distinctions, and embedded assumptions », Leadership Quarterly, 16, pp625−653
** L. W. Fry, « Toward a paradigm of spiritual leadership », The Leadership Quarterly, 16(5), pp619-722
** S. Parameshwar, « Spiritual leadership through ego-transcendence: Exceptional responses to challenging circumstances », Leadership Quarterly, 16, pp689−722
** L. Reave, « Spiritual values and practices related to leadership effectiveness », Leadership Quarterly, 16, pp655−687
* [[2006]],
** Debra Beazley et Gary Gemmill, « Spirituality and Servant Leader Behavior », Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, Vol 3, n°3, January, pp258-270
** A. L. Jue, « Practicing spirit-centered leadership: Lessons from a corporate layoff », In: C. Gerus, dir., « Leadership Moments: Turning points that changed lives and organizations », Victoria, BC: Trafford
** D. W. Miller, « God at work: The history and promise of the faith at work movement », New York: Oxford University Press
* [[2007]], Cathy Driscoll et Margaret McKee, « Restorying a Culture of Ethical and Spiritual Values: A Role for Leader Storytelling », Journal of Business Ethics, 73(2), June, pp205-217
* [[2008]],
** M. Benefiel, « Soul at Work: Spiritual Leadership in Organizations », ebook
** L. W. Fry, J. W. Slocom, « Maximizing the triple bottom line through spiritual leadership », Organizational Dynamics, 37(1), pp86-96
** A. Rego, Miguel Pina e Cunha, M. Oliveira, 2008, « Eupsychia revisited: The role of spiritual leaders », Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 48 (2), pp165-195
* [[2010]], Mark L. Russell, dir., « Our Souls at Work: How Great Leaders Live Their Faith in the Global Marketplace », Boise: Russell Media
* [[2010]], Dennis Tourish, Naheed Tourish, « Spirituality at work, and its implications for leadership and followership: A post-structuralist perspective », Leadership, May, Vol 6, n°2, pp207-224
Spiritual leadership in the work of public administrators Matthew R. Fairholm & Taylor W. Gronau Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 12, Issue 4, October 2015, pages 354-373
Towards a model of influence of spirituality on leadership: empirical research of school leaders on Catholic schools in the Netherlands C.A.M. Hermans & E. Koerts Journal of Beliefs & Values Volume 34, Issue 2, August 2013, pages 204-219
Translating Spiritual Intelligence into Leadership Competencies David A. Cowan Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2005, pages 3-38
A Causal Assessment of the Spirituality-Leadership-Commitment Relationship Joseph E. Sanders III, Willie E. Hopkins & Gary D. Geroy Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2005, pages 39-66
The "good" and the "bad" of spiritual leadership Sukumarakurup Krishnakumar, Jeffery D. Houghton, Christopher P. Neck & Christopher N. Ellison Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 12, Issue 1, January 2015, pages 17-37
Congruence and Clash of Scientific and Spiritual Identities: Consequences for Scientists, Organizations, and Organizational Leadership Keith James Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 4, Issue 2, January 2007, pages 187-211
Engaging in educational leadership: the generosity of spirit Maenette Benham & Elizabeth Murakami-Ramalho International Journal of Leadership in Education Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2010, pages 77-91
Is the spiritual bond bound by blood? An exploratory study of spiritual leadership in family firms Kristen Madison & Franz W. Kellermanns Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2013, pages 159-182
Spirituality Matters: Spirituality and the Community College Leader Monica Windley Walker & Christine Johnson McPhail Community College Journal of Research and Practice Volume 33, Issue 3-4, February 2009, pages 321-345
Spiritual leadership: a validation study in a Korean context Ki Seok Jeon, David L. Passmore, Chan Lee & William Hunsaker Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 10, Issue 4, December 2013, pages 342-357
The impact of spirituality on the formation of a leader's purpose Gilbert A. Jacobs & Gail J. Longbotham Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2011, pages 69-91
Spirituality and Leadership Susan R Komives Journal of College and Character Volume 6, Issue 5, June 2005
Hidden Wholeness: Spiritual Leadership Margaret Jablonski Journal of College and Character Volume 6, Issue 8, November 2005
What Elders in Congregations Need From Spiritual Leaders Richard F. Address Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging Volume 23, Issue 1-2, January 2011, pages 5-17
Creating Effective Core Organizational Values: A Spiritual Leadership Approach Jeffery Ferguson & John Milliman International Journal of Public Administration Volume 31, Issue 4, March 2008, pages 439-459
The Spiritual Leadership Balanced Scorecard Business Model: the case of the Cordon Bleu-Tomasso Corporation Louis W. Fry, Laura L. Matherly & J.-Robert Ouimet Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 7, Issue 4, December 2010, pages 283-314
Democracy and spiritual awareness: interconnections and implications for educational leadership Glenys J. Woods & Philip A. Woods International Journal of Children's Spirituality Volume 13, Issue 2, May 2008, pages 101-116
Leadership as a Spiritual Practice Nicky Duenkel Journal for the Study of Spirituality Volume 3, Issue 2, November 2013, pages 92-106
Spirituality at Work and the Leadership Challenge (Keynote 3) Roger Gill Journal for the Study of Spirituality Volume 4, Issue 2, November 2014, pages 136-148
Leadership views on corporate chaplains: business, sociocultural, and spiritual justifications David W. Miller & Faith Wambura Ngunjiri Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2015, pages 129-155
The Spiritual Challenges of Power Humility and Love as Offsets To Leadership Hubris Andre L. Delbecq Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 3, Issue 1-2, January 2006, pages 141-154
Leadership, Spirituality, and the College as a Mentoring Environment Sharon Daloz Parks Journal of College and Character Volume 10, Issue 2, November 2008
Remembering ?komfo Kwabena: 'Motherhood', Spirituality, and Queer Leadership in Ghana William D. Banks African Historical Review Volume 44, Issue 2, November 2012, pages 1-17
When spirituality meets hierarchy: leader spirituality as a double-edged sword Jacqui Chaston & Marjolein Lips-Wiersma Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2015, pages 111-128
Spirituality and work engagement among church leaders Maureen Miner, Grant Bickerton, Martin Dowson & Sam Sterland Mental Health, Religion & Culture Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2015, pages 57-71
George Fox – Early Quaker Leader, Man of the Spirit Geoff Craven Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association Volume 29, Issue 1, April 2009, pages 56-71
Soul at Work, Spiritual Leadership in Organizations Margaret Benefiel & Marjolein Lips-Wiersma Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 2, Issue 3, January 2005, pages 406-409
Leading with Wisdom: Spiritual based Leadership in Business Peter Pruzan, Kirsten Pruzan Mikkelsen, Debra, William Miller & Peter Cammock Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2008, pages 97-100
The Teacher as a Spiritual Leader Joy Elmer Morgan Journal of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Volume 21, Issue 10, December 1950, page 9
Reflections of a West Point Education in Warrior Spirit andMoral Leadership Samantha Nicoll Journal of College and Character Volume 10, Issue 6, September 2009
The 2007 Willower Family Lecture Reconstructing Leadership: Embracing a Spiritual Dimension Michael E. Dantley Leadership and Policy in Schools Volume 7, Issue 4, October 2008, pages 451-460
Relational Spirituality and Forgiveness of Offenses Committed by Religious Leaders Elise Choe, Don E. Davis, Stacey E. McElroy, Charles J. Westbrook, Marieke van Nuenen, Daryl R. Van Tongeren & Joshua N. Hook International Journal for the Psychology of Religion Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2016, pages 46-60
Language Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Infants and Children: Information for Spiritual Leaders and Communities Teresa Blankmeyer Burke, Poorna Kushalnagar, Gaurav Mathur, Donna Jo Napoli, Christian Rathmann & Kirk Vangilder Journal of Religion, Disability & Health Volume 15, Issue 3, July 2011, pages 272-295
Spiritual leadership in the entrepreneurial business: a multifaith study, by Mario Fernando Cynthia L. Sherman Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2010, pages 89-91
The Quest for Meaning: Teaching Spirituality in Communication, Social Work, Nursing, and Leadership Fred E. Fitch, Julie Fitzgerald, Maureen V. Himchak & Estelle Pisani Religion & Education Volume 36, Issue 3, October 2009, pages 1-21
Religion and spirituality in the workplace: Considerations of culture, expression and leadership in business Angela K. Miles & Sally Sledge Culture and Religion Volume 9, Issue 3, November 2008, pages 207-209
Johnson, Abigail. Shaping Spiritual Leaders: Supervision and Formation in Congregation Canon & Frances Ward Practical Theology Volume 3, Issue 1, December 2010, pages 123-124
Fortune Sr. Writer, Marc Gunther on 'The Role of Virtues in Spiritual Leadership' Marc Gunther & Judi Neal Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion Volume 3, Issue 1-2, January 2006, pages 160-176
National Declaration of Religious and Spiritual Leaders Addressing Violence Against Women Marie M. Fortune Journal of Religion & Abuse Volume 8, Issue 2, November 2006, pages 71-77
Salsa, Soul, and Spirit: Leadership for a Multicultural Age (2nd ed.). Juana Bordas. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2012. xix; 232 pp. $44 (paperback) Lisa Rai Roy Educational Studies Volume 51, Issue 4, July 2015, pages 343-346
A Review of "Preaching Eugenics: Religious Leaders and the American Eugenics Movement; Conceiving Parenthood: American Protestantism and the Spirit of Reproduction" Mark P. Mostert Journal of Religion, Disability & Health Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2010, pages 98-100


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2 NYC buildings collapse, 2 dead, others missing
NEW YORK — A massive explosion Wednesday leveled two apartment buildings in New York City, killing at least two women, injuring more than 20 people and hurling debris and blowing out windows for several city blocks. A utility company said a resident in a nearby building reported smelling gas shortly before the blast.
More than a dozen people were missing and two of those who were hurt had life-threatening injuries, fire officials said.
Smoke billowed above the city's skyline and sidewalks in Harlem were littered with broken glass from shattered storefront and apartment windows. Witnesses say the explosion was so powerful it knocked groceries off the shelves of nearby stores and sent people running out onto the streets.
"There's nothing left," said Eusebio Perez, 48, a piano technician who lived in one of the buildings and rushed home from work as soon as he heard the news. "Just a bunch of bricks and wood."
He added: "I only have what I'm wearing."
The White House issued a statement offering "thoughts and prayers" and commending first responders. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rushed to the scene and said some of those unaccounted for might have fled to safety. He says the city was working hard to locate them.
Police, some wearing gas and medical masks, set up barricades and handed out masks to residents and onlookers to protected them from the thick, acrid smoke that shrouded the area. Those without masks held their hands or scarves over their faces.
"It felt like an earthquake had rattled my whole building," said Waldemar Infante, 24, a porter from a nearby residential building who was working in the basement when the explosion occurred. "There were glass shards everywhere on the ground and all the stores had their windows blown out."
A resident from a building next to the two that collapsed reported that he smelled gas inside his apartment, but thought the odor could be coming from outside, Con Edison spokesman Bob McGee said.
He said the utility dispatched two crews just after 9:15 a.m. but they arrived after the explosion. McGee said the street is served by an eight-inch (20-centimeter) low pressure gas main, but would not speculate on whether a gas leak caused the explosion.
"We're working with the (fire department) and checking gas lines," he said. "We're working to isolate any leaks and make the area safe."
One of the destroyed residential buildings housed a piano store on the ground floor, the other a storefront church. Building Department records showed that the building with the church got permits to install new gas piping in June.
A man who lives several blocks from the scene of the blast said he heard the explosion at about 9:30 a.m., ran to the window and saw flames consuming one building and smoke rising into the air.
"I was in my bedroom and the explosion went off, it kind of shook the whole building," Eoin Hayes, 26, said. "You could feel the vibrations going through the building."
Hayes said the fire consumed one building and then moved to the one next to it before the flames eventually subsided.
The explosion occurred very close to elevated Metro-North commuter railroad tracks. Train service was suspended to and from Grand Central on all three train lines while employees remove debris from the tracks.
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By Editor in Chief Cameron Broome
The "gig economy" is a term you should expect commentators to use a lot during 2017. So what does it mean exactly? Here the "gig economy" shall be, Put Simply.
The gig economy: what does it mean?
Musicians tour the country playing gig after gig. The more gigs they play, the more they earn (and vice versa). If they so choose, they can gig every night. However, there is no contractual obligation to play a certain number of gigs; the ball is in the court of the musicians. However, music venues can also host as many (or as few) gigs as they choose. Again, there is no contractual obligation to host any gigs at all.
The "gig economy" works in the same way. Employment is semi-casual. Employers do not offer fixed hours contracts but instead offer hours as required. Employees can then work as many (or as few) hours as they so desire, subject to work availability. Examples include Deliveroo staff, Uber tax drivers and freelance writing/editing work.
• Flexible employment contracts arguably make the UK economy internationally competitive, helping to attract foreign direct investment (important post-Brexit)
• Working fewer hours can give individuals more opportunities for leisure time; recent polling suggests 65% of employees on zero-hours contracts are happy with their work-life balance, compared to 58% of people on regular contracts
• Gill (2002) suggests gig economy work is rarely a choice; it is more of a necessity as a means of survival and can create huge financial insecurity for individuals
• Perrons (2002) suggests freelance work (specifically creative work) can erode the work/life divide, compounding the double shift many women already undertake
How it's featured in the news recently
Uber employment tribunal
• Two employees claimed Uber was being unlawful by not paying holiday/sick pay
• Case taken up by GMB union; fought for holiday pay and national minimum wage
• Tribunal ruled that Uber staff are classified as workers and are not self-employed
• Uber may have to give drivers back-pay for unpaid benefits (applies to the UK only)
Deliveroo strike
• Deliveroo delivers food from restaurants to customers via bikes and motorbikes
• Employees are paid £7 an hour, plus £1 for every delivery they make
• Deliveroo proposed changing its payment scheme such that employees would receive £3.75 per delivery (with no fixed hourly pay-rate)
• Employees average two deliveries per hour but clearly this can vary due to weather/traffic, meaning some employees could have earned below the new national minimum wage of £7.20, which came into effect in April 2016
• Workers organised a series of strikes on 11th August across Central London
• Customers were frustrated by canceled orders; story made national headlines
• Aware of the damage being done to the negative publicity, Deliveroo were forced to U-turn on the proposed new pay scheme after negotiating with their employees and reaching a settlement, leading to a public apology from CEO William Shu
Suggested wider reading
• General gig economy reading, reviewing how it shaped the global economy during 2016: http://www.pymnts.com/gig-economy/2017/gig-economy-year-end/
• Uber employment tribunal ruling: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37629628
• Deliveroo strikes: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/aug/15/deliveroo-boss-says-sorry-for-pay-dispute
• Optimistic opinion piece on the recent emergence of the gig economy in the UK: http://filibuster.org.uk/2016/10/30/the-gig-economy-time-for-a-change-of-tune/


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Christians of Eritrea face persecution after persecution. The government has a strong rule over the Christians of the region. There is a continuous environment of imprisonment and detention and torture and Christians are barred from practicing their faith.
Similar is the story of Yohan. He has faced abuse and survival has been ordeal. Yohan was a powerful evangelist and had been arrested for practicing faith and teaching the Word of God. It is illegal to preach in Eritrea and anyone who still does that has to face severe consequences.
He was conscripted at the age of 18. His term in jail was torturous. He was beaten and starved and tied up like an animal. Yohan was forced to eat trash and drink dirty rain water that had been stagnant from three days. He was bound up and left in the open.
"They take you outside in the hot sun with nothing to make you suffer and leave you out in the cold at night… I was praying and God told me, "Don't be afraid. It will pass. Stand in your faith," Yohan told International Christian Concern.
After facing unimaginable persecution, Yohan decided to stand up for himself. He decided to run to Sudan to seek refuge and was provided a military uniform to disguise him. He made it outside the prison gates and ran for four days to reach Sudan. He was interrogated and released.
From there he traveled to different parts of Africa and Zimbabwe and Egypt and now lives under asylum in USA.
The persecution Eritrean Christians face is unimaginable. Risking life by trying to escape the country is better than staying in Eritrea and spending life in jail.


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text: DigitalSteve Jobs' Death Breaks Twitter Records, Boosts Bio SalesNews led to 10,000 tweets per secondBy Emma Bazilian|October 6, 2011 ShareBy Emma Bazilian|October 6, 2011 Share In the hours following Steve Jobs' death, his millions of tech-minded admirers took to Twitter in record-breaking numbers to express their grief and celebrate the innovator's life—resulting in the biggest online reaction to any event in recent history, The Age reported. Last night, social media monitoring firm SR7 estimated that Twitter received about 10,000 tweets per second as a result of the news, with hashtags like #iSad and #ThankYouSteve topping the "trends" list. Prior to Jobs' death, the biggest event to hit Twitter was the announcement of Beyoncé's pregnancy at the MTV Video Music Awards, which generated 8868 tweets per second. (And to put those numbers in the context of Twitter's massive growth over the past few years, consider this: Michael Jackson's death in 2009 resulted in 493 tweets per second, which was enough to crash Twitter's server at the time.) Sales of Jobs' authorized biography also skyrocketed as a result of its subject's passing. According to The Hollywood Reporter, pre-sales of Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs have increased by 42,000 percent since Apple broke the news of Jobs' death. The book, whose release was moved up from November 21 to October 24 by its publisher this morning, jumped from No. 424 to No. 1 on Amazon's best-sellers list last night and is currently at No. 3 on Barnes & Noble's list. (It's also No. 1 on iTunes' own best-selling books list, fittingly.) Sharehttp://adweek.it/2jNnzgN copy Adweek Adweek


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Trend of Entamoeba histolytica infestation in Kolkata
Gut Pathogens volume 2, Article number: 12 (2010)
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Entamoeba histolytica infection is found almost all over the world and is highly endemic and a major cause of parasitic diarrhoea particularly in the developing countries.
A systemic surveillance was set up at the Infectious Disease hospital, Kolkata, India between November 2007 and October 2009 for understanding the trend of E. histolytica infection in Kolkata. Fecal samples were collected from diarrhoeal patients attending the hospital, under the surveillance system and processed for detection of E. histolytica.
During the last two years about 2500 diarrhoeal samples were collected and screened for E. histolytica. About 3.6% were positive for E. histolytica. As compared to the earlier years, E. histolytica infection was observed to be less amongst patients screened during the last two years. No seasonality was observed in Kolkata although in the neighboring tropical country Bangladesh, a typical seasonality of E. histolytica infection was noticed.
The study indicates that the detection rate of E. histolytica infection amongst diarrhoeal patients in Kolkata is decreasing during the last two years than that of Bangladesh.
Amoebiasis caused by infection with E. histolytica occurs almost all over the world and is highly endemic especially in the developing countries. It is one of the major causes of dysentery/diarrhoea in Kolkata, India. According to our previous study (unpublished), detection of Entamoeba histolytica showed a marked seasonality, i.e. high peak during post-monsoon and post-winter seasons. According to the reports from other tropical countries, especially in Bangladesh, which is geographically closest to Kolkata, there is a typical pattern of detection of E. histolytic w here E. histolytica usually shows its highest peaks in the wet season and gradually decreases with the arrival of dry season [1, 2]. In a study in Bangladesh, it was shown that wet environment is not the only factor that affects the detection curve of E. histolytica, but anti-Carbohydrate Recognition Domain IgA level in the gut is another determining factor for its occurrence in a closed population [3]. However, even in that case E. histolytica detection followed a particular seasonality and trend. However in Kolkata the present scenario is different from other tropical regions.
Study design and results
For the last few years, we have been engaged with the surveillance study to determine the detection rate of common enteric parasites in Kolkata. During the last two years, about 2500 diarrhoeal stool samples were screened from hospitalized patients through a systematic sampling procedure as described previously[1] in collaboration with Infectious Diseases Hospital, Kolkata. In this surveillance, every fifth patient attending the Infectious diseases hospital from different parts of Kolkata with diarrhoea in randomly selected two days a week were included in the study. Fecal samples from these patients were collected and sent to the laboratory within half an hour of collection for detection of E. histolytica by microscopic examination using iodine wet mount method; PCR and antigen capture ELISA. The whole study was carried out from the month of November 2007 to October 2009 to include at least two seasonal cycles for better understanding of the seasonality. Although one of the major diarrhoea causing pathogen in Kolkata is Vibrio cholerae[4] among all etiologies, E. histolytica (3.6%) is one of the major diarrheagenic parasites among the parasitic etiologies of diarrhoea. It caused some sporadic diarrhea throughout the study period without any particular seasonality which is uncommon for a tropical area like Kolkata. Overall a decreasing trend of E. histolytica infection was also seen (Figure 1). Reasons behind this different nature of infection might be due to physical and environmental factors which could influence E. histolytica detection rate, such as choice of common antimicrobial drug, temperature, detection procedure of E. histolytica etc. But none of these changed strikingly in last two years that could affect E. histolytica detection rate. Indiscriminate use of anti-parasitic drugs like metronidazole and tinidazole could be attributed to the decreasing trend of detection of E. histolytica in Kolkata.
The present study demonstrates that there is no particular seasonality of occurrence of E. histolytica infection which is not typical of a tropical area like Kolkata. A different pattern which is almost unique in comparison to other tropical countries has been observed. Contribution of environmental and host factors as well as parasite genotypes are very important for the outcome of infection [2, 5]. Although no physical or environmental factor behind this changing pattern of E. histolytica infestation in Kolkata has yet been reported, but it is certain that E. histolytica is showing a slow but obvious change in its seasonality and this might be a signal for a transition period of changing nature of infestation by this parasite in this part of the world. It is worth mentioning that impact of climate change might lead to such changes, although no such studies are available.
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This study was supported by grants from
1. Japan Health Science Foundation and
2. Okayama University Program of Founding Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Disease, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.
Authors also acknowledge the help and support given by Prof. Y. Takeda, Dr. G. B. Nair, Dr. Samiran Panda and Dr. K. Rajendran of NICED during preparation of this letter and Debarati Ganguly of Calcutta University for her careful proof reading and correction of English in the letter.
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The Little Mermaid–with a twist!
PSYCHO PRINCESS THE LITTLE MERMAID (2012) Nicholas Humphries, Vancouver Film School (VFS) students Lindsey Mann, Samantha Jewell, Aliya Tarmo, and Justin Simon have taken the mermaid fantasy for a new spin in Psycho Princess: The Little Mermaid. The Psycho Princess series, created by VFS students in a collaborative project known as Compendium, which contains four twisted versions of fairy tale princesses. Visibly inspired by old freak shows at carnivals, The Little Mermaid features a more aquatic, creature-like mermaid than the standard water-dwelling beauty familiar of the classic tales. While short, it is of no surprise why the film won in categories at the Leo Awards and Screamfest.
Deep in a barren, fantastical wasteland lays a dilapidated circus tent. Inside, an ominous ringmaster forces his prized act, a real live mermaid to perform for a group of grimy, working-class spectators. The mermaid, though frightening, is but a lovesick, caged animal praying for release from her endless torture.
The scenery is absolutely melancholic and stunningly creepy reminder of the old carnivals that traveled around small towns parading their freak attractions. In the film, the audience members are wearing decades-old clothes and brilliantly enhances the period look. It is surprising to discover "suspected mermaid" is not only "real," but much different from the Disney Princess Ariel mermaid. The most remarkable features of the mermaid are her gill-like nose with multiple slits and shrimp-like torso and tail, highlighting the talent of the film's make-up team.
In addition, the mermaid appears to have a ravenous appetite–the attraction goers are repulsed by her actions during feeding time. The owner of the carnival seems to see her only as a way for him to make money, refusing to feed her more fish–there is a beautiful sadness in their forced bond. As horror movies and shorts before have taught us, there is always time for revenge.
The Little Mermaid is a beautiful twist on the popular fairy tale and would be brilliant to see it produced as a full-length feature, which would allow for more theatrics that shapes the personality of the mermaid as well as enhance the magnificent horror vibe.
Produced by Samantha Jewell, Lindsey Mann, Justin Simon, and Aliya Tarmo through the VFS Compendium series and Directed by Nicholas Humphries (Riese: Kingdom Falling), The Little Mermaid is a twisted re-imagining of the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale.
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Sony Ericsson said Wednesday that it will bring its W580i Walkman slider phones to AT&T stores this month.
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Comparing the efficacy of distance learning and traditional classroom instructional methods in public speaking courses
Rodney E. Altemose, Wilmington College , United States
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This study investigated the efficacy of two different modes of teaching a college level public speaking course at a suburban community college in Pennsylvania. This study used a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research methods to measure the effectiveness of distance learning and face-to-face methods of instruction as they related to reducing public speaking anxiety. Public speaking anxiety was assessed by using college students in six different sections of a required basic speech course. The sample size consisted of 61 students. Each student was asked to complete the Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA) on the first day of class (pre-test) and again on the last day of class (post-test). Focus groups were randomly employed using students from four of the six sections.
In comparing the students' score differences, the face-to-face group demonstrated a greater overall reduction in public speaking anxiety over the 15-week semester. While the Elearning sections demonstrated a reduction in public speaking anxiety (PSA), significance was achieved between the two methods of teaching public speaking. The findings of this study suggest that students can expect a significantly greater reduction in their public speaking anxiety by enrolling in a face-to-face section rather than enrolling in an Elearning section.
Prior research has demonstrated success of many strategies for reducing PSA. Future research should investigate specific strategies for different methods of instruction. Due to the nature of public speaking anxiety, future research should begin with a larger sample size to compensate for a potentially large mortality rate.
Altemose, R.E. Comparing the efficacy of distance learning and traditional classroom instructional methods in public speaking courses. Ph.D. thesis, Wilmington College. Retrieved November 15, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/129309/.
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South Yarra Multi-Residential, VIC
Layering of transparencies allows as much natural light as possible into these multi-level terrace apartments. In the physical resolution of these design mediums, louvers and greenery screening give both privacy and integration into an established neighbourhood.
Perforated louvers are cloud-like floating above the ground level fully glazed to let in light from the street. Light throughout the levels is delivered through a central light well. A roof top pagoda, outdoor area, and greenery throughout emphasise the leafy garden context of the area and bring it into the building.
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Prehistory: Where everything begins
The first video game 100% realistic from a historic and archaeological point of view and the first union of Serious and Survival games.
Prehistory: Where everything begins
The first video game 100% realistic from a historic and archaeological point of view and the first union of Serious and Survival games.
Thank you all for the support and backing our project, and to let you know, if you want, you can keep helping us via our webpage.
From now on, we'll work on the project and look for other ways to get funding.
Thank you very much!
- Game-based learning
- True realism
- 100% historical accuracy
- Fotogametric real famous caves!
- Crafting more than 500 objects
- Play and learn enjoying!
- Work for your community and family
- If you die, You lose your character. It would be a good idea to have children
- Paleolithic period
What would happen if a historian designs a video game? And if we add the fact that he has been playing video games since he was a child?
The result is the union of two different kinds of games. On one hand, it is a Serious Game of Edutainment style (Educational Entertainment) with amazing realistic mechanics based on accurate archaeological and historical information. On the other hand, it can be classified under the Survival-Action genre, in third-person, with its mechanics focused on entertaining.
This project will be located in the Prehistory, specifically in the Paleolithic period. Furthermore, the story will take place in a 3D virtual world, which will have ecosystems composed of every tiny detail from the Upper Paleolithic. Also, one of its main aims is learning through entertainment, thanks to the great well-made realism.
- PREHISTORY is the most realistic third-person historic and survival that anyone has ever made.
- Genre: First union between Survival and Serious Games (Edutainment). Game-based learning.
- Development Phase: Pre-Alpha.
- Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS.
- El Confidencial (Teknautas). "These young people are going to do History". Link
- Levante-EMV. "Trip to the Stone Age on a click". Link
- Zehngames. "A serious and crucial bet for the union of two genres, video games and History".Link
- Fase Extra Magazine. Link
- Professional Archaeology Digital Magazine "La Linde". "We think it's a quite interesting idea to bring closer historical knowledge using the concept of video games". Link
- GTM. "It's a breath of fresh air among the serious games genre, offering a funny and educative video game". Link
- VadeJuegos. "One of the most interesting Spanish initiative in Serious gaming". Link
- AreaJugones. "The game is being developed for educational purposes". Link
- "Ciencia al Cubo" Radio 5 programme of RNE (Spanish National Radio). October 2nd, 2014. Link
- "Ágora Historia" programme (Capital radio). January 31st, 2015. Link
- "Esto me suena" RNE programme (Ciudadano García). April 17th, 2015. Link
- ATB News programme (3rd edition). Bolivia national private channel. April 14th, 2015. Link
- Youtube channel Puro Games. Link
- Levante TV (News). June 2nd, 2015. Link
- Total Realism: Ecosystems, flora, fauna, survival abilities, etc.
- Meticulous Crafting (more than 500 objects you can interact with).
- Learning through entertainment (Edutainment)
- To become a testing field for future researches related to "virtual experimental Archaeology".
A few weeks ago, we launched the first demo in Spain. But since it couldn't be well tested, we had found too many bugs. During this campaign, we will fix those bugs and so we hope to be able to launch it in English.
The link to download the demo will be available here.
- You would have access to exclusive content of the video game, which cannot be accessible in any other way (3D figure, paleolithic kinfe, Digital Art book, Original Soundtrack, The" Making of" video).
- You would play a Neanderthal from the very beginning while the rest of players would play a Homo Sapiens.
- Guided visit to Atapuerca and Burgos (Spain), accompanied by members of our team.
- You could take part in the development of the video game by:
- Designing a Boss
Customizing a character, with your face and a name you choose.
Designing a new weapon (without forgetting the historic accuracy).
- Choosing a Paleolithic culture you want us to create as an expansion.
- Scenes (6 different ecosystems from the Paleolithic).
- Fauna (45 animal species from those ecosystems).
- Flora (60 different species).
- Crafting and Resources (more than 500 objects).
- Sociability (possibility to make contact with members of other clans).
- Death (your character can die, but maybe your "lineage" not).
As the player progresses through the game, by making objects or interacting with the environment in a relevant way, different notifications will appear in his interface (educative field).
These notifications will show there is complementary information related to the player's last action and they can be important to continue with the game, as well as to learn more things about Paleolithic.
Besides, these notifications will be scalable:
- A first information, after pressing over the notification, will contribute to the progress of the player's character.
- In that same window, there will be an icon where you could have access to complementary information in more detail.
- There will be also an external link to a webpage where the player could go deeper in any information given (These links can be saved so the player do not have to stop playing).
There will be three different kinds of windows:
- Texts with 2D pictures.
- Interactive 3D objects.
- Informative videos. (A 3D hand axe or biface video)
- Depending on the pledge, the backers will have the honorable title of a kind of hominid besides the related reward. It will be a "distinguishing sign" during the game as we want to make a virtual sign to be differentiated from other players that wouldn't have contributed to the campaign.
- One year after we get the funding, we want to release the Alpha version of the video game. It will be release via Steam Early Access so people can play from the very beginning.
The backers that get physical and virtual objects at the same time, will have the physical ones in about 3 months, and the virtual ones in a month - except for the Alpha version that will be in a year. The rewards section, in the right column, shows the latest time of delivery, which will be different depending on what we have mentioned before.
In future updates we will be adding more "backers" boards.
Little by little, we will show the greatest rewards of the campaign. Now we will explain in detail some of them. We can assure you some of them are rewards you have never seen before in a crowdfunding campaign. They are unique!
In future updates we will reveal more rewards.
The "Tour to Atapuerca" will take place when each person taking part in it can coincide in time and space. That's why we ask to the interested parties (members of the team included) as much flexibility as possible. This tour will include a round trip from the city of Burgos to the archaeological site of Atapuerca and to the Human Evolution museum. And also a special surprise we will keep in secret.
- Survival and Crafting (making objects). Players will have to provide to their community with everything they need to the clan's survival. So they will need to learn different production abilities: how to make tools using stone, wood and bone; how to tan leather and make clothes; to gather wild fruits and plants, which will be useful to cook food as well as to heal illnesses. Player could also hunt animals by following a trail. In turn, animals will have very unpredictable and sophisticated IA.
- Innovate educative mechanics. As the player performs an action or makes objects that are important to the progress of the game, or related to the educative field, notifications will appear in his interface. They will be to show them there is an "Educative Window" related to his last action and it can provide him valuable information to go on playing as well as to learn more about Paleolithic.
You are just a hunter-gatherer . In front of you, a huge territory. You must explore it to "gather" any product Mother Nature gives you. Hunt any animal that helps to the survival of your community, being very careful and avoiding the dangerous predators that live in these wild lands.
So, it is of paramount importance you use the knowledge gained during the game. You will be able to "create any kinds of objects" using a variety of raw material and you must spend most of your time "providing to your community" with all that is necessary to survive. You could also make symbolic "artwork" (magical ones) as well as physical ones though. However, as you are "a social person", you need to be in contact with people; it is one of the secrets of your magnificent evolution as a human being.
As a player, you will have a character that can change his role depending on the situation; you will have to adapt to each situation's needs, which gives a great flexibility to the development of the game. Even so, there will be four different classes: Hunter-gatherer, Shaman, Healer, Artisan.
- Hunter-Gatherer. It is the main class of the game because you have to confront a lot of animals and vermin. But it is complementary with the other roles to get a group of players in a balanced clan. This is also the strongest class in Prehistory. Strength: hunting and hand to hand combat.
- Shaman.This class is based on magic, developed through the communication with the spirits. A shaman make powerful concoctions and spell. Although they are not skillful at weapons, they can use one if it is necessary.
- Healer.like the shaman, this class is based on magic, but through the knowledge of nature and Mother Earth. They also make powerful concoctions and heal other players.
- Artisan. They are skilled in making objects using the production abilities of Prehistory. They have a special gift to win the favor of kind spirits during this production (positive energy) to provide them with resistance, usefulness and power.
You could choose characters from the following species:
- Homo sapiens
- Homo neanderthalensis
- Homo erectus presapiens
- Homo floresiensis
The game will start in the Upper Paleolithic, in the technological-cultural period called Solutrean, in the year 19.000 BP (before the present). The weather marked by the so called "Laugerie" interstadial, being rainy and mild; it is a different climate break inside the long cold period called "Late Glacial". It is characteristic because of the progress and colonization of the "Homo Sapiens" gender through the major part of the northern areas; all of that after the North Pole's ice mass warmed due to the rising temperatures.
The world is starting to be controlled by men, who now have a " well-advanced lithic technology". This has allowed them to get a better hunting activity, more productive and effective. And the result, more free time to get in contact with other human beings and to make "art". So the "social relationships" increase and so its importance to the detriment of survival activities.
It will be a dangerous world, full of wild beasts and astronomical, atmospheric and geological phenomena that exceed the character's understanding, showing his extreme vulnerability. This world is a huge territory to hunt, where you need to hunt and avoid to be hunted by predators. That is why players have to pay attention when exploring different areas of the world, trying to avoid the beasts stronger than them or exploring in group.
A long-term aim is to improve the virtual world created, so it could be used by the "experimental virtual Archaeology" researches as a testing field. That is, to recreate mechanisms and processes made by men in the past; as well as the verification of hypothesis related to the hunters-gatherers lives (social relationships, the study of available resources, climate changes, etc.) It could be possible to recreate the situations needed to the research at minimum cost and without going to any physical place, saving money and time.
- Coordinator (Design): Juan García.
- 2D Art: Jesús Romero, Javier García.
- 3D Art: Rayco González, Fran Retamero, J.R. Casals, Raul and Miguel Ángel.
- Programming: Roberto Lozano and Juan García.
- Sound effects and Music: Manuel Pérez.
- Translation: Gloria R. García.
If you want to know more about our team, please visit this link.
- Website: www.prehistorygame.com
- Twitter: @PrehistoryGame (Spanish version: @Prehistory_ )
- Facebook: Prehistory
- Youtube Channel "PrehistoryGame"
- Instagram: PrehistoryGame
- Twitch Channel Prehistory
- Google+: [Videojuego sobre la Prehistoria]
Expected calendar
As it was mentioned before, a year after we get funding, we want to release the "Alpha version" via "Steam Early Access"; we will also offer it free to educative institutions. The reason why we use "Steam" is to get a secondary way of funding to go on with the development of the game until the "Beta phase".
Additional Information
We have presented our project in the following academic institutions and conferences:
- McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research (University of Cambridge, UK). May 2014. Link
- 4º International Conference of Experimental Archaeology (Burgos, Spain). May, 2014. Link
- 5º Market of Animation and 3D WIRE video games (Segovia, Spain). October, 2013. Link
- Zinc Shower 2015 (Madrid, Spain). May, 2015. As one of the 80 best enterprising projects in an international level. With the start-up Games 2 Learn. Link
There are several podcasts about video games that want to interview us and we are waiting to fix a date (Gameffect, VaDeJuego, Como se hace un videojuego, etc.). We also have pending a social gathering, via streaming, in the scientific website Naukas (scientific dissemination); together with the expert journalist in science Luis Quevedo.
We remind you that if we don't get the amount of money we ask for, the pledges won't be charged. And, of course, the project won't be cancelled.
Risks and challenges
To part of our team, this is their first experience creating a professional video game, so we have faced problems we didn't foresee. That's why we will have to hire two expert developers to face those possible difficulties with certain guarantee.
The Alpha, as its name indicates,will not be the final version and so it can have some errors; it is also possible the way of playing is not what you would expect or the appearance because of some limitations.
Afterwards, we will release the Beta version where lots of these problems will be solved, but not all of them. When we think we have solved all the errors, we will release the final version of the video game; never, before one year and a half after the end of the crowdfunding campaign.
Meanwhile, if we get complementary funding, we could be able to speed the deadlines up.
Funding period
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Volunteer Midwifery Projects in Morocco
- Placement location: Rabat
- Role: To work alongside local doctors and nurses in the maternity department of a hospital
- Type of placements: Hospitals
- Requirements: Volunteers must have completed at least one year of midwifery studies or training and speak French or Arabic to an intermediate level
- Accommodation: Host family
- Price: From
- What's included? Food, accommodation, transfers to and from our specified airport, transport to and from work where required, insurance, personal webpage, induction and orientation, 24/7 support
- What's not included? Flights, visa costs, spending money
- Length of placement: From 3 weeks
- Start dates: Flexible
Volunteering on a Midwifery Project in Morocco will give you the opportunity to experience midwifery practices in a different culture. You will be helping women who depend upon the services of the maternity units and helping them to give birth safely.
As a midwifery volunteer in Morocco you have the opportunity to work in the maternity department of a partner hospital. Where you volunteer will depend upon your qualifications and experience, as well as the needs of the placement.
Your role is that of an intern and you will shadow qualified members of staff and your supervisor. By observing the doctors and nurses, you will learn a lot about many different conditions and treatments. You will have the opportunity to discuss specific cases with the local staff to improve your knowledge.
If you show enthusiasm and initiative, and you develop a good relationship with the medical staff, you may find that you gain enough trust to be given more to do. As with any job - and especially in the field of midwifery - you must prove yourself to be trustworthy and competent before you are given responsibilities.
Your Schedule in Morocco
Your workday will normally be from 8am to 4pm when you will be working at the hospital with your supervisor.
Volunteers joining this project should have completed a minimum of one year's midwifery studies. Volunteers should speak a good level of French or Arabic in order to fully participate in the medical projects.
In your free time, there are plenty of opportunities to socialise with other volunteers and local people, as well as numerous travel opportunities. By living with a local host family, you will be welcomed into a warm Moroccan home and can use the opportunity to practise your French or Arabic language skills.
You can read more detailed information about the aims of the project in our Morocco Medicine & Healthcare Management Plan.


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I recently purchased a 100 room hotel in Long Island. Renovation of this property will be a big undertaking that desperately needs to be done. I already have contractors in place for the renovation of the rooms within the hotel. Now I need to find a contractor that does paving in Nassau County NY. After a quick internet search and several phone calls, I believe I have found the company that can meet my expectations for fixing or reconstructing the parking lot, pool deck area, and sidewalks.
They quickly set up a consultation for that same day. We met at the property and I showed them around explaining what I hoped to accomplish. After showing them my concerns we all sat down and started discussing a plan of action to accomplish everything in the shortest amount of time possible. We decided to repave the parking instead of fixing numerous areas of concern. In the long run, this would be more cost effective. They had some wonderful ideas for the pool deck that would be both safe for the guests and appealing to the eye. Once those two areas were decided, we moved on to the sidewalks. This was a no-brainer for all of us. We were going to install all new sidewalks around the property. We decided to focus on the entryway to the hotel for a grand curb appeal. After looking at many pictures of their work, it was determined that a non-slip brick would be used to make an old town affect. This whole process was a whole lot easier than I ever imagined.
This paving company ordered the supplies they needed and started work within the week. I was extremely happy with the courteous and professional work crews on the job site. They kept me informed every step of the way. I will be posting pictures of the fantastic work this company provided as soon as the landscaping of the property is finished.


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Will Optimizely Push Data Back to Google Analytics Goals?
Will Optimizely Push Data Back to Google Analytics Goals?
Hi there, I'm new to using Optimizely and we have traditionally used Google Analytics to track our phone call, contact form, chat interactions, and so on in goals. We use Ifbyphone, but unfortunately you cannot use Ifbyphone's integration with Optimizely and Ifbyphone goal tracking in Google Analytics simultaneously.
My question is:
Will Optimizely take data/clicks and push it back to our Google Analytics goals if we integrate Optimizely with Universal Analytics? So if a person clicks to call, will Optimizely show that as an action and push it back to Google, which will then register it as a goal conversion?
Thanks for your help. I did search the community but couldn't find a clear answer.
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Thanks for reaching out with your question!
The Optimizely <> Google Analytics integration will send the Optimizely experiment and variation name off to Google Analytics. This allows you to segment your GA data for visitors that have been bucketed into the specific Optimizely experiment. In this sense, Optimizely does not push clicks or conversion data to GA but rather allows for a way to filter your GA data for visitors that have been bucketed into the experiment.
For more information on the integration, feel free to read our knowledge base article that covers the integration in full: https://help.optimizely.com/hc/en-us/articles/200039995-Integrating-Optimizely-with-Google-Analytics...
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Dog Food Drive May 19th
Bottom Line: Bring a bag of dry dog or cat food to the run this Wednesday.
If you have been to a Wednesday night run before, you know that we always spend a little time on announcements. And you may wonder who is the random woman who always brings a dog up in front of everyone... Well, that woman is Elizabeth Chauncey, and that dog is our Rescue Dog of the Week. Elizabath is part of a non-profit called East Can. EastCan is an organization that (among other things) rescues abandoned animals, and tries to find them homes.
For those of us who live over here, we know that there is a massive amount of stray or neglected animals in East Nashville. And instead of looking to other people to take care of the problem, East Can is attempting to rally the community to fix it ourself ... and East Nasty wants to help.
You may or may not be in a position to adopt an animal, but we can all do this: Bring a bag of dog food this Wednesday!! If you can't adopt a dog right now, at least you can help feed one... This week (May 19th) bring a bag of dry dog food and it will go to help out families that are having trouble affording their pets. This is a way that East Nasty can help with an immediate need in the community. Last year we collected 65 bags of food and this year our goal is to get 100 bags. For us to get to this goal all of us need to step up.
But...if you are in a position where you can keep a dog, you can either adopt, or foster a dog. Either way, Elizabeth will be around on Wednesday to answer your questions, and try and connect you with you next best friend!
So don't forget...bring a bag of food this week!
P.S. We are on run #7. So check it out...


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Harvey Kurtzman-era "MAD," Mark Schultz's "Xenozoic Tales" and Gil Kane's "Amazing Spider-Man were revealed to be the next three projects in IDW Publishing's Artist's Edition line.
This week: Steven is winding down the decade with the last of Gil Kane's wild west stories; hoisting up the best TV series of the year and running down the worst; plus puzzle solutions galore and the ultimate Comics Cover Challenge.
This week: Hot comics (& related) moments from my misspent youth; the first round of audience Comics Cover Challenges; plus the new Hollywood blacklist, Marvel & Disney, portable software, soap operas and gobs of other notes.
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Evergreen Has What AmeriCorps Alumni Want In a Graduate School
This sponsored article originally appeared in our September Career Newsletter on September 11, 2012.
27 currently enrolled AmeriCorps alumni agree that you won't find anyplace else quite like The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. At Evergreen, graduate programs focus on learning, not grades; collaboration, not competition; interdisciplinary perspectives, not silos; teaching and learning relationships, not regurgitation; and real world practices, not just theories.
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Vallo Downyheels, Legion Scout
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Ranger Favored Enemy (Dragons) +2, Steel Legionnaire Favored Enemy (chromatic dragons - stacks with Ranger Favored enemy ability) +2, Wild Empathy, Sneak Attack +4d6, Trapfinding, Evasion, Trap Sense +2, Uncanny Dodge, Legion Knowledge, Region Familiarity (Hylo), Face in the Crowd, Fifth Column
Bluff +8, Climb +3, Diplomacy +4, Disable Device +4, Disguise +4, Gather Information +12, Hide +11, Jump +4, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +4, Listen +6, Move Silently +7, Open Lock +9, Perform (Percussion) +2, Perform (Singing) +2, Search +6, Sense Motive +6, Sleight of Hand +9, Spot +10, Survival +5, Swim +8.
Quick-Thinking, Sharp-Eyed, Street Smart, Track
Common, Kenderspeak, Goblin
+9/+4 melee (1d3+2/19-20 small dagger), +7/+2 melee (1d4/X2 Hoopak as staff), +11/+6 ranged (1d3/X2, Hoopak as sling)
Hoopak, dagger +2, lockpicks, lump of beeswax wrapped in a bright red bandana, pouch containing a jumble of wires and files, 3 rusty keys, flint and steel, 20' rope, small wooden drum painted with nymphs and satyrs, small silk bag, ring of swimming.
Vallo is a tall kender, standing 4'3". His dark brown hair is tied in a topknot, which adds another 4" to his stature. He prefers soft woven clothing in woodland colors that help him to avoid detection when scouting (as well as complementing his hazel eyes and tanned skin).
Vallo is fascinated with goblins. He finds their ugliness beautiful, and has developed a habit of singing goblin war songs accompanied by the thumping rhythm of his wooden drum (much to the distress of any companions in his presence). Vallo has a deep hatred of chromatic dragons, which derived from the horror he felt when he saw the ruins of Kendermore. Vallo likes to wander, but is devoted to the Legion of Steel. He enjoys working as a Legion Scout, as he's able to serve the common good, yet see new places and meet new people.
After two days in a military stockade, Vallo Downyheels was ready to die of boredom. The charge was 312 counts of theft, but honestly, Vallo had just been poking around through all the interesting tents and provision stores. There was nothing to do in jail, so he sang the songs he loved: rousing goblin war songs, in several dialects no less.
After listening to Vallo's "concert" for three straight hours, the jailer marched into the kender's cell, grabbed him by one pointy ear, and marched him out the door and into the custody of a group of adventurers bound for the Desolation. "Here's your scout," the jailer said as he hustled back into the stockade and slammed and barred the gate behind him.
Those "adventurers" turned out to be members of the Legion of Steel. Vallo had inadvertantly stumbled upon a secret camp belonging to the Legion. Vallo's journey brought him to the ruins of Kendermore, which made him feel especially teary-eyed. He vowed that he would fight alongside the Legion against the Dragon Overlords and any other chromatic dragon he would come across. He promised upon his Uncle Lockspringer that he would be a good scout for the Legion, and not get too terribly distracted.
The Legion of Steel have finally officially inducted Vallo into their ranks, despite their initial misgivings. They still hold their purse strings tight, but they know Vallo to be a loyal companion. Vallo's superiors say that many Legionnaires could learn from his simple, childlike view of justice.
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Formula 1 is to investigate the idea of 'active' cockpit protection - which could use state-of-the-art detection technology to pop out of the car and deflect debris away from a drivers' head in the event of an incident.
While Formula 1's Strategy Group voted unanimously against plans to introduce the Halo for next season after two hours of talks in Geneva on Thursday, efforts are still ongoing to introduce a better form of cockpit protection for 2018.
That could be a refined version of the Halo, or even a canopy system similar to the Aeroscreen idea that Red Bull had been pushing for.
However, sources have revealed that one idea that has come up for preliminary discussion among teams is an 'active' system – which could be developed over the next few years and provide the ideal solution for the longer term.
The idea is that a fin or similar structure would be fitted within the car structure when cars were running normally, and would not be noticeable to the outside world.
However, thanks to detection technology, if there was the risk of a large piece of debris hitting a driver's head, this fin would pop up in front of the cockpit to act as protection.
The hope is that if the system can be made to work then it would deliver the best of both worlds – as it would offer drivers better cockpit protection but without robbing the cars of their aesthetic qualities.
It is also acknowledged that the 'fin' would have to be of such a design that it would not impede drivers' visibility in case it was accidentally triggered during a race.
Detection technology has advanced greatly in recent years as car manufacturers work hard on autonomous cars, and perfecting a system to work in F1 would likely help drive forward road relevant knowledge.
The only tricky aspect of getting the technology to work in F1 is that the speeds involved are much higher than those on the roads.
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Although the 'active' cockpit safety system is still only in the idea stage, in the shorter term the Halo or canopy remains the most likely solution for 2018.
The Strategy Group is understood to have been concerned that two of the drivers who had trialled the Halo in free practice sessions had expressed reservations about visibility.
Furthermore, it was reported that one driver felt quite claustrophobic about the central support pillar being in front of his field of vision.
That is why a decision has been made for all drivers to test a Halo in free practice sessions either later this season or the start of next year.
Extensive tests are expected to take place at the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix, so teams can better gauge opinions from a wider spread of drivers to better understand whether or not the visibility concerns are a genuine issue.