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The meeting was held at 1:00 p.m. in A. Brandon Conron Hall, University College.
As approved at the January 19, 2001, meeting of the Senate. Copies of Appendices not included herein are available from the University Secretariat, Room 290, Stevenson-Lawson Building.
P. Barker, A. Belcastro, D. Bell, D. Bentley, F. Berruti, D. Bevan, R. Bohay, D. Brebner, W.A. Bridger, P. Burman, C. Callaghan, L. Dagnino, R. Darnell, P. Davenport, P. Dean, P. Deane, J. Doerksen, D. Dutrizac, W. Flintoff, M. Floryan, R. Forbes, T. Fulton, J. Garland, J. Garnett, F. Gauthier, W. Gibson, R. Graham, R. Harris, J. Haywood-Farmer, I. Holloway, R. Howse, N. Kapoor, A. Katz, G. Killan, R. Kudar, A. Lee, F. Longstaffe, J. MacKinnon, P. Mahon, S. Mangsen, C. McAulay-Weldon, D. McCarthy, L. McKechnie, J. McMullin, L. Milligan, G. Moran, J. Morgan, P. Neary, N. Nelson, M. Nolan, K. Okruhlik, S. Osborn, A. Pearson, A. Percival-Smith, L. Petrykowski, C. Piper, C. Prabhakar, S. Radcliffe, T. Rajan, S. Rich, D. Rosner, J. Roth, D. Sandler, J. Santos, S. Siegner, C. Sinal, R. Telfer, B. Tepperman, B. Timney, J. Van Fleet, A. Vandervoort, A. Weedon, G. Weese, B. Welling, M. Westmacott, J. White, R. Whyte, M. Witen, B. Wood, M. Workentin
Observers: L. Gribbon, D. Jameson
The minutes of the meeting of November 17, 2000, were approved with the following corrections:
p. 23 The composition of the committee described in S.00-267a changed to read:
7 members of Senate, including:
The Chair shall be elected from among the members of the committee.
p. 25 The second sentence in the fourth paragraph changed to read: "Professor Timney replied ..."
The President reported on the Strategic Planning Task Force, "Access to Excellence" visits to MPP's, visit by Deputy Minister Kevin Costante, and the Premier's Research Excellence Awards Dinner. Overheads used to highlight his presentation are attached as Appendix 1 to these minutes.
It was moved by A. Pearson, seconded by R. Telfer:
That Tania Kerman, representative of the graduate student constituency, be granted a leave of absence from Senate and that Fern Gauthier be appointed her alternate (term from December 8, 2000, to February 26, 2001).
S.00-275 Terms of Reference: ad hoc Senate Committee to Review the Draft Code of Student Conduct
On behalf of the Operations/Agenda Committee, it was moved by A. Pearson, seconded by N. Kapoor,
That Senate approve the following terms of reference for the ad hoc Senate Committee to Review the Draft Code of Student Conduct:
Dean Pearson explained that the March 16 report date has been set in order that Senate's advice may be provided prior to consideration of the Code by the Board of Governors. The Board committee responsible for making recommendations on this matter to the Board is the Campus & Community Affairs Committee (CCAC). He referred Senators to the letter from the Chair of the Board of Governors (Annex 1 to Exhibit I) which explains that the Board will defer debate on the Code of Student Conduct until its May 3, 2001, meeting. The CCAC will formulate its recommendation at its April 5 meeting, by which time Senate's advice will be available. He noted, as well, that the Board had given some direction to the Vice-Provost's Advisory Committee, as set out in the Board Chair's letter.
Asked if there was any reason why input should be sought only from the University community, Dean Pearson advised that the Operations/Agenda Committee formulated that term of reference based on discussion that took place at the November 17th Senate meeting, and that there had not been discussion about input from the broader community.
It was therefore moved by D.M.R. Bentley, seconded by D. Rosner,
That the second term of reference be revised to read: "To seek input from the University and external communities."
Amendment CARRIED.
The main motion, as amended, was called and CARRIED.
Sylvia Osborn was elected to the Senate Committee on Promotion & Tenure I (term to June 30, 2001).
Graduate students Alan Chan, Steve Mangos, Dwayne Raymond, and Tom Urbaniak were elected to SRBA (terms to November 30, 2001).
The following were elected to the ad hoc Committee to Review the Draft Code of Student Conduct (S.00-267a): Albert Katz, Martin Westmacott, Paul Barker, Nicole Nelson, Michelle Witen, Fern Gauthier, and Chris Sinal.
Dr. Davenport encouraged those elected to attend the December 11 meeting of the Campus & Community Affairs Committee where the draft Code of Student Conduct prepared by the Vice-Provost's Advisory Committee will be presented.
It was moved by T. Fulton, seconded by C. Sinal,
That, effective September 1, 2001, a Bachelor of Arts program in Honors International and Comparative Studies be introduced in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science at Huron University College.
(page 284 of the Western 2000 calendar)
Admission Requirements
A first year program in Arts or Social Science with three courses as principal courses. The principal courses must include International and Comparative Studies 020 and two full course equivalents numbered 020-099 from English, French, Philosophy, History and Political Science. Admission to second year requires a grade of not less than 70% in International and Comparative Studies 020, an average of at least 70% in three principal courses including International and Comparative Studies 020 and no grade less than 60% in any Arts or Social Science course. Students should note the language requirement for graduation in this program when selecting courses.
Language Requirement for Graduation
Students graduating with an Honors BA in International and Comparative Studies degree must demonstrate competence in a second language to a level at least equivalent to completion of the second year of university studies. Students are permitted to use language courses numbered 200 and above to meet program requirements where appropriate. Students may also meet the language requirement by completing a language proficiency test administered by the relevant department.
Second Year
Two full course equivalent courses from the following: Political Science 231E, 245E, 280E, History 210E, English 242E, 243 F /G, French 252E, Philosophy 215F/G, 216 F/G
Third and Fourth Years
One of ICS 400E-409E or ICS 490E
3.5 full course equivalent courses in ICS numbered 200 or above
One full course equivalent course in Arts or Social Science numbered 200 or above. The course(s) taken to meet this requirement must have international and comparative content and receive prior approval from the Department.
Professor Fulton pointed out that the course listed in the background information as Interpreting Law ans Social Policy to Build Communities (bottom of p. 3 of Exhibit III) should be "Sociology 423", and the course listed at the top of page 4 of Exhibit III as Community Analysis: Research & Evaluation should be "Sociology 422". With that correction, it was moved by T. Fulton, seconded by N. Kapoor,
That effective September 1, 2001, a Certificate Program in Community Development be introduced at Brescia College.
[p. 281 of Western Academic Calendar 2000]
The Certificate in Community Development offered through the Department of Sociology at Brescia College is a 4th year alternative to the Honors Sociology Program. This one-year program is comprised of three core courses (including a practicum/placement component) and two optional courses to be selected from an approved interdisciplinary list.
Admission Requirements
Limited enrolment based on completion of:
Three years towards the BA in Sociology with a minimum overall average of 70% in Year 3 and
The specialized Certificate Program Application Form
Progression Requirements
To successfully complete the Certificate program, students must obtain an average of 70% in the three full-course equivalent core courses, with no course under 60%.
Year Four Sociology Certificate in Community Development
Students must take the following core courses:
It was moved by T. Fulton, seconded by P.A.W. Dean,
That effective September 1, 2001, a Four-Year Bachelor of Science degree in Biology be introduced in the Faculty of Science.
FOUR YEAR BSc BIOLOGY
Admission Requirements
Students enter fourth year of this program after completing all requirements of the three-year BSc in Biology with an overall average of 60%, and an average of 60% in the 5.0 Biology courses in the area of concentration. It is strongly recommended that students complete one of Biology 284a or 285b prior to entry. If they have not done so, they must meet this requirement prior to graduation from the fourth year.
Fourth Year
A total of 5.0 courses.
- at least 1.0 300-level or above course from the offerings of the Department of Plant Sciences*
- at least 1.0 300-level or above Biology course from the offerings of the Department of Zoology*
- at least 1.0 300-level or above course from the offerings of the Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Medical Biophysics, Microbiology and Immunology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Physiology.
* Of these 4.0 courses, at least 3.0 must be from the offerings of the Departments of Plant Sciences and Zoology, with not more than 2.0 from either department; at least 1.0 of these courses must have a laboratory component.
The area of concentration will consist of the 5.0 courses which made up the area of concentration for the three-year BSc Biology, plus the 4.0 courses from the Departments listed above, for a total of 9.0 courses (or 9.5 courses if one of Biology 284a or 285b is taken in the fourth year).
It was moved by T. Fulton, seconded by P.A.W. Dean,
That the three-year BA program in Statistics be withdrawn in the Faculty of Science, effective September 1, 2001.
For students who entered this program in September 2000 or earlier.
This program is being discontinued. No students will be admitted to second year of this program after September 2000. All students currently in the program should complete their course requirements by April 2002 to guarantee that the required courses will still be available.
It was moved by T. Fulton, seconded by R. Forbes,
That the admission requirements be revised to reflect the new high school curriculum as outlined in Exhibit III, Appendix 1.
It was moved by T. Fulton, seconded by P.A.W. Dean,
That the Concurrent Studies program be renamed Western's Initiative for Scholarly Excellence (WISE) and revised as outlined below:
Western's Initiative for Scholarly Excellence (WISE)
(Tuition fees waived for one full course equivalent.)
Limited Enrollment
Secondary school students who are studying in Ontario at the time of their application may be eligible to enrol in one university course on campus or by distance studies at either the Constituent University or the affiliated colleges, concurrently with their secondary school studies.
Credit for this course will be granted upon successful completion of the course. Registration in a course shall require that the necessary prerequisites at the secondary school level have been attained. Students may not register in a first- year course at the University where an equivalent course in the subject is available to them in the high school system.
For students applying under OSIS: Students must have achieved at least an 80% average in Grades 10, 11 and Grade 12 and have a minimum of twenty-four credits including one or more OAC credits. Applicants who have an overall 85% average in Grades 10, 11 and/or 12 but do not have any OAC credits will be considered. For students applying under OSS: Completion of a minimum of 24 credits. Achievement of an 80% average in subjects undertaken in Grades 10 and 11 including one or more Grade 12 U/UC courses. For those applicants who have not completed any Grade 12 U/UC courses, an overall 85 % average will be required on subjects undertaken in Grades 10 and 11. Registration in a sufficient number of secondary school subjects to fulfill Western's admission requirements and nomination by the secondary school principal, guidance counsellor or teacher are also required. WISE students will follow standard admission procedures when they wish to study at Western, subsequent to the WISE program, for an undergraduate degree program.
Applications and all documentation should be submitted to the Admissions Office no later than July 1 for the fall/winter session.
Application forms may be obtained by writing to the Registrar's Office of the Constituent University or from the Affiliated College.
Mr. Sinal referred to the provision for Gifted Students in the background information and asked how gifted students would be identified and whether academic performance would be the only criterion. Professor Fulton stated that the clause for gifted students is included in order for students, who do not fit the criterion outlined, to be able to make application.
The question was called and CARRIED.
It was moved by T. Fulton, seconded by N. Kapoor,
That Senate approve the sessional dates outlined in Exhibit III, Appendix 2.
Senate was informed that SCAPA has approved on behalf of the Senate the terms of reference for the following new scholarships, awards, bursaries and prizes for recommendation to the Board of Governors through the Vice-Chancellor:
Senate was informed that in July 2000, Commencing September 2001, The University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College signed an agreement for a collaborative BScN program to begin in September 2001. The collaborative program will follow the BScN curriculum that is currently in place with the exception that there will be two streams within the program. The Western stream will involve 100 students (an increase from the current number of 88) who will complete four years at the university. The Fanshawe stream will admit 100 students who will complete Years I and II and the final semester of Year IV at Fanshawe. For Year III and the first semester of Year IV, the Fanshawe stream will be at Western. Additional details are contained in Exhibit III, pages 8-9.
Effective September 1, 2001, the Four-Year BA or BSc programs in Honors Statistics and Actuarial Science program will be renamed a Four-Year BA or BSc in Honors Actuarial Science and Statistics. The change in name reflects the fact that students in the program predominantly have an actuarial science orientation.
Senate received for information the annual report of the Senate Review Board Academic, contained in Exhibit IV.
Announcements and Communications, detailed in Exhibit V, were received for information.
The meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m.
Signed by:
P. Davenport, Chair
J.K. Van Fleet, Secretary


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Mysterious scenographies transformed with colour: the art of pictorial narrative by René Myrha
29,90 €
René Myrha
A Singular Universe
At the centre of René Myrha's (*1939) expressive oeuvre lie landscapes and rigorous compositional room perspectiveswhich are transformed into stage-like settings. They form the scenery for the choreography of his figures. Myrha examines them through specific media in drawings, oil, acrylic, sculpture and reliefs.
Born in Delsberg in Switzerland, the painter encountered the contemporary movements of art and design during the 1960s in Paris and Milan. In the foreground of his activities lie forms and volumes which combine and break through constructed and organically created spaces. In his later works they are animated by a surreal figural universe. The publication shows a representative cross-section of Myrha's oeuvre, from Pop Art to an obsessive preoccupation with a mysterious and dramatic world of figures.
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Contributions by H. Hirsch, M.-R. Pagnard, I. ZürcherText: German / English / French
120 pages, 64 illustrations in colour
21 × 28 cm, hardcover
Thun | Kunstmuseum Thun
CategoriesArt 20th Century | Sculpture | Painting | Contemporary Art | Art 21st Century | Drawing | Switzerland

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Robots That Teach Your Infants How To Speak
Photo Credit: Pettito.net
Adorable Blue-Eyed Robot Teaches Infants To Communicate
Experts believe that the optimal time to teach kids language skills is when they are infants. Most times the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies. However, in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf. In the latter case, parents either have to quickly become adept at sign language or risk the child facing potential learning delays in the future. Now, an adorable blue-eyed robot, a human avatar, and some high-tech neuroscience may be able to assist parents and guardians with this crucial developmental task.
The Robot AVatar Thermal-Enhanced system, or RAVE, is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by Laura Ann Petitto, an educational neuroscientist, at Washington, D.C.'s Gallaudet University. The learning process begins when the robot's thermal camera, which is focused on the baby's face, detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature, which is associated with alertness. This, combined with the baby's engaged facial expression, causes the robot to turn its head and guide the infant's attention to a computer screen.
Here, a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby, much like a parent would. For example, if the infant points towards the screen, the avatar might respond, "Are you pointing to me?" and follow that up with a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or some essential social communication, all in American sign language (ASL). The "conversation" continues until the kid loses interest.
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The researchers, who have been testing the system for three years, found that infants as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes. Petitto says natural language, whether communicated through speech or sign, activates the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motion proves the infants are learning the essential elements of communication.
What sets this technique apart from other methods, such as showing educational videos or television shows, is its interactive nature and real-time response to the baby's actions. The researchers say that while it is too early to ascertain the system's long-term impact on infant communication, the initial response has been very encouraging. Next, they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to infants.
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Contacts: Michael Simmons & Professor Peter Landshoff, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Mentor: Caren Weinberg
More information: http://www.ntdf.org.uk
Organisations in the UK collect data on travellers in a variety of different ways, but most do not have enough data to make accurate predictions. For example, although most of us know that the roads are busier when it rains, to forecast the effect of rain quantitatively requires traffic information and weather information to be collected, stored and cross-referenced.
Researchers at Cambridge University and Imperial College, London, are working together on the National Transport Data Framework, which is a mechanism for collecting a wide variety of data sources, and analysing them in a way to allow useful conclusions to be drawn. This will help transport users and operators make better decisions and government departments formulate strategy. The data to be handled will be very varied and will range from information from sensors on highways and from CCTV to demographic or pollution data.
Clearly there are a wide range of possible applications and customers for this type of information, from companies operating public transport services, to road planners, to emergency services. The challenge for the i-Team will be to analyse the different possibilities, and identify the areas where there is most immediate need, and most significant market demand for the forecasts. In some areas, all the required data will already exist from various sources; in others, the data may need to be collected in a different way by the potential customers. The conclusions from the i-Team will strongly influence the initial applications on which the NTDF project will focus, and will help the team decide whether commercialization is appropriate for this project.


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Ol' Raz has spent the last few weeks of this rather painful season either sleeping off massive hangovers from his potent goat's milk vodka or obsessively browsing the Internet on the lookout for tidbits about the Hogs' coaching search.
Today we found him passed out in the corner of Doc Harper's palatial office, but were able to rouse him long enough to get his thoughts on the LSU game. Obviously his mind is a little, well, scattered at the moment, so we apologize if his thoughts are even more jumbled than usual.
On Thanksgiving Day I know I should feel lucky,
But I can't escape these visions of Chucky.
Who is this man with the expressive scowl?
He's haunting my heart, though my head cries foul.
Franklin, Patterson, Briles and Gundy,
Hudspeth, Strong, Dykes or Al Bundy.
So many names, and so many rumors.
Around the web each one spreads like a tumor.
Who will it be? Even I don't know.
But I must admit, my stress is beginning to show.
To the woods I've journeyed too many times to find peace from my still,
And anonymously I've made more than 10,000 posts on Hogville.
But wait, you say there's a game coming soon?
With John L at the helm, singing a tune?
In that case, clear my head and focus I must.
I'll wipe away the cobwebs and mental rust.
Sad news I bring, but this I have seen:
LSU - 45, Arkansas - 14.
Does Raz speak the truth, or is he too preoccupied with the coaching search to give an accurate prediction? Vote in our poll, and share your own thoughts in the comments section.


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Answer to the Three Eyed Strong Riddle
Answer to the Puzzle of the Day 2190 : Three Eyed Strong Riddle
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Riddle :
With three eyes
and as black as night,
I frequently knock down
ten men with a single strike!
What am I?
Now the Answer :
Answer : Bowling Ball
Explanation : Three eyes are the three holes in the ball that are used to hold it.
When a strike is made in this game it knocks down 10 bowling pins which are usually painted as men.
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In a dicey art market and a sad economy, SOFA New York 2009 (April 16-19) is managing to pull people into the venerable Park Avenue Armory (67th St.). Dealers report a large crowd at last night's opening and, more important, some decent, even sizeable, sales (although only a few red dots were visible today). Attendance mid-day today looked pretty good, and dealers were cheery. Several expressed a clear preference for this April date over previous SOFA fairs held Memorial Day weekend.
SOFA – Sculptural Objects and Functional Art – is in its 12th year in New York, a spin-off of SOFA Chicago, the latter launched in 1994 and considerably larger. The show has set up beautifully and is easy to navigate. It doesn't overwhelm. The 55 dealers in the armory, who have come from as far away as Auckland, New Zealand, feature primarily glass, ceramics, wood, fiber and metal objects, by well-known artists such as Wendell Castle and Lino Tagliapietra as well as by less familiar, "emerging" names.
Most galleries are displaying works by several different artists, and a particularly appealing aspect of the show is the presence of many of these artisans who are delighted to engage you in a discussion of their work. Some booths feature works in a single medium – del Mano Gallery in LA, early in to the "contemporary wood movement," shows only works, some extraordinary, fashioned of various woods. Others, like Heller Gallery (NY) and Thomas R. Riley Galleries (Cleveland) handle only glass. Most, though, present a variety of artists and wares.
The fair works hard to position the objects as art rather than craft (a description viewed by some as a mild pejorative). And there are some really gorgeous pieces to be had here across a wide range of price points (random selection in the pix). More pictures are available at New York Social Diary (scroll down) and W.
For collectors of the decorative arts, and for those who appreciate the extraordinary skill and labor that go into some of these pieces, not to mention the artistic vision, this show should be put on your calendar.
Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA — work by Michael Sherrill in bronze, glass, porcelain,
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA — translucent porcelain by Dorothy Feibleman
Gallery 31, Seoul, Korea — sold opening night — 100 identical figures, rice paper collage over wood
del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles — wooden vessel by Ron Layport
del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles — wood sculpture by Joey Richardson
Turkish Cultural Foundation
Joanna Bird Pottery, London — Pippin Drysdale thrown porcelain assemblage. Another work by Ms. Drysdale sold on opening night.


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Scam letter(s) from Olga to Charles (UK)
Letter 1
Hello my new friend!!! I am very glad, that you have written to me. To tell the truth, I did not expect, that you will answer me. I think, that and that to you all this simply has already bothered such person as you each day write letters very many girls. Know, I have strange hobby for the girl: I very much like to look sports. I on it have not enough time, but I like, when someone competes. Whether if you ask I I know some sportsmen in these or those sports I likely shall not recollect any, though from Russian sportsmen, I know almost all. I like to read books and to look films. It distracts from daily has put, which sooner or later begin to bother, tire, but in due course to them simply get used and already them do not notice. You begin to live these daily affairs and when they are not present, at all do not know than to engage. Here is how time in such time I watch TV or I read books. Other interests at me are not present. I love animals, a nature and mum. She for me the closest person for whom I am ready on all. I never nothing shall make without the consent of my mum. I think to me it is necessary to tell to you about the work. I work in Law enforcement bodies of the Russian Federation. Easier speaking, I work in militia. I protect calmness of citizens of our country and the law for me above all. I have finished Medical University in the native city of Kazan in which I live now with mum. We live with mum in an one-room apartment. As they say at us in Russia: in narrowness yes not in insult. On a speciality, I the diplomaed expert in the field of neurosurgery. I from the childhood dreamed to help people. Neurosurgeons earn the big money. But I, after university could not find to myself work on a speciality. And the mother's schoolmate has offered me to work in militia on what I with pleasure has agreed. Money were very necessary for us. Especially, it too the help to people. It is very complex work. I the operative, work in a department of murders. I frequently should open very complex crimes. I think, that you likely now will cease to me to write, having learned as whom I work. Many do not love me because of my work. I do not know why, you see I bring only kindly. Your new friend olya.
Letter 2
Hello my Charles. Today fine day, I at all do not know why. Weather same, as well as yesterday even is little bit worse. In streets all also is a lot of people which require a shelter and practically have no any means of subsistence. Is not present at me there was no huge pleasure. It also did not happen at my relatives. To me was not lucky in a lottery, the sun which today even is not present in the sky has not smiled to me. But my mood not looking on anything is fine. Nothing will eclipse my today's mood. It is very difficult for me to explain why I so it is happy. I think in it you are guilty and only you. In dream I saw your person, you embraced me and caressed. You have told me, that want, that we were together. And after that my dream began to pass from a reality. But now my reality is similar to dream and it is all due to you. I want to thank you for that now occurs to me. Whether I do not know you love me and as you will react to my letter. Probably you at all do not want to me to answer. I do not know, that with me then will be. But today I am happy. And I suspect, that I love you.
Write to me mine Charles. I with impatience shall wait for your letter.
Yours Olga.
ps: I have arrived study as the neurosurgeon in 1995.
Also has finished university 2001.I did not work as the neurosurgeon.
I became the militiaman to 2002. I do not have form, because I a detective.
And they do not carry the form to not find out themselves.
I began to work in a department of murders at once as began to work in militia.
We in city have hotels. If you want I can reserve to you number.
It will be pleasant for me to visit with you England.
You want to receive a copy of my diploma? What for it to you?
Letter 3
With the big interest read your letter.
At me all is good.
I love travels, but I am never farther than Russia left.
I did not tell about the girlfriends? At me not so it is a lot of them, but they in all understand me. When it is difficult for me they Support me. I can will share with them the impressions to tell him about the secret dreams. My city is a small, green, decent small town in which there are cultures, o?aaoee, monuments and neeuioo?u. But he *****, since in him many the industrial enterprises, factories.
It is interesting, how your children? Where study? What you do at leisure?
As you already know.
I the sensual, attractive, decent girl with remarkable sense of humour and gentle disposition.
In leisure I like to go, go in theatres and cinema to visit exhibitions, art galleries. From sports - I take a great interest in navigation. At leisure like to read magazines, books which are interesting to me. I also embroider and well I am going, am especial to me walks on fresh air, rest far from ***** city air like.
The man which I would like to see near to myself should be with sense of humour, tactful in dialogue with people, fairly clever and to not be trite. It seems to me that except for external beauty of a body of the person, his internal beauty of his spiritual world is important also. I not in perfection own the English language, however if you understand me, are capable to dialogue.
The marriage should be based on respect, mutual understanding, and undoubtedly like.
I would like to learn about your interests, outlooks on life, and what attitudes you would like.
I wait for your answer.
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Pan et Sirinx: Cantata
Instrumentation: Soprano voice, violin (flute/oboe), viol & continuo
Publisher: Peacock Press/Green Man
Format: Sheet music
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Over the last 15 years she has held a position as DJ in several of the major island venues, thanks to her irresistible selection of cutting-edge unreleased tunes, she has paved the way into pole position of Balearic tastemakers, as well as breaking the Ibizarre Records label into the world market. Eva has been playing regularly @ all the established venues of Ibiza, beach bars such as Kumharas, Mambo, Savannah, Blue Marlin, Café del Mar, then Atzaró, Las Dalias, Grial, Veto, Hard Rock Hotel, resident @ Namaste' partys, etc. and at the main Ibiza clubs: Space Ibiza with a residency at Be@Space in 2011 and at Carl Cox Revolution in 2014 – Amnesia Terrace – Privilege Coco Loco – Pacha. Also at Festivals such as Armada/EFF Festival in Amsterdam, Lovefield in Germany, Las Dalias@Palasport Madrid,etc. Eva has a wide background as radio dj as well, since 12 years solid she's weekly on Ibizian airwaves, broadcasting on the 2 main radio stations - Ibiza Sonica & Ibiza Global Radio. Hence her sets are varied, and her style fresh & eclectic making of each set a 1 time event.
Her EP "Caliente" featuring Eva's vocals + 7 remixes, went straight into Beatport Top 5 Chillout Chart, where it held position for a month in 2012. In that same year, she launched her first mixed CD compilation, that is becoming a cult serie for Ibiza's lovers >Ocean Deep Ibiza – in summer 2013, vol.2.
Styles played: Deep House - Tech-house – Techno – Balearic Chillout - Ethnic Grooves – 70's classics & remixed –ElectroRock – Progressive
You can listen to Eva's numerous dj sets on >>> www.evapacifico.com
Johannes Christen Graae is our Danish upcoming artist, painter, music producer & graphic designer known as"Sun Shield" inspired by The Mayan Lord Pakal that was called often by the moniker.
Sun Shield creates unique Glitch, Psystep, Downtempo, Morning, Chill Out and Psybient.
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His release is one of the most anticipated moments in the history of Sirius Owl Records. That's saying a lot considering some of the incredibly successful past recordings of this well-respected Record Label. Kenji Williams is a composer and director for multi-media live theater, mixed reality, and interactive datavisualization, and is the founder and creative director of the NASA-powered earth-from-space show, BELLA GAIA.
Official Website: http://www.bellagaia.com
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Williams is an Artist in Residence and Visiting Scholar at the University of Colorado at Boulder developing a live 3D Holographic theater show, "Origin Stories" and a trans-disciplinary initiative for students and researchers.
Named a "100 Top Creative" by Origin Magazine, a World Technology Network award finalist in Arts, Entertainment, and Education, and a Grammy voting member, Williams explores the nexus of art and science through collaborations as diverse as astronaut Koichi Wakata orbiting live aboard the International Space Station, multimedia artist Paul Miller, Ballet Philippines, and institutions such as NASA, UNEP, UNESCO.
Chronos is one of the leading Russian chillout/ambient projects.
Since 2001 project brings lots of sacral & esoterical ideas through audio-visual performances, music & people combined in one source of vision & slogan: "Music for awakening consciousness"
The way of Chronos paths between ambient/ethnic influences and downtempo/ trip-trance vibrations. The word "Chronos" from ancient greek language translates like "Time". Like internity invisible by mind engine, symbol of our evolution.
The man behind the project is Nick Klimenko.Moscow based musician, sound producer, sound designer, live performer & teacher.
15 years of experience with music as dj, producer, radioshow player etc.
Nick Klimenko is a composer, sound designer and performer from Moscow, Russia. Through his music he shares life's substance and the universal flow of emotional exchange and passion with the world around him. Besides writing and producing music and performing it, Nick also develops virtual instruments, sound libraries and does other audio work. He is also the originator of an electronic musical school (www.stereoschool.ru) and an author of musical education courses.
Released 20 albums, 20 EP's and 100 single tracks around the globe.
ZERO CULT is the project of Emil Ilyayev from Israel, who has been producing electronic music for well over a decade. The project was born in 2003 after discovering the new sound of downtempo and chillout music in the underground scene. Emil's music has unique sound,that combines mysterious melodies and vibes with downtempo beats.His debut album "Art of Harmony" was described as a best chill albums of the 2006.
Frédéric Holyszewski aka Dado repeatedly woos crowds and longtime fans to the beat of his new productions. Ranging from solo projects as Deedrah, as he is known in the circuit since 20 years now.
Once in the scene in the mid 90's as a self-made rock band, Vision Quest, Dado met Christophe Drouillet with whom he would form the legendary group Transwave. In only 2 years they reached mind blowing success releasing 4 full length albums in total. The duo gained first hand experience selling and producing the entire CDs themselves from creating the sleeves, recording the albums, and even directing the first video for the international trance hit "Land of Freedom".
All this experience eagerly propelled Dado to create his first ever studio in a Paris basement. In '97 he created QuestionMark records to form a structure for French and international artists providing not only a label for promotion but also supporting a recording and production system. The first Deedrah album "Self-Oscillation" was released under this label, as well as 3 compilations "The Groovebox", " Anologique" and "Digitale". The first album "Cypher" was released with the cooperation of TWISTED Rds. UK.
His talent and knowledge of music is wide spread as his versatility in style. This is reflected in his multiple groups or 'personalities'!!! Soon to be released this year a series of Synthetic ep s with is mate Matt king and and the long awaited second opus from 'Federico Baltimore' alter ego!! Loyal fans can be pleased to know that he is hard at work with a album together with his partner in crime Shanti Matikin that will be released this summer on number one label IBOGA records.


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Leave it to the Swedes to invent a stylish and unique alternative to a bike helmet. Enter Hövding. Via Cool Hunting
Hövding Invisible Bicycle Helmet
Changing the way cyclists view safety and style with an innovative airbag hood
by L.S. Winkler
In 2005, Swedish designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin began work on a joint masters thesis in response to new laws requiring cyclists under the age of 15 to wear a helmet while operating a bicycle. The new law left many Swedish cyclists wondering if helmet laws for adults would soon follow, so the duo behind Hövding used the public's concern as an opportunity for groundbreaking innovation.
They began surveying people on the streets to understand exactly why urban cyclists were choosing not to wear a helmet. This research led Haupt and Alstin to believe the best helmet they could create would need to be invisible. The Hövding Invisible Helmet is a fabric collar containing a built-in airbag designed to inflate around a cyclist's head on impact. The fabric shells of the collar are replaceable and meant to be changed based on weather and style, which makes for a stylish piece of safety gear that will save your hair and, most importantly, your life.
The process from design to device took seven years of intensive research and development, recording hundreds of hours of cycling footage and studying accident recreations with the Swedish Stunt Group and crash test dummies. Research has proven that shock absorption from an airbag is actually much greater than that of the polymer foam inside a traditional bicycle helmet. With this research data, Haupt and Alstin were able to acquire the proper government certifications needed to sell bicycle helmets.
Hövding is the Swedish word for "chieftain" and the pioneers behind the name are proving to be leading visionaries in urban cycling. They were nominees for Design Product of the Year 2012 by The Design Museum in London and won a prestigious INDEX Award in 2011. We spoke with the Hövding designers about their product launch, a documentary film that's in the works, and what to expect next.


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Green looks to harvest farmers for NIDS roll-out
Farmers are being courted for registration in the National Identification System (NIDS), the one-stop database through which the Holness administration aims to formalise thousands of Jamaicans who are off the grid.
That intervention is expected to ease the challenges the Ministry of Agriculture faces in locating young farmers, pinpointing those in need of assistance, and tracking initiatives.
That declaration was made on Tuesday by newly minted Minister without Portfolio Floyd Green, who has been tasked with overseeing the roll-out of NIDS from the Office of the Prime Minister.
Green, member of parliament of St Elizabeth South West, which is part of the agricultural belt of the Breadbasket Parish, said he would drive the mandate to enlist as many farmers as possible to build out credible records for planning.
"Unfortunately, we're still unable to adequately and accurately identify our people, so you know I would have to transition to say that as we look to make youth as the drivers for food security, we have to be able to identify those youth in a way, in a form that is verifiable, that is safe and is efficient," Green said during an address at a Rotary Club of St Andrew virtual meeting on Tuesday.
Many of Jamaica's hundreds of thousands of farmers are unbanked and live on the margins of the country's formal systems.
Green, who resigned his position as minister of agriculture in September 2021 after a celebration faux pas during a coronavirus lockdown, had, in that role, embarked on partnerships that sought to woo farmers and fishers from the fringes with health, life and general insurance policies from at least four insurers.
Though tied with the inducement of benefits, the insurance initiative offered a template for the sign-up of masses of farmers in formal arrangements that could be assessed and monitored.
Lenworth Fulton, president of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), told The Gleaner on Tuesday that Rural Agricultural Development Authority data show that there are about 220,000-240,000 registered farmers in the island. But official data do not capture an estimated 60,000 seasonal farmers who represent about a fifth of the industry's workforce.
He is backing the roll-out of NIDS and is willing to use the JAS as a platform for its promotion. But he urges the Holness Government that "the messaging has to be correct". That includes a public-relations campaign that NIDS is not geared towards the policing of their pockets, a concern he acknowledges weighs on the minds of farming interests.
"It has to say to them it's not a taxation or punitive thing and can help in the fight against praedial larceny," said Fulton, referencing the estimated $6-billion annual hit farmers take from thieves.
He also warns against NIDS being spun for political gain, insisting that farmers would sign up if they were convinced they could reap health benefits or tap recovery funding in natural disasters.
"If they know there is a system, both in good times and bad times, with proper messaging, it could be done," he said of marketing NIDS.
Nearly 30 months after an initial draft bill was rejected as unlawful by the Constitutional Court, new legislation was unanimously approved in 2021.
Green also said on Tuesday that he expected newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr to build on his legacy.
"What I'm very confident about is that Minister Charles will continue on some of these wonderful initiatives that are engaging our youth, that are ensuring that we focus on the things we need to be food secure and to infuse technology, and I'm also confident he will bring his own vision to how we can sustainably transform agriculture to really have youth as the driver of our food security," Green said.


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Thanks to the rapid evolution of technology, real estate professionals now have access to digital tools that makes the job so much easier.
These include customer relationship management (CRM) software, which makes relationship management less of a time-consuming task. Ideally, the CRM software you should choose must be a "one-stop shop."
This article perfectly illustrates why you need an integrated solution: https://getbrokerkit.com/home/finding-that-pos-real-estate-broker-software/
. Aside from improved productivity, a complete CRM solution can also make your job as a real estate broker more exciting.
In addition to saving you a great deal of time, a good real estate CRM software can also help with personalization. Remember that customers want to be treated well and feel important. With an effective broker CRM software, you'll find it easier to deliver each client's unique needs.
That being said, you might not be at all familiar with the features of a CRM tool. Perhaps it's your first time using such a software or maybe you're looking for something more efficient. Whichever is your case, the list below will guide you to must-have features of any CRM software for brokers.
Lead management or contact management is arguably the most important feature of any CRM system, whether for brokers or other professions.
Particular to the real estate industry, lead management should allow you to manage all your contacts using various segregation categories.
For example, you should be able to classify between cold and warm leads. You should also have the capability to tag active/current and past clients, sorted by satisfaction level.
The lead management feature in your CRM software should also allow you to import external data and automatically capture leads from web forms and ads. Other critical lead management functions include lead segmentation based on source and type, as well as lead distribution among agents.
Email is easily one of the most important tools in real estate. Agents, recruiters, and brokers alike make use of email to design effective campaigns and stay in touch with clients.
As such, your preferred CRM software should have a robust email system with powerful tools. Among them are pre-designed drip campaigns, automation options, a wide selection of templates, and analytics. The latter is particularly important in gauging the success and effectiveness of your promotions.
Also read: Top 3 Lessons I Learned from Growing a $100K+ Business
A good CRM software should have a good list management system. In particular, you should be able to create customized listings using various fields such as dates, deals, commissions, events, and offers.
Moreover, you should be able to easily monitor each listing and generate reports and other documents in relation to them. Ideally, the CRM tool should also have a place to consolidate all listings where you can summarize all the relevant details of each. This way, it's easier for you to monitor the progress of every deal.
Real estate professionals are always on the go. Thus, the CRM software you choose should be capable of keeping up with your career's fast-paced action.
Make sure that the tool is as mobile as you are. This can mean two things: either the software has a dedicated app or the web application has a mobile-responsive design.
There are certain advantages for each, but the bottomline is that you should be able to work and have access to vital information wherever you are. Something that you should definitely look at is if the CRM software allows you to download or forward documents and reports.
It's also preferable if you can work offline and then just sync the data when you go online again. Compatibility with iOS and Android also matters, but most software these days already are.
As a busy real estate professional, it's likely that you're also using a host of other tools. Some examples include word processing and spreadsheet programs, cloud storage apps, and accounting software. The CRM software you choose should work seamlessly with the apps that you're already using. It doesn't have to be compatible with everything, but it should be able to integrate with the most commonly used tools.
Also read: 10 Best AI Video Generators In 2023 (Free & Paid)
User interface and user experience (UI and UX) do not necessarily feature but, they're also critical components of any CRM tool.
A well-designed UI and UX will ensure ease of use and navigation, making your job as easy and smooth as possible. Great UI and UX will also minimize the learning curve, which is important when you have team members who aren't as tech-savvy.
Do note that these two elements work together. The design of the UI should aid in the UX, so that the CRM software can perform its function in the best and fastest way possible.
The real estate industry is more competitive than ever. For real estate professionals, CRM software can help pave the way for even greater success.
Refer to this list of features if you're on the market for a customer relationship management tool to get the most suitable one for your needs.
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Technical reports
Optimizing compilation with the Value State Dependence Graph
Alan C. Lawrence
December 2007, 183 pages
This technical report is based on a dissertation submitted May 2007 by the author for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the University of Cambridge, Churchill College.
Some figures in this document are best viewed in colour. If you received a black-and-white copy, please consult the online version if necessary.
DOI: 10.48456/tr-705
Most modern compilers are based on variants of the Control Flow Graph. Developments on this representation—specifically, SSA form and the Program Dependence Graph (PDG)—have focused on adding and refining data dependence information, and these suggest the next step is to use a purely data-dependence-based representation such as the VDG (Ernst et al.) or VSDG (Johnson et al.).
This thesis studies such representations, identifying key differences in the information carried by the VSDG and several restricted forms of PDG, which relate to functional programming and continuations. We unify these representations in a new framework for specifying the sharing of resources across a computation.
We study the problems posed by using the VSDG, and argue that existing techniques have not solved the sequentialization problem of mapping VSDGs back to CFGs. We propose a new compiler architecture breaking sequentialization into several stages which focus on different characteristics of the input VSDG, and tend to be concerned with different properties of the output and target machine. The stages integrate a wide variety of important optimizations, exploit opportunities offered by the VSDG to address many common phase-order problems, and unify many operations previously considered distinct.
Focusing on branch-intensive code, we demonstrate how effective control flow—sometimes superior to that of the original source code, and comparable to the best CFG optimization techniques—can be reconstructed from just the dataflow information comprising the VSDG. Further, a wide variety of more invasive optimizations involving the duplication and specialization of program elements are eased because the VSDG relaxes the CFG's overspecification of instruction and branch ordering. Specifically we identify the optimization of nested branches as generalizing the problem of minimizing boolean expressions.
We conclude that it is now practical to discard the control flow information rather than maintain it in parallel as is done in many previous approaches (e.g. the PDG).
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@TechReport{UCAM-CL-TR-705, author = {Lawrence, Alan C.}, title = {{Optimizing compilation with the Value State Dependence Graph}}, year = 2007, month = dec, url = {https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-705.pdf}, institution = {University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory}, doi = {10.48456/tr-705}, number = {UCAM-CL-TR-705} }


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I am working with a friend who is a webdeveloper on getting a site up and running. My original plan was to have it include some comprehensive search functions that synced up to get results. However, he has told me that getting such a database system started will cost upwards of $15,000. He then told me that the alternative (and much cheaper) option is to have a maximum of ten pages of filtered results that won't sync up the information. He said it would have to be a max of 10 pages, so that the search results didn't take a painfully long time to load up each page.
My question is: is this the only option available to me? I really want to start something great that is user-friendly and would be willing to download a database system. My budget for a database would be a couple of hundred dollars - are there any available out there that I can use to bring up refined search results?
Apologies my terminology isn't as advanced as the majority of the users on this site!
I look forward to hearing either some interesting suggestions, or to knowing with 100% certainty that I need to forego my original concept.


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Bookish Play – A Busy Day for Birds by Lucy Cousins
Released about two years ago, A Busy Day for Birds is among my favorite books by Lucy Cousins (The other one being "Hooray for Fish!"). This is a perfect read-aloud book, considering its large print, vibrant illustrations and rhyming text. Can
Where are the Words? – Making the Most of Wordless Books
If you happen to have brought home a wordless book from a bookstore or library, chances are that you will feel lost and won't know where to start at first. I for one get quite intimidated with all the possibilities
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On 10th August 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, while on a working visit to the Philippines, in concelebration with Metropolitan Sergy of Singapore and Southeast Asia, Patriarchal Exarch of Southeast Asia, and Metropolitan Pavel of Khanty-Mansiysk and Surgut, acting administrator of the diocese of the Philippines and Vietnam, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Nativity of Christ in the city of Tagaytay.
Concelebrating with the hierarchs were Priest David Grubbs, rector of the parish; Hieromonk Nikolai (Ono), cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church's Metochion in Tokyo; clerics of the dioceses of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia: Hieromonk Pitirim (Dondenko), Priest Silouan Thompson, Hieromonk Antony (Kirpichev), Hieromonk Alexy (Lapshin), Hieromonk Vikenty (Romanyuk), Hieromonk Kornily (Molev), Priest Joachim Gonzales, Hierodeacon Yuvenaly (Lapshin), Deacon Roman Buniel, Deacon Moses Cahilig; as well as Hieromonk Philip (Balingit), cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.
Among those praying at the Liturgy were Mr. Igor Khovayev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of the Philippines; representatives of the diplomatic corps; and numerous parishioners.
The divine service was celebrated in the Church Slavonic, English and Tagalong languages.
After the Divine Liturgy Metropolitan Sergy warmly greeted Metropolitan Hilarion, as well as Metropolitan Pavel, for whom it was the first divine service in the Philippine land.
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk conveyed to all those present blessings from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, noting that His Holiness holds in his heart and in his prayer the Philippine flock and the entire flock of Southeast Asia.
Addressing the worshippers, the DECR chairman said, in particular:
"I am very glad that I have the opportunity to visit this church, to pray with you and to partake of the Holy Mysteries of Christ, because the communion of the Holy Mysteries Christ is the core of our Christian life. Christ Himself nourishes us with His Body and His Blood. Through communion we are united with God in spirit and in body. And I would like to wish all of you to be firm in preserving the holy Orthodox faith.
"Yesterday I spoke at a stadium before the audience of 30 thousand young people, and after I concluded my address, an American Protestant pastor who was in charge of the event said that the Orthodox Church is the Church which was founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and appeared even before the Catholic Church and the Protestant church.
"It does not matter to us who appeared earlier. What matters to us is that our Holy Church preserved the teaching given by our Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples, and that the same Mystical Supper which our Lord Jesus Christ celebrated with His own hands is being celebrated by Him in our churches today: priests break bread and give the Body and Blood of Christ to believers, but they do it not by their own power, but by the power of God. For this reason our Church exists on earth – not only to preach Christ, but to give Christ to people to eat."
The DECR chairman thanked Metropolitan Sergy for his labours in the Philippines and in the entire region of Southeast Asia.
"When you came to this country, there were no parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church here, and now there are at least 30 of them," Metropolitan Hilarion said, "Among the parishioners of your churches are the Russians, Ukrainians, Filipinos and representatives of other nationalities. Thanks to your work and the work of your assistants our church community is thriving. With great spiritual joy I have celebrated the Divine Liturgy with you today and prayed with your flock."
On behalf of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia the DECR chairman presented Ambassador Igor Khovayev with the Medal in Honour of the Millennium of the Holy Demise of the Holy Prince Vladimir, Equal-to-the-Apostles, in consideration of his manifold assistance and support rendered to the Russian Orthodox Church in the Philippines.
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2nd Edition
Sport, Theory and Social Problems A Critical Introduction
In a revised, updated, and considerably expanded new edition of Sport, Theory and Social Problems, authors Eric Anderson and Adam White examine how the structure and culture of sport promotes inequality, injury, and complicity to authority at the non-elite levels of play in Anglo-American countries. By introducing students to a research-led perspective on sport, it highlights the operation of power, patriarchy, and pain that a hyper-competitive sporting culture promotes.
Each chapter includes at least one key social theory, which is made accessible and pragmatic. The theory is then infused throughout the chapter to help the student engage with a deeper understanding of sport. In addition to examining how sport generates otherness, distracts children from education, and teaches the acceptance of emotional and physical violence, this new edition also examines how organized, competitive sport divides us by race, denies children the right to their own governance, and promotes brain trauma and chronic traumatic encephalopathy in those who are too young to consent to play contact sports.
Sport, Theory and Social Problems: A Critical Introduction is an essential textbook for any sport studies degree with a focus on the sociology of sport, sport and social theory, children's health and wellbeing, or sport and gender studies.
1. Why We Value Organized, Competitive Sport
2. Sport's Use in Teaching Obedience to Authority and Complicity to Abuse
3. Learning to Accept, Inflict, and Enjoy Violence and Injury
4. Head Games: Brain Injuries and Youth Sport
5. The Governance of Youth Sport: Rights, Representation and Consent
6. Sport's Use in the Maintenance of Class
7. Sport's Use in Stratifying Men
8. Sport's Use in Marginalizing Women
9. Sport's Use in Subordinating Racial Minorities
10. Sport's Use in Excluding, Reproducing Stereotypes, and Othering
11. Changing Sport
'Anderson and White expose long-ignored problems in organized, competitive youth and school team sports in an effort to elicit transformational actions on the part of readers. They challenge readers to view sports critically, to be aware of empirically unsupported myths about sports, to review research documenting problems in these sports, and to develop strategies that convert sports into activities that foster compassion, cooperation, and consistently positive health outcomes for all participants. As the authors explain, with the mythology and vested interests associated with current sport structures, it will take a long, heated struggle to achieve such outcomes.' – Jay Coakley, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA
'This is an important book which everyone studying, playing and administrating sport should read. Academically rigorous, intellectually challenging and very well written this book changed the way I think about sport and what I teach. Undergraduates will find this book accessible and the case studies illuminating and thought-provoking. All readers will find the content provocative, interesting and insightful. The work is relevant to sport both in the UK and the USA and more widely. At a time when sport faces so many challenges this book helps us understand why and is seminal in the critical analysis it presents.' – Andy Smith, Professor and Founding Head of the School of Sport, York St John University, UK
'Sport, Theory and Social Problems is an outstanding introduction to critical theory in sport sociology ... a brilliant addition to the curriculum of any introductory course on the sociology of sport ... This book is powerful, engaging both intellectually and emotionally, pedagogically structured and well written. It highlights how damaging organized, competitive team sports can be, without claiming that all sport is bad all the time, or that sport cannot be socially good.' - Anne Tjonndal, idrottsforum.org
'In my opinion, this book is a brilliant addition to the curriculum of any introductory course on the sociology of sport. Most readers (sport science/sport sociology students at least) will find that this book confronts them with many of the cultural 'truths' we believe about organized sport in Western cultures. Students at both bachelor and master level would benefit greatly from reading Anderson and White's introduction to critical perspectives on the sociology of sport. This book is powerful, engaging both intellectually and emotionally, pedagogically structured and well written. It highlights how damaging organized, competitive team sports can be, without claiming that all sport is all bad all the time, or that sport cannot be socially good.' - Anne Tjønndal, Faculty of Social Science, Nord University


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RCMP are investigating after a historic landmark was vandalized in Lorette, Manitoba.
The vandalism to the Dawson Trail Red River Cart occurred overnight on January 10 outside the local Co-op store.
Damage to the cart is estimated at between $5,000 and $6,000.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call St. Pierre Jolys RCMP at (204) 433-7908.


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Published : October 10, 2013 - 3:11 PM
A prioritized crop wild relative inventory to help underpin global food security has just been published in Biological Conservation.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) contain a wealth of important traits for disease resistance and yield improvement, and may provide critical contributions to breeding for adaptation to climate change. Sadly, climate change itself, along with habitat modification, invasive species, and other factors are threatening CWR populations, thus jeopardizing these useful natural resources.
Why is it that despite their potential value, many CWR species are not adequately collected and conserved? The need for a systematic method for conservation has been clearly recognized by theFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and formalized in theInternational Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The very first objectives of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which relate to understanding, documenting, and recognizing plant diversity, reveal a major part of the answer. If we dont know what CWR species exist, where they live, and how threatened they are, then how can we successfully collect and conserve them?
Among wild species, an additional piece of information is vital in regard to prioritization of CWR- the degree of relatedness of the wild species to its crop cousin- as this degree determines the actual potential for successfully introducing useful traits from the wild species into the crops. Relatedness information derives from a mixture of systematics based upon traditional morphological information as well as increasingly on genotypic data, as well as information from plant breeders attempting crosses between CWR and crops.
This new paper describes the first attempt on a global scale to bring together exactly this critical primary information on CWR species identitiesdistributions and relatedness informationin order to inform subsequent conservation efforts. The article describes the creation of a global priority CWR inventory covering the CWR of over 150 crops, and reports on the taxonomy, geographic distribution, potential use in plant breeding for crop improvement, and seed storage behaviour of valuable CWR.
The inventory is available online at www.cwrdiversity.org/checklist/ and is searchable by crop gene pool, individual CWR species, country/region, and reported uses in breeding. Its data has provided the foundation for the global Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: collecting, protecting and preparing crop wild relatives project, as well as activities such as an ecogeographic study of the grasspea gene pool, a national CWR inventory for the USA, and Jordans national strategy for plant conservation.


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Joseph T. Salerno
Joseph T. Salerno
Joseph T. Salerno is Professor of Economics and Finance in the Lubin School of Business at Pace University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University, and he is the editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics; Academic Vice President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute; a member of the editorial board of the of Procesos de Mercado (Market Processes); Research Associate for the Foundations of the Market Economy in the economics department at New York University; and a Policy Expert for the Heritage Foundation.
The editor of numerous volumes, Professor Salerno is the author of Money: Sound and Unsound, and he has appeared on Fox News Channel and C-SPAN.


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Impairment has been a hotly debated issue as of late. Much of the discussion has focused on intangible assets, specifically debating the merits of impairment, depreciation, and amortization when recording the value of long-term intangible assets.
The valuation of intangible assets can involve subjective estimates, uncertainty, and rely on significant management judgment. In some industries, intangible assets are the largest item on the balance sheet and, for these companies, changes in the valuation of these assets can have significant effects on securing financing and attracting investors. These factors increase the amount of risk associated with these accounts and have led many to wonder if there is a better way.
Though less discussed, long-term tangible assets can carry a high amount of risk and can just as significantly affect an entity and its shareholders.
In a recent study, Audit Risks Associated with Long-Lived Tangible Asset Intensity, Age, and Impairment, David Zhang [Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi], Keval Amin [Stony Brook University], and Donald Deis [Texas A&M – Corpus Christi] examined the link between audit fees and the intensity (relative concentration of long-term intangible assets), average age, and impairment of long-term tangible assets at a given entity.
Long-term tangible assets are often the largest item on the balance sheet particularly in manufacturing, power generation, healthcare, and other capital-intensive industries. Though often considered a low-risk area, errors in in the valuation of tangible assets have resulted in cataclysmic effects.
The risks that long-term tangible assets carry has been documented in past studies. Alali and Romero's 2013 study, Benford's Law: Analyzing a Decade of Financial Data, found "likely manipulations across different analyses" for several accounts, including net PP&E when looking at large U.S. public company restatements over a 10-year period. The work of Zhang et. al. adds to this discussion by contributing several unique insights.
Using the Audit Analytics fee database, Zhang et al. found that entities with a higher PP&E intensity were charged significantly lower audit fees. Multiple studies have shown that audit fees are reflective of auditor's risk assessment and the level of audit effort, and this fee correlation suggests that auditors exert less effort on testing PP&E than other accounts and consider long-term assets to carry less risk.
This phenomenon was less pronounced for first year auditors but is reasonable considering new auditors must verify the beginning balances of long-term assets. The more extensive testing to verify these balances likely contributes to the decrease in audit fees and effort associated with these accounts after this initial year, as auditors leverage these amounts and reduce the extent of test work in future years.
At a certain point however, the researchers found that long-term assets present higher amounts of risk, particularly for aged PP&E balances and asset impairments. Entities holding older PP&E might replace equipment and fail to remove these assets from company books, inflating PP&E balances, and losses incurred upon the disposal. Long-term assets must be tested for impairment, and as these assets age, the potential for impairment also increases. Impairment assessments "are subjective and may vary across managers over similar assets," and this uncertainty increases the level of risk and effort required by auditors to provide assurance over the value of these balances.
Celadon Group Inc.
Recent events at Celadon Group, Inc., a truckload freight company, emphasize the necessity of recognizing the risks long-term tangible assets potentially bring.
In April 2019, the SEC charged Celadon with accounting fraud after the company engaged in activities to materially misstate PP&E accounts. According to the SEC report, Celadon held trucks on its books at much higher values than what the assets could receive on the open market. Through colluding with external parties, Celadon sold these used trucks at inflated values and, in exchange, bought used trucks at inflated prices, sometimes resulting in the book value of the asset being recorded at twice their open market value.
Celadon then entered a joint venture that the Company transferred money and equipment to, in exchange for an ownership interest. Many of these used trucks were transferred to this joint venture and recorded on Celadon's books at an even higher value than the company paid third parties to acquire them.
As a result of this fraudulent activity, the company avoided recognizing at least $20M in impairment charges and losses, nearly two-thirds of 2016's income before taxes, and resulted in material misstatement of income before taxes, net income, and earnings per share in public filings in 2016 and 2017.
Further, as a result of the costs of the multi-year investigation, restatements, and debt obligations, Celadon was unable to continue operations.
On December 9, 2019, the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy, putting nearly 4,000 employees out of work and leaving more than 3,000 drivers jobless and, in some cases, stranded across the U.S. after their corporate gas cards were cancelled.
The Celadon case illustrates the extent to which companies can act to perpetrate fraudulent long-term asset reporting and demonstrates the devastating effects these activities can have on an entity's stakeholders. Zhang et al.'s research indicates that while long-term assets might generally be considered low risk, several factors can influence auditor's risk assessment.
Auditors seem to respond to the inherent risks associated with high concentrations of aging long-term assets and corporate asset impairments with higher audit fees. The correlation between audit fees and auditor effort indicate that auditors are responding to the complexity associated with these risks with additional testing to reduce these risks to an acceptably low level. Cases like Celadon are notable because the auditors did not identify the fraudulent activity associated with these high risk account, but this research indicates that auditors are generally responsive to these risks.
While fraudulent manipulation of long-term assets is not novel, the frequency at which this occurs may be curbed by these preemptive efforts. More research is needed to better understand the effectiveness of the current risk analysis auditors employ when approaching long-term tangible assets, but the work of Zhang et al. provides notable contributions to the overall discussion, as well as a significant foundation upon which future inquiries can be based.
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Catch up on the rest of the Charlie and Declan Cowriting Project here! Charlie sat on the edge of Declan's bed while he opened his closet and began sorting through disguises. She fiddled with the clasp of her purse a little, resisting the urge to open it and pull out the little card she'd found … Continue reading Chapter Eight: Charlie
Chapter Seven: Declan
To catch up on the rest of the Charlie and Declan Cowriting Project, find the other chapters here.Fun fact about this chapter: the Sherlock Holmes references are nods to my solo writing project Detectives and Debutantes, a Sherlock Holmes retelling which features a fake psychic by the name of Niko Devon as a supporting character. … Continue reading Chapter Seven: Declan
Chapter Six: Charlie
Check out the rest of the Charlie and Declan Cowriting Project here! Written with Harriet Stuart. "Care to dance?" Charlie held her hand out to the half-drunk man sitting alone in the club, offering him her most flirtatious smile. He took her hand and followed her out to the dance floor. He wasn't Declan. He … Continue reading Chapter Six: Charlie
Chapter Five: Declan
So this chapter of Charlie and Declan requires a touch of backstory. This book is technically part of the second generation of Falker books--Gen 1 is comprised of Harriet Stuart's solo book project, following Aster Grey and Erik Falker. These take place two hundred years in the future, after an AI designated as Omnometry has … Continue reading Chapter Five: Declan
Chapter Four: Charlie
Chapter Four of the Charlie and Declan Cowriting Project, written with Harriet Stuart. Charlie sat down next to Declan on his couch while the policeman took a seat in a chair opposite them after clearing off a stack of Declan's photographs and newspapers off of the chair and onto the ground with unnecessary roughness. Beside … Continue reading Chapter Four: Charlie
Chapter Three: Declan
Chapter Three of the Declan and Charlie Cowriting Project, written with Harriet Stuart. Declan made Charlie wait in the front room of his apartment, a mixture of parlour, kitchen, dining room, and study that could only exist in tight city living quarters. Declan didn't bother to keep anything clean, which didn't help matters. His modeling … Continue reading Chapter Three: Declan
"A Study in You"
*Warning: Some disturbing content*I wrote this as a character study for the Iowa Young Writers' Studio a few years ago. It follows a budding serial killer on the anti-social personality disorder (commonly known as sociopathy or psychopathy) spectrum discovering herself--kind of like a really twisted coming of age story? This also has ties to my … Continue reading "A Study in You"
Chapter Two: Charlie
I present to you Chapter Two of the Charlie and Declan cowriting project, written with Harriet Stuart. Find Chapter One here. Charlie flopped down on her bed and examined the pocket watch she—no, Katriona—had snitched off of Declan Erikson. It felt so long ago now… had it just been last night? The watch wasn't what … Continue reading Chapter Two: Charlie
Charlie and Declan – Chapter One
This is the first chapter of a novel that Harriet Stuart and I have written. It takes place in the early 1920s, following Declan Falker, a time traveler who falls in love with flapper girl Charlie O'Brian and has to deal with the consequences. Enjoy! Chapter One: Declan Declan let the noise of the club … Continue reading Charlie and Declan – Chapter One
"Only Stories in the End"
This was a short story that I wrote that won first place in the Betty Field Memorial Youth Writing Contest a few years ago. There were certain words and phrases we needed to use within it, such as the phrase "At that moment" within the first paragraph, "candelabra," "asylum," "embellish," "loquacious," "quandary," and "tangible." I … Continue reading "Only Stories in the End"


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Traci Brimhall is the author of three collections of poetry: Saudade (Copper Canyon Press), Our Lady of the Ruins (W.W. Norton), and Rookery (Southern Illinois University Press). Her next collection, a hybrid of essays and poems, Come the Slumberless from the Land of Nod is forthcoming from Copper Canyon in 2020. Her poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, Slate, The Believer, The New Republic, Orion, and Best American Poetry 2013 & 2014. She's received a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship and is currently an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Kansas State University.
Erica Charis-Molling is a poet, educator, and librarian. Her writing has been published in literary journals including Tinderbox, Redivider, Presence, Crosswinds, Glass, Anchor, Vinyl, Entropy, Apricity, and Mezzo Cammin. Her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Orison anthology. She's an alum of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference and received her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Antioch University. She currently lives in Boston and works as Education Director for Mass Poetry.
Gina Franco's second collection of poems, The Accidental, was awarded the 2019 CantoMundo Poetry Prize and was published with the University of Arkansas Press. She is also the author of The Keepsake Storm (University of Arizona Press), and her writing has appeared in journals such 32 Poems, Black Warrior Review, Crazyhorse, Image, Georgia Review, Los Angeles Review, Narrative, and Poetry. She divides her time between Galesburg, Illinois, where she teaches at Knox College, and the West Texas borderlands, her family's home.
Jenny Johnson is the author of In Full Velvet (Sarabande Books, 2017). Her honors include a Whiting Award, a Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University, and a NEA Fellowship. She has also received awards and scholarships from the Blue Mountain Center, Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Yaddo. Her poems have appeared in The New York Times, New England Review, Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, and elsewhere. After earning a BA/MT in English Education from the University of Virginia, she taught public school for several years in San Francisco, and she spent ten summers on the staff of the UVA Young Writer's Workshop. She earned an MFA in Poetry from Warren Wilson College. She is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at West Virginia University, and she is on the faculty of the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran University's low-residency MFA program.
Phillis Levin is a poet, essayist, and editor. Her newest book, Mr. Memory & Other Poems (Penguin, 2016), was selected by Library Journal as one of their Top Picks in poetry for spring 2016. She is the author of four other poetry collections, Temples and Fields (The University of Georgia Press, 1988), The Afterimage (Copper Beech Press, 1995), Mercury (Penguin, 2001), and May Day (Penguin, 2008), and is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Sonnet (Penguin, 2001). Her honors include the Poetry Society of America's Norma Farber First Book Award, a Fulbright Scholar Award to Slovenia, the Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship, a Bogliasco Fellowship, and grants from the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Her work has appeared in AGNI, The Atlantic, Kenyon Review, The Nation, The New Yorker, The New York Times Sunday Magazine, The New Republic, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Plume, PN Review, Poetry magazine, Poetry London, Poetry Review, Southwest Review, The Yale Review, The Best American Poetry, and many other magazines and anthologies. Levin has served as an editor of Boulevard and an Elector of the American Poets Corner of The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. She has taught at the University of Maryland, the Johns Hopkins University, The Unterberg Poetry Center, New York University, and The New School, and currently is a professor of English and the poet-in-residence at Hofstra University. She lives with her husband in New York City.
Nathan McClain is the author of Scale (Four Way Books, 2017), a recipient of fellowships from Sewanee Writers' Conference, The Frost Place, and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and a graduate of Warren Wilson's MFA Program for Writers. A Cave Canem fellow, his poems and prose have recently appeared or are forthcoming in Poem-a-Day, West Branch Wired, The Common, upstreet, and Foundry, among others. He teaches at Hampshire College.
Mary Ann Samyn is the author of six collections—most recently, Air, Light, Dust, Shadow, Distance, winner of the 2017 42 Miles Press Award, and My Life in Heaven, winner of the 2012 Field Prize. She teaches in the MFA program at West Virginia University.
Sandy Solomon is the author of "On 'Adlestrop,'" as well as Pears, Lake, Sun (University of Pittsburgh Press). Her poems have appeared in such journals as The New Yorker, New Republic, Partisan Review, Threepenny Review, Gettysburg Review, and Ploughshares. Poems are forthcoming in Plume and Vox Populi. A former contributor, Sandy Solomon also wrote "On 'Adlestrop." She teaches in Vanderbilt University's Creative Writing Program. Her website, terribly out of date, is www.sandysolomon.com.


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Andrea Schroeder – 'Until The End'
The lyrics always give room for own interpretations, I never want to explain to much. So the listener can find her/his very own meaning and story in it. Poems shall get a live on their own, far away from the writer. It is always fascinating how everyone is interpreting the song according to their emotional needs. It makes me glad and thankful. – Andrea Schroeder (rockobrobje)
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Where the Wild Oceans End (Glitterhouse) by German singer/songwriter Andrea Schroeder is hands down one of the best achievements from any artist of any genre this year.
Andrea Schroeder's smokey shadowed corners collection stands out In a field of neo-hip-hop-pop hybrids and over the-the-top-produced dance tracks filling the airwaves; Schroeder rides a different wave. A somewhat darker around the crests and troughs, emotion filled experience and it's her voice, it changes everything.
This poet's 2nd album, Where the Wild Oceans End, is carefully crafted with Schroeder's ability to feel each verse she assembles and subsequently covey the experiences and guided by the production talents of Chris Eckman (The Walkabouts) it is an album that is beyond anything else in its classification.
The sultry and passively demanding delivery from the songstress is near relentless; the soundtrack from the superb band digs, swells then allows you near tactile participation as you travel the tales. If you close your eyes and let the music fill the corners of your mind you can easily hear the Norwegian coast softly calling. Maybe find yourself lurking in late night black & white films of days and characters past.
Haunting and thrilling, seductive and inviting Andrea Schroeder isn't your everyday pop-star. She moves in a different ways, astonishing courses. There is some sort of historic atmosphere about Schroeder.
Cases in point, Schroeder has just released a new single, Until the End, form the album and the accompanying video is beyond compelling, it's brilliantly absorbing in style. Stimulating and near trance inducing. Absolutely mind blowing in design. As if the images and track were born simultaneously. Meant to be.
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LetterPress - 1-6 Players - Age 14+
Johannes Gutenberg has given us letterpress printing, but it's up to you to master it!
Compete with your rival wordsmiths in Letterpress to craft the most impressive words and win first pick of letters to add to your collection. Choose wisely, for you will find any you leave in the words of your opponents, and the player who uses their stored letters to greatest effect will spell victory.
Playable by up to six players, with solitaire rules pitting you against the industrious rotary printer, Letterpress offers an enticing challenge sure to appeal to gamers and word-lovers alike.


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Alec Burks shot 1/5 last night. When the Jazz need bench scoring, and so many people are out, you'd kind of want your high scoring NCAA guy to step in and share some of the load. He went 1/5 last night -- while finishing with 4 points. Four points. Really. Four points off of five shots really looks bad.
Well, didn't he also shoot 1/7 a few games back? And then 2/7 a few games before that? Dude must be done. How else do you make such sweeping, baked goods style generalizations? Cookies don't lie.
I looked at Alec Burks' last 15 games. In the last 15 games he has played 327.4667 minutes (approx), and scored 140 points. In order to score those 140 points he shot 50/125, while getting to the free throw line 51 times. What does this all average to?
It means that he, in the last 15 games (including the Spurs game), is . . .
- averaging 21.8 mpg
- averaging 9.3 ppg
- averaging 8.3 shots a game
- averaging 40.0 fg%
- averaging 3.4 free throw attempts per game
- and he's averaging 1.12 points per shot
Those numbers do not blow anyone away.
For the season (including the Jazz last game where they needed 93 shots to score 104 points vs. the Spurs) the Jazz have a 1.18 PPS value. Big Al Jefferson has a season average of 1.12 PPS. (But he shoots it a lot more than Burks' 8 shots a game during the last 15 games, which only means his inefficiency hurts the team more). And for the season, Burks has a 1.16 PPS value.
So, at the very least if we're looking at scoring, and efficiency -- yes, in the last 15 Burks has a lower PPS value than his over-all season average. By the same token, Burks has lowered his PPS value all the way down to super duper veteran Al Jefferson's season average.
If Burks is a crumbled cookie, one can only wonder what flour based baked goods analogy one can use for our biggest offensive piece having the same PPS value as a soggy, crumbled rookie cookie that got too much playing time in the last 15 games?