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Teaching LGBT Issues in the New Era of Medical Education
By Daniel Marchalik
Feb 05, 20169:10 AM
Medical education isn't just textbooks and printouts: When it comes to LGBT issues, medical students can learn a lot from a novel.
In October of 2015, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services—the agency responsible for covering a third of the U.S. population and dictating U.S. health care practices—issued a mandate requiring that all electronic health records include specific fields about gender identity and sexual orientation. This unprecedented move means that virtually all future medical records must address the spectrum of sexual and gender issues. With this decision, the government has guaranteed that physicians will have to ask all their patients about their gender identity and sexual orientation during medical visits.
The mandate comes as a response to the frequent omission of these issues and the resultant lower-quality medical care received by LGBT patients—a 2010 National Transgender Discrimination Survey of 7,000 transgender and gender non-conforming people revealed that only 28 percent of respondents were out to their medical providers, and 50 percent said they had to teach their providers about transgender care. A Lambda Legal survey performed the same year uncovered that 56 percent of lesbian, gay, and bisexual respondents and 70 percent of transgender and gender-nonconforming respondents had experienced barriers to health care, including being denied care and experiencing physical or linguistic abuse.
But how have medical schools been doing in educating students on LGBT-related topics? A 2011 study published in JAMA suggests that the answer is not very well. Surveying 176 schools in the United States and Canada, Stanford researchers attempted to determine the amount of LGBT-related education that medical students received throughout their four years in school. According to their results, an average of only five hours was dedicated to LGBT-related content. The majority of the LGBT-specific instruction centered on sexual orientation—"men, women, or both?"—while less than half of medical schools broached more nuanced topics like transitioning, body image, sex reassignment surgery, chronic disease risk, substance abuse, unhealthy relationships, and coming out. At the same time, there appeared to be a reluctance on the part of school administrators to make major curricular change since, as the JAMA study further revealed, 68.1 percent of medical school deans reported that they believed their LGBT education to be either "fair," "good," or "very good." So if medical schools were waiting for a reason to revamp their LGBT education, the new electronic-health-record rule appears to have provided a good one.
Fortunately, a blueprint for revamping medical education was recently offered by the Association of American Medical Colleges—the body overseeing student applications to medical schools and residency programs. In 2014, the AAMC's Advisory Committee on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Sex Development released a 314-page comprehensive guideline titled "Implementing Curricular and Institutional Climate Changes to Improve Health Care for Individuals Who Are LGBT, Gender Nonconforming, or Born with DSD: A Resource for Medical Educators" the goal of the which is to "provide education about the health needs of individuals who are LGBT, gender nonconforming, and/or born with DSD [disorders of sexual development]." The 30 competencies identified in the AAMC document seek to address a health care disparity that exists for these patients. Falling under eight domains, including patient care, knowledge and practice, interpersonal skills, professionalism, and personal and professional development, the competencies strive to improve medical education around the four axes of human experience: sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex development.
Together, these changes signal a recognition by medical school and health care governing bodies of the need to revamp not only medical school and residency training but the health care system as a whole. It is important to note that several schools have already implemented progressive and integrated LGBT medical education programs into their curricula (notable programs include Vanderbilt, Vermont, UCSF, and the pilot eQuality program at the Louisville medical school), but many schools still lag behind. As more institutions continue to address their educational gaps, curricular changes will have to be both widespread and innovative.
At the Georgetown University School of Medicine, where I work, large sections of the Human Sexuality module taught to second-year medical students center on LGBT issues. The instruction is multimodal, consisting of panel discussions, lectures and small groups. A big effort is directed toward pushing against conventional ideas and boundaries and at teaching medical students to pose meaningful and open-ended questions to their patients: What does sex mean to you? What role does sexuality play in your everyday life? At the end of the module, students obtain a dedicated sexual history using a mock patient interaction and are graded on their proficiency in addressing the issues of human sexuality.
The innovative aspect of Georgetown's approach to starting the conversation about LGBT-related issues begins before students ever set foot in the classroom. Accepted students are assigned one book to read before they enter school in August: Jeffrey Eugenides' Middlesex. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of Cal Stephanides, an intersex Greek man who is born with a 5-alpha-reductase deficiency and raised as a girl named Callie. Upon starting school, the new medical students write a reflection on the book and attend a panel discussion that includes a primary care physician, an ethicist, a psychiatrist, and an endocrinologist, exploring the complexities of gender and sexuality both within Middlesex and beyond it. Linking an intricate and emotionally stirring narrative to expert discussions humanizes the subject in a way that scientific textbooks cannot. Middlesex, after all, is about Cal, not about a gene mutation. In this way, the school helps frame these and future discussions as something more than scientific questions—these are profoundly human issues. Though other texts might be able to achieve a similar effect, Georgetown has only experimented with using Middlesex so far.
Middlesex will not be the answer for every school; nor will the panels. Each institution will have to find its own method for revamping the curriculum. But one thing is certain: LGBT education in medical schools needs to be vast, and it needs to begin early. Educating students on LGBT-related issues is no longer just ethical; it is becoming mandatory.
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Composite structure of ZnO films coated with reduced graphene oxide: structural, electrical and electrochemical properties
Weiqiang Shuai , Yuehui Hu , , Yichuan Chen , Keyan Hu , Xiaohua Zhang , Wenjun Zhu , Fan Tong and Zixuan Lao
School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333403, China
Weiqiang Shuai
Yuehui Hu
Yichuan Chen
Keyan Hu
Xiaohua Zhang
Wenjun Zhu
Fan Tong
Zixuan Lao
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Abstract: ZnO films coated with reduced graphene oxide (RGO-ZnO) were prepared by a simple chemical approach. The graphene oxide (GO) films transferred onto ZnO films by spin coating were reduced to RGO films by two steps (exposed to hydrazine vapor for 12 h and annealed at 600 °C). The crystal structures, electrical and photoluminescence properties of RGO-ZnO films on quartz substrates were systematically studied. The SEM images illustrated that RGO layers have successfully been coated on the ZnO films very tightly. The PL properties of RGO-ZnO were studied. PL spectra show two sharp peaks at 390 nm and a broad visible emission around 490 nm. The resistivity of RGO-ZnO films was measured by a Hall measurement system, RGO as nanofiller considerably decrease the resistivity of ZnO films. An electrode was fabricated, using RGO-ZnO films deposited on Si substrate as active materials, for super capacitor application. By comparison of different results, we conclude that the RGO-ZnO composite material couples possess the properties of super capacitor.
Key words: RGO-ZnO films, spin coating, electrode, super capacitor application
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How stealth reporting and a good wingman can up your networking game
In our latest podcast, networking expert Miriam Salpeter has some advice to help even shy people make connections like a boss.
Julia Gaynor, Monster staff
You found a networking event that's guaranteed to be crawling with people in your field. You know you should go, but talking to strangers always feels forced. Fake. Totally awkward. So why do so many people feel that networking is non-negotiable when it comes to finding your next job? Simple: Networking actually works.
"Research shows that employers really value personal referrals above many other ways of applying for positions," says Miriam Salpeter, career expert and owner of Keppie Careers. "Meeting people and having them make a referral or pass on a resume can really make all the difference for anyone in a job search."
That's all well and good, but what if you hate talking to strangers, shaking hands, making polite conversation—or worse—talking about yourself?
In our latest podcast, we asked Salpeter for her top networking tips for people who hate networking. Listen here, or read below for five steps you can take now to make the most of your next in-person networking event.
1. Do your homework
A lot of times people dread an event and really don't want to make a lot of small talk. But if you prepare ahead of time to figure out things to say, you'll be more successful, Salpeter says. And that takes research.
Take advantage of online RSVPs to see who'll be there, and Google participants to learn a little about them. Where did they go to school, where do they work (or used to work), and what can you learn about them personally? Sure, you might feel like a stalker, but it's all for a good cause: you.
"For instance, if you learn that they've volunteered at an animal shelter, you could bring up your interest in helping animals," says Salpeter, who also recommends staying up-to-date on current events and pop culture. Being aware of who won the latest sports games and what TV shows are hot right now will give you more to talk about.
2. Bring a wingman or wingwoman
There are pros and cons to bringing a friend to a networking event. If you're not careful, you could end up talking to your friend all night. However, Salpeter says the buddy system is the way to go for shy people, or anyone who feels awkward at a networking event.
"Try to tag team," she says. "Practice introducing each other. Maybe your friend would be talking with someone and say, 'Have you met my friend John?' Then do the same thing for them. This is a great way to ease your way into the in-person event."
3. Set goals for the night
"Challenge yourself," Salpeter says. "Make some goals, like specific people you want to meet, or say, 'I want to talk to five people or have five meaningful conversations.'"
By walking into a room with your goals clearly defined, you can stay focused, and hopefully any nervousness you may feel will be overpowered by your drive to meet those goals. Plus, if you reach your goal for the night, you can feel like you've achieved what you went there to do.
4. Master your elevator pitch
Salpeter's first piece of advice for mastering the elevator pitch is never to introduce yourself as a job seeker.
"Unless the person listening to you is actually hiring, they already are turning off in their mind and thinking they can't help you," she says.
Instead, when introducing yourself, focus on what it is you do and offer, and what makes you special. Focus on not what you're looking for, but what skills you have and how those skills could possibly benefit that person.
"The template I share with my clients goes something like this," says Salpeter. "'I work with (your audience/client) to help (solve a particular problem) by (actions or results).'"
5. Follow-up
How often do we go to networking events and meet someone but don't follow up afterwards? That really is a lost opportunity. "If you think this is a person you want to connect with," says Salpeter, "ask them, 'What's the best way to get in touch with you?' Send them a nice note, and remind that person how you met. 'I was the one wearing the red tie, we talked about baseball.'"
Also, if that person uses social networks, look them up. Nowadays there are so many ways to reconnect with people and remind them that you're ready, willing and able.


The purpose of the Community Partnership committee is to raise funds for the St. Catherine of Siena school and church. We accomplish this by partnering with local businesses to encourage parishioners to patronize these businesses and, in turn, the businesses give back to the Co-Op a percentage of their sales. We have secured successful partnerships with and continue to look for new opportunities increase sales to these businesses or secure new partners, thereby increasing the benefit to our students and parishioners.


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Academy Award-wining actor who played the role of Jack McCoy on the television series Law & Order, and later played roles in the series Grace and Frankie and The Newsroom.
He attended Yale University on a scholarship, as well as the Sorbonne in Paris.
He won an Academy Award for his film The Killing Fields.
He was married to Barbara Rutledge from 1964 to 1975 and in 1976, he married Lynn Louisa Woodruff in 1976. He has four children named Katherine, James, Elisabeth and Graham.
He starred in Law and Order with Chris Noth.
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I'm starting this a bit backwards and not going to far back right now, so I decided to tell a story that was more recent.
Growing up in a wonderful blue collar town outside New Haven Connecticut, expectations for a family summer vacation was usually limited to camping (which as a kid was awesome). What was never expected back then was a weekend spent playing competitive sports against kids from across the country, staying in a hotel with a pool and going out to TGIF's for unlimited appetizers with 20 other families.
Recently my travels took my son and I to Trenton, NJ (I know very exotic) even more fancy than the vacation destination was the standard Courtyard by Marriott circa 1989. The first morning in town, while eating breakfast with all the other chipper Sport-Cation families...my son and I were watching and listening to travel softball, baseball and wedding parties mingle over breakfast and enjoying all of the stories from last nights hallway shenanigans (That's right I wrote shenanigans).
"So when do you have time for fun"? The other grandmother then follows with a lob pitch in her NJ/NY accent "Whatcha tawking about Louise... the poor thing doesn't have time for a real breakfast let alone any fun..such a shame"
For those in the business of operating youth sports events and tournaments this was music to my ears and a family Sport-Cation culture that doesn't seem to have a ceiling. The Italian grandmas certainly didn't travel to Alabama for a softball tournaments when they were raising their kids so they shouldn't understand this culture. Back in their day Rockaway Beach and maybe Atlantic City was most likely their travel radius. They were really more concerned about what Pizza Girl was eating for breakfast rather than playing softball every weekend!
We too were in town for a Sport-Cation attending a football passing academy. We are right along side all those other softball parents and forming bonds with these parents who have accepted the sport vacation culture along with plenty of "I wish we had the same opportunities as our kids" conversations. But honestly my son and I love the time together, the experiences we have traveling and meeting wonderful families from all over the country with the same goals.
I hope millions of families continue to embrace the Sport-Cation culture as we have and if possible one day I hope to take all my kids on a real camping trip like the ones from my childhood.... however it will probably have to be at a Music Festival with plenty of cold pizza for breakfast.
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Review - Mind
Introduction to Cognitive Science, Second Edition
by Paul Thagard
Review by Maura Pilotti, Ph.D.
Jul 16th 2005 (Volume 9, Issue 28)
Cognitive Science is a complex area of research, whose interdisciplinary nature makes it a fertile testing ground for the scientific examination of the mind. It includes disciplines such as psychology, biology, neuroscience, philosophy, anthropology, linguistics, sociology, and computer science. Its focus is the study of the structural and functional properties of such diverse, but clearly intertwined, domains of investigation as memory, attention, consciousness, language use, thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and motor control. In light of its complexity, one may ask whether a concise introductory textbook in Cognitive Science can be at all useful. For the second edition of The Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science by Paul Thagard, the answer to this question is a resounding "thumbs up"!
The book is well thought-out, and written in an entertaining manner, both of which make it an easy read for anybody who has some interest in understanding the human mind. This is not surprising. Thagard has relied on his teaching experience to develop the material included in the book. Thus, he is fully aware that writing an introductory textbook in cognitive science, as much as teaching an introductory course on the same subject, is a challenging task. This is due not only to the interdisciplinary nature of the material to be taught but also to the diverse population that is likely to read the book (or register for the course). The term "diversity" here refers to the variety of areas of expertise that individuals are expected to bring to the table.
What is one to do when the audience is composed of an uneven mixture of readers who may be familiar with some of the disciplines that encompass Cognitive Sciences but have little or no background in the others? To begin with, the book is obliged to contain explanations of the nuts and bolts of all the areas of knowledge, and it must convey them in a language that can be understood by all. Thagard excels in this task. However, basic explanatory descriptions can make readers with expertise in one area uninterested if the material is not organized in a way that transforms these descriptions into an elegant preamble to other, less-known, areas. This problem cannot be addressed satisfactorily by simply using as the organizing framework the different disciplines found under the umbrella of "Cognitive Science". Thagard acknowledges that there are two possible solutions. One involves arranging the material according to the functions of the mind (e.g., memory, language, etc.), and the other consists of using as the framework the theories of mental representation and computation proposed by cognitive scientists. He cleverly selects the latter, thereby underscoring that all the materials, those that can be obvious to some readers (e.g., computational knowledge) and those that are novel (e.g., experimental evidence of how different areas of the brain process different information), are to be conceptualized as the integral components of any theoretical account of the functioning and structure of the mind. As a result, he creates the impression that the reader's re-exposure to any of these materials is a necessary step to shed light on other, less-known, knowledge.
Readers of Thagard's book are likely to feel that he guides them through a maze, which at times may become confusing and potentially frustrating. The author avoids these problems by writing every line of text masterfully, thereby recognizing that rhetorical form and content go hand in hand. In spite of the simplicity and clarity of exposition, the content of his writing never appears pedestrian. On the contrary, it unquestionably conveys the high regard the author has for his audience. This regard is most obviously exemplified by the content of the discussion questions placed at the end of each chapter. Here the author pokes the reader's previous and recently acquired knowledge in several directions. For instance, there are questions that attempt to highlight the continuity between issues discussed in earlier chapters and current ones, and questions that ask readers to apply their understanding of an issue to a specific problem or content domain and/or to extrapolate from there to other domains. Notwithstanding the variety of queries that Thagard has selected for his audience, they all demand that readers go beyond the information learned and examine critically the assumptions upon which cognitive scientists currently rely.
One of the features of the book that will be particularly helpful to readers with no expertise in a given area is the information that the author has placed at the end of each chapter. Besides a well thought-out summary, which helps readers organize the information just read in a package that can be easily remembered, there are sections devoted to further readings, and a list of websites with a wealth of additional details. Needless to say, if there is anything unclear in the preceding chapter, readers will find Thagard's recommendations not only helpful but also engaging.
The book is structured in two sections, one devoted to imparting fundamental knowledge and the other to discussing extensions of that knowledge to areas that readers are likely to find fascinating. Of particular interest is the chapter at the end of the first section in which the author critically examines the advantages and disadvantages of the computational and representational approach of Cognitive Science and makes it clear that, at the moment, no theoretical account can emerge as the absolute winner. Chapters in the second section of the book display a more pragmatic overtone than the earlier ones and thus they may appear particularly captivating. Within this section, there are two chapters that are among the best for clarity of exposition and for the wealth of questions they are bound to raise in neophytes of Cognitive Science. These are the chapters devoted to the uncovering of the functioning of the brain, and to our "limited" understanding of the nature of consciousness. The problem here is that readers will likely find themselves unsatisfied with the brevity of the narrative and may feel the need for more background information. The readings suggested by the author at the end of each chapter will answers some of the readers' questions but, as surely, will also raise a myriad of additional questions. Of course, if readers are interested in finding conclusive answers to specific questions, then a book in Cognitive Science or in any other type of science is not something they will enjoy reading. The same applies to individuals who are thirsty for the soothing powers of dogmatic knowledge, so well epitomized by a mass media culture for which questioning and disagreement have become acts of treason. Science's blend of bold ideas, tolerance for imperfect knowledge and appreciation for its potential, and interest in audacious goals that may never be reached in one's lifetime is probably too mystifying for them to endure!
In a nutshell, The Mind: Introduction to Cognitive Science is a succinct introduction to Cognitive Science, which has the advantage of channeling readers towards materials that increase in complexity and depth with the reader's need to understand. It is not only for students who are taking (or fancy taking) their first course in cognitive science, but also for individuals who want to know what all the "buzz" concerning Cognitive Science is about. The only thing I have to add to this brief review is a heartfelt "thank you" to Thagard who has made the job of teaching introductory Cognitive Science and that of understanding it a lot easier by providing a valuable framework upon which lectures can be organized and supporting materials can be selected. A similar observation can be made of his anthology, Mind Reading: Introductory Selections on Cognitive Science (1998).
© 2005 Maura Pilotti
Maura Pilotti, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Dowling College, New York.


I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend! We're having a lot of rain and storms here in Bristol lately so I've got my fingers crossed that we'll be able to spend some time out at the lake tomorrow! Speaking of storms, Brent needed some new tennis shoes so we went to Sevierville and Pigeon Forge yesterday. He was successful and ready to go after our first stop in Nike. I, of course, wasn't and ended up with workout clothes from Reebok (surprisingly cute things in there) and another Alex and Ani bracelet (the store was 65% off!). Anywho, we got lucky and it didn't rain a drop until it POURED and stormed so hard the whole hour and a half home. With lots of praying and Brent's driving skills, we made it, but it was so stressful!
I'm loving all the cute frilly things lately, especially peplum tops. I like having a lot of comfy and easy to throw on basics. This tank fits the bill for that and dresses it up a little with the ruffled bottom. So cute and soooo soft! It'll also be great to layer with in the cooler weather. I got this one at Studio 6 but I've also linked some other super cute ones that I've got my eye on!


The historic buildings of Lincoln's Inn is set in spacious, beautifully maintained private gardens right in the heart of Central London, providing a haven from the roar of traffic and crowded pavements.
Whatever the season, whether it's the first signs of daffodil buds in Spring or a beautiful blanket of snow in Winter, the gardens are always immaculately groomed and create a wonderful first impression when your guests enter via the main gate.
The magnificence of the Old Hall, one of the finest Tudor buildings in London , and the grandeur of the Great Hall, the largest hall in any of the Inns of Court, really catch your breath as you take in the splendour of the Tudor Revival architecture.


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Home » Browse » Newspapers » U.S. Newspapers » St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) » Article details, "Cards Demote Rzepczynski in Bullpen Shakeup"
The Cardinals' prolonged troubles in the bullpen prompted a shakeup Monday that included the demotion of lefty Marc Rzepczynski to Class AAA Memphis and a clear sign that patience is quickly running out as an approach to the struggling relievers.
"Clearly, the way things are going now with our bullpen, we have to do something," general manager John Mozeliak said. "I'm not looking for some broad-stroke message to the group. I think they realize that their ineffectiveness at times I guarantee they'll all tell you to a man they want to do better.
"This game is all about results."
The Cardinals promoted righty Seth Maness from Memphis' rotation to take Rzepczynski's spot in the bullpen and added him to the 40- man roster. Maness, 24, was 2-2 with a 4.32 ERA in four starts at Memphis, where he had 18 strikeouts and only three walks. Maness won the Cardinals' organization pitcher of the year award last season as the ace of Class AA Springfield. He has uncanny command of several pitches and throws harder than his finesse reputation would imply.
Scheduled to start Monday for Memphis, he can handle the innings of a long reliever, but manager Mike Matheny said his role would not be limited.
"He did a nice job in any situation we put him in this spring," Matheny said. "You can't help but look at his splits and be impressed with what he's been able to do so far in his career. He does attack the zone, and that's something we could use at any level."
The Cardinals' bullpen allowed six runs in the Cardinals' 9-0 loss Sunday to Pittsburgh and 11 runs total over the weekend against the Bucs. The Cardinals' 6.08 ERA from relievers ranked last in the majors, more than a half run worse than No. 29, the Mets' 5.35. The Cardinals are the only bullpen in baseball without a win. They have blown six saves in 24 games.


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Supermoon over ESO's Very Large Telescope
21 March 2011: The night of 19 March saw an unusual coincidence of astronomical events: the full Moon occurred at almost exactly the same time as the Moon was closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit (the point called perigee). The combination of the Moon being both full and relatively close to the Earth made it look significantly bigger and brighter than usual. This panoramic photograph, taken by ESO Photo Ambassador Gerd Hüdepohl, captures this so-called "supermoon" as seen from Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT).On the right, in the east, the Moon rises over the mountains, while the setting Sun is visible on the left of the panorama, sinking in the west below the clouds over the Pacific Ocean. Its last rays illuminate the four giant VLT Unit Telescope buildings, the smaller VLT Survey Telescope building, the four round VLT Auxiliary Telescope enclosures, and the Paranal staff who have ...
ALMA antennas reach double digits at Chajnantor
14 March 2011: The number of antennas for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) on the Chajnantor plateau has now reached double digits! The tenth antenna was moved up from the Operations Support Facility at an altitude of 2900 metres to the Array Operations Site at 5000 metres, high in the Chilean Andes, on 4 March 2011 using one of the ALMA transporter vehicles. ALMA is a telescope designed to observe millimetre- and submillimetre-wavelength light with its array of antenna dishes. Using a technique called interferometry, ALMA acts like a single giant telescope as large as the whole set of antennas. Thanks to the transporter vehicles, the antennas can be arranged in different configurations, where the maximum separation between them varies from 150 metres to 16 kilometres. The distant viewpoint of this photograph is necessary for one to see all ten of the antennas in a single shot. Nine of them, including the ...
A quartet of ALMA antennas placed close together
7 March 2011: The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) antennas may look rooted to the ground in this striking image — taken at the Array Operations Site on the Chajnantor plateau, at an altitude of 5000 metres — but these dishes are surprisingly mobile. Thanks to the two antenna transporter vehicles, the antennas in the array — which will consist of a total of 66 dishes when construction is complete — can be repositioned to meet the needs of a particular observation project. The transporters, named Otto and Lore, were specially designed to transport the hefty 115-tonne antennas and position them precisely on concrete foundation pads, spread across the plateau over distances of up to 16 kilometres. Here, four antennas have been placed on closely spaced pads for testing during the Commissioning and Science Verification phase of ALMA construction. The transporter vehicles drive on 28 tyres, with two 700-HP (500 kW) diesel engines ...
ALMA antennas stand together
28 February 2011: ALMA antennas stand side by side, built strong to withstand the unforgiving environment of the Chajnantor plateau, high in the Chilean Andes. At an altitude of 5000 m, the ALMA dishes — a total of 66 when construction is completed — will face strong winds and harsh sunlight, all without the safe haven of a protective dome. The temperature can vary by 40 degrees Celsius, dipping well below freezing and occasionally allowing snow to fall, as can be seen dusting the landscape in the background of this photograph. The ALMA project is a partnership of Europe, North America and East Asia in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ESO is the European partner in ALMA. This photograph was taken by ESO Photo Ambassador José Francisco Salgado. Links ESO Photo Ambassadors webpage.
ALMA antennas under the Milky Way
21 February 2011: Four antennas of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) gaze up at the star-filled night sky, in anticipation of the work that lies ahead. The Moon lights the scene on the right, while the band of the Milky Way stretches across the upper left. ALMA is being constructed at an altitude of 5000 m on the Chajnantor plateau in the Atacama Desert in Chile. This is one of the driest places on Earth and this dryness, combined with the thin atmosphere at high altitude, offers superb conditions for observing the Universe at millimetre and submillimetre wavelengths. At these long wavelengths, astronomers can probe, for example, molecular clouds, which are dense regions of gas and dust where new stars are born when a cloud collapses under its own gravity. Currently, the Universe remains relatively unexplored at submillimetre wavelengths, so astronomers expect to uncover many new secrets about star formation, as well ...
A galactic petri dish
14 February 2011: This rich scattering of galaxies was captured using the Wide Field Imager attached to the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile. The thousands of galaxies contained in this small area of sky give a glimpse into the Universe's distant past, whilst also acting as a powerful reminder of the immense scale of the cosmos. This image was taken as part of the COMBO-17 project (Classifying Objects by Medium-Band Observations in 17 Filters), in which detailed surveys of five small patches of sky were made through 17 different coloured filters. The area of sky covered by each of the five regions is about the same area as that covered by the full Moon. The survey has produced a remarkable haul of celestial specimens. For example, across just three of these regions over 25 000 galaxies have been identified. Just below the bright stars in the centre of ...
HAWK-I instrument spies a super galaxy
7 February 2011: The HAWK-I instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the Paranal Observatory in Chile has been used to great effect in producing this distinctive image of the distant galaxy NGC 157. Boasting a central sweep of stars resembling a giant "S", reminiscent of the comic book hero Superman's symbol, this celestial spiral is indeed a super example of how new technology is helping us to learn more about the cosmos. HAWK-I stands for High-Acuity Wide-field K-band Imager, and it is one of the latest and most powerful instruments on the VLT. It detects infrared light, allowing us to peer through the gas and dust that normally obscures our view. This reveals an otherwise hidden view of the Universe, and gives astronomers the opportunity to study dense areas of star formation. Learning more about star formation is an important step towards expanding our understanding of our own origins. The same ...
From one "alien world" to another
31 January 2011: What looks like a barren and inhospitable alien landscape in this 360-degree panorama is in fact the site for ESO's European Extremely Large Telescope, or E-ELT for short. When construction begins the uninhabited mountaintop left of the centre will become a hive of activity as engineers, technicians and scientists work on building the world's biggest eye on the sky. In many ways Chile's Cerro Armazones may seem like an alien world. The environment is harsh, with low humidity and air pressure, a blazing Sun during the day, but breathtaking skies at night. Cerro Armazones is in the Atacama Desert — one of the driest places on Earth. These conditions, combined with its remoteness, are what make the region such an excellent location for telescopes. Armazones is an isolated peak, 3046 metres above sea level. It is about 20 km away from Cerro Paranal, home of ESO's famous Very Large Telescope. ...
A new era for astronomy
24 January 2011: As the Sun sets over Cerro Armazones, plans are well advanced for building the world's biggest "eye on the sky": ESO's European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT). With a primary mirror 39 metres in diameter, the E-ELT will dwarf all existing visible-light telescopes. Site selection has been a vital part of the plans for the E-ELT. Over the course of several years a team of experts investigated locations around the world, looking for the best place to host such an ambitious project. The site for the E-ELT must be remote enough not to be influenced by problems such as light pollution, but also needs the necessary infrastructure for the construction and operation of the observatory, and to accommodate the over 150 staff who will eventually work there. Monitoring stations, such as the one shown here, were set up to test site conditions scientifically by measuring parameters that included atmospheric turbulence and ...
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Sailing the Atacama Desert
17 January 2011: Like the bow of a ship sailing a rolling ocean of red hills, the southeast corner of the observing platform at Paranal stands over the Mars-like landscape of the Chilean Atacama Desert. This panorama shows the breathtaking view of the horizon, and conveys the feeling of immensity experienced when looking from the top of Cerro Paranal, a remote 2600-metre-high mountain located in one of the driest regions on Earth. Atop Cerro Paranal is the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT), the world's most advanced optical and near infrared ground-based astronomical facility, composed of four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes (UTs) and four 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs). The fourth Unit Telescope (UT4), named Yepun in the Mapuche language, is most prominent in this photograph, while UT3 (Melipal) and UT1 (Antu) are just visible on the right-hand edge of the picture. Three of the smaller ATs can also be seen on the 200-metre-wide observing platform. ...
The VLT "Venus" and the Belt of Venus
10 January 2011: Before another clear, starry night falls at ESO's Paranal Observatory, home of the Very Large Telescope (VLT), the sky produces a palette of intense colours, putting on a beautiful show for observers. These colours can only be seen with such depth from sites such as Paranal, where the atmosphere is extraordinarily pure. Looking to the west, over the Pacific Ocean, the sunset sky turns bright orange and red. However, this photograph shows the view to the east instead, looking away from the Sun after it has just set. The grey-bluish shadow above the horizon is the shadow of our own planet. Above this is a pinkish glow known as the "Belt of Venus", a phenomenon produced by the reddened light of the setting Sun being backscattered by the Earth's atmosphere. In the centre of the image is the fourth 8.2-metre Unit Telescope (UT4), part of the VLT. The Mapuche name ...
Another perfect day at Paranal
3 January 2011: Rolling red hills stretch out below the exceptionally clear blue sky that is typical of ESO's Paranal Observatory. Although the telescope domes close at dawn, and nothing seems to move on the surface of this barren desert, the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) never rests. Since early morning, a team of engineers and technicians has been working hard to prepare the telescopes and instruments for another "perfect night". The 2600-metre-high Cerro Paranal stands out at the centre of this panoramic view, taken looking towards the south. This flattened mountaintop is home to the VLT, the world's most advanced ground-based optical and near infrared astronomical facility. The VLT has four 8.2-metre Unit Telescopes (UTs), plus four 1.8-metre Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs). In this picture, only two of the UT enclosures, together with the smaller 2.6-metre VLT Survey Telescope (VST) are visible. To the right of Cerro Paranal, the sea of clouds that ...
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I have not been on in a while due to computer issues, but I wanted to thank you all for being so awesome!
EyeWire was actually one of the first sites I went on that had online chat, so it was a learning experience for me, knowing what was ok and not ok. But, I got sucked into it, and, even though it took a while, I got past the level two tutorial. By then, I was pretty familiar with most of the players, and I was on every day. EyeWire was the perfect way to relax, especially with other stressful parts of life weighing on me.
Logging on and just having a normal conversation with you guys was, and still is, one of my favorite parts of the day. I was amazed at how nice and helpful a video game community could be. Interacting with leaderboard players and getting promotions was completely new to me, and it was one of the most satisfying things I had ever experienced.
Anyways, I just hope that you all pat yourselves on the back knowing that doing little things made a guy like me so happy. You don't know how grateful I am to be part of this. While I can no longer be on every day, I will try my best to continue helping this incredible project.
That's so kind of you @Peridot! And I love your icon.
@Peridot what a kind note, it brought a smile to everyone's face at HQ! We're so glad you are a part of the Eyewire community and that you find it as warm, welcoming, and interesting as we do!


In Florida during July about the only thing you can count on is thunder storms. There are about a million in the Orlando Airport area right now, so here i sit at MCO Gate 57.
On the positive side, I can see the plane we are getting on, unlike the flight that was supposed to leave at 3:30 for PHL, which still has no aircraft in sight. I am assured that I will get home tonight, though we are already delayed by about 40 minutes.
There's free internet, which makes me smile and lets me upload pictures pretty darn fast. i am sure there are bars with ruder and worse-looking waitresses in the US, but I have never found one.
Hopefully I'll see you in Philly in a few hours!
hope you made it home - LOVE that air travel!
Going to see the Sawx!


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"Fat shaming" could be declared "hate speech"… if one "body positive" actress has her way.
Actress Jameela Jamila, who stars in TV's "The Good Place," announced that she was starting a new company that focused on "body positivity," called "I Weigh."
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Being Gay in Ireland
Resisting Stigma in the Evolving Present
Gerard Rodgers
In Being Gay in Ireland: Resisting Stigma in the Evolving Present, Gerard Rodgers argues that existing theory and research on the lives of gay men often exhibits a social weightlessness such that self-beliefs are frequently decoupled from an analysis of society. History and conventions inform and shape gay men's self-beliefs, yet psychology as a discipline rarely dialogues with historical or political scholarship. Rodgers corrects this oversight with a critical analysis of the decades of socio-political struggle in Ireland and elsewhere. Rodgers captures the lives of gay men who are situated in varied contexts and who all, despite their different situations, possess self-beliefs that are shaped by wider historical traditions and evolving social change. Rodgers argues that the nuances and particulars of self-beliefs are significantly affected by wider historical traditions and evolving social and political changes. Through his reconstruction, Rodgers provides practitioners of applied psychological and therapeutic disciplines with an in-depth picture of how historical context and social justice successes have interacted with gay men's self-beliefs, with a particular focus on how prosocial resistances against prejudice have incrementally eroded historical standards of gay stigma.
Pages: 228 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4985-5550-0 • Hardback • June 2018 • $95.00 • (£73.00)
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Subjects: Psychology / Human Sexuality, Psychology / General, Social Science / Gay Studies
Gerard Rodgers, PsyD, is based in Dublin.
Chapter 1: Multilevel Tracking of Gay Men's Changing Experiences
Chapter 2: The Historical Context of Being Gay in Ireland
Chapter 3: Situating Self and Others in Lifeworld Repertoires
Chapter 4: Irish Gay Men's Stories: Resisting Historic Stigma in the Evolving Present
Chapter 5: Overview of Key Findings
Chapter 6: Confronting Ireland's Mea Culpa
Being Gay in Ireland is a necessary, explosive, and very timely book. Rodgers' most compelling tool is his patient, systematic reasonableness. This measured, thoughtful approach makes his depiction of the lives that gay men have been constrained to lead utterly devastating. The stories he explores tell of stigma and survival, discrimination and determination, humanity and hope. This book matters to everyone, gay or not, who cares about the kind of country Ireland has been, the people we are today, and how we can shape a better future for all.
— Brendan Kelly, Trinity College Dublin
Being Gay in Ireland is a valuable addition to sociology of sexuality and social change. Powerfully combining theories from sociology and psychology, the author documents the lasting effects of oppression while recognizing the broader social changes that have occurred. Drawing on the rich data of in-depth interviews with a small number of diverse gay men, the book highlights the influence of religion and the importance of contextualizing people's experiences of sexuality and identity within their social location. In so doing, the author offers a number of strategies for achieving more progress in the future.
— Mark McCormack, University of Roehampton, London


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Esteban Corazón de Ablo, alias Diablo est un super-vilain évoluant dans l'univers Marvel de la maison d'édition Marvel Comics. Créé par le scénariste Stan Lee et le dessinateur Jack Kirby, le personnage de fiction apparaît pour la première fois dans le comic book Fantastic Four () #30 en septembre 1964.

Il a notamment été l'un des adversaires récurrent des Quatre Fantastiques.

À propos de son nom
A l'origine, le véritable nom de Diablo était « Esteban Diablo ». Mais, compte-tenu de ses origines, il aurait été impossible de porter un tel nom dans l'Espagne médiévale, étant donné le rôle de la religion catholique à cette époque. Son nom fut alors changé en « Esteban Corazón del Diablo » (littéralement « Esteban Cœur-du-Diable »), ce qui n'était toutefois pas une véritable amélioration.

Ce n'est que lorsque Diablo fut utilisé par le dessinateur de Marvel Comics, l'espagnol , que son nom devint « Corazón de Ablo » ; le « de » étant un signe aristocratique et « Ablo » n'ayant aucun sens particulier, mais qui peut être considéré comme une altération de « Pablo », le nom espagnol de l'apôtre Paul, ce qui marque un net progrès pour le personnage par rapport à ses débuts.

Biographie du personnage

Origines
Issu d'une famille riche espagnole du , Esteban Corazón de Ablo fut très tôt attiré par les sciences occultes. Il vendit son âme au démon Méphisto afin de ralentir le vieillissement de son métabolisme.

Des années plus tard, il partit s'installer en Transylvanie où là il fit un pacte avec les vampires. Mais il fut un jour attaquée par les villageois qui l'enfermèrent dans sa crypte.

Lors d'un voyage temporel au , l'équipe de super-héros Les Quatre Fantastiques arrivèrent dans la région. Diablo manipula la Chose pour qu'il le libère de sa prison. Les héros l'affrontèrent ensuite et l'enfermèrent de nouveau dans la crypte, la Chose se vengeant en faisant écrouler le château au-dessus.

Activité à notre époque
Diablo se libéra presque 10 siècles plus tard et se rendit aux États-Unis. Là, il aida le professeur Gilbert à animer sa création, l'Homme-Dragon, qu'il manipula pour qu'il tue ses ennemis les Fantastiques. Mais la créature ne put se résoudre à attaquer Jane Richards et se retourna contre l'alchimiste ; tous deux plongèrent dans un lac gelé.

Les Quatre Fantastiques sont depuis ce temps les grands adversaires de Diablo.

Diablo refit surface bien plus tard et réactiva le monstre pour attaquer les Vengeurs, sans succès. Il fut aussi le rival du Docteur Fatalis pendant un temps, mais ne put le vaincre malgré sa courte alliance avec le démon .

Il affronta aussi Iron Man et la Division Alpha ; lors du combat contre les super-héros Canadiens, il fut apparemment tué mais survécut finalement et reprit sa vengeance contre Red Richards, sabotant la base Pier 4.

Pouvoirs et capacités
Diablo est un puissant alchimiste, capable d'utiliser tous les produits chimiques à sa disposition, ce qui lui permet d'en obtenir de nombreux effets miraculeux (croissance accélérée des plantes, invulnérabilité des matériaux, gaz paralysant). Principalement, il a acquis le savoir de transmuter les éléments par un biais inconnu de la science moderne, afin de contrôler la matière organique ou inorganique.

En complément de ses pouvoirs, Esteban Corazón de Ablo est un être extrêmement intelligent, éduqué par des savants au . Il est également bilingue, parlant espagnol et anglais sans difficultés.

En tant qu'alchimiste, Diablo utilise des potions, cachées dans son costume. Les effets sont divers : philtre hypnotique, poudre provoquant le sommeil, capsule fumigène, poison, gaz divers, potion capable de rendre une personne inerte en réduisant rapidement sa température corporelle, potion de guérison instantanée, potion qui accroit les effets de l'hypnose D'autres capsules génèrent du verre ou de la glace à l'impact. Il possède aussi des potions qui transforment la matière inorganique, créent des objets à partir du néant ou changent l'état d'un objet (l'eau en glace, par exemple).

En règle générale, tous les artifices de Diablo ont une durée limitée dans le temps (les seules exceptions notables sont sa potion de longévité et celle qu'il a utilisé pour donner vie à l'Homme-dragon).

 Grâce à ses potions alchimiques et son pacte avec Méphisto, Diablo est apparemment immortel ou, en tout cas, ne vieillit pas, bénéficiant d'une jeunesse éternelle.
 Il possède également une endurance supérieure à la moyenne humaine.
 Il a fait preuve de capacités hypnotiques à plusieurs reprises.
 Il peut également rendre la chair de son visage et de son corps souple et pliable, ce qui lui permet de modifier son apparence ; il peut alors changer temporairement sa forme en un « protoplasme dépourvu de nerfs », ce qui lui permet d'être invulnérable à certaines formes de dommages.
 Grâce à des rituels et ses potions, il peut aussi créer des élémentaires composés des anciens « éléments » alchimiques de l'air, de l'eau, du feu et de la terre et les contrôler.
 On l'a aussi déjà vu se téléporter et faire exploser la matière avec ses potions.

Le costume de Diablo est garni de nombreuses petites poches et sacoches qui contiennent son arsenal de capsules alchimiques. Il a même enduit ses moustaches de produits de sa fabrication et ses gants sont ornés de petites capsules alchimiques prêtes à être envoyées.

Notes et références

Liens externes

 Diablo (de Ablo) » sur Marvel-world.com

Ennemi des Vengeurs
Ennemi des Quatre Fantastiques
Super-vilain Marvel
Scientifique de fiction
Alchimiste de fiction
Personnage créé par Stan Lee
Personnage créé par Jack Kirby
Personnage de fiction créé en 1964
Immortel de fiction

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Q: infinite Loop a Javascript function? Hi i have this javascript function which fades in a div if a user hovers over another div. And when they hover off or more the mouse away the div fades back out.
Does anyone know how i can loop this to run an infinite number of times because at the moment it only does it the once.
<script>
$(".change-profile-pic").hide();
$('.img-with-border').hover(function () {
    if ($('.change-profile-pic').is(":hidden")) {
         $('.change-profile-pic').fadeTo(0, 500);
    } else {
        $('.change-profile-pic').fadeTo(500, 0);
    }
});
</script>

A: If you really want to use jQuery (not CSS transitions) then with .hover, .fadeIn and .fadeOut and my understanding of

i want it to run again and again each time a user moves their mouse over it and away from it

$(".change-profile-pic").hide();
$('.img-with-border').hover(
    function over() { // fade in on mouseover
        $('.change-profile-pic').fadeIn(500);
    },
    function out() { // fade out on mouseout
        $('.change-profile-pic').fadeOut(500);
    }
);

Edit for no fade out when hovering over .change-profile-pic
(function setUpHover() {
    $(".change-profile-pic").hide();
    var timeout = null,
        over = function over() {
            window.clearTimeout(timeout);
            $('.change-profile-pic').fadeIn(500);
        },
        outAfterDelay = function outAfterDelay() {
            $('.change-profile-pic').fadeOut(500);
        },
        out = function out() {
            timeout = window.setTimeout(outAfterDelay, 1000); // give enough time to move to elm here
        };

    $('.img-with-border').hover(over, out);
    $('.change-profile-pic').hover(over, out);
}());

Example fiddle (based on jfriend00's demo with JavaScript from this answer instead)

A: You can either use setTimeout() or setIntervall()
More here:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/DOM/window.setTimeout
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/DOM/window.setInterval

A: If what you want is for the item to pulse in/out as long a the mouse is hovered, you can use code like this:
<script>
$(".change-profile-pic").css("opacity", 0);
$('.img-with-border').hover(function () {
    var self = $(this);
    self.data("hovered", true);

    function fadeInOut(obj) {
        if (self.data("hovered")) {
            obj.stop(true).fadeTo(500, 1, function() {
                obj.fadeTo(500, 0, function() {fadeInOut(obj)});
            });
        }
    }
    $(".change-profile-pic").each(function() { fadeInOut($(this))});
}, function() {
    $(this).data("hovered", false);
});
</script>

Working demo: http://jsfiddle.net/jfriend00/k54gh/
Conceptually, this keeps a flag on the hovered item with .data() for whether the item is currently hovered or not and it repeats a fadeTo 1 opacity, then fadeTo 0 opacity over and over again as long as the item stays hovered.  It uses the animation completion function of the first fade to know when to start the second one and the animation completion of the second to start the cycle over again.

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threex.volumetricspotlight
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threex.volumetricspotlight is a three.js extension which provide a 'good enought' spot light.
as in described in ["Good Enough" Volumetrics for Spotlights](http://john-chapman-graphics.blogspot.fr/2013/01/good-enough-volumetrics-for-spotlights.html)
post from
[john chapman](http://john-chapman-graphics.blogspot.fr/).

TODO
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* remove any depth
* if so it become a simple geometry rendering, so pass
* put the depth work in a backup direction
  * experimentDepth

TODO
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* make a datGUI for it.
* issue with depthMap
  * using DepthMaterial atm so 8bits for depth
  * using 'depthRGBA' would provide a 32bits... much better
    * i cant take it off for whatever reason
* may be in the rendering of the depth texture with shader material
* THREE.MeshDepthMaterial produces 8bits depth… not too funky
  * What about rewriting the 'depth' shader... would that fix my issue ?
  * if so it isnt in the packDepth function
  * it is in the init/rendering of the depthPass

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Mohammed Tawfeeq and Joe Sterling CNN
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- At least 48 people died and scores were wounded when bombs exploded across Iraq on Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion.
The attacks -- 17 car bombs, seven roadside bombs, and two shootings -- rippled mostly through Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad. It's the second time in less than a week that Baghdad has endured major simultaneous attacks.
Each year on this anniversary date, Iraq has seen an uptick in attacks. The level of carnage has dropped considerably since the worst sectarian unrest in 2006-07 during the height of the Iraq War, but the violence is a reminder that the political and economic gains in the post-Saddam Hussein society can unravel.
Ten years on, the war has left more than 134,000 Iraqis and more than 4,800 U.S. and other coalition service members dead. The war cost hundreds of billions of dollars.
"It remains entrenched and pervasive, with a clear beginning but no foreseeable end, and very much a part of the present in Iraq," said Iraq Body Count, a UK-based group that tracks war deaths.
"In major regions of the country armed violence continues to exact a remorseless toll on human life, young and old, male and female, across society."
In Tuesday's violence, car bombs rocked Baghdad neighborhoods long engulfed in conflict, like Shulaa and Kadhimiya. They struck Mustansiriya University in eastern Baghdad and the heavily fortified International Zone, commonly called the Green Zone, where the city's international presence is concentrated. They hit cities north and south of the capital as well. Authorities defused four car bombs in the southern city of Basra.
Attackers set off roadside bombs, another potent weapon for Iraqi insurgents and a defining symbol of the war. One of those bombs rattled the teeming Shiite slum of Sadr City.
It was not immediately clear whether the attacks were related. No group immediately claimed responsibility for them.
Ten years later, Iraq is on pins and needles
Change can be seen in the once war-torn nation. A robust form of democracy has taken hold. Sunnis, Shiites, Kurds and others often work together. There is more political, economic and social stability. Coalition forces that ousted Hussein's government have departed.
However, recent attacks in Shiite areas have spread fear among Iraqis that sectarian warfare between Sunnis and Shiites may ravage the country again. Attacks targeting the Justice Ministry last week left 30 dead and 50 wounded in strikes authorities suspect were carried out by al Qaeda in Iraq.
Sunnis had more political clout during Hussein's reign. The Shiites and the Kurds, the other two main groups, were second-class citizens. Since Hussein was toppled, the tables have turned. Shiites -- the largest religious group in the country -- predominate in government. The Kurdish semiautonomous region in the north, and the Kurds themselves, have more clout.
Today, Sunnis feel they've been politically marginalized. They demand that the Shiite-led government stop what they call negative treatment of Iraq's Sunni community.
Sunnis largely boycotted Iraq's 2005 elections, leading to the emergence of a Shiite-led government. The move left the once-ruling minority disaffected.
The deteriorating security situation prompted authorities to postpone provincial council elections scheduled for April in the predominantly Sunni provinces of Anbar and Nineveh.
Expert: The Syrian conflict is hitting home in Iraq
Ramzy Mardini, an expert on Iraq, said the attacks were probably "prescheduled for the anniversary." He also said the latest violence reflects the Sunni-Shiite sectarian tensions raging next door in Syria.
He believes such attacks illustrate the revival of the "capability and confidence" of al Qaeda in Iraq, buoyed by a Syrian uprising "spearheaded by Sunni militancy."
It stands to reason that they are targeting the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. The Shiite-dominated government is helping neighboring Iran, the largest Shiite nation in the world and a supporter of the Alawite-dominated Syrian government.
"Al Qaeda in Iraq is becoming less exclusive to Iraq. They are trying to channel energy and piggyback off the Syrian revolution by aiming to merge Iraq and Syria into one theater of sectarian war," said Mardini, adjunct fellow at the Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies in Beirut.
"Given that Maliki is helping Iran prop up the Syrian regime, AQI is advertising their cause and looking to attract the support and resources of militant groups in Syria."
Mardini said Sunni militants are baiting al-Maliki and Shiites to retaliate.
"They're working overtime to plunge Iraq back to sectarian war. But more important than the attacks will be how the Shiites respond. Restraint will be key, but harder to achieve should attacks against Shiites continue. Iraq has already entered the electoral season where everyone on the political scene fuels the fear factor towards their respective sectarian corners."
It is likely that these attacks aren't going to taper off soon.
"What's going on is a campaign, nothing isolated. The Syrian revolution is a strategic force of instability and will continue to provide both rationale and support to Sunnis trying to fight Shiites anywhere in the region," he said. "Growing Sunni discontent directed towards Maliki's government could be providing more cover for al Qaeda fighters to operate than before."
CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq reported from Baghdad. CNN's Joe Sterling reported from Atlanta.


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Gorka speaking at the CPAC in February.
Former White House advisor Sebastian Gorka had dinner with the son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., this past weekend. In 2017, the Forward reported that Gorka has extensive ties, stretching back decades, to a Hungarian paramilitary group that was allied with the Nazis.
Gorka has denied formal allegiance to the group.
In his tweet, Gorka said he was "honored" to eat with Yair Netanyahu.
Honored to break bread tonight with Prime Minister Bibi @Netanyahu's son, @YairNetanyahu, tonight.
After 8 years of being abused by @BarackObama and his lackeys, the 🇺🇸-🇮🇱 relationship is restored.
The younger Netanyahu responded with a warm tweet of his own.
Gorka left his post as White House adviser in late August.
This story "Yair Netanyahu Met With Sebastian Gorka" was written by Ari Feldman.


Quentin Collins III had the most liked content!
Comics, retro TV, criticism, Trek (obviously), TTRPG (mainly Call of Cthulhu), and writing!
You just made my MONTH @Beelam Grog! Thank you so so much for saying.
Wonderful! Yeah that's what I thought but I just wanted to make sure.
I was wondering, does training take place on the actual training ship or the holodeck recreation of the ship on the Base? I was looking at the wiki and I was slightly confused about where the actual training was going to take place.
This one of the things that attracted me to this group! You have a whole fleet! It is all very exciting.
REAL FIRST NAME: Justin! WHERE DO I LIVE: Texas! HOW DID YOU FIND THE GROUP: On reddit actually! I was searching around and someone on Reddit left a comment about this group, singing it's praises! So I thought I would try and apply! WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU DO: I am a writer! I freelance and I'm a regular contributor to a few websites! -I am playing a human male science focused character named Quentin Collins III. He's from Maine and slightly older than the average cadet. He is also kind of out there and tall and awkward.
Calling occupants/of interplanetary craft He had no idea how, but somehow Quentin had timed it just so that the song he had flooding into his ears via the smartfoam listening devices he had somehow convinced the dock's duty officer to let him keep on the outbound flight from San Francisco echoed through his head when he saw it for the first time. Starbase 118. The transport runabout dropped out of warp just so that the sun caught it just so through the nebula, sharpening the light from it into a perfect diamond halo around her gleaming exterior. Quentin sheepishly smiled to himself as the runabout glided closer to the base, weaving through the stars and busy space traffic throughout the sector. He also allowed himself a bit of pride for gabbing the duty officer just so to allow himself this moment. Giving up his rucksack of personal items from the Academy for flight storage was bad enough, but when the officer held out his hand for the buds and the data strip they were synced to Quentin found himself, embarrassingly, recoiling. He also felt his cheeks turn into ruddy hot patches as he realized that his stocky frame and lanky limbs, stood almost full two head taller than the officer. His family always said that he was their "scarecrow" and he really felt it in the moment. His awkwardly large frame was something his mother said he would grow into but that was just one of her many lies. But then he started instinctively to speak, eloquently laying out a study that he had read right before reporting that detailed the positive effects that sonic waves had on the nervous system mid-space flight, which also tested higher during trips on smaller classed craft and mass transports. The officer took one look at the deep blue stripe on his uniform and the awkward smile Quentin ended the lecture with and nodded him onto the transport with an exasperated huff. Who didn't love a small victory? Especially one that turned into a bigger one. The shuttle carefully docked and Quentin felt the craft couple into the docking brackets with a gentle shudder. He heard a muffled ding through the soothing pulse of ancient synthesizers and an equally muffled soothing sounding voice. He observed the rest of the cadets and passengers react to the surely reassuring instructions and followed suit, standing, adjusting his uniform, and disembarking into the life he had waited so long to start. Quentin found himself instantly impressed. With everything. Even something so simple as how organized and smoothly the dock ran. After receiving his assignment, he naturally poured over the service record of the base and fleet associated with it. This base produced war heroes, innovators, explorers, and now a Collins was walking it's decks. A bolt of anxiety cracked his chest, but he had worked hard for this. He was ready. Ready for answers and ready to serve. That was all he ever wanted, really. And now he would get that chance, here and now. He consulted the PADD that the L.T. escorting them had passed out as they left the Sol System. It had a full information bank on the base and it's facilities, as well as a personalized notification about his training schedule. He had a few hours still until he had to report so he decided to try and wander a touch, in order too acclimate himself to his new posting. Walking always helped him clear his head back in Maine, why shouldn't it do the same thousands of lightyears away? He decided to start at the famous Node so he eyed the nearest turbolift and started off in that direction. He extracted the listening devices from his ears and was met with the wondrous and busy sound of a working station. The gentle hum of the astrometrics. The constant drone of officers. And best of all? The occasional streak of sound that comes from impulse engines, either from the ships outside or lazily zooming throughout the space. Quentin grinned again. He was surrounded by ships again. A far cry from his family's fishing fleets back in Maine, but it would do just nicely for Quentin. This was precisely what he signed up for. He settled into the lift and consulted the PADD once again. As he cleared his throat to speak the deck he desired a booming voice echoed through the plasteel chamber. "HOLD THE LIFT!", the voice said and Quentin instinctively reached out with the arm grasping the PADD, holding the door. A lean, handsome Andorian slipped into the lift with a huff. They made eye contact briefly, the alien's eyes expressing a silent gratitude as he composed himself. Quentin tried to silently recipricate the gratitude, but just found himself awkwardly smiling. He had noticed the officer's rank, Lt. CMMD, and felt himself lock back into cadet mode. Again he had to remind himself, he belonged here. He had the degrees to show for it, but this might be something he would just have to shake throughout his training. "Thank you, cadet. I hadn't had the best luck with lifts before you.", the Andorian said in a stately but good natured voice. Quentin gave a slight laugh, trying to brush his probably not regulation coppery blonde hair out of his face. "Well, had I seen the pips, you would have gotten a salute along with it.", he returned, trying to sound charming, despite his heavy Maine accent. But the Andorian EL TEE scoffed at his attempt, either out of pity or genuine amusement. Quentin couldn't really tell but he would take it either way. "I'll hold you to that cadet. Computer: Deck 456." He said in a pointedly authoritarian voice and the lift sped upward. Quentin quickly quit while he was ahead and buried his nose back into the PADD, attempting to make his awkward frame blend into the side of the compartment. Thankfully the officer seemed to notice his nervousness and allowed them to ride in comfortable, but edged silence. Quentin was suddenly very aware of his vulnerability and his possibly unkept look. His uniform still fit well, but his longish hair and, frankly, older age suddenly cropped to the front of his thoughts. The lift suddenly stopped as the pit started to form in his stomach. The men both stepped out into the Node and exchanged quick glances. "Good luck, cadet." the Andorian offered, scuttling off before Quentin could muster a reply. His surroundings did nothing to alleviate his rising stress. All around him walked young and beautiful cadets of all species. All of them in the prime of their lives and ready to take Starfleet by storm. And there was Quentin. It was his own fault really. Instead of entering the Academy at the proper age of 18, he caved to his family's wishes and matriculated at Salem University first, studying parapsychology, metaphysics, and classics, earning a degree in the former. Anything to make mother happy, of course. He then took his year on the sea, fishing for his family and experiencing the very thing that spurred him into Starfleet in the first place. He still remembers the looks he got from his classmates, this old wingnut from the coast, thinking he can hack it, and as a SCIENTIST no less. The crueler ones had made their contempt more explicit, tagging his locker with things like "Warlock" and "Creepy Collins" while also sneering as his more antiquated look at the sciences and the world around them. And now he was here, pushing 30 and looking at a whole generation of younger cadets ready to eclipse him and his upbringing. He approached one of the massive viewports, facing raw space. He had worked so hard to get here. And so had they. But his age didn't lessen his need for understanding. It didn't out on the sea when he faced the unknown and felt it acknowledge him and it wouldn't now. Not when he was among the stars and so many unknowns. He felt himself relax, even smile a bit. They sneered at Creepy Collins but he was still here. And he was going to make the most of it. For himself and his new crew. No matter what.


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On the evening of Wednesday 17th June evening, we were invited to a reception at the Norwegian Ambassador's Residence to celebrate twenty years since the opening of UWC Red Cross Nordic. The Consul, Gerd Grøholt, welcomed the forty or so guests / London-based supporters to the Residence and invited our Rektor, Richard Lamont, to give a short speech which celebrated the partnership between Norway and Britain and the continued Nordic cooperation behind the College – and which also provided an introduction to the historical significance of the building itself. Please see below for the speech. Tom Gresvig, one of the members of the founding team, and Arne Osland, Director of Development, also gave short speeches.
The following day, a delegation from UWC Red Cross Nordic attended and participated in London's 3rd EdTech Europe Conference at Kings Place, London. The conference brought together established learning and education providers, innovators, disrupters, educators, policy makers and investors with an interest in European and global education technology. It was the second most tweeted event in London on the 18th June. The conference consisted of key note speakers (including representatives from the Gates Foundation, Google and Sal Khan himself on skype), panel discussions, networking opportunities – and it was an exciting opportunity to raise the profile of UWC and, specifically, RCN and to connect with leading innovators in the field of educational technology. Our presence also added both the global learner and teacher dimensions to a conference of predominantly investors, innovators and industry.
Sir John Daniel, Chair of UWC, gave an address on the history of online learning and our recently graduated students Zoe (Germany), Ieva (Lithuania) and Thupten (Tibet) were invited to be panellists in a discussion moderated by Germot Groemer, President of the Austrian Space Forum.
Our three students were fine representatives of our College at both the Embassy event and the conference – and all made significant contributions to hosting guests, forging new connections and to adding the student perspective to both the embassy reception and to the conference. The conference also gave them an opportunity to connect with Luthando Akhona Dyasi (South Africa) – and a representative of the international NGO Global Minimum Inc whose President and Co-Founder is a RCN alumnus, David Sengeh (Sierra Leone). Luthando applied to GMin's Innovate the Cape challenge and has developed a mobile app called GoVarsity, a platform that provides mentorship on how to apply to University, and information on career paths and subject choices.
Emilie was interested in our students' international outlook, stemming from the UWC's approach to education, and she has already written to our Staff Coordinator of Amnesty International suggesting cooperation – an exciting new development at RCN.
Thank you Consul – Ms Gerd Grøholt – for hosting a reception here this evening for UWC Red Cross Nordic at the Ambassador's Residence and to Anne Ulset for kindly coordinating the logistics behind the event.
As an Englishman abroad, I have come to learn of the proud history of partnership between Norway and Great Britain and the historical significance of this building – first a hospital for shell-shocked officers in the First World War and then seat of the Norwegian government-in-exile from 1940 to 1945. King Haakon VII and the cabinet met in the dining room here at 10 Palace Gardens for the weekly State Council Meetings – Statsrad – and the building became heartbeat to the resistance movement.
It was here that the king scripted his BBC World Service radio broadcasts which served as a rallying cry to occupied Norway – and which also served to transform the King into the foremost symbol of the Norwegian people's will to fight for a free and independent Norway.
With a real sense of timing, on 7th June 1945 King Haakon returned to Norwegian soil five years to the day after the Allies coordinated the escape of his family, royal court and government on board HMS Devonshire from the invading German forces.
Over three years of living in Norway, I have come to learn of the high level of respect and support the Norwegian royal family have generated and maintained over the years. We, at UWC Red Cross Nordic, are hugely fortunate to receive royal patronage – Her Majesty Queen Sonja has served as our patron since the founding of the College twenty years ago and shall attend our jubilee event on campus on UWC Day on 21st September. Recipient of the Nansen Prize for her commitment to humanitarian work and champion of education in a changing landscape in Norway, Her Majesty Queen Sonja has remained committed to and an advocate of our UWC Mission to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.
In tandem with the Norwegian Red Cross and as part of an educational cooperation between all Nordic countries and governments, from westerly Greenland to easterly Finland, our College has produced just under 2000 graduates – forged in the Nordic region and heading out from the fjords as ambassadors for the United World College movement and the Red Cross.
We are proud of our short history and this evening gives us the opportunity to reconnect with supporters of our College and UWC as a whole and to introduce new friends to our work – and to celebrate twenty exciting years of our College and Nordic cooperation and, we hope, many more to come.
We are so looking forward to meeting you all – from representatives of the Nordic embassies to fellow educators, from those involved in different NGOs across the world to members of the wider UWC community.
Tomorrow, some of us – including Sir John Daniel (Chair of UWC) and three students from the graduating IB class of 2015 (Zoe from Germany, Ieva from Lithuania and Thupten from Tibet) – will form a delegation to attend and participate in the EdTech Europe Conference here in London – a conference which seeks to bring industry, innovators and investors in education together. I'm very grateful to Charles McIntyre, the creator of the conference, for inviting a UWC team to make a meaningful contribution to this exciting forum.
Zoe, Ieva and Thupten will be joining Luthando, a South African student here tonight, in a panel discussion facilitated by an Austrian Astronaut – I have been granted a sneak preview of the panel questions with the final one being 'if it takes between 150 to 300 days to fly to Mars, what would you seek to study on the trip and why?'. Perhaps this evening, they might be persuaded in conversation to reveal some of their ideas on inter galactic online learning.
And finally, thank you Gerd, in your capacity as Consul, and the Norwegian Embassy for kindly offering to host us all here tonight. It is a privilege to be here.
It was with great sadness that we learnt on the morning of Thursday 18th June that Irene Hagen had passed away in Førde hospital following an extended period of illness.
Irene had worked in the Accounts Department at UWC Red Cross Nordic since 2008 and was a much valued, warm-hearted and utterly committed colleague and friend. We remember her and shall continue to remember her as a gentle and thoughtful member of staff with a real sparkle in her eyes wherever one met her on campus – in her office, in the corridor, in the kantine.
Throughout her illness, Irene remained committed to the Accounts Department – popping in on a regular basis to advise other members of the team and to catch up with everyone at lunchtime. Her daughter, Silje, currently works in the Accounts Department at RCN and our thoughts go out to Irene's husband Jan, Silje and the rest of the family.
We shall miss her here at RCN but take comfort in the knowledge that we had the privilege to work alongside and know Irene.
Representatives of the College attended her funeral in the church at Dale on Thursday 25th June – and the Rektor laid a wreath with a special note on behalf of the staff and the students of UWC RCN. A small meeting of remembrance will take place in the Silent House during Staff Introduction Week in August which will be coordinated by Stig Moltumyr, the Director of Finance and Services, and the Staff Reps.
Instead of going to school on the last day of classes, a large group of RCN students, teachers and volunteers, packed with big suitcases and backpacks for the summer, travelled with the Sogn og Fjordane Red Cross bus to Lom for the annual Norwegian Red Cross event, Til Topps. Galdhøpiggen is, with its 2,469 meters elevation, the highest mountain in Norway and with that the highest mountain in Scandinavia and Northern Europe.
After arriving and putting up the tents on Friday evening, there was a cultural show with a very nice atmosphere where people from all over Norway played many different kinds of music. One of our students was even recognised by a former Haugland patient who attended the EAC the student took part in during her stay at the Haugland Centre. Instead of going to bed after the show, the students found a nice beach next to the river and decided to make a bonfire – it is light for a very long time in Norway at this time of year. And so the rest of the night was spent around a bonfire on the beach eating marshmallows with biscuits and Nugatti and oranges with brownie mix in them.
The weather forecast for Saturday was not good enough so the Red Cross decided to climb another mountain instead of Galdhøpiggen. The whole group of hikers numbered around 1400 and was divided into different groups. UWC students formed their own group, but were also invited to be leaders of some of the other groups and were given some responsibility to make sure everybody in the groups went up and came down the mountain safely. The hike was beautiful, the weather was better than expected and the leg gaiters and double layer of fleece sweaters were definitely not necessary. The view on the top of the mountain was stunning and the hike was the perfect opportunity to interact with the local Norwegians and with immigrants who had recently moved to Norway.