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Seattle Genetics to Host Conference Call and Webcast Discussion of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019 Financial Results on February 6, 2020
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) announced today that it will report its fourth quarter and full year 2019 financial results on Thursday, February 6, 2020 after the close of financial markets. Following the announcement, company management will host a conference call and webcast discussion of the results and provide a general corporate update. Access to the event can be obtained as follows:
Seattle Genetics Achieves Milestone Following European Commission Approval of Roche's Polivy® (Polatuzumab Vedotin)
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced that it will receive a milestone payment from Roche triggered by European Commission conditional marketing authorisation for Polivy® (polatuzumab vedotin). Polivy is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that utilizes Seattle Genetics' technology. It was developed and is commercialized by Roche/Genentech. Polivy was approved in combination with bendamustine plus MabThera® (rituximab) (BR) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), who are not candidates for a haematopoietic stem cell transplant. Polivy was granted PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of people with R/R DLBCL in 2017.
Seattle Genetics to Present at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) announced today that management will present at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 13, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Both the presentation and question and answer session that follows at 3:00 p.m. will be webcast live and available for replay from Seattle Genetics' website at www.seattlegenetics.com in the Investors section.
Seattle Genetics Announces Submission of Tucatinib New Drug Application to the U.S. FDA for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced it has completed the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tucatinib. This NDA requests FDA approval of tucatinib in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine for treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, including patients with brain metastases, who have received at least three prior HER2-directed agents separately or in combination, in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant or metastatic setting. The submission is based on the results of HER2CLIMB, a randomized pivotal trial comparing tucatinib added to trastuzumab and capecitabine versus trastuzumab and capecitabine alone. HER2CLIMB trial results were presented on December 11, 2019 at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Tucatinib is an oral, small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that is highly selective for HER2.
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Astellas' and Seattle Genetics' PADCEV™ (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for People with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer, the Most Common Type of Bladder Cancer
Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas") and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to PADCEV™ for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who have previously received a PD-1/L1 inhibitor and a platinum-containing chemotherapy before (neoadjuvant) or after (adjuvant) surgery or in a locally advanced or metastatic setting. PADCEV is approved under the FDA's Accelerated Approval Program based on tumor response rate. Continued approval may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trials. PADCEV is the first FDA approved treatment in the U.S. for these patients. It is a first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that is directed against Nectin-4, a protein located on the surface of cells and highly expressed in bladder cancer.1,3
Seattle Genetics to Host Conference Call and Webcast on December 19, 2019 to Discuss PADCEVTM (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) Approval
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGEN) will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, December 19, 2019 to discuss the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of PADCEVTM (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv). Access to the event can be obtained as follows:
FDA Grants Accelerated Approval to Astellas' and Seattle Genetics' PADCEV™ (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for People with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer, the Most Common Type of Bladder Cancer
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas") today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to PADCEV™ for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who have previously received a PD-1/L1 inhibitor and a platinum-containing chemotherapy before (neoadjuvant) or after (adjuvant) surgery or in a locally advanced or metastatic setting. PADCEV is approved under the FDA's Accelerated Approval Program based on tumor response rate. Continued approval may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trials. PADCEV is the first FDA approved treatment in the U.S. for these patients. It is a first-in-class antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) that is directed against Nectin-4, a protein located on the surface of cells and highly expressed in bladder cancer.1,3
Seattle Genetics Announces U.S. FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Tucatinib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to tucatinib, in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine, for treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, including patients with brain metastases, who have been treated with trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and T-DM1. The positive topline results of the pivotal HER2CLIMB clinical trial were announced in October 2019, and additional data were presented at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) on December 11, 2019 and were simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Tucatinib is an oral, small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that is highly selective for HER2.
Seattle Genetics Announces Positive Tucatinib HER2CLIMB Trial Results in Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Presented at 2019 SABCS and Published in the New England Journal of Medicine
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced positive pivotal data from the HER2CLIMB trial evaluating tucatinib in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) were presented at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). The HER2CLIMB trial compared tucatinib in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine to trastuzumab and capecitabine alone in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. Patients had previously received trastuzumab, pertuzumab and ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1). Patients had received a median of four prior lines of therapy overall and three lines in the metastatic setting. Forty-seven percent of the patients enrolled in the trial had brain metastases at the time of enrollment. HER2CLIMB is the first randomized pivotal trial completed to enroll patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have untreated or previously treated and progressing brain metastases. Tucatinib is an oral, small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) that is highly selective for HER2.
Seattle Genetics and Takeda Announce Additional Analyses of ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) ECHELON-1 and ECHELON-2 Phase 3 Clinical Trials at the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced additional analyses of results from the ECHELON-1 and ECHELON-2 frontline phase 3 trials of ADCETRIS® (brentuximab vedotin). These analyses were presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) taking place December 7-10, 2019 in Orlando, Fla. ADCETRIS is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) directed to CD30, a defining marker of classical Hodgkin lymphoma and expressed on the surface of several types of peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL).
Seattle Genetics Announces Updated Data of ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) in Combination with OPDIVO® (Nivolumab) in Frontline and Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma at ASH Annual Meeting
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced updated and long-term follow-up analyses from two clinical trials evaluating ADCETRIS (brentuximab vedotin) and OPDIVO® (nivolumab) in frontline Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients aged 60 years and older and in relapsed or refractory classical HL. ADCETRIS is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) directed to CD30, a defining marker of classical HL. ADCETRIS and OPDIVO are not approved in combination for the treatment of HL. Results were presented today at the 61st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition taking place December 7-10 in Orlando, Fla.
Seattle Genetics and Astellas Announce Clinical Trial Collaboration with Merck to Evaluate Enfortumab Vedotin in Combination with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas"), today announced a clinical collaboration agreement with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada through a subsidiary, to evaluate the combination of Seattle Genetics' and Astellas' antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) enfortumab vedotin and Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), in patients with previously untreated metastatic urothelial cancer.
Seattle Genetics Announces Health Canada Approval of ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) in Combination with Chemotherapy in Frontline CD30-Expressing Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
- Approval of Supplemental New Drug Submission for ADCETRIS in Combination with CHP Chemotherapy in Frontline CD30-Expressing Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma based on Positive Phase 3 E
Seattle Genetics Submits Arbitration Demand Against Daiichi Sankyo Over Technology Ownership
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN) today announced that it has submitted an arbitration demand to the American Arbitration Association to resolve its dispute with Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. regarding the ownership of certain technology used by Daiichi Sankyo in its metastatic breast cancer drug candidate (DS-8201, [Fam-] trastuzumab deruxtecan), among other product candidates. Seattle Genetics contends that the linker and other ADC technology used in these drug candidates are improvements to Seattle Genetics' pioneering ADC technology, the ownership of which was assigned to Seattle Genetics under the terms of a 2008 collaboration agreement between the two companies.
Seattle Genetics Announces Multiple ADCETRIS® (Brentuximab Vedotin) Presentations at the ASH Annual Meeting
-Four-Year Update of the ECHELON-1 Trial Continues to Support Superior Clinical Activity of ADCETRIS in Combination with Chemotherapy when Compared to ABVD in Frontline Advanced Ho
Seattle Genetics and BeiGene Announce Global License Agreement for Advanced Preclinical Product Candidate
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN) and BeiGene, Ltd. (Nasdaq: BGNE; HKEX: 06160) today announced that the companies have entered into a license agreement for an advanced preclinical product candidate for treating cancer. The agent utilizes a proprietary Seattle Genetics antibody-based technology and is expected to advance into clinical trials in the first half of 2020. Under the terms of the agreement, Seattle Genetics has retained rights to the product candidate in the Americas (United States, Canada and Latin American countries), Europe and Japan.
Seattle Genetics Responds to Daiichi Sankyo's Complaint for Declaratory Judgment
ADC technology used in Daiichi Sankyo's metastatic breast cancer drug candidate (DS-8201, [Fam-] trastuzumab deruxtecan) among other product candidates, rightfully belongs to Seattle Genetics under the agreement entered into between the two parties in 2008. The linker and other ADC technology used in these drug candidates are improvements to Seattle Genetics' pioneering ADC technology, the ownership of which are automatically assigned to Seattle Genetics under the terms of the agreement.
Seattle Genetics to Present at Credit Suisse 28th Annual Healthcare Conference
Seattle Genetics, Inc. announced today that management will present at the Credit Suisse 28th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:20 a.m. Mountain Time.
Seattle Genetics Reports Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results
-Record ADCETRIS® Net Sales in U.S. and Canada of $167.6 Million in the Third Quarter, an Increase of 32 Percent Over the Third Quarter of 2018-
Seattle Genetics Announces Positive Topline Results from Pivotal Trial of Tucatinib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
-HER2CLIMB Trial Met Primary Endpoint and Both Key Secondary Endpoints-
Seattle Genetics Announces Initiation of Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Tucatinib in Combination with Ado-trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1, Kadcyla®) for Patients with Advanced or Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Seattle Genetics, Inc. today announced dosing of the first patient in HER2CLIMB-02, a randomized phase 3 clinical trial evaluating investigational agent tucatinib versus placebo, in combination with standard-of-care ado-trastuzumab emtansine , for patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.
Seattle Genetics to Host Conference Call and Webcast Discussion of Third Quarter 2019 Financial Results on October 29, 2019
Seattle Genetics, Inc. announced today that it will report its third quarter 2019 financial results on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 after the close of financial markets.
Initial Results from MOUNTAINEER Trial Show Antitumor Activity of Tucatinib Combination in HER2-Positive Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- First Presentation of Tucatinib With Trastuzumab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer -


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The Companies Combatting Climate Change In The Most Innovative Ways
A new list has the usual suspects, and then some surprising ones. What does an oil company have to do to be considered innovative about stopping climate change?
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By Ben Schiller 3 minute Read
Coming to a Bloomberg terminal near you: a ranking of the most innovative U.S. companies on climate change. And some of the contenders may surprise you.
Produced by Maplecroft, a U.K.-based research house, the ranking tracks how 360 companies worth more than $1 billion are "mitigating climate change related risks," managing carbon emissions, and innovating "clean-tech solutions and new products". Maplecroft uses more than 100 criteria to reach its assessment, with the "innovation" piece making up 50% of the scores.
We see the index as a sign of responsible business managing and mitigating their CO2 emissions.
"We see the index as a sign of responsible business managing and mitigating their CO2 emissions and the impact that climate-related events are having on them," says Kevin Franklin, a Maplecroft director.
"But equally it's about proactive businesses that are looking to generate new opportunities for revenues. The idea is the rating evaluates that, and then the index sits on the Bloomberg terminal, and ultimately helps drive further investment in businesses that are part of the climate solution."
Franklin says the leading 100 companies have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 100 Index in the last three years, showing that investment in climate change pays.
But while some companies on the list are well-known climate-change adapters, others are more likely to surprise those who care about the issue.
GE, which spends $5 billion a year on its Ecomagination research program, tops the ranking for the third year running. Next up are Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford, and Intel. But following those are Hess Corporation (in 6th place), Exxon Mobil (22nd), and Duke Energy (27th)–all companies that have a lot to do with creating climate change.
Exxon, for example, has been accused of funding groups that deny, or obfuscate, climate science, and of failing to support efforts to introduce climate regulation and legislation. Duke produces a large portion of its electricity from coal-fired plants, the least acceptable form of generation for activists.
Talking about Hess, Franklin admits that "at first glance it might seem strange." But he says Hess gets its ranking because of "what they've done in adaptation, and in the management and mitigation of emissions."
"In adaptation, they have really robust processes and systems in place to ensure their onshore and offshore operations are protected against freak weather events. And in the management, they've got really good policies, procedures, and systems. And they've got excellent carbon accounting," he says.
We're looking to see that companies are doing as much as possible to become cleaner.
Some might question the idea of major heavy emitters of CO2, which put most of their resources into dirtier forms of energy, as "innovative" on climate change. But Franklin argues you can't expect such companies to "change overnight."
"Part of the reason for that is that wider environment in which they operate–for example, and to the extent to which the policy environment facilitates alternative technologies," he says.
"If we stopped fossil fuels overnight, we would have no way of getting around because there isn't really an infrastructure for electric or hydrogen cars. While that's the case, we're looking to see that companies that may have been traditionally dirty are doing as much as possible to become cleaner."
Maplecroft points to Hess's investment in fuel-cell technology. Exxon is commended for its work on algae-based biofuels, lithium-ion batteries, and plastics, as well as for having "clear systems in place to drive innovation within the company, including long-term commitments to invest in new technologies and systems to identify innovation opportunities and energy efficiency improvements."
It's questionable, though, whether major emitters should be featured as leading "innovators" on climate. The danger is that it sends a wrong message to investors, and the wider public.
Ben Schiller is a New York staff writer for Fast Company. Previously, he edited a European management magazine and was a reporter in San Francisco, Prague, and Brussels.
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We have entered in the Year 2019, but we are still not over with the journey we had last year- the reason behind this is the happiness and smile bhungroo has brought on thousands of faces by providing the best water harvesting solution and creating a better livelihood for farmers for next 15-20 years.
The year 2018 was indeed a roller coaster ride for Naireeta Services. From working with the poorest and marginal farmers across India and abroad to be announced as the winner of Gender Just Climate Solution Award of Women and Gender Constituency in 24th Conference of the parties (COP24), we have created some marvellous moments. This journey would not have been possible without the hard work of our team members and the continuous support of our partners. We thank each one of them with all our heart.
Today we are here to proudly share our last year's achievements and our way forward for this year.
Let's have a quick reminisce of the year 2018.
In the year 2018, Bhungroo got coverage by several prestigious news channels in India. It includes BBC India, The Better India, The Hindu, Gulf News and the list goes on….
Bhungroo got covered by One of India's prestigious New channel BBC India under their series of 'Taking the Temperature', which has focused on the battle against climate change and the people and idea making difference.
The Better India and Fraklin Templeton Investments identified Mr. Biplab Ketan Paul, Director of NSPL as a changemaker under their initiative Reach for Better. A story of Mr. Biplab Ketan Paul and Bhungroo got covered by The Better India.
Sustainable Green Initiatives Forum (SGIF)'s initiative Bhungroo initiative in partnership with Firmenich, a Geneva-based perfumery, along with its joint venture partner Jasmine Concrete got covered by India's national newspaper The Hindu.
Founder Ms. Trupti Jain and Bhungroo got covered by the biggest selling English newspaper in the UAE- Gulf News for their extraordinary efforts in the upliftment of women farmers' of Gujarat state in India.
Till date, we have installed 9 bhungroo in Andhra Pradesh and 8 bhungroo in Tamil Nadu. Our work in South India has been recognized by vernacular news channels and papers.
In addition, NSPL has been recognized with three awards for their remarkable work in the fields of Social entrepreneurship, Water Harvesting and Climate Change. These achievements have inspired NSPL to do more good and contribute to society in a better way.
Our founder Ms. Trupti Jain has been awarded 'The Real Grace Award' by #94.3 FM under the category of Grace in Social Entrepreneurship.
Trupti Jain has won 'Nourish The Change Award 2018' to recognize the commitment towards creating 'Nourished India, Educated India' by striving to collectively accomplish SDG 2 'Zero hunger' under the banner of Feed the Future Now organized by The Akshaya Patra Foundation and United Nations Global Compact.
Trupti Jain has won 'Gender Just Climate Award' at 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) for combining women's leadership with low cost and sustainable technology to tackle the severe impacts of excessive rainwater from storms.
We have also been invited to some of the internationally recognized conferences and summits like International Water Week 2018 held at Singapore, Social Venture Challenge Asia, Alumni Network 2018 held at Singapore and 24th Conference of Parties (COP24) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held at Katowice, Poland. Ms. Trupti Jain has also participated in The INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Programme (ISEP) held in France.
We are also creating a new milestone with our SGIF "Goon" Intervention– The only gender driven and women own process in India. By targeting women members of rural society, Goon is ensuring a gender-centric inclusive development. Goon utilizes women' knowledge of cooking and local culture to teach them 4 disciplines of engineering and scientific process. Till date, SGIF has trained and identified 20 ultra-poor women farmers and agro labours. They have been designated as temporary Women Climate Leaders (WCLs) and they are getting hand holding support to extend services to their local community. They have created an irrigation water management principle and also using Standard Operating protocols for rainwater management systems.
NSPL will install 80 bhungroo at Harij Block in Patan, Gujarat.
NSPL is planning to install more 6 units of bhungroo in Bangladesh.
NSPL will also expand overseas partnership through their new franchise model generated with technical assistance from Sattva and The Gamechangers.


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Open Science Resources for World Data System Members
As a voice for data repositories around the world, the WDS has been keeping track of open science, open access, and open repositories resources from across the globe. We are creating a list of resources for our members to quickly access information on open best practices, tools, and other resources. I have been involved with the UNESCO Open Science (OS) working groups, and I want to ensure that our members have received the latest information on open science.
As many of you may have read, science leaders reaffirmed their commitment to Open Science at the World Science Forum held in South Africa earlier this month. Here is the affirmation from the Declaration of the 10th World Science Forum on Science for Social Justice:
"5. Justice in science - How to ensure science reflects the society we want?
Science should not only advance social justice it should be inspired and identified by the values of social justice, such as greater transparency and inclusivity. This will require a renewed commitment to Open Science and research integrity. Working to renew the scientific enterprise will also transform society and advance humanity.
We recognize the need for the scientific enterprise to evolve to make it more responsive to the needs of society, without neglecting our commitment to invest in the basic sciences, as an investment in the future.
We reaffirm our determination to advance science as a global public good, and accept our mutual responsibility to ensure the free and responsible conduct of science.
We call for greater inclusivity in science, systematic and concerted efforts to eliminate gender and racial imbalances in the scientific enterprise and remedies for exclusion which denies opportunities for full participation in science.
We also urge for concrete and impactful actions that contribute to reducing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
We recognize the crucial role of early career scientists in advancing science for social justice and therefore call for enhanced support for their career development and engagement in science policymaking, including through support for the Global Young Academy and national young academies.
We stress the importance of the UNESCO Recommendation on Science and Scientific Researchers, which promotes human rights, inclusivity, freedom and responsibility in science to guide the response to this Declaration.
We acknowledge the importance of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science and call for support for its implementation especially to advance the objectives related to Open Access and Open Data.
We accept our mutual responsibility to ensure integrity and respect for the ethical conduct of science.
We commit to respond decisively to the 'Science for Social Justice' Call to Action as set out in this Declaration."
From https://worldscienceforum.org/contents/draft-declaration-of-world-science-forum-2022-is-now-open-for-comments-110144.
UNESCO unveiled their Open Science guidelines at the World Science Forum, and released them more widely on 15 December 2022, UNESCO as an Open Science Toolkit:
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/search/decb9eaa-8851-426c-b131-020bf653a813
The toolkit features the culmination of insights gained from the UNESCO Open Science Working Groups, and features checklists for universities, checklists for publishers, information on identifying predatory journals, information on building OS infrastructure, and best practices for funding open science. These articles and checklists are for interdisciplinary researchers across a multitude of fields and at varying career stages. Additionally, policy makers at national and institutional levels received information on policy creation in a variety of settings. Context is important in implementing OS policies, and UNESCO has provided information for researchers across the globe and across disciplines.
One document of particular interest to WDS members is "Developing policies for open science." This document provides a checklist of key elements when creating an organizational policy, including jurisdiction, roles, training, incentives, funding, and monitoring.
In addition to the Open Science Toolkit, UNESCO is creating repositories of OS best practices. For example, they have begun compiling a global index of openly available training resources for building capacity in open science and a mapping of open science infrastructures by theme. As soon as these resources are released to the working groups, WDS will share them with all of you.
Please let us know if you have any comments or questions on the documents included in the UNESCO toolkit. These are working documents that can be updated and adapted. In particular, we want to ensure that they meet the needs of data repositories.
As I continue to receive updates on open science initiatives, I will pass them along to our members, and I hope you will do the same. If you have resources that will benefit data repositories in line with open science initiatives, please share them by emailing us at , and we will feature them in the member section of our site and in upcoming newsletters. In the coming months, we will unveil new resources for our members, and we are excited to share more resources for open science, open access, and open repositories.
International Love Data Week
International Love Data Week is 13 to 17 February 2023. Please let us know if you are planning an event around Love Data Week. We would love to highlight and bring attention to your activities.
From ICPSR, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, Love Data Week is an international celebration of data, taking place every year during the week of Valentine's Day. Universities, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, corporations and individuals are encouraged to host and participate in data-related events and activities. The theme of Love Data Week 2023 is Data: Agent of Change.
Even if you're not planning an event for Love Data Week, you can still participate! Below are some ideas on how WDS can help you highlight your repositories during this event:
Data demos – We will demonstrate through our communication channels how to find data through your repository. If you have instructions or video tutorials, we want to highlight them. Please send us the links.
Agents of change – We can feature your repository in a story on our channels demonstrating how your repository and your data managers are agents of change. If you have stories to share, please send them to us.
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Teaching with data – How are you training with your data? We want to feature your training successes. Please send us your stories.
Other content is also welcome and encouraged! Have any questions or want more suggestions? Please reach out to us at . We look forward to spotlighting our members during Love Data Week 2023.
New Year, New Site
Attention all data enthusiasts! The World Data System has just updated its website with a sleek new design and improved functionality. Stay up-to-date on all things data by visiting our page today. Whether you're a repository, a researcher, a student, or simply have a passion for data, our webpage has something for everyone. Be sure to check out this exciting update - visit us now at: worlddatasystem.org
WDS Scientific Committee Chair to Discuss COP Model in Webinar
Dr. David Castle, chair of the WDS Scientific Committee (WDS-SC) attended COP15 and has recent experience with the COP model for negotiating environmental sustainability.
On 12 January, 2023 from 11:30AM to 12:30PM (CST), Professor Peter Phillips will moderate a discussion between Dr. David Castle and Dr. Stuart Smyth on their experiences and reflections on the COP model for advancing environmental policy.
Below is Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy's (JSGS) description of the webinar:
"2022 ended with Conferences of the Parties of both the UN Climate Change Conference and the UN Biodiversity Conferences. These large-scale events are a core part of the long-term strategy for advancing environmental sustainability through international negotiation and agreement. We have two participants from the COP 15 of the UNBC held in Montreal in December: Dr. David Castle and Dr. Stuart Smyth. David was part of the official Canadian Delegation while Stuart was there as an expert as part of an industrial group sponsored by Crop Life International. Professor, Peter Phillips will moderate a conversation on their experience and reflections on the COP model of advancing public policy."
For More info and Registration
Bio on Dr. David Castle
Bio on Dr. Stuart Smyth
WDS Wants to Hear from You
The World Data System's International Program Office is always striving to do more for the advancement of data for global good. We do this by listening to our members and strategizing on how best to serve them. The WDS-IPO loves to hear feedback, insights, and wisdom from our various members.
In the last edition of 2022, we asked:
How do you maintain the provenance of your data?
Niels H. Batjes, Senior soil scientist and Coordinator at World Data Centre for Soils (WDC-Soils) responded:
ISRIC - World Soil Information / WDC-Soils maintain the provenance of submitted data 'as is' in a centralized PostgreSQL database (WoSIS) prior to performing data cleansing, plausibility checks, data ingestion and standardization with the ultimate goal to serve quality-assessed soil data to the international community (in accordance with the license specified by the data provider).
For More on ISRIC and WoSIS: https://www.isric.org/explore/wosis
In this issue, we ask:
What does it mean to your organization to be a "Data Steward"?
Please respond via email using the subject: "Newsletter Insights" . You can also suggest future content, share messages, collaborate with us, and let us know how we can best serve you!


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Q: Mapping Parametric Curves with auxiliary variables The image below displays an approach of using an auxiliary variable to map the parametric curves of a standard normal pdf and cdf.
In Equation (1), z as r.v. is clearly one-dimensional. However, after defining z as an auxiliary variable, it is 2-dimensional
I'm a little bit confused on why they insert the auxiliary variable into the pdf function $f_Z$.
Why is the parametric equation defined as $f_Z(z, f_Z(z))$ and not $(z, f_Z(z))$?
The authors later use this approach to define parametric curves of the pdf after transforming quantiles of the standard normal distribution with the tukey g- and h- transformation, because the pdf does not exist in closed form.

Reference: Headrick, T. C., Kowalchuk, R. K., & Sheng, Y. (2008). Parametric probability densities and distribution functions for Tukey g-and-h transformations and their use for fitting data. Applied Mathematical Sciences, 2(9), 449-462.

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The environment your pet parrot lives in could quite literally mean the difference between a healthy bird with normal behavior and a sick bird with behavioral problems, and even in some instances life and death!
Choosing your pet's cage is very important, as in the wild a bird would spend much of its day flying from tree to tree in search of food and at play. In captivity, one must allow for some sort of exercise, entertainment and self-expression as your bird can't leave its cage unless someone lets it out. It is very important to choose the correct cage for your pet to allow it to be happy while you are out of the house or at work, as it will be left in its cage for a large part of the day. That is why not just any old cage will do. Keep in mind the species of parrot you intend keeping, and what would be suitable for you and more important the bird. Consider how much space you can spare in your home (hopefully, if you have little space, you would not consider buying a large Macaw!).
The first step in providing a comfortable environment for your bird is the cage itself. Buy the largest cage you can afford that is suitable for both your home and the bird. At minimum, in the design of any bird cage the diameter or shortest dimension of the floor should be at least twice the span of the fully extended both wings, and the minimum height at least one and half times the overall length from head to tip of tail of the largest bird to be kept in the cage. This is based on one bird per cage, if two birds are to be kept in the cage then these dimensions must be increased by a minimum of 50%.
The cage bar spacing is critical. The species being kept in the cage should never be able to put their heads through the bars of their cage. The danger is that birds have been known to put their head through the bars, get stuck, and not be able to get back in. The cage bar thickness must also be taken into account as larger parrots have very powerful beaks and would in no time bend and possibly break thin bars. It is also better if the cage has some horizontal bars for the bird to climb up and down. While birds can navigate up and down vertical bars, it is more difficult.
There are numerous designs to suite all tastes. Generally a rectangular metal cage, preferably longer than it is tall, is the best as it allows the bird to hop from perch to perch. Tall, narrow cages prove to be rather impractical, as most birds do NOT fly straight up and down. Round cages create a situation in which every perch across its width is in some way directly over the perch below it. This leads to continual soiling with faeces of all lower perches, as in this shape cage the bird is only able to perch in one position or climb the side of the cage, which can also lead to food and water containers being soiled with faeces.
In the lower price range, there are cages made of wire. The wire may or may not be painted or powder-coated. These cages come in sizes suitable up to a medium sized parrot such as a Pionus. If you choose a wire cage, be sure that the wire is not made of a metal that is toxic, and that if painted the paint does not contain lead.
Many more expensive cages are made of iron or steel and are then sandblasted and powder-coated but as before, be sure the coating is not toxic and that any paint does not contain lead. These cages are durable, long lasting, and withstand busy beaks and escape artists. Ensure that all welds are smooth with no sharp edges. All doors should be escape-proof or easily made to lock with a clip or lock. Stainless-steel cages are the best as they are non-toxic, indestructible, easy to keep clean, but cost wise are very expensive but in the long run is by far better value for your money. When buying a cage, one of the most important things to think about is the expected life span of the bird compared to saving money on a cage.
Careful consideration must also be given to the choice of perches used, as your Pet Parrot will spend most of its time while in his cage standing on one. The best perches are natural tree branches. Providing nontoxic, washed, fresh branches such as apple, elm, ash, maple or willow will be both functional and attractive in the cage. Natural branches should be selected such that a variety of diameters are available to perch on. This affords various textures, choice of grip and good exercise for the feet, they also provide entertainment value for those birds that like to chew. Wood is more difficult to disinfect due to its porous nature - perches must therefore be washed and replaced often.
I have seen cages with sandpaper-covered perches (not recommended). This type of perch will do little to wear the nails down and can lead to serious foot irritation, sores or deep infections. Plastic perches are commonly used although not recommended, they are easy to clean and disinfect but may prove slippery for gripping and seem to only be available in a couple of sizes. Larger Parrots may chew and splinter the plastics into sharp pieces.
Water and food dishes are best made from stainless steel that are easy to clean and disinfect every day and should be attached securely to the side of the cage. The dishes should not be too deep or food will be wasted. Position the dishes such that they are easily accessible and will not be accidentally soiled with faeces. They should never be on the bottom of the cage since this is the bird's "toilet". Many pet parrots enjoy a good bath so once in a while a large shallow dish of water can be provided. Some birds like to be misted with a fine tepid water spray. Try this a few times and see how your bird reacts.
Whether you are home with your bird or not, a pet must have some form of entertainment as being cooped up in a cage all day can be a very frustrating and boring experience. They love to explore and play with toys, which may include rope, stainless steel mirrors, bells, hanging toys and pieces of wood to chew.
There are no quality controls or regulations to provide safe toys. Therefore great care must be taken to ensure the toys purchased are free from potential dangers. The following could be dangerous: clasps, bell clappers, open chain links, removable parts, easily broken parts, natural hemp or cotton rope seems to provide a variety of texture but must be monitored carefully so that the fine fibers do not become entangled around the bird's toes. This is a much more serious problem with synthetic fiber rope. These should never be used. Rubber toys can be very dangerous as they are easily chewed apart and must be avoided. Make sure toys are large enough not to be swallowed.
It pays to experiment with toys etc, and find out what your bird enjoys the most. Some birds like to hide in boxes or paper bags. You may even like to have an assortment of toys that can be rotated every week to keep the bird from getting bored. All toys should be periodically washed and disinfected. It is essential to rinse them well after washing with clean water.
The cage needs to be located where the bird gets lots of interaction with you and the family. It is not advisable to locate the cage in a room where the sudden appearance of anyone coming and going into the room will startle or frighten the bird. The cage should be against a wall to give the feeling of security, other birds need added security and prefer to be in a corner or to have their cage partially covered. Situate the cage where it receives some natural light to keep your bird healthy. Avoid it being exposed in a window, as excessive sunshine or people moving about outside may cause distress, especially if your bird is in view of any type of predator (like cats). Never locate it near or in a kitchen as several kitchen processes give of fumes that will be toxic to your bird. Other potential hazards are draughty places and excessive temperature fluctuations. Normal house temperatures of 21-27° C (70-80° F) are tolerated well by pet birds.
Many parrots need some extra humidity in the air. Humidifiers work well if you are diligent about disinfecting them. Many species of parrots create a "dust" that can cause them and even humans, breathing problems. An air purifier is a must in any home keeping pet parrots. Parrots should NEVER be exposed to cigarette or cigar smoke, burning candles, incense etc.
The cage and its contents must be kept in pristine condition at all times as this will greatly assist in keeping a happy, lively, healthy and long lived pet parrot.


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Somebody's Child: an expression of love
Art / Arts/Culture / Bristol / Film
Interweaving dance and spoken word, Tim's debut solo film Somebody's Child is a moving, poignant and uplifting expression of love created in response to her mother's illness.
Many of us have loved ones who have gone through, or are currently going through, the ordeal of an awful illness. Yet we rarely talk about it. In Somebody's Child, debut solo filmmaker Tim Lo confronts this stigmatized subject matter, asking, 'what are the thoughts that run through your head? What are the the feelings, the fears, all the things you've never said?'
By conveying some of her secrets and her deep longing to support her mother, Tim hopes to spark that conversation you've always wanted to have but never got round to. The things you'd like to tell someone who's taken care of you, given you love and support all these years, but you never knew how.
When our loved ones lose their strength and can no longer support us, it's our turn to support them, and each other. To read more of Tim's thoughts, read her personal essay here.
This piece is dedicated to my mother,
to anyone who is living with ill health,
and to everyone supporting loved ones with critical illnesses.
'Pirouettes And Poetry': A Spoken Ballet Film
Combing my two loves of POETRY and DANCE looks like…THIS I wanted to learn the disciplines of ballet technique...
Arts/Culture / June 16, 2016 / Aisha Sanyang-Meek
The Bristol Ballerina Project
Dance photographer introduces her 'The Bristol Ballerina' project, mashing up ballet and our city in a beautiful way.
Arts/Culture / October 15, 2015 / Suzi Bird
Originally from Hong Kong, Tim moved to Bristol in 2013. Along with being a content creator for Rife, she is a filmmaker and theatre-maker with a lifelong passion in dance and choreography — she is always searching for the perfect blend between all these creative forms in her work. From a former British colony, she is especially enthusiastic about discussing the identities that lie between intersections of culture, race, gender and sexuality. She is also a huge mental health advocate and keen lover of life. Her favourite pastimes include drawing or painting while listening to Cantopop and K-pop, binge-watching anime and reading fantasy novels. Dumplings and green tea cheesecake are her spirit-foods. Do stop her if you see her around to chat about animals and fabulous hair colours, it will absolutely make her day.
Top Six Places you should check out to Kickstart your Dance career
Tim takes you through her favourite Bristol organisations to go to that will help make that dance career dream a...
Arts/Culture / August 16, 2018 / Tim Lo
How a queer Asian saw 'Queer' Asia 2018
Tim Lo talks about her time at 'Queer Asia' 2018 and highlights some of her challenges living as a young queer...
Social Issues / June 28, 2018 / Tim Lo
Meet the Cutting-edge Collaborative Breaking Boundaries in VR
The Othvrs are a young, new, barrier-breaking VR collaborative group on a mission.
Arts/Culture / Bristol / Film / Upskilling / October 10, 2018 / Tim Lo


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A Grande Encaranción ou Região Metropolitana de Encaranción é a região metropolitana que a cidade de Encarnación e sua cidades próximas formam. É a terceira maior região metropolitana do Paraguai, estando atrás da Grande Assunção e da Região Metropolitana de Ciudad del Este. Possui mais de 200 000 habitantes, distribuídos por 4 distritos.

Distritos
Essa é a lista dos 4 distritos que formam a Grande Encaranación.

Regiões metropolitanas do Paraguai
Encarnación

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Hosanna is een liturgisch woord in het Jodendom en Christendom. In het Jodendom wordt het altijd gebruikt in de originele Hebreeuwse roep Hosha Na. Het betekent letterlijk: Help nu! (Help toch!) en wordt zowel door evangelischen alsook katholieken en joden gebruikt om een bepaalde vreugderoep uit te drukken. In het Hebreeuws zijn het twee aparte woorden: het eerste betekent "red, verlos" en het tweede "alstublieft."

Gebruik van Hosanna

In het Jodendom
"Hosha Na" is een Joodse liturgische term, specifiek van toepassing op de dienst Hoshana, een cyclus van gebeden waaruit elke ochtend een selectie wordt gezongen tijdens het loofhuttenfeest. De complete cyclus wordt gezongen op de zevende dag, genaamd Hoshana Rabbah (הושענא רבא, "Great Hosanna").

In het christendom
In het christendom is Hosanna (, hōsanna) de schreeuw van lof of de bewondering in erkenning van het Messiasschap van Jesus bij zijn intrede in Jeruzalem, Hosanna! Gezegend wordt wie in naam van de HEER komt!

Hosanna wordt in dezelfde strekking gebruikt bij Christelijke vereringen.

Een oude interpretatie van de hulpkreet is "Help nu!". Deze is gebaseerd op Psalm 118: 25. Och HEERE! geef nu heil; och HEERE! geef nu voorspoed. Deze interpretatie verklaart echter niet het volledige woord.

Overdrachtelijk gebruik
De uitroep Hosanna (in de christelijke betekenis) komt ook voor in het gezegde Vandaag Hosanna! morgen Kruisigt Hem! Dit gezegde waarschuwt voor de grillen van het volk, dat iemand vandaag kan toejuichen om hem of haar kort daarna te verguizen.

Zie ook
 Hallelujah

Referenties

Hebreeuws begrip


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Tag Archives: Loomio
A surprising — but long overdue — condemnation of censorship by the press from The Guardian … and summer sign-watching
Cheryll Barron	. 4th Estate moves, Cooperatives, Re-arranging publishing for the 5th Estate	. Censorship by The Guardian newspaper, Cooperatives, George Monbiot, Loomio, Press freedom
'Comment is free', 30 June 2014
Let us hope that the admirably honest George Monbiot, with his huge following, can get this subject the attention it deserves. Regular readers have seen almost everything in his Guardian blog post on Monday here on post-Gutenberg.com — and his concluding sentence, two years ago, in 'Censorship by the Press'. We wrote that after some frustrating months of drawing attention to this problem:
Why is The Guardian censoring debate about press reform and ignoring the Lord Chief Justice's endorsement of citizen journalism?
The solution proposed by the commenter 'Natacha' in her reaction beneath the Monbiot piece defines this blog's very raison d'être: See:
Loomio: open-source tools from young New Zealand techies to make the dream of practical, efficient, sexy cooperatives come true
Just a short post, for today. We have been on the road, watching for signs – and here is one of our rewards:
– photographs: postgutenberg [at] gmail.com
The components of the next media 'business model' are ready: dewy-eyed newcomers, not media's Old Guard, will do the essential assembly and testing
Cheryll Barron	. Cooperatives, Micropayments, Re-arranging publishing for the 5th Estate	. 'Business models' for post-Gutenberg media, Alan Rusbridger, Collective ownership for media, Flattr, Harvard Business School, La Stampa, Loomio, Mario Calabresi, Stefan Niggemeier, The Guardian
The old classic forms for media are broken: their replacements are coming from young explorers open to the magic of possibility and experimentation
– photographs of the Villa Borromeo: MIL22
Though Larry Page, the Google co-founder, has a thatch of grey hair, we know he is still only forty-one. His baby face reminds us that he was twenty-five in 1998, when he hatched a search engine with Sergey Brin. We also know that Jimmy Wales was thirty-five when he launched the Wikipedia in 2001, and Jeff Bezos a mere thirty at the founding of Amazon.com in 1994.
So, why are we looking to today's old media leaders to reshape the way we get news and commentary through them? Google, Wikipedia and Amazon — three inventions that have made done more than any others to re-shape the habits of those of us who used to be called bookworms — should have made it pointless for anyone to expect the big names in print media, whose chiefs are nearly all middle-aged or old, to build the bridge to future economic survival for their enterprises.
Three identifiers of the most promising scheme for publishing – called a 'business model' – look more practical and likely than ever:
Some form of collective ownership and management – which, for some new publishing groups, would mean replacing the old idea of 'reader subscriptions' with small ownership stakes for audience members who want a say in drafting rules and setting policy.
Consultative decision-making on strategic and policy matters helped by free, 'sharable' software tools designed to streamline collaboration — the kind being developed by New Zealand's Loomio cooperative (the most sophisticated of which might include software tailored to deal with particular kinds of conflict).
Vast aggregations of micropayments making up the financial lifeblood of media collectives – from selling access to certain kinds of information or entertainment (though most of this would be free); or in-payments for the privilege of stakeholding, and outpayments when there are profits to be distributed.
Most of the worker-bees driving the creativity at Loomio and the micropayments innovator Flattr are decades younger than the old media leaders in continental Europe interviewed last week by The Guardian about their struggle to adapt for digitisation. The limit of bold and adventurous thinking by these appears to be a subscription club – similar to the plan described by Mario Calabresi, editor-in-chief of Italy's La Stampa , in which most of its offerings would continue to be free …
… while holding back some premium content in order to be able to offer more in-depth information to those who want it. Around this premium content we are building a club-like structure, which brings together our keenest readers and offers them exclusive tools with which to understand the world.
Club, yes; but stake, no – and that is surely a mistake. Giving readers the chance to own a financial stake, even a small one, in drawing more traffic to a media site would encourage more of them to linger to chat with other readers – regularly log on to comments sections, treating them like virtual pubs or coffee-shops for relaxing sessions of teasing, information-sharing, debating and flirting anonymously and pseudonymously as well as in the prosaic guise of being, as on Facebook, simply themselves. One commenter on the Guardian survey of European papers had the media enterprise of the future exactly right:
ringodingo
13 June 2014 11:03am
… Newspapers, tv etc have to accept that media is now two-way.
So Guardian etc should become more like a social media site?
To an extent they already involve the readers with the comment threads.
Or, as the 2010 paper that this post-Gutenberg blog extends said, if we may be forgiven for the unpardonable sin of quoting ourselves:
New communication technologies have created a karaoke world. … Practically no one is content any more to be just a spectator, reader, passive listener or viewer. Audience participation as well as the right to talk back – which includes non-expert reviewing of works or performances by trained and seasoned professionals — have become absolutely essential.
That La Stampa understands this is clear. Calabresi said:
We are drawing on user-generated content, seeking to unite and integrate it with our quality journalism. On social networks we are working to increase reader engagement in order to make them key players in the debate on our content.
He sounds remarkably like The Guardian's own editor, Alan Rusbridger, telling an American interviewer that
We are putting our commentators in the same space as all our readers and letting them fight it out. … [R]eally, in this community of Guardian readers, there are a lot of intelligent, well-versed people actually traveling. So let's open it up to them.
But those are just words, mere sentiments, at present. Until they are offered a financial stake and the possibility, some day, of sharing in any profits, those readers contributing comments and reporting to 'opened up' papers are simply supplying unpaid labour. Not, in our view, an operating scheme with much of a future.
When will some newspaper like La Stampa or The Guardian test the idea of sharing ownership and decision-making on a strictly experimental section of its site – as this blog has suggested before, more than once? They might take a cue from the adventurous 'skunk works' at the Harvard Business School testing online education.
One European interviewed by the London newspaper about the digital future, Stefan Niggemeier – an ex-Spiegel staffer who has worked both as an editor and publishing innovator — is part of a group of twenty-five German investigative journalists playing with financial schemes that do not rely on advertising: 'We want to see if there's a way of establishing a non-advertising-based model. Whether it will work, I don't know, but I know it's right to try it, even if it fails.'
Rusbridger is sixty. Niggemeier and Calabresi are both in their mid-forties. Even they might not be young enough to translate proposals and hypotheses into media's clicking and whirring fully operational future.
21st-century cooperatives, again: can tools like Loomio's de-fang hostile, squabbling members – becoming digital go-betweens for conflict resolution?
Cheryll Barron	. Cooperatives, Culture after Gutenberg	. Albert Sun, Digital tools for defusing conflict, Francis Su, Fred Tanner ICRC, Loomio, Occupy and cooperatives, Sperner's lemma
Cooperating and conferring can be effortless and delightful … or …
– photograph by MIL22
… cooperating can try cooperators' patience and goodwill
– photograph: Biocentre-building, Kenya: Nordic FolkeCenter for Renewable Energy
Loomio — fashioning software aids to joint decision-making that any group, anywhere, can use for free – was born from the collective activism we know as the Occupy movement. Its founders know that defusing the conflicts inevitable in almost any cooperative is the trickiest part of running one. An excellent encapsulation of its history by Hamish McKenzie in Pando Daily says:
Like their peers at Occupy Wall Street, and at other Occupy camps around the world, the Wellington demonstrators would make group decisions through an inclusive process in which anyone who wanted a say got one. The group would then vote on which proposals to adopt.
…[T]he model … would come to form the basis of Loomio, a Web app that facilitates collaborative decision-making – but the process had a dark side. For a start, the people with the loudest voices and the most confident speakers eventually came to dominate the discussion; even simple decisions could become long, drawn out, highly argumentative ordeals. Meanwhile, as the camp ran its course and people started to leave, the only people left were the hardcore occupiers and the homeless people who had come in search of social support and meals. It got to a point where the group discussion was lopsided in favor of male, white voices, and not particularly inclusive after all. Occupy eventually ended its presence in the square, and people moved on.
However [the software's designers] didn't want to give up on the idea of spreading Occupy's brand of participatory democracy to wider society …
The job of wresting peace and concord from the jaws of animosity and resentment has never been one for the impatient or faint of heart – as long as there have been human beings. If post-Gutenberg is optimistic about organisations run on the net being more successful at managing conflict than the cooperatives of the 1970s it is because …
the discussions and arguments are transparent – viewable by everyone
there are records of who said what that make lying, manipulation, scheming and every form of slipperiness and bullying more difficult
The larger the audience for scrapping antagonists, the more people there are to punish bullies (as in imposing penalties on or sanctions against them), and the harder it is to resist peace-brokering efforts without looking deranged, stupid, or evil.
At least this is what we have long suspected at post-Gutenberg. When we set off in search of other people's ideas about defusing hostility, we came upon the conclusion in a 2000 paper on the subject – 'Conflict prevention and conflict resolution: limits of multilateralism' — by Fred Tanner, a top-ranking Red Cross (ICRC) expert in Geneva, that 'conflict prevention remains an enigma'.
Of course his subject was the prevention of war and butchery between countries and tribes. And of course digital transparency and communication, now part of the fabric of daily life and negotiation, were far less developed fourteen years ago.
That there might be reason to hope for change through digital go-betweens – software tools used by groups to manage conflict – was confirmed in a surprising article by Albert Sun in The New York Times about applying mathematical modelling to a specific problem. We leave you to this excerpt from it, and strongly recommend following the link to the rest of the piece:
Every month, unrelated people move into apartments together to save on rent. Many decide to simply divide the rent evenly, or to base it on bedrooms' square footage or perhaps even on each resident's income.
But as it turns out, a field of academics is dedicated to studying the subject of fair division, or how to divide good and bad things fairly among groups of people. To the researchers, none of the typical methods are satisfactory. They have better ways.
The problem is that individuals evaluate a room differently. I care a lot about natural light, but not everyone does. Is it worth not having a closet? Or one might care more about the shape of the room, or its proximity to the bathroom.
A division of rent based on square feet or any fixed list of elements can't take every individual preference into account. And negotiation without a method may lead to conflict and resentment.
… I came across a paper by Francis Su, a math professor at Harvey Mudd College in California, about a mathematical proposition discovered in 1928 by the German mathematician Emanuel Sperner. It is called Sperner's lemma.
The connection between Sperner's lemma and rent division was first published by Dr. Su in a 1999 paper titled "Rental Harmony: Sperner's Lemma in Fair Division."
Dr. Su realized that it might be related to another problem he had heard about, in which a group has to divide a theoretical cake when some want frosted flowers or an edge with more frosting.
"The trick is to design a procedure to have everyone act in their own self-interest and have an outcome that's fair," he said in an interview.
To promote the use of the new methods being invented, Ariel D. Procaccia, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has been working on a website, Spliddit, to help people use these methods to fairly divide things like the order of names of co-authors on a scientific paper or prized possessions in a divorce.
"There are all these examples of really nice ways to solve the problem," he said, "but nobody's using them."
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Cheryll Barron	. Cooperatives, Culture after Gutenberg	. 'Business models' for post-Gutenberg media, Capital in the 21st Century, Colab, Hacker News, Keiretsu-cooperative, Loomio, Oxford Internet Institute, Shaila Dewan, Thomas Piketty
Bricks for building a working model for cooperatives are being conjured out of the ether – in prototypes by young New Zealand techies
– photograph via MIL 22
Can a group of young New Zealand revolutionaries save the world – by rescuing cooperatives from the taint of failed hippie idealism and accusations of underestimating the selfishness of human beings?
We discovered Loomio, founded in Wellington this year, in thinking about Thomas Piketty's mountainously substantiated belief, in his world champion bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, that unchecked capitalism has signed its own death warrant — by ignoring the tidal wave of anger and outrage about increasingly dire and shocking social inequality.
This blog, post-Gutenberg, is founded on the conviction justified in a paper for the Oxford Internet Institute in 2010 that organisations owned by their contributors are the key to levelling the playing field in the media – that this is essential, if we want the form of government by the people we call 'democracy' to work properly. So of course we're wondering when Piketty will come to the same conclusion – like Pope Francis, as we reported last year in 'Could a pope getting respect on atheist blogs make co-operatives his weapon for fighting poverty?'.
Googling 'Piketty' and 'cooperatives' did not only produce Shaila Dewan, also making this connection, in 'Who Needs a Boss?' in The New York Times. It led to an excellent discussion on the Hacker News site last month.
We were close to ecstatic to learn on that forum about the birth of Loomio – a group of young software designers with exactly the right skills to support the point made on this blog in February of 2012, that the lightning digital communication we have now means that cooperatives no longer have to be bogged down by endless meetings and chronic bickering and power-mongering. We said, then, in 'A better Facebook — or why cooperatives run on the web should work better than the old hippie kind':
Lots of us had our first encounters with cooperatives in the 1970s — as places owned and run by early evangelists for whole-grain and organic foods […] Many such organisations disintegrated because of warring and secretive factions that did not always share what they knew; slow communication between members; the logistical difficulties that meeting in person often entailed, and confusion about aims and aspirations.
For cooperatives using these digital thingies we all have now, many of those problems would never arise. The new tools make it easy for everyone to see the same information, and to spell out goals and policies crisply. […] To run an organisation designed as a cooperative, everyone involved could study complex new information together online, and decide questions at the blinding speed that, … for instance, … The Guardian's opinion polls work …
Someone especially brilliant behind the founding of Loomio grasped the idea all the way down to the mention in that second paragraph of The Guardian's opinion polls – whose progress happens to be displayed in pie charts. The Wikipedia summary of Loomio's mission explains: 'Loomio is a libre software application for group decision-making and collaboration […] As discussions progress the group receives feedback on a proposal through an up-datable pie chart.'
We urge our readers to visit the Loomio.org site for further – erm – enlightenment (could this be a group who grew up reading about Harry Potter's 'Lumos!' spell?). Its home page announces: 'Loomio unleashes the internet's potential to bring people towards consensus rather than polarized debate..'
In the meanwhile, here is a practical idealist at a startup in New York explaining how using Loomio's toolkit fits the charter and modus operandi of his own organisation – the Colab Cooperative — 'a worker-owned tech cooperative supporting startup social enterprises through agile development of … products that we hope will change the world for the better'. The upper-case letters are our own annotations — reactions and mental notes — reading his contribution to the Hacker News discussion:
PROGRESS! SOMEONE ARGUING FROM HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTATION …We have found the biggest plus of being a cooperative to be the sense of equality amongst our crew stemming from a democratic-based decision making process and a path to membership (as a co-owner) available to all (assuming performance and cultural standards are met).
THE BRIGHTEST SOCIALLY-AWARE TECHIES WILL IN FUTURE CHOOSE COOPS …Moving forward we are of the opinion that the many of the best and brightest in our industry who seek social and environmental change will choose to work in cooperatives rather than traditional corporations even if it means sacrificing some personal financial benefit to do so (although hopefully this will not be needed as more resources go to supporting cooperatives).
IDEALISM IS NOT THE DRUG OF FOOLS BUT THE WAY SOME THINGS IMPROVE IN THE WORLD, BIT BY BIT …The 'meaning quotient' of life generally trumps all for those we work with and those who support cooperatives.
RECOGNISES NEED FOR 'EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE' AND STRONGLY SHARED BELIEFS … In terms of keynotes, running a cooperative successfully requires: – emotional intelligence – operational processes that support intra-team communication and collaborative work – a willingness to put your trust in your co-workers – a strong sense of cultural identity – a mission that can be shared with members and partners.
LEARNING TO BALANCE LEADERSHIP FOR SPEED, WHEN THIS IS MISSION-CRITICAL, WITH CONSULTATION-AND-COLLABORATION, THE ORGANISATION'S CORE CULTURE … Given this is HN, I will say that there is some tension b/t the 'lead by your gut' – fast and furious – approach of most entrepreneurs and the emphasis in cooperatives on getting consensus from the team on big decisions. As a former 'traditional' entrepreneur with some VC / startup experience, I feel like we have found a nice balance b/t empowering our management team to lead with their 'gut' business instincts while also engaging in proactive communication with the team around key business decisions.
ADMITS MISTAKES …That said I have also at times stepped on some toes and gently bruised some egos with my former ways. So it is a learning process for sure…
EXPERIMENTING WITH COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING SOFTWARE … As part of our communications work, we have begun experimenting with using http://loomio.org as part of our discussion and decision-making process.
Best of luck, Loomio and Colab. It will be a dream come true to see you prove sour, embittered old pessimists — like this Thomas Howard Kunstler commenting on Piketty — utterly mistaken:
[T]he second leading delusion in our culture these days, after the wish for a something-for-nothing magic energy rescue remedy, is the idea that we can politically organize our way out of the epochal predicament of civilization that we face. Piketty just feeds that secondary delusion.


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El Giro d'Itàlia de 1951 fou la trenta-quatrena edició del Giro d'Itàlia i es disputà entre el 19 de maig i el 10 de juny de 1951, amb un recorregut de 4.153 km distribuïts en 20 etapes, dues d'elles contrarellotge individual. 98 ciclistes hi van prendre part, acabant-la 75 d'ells. La sortida i arribada es feu a Milà.

Història
Per primera vegada el Giro finalitza una etapa a San Marino i una altra a Suïssa, país per on sí que s'havia passat, però no com a inici i final d'etapa. Per darrera vegada s'entrega la maglia negra, símbol del darrer classificat de la general.

Fiorenzo Magni s'adjudicà el segon Giro d'Itàlia, sent acompanyat al podi pel belga Rik van Steenbergen i el suís Ferdi Kübler. El francès Louison Bobet guanyà la classificació de la muntanya.

Equips
En aquesta edició hi van prendre part 14 equips integrats per set ciclistes cadascun, per formar un gran grup de 98 ciclistes.

Etapes

Classificacions finals

Classificació general

Classificació de la muntanya

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Resultats del Giro d'Itàlia de 1951 a museociclismo.it

1951
Competicions ciclistes del 1951


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Wrap-up and Unboxing – Episode 13
Hello Readers, welcome back to my blog. I hope we are all doing great.
Happy new month. Hope we have a great and productive month.
March Wrap-up
I read 7 books this month. I have also attached links of places you can purchase books, they are affiliate links which means I will get a small commission which helps me continue my blog, if you buy books using any of these links the price does not change for you so there is no added cost to you.
The past never forgets…
Before an ambush by enemy soldiers, Lord Cassia was an engineer's apprentice on a mission entrusted by the king. But when plague sweeps over the land, leaving countless dead and devastating the kingdom, even Cas' title cannot save him from a rotting prison cell and a merciless sickness.
Three years later, Cas wants only to return to his home in the mountains and forget past horrors. But home is not what he remembers. His castle has become a refuge for the royal court. And they have brought their enemies with them.
When an assassin targets those closest to the queen, Cas is drawn into a search for a killer… one that leads him to form an unexpected bond with a brilliant young historian named Lena. Cas and Lena soon realize that who is behind the attacks is far less important than why. They must look to the past, following the trail of a terrible secret—one that could threaten the kingdom's newfound peace and plunge it back into war.
Aspiring college athlete Aileen Nessa is finding the recruiting process beyond daunting.
Tyler Jensen is UofG's NCAA champion in the hurdles and Jim Thorpe recipient for top defensive back in football. His incredible ocean blue eyes and confident smile make Aileen stutter and forget why she is visiting UofG. His offer to take her under his wing, should she choose to come to Gatica, is a temping proposition that has her wondering if she might be making a deal with an angel or the devil himself.
Aileen Nessa surprised the track and field world by signing with a small D1 NCAA school. Talented on the track and in the classroom, she is headed to UofG.
Tyler Jensen, the boy she desperately wants to catch the attention of, seems to have forgotten all about what happened on her recruiting trip last February. Devastated, she throws her frustration into the only thing she knows – track.
Will pushing everything to the limit create the fulfillment she desperately wants or will everything come crashing down before she reaches the first hurdle?
High Jumper Jani Felix is on a full ride at the University of Gatica. She's determined to make NCAAs. What she's trying not to do, is focus on one of the varsity team's top swimmers, Carter Daily.
When Jani's grades begin slipping she keeps it quiet, afraid to ask for help. When her performance results start dropping, she can't hide from it anymore. She has to make the decision if she's going to sink or swim.
When multi-eventer Chrissy is injured, she has to sit out a season of track in order to regain her strength. Focussing on getting stronger, she begins working out in the weight room and meets injured hockey star, Ryan Phillips.
Will both of them recover physically and will their attraction to each other help fix the confidence mentally broken down inside of them?
Tyler Jensen, has it all—good looks, charm, athletic talent, the swag and attitude that makes him the big man on campus with a multi-million dollar NFL contract on the horizon.
Not one to give up on a challenge, Tyler pushes his limits as the pressures mount to continue being a star athlete in two sports, the high expectations of the school and attention he's getting from around the country, the media and trying to win Aileen over.
Aileen Nessa wants to fall for the boy with amber-green-gray eyes. Her body responds to his touch and she knows she can get lost in those beautiful eyes when he gazes at her. However, can he compete with her first love—track and field?
Turns out forever didn't last as long as Aileen thought it would. While she's busy picking up the pieces of her broken heart, she throws her focus back into the one thing that has always been constant – track.
Tyler's eligibility for NCAA track is over. He's now focussed on professional football. He opts to finish the rest of his courses online and move to Foxborough, Mass and being his preseason training. He's running away and he knows it. However, running's better than being forced to see Aileen and knowing he'd begged her to come with him and she turned him down. It hurts too much.
It should have been the perfect summer. Sent to stay with her late mother's eccentric family in London, sixteen-year-old Joan is determined to enjoy herself. She loves her nerdy job at the historic Holland House, and when her super cute co-worker Nick asks her on a date, it feels like everything is falling into place.
But she soon learns the truth. Her family aren't just eccentric: they're monsters, with terrifying, hidden powers. And Nick isn't just a cute boy: he's a legendary monster slayer, who will do anything to bring them down.
As she battles Nick, Joan is forced to work with the beautiful and ruthless Aaron Oliver, heir to a monster family that hates her own. She'll have to embrace her own monstrousness if she is to save herself, and her family. Because in this story . . .
. . . she is not the hero.
He'll teach her the art of seduction…for a price.
Only months before reclaiming his championship title, mixed martial artist Reid Andrews suffers a serious injury. Fortunately, his trainer knows the perfect physical therapist to get Reid healed and back into fighting shape—the little sister of Reid's best friend. But Lucie is no longer a scrawny little girl, and she's more than capable of handling a bad boy with a bad attitude.
Lucie Miller needs some professional help of her own. Bookish girls don't usually land the hot guys, and she's gone unnoticed by a certain doctor for way too long. So when her childhood crush offers her lessons in seduction in exchange for getting him ready for the biggest night of his career, Lucie jumps at the chance.
But when his feelings begin to change, Reid finds himself in the fight of his life, and it's not even in the octagon. Now he needs to switch up his game plan if he wants to win Lucie's heart…before she gives it to somebody else.
In Disney's live-action film "Beauty and the Beast," Belle, a bright, beautiful, and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince inside. Dark, cool, muted colors show the Beast's pessimistic view of the world in this full-color manga-style graphic novel, which explores the Beast's struggle as he tries to move on from his past and learn what it is to love.
In Disney's live-action film "Beauty and the Beast," Belle, a bright, beautiful, and independent young woman, is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince inside. Soft, warm, bright colors show Belle's optimistic view of the world in this full-color manga-style graphic novel, which explores Belle's innermost thoughts as she learns that true beauty comes from within.
Princess Shiori made a deathbed promise to return the dragon's pearl to its rightful owner, but keeping that promise is more dangerous than she ever imagined.
She must journey to the kingdom of dragons, navigate political intrigue among humans and dragons alike, fend off thieves who covet the pearl for themselves and will go to any lengths to get it, all while cultivating the appearance of a perfect princess to dissuade those who would see her burned at the stake for the magic that runs in her blood.
The pearl itself is no ordinary cargo; it thrums with malevolent power, jumping to Shiori's aid one minute, and betraying her the next—threatening to shatter her family and sever the thread of fate that binds her to her true love, Takkan. It will take every ounce of strength Shiori can muster to defend the life and the love she's fought so hard to win.
Drama wrap-up
Hello! The Sharpshooter – 6/10 stars
Royal feast – 9/10 stars
Bridgerton: season 2 – 7/10 stars
This post is not sponsored by Fairyloot. I received my Fairyloot February box which I will detail the items in it for you guys. Without further ado, here are the items for the February Fairyloot box, which books they are inspired by and the instagram handles of the people who made the artworks –
James 3:17 – But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favouritism and is always sincere.
Starless sea socks designed by @jezhawk – inspired by Te Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Crescent City necklace inspired by Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas
Wicked Fox Artprint designed by @cyt_draws – inspired by Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
Moon goddess tote bag designed by @rosiethorns88 – inspired by the book of this month
Celestial bookends designed by @jezhawk
This month's collectable tarot cards are Queen and King of Pentacles illustrated by @lizzart_zardonics – featuring Mustang and Darrow from Red Rising series by Pierce Brown
The book of the month is Daughter of the Mon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan – artworks on the endpapers by @gracezhuart. Character print on the author's letter by @rosiethorns88
If you are interested in reading any of the above books, you can purchase them using the links below:
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