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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE side us through the trees in a desperate attempt to cross in front of the car be fore we could catch up to them. When they did cross, far overhead, in a stream of small gray bodies flying through the air between the treetops, they as furiously raced along on the other side and crossed back again. Others clung to swaying branches and bounded up and down in a frenzy of excitement, shrieking gibes in sharp crescendo as we passed. Often in the midst of their agitation they suddenly lost all interest and forth with paid no more attention to us; or sat in silence with weazened, whiskered faces peering solemnly down from the trees. As in Ceylon, it would have been dis astrous to leave the motor unguarded anywhere in a Sumatra forest, for every thing that prying fingers could unscrew or remove would soon be reposing merrily in the tree-tops. There were many tribes of the monkey people: little black fellows with very long tails; troops of impudent brown ones; shy black-and-white monkeys with fine silky coats; and hordes of big gray beasts who chased and tweaked each other, evoking shrieks of protest. Near by, yet aloof from the bands that fed and gamboled together, were a few enormous black bulks which from the distance might have been curious vegeta ble formations in the trees. But they moved, and I stopped to examine one through the glasses, when my mother suddenly called my attention to some thing on the other side. From a leafy branch less than forty feet away a great round head protruded and a solemn black face, comically like a sulky old savage, gazed out upon us. For a few minutes it stared in silence; then with unhurried, deliberate movements re turned to a leisurely search for food. WATCHING THE POWERFUL ORANG OUTANG "Orang-outang," I whispered. "Only found here and in Borneo. There are two more on the other side. . . . See him pull that branch down!" He reached up one tremendous, sinewy arm and with the greatest ease drew down a branch that would scarcely have bent beneath the weight of a heavy man. Holding it with one hand, he pawed idly over it with the other, occasionally transferring some morsel to his mouth and promptly spitting it out if it displeased him. When the branch was duly inspected he released it, and the swish! of leaves as it flew back through the air gave some idea of the strength that had bent it. There was no need of whispering, for although we watched this one for half an hour with the glasses he ignored our pres ence completely, and except for the first brief inspection not one of the big apes showed a sign of consciousness of our proximity. They were very well aware of it, but were too powerful for fear, and the orang-outang rarely troubles those who do not bother him. We were not inclined to regret this indifference, how ever, for the "old man of the forest" can be extremely disagreeable when he chooses. AN UNSOCIABLE JUNGLE BEAST The other monkeys and apes all moved in troops, but the orang-outangs went alone-severely alone-for their smaller relations seemed to give them a wide berth. Unlike the monkeys, they appeared con servative of energy, and every movement was carried out with a careful delibera tion most amusing to watch. Their huge black bodies were very conspicuous in the trees; their trunks thicker than a man's, with short, heavy legs and arms of extra ordinary length and power. Apparently quite satisfied with the food within reach, the great apes moved lazily along the branches, holding on with their feet and scarcely changing their positions while we watched them. One eventually decided to transfer his operations else where and sauntered off through the trees, swinging his upright body from branch to branch with powerful, far reaching arms. His movements were still slow and deliberate, but the progress he made was astonishing, though now and then interrupted as he stopped to investi gate some delicacy. The last we saw of him he was hang-
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Govia Thameslink have announced the details of the enhanced compensation which Thameslink passengers will receive. Season ticket holders from Elstree & Borehamwood, Radlett and Potters Bar will receive a months' worth of compensation after the disruption to Govia Thameslink services.
Compensation is still also being given out for individual journeys on the basis of either the old or the new timetable.
Speaking this morning, Oliver said: 'I am pleased that Govia Thameslink have finally announced their plans for a proper compensation system for those affected by the disruption to Thameslink and Great Northern.
Season ticket holders will be given a month's worth of compensation for the disruption they have faced since May. While I agree that this does not make up for the scale of disruption passengers have faced over the last month it is at least a step in the right direction.
I would like to be clear though that if this scale of disruption to Thameslink and Great Northern services continues under the new interim timetable then Govia Thameslink will be stripped of their franchise, and I know that the Transport Secretary has started to prepare for this.'
Govia Thameslink is the parent company for the Thameslink and Great Northern franchises which serve Borehamwood and Radlett, and Potters Bar respectively.
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Students are required to register at the Bentley Centre two hours prior to their ceremony start time - see schedule for ceremony times
- Valid ID will be required to register.
- You will receive a processional card with your processional order number and name.
- If you anticipate your name being pronounced incorrectly, please check with the volunteer in the gowning area on how to write your name phonetically on the processional card.
- Do not lose this card! It is used to call your name during the ceremony.
- Proof of payment is required to take a hold off your parchment.
- Be dressed in your gown and hood - there will be volunteers to assist you position your hood.
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Line-up in order of number and degree 1 hour prior to the ceremony start time. The Graduate and Student Marshals will be there to assist you.
- There will be two lines, one on each side of Student Services Street.
- Find your degree sign, and place yourself between the most adjacent numbers (in order).
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- You MUST therefore remain in your own line and in your correct position in that line.
NOTE: Graduands attending the CSAM ceremony will have your Class Photo taken prior to the procession.
In good weather, the two processional lines will follow the Marshals through the Agora courtyard, up the ceremonial stairs, break lines and go around the ceremonial loop, and come a back together to line up at the Northern Sports Centre (NSC), side Fieldhouse entrance.
In inclement weather, the processional line-up will occur in the Fieldhouse rather than Student Services Street, so there will be no official procession to the NSC.
The graduands will be lead into the gymnasium by the Marshals, and directed to the proper seats. Remain standing until directed to sit by the Chancellor or President.
Your ceremony will take approximately 2 hours. The basic ceremony structure is as follows:
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- Governor General Awards
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- Conferral of Degrees (crossing the stage)
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When the conferring of degrees is to commence, successive rows of candidates will be directed to rise and follow the Marshal to the platform.
- Stop at the Parchment Table on your way to the stage to receive your parchment.
- Move to stand at the top of the stairs until directed to move on stage beside the Orator.
- Hand your processional card to the Orator, who will read your name.
- As your name is read out, proceed across the stage.
- Artona Photography will take a walking shot of you crossing the stage so do NOT stop to pose. Additional information about Convocation day photography can be found on our Photography page.
- Shake hands with the Dean and Chair of the Alumni Council, at which time you are presented with an alumni pin.
- Descend the stairs stage left, and only pause for a photograph at the designated photography pit area if directed by family and friends, then promptly return to your seat.
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The order of the recession is as follows:
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- Graduates
- Guests
CASHS (morning ceremony)
- Immediately following the ceremony, graduates recess back to the Ceremonial Stairs in the Agora for the official class photo.
- Please meet your family and friends in the Agora after the photo, where you can enjoy the Graduation Celebration.
- Return your regalia to the UNBC Bookstore, with student card or receipt.
CSAM (afternoon ceremony)
- Please meet your family and friends on established paths or grass areas outside the NSC to avoid congestion and safety issues.
- Return your regalia to the UNBC Bookstore, with student card or receipt.
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- Leave personal items, such as purses and coats, with your guests (still need ID for registration).
- Wear low-heeled/comfortable shoes.
Late Graduands
- Any graduands who arrive late (less than 10 minutes before the start of ceremony) will be placed at the back of the lines out of processional order.
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Why Marco Rubio doesn't get an 'I told you so' moment
During his failed presidential campaign, Marco Rubio tried to draw attention to some of Donald Trump's more obvious flaws as candidate, including Trump's reliance on racist politics and the scandal surrounding "Trump University." Three months after ending his national campaign – Rubio won a grand total of one state – the Florida senator is feeling some vindication. Politico reported yesterday:
Joining the chorus of Republicans condemning Donald Trump over his rhetoric toward a federal judge's Mexican heritage, Marco Rubio offered a cutting remark: I warned you. […]"I don't defend what he says, and all I can tell you is I ran for president and I warned you this is what was going to happen," Rubio told WFTV's Christopher Heath. "I consistently said if he became the nominee, we'd face these sorts of difficult choices we now have."
The Politico report added that Rubio believes Trump's racism towards U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel doesn't reflect well on the Republican Party or "us as a nation," adding that "some of the things he has said and done aren't going to help" the party improve its relationships with Hispanics.
"There shouldn't be any sort of ethnicity, religious or racial test for what kind of judges should hear what kind of cases," Rubio said. "If you take that argument and expand it, you can make that argument about anybody in any circumstances. It's wrong and I think he should stop."
All of which sounds quite nice, right up until you remember that Marco Rubio endorsed Trump's presidential campaign, his racism notwithstanding.
In case the Florida senator has forgotten, it was just two weeks ago that Rubio told the Washington Post he's attending the Republican National Convention, releasing his delegates to his party's presumptive nominee, said he'd "certainly be honored" to help Trump win the White House, and said of Trump's candidacy, "I want to be helpful. I don't want to be harmful, because I don't want Hillary Clinton to be president."
The disconnect is jarring. "I warned you this is what was going to happen" is a compelling rejoinder for Trump's Republican critics, but it's not something a Trump endorser can credibly offer right now. It's as if Rubio is effectively saying, "I told you that guy who you should definitely vote for was going to be awful."
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1. (C) This is an action cable, see para 3.
2. (C) BACKGROUND: On September 13, 2008, the Deputies Committee endorsed the circulation of a revised concept paper among Allies and Partners with troops in Regional Command - South in Afghanistan, which outlines a proposed Civil-Military Planning and Coordination Cell. Posts delivered to Capitals an earlier version of the concept paper (reftel) on or after August 7. Based on responses from Posts and the results of a Defense Department survey team trip to Afghanistan in August, Washington has modified the concept paper and now seeks further Allied and Partner input. Additionally, Secretary Gates will likely raise this issue on the margins of the NATO Defense Ministerial scheduled for September 18-19.
3. (SBU) ACTION: Posts should draw from the points below while delivering the accompanying revised non-paper to appropriate officials in the capitals of Regional Command - South Allies and Partners. Posts should report demarche responses slugged to EUR/RPM Raphael Carland and SCA/A Tom Reott no later than Wednesday, October 1, 2008.
-- We strongly support the creation of a Civil-Military Planning and Coordination Cell at Regional Command - South Headquarters and hope our Allies and Partners can support this concept as well.
-- We appreciate the valuable comments that Regional Command - South Allies and Partners have provided in response to our initial proposal. Many of these ideas have been incorporated into the revised non-paper, and we believe they have strengthened the concept.
-- We believe it is important to move quickly, however, and we would like to achieve consensus among Regional Command - South contributors on the concept by October 1 in order for the Civil-Military Cell to begin operating in some capacity by November 1, 2008.
-- The U.S. will provide civilian personnel to serve in the cell, initially through temporary measures, although our intent is to find a long-term solution. In order to get the cell up and running, however, we urge Allies and Partners to be creative in identifying and deploying civilians to the cell by the November target date.
-- We would also encourage Allies and Partners to be flexible in their initial impressions of the cell, allowing commanders and personnel in the field the latitude to find the best location and precise duties for the cell in Regional Command - South Headquarters.
-- We draw Allies' and Partners' attention particularly to the new concept of a "steering group" composed of, among others, senior personnel from Regional Command - South Headquarters, the Provincial Task Forces, and the Provincial Reconstruction Teams. We believe a "steering group" would provide both effective regional coordination and ensure that provincial perspectives are taken into account at the senior level.
-- Secretary Gates is likely to discuss this revised non-paper with fellow Regional Command - South Defense Ministers on the margins of the London NATO Defense Ministerial, held September 18-19.
RC South Regional Planning & Coordination Cell (REVISED DRAFT Concept Paper)
Many of the challenges in Southern Afghanistan are local in effect but regional in scope. Examples include: delivering freedom of movement across the ring route, power generation and counter-narcotics. All operations and activities must therefore be viewed both comprehensively (how reconstruction, governance and security achieve an overall effect) as well as through the lens of regional impacts.
-- Southern Provincial Reconstruction Teams deliver comprehensive effects in key districts in their provinces. However, we must begin stitching together their good work to deliver regional stability.
In order to facilitate this regional comprehensive approach, COM RC South requires staff (at the O5 or O6 civilian equivalent level) with reconstruction and governance expertise to shape components of regional operations plans pertaining to military support to governance building, development and reconstruction in Southern Afghanistan.
-- Staff should be responsible for ensuring military compliance with overarching strategy documents, including the Afghan National Development Strategy. Staff should be focused on planning that is regional in nature.
Related, the advice and expertise of senior civilians (at the 1 and 2-star level) and other key actors in Southern Afghanistan must be more integrated into regional-level planning. Without these more senior-level inputs, an RC-South civilian-military planning team will not be as capable of synchronizing RC-South plans with developments in the provinces and districts. As such, convening a senior-level "steering group" will help ensure all components of RC-South plans bolster activities in the Provinces - and are fully synchronized with national-level guidance.
Recommended Way Ahead (Two Parts):
Part One. Augment RC-S HQ with a group of individuals that have governance, reconstruction, strategic communications, and development planning expertise (3-4 individuals from several RC-South nations is sufficient for an initial operating capability, building towards an eventual full operating capability of 6-7 personnel). Individuals in this cell should be at the O-5 or O-6 civilian equivalent level. This group should support RC-S problem analysis, planning, conduct and outcomes assessment of fully integrated "comprehensive" operations. This will result in greater civilian input into military activities in the region, rather than RC-South HQ "directing" civilian activities. Through the normal reporting chain, the planning cell should be responsible to COM RC-S. In short, this is a commitment of at least one individual per RC-South nation. In so doing, this group should:
-- Coordinating with civilian-military actors in RC-South, provide status reports to capitals on implementation of the RC-South campaign plan and Campaign Implementation Plan (per instruction in the RC-South Campaign Implementation Plan).
-- Facilitate sharing of information and exchanging best practices and lessons learned among actors in Southern Afghanistan. (As a possible component of this work stream, several Allies indicated an interest in bolstering RC-South's capability to analyze political and tribal dynamics).
-- Facilitate GIROA outreach - and support - to Provincial and District Leadership.
-- Request GIROA and international community support and backing for integrated regional governance, reconstruction and development priorities.
Part Two. Related, COM RC-South should host regular meetings of those PRT/Task Force senior civilians, Task Force commanders and headquarters staff already in theater to facilitate cross-provincial and cross-sectoral coordination (per the RC-South Campaign Implementation Plan). Individuals sitting on this steering group should be at the 1 or 2- star level. In short, this is not additional personnel beyond those committed to the civilian-military planning cell articulated in proposal one. Rather, it is a commitment of in theater Senior Civilians' time.
-- The overall focus of this "Steering Group" - should be to provide inputs to governance building, reconstruction, and development components of RC-South plans and activities.
-- This group should help identify regional priorities, and, where possible, allocate resources to bolster existing programs and/or establish programs where there are none (and have been identified as a key requirement).
-- UNAMA and the Government of Afghanistan (at minimum an IDLG representative) should be invited to participate.
-- Consulting with key actors in RC-South, the coordination and planning cell should be responsible for facilitating these meetings, including preparation of agendas, logistical support, etc. RICE


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Your daily misery index begins here on the roof of a Fordham University building with a rudimentary contraption that gradually draws in air and, with it, the microscopic pollen grains that give many people the sniffles and sneezes this time of year.
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Back in the laboratory, Dr. Robinson mounts the tape on a slide, examines it under a microscope and counts the grains species by species. He will report the results to the National Allergy Bureau, a network of pollen-counting stations. The data, from Dr. Robinson and other pollen counters around the country, are used by medical professionals to gauge the severity of the allergy season. They also are used by commercial organizations like the Weather Channel to help create pollen forecasts.
"There's not really a great shortcut" to getting pollen counts, said Dr. Robinson, 59 years old, who also oversees a pollen station in Armonk, N.Y., and teaches science classes at Fordham. "Everybody sort of thinks that there ought to be a technology, but reading pollen grains is a bit like facial recognition. It still takes a human eye to do it."
Some 30% to 40% of Americans suffer from hay fever and many regularly monitor daily pollen counts, which can make the difference between going outside or staying indoors with the windows closed. Allergy season is well under way in regions including the South but is just beginning in the Northeast. For much of the country, cold, wet weather this spring delayed the onslaught of pollen, but could result in a shorter, albeit more severe season—what some people are calling a pollen vortex. This has been the case in places like Atlanta and Denver, where allergy season started later than usual but has proven to be intense, allergists say.
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"As soon as the weather finally warmed up the trees went nuts," with pollen counts running two or three times higher than usual, said Richard Weber, an allergy specialist and professor of medicine at National Jewish Health in Denver. "When it happened it was extremely vigorous."
People are allergic to different pollens, and it is common to have reactions to multiple types, experts say. In the spring, trees generally release pollen first, followed by grass pollen in the late spring and then weeds, such as ragweed.
Dr. Robinson isn't making any predictions about allergy season in the New York area, though he says counts so far have been low—under 100 pollen particles per cubic meter of air. On one day last week, the count was just 18. At the height of the season, the numbers can well exceed 1,000.
Stepping outside, Dr. Robinson points to the brown, dangling tassels on a birch tree, called catkins. "Each one of these has, like, 100 flowers on it," he said. "The tip is still closed but in the process of unfolding they will release pollen."
"We're getting a little hint of oak," said Dr. Robinson. "They're probably all going to open at once. They're just dangling there, ready to open." Peak tree-pollen counts in the New York area usually occur when the birch pollen overlaps with the oak, he said.
Dr. Robinson, a trained ecologist, is one of 166 volunteer pollen counters certified by the National Allergy Bureau, part of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, which represents medical professionals. The volunteers, who monitor 79 counting stations across the U.S., are required to pass a test that includes accurately identifying different types of pollen on a microscope slide. The pollen counts are available free to the public. A Weather Channel spokeswoman says its pollen forecasts are based on recent, observed pollen levels, including from most of the National Allergy Bureau's counters; an area's historical pollen trends and expected weather conditions.
Stanley Fineman, an allergist and volunteer pollen counter in Atlanta, has a pollen-counting device mounted on the roof of one of his offices. The counter is monitored by technicians daily. "We do it every day because as allergists we're trying to figure out what causes patients' symptoms so we need to know what's in the air," said Dr. Fineman, a past president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, another professional organization.
Tree-pollen counts in Atlanta were very high for most of April, hitting 4,054 particles per cubic meter of air on April 11, Dr. Fineman said. Recently they have come down with the rain, but grass season is expected to start soon.
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Diana Williams, a 76-year-old in Marietta, Ga., said her eyes have been itching like crazy for the past few weeks. "This week I had one of the worst days I've had in ages," said Ms. Williams, a patient of Dr. Fineman's who gets regular allergy shots. "It was really windy and I think the pollen was just blowing everywhere."
On really bad days, Ms. Williams said she will also use Zaditor, antihistamine eye drops, and take an over-the-counter allergy medication so she can continue with her usual outdoor activities and yard work.
The first line of defense for most people with allergies is antihistamines, but they don't always work, experts say. Nasal steroid sprays are the most effective therapy, but these have required a prescription, said Dr. Weber, the Denver allergy specialist.
This year the first topical nasal steroid spray—Nasacort—became available over-the-counter. Experts say allergy shots, known as subcutaneous immunotherapy, are usually used for patients with severe symptoms.
A new type of therapy was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration—immunotherapy tablets that dissolve under the tongue. The tablets, an alternative to allergy shots, have been commonly used in other countries. The first dose is meant to be taken in a doctor's office and then they are taken once a day at home. The tablets work best if started about 12 weeks before a particular pollen emerges.
Each type of immunotherapy tablet is only effective against a single kind of pollen. The FDA approved three tablets, two for grass pollens and one for ragweed. That means people who are also allergic to pollen from trees and other types of weeds, for instance, will have to find other treatments. Allergists say they are just beginning to get the first shipments of the tablets and expect they will be in use soon.
Researchers are developing ways to improve pollen forecasting. Estelle Levetin, a biology professor at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma, said she has been working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to try to devise a system that uses satellite imagery.
Currently the team is looking at cedar trees to test if satellite images can reveal when the trees are ready to release pollen, said Dr. Levetin, a member of the aerobiology committee for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. Cedar trees work well because they are evergreens, she said. When the male cones are ready to release pollen they turn brown, and satellite images may be able to pick up the color difference.


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February 21st - March 19th 2017
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City of Toronto Succeeds in Saving Some Concerts Canceled by Livent
TORONTO -- The city of Toronto said it saved at least 22 out of 70 concerts canceled by theatrical producer Livent Inc., and may be able to save eight to 10 more.
Livent, based here, filed for court protection from creditors in the U.S. and Canada two weeks ago. Last week, it canceled its winter/spring program at the city-owned Ford Center for the Performing Arts and said ticketholders could not get refunds.


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Biden's daughter says he's mulling a 2020 run for president
Ashley Biden, the former vice president's daughter, said that her father is considering a run for president in 2020, confirming months of speculation.
In an interview with Women's Wear Daily, Ashley, a fashion designer, said she hopes her father, Joe Biden, will launch a 2020 bid, but that he hasn't yet made a decision, in part because he's still dealing with the loss of his 46-year-old son, Beau, to brain cancer in 2015.
"Right now, his focus is on the [Biden] Foundation and Cancer Moonshot, as well as getting other Democrats elected," Ashley said. "He's not there. He's taking it day by day after the loss of my dear beloved brother."
"He'll make a decision when that time comes," Ashley continued. "A lot can happen in four years and we know this as a family. If he is in good health, knock on wood, and seeing what the landscape is at the time, yeah, I think he is considering it."
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Biden, a former senator from Delaware who ran for president in 1987 and 2007, has spoken openly about regretting his decision not to run in 2016.
"I had planned on running for president and although it would have been a very difficult primary, I think I could have won," he said in March. "I don't know, maybe not. But I thought I could have won."
He went on, "I had a lot of data and I was fairly confident that if I were the Democratic Party's nominee, I had a better-than-ever chance of being president ... But do I regret not being president? Yes. I was the best qualified."
Biden has repeatedly denied laying the groundwork for a 2020 run.
"I don't plan on running, but everybody says because I won't commit that I will not run under any circumstances, that means I'm running," he said at a conference in San Diego in early May. "I'm doing nothing to run. I really mean this."
But just one month later Biden unveiled a new political action committee, the "American Possibilities" PAC, a platform for him to raise funds and campaign for Democrats ahead of the midterm elections. Leading the PAC is Greg Schultz, a former White House aide and veteran of President Barack Obama's presidential campaigns.
And Biden's family seems to be ready for another try. Former second lady Jill Biden said in June that her husband "is not going away."
Biden will be 77 in 2020, making him almost as old as another potential Democratic frontrunner, Sen. Bernie Sanders, who will be 79 during the next presidential election year.
Ashley said that while her father "is more vivacious and has more energy in his 70s than I do in my 30s," she added that one more term in the White House might be enough.
"But I only tell him four years — I'm like, 'Listen, this is the deal. If you do it, four years and then we're out,'" she said.
NOW WATCH: Steve Bannon is out — here are all the casualties of the Trump administration so far
See Also:
- Trump reportedly complained that the emir of Kuwait's plane is bigger than his
- Hillary Clinton says her concession call to Trump was 'like calling a neighbor to say you can't make it to his barbecue'
- Hillary Clinton: Here's the misstep from the campaign I regret the most
SEE ALSO: Here's what Joe Biden will do after 8 years as vice president
SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton takes a swipe at Joe Biden in new campaign memoir, saying she finds his criticism 'fairly remarkable'


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Six Of Crows was easily the best YA book I had ever read, and its sequel, Crooked Kingdom, is even topping it for me.
"There's a wound in you, and the tables, the dice, the cards – they feel like medicine. They soothe you, put you right for a time. But they're poison, Jesper. Every time you play, take another sip. You have to find some other way to heal that part of yourself. Stop treating your pain like it's something you imagined. If you see the wound is real, then you can heal it." – Inej
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Date and Place: Thursdays in Room 32-349. For detailed dates see below!
In the Scientific Computing Seminar we host talks of guests and members of the SciComp team as well as students of mathematics, computer science and engineering. Everbody interested in the topics is welcome.
List of Talks
11:00SC Seminar Room 32-349
Dr. Rubén Sánchez Fernández, SciComp
A Coupled Adjoint-Based Method for Aeroelastic Design in the Open-Source SU2 Suite
Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) methods have reached a significant level of maturity, which has led to their incorporation into the analysis stage of industrial applications. However, optimising the structural and/or the aerodynamic performance in highly non-linear coupled FSI problems remains a challenging task, due to the high computational cost of evaluating the objective functions in this problem and their gradients. Adjoint methods have shown to be an efficient methodology for this latter task, as they can compute sensitivities with a computational cost independent of the number of design variables. On the other hand, their implementation is complex, particularly when the linearisation of the system equations is convoluted.
A novel technique for the evaluation of the coupled adjoint problem for FSI is presented. It is based on the consistent application of Algorithmic Differentiation to the fixed-point iterators of the subproblems. This approach makes the computation of the adjoint independent from the solution methods employed for the primal problem, and overcomes the usual limitation for most realistic applications, which is the need for an explicit construction of the analytic Jacobian of the coupled problem. The method poses no restrictions to the non-linearity of the physics in either the fluid or structural field, and it is amenable to partitioned solution methods for the primal and adjoint FSI problems.
11:30Sc Seminar Room 32-349
Thomas Dick, SciComp
Stabilization of Discrete Adjoints by error attenuation
The Reverse Accumulation method for solving Discrete Adjoint problems often times requires the solution of a linear fixed point equation. If some of the components in this iteration are unstable, different stabilization techniques can be applied. In this talk we discuss how some of these implementations can be seen as a special kind of error attenuation.
10:15Sc Seminar Room 32-349
Tobias Kattmann, BOSCH Renningen, Fluid Dynamics (CR/ARF3)
Unsteady Adjoints
Adjoint-based optimization of unsteady flows has not reached the maturity of its steady counterpart. A main reason is its larger demand of computational power and memory (to store the solution data). To approach the whole topic, a simple unsteady 1D-Diffusion solver together with an unsteady discrete-adjoint was implemented in python. A short outline of this code/results will be given. A possible method to reduce storage requirements for the primal solution data is to perform an (incremental) SVD over the temporal evolution of solution data and storing a low rank approximation. Again, this approach was implemented in python and simple test-cases were carried out to evaluate the method. Further, selected methods from literature for cost reduction of unsteady adjoints (a lot of which from the SU2-community, e.g. model order reduction via Harmonic Balance or temporal/spatial coarsening of the adjoint problem, …) are sketched and a classification is attempted, which is then open to the discussion. Comments, ideas and recommendations are highly appreciated.
11:30SC Seminar Room 32-349
Prof. Martin Geier, IRMB, TU Braunschweig
Aero-acoustical simulations with the lattice Boltzmann method
The lattice Boltzmann method for fluid mechanics has recently been improved concerning stability and accuracy by the application of a cumulant transform [1], by the use of quadric relaxation rates [2][3] and fourth order accurate advection [4]. At the same time, the method retains its geometrical flexibility, enabling us to simulate turbulent flow over and in fully resolved porous media [5]. Porous media is expected to play a key role in the reduction of airfoil noise in future commercial aircraft. The cumulant lattice Boltzmann method enables us to simulate the flow around the airfoil with porous edge and its acoustics together. In order to demonstrate the acoustic abilities of the lattice Boltzmann method we also present an auralization of an organ pipe simulation.
[1] Geier, Martin, et al. "The cumulant lattice Boltzmann equation in three dimensions: Theory and validation." Computers & Mathematics with Applications 70.4 (2015): 507-547.
[2] Geier, Martin, Andrea Pasquali, and Martin Schönherr. "Parametrization of the cumulant lattice Boltzmann method for fourth order accurate diffusion part I: Derivation and validation." Journal of Computational Physics 348 (2017): 862-888.
[3] Geier, Martin, Andrea Pasquali, and Martin Schönherr. "Parametrization of the cumulant lattice Boltzmann method for fourth order accurate diffusion Part II: Application to flow around a sphere at drag crisis." Journal of Computational Physics 348 (2017): 889-898.
[4] Geier, Martin, and Andrea Pasquali. "Fourth order Galilean invariance for the lattice Boltzmann method." Computers & Fluids 166 (2018): 139-151.
[5] Kutscher, Konstantin, Martin Geier, and Manfred Krafczyk. "Multiscale simulation of turbulent flow interacting with porous media based on a massively parallel implementation of the cumulant lattice Boltzmann method." Computers & Fluids (2018).
15:00SC Seminar Room 32-349
Prof. Siegfried Müller, IGPM, RWTH Aachen University
This is joint work with Dr. Giulia Deolmi and Prof. Wolfgang Dahmen.
Effective Boundary Conditions for Compressible Flows over Rough Boundaries
Simulations of a flow over a roughness are prohibitively expensive for small scale structures. If the interest is only on some macroscale quantity it will be sufficient to model the influence of the unresolved microscale effects. Such multiscale models rely on an appropriate upscaling strategy. In this talk the strategy originally developed by Achdou et al. [1] for incompressible flows is extended to compressible high-Reynolds number flow. For proof of concept a laminar flow over a flat plate with partially embedded roughness is simulated and the results are compared with computations on a rough domain [2,3].
[1] Y. Achdou, O. Pironneau, F. Valentin, Eff ective boundary conditions for laminar flows over periodic rough boundaries, J. Comp. Phys., 147, 187–218, 1998.
[2] G. Deolmi, W. Dahmen, S. Müller, Effective boundary conditions for compressible flows over rough boundaries, Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 25(7), 1257-1297, 2015.
[3] G. Deolmi, W. Dahmen, S. Müller, Effective boundary conditions: a general strategy and application to compressible flows over rough boundaries, Communications in Computational Physics, 21(2), 358–400, 2017.
11:30Sc Seminar Room 32-349
Dr. Emre Özkaya, SciComp
Primal-Dual Aggregation Method for Surrogate Modeling of Expensive Functions
Global design optimization using Partial Differential Equations requires very reliable surrogate modeling techniques since the underlying simulations may be computationally very expensive. In general, for such problems, the number of samples that can be generated to train the surrogate models is very limited due to restricted computational resources. On the other hand, recent developments in adjoint methods enable nowadays evaluation of gradient information at a reasonable computational cost for a wide variety of engineering problems. Therefore, a much richer data set can be acquired using an adjoint solver in a Design of Experiment. In the present work, we present a novel aggregation method, which enables the state of the art surrogate models to incorporate gradient information without causing robustness problems. Therefore, accurate surrogate models using few samples and large number of design parameters can be constructed. We also present results from several design optimization studies showing the efficiency and the robustness of the new method.
10:00SC Seminar Room 32-349
Dr. Stephan Schmidt, Uni Würzburg
Large Scale Geometric Inverse Problems and High Performance Computing
The primary concern of the presentation is geometric inverse problems governed by hyperbolic partial differential equations, meaning we are interested in reconstructing geometric objects such that they reproduce a measured echo of a scanning wave. There are a wide applications for problems of this type, including CFD, computational acoustics, Electrodynamics and mathematical imaging. We also study non-smooth problems that arise naturally when objects with kinks are to be reconstructed. To this end, we consider using Fenchel Duality and Raviart–Thomas spaces for Total Variation denoising of surfaces. The presentation concludes with numerical examples where FEM solvers are interfaced with 3D scanners to conduct denoising of real world objects and novel edge preserving mesh denoising techniques.
11:30SC Seminar Room 32-349
Matthias Freimuth, TU Kaiserslautern
Internal and External Coupling Approaches for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems in SU2
In this talk two possibilities to handle Fluid-Structure Interaction(FSI) calculations under the usage of SU2 will be presented. For the first one, as given in [1], the coupling of the equations for fluid and structure is done within SU2. The coupled system is then solved by Block-Gauss-Seidel Iterations on its adjoint variables. The second approach is to couple the SU2 framework as solver for the fluid part of the problem with an external structure solver as discussed in [2].
[1]: Sanchez R, Albring T, Palacios R, Gauger NR, Economon TD, Alonso JJ. Coupled adjoint-based sensitivities in large-displacement fluid-structure interaction using algorithmic differentiation. Int J Numer Meth Engng. 2018;113:1081-1107. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.5700.
[2]: Sanchez R, Kline HL, Thomas D, Variyar A, Righi M, Economon TD, Alonso JJ, Palacios R, Dimitriadis G, Terrapon V. Assessment of the fluid-structure interaction capabilities for aeronautical applications of the open-source solver SU2. ECCOMAS Congress 2016, Crete island, Greece, 5-10 June 2016.


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One morning recently, I attended my biennial mentorship update, led by a representative of the local university. By the afternoon, I was wondering whether to follow my wife's lead and give up mentorship
The grounds would be that, whatever I may do to help shape useful and effective nurses for the future, I am going to be undermined by their teachers if my expectations don't exactly match theirs. And, as a result of this, useless individuals who should never have been accepted for training become qualified practitioners, despite any protestations I might make.
In the usual death by PowerPoint presentation, we were reminded that, if a student is failing, it's our job to make sure the correct paperwork is completed and an action plan drawn up, because otherwise the door is open to an appeal. Fair enough.
However, when I raised previous incidents where the university had bypassed the process - for example, by moving a failed student to another area and to a perhaps less stringent mentor, to be passed (and eventually to qualify) - the response was: "Well, let's move on." There are shades of moving and handling training here - the organisation's main concern isn't about patients getting hurt - it's more around people taking legal action against it.
A discussion saw "professionalism" die a death too. Body piercings are, it seems, perfectly acceptable because "we must remember that this is their culture". So is green-dyed hair. We must ignore, then, the effect on patients and their trust in the people looking after them.
Bad language? Well, "shit" seems to be moving back to its Chaucerian status as an acceptable word in everyday discourse. Not informing the ward of an absence because of bereavement? Well. "These are young people."
The apparent inability to answer the telephone in a way that sounds vaguely professional? Not to worry - the tutor has a teenager who communicates in grunts. It's how they talk, apparently.
Well, it seems I've finally become what I dreaded: the old nurse coming up to retirement who remembers the perfect, good old days, where the sun always shone and life was grand.
I cannot understand why anatomy and physiology isn't taught until midway through training. I don't quite get how a student can land on a placement without having read a word beforehand about the speciality practised there. The tutor's response: "Perhaps you could prepare an orientation pack for them?" Mine: "Perhaps they could open a book."
At the risk of getting hippy-dippy, I've always seen mentorship as an honour and a privilege. I can look at nurses whose raw potential has produced skills I'd let loose on me and mine.
Part of me says "do your little bit for the future" while another part says "use that time to improve the standards of those who have qualified recently, and correct the shortfalls for the present". I don't know. I really don't know what to do.
Brian Booth is staff nurse in a community hospital
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thanks for making me chuckle. Although you're making a serious point. I've been wondering too 'what the hecks going on' down through the years. It started for me about 20 years ago when I asked a lecturer why he was sending me second year students who were clueless. He said it was my job to teach them, I asked 'what's your job then?'.
I love being a mentor, passing on the baton and all that, when you get a keen, enthusiastic student it's great, but when I get one who seems the opposite, tells me they can't do shiftwork without leaving the children 'home alone' and I start to feel concerned that I may be asking too much that they spend 40% of the placement working along side me on the ward on my shifts, try everyway to accommodate their circumstances, change my shifts to suit them and they still don't turn up, I do start to wonder however did they get on the training course to be a nurse which on some placements will involve shiftwork. Didn't anyone mention that to them at their initial interview to start nurse training.
It's about extremes sometimes too, those turning up like footballers wives with all the bling, false eyelashes, jimmy choo designer shoes to those turning up like werzel gummidge, with body piercings and half body tattoos and a different wig for every day of the week.
I don't know maybe we're just a bit too long in the tooth. Still get very motivated though when I get a keen student with a good attitude regardless of what they look like, cos that's something that can be modified.
I'm sure I made some howlers as a student nurse with my shiny black patent shoes with bows on that the ward sister asked me not to wear anymore as it wasn't standard uniform, seems a bit tame to me now in comparison to today but then I guess it's all relative.
I agree wholeheartedly, what is nursing becoming! I appreciate that students financially support themselves and try to fit student life around work, however nursing is 24/7 if they can't work weekends or evening shifts etc they miss important elements of the daily running of a ward. I work on a psychiatric ward and weekends and evenings are vastly different to 9-5, in psychiatry many nursing interactions take place that cannot take place during the day because of occupational therapies, care teams and the like. It's about time that students remember that we give care around the clock, and if my students don't meet the grade then tough I do fail them!
I know wards that get students in most weekends . . . saves paying a bank HCA? . . .free labor! NOT WHAT WE ARE THERE FOR!! it is no reason to fail a student if they need to work elsewhere to get some money to live. staff need to be aware the bursary amount these days!
None of our students were forced to work weekends to save money and they were always supernumery,supernummery, numary, supermummery, (sorry can't spell that word today) oh heck, you know what I mean, it's bad that students are being exploited this way but sadly not surprising.
If this is your attitude then yes, I agree you should give up mentorship.
Well unfortunately most students don't get the luxury of having a good mentor, they are there but can't be bothered, especially on busy medical wards, I know of some that will bring students in at the weekend, so the HCA's can have it off. Students can be very exploited at times, and basically ignored unless it's to help with bed baths and turns, all very important to patients care I might add, that all staff should take part in, however students are training to be Registered Nurses, not Healthcare assistants.
I feel students aren't given good placements throughout their training, they either get threw onto a busy elderly ward, or are lucky to get community, intensive care etc specialist places where staff have time to teach and build a rapport.
And if so many second year students are bad or clueless, then it's poor mentorship as well, they had to be passed in first year to get to second. And of course universities should be more supportive and proactive.
Agree with Brian on all his points. When I spoke to one student and explained that her appearance broke the uniform policy and may have a bearing on how the patients perceived her, she replied "well that's their problem innit?".
Oh dear, of course, silly me.
I watched the student tv programme last night, thought they were a great bunch of students. Look forward to watching it next week. Yes, I know they have probably picked the best teaching wards and mentors but good to know they are out there, still.
Sarah Brooklyn | 15-Feb-2014 11:46 am
'Silly me' Made me chuckle, thanks, followed by a deep sigh
I have read all comments, mentorship is a partnership between the ward mentors and student . Sometimes this does not work for any amount of reasons but students should work all shifts including weekend and nights after it does show them what there work life will be like when they qualify. Bursaries aren't much but how much do you think we use to earn when we were training?????.
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