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Q: Getting posts associated to specific user with Firebase and Swift I have a piece of code that pulls all of the posts from my Firebase database. I'm trying to make the code pull all posts for a specific user id. The structure of my database is that user ids have a set of post ids associated to them.

The code that I have to pull all of the posts:
DataService.ds.REF_POSTS.observe(.value, with: { (snapshot) in
    self.posts = []
    if let snapshot = snapshot.children.allObjects as? [DataSnapshot] {
        for snap in snapshot {
            print("SNAP: \(snap)")
            if let postDict = snap.value as? Dictionary<String, AnyObject> {
                let key = snap.key
                let post = Post(postKey: key, postData: postDict)
                self.posts.append(post)
            }
        }
    }
    self.feedTableView.reloadData()
})

How I identify my current user:
_ = Auth.auth().addStateDidChangeListener { (auth,user) in
            if let user = user {
                let userId = user.uid
                print("USER: \(String(describing: userId))")
                let newPost = DataService.ds.REF_USERS.child("\(userId)").child("posts")
                //print("NEW POST: \(newPost.child)")
                newPost.setValue([userPost : true])

            }
        }

It looks like I need to get to the child (posts) of the users object and then cycle through the posts. How can I loop through (and observe for changes) the posts associated to the user that is signed in?
EDIT (Trying to cycle through all of a user's posts):
_ = Auth.auth().addStateDidChangeListener { (auth,user) in
    if let user = user {
        let userId = user.uid
        print("USER: \(String(describing: userId))")
        let newPost = DataService.ds.REF_USERS.child("\(userId)").child("posts")
        newPost.observe(.value, with: { (snapshot) in
            self.posts = []
            if let snapshot = snapshot.children.allObjects as? [DataSnapshot] {
                for snap in snapshot {
                    print("ERIC SNAP: \(String(describing: snap.value))")
                    if let postDict = snap.value as? Dictionary<String, AnyObject> {
                        let key = snap.key
                        let post = Post(postKey: key, postData: postDict)
                        self.posts.append(post)
                    }
                }
            }
            self.feedTableView.reloadData()
        })
        //print("NEW POST: \(newPost)")

    }
}

A: The way to get the signed in user's posts is done as follows:
guard let uid = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid else {
            return
        }
        print("USER ID: \(uid)")
        let newPost = DataService.ds.REF_USERS.child("\(uid)").child("posts")

        newPost.observe(.value, with: { (snapshot) in
            self.posts = []
            if let snapshot = snapshot.children.allObjects as? [DataSnapshot] {
                for snap in snapshot {
                    let postData = DataService.ds.REF_POSTS.child(snap.key)
                    postData.observe(.value, with: { (snapshot) in
                        if let postDict = snapshot.value as? Dictionary<String, AnyObject> {
                            let key = snapshot.key
                            let post = Post(postKey: key, postData: postDict)
                            self.posts.append(post)
                        }
                        self.feedTableView.reloadData()
                    })
                }
            }

        })


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Trump Appoints Stephen Moore, ALEC's Favorite Economist, to Fed
Submitted by Scott Zimmerman on April 17, 2019 - 4:43pm
Stephen Moore, Trump's recent appointment to the Federal Reserve Board, has served as the American Legislative Exchange Council's (ALEC) leading voice for austerity and anti-labor policies for over a decade.
ALEC is a pay-to-play operation where legislators and corporate lobbyists meet behind closed doors to establish policies on issues that affect our lives, such as the environment, energy policy, and workers' issues. Moore currently serves on ALEC's "Private Enterprise Advisory Council" and the Board of Scholars. Since at least 2009, Moore has regularly attended the meetings where corporations script state policy.
Moore's most well-known work with ALEC, "Rich States, Poor States" (RSPS), is one of the flagship documents supporting a conservative agenda in the states. For twelve years, Moore has co-authored the report, which serves as ALEC's state scorecard for Koch-backed policies aimed at reducing taxes on the wealthy and corporations and suppressing wages.
ALEC's RSPS report "provides a recipe for economic inequality, wage suppression, and stagnant incomes," as well as for austerity for public infrastructure and education systems which "are the true foundations of long term economic growth and shared prosperity," wrote economist Peter Fisher in a joint Good Jobs First and Iowa Policy Project report.
Moore now faces confirmation by the US Senate, which is expected to be a turbulent process, as he is widely considered unqualified to hold a position that would make him one of America's most powerful officials for economic policy.
Ties to The American Legislative Exchange Council
Moore has spoken at ALEC conferences every year since at least 2013. He was a featured speaker at ALEC's 40th Annual Meeting; a keynote speaker at the 2014 ALEC Annual Meeting; he "talked ideas and policy" at the 2015 ALEC States and Nation Policy Summit; he had a "terrific time with dedicated state legislators" at an ALEC event in 2016; was on an ALEC panel in 2017 and promoted coal at the 2018 ALEC conference and answered questions about RSPS on a panel.
ALEC claims Moore is one of the "most well-respected free-market economists in America," while Moore states "it is a great privilege" to be associated with ALEC. "Don't you just know we are doing the right thing at ALEC, when we have these lunatics protesting against what we are doing?" Moore once said, presumably speaking of the multiple workers' rights and environmental rights groups that protested the 2015 States and Nation Policy Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Moore's speaking engagements have predominantly focused on RSPS, which ALEC calls its "economic outlook of states." Moore is frequently called to ALEC meetings to discuss the yearly report he and his co-authors -- ALEC Chief Economist Jonathan Williams and Reagan-alum economist Dr. Arthur B. Laffer -- research together.
Expert Reviews of Rich States, Poor States
ALEC's flagship report has been derided by experts as "silly," "highly misleading," and the "gold standard in bogus economic policy claims." As the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) reported in 2015, RSPC "slaps a fresh coat of paint on the flawed fiscal and economic austerity policies favored by the group and its corporate patrons."
Menzie Chinn, an economist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reviewed ALEC's RSPS reports and concluded that the data did not back-up ALEC's claims. The "bottom line," according to Chinn's findings, is that the ALEC rankings are "not correlated with real [gross state product] growth, either short term or media term."
Chinn told CMD that the conclusions of the 2015 econometric assessment are still likely true today and that he agrees with the conclusions of Good Jobs First and the Iowa Policy Project in their 2012 report on ALEC's deeply flawed methodology. According to that report, "Selling Snake Oil to the States," ALEC's RSPS "consistently ignores decades of published research making broad, unsubstantiated claims and often using anecdotes or spurious two-factor correlations that fail to control for obviously relevant factors." RSPS relies on a "methodologically primitive analysis that any student taking Statistics 101 would be taught to avoid," the report concluded.
Moore often uses migration numbers as people "voting with their feet" as evidence for their economic policy preferences. But Chinn says that this method of analysis is fraught as it does not control for many factors at play. Marshall Steinbaum, a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, called Moore's premise of people moving from blue states to red states "some sort of fantasy."
RSPS "embodies the policy agenda that ALEC pushes to state legislators" according to the Iowa Policy Project's "Grading of the States." That site was created by Fisher, an economist who is currently the Research Director at Iowa Policy Project, to cover business climate rankings. Grading of the States says despite ALEC's claims that "these policies promote economic growth and prosperity, the evidence shows otherwise."
Kansas is one data point of the evidence Grading of the States mentions. As CMD reported in 2016, ALEC-backed policies in Kansas have resulted in a widening of the income inequality gap "by shifting income to the state's wealthiest taxpayers and corporations, while suppressing wages and cutting services for the middle class, low-income children, and veterans."
Moore's Background
Despite praise from ALEC claiming "no one is more qualified than Stephen Moore for this position," Stephen Moore would be alone on the Federal Reserve Board as the only member without a doctorate degree. Moore has never worked within academia. And, as pointed out by Chinn, Moore has never been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Instead, Moore has climbed the ranks within conservative think-tanks and political groups. He founded Club for Growth, and has worked as a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a senior economic contributor at FreedomWorks, a board member of the Donors Capital Fund, a research director for President Ronald Reagan's Commission on Privatization, and with many other right-wing organizations.
"Stephen Moore is little more than a fairly inept polemicist. I've never seen anything written by him that could be construed as 'research' in an academic/policy sense," Chinn told CMD. Pointing at his lack of a doctorate in the field, Chinn opined, "perhaps he has an excuse, given his limited economics training," but Moore's "use of incorrect or outdated data suggests deeper issues."
Economists Say Moore Is Not Qualified
Moore "is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad pick. He hasn't gotten a thing right in twenty years," Justin Wolfers, an economics professor at the University of Michigan, tweeted.
Wolfers is not alone. Greg Mankiw, a Harvard professor who was chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush and is considered a "leading Republican economist," said Moore "does not have the intellectual gravitas for this important job."
Moore himself said, "I'm kind of new to this game, frankly, so I'm going to be on a steep learning curve myself about how the Fed operates, how the Federal Reserve makes its decisions," according to Bloomberg. "It's hard for me to say even what my role will be there, assuming I get confirmed."
Trump also recently appointed "former pizza magnate turned failed Republican presidential candidate" Herman Cain to the Fed. However, according to ABC News, Cain is expected to withdraw his name from consideration in the coming days after four GOP senators indicated they would not vote to confirm him. The next step in the confirmation process is vetting from the Senate Committee on Banking, chaired by Idaho Republican Mike Crapo.
Scott Zimmerman
Scott is a Fellow at the Center for Media and Democracy. He graduated from St. Mary's College of Maryland with bachelors degrees in Political Science and Studio Art.
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Home » OHRC policy position on sexualized and gender-specific dress codes
OHRC policy position on sexualized and gender-specific dress codes
Sexual harassment & sex discrimination at work
Eliminating discrimination to advance the human rights of women and transgender people
Dress Code checklist for employers
Sexualized and gender-specific dress codes: FAQs
creed, gender expression, gender identity, sex
goods, services and facilities, employment
Some Ontario employers require female employees to dress in a sexualized or gender-specific way at work, such as expecting women to wear high heels, short skirts, tight clothing or low-cut tops. These kinds of dress codes reinforce stereotypical and sexist notions about how women should look and may violate Ontario's Human Rights Code.
Sexualized and gender-specific dress codes are all too common in some restaurants and bars, and can be found in other services. Whether in formal policy or informal practice, they contribute to an unwelcome and discriminatory employment environment for women. Female employees may face scrutiny to make sure they are abiding by the dress code, and may experience employment-related consequences for failing to dress or wear their hair, make-up or jewelry in a particular way. Employees may feel pressured to agree to sexualized dress requirements to get a job or because they fear losing tips, shifts, or even their jobs.
Employers can have dress codes, but only if they do not violate the Ontario Human Rights Code. Human rights decisions dating back to the 1980s have found that dress code requirements that create adverse impacts based on sex violate human rights laws.[1]
Employers must make sure that any uniform or dress code policy does not undermine employees' dignity and right to fully take part in the workplace because of Code grounds, such as sex (which includes pregnancy), race, gender identity, disability, gender expression and creed (religion).[2] Dress codes may discriminate based on one or more Code grounds. They may also discriminate based on how Code grounds combine or intersect with each other. For example, a dress code that requires a woman with a mobility disability to wear a restrictive skirt, without exception, may discriminate based on the intersection between disability, sex and gender expression.
Female employees should not be expected to meet more difficult requirements than male employees, and they should not be expected to dress in a sexualized way to attract clients. An employer should be prepared to prove that any sex-based differences in the dress code are legitimately linked to the requirements of the job. Where this cannot be shown, these dress codes will be discriminatory. For example, in one human rights case, in the absence of any justification by the employer, a tribunal found that the employer's expectation for female staff to exclusively wear skirts, while allowing male staff to wear pants, was discriminatory.[3]
Sex-based dress codes undermine women's dignity and may make them more vulnerable to sexual harassment from other staff, customers and management.[4] The Ontario Human Rights Commission's Policy on preventing sexual and gender-based harassment identifies that certain jobs – such as massage therapy, waitressing and bartending – are also occupations where women may be subjected to unwanted sexual behaviour. Tribunals have ruled on human rights claims in which female employees experienced unwelcome sexual behaviour while they were required to comply with gender-specific dress codes.[5]
Employers have a duty under the Code to remove barriers to women's full and equal participation in employment, take steps to prevent sexual harassment and respond to it quickly when it occurs. As part of the Government of Ontario's 2015 action plan on sexual violence and harassment,[6] changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act strengthen employers' obligations to prevent and respond to sexual harassment. Reviewing existing dress codes and removing discriminatory requirements may help employers meet these obligations.[7]
When setting out dress codes to meet business needs, employers should not rely on stereotypes or sexist ideas of how men or women should look. They should think about a range of clothing options. Dress code policies need to be flexible and include everyone, regardless of their sex, gender identity, race, disability, gender expression or religious faith. Employees should be able to choose from this range of options without pressure or coercion. More information about designing non-discriminatory dress codes can be found in the OHRC's publication, Human Rights at Work.
Sexual harassment and sex discrimination at work
Infographics - Does your dress code violate the Human Rights Code?
Examples of sexualized dress code requirements
Dress code FAQs
[1] McKenna v. Local Heroes Stittsville, 2013 HRTO 1117 (CanLII) [a woman's shifts were cut after she expressed concern about wearing a new form-fitting uniform due to her visible pregnancy];
Doherty and Meehan v. Lodger's International Ltd. (1981), 3 C.H.R.R. D/628 (N.B. Bd.Inq.) [women required to wear tuxedo-style jacket and shorts that accented their female sexuality]; Ballantyne v. Molly'N'Me Tavern (1982), 4 C.H.R.R. D/1191 (Ont. Bd. of Inq.) [woman denied employment because she would not work as a "topless waitress"]; Mottu v. MacLeod, [2004] B.C.H.R.T.D. No. 68, 50 C.H.R.R. D/223 [female servers required to wear a bikini top for a beach themed event night]; Noseworthy v. Canton Restaurant (2009), 69 C.H.R.R. D/33 (N.L. Bd.Inq.) [female employees required to wear skirts and not trousers].
[2] For a discussion of dress codes and trans and gender-nonconforming individuals, see the Ontario Human Rights Commission's (OHRC) publication, Policy on preventing discrimination because of gender identity and gender expression, available at www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-preventing-discrimination-because-gender-identity-and-gender-expression. For more information on dress codes as they affect people with different faiths, see the OHRC's Policy on preventing discrimination based on creed at www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-preventing-discrimination-based-creed.
[3]Noseworthy v. Canton Restaurant, supra note 1.
[4] The Restaurant Opportunities Centers United Forward Together, The Glass Floor: Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry (2014) online: The Restaurant Opportunities Centers United Forward Together http://rocunited.org/pr-the-glass-floor-report/ (retrieved February 10, 2016) at 25; Kaitlyn Matulewicz, "Law and the Construction of Institutionalized Sexual Harassment in Restaurants," Canadian Journal of Law and Society 2015, Vol.30 No.3, 401-419.
[5]Noseworthy v. Canton Restaurant, supra note 1; Doherty and Meehan v. Lodger's International Ltd., supra note 1.
[6] The action plan is entitled, It's Never OK: An Action Plan To Stop Sexual Violence and Harassment. See www.ontario.ca/document/action-plan-stop-sexual-violence-and-harassment (retrieved November 13, 2015).
[7] The changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act take effect September 8, 2016.
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STS-2 differed from its first flight in that both crew members were NASA rookies. The commander was Joseph Engle, a USAF X-15 pilot from Kansas. Engle had earned his USAF astronaut wings in 1965 when he piloted an X-15 above 80km, but because the USAF and NASA's definition of space were different (NASA uses the 100km altitude mark), he was still considered a rookie. Engle joined NASA in 1966 and was scheduled to land on the moon aboard Apollo 17 (http://imgur.com/a/d3X88). When later missions were cancelled, Engle was bumped in favour of Harrison Schmidt; NASA wanted to get a scientist on the surface before the program expired. Engle's pilot was Richard Truly. Born in Mississippi, Truly joined the Navy after completing his Bachelor in Aeronautical Engineering. After a tour of duty aboard the USS Intrepid and Enterprise, he joined the USAF's Manned Orbital Laboratory program in 1965, but never flew to space because of its cancellation. Together with Engle, he flew one of Enterprise's Approach and Landing Tests (http://imgur.com/a/KblHr). Truly became the first astronaut to go on and become a NASA administrator.
Columbia suffered the loss of some of the Thermal Protection Tiles which kept the crew safe during re-entry. These had to be re-applied. Other changes were made during this time as well - an auxilliary power unit needed to be replaced with an upgraded version after a failure aboard STS-1. And of course, the new payload needed to be loaded into Columbia's cargo bay.
The original launch date was set for October 9th, but a nitrogen tetroxide spill while fueling the forward RCS thruster fuel tanks necessitated the replacement of many TPS tiles. Thankfully, they could be reached from the tower and the shuttle did not need to return to the processing facility. A second scrub happened after oxygen tank and oil pressures were out of line.
One final delay, due to a transmitter failure, required a spare part to be shipped overnight to the launch facility. This multiplexer-duplexer came straight of Challenger, who was under construction in California at the time. At last, Columbia would return to space on November 12th.
Much like its first launch, Columbia ignited her Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) first, followed quickly by the Solid Rocket Boosters. I got a straighter liftoff with this launch; the boosters didn't clip the stabilizers!
The upgraded sound suppression system installed on the launch pad worked wonders; unlike STS-1, no tiles were lost at liftoff, with only minor damage to about 12. Columbia executed the roll program perfectly, aligning the shuttle with the intended 38 degree inclination.
Note the off-white External tank. This is the last mission that the tank remained painted. For STS-3, they removed the paint, saving 600lbs in weight and giving it the distinctive orange colour.
At T+2:07, the SRBs were jettisoned, having expended their fuel. The SSMEs take over for most of the ascent. I was a little shaky on this separation, but kept it together. I'm still learning how to fly this thing.
The remained of the six and a half minutes of fuel went well. Columbia climbed higher and higher until it reached space. For the first time in history, a re-usable spacecraft flew to space more than once. Engle also made history, having become the only person to fly two different winged vehicles in space (an X-15 and the Shuttle), but only by the USAF standards.
At T+8:39, Main Engine Cut-Off occurred.
Twelve seconds later, the external tank was jettisoned upwards, and the shuttle's OMS propulsion system completed insertion and circularization, leaving the tank to fall back to Earth. The shuttle reached its intended orbit of roughly 220km.
Shortly after reaching orbit, trouble struck Columbia. One of its fuel cells, which provided electricity and water to the orbiter, failed. An MDF (Minimum Duration Flight) was ordered; the mission was shortened to 2 days from 5, and the testing of one of it's payload experiments, the Remote Manipulator System, was cancelled.
The payload doors were opened to vent heat into space, revealing the payload within. Yes, I'm aware that the payload doors actually opened independently one after the other. I have it fixed for the next STS post.
At the aft of the cargo bay was the Development Flight Instrumentation unit, same as had flown on STS-1. It measured stresses on the orbiter and performance metrics.
The second payload component, and the fore of the cargo bay, was the OSTA-1 (Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications), the first scientific payload carried by the Shuttle.
Mounted on a Spacelab Pallet, a sort of modular system for scientific applications, OSTA-1 carried five different experiments on it, mostly Earth Sciences. I saved the spacelab pallet as a sub-assembly for use on future flights. They're often used in different combinations for larger payloads.
Of particular note was the Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR), which is the long boom like piece on the starboard side of the pallet. This radar bounced radiation off the surface of the Earth to create maps.
To use the SIR package, the shuttle is flown in -Z Local Vertical position, which is to say "upside down". This allowed the open cargo pay to face the Earth and the radar to image it. Most of the flight was done in this manner as the OSTA experiments were executed one by one.
The third component of the payload was the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System, known informally as the "Canadarm". Designed in the late seventies by SPAR Aerospace, an Edmonton, Alberta (Go Oilers!) based company, it was inspired by a similar device used to load fuel into the Canadian CANDU nuclear reactors.
The Canadarm roughly matched the human arm with six degrees of freedom. It included shoulder pitch and yaw, elbow pitch, and wrist pitch, roll and yaw. It was 15 metres long and weighed over 400kg. The original Canadarm used on Columbia could lift payloads up to 332kg. Fun fact - it could not even lift its own weight while on Earth.
Of course the Canadarm would be impossible to build without Infernal Robotics. I couldn't simulate the end effector, which grapples objects, very well, so I just chose to use a docking port. I might experiment with the claw or a KAS electromagnet but we'll see.
Because of the MDF status of STS-2, the SRMS testing was actually cancelled by Mission Control. The astronauts thought this was rubbish. During their sleep cycles, while outside of communication from the ground, they tested it anyway, moving all the joints and practicing control.
Canadarm was manipulated with controls on the upper deck, and the pilot could look through the aft-facing payload windows. A second crew member would usually help with a television screen - the arm was equipped with cameras.
I chose to test it on the grapple fixture aboard the DFI unit.
The up-close cameras would aid pilots significantly.
Despite the truncated mission, the astronauts were able to achieve 90% of its objectives. STS-2 proved a solid mission, and after two days they prepared to return home.
In preparation for re-entry, the Shuttle bay doors are closed.
The Shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering System completes the de-orbit burn.
STS-1 had been a test of the automatic re-entry, but during STS-2 they wanted to test the limits of the orbiter while cruising through the atmosphere. Commander Engle took manual control of the spaceplane before entering the atmosphere. He controlled Columbia by stick and rudder all the way from Mach 24 to the touchdown at Edwards, and remains the only pilot to ever have done so.
Engle of course drew on his significant X-15 experience to complete this task. All in all, 29 pre-planned test inputs were executed by him, providing useful data to the ground.
I deployed the gear a little high up, I think. Normally it wasn't dropped until very close to the ground.
Once again, I couldn't film the landing. It was a little too stressful for me and I'm still figuring out this craft. Columbia returned safely to Edwards Air Force Base in California on the 14th of November 1981.
Two more test flights were flown with Columbia, now with the unpainted orange tank. These flights continued the orbiter shakedown testing, as well as different types of experiments and RMS testing. There was even a top-secret Air Force payload on STS-4.
After STS-4, the Shuttle was considered "operational". The ejection seats were removed from the crew cabin to allow for more crew. STS-5 would be the first operational flight, carrying commercial payloads. Despite this "operational" designation, many argued that normal aircraft needed thousands of in-flight testing hours before they were considered operational. As such, the Shuttle was technically flown as an "experimental vehicle" for the remainder of its history.


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Advanced Neuroimaging MSc
This MSc is specifically aimed at those pursuing a professional career in neuroimaging, either in clinical practice or in neuroscience research. This multidisciplinary programme provides training in both the basic scientific and technological principles of modern neuroimaging methods, and in their application to understand neurological function and neurological disorders. Study by distance learning is also available.
Flexible: up to 5 years
Distance learning: available
£5,660 (PT)
Note on fees: The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website. Fees for flexible, modular study are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session.
A minimum of a second-class UK Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required. Students with other qualifications may also be admitted if they possess relevant experience in a field related to neuroradiology and/or medical physics.
The English language level for this programme is: Standard
Students will develop a foundational knowledge of neuroanatomy, understand the principles and main technical aspects of neuroimaging instrumentation and data acquisition, basic image processing and image analysis techniques, and gain a good working knowledge of modern methods for scientific and clinical investigation of the human nervous system using neuroimaging.
The programme consists of six core modules (90 credits), a library project (30 credits) and a research project (60 credits).
Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded a MSc in Advanced Neuroimaging.
All of the Advanced Neuroimaging modules are considered core modules
Physical Science module 1: Introductory Science and Methods
Physical Science module 2: Imaging Modalities
Physical Science module 3: Advanced Imaging
Clinical module 1: Introduction to Neuroanatomy, Systems & Disease
Clinical module 2: Pathology & Diagnostic Imaging I
Clinical module 3: Pathology & Diagnostic Imaging II
Library project
Please note: every face-to-face module has a distance learning equivalent with alternative learning activities.
There are no optional modules for this programme.
All students undertake a library project which is assessed by a 5,000-word project, and a laboratory research project which culminates in a 10,000-word dissertation.
The programme is taught by lectures and workshops delivered by experts in various clinical and technical fields of neuroimaging. Assessment is through written examination, coursework, presentations and dissertation. Distance Learning students should spend between one and three months in London (cumulatively) carrying out the research project and receiving relevant training and mentoring. Alternatively they may carry out an extended systematic review of the literature related to a chosen field within neuroimaging - this does not require any time in London. In exceptional circumstances students may carry out the research project remotely if they are based at an institution with established research links with Principal Investigators at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.
Graduates of the programme will have developed the necessary knowledge and skills essential for a future research career in the areas of neuroradiology, imaging neuroscience or neuroimaging technology.
Students on this programme are immersed in a world-class clinical and scientific environment, taught by leading experts in the field. For clinicians, and professions allied to health care, the programme will equip them with a sound understanding of neuroimaging techniques. For medical physicists it will enable them to develop their theoretical understanding in an internationally renowned centre.
The focus of this degree is neuroimaging of neurological disease. Together with our associated hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology promotes research that is of direct clinical relevance to improved patient care and treatment.
With its concentration of clinical and applied scientific activity the institute is a unique national resource for postgraduate training in neurology, its associated disciplines and the basic neurosciences. During their time at Queen Square, students will have the opportunity to contribute to world-leading research and have access to cutting-edge neuroimaging facilities.
Department: UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
The programme appeals particularly, but not exclusively, to those from clinical radiography or physics, biomedical engineering and neuroscience backgrounds who wish to pursue a career in neuroimaging research.
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Canada Getting Its Own Version of Top Chef
by Greg Morabito Apr 23, 2010, 5:00am EDT
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Not content with watching the American edition of Top Chef, now the Canadians want their own. And their own they shall get. NBC Universal and Canwest, the biggest media company in Canada, have inked a deal to bring an all-Canuck version of the cooking competition to Food Network Canada, slated for a Spring 2011 premiere. Casting and production details are scarce at this point, but maybe expect Gail Simmons as she is, in fact, Canadian. In terms of who will be cast in the Colicchio role, we're somehow betting on Susur Lee, and for the Padma part maybe.... Alanis Morissette? Does she cook?
Previously, the foreign format rights were sold to France. But, what's more, via the official press release from Canwest, we learn that local format rights were also sold to Mexico, Brazil, and India, so there could be a whole slew of new foreign Top Chefs in the future!
· Top Chef coming to Food Network Canada [Calgary Herald]
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VW committed to sell 2 new electric cars in California by Dec 2019: what are they?
John Voelcker March 27, 2018 Comment Now!
The Volkswagen diesel emission scandal has now largely vanished from U.S. media coverage, much to VW's relief.
Tens of thousands of bought-back TDI diesel vehicles still sit in fields awaiting modification and resale, or some other disposition.
But among the thousands of pages of legal documents to settle dozens of civil and criminal charges in the case within the U.S., there's an interesting provision.
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That's the one that requires VW Group to offer two new battery-electric vehicles for sale in California before December 31, 2019—in addition to the Volkswagen e-Golf already on sale.
The language of the requirement can be found in the Proposed Order for Second Partial Consent Decree, dated December 2016, between VW Group and the powerful California Air Resources Board.
The relevant language is found in Section IV (11) starting on page 7, as follows (with the vehicle requirements specified in a, b, and c).
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a. Defendants shall offer and sell two additional [battery-electric vehicle] models in California, including one BEV Sport Utility Vehicle ("SUV"), in or before 2019. For the avoidance of doubt, this means that Defendants must offer no fewer than three BEVs (the two additional BEVs, plus Volkswagen's existing e-Golf BEV or its BEV successor), including one SUV BEV, in California in or before 2019.
b. Defendants shall offer and sell an additional BEV SUV model in California in or before 2020. For the avoidance of doubt, this means that Defendants must offer no fewer than three BEVs (the two additional BEVs described in paragraph 11(a), plus the third additional BEV described in this paragraph), including two SUV BEVs, in California in or before 2020.
c. Defendants shall offer and sell these three additional BEV models (or their successors) in California through 2025, and they shall sell an average of 5,000 of these three additional BEV models (collectively) in California each year from 2019 until 2025. For the avoidance of doubt, this means that Defendants are required to sell 35,000 total units of the three additional BEV models (or their successors) during the seven-year period 2019 to 2025, but that they are not required to sell 5,000 units in any given year.
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The Volkswagen e-Golf, of course, has now been on sale since 2015. It received a significant battery-capacity boost for 2017, taking its EPA-rated range from 83 to 125 miles.
Another battery boost is at least theoretically possible in 2020 or so, but the e-Golf adapted from the seventh-generation Golf will give way to the Volkswagen ID compact hatchback that goes into production in November 2019.
That car, VW has said, will not be sold in North America, where the first dedicated, long-range battery-electric model will be a production version of the Volkswagen ID Cross compact crossover. That is expected to reach dealerships in 2020.
So, what are the two new all-electric vehicles that VW has legally committed to sell?
The likely answer is that they won't actually be Volkswagens at all.
Instead, they'll be much pricier entries from the company's prestige brands, Audi and Porsche.
One hint of that comes from the fact that the requirements above are part of the settlement not for the larger 2.0-liter turbodiesel-4 settlement, but for the smaller number of 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engines, which were used by all three brands, including Porsche.
READ THIS: 2019 Audi e-tron electric SUV deliveries start in Europe this fall
The first of the two vehicles legally required by California will clearly be the 2019 Audi e-tron, the battery-electric crossover utility vehicle that will go on sale in Europe this fall and very likely arrive at U.S. dealers before the end of the year.
The second is likely to be the 2020 Porsche Mission E (though it may get a new model name), the low, sleek battery-electric sport sedan first shown at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show.
Porsche's U.S. arm has consistently said its target is to put the car on sale "before the end of 2019." Assuming it does so, that would be the second of the two new battery-electric models required under the California settlement.
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An outside contender for the second slot would be the Audi e-tron Sportback, shown as a concept in April 2017 at the Shanghai auto show.
That's essentially a lower, sleeker "coupe" version of the e-tron crossover, and it could enter production before the end of 2019, roughly one year after the e-tron itself.
But if we had to lay money on it, we'd bet that VW Group will meet its legal obligations to California with the 2019 Audi e-etron and then the 2020 Porsche Mission E.
Green Car Reports reached out to the U.S. arms of Audi and Porsche, neither of which chose to comment on any future vehicles that may be related to the terms of the Volkswagen diesel scandal settlements.
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The Age-related Macular Degeneration Alliance International commissioned a review of the literature on quality of life (QoL) in macular degeneration (MD) with a view to increasing awareness of MD, reducing its impact and improving services for people with MD worldwide. Method: A systematic review was conducted using electronic databases, conference proceedings and key journal hand search checks. The resulting 'White Paper' was posted on the AMD Alliance website and is reproduced here. Review: MD is a chronic, largely untreatable eye condition which leads to loss of central vision needed for tasks such as reading, watching TV, driving, recognising faces. It is the most common cause of blindness in the Western world. Shock of diagnosis, coupled with lack of information and support are a common experience. Incidence of depression is twice that found in the community-dwelling elderly, fuelled by functional decline and loss of leisure activities. Some people feel suicidal. MD threatens independence, especially when comorbidity exacerbates functional limitations. Rehabilitation, including low vision aid (LVA) provision and training, peer support and education, can improve functional and psychological outcomes but many people do not receive services likely to benefit them. Medical treatments, suitable for only a small minority of people with MD, can improve vision but most limit progress of MD, at least for a time, rather than cure. The White Paper considers difficulties associated with inappropriate use of health status measures and misinterpretation of utility values as QoL measures: evidence suggests they have poor validity in MD. Conclusion: There is considerable evidence for the major damage done to QoL by MD which is underestimated by health status and utility measures. Medical treatments are limited to a small proportion of people. However, much can be done to improve QoL by early diagnosis of MD with good communication of prognosis and continuing support. Support could include provision of LVAs, peer support, education and effective help in adjusting to MD. It is vital that appropriate measures of visual function and QoL be used in building a sound evidence base for the effectiveness of rehabilitation and treatment.
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Diversity and inclusivity marketing? Advice from a sustainability veteran.
Diversity and inclusivity are very much in the marketing news.
For a start, the UK just implemented a ruling banning ads that portray gender stereotypes – something I was invited on talk radio to discuss (you can check out the recording here).
But it's not just a UK thing. The recent Cannes ad festival was a diversity-and-inclusivity-apalooza. Nearly every Grand Prix went to work that embodied some element of 'purpose', from racism to freedom of the press to environmentalism to accessibility. And no Grand Prix for Good could be awarded in the Health categories this year, since all the Golds in the categories went to brands, and no non-profit clients ended up being eligible.
Brands around the world are tripping over themselves to embrace gender and cultural sensitivity. All of which is highly commendable. God only knows advertising has reinforced more than its fair share of nasty stereotypes in the past hundred years.
dollars rule
Companies do ads to make money. If the ad doesn't make money, they pull it.
With that in mind, I'd like you to check out this piece of research. The authors described how 'straight' consumers responded to same-sex couples in ads from major brands. If the consumers saw the ads unprompted, they responded less favourably to male-male couples and female-female couples than they did to male-female couples. If, however, they were prompted by researchers who reminded them that being open-minded was a good thing, they responded better to the gay couples in the ads.
Throughout, however, one thing remained unchanged: conservative consumers with a high social dominance orientation (that is, the desire to see others like themselves come out on top) viewed the same-sex couples negatively.
In simple english: a majority of straight people didn't respond that well to same-sex couples in ads, unless they were reminded that being open-minded was a good thing.
When they're watching a screen, nobody is there to remind them. Ergo, they don't respond so well. Ergo, ad campaigns get dropped.
PEOPLE SAY ONE THING, AND DO ANOTHER
I left the big ad world in 2005 and started an agency dedicated to making sustainability sexy. Over the course of five years, I learned many valuable (and expensive) lessons on breaking new ground in brand psychology.
When I started my agency, I was roundly applauded by colleagues for being cutting edge and ahead of my time. All my big agency clients wanted to know more, too. Success seemed inevitable.
Except that it wasn't.
Sustainability was being embraced by big companies as an operations efficiency booster, and a way to keep stakeholders happy. However, trumpeting your cleaner / mouthwash / running shoe brand as green told consumers that it didn't work as well as, and it cost more than, traditional products. Not surprisingly, my big former clients were hesitant to bet on me.
That said, small clients – those with sustainability cred built in – were more than happy to work with me. Unfortunately, these clients were too small to support an ad agency.
After five years, I sold my company to an innovation agency, and walked out with my pride (and a bit of my wallet) intact.
The biggest single thing I discovered in those five years? People will tell you one thing, and do another.
In the case of sustainability, that meant reams of research that told us 'Given a choice, consumers will choose a product with green credentials over a traditional product.'
People will tell you what you want to hear, or what they think will portray them in a flattering light. If saying they're green wins societal approval, they'll say they're green. But don't believe for a minute that the majority will act on that green self-portrayal.
Now, fast forward a few years to today. If consumers believe that being portrayed as modern, liberal and empathetic means regarding same-sex couples in ads positively, they'll regard same-sex couples positively.
Until, that is, they hit the supermarket. Where self-serving human nature takes over, and they buy the product that offers the highest value (best performance for least money).
beware bolt-on purpose
Green gradually stopped being brand kryptonite. Consumers came to understand that products with green credentials could clean their floors or wipe their noses as effectively as their non-green competition.
Just as green grew into a positive brand differentiator, though, another phenom hit the market. Greenwashing. Brands with zero green cred invented all manner of green attributes to jump on the sustainability bandwagon. It was a cynical move – but one that predictably followed my sentiment above – dollars rule.
At Cannes this year, Unilever's new CEO Alan Jope reflected on the latest cynical scourge following in the footsteps of greenwashing:
[Jope] warned against "woke-washing," ads that are not backed up by any real action by the brand and undermine the credibility and trust consumers have in companies claiming to be doing good.
"Done properly, done responsibly, [purpose] will help us restore trust in our industry, unlock greater creativity in our work, and grow the brands we love," Jope said, though he later added, "['Woke-washing' is] putting in peril the very thing which offers us the opportunity to help tackle many of the world's issues. What's more, it threatens to further destroy trust in our industry, when it's already in short supply."
If there's a lesson in here for companies looking to build their diversity and inclusivity credentials, Jope's advice from Cannes was the same I used to offer clients looking for a way into the green fold: be transparent, back your words with actions, and choose a cause that aligns with your brand.
Innovation wins
Alright, time for one last thought.
Nobody buys a car because it's green. They buy it because it offers them some selfish advantage. That could be better mileage, less repairs, or higher standing in their social circle. There's no mystery why cab drivers became the earliest advocates of the Prius: gas prices were going through the roof.
The Prius uses innovation to get better mileage with less repairs. Oh, and it happens to be green.
When all is said and done, innovation makes your product stand out. If you run your innovation thinking through a green filter, you get innovative green products.
So what happens if you run your innovation through a diversity and inclusivity filter? I dunno. Haven't seen it done yet. But I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
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US, UK, France, Scandinavian Countries Fund "Local Councils" Affiliated to Terrorist Organizations in Aleppo
By Hazem Sabbagh and Manar al-Freih
Syrian Arab News Agency 8 November 2016
Theme: Militarization and WMD
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova affirmed that Western countries including the United States are currently funding the so called "local councils" which are affiliated to terrorist organizations in the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo city.
In a statement on Tuesday, Zakharova said that according to the available information, these councils were funded at the beginning by Qatar, but now the US, Britain, France, the UAE, and Scandinavian countries are the major funders of these councils.
She pointed out that these councils were working to foil the UN operation for delivering aid to the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo via al-Castello road, and they were responsible for preventing the evacuation of sick and injured people from those neighborhoods recently.
Zakharova noted that it is obvious that these self-appointed councils do not represent people of the eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, who have become hostages in the hands of the militants, and that the representatives of those councils are fulfilling the orders of their sponsors and hypocritically speaking on behalf of civilians while in fact they support terrorists and the most extreme militants in the ranks of illegal armed groups, all of which leads to the continuation of bloodshed and furthers the suffering of civilians in the city.
The original source of this article is Syrian Arab News Agency
Copyright © Hazem Sabbagh and Manar al-Freih, Syrian Arab News Agency, 2016
Articles by: Hazem Sabbagh and Manar al-Freih


Young Rebal Star Prabhas is currently busy shooting for his upcoming action entertainer Saaho. The film is directed by Sujeeth of Run Raja Run fame and shooting of the film is underway. Meanwhile, Prabhas will be teaming up with director Radha Krishna of Jil fame for his next.
It is an intense love story, Prabhas will be seen as a stylish lover boy and Poojaa Hegde has been signed up to play his lead pair in this romantic entertainer. According to sources, The film's love story has a 1970s backdrop, it said to be a periodic drama. Most of the film would be shot in Europe and film crew is busy designing dummy helicopter, trains and ships for the movie. The film's shooting will start from the month of August.


As we move into summer we begin to transition in our practice, in this workshop we will explore how we connect with our changing environment. We'll start by cultivating a sense of grounding and begin to explore balance in our practice with creative sun salutations and a flowing sequence. We'll practice Asana, Pranayama and Meditation to leave you feeling connected and energised for the season ahead.
This workshop will be a Vinyasa Flow based practice informed by the teachings of Katonah Yoga; a Hatha based practice incorporating Taoist theory and geometry.


Sixth trial, again before Pilate.
This time Pilate wanted to release Jesus.
6th trial, in front of Pilate again.
Pilate for the 2nd time.
Jesus in front of Pilate for the second Time.
Pilate ruled as a Roman governor between AD26 and AD36.
Also read Matthew 27:15-26, Mark 15:6-15, John 18:38-19:6.


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Hocus Pocus: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook
Bring a touch of witchcraft into your tarot practice with this official tarot deck inspired by Disney's classic film Hocus Pocus, featuring beautiful original illustrations of Max and Dani Dennison, the Sanderson Sisters, Thackery Binx and many more as classic tarot characters!
Beloved since its release in 1993, Hocus Pocus has put a spell on fans with its humor and heart. Now, tarot enthusiasts and Hocus Pocus fans alike can celebrate their love for the film with this official tarot deck.
• COMPLETE TAROT EXPERIENCE: This deluxe set of 78 cards consists of both major and minor arcana, perfect for anyone beginning their tarot practice, as well as for experienced practitioners.
• BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED: Each card features a full-color illustration of a character from Hocus Pocus, including the Sanderson Sisters, the Dennisons, Ernie, Billie Butcherson and more.
• DETAILED GUIDEBOOK: Includes a 128-page guidebook with explanations of each card's meaning and simple spreads for easy readings.
• GREAT GIFT: Packaged in a sturdy and decorative gift box, Hocus Pocus: The Official Tarot Deck and Guidebook will enchant fans of the film and tarot practitioners alike.


Date: Tuesday, 6 August 2013, at 12:14 p.m.
Can someone explain why Informix is going out to lunch on the 'set' subquery?
The accessed table is the same one as in the main query. Almost immediately prior to running this statement, that table was "update statistics low drop distributions" and "update statistics high on v_id", so stats should be fine.
Running Informix 11.50.FC6 on Solaris 10.
I'm interested in *why* the Optimizer is basically ignoring the index on 'm1' and taking so long to run that subquery (as opposed to configuration changes to make it run faster; there are plenty of tuning issues to be addressed).
One Temp dbspace configured (I know, but this is a dev box, short on space).
PDQ Priority = 100 -- not in use, so not relevant.
1) Select v_ids between tables 'm' and 's'.
3) pulling associated cancel_dt from 's1' matching by v_id.
Even if it sequentially scanned s1 for every v_inq record, that is only 24B reads (8K * 3M).
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Slaine is trying to join the likes of Ludacris, Ice Cube, and Snoop Dogg in making the leap from music to movies. The Boston-bred rapper has landed a plum role in "The Town,'' Ben Affleck's big-screen adaptation of Chuck Hogan's novel "Prince of Thieves.'' "Yeah, it's a pretty good part for me,'' says Slaine, who plays one of four bank robbers in the film. (Affleck, Jeremy Renner, and newcomer Owen Burke are the others.) Though he had a role in Ben's fine directorial debut, "Gone Baby Gone,'' Slaine is not really an actor. He's better known for his work with the hip-hop group La Coka Nostra, whose collaborators have included the likes of Snoop Dogg and Cypress Hill. "Music is my bread and butter, but acting is, like, a natural next step,'' says Slaine, 31, a Dorchester native who lives in Roslindale these days. "I appreciate this opportunity. Ben's obviously a great writer, an excellent director, and an established actor. I'm grateful to him for giving me a shot - twice.'' Yesterday Affleck and his costar, "Gossip Girl'' Blake Lively, were decked out in Sox gear and goofing around between takes.
Olympia Dukakis was in Lenox the other night to read William Coe Bigelow's play "Leap Year'' as part of a benefit for Shakespeare & Company. Before the performance, Dukakis, who was born in Lowell and went to BU, told us that she likes to take part in such readings. Why? "There's very little time for a director to tell you what to do. The details haven't been worked out,'' said the "Moonstruck'' star. "Decisions haven't been made. And that, of course, creates excitement. It could create disaster.'' Dukakis said she's in the Hub as frequently as possible because of her many relatives, including cousin Michael Dukakis. She said her plans for the next year include teaching at Columbia University and adapting "The Tempest'' with a female lead she's calling Prospera.
Sounds like there will be some serious stunts in the Tom Cruise spy thriller that's set to start shooting here. In one action sequence, we're told, an 18-wheeler will flip over on the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge. Director James Mangold begins filming Cruise and costar Cameron Diaz this month, while the stunt team gets rolling in early October. The untitled movie, formerly called "Wichita,'' will be the biggest-budget film ever shot in the Bay State.
NBC is casting a wide net for a cappella groups to hum and howl on the network's new reality show "The Sing-Off.'' Based on an idea shopped around by Newton director Sam Weisman, the show won't air until December, but the auditions are taking place this month. (There's no New England date, but wannabes can audition Sept. 12 in New York, Sept. 14 in Chicago, Sept. 16 in Atlanta, or Sept. 19 in LA.) Weisman, who's executive producing the show along with Joel Gallen of MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew'' fame, and Deb Newmyer, said more than 200 groups have already signed up, and they run the gamut from buskers to full-blown professionals. "There are some extraordinarily talented people,'' he said. So far, only one judge has been lined up, and that's Ben Folds.
Bruins Milan Lucic and Tim Thomas took part yesterday in the "Swing Like Happy Gilmore Long Drive Contest'' at Golf Country in Middleton. The event, sponsored by the Boston Bruins Foundation, gave fans three attempts to hit the ball as far as possible using an unorthodox swing like Adam Sandler's cinematic alter ego Happy Gilmore. The fan with the longest drive got two tickets to the foundation's upcoming golf tourney.
Congrats to Pats running back Kevin Faulk , who received the Ron Burton Community Service Award at the Patriots Kickoff Gala the other night. (The award is given annually to a player for his philanthropic efforts.) The whole team, including QB Tom Brady, showed up at the event, which was held at Gillette Stadium. . . . We're told photographer Susan Mikula, girlfriend of MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, will be exhibiting her work next month at the TJ Walton Gallery in Provincetown. Two years ago, Mikula, who lives with Maddow in Western Mass., displayed her collection of oversize Polaroids at the State House. . . . Bruce Springsteen and his wife, Patti Scialfa, had dinner at Davio's Monday with J. Geils singer Peter Wolf. The Boss and his missus were in town to bring son, Evan, back to Boston College.


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9,000-Year-Old Stonehenge-Like Structure Found Under Lake Michigan
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Archaeologists found something much more fascinating than they got credit for when searching under the waters of Lake Michigan for shipwrecks: they uncovered a rock with a prehistoric carving of a mastodon, as well as a collection of stones arranged in a Stonehenge-like manner.
Gazing into the water
In modern archaeology, the use of remote sensing techniques is common: scientists regularly survey lakes and soil for hidden objects.
Archaeologists uncovered sunken boats and cars and even a Civil War-era pier at a depth of around 40 feet into Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay, using sonar techniques to search for shipwrecks, but among all these, they found this prehistoric surprise, which a trained eye can guess by looking at the sonar scans photos in this article.
"When you see it in the water, you're tempted to say this is absolutely real," said Mark Holley, a professor of underwater archaeology at Northwestern Michigan University College who made the discovery, during a news conference with photos of the boulder on display in 2007.
"But that's what we need the experts to come in and verify.
Professor Mark Holley hopes that a computer model of the carving in the mastodon rock will help petroglyph experts
The boulder with the markings is 3.5 to 4 feet high and about 5 feet long. Photos show a surface with numerous fissures.
Some may be natural while others appear of human origin, but those forming what could be the petroglyph stood out, Holley said.
Viewed together, they suggest the outlines of a mastodon-like back, hump, head, trunk, tusk, triangular-shaped ear and parts of legs, he said.
"We couldn't believe what we were looking at," said Greg MacMaster, president of the underwater preserve council.
Specialists shown pictures of the boulder holding the mastodon markings have asked for more evidence before confirming the markings are an ancient petroglyph, said Holley.
"They want to actually see it," he said. Unfortunately, he added, "Experts in petroglyphs generally don't dive, so we're running into a little bit of a stumbling block there."
If found to be true, the wannabe petroglyph could be as much as 10,000 years old – coincident with the post-Ice Age presence of both humans and mastodons in the upper midwest.
The stones of the discovered underwater structure are organised circles and believe to be at least 10,000 years old.
The formation, if authenticated, wouldn't be completely out of place. Stone circles and other petroglyph sites are located in the area.
The discovery was made back a few years ago, and surprisingly enough the find hasn't been popularized at all, with little to no information available online, but I'll be sure to update this post as soon as I can get ahold of it more info.
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