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Hardwood Spades is an addictive classic card game teamed with gorgeous graphics and intriguing gameplay. Played on a rustic hardwood table, this revamped classic lures you in with a colorful medieval theme featuring enchanting music and imagery. The playing cards are 3D, so they flip and turn as you play. Choose from different fantasy card sets that come with the game or even build your own decks. Test your hearts-playing resolve against Smoot the dragon, Glitter the fairy or Tragen the Zombie, which are just a few of the colorful characters you can play against. There are 32 different opponents in all. Customize your own player by selecting different character images and backgrounds each have thousands of color possibilities. Be a sweet little puppy or a demon dog from the underworld, all by simply editing your characters! Now isn't that just the sweetest thing! Hardwood Spades can even be played over the Internet, so you can meet opponents from all across the realm. Rated games allow you to see how other players compare to your skills. Express yourself while playing using actions, thought balloons, or chat balloons and for those not so happy moments, you can even use the anger chat balloon.
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This towable sleeps 4 people, is 2.92 feet long, and is a Travel Trailer.
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The key question to be answered during the conference was to what extent the arts and culture can be a contributing factor to a livable city. Both in the Netherlands and in Flanders, 'the city' as a concept of study has become an important focus when it comes to issues such as diversity, social engagement and access to cultural knowledge and institutions. The "Commissie Cultureel Verdrag Vlaanderen-Nederland (CVN)", a Flemish-Dutch group of civil servants and cultural professionals, took the initiative for this conference.
DutchCulture and deBuren asked 'city-makers' Floor Ziegler (NL) and Reinhard Deman (FL) to do field research in both a Dutch and a Flemish city. A city maker is somebody who connects groups within his local urban environment; connecting citizens to councillors to put it simply. In doing so, he ensures that people with diverging perspectives have the opportunity to hear each other. The goal? Letting people step out of their bubbles. Because if everyone is aware of each other's ideas, we will be better equipped to create a vital and attractive city.
From the policy-level down to the grassroots citizen, a great variety of strands within society was represented in this so-called "Interspace" (Tussenruimte). It forms a symbolic and physical space for conversation and discussion where connections are made, albeit sometimes through confrontation and friction. Spaces such as these were created in some of the cities' grassroots centres; 't O-tje and Paviljoen aan het Water in Rotterdam or Studio Start in Antwerp. The common denominator of these locations is that they are set up and owned by local residents. They proved to be a great incubator for new ideas; drawing from the brainstorms and conversations taking place in those spaces, the research team formulated a document titled "10 signposts for the Interspace" (10 Wegwijzers voor de Tussenruimte). As the name suggests, it features ten guidelines that policymakers, institutions and creatives can follow when aiming to define their own societal role more sharply.
The interspaces identified in Rotterdam and Antwerp and the ten Signposts were the starting point for the conference taking place November 5 2018, in Stormkop, Antwerp. Major Flemish and Dutch cultural institutions were represented, along with fellow city makers, artists and policymakers. Even the ministers of Culture of both countries, Ingrid van Engelshoven (NL) and Sven Gatz (FL), came to draw inspiration.
Culture - in the widest sense of the word - ultimately forms the cement between people in society. Imagine a society without its music, its community centres, its museums and its dance schools and there is not a lot of room left for shared experiences. The arts and culture, as a policy terrain, should therefore be an integral part of decision-making. Only then can it harness a positive impact on other domains such as healthcare, the local economy, housing and urban development. Think of maintaining a social mix in neighborhoods with "broedplaatsen" (creative incubators) and a diverse supply of housing, or stimulating artists to counter loneliness through artistic interventions in neighborhoods. These are among the many ways that the arts and culture may contribute to the health and liveability of the city.


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Summer Equity Team Intern at Thornburg Investment Management
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Santa Fe, TX	Internship	Business Services (Event Planning / Executive Search / HR / Recruitment Firm / Staffing)Expires February 3, 2021
Thornburg Investment Management is a privately owned global investment firm offering a range of solutions for investors around the world. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Santa Fe, NM, we manage U.S. mutual funds, separate accounts for high-net-worth investors and institutional accounts, and UCITS funds for non-U.S. investors.
At Thornburg, it's more than what we do; it's how we do it. A flexible perspective built on collaboration and cross-pollination of ideas, an unconventional approach to portfolio construction, and a reputation of integrity are important aspects of how we do business. Far from the groupthink of Wall Street, Thornburg is positioned to offer a different point of view and a broader frame of reference in our global search for relative value opportunities.
PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION:
The successful candidate will collaborate with the global equity portfolio team while performing fundamental research and analysis of companies for investment purposes. This internship will begin in the summer of 2021.
Analyze individual equity securities for inclusion in Thornburg portfolios. Create and maintain earnings models on individual companies leveraging skills in accounting, finance and economics.
Monitor individual securities on a daily basis. Interpret developments that may impact share price performance on a longer-term basis such as macro-economic news and company-specific developments.
Serve in a global generalist capacity, whereby coverage responsibilities span geographies and industries. Candidates will be expected to develop improved understanding of international markets over time.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND FORMAL REQUIREMENTS:
Passion for financial markets
Bachelor's degree required; MBA student/CFA preferred
Two years' experience with financial markets preferred
Language skills and international experience a plus
Must have or be able to obtain work authorization in the US
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:
Efficient time management skills
Intellectually curious, thorough and thoughtful
An interest in learning about new businesses and industries, and the ability to remain flexible and action-oriented
A collaborative team player who thrives on working with diverse colleagues who appreciate sharing ideas, stimulating debate, and intellectual expansion to drive better business outcomes for our clients.
Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time
Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico. Founded in 1610 and nicknamed "The City Different," Santa Fe captures hearts and minds with its museums, restaurants, theater, opera, and adobe-style architecture. With an average of over 300 sunny days per year and picturesque landscape, it's no wonder that outdoor activities such as skiing and hiking in "The Land of Enchantment" attract visitors from around the world.
Thornburg believes that diversity and inclusivity are vital to positive long-term success for our strategies and the firm's broader business outcomes. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. The firm provides annual progress reports to the investment management team, shareholders, and executive management to highlight multiple diversity and inclusivity metrics and continually work to bring awareness to the importance of this issue.

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Q: Working of UIGlass Button I want to use UIGlassButton in my program but I don't know the working process of this button class. I am tying to use this the same as UIButton class but it's not working.

A: UIGlassButton is an undocumented class and risks AppStore rejection; but you could simulate by grabbing the image of the UIGlassButton and using the image to create your own simulated glass buttons.
I've used the open-source ButtonMaker project for this purpose.

A: To create a UIGlassButton do the following:
UIButton *button = [[NSClassFromString(@"UIGlassButton") alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(...)];
// configure button like any other UIButton
[self.view addSubview:button];

Using UIGlassButton may give you problems during review for the App Store though.

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I am scared to check this link - what if you don't sound like a troll?!
but omg.. how on earth did you survive those dull dull dull presenters with the worst interviewing skills evah and charisma as their dump stats??
@Syl: I uh... don't. Sorry. Maybe I should have stopped the lie years ago, but I'm not actually a troll.
@Josh: -ing! Can no one spell my name!?
@Issy: I didn't find them dull. But I might have been distracted by talking.


¡Este lugar es increíble! El apartamento está en el corazón de Salzburgo (10 minutos al centro) pero incluso en la naturaleza (cerca del famoso castillo Leopoldskron). Usted tiene el apartamento para usted, una vista increíble y puede usar de todo.
The appartment is in the heart of Salzburg (10 min. to the centre) but even in the nature (near to the famous castle Leopoldskron).
You have the appartment for your own, an amazing view and can use everything.
Please don´t wear your boots (shoes for the street) inside of my appartment and please don´t use my clothes (there are just few!!! ;).


LIKE A SCIENCE-FICTION FILM IN WHICH A METEOR HURTLES toward earth, the bankruptcy of General Motors (ticker: GM) appears as an approaching inevitability. But unlike in the movies, there is no panic in the streets among GM's bondholders.
Even as GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson reiterated Friday that bankruptcy was "probable" for the auto maker, its bonds actually perked up. While the common fell eight cents -- equal to a hefty 4% -- to 1.86, GM's "retail" bonds held broadly by individual investors continued to perk up. For instance, the Big Board-traded 7.25% notes due Feb. 15, 2052 (RGM), Friday gained 14% in price, to 2.50 -- or 10% of their par value of $25. Institutional GM bonds also trade for about a dime on the dollar, reflecting the likelihood of bankruptcy.
Of course, President Obama has given GM until June 1 to come up with a turnaround plan in order to keep $13.4 billion in federal loans. That will mean two major constituents, bondholders and the United Auto Workers union, making major concessions to permit the survival of a drastically shrunken GM. Facing the ax are the perennially money-losing Saturn unit, GMC and Hummer divisions. The Saab and Opel units reportedly have drawn potential buyers, as has Saturn.
Still, Standard & Poor's cut its rating on GM's secured bank debt further Monday, to triple-C-minus from triple-C. That sent the unsecured bonds to new lows prior to their recovery at the end of the week.
Ivory-tower economists would assert that the efficient financial markets have fully discounted the probability of a radical restructuring of the $28 billion of GM bonds, either under in bankruptcy or out of court. But, avers Martin Fridson, the veteran observer of the high-yield bond market and CEO of the eponymously named Fridson Investment Advisors, things are unlikely to go as smoothly as textbook theory would predict.
The same might have been said back in May, 2005, when GM's bonds first were lowered to junk status, which came as no surprise, Fridson recalls. Nevertheless, the entire market was roiled by this seemingly well-anticipated, well-discounted event.
Then, too, more high-yield portfolio managers may own GM bonds than they care to admit. As throughout the money-management world, Fridson notes there are a fair number of "closet indexers," who would own auto credits because they comprise a big chunk of the junk-bond indices. From the managers' perspective, they don't want to lag when this sector rallies, as it did in March when risk aversion abated. And if autos go down, they know that they can't be faulted because their bogey also fell.
Unlikely to feel a seismic tremor from a bankruptcy are GM credit-default swaps, according to Tim Backshall, the chief analyst at Credit Derivatives Research. There is $2.68 billion net outstanding of GM CDS, which is more relevant than the $38.4 billion gross total that reflects double-counting of credit protection sold and bought.
A GM bankruptcy or restructuring would mean holders of GM credit protection would enter the International Swap Dealers Association Settlement process, which is basically an auction of claims. For instance, if a bond winds up being paid off at 10 cents on the dollar, the seller of protection would have to come up with the other 90 cents.
Various news reports indicate that General Motors may put forth a proposal to bondholders as early as next week, with these creditors being offered equity in exchange for their bonds. The rub is that if bondholders accept an out-of-court deal and take equity, they would be wiped out if GM subsequently ended up in bankruptcy. And a Democratic administration would be more sympathetic to the UAW than bondholders, even if many of the latter are small investors.
That standoff further suggests the competing claims will be settled in bankruptcy court. If that's the case, the real mystery is why GM's common still fetches close to two bucks.
TREASURIES WERE LITTLE CHANGED despite data showing the economy getting worse at a less rapid pace and the continued advance in global equity markets, which were boosted by better-than-expected bank results. The benchmark 10-year note rose one basis point, to 2.93%, as did the two-year note, which ended at 0.96%.
Good News Is No News: Interest rates were little changed across yield curves globally as equities continued to advance on better-than-expected bank earnings and other data indicating that economies, while not recovering, are deteriorating at a slower pace.
LIKE A SCIENCE-FICTION FILM IN WHICH A METEOR HURTLES toward earth, the bankruptcy of General Motors (ticker: GM) appears as an approaching inevitability.


This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by none other than the "Rye Girl" herself, Abigail Gullo. Abigail talks about her experience working with Chairman's Reserve Rum and Bitter Truth and how she fell in love with both products. She also explains how she was introduced to the cocktail world and what. she enjoys most about spirits, bars and bartending. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA's No Goat Left Behind Project.


Tibetan Prayer Flags have long represented hope, strength, and well being for the people they represent. Prayer Flags were originally used by shamans in healing ceremonies.
As the fragile flags are blown in the high mountain winds, they slowly unravel, the threads blowing away into the wind. Each thread that unravels represents a prayer of hope, strength, and health for the person it honors.
Radiating Hope climbers carry Tibetan Prayer Flags on their expeditions, 3 to 5 times a year. You can help by dedicating a Prayer Flag in honor of a cancer patient.
The cancer patient's name, along with a message, will be placed on a Prayer Flag and taken on each expedition, where they will be flown at the peak in the patient's honor. They'll also receive a certificate stating that a flag was donated in their honor.


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High-speed rail a 'white elephant'
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image captionThe government says the new line will cut the London to Birmingham journey time to 49 minutes
A group of 21 business figures and politicians has called for the proposed high-speed rail link between London and Birmingham to be scrapped.
In an open letter, the group calls the plan an "expensive white elephant", and a "vanity project".
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond says the £17bn project will deliver major strategic benefits to the economy and other business leaders have backed it.
Work on the line is due to start in 2015, if the route is approved.
A public consultation began last month on the proposed location of the new track in the Chilterns, Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire.
Expensive 'train set'
The project, known as HS2, is designed to shorten journey times between London and Birmingham, before connecting to Manchester and Leeds.
In total, it will cost an estimated £32bn.
But in their letter to the Daily Telegraph, the business leaders say "an extremely expensive white elephant isn't what the economy needs".
"If the government want to encourage growth there are better ways to get Britain growing and make us more competitive than getting each family to pay over £1,000 for a vanity project that we cannot afford," it says.
The letter is signed by 21 business leaders, politicians and economists including the former Chancellor, Lord Lawson, and Lord Wolfson, the chief executive of Next.
'Heads in the sand'
It dismisses HS2 as a "train set" which will be used only by a minority.
"There are better options to increase capacity more affordably and reduce overcrowding more quickly than HS2, which will take decades to complete," argues the letter.
"Stretched commuter trains and congested roads are a bigger issue than the journey time to London."
Philip Hammond disagrees with the assessment. He argues that high-speed rail will bring major strategic benefits.
In a statement, Mr Hammond said: "Sticking our heads in the sand, as these people seem to wish, is simply not an option."
He called high-speed rail a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the way we travel in the 21st Century".
Dozens of business leaders, including CBI director general John Cridland and former British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh, have backed HS2.
Friends of the Earth said the plan would do little to cut carbon emissions.
Transport campaigner Richard Dyer said: "The billions of pounds earmarked for high-speed rail would be better spent making our existing overcrowded rail network cheaper and more attractive than driving or taking a short-haul flight."
The public consultation on the route will last until 29 July.
If the plans go ahead, the government expects the line to the West Midlands to be finished by 2026, with the links to Manchester and Leeds completed in 2032-33.
Government starts high-speed rail consultation
Proposed route of high-speed rail line
High Speed Rail will create 8,000 jobs - George Osborne


Drawing on data compiled for the forthcoming 2014 Preqin Private Equity Performance Monitor, Preqin has created league tables of private equity managers that have most consistently outperformed their peers. The league tables do not seek in any way to endorse these fund managers, but rather to illustrate those that have performed the most consistently in the past. All three fund strategies that have been presented – buyout, venture capital and funds of funds – have seen new entries achieve the highest possible score this year compared to similar league tables created in 2013.
The league tables of consistent performers are compiled using only the funds for which Preqin has performance data and has assigned a quartile ranking. 2012, 2013 and 2014 vintage funds have been excluded as these funds are too early in their fund lives to generate a meaningful IRR. The lists are restricted to active fund managers that have raised at least three funds of a similar strategy, and have either raised a fund in the past six years or are currently raising a fund of a similar strategy to their predecessor fund.
Preqin assigns quartile rankings to private equity funds based on both the multiple and IRR, taking into account the fund vintage, strategy and geographic focus. Top quartile funds are given a score of one, second quartile funds are given a score of two, and so on. An average quartile ranking is then calculated.
Four buyout managers achieved the best possible score of 1.00: Altor, based in Sweden, and Rhone Capital, Trilantic Capital Partners and Wynnchurch Capital Partners, all of which are based in the US. Rhone Capital and Trilantic Capital Partners are new entries to the league table this year.
Five venture capital fund managers have achieved the best score of 1.00: Pittsford Ventures Management, Sequoia Capital, Benchmark Capital, OrbiMed Advisors and Union Square Ventures, all of which are headquartered in the US. Union Square Ventures is a new entry in 2014.
Only one fund of funds manager has achieved the best average score of 1.00 in 2014: Nordea Private Equity based in Denmark. The manager is a new entry to the league table this year.
Preqin is the leading source of information for the alternative assets industry, providing data and analysis via online databases, publications and bespoke data requests.
Preqin is spelled without the letter 'U' after the 'Q'.


Fractional Laser treatment has been proven to rejuvenate skin using laser micro-beams. It speeds up the skin's natural rejuvenation process, helping the body break up old, damaged cells quickly, leaving undamaged tissue untreated. The body's healing process then rebuilds the treated and damaged tissue with collagen and elastin, restoring skin for a healthier look.
The laser uses a non-ablative technique to stimulate gradual skin tightening, which causes less skin damage than an ablative laser and requires less time for the body to heal. The Emerge™ Laser treatment can be used on various areas including face, décolletage, hands and legs, arms and stomach to treat stretch marks.
EMERGE™ Fractional Laser drives thousands of individual columns of light deep into the epidermis and down into the dermis layer of the skin, leaving the surrounding tissue unaffected, healthy and able to stimulate collagen – the basic building blocks or structural support of our skin.
The microscopic columns of the treated, damaged skin are eliminated slowly over many weeks as they are replaced by healthy new tissue. The body's natural healing process then rebuilds the treated tissue with healthy tissue containing new collagen and elastin, which are the building blocks of youthful-looking skin.
Before your treatment, your Aesthetician will determine the level of treatment most suitable for your skin, based on your skin tone, colour, heritage/background and sensitivity level. The treated area is then mapped out and the hand piece is manoeuvred over the entire area in a pattern delivering the precise amount of energy and coverage. Two passes will be made over the entire area with up to a further four passes on target areas of concern.
After the treatment you may experience a temporary redness, warmth, itchiness and swelling at the treatment site, which typically lasts only a few days. This is a sign of the body's immune system working to repair the damage.
Depending on the skin concern we recommend a course of 3–6 treatments.
Everyone heals at various rates depending on the depth of treatment, the particular areas treated and your own health and condition. Noticeable results are typically seen in a few weeks.
My skin is a lot more even toned now I've had a course of Laser rejuvenation sessions, I had a bit of sun damage from years of sun abuse and they went into great detail to explain the sceince behind how the treatment would work and also what I'd need to do in future to stop it happening again. Great service - thanks guys!


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Government has no plans to ban 'gay cure' therapy
Education secretary Nicky Morgan, who is a Christian, had previously said such treatments should be banned.
Speaking at the PinkNews Awards, Mrs Morgan, who is also minister for Women and Equalities, said: 'I was shocked to discover that one in ten social and health care staff have heard colleagues express the belief that someone can be cured of being gay.
'Let me be clear: gay cure therapies have no place in our countries and we must stamp them out.'
But a spokesperson said that while the government was 'strongly opposed' to the treatment it did not believe a ban or restriction was the right answer.
Commentator on Christianity and sexuality Rev Peter Ould told Premier that real evidence is needed: 'If Nicky Morgan wants to ban any kind of therapy she actually needs to present the British public with some good evidence that it is harmful, that it doesn't work – if we don't have that evidence we can't do anything about it.'
Meanwhile campaign group Christian Concern has published a letter to MPs outlining the benefits of the therapy being readily available.
The letter, signed by the president of the American College of Pediatricians and several psychiatrists, calls for MPs to 'protect the freedom of individuals to choose to access therapeutic help with unwanted samesex attraction'.
It states that 'scientific evidence shows that there is a significant amount of change in same-sex attraction for both males and females, particularly during adolescence and early adulthood'.


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Mia Hamm, Mallory Pugh and the bright United States soccer future
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We eagerly took our seats in the nosebleed section at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., but as soon as #9 came onto the pitch, our teenaged chatter abruptly ceased. Mia Hamm had arrived. She was a founding member and star forward for the Washington Freedom, part of the Women's United Soccer Association. The stadium was by no means full (and the league ended up folding in 2003) but the small crowd buzzed with excitement. Growing up in a small town that didn't even have a soccer program until I was in high school, Hamm was the only soccer player many of us had ever heard of. Watching the best female soccer player in the world easily out-maneuver the defense to score a goal is an experience none of us would ever forget.
Fifteen years later, I was at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado for my second women's soccer game. The U.S. Women's National Team hosted Japan in a rematch of the 2015 World Cup Final. When tickets went on sale, they sold out in 10 minutes; standing-room-only tickets were going for $75+ online. The evening of the match, the stands were filled with men, women, girls, and boys rocking U.S. jerseys and American flags; they sang, danced, and screamed when a USWNT player came close.
In what could only be considered as pomp and circumstance, a giant "One Nation, One Team" banner graced the middle of the field, with the Japanese and American flag on either side. As the U.S. players were announced, the stadium sent up a roar unlike anything I had heard. Of course, there were the big names everyone was excited about – Hope Solo and Alex Morgan – but there was also a new name that, at least in her home state of Colorado, got just as much attention: Mallory Pugh, the high school phenom who surprised everyone when in January, at 17 years old, she made her first appearance for the senior squad.
Born and raised near Denver, Pugh has always loved soccer. She started playing at the age of four, and would sit on the bench and watch her older sister Brianna play with Real Colorado, a team Pugh would later join as well. The Real Colorado coach, Jared Spires, remembers, "she would watch the whole game. At seven years old, you wouldn't expect that. And she loved to be around the team." Even now, Pugh regularly mentions her older sister as a role model and her main inspiration for wanting to work hard and play competitively, much like Hamm was inspired by her own older brother.
Pugh began to realize her potential as a professional player when she started playing for a U-11 team. "That's when everything just got competitive for me," Pugh now acknowledges. "I think for every young girl, their competitive career usually starts at U-11." From there, she went on to represent the United States for the country's U-17 and U-20 teams. In U-17, she led the team with five goals and three assists in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship. At 16 years old she won the Golden Boot in the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, and also served as one of the team's captains. That same year she was named the U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year and the Gatorade National Girl Soccer Player of the Year, playing for both her high school team and the Colorado Real Club team and still managing to keep her grades up.
And then, on January 23, 2016, Pugh was called up for a USWNT friendly vs Ireland, making her the youngest player to debut for the United States in the last 11 years (Mia Hamm holds that record, joining the team at the age of 15 in 1987). Pugh scored in her first cap to help the United States win 5-0. Her second cap came on February 10, when she made history as the youngest female player to play for the USWNT in an Olympic Qualifying match. Pugh's first start was the next game, vs Puerto Rico.
USWNT head coach Jill Ellis has been impressed with what she has seen with Pugh:
"I give a lot of credit to Mal because it's two parts when you come in as a young player – it's definitely the soccer part and you have to earn the respect of the players on the pitch, but the other big part is social – yes – you have to fit in and be a part and she's done that seamlessly. I think Mal is mature for her age.
Her play on the field has established her as a valid and legitimate member of this team, and they take care of her as they do each other"
When Hamm was growing up, there were not the same club and camp opportunities for women in the United States as there are today; Hamm herself was on the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup team in 1991. She often played sports with the boys because there were so few opportunities for girls. Hamm told TIME, "I would probably say if we hadn't lived in Italy when I was 2 or 3, my dad would have been like, 'What is this game? What are these kids playing?' because he didn't grow up around it."
Since then, the popularity of soccer has grown significantly in the United States. As of 2012, 30 percent of households in the United Stated had at least one person who played soccer, and according to Jean Williams' A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football, the number of girls playing soccer in high school had increased from just 10,000 in 1976 to 122,000 by 1990.
When asked about how youth soccer is different now than when she was growing up, Hamm told Soccer America, "I didn't specialize until I made the national team. I still played basketball and a bunch of different sports, really kind of followed what my friends were playing in the season that was being organized."
While Pugh has always loved soccer, she was a great all-around athlete, who also played basketball and ran track. But in her freshman year, Pugh broke her femur playing soccer for Real Colorado, possibly a result of overuse from all the different activities she was involved with. The injury was a turning point for Pugh, and she decided to focus solely on soccer from that point on.
And it is likely the experience that Pugh was able to gain through Real Colorado that has prepared her for playing at this level, and presumably, the Olympics. Michelle French, head coach of the U-20 team told the Denver Post, "her mobility, creativity, the way that she reads the game is pretty high class".For many young women, it would be overwhelming and difficult to fit into a senior level team, but Pugh doesn't let the pressure get to her: "I feel pressure but I think my personality is to just kind of shake it off and try to go out there and have fun. I think that's what's best for me to cope with that and try to go out there and do my best."
Coach Ellis agrees, "There's still some fun moments with her, but I think overall she's handled it really well … She's done remarkably well and is a very popular part of our team."
Even though the match on June 2nd ended in a 3-3 tie, Pugh played a significant role by assisting Alex Morgan for the first U.S. goal and repeatedly outrunning Japanese players to create goal-scoring opportunities. As the USWNT continues to prepare for the Olympics in Rio this summer, Pugh will no doubt be an important part of the team.
After Pugh's start in the international friendly vs. Japan, Ellis echoed that sentiment:
"Mal showed great versatility today. We played her central, we also pushed her out wide. She's just a player – her separation, her willingness to take on, her first touch, she's certainly playing beyond her years. But the fact that she could last 90 minutes – I know she's from here – but you know I thought her work rate didn't drop off. A really good performance from Mal tonight for sure."
The next step for Mallory Pugh is to make the roster for Rio. After the retirement of Abby Wambach, and with forwards Sydney Leroux and Amy Rodriguez taking a break, it's the perfect time for Pugh to step up and claim her spot. And with two goals and six assists in her first 12 caps, there is a strong case for her name to be one of the final 18.
I don't remember the final score of that game back in high school, but I do know how lucky I am to have seen Hamm play. And I'm sure that someday in 2031, there will be a woman who won't remember that the USWNT almost won that friendly vs. Japan, but will never forget how fortunate she was to have seen Mallory Pugh play.
Mallory Pugh
Mia Hamm
United State's women's national team
The good ol' days, when Copa América gave us grace, grit, and actual goals
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FC Lampedusa offers far more than football to refugees in Germany
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Meet our passionate rare team, consisting of individuals with varied backgrounds in education, skills and expertise. Their dedication to rare's mission of conservation, research and education is propelled by their belief of rare's limitless growth.
Stephanie is an internationally trained biodiversity researcher, with experience in leading people and administering large collaborative projects. After early experience as a research associate and project manager at Berlin's Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, she graduated with a Ph.D in Biodiversity and Ecology from Germany's University of Göttingen. Since coming to Canada, Stephanie has held research positions at the Universities of Waterloo and Western, and most recently taught as an assistant professor at Ryerson University in Toronto. Stephanie has been in charge of rare as Executive Director since January 2014.
In her spare time, Stephanie tries to read at least 52 books per year, and is also known as a prolific knitter and crocheter.
Alissa moved to Cambridge from a small farm on the outskirts of St. Marys where she developed a love of the land and wildlife. To her mother's dismay, much of her childhood was spent outdoors catching bugs, climbing trees, or finding some way to come home covered in mud and burrs. It was only natural that she decided to make a career out of protecting what she loves and pursued an environmental education obtaining an Honours Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography and Environmental Management at the University of Toronto and an Ecosystem Management Technician diploma from Sir Sandford Fleming College. Her passion for ecosystem restoration and working with species at risk is what led her to rare.
She joined the rare team in August of 2016 as an intern and has since been hired on as the Conservation Technician for the Land Management Department where she focuses on invasive species mitigation and ecological restoration. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, attempting to garden, working out with her husband Chris and hanging out with friends and family. Although her favorite pastime is arguably snuggling her cats Mew and Pumpkin while watching Netflix or reading a good book.
Taryn was thrilled to join the team at rare in the spring of 2016 and is now the Gardens Coordinator. Always having been interested in the natural world around her, she graduated from the Renewable Resource Technician program at Sault College in 1997 and has worked on a variety of wildlife research projects across Canada and in the USA.
Along with being passionate about the environment and the gardens at rare, her home garden is her personal gardening oasis where she she maximizes the small space by tending to a container garden, some raised garden beds and a rooftop garden perched atop the garage.
After completing an Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo, Laura went on to obtain a Master of Applied Science at Ryerson University. Laura spent time researching sustainability within the festival industry, and beach management throughout Ontario. Laura is passionate about contributing to non-profits and in the past has been involved with the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation and the Animal Welfare Agency of South Central Ontario. Laura joined the rare team in November 2016, and is excited about the opportunity to put her energy into community engagement, focusing on fundraising, volunteer management and outreach projects.
During her free time Laura enjoys spending time at her cottage, walking her dog and playing slo pitch.
Jenna joined the rare team in spring 2012 and oversees the research and monitoring department. It was her curiosity about wildlife and nature that led her to study biology, and she is now a passionate advocate for our environment. Holding a M.Sc. in biology and a M.Ed. in curriculum development, Jenna is always keen to talk about research projects, field trips, and interesting wildlife sightings. In her free time, she loves being an aunt to her nephew and niece and loudly cheers for her favourite hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jenna is also a member of the Waterloo Region Nature club and is editor of their newsletter, The Heron.
Kim has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental and Resource Science from Trent University and a Forestry Technician diploma from Sir Sandford Fleming College. Before joining rare in May 2014, Kim worked for various governmental and non-profit organisations in the environmental sector. Kim is responsible for office administration, while also assisting with facilities coordination and event planning. Kim is delighted to work at rare, and she is always happy to greet you at the office or speak with you over the telephone!
When not at rare, you can find Kim exploring new places and spending time outdoors with her little guy, husband, and their family dog.
Christine and her husband, Brendan, are raising three children in Niagara Falls – Amanda is just heading to high school and Madison and Travis are in primary school. As a family, they enjoy road trips and picnics around Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie. In what quiet time she can find, Christine enjoys reading both fiction (crime novels) and non-fiction while relaxing in the hammock. Christine is originally from Parry Sound, Ontario and values expansive green, natural spaces for her family to enjoy and explore – listening to the birds, watching the butterflies, discovering and identifying animal tracks. Christine also enjoys continuing to develop her personal expertise and is committed to philanthropy through both professional and community involvement – she is currently the chair of the younger children's school council.
Christine joined rare in July 2015. With more than 15 years' experience as a fundraising professional, she understands the importance of meaningful engagement to strengthen your ties with rare, and is always ready to help you discover what that looks like to you. There are so many opportunities to get involved here at rare, and Christine would be very pleased to chat with you about your specific interests and support.
Tom has a PhD in Ecology and has conducted fundamental and applied research activities in a wide variety of North American ecosystems over the past 20 years. His focus has been on broad-scale ecological responses to a variety of stressors, including pollution and land use change. At rare, Tom is responsible for development of long-term management and restoration plans for the charity. At various parts of the day you can catch Tom quoting The Simpsons and Arrested Development much to his office mates amusement.


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"We now have the technology that allows us to expand architecture outside the circle of the architectural elites," Say Takehiko Nagakura, Arcbazar;s advisor and an Associate Professor of Design and Computation at MIT's School of Architecture and Planning. In our recent conversation with Takehiko, the Japan-native uses Tokyo's preparation for the 2020 Olympics as an example of a public project that has been facing numerous challenges due to the lack of transparency and public involvement. The late Pritzker Prize-winning Zaha Hadid and her team were selected to design the stadium back in 2012. After two years of developing the design the government scrapped the project due to concerns about rising costs and a growing public backlash. Time, resources and efforts were wasted as the government had to start the selection process from scratch. The project was finally awarded to the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in conjuction with the Taisei Corporation. Yet, even round two of the selection process raised numerous eyebrows as the tender requirements made the submission possible for only two firms.


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Energy Efficiency is Still Cheaper than Building Power Plants
March 30, 2016 By Elisa Wood 2 Comments
Energy Efficiency is still cheaper
Energy efficiency is still cheaper than building a new power plant. That's the word from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, which plans to release a report on the economics of 14 energy efficiency program administrators with particularly high energy savings.
The forthcoming report finds the average cost of the programs to be about 3.5 cents per kWh saved, says ACEEE in a recently published fact sheet. "How Much Does Energy Efficiency Cost?"
This is signficantly lower than the 7.5 cents/kWh that the Environmental Protection Agency calculated in Clean Power Plan documentation for the first year of the federal program.
Why the difference?
To be fair, the EPA did call its figure conservative — overly so, says ACEEE.
"To us, it appears that the agency wanted a relatively high cost in order to show that even if costs are high, energy efficiency is cost effective," said ACEEE. "Most likely, energy efficiency will cost program administrators under 4 cents per kWh saved, much less than a new power plant. EPA's very conservative numbers are higher, but still show an energy efficiency cost that is likely to be less than most new power plants."
Lighting the way with LaaS
More and more energy products are being offered 'as-a-service', where customers pay a subscription fee for an outside party to operate the system. And lighting is no exception. In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts that global revenue from lighting as a service (LaaS) will grow from $35.2 million in 2016 to $1.6 billion in 2025.
"Navigant Research defines LaaS as the third-party management of a lighting system that may include additional technical, maintenance, financial, or other services," says Benjamin Freas, principal research analyst with Navigant Research. "These offerings can begin with the installation of a lighting system, continue through maintenance and management, and include the recycling or disposal of equipment at the end of its life."
Building owners seek out LaaS to overcome one of the main barriers to installing new sophisticated lighting and lighting controls — lack of experience in operating them.
Several companies are beginning to offer various forms of LaaS, as they experiment with how best to meet customer needs, according to the report. Navigant Research anticipates that these efforts represent the start of a trend that is expected to mature and grow rapidly during the next 10 years.
An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website.
New York's energy efficiency bragging rights
New York is reporting some big numbers from its energy efficiency efforts. The state has undertaken 112,000 energy efficiency projects since 2012, which is expected to save customers $341 million annually and spur $800 million in private investment.
Both residential and commercial customers participated in the energy efficiency programs — 90,000 individual homes and 22,000 commercial buildings, including apartment buildings, hospitals, schools, art galleries and office buildings.
Homeowners are saving an average of $56 per month on electric and natural gas bills, and building owners are saving an average of $1,023 per month, according to a news release issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo's office.
In all, the projects will reduce annual electricity demand by 2 million MWh/year, the equivalent of saving enough electricity to power more than 275,000 average-size homes. They will also reduce annual heating fuel demand by 9 trillion Btu, the equivalent of heating more than 85,000 average-size homes, according to the state.
In his State of the State address, Cuomo vowed to increase energy efficiency of 500,000 households and 20,000 businesses by 2020. To meet this goal, the state will invest part of its Clean Energy Fund to help property owners and renters audit their current energy use to identify energy savings opportunities and replace inefficient systems and appliances with high-efficiency models wherever possible.
Learn more about New York's clean energy efforts at the Microgrid Knowledge 2016 conference, which will be May 19 in Manhattan.
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The purpose of the microgrid solution is to provide cleaner, more efficient, and locally-created power when compared to utility-scale distributed power typically based on coal or nuclear. The benefits have been well documented in industry. This new report from Generac contends fossil-fueled, reciprocating engine-driven generators will continue to be the solution for the foreseeable future and enable ultimate application flexibility to have microgrid operations available whenever they are needed.


The third presidential debate, technically on the economy, often devolved into personal attacks over corruption, personal gains at public expense, nepotism, and association with human rights abuses. The angry sniping and name-calling played out largely between President Hassan Rouhani and his two most conservative opponents— Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi. During the three-hour debate among six candidates, the conservatives repeatedly threw out data to discredit Rouhani's administration and his family's finances. The President dismissively hit back with his own counter-charges, suggesting that the two conservatives were linked to crackdowns against students and dissidents.
In what appeared to be a preplanned stunt, Qalibaf went on the offensive. He accused Rouhani and Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri, another of the six candidates, of buying land at drastically reduced prices as far back as the 1980s. He held up deeds to properties owned by the families of both men. As Qalibaf spoke, hardline news outlets simultaneously released the deeds to the Jahangiri properties on social media. Qalibaf also charged that current government officials, including Jahangiri, were pocketing inflated salaries.
Jahangiri, who was often the most energetic debater, accused Qalibaf of slander. "You wanted to launch a smear campaign, but they gave you wrong information," Jahangiri retorted. "I only have my house. I have no other property. If I have anything, I'll give it to you," he quipped.
Rouhani was even tougher on Qalibaf. In 2005, when he was National Security Adviser, Rouhani said he had been in possession of a file on Qalibaf that could have ruined his career. The president alleged that Qalibaf, Iran's former police chief, had bragged about his ability to swiftly suppress student protests. "If I had not prevented disclosure [of the file], you would not be sitting here," Rouhani said. Rouhani also called Qalibaf a hypocrite—and said he should examine his own relatives' financial dealings.
Rouhani also had a verbal showdown with Raisi, a former attorney general who has been named as a possible successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as well as a future president. Rouhani questioned Raisi's record as a judge who acted with virtual impunity. "You're a judge, you can do what you want," he said. "You're also prosecutor of the Special Court for Clergy, you can detain any cleric. We have to ask clerics what they have gone through at your hands."
In turn, Raisi charged that Rouhani's ministers were incapable of fighting corruption because of their involvement in private businesses. He also claimed that Rouhani blocked a corruption probe against his brother, a special presidential adviser.
**UPDATE: Qalibaf has dropped out and thrown his support to Raisi.
The following are the candidates' main points.
Pledged to encourage both domestic and foreign investment, including working with international banks.
Vowed to do whatever is necessary to lift all remaining foreign sanctions on Iran.
Promised to spend $15 billion out of Iran's $20 billion in revenue from oil and gas sales on investment and another $3 billion to help the needy.
Highlighted the need to improve the quality of domestically produced goods to help boost exports and, in turn, improve the economy.
Assured the continuation of cash subsidies but also promised to implement a comprehensive social security plan.
Argued that increasing subsidies [as Raisi and Qalibaf have proposed] would require cuts to healthcare and construction projects in rural areas.
Pointed out that Ahmadinejad-era officials were working for Raisi's campaign.
Noted that Iran reclaimed its market share from Saudi Arabia within OPEC and did not reduce its oil output along with the other member countries.
Noted that Iran is becoming self-sufficient in some sectors, including wheat production.
Criticized Rouhani government for allowing widespread tax evasion while requiring small workshops to pay value added taxes.
Raised questions about why so many corruption cases have been generated against the Rouhani administration, but no disciplinary measures have been taken.
Accused the government of allowing the price of water, electricity, gas and fuel to rise at a faster pace than subsidies for the poor.
Claimed that poverty has increased from 23 percent to 33 percent of the population under Rouhani.
Claimed that some 250,000 workshops have been closed under the current government.
Accused Rouhani of manipulating statistics by claiming that non-oil exports have risen, when they have decreased by 10 percent.
Highlighted that economic growth was at seven percent, but Rouhani neglected to mention that oil revenues alone accounted for six percent of the growth.
Accused Rouhani of promoting the inauguration of projects in provinces just for the sake of his campaign.
**On May 15, Qalibaf dropped out of the race to support Raisi.
Accused Rouhani administration officials of taking home inflated salaries and doling out perks worth billions of tomans to their colleagues while workers barely made ends meet.
Accused ministers of investing private businesses and using their positions for personal gain.
Called for taxing the wealthy while tackling the 40 percent tax evasion rate. Tax evasion stands at 40 percent in Iran. Taxes should be levied on the wealthiest people.
Pledged to create 5 million jobs in four years, including 1.2 million in rural and other disadvantaged areas, is possible.
Argued that the top four percent of Iranian society are the only ones who benefit from imports and that they hold too much economic power.
Claimed that prices of basic necessities, including sugar, have more than doubled during the last four years.
Claimed that the number of unemployed individuals is 6 or 7 million, rather than the 3.5 million, as reported.
Promised to provide youth with a monthly stipend while they look for work.
Accused Rouhani and Jahangiri of purchasing land at prices way below market rate in the 1980s.
Accused Qalibaf of selling apartments and other property at low prices and preventing investigations by parliament and Tehran's city council. Claimed ath he jailed a whistleblower for three months.
Noted that the government has absorbed $10 billion in foreign investment and banking resources have grown by 43 percent in four years.
Recalled that Ahmadinejad's administration treated the banks like their own treasury and that Rouhani's government has had to clean up the mess.
Noted that the government has cut the amount of smuggling down from $25 billion to $12 billion worth of goods.
Argued that increasing subsidies as Raisi has proposed would create inflation.
Called for modernizing and expanding Iran's agriculture sector.
Argued that production of goods should be export-oriented to boost the economy.
Called for investigations into the owners of 114 docks allegedly being used to smuggle goods into Iran.
Highlighted the need for Iran to project power to protect its interests abroad.
Called for using crude oil sales to provide basic commodities to people.
Criticized the government for its dependence oil exports.
Accused Rouhani's government of not taking advantage of the nuclear deal's opportunities to boost trade.
Criticized the government for frequently changing export regulations and not coming up with a plan to increase exports.


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Q: Creating folder using bat file I need to write a bat file which creates a new folder using current date and time for folder name.
I came up with the following:
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=:," %%i in ("%TIME%") do md %DATE%-%%i.%%j.%%k

Does this code has any flaws? Is there an easier / more natural way to do it?

A: I use this bat
for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=. " %%i in ('date /t') do (
set Day=%%i
set Month=%%j
set Year=%%k
)

for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=: " %%i in ('time /t') do (
set Hour=%%i
set Minute=%%j
set Second=%%k
)

md %1\%Year%-%Month%-%Day%

Hope it helps.

A: You can use a substring and the built-in %DATE% and %TIME% variables to do this:
@echo OFF

:: Use date /t and time /t from the command line to get the format of your date and
:: time; change the substring below as needed.

:: This will create a timestamp like yyyy-mm-dd-hh-mm-ss.
set TIMESTAMP=%DATE:~10,4%-%DATE:~4,2%-%DATE:~7,2%-%TIME:~0,2%-%TIME:~3,2%-%TIME:~6,2%

@echo TIMESTAMP=%TIMESTAMP%

:: Create a new directory
md "%1\%TIMESTAMP%"

A: I couldn't get many of the above to work, used the original posters command successfully though.
Here's my version:
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=:/" %%i in ("%DATE%") do set DATESTAMP=%%i.%%j.%%k
@echo Directory will be made with this name:
@echo backup.%DATESTAMP%
md backup.%DATESTAMP%
@echo Directory made, now proceeding with file copy...
@echo please ensure PC doesn't have E-mail or any documents open.
pause
cd backup.%DATESTAMP%
md "Shared Documents"
xcopy "c:\documents and settings\all users\documents\documents" "Shared Documents" /E /C /I /H /Q
@echo in Documents Complete.
etc :)

A: The reason why a simple %time% does not work is because its separated by : which is not allowed in batch scripting. But this one should work fine:
It works very well for me.
Rem Get Day,Mth & Year from %Date%
set Day=%Date:~0,2%
set Mth=%Date:~3,2%
set Yr=%Date:~6,4%
REM Get Hour and Min from %Time%
set Hour=%Time:~0,2%
if "%hour:~0,1%" == " " set hour=0%hour:~1,1%
set Min=%Time:~3,2%

mkdir %date%-%hour%.%min%

A: have you not just tried to make a new new folder maker using date and time saved as new_folder_maker.bat  with this code
:start
@echo off
md new_folder_%date%_%time%
exit

A: Here's my solution (modified off lopkiju's).  It creates a folder using a datestamp.  If a folder by that name already exists, append an integer to it to make it unique.  Put this in a .bat file and pass in the path to the parent folder.
Tested in Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
REM Create a folder using the current date.  If such a folder already exists, append a number to make it unique.
@ECHO OFF
for /F "tokens=2-5 delims=/ " %%i in ('date /t') do (
set Day=%%j
set Month=%%i
set Year=%%k
)

set Path=%~1\%Year%-%Month%-%Day%
set /a inx=2

:LOOP
IF NOT EXIST "%Path%" GOTO CREATE
set Path=%~1\%Year%-%Month%-%Day% (%inx%)
set /a inx+=1
if %inx% gtr 9 goto :END REM Eh, giving up.
goto LOOP
:END

:CREATE
md "%Path%"
:END

A: You may take advantage of GNU sh-utils using date.exe's format specifiers:
for /f "delims=" %%a in ('date.exe +%%Y-%%m-%%d.%%H-%%M') do @set dd=%%a
md %dd%

This solution is especially important for those with localized versions of Windows.
for loop runs once, but it is needed since there's no simpler way to assign a variable with the the value taken from command's output.
Use date --help for the full list of format specifiers.

A: this works pretty well for me
dkdir foldername

cd foldername

dkdir %date% %time%

cls


The logo has been developed to designate cultural activities and performances without a language barrier, such as English-language concerts, plays, films with subtitles and dance events.
The logo was developed for the benefit of the growing international population in the city: In an effort to help better inform them about the cultural offerings in the city, a consortium of venues and municipal programmes have developed the "Language No Problem" logo. Any event in the city featuring the logo means that it is either carried out in English, has English subtitles or does not rely on spoken word.
The term "Language No Problem" is already used by cultural venues in several other cities across the Netherlands, such as Rotterdam, Haarlem, Utrecht and Wageningen. On 13 December, Groningen alderperson Paul de Rook will officially introduce the Groningen "Language No Problem" logo in the Stadsschouwburg prior to a performance of "Dorian" by the Noord Nederlands Toneel.
The participating groups are the Groninger Museum, Noord Nederlands Toneel, Club Guy & Roni, Groninger Forum, Grand Theatre, De Oosterpoort & the Stadsschouwburg, in collaboration with Het Akkoord van Groningen, Marketing Groningen, Here & Now and City Central. The logo was developed to complement the English-language events website, Here & Now.
More than 16,500 of the Groningen's 204,000 residents are non-Dutch. Of those, more than 8,600 are foreign-born students. The numbers of first generation immigrants are projected to continue rising in the region in the years to come.
Editorial note: The Northern Times is made possible through Het Akkoord van Groningen.


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Healing Mind, Body, and Soul
Given the nature of medicine, it is natural to assume that humanism would be a central, highly regarded component. Many people in health care, however, feel that humanism is being driven out. At best, they contend, the degree to which humanistic principles are integrated into health care leaves something to be desired, and, at worst, these principles are under assault.
"Humanism can be defined in many ways, but at its core, it recognizes medicine as an interaction between two human beings – not just an interaction between someone with a disease and a person who is an expert in taking care of that disease," Jennifer C. Kesselheim, MD, MEd, MBE, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, told ASH Clinical News.
There is no doubt that people choosing to enter into a career in medicine are committed to the idea of not just treating, but healing humans, Dr. Kesselheim continued, but the modern day landscape of medicine and health care can make the practical application of these tenets difficult.
"Specifically, there is a lot of concern about technology and medicine, with many people feeling that the time spent at the bedside is shrinking as we rely more on technology," she said. "There are computers in every patient room, and we all have handheld computers in our pockets. This affects our ability to see through the technology and remember the human on the other side of that interaction."
What is Humanism?
The definitions of medical humanism can be as varied as the patients whom physicians treat day-to-day. For Dr. Kesselheim, her preferred definition of humanism comes from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, a foundation built in support of incorporating humanism into medicine. The Foundation uses the pneumonic "IE CARES" to define the attributes of humanistic health care: Integrity, Excellence, Compassion, Altruism, Respect, Empathy, and Service (see the Sidebar for a breakdown of these qualities).1
According to the Foundation, multiple studies have shown that a physician's ability to apply these attributes improves his or her interactions with patients and may affect patient outcomes. For example, in a 2007 German study of 710 patients with cancer, physician empathy was positively associated with improvements in patient-reported depression and quality of life.2
Linda L. Emanuel, MD, PhD, director of the Institute for Public Health and Medicine, Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, sees the idea of medical humanism a little differently. In her view, the purpose of medicine is to allow people to be "full human beings – mind, body, and soul."
"People's human narrative often gets interrupted by illness of one kind or another, so the purpose of medical care is to try to put that right for the purpose of continuing their human narrative," said Dr. Emanuel.
In this approach, often called narrative medicine, medical care has the purpose of both "fixing" whatever physical ailment interrupted the patient's narrative, or life story, and of seeing his or her treatment through to the social and psychological realms.
Treating the whole patient in this way recognizes that he or she is more than just a disease, agreed Teresa A. Gilewski, MD, a medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, who has made a number of documentaries focused on the human elements of medicine.
"[During the making of one film], I interviewed a woman whose mother had breast cancer. She said that when her mother goes to a doctor, the first question the doctor asks is 'How are you feeling?' But the next sentence out of the doctor's mouth is often the one that means the most," Dr. Gilewski said. "That question could be, 'What did you do last weekend?' or 'How are your grandchildren?'"
"Physicians often underestimate the effect of our words," she added. "When having to impart a lot of scientific information to help someone, many people appreciate when you are viewing them on a more personal level and not just as someone with a particular illness."
Humanism Under Assault
The strictures of today's health-care system are at odds with the tenets of humanistic medicine. "Humanism has been under attack since the era of scientific enthusiasm began, since Western medicine separated treating the mind from treating the body," Dr. Emanuel told ASH Clinical News.
Dr. Emanuel went into the field of palliative medicine and end-of-life care more than 20 years ago, when the specialty was still considered to be on the fringes of medicine.
"In palliative care, we believed that there was no such thing as a patient being beyond hope, because even though no one lives forever, there is always something to hope for, even if it was hoping for one last trip or saying goodbye to family members," Dr. Emanuel said. "We looked at the four big domains of well-being – biologic, psychologic, social, and spiritual – in the patient as well as in the people connected to that person."
However, she noted, even within the field of palliative care, humanism has lost some of its foothold.
Many factors are responsible for the loss of humanism in medicine, according to Fred J. Schiffman, MD, the Sigal Family Professor of Humanistic Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University. Chief among these – and common to every doctor – is time constraints.
Physicians juggle many responsibilities other than seeing patients, but together these responsibilities chip away at the time doctors can spend with their patients. In many cases, physicians have delegated that time to patient navigators, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, or other qualified colleagues, he said.
"There is no question about the importance of physician presence, but we are being pulled in 12 different directions," Dr. Schiffman said. "We are all victims of over-reaching and over-scheduling." He also agreed with the fact that technology and the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) has eroded humanism.
"Even people who have led the charge for ensuring quality and safety through EMRs now feel that we are collecting unnecessary data and that we have swung the pendulum too far," Dr. Schiffman said. "The EMR has taken us away from the patient encounter."
Humanism on the Defensive
What can physicians do to stem the tide of impersonal, distant medicine? It's not as if humanism isn't part of medical training. "The emphasis on humanism is more prevalent at the beginning of training, then tends to lessen as physicians progress through training," Dr. Gilewski said.
For example, many medical schools now offer programs that focus on human elements and human interactions, but after graduation – as medical students enter their internships and residency programs – they find that, although they spend more time on patient interactions, the emphasis on humanistic elements often drops off, Dr. Gilewski explained.
"One of my colleagues lamented the training climate this way: 'It's as if humanism gets sucked out of you as you go through training,'" Dr. Gilewski said. "That time between medical school and becoming an attending is so focused on the science and clinical management of patients – which are extremely important – but, at the same time, so are the day-to-day human interactions that we have as doctors. It shouldn't be an either/or scenario. They should all be intertwined."
There is still hope, though, as medical schools and hospitals are providing more opportunities for health-care providers to learn about humanistic medicine, relying on mentors and role models as exemplars of medical humanism.
One national program aimed at renewing efforts for incorporating humanism is CHARM, or the Collaborative for Healing and Renewal in Medicine.3 CHARM is a group of medical educators, medical center leaders, and experts in burnout research and intervention designed to promote trainee wellness. "This is a group of physicians who have come together to address how trainees should be taught, and how trainees should be cared for," Dr. Schiffman said.
Another program, the Schwartz Center Rounds, offers health-care providers a regularly scheduled time during their fast-paced work lives to openly and honestly discuss the social and emotional issues they face in caring for patients and families.4 Based out of the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, these rounds incorporate and concentrate on the human dimension of medicine, in contrast to traditional patient rounds. There are more than 375 health-care organizations participating in Schwartz Center Rounds program.
Dr. Schiffman also noted the Gold Foundation's Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), a national honor society dedicated to recognizing, supporting, and promoting the values of humanism and professionalism in medicine. This society honors everyone from medical students to physician teachers who have demonstrated excellence in humanistic clinical care, leadership, compassion, and dedication to service.
For example, GHHS launched the National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Care in 2011 as a day to encourage medical schools, patient care facilities, and other organizations to show their support of the importance of kindness to patients. Typically held on or near Valentine's Day, the Solidarity Day expanded to a National Solidarity Week this year.5
Members also participate in the "Tell Me More" program, which was developed in 2014 by GHHS chapter members at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The project personalizes a health-care provider's interaction with patients by encouraging that person to spend time learning about his or her patients' personal lives and asking three simple questions: What are your strengths? How would your friends describe you? What has been most meaningful to you? The physicians then crafted signs based on these answers to display at the end of patients' beds as a reminder that each patient is an individual.5
"This program allowed us to get to know them as people as well as patients," Dr. Schiffman said.
At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Dr. Gilewski started a monthly "Art of Medicine" lecture series to emphasize some of the human elements of cancer care. "We have multiple lectures and guest speakers, including patients and family members, who offer their perspective on illness, suffering, and grief," Dr. Gilewski said. "The whole point is to highlight this aspect of medicine for everyone working in the institution, not just for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists, but also administrators, assistants, and others. We all know the human element exists, but we often don't pay enough attention to it in a formal way."
A Self-Care Curriculum
Definitions of humanism outline qualities designed to help doctors make the doctor–patient visit more "humane," and it is important to remember that the doctor–patient relationship involves two humans – and both need to be cared for.
Physician stress, like physician empathy, has a tangible effect on patients' experiences and patient–physician communication; the German study from 2007 demonstrated that as physicians' reported stress levels rose, patients were more likely to report a desire for more information from the physician regarding findings and treatment options.2
"Self-care is one of the universal obstacles that all physicians are confronting every day," said Dr. Kesselheim.
The demands of modern-day medical practice can make a physician feel less than human, she said. Today's practicing physicians face more complex administrative duties and a higher demand for detailed documentation than in the past, and, with work-hour restrictions, doctors spend more time doing patient hand-offs.
"In many of these situations, physicians are not getting the privilege of engaging in human connections with their patients but instead are spending time doing documentation or care coordination in the background," Dr. Kesselheim said. "All of that can be draining and can make them feel frustrated."
Human interactions with patients suffer, and a physician's own human experience may no longer be a priority.
"Self-care is hard," Dr. Gilewski noted. "It is not easy to care for people who are ill and for that to not have some sort of emotional impact on the physician. Physicians need to have something to turn to, to help sustain themselves and continue to do this work on a daily basis."
For some physicians, that might be a commitment to physical activity; for others it may be the arts, a love for music, or spirituality. But, for all physicians, self-care should involve open conversations among colleagues about their experiences and day-to-day challenges.
Dr. Kesselheim has piloted a program at 10 fellowship programs across the country, which brings fellows together in a group discussion about cases that illustrate challenges to humanistic medicine. Facilitated by a trained faculty member, these sessions provide an opportunity for trainees to talk through the case and devise coping strategies consistent with the kind of doctoring that is important to all of them, Dr. Kesselheim explained.
A recent session focused on maintaining an appropriate work-life balance as a fellow. In one case, a fellow recalled a stretch of particularly stressful days. He had been looking forward to an anniversary dinner with his significant other, whom he had not seen recently due to weekends spent on-call at the hospital. However, in clinic that day, he had to stay late to meet with the family of a patient whose leukemia had relapsed, causing him to be late for the anniversary dinner. The next day, the fellow's mentor asked to see a first draft of a research grant with a fast-approaching deadline, and the fellow had to admit that he had been unable to work on the draft. So, as he explained during the group discussion, the fellow now has a patient who has relapsed, a disappointed mentor, and an upset significant other.
"When we discussed this case, all of the fellows nodded their heads in agreement because each and every one of them knew that this type of thing happens all of the time," Dr. Kesselheim said. "They don't usually get to talk about it, but in this group they were able to ask how others dealt with these types of conflicts and what tricks or coping mechanisms others had."
Bringing Back Humanism
According to Dr. Emanuel, one of the great questions in medicine is: What would medicine look like if humanism in medicine was what it should be? Certain institutions seem to focus on integrating humanism in medicine, and those often have a physician-leader championing and putting humanism programs in place.
"But, I do not hear discourse about what medicine would look like if humanism were properly integrated," Dr. Emanuel said. "What would every self-respecting health system have in an era where humanism was fully expected to be integrated into medicine? That discussion still needs to happen."
In the meantime, as the role of humanism continues to evolve, there are measures that physicians can take to inject humanism into their everyday routines – for the benefit of their patients and themselves.
For Dr. Kesselheim, one such action is trying to leave all of her other concerns outside the door as she enters a patient's room, turning her entire focus to the patient and the visit. "I try, whenever possible, to turn away from the computer and speak directly to the patient, saving documentation for later if possible," Dr. Kesselheim said. "Even when I feel rushed, I try to make sure to let the patient voice be heard and make sure that the patient is allowed to say everything he or she needed to say during our clinical encounter."
Providing your undivided attention is just one of the many "little things" that physicians can do to promote healthful, healing relationships with patients, Dr. Schiffman said. Other simple tactics include introducing yourself and everyone on the care team as well as greeting each person in the room during a clinic visit.
"Be still, be open and interested," he said. "Turn off your beeper and be in the moment when you examine patients."
Finally, another easy way to incorporate humanism into patient interactions, as demonstrated by the GHHS "Tell Me More" campaign, is to ask patients just one or two personal questions, according to Dr. Gilewski. "It is a classic example, but just ask about their family or work, or if they have been on a trip," Dr. Gilewski said. "It changes the entire tone of the session."
She added that understanding the human aspects of medicine has an unending learning curve that will change as physicians gain more professional and personal experiences.
"Even though a lot of physicians strive for perfection, we will not always be perfect at it," Dr. Gilewski said. "Sometimes it can be hard to reflect on those moments, but that is an important part of medicine as well."—By Leah Lawrence
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, "What is humanism in health care." Accessed April 3, 2016 from http://humanism-in-medicine.org/about-us/faqs.
Neumann M, Wirtz M, Bollschweiler E, et al. Determinants and patient-reported long-term outcomes of physician empathy in oncology: a structural equation modeling approach. Patient Educ Couns. 2007;69:63-75.
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, "Collaborative for healing and renewal in medicine (CHARM)." Accessed April 3, 2016 from http://www.im.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1403.
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare. "Schwartz Center Rounds." Accessed April 3, 2016 from http://www.theschwartzcenter.org/supporting-caregivers/schwartz-center-rounds.
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, "GHHS Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care." Accessed April 3, 2016 from http://www.gold-foundation.org/programs/ghhs/ghhs-solidarity-day/.
Humanism Spelled Out
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation defines humanism in health care by using the pneumonic IE CARES:
Integrity: the congruence between expressed values and behavior
Excellence: clinical expertise
Compassion: the awareness and acknowledgment of the suffering of another and the desire to relieve it
Altruism: the capacity to put the needs and interests of another before your own
Respect: the regard for the autonomy and values of another person
Empathy: the ability to put oneself in another's situation (e.g., physician as patient)
Service: the sharing of one's talent, time, and resources with those in need; giving beyond what is required
Source: The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, "What is humanism in health care." Accessed April 3, 2016 from http://humanism-in-medicine.org/about-us/faqs.


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Національний музей Дамаска () — великий музей у центрі Дамаска, столиці Сирії. Найпопулярнішими експонатами музею є фрески з Синагоги Дура-Европос, що датуються II століттям.

Розташування
Національний музей Дамаска розташований в західній частині міста, між Університетом Дамаска та мечеттю Текія.

Історія
Збирання експонатів для музею почалося 1919 року. Теперішнє приміщення було споруджене 1936 року та розширене в 1956 й 1976 роках.

Зали
Експонати зберігаються в 5 залах.

Доісторичний період
Останки та скелети кам'яної доби.

Стародавня Сирія
Тут представлено експонати, знайдені під час археологічних розкопок міст та городищ Давньої Сирії, наприклад, в місті Ебла. Особливу цінність має глиняна табличка з угаритською абеткою — однією з перших у світі [абетка|абеток]]. Тут також представлено реконстуркцію гіпогею Ярхай з давнього сирійського міста Пальміра.

Візантія
Цей зал містить римські, грецькі та візантійські експонати. Він включає в себе чимало рідкісних статуй, а також кам'яні та мармурові саркофаги. Тут також розташований ювелірний відділ, і багато інших ексклюзивних експонатів.

Ісламський період
Фасад ісламського палацу було перенесено та реконструйовано під головний вхід до музею. Деякі елементи палацу, також розташовані в музеї.
У ісламському відділі представлено експонати, виготовлені зі скла і металу, а також монети різних часів. Серед експонатів — давні манускрипти починаючи з часів Імперії Омейядів й закінчуючи часом Оттоманської імперії.

В одному із залів представлено реконструйований традиційний сирійський будинок, який був споруджений за зразком старого будинку XVIII століття.

У музеї є також спеціалізована бібліотека.

Галерея

Література
 Abul-Faraj al-'Ush; Adnan Joundi; Bachir Zouhdi: Catalogue du Musée National de Damas. Direction Générale des Antiquités et des Musées, Damaskus 1969 (1976)
 Alfonso Anania — Antonella Carri — Lilia Palmieri — Gioia Zenoni, Siria, viaggio nel cuore del Medio Oriente, 2009, Polaris, p. 162–171

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