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Staff profile
Dr Henry Jones, LLB, LLM, PhD Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Contact Dr Henry Jones (email at email@example.com)
My research focuses on the history and spatiality of international law, both its theory and practice. It addresses contemporary problems by revealing how things came to be this way, and how they could be different.
My research to date has made two significant contributions within this framework. First, my research has uncovered the historic origins of key ideas of trade, property and morality in contemporary international law. This research is the subject of a forthcoming monograph based on the research conducted for my award winning PhD thesis. This research builds upon the existing history of the discipline, but pushes the historical focus back to the 17th century law of nations and the engagement between European empires. I argue that global regulation of trade, property and war had its origins in these colonial encounters and that both the shortcomings and the potential of international law have to be understood in this context. This work crucially adds a focus on legal practice to the existing work in the history of legal ideas.
Second, my research aims to highlight questions of physical space in international law, a subject of growing academic interest and of immediate political concern. In the contemporary context of a global refugee crisis, a global financial crisis, and the hardening of boarders around the developed world, my research investigates the origins of international bordering and space demarcation. My article "Lines in the OCean" was the first output of this project. The article contributed a new history of the law of the sea focused on the production of legal space. I currently have two further outputs under consideration, the first a history of early demarcation of space on land, connecting up the legal process of enclosing private property with the political process of territorial control. The second is a theoretical engagement with legal geography and the potential contribution it can make to international law. All of this research is complementary to and complimented by my work with IBRU: Durham Centre fo Border Research, and in particular the consultation expertise I provide in International Borders and Border Disputes.
I have presented my research at a wide variety of international conferences, including the Law and Society Association annual meeting, the Association of American Geographers annual meeting, and regularly at the Critical Legal Conference.
I was a Visiting Scholar at Melbourne Law School during Epiphany term 2017.
I have a broad range of teaching interests and expertise. I have convened courses on Trusts and Equity, Legal History, Interscholastic Mooting, and the Law of the Sea LLM course. I have also contributed lectures and seminars in Public International Law and Land Law. I take a research based teaching approach to all these subjects, which means two things. First, it means teaching as a researcher, and giving the students the skills to research themselves. Textbooks are inevitably out of date, and our students must be equipped to find their own answers. Second, it means teaching from research, particularly my own research, something which has been a core feature of the innovative Legal History course design.
I welcome PhD applications in international law, legal geography, legal history, and legal theory, particularly critical theory including feminist and third world approaches.
I am currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies, with overall responsibility for the delivery of Durham's LLB. I have previously worked as part of the Law School's admissions team as Deputy Director of Undergraduate Admissions.
I am a member and previous director of Law and Global Justice Durham, and a member of the Global Policy Institute and the Human Rights Centre. I am a steering committee member of IBRU: Durham Centre for Borders Research.
Chapter in book
- Jones, Henry (2019). A historical approach to Chagos Islanders v the United Kingdom. In Research Methods for International Human Rights Law: Beyond the traditional paradigm. Gonzalez-Salzberg, Damian & Hodson, Loveday Routledge. 171 - 200.
- Chinkin, Christine, Heathcote, Gina, Jones, Emily & Jones, Henry (2019). Bozkurt Case, aka the Lotus Case (France v Turkey): Ships that Go Bump in the Night. In Feminist Judgments in International Law. Hodson, Loveday & Lavers, Troy Hart. 27-52.
- Jones, H, Jones, EL, Heathcote, G & Chinkin, C (2018). Bozkurt Case (aka the Lotus Case): Two Ships that Go Bump in the Night. In Feminist Judgments: Rewriting International Law. Hodson, L & Lavers, T Hart.
- Jones, Henry (2016). The Kantian Defence of Murder. In Beyond responsibility to protect: Generating change in international law. Barnes, R. & Tzevelekos, V. Cambridge: Intersentia. 31-52.
Journal Article
- Jones, Henry (2019). Property, territory, and colonialism: an international legal history of enclosure. Legal Studies 39(2): 187-203.
- Jones, Henry (2016). Lines in the Ocean: Thinking with the sea about territory and international law. London Review of International Law 4(2): 307-343.
- Jones, Henry (2016). The radical use of history in the study of international law. Finnish Yearbook of International Law 23: 309-350.
- Buchan, Russell, Jones, Henry & White, Nigel (2011). The Externalization of Peacekeeping: Policy, Responsibility, and Accountability. Journal of International Peacekeeping 15(3): 281.
Other (Digital/Visual Media)
- Jones, Henry & O'Donoghue, Aoife (2017). The Jamestown Massacre: Rigour and International Legal History.
- Jones, Henry (2015). "The World as It Is, Not as We'd like It To Be" - Thinking with the Sea about International Law (Working Paper). Jean Monnet Working Paper Series 05/15.
- Jones, Henry (2014). "Peace! I hate the word!" A few thoughts in favour of conflict.
- (2015), Unequal from the Start - A History of International Law in the Context of Colonialism https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/lli/events/courses/researcher-development/DIL-video-archive/cahl/international-law-in-context-of-colonialism, Doctoral Inaugural Lectures Public Lecture. University of Leicester.


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Watch Foo Fighters' Mini-Doc About Rocking a Small Town Shop on Record Store Day
Oh, you thought Dave Grohl was taking a day off? No, he's just off making another documentary. For Record Store Day this year, official RSD ambassador Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters played a show at a small-town record store called the Record Connection in Niles, Ohio. It's a short jaunt away from Grohl's birthplace of Warren, but close enough for a semi-hometown visit.
The band has shared a short documentary about the experience, detailing the story behind the owner of the Record Connection, Jeff Burke, who 32 years ago opened the shop against the wishes of his father. The clip shows the ridiculously huge amount of gear required to set up a proper Foos performance. Also included is a cantankerously killer version of Wasting Light's "White Limo".
The video documents pre-show preparation as crew members load an astounding amount of gear into the tiny space before cutting to a performance of "White Limo". There's also an interview with who wanted him to open an ice cream store instead.
Watch below.
Foo Fighters Hint at New 'Sonic Highways' Series
The local indie record store used to be a sacred place for music lovers like you and me, people for whom music is so much more than a means to fill the silence. Long before the three-click convenience of the internet, the only place a fan could reliably find those limited-edition pressings, rarities, posters and hard-to-find merchandise would be in the darker corners of your local record shop. There always seemed to be at least one in every college town, and finding them was almost as much fun as finally tracking down that rare Wipers vinyl or (sickeningly overpriced) Dylan bootleg from '69 that you'd been looking for since before you could tie your own shoes. They were the go-to spot for hipsters and fanboys to mingle and expose one another to underground gems, the guy behind the counter making no effort to conceal his elitist, condescending smirk while ringing up your selections. It was all a part of the experience.
The internet has unceremoniously rendered these gems entirely obsolete, bringing every musical Holy Grail a fan could dream of to their fingertips with a few clicks and keystrokes. Forever gone are the midnight release party rituals, the mystery and exhilaration of discovering a new album in person.
Now, we are reduced to celebrating the rare finds we come across, hoping that our few bucks will buoy the business enough to stay open another day. It's a losing battle, so enjoy 'em while you can.

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text: Germany's most important industrial trade fair took place for the 51st time between 23th and 27th of April. With its Platform Young Tech Enterprises, the Hannover fair is a dedicated showcase for young companies. The German Startups Association enabled more than forty young companies to present their companies and ideas to the audience. Everyday, during two Pitch sessions, the startups competed not only for prize money, but also for potential investors, customers, partners and media coverage. Through GINSEP (German Indian Startup Exchange Program) three Indian startups got to present themselves on monday to the german audience. Thanks a lot to SOPAT GmbH, IndiFix-AR and Neewee for their great pitches!


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Admittedly, I have not read the Twilight series. For many, it should come as no surprise that the film's popularity flabbergasted me. Put aside the fact that the books were penned by a chubby Mormon with cats, that I feel somewhat threatened by the sharpness of star Robert Pattinson's cheekbones, and that high school romance boggles me, I was still unable to fathom why a glittering teenage vampire and his clinically depressed girlfriend conjured mobs at malls across the country and millions at the box office. Desperate for justification and receiving none from mainstream media, I devised a theory.
I propose that the popularity of vampire entertainment loosely correlates to our political climate. For about the last eight years, there has been a sharp decrease in mainstream horror movie monsters. Sure, zombies are monsters and ghosts are monsters, but in some way, shape, or form they are born of mankind. Zombies are people, ghosts were people, both are typically man-made resulting from a science experiment gone wrong or the immoral actions of the living. The 2006 remake of The Hills Have Eyes is perhaps the best example of synthetic big bad; the monsters, grotesquely misshapen country folk made so via their inhabitance on nuclear testing grounds, point out the folly of man by terrorizing a van of lost vacationers. But even in the late 1990's, shadowy, spooky, inexplicable monsters were pushed to the wayside by slasher flicks and a sort of post-modern mainstream horror market.
Vampires are monsters, but they are somehow divergent. Unlike zombies, Frankensteins, or Blair Witches, vampires are people; they're just a tiny bit different, like diabetics maybe or vegans. They have special needs. Because they are differently abled, vampires feel sad and isolated. Everyone can relate to that. Everyone knows what it is like to be ignored. Traditionally, no one wants to listen to vampires, we do not want to hear their excuses. We just wanna stake 'em.
It makes sense, then, that those members of society feeling persecuted by the governing body might commiserate with such nightwalking bloodsuckers. We might look back to the classic 1931 Dracula starring icon Bella Lugosi. In 1931, President Hoover had failed to hoist the country from the great depression and FDR's presidency brimmed on the horizon (he was elected in 1932). There's even a tiny peak in vampire-themed entertainment at the end of the Vietnam War.
But it's also no secret that the entertainment industry is largely controlled by Democrats. While the 1970's and 1980's were not completely devoid of vampire media, the genre boomed in the mid-90's after George H.W. Bush left office. After years and years under Republican rule, the liberal public sought characters with the same stifled past as they… or at least something similar. Hence, the vampire renaissance. The hungry masses were first introduced to Buffy Summers in 1992, the election year that placed Democrat Bill Clinton in the White House. Two months after Clinton's second inaugural address in 1997, the hit teen drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer debuted and quickly gained an enormous fan base. Earlier, in 1994, the film adaptation of Interview with a Vampire originally authored by Anne Rice (who, incidentally, wrote nine novels during Clinton's presidency) was released. I think it is safe to assume too that Rice's rather risqué style, nay the eroticism present in just about every form of vampire media, appeals to a liberal audience rather than a conservative one. Vampires are sexy and so is Bill Clinton–at least Monica Lewinsky thought so. The 90's also brought us Angel (a Buffy spinoff), two Bunnicula novels, Blade (though adapted from a comic which originated in the 70's, Wesley Snipes sired its widespread popularity), and two film adaptations of Bram Stoker's Dracula (if you count Leslie Nielsen's Dracula: Dead and Loving It).
After 9-11, vampire entertainment tanked. Blade the Series quickly miscarried and Elton John's 2006 presentation, Lestat: The Musical based on Anne Rice's famous vampire swinger failed miserably on Broadway. Even horror god Wes Craven's Dracula 2000 languished at the box office and with the critics. Could vampires ever regain their legitimacy?
"Yes we can," shout the vampires. In 2008, hope resurrected the undead genre. Although Democrat Barack Obama did not win the race for the White House until November, he was the projected victor for much of the year. With him came Twilight, HBO's True Blood, and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic series.
Now, I know that there are some holes in my logic and I am not saying that liberals are bloodsuckers or anything like that; I am merely saying that there are times we feel safe enough with our government, times we feel we have the luxury to fear the unlikely; that it is change that allows vampires to creep from their coffins and into our hearts.


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Blephasteam Dry eye Treatment
Dry eye is a common problem, particularly as we get older. Traditionally the only treatment option available has been lubricant eye drops. We now have a new treatment available at our practice, Blephasteam goggles. Using heat and moisture through thermal goggles, the Blephasteam goggles warm the oil in our lids to the temperature needed to liquefy and unblock glands.
There are many different causes of dry eye, including age, medications, environmental factors such as heating and air conditioning, poor aqueous production and most commonly poor oil production from the meibomian glands. The meibomian glands produce an oil which forms the top surface of the tear film to stop the tears from evaporating too quickly. When the glands are blocked little to no oil is produced causing the eyes to dry out which can lead to irritation, stinging, watery eyes and redness in the eyes. Heat therapy loosens the critical oils required to improve the quality of tears and slow tear evaporation.
Blephasteam goggles are more effective than hot compresses because they can heat the oil glands to an appropriate temperature for a longer period of time than hot compresses allow. After approximately 15 minutes wearing the Blephasteam goggles manual expression of the glands is also needed to unblock the glands fully, gentle squeezing provides enough pressure to unblock the glands.
Between 1 and 3 sessions with the Blephasteam goggles are often enough to maintain comfort for many months. We also have a new take-home version of our heat goggles called Tranquileyes, which come with two types of heat packs. Tranquileyes relieves the symptoms of chronic dry eye in the comfort of your own home while also maintaining your meibomian glands.
This treatment can also be combined with the new Blephex eyelid cleaning procedure, to remove any additional blepharitis which could be contributing to your dry eyes.
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I've seen the latest billboard ad of Coca-Cola along two main roads already, the one with the Coke bottle with its dark brown contents bursting out of it, and I couldn't help but be reminded of Tubgirl.
Now, Tubgirl was a prank in geek chatrooms a few years back. Usually, when a n00b entered a room, someone would say, "Hey, check out www.tubgirl.com," which would lead you to a pretty shocking image of a girl in a tub, doing something most of us would consider really gross. Unfortunately, typing in that URL now just redirects you to a cluttered site with a small image of Tubgirl, the impact very unlike seeing the former large JPEG posted across your screen. I was able to google up an image for those curious to see. Don't say I didn't warn you. Here's Tubgirl.


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Marks standard of workmanship far outstrips anything we have seen before, a view expressed by my daughter and son in law who are both civil engineers, and everybody who has seen his work.
Choosing a builder to undertake our loft conversion was not something we entered into causally and much thought and research went into our final decision to choose Mark Bateman and his company. After selecting 3 builders from the yellow pages we interviewed each one in as much depth as we thought necessary.
From the outset Mr Bateman had a very professional approach, coming equipped with, photographs, drawings, written ideas and details of previous clients who were more than willing to let us inspect his work.
Far from being 'single minded', like the other two builders, Mark was open from the start to our ideas and plans and was more than willing to make as many visits as was necessary to get the plans right.
I would have no hesitation in using him again, or recommending him to friends and colleagues. I also have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending him for a membership of The Guild of Master Builders.


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Previous Keynote Speakers
Professor Charles Cockell
The search for life and beyond the Earth
Professor of Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh
Charles Cockell is Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh and Director of the UK Centre for Astrobiology. He received his first degree in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Bristol and his PhD (DPhil) from the University of Oxford in molecular biology.
He then undertook a National Research Council Associateship at the NASA Ames Research Centre in California before working at the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge.
He moved to the Open University to take up a chair in Geomicrobiology in 2005. He sits on ESA's Planetary Protection and Life Sciences Working Groups. He is a Senior Editor of the journal, Astrobiology. Popular science books include 'Impossible Extinction' (CUP).
On Monday 12th November, Professor Charles Cockell gave us a fascinating explanation of how the study of life on the Earth can help us explore distant worlds, highlighting new findings in the field of astrobiology. The question 'is there life elsewhere in the universe?' has fascinated humanity since the ancient Greeks, yet until recently its answer has remained within the realms of speculation. The discovery of earth-sized planets orbiting distant stars and places within our own solar system that may be conducive to life has finally brought this question into the arena of empirical testing.
Year 12 Career Conference – Monday 12th November 2012
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PSPgo drops to $199
Believe the (non-existant) hype; the PSPgo is indeed getting that much needed price drop. Some UMD-less handheld action will now set you back $199 instead of $249. US fans can rejoice but no word on possible drops in Europe just yet.
The bigger news is that this drop is likely in preparation for the PSP2, which Sony is still refusing to comment on despite everyone and their mothers knowing about it.


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Asphalt, clean benches, landscaping, and lights make this Modesto's "go to" trail. Lots of folks walk, run and bike here. Just like anywhere, carry a whistle in case you need help.
This trail was highlighted as a terrific way to view some spring mountain flowers while riding along the Merced River. In April 2019 my wife and I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately we got a late start so ended up riding mid-afternoon, a little too hot for the flowers although we did see a few patches.
We started at the Briceburg trailhead. The view along the river was spectacular even though the gravel road was quite a wash board so had to keep our speed down. There were several camp grounds along the river within the first five miles. Unfortunately there is a locked gate at five miles that has a bypass for walkers, but because of the way it was built, there was no way to get our bikes through so our 13 mile trip was cut short. We talked to a local who happened to be there who said the gate had been there for many years. So short of lifting our bikes over the gate, we decided someone just didn't want us riding on so we turned around.
The day was not a complete loss, however, because you are about an hour from the Yosemite Valley. We headed on over, had lunch and rode through the valley. The water falls were spectacular from all the snow fall this year.
I'm making this my favorite local bike path. It's quiet, clean for the most part, and it's long enough to get a good ride in.
After reading about the Arroyo Mocho Trail, I headed out to reconnoiter my future commute route to work (Livermore) from San Ramon. The first 4-5 miles of this trail is hazardous for those with novice or beginner level riding skills. Those first few miles are mostly loose gravel with some gaping cracks in the paved sections. After that, the trail turns to a smoother, paved trail. Mountain, Gravel, Cyclocross or otherwise 'wide tires' are recommended for those with less experience riding in loose terrain.
We started at the Tuolumne city end of the trail and really enjoyed the walk. The bush lupine was in full bloom and smelled wonderful! Nice easy walk down the trail toward the river. A nice easy workout on the way back up the hill. Perfect for beginners. The only downside was that they were doing road repair below the trail and the smell of diesel fumes and truck noise kind of detracted from the experience. But after a mile we couldn't hear the trucks anymore.
Trip cut short, rattlesnakes, one coiled and leaped. Missed me. That was only 2.5 miles in. So be careful. I was glad my dogs were behind me. I was surprised, usually rattlesnakes don't get aggressive.
My wife and I made a day trip up to the MRT and thoroughly enjoyed it. There were numerous wildflowers blooming and the river was running fast from the recent rains we'd had. It's a great trail for beginners and that's exactly what we wanted.
BE CAREFUL on the part of the trail that connects Antioch to Oakley. There are guys riding motorbikes on the trail sometime. They usually stick to the hills but will come down to the trail. There are some incredibly blind turns and these guys are driving really fast. They WILL hurt someone or themselves one day.
I don't really enjoy this trail. I only use it for my convenience. In fact, I use this trail to get to the Marsh Creek Trail, which is awesome!
this a great trail for family and friends to spend the day at.
Had a nice relaxing ride along the trail in May. Weather was sunny but pleasant. The trail description is accurate: the trail follows Dry Creek, which had water after the Winter's heavy rains. The trail passes through several parks, as well as oak trees and grassland. We saw several people walking and biking on the trail, but it was not nearly as crowded as the Crystal Springs Trail. Recommended for Spring and Fall and possibly Winter, if it's not raining. Can be very hot in the Summer.
Nice calm cool day for a ride this morning, a few dips and curves beautiful scenery that was mountain and a meadow like. Good for my son and I to try out as we are both not used to long rides yet but hope to continue to learn and gather more experience while enjoying some nature.
Road north from Concord Avenue up to Brentwood Boulevard. Trail was flat and very well maintained and clean. Only once was there any question about which way it went and we found it very quickly. Was surprisingly deserted on a late Saturday afternoon. The trail parallels the Creek and passes some fields and parks as well as the backs of houses. There were some underpasses and some places where we had to cross a road, but car traffic was light. I look forward to riding Marsh Creek Trail all the way up to Big Break.
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1 Verb + system
Use the correct form of these verbs:
devise break down
introduce model on
reform work
- The government have proposed a whole raft of measures to ____________ the health service.
- Can you explain how the security system ____________ ? => Ask Jack. He knows the system inside out.
- When we ____________ the new booking system, no one believed it would work.
- We need to ____________ some sort of system whereby staff can meet regularly with each other.
- The country's legal system is ____________ the British system.
- The recently-installed computerised system keeps crashing and the telephone system has also ____________ . We can't talk to anybody!
2 Common adjective collocations
Use the adjectives to complete the sentences:
complicated corrupt excellent current
- Germany has an____________ rail system, making it easy to travel around the country. It is the envy of many other countries.
- The whole system is____________ – every official you deal with demands money before helping you.
- We've called in consultants to identify what is wrong with our____________ management system.
- The new system is quite ____________ , I'm afraid. It takes quite a bit of getting used to.
sophisticated outdated unfair inefficient
- Why does it take three men to do the job that one could do? What a hopelessly ____________ system!
- We still operate an ____________ filing system with paper files and filing cabinets. What we need is a modern, state-of-the-art computer system.
- Something must be done to help poorer children get to university. Our system is very ____________ .
- The museum is protected by a very ____________ system of burglar and fire alarms. It contains priceless treasures from Ancient Greece.
Go back and underline all the other useful collocations in this exercise.
3 Noun + preposition + system
Complete the sentences with the following:
access advantages injustices overhaul
- The government report on salaries exposes the ____________ of the current system of wages – with women still being paid less than men for the same job.
- She was at great pains to stress the ____________ of the new system over the old one.
- There are calls for a radical ____________ of the tax system. =>Yes. Changes to the system are long overdue.
- You need a password to gain ____________ to the computer system.
1. Note the following useful expression:
Under the new system, student grants have been scrapped and replaced by loans.
Pregnant women are exempt from dental charges under the current health system.
2. System collocates with lots of nouns:
3. If you talk about your 'sound system', you mean your home stereo system.
4. If you use a computer, you will be used to 'installing, booting up, and re-booting the system' and using 'system software'.
5. If you talk about 'the system', you mean all the rules and laws of the country:
You can't beat the system!
Ex 1: 1. reform 2. works 3. introduced 4. devise 5. modelled on 6. broken down
Ex 2:
1 excellent 2. corrupt 3. current 4. complicated
5 inefficient 6. outdated 7. unfair 8. sophisticated
Ex 3: 1. injustices 2. advantages 3. overhaul 4. access
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Zhaohua Wanga,b, Ricardo A Dazianoc, Malin Songd, Shanjun Lie, Bin Zhanga,b, Yutao Wangf
a School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
b Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
cCivil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 305 Hollister Hall, Ithaca NY 14853, USA
dCollaborative Innovation Center for Ecological Economics and Management, Anhui University of Finance and Economics. Anhui Bengbu 233030, China
eDyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell University. 405 Warren Hall, Ithaca NY 14853, USA
f Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3),Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
1. Introduction
Mounting scientific evidence suggests that human unsustainable consumption may pose a significant threat to humans and the wider environment. The rapid growth of human populations and accelerated industrialization processes brings tremendous consumption of natural resources and broader negative effects on the environment (Liu et al., 2014). According to Jorgenson (2014), human-induced energy use and consumption is the main contributor to global climate change. In order to prevent more detrimental impacts in the future, human beings are faced with the imperative to move their consumption toward sustainability.
The study of sustainable consumption has attracted the broad attention of scholars, with the application of different types of data. Questionnaire survey data have been widely used in solving sustainable consumption problems, such as sustainability in electricity consumption (Wang et al., 2011), waste disposal (Pek and Jamal, 2011), travel (Salonen et al., 2014), and green product purchasing (Kumar et al., 2017). Public statistical data are another source for exploring the pathways of sustainable consumption, particularly from the perspective of national (Kanter et al., 2016) and provincial levels (Fang et al., 2015). However, sustainable consumption is a complicated issue, and would be better considered in a systematic way. Single source or small scale of data is limited in explaining issues of sustainable consumption comprehensively. Future studies are needed to acquire more data to understand sustainable consumption from different perspectives.
Luckily, big data and the corresponding processing technology have infiltrated into daily human life, and can provide more information for humans to choose more sustainable modes of consumption. With the application of big data, humans can easily access alternatives like sustainable and low carbon consumption modes and evaluate if their daily behavior and activities are sufficiently sustainable. Thus, it is emphasized that the way to achieve sustainability and low carbon consumption requires consideration of big data embedded in a large societal system.
However, there has been a lack of application of big data in explaining human behavior or activities of sustainable consumption. Most extant studies discuss sustainable behavior or activities of human consumption using data from single sources (Saphores et al., 2012). Embedding multiple types of data or data from different sources in a single study is an emerging trend, and can strength the reliability of a study. For the data on the Internet, in particular, it can supplement the traditional studies of sustainable consumption using survey data or statistical data with new insights and perspectives. These data are combined to help understand people's willingness and behavior in performing sustainable consumption.
The Journal of Cleaner Production (JCLP) has been publishing articles related to sustainable consumption studies in a big data context. Journal topics include big-data-related study of cleaner manufacturing and maintenance processes of complex products (Zhang et al., 2017), optimization models for green supply chains (Zhao et al., 2017), service parts management (Boone et al., in press), predictive sustainable control in corporate management (Seele, in press), construction waste management (Lu et al., 2016), and marginal electricity in real-time minimization of distributed data emissions (Dandres et al., 2017). More and more researchers and practitioners of sustainable studies have chosen to publish their research results and findings with the application of big data in JCLP. In 2016, in particular, JCLP published a special volume entitled "Improving natural resource management and human health to ensure sustainable societal development based upon insights gained from working within Big Data Environments." However, this special volume focused primarily on the application of big data in the field of natural resource allocation and utilization, while barely discussing how big data would support sustainable consumption. Since sustainable consumption is an important direction for JCLP, a special issue on sustainable consumption and big data in JCLP is also necessary, and will bring JCLP to the attention of the researchers in this area and encourage more of them to publish their research in the journal.
On this basis, this special volume presents the role of big data in solving the problems of sustainable consumption; in addition, it welcomes submissions of high-quality papers that present theoretical frameworks, methodology, and case studies of the application of big data or multiple types of data in studies of sustainable consumption from a single- or cross-country perspective.
2. Topics of interest
This "Call for Papers" (CfPs) for a special volume (SV) of the JCLP provides opportunities for scholars, practitioners, government officials, and industrialists to discuss sustainable consumption in conjunction with the concept of "Big Data." Big data in this SV includes, but is not limited to, large-scale data, massive data, data from multiple sources, real-time data, and cloud web/computing data. Under the context of, or with the application of, big data, prospective authors are challenged to investigate and evaluate the current situation of sustainable consumption with quality or quantity study. This SV will attract authors who wish to build on the application of big data concepts and frameworks, policies, methods, and results that promote sustainable consumption. Papers may be based on comprehensive literature reviews or theoretical and empirical investigations with national and/or international focus.
The SV organizers have listed six research areas of interest in sustainable consumption and big data. The topics of this SV include, but are not limited, to:
(1) Sustainable energy consumption
Energy consumption is closely related to daily human life, including electricity consumption for lighting, natural gas consumption for cooking, fuel/electricity consumption for heating, etc. Appropriate subjects for this theme include the use of big data methodology to explore sustainable energy consumption in daily human life. For example, the real-time data of electricity consumption from smart power grids provide more reliable information for daily human electricity use. These big data can help scholars understand residential energy consumption more accurately. Therefore, papers that discuss big data technology used in studies of sustainable energy consumption, of multiple data sources for energy consumption, of the influence of big data on residential energy consumption, and other related topics are welcome. Topics of interest in this theme include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sustainable electricity usage and conservation
- Renewable and sustainable energy consumption
- Habitual household energy usage and conservation
- Energy consumption for household heating
- Influence of big data technology in household energy consumption
(2) Low carbon travel and/or transportation
Travel and transportation comprise one of the important contributors to energy consumption. Low carbon travel has been imperative to achieve sustainability in daily human life. Big data methodology provides efficient tools to make daily travel cleaner and low carbon. For example, real-time information on traffic can help people choose the best path to a destination, which saves both time and energy. Scholars can also use big data on travel to make their research more reliable. Desired submissions for this theme would include research on low carbon travel in the context of big data or on using big data methodology. Topics of interest in this theme include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Emerging modes of low carbon travel or transportation in a big data context
- Residential willingness and behavior in low carbon travel and commuting
- Emission and environmental impact from travel or transportation
- Solution to urban traffic/transportation problems
(3) Waste resource reuse and recycling
Waste recycling is a sustainable way to save natural resources and raise the efficiency of materials. It reflects sustainable disposal of residues after residential consumption. In recent years, waste recycling through the Internet platform has emerged in many countries, including China. China, in fact, has built a database for every professionally recycled type of electrical and electronic waste. Thus, massive data and information can be collected and analyzed to explore residential waste recycling. Appropriate submissions for this theme would include research related to waste recycling in the context of big data or using the methodology of big data. Topics of interest in this theme include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Emerging modes of waste recycling in the context of big data
- Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): application and performance
- Residential willingness and behavior regarding waste recycling
- Optimization modeling and planning for waste recycling
(4) Cost and/or performance evaluation for sustainable consumption and climate change
Financial cost will exist during the transition from traditional consumption modes to sustainable consumption, particularly when a new technology is employed. People are not likely to choose sustainable consumption if it is too expensive. Simultaneously, sustainable consumption could bring about positive environmental outcomes, such as improvement of damaged environments and less resource depletion. By comprehensively evaluating cost and performance, people can make it easier to participate in sustainable consumption. Currently, climate change has become a global issue, and the cost and potential performance in response to climate change is important information for policymakers to consider in the design of carbon emission pathways and sustainable consumption modes. Big data can provide more information support to efforts to make cost and performance evaluations easier and more accurate. This theme has been designed to encourage authors to submit manuscripts that illuminate how to evaluate the cost and performance of sustainable consumption in a big data environment or with the application of big data technology. Topics of interest in this theme include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Cost and benefits for promoting household sustainable consumption
- Cost and benefits for promoting low carbon travel and transportation
- Cost and benefits for promoting waste recycling
- Cost and benefits for mitigation and adaption of climate change
(5) Methodology and/prospects for the application of big data in sustainable consumption
Topics of interest for this theme are focused on how big data methodology can be used in the study of sustainable consumption. This theme will discuss sustainable consumption focused on, but not be limited to, the following big data methodologies: Web/Internet data mining technology, embedding technology of different types of data, and searching technology for data from multiple sources. The prospects for how big data methodology would be employed to solve research problems in sustainable consumption in future studies are also welcome. Topics of interest in this theme include, but are not limited, to the following:
- Data searching technology for sustainable consumption
- Data integration and classification technology for sustainable consumption
- Data statistical technology for sustainable consumption
- Embedding technology of different types of data for sustainable consumption
- Web/Internet data mining and application technology for sustainable consumption
(6) Policy modeling and implications for sustainable consumption management
The success of sustainable consumption cannot be prolonged without proper management and policies. It is important to measure and evaluate the positive and negative effects of current policies, and design better policies for the future. Big data provide new approaches and/or data support to conduct policy modeling and simulation. The design of, as well as methods of measuring the effect of, sustainable consumption policies in the context of big data is important for future studies. Papers on this topic should focus on policies and management of sustainable consumption in the context of big data. Papers that employ big data methodology in the policy modeling of sustainable consumption are also welcome. Topics of interest in this theme include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Policy and management implications for promoting sustainable energy consumption
- Policy and management implications for low carbon travel or transportation
- Policy and management implications for waste recycling
- Policy modeling or simulation technologies for sustainable consumption
3. Tentative schedule
Call for papers (CfPs) issued during April 2017.
All authors are invited to submit their proposed papers by September 30, 2017. Please select the article type: "Big Data & SC" when submitting your document to Elsevier for peer review process.
Peer review will be performed immediately after receiving the proposed papers. All the feedbacks will be provided to the authors before November 30, 2017.
The revised papers should be submitted before January 31, 2018.
Deadline for final revisions of all papers, including the introductory paper for the special issue submitted and in the corrected proof phase by March 31, 2018.
4. Submission
Authors should select "sustainable consumption and big data" as the article type for this Special Volume when submitting their manuscript via Elsevier's EES system (http://ees.elsevier.com/jclepro).
Authors are invited to submit different types of papers for potential publication in the Special Volume. Papers should be between 9,000 and 12,000 words for "comprehensive reviews," between 7,000 and 8,500 words for "theoretical papers based upon empirical studies," and between 5,000 and 7,000 words for "case studies."
It is recommended that authors with limited command of written English have their papers edited by a "Native English Science Editor" before initial submission since poorly written papers may affect the decisions of reviewers. Similarly, such authors should also have the final version of their papers edited by a "Native English Science Editor" before final submission to Elsevier.
By submitting a manuscript, author(s) certify that the contribution is original and has not been published or is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, and that no part of the material breaches the rights of others.
The editors will first evaluate each articles to assure that it is within the scope of both the Special Volume and of JCLP. After initial screening, suitable papers will undergo a single-blind peer review process according to the standards of JCLP.
5. Special volume guest editorial team
Managing Guest Editors:
Prof. Zhaohua Wang
(Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 100081. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Guest Editors:
Dr. Ricardo A Daziano (David Croll Fellow, Associate Professor)
(Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 305 Hollister Hall, Ithaca NY 14853. Email: email@example.com)
Prof. Malin Song
(Collaborative Innovation Center for Ecological Economics and Management, Anhui University of Finance and Economics. Anhui Bengbu, China, 233030. Email: email@example.com)
Dr. Shanjun Li
(Dyson School of Applied Economics & Management, Cornell University. 405 Warren Hall, Ithaca NY 14853. Email: email@example.com)
Dr. Bin Zhang
(Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, China, 100081. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com)
Authors may also confer with the 'Executive Editor' of the Journal of Cleaner
Production Prof. Yutao Wang, who oversees Special Volumes
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Boone, C. A., Skipper, J. B. & Hazen, B. T. 'A framework for investigating the role of big data in service parts management.' Journal of Cleaner Production.
Dandres, T., Farrahi Moghaddam, R., Nguyen, K. K., Lemieux, Y., Samson, R. & Cheriet, M. 2017. 'Consideration of marginal electricity in real-time minimization of distributed data centre emissions.' Journal of Cleaner Production, 143, 116-24.
Fang, C., Wang, S. & Li, G. 2015. 'Changing urban forms and carbon dioxide emissions in China: A case study of 30 provincial capital cities.' Applied Energy, 158, 519-31.
Jorgenson, A. K. 2014. 'Economic development and the carbon intensity of human well-being.' Nature Climate Change, 4:3, 186-89.
Kanter, D. R., Schwoob, M.-H., Baethgen, W. E., Bervejillo, J. E., Carriquiry, M., Dobermann, A., Ferraro, B., Lanfranco, B., Mondelli, M., Penengo, C., Saldias, R., Silva, M. E. & de Lima, J. M. S. 2016. 'Translating the Sustainable Development Goals into action: A participatory backcasting approach for developing national agricultural transformation pathways.' Global Food Security, 10, 71-79.
Kumar, B., Manrai, A. K. & Manrai, L. A. 2017. 'Purchasing behaviour for environmentally sustainable products: A conceptual framework and empirical study.' Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 34, 1-9.
Liu, G., Yang, Z., Chen, B. & Ulgiati, S. 2014. 'Emergy-based dynamic mechanisms of urban development, resource consumption and environmental impacts.' Ecological Modelling, 271, 90-102.
Lu, W., Chen, X., Ho, D. C. W. & Wang, H. 2016. 'Analysis of the construction waste management performance in Hong Kong: the public and private sectors compared using big data.' Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, Part 1, 521-31.
Pek, C.-K. & Jamal, O. 2011. 'A choice experiment analysis for solid waste disposal option: A case study in Malaysia.' Journal of Environmental Management, 92:11, 2993-3001.
Salonen, M., Broberg, A., Kyttä, M. & Toivonen, T. 2014. 'Do suburban residents prefer the fastest or low-carbon travel modes? Combining public participation GIS and multimodal travel time analysis for daily mobility research.' Applied Geography, 53, 438-48.
Saphores, J.-D. M., Ogunseitan, O. A. & Shapiro, A. A. 2012. 'Willingness to engage in a pro-environmental behavior: An analysis of e-waste recycling based on a national survey of U.S. households.' Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 60:0, 49-63.
Seele, P. 'Predictive Sustainability Control: A review assessing the potential to transfer big data driven 'predictive policing' to corporate sustainability management.' Journal of Cleaner Production.
Wang, Z., Zhang, B., Yin, J. & Zhang, Y. 2011. 'Determinants and policy implications for household electricity-saving behaviour: evidence from Beijing, China. Energy Policy.' Energy Policy, 39:6, 3550-57.
Zhang, Y., Ren, S., Liu, Y. & Si, S. 2017. 'A big data analytics architecture for cleaner manufacturing and maintenance processes of complex products.' Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, Part 2, 626-41.
Zhao, R., Liu, Y., Zhang, N. & Huang, T. 2017. 'An optimization model for green supply chain management by using a big data analytic approach.' Journal of Cleaner Production, 142, Part 2, 1085-97.


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The Andhra Pradesh Government has declared the cut-off for AP DEECET examination. The examination was held in the month of May. This examination is being conducted every year for the admission into D.Ed course at various D.Ed colleges of Andhra Pradesh. This year, the examination was conducted in online mode which leads to a lot of chaos. The examination was held in amid confusion making most of the candidates nervous about online exam. The candidates were not given proper awareness about the online examination.
Most of the private college managements have requested the government to reduce the cut-off marks. The previous cut-offs were very very high where OC candidates need to get 50% of marks to qualify the examination and for SC/ST candidates it was 40% of marks. The efforts of private colleges have been successful and the cut-offs were reduced.
New Cut-offs for admission into D.Ed courses:-
- General category is 40%
- BC candidates is 35%
- SC/ST candidates is 30%
There has been a delay in announcing the counselling schedule for the DEECET qualified candidates. It has been already two months since the examination was held. So far, no announcement has been made regarding counselling. The candidates are eagerly waiting to seek admission. This year, there has been a confusion regarding the management quota seats. The government is planning to not give admission under management quota for the candidates who did not attend DEECET examination. however, an official announcement is awaited.


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Storage Architecture
Wave is based on a distributed control strategy that makes it easy to integrate any type of distributed energy resource (generation, storage or loads), visualize and monitor assets, and optimally dispatch them for different applications. Dispatch can be carried out manually, scheduled ahead of time, or performed automatically to meet specific objectives.
Wave Energy Storage Manager allows storage fleet operators to connect energy storage devices of any type from any vendor to the system and use the storage portfolio for operations such as active and reactive power import or export control, ramp rate control, net-energy firming, renewables balancing, and state of charge management.


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I've noticed on the various Underworlds groups that a horrible trend is appearing. People are 'paint shaming' others because they're playing with unpainted minis. This is unacceptable. We're all playing a game that provides the option to play unpainted, and we shouldn't be chastising those who cannot or will not paint their toy soldiers.
Instead, we should rejoice that Games Workshop are looking outside their normal market to entice a wider audience by creating a game that doesn't require glue to build miniatures, or any sort of painting ability to play at the highest level.
Warhammer Underworlds is marketed as "The Ultimate Competitive Miniatures Game" get on board with the idea of unpainted miniatures gracing the top tables of tournaments, or perhaps you need to reevaluate what you want from your hobby time.
Ultimately, if you enjoy painting then paint away, but don't try to push that onto someone else. We all have our own ideas of fun and for me and many others it's about playing not painting. I'd much rather spend those hours you spent painting rolling dice instead and improving my competitive skills.
If you see people posting online about a game they're playing and they're using unpainted miniatures rather than trying to shame them into painting their minis why not try simply engaging with them to discuss how their game is going or what style of play they're using. Manners cost nothing and you might learn something too.
We've got a great community.
Let's not alienate those who aren't hobbyists.


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I've been posting articles that were inspirational to me in 2015. Here is another one.
Being adopted must be hard to deal with for some, but one local woman is trying to make it easier for not only adopted children and adults but also the adoptive parents.
Lynn Grubb, a Kettering resident and Miami Valley advocate for adoptee rights introduces her newest anthology, 'The Adoptee Survival Guide: Adoptees Share Their Wisdom and Tools' and her co-facilitation, along with Becky Drinnen, of an adoption support group for the Miami Valley region.
"The party-line within the mainstream adoption community says that adoption is a blessing and positive only, so, it may come as a surprise to some readers that many adoptees view being adopted as something to be survived," author Lynn Grubb said. "Due to the glamorization of adoption in the media and other factors, adoption is often not recognized as having 'loss' at its root….loss of biological kin, names, heritage, home state or country, language, medical history and identity."
The purpose of the anthology is to share the adopted adult viewpoints and experiences about being adopted and how it has affected not only their lives but the lives of everyone involved. The book is meant to be a supportive tool for other adoptees and to remind those, both inside and outside the adoption triangle, that adoptees are not perpetual children, but actually grow into adults with families, health issues and connections to their roots and heritage.
"We want to get people educated on the adoptee point of view because adoptees are rarely heard in media, policy and law," Grubb said. "The current laws in most states in the U.S. are discriminatory to adult adoptees that should have equal rights to their own original birth certificates." People don't really hear from adopted adults. Our voices tend to be silenced."
One contributor, Wendy Barkett, mourned the concept of loss on each and every birthday. To her, it was a day of sadness, separation and loss. In The Adoptee Survival Guide, Barkett talks about her emotional struggles with her birthday. "They just don't get it," she writes. "Simply allowing me to be sad on this day is not an option in their minds."
Her friends and especially her adoptive family could not fathom why she was so sad on her birthday, especially since she had a loving family and was not in need of anything material. Is it that being adopted creates a hole in the pit of an adoptee's heart that can't be filled by others?
"As a young child, I would hope that my birth mother would show up at our front door with a huge bundle of balloons," she wrote. Each birthday, her wish was to meet her mother. So, naturally on her 18th birthday, she went to the courthouse to get her adoption file with extreme excitement. With the building of anticipation, she never thought about the fact that she would be denied access to her own birth records. "The clerk let out a laugh when I asked her for it. I didn't allow her to see my tears."
During her search for her mother, Barkett learned that she had passed away before she was able to meet her. "I was brought into this world with tears of sadness rather than happiness- I was a product of an affair," Barkett wrote. Because of the loss of a child and the married man, her mother eventually had a nervous breakdown.
She concluded her story by questioning how she'll handle future birthdays after learning about her birth mother's struggles and death- the fact that her dream of her birth mom surprising her on her birthday with balloons would no longer be possible. She said that she will continue, "…with the power of truth. If I hurt, I have the right to feel those feelings. I have a right to cry on my birthday. I also have the right to celebrate."
Grubbs' survival guide contains stories written by 30 adoptees and demonstrates struggles similar and far between- each having experiences as different as the next but with the same commonality and core – being adopted.
Grubb began her journey in 2005, when she began searching for her birth family after also adopting a baby girl. She started by seeking a support group from the adoption community. She found one and eventually started writing for the support group called, Lost Daughters, a collaborative, all-female, on-line adoptee writing project. She began writing to address many stereotypes believed by the some of the general public about adoptees. She became an advocate for adoptees in the "closed states" to have their original birth certificates. Before long, she was contributing essays to other anthologies, such as 'Dear Wonderful You: Letters to Adopted & Fostered Youth' and 'Adoption Reunion in the Social Media Age- An Anthology' and 'Perpetual Child Dismantling the Stereotype.'
The State of Ohio recently opened up original birth certificates for all adoptees born 1964 to 1996 on March 20, 2015. Grubb attended the celebration on opening day in Columbus. The event was hosted by the Adoption Network Cleveland and was attended by hundreds of other adoptees. "It was an amazing experience to see this law pass after so many failed bills over the last several decades," Grubb stated.
Grubb developed a blog called 'No Apologies for Being Me,' where she enjoys "flipping the script on mainstream adoption mythology." She's also an active member of The Adoptee Rights Coalition and is a volunteer co-facilitator, along with Becky Drinnen, of the Adoption Network Cleveland (Miami Valley) which is a general discussion group that meets every third Thursday of the month at the Oakwood Library to help provide support to adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents and prospective adoptive parents.
Cathy Heslin, one of the contributors to The Adoptee Survival Guide best summed up her experience with being part of a support group of other adoptees. "When I explained why it had been hard with my birth mother, I looked up to see the others nodding at what I was saying," Heslin said. "Being part of that group changed me. Before being in the group, I felt crazy for what I was going through. It wasn't part of what we were told as adoptees. We were told that we were lucky, that we were chosen, that it didn't matter that we were adopted. And so, whenever we felt otherwise, we felt ostracized. It didn't fit. But, I found a place I fit in."
'The Adoptee Survival Guide: Adoptees Share Their Wisdom and Tools' can be purchased on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/The-Adoptee-Survival-Guide-Adoptees/dp/1508544549. For more information, email Lynn Grubb at email@example.com.


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23 December 2018
Just a few words to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We've had a very busy last few weeks getting ready for and celebrating Christmas here in school. It was fantastic to see so many of you at our Christmas events – singing in the community at the shops; enjoying our Christmas Fair and coming to watch the children's Christmas performances. Weren't they amazing! I was so proud of all of them as I'm sure you were too.
The homework set for all children at Easterside Academy over the holiday is …
- Spend time with the people you care about.
- Do the things that make you happy.
- Eat the food you love.
- Watch your favourite Christmas films.
- Stay in your PJ's all day.
- Play lots of games with your family.
- Have a hot chocolate with marshmallows.
- Go on a winter walk with your family.
- Make someone laugh or smile.
- Do something nice for somebody else.
- Visit your favourite place.
- Play with your toys.
- Laugh until you have a sore tummy.
- Make a Christmas wish.
Whatever you and your families get up to at Christmas ….. HAVE FUN!
We look forward to seeing you all back here on Monday 7th January and hearing about your Christmas break!
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Ashanti Regional Queen Mothers grateful to First Lady for KATH Mother and Baby Unit
Ashanti Regional Queen Mothers Association paid a courtesy call on First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, yesterday at her Ridge office to commend her on her various developmental initiatives and also seek her support in addressing some of the challenges faced by women and children in the Ashanti region.
Speaking on behalf of the group, the President of the Association Nana Agyakoma Difie, Paramount Queenmother of Mampong, expressed their gratitude to the First lady for helping construct a new mother and baby unit at Komfo Anokye Teaching hospital adding that they are confident the facility will help save and alleviate the suffering of countless mothers and children who attend the facility for treatment.
She noted that the First Lady's initiatives across the country have benefited many and as queen mothers they will remember her for years to come. She also on behalf of all queen mothers in Ghana thanked the First Lady for her kindness towards them in various ways and hospitality shown them.
She further said that as queen mothers their primary responsibility is to seek the welfare of their people especially women and children and Malaria being a major health concern for the region she urged the First Lady to solidly support their efforts at fighting the disease.
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo in addressing the queens commended them for their various initiatives and also urged them to persist in their quest to helping improve the lives of their people.
She said that as mother and an advocate, she knows the dangers posed by Malaria to women, children and the country as a whole therefore she will continuously liaise with the appropriate institutions to ensure their concerns of the queen mothers are resolved.
She noted that government is working relentlessly to improve the living conditions of all Ghanaians and government will continue to do so until all citizens enjoy the benefits of Akufo-Addo's good governance.
She thanked them for their support for government's efforts at addressing challenges facing their region and the country as a whole and asked them to keep the President and his appointees in their prayers so they can deliver on all their promises.
In attendance with the First Lady were Hon. S.K Boafo, Former Minister of Chieftaincy, Hon. Paul Essien, Deputy Minister of Chieftaincy and Stephen Amoah, CEO of MASLOC.


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NA passes SC, PHC Extension of Jurisdiction to FATA Bill 2017
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – The National Assembly on Friday passed the Supreme Court and Peshawar High Court (PHC) Extension of Jurisdiction to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Bill 2017.
The bill moved by Minister for Law Bashir Virk extends the jurisdiction of Supreme Court of Pakistan and Peshawar High Court to the federally administered tribal areas.
The bill was passed by the simple majority.
Speaking on the bill, Minister for States and Frontier Regions Abdul Qadir Baloch said that credit for the passage of landmark bill goes to the incumbent government for abolition of FCR and extending of the jurisdiction of superior courts to the tribal areas.
He said today all the political parties are united for the mainstreaming of tribal areas, adding that the tribal areas will also be merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at an appropriate time as per the recommendation of the FATA reforms committee.
In his remarks, Leader of Opposition Khurshid Shah said that today we have taken another step to the mainstreaming of tribal areas.


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I have a very specific memory of Dionne Warwick's song That's What Friends Are For.
I was eleven. As usual, my mom picked me up from dance class and took me to my older brother's swim practice. I took off my tights, grabbed a kick board and got in the water wearing my leotard. The sky was that lovely color that happens just after twilight, reminiscent of The Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World.
The air was soft and warm and felt like velvet, the water was soft and cool and felt refreshing on my sore muscles. My mom was nearby reading a book, my brother was practicing his sprints in the next lane with about 100 other kids, and I was cruising with my kick board. Just when I thought the moment couldn't get any better, the coach played the radio over the loud speakers and That's What Friends Are For came on.
I have no idea why I remember this. Maybe because the feeling of the song perfectly matched the feeling of that evening. It just seemed like Stevie Wonder needed to be there in that moment with me and his harmonica.
I am surprised at how much I have drawn on this memory throughout my life.
The most recent time was yesterday after my swim. My swimming buddy had a rough swim the other day. I knew she was hurting and probably would not make it back to the pool for a couple days.
After I got out of the water (shaking, but not snapping my fingers), I sat on the deck chair and thought about my upcoming trip to New York (I am dreading it). I thought about my friend and realized that it would be a full week before I saw her again. I felt curiously sad. I realized how much I genuinely like her and will miss her. This will be the longest that we've gone without seeing each other since September. She has gone from being "just my swimming buddy" to being a dear friend.
And, in the middle of my lamenting not wanting to go to New York and missing my friend, I heard a yell from behind me. "JENN!!" Scared me to death. I turned around, and on the other side of the chain link fence was my friend.
I couldn't believe it. I hopped over to her. She said she was on her way to teach. She knew I would still be there and wanted to stop by to wish me luck in New York and apologize for not swimming. Apologize? I thanked her (so much!) for coming to see me. I told her I was just thinking about how much I will miss her and how I plan to swim at the YMCA in The City. We talked for several minutes and she was on her way.
Afterward, tears welled up in my goggle marked eyes behind my sunglasses. I was just so damn touched that she would drive to the YMCA, park, climb up a grassy hill, and yell through a chain link fence. Just to say hi to me.
It is easy to feel alone and overwhelmed and scared and like all of this is just too much to bear. But, that's what friends are for.


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Posted: Oct 27, 2018
The Muskingum women's cross country team placed 7th in the nine-team field at the OAC Championships on Saturday. Sophomore Macy McAdams was honored with 2nd team all OAC accolades after finishing 12th out of 119 runners.
The Course
- The championships were held by Mount Union.
- The event was a 6K race.
- The race featured all of the OAC teams.
How It Happened
- McAdams led the Muskies finishing 12th with a time of 24:00.5.
- Sophomore Rachel Timberlake locked in 30th with a final time of 25:00.1.
- Junior Lauren Hunt secured 43rd with a time of 25:40.3.
- Senior Keely Ames notched 50th with a time of 25:53.1.
- Senior Reilly Walsh logged a time of 26:56.6, finishing 74th.
- Freshman Mikayla Deiotte locked in 95th with a time of 28:21.5.
- Sophomore Erin Ball recorded a time of 29:49.3.
- Sophomore Demeisha Ransom rounded out the Muskie efforts with a final time of 32:50.4.
- The Muskies secured 174 points and finished with a total time of 3:12:38.7.
Up Next
- Muskingum will next travel to Franklin, Indiana for the NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday, November 10. Start time is slated for 11:00 a.m.


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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn won a super-G on Monday, her record 63rd World Cup victory.
She broke Annemarie Moser-Pröll's 35-year-old record of 62 World Cup wins with a flawless run down the Olympia delle Tofane course, finishing 0.85 of a second ahead of Anna Fenninger of Austria, a huge gap. Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein was third, 0.92 back.
"I know it's a big achievement," Vonn said. "But I have to focus on the skiing. I can't let everyone else's expectations get into my head. So that was my goal this weekend, just trying to ski my best. And I thought I did a really good job."
Moser-Pröll, an Austrian great, established her record between 1970 and 1980. The Swede Ingemar Stenmark holds the men's record, 86 wins.
Breathing heavily and gritting her teeth in the start house, Vonn attacked all the way down and increased her lead at every checkpoint to win by a large margin.
"I was definitely pushing the limits the whole way down," Vonn said. "Sometimes, I was a little bit out of control, but I maintained the speed, especially on the bottom of the course. I'm so happy to have finished the weekend with Win No. 63."
The victory was Vonn's first in super-G this season and her fourth over all this campaign, in which she has showed a return to top form after two knee injuries kept her out of the Sochi Olympics last year.
Perhaps more important, the win showed that Vonn, 30, was dominating again just weeks before the world championships, to be held in Vail and Beaver Creek, Colo.
Vonn earned her ninth career victory in Cortina, where she had her first career podium result in 2004. That put her within one of the Austrian Renate Götschl's record 10 wins at the resort.
Vonn was joined by her boyfriend, Tiger Woods. Wearing a mask, Woods wove through the crowd unnoticed until he shared an embrace with Vonn, who said she had no idea that he was coming.
"No way!" Vonn exclaimed when she spotted him.
Woods's agent, Mark Steinberg, said that after the race, a news media member with a shoulder-mounted video camera surged toward the stage, turned and hit Woods in the mouth with the camera.
"Woods's tooth was knocked out by the incident," Steinberg said.
Race organizers said this was not reported to them. They added that Woods did request extra security and a snowmobile to exit the finish area and that organizers met both requests.
Steinberg did not say when Woods would have the tooth replaced. Woods is set to return to competition next week at the Phoenix Open.
Woods was heading home immediately, Vonn said.


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|January 1, 1851 to December 31, 1851
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|gold rush, Violence, urban history, California, vigilance
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It was an odd thing to see so many people gathered on the balcony of the Jones Hotel at four in the morning. Fire bells rang as half-dressed people wearily watched the horizon glow a soft orange for the fifth time in eighteen months.[1] San Francisco may have been a "cloth and board" city, with no advanced water system – a tinderbox, but suspicions mounted as the Great Fire of May 4, 1851, destroyed eighteen city blocks, including the timber "portable," that was constructed somewhere in Boston or Baltimore, and shipped in sections, to house the Joshua Norton & Company, Merchandising Company.[2] The local newspaper Alta was quick to place blame. "Little doubt, if any, remains that this city was set on fire by some fiend for the purpose of robbery."[3]
Crime, murder, arson, and violence were commonplace in frontier towns and mining communities. Penal colonies were often purged and felons from Van Dieman's Land, New South Wales, and Sydney Australia found their way to San Francisco, California. These felons would often organize themselves into cooperative organizations and terrorize the city and countryside. The general term "hounds" was used to describe anyone who banded together and specialized in pick-pocketing, thievery, arson, or assassination.[4] A small collective of convicts from Australia lived on Telegraph Hill, behind the charred remains of Norton's former business, in a quarter called Sydney Town. Bungaraby Jack, Jemmy-from-Town, Big Brummy, Billy Sweet Cheese, and Tommy Round Head, were members of the crime collective known as the Sydney Ducks.[5]
On Sunday, June 8, a letter was published in the Alta, which proposed the formation of a "Committee of Safety" and a formal plan about how the committee should operate. The degenerate nature of society could supposedly only be improved by monitoring and boarding vessels that came in from Australia and refuse anyone who looked of doubtful character to come to shore. In terms of the "hounds" that had already made their way into the city, "committees of vigilance" were to be established and arbitrarily determine who would have to leave the city. It was proposed that one should be given five days' time in order to leave the city or face the consequences of the "war of extermination," that would be waged against them. "Let us set about the work at once. It may be well to call a public meeting in the square, to organize and carry out these views. Without this, or some other similar plan, the evil cannot be remedied; and if there is not spirit enough amongst us to do it, why then in God's name let the city be burned, and our streets flow with the blood of murdered men."[6]
Two days later, on the night of June 10, between eighty and one-hundred local merchants gathered in a storeroom on Sansome Street to draft the constitution of San Francisco's first Vigilance Committee and elect its officers. Unfortunately, for one of the Sydney Ducks, Mr. John Jenkins, was caught stealing a safe and taken to the meeting still going on.[7] He was sentenced to be hanged that same night. Many voiced their concerns over the severity of the punishment. Should attempted theft warrant execution? Others were only concerned with the hanging taking place late at night. They felt the event should be held in broad daylight with a larger audience to send a better message to other "hounds." Members of the police force were there and the Captain attempted to save Jenkins from the mob and take him into custody, but it was of no use, the committee was too strong.[8]
Jenkins was taken to the California Engine House and the bell was rung to alert more townsfolk of the public event that was about to transpire. The biggest complaint of the night was that Jenkins would be hanged on the liberty pole. Deeming it too unpatriotic to execute someone on the pole where they fly the country's flag, Jenkins was taken to the "old adobe" custom-house instead. The police tried one more time to take back Jenkins but he was too well protected by armed members of the Vigilance Committee. Despite the tumult, Jenkins was placed into the makeshift gallows and hanged. [9]
John Jenkins became the first person to be officially hanged in San Francisco. The coroner charged specific members of the committee with the responsibility for his death. The Vigilance Committee responded with a complete list of all the members and declared that the guilt was equally shared. The Committee considered itself a means to creating social good and that it had the ability purge the negative elements of the society. For a time, many residents in Gold Rush era San Francisco, agreed. [10]
[1] Drury, Norton I, Emperor of the United States, 28.
[2] Devens, "The Reign of the Vigilance Committees in San Francisco:1851 & 1856," 45.
[3] Drury, Norton I, Emperor of the United States, 29.
[4] Devens, "The Reign of the Vigilance Committees in San Francisco:1851 & 1856," 47.
[5] Drury, Norton I, Emperor of the United States, 29.
[6] Josiah Royce, California, 417-18.
[7] Drury, Norton I, 29.
[8] Devens, "The Reign of the Vigilance Committees in San Francisco,"47-8.
[9] Ibid. 47-8.
[10] Royce, American Commonwealths. 421.


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