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TURKEY: A freight service passed through the Marmaray tunnel under the Bosporus between Asia and Europe in Istanbul at 03.30 on the morning of November 7, carrying 42 TEU of electronic goods in transit from China to the Czech Republic.
The service organised by China Railway Express had taken 12 days to travel from Xi'an, through Kazakhstan, across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and then to Turkey via the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars line which was inaugurated in 2017. The route continues to the Bulgarian border at Kapikule, and on to Praha. The Turkish partner for the service is Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik.
Speaking at a ceremony to mark the arrival of the service in Ankara on November 6, Turkish transport minister Cahit Turhan praised China's Belt & Road Initiative, which he said had confirmed Turkey as the central link in the 'middle corridor' of the 'iron silk road' between Beijing and Europe. This offers transit times from China of 12 days to Turkey, and 18 days to western Europe.
The Marmaray tunnel had opened for local passenger trains in October 2013. The full 76 km suburban corridor across Istanbul was launched on March 12 this year, offering the possibility of running inter-city services between the two continents.
Turkish officials have always insisted that the tunnel would be used by night time freight trains, despite reports that the overnight period would be required for line and tunnel maintenance work.


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In honour of Robert Everett, a distinguished senior assistant secretary of the University who made extraordinary contributions supporting University governance for nearly three decades, President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton established in 2018 the Robert Everett Exceptional Leadership in Student Governance Award to recognize and celebrate students and their impact on governance at York University.
The student recipients are: Kimiko Clark, undergraduate, Multidisciplinary Studies (Environmental and Health Studies), Glendon Campus; Michelle Cobblah, undergraduate, Economics and International Development Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies; student senator; and, Moboluwajidide (Bo) Joseph, undergraduate, Communications and Creative Writing, Glendon Campus.
Clark was recognized for her passion, leadership, collegiality and inclusiveness, which her nominators stated were the hallmarks of her approach to student governance. In particular, they referenced her contributions to governance at Glendon, which were described as significant and lasting, including securing broad engagement of students and stakeholders in Faculty Council and Student Caucus, and the establishment of a process and a structure that brought representation of Indigenous students on Student Caucus. Particularly noteworthy to the panel considering Clark's nomination was her role in actively striving to bring all voices and views to the table to foster full and fair deliberations to reach a better decision. Glendon faculty members were struck by her dedication to governance, as she served several roles and secured students to fill every seat on Faculty Council and its committees. Glendon students also wrote with equal praise of the mentoring Clark provided to ensure robust student governance carries on at Glendon.
Cobblah's nominators spoke of her deep dedication, collegiality, respect and compassion, which they say is at the heart of her approach to student governance. They praised her contributions to the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Senate and the University, which they said have been significant and lasting. Key among her achievements cited in the nomination was the revitalization of the Student Council of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (SCOLAPS) under her presidency, and her work to secure robust student participation on Faculty Council committees. Cobblah was also praised for pioneering the inaugural SCOLAPS-sponsored Mental Health Week to support students' needs. The panel considering her nomination was struck by her selfless dedication to governance activities, not only in serving in many roles herself, but also in facilitating constructive relationships with College Councils and external partners to enhance student engagement and the quality of experience for all involved.
Joseph was recognized for his deep commitment to collegiality, inclusivity and diplomacy in his governance roles at Glendon. Nominators wrote of his contributions to governance at Glendon and the University, which they describe as being significant and influential. Through his leadership exhibited on the principal's search committee, as the Glendon director for the York Federation of Students, and as a member of Faculty Council and its Policy, Planning and Nominations Committee, Joseph provided an influential and eloquent voice. He brought the student perspective to bear on complex governance matters. He was described as an exemplary ambassador of York who is "making a difference for the best … that will continue for years to come."
All of this year's nominees exhibited incredible dedication to supporting governance at the University. All three of these student recipients stood out for their passion, leadership, collegiality and inclusiveness, and their significant and lasting contributions to governance, which perfectly embody the spirit of this award. The members of the University Secretariat and the Senate of York University extend congratulations to these exceptional students. Their names will be added to the Student Award plaques in the Vari Hall rotunda.

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Ukraine war: Angelina Jolie seen in Lviv amid Russia's invasion
Skynews: Angelina Jolie has visited the city of Lviv in western Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing attack on the country.
Footage posted on social media showed the Hollywood star, who is a special envoy for the United Nations, in a cafe in the war-torn country.
The area's regional governor said Jolie, who was visiting in a personal capacity, had come to speak with displaced Ukrainians who had found refuge in the city.
During her trip, she spoke to children undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the Russian missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station.
The star also visited a school, where she met students and posed for selfies with them.
In March, Jolie travelled to Rome and visited a hospital near Vatican City caring for children who have fled the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
She sat and spoke to young patients, some of whom have cancer, and met with doctors and nurses who provide care at the hospital.
Lviv had been largely unscathed by the war but recorded its first civilian deaths in mid-April after Russian strikes.
It is the hub through which tens of thousands of people have fled to neighbouring Poland after withstanding weeks of strikes in cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Mariupol.
Oscar-winner Jolie was a goodwill ambassador at the UN's refugee agency from 2001 to 2012 before being appointed a special envoy.
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1st Prize – Chelsea Comeau
Story: SOLACE
Chelsea Comeau is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in Freefall, CV2, and Room magazine. She was awarded honourable mention in the 2018 CV2 2 Day Poem Contest, and the 2018 CV2 Young Buck Poetry Prize. Her poem The Paddlewheeler was nominated by Room magazine for a Pushcart Prize.
2nd Prize – Lauryn Savage
Story: Train of Souls
Lauryn grew up in Vancouver and has lived in many places in the Lower Mainland. By day she works in an office, and by night she watches the Skytrain go by and dreams of magic.
3rd Prize – Mary McDonald
Story: Between The Heron And The Wren
Mary MacDonald is a poet and writer with a Ph.D. from UBC. She has written poetry for ballet, public art, and libretto. Her work has appeared in Room Magazine and Pique Magazine. Her chapbook, Going In Now, was published in 2014 by NIB Publishing. She is a member of the Whistler writers The Vicious Circle.
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1st Prize – Anika Schreiber
Story: Eleanor
Anika Schreiber is a seventeen-year-old writer from Coquitlam, BC, whose passion for literature and fine art has led her to pursue a career in creative writing. She loves swimming and high fantasy novels, and is eager to learn more about the captivating world of writing.
2nd Prize – TIE – Jetson Cruz
Story : Hot Coffee
Jetson Foster is a 17-year-old aspiring writer from Coquitlam. Creative writing has captured his heart and mind since his childhood. He now writes out of passion for fantasy and personal growth.
2nd Prize – TIE – Paisley McKenzie
Story: King Beneath the Mountain
Paisley McKenzie is a 1st-year at UBC. It's been interesting for her to investigate both the technical aspects of writing, like points of view, and her own family history within the competition's prompt. She thinks sharing stories about life and death is good for communities, and thanks the festival for making an opportunity for people to do so.
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LitFest New West aims to be a festival that features a variety of literary arts by a wide range of artists from the Metro Vancouver region. The festival aims to reflect both the cultural and artistic diversity of contemporary art and to serve as an educational forum for the citizens of New Westminster and surrounding communities. This short story competition is open to applications from both established and emerging artists.
Arts Council wishes to highlight how diverse our community is, and in order to break down any exclusionary barriers and create a platform for marginalized voices, artists on the LGBTQ spectrum, non-binary artists, artists of colour, Indigenous artists, and disabled artists, are strongly encouraged to submit.
Submissions will be received up to 4:00pm on Thursday January 31, 2019
The Arts Council of New Westminster and the New West Hospice Society have partnered to present a short story competition with the goal to make New Westminster a compassionate city where conversations and messages about loss and healing are normal. For the most part, our community is death-denying and we seek to create a dialogue that encourages individuals to share their stories and journeys on these issues. Our intention is to galvanize the community to share stories that investigate the personal journey we all make through life, until our deaths.
Theme: Compassion through sharing stories of loss, grief and healing
This Call for Submissions is open to emerging and established artists. A jury of professional artists and representatives of the ACNW and NW Hospice Society will adjudicate the submissions.
Results will be announced during LitFest New West 2019. All winners will be published on www.litfestnewwest.com in April 2019.
• Open to anyone regardless of where they reside.
• One entry per person and story must not have been previously published in print or on the web.
• LitFest New West Organizing Committee Members are not eligible to participate.
Adult Category: 19 years of age or greater
• First Prize – $1,000
• Second Prize $500
• Third Prize – $250
Youth Category: 15 – 18 years of age
• First Prize – $1,000
• Second Prize $500
• Third Prize – $250
Contest Entry Fees
Adult Category (19+) entries: $20
Youth Category (15-18 years) entries: Free
Word Count
Adult: Min: 1,200 – Max. 1,500
Children/Youth (15-18 years) – Min: 500 – Max. 1,000
How to Submit Entries:
• Entries should be typed, double-spaced, in a clear twelve-point font, and the pages numbered.
• Submissions will be accepted attached via email in a docx file format only.
• Include a separate cover letter with title of story, full name, a headshot photo in jpg format, bio (50 words max), address, phone number, email address, word count, and number of pages of entry.
• Entries must be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com
• Entry fee can be paid via e-transfer to email@example.com, password: litfestnewwest
Deadlines for submission is 4:00pm on Thursday January 31, 2019.
The Jury Process:
The jury will read submissions during February 2019. All artist entries will receive an invitation to LitFest New West in Spring 2019. Winners will not be notified in advance of LitFest New West.
Estimated Timeline:
October 15, 2018 Call for Submissions Launched
January 31, 2019 Deadline to submit
February 2019 Jury to review submissions
March 2019 Jury results to be tabulated
Spring 2019 LitFest New West – Winners announced
Stephen O'Shea, Executive Director
Arts Council of New Westminster
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About Darychuk Law
Darychuk Law is a local law firm specializing in estate litigation. Dale Darychuk, Q.C. is a long time New Westminster resident and is pleased to sponsor events that champion our local artists.
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One of China's newest launch startups has been raising serious amounts of money for its range of increasingly complex "Gravity" launch vehicles. Orienspace was founded in 2020 and announced itself last year after securing initial funding of $65 million, detailing plans for a series of rockets. The firm has just secured a further $47 million, … Read more


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ANADARKO, Okla. — The Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma may be pushing pause on its CARES Act spending.
Judge Shannon Edwards with the Southern Plains Court of Indian Offenses heard two hours of questions Tuesday afternoon via Zoom on a request for an injunction from the Kiowa Tribe's legislature.
The seven members made the request on the grounds that the tribe's chairman, Matthew Komalty, ignored the Kiowa Constitution by spending CARES Act money without getting a budget approved first by the legislature and the Kiowa Indian Council, which consists of all Kiowa adults aged 18 and older.
The legislators' request specifically seeks to stop any further distribution of CARES Act funds until a budget can be approved. As per the tribe's constitution, 45 days' notice must be given for a Kiowa Indian Council election.
"The public interest is not just in the money that's available now," said the legislators' attorney, Gary Pitchlynn. "It's that the constitution is abided by and followed by the tribe's government."
In May, the tribe received more than $19 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, which the executive branch categorized as grant money. After two meetings with the legislative branch, the executive branch formally unveiled a plan for that money that required Kiowa citizens to complete a four-page needs assessment before receiving funds to cover COVID-19-related expenses.
Along with requesting information about the size of an applicant's household, its income and expenses both before and during the pandemic, the application requires documentation to support the specific request, such as a shutoff notice for utility aid, verification of unemployment benefits for food assistance or a school supply list for help with distance learning costs.
"It is not in the public's interest to freeze this money until a budget can be passed," said Komalty and Vice Chairwoman Rhonda Ahhaitty's attorney, Barry Brandon. "The interest definitely goes towards what the defendants are trying to do during a situation that was thrust upon all of us, but in particular tribal leaders. There were two new cases diagnosed yesterday among Kiowa citizens. This pandemic continues to grow and the people continue to have needs."
However, several members of the Kiowa Tribe's legislature have publicly said they have other ideas on how the money should be spent, including a $1,000 payment to all of the roughly 14,000 enrolled Kiowa citizens.
Under guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, state, local and tribal governments are allowed to use CARES Act money to provide direct cash assistance to their constituents. However, those funds must be disbursed based on documented COVID-19-created needs that fall within specific guidelines. Blanket per capita checks are not allowed and going that route can be grounds for the federal government to request an audit.
Ignoring a request to only speak through legal counsel, Angela Chaddlesome McCarthy, Speaker of the Kiowa Tribe's legislature, refuted claims from Chairman Komalty's attorney that her branch of government wanted to use the money for a per capita payment.
"We always said it was economic relief to all tribal members," she said. "It was supposed to be an equal distribution among all members."
Edwards said she would take the matter under advisement and attempt to issue a ruling by the end of the week.
In addition to the injunction request pending before the Court of Indian Offenses, an impeachment hearing for Komalty is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday in Red Buffalo Hall at the tribe's complex in Carnegie.
Citing five allegations of violating the constitution – including how the CARES Act money was distributed – the legislators voted unanimously in June to bring impeachment charges forward.
A separate recall petition is also circulating among the tribe's electorate, which requires 1,500 signatures to call a special meeting of the Kiowa Indian Council to vote on removing Komalty from office.
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The amount of personal data that social networking sites like Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter have harvested from their billions of users is shocking. Head to facebook.com/settings and click 'Download a copy of your Facebook data' and you might be surprised to see just how much information is on file. Everything from who you have poked, what events you have or have not attended and when and where you have logged into your account is logged and saved. Similar levels of data harvesting occurs on all major social media sites. This is the price you pay for using a 'free' service. The only sure-fire way to avoid giving up this information is to delete your accounts entirely. A word of warning, 'deactivating' your account is not the same as deleting it. Deactivating your account is sort of like putting it into hibernation – all your information is stored and can be re-activated if you have second thoughts. Always delete rather than deactivate an account if you wish to completely wipe it.
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Most of the well known and popular email services – Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook – are not particularly privacy-friendly. For full Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encrypted emails, consider signing up to a more secure provider. Hushmail is currently very popular, it provides a private email account with no ads, built-in encryption and unlimited email aliases. A limited free service is offered, with more features available for a monthly subscription fee. However, Hushmail is not above the law and in the past it has been forced to reveal user data to U.S. authorities following a court order. The company also logs user IP addresses. MyKolab is a similar service that has not revealed any user information in the past, however, they are also obliged to provide access to lawful interception requests so this still remains a possibility.
Disposable Email Addresses (DEAs) are anonymous and temporary. They allow users to quickly create new email addresses as-and-when they're needed, which can then be disposed of after use. This is particularly useful for avoiding spam when filling in forms on websites that require an email address to proceed. Keeping your real email address away from spammers is crucial to protecting your identity online and DEAs are a great solution. Popular providers of this service include Guerrilla Mail and Mailinator, although there are hundreds out there to choose from. Most DEAs are not particularly secure, so it is not advised to use these services to send sensitive information – rather, use them as a way to avoid giving away your own information in situations where you are obliged to do so.
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are one of the most effective ways to protect your privacy online. A VPN essentially hides your IP address – your unique online identifier – and runs all your online data via a secure and encrypted virtual tunnel, which can keep websites from tracking your online activity or even knowing which country you're browsing from. These days, there are many VPNs to choose from. Hotspot Shield, TorGuard, CyberGhost and HideMyAss are some of the more popular ones that are currently available. Most of them require a small monthly subscription fee and they don't all provide the same list of features, so it's worth shopping around for a VPN that suits you.
Originally developed with the U.S. Navy in mind as a way to protect government communications, Tor is a network of "virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet." Tor's anonymity network allows access to the 'deep' or 'hidden' web, where websites can be created anonymously and individuals can communicate privately with each other. When using the Tor browser – which can be downloaded for free from torproject.org – it is very difficult for websites or individuals to track your online activity and location. However, while Tor is quite effective at protecting your online anonymity, it can be slow, complicated and restricting. It's also worth noting that while the network can and has been used for good, it has also been used for illicit purposes, such as selling drugs and distributing images of child abuse.
A proxy server is a computer through which your online activity can be processed, essentially acting as an intermediary between your computer and the internet. As such, this can be a great way to maintain your online anonymity as the proxy basically masks your IP address with its own. If the proxy is based in a different country than your own, you can fool websites and trackers into thinking you're browsing from a completely different continent. There are many ways to use proxies and there are various free and paid services on offer. HideMyAss.com/proxy has a limited free web proxy service that you can start using immediately if you'd like try it out.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is the encrypted version of HTTP, the technology protocol which determines how web servers and browsers respond to commands and how messages are sent and received. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF) HTTPS Everywhere is a neat little extension – available on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera – that forces websites to use HTTPS, even when they default to the less secure and unencrypted HTTP. By EFF's own admission it's still feasible for "some attackers to break HTTPS," but it's certainly not a bad idea to install their extension as HTTPS is still far more secure than HTTP and will certainly help to protect your privacy and consequently maintain your anonymity. EFF is a nonprofit organisation that seeks to defend civil liberties in the digital world.
Cookies are little bits of code that are automatically downloaded from a website and stored on your system. Cookies allow websites to quickly and easily remember if you've been there before – if you have, the website may then alter certain variables based on the information that has been stored in the cookie in order to give you a more personalised and potentially useful experience. However, some cookies can be very intrusive, logging information such as how long you've been visiting a particular website, how many clicks you've made and what content you seem to prefer reading. It doesn't hurt, then, to occasionally wipe your system of any and all cookies. Admittedly this won't do a huge amount to protect your anonymity, but it will make it harder for websites to learn and understand your viewing habits. You can delete cookies from within your browser, but to make sure you nuke the lot, you can use an app like CCleaner, which is free and powerful.
Like most people, you probably use Google to search for things online. Google is an undeniably accurate, fast and efficient search engine, however, this is largely helped by its personalised search system. This is a feature that uses your past search history, rather than just relying on the terms you've typed into the search bar, to present you with results that are more relevant to your personal tastes. To do this, Google keeps track of your search habits in a number of ways, including browser cookies. You can turn off this personalised search by clicking Search Tools > All Results > Verbatim. But if you really want to make sure Google isn't tracking your searches, consider using a different search engine entirely, such as DuckDuckGo, which promises never to track your searches and "emphasizes protecting searchers' privacy and avoiding filter bubble of personalized search results."
While Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer are popular, they're not as secure as they have the potential to be. If you would like a more guarded browsing experience that has a more earnest approach to secure web browsing, consider trying out a privacy-focused browser such as Dooble, Comodo Dragon or SRWare Iron. However, do bear in mind that the additional security methods are fairly limited and will do little to protect your overall anonymity on their own, rather, this should be used in conjunction with other measures. Additionally, you can probably get a comparably secure service by disabling third-party cookies and blocking all location data in your regular browser's settings and installing various privacy and anonymity-focused extensions and plugins such as Ghostery or Mailvelope.
Edward Snowden has called Dropbox – a cloud storage service – 'hostile to privacy'. That's pretty damning. If you're worried about sharing your files through this system, there are a number of good alternatives out there which offer better privacy. Snowden himself recommends Spideroak, which describes itself as a zero-knowledge encrypted data backup, share, sync, access and storage service. You can use a limited version of this as part of their free trial, which can be found on their website. A fully featured subscription is available for $12 a month. However, if you're just looking to quickly share small or large files anonymously for free, give OnionShare a go. It doesn't have as many features as Spideroak, but it gets the job done.
Staying anonymous while using a smartphone can be tricky business. Many apps will want access to all sorts of settings on your device by default, which you may not be aware of and which you will have to manually manage with each new app installation and update. Furthermore, connecting to public networks while on the go is also a great way of potentially exposing your data to nefarious snoopers. While both Apple's iOS 8 and Android's Lollipop now have good encryption measures by default, there is another more extreme option in the form of The Blackphone. This is an 'NSA-proof' smartphone that claims to provide privacy features for texts, emails, web browsing and phone calls. Reviews so far have been mostly positive but at around £400, it's not cheap.
If you've got a password that can be easily guessed, cracked or stolen, because you have a bad memory for that sort of thing, then you can say goodbye to your anonymity. This is especially true if you use the same password for everything, or across multiple websites and/or services. A great way to improve your password security is to use a password manager, like LastPass. LastPass saves all of your passwords and only requires you to remember one master password, making multiple different passwords a lot less of a headache to manage, which in turn improves your online security and protects your anonymity.
There are security focused email service providers, security focused smartphones and security focused web browsers, but have you considered using a security focused operating system? Whonix is exactly that – an open source OS that focuses on anonymity, privacy and security. Based on the Tor network, Whonix is about as anonymous as an OS can get before it all becomes too inconvenient for normal use. Whonix runs in two parts, "one solely runs Tor and acts as a gateway… The other… is on a completely isolated network. Only connections through Tor are possible." You can download it for free from whonix.org.
Darkcoin is an open source digital cryptographic currency based on the Bitcoin software code. It is intended to be a more private version of Bitcoin (which typically prides itself on its transparency) and it claims to be the world's first anonymous cryptocurrency. Finding merchants that accept Darkcoin can be tough (Darkcoin has its own merchant directory which you can browse here http://tinyurl.com/qzo398u) but when you do, your financial transactions are well hidden and, in theory, entirely anonymous.
Using a virtual machine is a great way to work on sensitive files (or to open dubious ones) without the fear of online snooping or potentially infecting your main system. A virtual machine is essentially a second 'virtual' computer that you host within your main operating system as an application. So let's say you want to download a JPG from an email attachment, but you're worried that it's infected with a keylogger or some other form of virus that could jeopardize your anonymity. Firstly, if you suspect this to be the case, you shouldn't download it at all. But one method to more safely examine the file if you absolutely must is to use virtualization software, such as VirtualBox, to install a virtual machine onto your system. It's best to use a secure OS for this, so something Linux based isn't a bad idea. You can then download the file on the virtual machine before turning the internet on your virtual machine off and opening the JPG. Once you're done with the file, you can delete it along with your virtual system, leaving no traces behind and no potential security issues.
Ultimately, the only way to truly stay anonymous online is to never go online in the first place. If you've already used the internet, delete any and all accounts you've ever created, turn your computer off and smash it to pieces. You will still leave a digital footprint of some sort in your wake, but hopefully it's not particularly significant. If you're using this extreme method, you should also smash up your smart phone, your tablet and your smart TV (they're listening to us now). Now that you have purged all connected technology from your life, you may wish to live in self-imposed exile, perhaps in a cave, so that you are not tempted to re-enter the online world. Don't tell anyone about this and you will successfully have acquired complete anonymity. Probably.


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Buoyed by Thursday's ouster of longtime President Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese protesters faced off against troops during a sit-in outside military headquarters in Khartoum on Monday as they amplify their call for civilian-led rule.
Demonstrators say the Sudanese military attempted to take away the barriers surrounding protesters in the road, where thousands have gathered for days. Ayman, a protester who wants to use just his first name because he fears retribution, told NPR that the barriers' removal would have effectively dissolved the protest but the demonstrators managed to stop the troops.
The main protest group, the Sudanese Professionals Association, issued an "urgent appeal" on Twitter, calling on additional protesters to step in and protect the area from the armed forces.
Video from the scene shows a group of chanting and flag-waving demonstrators hustling toward the troops, some perched atop vehicles.
Media reports said the standoff ended peacefully with no bloodshed. But it underscored the tenuous nature of Sudan's transition as military leaders vie for power in the vacuum Bashir has left behind, and activists fear a continuation of the old regime passed along to loyalists.
"These people are really fearless," Ayman, a university lecturer who has been spending nights at the sit-in, told NPR. "People come in knowing that they might die."
The Sudan Doctors Committee, an affiliate of the umbrella SPA group, said Friday that more than a dozen people had been killed "under the military council" since the coup occurred just one day earlier.
The military council took control after Bashir's arrest and removal from office, announcing it would rule the country for two years before democratic elections take place; terms unacceptable to protesters and opposition leaders who are demanding a transitional civilian government assume power immediately.
"People are still keeping their eye on the prize of a full democratic transition to a civilian-led government, not a military-led government," Mayada Hassanain, an economist based in Khartoum who has taken part in months of protests, told NPR's Weekend Edition.
The military-led government has resembled a game of musical chairs. Gen. Awad Ibn Auf, who helped lead the coup, served as president for a single day before stepping down. He named Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan as the new leader. The head of the National Intelligence and Security Service was also reshuffled over the weekend.
The military council announced Sunday it would name a civilian prime minister and Cabinet, but has not yielded to demands to name a civilian president.
Analysts say Bashir, an autocrat who took over in 1989 in another coup, has left behind a deep state that may prove difficult to root out.
"What is clear is that there has not been a clear break from the old regime," Murithi Mutiga, deputy project director for the Horn of Africa at the International Crisis Group told NPR's Halima Gikandi. "And what we know is that what the military says and what the military does can be quite different."
This latest round of protests initially ignited late last year in response to economic woes, before spreading and turning political, culminating in the military's removal of Bashir.
The lead-up to his ouster was not entirely smooth. The United Kingdom, Norway, the United States and Canada issued a joint statement in January calling for the immediate release of political activists, protesters and journalists detained without charge. And international human rights groups have raised the alarm about scores of people reportedly killed in the months before Bashir's ouster.
On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum issued another joint statement expressing support for the protesters and appealing for peace. "Sudan needs an orderly transition to civilian rule leading to elections in a reasonable time frame."
But in separate statements, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates expressed support for the military council.
As for Bashir, he reportedly remains under house arrest. The 75-year-old is facing international charges for war crimes in connection with genocide committed in Darfur.
Activists say the protests will go on until their demands are met.
Hassanain told NPR the movement is largely youth-based with some protesters as young as 15, who, despite the risks, are eager to usher in a new era for Sudan.
"It's amazing to see all these people out on the streets literally putting themselves on the frontline of death to fight for their own futures and future generations."


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Every living organism's appearance, shape, and structure are based on its genetic code, "written" in DNA molecules. Every time one cell divides into two or when a new organism is formed, DNA must be copied. This copying process is not perfect: each copy carries different types of gene mutations.
Different Types of Gene Mutations
Most of the mutations that occur are neutral: these changes do not affect any gene, not even the organism itself, and are passed on to the next generation. This is followed by strongly negative mutations: changes that deactivate or damage a key gene necessary for an individual's normal life. Negative mutations lead to the death of the individual or prevent the individual from leaving offspring. In both cases, the mutation is removed from further circulation. The remaining mutations produce variation and diversity in the characteristics of individuals within the species.
This last category – mutations that produce variations – is key to evolution. Variations primarily enable the development of new features through gradual changes in existing features. The process by which this takes place – the selection process – will be explained in detail in the following chapters. In addition to this gradual change in existing genetic information, mutations can produce variation in the number of copies of genes, allowing new traits to emerge without losing pre-existing ones. How does this happen?
Changing Existing Information Through Mutations Is Simple
Existing genes change and produce small changes in the characteristics of individuals. As a classic example, we can take any species, including ourselves. Although human children possess traits that are a mixture of their parents' traits, they always have their own special new characteristics, different from both parents. It is important to note that the variable changes are not drastic: a certain bone could be a little longer or a little shorter, a certain enzyme a little more or a little less active, and the shape of a certain part of the body may be a little different. The following chapters will show us how such small variations result in large species changes under selective pressure.
The emergence of new information occurs through a process that is also simple but requires a slightly more complex explanation. Information is most often generated through a process of duplication followed by further mutations. This occurs in cases of "downtime" during DNA copying; due to downtime, pieces of DNA can be skipped or copied two or more times. Duplications are widespread, to the extent that one of the main differences between twins is usually the number of copies of certain genes.
How Does Duplication Lead to the Emergence of New Information?
Let's take a living thing that has thousands of genes, including the X gene. Let's assume that this gene is very important – if an individual experiences a mutation in the X gene, they will be sick at best and will most likely die soon.
But what if duplication occurs that affects gene X? In that case, the offspring that inherited this mutation now have two copies of this gene, X1 and X2. If a mutation in the X2 gene occurs after this duplication, the organism still survives, as it still has one normal copy, the X1 gene. Hence, the X2 gene can accumulate mutations and become a new version of the original gene or even a new gene with a new function.
Through this process, after duplication and subsequent mutations, the organism still has all its ancestors' genes and abilities. Still, it also contains an additional ability that was created through mutations on a copy of a previously existing gene.
Gene Formation Through Duplications and Different Types of Gene Mutations Is the Source of Most Genes in the Human Genome.
There are countless examples of this process in the scientific literature: thousands of cases have been documented in laboratories, and incomparably more have been observed in nature. Let's look at a classic example of this kind of information that happened before our eyes twice – once in nature and once in the laboratory.
Example: Nylonase
One of the most useful and widely used products of modern chemistry (also the most inconvenient in terms of long-term consequences for nature) is plastics, among which is nylon. Nylon was first produced in 1935 and had never existed anywhere in nature before. This polymer is completely different from polymers produced by living beings and is "indigestible" to living organisms. As a result, there is no plastic decay; it decomposes only through prolonged chemical processes. But life adapts. As early as 1975, scientists found a strain of bacteria (Flavobacterium) in the water. The waste from the nylon factory was discharged, which evolved a new enzyme, nylonase, with the help of which it could use short nylon polymers as food.
Following this discovery, scientists in the laboratory exposed a completely different type of bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, to the same mixture of nylon by-products. Soon, this bacterium also, completely independently, evolved the ability to "eat" nylon. Since this happened in the laboratory, it was possible to follow exactly which genes mutated and how they did it step by step.
In both cases, this ability was created by the mechanism described above. Gene duplication, mutations, and the emergence of new genes have occurred. The bacteria retained all pre-existing genes, acquiring a new one, which allowed them to use the decomposition of nylon as a source of energy.
Conclusion on Different Types of Gene Mutations
In addition to the duplication process, there are several other ways in which organisms can acquire new genetic information without losing existing ones. Two critical processes are viral transfer (a process in which retroviruses introduce new genes into an organism's genome) and exon mixing (a process in which the functional parts of two different genes become the source of a new function).
So, we have seen how new genes are created and how old ones are changed. But all these are just changes in individual genes in individual animals. In the next chapter, let's look at how these changes spread through the population and their rules.


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The technical documentation plays a major role in introducing new products to the Eurasian Economic Union. They not only provide the basis for conformity assessment, but are also crucial when commissioning, for example, a new machine. Technical expertise, diligence and accuracy in the preparation of the documents are thus the prerequisite for problem-free distribution and use of the products, machines or plants in the area of the EAEU.
Why is the accuracy and completeness of technical documents so important?
EAC conformity assessment
As mentioned above, the technical documents form the basis for the conformity assessment and must be submitted to the certification body when applying for an EAC declaration or an EAC certificate. They confirm that the specified requirements of the technical regulations for the respective product are fulfilled and complied with. The technical regulations also specify which technical documents are required.
If the requirements are not met by the respective product, a certificate of conformity cannot be issued and the corresponding product cannot be placed on the EAEU market.
Commissioning of machinery
As the manufacturer himself is responsible for the information in the technical documents for an EAC declaration, they may not be checked in detail during the conformity assessment. However, they are subjected to more detailed checks at the latest during commissioning.
This holds especially for production plants with increased hazards. Before these plants are put into operation, an expertise on industrial safety must be carried out. Within the scope of the expertise, the technical documents are analysed and checked in detail.
If there is found incorrect information permission to commission the machine may be refused. To avoid this, it is particularly important that the documentation is complete and free of errors.
What is important to pay attention to?
Linguistic accuracy
It is mandatory that the technical documents are written in Russian or in the official language of the member country in which the product is to be distributed or used. Accordingly, it is important to use the correct technical terms in the respective language. Especially in the case of the istruction manual, which represent the fundamental part of the technical documents, it is important to use clear, understandable language in order to ensure error-free operation by the users.
Technical data
As already mentioned, the technical documents serve as proof that the product meets the requirements of the relevant technical regulations. Hence, it is particularly important that the technical information in the documents is correct and also corresponds to the required technical parameters.
Furthermore, all required information and sections must be available. In the case of machinery, for example, a safety assessment is often required. Annex VII of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC "Technical Documentation for Machinery" specifies exactly which sections and information must be included in the safety assessment.
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I know, what a screwy title for the season's inaugural post. Trust me, though, it will all make sense in the end.
Welcome back inside the machine.
If you're looking for a path to navigate the machine, here is my immediate advice:
- Brace for the forthcoming onslaught.
- If you survive it, there will be a long, hazy path laid out ahead of you.
We're talking about onslaughts and long, hazy paths, which must mean only one thing – another Oscar season is upon us! And with that, here we stand at the starting line of Year Six of Projection: Oscar. We've run the Oscar gamut these past five years, starting off with one of the more predictable seasons of the past decade in 2011, when The Artist basically dominated wire-to-wire, and riding the awards season roller coaster all the way through last season, which by all accounts was about the least predictable in recent memory – in case you forgot, Spotlight was the last film standing in the wake of that whirling dervish.
What kind of season are we in for this year? The simple-but-correct answer is "I don't know," since the environment is about as uncertain as any pre-fall festival awards season terrain in recent memory. A considerable portion of that uncertainty is due to The Elephant in the Room…
The Elephant
Every Oscar race is ostensibly "wide open" at the outset, though this season starts with increased uncertainty due to the recent precipitous drop of a film many thought to be a sure thing: Nate Parker's The Birth of a Nation. The Sundance sensation was poised to be an Oscar juggernaut – even if it didn't end up winning Best Picture, it was sure to be in the conversation for the next six months – until the re-emergence of Parker's 1999 rape trial made headlines, and its fallout seriously damaged the film's awards season prospects. It remains to be seen just how devastating that damage will be – most observers predict anywhere from "severely marginalized" to "completely dead" – but either way, the film will be wearing this albatross for the remainder of the season and beyond.
If you'd like to hear some perspective that runs very similar to my own, I would direct you to the Hollywood Reporter opinion piece written by Amy Ziering, Oscar-nominated producer of The Invisible War and The Hunting Ground, as well as Roxane Gay's New York Times Op-Ed, which is about the best distillation of the Parker situation and its collateral damage.
In the face of arguments that this is unnecessary re-litigation of charges for which Parker was acquitted, I would note that the one place Parker hadn't previously been tried is in the Court of Public Opinion. That trial is currently being conducted. And if he is sage enough to create what he intends to be a seminal piece of cinema that comments upon one of the darkest stages in American history, and if he is bold enough to proclaim that those historical wounds still fester, then he must be man enough to face the still-festering wounds from a dark stage in his own personal history. His initial response was bad, his subsequent responses have been better. Maybe that will eventually impact public perception of the artist, but rightly or wrongly, the art has already been tarnished.
The Three-Headed Monster
This particular beast is the fall festival triple-threat: Venice, Telluride, and Toronto. Venice kicks off tomorrow, August 31, and for all intents and purposes, that is the official starting gun of the Oscar Marathon. Telluride, the leanest but perhaps most celebrated festival of the circuit, takes place this weekend, September 2-5. Three days later, on September 8, Toronto begins. By then, we may well know which films become audience favorites, which films unexpectedly tank, and which films surge to the front of the pack for the next several months of discussion/campaigning/hand-wringing.
Getting out in front early is crucial, and if you don't believe me, allow me to direct your attention to the last decade of awards season history, wherein every eventual Best Picture winner at the Oscars debuted to audiences by mid-September, and a majority of BP winners premiered at one of the big three fall fests. The last two Best Picture winners – Spotlight and Birdman – premiered at Venice and played Telluride. In 2013, 12 Years a Slave premiered at Telluride. Ditto Argo in 2012. In 2011, The Artist was a Cannes debut that used Toronto as its Oscar launching pad. The King's Speech, in 2010, was another Telluride premiere. The Best Picture winner from 2009, The Hurt Locker, actually premiered at Venice in 2008 before eventually opening in July 2009. Slumdog Millionaire debuted at Telluride 2008. No Country for Old Men was another Cannes-to-Toronto play in 2007. You have to go all the way back to 2006, with Martin Scorsese's The Departed, to find a Best Picture winner that skipped the festival circuit altogether, though it still opened in that early fall slot. To find a BP winner that skipped festivals and opened in December you'd need to go back two years earlier, to 2004, when Million Dollar Baby pulled off that (apparently rare) feat.
Histrionics, right? Maybe, but also quite indicative of the evolution of the Oscar race. An early debut helps dominate the conversation, and dominating the conversation helps drive the media narrative. And make no mistake, the media narrative is what shapes each season. The Venice-Telluride-Toronto blitz is the collective launching pad, and the prevailing media narrative is the fuel that keeps the ship moving throughout the season.
The Movies
Ah, what we've all been waiting for – what this whole damn thing is supposed to be about – the movies themselves.
As ever, there are a ton of potential contenders on the horizon. As ever, the calendar year is back loaded with prestige films that are geared to awards consideration. And as ever, the first two-thirds of the year didn't offer much in the way of awards bait. There have been plenty of critical darlings – Green Room, The Lobster, A Bigger Splash, Midnight Special, Love and Friendship, High-Rise, Hell or High Water, and a handful of others. Plenty of quality art, not a lot of Oscar muscle.
In terms of legit contenders, I imagine Weiner will be firmly in the mix for Documentary Feature, though now the film can't help but be seen as incomplete, given the recent headlines. Finding Dory might have the Animated Feature Oscar sewn up in any other year…but how it has Kubo and the Two Strings to reckon with, not to mention the upcoming animated films, from Moana to Sing. Maybe Florence Foster Jenkins can deliver another Best Actress nomination for Meryl Streep…or maybe not. Every category seems to be up in the air.
The next great surge of contending titles happens over the course of the next two weeks, as the major fests commence. When we emerge from those fests – really, in the midst of those fests – we will have a firmer grasp on what kind of race this will be.
Venice starts us off in a big way, with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle's La La Land as the opening night film. If there's the potential for the mantle to be claimed right from the starting line, that would be the film to claim it. Gosling, Stone, Chazelle, Musical…a sensation may well be on the horizon. Other films in competition at Venice include Nocturnal Animals, Tom Ford's long-awaited follow-up to A Single Man; Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, with Amy Adams attempting to communicate with other life forms; Voyage of Time: Life's Journey, Terrence Malick's long-form version of his cosmological epic (cosmolepic?), with Cate Blanchett narrating; Pablo Larrain's Jackie, starring Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy in the immediate aftermath of her husband's assassination; and Derek Cianfrance's The Light Between Oceans, which I can attest is fabulous, though likely not an Oscar contender.
Telluride offers…well, no one can say just yet. One of the frustrating joys of the festival is its programming secrecy. The official slate will be unveiled as the fest convenes this Friday. Look for a handful of world premieres, a couple of Venice hold-overs, and some truly magnificent retrospectives and revivals.
Onto Toronto, Next Projection's beloved TIFF, where the festival is lengthy and the program is deep with titles from across the globe. A key premiere: Garth Davis' Lion, with Dev Patel going in search of his family origins – you may be familiar with this one as the film Harvey Weinstein recently pegged as his golden goose. Other titles include Ewan McGregor's feature directorial debut, American Pastoral; Juan Antonio Bayona's A Monster Calls; Ben Younger's Bleed for This, with Miles Teller in the true story of one of boxing greatest comebacks; Loving, another remarkable true story, which may represent Jeff Nichols' first major dalliance with Oscar; Pedro Almodovar's latest, Julieta; Andrea Arnold's American Honey; Oliver Stone's Snowden; Cannes sensation Toni Erdmann; Kenneth Lonergan's Sundance favorite Manchester by the Sea; Kelly Reichardt's Certain Women, Chan-wook Park's The Handmaiden; and Olivier Assayas' Personal Shopper, starring Kristen Stewart in what's being billed as "a ghost story." Last year, Assayas and Stewart collaborated on another veritable ghost story, Clouds of Sils Maria, and it resulted in the year's best film.
There are countless others, and that's not even digging into the New York Film Festival, where Ang Lee's debuts his latest technical marvel, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Or AFI Fest, which premieres Rules Don't Apply, the first film Warren Beatty has directed in 18 years. And then there's Martin Scorsese's Silence, which may or may not play any festivals, but we should all be paying attention nonetheless.
The Festival Calendar:
Venice: 8/31-9/10
Telluride: 9/2-9/5
Toronto: 9/8-9/18
Fantastic Fest: 9/22-9/29
New York: 9/30-10/16
London: 10/5-10/16
AFI Fest: 11/10-11/17
Oscar Key Dates:
Governors Awards: 11/12/16
Nomination Voting Opens: 1/5/17
Nomination Voting Closes: 1/13/17
Nominations Announcement: 1/24/17
Scientific and Technical Awards: 2/11/17
Final Voting Opens: 2/13/17
Final Voting Closes: 2/21/17
89th Academy Awards: 2/26/17
Here now, the calm before the storm. Just over 25 weeks to go. Lots of ground yet to cover, and we don't even know what that ground will look like. But for now, I leave you with something of a contradictory closing phrase:
And so it begins.


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This software firm is getting ready to further disrupt the construction market after landing $190 million in funding.
Meet Prescient, a Charlotte-based digital design-build company that is leveraging offsite manufacturing and lightweight steel construction to lower costs and save time for architects and general contractors.
This week, against the backdrop of a hot housing market, the firm added to its coffers with a massive raise led by two long-term investors: Kansas City, Missouri-based construction firm JE Dunn and Greenwich, Connecticut-based holding company Eldridge.
Now, it says it plans to grow even more quickly.
"We are focused on several market segments to enable our scaling," its CEO Magued Eldaief told Hypepotamus. "These include student housing, market-rate apartments, and federal housing."
The construction sector is long overdue for this kind of innovation, he added.
"There have been no productivity gains in construction in the last 40 years," he said. "With rising overall costs for project execution and a massive shortage of attainable housing, there is a need to innovate and find better ways to drive greater productivity and to address a huge market need."
Sustainable Building Practices
Founded in 2012, Prescient's platform promises a "greener, more sustainable" way to build by eliminating wastes across the board, including off-site manufacturing and on-site assembly.
All components of Prescient's system are made from 100 percent recycled steel that can be "taken apart, reused, or recycled."
To date, it's raised roughly $295 million, according to Crunchbase. Eldrige invested $90 million last June. It employs around 400 workers; and has manufacturing and engineering facilities in Mebane, North Carolina, Arvada, Colorado, and a Global Technical Center in Poland.
"We are excited by the significant progress Prescient's business and operations have continued to make since our initial investment in 2018," said Tony Minella, co-founder and president of Eldridge.
"There is a huge opportunity in the marketplace."
To date, Prescient has completed 57 buildings.
Recent projects include Generation Atlanta, a 17-story mixed-use apartment building in Atlanta developed by Kaplan Residential and built by CBG Building Co.; and the Osprey, a 12-story mixed-use apartment building in Atlanta's West Midtown neighborhood developed by Toll Brothers with general contractor Balfour Beatty.
It holds 98 patents across 30 countries on its technology and manufacturing processes.
Looking ahead, Eldaief said he's checking out new markets and new geographies.
"[Our goal] is to make Prescient the ubiquitous off-site construction platform across the US and eventually Europe," he said.
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Sam Prowse
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Born in St. John's, and with a life-long passion for everything related to art and design, Sam started early by drawing logos and superheroes.
In more recent years, after attaining a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Allison University, he returned to Newfoundland where he received a diploma in Graphic Design at College of the North Atlantic.
Sam has spent most of his life participating in sports at the highest level: Reaching black belt in Taekwondo, representing Newfoundland in baseball, and playing 4 years of Varsity basketball at Mount Allison. His love for sports and design makes Sam a great fit as Art Director at Nutra Holdings.


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Session Information
02 SES 03 C, VET in Different Cultural Contexts
Paper Session
This proposal examines the possibilities for VET and skills systems in European countries to transition from education-based to employment-based systems and the educational implications of such transitions.
Technical and vocational education policies in earlier-industrialising countries are linked to broader skills frameworks that connect policy actors and education systems to labour markets (Lloyd and Payne 2010). The variations among these institutional forms have provided a basis for comparative analysis that links skills formation to broader patterns of policy and has implications for economic competitiveness and inclusion across different states. Various terminologies have been used to distinguish 'Anglo-Saxon', 'liberal market' or 'neo-liberal' systems from or 'Germanic', 'social market' or 'corporatist' models (Hall and Soskice 2001; Bosch 2017). These differences shape the pattern of transitions by which young people move into employment (Ianelli and Raffe 2007).
Whilst these analyses have captured key differences, they have emerged from historical conflict and negotiation among social actors, which can be located in broader patterns of development (Thelen 2004; Hall and Thelen 2009). Moreover, international changes to economies and labour markets have contributed to their partial erasure, illustrated by the movement of several countries away from institution-based vocational education to routes more strongly based in the workplace. The nation-state has remained the key area of analysis: notable shifts have occurred in France and in Sweden (Crouch, Finegold and Sako 1999; Gehin 2007; Dobbins and Busemeyer 2015).
Most recently, apprenticeship and technical education reforms in England have sought to relocate skills formation more securely in the workplace on the lines of North European apprenticeship and alternance. Industry-based apprenticeship standards are less reliant than formerly on qualifications. Work placements for 16-19 students on full-time programmes (other than the academic 'A-level' track) were introduced in 'study programmes' (DfE 2013) and have been further developed in the Sainsbury Review and Skills Plan (DfE 2016a, 2016b) into a comprehensive proposal for substantial work placements. These changes seek to extend the experience of learning in the workplace to students in 'vocational' areas where courses have been largely classroom-based and have led less directly to employment (and frequently to progression into higher education).
The nature and viability of these changes remains subject to the constraints of institutional forms and the absence of strong employer bodies, state certification and trade union participation to support these changes has led some commentators to question the possibility of these and earlier reforms assuring meaningful transitions to skilled employment (Fuller and Unwin 2009; Keep 2015). Policymakers have already mobilised and incentivised private providers alongside its public sector 'further education' colleges (Laczik and Mayhew 2015); more recently third-sector organisations have been mobilised to compensate for a largely voluntarist institutional framework, by sourcing the necessary work experience for full-time students. A levy on larger employers requiring them to contribute to apprenticeship provision recalls earlier, somewhat more corporatist approaches from the 1960s but its immediate effects have been to slow apprenticeship growth.
In the context of challenges arising from these instiutional issues, educational questions remain paramount. The rationale for emerging technical education and apprenticeship programmes has varied between emphasis on skills development and broader socialisation into workplace norms and behaviours. In specialised areas of employment, skills and resources for teaching new techniques may only be available in developing industries. For other vocational, areas greater emphasis may be placed on desired behaviours and characteristics for employment in a more service-based economy (Wren 2005). The discussion and resolution of these curriculum questions is central to the nature of emerging work-based systems.
The study combines a comparative analysis of skills systems in Europe with data from qualitative studies of key areas of change. The key models informing 'Anglo-Saxon' and 'Germanic' systems were analysed not only in terms of their fundamental features but in terms of their historical emergence; systems in transition were analysed in the context of broader developments of social and economic change. Primary data was drawn from three studies of the key areas of change, two relating to workplace learning by full-time students and one relating to apprenticeships. The first study of workplace learning by full-time students was based on case studies in four different vocational areas under arrangements introduced after the Wolf Report (DfE 2013) and drew on documentary analysis and interviews with students, teachers and employers. A second study was conducted during the trial of new arrangements with more substantial placements, based on case study interviews mainly with staff facilitating and supporting work experience. Finally, the apprenticeship study was carried out through qualitative interviews with apprenticeship practitioners who were preparing for, or had just begun, transitions to new arrangements where their role had shifted to a more direct involvement with training. Data from these studies has been coded on the basis of themes emerging from the institutional study, seeking to discover the particular impact of institutional frameworks on emerging patterns of educational experience, and the extent to which efforts to short-circuit the absence of binding agreement have been successful.
Expected Outcomes
In the relative absence of institutional forms associated with work-based skills development, voluntarist mechanisms have given rise to a more problematic transition to more employment-based systems. Reform implementation has proceeded at a slower-than-expected pace and with uneven results. From a curriculum perspective, the work experience on offer emerged as sharply differentiated across institutions, subject areas and employment contexts. Whilst some of these differences may be linked to labour market factors and industry differences, it can be argued that this pattern is distinct from more inclusive North European systems precisely because of institutional differences. At the same time, the re-conceptualisation of work as an increasingly significant locus for learning has raised important questions about changes in educational practice the roles of VET professionals. New challenges for teaching professionals in colleges and new roles for workplace trainers are also emerging from the distinctive pattern of change in England. Thus, a range of questions relating particularly to curriculum, pedagogy and educational practitioner roles have been substantially shaped by institutional constraints but remain open to interrogation in relation to future policy and practice.
Bosch, G. 2017. "Different National Skills Systems," in C. Warhurst, K. Mayhew, D. Finegold and J. Buchanan (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Crouch, C., D. Finegold and M. Sako 1999. Are Skills the Answer? The political economy of skill creation in advanced industrial countries. Oxford: Oxford University Press. DfE (Department for Education). 2013. Post-16 work experience as a part of 16-19 Study Programmes. London: DfE. DfE. 2016a. Report of the Independent Panel on Technical Education. London: DfE. DfE. 2016b. 16-19 Skills Plan. London: DfE. Dobbins, M. and M.R. Busemeyer. 2015. "Socio-economic institutions, organized interests and partisan politics: the development of vocational education in Denmark and Sweden," Socio-Economic Review, 13 (2): 259–284. https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwu002 Gehin, J.P. 2007. "Vocational education in France: a turbulent history and a political role," in L. Clarke and C. Winch (eds.) Vocational Education: International Approaches, Developments and Systems, pp. 34-48. Abingdon, Routledge. Fuller, A. and L. Unwin. 2009. "Change and continuity in apprenticeship: the resilience of a model of learning," Journal of Education and Work, 22 (5): 405-416. Hall, P.A. and Soskice, D. eds. 2001. Varieties of Capitalism: the institutional foundation of competitive advantage. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Hall, P.A. and K. Thelen. 2009. "Institutional change in varieties of capitalism." Socio-Economic Review, Volume 7, 1 (1): 7–34, https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwn020 Keep, E. 2015. "Governance in English VET: On the functioning of a fractured 'system', Comparative and International Education, 10 (4): 464-475. Iannelli, C. and D. Raffe. 2007. "Vocational upper-secondary education and the transition from school," European Sociological Review, 23 (1): 49-63. Laczik, A. and K. Mayhew. 2015. Labour market developments and their significance for VET in England: Current concerns and debates. Comparative and International Education, 10 (4): 558-575. Lloyd, C. and J. Payne. 2010. "The political economy of skill and the limits of educational policy." Journal of Education Policy Vol. 18(1): 85-107. Thelen, K. 2004. How Institutions Evolve. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Wren, A. 2005. The Political Economy of the Service Transition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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I'm as red-blooded a college football fan as anyone and my blood gets pumping around this time of watching the myriad of season preview and hype videos you can find on YouTube every year. This year is no different, but this year we're going to have a little vote here at MotSaG to pick the best Ohio State hype video for the upcoming 2010 season. I'm not sure what the result of the contest will be, but we'll figure that out later.
For now, I just want to put together some guidelines for what I think it takes to make a successful YT hype video. I'm not going to criticize other people's creative output because I'm not putting my creations out there (I guess I sort of am here, but that's besides the point). Let's just hit on a few points I think it takes to really get the blood pumping.
After we go over some guidelines, we'll talk about our 2010 video contest.
The music you pick can make or break your video. It's the most delicate choice you're going to make, so don't take the easy road. No Limp Bizkit or Boom by P.O.D. Yes, those songs work because of their impact on a base emotional level. Football is violent and so is "BOOM!" But you're better than that. You don't have to resort to those cheap, pandering grooves. Also, no Ride of the Valkyries or Carmina Burana, again for obvious reasons. Personally, I'm partial to Remember the Name by Fort Minor but that could song could get old quickly. Try something new. Maybe some Daft Punk or Chemical Brothers or some old OK Go. Or you could really think outside the box and go with Van Canto.
Also: if your video is going to span the length of more than one song, you have an extra burden as you'll need to make two excellent and original choices. No pressure.
The right choice can be a beautiful thing. Exhibit A.
Next, let's talk about what type of clips to include. This is a season preview video, created to generate as much buzz for your team and to get the football endorphins pumping for your fellow fans. It's a spiritual experience and I mean that in the most literal sense possible. So as much as I loved, for example, Ray Small's returns against Penn State or Hurt Coleman's interception return against Wisconsin, you are making a preview video. Don't show me seniors making great plays. That's for another video.
Leave the past in the past.
There is one exception to this rule: Jim Tressel pumping his fist in angry excitement. Jim Tressel pumping his fist in pure elation. Whether it was from the 2002 BCS Title Game or anytime hence, it is always allowed and, in fact, recommended.
There's more to it than just showing the right clips. The actual clips I want to see are plays on the field. I know it gets the blood pumping to see the team come out of the tunnel, arm in arm. Script Ohio really riles up emotion. But I only need to see one or the other. Like the team itself, let the plays do the talking.
I know it's possible that you're probably a film student or maybe you're an amateur video editor testing out new effects in Premiere, but you don't have to show off. I am here to see highlights, not your skills of lens flare and quick cuts. Again, let the plays speak for themselves.
Also: slow motion is your friend. So is the repetition of a particularly bruising hit or ankle turn run. But do not abuse them.
At least that's how I see it. What gets your blood pumping?
So over the next couple of weeks, I'll be scouring YouTube for Ohio State hype videos for the 2010 season and share them with you here. After we get through the best of them, we'll hold a little vote to see which video reigns supreme. Said video will then be featured prominently in the waning days of the off-season, leading up to the 2010 season.
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Melbourne Storm fullback Billy Slater said he felt "more nervous" making his long awaited comeback from a shoulder injury against the Brisbane Broncos at AAMI park on Thursday night than he did when he made his first grade debut for the club.
The good news for Storm fans is that Slater got through the game unscathed after coming off the bench late in the first half and remaining on until the end when captain Cameron Smith landed a penalty goal to clinch a 14-12 win.
"It was a long day today for myself, sitting at home by myself but I went and picked the kids up from school and I just tried to keep it normal, and I just watched a movie to keep my mind off the game," Slater told Channel Nine.
Storm fans were happy to see Billy Slater back in action. (AAP)
"I was a little bit rusty out there but I'm just so happy to finish the game. I was more nervous today than I was for my debut game so just really pleased to come through the other side.
"Just running out, and warming up, sitting on the bench, I just couldn't wait to get out there today and that's why we play the game, I just wanted to enjoy myself.
"I've missed that for two years now. I love the game and I'm looking forward to playing the rest of the year."
Slater managed only seven games in 2015 after being crunched in a tackle by Warriors winger Manu Vatuvei, and lasted only the opening game of 2016 before undergoing surgery again.
Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy elected to err on the side of caution against the Broncos and started Slater on the bench before the call came in the 28th minute to join the action as Smith lined up for a penalty goal.
Slater said the decision was made in line with his lack of game time and match fitness over the last two years, and to protect him from the opening exchanges.
"I forgot how hard it was, it's a tough game and that's why we work really hard in the pre-season," Slater said.
"(I was) a little bit rusty there in attack, I dropped a few balls that I'm disappointed with but it's my first game for a long time so I'll forgive myself.
"I'll just try and sharpen up on those things during the week and my fitness is going to come, match fitness, the more games I play, the better I'll get there.
"I'm just happy to finish the game."
The home town crowd gave him a standing ovation and Slater was quick to spring into action and chat to a few of his teammates with the match evenly poised.
"The thing about Billy Slater is that in 2015 in Origin II he did his shoulder," Channel Nine commentator Brad Fittler said.
"Since that day he's had two shoulder reconstructions. In two months and 29 days he turns 34.
"You know it's all about attention to detail with Billy when you're talking to his trainers, they were just saying how focussed he was through the whole process.
"It's been 373 days, 23 hours and 42 minutes since Billy Slater last played."
Slater passed his first test with aplomb after defusing a high ball and charging back into the defensive line.
There was some evidence of ring rust after a backline move broke down when his pass went to ground but he ran with confidence and wasn't afraid of contact.
He threw the final pass for Will Chambers to score a try in the second half, only to have it disallowed after the bunker controversially ruled the Storm centre had lost control of the ball.
"It was a great ovation for him and it was a good atmosphere," Channel Nine commentator Darren Lockyer said.
"People stood up and clapped and he deserves that. He's been down here for a long time and he's had a lot of success here so good to see him out there and he's had some great touches."
Channel Nine's Andrew Johns added: "It's what he's doing off the ball, you can see him communicating to Smith and the forwards.
"It will take him a couple of weeks but he'll get back to his best."