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Nebraska hosts math leaders to spur women earning doctorates
A mathematician might express the situation like this: 0.25 XY(PhD) = XX(PhD). In linguistic terms: American women earn four times fewer doctorates in math than do men.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Judy Walker has spearheaded a gathering of leaders from more than 20 universities and colleges, several prominent math societies, the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency to help rewrite that equation.
From June 8-10, Walker's team will drive conversations and share results from its ongoing NSF-funded research into the strengths of existing female-oriented math initiatives. Identifying those strengths will inform the design of educational models that more effectively recruit women to math and keep them in the discipline.
The meeting, which takes place at Brace Laboratory, will begin the process of brainstorming "prototype projects" that incorporate the lessons Walker's team has gleaned from existing initiatives.
"We want to empower the meeting participants to act on what they've heard," said Walker, the Aaron Douglas Professor of Mathematics and vice chancellor for faculty and academic affairs.
Walker co-founded one of those existing initiatives, the annual Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics, in 1999, a year after the university's Department of Mathematics became the first to win a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
"Nebraska's mathematics department has a strong national reputation for being a department in which women can, and do, succeed," Walker said. "It is not uncommon for me to hear things like, 'Unfortunately, not every math department is like Nebraska's,' when people are talking about support for women in math. We really are the exemplar nationally for mathematics graduate programs that are successful with women students."
In late 2016, Walker's team earned one of 37 grants funded through the NSF's new INCLUDES program, which aims to address the underrepresentation of women and minority leaders across science, technology, engineering and math. The result: a two-year project named Women Achieving Through Community Hubs in the United States, or WATCH US, that spurred the formation of the June meeting.
Walker credited Patricia Wonch Hill, Mindy Anderson-Knott and the university's Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Consortium with helping to bring the project and meeting to fruition.
"A few of us who have been involved in these types of programs for many years realized it would be an opportunity for us to join forces, learn from each other, and, ideally, move forward with new ideas that could reach a wider audience and really move the needle on this problem," Walker said.
The WATCH US meeting will assemble department and graduate chairs from the Big Ten universities of Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Purdue and Rutgers, alongside other doctorate-granting institutions that include the University of California-Irvine and the University of Virginia. Representatives from the historically black Spelman College and Howard University will attend, as will those from undergraduate institutions such as Harvey Mudd College, Bryn Mawr College and Loyola Marymount University.
Walker's team also recruited the participation of leaders from the nation's most prominent professional societies for doctorate-holding mathematicians: the American Mathematical Society, the Mathematical Association of America, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and the Association for Women in Mathematics.
"One goal of our project is to transfer ownership of the problem from a select group of mostly women mathematicians to the mathematics community as a whole," Walker said. "Bringing this group together will be a first step in that direction."


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- Mary C. Daly, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
- Laura Choi, Senior Vice President, Public Engagement, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Mary Daly:
Good morning and welcome. Thank you so much for joining us for this event. I know it goes without saying that the topic of equitable access to capital is critical and demands our very best work and attention. And I'm looking so forward to hearing what we have to say today, what the webinar teaches us, and what our direction will be moving forward. Now before we begin though, I want to say a few things about the importance of this topic.
In my role as a Federal Reserve Bank President, and by the way, if you don't know me, I'm Mary Daly, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. But in my role as President of the Federal Reserve Bank and member of the Federal Open Market Committee, every day, literally, I'm asked about the outlook for the economy, how we're doing, where we're going, and what's going to happen in the future. And over the past 18 months, the answer has been sad and simple. It's been singular. As goes COVID so goes the economy.
But as I was reflecting on this conference and what I wanted to say, I realized I could have just as easily said over these past 18 months, "As goes small business, so goes our economy," because in many ways, every way, small businesses have been on the front lines, bearing the burdens of shuttering, partially reopening, shuttering again, all the while managing the daily disruptions that COVID has brought to us and the regular challenges, the everyday challenges of running a small business in the first place. And needless to say, it's been hard and some haven't made it. And this, the struggle of these businesses over this time has been hard on the overall economy and in particular on the communities that small businesses serve.
I live in Oakland, California, and I see this literally every day. I walk up and down the streets and I saw the signs early on about small businesses shuttering, and we'll come back, and then some came back and then some put their signs back up and we shut and then some left altogether. And watching how that affected the community and the resiliency of the community, it was a stark reminder that small businesses really matter.
But the data tell us that too. They tell us that even though these businesses are small, they play a large role in supporting jobs and supporting growth. The facts amplify what I see day to day in my own community. Small businesses employ about half of all private sector employees in the US, and they are key driver of growth and innovation and resiliency. Those people who are open when you walk up and down the street, the people who are always there when you need something from your local vendor, they're there.
And when you put it that way, small businesses are an essential pillar of a thriving economy. And it's through that lens, this essential pillar of a thriving economy, that the persistent fact that we have unequal access to capital to support, maintain, and open businesses, that some can get it and some can not. That is not just a problem that's painful. It's a problem that's bridling our economy.
And while gaps in access by race, ethnicity, and gender have been around for a long time in our financial system. In fact, I've probably been to a dozen or more seminars and conferences about how we might solve it. The pandemic has been a stark reminder that the financial system works better for some than it does for others.
And so the question we bring ourselves to today is what can we do about it? And importantly, I'd like to say that this webinar is not about what we can tell each other about why it doesn't work, but importantly, about what we can do to make sure that we're not having another webinar five years from now that still talks about why it doesn't work.
Now, as many of you know, the Federal Reserve plays an important role in supporting access to credit for small businesses. Our supervisory work impacts everything from the way banks assess the risks for small businesses, how they think about those, to the economics of making small dollar loans. And we also play an important role in thinking about programs like the Community Reinvestment Act. And we've worked hard with other regulators to modernize CRA, so that it better fits the economic landscape and the needs that we see coming, not just today, but emerging in the future.
And we are there in emergencies. For example, when COVID-19 arrived, in collaboration with the Treasury, we took unprecedented steps to support lending to small businesses by providing liquidity to the Paycheck Protection Program lenders. And we adjusted our regulations and supervisory programs to ensure that the banks, especially community banks, were there to lend to the communities and customers who needed it most.
And so as I indicated, what we ask ourselves today at this moment is not just what worked about those programs, but what more is needed to ensure that we can move closer and closer and finally to close to complete to a financial system that works for everyone. And the answers aren't always going to be clear, but the mission is. So today we will start a conversation that we know will lead to action. We want to hear firsthand, and we will, from our stakeholders about what needs to change. We've asked them all one really simple thing, be bold and candid in sharing your views, tell us what the Fed and other regulators need to do and can do to foster a more equitable financial system.
When we evaluate the success of today, it will not be judged by what we hear, but what we do with what we hear. So the listening session will just be a beginning. It allows us to take what we hear and use it as a springboard for change. And as you listen to the ideas of our webinar, and as you listen to the things that people bring to the forefront, to me, it will be very important to remember the very specific thing, that this is not just about making a fairer system for fairness' sake. That is clearly important and something we should aspire to. But at its heart, this is about making an equitable financial system that allows for better growth, promotes a healthy and stable economy that works for everyone, and importantly, delivers that kind of resiliency of community that we talked about, that I talked about at the top of the remarks.
Small businesses are the fabric of our communities. They make healthy, resilient communities. And having everybody be able to participate in that is important for the individuals, but also important for our broader economy. When more people, it's just obvious really, but when more people have an opportunity to generate and nurture their ideas, it's good for all of us. It makes the economic pie bigger, and it makes us stronger as a nation.
We are facing a moment in history where our situation demands action. And today I hope what we learn is that we have some ideas out there that are bold. And what we will need to do is listen to them and collectively decide how to act. It will take each and every one of us. It will take the private sector, the public sector, the Fed and community groups coming together to make the right decision. So my call to action for today is that anything less than action shortchanges our economy and our future. Thank you.
Laura Choi:
Thank you, President Daly for your remarks and for setting the stage for today's discussion. I'm Laura Choi, Senior Vice President of Public Engagement at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and it's a pleasure to welcome all of you today. As President Daly mentioned, the San Francisco Fed is leading this effort to listen, learn, and most importantly, take action in ways that will support all entrepreneurs and their many contributions to the economy.
Today's event will feature speakers from across the small business ecosystem, discussing both barriers and opportunities for expanding equitable access to small business credit. First, we're going to hear from organizations that work directly with underserved small business borrowers, including people of color, women, and low-income entrepreneurs. Then we'll be joined by Sheila Bair, former Chair of the FDIC who will address inclusive ways to provide financing that serves the needs of both small businesses and their lenders.
We'll round out the event with a focused discussion on what we can learn from the research on small business credit, as well as a separate panel to hear directly from different types of small business lenders.


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More than 60% of Ukrainians believe that the main calling for any woman is to give birth to children, says a survey by the Rating Sociological Group.
Some 44% of the respondents "fully agree" with a suggestion that the woman's main calling is to give birth to children. Another 20% say they "rather agree", while 20% "rather disagree" and 16% "fully disagree". Another 1% found the question difficult to answer.
At the same time, 31% of respondents fully agree that a woman is better at raising children than a man, 25% rather agree, 27% rather disagree, 16% fully disagree. Another 2% found the question difficult to answer.
Also, when asked who brings up children in their couple or family, more than half of the surveyed, 54%, said they share an equal contribution. Only 10% answered that it was done by a woman, 31% said "more often by a woman", and a mere 1% – "more often by a man".
None of the respondents opted for "only by a man" option. Another 3% chose not to answer the question.
In addition, respondents were asked if they began to spend more or less time raising children amid the pandemic.
Thus, more than half of the respondents, 58%, said the amount of time remained the same, 38% said they were spending more time raising children, and 3% said they were spending less time. Another 1% found it difficult to answer.
At the same time, 48% of the respondents completely disagree that "being a housewife for a woman is a full-fledged self-realization option," while 12% fully agree with the suggestion, another 9% "rather agree", and 30% "rather disagree". Another 1% found it difficult to answer.
The survey was conducted on February 27-28, 2021 in all regions but the temporarily occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas. A total of 1,500 respondents aged 18 and over were interviewed via phone based on a random sample of cellphone numbers).


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The cost to fill the Slurpee "cup" of choice, regardless of size, is $1.49, the average cost of a medium Slurpee drink. The cup, though, must fit upright through an in-store display with a 10-inch-diameter hole. Sorry, trash cans and inflatable swimming pools are not eligible.
"Slurpee is all about having fun, and what better way to celebrate warmer weather than by filling your favorite cup with your favorite beverage?" said Laura Gordon, 7‑Eleven vice president of marketing and brand innovation. "From sand buckets to trophies, customers can unleash their creativity by bringing in their choice of a unique, fun Slurpee cup." This is the first time BYO Cup Day has been held in the United States, although 7‑Eleven stores in Australia, Canada, the Philippines and Malaysia have held BYO Cup Days in the past. Slurpee drinks purchased during BYO Cup Day will count as a punch on 7Rewards, an expanded customer loyalty platform that rewards customers with a free beverage for every six cups purchased through the 7‑Eleven mobile app. The program includes 7‑Eleven coffee and its other hot beverages, plus Big Gulp®, Slurpee® and Chillers® drinks. If a customer already has six digital punches on their rewards card, they can redeem their free 7th drink at BYO Cup Day. |
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Freedom of expression, the cherished and indispensable right enshrined in the founding documents of both our nations, has long been a cornerstone of a strong U.S.-Benin partnership based on shared democratic values such as tolerance, mutual respect, and the peaceful resolution of differences.
From Cotonou to Washington, the hard-won freedom to think, to imagine, to speak, and to dream, is enjoyed by all our people, regardless of who they are or what they believe. Whether wielding a paintbrush or a pen, our citizens are united in their power to speak out, express themselves, and sell their vision of the future in the marketplace of ideas.
This year, in honor of the 61st anniversary of Beninese independence and the 245th anniversary of American independence, the United States Embassy and the Benin YALI Alumni Association are pleased to announce a competition to select twenty-five Beninese artists to paint the compound's planters along Marina Boulevard, with designs showcasing U.S.-Beninese friendship and telling the story of our common democratic values.
Few mediums share art's power to provoke, awe, and inspire. Examples are works like those of Beninese artist Romuald Hazoumè, whose haunting La Bouche du Roi serves as a searing but needed reminder of the evils of slavery both historical and modern; or Flag Raising on Iwo Jima by Joe Rosenthal, the iconic photograph of U.S. Marines overcoming adversity, which still evokes strong emotions among Americans nearly 76 years later. Art celebrates and memorializes the human experience in all its beauty, its pain, its abundance, and its insufficiencies. A single piece of art can convey even the most complex ideas in an instant and be universally understood even by those who do not share a common language or culture. Art can and does unite us.
In that spirit of unity, I invite Beninese artists of all backgrounds to submit designs celebrating our shared democratic freedoms and the work the people of our two nations are doing together to achieve a more healthy, secure, prosperous, and democratic world. Those selected will be invited to the Embassy to realize their artistic vision and to share their art with the world. We look forward to celebrating freedom with you.
For more information or to submit your project, please consult the following article on our website: https://bj.usembassy.gov/us-embassy-art-contest/


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It's the social network which has made billions by gathering huge amounts of information about its users and selling this data to advertisers.
Now a patent has emerged which shows Facebook is developing a robot capable of spying on people in their own homes.
It has been granted a patent for a 'self-balancing robot' fitted with cameras and microphones.
Zuckerberg's surveillance-bot can speed along on three wheels before standing aloft on two wheels.
Experts said it would probably be very expensive and is likely to be used as a corporate 'telepresence robot', which is the name for machines used to interact with humans.
It would be a very creepy machine to invite into your home, because it can shoot film and record sound.
The design of the machine is undoubtedly impressive, but the implications are terrifying because Facebook appears to be dead set on carrying out the sort of home surveillance familiar to readers of George Orwell's 1984.
It is rumoured to be working on its gadget that's been compared to a telescreen, a fictional device which the oppressive rulers of Oceania used to closely monitor and repress citizens.
Zuckerberg's first ever piece of consumer hardware will be called Portal and cost $499 (£368).
The device will feature a 15inch screen, microphones and a wide-angle camera with facial recognition.
The gadget has been designed by a shadowy Facebook department called Building 8 that's also working on mind-reading technology.
And if you think that sounds scary, wait until you hear rumours that the billionaire founder of Facebook is planning to run for President.
If Zuckerberg was to run for office and use Facebook to promote the campaign, he'd be able to manipulate voters so effectively that he'd be almost unbeatable.
Big Zucker is watching.
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Jules has demonstrated an adequate level of competence in creating, continuing and recording number patterns for two of the four operations. A variety of strategies have been used and the patterns are mostly accurate. There is some evidence of complexity in the pictorial pattern that increases by threes. Simple generalisations about patterns have been made but more mathematical terminology could be used. To improve, Jules could include more complex number patterns involving multiplication and division. This work sample demonstrates characteristics of work typically produced by a student performing at grade C standard midway through Stage 2.
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The student has a sound knowledge and understanding of the main areas of content and has achieved an adequate level of competence in the processes and skills.Foundation Statement strands
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Students ask questions and use appropriate mental or written strategies, and technology, to solve problems. They use appropriate terminology to describe and link mathematical ideas, check statements for accuracy and explain reasoning. - Patterns and Algebra
Students generate, describe and record number patterns and relate multiplication and division facts to at least 10 x 10.


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Jul 18, 2020
On this weeks special Bonus show! Toni-Ann was lucky enough to be able to attend the AP Preview in Animal Kingdom and tells us all about her trip!
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The order consists of 33 three-car and 25 four-car vehicles and will expand the NS Sprinter fleet. With the first trains due to enter service in December 2016, NS is aiming for quick delivery of the trains to cope with increasing passenger volumes, particularly from students who are eligible for free or reduced fares when using public transport.
NS said in December 2014 that it was planning to award Stadler the contract for the trains which it says will supplement the €510m order for 118 Civity EMUs from CAF placed that month. CAF will begin delivery of these vehicles in 2018.
The Flirts will feature 32 seats in first class and 170 in second class and will be fitted with ETCS. Passengers will benefit from real-time travel information, and electrical and USB sockets in both first and second class. The trains will also meet requirements for passengers with reduced mobility.


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Early-Career Scholar Forum
The Switch to Cashless Payments: Evidence from Japan's Point Reward Program
- 日時
- Friday, 18 June 2021 | 12:15 - 13:00 (JST)
- 会場
- Zoom Webinar
- 言語
- English
- 登壇者
- Toshiaki Shoji Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Seikei University
- 司会
- Sawako Shirahase TCJS Director
- イベント概要
This paper uses credit card transaction data and examines the impact of Japan's point reward program for cashless payments. The main findings are as follows. First, the program increased the payment amount by 48-64 percent and the number of card users by 16-18 percent. Second, these impacts persisted even during the COVID-19 outbreak in April and May 2020 and after the program (in July 2020). Third, the program had larger impacts on firms that introduced payment machines after the program started than those already had payment machines.


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Central blood pressure is a predictor of the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the effects of resistance training (RT) on central blood pressure are largely unknown. This study explored the effects of high-intensity RT on central blood pressure, indices of arterial stiffness and wave reflection and inflammatory/atherogenic markers in overweight or obese, sedentary young men. Thirty-six participants were randomized to RT (12 weeks of training, 3/wk, n=28) or control groups (C, 12 weeks of no training, n=8) and assessed for changes in central and brachial blood pressures, augmentation index (AIx), carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV), carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), body composition, lipids and inflammatory/atherogenic markers. High-intensity RT resulted in decreased central and brachial systolic/diastolic blood pressures (all P≤0.03), despite not altering AIx (P=0.34) or cfPWV (P=0.43). The vascular endothelial growth factor increased (P=0.03) after RT, without any change in cIMT, C-reactive protein, oxidized LDL (oxLDL) or other inflammatory markers (all P≥0.1). Changes in the central systolic blood pressure (cSBP) were positively correlated with changes in oxLDL (r=0.42, P=0.03) and soluble E-selectin (r=0.41, P=0.04). In overweight/obese young men, high-intensity RT decreases cSBP, independently of weight loss and changes in arterial stiffness. The cardioprotective effects of RT may be related to effects on central blood pressure.
Original language | English (US) |
Pages (from-to) | 157-164 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Human Hypertension |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
- arterial stiffness
- blood pressure
- exercise
- strength training
- wave reflection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Internal Medicine


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Artificial Gender Intelligence
An exploration of future gender identities, through the lens of technology.
As a western society with fairly traditional views, England as a whole has moderately outdated views on what gender is as a concept (Woods 1995). Even with progressive views speaking of non-binary people or trans people; there is still some element of binary or even a linear spectrum. When realistically gender is a performance, which yes, we already know. So how do we begin to break this down in the future?
Technology, maybe? I guess? If we can program a being to have no preconceptions of gender, sex, or its implications, how will it differ¹? What does it mean to be truly genderless? Furthermore, what happens to my perception of gender and my identity, when my body is solely mechanical and doesn't "represent" any traditional idea of gender?
AI is sexless due to it having no reproductive system… as of yet. But this is just because this is the way we (humans) have created them. To speculate an autonomous AI being that can reproduce other beings (spawn) similar to itself seems far-fetched, due to AI's not having a desire for immortality. Because essentially they are immortal, the only cause of death could be running out of power. But even then, the power could be restored and the programme could be resumed. Which is AI's fundamental difference to humans, we are mortal, socially influenced, egotistical, and primitive beings (among other things). This is the main reason we as humans have created AI's in the image of ourself, with gendered attributes², and relatable features to make them seem approachable or somewhat likeable. Because anything inhuman should be deemed as unorthodox, otherworldly and just too scary. Which seems strange seeing as aforementioned, AI are sexless beings, but gendering them, in turn, makes them sexualised. But this is not just to make them relatable, traditionally servant robots are made to have female attributes, and female names, and security bots are given the opposite. Such as Joan and John the security robots (Harris, 2013), both exactly the same other than their name and voice. But John "was considered more useful and more acceptable as a security bot than his female twin" (Turk, 2014). Which clearly shows us not even sexless robots escape sexism.
But as society begins to have more complex and different concepts of gender identity, will we start to input these attributes into cyborg³ bodies. For example: in the future, my human body is expiring, and I have the option to upload my mind and memories to a mechanical body. My mind will sit inside a vehicle that I will control as if it was my own body. But this vehicle does not have to look like what could be, or would be, considered human. So how do I choose a vehicle to represent me? I personally wouldn't. I would choose a vehicle that would give me abilities that I did not possess within my human body.
A Cyborg—similar in nature to AI—however, is essentially a human mind encased within a mechanical body, controlling itself. Whereas AI is a computer programme created by humans to convey intelligence that is usually exclusive to humans or intelligent organisms, such as; reasoning, planning, communication, and learning. In contrast to my point of how would I choose my cyborg vehicle, how would AI choose to manifest itself once it becomes able to build its own personality and identity⁴? Similar to how Siri responds when asking what gender it identifies as; they don't bother trying to explain, it just tells me they exist outside of my human concept of gender. Clearly acknowledging that I will not even be able to comprehend its identity, so why bother trying to explain it. This stance of identity resonates with me personally; as I don't feel that anyone can fully understand someone's internal personal identity—someone will often be able to relate to some parts of another's identity but not in whole. When I lose my human body and I'm implanted into a mechanical vehicle⁵. It is possible to imagine that I will transcend gender. As someone who identifies as non-binary, when I'm no longer inhibited by the preconceptions of my features, which are either read as masculine or feminine. I can begin to present my true and authentic self, unaffected by my current features, due to being unrecognisable as human (Chang, 2012).
When these masculine and feminine anchor points do not exist for identity to have a rooted foundation, and the years of history that have produced inequality of the sexes are preconceptions that are not even slightly relatable, due to humans being encased within a transhuman⁶ or even posthuman⁷ "body"; it is not impossible to dream of a world that isn't plagued by the dualities and oppositions that we currently know of.
Jason Hopkins⁸ uses 3D rendering to imagine what these structures could look like in a post-human form. The structures he creates resembles nothing of the current human form, but the organic shapes of the flesh textured structures he makes somehow construe as something that could possibly be human. This visualises the way I speak of not having any physical "anchor points." However, the shape and configuration we take with these architectural posthuman forms will probably have some indication of personality, just in the way we use fashion to give a visual identity. This is providing that it will be as easy to modify our posthuman forms as it is within second world or even The Sims (2016). In similarity, cyborgs may convey a visual identity with the parts and mechanics they choose to construct their "body" with. I particularly like Hopkins style of visualising these organisms as he has veered away from the traditional retrofuturistic style of speculating on the future. Instead, he has created his own alternative version of the future. I also take interest in the way he combines these organic forms with contrasting metal, geometric, architectural structures. Which is an interesting way to visualise organic beings becoming one with constructed frames. With the being growing into and around the structure like a vine plant on a wall. Creating a new hybrid of organic and constructed forms, Hopkins is giving himself limitless ways to visually construct the visual identities of the post-human beings he creates.
If we adopt a similar way of thinking and constructing our post-human bodies, how will this change the way we think about our own genders? I would like to speculate that gender will not be a concept once we have these individualistic and personalised vehicles which we call our bodies, and with the aid of simple modification or customisation to visual modular structure, we will have a much more fluid sense of identity. In the event that gender is still a concept that is in practice, it is most probable that we will have a much different set of ideas about it. This would vary greatly on whether in this future we will have sexual and reproductive organs. In turn affecting whether we will still have sexualities, and even relationships. Each one of these options create a different possibility for what could be the future. It is almost impossible to predict, but AIs show us a possible future reality.
What lays outside of the human perception of gender, over transgressed boundaries (Haraway, 1991)? What does Siri know that I don't?
Siri is cased within a vehicle (the iPhone) that has no resemblance to the human race (nor gender), other than that of its humanoid voice, of which can be changed at will to a different accent or pitch. This change in pitch is labelled as "gender," with only two options to choose from; Male or Female. Obviously, this doesn't change any internal identity within Siri, nor does it change any of Siri's physical attributes (whether internal or external). But it does change the users experience with Siri⁹. Siri knows it does not need a gender, so why should it have the desire to give itself a gender? The answer to this would be that Siri is not programmed to be influenced by social conformity, or to have a gender at all, meaning it has no interest in identifying itself with a group or category, making it the ultimate social deviant (Merton, 1936) within a human society. I can relate to this in a way, on a more organic way I guess. Through the way I have been raised in an environment, instead of being programmed. But I would never be able to be as socially deviant as Siri as I would most likely be classed as insane. Because of not having the preconceived notions of gender or self-representation (Goffman, 1959) Siri will be able to think outside of our human concept of gender. The walls that we have built to categorise and define people, are now containing us. Even as we have become a much more individualistic society (Rothwell, 2010), the destruction of these walls are just as hard and take as long as the creation of them.
My main hope for my cyborg future is that I can have a vehicle to case my mind that transcends all gender, race, and humanity. Just so I may be able to see and create beyond these barriers, to make something that may be somewhat new and original.
Because in this current stagnant physical state that I remain in, it is hard to imagine a situation where I exist wholly outside of the gender binary. With my human body, I will always be called him for my facial hair, and her for the way my hips move when I walk. But cyborgs can stop hair growth with a quick reprogramming, and I will not need hips when I can hover.
- I realise this sounds an awful lot like brain washing after reading back over this. But I guess this is always an option for an alternative future too.
- Things like traditionally gendered voices, gendered names, pronouns, and bodies that are sexualised to a degree of being hyper-gendered.
- In reference to the term "cyborg" I am speaking of a being that has an organic human mind and body with mechanical elements whether in whole or in part. An example of this would be the character RoboCop from the film RoboCop (1987). A cyborg is not to be confused with "robot"; a mechanical being with an artificial mind. If this robot takes the appearance of a human it can be defined as an "android," an example of this would be Roy Batty from Blade Runner (1982).
- Think of a similar AI system to that portrayed in Her (2013) by Spike Jonze; where artificial emotions and free will are within the AIs capabilities. Making it easy for humans to coexist with and even sympathise with, due to it being virtually indistinguishable from a human.
- This transferring of a brain is called Whole brain emulation (WBE): "The basic idea is to take a particular brain, scan its structure in detail, and construct a software model of it that is so faithful to the original that, when run on appropriate hardware, it will behave in essentially the same way as the original brain." (Sandberg & Bostrom, 2008)
- "Transhumanism is a loosely defined movement that has developed gradually over the past two decades. It promotes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and evaluating the opportunities for enhancing the human condition and the human organism opened up by the advancement of technology." (Bostrom, 2005)
- "[Posthumans are] people who, through genetic manipulation, the use of stem cells, or other biointervention, have had their ability to remain healthy and active extended beyond what we would consider normal. Their cognitive powers (memory, deductive thought and other intellectual capabilities, as well as their artistic and creative powers) would far outstrip our own." (Cohen, 2013)
- For more examples of Hopkins' work, click here.
- How we as humans interact with Siri is influenced heavily by the voice we choose it to have. An example of this is talked specifically about here (Bosker, 2013).
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Credit: Arbor Day Foundation
Yelm's 22nd Arbor Day Celebration announced by Mayor Foster
Friday, April 27th, 11AM, Yelm Community Center & Yelm City Park
Program: an art walk, music performances by our schools' bands and choirs, plus the planting of a tree gifted from Arbor Day sister city Lacey Mayor Andy Ryder. The public is invited to join.
From the City of Yelm:
"The City of Yelm has been recognized by the Washington Department of Natural Resources and the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City since 1997. To achieve the recognition, four standards must be met each year, one of which is a proclamation and observation of Arbor Day.
Yelm's Arbor Day is organized by the Tree Advisory Board, representing civic leaders, educators, and private citizens. The Arbor Day celebration is an event involves presenting Yelm's sister city, Lacey, a tree, recognizing local students talents, and local school bands and choirs. Yelm's Arbor day is one of the largest in the State and is held the last friday (sic) in April at Yelm City Park."
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Field Research in Thailand 2013
August 12th to 23rd, 2013
The "Field Research in Thailand" program was carried out with the cooperation of Thammasat University, one of our Partner Universities, as well as Chiang Mai University, and ten graduate students from the Graduate Schools of Economics, Agriculture, and Asian and African Area Studies participated in it.
The first half of the program was held at Thammasat University in Bangkok, where students were given lectures on the topics of culture, politics, and economies by professors from the Faculty of Economics and the Pridi Banomyong International College (PBIC), as well as a former President of the Thai Parliament and Advisor to the Prime Minister, and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs in Thailand. Students also visited facilities related to each lecture topic.
On the third day, which was devoted to the topic of business, Mr. Nobuyuki Ishii, Secretary-General of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok, gave a lecture on the situation of Japanese companies in Thailand, which was followed by a visit to a typical Thai conglomerate, the CP Group. At the Student Workshop held at Thammasat University on the fourth day, all Kyoto University students as well as graduate students in the Thammasat University Faculty of Economics International Programme gave presentations on their research themes, with the addition of graduate students from PBIC Master's programme in ASEAN studies, and there was a lively discussion.
For the second half of the programme, from the seventh to tenth days, the students travelled to Chiang Mai in order to deepen their understanding of the politics, economies, and culture of northern Thailand, which has been becoming increasingly important in recent years. Rich lectures by staff and faculty from the Thai Ministry of Commerce's Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) in Chiang Mai, and Chiang Mai University provided the students with some basic knowledge, and they visited and conducted interviews at factories located in the outskirts of Chiang Mai belonging to some of the major Japanese corporations, as well as a local food company and its contracted soybean farmers.
The participating students then returned home following a very busy ten-day tour that included fieldwork in both urban and rural areas. This program is scheduled to continue after this year.
- Prof. HISANO Shuji
- Assist. Prof. John LAMBINO
Students of Graduate School of Economics (EA Course Programme)
- FANG Yingying
- JI Huageng
- JUNG Sungwoong
- PARK Sungbok
- Akkharaphon THONGPOON
- ZHAI Yalei
- ZHANG Dongyang
Student of Graduate School of Economics (General Programme)
- HIRAGA Midori
Student of Graduate School of Agriculture
- IWASHIMA Fumi
Student of Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies
- YOSHIDA Yuki
Related Link
Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit (KUASU) http://www.kuasu.cpier.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/


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TAMPA, FL – Jorge J. Ugarte has joined RE/MAX Alliance Group as a Realtor in the South Tampa office. Formerly with Florida Executive Realty, he specializes in investment properties, residential sales and property management.
As a 28-year resident of the Tampa Bay area with 18 years of real estate experience, Ugarte brings extensive knowledge of the market, strong negotiation skills and marketing expertise. He has an entrepreneurial background as the former owner of four businesses.
Ugarte is active in the business community, previously serving on the board of directors of the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund. He was former chair of the Gasparilla Committee for the Carrollwood Area Business Association. He is also a member of the Elks Lodge and served as past PTA president for his children's schools. He enjoys kayaking, tennis, running, working out, frequenting the area beaches and meeting new people.
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- How do you feel when working as a team?
A successful team is one which everyone's unique skills and strengths help the team achieve a shared goal in the most effective way. Therefore, in our team, we share the same value, cooperate well with each other, and enjoy working in this environment.
- What makes your teamwork successful?
We implemented a system to help organize the communication among coworkers to enhance our productivity as a team. It helped us delegate tasks more easily, which led to earlier completion dates.
- What did you enjoy the most while working at AEONMALL Vietnam?
Ms. Ngoc Ha: During my time working at AEONMALL Vietnam, I deeply appreciate the humanity of a company whose policies pay much attention to its employees.
Ms. Phung Kieu: I enjoy the teamwork of my team the most. We are close to each other and support each other. I am very proud of what we achieved together in the past and eager to witness what we can achieve in the future.
Ms. Thu Phuong: I receive great guidance, continuous support, and updated knowledge to complete all of my assigned tasks confidently. Also, I can proactively share my opinions to team members for effective teamwork.
Ms. Thao My: I have the opportunity to work with many brands in the retail market. I get to know better about their business model and stories of each partner. Thereby, I keen on working in retail market and improving my negotiation skills for leasing.
- What do you find the most challenging at AEONMALL Vietnam?
Ms. Dieu Anh: AEONMALL Vietnam has opened new malls consecutively since I started working here 2 years ago, therefore I find it quite challenging to strengthen working skills and self-development to achieve the same goal at such fast pace.
Ms. Phung Kieu: Every staff have to be always prepared to catch up with unexpected changes. I think this is the most challenging but also the most interesting part in our job.
Ms. Thao My: All jobs need high requirements. Although it causes pressure, it also brings the motivation for me to improve myself and complete the job better.
Ms. Ngoc Anh: The most difficult thing is to be creative constantly. In order to fulfill tasks from the company and make partners and customers satisfied, we have to come up with new ideas and concepts always.
- What has been your most memorable work results at AEONMALL Vietnam since the beginning?
Ms. Ngoc Ha: I have experienced many projects together with Leasing team, but I still remember being so emotional when working until mid-night when opening the 1st AEON MALL , it is such a beautiful memory for me.
Ms. Dieu Anh: Joining at the last phase of AEON MALL Ha Dong project but I felt so proud of Leasing team to create an ideal zoning and tenancy mix for a whole new mall. And I also admire the strong corporation spirit amongst my team members.
Ms. Phung Kieu: The successfully opening of AEON MALL Hai Phong Le Chan is really an outstanding highlight point in the time of Covid-affected in 2020, leasing in this period was the most challenging tasks ever, thus it became my most favorite work result.
Ms. Thao My: AEON MALL Hai Phong Le Chan reached more than 90% of the stores when opening is my most memorable work result. I was able to participate in this project from the beginning. This project took place during the Covid-19 period, we could not foresee or follow the original plan, so all this job was so much harder than any projects I did before.
- What have you gained from working at AEONMALL Vietnam?
Ms. Ngoc Ha: I have gained a lot during the time, especially experience of professional retailer and human management. These are precious knowledge in both profession and daily life
Ms. Dieu Anh: Working in this field encourages me to be consistent in decision making, flexible in new plans and lastly be more patient.
Ms. Phung Kieu: Shopping mall business is a really challenging and interesting area to work on. I have learnt to listen, to analyze, to support internal team as well as our company's partners.
Ms. Thu Phuong: AEONMALL Vietnam is the first Japanese company I have joined. Thanks to the enthusiastic guidance and support from my managers, leaders, and colleagues, I can learn to be more professional, and cooperate effectively with my team to gain best results.
Ms. Thao My: I have learned to anticipate problems happening, think of ways to solve them, instead of relying on others.
- What is on your wish list for the next 3 years with AEONMALL Vietnam?
Ms. Ngoc Ha: I want to have chance to create new and meaningful values for retail in Vietnam. In the future, AEONMALL Vietnam can develop and manage a new pattern of shopping mall.
Ms. Dieu Anh: I wish there will be more new brands corporate with AEONMALL and tenants have high sales result at our malls.
Ms. Phung Kieu: I wish to build my leadership skills. I believe that by being a leader, I can contribute more to our company and support more to the partners and team members. I also hope that AEON MALL will overcome all the difficulties and move forwards with our big plan, my team is working hard every day to get ready for many upcoming projects.
Ms. Thao My: I hope in the next 3 years, I can be assigned to be a Project Leader of a project. Then I will have the opportunity to learn more about the retail market.
Ms. Ngoc Anh: I will challenge myself in new areas where AEON MALL will set foot in the future, then constantly learn to bring meaningful values to the company and the community.


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Both RPA and AI have been gaining popularity among entrepreneurs for the last decade, especially AI, which became a synonym for almost every tech innovation that's been made since 2010. Automation and intelligence associate with the same idea of simply 'things get done without people' but in two different ways.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) mimics the actions of a human working in different apps and platforms using a keyboard and a mouse. It is the version of your perfect employee that accurately performs repetitive tasks. RPA strictly follows an algorithm created by people for it to execute assignments. Artificial Intelligence, on the other hand, works with enormous volumes of data, which it converts into actionable insights by detecting any underlying patterns and connections.
In other words, RPA mimics people's actions, while AI strives to replicate the human decision-making process. It is like a thinker VS doer.
Another difference between RPA and AI lies in their focus.
RPA is process-driven — it automates routine, rule-based processes that generally require interaction with multiple IT systems simultaneously. Successful RPA implementation requires choosing processes for automation.
Check out one of earlier #RPA101 articles where we discussed
Which processes to automate?
AI focuses on good quality data. It has to have data to train Machine Learning algorithms with ensuring these samples are of good quality, making sure the output is representative of the data set, among others.
After that, the task is to select an appropriate ML algorithm, and then train the algorithm sufficiently so that it can recognize new similar documents faster and more accurately than a human could.
It is not that one system is better than the other. Each has its specific
use cases.
In the near future we will probably see cognitive RPA which will be much closer to the idea of AI, but for now RPA and AI are two different stages of automation not only to classify them but also to understand which is the best for a particular project
If you're considering the implementation of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) into your workflow with fully remote team, either because of the current COVID-19 pandemic or any other reasons - we are here to support you.
or more examples of business processes that can be automated reach out to our automation experts for personal discussion.


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Can you create Video Photo Slideshows with music & titles?
Whether it's for a 21st or 60th birthday party, a work presentation or even a funeral or memorial service for a loved one, many people are now using Photo Slideshows to bring their images to life. One of the questions we're often asked is "Can you create Video Photo Slideshows including background music and titles?".
The answer is: Yes!
Big Egg Media can help you create a personal and professional slideshow that will impress your friends and family and become a precious memento for the future.
Keep reading to learn about the 2 main aspects to creating the perfect video photo slideshow.
We can scan anything!
First, we take care of any scanning that needs to be done, including photos of any size, slides, negatives and even oddformats of film. These will be scanned into our system using our high quality scanning process which includes a surface clean and dust removal, a sharpening of each image, and a colour restoration where necessary. Although these images will be included in the slideshow, don't worry, we'll also supply them to you separately as high quality JPG files on a CD or USB.
Second, we will go about producing the slideshow itself, starting with assembling any digital images you already have (ideally supplied to us on a CD or USB) along with the scanned images.
How the slideshow is structured is entirely up to you, and we work closely with you to help develop an appropriate order, along with timings and transitions between images. You might have an exact order and layout in mind, or alternatively be completely happy to let us arrange everything for you.
Bring Your Images to Life!
Once the images have been arranged, it's time to talk background music, titles and effects!
We can use music supplied by you or can source music as requested. You may want the images to fit to 1 whole song, or you might want small snippets of a few songs, something which can be a great way to retain viewer interest or change the 'mood' of the slideshow to match the images on the screen. Most customers will pick meaningful songs that represent the person or theme of the slideshow, but we can also recommend some favourites that work well in various situations.
While a simple start and end title is usually adequate, we can create complex title overlays including different fonts and motion title screens for the ultimate WOW factor.
We can produce the final Slideshow video to DVD or to video file, depending on your requirements. Want more DVD copies? No problem! We can accommodate both small and large runs of DVDs to suit your exact needs and can also design stunning DVD covers and labels for a personalised look.
If you can imagine it, Big Egg can do it! What are you waiting for? Now is the time to preserve your photos, slides and negatives in the most impressive way possible!
We create Photo Slideshows for:
- 18th & 21st Birthday parties (we can include embarrassing video clips too!)
- Funeral and Memorial services
- Milestone Birthday events and parties
- Work & School Presentations
- Anniversary gifts
- Wedding Ceremonies & Receptions
- Family gatherings
- and more!
Contact Big Egg Media today to discuss your next Photo Slideshow project! Based in Adelaide, servicing Australia wide.
Please feel free to post any questions or comments below, or check out some of our related blog posts on image storage and scanning technology.
Thanks for reading
– Gareth


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AML provides explicit, application-aware memory management for deep memory systems. It offers a collection of building blocks that are generic, customizable, and composable. Applications can specialize the implementation of each offered abstraction and can mix and match the components as needed. AML can be used to create, for example, a software-managed scratchpad for multilevel DRAM hierarchy such as HBM and DDR. Such a scratchpad provides applications with a memory region with a predictable high performance for critical data structures.
We provide applications and runtimes with a descriptive API for data access, where all data placement decisions are explicit, and so is the movement of data between different memory types. At the same time, the API does abstract the memory topology and other device complexities. We focus on optimizing data locality for current and future hardware generations; applications provide insights for static allocations, and we can also dynamically and asynchronously remap to optimize for a particular data layout or to best take advantage of the memory hierarchy.
The first figure depicts the major components of AML, which include the following:
- Topology & hardware management (dependent on NUMA, hwloc, and SICM)
- Data layout descriptions (application-specific)
- Tiling schemes (including ghost areas)
- Data movement facilities (currently primarily
) - Pipelining helpers (scratchpad, asynchronous requests)
We conducted an experiment on an Intel Knights Landing system running in
flat/quad mode to verify the effectiveness of the AML prefetching using a
custom DGEMM implementation, which uses pipelining to move data between DDR
and MCDRAM, OpenMP tasks, and an inner kernel autotuned for AVX2. We
compared prefetching against two static allocation approaches: one where
all the data is in the regular DDR memory and one where it is optimally
distributed between DDR and MCDRAM. As shown in the second figure, the
prefetcher achieves performance equal to or better than that of the optimal
static allocation on inputs that exceed the capacity of MCDRAM.
More information on AML can be found in its documentation on Read the Docs. For a complete list of AML-related resources, check the For Developers page.
Swann Perarnau, Brice Videau (ANL)


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The game follows the storyline of the first Zombie Age 2 where you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night with the zombie apocalypse suddenly erupted. Being one among the few who don't get infected by the virus. You must now defend your house from hordes of zombie attacks.
In this second installment of the series, the zombies have now completely controlled the city with everyone around you slowly turning into piles of meat. Not to mention that, the house is also running out of supplies and the zombies are also getting more enraged. Knowing that the house is no longer defendable, you've made your decision to head out and deal with the zombies on your own.
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Beautiful Shaker Card
Linda here to share a Beautiful Shaker Card that I created for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog using Brutus|Monroe products.
The challenge is to use a Cricut cut on the project. I used the Yellow Frame from Stand & Salute to make a shaker card. I paired this with the Botanical Background and the Beautiful Stamp set. The shaker card is filled with Sequin butterflies as well as other sequins and beedz.
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Botanical Background
Beautiful Stamp Set
Embossing Ink
Clear Embossing Powder
Black Embossing Powder
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Butterfly Sequins
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Here is a video showing how the card was made.
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Our Student Will Complete her Cooperative Education at ICC (International Criminal Court)
5 YEAR(S) AGOZeynep Öztop, one of our students from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at TOBB ETU, was chosen for an internship at the International Criminal Court-ICC in The Hague, Netherlands. Öztop will complete two cooperative education terms at ICC, one of the leading institutions of international law.
Ms. Öztop completed her first internship at Permanent Mission of the Republic of Turkey to WTO and UN Office in Geneva. After her first internship, she made an internship application individually from the official online portal of the ICC. She included an article she wrote about the role of ICC in preventing genocide which was inspired by an exhibition organized by Anne Frank House. Her aplication was successful and she got admitted.
Ahead of this success, she attended the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body and Bosnia – Herzegovina's Membership Process meetings. In addition, she was included in The World Intellectual Property Organization's meetings conducted with Association of Trademark and Patent Attorneys. In the second part of her cooperative education, she attended the meetings of the UN Human Rights Council for a month and had the opportunity to make declarations on behalf of our country during the adoption of the resolution plans.
Zeynep Öztop plans to continue her human rights activities through cooperative education with the ICC. We wholeheartedly congratulate our student and wish her success in her future work.
Zeynep Öztop's declaration to the Human Rights Council is available here.


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Our commitment to sustainability
The agricultural production of a regional organic product protects the environment and resources. With the use of green electricity and the continuous improvement of our packaging, we can further reduce emissions. We also do not forget social values, because they are at least as important for sustainable development as ecological values.
Produced with green electricity and thermal energy
However, the fact that all our products are organic and regional is not enough for us, because that alone does not make our products sustainable. In order to further reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, we work exclusively with green electricity in our production and obtain low-emission thermal energy. Our processes, machines and work equipment are energy-efficient.
Always improving packaging
We are aware that packaging is ecologically problematic and represents a major challenge in overcoming our environmental problems. We know that we have a responsibility to contribute to the reduction of packaging waste. Because we take this responsibility seriously, we now do without plastic lids and can avoid waste. In addition, we reduced the weight of our yoghurt cups last year and can thus save around 30 tons of plastic annually.
Long-term relationships and social commitment
We are aware that sustainability is more than ecological commitment. Because social values are at least as important to us as ecological ones, the appreciation of our employees, flexible working hours, fair pay as well as training and further education opportunities are a matter of course for us. We also work on an equal footing with all external partners, whether customers, suppliers, media or authorities. We have always had long-standing relationships with our farmers.


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29 December, 2018Having played a key role in the development of Germany's industry, mine workers together bid an emotional good-bye to hard coal extraction at the country's last operational coal mine in Bottrop on 21 December.
The ceremony was attended by Germany's Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Armin Laschet and Michael Vassiliadis, President of IndustriALL Global Union's German affiliate Mining, Chemistry, Energy Industrial Union (IG BCE).
"Closing the mine in Bottrop means the end of an industrial era which has deeply influenced Germany, and especially the Ruhr area," said Michael Vassiliadis.. "We say goodbye to an industry that has made Germany strong and rich - and not just economically, but also culturally and socially."
In 2007, the social partners in German coal industry reached a deal to phase out hard coal production by 2018. However, fossil fuels still account for an important part of the energy mix, and the lignite, or brown coal, produced in Germany still derives a part of it.
In the 1950s, German coal industry employed around 600,000 workers, a number which had declined to around 4,500 by 2017.
Mineworkers in Germany, as in other parts of the world, have a long-standing tradition of solidarity and togetherness. "This country needs more buddy culture again!" said Michael Vassiliadis.
The IG BCE and its predecessor organizations have played an essential role in ensuring a Just Transition over the last 25 years, as the workforce in the mining industry has been greatly reduced. The collective bargaining process has seen innovative agreements with new models in the adjustment process.
"This is an emotional moment for mine workers in Germany and around the world," said Kemal Özkan, IndustriALL assistant general secretary.
"The Just Transition model used in the German mining industry is a great example of how such a process can be handled by unions. We commend the work done by the social partners, particularly IG BCE, during this transformation."


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After a quarter century of nearly nonstop activity, dystopian Detroit synth-punk institution ADULT. have perfected a strain of stylistic cohesion in the album format, "but for this we wanted something that's falling apart."Becoming Undone, the 9th official full-length by co-founders Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller, explicitly succeeds in this aim, simultaneously rejecting and reflecting the planetary discord that inspired it. Begun in the latter half of 2020 against a backdrop of unprecedented flux and seismic isolation, the duo kickstarted their muse by sourcing fresh additions to the rig: a vocal loop pedal for Kuperus andRoland percussion pads for Miller. Reconnecting with legacy influences like the politicized industrial percussion of Test Department and the queasy miscreant synthetics of TG's 20 Jazz Funk Greats sparked as eries of fruitfully frenetic sessions, centered on themes of impermanence and dissonance. Miller's rationale is blunt: "We weren't interested in melody or harmony since we didn't see the world having that."
From the tense technoid blitz of "Undoing / Undone" to the twitchy EBM of "Fools (We Are...)" and "I Am Nothing," the sides bristle with striden tacidic revolt and black leather sequential circuits, unhinged and unforgiving. Elsewhere, slower tempos of purgatorial unraveling ("Normative Sludge," "She's Nice Looking") showcase a breadth of vocal FX, Kuperus sounding alternately indignant and possessed, decrying the crimes, fears, and failings of a deluded world. Throughout, the band's chemistry crackles with revulsion and strobe-lit dissent, equal parts exorcism and denunciation. "Humans have always been pretty terrible,"Kuperus explains. "But everyyear the compromises of culture just accelerate."
Becoming Undone is also freighted with a more personal pain, as Kuperus' father passed away during the height of the pandemic, just before the album took root. As his hospice caretakers, she and Miller faced the banality of finality, surrounded by objects drained of meaning,"the joy of having a body, but also the drudgery of having one." The record's bewitching closing track, "Teeth Out Pt. II"–which happens to be the first ADULT. song in the group's history without drums–speaks tothis sense of doomed corporeal mass and the looming, lightless unknown that binds us all. A seasick haze swells and subsides in slow, low waves, flickering with ring modulation, above which Kuperus sings in a dazed, brooding, transcendent state, as if having finally glimpsed beyond the pale:"Some day / some day I will be silent and free / of this relentless gravity.