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Fourth quarter
Dust's effects on climate: UCT researchers dig up the dirt
13 December
Particles floating in the atmosphere (known as aerosols) cause the seasonal average surface temperature in southern Africa to fall by as much as 2°C during the austral winter season, resulting in changes in the surface energy balance and dynamics of the lower troposphere, according to research by Fiona Tummon, who is receiving her PhD in Environmental & Geographical Science at the University of Cape Town this week.
Space satellites help UCT researcher dive into study of southern African ocean currents
13 December
Marjolaine Rouault's PhD thesis, Agulhas current variability determined from space: a multi-sensor approach, used complex earth observation techniques to study the major ocean currents around southern Africa.
Law reform needed to aid conservation and land reform, according to new UCT research
13 December
An array of broad legislative reforms can bridge the divide between South Africa's conservation and land reform imperatives, by improving the use of communally conserved areas and the management of the country's dwindling natural commons. This is according to Alexander Paterson, a PhD graduand in Public Law at the University of Cape Town.
UCT researcher seeks to boost tourism industry
13 December
A candidate for a PhD in Commercial Law at the University of Cape Town has proposed ways to make the tourism industry in South Africa more competitive and innovative through the protection of intellectual property. Caroline Ncube's thesis, >i>Intellectual property protection for e-commerce business methods in South Africa: Envisioning an equitable model for SMEs in the tourism industry, examines how intellectual property law should protect e-commerce business methods to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in tourism, one of South Africa's immediate priority sectors, are not disadvantaged.
UCT PhD research provides insights into mood disorders
13 December
Three doctoral graduands at the University of Cape Town will receive their degrees at December graduation for their respective research into the relationship between psychopathology and substance use - especially cannabis; mood disorders; the positive effects of feeling guilty; and the impact of early trauma on the brain's natural painkiller system.
UCT research suggests why liver disease progresses only in some
13 December
A study by medicine doctoral student Mashiko Setshedi at the University of Cape Town addresses how and why liver disease progresses in some individuals but not in most people.
UCT researcher develops self-regulating vacuum dressing for wounds
13 December
University of Cape Town doctoral student Dr Nicolas Kairinos' thesis, The biomechanics of negative-pressure wound therapy, finds that, contrary to common perception, negative-pressure wound dressings do not reduce tissue pressure but increase it, resulting in accelerated wound healing.
Grad edition of Monday Paper, the corporate news journal for UCT
13 December
Human interest stories that have been published in the Monday Paper.
New UCT research dips into water management issues
13 December
Three graduands at the University of Cape Town will receive their doctoral degrees this month for their research into water management. In their respective theses they compare water use by indigenous trees with that of alien species; consider how low-flow events affect rivers; and examine the use of algae as water quality indicators in KwaZulu-Natal rivers.
Taxation can slow global warming behaviour - UCT research
13 December
Concerns about the political and economic consequences of carbon taxation are not necessarily justified, and such taxes can provide a cost-effective means of changing human behaviour and encouraging technological improvements in the use of fossil fuels, according to Nadia Kamm, a PhD graduand in Public Law at the University of Cape Town.
UCT researcher demonstrates better formula for maths education
13 December
University of Cape Town doctoral student Margaret Long's thesis, Mathematical, cognitive and didactic elements of the multiplicative conceptual field investigated within a Rasch assessment and measurement framework, shows how mathematics teachers can instantly improve the performance of their learners by clustering them according to test performance. She demonstrates the usefulness of such methods for Grades 7 to 9, but shows that the framework can extend in principle to all school grade levels.
UCT researchers put the university under the lens
13 December
Three PhD candidates at the University of Cape Town have focused their respective research theses on the university environment -- with one thesis focusing on the University of Rhodesia from 1945 to 1980. Their conclusions can apply to other organisations as well, especially those dealing with transformation and institutional change.
UCT research examines portrayals of women in Drum adverts - from demeaning to empowering
13 December
Business Administration PhD graduand Mlenga Golden Jere takes a deep look at the portrayal of women as message sources in advertisements that appeared in Drum between 1981 and 2010.
UCT to confer honorary degree on David Potter today
13 December
Inventor, entrepreneur and a philanthropist Dr David Potter will receive an honorary doctorate in Engineering Science today, 13 December, at 15h00, at the University of Cape Town. In 1980, he founded the software company Psion, which later introduced the world's first handheld computer and the term "netbook" to the industry.
UCT research aims to smooth finance hurdles for SMMEs
12 December
New research out of the University of Cape Town offers guidelines for improving bank creditworthiness assessment processes for financing the small, medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) sector, which has been identified as a critical growth area for the country's economy.
Emotional intelligence smartens up sports success, finds UCT study
12 December
Success on the sporting field is as much about being sensitive to fellow teammates' needs as it is about physical preparedness, according to research done by Exercise Science PhD graduand David Thomas Crombie at the University of Cape Town.
The sword in the stone: UCT research documents ancient human movement in Garden Route cave complex
12 December
A well-dated cave complex at Pinnacle Point in the Garden Route contains a rich archaeological record of human occupation covering most of the known chronological range of the Middle Stone Age. This is according to University of Cape Town student Kyle Brown. According to his PhD thesis,The sword in the stone: lithic raw material exploitation in the Middle Stone Age at Pinnacle Point site 5-6, Southern Cape, South Africa, this locality represents one of the most important archaeological sites in southern Africa in the Middle Stone Age (about 280 000 to 40 000 years Before Present). Brown's thesis represents a comprehensive analysis of the stone artefacts from the site.
Mothers transmit trauma to children, suggests UCT research
12 December
University of Cape Town PhD student Bruce Christopher Bradfield's thesis, A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children, suggests that trauma is not limited to the person experiencing it. Instead, Bradfield suggests, it can be transmitted from mother to child.
UCT research makes case for protecting contract workers
12 December
There is a growing trend among South African firms to contract work out to miners, truck drivers, construction workers and clothing machinists, and to treat these contract workers as self-employed rather than staff workers under labour law. Many of these "self-employed" workers in turn employ others to help them complete a job. Research by Pamhidzai Bamu, a PhD graduand in Commercial Law at the University of Cape Town, broadly considers the development of this informal and precarious work in a global context.
98% pass rate for UCT's MBChB grads
12 December
The graduating class of the MBChB degree programme for 2011 at the University of Cape Town has achieved a pass rate of 97.7 percent - including Vuyane Mhlomi from Khayelitsha, a township in Cape Town, who is graduating third in his class with an average in 2011 of 76.6 percent in his final year of study for the medical degree.
Tutu unable to attend UCT grad ceremony today
12 December
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will not be attending the graduation ceremony this morning at the University of Cape Town, as he has not been released from hospital following a medical procedure over the weekend. UCT has no further details about his condition.
UCT research looks at the mate-swapping albatross, the non-conforming penguin and other fowl topics
9 December
Six doctoral students at the University of Cape Town have completed studies on southern African birdlife: 5 of them focusing on specific species, while the sixth travelled 160km on foot, collecting almost 1 million vegetation data points and more than 32,000 insects, and monitoring more than 400 birds' nests to calculate the diversity of grassland.
UCT research tackles Ghana's barriers to healthcare access
9 December
The University of Cape Town is set to graduate more than 70 PhDs during the December 2011 graduation ceremonies. Among these are international students whose research focused on issues specific to their home countries. With a primary focus on Ghana, Bertha Garshong's thesis tackles the challenge of access to healthcare.
UCT research investigates infrastructure development
9 December
The engineering sector in South Africa remains among the most sought-after skills areas for employers and the development or improvement of infrastructure. Five PhD candidates set to graduate from the University of Cape Town devoted their research to studying issues that could have an important impact on this sector.
UCT research examines future and past of baboons
9 December
UCT Zoology PhD graduand Tali Hoffman provides the first detailed investigation into the conflict over space between baboons and humans in the Cape Peninsula, while archaeology doctoral graduand Riashna Sithaldeen explains how climate and landscape might have guided the evolution of the species.
UCT Chemistry PhD researchers do their bit to fight malaria
9 December
According to the World Health Organisation, a child dies from malaria every 30 seconds. Malaria accounts for about 1 million deaths every year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Two Science graduands at the University of Cape Town – one of them from Kenya – devoted their doctoral research to the development of anti-malarial treatments.
UCT student's award-winning wind generator design uses recycled hard drives
9 December
The design for a sustainable wind generator using redundant materials has earned a prestigious international award for Hartmut Jagau, a master's student in electrical engineering at the University of Cape Town.
UCT to graduate 89 doctoral candidates this month - 5249 total graduands to be hooded between 12 and 17 December 2011
8 December
The University of Cape Town will graduate a total of 89 Doctors of Philosophy at 12 ceremonies beginning at 10:00 on Monday, 12 December 2011. The total number of graduates for December 2011 is 5249, an increase of 187 graduates from December 2010. The total number of PhDs awarded for 2011, including the June graduates, is 152.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Ms Mary Burton and Dr David Potter to be honoured at graduation ceremonies in December
6 December
The University of Cape Town will honour Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu with the Graça Machel Chancellor's Award for Continental Leadership at the graduation ceremony at 10:00 on Monday, 12 December, in Jameson Hall. (Media seating is limited; please confirm your attendance by Thursday, 8 December: email Ms Mologadi Makwela or phone +27 (0)21 650 5427.) In addition, human rights champion Ms Mary Burton and software genius Dr David Potter will receive honorary degrees at graduation ceremonies on 12 and 13 December respectively.
UCT students become first Africans to win global negotiation competition
5 December
A team of 4 law students from the University of Cape Town have become the first African team to win the Copenhagen Competition – an international negotiation contest hosted by the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. The UCT team beat competitors from the University of Copenhagen, the National University of Singapore and Yale University at the finals on 1 December 2011.
UCT's newest A-rated researcher looks to plants, insects for major vaccines
5 December
Professor Ed Rybicki of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology is the University of Cape Town's newest A-rated researcher, following the release of the latest ratings by the National Research Foundation (NRF).
UCT's new residence helps supply jobs as well as living space
30 November
One of the innovations of the new University of Cape Town residence, Obz Square, is en suite shower and toilet facilities in each of the 880 rooms. Each toilet/shower "pod" was assembled off-site, transported to the site on the corner of Main Road and Penzance in Observatory, and then installed fully fitted, tiled and plumbed, ready to be lifted and plastered into rooms like Lego blocks.
UCT student dies in fall
25 November
The University of Cape Town regretfully confirms that a third-year Commerce student died tragically on Thursday, 24 November 2011.
UCT experts on aspects of climate change for COP-17 journalists
23 November
UCT opposes passage of info bill without critical changes
22 November
The University of Cape Town notes with extreme disappointment the fact that Members of the South African parliament voted in favour of the proposed Protection of State Information Bill. This despite the extraordinary strong civic voice that has risen against the proposed Bill.
UCT blacks out website to protest government move against freedom of information
22 November
The University of Cape Town has blacked out its home page (www.uct.ac.za) today in protest against the current version of the Protection of State Information Bill, which has been returned to the National Assembly for vote today.
Aspirin cuts cancer rates in people with hereditary risk by 60%
21 November
Research has provided proof that taking a regular dose of aspirin reduces the long-term risk of cancer in people with a family history of the disease by about 60 percent.
UCT students apply beauty as well as brains
21 November
Two University of Cape Town students have been named Miss Cape Town 2011 and a semi-finalist in the Miss South Africa 2011 pageant, respectively.
Three young UCT researchers selected for new science academy
15 November
Three University of Cape Town scientists, all in their early to mid-30s, are among the 20 founder members of the new South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) - selected from almost 150 nominations.
USHAWCO helps learners to SHINE
11 November
With a social entrepreneurial spirit, SHAWCO (Students' Health and Welfare Centres Organisation) at the University of Cape Town introduced the SHAWCO SHINE programme to support students in grade 10, 11 and 12, by improving their academic results, boosting their confidence as well as stimulating their ambitions for further tertiary education.
UCT researcher to receive L'Oréal-UNESCO Life Sciences award
11 November
Professor Jill Farrant, the Research Chair in Plant Molecular Physiology in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town, is 1 of the 5 exceptional women scientists from around the world who will receive the 2012 L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Life Sciences for 2012. She will receive her award and US$100 000 prize money at a ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris in March 2012.
UCT conference to address challenges in treating and understanding lung diseas
08 November
The University of Cape Town, in association with the Hull/York Medical School, University of York, will host a conference on "21st Century Challenges of Chronic Lung Disease" on 14-16 November 2011, in the Institute for Infectious Disease & Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), on the Faculty of Health Sciences Campus of the University of Cape Town. Senior clinical and basic scientists will present a research-based overview of specific challenges associated treating chronic lung diseases and how current research efforts are increasing the opportunities for future therapies.
UCT students win lion's share of awards in international landscape architecture competition
01 November
Three landscape architecture Masters students from the University of Cape Town have won 3 out of 4 awards at a recent International Federation of Landscape Architecture (IFLA) competition.
UCT Summer School 2012 programme is online
31 October
The course programme for the 62nd annual University of Cape Town Summer School is now available online at the Centre for Open Learning website. Summer School 2012 will run from Monday, 16 January to Friday, 27 January 2012.
UCT research shows strong connection between Vitamin D deficiency and TB
25 October
Researchers at the University of Cape Town and the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in the UK have found that vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in black Africans living in Cape Town and is associated with susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB) infection. The research is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the USA.
Origins of Political Order author Fukuyama to speak at UCT
24 October
World renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama will give a public lecture on his landmark new book, The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution, on Wednesday, 26 October, at 19:00 in Beattie Lecture Theatre on University Avenue, UCT Upper Campus. The lecture will explore the provenance of 3 basic political institutions - the state, the rule of law, and accountability - that constitute the basis for modern government.
UCT forensic science expert to discuss war on violence against women in SA
24 October
Professor Lorna Martin will discuss her experiences as a forensic pathologist and present some of her findings on violence against women in South Africa, when she gives her inaugural lecture on 26 October 2011, at the University of Cape Town.
Physics leader to speak at UCT for non-physics audience
20 October
Professor Anton Zeilinger of the University of Vienna, Austria, will speak on "Quantum Games and Quantum Information" at the Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday, 25 October 2011 at 18:00, in Kramer Lecture Theatre 1. The lecture is free of charge and open to the public. Please contact Ms Michelle Moses via email or telephone 021 650 4870 to ensure seating is available.
UCT molecular genetics expert to explain how novelty and diversity evolve in plants and animals
17 October
Data from large-scale DNA sequencing projects in the last 2 decades has shown that common sets of genes regulate development in animals and plants respectively. Given the remarkable conservation of these genes, a key challenge becomes understanding how morphological diversity has evolved in plants and animals. Professor Nicola Illing, of the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Cape Town, will present evidence that novelty evolves from the recycling of existing genetic regulatory loops, rather than from the de novo appearance of new genes via protein evolution. Prof Illing will discuss her current research interests in Evolutionary and Developmental Genetics in her inaugural lecture, "Evo-devo: Clues to morphological and functional diversity in bats and resurrection plants".
It Gets Better, Tutu and UCT members tell young people
12 October
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has joined University of Cape Town (UCT) students and staff, local civil society organisations and high-profile individuals, to create It Gets Better – Cape Town: a collection of 18 videos that form the first South African contribution to a global video campaign targeting sexual minorities who experience discrimination in secondary schools and beyond. The group includes the captain of the UCT Rugby Team, the editor of the Varsity student newspaper, members of the UCT Student Representative Council, university staff members and students.
UCT student team scoops research prize at transplant conference
10 October
For the first time, the South African Transplant Society (SATS) has presented its annual prize for the best original research presentation to 2 final-year medical students, for their research on the correlation between how a kidney functions in the first few days after transplantation, and the long-term outcome of the transplanted kidney.
UCT African literature scholar dies
07 October
Dr Reuben Chirambo, a senior lecturer in the Department of English Language and Literature in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town, died of cancer on Thursday evening, 6 October 2011, at the age of 48.
Broken hearts, spacemen, wattle trees and a man with one leg: My extraordinary journey in medicine
03 October
Professor Wayne Derman of the University of Cape Town has provided important clinical support to South Africa's athletes at international level: as Chief Medical Officer for the South African Team to the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games, and as Medical Officer for the South African Paralympic Team to Beijing in 2008. From December 2001 to May 2002, he served as Flight Surgeon to Cosmonaut Mark Shuttleworth during the "First African in Space" mission in Russia. He recently served as the Medical Officer for Cape Town for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.
Third quarter
UCT expert to discuss pragmatic psychology and perils of eyewitness identification
27 September
Colin Tredoux is Professor of Psychology at the University of Cape Town, and was Head of Department from 2007 to 2010. He has appeared as an expert witness in South African courts, advising on the limitations of polygraph testing. He has also published methods for assessing the fairness of police identification parades, and has led a multi-year project to develop software for the synthesis of artificial faces. The software has multiple uses, ranging from development of stimuli in research laboratories, to construction of faces from memory. It is presently used by a number of research groups around the world.
Global activist/feminist to speak at UCT
22 September
Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak of Columbia University will speak on "The Tradition of Critique and Feminist Writing", in the Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday, 27 September 2011.
Motsoaledi to address UCT students on leadership in health care
19 September
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Health, will be the keynote speaker at the Shaping Leaders in Health talk hosted by the Health Sciences Student Council on Thursday, 22 September 2011, 18:30, in the New Learning Centre Lecture Theatre at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town.
UCT historian gets jump on Heritage Day by calling for global perspective on Cape's history
19 September
We need to understand the Cape not only as part of the South African nation but also in relation to its historical links to Asia, other parts of Africa and the Indian Ocean world, according to Professor Nigel Worden of the University of Cape Town. This will be the argument he will present in his inaugural lecture on Wednesday, 21 September 2011, at 17:30, in LT1, Kramer Law Building, Middle Campus. This is Professor Worden's inaugural into the King George V Chair of History, to which he was appointed in 2009.
UCT's 5th colloquium on HIV/AIDS to focus on human stories behind the virus
19 September
The experiences of HIV-positive people who tell their own stories about living with the virus will be the focus at the fifth annual colloquium hosted by the HIV/AIDS Institutional Co-Ordination Unit (HAICU) at the University of Cape Town, on Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 09:30–13:30, at the Centre for African Studies Gallery on Upper Campus. A programme is listed at the end of this release.
UCT Constitutional law expert to speak on race, redress and remembrance
12 September
Professor Pierre de Vos of the University of Cape Town's Department of Public Law will speak on The past is unpredictable: Race, redress and remembrance in the South African Constitution in his inaugural lecture on 14 September 2011, 17:30, in Lecture Theatre 1, Kramer Law Building, Middle Campus. In 2008 Professor de Vos became the first legal academic in South Africa to write a regular Blog, Constitutionally Speaking.
UCT conference to bring together international experts on safety and violence
07 September
Seven experts with international expertise in fields related to preventing violence and promoting safety will bring their experiences to bear on SA's struggles in this important area, at the first conference of the University of Cape Town's Safety & Violence Initiative (SaVI) beginning on 8 September, 2011, in the Barnard Fuller Building, of the UCT Health Science Campus.
Sir Sydney Kentridge to speak at 34th anniversary commemoration of Biko
05 September
Internationally renowned advocate Sir Sydney Kentridge will deliver the 12th annual Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, "Evil Under the Sun: the Death of Steve Biko", hosted by the University of Cape Town and the Steve Biko Foundation, on Monday, 12 September 2011, at 19:00 in Jameson Hall, Upper Campus, UCT.
UCT entrepreneurial expert to speak on value creation
05 September
Professor Eric Wood of the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business (GSB) will speak on The Art of Value Creation in his inaugural lecture on 7 September 2011, 17:30, in Lecture Theatre 2D, Leslie Social Sciences Building, on Upper Campus. Professor Wood teaches in the fields of innovation & entrepreneurship at the GSB and in the Netherlands.
Education expert to speak at UCT on 'changing schools for good'
02 September
The Schools Development Unit (SDU) at the University of Cape Town will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a lecture on "Changing Schools for good: what the future holds for Teacher Professional Development in SA", by Brahm Fleisch, Professor of Education Policy at Wits School of Education, on Monday, 05 September 2011, at the Kramer Law Building, Middle Campus, at 16:00. Registration opens at 15:30.
UCT conference to bring together international experts on safety and violence
01 September
Seven experts with international expertise in fields related to preventing violence and promoting safety will bring their experiences to bear on SA's struggles in this important area, at the first conference of the University of Cape Town's Safety & Violence Initiative (SaVI) beginning on 8 September, 2011, in the Barnard Fuller Building, of the UCT Health Science Campus.
Ramos to speak at UCT on global economy's impact on SA
01 September
The School of Economics at the University of Cape Town will host Maria Ramos, the Group Chief Executive of the Absa Group, as the guest speaker for a special lecture on "The state of the global economy and its impact on South Africa", on Friday, 2 September 2011, at 13:00 in Kramer Lecture Theatre 1 on Middle Campus. The lecture is open to the public and seating will be on a first come, first served basis.
Tutu, Haffajee, Pityana, Lategan to discuss civic responsibility at UCT event
22 August
This public conversation will feature Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, who continues even in his retirement to speak on issues of moral integrity; Professor Bernard Lategan, the Ombudsman for Stellenbosch University and the founding director of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study; Ms Ferial Haffajee, the editor of City Press and a council member of the SA National Editors' Forum; Dr Sipho Pityana, the chairman of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution; Khayelitsha community organiser Ms Noncedo Bulana; and SRC presidents Ms Amanda Ngwenya of UCT, Mr Ayabulela Mahlathi of the University of the Western Cape and Mr Jan Greyling of Stellenbosch University.
Interview opportunity for Cape Town plant lovers: world-renowned botanist Peter Linder
22 August
Nature lovers who appreciate the abundant and unique plant life of the Cape Peninsula will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions of Professor Peter Linder of the Institute for Systematic Botany at the University of Zürich. Linder was formerly a lecturer in Plant Systematics at UCT from 1987 to 2001. His research interests include the evolution of Cape flora and the geographic distribution of plant species in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere.
UCT academic to present musical lecture on primary health care
22 August
Professor Steve Reid, the Glaxo-Wellcome Chair of Primary Health Care at the University of Cape Town, will perform live music in his presentation of his inaugural lecture, "The Music of Health for All", on Wednesday, 24 August 2011, at 17:30, in the Student Learning Centre Lecture Theatre of the Anatomy Building in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UCT.
2010/2011 SA Child Gauge puts children's political rights under the spotlight
16 August
Children's participation in decisions that affect them is essential for South Africa's democracy, for improved service delivery, and for children's development.
UCT law faculty gives back to top students
15 August
The University of Cape Town's Faculty of Law, through its Law 150 Endowment scholarships, is giving 10 top black South African learners an opportunity to study law at UCT in 2012.
UCT Math Circle quartet make South Africa proud at the International Mathematical Olympiad
11 August
Western Cape young mathematicians and the University of Cape Town's Mathematics Competition participants Sean Wentzel (Westerford High School), Kira Dusterwald (Springfield Convent Senior School), Ashraf Moolla (Rondebosch Boys High School) and Robert Spencer (Westerford High School) were South Africa's best performers when they participated in the 52nd annual International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in the Netherlands last month.
UCT researcher scoops Shoprite Checkers Woman of the Year Award
10 August
The University of Cape Town's Dr Elmi Muller scooped the Health Care-Givers category at this year's Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Awards, which were announced recently (Saturday, 23 July 2011) in Johannesburg.
Helicopter emergency landing at UCT
3 August
UCT confirms that a small private helicopter made an emergency landing in Cross Campus road on middle campus this morning at 9:00. No one was injured.
UCT hosts celebrated academic Dr Ismail Serageldin
22 July
Distinguished academic and sustainable development expert, Dr Ismail Serageldin, will deliver a Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture on "Universities and the Unfolding Knowledge Revolution: Preparing for the 21st Century", at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Monday, 25 July at 13:00.
UCT doing its bit to improve poor mathematics and literacy levels at local schools
04 July
While the rest of the country's learners take a well-deserved winter break from school, the University of Cape Town is set to remain a hub of activity when learners from surrounding communities descend on Upper Campus to attend the Maths and Science Education Project (MSEP) on 4–6 July and the 100-UP project, on 11–13 July.
Second quarter
UCT researchers awarded fellowships by L'Oréal-UNESCO
30 June
Two researchers at the University of Cape Town have received fellowships of US$20 000 (about R140 000) each towards the completion of their PhD research projects, through the 2011 L'Oréal UNESCO Regional Fellowships For Women in Science in Sub-Saharan Africa programme.
UCT teaching material receives award for OpenCourseWare Excellence
29 June
A resource shared on the University of Cape Town's OpenContent directory has earned a 2011 Award for OpenCourseWare Excellence recognised by the international OpenCourseWare community. Ms Matumo Ramafikeng received an ACE Award from the OpenCourseWare Consortium in the "texts and illustrations" category for her course titled Occupation Focused Conceptual Frameworks, focusing on the core concepts of occupational therapy thinking used in practice by occupational therapy students, therapists and scientists
UCT introduces "fast-track" degree programme to build skills in clinical health research
28 June
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town, in partnership with other universities in South Africa, Nigeria and Malawi, has introduced a "fast-track" degree programme to allow medical students to work simultaneously towards a Master's degree or PhD in clinical research, as a way of addressing the critical shortage of academic clinicians in Africa.
UCT welcomes US First Lady - Mrs Michelle Obama
23 June
The University of Cape Town is honoured to be one of the hosts for the visit of the First Lady of the United States of America, Mrs Michelle Obama, on Thursday, 23 June 2011. While at UCT, the First Lady will get an opportunity to meet 50 students from 5 historically disadvantaged communities in Cape Town.
UCT celebrates International Year of Chemistry with Interactive Public Programme - 23 June - 5 July 2011
22 June
To celebrate the International Year of Chemistry (IYC), the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cape Town is presenting a wide range of events to give insight into what chemistry is about and how it impacts on so many different aspects of our everyday lives. There is something on offer for everyone, from young children to senior school learners and adults.
ICT PhD thesis opens up new technology for users in the developing world
14 June
Andrew Maunder's PhD thesis, Designing appropriate interactive systems for the developing world, explores the process of designing appropriate information communication technologies (ICT) for developing world communities. He describes the design of 2 cellular phone-based interactive systems, both of which aim to provide a locally appropriate interface to a multimedia information system.
UCT PhD research assists local abalone farmers
14 June
Abalone farming is a growing export industry in South Africa. The stock feeds on seaweed, whose health and cultivation are examined by three UCT graduands who received their PhDs on Friday, 10 June 2011.
UCT PhD thesis unpacks access to land for urban poor
14 June
Najmunnisa Mammon's PhD thesis, The urban land question: management and access for the urban poor in post-apartheid South Africa, can play a significant role in addressing the urban land question in Cape Town and South Africa. She points out that the first step in making state-owned land available to the urban poor is to make the public land asset register more explicit and transparent to society; the second is to define a role for the state in facilitating access for the urban poor; and the third is to streamline urban planning and land use management processes to enable such access.
UCT to offer SA's first Masters course in Muslim Personal Law and Human Rights
13 June
In July 2011, the University of Cape Town will offer South Africa's first university course in Muslim Personal Law and Human Rights at the Masters level – 1 of 4 courses that make up an interdisciplinary Masters degree in Human Rights.
New UCT research investigates effects of drug use and pregnancy on SA youth
08 June
Choices made by youth provide the research focus of 2 PhD graduands at the University of Cape Town. One thesis examines the likelihood that babies born to teenage mothers will be born underweight and grow up to be shorter than average and stunted; the other looks at the effects of methamphetamine ("tik") use on the social interactions of young people in Cape Town. Both graduands will receive their PhDs from the on Thursday, 9 June 2011, at 15:00.
UCT PhD thesis investigates effects of tax increase, advertising ban on tobacco sales
09 June
Evan Blecher's PhD thesis,The economics of tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries, investigates the effectiveness of excise tax increases and advertising restrictions to reduce tobacco consumption, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Many LMICs experience rapid economic growth, and over the past 2 decades, cigarettes have become more affordable in these countries. Blecher argues that excise tax increases on tobacco should be anchored on the affordability concept, rather than as a tax burden, as is currently the case, where excise tax is determined as a percentage of the retail price.
UCT research looks at issues critical to family life and women
08 June
Five PhD candidates selected issues of special interest to women and family life for their research: declining marriage trends in South Africa since 1995; the development and evaluation of a smoking cessation programme for disadvantaged pregnant women; how men cope when their female intimate partners are raped; how health workers who provide abortion services deal with the social challenges and moral complexities of their work; and the opportunities and challenges for comprehensive primary and secondary prevention of cervical cancer, which is a major killer of women in developing countries. All these graduands will receive their PhDs on Thursday, 9 June 2011, at 15:00.
UCT PhD research advances understanding of TB
08 June
Tuberculosis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in countries with high HIV prevalence, such as South Africa. Three PhD candidates devoted their PhD research to studying different aspects of TB treatment and immunity responses. Two of these studies looked specifically at TB in relation to HIV-infected patients. The graduands described here will receive their degrees on Thursday, 9 June 2011 at 15:00.
UCT PhD thesis establishes simple test for heart and kidney disease risk in women
08 June
University of Cape Town PhD graduand Juliet Evans demonstrates that a simple measure of waist circumference can identify women's risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes just as effectively as the higher-risk and more costly computerised tomography-derived measure.
UCT to graduate 63 doctoral candidates this week
07 June
The University of Cape Town will graduate a total of 63 Doctors of Philosophy at three ceremonies on 9 and 10 June 2011. The total number of graduates for June 2011 is 1336. This is the first of 2 graduation sessions each year at UCT.
Celebrating Africa in the midst of apartheid
06 June
A remarkable photographic collection of African Independent Churches in Soweto, taken between 1969 and 1971, will be showcased in an exhibition at the Centre for African Studies Gallery on the University of Cape Town's upper campus. UCT Emeritus Professor Martin West took the photographs while doing the fieldwork for his PhD in social anthropology at UCT. The exhibition runs from 8 June to 3 August.
UCT Maths Competition 2011 champ achieves 100% for fifth year running
01 June
The top participant in the University of Cape Town Mathematics Competition has achieved perfect scores since he first began participating as a Grade 8 learner in 2007 – the first participant to achieve an unbroken record in the 35-year history of the competition.
UCT students triumph in SAICA Board Exam
31 May
The University of Cape Town pass rate for first-time writers of the 2011 South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Part 1 Board Exam is 96% compared to a national average of 80%. The pass rate for UCT's African students is 89%, while the national average is 55%.
Three UCT academics victorious at 2011 NSTF-BHP Billiton awards
25 May
Three out of 6 University of Cape Town (UCT) finalists walked away with top honours during the annual National Science and Technology Forum-BHP Billiton Awards, held in Johannesburg last night (26 May).
Six UCT finalists at NSTF-BHP Billiton Awards
25 May
Six finalists from the University of Cape Town are in the running for top honours at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) -BHP Billiton Awards to be held in Johannesburg on 26 May 2011.
UCT biologists' find is named one of Top 10 New Species for 2011
24 May
When you discover the world's only known jumping cockroach, as UCT's Professor Mike Picker and former student Dr Jonathan Colville did, you naturally spend much time thinking of catchy headlines - such as the one above - to mark the event.
UCT uses modified MRI scanner to measure brain waves of cyclists in the saddle
23 May
Researchers at the University of Cape Town have found a way to measure the brain activity of a cyclist who is operating at racing speed, using a specially modified MRI scanner that holds the subject's head still while the legs are pedalling.
UCT's Prof Zingoni is the newest Fellow of an international elite group of structural engineers
16 May
Alphose Zingoni, Professor of Structural Engineering & Mechanics in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Cape Town, has been elected a Fellow of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).
GrandWest/SHAWCO partnership boosts healthcare in Cape communities
06 May
More than 5 000 residents of disadvantaged communities received free doctor consultations last year worth a total of R2 million, thanks to the partnership between GrandWest CSI and SHAWCO Health at the University of Cape Town.
SHAWCO is seeking learners who want to excel
06 May
Learners in Grades 11 and 12 have an opportunity to study with tutors at the University of Cape Town on Saturdays to boost their chances of excelling in their matric exams. In 2010, learners in the pilot programme for Grade 11 participants in the SHAWCO Shine Programme achieved a pass rate of 100%. All these participants are currently in the Grade 12 programme in 2011.
The Ficksburg moment is a dangerous one for SA
05 May
I would like to thank the SRC for having organised this event today and to say that I bring the apologies of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Max Price. I also bring to this meeting the full support of the Executive of the University of Cape Town.
7 000 high schoolers to converge on UCT for an evening of fun maths
13 April
Question: Thabo looks after a flock of goats and sheep. The flock has 55 percent more sheep than goats. What is the ratio of goats to sheep in the flock?
UCT savours the taste of Varsity Cup victory
12 April
Statement by Dr Max Price, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town: "UCT is celebrating a great win, and we are extremely pleased to finally be crowned the champions of the Varsity Cup."
UCT wins award for multilingualism
06 April
In recognition of the need for university graduates to be competent in more than one South African language, for the past decade the University of Cape Town has been developing training programmes in Afrikaans and isiXhosa that have been incorporated into the formal MBChB curriculum of the Faculty of Health Sciences.
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UCT champion of urban poor and city improvement honoured with prestigious award
29 March
University of Cape Town Professor Susan Parnell is the 2010 recipient of the Alan Pifer Research Award, for her work in urban poverty reduction and environmental management.
Isdell's $1m donation kicks off UCT rugby stadium project
15 March
A donation of US$1 million (about R7 million) by alumnus Neville Isdell to the Rugby Club on 7 March 2010 has allowed the University of Cape Town to dust off its long-nursed plans to build a rugby stadium.
UCT Deputy Vice-Chancellor Beall steps down
07 March
Professor Jo Beall, a deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Cape Town, has tendered her resignation to take up the position of Director of Education and Society at the British Council in London. Her resignation will take effect at the end of April.
GIPCA hosts panel discussion on Palestine, Israel, and South Africa
03 March
The Gordon Institute for Performing and Creative Arts (GIPCA) is hosting a panel discussion on "Palestine, Israel and South Africa" on Thursday 10 March at 17:30, as part of its ongoing Great Texts/Big Questions public lecture series. This free public lecture will take place at Hiddingh Hall, University of Cape Town (UCT) Hiddingh Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town.
UCT to honour heroes in teaching, reconciliation and computer technology
23 February
The University of Cape Town this year will award honorary degrees to David Potter, the founder of microcomputer systems companies Psion and Psion Teklogix; Cape Town teaching legend Stella Petersen; UCT Emeritus Professor Martin West; and struggle and reconciliation leader Mary Burton. The degrees will be awarded to Petersen and West during graduation ceremonies in June, and to Burton and Potter in December.
Statement by the UCT Dean of the Faculty of Humanities on the so-called "closing down of CAS" and merging of academic departments
21 February
There has been some public speculation over the past week about proposals for departmental reorganisation in the Faculty of Humanities at UCT, and the so-called "closing down" of the Centre for African Studies (CAS). Claims have been made that CAS and all its courses, programmes, exchange links, intellectual activities and so forth have either been, or are about to be closed down, and that students have been excluded from discussion on the matters. This is completely untrue. No decision, administrative or otherwise, has been made in relation to any department in the Faculty at this time, and any decision that may finally be made will be arrived at through open discussion and debate within the faculty. A statement was made about this on 14th February but it appears that further details are required.
No plans to close Centre for African Studies, says UCT Dean
15 February
Rumours have been circulating that the Centre for African Studies (CAS) at UCT is to be "closed down" and that students will no longer have access to the courses and programmes that have been offered by CAS in the past. This is not true. The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town is investigating a proposal to merge the departments of Social Anthropology, Linguistics, the African Gender Institute (AGI) and the Centre for African Studies (CAS) into a new Department of Anthropology, Linguistics and Gender Studies. If the proposal is accepted, all programmes currently offered by all these departments, including CAS, would continue to be offered.
Mizrahi to lead infectious disease research at UCT
14 February
Professor Valerie Mizrahi has been appointed as Director of the Institute for Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) at the University of Cape Town as of 1 January 2011.
UCT's new Italian knight dedicates award to his father
21 January
At a ceremony at the Italian Ambassador's residence in Cape Town in December, Professor Mino Caira of the University of Cape Town was formally presented with the title of Cavaliere dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana (Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic).
Erwin and other experts to help stretch minds at UCT Summer School 2011
07 January
ANC MP Alec Erwin will coordinate a lecture series on the challenges of developing nations as part of the course offerings at the University of Cape Town Summer School programme, which opens on 17 January.


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Natural gas, left in the dust by oil's rally, could soon be rising for reasons other than seasonal temperature variations. The explosion in U.S. shale gas production, and modest increases in other non-conventional gas sources like coal bed methane, have meant stiff competition for Canada's oil and gas sector in recent years. Our natural gas output has plummeted by 25 per cent in the last half-decade as lower cost production stateside has made inroads into traditional markets for Canadian gas in both the U.S. and in Eastern Canada.
There are signs that the period of exceptionally low prices that has dented this key Canadian resource may be coming to an end. That doesn't mean a return any time soon to the past decade's double-digit price peaks, but it does mean $4-5 is likely to be the new norm as compared to prices as low as $1.80/MM Btu, a quarter or less of oil, in energy equivalent terms. We expect North American natural gas prices to average $4.30/MM Btu in 2014, up from an average of about $3.70 this year. Events like the recent energy-centred Abe-Harper summit, and British Columbia's efforts to reach agreement on a tax framework for LNG exports, have also focused attention on Canada's own world class shale gas resources.
Challenges remain, but longer term those could potentially offer economic and other spinoffs comparable to the U.S. shale gas revolution.

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How Giardia Parasite Changes Its Appearance
Like a gang of bandits that changes clothes after a heist to avoid capture, the intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia alters its appearance to outwit the human immune system. Now, after a 20-year search, experiments by Howard Hughes Medical Institute international research scholar Hugo D. Luján reveal how the parasite shifts disguises.
The findings are a first step toward developing vaccines against Giardia and other pathogens that change their outer coats as a defense strategy, said Luján, a scientist at the Catholic University of Córdoba in Argentina.
Currently, there is no vaccine to protect against Giardia infection, which is a major cause of diarrhea in much of the world. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 200 million people contract Giardia each year. The parasite, which is spread through feces in contaminated soil or water, can persist as a microscopic cyst for months or years. Giardia infections can also last for months, as the parasite has evolved a cunning defense to evade the human immune system.
Luján has been trying to understand the parasite's defense system since the 1990s, when he worked in Theodore Nash's laboratory at the National Institutes of Health. In 1998, Nash discovered that Giardia shifts key molecules on its surface, through a process called antigenic variation. Just as the human immune system learns to identify and attack Giardia, the parasite displays a new molecule, or antigen, on its surface, Nash found. This switching confuses the immune system and makes the parasite "invisible" to it.
In describing Giardia's cunning deception, Luján likens the parasites to a gang of bandits that can switch their jackets (surface antigens) at will. "Imagine someone calls the police and says, `You have to catch that bunch of guys with blue jackets.' So the police go there, but the robbers have changed to green jackets," Luján said. "The police don't know what to do. It is something the `bandits' do to evade capture by the police."
Since Nash's discovery, Giardia researchers have been trying to understand how the parasite switches coats. The Giardia genome contains nearly 200 genes that code for surface antigens. Despite the large number of genes, each parasite displays only a single antigen—derived from a single gene—on its surface at any given time. Normally, the RNA instructions for each gene are copied from the parasite's DNA then run through the cell's internal machinery to create proteins, including surface antigens.
As Luján and his group delved into this mystery, he discovered that the molecular machinery in the parasite actually reads and transcribes most of the 200 surface antigen genes, but only one antigenic protein makes it to the outer coat on the parasite's surface. That observation suggested to Luján that the RNA instructions—called messenger RNA—had been created and were inside the organism, but something was stopping the RNA from being translated into proteins and expressed on the cell's surface. "That was a surprise," Luján said. "Because it takes a lot of energy for the organism to transcribe all of those genes into messenger RNA."
So Luján sought to find out why most of the parasite's RNA never gets translated into a working surface antigen. Something must be interfering with that process for Giardia's surface antigens. He suspected that a powerful cellular mechanism called RNA interference, or RNAi, might be the cause of the holdup. Discovered a decade ago, RNAi identifies short segments of RNA and then destroys all RNA that matches the segments. The result: None of the protein that would have been created by that RNA is released into the cell. Researchers originally found that RNAi is a protective mechanism that helps cells fight off invading viruses. But as the new work by Luján shows, the process can also control which genes are switched on and off in Giardia.
In a series of experiments, Luján found that the cellular machinery involved in RNAi squelches most of the RNA in Giardia that codes for surface antigens. At any given time, in fact, only the RNA for a single type of antigen is left untouched. The rest is destroyed. "At that point, we realized RNAi was strongly linked to antigenic variation," Luján said.
Next, Luján inhibited the enzymes involved in RNAi in Giardia. Again, he made a surprising discovery: The cells with defective RNAi machinery displayed many surface antigens simultaneously—a kind of parasitic Technicolor dream coat. "That was the direct link between enzymes involved in the RNAi pathway and antigenic variation in Giardia that we had been looking for," Luján said.
Now Luján is working on a series of experiments to find out whether genetically altered strains of Giardia that display many surface antigens could be used to make a vaccine that would help the immune system identify the parasite's many disguises. If it works, it would be proof of principle that "abolishing antigenic variation in Giardia by knocking down RNAi (could) have a major impact in developing vaccines against microorganisms that undergo antigenic variation," Luján said.


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I am no stranger to long term degenerative disease. Twenty years ago I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), a progressive, incurable disease which causes relentless arthritic joint pain and immobility. Constant pain and restricted movement plagued me. Doctors gave me drugs, offered surgery and said old age was upon me. Nothing was stopping my descent. Though I had tolerated the symptoms of this disease for 30 years, the quality of my life was rapidly waning. I became concerned and fearful about my ability to support my family.
I sold my business. I was determined to beat this condition. After visiting all types of traditional and alternative providers, I found my answers in California and Mexico. My joint pains are now gone and my mobility has returned in full. My wife and children had lost me to pain and I am back! As a bonus, the severe food, chemical and airborne allergies I had were reversed as well. My passion now is to help people as I have been helped. The doctors who cured me, trained me. After years of study, the corrective disciplines I learned complement each other and have evolved into the process now called Advanced Cell Training™, formerly know as Immune Response Training (IRT), founded in 1999. This process takes three hours to do and is done once per week. When you correct errant cellular behavior in the body it should begin to heal itself and regenerate damage done to tissues over the years.


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The Boomers are a group of St. John's folks who meet once a month for a meal. We schedule small groups (usually 5-7 people) who meet at a restaurant for fellowship and food, and each month we meet with a different group of people. You and your fellow Boomers determine where and when.
For questions, see Marcia Hauser, Kay LaGrange, or Dave or Joanne Hearrell.
On October 2, 2016 Larry and Barbara Hancock opened their Brown County cabin doors to all of St. John's family for a day of fishing, hiking, games, food and fun. A great time was had by all who attended the event.


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The final Kitten Thursday…in May!
And here we are, people. The final Kitten Thursday of the month. And what a Thursday it has already been. Deadlifted 135 lbs this morning. So, I guess that means I have accomplished all I need to for the day…boo yah!
These guys are sure happy for me.
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Hello Cleveland friends. How did you enjoy last week's tropical heatwave of 30+ degrees? I mean really; last week's sub-zero temps were kinda out of control. How many layers could I put on and still not get warm? (4…plus mittens & slippers.) I'm glad to see it is warming up a bit…perfect for playing outdoors!
Speaking of playing outdoors; I am still coming down from last weekend's family trip to Peek n'Peak Resort. If you've never visited, the resort was built in 1964 and is located in Clymer, NY…a quick a two hour drive from Cleveland. It has everything from skiing, snow tubing, swimming, "spa-ing" and many options for dining and family fun.
We woke up on Saturday morning and took our time packing up snacks, ski gear and swimsuits. We left Cleveland around noon and arrived to check into the hotel around 2-ish. Our room was ready so were were able to check in early and unload the car. It was literally so cold outdoors so we made the decision that Saturday would be a family fun day spent in the pool, having a nice dinner and in-room movies; who doesn't love that? Our room was located slope-side which was entertaining in and of itself. We all enjoyed watching the skiers and snowboarders as they braved the cold to shred and swoosh. Our Ninja Toddler was amazed by the ski lifts as they swooped in and captured snow enthusiasts to ship them to the top of the mountain!
We spent most of the afternoon in their pristine, mid-century pool mecca. The water was warm and between games of "shark" and chase we all had good afternoon swim. As parents, we took turns dipping into the indoor/outdoor hot tub while the other half swam and raced from one side of the pool to the other with the little. After pool time we quickly changed our clothes and enjoyed some time at their indoor playground to further run out any existing energy. The playground was filled with lots of other mini hotel guests just running around and being wild while all us parents just kinda enjoyed catching a bit of chill adult time.
After we played our hearts out we went back to our room, changed our clothes and went to have dinner in the resort restauraunt. The service was amazing and the food was just as good. Post dinner it was time for some family movie time (Lion King!) and then early to bed to prep for our ski day ahead.
Sunday we woke up and had a good breakfast buffet followed by a tad more pool-time prior to heading to the slopes. Once we got to the ski school our little guy was whisked away by his instructor Ms Karen to get fitted for his ski & gear rentals. Myself and Mr C. had a free hour to ourselves to take a few runs on the slopes before we had to meet up with our little snow bum. The snow was great, plenty of it. The sun was out so we weren't complaining and instead spent that hour enjoying being outside with mother nature, being active and knowing all along that our little guy was being well-taken care of. It was a glorious afternoon on the slopes.
After his ski lesson we met up with him and "Ms. Karen" to get the full lesson report including the stories about his "noodle legs." He had a lot of fun on the magic carpet and even took his first ride on the chair lift; impressive. After lessons it was time to go inside for a warm up and a snack. We took a break in the lodge to enjoy a soft pretzel and a warm cup of cocoa and then it was time to head home.
Our overnight at Peek n' Peak was everything I imagined and more. It felt like we were gone for way longer than just one night, yet it was nice to go up and back in one weekend with plenty of time to get home and prep for the week ahead. Thank you to the team at the resort for hosting my family for a post-holiday vacation, it truly an amazing escape!
SPONSORED POST : Thank you to Peek n' Peak for who invited me to share my experience as a guest to their resort as part of their social outreach. Thanks for supporting this snow businesses, while allowing me to create special content like this for iheartcleveland!


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Yellow Gold
With its bright yellow colour and attractive lustre, gold has been worn as adornment and traded as currency by humans for thousands of years. Dispersed widely across the whole of the inhabited world, the discovery of gold occurred in many different civilisations and cultures throughout history –all were impressed by its brilliance and gave value to it. Gold artefacts discovered in the Balkans date from 4000 years B.C.
Gold is the most malleable and therefore the easiest of the metals to work. Occurring in a virtually pure state which neither corrodes nor tarnishes, Gold's early uses were ornamental, and its brilliance and permanence made it the stuff of deities and kings.
Almost intuitively, we place a high value on gold, referred to by Incas as 'tears of the sun', gold symbolises wealth, power and beauty across the globe.
Gold endures as a principal choice for fine jewellery, engagement rings and wedding bands, continuing to reference human beauty, longevity and high esteem keeps demand for gold and its value and price high. Despite this, gold production is in worldwide decline, causing a trend in high gold prices in every market.
Pure gold, 24 carats, is more popular in Arabian and the Indian sub-continent for it's bright colour and malleability in producing finely detailed items. 24 carat gold is is generally considered too soft to make durable jewellery by most western jewellers. In order to harden the gold it is mixed with various other metals reducing the carats until a suitable result is achieved. The optimum combination of purity and strength is generally considered to be 18 carats or 75% gold. The metal with which the gold is alloyed will influence the appearance and nature of the finished product.
Yellow Gold is made by mixing pure gold with copper or zinc. It will not tarnish but may acquire scratches through a lifetime of use. White Gold is produced by mixing palladium, titanium or platinum with gold. Rose Gold is an alloy of gold and copper, giving it a rose hue.
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Arsene Wenger drops huge Henrikh Mkhitaryan revelation
Goonersden brings you news from top football news sites from the likes of ESPN, SkySport, Daily Mail, Daily Star and Metro… We also Analyse football, player, transfer and predict Arsenal starting line-up.
Arsenal new signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan was sensational against Everton last weekend Arsene Wenger confirmed the Armenia international has got his mojo back since signing for Arsenal in a straight swap deal which saw Alexis Sanchez move to Manchester United.
Wenger was worried about the Armenia star's mental state after a nightmare spell at Manchester United spent mostly on the bench.
But Mkhitaryan was a revelation on his full Arsenal debut, running the show and setting up three goals.
Mkhitaryan who shone brightest as Arsenal bounced back from their shock defeat to struggling Swansea in style.
Wenger said: "I think he enjoyed it. I met Mkhitaryan before he came here, because I always liked his game.
"He's a player completely focused on football, dedicated totally to the game and comes from a country Armenia where you need special character to become a great football player.
"So you have to really to love it – and that's why he looks happy to play football because he just loves it."


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Broadbanding America: What, Why, and How
November 16, 2004. Spencer Trask Lectures
The technologies for high speed Internet access are racing ahead towards achieving gigabit speeds to the home, and hold the promise of a digital ubiquity in which any content can be delivered almost instantly on demand. However, the sociology, economics, and policies governing this capability are yet to be determined. What will fill these enormous pipes, who will own them, and what technologies will dominate? Perhaps most importantly, what will be the outcome of the escalating war between copyright owners and consumers? These are fascinating questions, and the answers will affect our everyday lives in the near future
Robert Lucky is an engineer known worldwide for his writing and speaking about technology and society. He has led premier research laboratories in telecommunications over the last several decades, first at Bell Labs and then at Telcordia Technologies, where he was corporate vice president, applied research. Early in his career he invented the adaptive equalizer, the key enabler for all high speed modems today. He co-authored a textbook on data communications that was the most cited reference in the field over the period of a decade. He is the author of many technical papers and of several books, including Silicon Dreams and Lucky Strikes Again. He has been the editor of a series of books in communications and of several technical journals. However, most engineers know him best because of the monthly columns he has written for Spectrum Magazine over the last twenty years offering philosophical and sometimes humorous observations on engineering, life, and technology. Dr. Lucky has been a frequent speaker at technical, business, academic, and social occasions. He often gives plenary and keynote addresses to conferences, and has been an invited speaker at more than one hundred different universities. He has also appeared a number of times on network television, including two sessions with Bill Moyers on his World of Ideas public television show. He has been active throughout his career in professional, academic, and government roles. He has been on the advisory boards of about a dozen universities, has chaired the Scientific Advisory Board of the U.S. Air Force, the Technical Advisory Board of the Federal Communications Commission, and the visiting board of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He has been president of the Communications Society of the electrical engineering institute (IEEE) and executive vice president of the IEEE. He received his doctorate in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1961. He has since been honored with four honorary doctorates, and has received a number of major awards, including the prestigious Marconi Prize and the IEEE Edison Medal. He has been elected a fellow of the IEEE and to membership in the National Academy of Engineering, and to both the American and European Academies of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Lucky lives in Fair Haven, New Jersey, with his wife, Joan. They have two children and a dog, and live in an old house on a pretty river.


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Cramlington 2 Star Junior Tournament
Twelve year old Alec Ward from Middlesbrough was the star of the day at the Cramlington 2 Star Junior Tournament, winning the Under 13 Boys Singles, the Cadet Boys Singles and the Junior Boys Singles. He had little difficulty in taking the Under 13 title with an easy straight sets win over Joshua Harland of Cleveland in the final. In the Cadet Boys he defeated Northumberland's Dean Richardson, again in straight sets but his best performance was in the Junior Boys. After winning his group, which included Northumberland's Adam Curran, he easily beat Calum White of Cleveland and then put out local boy Ellis Cooper to set up a meeting with Northumberland's top junior, Ryan Richardson in the final. This turned out to be a fantastic match with both players giving a tremendous effort. After swinging one and then the other the young Middlesbrough player edged home 12 – 10 in the fifth end.
The Junior Girls event was won by Eleanor Davidson of Cleveland with Durham's Eszter Soos runner up. Davidson also beat Katie Barlow of Cleveland to win the Cadet Girls. Sophie Barlow won the under 13 girls and under 11 girls titles another Cleveland player, Will Dobinson took the under 11 boys title.
Knockout Cup
It was cup week in the Tesco Express Northumbria League. Cramlington Magpies won 8 – 1 away to Old England FATTS with Angus Poole and Adrian Barnes unbeaten, whilst the Cramlington Dragons beat the Lions 7 – 3. Alastair Johnson was undefeated in this one. The Whitehouse Lane side of Mick Hope, Charlie Mouzon and Mohinda Rawat defeated North Fire A 9 – 0 but the closest match of the week was at North Shields YMCA where the home club's B team narrowly lost 5- 4 to Cramlington Venture Portraits. Three wins by Jim Robertson for the home side and one from Don
Catley saw them level at 4 – 4, Dale Aitkenhead having got two for Portraits and Gary Sangster and Ellis Cooper one each. It was left to John Fisher and Cooper to contest the deciding match which eventually went Cooper's way 21 – 19 in the third end.
Fred Perry Urban Cup
Players from schools in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland took part in the local level of the Fred Perry Urban Cup in order to select a team to represent Newcastle United in the finals to be played in London on 3rd December. The successful youngsters were Shaun Smith, Darryl Penton, Jessica Waugh and Anne Sowerby.


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They are everywhere you look (and I'm not talking about the sky.. LOL).. forums, magazines, blogs, etc.. Sunbursts are the coolest thing to do with your papers at the moment.. they really are fun and an awesome way to use up those tons of scrap papers you are sitting with too.
Here is quick tutorial on how easy it is to use these on your page:
Step 1: First choose your papers and your photos that you wish to create your layout with
Step 2: Select your sketch that you wish to work with (or create your own) – for my layout I used the left side of Let's Scrap sketch 8-24-11.
Step 3: Arrange your photos on some Scratch paper so that you know more or less where you want your sunburst to go. If working with a double layout and you want your sunburst to extend over both pages, use two pieces of scratch paper.
Step 4: Using a marker, select the centre point of your sunburst and draw same on your scratch paper. Now draw lines from this point to the outer edge of your layout where you want your sunburst to go.
Step 5: Number and cut out all these pieces
Step 6: Using these numbered pieces as templates, place on-top of your various pattern papers and trace them off and cut out. NOTE: remember if using paper with text to place your Text the correct way up so that you don't end up with upside down or skew writing.
Step 7: Once they are all cut out, line them up to make sure that you end up with the correct shape
Step 8: Adhere these to your background paper in the position that you require.
Optional: To define the edges of your sunburst pieces, you can either ink, distress, sew, add ribbon, add border strips, stickers, twine, elements, etc.
Step 9: Finish your layout by adding photos, elements, etc
Step 10: Sit back and admire your handiwork
Hope you enjoyed the tutorial and I cannot wait to see your layouts.
Hugs, Mich


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At the beginning of June Kirsteen from Life in the Craft Lane was having a give-away for her 100th blog post. I was very lucky to win the give-away, and a voucher for Craft Island. My goodies arrived this week, all pink or alphabets or baby related to be able to get on with my Alissia album (which I've completed two LO's for, they'll be in a different post later in the week). Thank you Kirsteen for my voucher, and for brightening up my day when I found out!
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ach, ich beschränke mich mal auf zitate. weil heute mittwoch ist.
marcel proust was a french writer and critic, born in a tiny mudhovel to miserable but loving parents who fed him nothing but lady fingers, which he later developed an almost pathological fondness for and would eat nothing but the sweet, soft cookies for days on end, a habit which eventually led to his timely death at the age of 102 of malnutrition; (…)
the ferrari is, quite literally, the ferrari of motor vehicles. sleek, sexy and stylish, the ferrari typically possesses all the qualities the owner does not. most ferraris are also young, slim and unmarried.
john cage (1912−1812) was a 20th century composer who enjoyed moderated success in his early life. he was most well known for his unique style of writing odd and unusual pieces, such as "piano falling down five flights of stairs in a minor", and the classic "set of bagpipes driven by the exhaust from a saturn v rocket's first stage".
zombies are a subspecies of humans which are the byproduct of any physical, metaphysical, or metalengual process which perverts the natural death process of the individual by allowing the decaying corpse to walk amongst the still breathing to fulfill the needs of the lower brain to feast upon the flesh and brains of the living and watch american idol.
sexual innuendo (pronounced "in you' end, oh") is a hard topic to stay on top of. while there are no stiff rules as to what constitutes sexual innuendo, there have been many mass debates on the topic, and now the general principles are firm and well-rounded. however, full penetration of the subject requires that the reader take a long, hard look at the target and have a strong and often cunning grasp of linguistic intercourse.
in 1996 internet downloading officially replaced murder as the seventh deadly sin.
uncyclopedia: seven deadly sins
wikipedia (formerly google), "the content-free encyclopedia that only the devil can edit," is a satirical parody of uncyclopedia, though wikipedia claims the reverse (and correctly claims that uncyclopedia claims the reverse, and vice versa; but does not claim that we claim that they correctly claim that they claim that we claim that they claim it).
uncyclopedia, wunderbar für verregnete nachmittage und shallow inspiration needs. also für tage wie heute.


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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A new "deal" making the rounds on social media sounds too good to be true. In exchange for sending them your social security number and banking information, the federal government will pay you electric bill.
If you hear about this "deal" on Facebook or Twitter, don't buy it – it's a scam.
Florida Power and Light said this phishing scam has spread quickly through social media. In the message, the scammers are telling FPL customers that a third party, in most cases the Federal Government or President Obama, will pay their utility bill in exchange for their personal information.
FPL has notified the State Attorney General's Office and the FBI about the scam.
FPL customers who use unauthorized banking information to pay their utility bill will receive a letter stating their payment was invalid and will still be required to pay their bills. For more information on protecting yourself from scammers go to www.FPL.com/FPLprotect.
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Opening Hours
2pm to 5pm
10am to 1pm
2pm to 7pm
10am to 1pm
Disabled Access:
Ramp to front door and automatic internal and external doors.
Elie Library
Elie Library,
Siward Lane,
You can find us on the edge of Elie and Earlsferry. We provide a vital community resource, with access to a wide range of books and information as well as fun events for children. Come along and find out more or check our What's ON page.
ON at Elie Library
- A marvellous selection of books for all ages and interests, including on CD and in large print
- Free requests for our books not on the shelf when you visit
- Access to quality reference books and online information
- Free PC and internet access (please book in advance)
- Basic IT skills taster sessions
- Occasional children's rhymetime, storytelling and craft sessions
- Scanning facilities
- FREE Wifi
Planning your visit
- Parking for library visitors


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Anyway, this story (which fits into the GLBT fantasy genre, by the way) is about two men who live in a city called Mélusine. One, a mage and a member of the royal court, is named Felix. The other, a cat burglar and sometimes thug, is named Mildmay. Felix and Mildmay don't know each other, and for most of the novel, pursue different stories. My biggest beef with this novel is that it switches from Felix to Mildmary's first person accounts, sometimes within the same page. I think I understand why Monette chose to do this (she wanted their stories to keep up with each other in the course of time passing), but it still irritated me all the way to the end. I would get engrossed with one story, and then be jolted into the other. Just about every book I've ever read that does this annoys me. However, I can see the appeal of telling a story from more than one perspective, particularly in this case. I won't say more about that so as not to spoil things.
I liked both Felix and Mildmay, and became more interested in each of them at different times. Mildmay's voice, in particular, really grew on me. I became very attached to both of them, and by the end of the book, I didn't want the story to end. This sort of thing doesn't happen all that often to me; I'll enjoy a book just fine, but also enjoy the ending, and be done with it. Not so with Mélusine. I'm really happy I get to read more books in the series, otherwise I'd miss these characters, especially Mildmay.
The irony is that through most of the novel, I liked Felix more, and more often than not, I wanted to know what was going on with him much more than Mildmay. I enjoyed Mildmay's voice and I really liked it when Mildmay told stories--long before he said so, I knew Mildmay loved story-telling, you could read it in the way he would dig in to a story and deliver it with such relish. Also, at the start, I had a hard time with Felix's experiences, since saying Felix was a punching bag is like saying Hurricane Katrina damaged some houses. And it just kept going and going, I was like, jeez, let's give the guy a break already, okay? Eventually Felix loses his mind, with full-on hallucinations and such, and actually, that's when I really started to like him. And I have to say, sane Felix (who we only meet at the end) is not nearly as likeable as crazy Felix. I'm a bit concerned I won't much care for sane Felix in the next books. Time will tell, I suppose.
|Click the image above to order.
Anyway, I highly recommend this book. It is very well-written, meaning the phrasing, etc., is so good I felt like my writing was improving as I read it.
Oh, and just a note on the cover. I really don't like it. To me, it says "beefcake," and not much else, despite the attempt to represent Felix's mage tattoos. And it's so very inappropriate to associate beefcake to this novel. Perhaps Felix was buff and all before his misfortunes hit, but very quickly Monette describes him as emaciated, his hair shorn, etc.--I visualized concentration camp victims.


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It was announced that Ryback is unable to compete, due to a staph infection. Miz came out and grumbled about not getting his title shot. Get him some cheese to go with that whine. Miz insulted the daylights out of Ryback. Miz claimed that Ryback is scared of him. Miz bragged about how tough he is. Miz suggested Big Show should go ahead and retire. Miz demanded to be crowned the new IC champ.
Big Show had heard enough of Miz's ramblings. Miz Flip Flopped, big time. he decided to offer a team up of the old ShowMiz team. Show's answer? A KO Punch! Get it…got it..Good!
Category: Wrestling.
Tags: Big Show, INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE, Ryback, The Miz.


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Goose Island LDN Block Party
- 22/09/2018
- £12.50
The LDN Block Party is back for a third year, with a new location, exclusive one-off beers and a secret headline act, oooh.
- Address
- The Oval E2, London, E2 9DT
- Date
- 22/09/2018
- Times
- 15.00 - 23.00
- Price
Book via eventbrite.co.uk
Goose Island's LDN Block Party returns for a third year... bigger and better than ever in a new location of The Oval Space in East London. The eclectic mix of bands performing on the day include Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Laura Misch, Lo-fi Rock sounds of Willie J Healey, three piece female Punk Rock band Dream Wife, a DJ set by Ghostpoet and a secret headliner who will be announced at the end of August.
Expect exclusive one off beers, some of which have never come across the Atlantic before that will be paired with some of London's top street food - think hop smoked meats and savoury donuts.
There is also a complete road closure at The Oval, which means you can dance the night away in true block party style.


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Good morning! Today I'm doing something different with the blog. I'm posting my first podcast with Kate Towler. Where the two of us discuss Autism: Kate's Journey to Optimal. In the video we talk about Kate's background and her experience with Autism as a patient and as a parent. Kate also talks what is Autism and how […]Read More ›
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BEIJING, May 27 -- As well as tough counter-terrorism moves, measures to improve quality of life by securing jobs and education should also be adopted as a soft but fundamental touch to address the threat.
In the wake of a series of bloody terror attacks, the top leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) unveiled a policy package on governing the country's far-western region of Xinjiang on Monday.
Creating jobs is top of the agenda while balancing the geographical spread of education is labelled a "priority."
The CPC leadership vowed to ensure that at least one person from zero-employment families is offered a job and free senior high school education in southern Xinjiang. Chinese children are generally entitled to nine years of free education, covering primary and junior high schools.
The two focuses are well chosen.
Terrorist attacks in Xinjiang in recent years were initiated by an extreme minority who have their own unique features. However, the perpetrators also share similarities -- for example, youth, poverty, unemployment or little educational background.
Xinjiang police busted 23 terrorist and religious extremist groups and caught over 200 suspects earlier this month. Many of the suspects were in their 20s and 30s, people who consumed terrorist propaganda videos and audio online and via storage devices and learned how to make explosives.
All the 11 terrorist suspects wanted by Xinjiang police in July last year were educated to junior high school-level or below.
Police authorities said many such suspects seized in recent years had been encouraged by video and audio products provided by terrorist groups in the periphery of China.
A lack of education among the young could easily lead them to misinterpret Islamic teachings, leave them vulnerable to instigation by extremists, and make it difficult for them to find jobs to lift them out of hardship.
The anti-terrorist fight entails both the "hard" and "soft" touch.
On the one hand, China vowed a harsh crackdown and preemptive strategy against terrorist attacks. The country has announced a year-long anti-terror operation nationwide, with Xinjiang as the "main battlefield."
On the other, the government has urged efforts to ensure better lives and more balanced development for residents from all ethnic groups in the autonomous region. They must have livelihoods and a promising future to enjoy.
Despite double-digit economic growth in recent years, Xinjiang, which accounts for one-sixth of China's territory, still lags behind economically and has problems of imbalance in wealth and development.
The CPC leadership vowed special measures on Monday to boost development in southern Xinjiang, an area mainly inhabited by Muslim Uygur people that has been frequently attacked by terrorists and extremists.
The leadership also said China will stick to the opening-up strategy in Xinjiang to build it into a core zone of the proposed Silk Road Economic Belt.
The policies, including those on employment and education, outlined on Monday should be carefully carried out so as to better equip the young to dispel hostility and promote social justice, and leave absolutely no chance for penetration by overseas terrorist forces.


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notes for october
A few things I've been admiring...
- Koto Bolofo's fall/winter campaign for Margaret Howell does the same beautiful work of looking at the details (of making a sweater) as the spring campaign did for a white shirt
- Hillary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" – Influenced by all the press she got for winning the Booker again with "Bring up the bodies", I bought this. Won over.
- Some ideas from the banking/finance industry that actually sound good
- Susie Bubble's take on running her first half marathon was touching and made me recall my own experience; it's amazing, that powerful feeling of release and accomplishment after a good run. And yes, I cried after my first half marathon too.
- A blouse reworked from a dress – I've finally steeled my heart to chop one of my dresses into a blouse, because as a dress, its shelf life is over.
- My bridesmaids dress for a wedding in December. It's still being finished. It's a very vivid coral pink but I think I'll dye it black or navy after, if it can be done – the tailor is a good one and it would a waste to let her work go unworn.
A few things I want...
- I think I'm ready for a small casual leather purse for weekends. Nothing too expensive. I like this Baggu one but wish I could see it in person first.
- Glasses – Mine are getting battered because I constantly fall asleep while still wearing them. But the perfect pair takes time to reveal itself.
- Aesop's body balm in either geranium leaf or citrus leaf. My body lotion will run out in about a month and I like thinking about what to get next. There are cheaper ones but I'm big on scent and these two are winning...
And new things I've been trying...
- Running regularly. I want to do some good trekking next year.
- Instagram. Hannah-rose asked me if I had an account recently, and I said no. Then I thought, "why not?". I'm "outofthebag" if you're interested. Not much there yet except my Bali pictures, and pictures of my feet.


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Mi-17V5 of Royal Thai Army (all photos : TAF/ Thienthas Boonattamat, BlueDragonExp)
Mi-17 helicopter, the helicopter with two engines that have been produced as the largest in the world for many years (more than 12,000 aircraft) and has proven effective for use in the armed forces of almost 100 countries around the world, has ready for operated by Royal Thai Army.
Mi-17V5 3 aircraft from Russia, has sent all to Thailand at the beginning of the year. Now is the stage of testing by the Army and stationed in the Army Aviation Center in Lopburi Province.
Mi-17V5 commonly used for transport and medical transport missions.


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One of the odd things about Apple's Clock app on the iPhone is that it isn't animated. Given the trouble Apple took to design the app's icon to actually resemble a clock, one couldn't be blamed if they assumed that it would actually display the time via the icon itself. It's not a really big deal but for those who are really picky, you guys might already be familiar with the LiveClock tweak from Ryan Petrich which is available for jailbroken iPhones. For those wondering, the tweak basically animates the icon, allowing it to actually display the current time.
Well the good news for iOS 5 jailbroken iPhones is that the tweak has finally been updated and will now be compatible with iOS 5. Since iOS 5 made its debut last year, the tweak has been rendered useless and has not been updated, at least until now. If you're interested in grabbing the LiveClock tweak, you will need to add Petrich's repository (http://rpetri.ch/repo/) before installing it. In the meantime you can check out the video above which will give you an idea of what to expect and if it might be worth your time.


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Glass Brain Award
The Organization for Human Brain Mapping has established an award to recognize lifetime achievement by leading researchers using or facilitating neuroimaging to discover original and influential findings regarding the organization and function of the human brain.
Award Criteria
- Nominee must have been visibly engaged in OHBM activities
- Nominee must have evidence of extraordinary lifetime accomplishments in the field of human brain mapping
- The nominee must be over the age of 40
- The nominee must be present to accept the award given out at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping being held June 26-30, 2020 in Montreal, Canada
- No self-nominations are allowed.
- Please note: Current OHBM elected leadership are ineligible to receive OHBM Awards.
Nomination Process
Nominations for the Glass Brain Award should include a letter of nomination outlining the nominee's lifetime accomplishments as well as an abbreviated curriculum vita (no more than two pages) of the nominee. Additional letters of support are not required but may add to the strength of the nomination. Nominators are required to collate all nomination materials into one single PDF document (no more than five pages total) to be uploaded here.
Please submit all required nomination information here by October 31, 2019.
Review Process
The OHBM Council is charged with the selection of the Glass Brain Award recipient and will meet after the submission deadline to review the award criteria and discuss each nominee. The Council will then vote electronically on their top ranked candidates. If needed, the Council will meet again to discuss any split decisions and make a final selection. The award recipient will be notified in February 2020. The award recipient will not be announced until the Opening Ceremonies at the Annual Meeting.
The award recipient will be provided with an OHBM Glass Brain Award, gratis Annual Meeting registration, coach travel, and two nights lodging at the host hotel.
Questions? Please direct them to the OHBM Executive Office at email@example.com.
Past Glass Brain recipients include:
2019: Rome, Italy
Alan Evans, PhD
Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Biomedical Engineering
McGill University, Canada
2018: Singapore
Susan Y. Bookheimer, PhD
Joaquin Fuster Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Center for Cognitive Neurosciences
UCLA School of Medicine, USA
2017: Vancouver, Canada
David Van Essen, PhD
Professor, Neuroscience Department, Washington University School of Medicine
2016: Geneva, Switzerland
Karl Friston, FRS, FMedSci, FSB
Principal Research Fellow and Scientific Director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging
Professor, Institute of Neurology, University College London
2015: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Marcus E. Raichle, MD
Alan A. & Edith L. Wolff Distinguished Professor in Medicine
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Washington University School of Medicine
2014: Hamburg, Germany
Karl Zilles
Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Jülich, Germany


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I understand, its hard to not have your spouse next to you in a time like when your not well. I just recovered from a bad head cold and was down for a few days. You have to fen for your self and the days were long. It's a Lonley journey to walk alone. Just one day at a time and embrace the memories you once had. Look forward for a new life with hope better tomorrow's.
Cynthia, It surely has taken me a long while to get back to you. Getting settled here in ABQ has been much more demanding of my energy than I expected it to be! We did get settled though (me & my cats, all three of us) and are enjoying activities here. We've had no more responses to the region, though, which saddens me; it is so difficult to meet new people! Anyway, I will be coming through Flagstaff on Oct 5 on my way back to Yuma. I will probably spend the night in a pet-friendly hotel there. Would you be interested in getting together for supper at a restaurant or some such? Pat BTW, I like your photos!
Hi Cynthia--I know it took a long time to come up with an answer but IT'S GOD WHO GIVES ME THE STRENGTH--i feel so weak sometimes--I'm praying for you today!
Great! So, my real name is Anne. I don't know how to do the fake name/real name on this site yet.... I use "Germaine" because long ago, many years before I knew Bernie existed, I was a nun and my name was "Anne Germaine".... Bernie, who was Jewish, LOVED that I had been a nun and carried a small picture of me in full habit which he would like to show to folks we might meet at a convention or workshop... you know, "Would you like to see a picture of my wife?" ...
Bernie was twenty years my senior so I have always known the odds were that I would outlive him and have another life beyond ours. He was 89 when he died. I spent most of my sixties taking care of him and it was the hardest work I've ever done in my life. Ten times harder than therapy for sure.
What kind of therapist where you? I trained in CA, actually, with Erv and Miriam Polster down in La Jolla. Bernie and I both trained with them in '80 and '81. A very exciting experience for us both.
What kind of work did Don do?
......when you have time.....I think we have a long time to get to know each other... thanks for being open.
Hi Cynthia??
Thank you for for the encouragement! coming from someone who is widowed gives it validity! most of the time its said by someone who doesn"t know what else to say! Like "You Look good" and you think so I've always "looked BAD before" LOL I loved the post "things NOT to say" & wanted to share!! It's been 15 monthes now for me & I'll ALWAYS miss the ******####### outa John! I think my secret for appearing "STRONG" is my FAITH in Jesus Christ!! He gives me peace & the hope of Heaven! cathy=John Paul's=JP's wife


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Welcome Fall!
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Source:: Primitive Passion Decorating
I hope you all have had a nice Fall weekend. Love driving around and seeing how everyone decorates this time of year. Especially when it includes orange lights.
9-13-18 Barnside Herb Garden getting prettier, I love working in this spot.
More items heading to The Antique Mercantile today.
The feel of a bit of Fall this morning!
3 weeks left!
Anybody else grow HOPS?
one inch rainfall yesterday through last night and needed it badly!


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Hello everyone! I'm happy to present the video montage for part 2 of the "Revealing Destiny" album.
and for a track I accidentally omitted from the montage titled "Dances with Dolphins"
Once again, orchestrated and co-composed by the brilliant Michael Doherty and performed by the Sofia Session orchestra. Thank you to the talented Devesh Sodha for our first collaboration on "Time for Action" – may there be many more!
Thank you again Julie Elven for the hauntingly beautiful vocals, Ben Davies for the incredible electric guitar playing, and Sandro Friedrich for the wonderfully exotic Duduk and Ney performances. A very big thank you to maestro Lyubomir Denev for his superlative conducting skills as always!
A big thank you to George Strezov and the "Four For Music" team, Plamen Penchev, Georgi Elenkov and Alexander Kostov.
Thanks again to Director/Editor Andrea Carnevali, for without him, much of this music would certainly not exist.
And a final thank you to my father, Costas Nicolaides for his continued support and appreciation of my work.
I hope you enjoy this teaser. The complete album will be available very, very soon…
Thank you for listening,
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text: For the greater part of my life, I thought Italian food was heavy, overcooked pasta laden with oily melted cheeses and super sweet tomato sauce. Che tragedia! My only links to "Italian food" in my Southern California hometown were restaurants like Olive Garden, so I avoided what I believed to be Italian food at all … Continue reading