This entertaining letter was written by 26 year-old Sgt. Alonzo Smith (1837-Aft1880) of Cornville, Somerset County, Maine. Alonzo enlisted in Company D, 24th Maine Infantry on 13 October 1862 and was mustered out on 25 August 1863. The 24th Maine was a 9-month's regiment organized at Augusta under the command of Col. George Marston Atwood.
The regiment left Maine for New York City on 29 October 1862. They were on duty at East New York until 12 January 12 1863 when they were moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, and then to New Orleans, Louisiana, by 14 February 1863. They were then moved to Bonnet Carre, Louisiana, on 26 February 1863 where they remained until May. Some of the regiment (not Company D) participated in the expedition to Ponchatoula and Amite River (March 21-30) and captured Ponchatoula on 24 March. The regiment then participated on the expedition to Amite River (May 7-21) and to Civiques Ferry (May 10). They were part of the advance on Port Hudson (May 21-24) and took part in the assault on Port Hudson (May 27 and June 14). After the surrender of Port Hudson, the regiment was ordered home where they were mustered out of service 25 August 1863.
Alonzo wrote this letter from Bonnet Carre in St. John Parish, Louisiana, on the west bank of the Mississippi River. He tells his hometown relative that the regiment has suffered considerable sickness and numerous deaths from fevers and dysentery. Regimental records show that 190 men (19% of the regiment) died from diseases — most of them in Louisiana.
I find on comparing dates that considerable time has elapsed since I saw you and that we have not but little longer to stay here and consequently if I would fulfill my promise to you, I must do it soon. So I set about it this day — having time and opportunity.
I have written quite a number of letters since I enlisted but have not received as many. It makes one feel quite agreeable to receive letters from home and friends when he is far away and in the enemy's land. We have had two mails since we came here but there was nothing for me — it didn't come. I wrote a long letter to Christiana when at New Orleans and I have written one to Eunice since our arrival here. Probably they have received. I hope to know it soon.
We have been here just a month today. We are encamped on the left bank of the river and at a place they call Bony Cary but spell Bonnet Carre. There has been till recently three regiments here, but now there are only six companies — the rest having gone up the river for a short time to look after rebels.
There is quite a collection of houses here but it is a low, stinking place. The buildings are all — so far as I have seen — built along the river. The land appears to be cleared back from the river from one to two miles. Beyond is the dark, dense forests. The land is very flat and moist and all has to be drained. But it is very fertile. The surface of the river is from five to eight feet higher than the surrounding country. This is peculiar and is a characteristic that I do not admire.
It seems like being in a foreign country. The people all talk the French language and negroes are numerous. And then the customs and ways are different from those of the beloved Yankee Land.
I have been pretty fortunate thus far, so far as regards health, and have not seen much hardship. But I tell you, Clark, I shall know how to prize the pleasures and privileges of home if I should be so happy as to return to my native town. The picture presented to view here has been a sorrowful one and tends to give one a dislike of military life. But Old Death is abroad in the world and he has been reaping a rich harvest here. Our company has lost five at this place. Fevers and dysentery kill them. Men seem to die easy here. They will be sick a short time and then drop to sleep to wake no more. How many have died out of the regiment I know not, but the number of deaths in other companies will not average with ours. They have been fewer. I am happy to say, however, that the health of our company and regiment is improving. Deaths are not so frequent. For a time we buried two or three a day. We — our company — have but one in the hospital now. That is Nathan Baine — not very sick. We have quite a number that are unwell but are improving. All have the diarrhea — and such an exercising of the bowels and stomach I never heard of before. It beats all. And myself? Have I escaped? Ah no! Poor me! I have been sorely afflicted day and night. But I am nearly well now, am feeling first rate and am recruiting — gaining in strength and weight — and have concluded that I should survive the ravages of this diabolical bowel complaint.
The weather has not been very warm yet. Thunderstorms are quite frequent. For two days the weather has been quite cool. Everything here denotes a warm sun and a productive soil. Clover is in blossom and the trees are green with the new and luxuriant foliage. All the trees are not green the year round. I saw green vegetables in New Orleans market the 20th of February. This is a productive country but curse the climate.
As for news relating to the great war that is making this part of the country a waste, I have none of importance. We don't get any papers very often and as near as I can find out, there is not much doing toward putting down the rebellion. It is dragging along in the same old way. I believe fate is against us. I doubt about there being many true Unionists in this section. Those that remain are forced to appear so by force of circumstances. As we were coming up the river, in only three instances was there a manifestation of Union feeling by white citizens. The negroes most always saluted us with a wave of the hat or handkerchief. The whites — most of them — appeared sullen and morose, and I believe wished us no good. I admit, however, that my opportunities for ascertaining the facts in regard to the feelings of the people have not been extensive, but I believe from what I have seen and others have told me, that what I have said is near the truth.
Since I have been here, quite a large force has passed up the river and several gunboats also — all to operate against Vicksburg, I suppose; after the rebels get all ready for us. I don't expect our regiment will see any fighting, nor do I think it will be of much benefit to the government. Nor will any of the nine month's regiments. It was bad policy to enlist men for so short a time.
What is your opinion of the war, Clark?
[P. S.] Be generous of your view with a critic's eye. Remember where I am.
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I find this blog entry of great interest. The Alonzo Smith noted here is my great grandfather and I am in possession of some of his civil war medals and mementos and his own life story where he recounts, along with much else, his experiences at Bonnet "Carrie" at the time of his letter to Clark smith. I wish to learn more details surrounding this letter.


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Roles of glycosylation in notch signaling
Pamela Stanley, Tetsuya Okajima
Notch and the DSL Notch ligands Delta and Serrate/Jagged are glycoproteins with a single transmembrane domain. The extracellular domain (ECD) of both Notch receptors and Notch ligands contains numerous epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats which are post-translationally modified by a variety of glycans. Inactivation of a subset of genes that encode glycosyltransferases which initiate and elongate these glycans inhibits Notch signaling. In the formation of developmental boundaries in Drosophila and mammals, in mouse T-cell and marginal zone B-cell development, and in co-culture Notch signaling assays, the regulation of Notch signaling by glycans is to date a cell-autonomous effect of the Notch-expressing cell. The regulation of Notch signaling by glycans represents a new paradigm of signal transduction. O-fucose glycans modulate the strength of Notch binding to DSL Notch ligands, while O-glucose glycans facilitate juxta-membrane cleavage of Notch, generating the substrate for intramembrane cleavage and Notch activation. Identifying precisely how the addition of particular sugars at specific locations on Notch modifies Notch signaling is a challenge for the future.
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Notch Receptors
Glycosyltransferases
Coculture Techniques
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Stanley, P., & Okajima, T. (2010). Roles of glycosylation in notch signaling. (C ed.) (Current Topics in Developmental Biology; Vol. 92, No. C). Unknown Publisher. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0070-2153(10)92004-8
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Gain a deeper appreciation of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven on this small group tour as we journey across Austria and Germany.
Widely regarded as one of the world's greatest composers, Ludwig van Beethoven (1170-1827) was a leading figure in the transitional period between the 18th century Classical and 19th century Romantic ages of Western music. His most noteworthy achievements include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, a mass (Missa solemnis), and an opera (Fidelio). His best-known compositions were Symphony No. 5, with its beloved first four notes; and Symphony No. 9, famous for its stirring choral finale featuring the words of Friedrich Schiller's poem, "Ode to Joy".
Beethoven was born into a musical family in the city of Bonn, Germany, and his first music teacher was his father. Johann van Beethoven wanted to turn his son into a musical prodigy (a la Mozart) but Beethoven would only attract attention for his musical genius in his adolescence. In any case, when Mozart met Beethoven, the former announced that Beethoven would make "a great name for himself in the world"--a pronouncement that would prove true.
Beethoven studied under Christian Gottlob Neefe and Joseph Haydn, but added unique innovations to his work that put more emphasis on music as expressions of mood and feeling. He continued composing even while battling deafness, producing awe-inspiring pieces that move audiences to this day.
The tour begins in the city of Bonn, where Beethoven was born. We spend the first few days taking in churches, fine architecture, and city precincts where Beethoven formed his unique artistic sensibility. We also visit the Parish church in which many of his compositions were first performed. There will also be visits to Organ Workshops, Augustburg Palace, and a Museum dedicated to Robert Schumann, one of the Romantic era's most famous composers to whom Beethoven was a significant influence.
We take a walking tour in the city of Vienna, particularly to key sites where Beethoven composed and performed. Vienna was where Beethoven studied composition under Joseph Haydn, and consequently gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist.
A key highlight of this tour is the opportunity to attend five concerts during the eight nights. Performances of Beethoven's work include the Opening Concert at Beethovenhalle and two more performances in this season.
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Overview: After making our own way to Bonn, we meet at the hotel for a welcome dinner and tour orientation.
Overview: Today, we explore Bonn on foot, taking a tour of the city that incorporates many of the main sights related to Beethoven. We visit Beethoven House, the Parish Church of St Regimius (where many of Beethoven's early works were first performed), and the Old Cemetery.
In the afternoon, we learn about the life and works of Robert Schumann — who was himself great influenced by Beethoven — at the Schumann Museum.
In the evening, we enjoy a spectacular performance at the Beethovenhalle and have dinner at a local restaurant.
Overview: After breakfast, we take a guided tour of the Organ Workshop Klais. The family-run company that operates this Workshop designs, builds and restores pipe organs. Founded in 1882 by Johannes Klais senior, the Workshop provides fantastic insight into the ongoing significance of pipe-organ music in Germany.
Later in the day, we visit Augustburg Palace and Hunting Lodge Falkenlust — both are UNESCO cultural World Heritage Sites since 1984. They are connected by the spacious gardens and trees of the Schlosspark. Augustusburg Palace and its parks also serve as a venue for the Brühl Palace Concerts.
Overview: Today, we enjoy a cruise on the Rhine River to Konigswinter, via Bad Honnef.
We experience the majesty of Drachenfels Castle, a ruined castle atop an enormous rock. The castle gained popularity in the romantic era after it was featured in Lord Byron's long poem, Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. Subsequently, this rock and castle became an important German tourist and Romanticist pilgrimage destination.
In the evening, we enjoy another unforgettable performance of Late Romantic works at the Beethovenhalle, back in Bonn.
Overview: Today we travel by coach to Cologne, where we meet our local guide for a tour of this extraordinary city. Sightseeing includes a tour of Cologne Cathedral, Germany's most popular tourist destination. Despite being left incomplete during the medieval period, Cologne Cathedral now stands as an architectural masterpiece that recently gained status as a World Heritage Site.
From Cologne, we fly together to Vienna, where we check into our new hotel and enjoy dinner.
Overview: We enjoy a tour of Vienna with a local guide, taking in the main sights, including a visit to the Beethoven memorial.
We also visit the Central Cemetery where we can pay respects at Beethoven's grave.
In the afternoon, we visit the Beethoven House in Heiligenstadt, where, in 1802, he wrote the "Heiligenstädter Testament". This letter, wherein he expressed despair over his advancing deafness, was never sent to his brothers.
In the evening, we experience a classic ensemble concert, which features music from Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, and — of course — Beethoven.
Overview: After breakfast, we head to the House of Music for a guided tour of the Vienna Staatsoper, Vienna's premier opera venue.
Overview: After breakfast, we have the morning free to explore Vienna at our own pace.
We then visit the Pasqualati Museum before coming together for an evening concert at Vienna Staatsoper, and a farewell dinner at a local restaurant.
Overview: After breakfast, we say our farewells and the tour draws to an end.
More than any other composer, Beethoven left to posterity a vast body of material that documents the early stages of almost everything he wrote. From this trove of sketchbooks, Lewis Lockwood draws us into the composer's mind, unveiling a creative process of astonishing scope and originality. For musicians and nonmusicians alike, Beethoven's symphonies stand at the summit of artistic achievement, loved today as they were two hundred years ago for their emotional cogency, variety, and unprecedented individuality. Beethoven labored to complete nine of them over his lifetime―a quarter of Mozart's output and a tenth of Haydn's―yet no musical works are more iconic, more indelibly stamped on the memory of anyone who has heard them. They are the products of an imagination that drove the composer to build out of the highest musical traditions of the past something startlingly new. Lockwood brings to bear a long career of studying the surviving sources that yield insight into Beethoven's creative work, including concept sketches for symphonies that were never finished. From these, Lockwood offers fascinating revelations into the historical and biographical circumstances in which the symphonies were composed. In this compelling story of Beethoven's singular ambition, Lockwood introduces readers to the symphonies as individual artworks, broadly tracing their genesis against the backdrop of political upheavals, concert life, and their relationship to his major works in other genres. From the first symphonies, written during his emerging deafness, to the monumental Ninth, Lockwood brings to life Beethoven's lifelong passion to compose works of unsurpassed beauty.
A recognized authority on Beethoven, Lockwood (music, emeritus, Harvard) concentrates primarily on his subject's music and development as a composer before dedicating separate chapters to biography and the historical, political, and cultural milieus. This particularly refreshing approach, modeled on Abraham Pasis's "Subtle Is the Lord": The Science and the Life of Albert Einstein and Nicholas Boyle's Goethe: The Poet and the Age, differs from other recent studies that focused more on Beethoven's life (e.g., Barry Cooper's Beethoven and Maynard Solomon's Beethoven). All of Lockwood's narrative, including the discussion of specific compositions, will be accessible to serious music lovers with only a modest technical background. This results partly from an interesting innovation, especially pleasing to specialists-100 additional musical examples are available on a companion web site (www.wwnorton.com/ trade/lockwood), allowing the author to be far less technical in his discussion. Lockwood's study offers a new and authoritative interpretation of a prodigiously gifted and complex man and artist who saw himself as Mozart's heir. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.
Beethoven scholar and classical radio host John Suchet has had a lifelong, ardent interest in the man and his music. Here, in his first full-length biography, Suchet illuminates the composer's difficult childhood, his struggle to maintain friendships and romances, his ungovernable temper, his obsessive efforts to control his nephew's life, and the excruciating decline of his hearing. This absorbing narrative provides a comprehensive account of a momentous life, as it takes the reader on a journey from the composer's birth in Bonn to his death in Vienna. Chronicling the landmark events in Beethoven's career—from his competitive encounters with Mozart to the circumstances surrounding the creation of the well-known Für Elise and Moonlight Sonata—this book enhances understanding of the composer's character, inspiring a deeper appreciation for his work. Beethoven scholarship is constantly evolving, and Suchet draws on the latest research, using rare source material (some of which has never before been published in English) to paint a complete and vivid portrait of the legendary prodigy.
Jan Swafford's biographies of Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human being who composed some of the world's most iconic music. Swafford mines sources never before used in English-language biographies to reanimate the revolutionary ferment of Enlightenment-era Bonn, where Beethoven grew up and imbibed the ideas that would shape all of his future work. Swafford then tracks his subject to Vienna, capital of European music, where Beethoven built his career in the face of critical incomprehension, crippling ill health, romantic rejection, and "fate's hammer," his ever-encroaching deafness. Throughout, Swafford offers insightful readings of Beethoven's key works. More than a decade in the making, this will be the standard Beethoven biography for years to come.
Robert trained as a health professional, worked in the health industry in both the UK and Australia and for 18 years held various positions with the Royal Flying Doctor Service, including 6 years in the RFDS National Office in Sydney.
Robert has lived in Melbourne, Beechworth, Alice Springs, Cairns, Brisbane and Sydney and travelled extensively in Australia and New Zealand. He is currently based in London pursuing post-graduate study in public history and leading programs.
Robert has travelled extensively including an overland trip between Australia and the UK in the 1990's, visits to various South American countries, as well as recent trips to the Antarctic and European Arctic.
Robert has a strong interest in history and cultural heritage making these a focus of his own travels as well as when leading programs with Odyssey.
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Sport and architecture are two elements of contemporary life that have a broad and profound impact on the world around us. The role architecture plays in shaping buildings and societies has occupied historians for centuries. Likewise, the cultural, economic, and political importance of sport is the subject of sustained academic inquiry. When sport and architecture converge, as in the 2012 London Olympics or the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, then the impact of these two forms of social activity is redoubled.
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Cybercrime cost the world economy about $445 billion in 2014 and the 2015 numbers will be even higher. The cost of data breaches will reach $2.1 trillion globally by 2019. Worldwide spending on information security is estimated to reach $77 billion in 2015. In the midst of these astounding numbers, the role of the "human factor" has gotten lost. This is a frightening fact. Why? Because "they will click." A breach is just one click away – a single person can and will overcome any technological safeguard. This is an unassailable reality, but one that gets mostly lip service by companies.
The human factor is the most important element of a company's cyber defense profile. Every feature of a company's cyber defense is driven by human thinking and behavior – from the baseline understanding of a company's vulnerabilities, design and implementation of defenses, interaction with cybersecurity vendors and responding to threats and breaches.
Major hacks have a common element – the "human factor." Yet we rarely focus on the defining role human beings played at every step in the breach lifecycle. Viewing humans as a crucial element of cybersecurity conflicts with the common perception that cybersecurity is a "tech" problem that has a "tech" solution and the equally common and utterly false belief that "regular" people just can't be taught this stuff.
Hackers are so sophisticated that it is not remotely enough to rely on even the best firewalls and anti-virus protection. No technology will be enough if employees do not practice good cyber hygiene – this includes line employees who use computers and mobile devices and corporate leaders who are responsible for information security policies, including corporate directors. Any individual with access to a company's system represents a threat and must be part of that company's cyber defense strategy.
IBM's "2014 Cyber Security Intelligence Index" reported that 95% of all security incidents involve human error. Many of these are attacks by external actors who prey on human weakness to lure insiders to unwittingly give them access to sensitive information. Insiders – current and former employees, in particular – have become the most-cited culprits of cybercrime.
Many attacks involve social engineering techniques, like "malvertizing," to lure targeted individuals into making mistakes. Ninety-five percent of advanced and targeted attacks involved spear-phishing scams with emails containing malicious attachments that can cause malware to be downloaded onto the user's computer or device.
Organizations are not oblivious to the "human factor." Cyber Edge Group's "2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report (North America and Europe)" states that for the second year in a row "low security awareness among employees" was cited as the top inhibitor to an organization's ability to defend itself against cyberthreats. With statistics like these, employee awareness and cyber hygiene should be at the forefront of corporate cybersecurity priorities. Not so.
Virtually all cyber defense systems and technologies have been focused on the concept of "fortification" — the creation of technological barriers to attack. But fortification is an archaic, "physical world" concept that has no place in the intangible and virtual world of cyberspace.
Technology has not reached the point where it can stop any and all "zero day" viruses and other unique threats before they wreak havoc. The utility of humans in the overall cybersecurity effort has been undervalued and overlooked. If intruders are banking on human error, a logical next step would be to equip humans to practice better cyber hygiene. Doing so requires an effort to which most organizations have only given lip service.
Few organizations have undertaken effective programs to make employees part of the overall cybersecurity effort. Surveys show that many corporate directors are still in the dark about cybersecurity. Major breaches show that even high-level officers and corporate boards could profit by cybersecurity training, even if only to confirm that big spending on cybersecurity technology does not create effective cybersecurity. The recent Sony breach had its roots in a spear phishing attack aimed at a corporate officer. The federal Office of Personnel Management cyber debacle shows what happens when an organization's leadership does not grasp the multivariate nature of cybersecurity.


The premier high school All-American game reached out to Rabun County quarterback Gunner Stockton last Wednesday.
TIGER — Brison Beck amassed nearly 800 more rushing yards and tripled his rushing total from his junior to senior year.
Rabun County football players were recognized during the team's annual awards banquet in Tiger on Sunday afternoon.


Edgar Louis Ewing was born in Hartington, Nebraska in 1913. Ewing began his career at the age of 18, as a student of painting and drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago under Boris Ansfels. Right away, Ewing had a deep personal philosophy for his art career. Ewing's success lead him the Edward L. Ryerson Fellowship for Foreign Travel and Study upon graduation in 1935.
After his studies in Europe, Ewing returned to Chicago to become a member of the faculty of the Art Institute of Chicago and later educator of the Arts at the University of Southern California. The University of Chicago was one of his first teaching stints, though interims were spent at Oregon as well as Michigan Universities. Years later Ewing goes on to teach at the University of Southern California, where he remained for numerous years. Throughout his entire career as an educator, he remained a highly productive artist. Ewing became the recipient of a myriad of awards and recognitions for his solo as well as group exhibitions.
Ewing embraced his double career of artist and educator and was equally devoted to each passion.
At the age of 30, WWII erupts and Ewing offers himself as a member of the Corps of Engineers attached to CPIC-RAF. Specifically, he serves for the Southeast Asia command in China, Burma, India Theatre, in the Philippines and Japan. While away, Ewing's work is featured in Group exhibitions affiliated with The Art Institute of Chicago. He returned to the United States after three years and resumed his careers as artist and educator. With 11 years at the University of Southern California, Ewing goes on sabbatical to journey throughout Europe. Specifically, England, France, Italy, Switzerland and Greece. Ewing especially develops an innermost desire for Greece and spends lengthy intervals in the country.
In 1964, Ewing goes on leave again from University of Southern California and becomes an artist in residence at the American Academy in Rome. In this time he allows for inspiration from travels across Europe as well as Asia; in Portugal, Spain, England, Holland, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Egypt, India, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan. In 1967 he receives the Jose Drudis Foundation Grant which allowed for his work in Greece. At the same time his work is shown at the prestigious Esther Bear Gallery in Santa Barbara, California. From 1968 through 1969 Ewing becomes awarded The Andrew Mellon Chair at the Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1972 he continues his work as Professor at University of Southern and as well as spending summers in his Athens studio. His strong impact in the Los Angeles Art community leads him to win the Los Angeles Library Association Eighth Annual. His continuous travels to Greece allow for series works based on his travels (i.e. Greek Wedding Series 1973, which is featured at the prestigious National Gallery in Athens as well as the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery the year later).
Irving Stone, a close friend recalls how Ewing's' work has gone through a gradual transformation and maturity through each passing year. Ewing notes What is painted today is conditioned by experience today but tomorrow is another story. From an early age Edgar Ewing had wanted to be a painter, nothing more. To that account, he only views the world through his painter's eyes. Ewing's prolific career has been on the basis of three ideals: 1. Paint what you see, 2. Paint what you know about what you think you have seen; and 3. Paint a metaphor of what you think you know about what you have seen. He believes that these three ideas convey with nature and the reality of the experience as well as his experience with canvas and paint. When a piece is completed by Ewing, he admits the piece needs no further explanation from the painter instead the piece can go on to live its' own life over a period of time. Frederick W. Sleight, executive Director at the Palm Springs Desert Museum in 1976 recalls how Ewing had an intensive look into the reality of things and deep reflection on the essence of his subjects. Edgar Ewing is noted for his more than 30 series of paintings on subjects such as Bryce Canyon, Las Vegas and, most extensively, Greece. Much like the shards of ancient pottery that show only pieces of the mythological story, in the Greek series of paintings Ewing pieced together fragments of color and shapes to create his own story of Greece. He used a highly classical subject matter to create distinctly modern compositions, fusing past and present. Ewing admitted to being influenced by the style and color of modern French painting and yet applied his unique vision to every canvas and sculpture.
There is no direct classification of Ewing's work, though most subsequently it is identified with post cubist tendencies. Ewing admits, No one has taught us more about the subject of structure, while keeping intact the unity of content, than the Cubists.
1. Bear, Esther. Edgar Ewing Catalog. Esther Bear Gallery. Santa Barbara, California.
2. Ewing, Edgar. The Roman Series. Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Ambassador Hotel. Los Angeles, California. March 20 – April 17, 1964.
3. Gilmore, Jack G. Ewing Catalog. Ruthermore Galleries. San Francisco, California. October 1 – 31.
4. Karlstrom, Paul J. Archives of American Art Journal, 1997 (Volume 37 Numbers 3 and 4) P. 48. Smithsonian Institution,Washington, DC.
5. Langs, Jules. Ewing and Johnston. Art News. February 1952.
6. Ross, Kenneth & Ewing, Edgar. Wedding Series: Edgar Ewing. Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park Catalog. January 30 - March 3 1974.
7. Stone, Irving & Ewing, Edgar. Wedding Series: Edgar Ewing. National Gallery, Athens, Greece. January 1973.
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Sam Wildow | Daily Call Heather Maxwell, right, owner of Blue Bow Boutique, with her mother Judy Favorite, who will help operate the Piqua location of the Blue Bow Boutique at 325 N. Main St.
Sam Wildow | Daily Call The Blue Bow Boutique, located at 325 N. Main St., held a soft opening on Thursday morning. The pillows are handmade from a local artisan in Covington.
PIQUA — A new boutique held a soft opening on Thursday morning on Main Street, offering shoppers a variety of women's clothing options, accessories, and home decor items.
The Blue Bow Boutique, located at 325 N. Main St., will continue their soft opening through Friday and Saturday during Miami County's Holiday Welcome Weekend.
"This is our third location," owner Heather Maxwell said on Thursday. Maxwell opened her first location in Troy approximately five years ago, and they also have a location in Greenville. They were recently looking for a third location when they found their new spot on Main Street in Piqua.
"We kind of felt like this was the perfect location," Maxwell said.
Some of the home decor items in Blue Bow Boutique come from locally sourced artisans.
The variety of clothing in the Blue Bow Boutique come from vendors in California, Maxwell said.
Affordability is also a priority for the Blue Bow Boutique.
"We try to keep our price points really low," Maxwell said. She said that there is nothing over $52, which is a pair of jeans. The shirts that are available are in the $20 range.
Maxwell said that it had always been a dream to open a boutique, and a few years ago, she decided to take the leap.
The Blue Bow Boutique is filling the space that was previously occupied by the Harvest Pantry.
The Blue Bow Boutique is also located at 108 E. Main St. in Troy and 401 S. Broadway St. in Greenville. Their hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
https://www.dailycall.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2018/11/web1_Blue-Bow-Boutique-1.jpgSam Wildow | Daily Call Heather Maxwell, right, owner of Blue Bow Boutique, with her mother Judy Favorite, who will help operate the Piqua location of the Blue Bow Boutique at 325 N. Main St.
https://www.dailycall.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2018/11/web1_Blue-Bow-Boutique-2.jpgSam Wildow | Daily Call The Blue Bow Boutique, located at 325 N. Main St., held a soft opening on Thursday morning. The pillows are handmade from a local artisan in Covington.


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Alfred Soder (* 19. Juli 1880 in Basel; † 26. Januar 1957 ebenda) war ein spätromantischer Schweizer Maler und Radierer, der für seine Exlibris-Radierungen bekannt war.

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Alfred Soder war ein Sohn des Gerichts-Amtmanns August Soder-Buser (1832–1906) und Spross eines alten Möhliner Geschlechts. Er wuchs in einem Altstadthaus am Nadelberg 19 auf und schloss die Schulzeit mit der Maturität ab. Von 1898 bis 1900 besuchte er die Allgemeine Gewerbeschule Basel wo vor allem Fritz Schider sein wegleitender Lehrer war.

Ab November 1900 studierte er für vier Jahre an der Akademie der Bildenden Künste München. Seine Lehrer waren Ludwig Herterich und Heinrich Zügel. Soder interessierte sich vor allem für die Graphik. 1914 erhielt er an der Bugra in Leipzig den Grossen Preis für angewandte Graphik. Richard Braungart bezeichnete ihn 1920 als «Träumer, Dichter und Phantasten» sowie als «Lyriker, Idylliker und Romantiker». Bis 1940 lehrte er Lithografie an der Allgemeinen Gewerbeschule Basel; wo er als sehr streng galt. Danach widmete er sich mehr dem Aquarellieren und erschuf Stillleben in Öl und Pastell.

Soder war mit einer Schwester von Jean Jacques Lüscher verheiratet.

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Soder war von Ludwig Richter beeinflusst und «mit seinen Engeln und Putten, Tieren und Menschen in idyllischer Landschaft ein ausgesprochener Spätromantiker». Othmar Birkner lobte ihn 1970 als «Exlibris-Künstler par excellence», «dessen mehrfarbige Radierungen ‹in ihrer verfeinerten Technik kaum übertroffen› werden». Und gemäss Jules Coulin übertreffen Soders mehrfarbige Radierungen an Zartheit «nicht selten» die Blätter des Jugendstilmalers Heinrich Vogeler.

Weblinks

 Werkliste von Alfred Soder auf der Website der Deutschen Exlibris-Gesellschaft.
 Alfred Soder im Stadtgeschichtlichen Museum Leipzig
 Alfred Soder (1880–1957), Exlibris mit Beethoven-Maske, für Heini Schäublin – Mit dem Monogramm AS signierte Radierung von Alfred Soder
 Alfred Soder: Der nackte Nietzsche im Hochgebirge 1907
 Alfred Soder auf Artfact

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Maler des Jugendstils
Radierer (Schweiz)
Lehrer
Schweizer
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Gestorben 1957
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The former developers of Blockstream to create a supercomputer on the blockchain
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Blockstream is a company known for the development of cryptocurrency, blockchain projects and promotion of technology Saidjanov, new parent based on the bitcoin chain. Recently Ben Gorlick and johnny dilly, two developers of the company, Blockstream left to do their own project decentralised Crowd cloud computer Machine. The new startup is Garlic took the position of technical Director, and johnny Dilley will lead the development of system architecture. The developers are confident that the current cloud computing system is not perfect, so they need to be significantly refined. According to them, the blockchain is the solution to Crowd Machine — is exactly what you need.
Garlick explained that based on blockchains is quite difficult to create other products, so developers are aiming to change this situation. The Crowd feature of the Machine will be in the fact that any action and activity will be split up and routed to the network devices, each of which can engage in the treatment of inherited «piece» — this will allow the application to perform its tasks, but users will not be tied to one provider.
In addition, users running applications on the base of the Machine Crowd can get a reward. It is assumed that the program can be used on all types of devices, including those developed for Internet of things. In the future, users will be able to create the needed application even without knowledge of programming languages using a special application and simply dragging and dropping the necessary elements of the interface in the working window of the program. With the time estimated «to teach» service of different programming languages.
The Developers claim that their project will change the principle of creating and working software, but the details in this interview do not reveal. Now they created the system is tested in a pair with bloccano Ethereum, and the engineers are busy looking for investors.
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Conservation Issues
5 Positive Environmental Stories From 2018
by Jamie Allen Jan 10, 2019
Off the coast of Central America's Belize, a section of the world's second-largest coral reef has been removed from Unesco's endangered list. Andrew Hounslea/Getty Images
If you read or watch the news these days, it sometimes feels like the Earth is one big dumpster fire. There's certainly cause for concern and even outright alarm. One study suggests we're in the middle of the sixth mass extinction of animals, a "biological annihilation at the hands of humans;" multiple studies suggest climate change is spiraling out of control; the U.S., led by President Donald Trump, still plans to withdraw in 2020 from the Paris Agreement to stem greenhouse gases; and Sudan, the last male Northern white rhino on the planet, died.
If all of that's not enough to make your head spin, a study published in the June 2018, issue of Astrobiology argued that if we do manage to kill ourselves off, we won't even be original: Alien civilizations likely died that way, too.
However, it's not all dreadful news. We actually dug up some good environmental stories from 2018 that just might — dare we say it — give us a little hope for the future of Earth and everything on it. Here are our top five "good news" stories about the environment from 2018.
5. The Ozone Is Healing
It wasn't too long ago — the mid-1980s, to be exact — that scientists made a deeply troubling discovery: The ozone layer of Earth, which shields us from the sun's dangerous ultraviolet rays, each spring opened a massive hole over Antarctica. Even worse, the ozone layer all around the world was also being steadily thinned. This supported assertions of ozone depletion going back to the 1970s.
The chief culprit was chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), chemicals that were used at the time in common items like hairspray and refrigerants. Skin cancer, cataracts, severe harm to plants and animals — studies that followed the discovery painted a dire picture of future human existence, if we didn't do something quick to stop it.
That something was the 1987 Montreal Protocol, which banned the production of CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals. And while the news turned slowly better for the ozone (and us) over the past two decades, the latest check-up from 2018 is an undeniable win: A United Nations report says the ozone, including the gaping hole over Antarctica, will be fully healed by the 2060s.
4. Second Largest Coral Reef No Longer Endangered
Along with news of polar bears starving to death or drowning, coral reefs (and the marine ecosystem that is symbiotic to them) have become a poster child for the disturbing effects of climate change. The Great Barrier Reef — the world's largest — is experiencing a "widespread die-off," according to a 2018 report.
But off the coast of Central America's Belize, a section of the world's second-largest coral reef has been removed from UNESCO's endangered list. The 200-mile-long (321-kilometer) Belize Barrier Reef System, which measures about a third of the MesoAmerican Reef System, was placed on the list in 2009 due to threats like coastal development and oil drilling. The U.N. agency cited a "transitional shift" by the Belize government as part of the rationale for the removal from the list. However, "the primary threats are all still there," one researcher cautions.
3. Bans on Plastic
Plastic is a problem that is not going away; just look at the ever-growing garbage vortex in the Pacific. And despite the obvious need for sensible alternatives to plastic, the banning of it — including straws — by cities, countries and international corporations has transformed, as it often does these days, into a goofy meme.
But seriously, Starbucks banned plastic straws from its 28,000 stores around the globe, becoming "the largest food and beverage retailer to make such a global commitment." That's just the tip of the anti-plastic iceberg — even Queen Elizabeth II forbid plastic at royal estates and associated premises.
Meantime, reports from Kenya, which instituted the world's toughest moratorium on plastic bags in 2017, suggest the ban is having positive effects: The decrease in so-called "flying toilets" is just one anecdotal piece of evidence. Several other East African nations are considering plastic bans, too.
Despite some criticism faced by the movement's activists, more bans are likely.
2. Swiss Businessman Donates $1 Billion to Protect the Planet
It's reminiscent of media mogul Ted Turner's donation of $1 billion to the United Nations in 1997. In October of 2018, businessman, philanthropist and conservationist Hansjörg Wyss announced that he would donate $1 billion of his fortune over the next decade to "help accelerate land and ocean conservation efforts around the world, with the goal of protecting 30 percent of the planet's surface by 2030." He plans for his money to support local conservation efforts around the world, push for land and ocean protection, raise public awareness about the importance of conservation and to fund scientific studies to identify the best strategies to reach his target.
In an op-ed he penned in The New York Times, Wyss said he was inspired to donate the money by the National Parks Service in the U.S., which has helped preserve 15 percent of the Earth's lands and 7 percent of its oceans since Yellowstone was named the world's first national park.
1. China Is Winning War on Pollution
It wasn't long ago that China, the most populous country in the world, was making news for apocalyptic pollution days that browned out the sun. Now, just four years after Chinese premier Li Keqiang declared war on pollution, the country has seen astounding success.
Recent studies show China's cities and rural areas "have cut concentrations of fine particulates in the air by 32 percent on average." That beats the reduction in U.S. air pollution following 1970's Clean Air Act, which cut pollution by 20 percent on average. China's quick and effective work is leading to projections of longer lifespans, not to mention the corollary: improved health for citizens.
By the way, even though the U.S. "officially" has removed itself from the Paris Agreement on climate change, a coalition in the U.S., led by mayors, governors and business leaders, vow to keep alive U.S. commitments in the Paris accord.
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WTF Wednesday and Oh was it….
WTF? Wednesday, why yes, yes it is….
Obviously slothing around all day and eating mounds of junk food was good for me because I ran 4 miles with fartleks this morning, and some of those fartleks were pretty fast, well, for me anyway. I was really stoked about it because it must mean I can eat lots more junk food and take many more days off, no?
I discovered I needed some bleach today and so I decided to go to the cheapest store on Earth besides Wal-Mart to get some. I went to the Dollar Tree. You would think 5 minutes would be sufficient to run in, grab bleach, pay, and leave. Nope. First, I had to deal with the personal trainer who wanted to 'train me' and was not taking a hint when I said, No, absolutely not. Then I had to deal with the cashier whose life story I am now all too familiar with, so that 5 minutes turned into 35 minutes in hell.
If you don't need any bleach but you'd like to be a therapist to a girl who works 2 jobs, goes to school full-time and has a hard time sleeping; or if you'd like a date with a personal trainer who can not only motivate you but also take you out for some 'stellar dinner', email me and I'll give you the address of my local dollar tree. It's all waiting for you.
I ordered food and 2 ice cream waffle cones, one for me, and one for me and MacGyver. So the cashier hands me the ice cream and walks away. She comes back about a minute later when the ice cream has started to drip and says, 'can you pull forward, I'll bring your food out in just a sec'. By now, I've already licked both ice cream cones so it's not like I can hand them back. 5 minutes later she brings out the food while smoking a cigarette! I wish I was kidding!
I had already power eaten one ice cream and the other was half melted when she handed me the food and said, 'I know I'm smoking but I swear I didn't touch any of your food.' Really? Wow. Just, WOW.
Who trains these people? Not just for work, but for life in general. I mean seriously, WTF?
So how was your day? Did you have any WTF moments?
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Great post!!! So will you be going back to the Dollar Tree or Checkers? That's a lot of disfunctionality packed into one day.
This is the funniest post I have read in a long time, I'm sorry you had to go through all of that…in ONE day, but it does make for some funny story telling! Have a great weekend!
Wow. I would've been so grossed out..
I didn't have a moment like that today. Thankfully.
Yikes! Creepy guy in the dollar store! People freak me out now-a-days. I keep my distance from most people to avoid awkward conversations.
LOL, I used to think I was the socially awkward one, still do actually, I guess there are just a lot more wierdos nowadays.
But she didn't touch your food? Seriously, WTF doesn't even begin to describe it.
Your new trainer-friend sounds great … workout and a dinner. How did he know you were looking for training advice? Did you wear a shirt that said "Help me"?
I must have. It was truly creepy. I noticed him propositioning the two jobs plus school and no sleep cashier too, and after I left I thought he almost seemed like one of those guys you see on dateline, or maybe I have seen him on dateline, hmmmmm.
How did she explain HANDING the food to you if she hadn't TOUCHED it?
Alternate universe is the only explanation.
I was thinking telepathy via smoke rings.


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With support from CESE, RedeMoinho distributed 7 tons of agro-ecological food during pandemic
The initiative benefited Bahian farmers and distributed food to recycling cooperatives in Salvador during the pandemic.
In cooperation between the countryside and the city, farmers have been sending their agro-ecological produce to recyclable waste pickers in Salvador. Aimed at guaranteeing income for the families of vulnerable farmers, given the disruption to their commercialization channels during the pandemic, the initiative was employed by RedeMoinho – the Market and Solidarity Trade Cooperative (Cooperativa de Comércio Justo e Solidário) and reached a landmark of 7 tons of food distributed since March 2020.
On 25 November, the Bahia Museum of Art (Museu de Arte da Bahia: MAB) AGRO-ECOLOGICAL MARKET was visited by representatives of the Waste Picker Cooperatives that benefited from staple food basket donations, for example, the Citizen Collection (Coleta Cidadã) and the Centre for Art and the Environment (Centro de Arte e Meio Ambiente: CAMA), as well as partner organizations and supporters of the initiative. The meeting marked the end of the donation cycle, which this year was supported by CESE's Small Projects Programme and the Casa Socio-environmental Fund (Fundo Casa Socioambiental).
In the face of the worsening social scene because of the pandemic, the project was created to maintain agro-ecological practices and provide support to recyclable waste pickers. According to Eduardo Guimarães, member of RedeMoinho, "with the confinement of the population the quantity of recyclables fell and the risk of infection increased. For the vast majority of pickers the situation was doubly traumatic. On the one hand, problems with access to recyclable materials because of the pandemic; on the other, the need to remain at home to look after their small children."
According to data from the National Survey of Food Insecurity in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil, the country has hit a landmark of 19.1 million people experiencing Food Insecurity, in both urban and rural areas.
In March 2020, the first steps were taken with support from RedeMoinho's clientele, who donated baskets (for each delivery basket bought one was donated to the pickers) through a call for Solidarity Baskets. "RedeMoinho used the little working capital it had. The prospect of guaranteeing income in the countryside and quality food to those most in need motivated the team," Guimarães explained.
In 2021, the "MAB AGRO-ECOLOGY MARKET: AGRO-ECOLOGY AND ECONOMIC SOLIDARITY RECONNECTING AND RECONSTRUCTING CITY-COUNTRYSIDE BONDS" was approved by CESE's Small Projects Programme, providing continuity of work and donations from May to July – based on the purchase of products by RedeMoinho's clientele, the baskets were donated to vulnerable families.
Importance of Markets – markets are essential for income generation and the social inclusion of farmers. It was through this understanding that, alongside the Integrated Body Therapy Institute for Human and Community Development (Instituto Terapia Corporal Integrado para o Desenvolvimento Humano e Comunitário), RedeMoinho participated in the creation of three agro-ecological markets, highlights for the agro-ecology and solidarity economy sector: the UNEB Agro-ecological Market, that of UFBA and the one at MAB. In each of these initiatives farmers were actively sought out by the UFBA Agro-ecological Market team.
It is the assessment of RedeMoinho that the promotion of these markets has been very successful, but was greatly affected by the pandemic – the interruption of activities jeopardized work that had been going on for five years. "The drop in the income of families who worked at the market was brutal. The families lost such a lot. In the first place, the loss of relatives and friends and the health of those who were hospitalized for months with COVID-19. In the second place, financial losses, with cuts to electricity making it impossible to continue working in the vegetable gardens; the need to sell the cars used to transport the produce to the markets," Guimarães noted.
With the reopening of the Bahia Art Museum, the physical market has been resumed, with support from the "Coopermonte at the MAB agro-ecological market" project, reactivating income generation for the farmers. After a long period in which markets were suspended, the workers' situation is challenging. "The reality on the farms was pitiful: electricity cut because of non-payment, cars sold or broken, ill people in the families and, above all, undercapitalization," he added.
Support from CESE was important in providing transport for produce and farmers to get to market. "On the other hand, farmers donated agro-ecological food aimed at vulnerable families linked to the Recyclable Waste Picker Cooperatives," Guimarães explained.
The partnership between CESE and RedeMoinho is long-standing, with projects such as "Agro-ecological Thursdays at the Museum," dedicated to popularizing agro-ecology. "CESE has been fundamental to the existence of RedeMoinho throughout the pandemic. Support to projects guaranteed continuity of commercialization activities and the donation of agro-ecological baskets," he concluded. Practices such as this illustrate the purpose of the solidarity economy, which understands the interdependence between the countryside and the city, and seeks to create mechanisms to generate solutions and minimize problems.
In addition to providing transport for farmers and their produce, the project also enabled visits for monitoring and to raise awareness with the farmers' families, mobilized recyclable waste pickers to participate in the market's activities, and shared learning from the Solidarity Market project, encouraging donations of agro-ecological baskets to recyclable waste picker cooperatives.


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TDoR 2021 / 2021 / September / 26 / Erika Tatiana Martínez García
Erika Tatiana Martínez García
Santa Rosa de Copán (Honduras)
Stabbed
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Erika Tatiana Martínez García [photo: agenciapresentes.org]
Tatiana was stabbed in her home by unknown assailants.
Erika Tatiana Martínez García, a 32-year-old trans woman, was murdered on Sunday, September 26, at her home in Santa Rosa de Copán, western Honduras. After calling several times on the phone, her mother went to the apartment and found her daughter dead. Tatiana is the fourth trans woman killed in Honduras so far in 2021.
Tatiana was the owner of a small business where she sold drinks and food and was also a member of the National Party to which the current Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández belongs.
Tatiana's transfemicide occurs ten days after President Hernández delivered an independence speech where he spoke out against sexual diversity and women, what the country's LGBTIQ + organizations considered "hate speech."
Her mother wants justice for Tatiana, but she knows that most crimes go unpunished. "If justice is not done here, I know the Lord will. Nobody escapes from God, "said Maria.
Hoy alzamos nuestra voz, con rabia y dolor por el asesinato de Tatiana, quien era una mujer trans, que residía en la ciudad de Santa Rosa de Copán, Tatiana fue asesinada a puñaladas dentro de su casa de habitación el día sábado 25 de septiembre. #Justiciaparatatiana pic.twitter.com/1tNFaRef8p
— unable (@unablevt) September 27, 2021
Today we raise our voices, with anger and pain for the murder of Tatiana, who was a trans woman who lived in the city of Santa Rosa de Copán. Tatiana was stabbed to death inside her home on Saturday, September 25.#Justiciaparatatiana
On Wednesday 29th September the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Oacnudh) condemned the murder and asked the authorities to carry out a "prompt, impartial and exhaustive" investigation of the crime. In December 2021 Francisco Cerrano Pacheco, 19, was arrested for her murder.
https://www.latribuna.hn/2021/12/12/cae-joven-acusado-de-matar-a-chica-trans/
https://agenciapresentes.org/2021/09/28/a-pocos-dias-del-discurso-de-odio-del-presidente-de-honduras-asesinaron-a-una-militante-trans-de-su-partido/
https://tiempo.hn/investigacion-muerte-de-mujer-trans-copan/
https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/onu-pide-honduras-investigacion-imparcial-asesinato-mujer-trans-transgenero-GE2341668
https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/honduras-violencia_la-onu-pide-a-honduras-investigaci%C3%B3n-imparcial-del-asesinato-de-mujer-trans/46989620
https://www.planetrans.org/2021/09/transgender-woman-murdered-in-honduras.html
https://hch.tv/2021/09/27/matan-a-punaladas-a-tatiana-un-reconocido-travesti-en-santa-rosa-de-copan/
https://tiempo.hn/matan-a-mujer-travesti-en-copan/
https://www.facebook.com/ctvinter/posts/406850114275744
Report added: 28 Sep 2021. Last updated: 15 Dec 2021


We have two application deadlines for degrees by dissertation (MA, MSc, PhD). The first is 31 March for a mid-year start. The second is 31 October for a start in the following academic year. We cannot process applications in between these dates, so any application submitted after one deadline will be rolled over to the next.
This applies to both local and international applicants.
Students will only be admitted to study if an academic staff member can support their proposed research. Therefore, please use the departmental website to access information about the various research interests and staff in the department. Applicants should propose a supervisor in the application enclosed so you should familiarise yourself with staff members research to make this decision. It is not, however, necessary to contact individual supervisors in advance or to secure the agreement of a proposed supervisor prior to making the application. Your preferences will be taken into account by the application review committee. Applicants for entry into the Masters by Dissertation programme should possess an Honours degree with excellent marks. Applicants for entry into the PhD programme should possess a Masters degree with excellent marks.
PhD: preferably a chapter of your masters thesis or a paper of equivalent academic depth.
Letters on the departmental reference form, from two academic references who are able to speak to your academic abilities and suitability for chosen programme.
If your application is successful, you will be required to present your research proposal to the Department within 3-6 months after registration for the degree. At this point the viability of the project and its appropriateness for your degree programme will be considered. If the requirements for the proposal are not met, the Department may not support your continuation in the programme.
If you have any queries about the EGS postgraduate research programme, please contact the Dissertation Masters and PhD programme convenor, Dr Shari Daya (shari.daya@uct.ac.za).
Should you have any queries regarding making an application for any of the above mentioned programmes please contact Tanya Basadien (tanya.basadien@uct.ac.za) who is the Postgraduate administrator.


An Arkansas legislator has introduced a bill ahead of the 92nd General Assembly that looks to stop alleged censorship on social media.
The bill, filed on Thursday morning, is known as the "Stop Social Media Censorship Act" and was introduced by state Representative Johnny Rye. He is a first term representative for the 54th district.
It states that if an "owner or operator" of a social media website that resides in Arkansas deletes, censors or "uses an algorithm to suppress" religious or political speech of a user that person is allowed to bring civil action against the site.
For each "purposeful deletion" or censorship, the social media site can be fined a minimum of $75,000, but if the site restores the post "in a reasonable time" it can avoid any fees.
The bill also says that a social media platform "may not use the social media website user's alleged hate speech as a basis for justification or defense to the social media website's action at trial."
In the definition portion of the bill, Rye defines hate speech as "a phrase concerning content that an individual arbitrarily finds offensive based on his or her personal moral code."
But Dictionary.com defines hate speech as "speech that attacks, threatens, or insults a person or group on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability."
A social media site would be "immune from liability" if the users has called for "acts of violence, is obscene, or is pornographic in nature."
The 92nd General Assembly is set to begin on January 14, 2018.


RailerThon is a year-long nonprofit fundraising organization comprised of a group of students who work throughout the year to raise awareness and funds for St. John's Children's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. The group began as a part of The Miracle Network Dance Marathon (the parent organization of RailerThon), a movement benefiting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
In order to help achieve the goal set this year, RailerThon will be selling Railer spirit wear throughout the entire year!
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Railerthon will be hosting a 5K run/walk on February 17, 2018 as part of the Honest Abe Weekend Event to help raise money for the kids and "run for more birthdays." Register to race by clicking here.
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