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The loneliness of adults can always be dissolved in a bowl of rice
"This woman's name is Xiaomei. She came home after a day of work. Instead of preparing dinner for her husband and children, she was waiting for a strange woman to visit..."
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Using the popular short video to open the atmosphere of NHK's recently finished "Woman Who Wants to Cook and Woman Who Wants to Eat" will be quite suspenseful. "Thinking of a Woman" tells the atypical romantic story of two "alone" women.
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Yuki Nomoto, a 30-year-old office worker, works alone in a foreign land. She loves cooking and has gained many fans on the Internet, but in life, she will get sulky because of the comment of "you will be a good mother" from a greasy male colleague. Because this kind of "compliment" sounds ironic to her, as if she cooks just to get married better.
On the other hand, Nomoto often regrets that the dishes she wants to cook are too large to eat, and she has no chance to use the big plates she likes. Just like the works of artists need to be appreciated by the audience, she also looks forward to the appearance of someone who can make her A well-prepared meal fulfills its mission: to be eaten.
It was at this time that the neighbor Totoko Kasuga, who was carrying a large bucket of fried chicken for takeaway, caught Nomoto's attention, and made her feel an inexplicable impulse in her heart: she wanted to watch Kasuga eat.
Kasuga is about the same age as Nomoto. She is a big, solitary girl. Her confusion is that she often does not have enough to eat when she is out alone. Once, the owner of a fixed-food restaurant saw her as a girl and took the initiative to reduce the rice for her as a care, but this Instead, Chun Ri, the big stomach king, was embarrassed. That night, Kasuga, who hadn't had enough to eat yet, was invited to dinner by her neighbor Nomoto. The reason was that she had cooked too much stewed pork rice and couldn't finish it. In doubt, Haruhi quickly killed a large plate full of rice and fell in love with Nomoto ever since. craftsmanship.
Nomoto, who was sitting opposite, looked at Haruhi's feasting and remembered her original intention of learning cooking. She was not for becoming someone's wife or mother, but for a special person, who would sincerely sigh "" delicious" people. Therefore, when Haruhi put down the bowl and chopsticks and said to Nomoto, "Thank you for the hospitality, it was delicious", Nomoto said with moist eyes, "I want to thank you." She was sincerely grateful for Haruhi's appearance. Someone who eats a whole pot of rice.
The unchanging life of the two fluctuated greatly because of the appearance of the rice partner. When Nomoto was too painful to cook for Haruhi because of his period, Haruhi took the initiative to greet him and brought condolences such as painkillers, sanitary napkins, and even a pot of rice. Hot and fragrant rice makes fried rice balls for her, which is the taste of Nomoto's mother healing her when she was a child.
"If you can't hold on, don't force yourself." Haruhi's words touched Nomoto deeply. The long-lost feeling of being taken care of by others made Nomoto, who had been single for a long time, deeply attached to Kasuga.
Eating is an ambiguous scene in adult social life. Nomoto and Kasuga went from simple eating at the beginning to chatting and cooking together later. The two of them gradually regarded daily dinner as a date, and the meal went from speechless to speechless. nothing to talk about.
Nomoto likes to chatter about making various dishes for Kasuga, and the taciturn Kasuga gradually opens up to Nomoto. She confessed that she came from a very patriarchal country. Since she was a child, everyone's fish and meat were prepared for her father and younger brother, but she and her mother could only pick up the leftovers and do endless housework, because she couldn't eat enough. I often get up in the middle of the night to eat toast.
Kasuga endured such a suffocating life for more than ten years, and finally seized the opportunity to go to a university in other places to escape from his hometown, and he refused to go back for the next ten years. It is precisely because Kasuga has never been "valued" since she was a child, so when Nomoto invited her to eat at home for the first time, Kasuga gained unprecedented warmth and satisfaction from taste to emotion.
On the other hand, the sensitive Nomoto discovered his special feelings for Kasuga, and gradually realized the reason why he was pregnant for more than 30 years. Long-term sexual repression, forced marriage by her family, and expectations of people around her to become a "good mother"...The appearance of Kasuga made Nomoto realize that he was originally imprisoned by so many shackles.
The belated awakening made Nomoto so emotional that he fell ill on Christmas Day when he was supposed to show his talents. But Haruhi still ignored the danger of infection, and came to the door late at night with a large bag and made Nomoto a bowl of steaming casserole udon noodles. This meticulous care made Nomoto decide to face up to his feelings for Haruhi.
The loneliness of adults often disintegrates in a bowl of rice and a person who cooks.
In order to spend New Year's Day with Haruhi, she turned down her mother's invitation to go back to her hometown. After dinner, Nomoto and Kasuga watched the Red and White Song Concert together. They originally planned to go to the beach to watch the sunrise the next day, but because Nomoto overslept, they could only welcome the New Year's sunrise on the top of a hill in a nearby park. Satisfied, they went home and made breakfast together. Although the arrangements were regrettable, they were good enough.
For adults, congenial tastes are a rare fate. A pair of couples who can eat together may last longer than being able to "sleep" together. After all, the latter is a game while the former is daily life; not to mention food between lips and teeth Opening and closing, hesitating and chewing, is full of sexual fun, but the sex here is not sex, but the desire of adults to relieve loneliness.
Just like the two protagonists in the play accommodated each other politely when they first met, and began to demand each other as they should after getting acquainted, this pair of "food and drink girls" shed their lonely hard shells and stretched out in the steaming pot of the kitchen. Delicate and soft folds, let the other party chew and swallow the five flavors inside slowly, life is like this.
The play is adapted from the manga serialized by manga artist Yuzaki Sakaomi. The original author had received many adaptation invitations before NHK sent the topic selection plan, but she refused because the other party asked to downplay the relationship between Nomoto and Kasuga as "friendship". Therefore, at the beginning of the creation of the play, the original author made two points clear: this is a love story, and this is a story advocating women's rights.
So now we see that although this drama is short, it presents many atypical elements, such as the heroine Kasuga's "non-mainstream aesthetic" bulky figure, the salary ceiling of female employees, and the "single freedom" deprived of by older women... As the original author wished, this is a sincere play that can help 30+ "alone" women find their pain points and comfort.
Looking at the domestic environment, when it comes to marriage, young people no longer advocate "persuading peace rather than discord". A woman is first of all a woman herself, not someone's wife or mother.
Nomoto is capable, warm, gentle and considerate, and is the "perfect wife" in the eyes of men; Kasuga's character is hard and dull, like a resistance to patriarchy and a replica, it is obvious that she is "unsuitable to be a wife" from the perspective of a straight man, but from another perspective I think, for women, Haruhi is "very suitable to be a husband". Kasuga does not have the self-righteousness, greasy and frivolousness of "straight male cancer", but she has the responsibility and tenacity of traditional male virtues. She can clean up and drive heavy objects. She neither depends on others nor respects others' labor... It's a bit perfect to the point of "a man's silence and a woman's tears".
Nomoto and Kasuga, one suitable to be a "wife" and one suitable to be a "husband", two women who are also not "men" get self-awakening in getting along with the same sex, and clarify their real needs-don't be anyone's wife , to be your own master. Just like Nomoto likes to add sake to mild Kanto soup in the play, ordinary life needs a little "unconventional" taste impact to be delicious.
What fits the occasion is that "The Woman Who Wants to Cook and the Woman Who Wants to Eat" is still a very suitable drama to watch when staying at home to fight against the sun. When the busy life is beaten back to its original shape by the disease, you will find that the world suddenly becomes quiet as if Only your own painful coughing and moaning are left. If you can calm down and appreciate these two beautiful women running their lives with enthusiasm, and talk about a tepid love at the age of thirty, you will feel The emotions and taste buds are quietly awakened and healed together.
We are so busy that we always overlook a very simple thing. How lucky it is to meet a person who is willing to cook for himself every day like a mother, or loves to eat his own food like a child. The appointment of three meals a day means that someone misses you in your life. But if you haven't met that meal partner yet, then take care of yourself and eat first, as Cai Lan said: "Eat well, drink well, live a good life, and you will complete your merits and virtues."
Eat well and that's enough.
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Vicente Agor Precious Jewelry: art 40 basel and patronage.
Once in awhile, the idea of going to an art gallery or exhibition sounds totally pretentious to me. And then I go and I think to myself, what was I thinking? Invariably I enjoy myself immensely. Sometimes I like the art and sometimes I don't, but I can always appreciate the work and the effort of the artist.
Although Art 40 Basel finished on Saturday in Switzerland, much is still being written about the annual international art fair, especially given the economic viability of some artists. Included in the discussion is Brad Pitt's anointment as a patron (saint) of the arts.
Patronage seems to be the buzzword these days. A concept that is not only being reserved for artists – umm...Mr. Pitt, at Vicente Agor we are open to all your bespoke requests and commissions - but now it is a concept that is being tossed around for different industries. In this case, patronage is being applied to the business of the media, which is experiencing its own gyrations of change. Click here to listen to the visionary idea of the age of media patronage from author and professor, Clay Shirky.
Patronage of artists and for the media; perhaps an idea applicable for two different industries during times of great change.
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Abaixo estão o sistema de classificação e as nações classificadas para o Levantamento de peso nos Jogos Pan-Americanos de 2023, programado para ser realizado em Santiago, Chile, de 21 a 24 de outubro de 2023.

Sistema de classificação
Um total de 136 halterofilistas (68 por gênero) se classificaram para competir nos jogos. Uma nação pode inscrever um máximo de 8 halterofilistas (quatro por gênero). O país-sede (Chile) classificou automaticamente uma equipe completa. Todas as outras nações classificaram-se pelos pontos combinados dos Campeonatos Pan-Americanos de 2017 e 2018. Dois convites serão entregues posteriormente (um por gênero). Vagas extras foram entregues aos vencedores das respectivas categorias nos Jogos Pan-Americanos Júnior de 2021.

Linha do tempo

Sumário de classificação

Jogos Pan-Americanos Júnior de 2021

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Feminino

Ranking masculino
Abaixo está a lista das nações que receberam vagas para os eventos masculinos.
 País-sede: 4 Atletas
 Equipes 1ª–6ª: 4 Atletas
 Equipes 7ª–12ª: 3 Atletas
 Equipes 13ª–18ª: 2 Atletas
 Equipes 19ª–22ª: 1 Atleta
 Convite: 1 Atleta

Ranking feminino
Abaixo está a lista das nações que receberam vagas para os eventos femininos.
 País-sede: 4 Atletas
 Equipes 1ª–6ª: 4 Atletas
 Equipes 7ª–12ª: 3 Atletas
 Equipes 13ª–18ª: 2 Atletas
 Equipes 19ª–22ª: 1 Atleta
 Convite: 1 Atleta

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Die Politische Antizipation ist ein Instrument zur Entscheidungsfindung, die als Grundsatz das Verständnis der rationalen Zukunft hat, und in jedem Bereich, jeder Industrie oder jedem Markt einsetzbar ist.

Die Methode wurde Anfang 2006 von dem Think Tank LEAP/Europe 2020 und dessen Gründer Franck Biancheri entwickelt. und ist in den Bereich der Zukunftsforschung einzureihen.
Sie unterscheidet sich von den klassischen Methoden der Zukunftsforschung, indem die Vorhersage nicht aus einer Verlängerung der bestehenden Trends abgeleitet wird, sondern das vollständige Verständnis der Zukunft und eine korrekte Beurteilung der Kräfte der verschiedenen Akteure, die sie beeinflussen, angestrebt wird. Die Bruchpunkte der Tendenzen und Trends werden identifiziert, um dadurch das Ziel  beeinflussen zu können. Dies wird systematisch in allen Perspektiven – politischen, wirtschaftlichen, sozialen, finanziellen, kulturellen, technischen etc. – durchgeführt.

Die Politische Antizipation ist nicht nur proaktiv, sondern auch dynamisch. Sie konzentriert sich auf den Prozess des Wandels und die Tatsache, dass Veränderungen zum Leben dazugehören, wir mit Veränderungenleben, und denen wir nicht Widerstand leisten sollten. Die derzeit wichtigste praktische Umsetzung dieser Methode wird vom Thinktank  LEAP (Europäisches Labor der Politischen Antizipation) und seinem monatlichen Newsletter GEAB über die globale systemische Krise durchgeführt.

Geschichte

Im Januar 2006 wurde die erste Ausgabe des GEAB von LEAP veröffentlicht, in der zum ersten Mal der Begriff der Politischen Antizipation verwendet wird. Im Februar 2006 kündigt LEAP den Ausbruch der systemischen globalen Krise an und eine ihrer Folgen, nämlich den Fall einer Großbank in den USA…
Diese Veröffentlichung und die Antizipationen der Krise wurde von einigen Bereichen der Zukunftsforschung als sehr mutig angesehen gegenüber der Zaghaftigkeit der Trendforschung die Projektionen innerhalb der politischen Korrektheit durchgeführt hat.

Im Jahr 2009 wurde der Verlag Anticipolis gegründet, der unter anderem Bücher wie das "Handbuch der Politischen Antizipation" herausgegeben hat, ein kleines Buch, das die wichtigsten Merkmale der Methode der politischen Antizipation enthält.

Franck Biancheri, Studienleiter des LEAP und Gründer der Methode der Politischen Antizipation, veröffentlichte sein Werk "Nach der Krise – auf dem Weg in die Welt von Morgen" (Anticipolis Publishing), in dem er die Entwicklung der Welt von gestern in die Welt von morgen von 2010 bis 2020 prognostiziert.

Lehre
Im Jahr 2010 bietet LEAP einen Kurs in Zusammenarbeit mit der Sorbonne in Paris über die Politische Antizipation an.
Im März 2012 wurde die Stiftung für Bildung und Ausbildung der Politischen Antizipation (FEFAP) gegründet, die regelmäßige Lehrgänge über Politische Antizipation in vier Sprachen mittels Videokonferenzen und online-Foren anbietet.
Die Überwachung und Aktualisierung der Methode der Politischen Antizipation wird von IRPA (Internationaler Rat für Politische Antizipation) mit Sitz in Hamburg durchgeführt.

Methode

Die Methode der Politischen Antizipation orientiert sich an der Aufstellung von Maßnahmen, die es ermöglichen, die Entwicklung von zukünftigen Ereignissen zu beeinflussen. Es werden kurz-, mittel- und langfristige Trends identifiziert und die Elemente bewertet, die diese Tendenzen beschleunigen oder bremsen. Die Methode sieht die Ereignisse vorher, die eine Ruptur der Tendenzen provozieren können.

Notwendig ist es dabei, präzise mit dem Datum umzugehen, d. h. das genaue Datum und den genauen Ort, wo die politische Antizipation stattfindet, anzugeben, so wie auch das Datum an dem letztlich das prognostizierte Ereignis stattfindet.
Darüber hinaus wird größten Wert auf die Objektivität durch glaubwürdige Informationsquellen und Selbstkritik der Wünsche und Vorurteile der Autoren der politischen Antizipation gelegt. Die Bewertung der Erfolge der Politischen Antizipation ist ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Methode nach dem Ablauf des vorgesehenen Datums. Diese Analyse ermöglicht die Entwicklung der eigenen Fähigkeit zu antizipieren und verbessert zukünftige Antizipationen.

Anwendung

Ereignisse vorhersehen ist eine Notwendigkeit, um die Entscheidungsfindung in komplexen Gesellschaften zu verbessern.

"Wenn Sie ein kleines Boot steuern, treffen Sie die Entscheidung den Kurs zu wechseln und tun das auch im selben Moment. Wenn Sie einen Supertanker steuern, müssen Sie um zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt den Kurs wechseln zu können (antizipieren), die Kursänderung jetzt einleiten (politische Handlung )." Franck Biancheri.

Die Methode der politischen Antizipation ist in der Entscheidungsfindung in verschiedenen Bereichen oder Disziplinen anwendbar, sowohl auf der individuellen, Firmen- wie auch institutionellen Ebene. Sie wird sowohl für Entscheidungen bezüglich der wirtschaftlichen oder familiären Anliegen von Beratern, Ökonomen und Industrieexperten verwendet, die die in der Zukunft möglichen Entwicklungen in ihre Beratungsanalysen integrieren oder von Institutionen, die im Bereich der Innovation tätig sind.

Die Methode strebt an, das Monopol und die missbräuchliche Verwendung der Macht der Zeitachse der Institutionen zu brechen und das Antizipieren allgemein in unserer Gesellschaft zu verbreiten.
Die Klarheit der Berichte der politischen Antizipation ist einer der Aspekte, die in der Methode gelehrt werden. Visuelle Elemente, ein allgemein verständliches Vokabular, Erklärungen von weniger bekannten Konzepten erlauben es, dass die Methode von jedem angewendet werden kann, der Entscheidungen zu treffen hat, sei es im persönlichen, professionellen, wirtschaftlichen, politischen oder technischen Bereich.

Die Multidisziplinarität ist eine weitere Eigenschaft, da alle Aspekte miteinander verknüpft sind und eine monodisziplinäre Sichtweise eine unvollständige Sicht der Wirklichkeit bieten würde.

Kritik

Der Name "Politische Antizipation" legt nahe, dass die Methode nur für den Bereich der Politik gilt. Diese Aussage wird durch die Tatsache verstärkt, dass die praktische Anwendung im GEAB-Bulletin den Bereich der internationalen Politik betrifft. Jedoch vertreten die Autoren der Methode die Meinung, dass die universelle Anwendung möglich ist und interpretieren das Adjektiv "politisch" im Sinne vom Einflussnahme auf die Zukunft der Entwicklung und Umsetzung spezifischer Maßnahmen.

Ein weiterer Kritikpunkt ist, dass die Methode relativ jung ist und somit erst wenige konkrete Ergebnisse über Verifizierung oder Falsifizierung von Prognosen vorliegen.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Leap (Laboratorio Europeo de Anticipación Política)
 Geab (GlobalEurope Anticipation Bulletin)
 Fefap (Fundación para la Educación y Formación en Anticipación Política)
 Irpa (Internationaler Rat für Politische Antizipation)
 Anticipolis Editions

Bibliographie

 Gonod, Pierre (2006). Au sujet de la crise systémique
 Caillol, Marie-Hélène (2010). Handbuch der Politischen Antizipation, Ed. Anticipolis
 Biancheri, Franck (2010). Nach der Krise - Auf dem Weg in die Welt von Morgen, Ed. Anticipolis
 Perifel, Sylvain y Schneider, Philippe (2011). 2015 – Der Zusammenbruch des Immobilienmarkts in den westlichen Staaten, Ed. Anticipolis
 Caillol, Marie-Hélène: Political anticipation: observing and understanding global socio-economic trends with a view to guide the decision-making processes. In: International Journal of General Systems. 41, 2012, S. 77–90, .
 Caillol, Marie-Hélène (2014). Anticipation politique: S'autoriser à penser l' « autre moitié » de la ligne temporelle

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The Medals and Insignia of the Republic of Vietnam and her Allies 1950-1975.
During its short and tragic history, the Republic of Vietnam faced the usual problems of a newly independent nation compounded by armed communist assault. Its armed forces were in combat during most of the republics life, at times with valor and success, but in the end not with victory. The United States, aided by others came to the defense of the Republic of Vietnam in an intervention that in the end failed. American forces lost no battles, but the cost grew too high in blood, money and politics. Vietnamese, American, and allied Armed Forces personnel and many civilians received medals for their service in the war. Orders, decorations, and medals are symbols of courage and merit, as well as human vanity. They are, also perhaps, enduring fragments and mementos of history. This book is intended to illustrate and describe all of the awards of the Republic of Vietnam. It also includes those of its allies for the war, along with the pertinent French and local ones. Included are short histories relevant to each one of these medals and other information that puts them in context. There are some additional sections that show examples of the uniforms, badges and shoulder sleeve insignia. The color plates and written descriptions of the Vietnamese awards are in the order of precedence. The Republic of Vietnam had separate precedence for the military and civilian medals, but a set of military ribbon bars would have the military awards first and the civil medals following. All of the information came from the book : https://www.amazon.com/Medals-Insignia-Republic-Vietnam-1950-1975/dp/1884452493/ref=sr_1_1?
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Seven male Egyptian squash players and five female players have qualified for the third round of the US Open Squash championship, which runs from Saturday, October 6 until Saturday, October 13.
Mohamed Aboul Ghar qualified after he beat English Nathan Lake 3-6, 11-4, and 11-3 in a 31 minute match.
Omar Mosaad beat Australian Ryan Cuskelly 11-5, 4-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-7 in a 78 minute match.
Second seed Ali Farag advanced to victory by beating Swiss Nicolas Muller 11-8, 11-7, 11-9 in a 33 minute match.
First seed Mohamed al-Shorbagy qualified after he beat American Todd Harritty 11-6, 11-4, 11-4 in a 27 minute match.
Seventh seed Karim Abdel Gawad defeated Scotland's Greg Lupon 15-13, 11-8, 11-9 during a 43 minute match, while third seed Tarek Mo'men beat James Wilstrup 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 in a 34 minute match.
Zahed Salem beat Li O from Hong Kong 12-10, 7-11, 11-5, 11-4 in a 51 minute match.
Regarding the female players, third seed Noor al-Tayyeb defeated Debeka Balikal Kardik 11-6, 11-5, 11-9 during a 23 minute match.
Yathrib Adel beat Egyptian sixth seed Nouran Gohar, 15-13, 14-12, 11-13, 6-11, 11-9 in a 76 minute match, while second seed Reneem al-Welily qualified after beating Australian Rachel Grenham 11-4, 11-6, 11-3 in a 20 minute match.
Fifteenth seed Salma Hany beat Egyptian Nadeen Shaheen 5-11, 15-13, 5-11, 11-9, 14-12 in a 52 minute match, while Noor al-Sherbini beat Hong Kong's Joey Chan 11-6, 11-5, 11-8 in a 24 minute match.


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New Research Shows Long-Term Effects of Brain Injuries
Medical research involving brain damage has increased dramatically in the past few years, and researchers have begun to learn more about the long-term effects of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Recent studies reported in U.S. News & World Report suggest that athletes and soldiers may be at even greater risk of memory loss and harmful behavioral changes than originally thought. While the Brain Injury Association of California and other advocacy groups engage in awareness work throughout our state, brain injuries continue to plague many California residents.
If you or a loved one have suffered a mild or severe brain injury, it's important to speak to an experienced California brain injury lawyer. In many cases, another person's negligence may have caused your injury, and you may be eligible to seek compensation.
Brain Scans and Alzheimer's-Like Symptoms
A November article in U.S. News & World Report reported on new brain injury research that showed a link between TBIs and later-life memory problems. The study appeared in JAMA Neurology. It used new brain imaging technology that's known as positron emission tomography (PET), and the study revealed that persons who had suffered a traumatic brain injury even early in life developed certain "plaques" in their brains that mimicked those typically seen in Alzheimer's patients. These plaques are amyloid deposits, and according to the study's author, Dr. David Menron, "these deposits can show up within hours of the blow to the head."
Previous studies had emphasized a possible link between TBIs and memory problems down the road, but there remains no definite link between the two. Even the results from the new brain scan technology need to undergo further scrutiny. According to Menon, "patients can be imaged with PET to detect early amyloid deposition, and then followed up to see whether this early amyloid deposition resolves, whether it recurs, and how these processes relate to later cognitive mental decline."
This new research can tell us, however, that harder blows to the head do result in more Alzheimer's-like plaque in the brain. Menon explained, the "greater the blow to the dead, the more amyloid plaque accumulation and dementia risk was seen." While this study didn't include athletes, on average the participants were in their 30s. The connection between younger brains and dangerous amyloid deposits strikes other researchers as particularly relevant to many different brain injuries in athletes and other younger adults. Indeed, a former sideline physician with the N.Y. Jets emphasized that "this type of imaging may potentially play a role in helping to understand how traumatic brain injury affects the brain and serve as a marker to evaluate such patients over the long term."
Even Mild Brain Injuries Produce Long-Term Effects
The PET study makes clear that there's a potential connection between memory loss and TBIs. Another recent study from HealthDay News suggested that even mild brain injuries produce long-term effects. Studying soldiers who suffered brain injuries from blasts, the new research revealed that a "special type of MRI called diffusion tensor imaging" highlights the changes salient changes in the brain.
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A case study of Enterprise Computing Solutions reveals ten hardware-centric assumptions that will reduce overall sales of your applications. Learn from another company's experience and improve your bottom line.
Are you a software snob? Ten hardware-centric assumptions that will eat into your sales
by Guest Contributor in Tech & Work
on January 21, 2004, 12:00 AM PST
By Bruce Hadley, SoftwareCEO
In our frequent visits to the Inc. 500 list, we look for software company best examples; but, occasionally, we connect with some out-of-the ordinary surprises.
Case in point: We recently called on Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS), because they were #62 on last year's list and #187 on the most recent Inc. roster of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
Founded in 1994, ECS, in 1997—the first year of its Inc. reporting—had 15 employees and $1.2 million in revenue. In 2002, sales were $33 million with 25 people; five-year revenue growth was 887 percent.
If you're in the software business, that headcount number probably tipped you off that ECS is not an ordinary ISV; their revenues-per-employee last year were $1.3 million, roughly 10 times what you'd expect for a software developer of their size.
SoftwareCEO is the software industry's "Page One," with weekly tips and tactics from best-practices software firms, plus discussion forums, news, links, and online seminars. Site members also have access to downloads, proprietary research, and thousands of dollars in exclusive Buyers' Club discounts.
In fact, Enterprise Computing Solutions is not a software developer; the Mission Viejo, CA company is an implementer and hardware reseller for mission-critical systems.
From its own Web blurb: "ECS builds sophisticated IT infrastructure solutions for mission-critical applications, provides enterprise storage solutions that ensure data protection and business continuity, and delivers state-of-the-art server solutions for optimal computing capacity."
So, why feature ECS here? Because CEO David Butler engaged us in a spirited and highly instructional conversation about the software industry—from a hardware provider's point of view.
Admit it: At some point in your software career, you've made (or at least laughed at) a disparaging comment about the "box jocks" who provide the machines that host your software. Secretly or not, you've wondered whether hardware people are a few notches beneath you on the IT evolutionary scale.
Well, listen up, boys and girls: Dave Butler is here to tell you that this kind of tunnel vision hurts you a lot more than it hurts him.
When faced with integrated systems deals—software, hardware, and services—here are ten common (and unfair) assumptions that software vendors make.
Unfair assumption #1: You think the deal is only about you
"Most software vendors don't deal with a guy like me in their transactions," Butler says, "yet, in every one of their deals, there's a guy like me who can either work to their advantage or disadvantage.
"It's no different than any other sales cycle: You have to uncover all the points of influence that could impact your deal positively or negatively. There are going to be third-party points of influence that impact the deal—for example, a hardware infrastructure person—and that would be me.
"You'll have an implementation partner; you might have a leasing company involved in the deal—there are all these other parties out there providing input into the decision process. If the software sales force is pursuing the deal in a vacuum, it won't be by design, and it certainly won't be under your control. You're not managing your sales process and all its variables."
Unfair assumption #2: You think the hardware cost is trivial
"Software people nearly always underestimate the hardware cost," Butler says. "They see it as just a black box.
"What I hear from the software guy is, 'Can you bring in some used equipment? And have it here by Monday?'
"Generally, our rule of thumb is that we take the simple advice that a software company gives, and triple their cost estimates. If it's a mission-critical situation, then the complexity and redundancy goes up again; the total is easily three to five times."
If it's a localized system with no special requirements, then 5 to 8 percent of the total budget will go to hardware, Butler says. But if it's a mission-critical install, figure on 25 percent.
"If you look at ERP systems, for example, the hardware requirements and costs for an SAP system can easily be 10 times greater than they are for a small- to medium-size business system.
"Our goal is to right-size the equipment. If we use the range of 5 to 25 percent of overall budget and come in with 12 percent, that's because we've studied it, analyzed the particular implementation—and because we've done it hundreds of times before."
Unfair assumption #3: You think the hardware effort is trivial
There's more to the hardware side than unpacking boxes and plugging them in, Butler says, and ISVs typically underestimate the time required.
"Typically, the engineering timeframe involves 30 to 90 days to take the customer through all the variables they'll need to create their enterprise hardware strategy. Do you want Intel, do you want UNIX, or do you want Linux in the equation? All these things impact people and processes.
"If you came to me and said, 'I want a two-bedroom home,' as a real estate agent, I'd say that's not enough information. We could be talking about a $1 million condo overlooking the ocean, or we could be talking about a $100,000 mobile home.
"As a hardware provider, if I am to do a very good job with the customer, it will take 30 to 90 days to get through the process, and we will review five solid iterations.
"In addition, one of our jobs is to properly time-phase this, so that the executive knows from year to year what the total implementation is. They'll never get that from a software person."
Unfair assumption #4: You think the hardware guys are after "your" money
"Too often, software vendors assume we're competing for the budget," Butler says. "But if we can get in there early enough to educate the customer, we're a value proposition to the customer.
"We get a lot of people who want to get a bill of materials and throw a bid in; that's not what we do. We can help properly position the budget: We can help set expectations based on the product you're looking for.
"My consultants are setting up criteria for decision processes between redundant servers; that kind of consulting isn't done by software companies. And, I don't do any implementation of software. There really is no overlap.
"Maybe this will sound naive, but I'm assuming we all want to do what's right for the customer." And, it goes without saying, software can't run without hardware.
Unfair assumption #5: You play favorites, often because you don't know any better
Software vendors often find themselves recommending one brand of hardware over another, but these recommendations don't always reflect what's best for the end user.
For example, just because your software has been tested on the Acme Computers or you have a partnership with Acme, doesn't mean that the customer should necessarily install Acme's boxes.
"There are real strategic implications to different hardware choices," Butler says. "I'm an HP partner; if I'm fighting against IBM, I know it's against a very strong solution with equivalent value statements.
"If I'm competing against Sun, on the other hand, I know it's going to be more of a pricing battle. What we find is that there's zero education being done as to how to properly respond when it comes to hardware."
When software companies flub their hardware recommendations, it's usually unwitting, Butler believes, because they don't know any better. But the reason they don't know any better is that, once again, they undervalue the hardware component.
Unfair assumption #6: You think all boxes are alike
"Software people tend to think that a box is a box is a box," Butler says, "and, by the way, I do think that's true, at least to some degree.
"But, my space is mission critical: any application that is critical to your day-to-day operations that you can't live without. I deal with a lot of very large companies, where they measure downtime in terms of dollars. In those situations, anyone who thinks boxes are all the same is hopelessly misguided.
"I've had situations where a system went down for three days due to pilot error. They didn't have a duplicate piece of equipment and process in place to catch that error—something we had recommended to them—and they're making $40 million in products a day, every day.
"Their decision to save $1 million on the system design cost them $5 million in losses a year later.
"The hardware may be the same, but the companies behind those boxes and their attitudes are very different. So, what's the mindset of the customer?
"If it's a Sun-oriented customer, we know it's going to be a difficult deal, and, in the end, there's going to be no margin in it. We'd campaign them very hard on what it takes to be mission critical."
Unfair assumption #7: You fail to capture their customer intelligence
"We are one of the best sources for customer intelligence—and it's a two-way street," Butler says.
"If I'm not teamed with a software company—if I go into a customer and they say, 'Here are our finalists: JDE, SAP, and Oracle'—I'll say, 'Well, it's a lot of work to come up with a hardware plan for each; if you were to tell me whom to focus on, whom would it be?'
"Nine times out of 10, they'll tell me who they're leaning towards. And when I ask the customer why, they can be remarkably candid: 'I don't like the sales guy,' 'They blew the demo,' and so on.
"I can then call up my software friend and say, 'I don't think you've got the position you think you do.' Of course, the software guy could do the same thing: 'We run on HP and Sun and IBM; is there one you're leaning toward?'
"I don't want to make this sound underhanded, because it isn't—but if I was brought into a deal by Oracle, even if we're acting independently, I have a very strong interest in supporting that person and their sales effort.
"The rules of engagement are that you tend to protect your partner; otherwise, you find you don't have friends anymore."
Unfair assumption #8: You think only software people know how to sell
"A lot of software guys tend to be pretty proud of themselves," Butler says. "They think of themselves as the best sales people in the world, and they think of hardware people as stepchildren—as having skills below their own.
"I assure you, I've got the best people in the industry here. I've done $50 million with a Fortune 100 food company in five years. We have an entire methodology that we follow to close the deal, and our hit rate is four out of five; it's a very strong value proposition.
"I have people who sit in on all the meetings with that Fortune 100 company and talk about what software they're going to buy over the next two years. We know what they're going to buy, and what they're going to budget."
Unfair assumption #9: You fail to take to partnership initiatives
"Software companies are really missing an opportunity for cooperative marketing," Butler says.
"If HP is doing a marketing effort, they might come to me and say, 'I want to focus on a Sun replacement program'—a rebate or spiff to get customers to switch. Why not include software in that equation?"
"I think there's a terrific opportunity here for alliances. Why doesn't HP partner with an Oracle or an SAP and target a market? Go after life sciences, say, and go to that niche with a complete solution. Customers don't care about your software; they care about solving their problem. Marketing to the business reasons is a much stronger message than attacking your competitor."
Hardware vendors' public policy is to never endorse one software provider over another, Butler says, "but, at a local level, there's nothing to stop people from getting together to do something."
"At the tactical level, it doesn't have to be as formal," Butler says. "For example, in L.A., I might put some marketing dollars in a regional campaign to join with HP to market a specific capability. If it works, then I'd do it in other territories, without making it into a formal national campaign."
Through hardware partnerships, you can "mobilize a virtual sales force of reps," Butler says. When you choose alliance partners, however, keep in mind that cozying up to one may hurt you with others. Therefore, Butler suggests, go with the numbers: In your market, do you have 40 HP reps and five from Sun? That would suggest you target HP and/or an HP-centric reseller.
Few software companies have the kind of clout to get the attention of hardware stalwarts HP, IBM, and Sun. If you follow Butler's train of thought, however, it may make sense to join forces with resellers like ECS who are strong in a particular region or market.
Hardware resellers typically get co-op dollars from the manufacturers equal to 0.5 percent of the reseller's sales, Butler says. "I get $100,000 to $200,000 a year from HP that I can use however I want.
"If I want, I could use some of that money to go to a software company and say, 'I've built a whole methodology to help you, and, oh, by the way, let's do some marketing—let's go out and target this segment together.'
"You need to define a target market that makes sense," Butler says. "If you're looking for someone who's more than just a broker or peddler, you need to discern whom you're talking to.
"Do they have the complete set of services you need to implement? Go to the manufacturer; go to HP and ask them who could do what you want the integrator and reseller to do. In Southern California, for example, there are 50 companies that can sell HP computers; but, when it comes down to what we do, there are only two.
"Identify the hardware company channel manager in each of the prospective geographies. In the Southwest, a guy named Mark Gerber at HP manages all the companies like me. He's responsible for knowing my value proposition, where I fit in, etc.
"His job is to represent the reseller's interests within HP; if HP's direct sales force needs a certain set of capabilities, he aligns those skill sets. He's a relationship manager. The only company that doesn't have channel managers is Dell, because theirs is a direct model."
Unfair assumption #10: You partner at the wrong level
"It's best to build the relationship [with companies like ECS] at the sales manager-to-sales manager level," Butler says. "CEO-to-CEO friendships are fine, but that's at a much higher level, and that isn't where deals happen; deals happen at the street level.
"I would look for the regional managers and have a get-to-know-each-other event. We show up at your monthly sales meeting, do a 30-minute presentation on who we are, then go out for a soda pop afterwards.
"If we get involved with a software person, we will absolutely get involved with a process that maps into his needs, wants, and desires. We understand the motives of our partners, and I value the future reference.
"On the other hand, if the customer is working with a broker, there are going to be defensive plays; the hardware guy, if he's purely a broker, is going to work very hard to protect his turf."
There's a predictable pattern to ECS's partnerships with software companies, Butler says. "From day one, working with a software person who has no sensitivity to all these issues, they think we're competing for the dollars.
"But, as we start working with them—when we do five, six, or seven deals together—they'll start bringing us in from day one, because it's the surest way to not slow the deal down.
"We've now got a lot of converts. They know that by not working with the hardware partner, they can extend the deal by 30, 60, or 90 days, while I do the job I've got to do. By working together from the outset, I can help them wrap this deal up with a bow."
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A speculative cartographic imagination of an India along ecoregions
By Ganesh Babu	May 17, 2020 No Comments
Scientists estimate that there are 8.7 million species ( ~15% margin of error) on this planet. We have identified 1.3 million species so far. This includes everything from mammals and reptiles to plants and algae. However, from a human perspective, our immediate surroundings don't seem that diverse. Especially if you live in cities. We've spent so much of our time and effort in creating a predictable environment and ecosystem for ourselves in our cities, with plants and animals that are beneficial to us, according to our understanding.
The earth exists in a complex system of inter-related systems that have feedback loops with each other. It is inherently difficult for humans to comprehend this complexity, This lack of comprehension, coupled with our deterministic and simplistic models of how the world works from the past have generated a lot of the world's troubles today.
As we saw before, there are potentially 8.7 million species on this world. However, they are not spread evenly across the world. The distribution of the number of species is again dependent on complex systems of climate, geology and the evolutionary history of the planet. These patterns are referred to as "ecoregions".
WWF (yes, that wildlife organisation with the panda logo) defines an ecoregion as a "large unit of land or water containing a geographically distinct assemblage of species, natural communities, and environmental conditions".
The WWF has identified terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecoregions. The terrestrial scheme divides the Earth's land surface into 8 biogeographic realms, containing 867 smaller ecoregions. Each ecoregion is classified into one of 14 major habitat types, or biomes.
If you are trying to map these ecoregions, the boundaries get quite interesting. Like everything in nature, there is not a clean line where one ecoregion ends and other begins. An ecoregion encompasses an area within which important ecological and evolutionary processes most strongly interact and it is an approximation at the local level and at the borders.
The reason WWF categorized these ecoregions is to bring attention to the fact that unique manifestations of nature are found in temperate and boreal regions, in deserts and mountain chains as well. While it is important to protect tropical forests and coral reefs that have the most biodiversity, we shouldn't be utilitarian in conservation efforts to maximize species conservation and ignore ecoregions that are less biodiverse, but are unique nonetheless, which are at risk of being lost forever if they are not conserved.
So, the idea for this map comes from a course I am currently taking at my masters in TU Delft. The course is called Infrastructure and Environment Design. The course has a very interesting component called critical cartography, where we try to analyse the context of a case using cartographic explorations in distinct perspectives. My perspective of choice is systems of systems, where we try to understand the complex systems at play that we just described at the beginning of this article.
One such exploration was to see existing political and administrative boundaries and their relationship to ecological boundaries. We are studying the city of Bhuj for the course and to understand this, I was trying to find the ecological regions in Gujarat and that's how I came across the ecoregions as defined by WWF.
Now, with this information, I wanted to map the whole of India.
So the story of how independent India created the borders for its new states is a fascinating one. There was so much political drama involved. To give a short summary, in the early 1950s, the states reorganisation commission proposed new state borders based on linguistic lines to reorganise the provinces in India post-independence. The argument was to limit caste / religious identities and promote less controversial linguistic identities.
From what I've read in Tamil literature, the culture of people during the Sangam era was intertwined with the geography of the land and was described in the Sangam landscapes of four geographic(Kurinji, Mullai, Marutham, Neithal) and one imaginary landscape(Paalai), which were used as poetic devices as well. The names are that of distinct species of flowers that grow in these regions, thus signifying a distinct ecoregion as well.
So with these three pieces of distinct, yet interrelated information, I wanted to see what if the states were based on ecological regions and not on linguistic lines?
A speculative cartographic imagination of an India along ecoregions. Ecoregions as administrative units could potentially lead to lesser conflicts in terms of sharing of resources and conservation of nature and culture. If ecoregions are administrative units as well, they can understand their strengths and weaknesses better and develop policies and projects for economic development that are not always at odds with the conservation of nature. An ecoregion split across states requires concerted efforts from multiple stakeholders that is difficult to achieve today and a holistic understanding of a pan-territorial entity is lost because administrative units don't have incentives to understand them better.
The first step would be to collect all the spatial datasets. WWF has a publicly available dataset of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World (TEOW), that makes this whole project 90% done. I generally use the Database of Global Administrative Areas for country boundaries for my maps. However, their version of India doesn't include disputed territories in Kashmir. Yes, I want to speculate with borders, but I figured one challenge is good enough at the moment and went with the crowdsourced version of the India states boundary released by the people at DataMeet, which is closer to the official version recognised by GoI. It still doesn't include the recent boundary changes with Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (that would probably be the highest number of 'and's in a place name) and Jammu and Kashmir.
I overlayed these datasets on QGIS, our trusty open source GIS software and played around with it to reach a balance between readability and aesthetics. My exploration with cartography started as an aesthetic pursuit to make good looking maps, so that plays an important role in how I make maps.
To make it easier to comprehend the relationship between ecoregions and states, I made a Sankey diagram on Flourish. You can download the CSV file to play with the data if you are interested. 43 ecoregions vs 36 administrative units.
This was a fun side project for me to explore the absurdities of borders. I am thinking of making more maps questioning the nature of borders, and combine them with my thoughts on the same. This map is a work in process. I am thinking, adding major cities would make it more comprehensible. A legend would definitely help in reading the map better.
If you have any thoughts and suggestions, feel free to comment and let me know. If you are interested in collaborating on these maps or want to buy a print, you can always reach me on my social media pages or send me a good 'ol email. You can buy me a coffee to support my work.
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An Alabama National Guard Sergeant surprised his kindergarten son and fourth-grade daughter at Southeastern School in Remlap.
Sgt. Jaren Garton deployed for Iraq on Father's Day in 2018 for his fourth deployment overseas. This marks the first time he surprised his children.
Teachers at Southeastern School organized the surprise. Sgt. Jaren Garton's children, Mallorie and Camden, thought they were selected to learn how to play a song using cups as instruments. Sgt. Jaren Garton then walked up beside his children and surprised them.
"It was heart-melting cause you know, trying to hold back my emotions and be strong for them, and support them," said Sgt. Jaren Garton. "It was quite a shock for me to figure out how I was supposed to respond and be strong for them."
Sgt. Jaren Garton's wife, Meredith Garton says it was a difficult year, but support from the community, school, and loved ones provided the encouragement they needed.
"I miss my husband of course for the whole year, but seeing your kids miss him is even worse. You really can't do anything about it," said Meredith Garton
The family says they plan to watch movies and reconnect. Meredith Garton has advice for other families with loved ones deployed overseas.
"Try and talk and keep in touch as much as you can," said Meredith Garton. "Have a good support system. Be there and try and find people who are going through the same thing. Who have kids going through the same thing because they can help out a lot."
Sgt. Jaren Garton was deployed in Kuwait in 2003, and Afghanistan in 2009 and 2014.
Watch CBS 42 digital reporter, Cameron Edgeworth's, interview with CBS 42 morning anchor, Art Franklin, about the experience.
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who went to the doctor with an irritated eye got the unsavory news that it contained a tick.
WYMT-TV reports an optometrist used tweezers to remove the tick from Chris Prater's eye.


A Nidderdale community archaeology group has received more than £40,000 for an exciting new project into the area's prehistory.
With £42,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Iron-Age (Nidderdale) has launched Prehistoric Nidderdale to investigate prehistoric features in the Dacre parish.
We are thrilled to have received the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and are confident the project will support young people to understand the rich history of their area.
Led by volunteers from the local community, the project will focus on sites which appear to be prehistoric in origin, but will vary from domestic, ritual, and industrial uses in this period.
A key element of the project is to involve primary schools and to provide support for a new prehistoric section in the national curriculum.
Iron-Age (Nidderdale) is a long-standing community archaeology group which aims to carry out heritage projects within Nidderdale, to enthuse the community about its history and prehistory, and to disseminate the results of all investigations.
It is hoped Prehistoric Nidderdale will enable young people and the community to discover archaeology, the importance of the period of history before there are written records, and the value of local sites.
Members of the public are also welcome to a meeting at the Wellington Inn, Darley, at 7.30pm on April 20, where the group will explain more fully what they are finding already and how they intent to proceed.
Prehistoric Nidderdale is one of the projects supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund in the area.
The fund has supported over 37,000 projects with more than £6b across the UK, including £445m to over 3,100 projects in Yorkshire and the Humber, with money raised through the National Lottery.


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Edward Tuite Dalton CSI (1815 - 1880) was a British soldier and anthropologist. He was posted in Assam, then became commissioner of Chota Nagpur Division. He was posted in Chotanagpur for two decades. Later he became major general of Bengal Lancer. He commanded both European and native people during the sepoy mutiny of 1857. Dalton, along with justice Campbell, Herbert Hope Risley, John-Baptist Hoffmann and P.O.Bidding initiated ethnographic studies in Chotanagpur. His work Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal formed a part of the Census in British India in 1872.

Early life
He was born in Ireland in 1815. His father was a music composer. His maternal grandfather, Sir John Andrew Stevenson, was also a music composer. His father died in 1821. Then his mother, Olivia, married Thomas Taylour in 1822. His brother's name was Gustavus and his sister's Adelaide. His mother died in 1834. Then Thomas married the widowed Frances in 1853. Edward studied at Horrow School. Edward remained a Bachelor throughout his life and never married.

Career

Assam
After education, Edward joined the East India Company and arrived in India on 12 November 1835 at the age of 20. He worked for 39 years and resigned his commission on 18 April 1875. He first was commissioned at Dibrugarh in Assam from 1838 to 1841. He had proficiency in Bengali and Assamese and cleared the exam in these languages. The territory of Assam came under British control in 1826 after defeating the Burmese in the Anglo-Burmese Wars. The Northeast was inhabited by numerous tribes such as the Naga, Khamtis, Mishing, who did not hesitate to raid and pillage the towns of East India company and tea gardens. In 1835, a military base was destroyed by the Kopachor tribe in Balipara in Sonitpur of Assam. Later, in Sadia, Khampti and Singhpo tribe killed a political agent and 80 soldiers in 1839. He spent eighteen years in the first Assam light infantry, which was raised in 1817 in Cuttack, Odisha. In 1858, two French missionaries, Nicholas Michael Kirck and Bourry, were killed by Mishmi villagers with their chief Kaieesha in Rima, Tibet, who were travelling to Tibet for their missnary activities. Edward was ordered to carry out an expedition against the Mishmi tribe from Dibrugarh. The British forces arrived at the villages. Edward sent Lieutenant Eden with a band of soldiers and in the fight, three sons of Kaieesha were killed. Their chief Kaieesha was arrested and executed in Dibrugarh.

Chota Nagpur
Later, he was posted to Ranchi in 1857 as commissioner of Chota Nagpur Division with the rank of Captain. During 1857, a mutiny of sepoys had occurred. The revolt in Chotanagpur began with the revolt of the Danapur in Patna. Then it spread to Ramgarh battalion with the headquarters at Hazaribagh. Then to Purulia in West Bengal and Chaibasa. In Singhbhum district, the king of Porahat, Raja Arjun Singh, aided by kol (Hos), declared war on the king of the Saraikela and Kharsawan, the allies of the East India Company. In September, the Sepoys of Chaibasa plundered the treasury. In Palamu, the Chero and Bhogta revolted. Lieutenant Graham went to subdue the mutineers of Hazaribagh but his troops also revolted and did not follow the orders of Graham. They arrived in Ranchi at night. The sepoy of head quarter were not ready to repel the mutineers. So, on 2 August 1857, Edward, other British officers and a few soldiers left for Hazaribagh. After they left, the mutineers burnt down and destroyed the British headquarters, buildings and churches. But they spared the house of Edward. They also took his four personal elephants. On the next day, Edward reached Hazaribagh but large numbers of insurgents forced him to abandon the military station in Hazaribagh. During this time, the king of Ramgarh, Jagannath Shahi, helped him and provided his fifty Soldiers for protection. The king of Seraikela, Kharsawan and several other zamindar and tribal chiefs provided assistants to him in the Rebellion of 1857. While Edward requested reenforcement in Chotanagpur, East India Company was more concerned with mutiny in North India in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar with large numbers of soldiers. With regiments in North India in mutiny, the British mobilized the Madras Regiment from South India, which arrived in Kolkata on 5 August 1857 and while others marched to Chotanagpur from Cuttuck. The detachment reinforced Edward in Bagodar and occupied Hazaribagh, then Doronda in Ranchi, which was declared part of the Mughal Empire by rebel Soldiers. On 2 October 1857, 300 Soldiers defeated 3000 rebel mutineers, which is known as the Battle of Chatra.

In January 1858, Edward marched to quell Chero and Bhogta, who had attacked landlords and destroyed jails, courthouses, government buildings and  occupied Palamu Forts. He failed to capture the leaders of the Rebellion due to difficult terrain. He founded the city of Daltonganj, now known as Medininagar. In Singhbhum, the kols had declared Arjun Singh as their king and revolted against colonial rule and burnt down the government buildings. The British forces defeated kols in a pitted battle and Arjun Singh surrendered, but Kol continued their insurgency till 1861.

In 1859, the East India Company desolated. For war service, Edward received a gallantry award and was promoted to the rank of Major. Then he authored the book Descriptive Ethnology of Bengal in which he gave descriptions of people of the Bengal Presidency. He started to work on Ethnology of Bengal in 1866 with the rank of Colonel at the age of 51. It was a catalogue entrusted by The Asiatic Society of Bengal for an exhibition of the primitive tribes of British India in Kolkata, which was the brainchild of Sir Joseph Fayrer. But the exhibition ended due to logistical, political and health issues about ferrying the tribals of Assam to Kolkata. The exhibition was scrapped but the Asiatic Society of Bengal and the British Indian Government were interested in scientific studies of tribals. Edwards completed the book after six years in 1872, residing in Ranchi.

Helping pastor Fedrick Batsch
In 1868, Edward supported pastor Fedrick Batsch, who constructed the Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ranchi in 1855 and accumulated a congregation of 10,000 tribal followers. Between 1866 and 1872, under investigation by Reverend Ansorge, he was wrongfully accused of crimes and  ex-communicated. He tried to reconcile Batsch with  Reverend Ansorge but was in vain. After the ex-communication of Batsch with four other pastors in 1871, the Bishop Robert Milman inducted them into the Anglican fold. Edward donated 500 pounds for the construction of St.Paul's Church in 1871 in Ranchi.

Companion of the Order of the Star of India
In 1869, he was knighted with the Companion of the Order of the Star of India for his service. In 1975, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he resigned as the commissioner of Chotanagpur at the age of 60.

Death
He died on 30 December 1880 in Cannes, France due to a Cardiac Arrest at the age of 65.

References

1815 births
1880 deaths
British anthropologists
Companions of the Order of the Star of India


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Environmental awareness quiz
Sort the green facts from fiction.
By Rebecca Styles
In these times of climate change we all want to be environmentally savvy. Put your eco-awareness to the test with our interactive quiz.
The questions
1. Per passenger, how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas is emitted when flying Auckland to Heathrow, London return?
Answer: 7796kg CO2 equivalents
Based on the Enviro-Mark Solutions' carbon footprint calculator, a return flight from Auckland to Heathrow adds 7796kg CO2 equivalents to your carbon footprint.
Aviation accounts for 2% of global emissions and this figure is on the up. According to a European Commission report, in 2020 emissions from flying will be around 70% higher than in 2005. By 2050, it's estimated they could have grown between 300% and 700%.
Air New Zealand reported it emitted 3.6 million tonnes of greenhouse gases in 2018, 600,000 more than 2011. In that time, passenger numbers have increased from 13 million to nearly 17 million.
2. Over a year, which of the following has the largest impact on your personal carbon footprint?
Answer: Raising a child
Following Prince Harry and Meghan's lead and capping the number of children you have is a sure fire way not to add to your carbon footprint. One child can potentially be responsible for an average of 58.6 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year, according to a review published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
The same review estimated ditching the car saves 2.4 tonnes every year while eating a plant-based diet saves 0.8 tonnes.
3. Which sector produces the highest proportion of greenhouse gas emissions in New Zealand?
Answer: Agriculture
The agriculture sector contributes the most to gross emissions, making up 48.1%, followed by energy and road transport (40.7%).
New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions have increased 23.1% since 1990. In that time, emissions from agriculture have risen 13.5% and road transport emissions have increased a whopping 93.4%.
4. How much of New Zealand's electricity is generated from renewable resources?
Answer: 82%
Renewable resources – the sun, wind, water and geothermal energy generated in the ground – contribute 82% of our electricity supply, most of the remainder comes from gas, coal and oil.
While the government's goal is 100% renewable electricity by 2035, a recent Interim Climate Change Committee (ICCC) report suggested 93% is more realistic with fossil fuels still needed during years of low rainfall, when there's less water in our hydro lakes.
Only 5% of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions come from generating electricity.
The ICCC report said greater carbon savings could be made by electrification of transport and process heat (heat used by manufacturing and industries, which is mainly coal- and gas-powered). These sectors account for 30% of New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions.
5. Which of these logos is from a recognised eco-labelling scheme?
Answer: Environmental Choice
Environmental Choice is a certification scheme that accredits products meeting its standards. The Environmental Choice logo is owned by the Ministry for the Environment.
The other logos have been made up by the companies using them.
6. Where does New Zealand rank among OECD countries in terms of greenhouse gas emissions per capita?
Answer: 5th highest emissions per capita
We've got the dubious distinction of ranking 5th. Why? Nearly half of our emissions come from agriculture, which produces a lot of methane and nitrous oxide. Since 1994, our dairy cattle numbers have increased 70%.
7. Which of the following product claims can you trust to benefit the environment?
Answer: None of the above
They're all meaningless!
Most items biodegrade eventually: a biodegradable claim isn't really useful unless the product's been independently tested against a recognised biodegradability standard.
"Natural" is straight out the marketer's playbook. The same goes for "environmentally friendly".
As for "recycling", products may be recyclable in theory but not in practice. Take plastic: a lack of recycling facilities means a lot of it may end up in the dump or being stockpiled until it can processed.
8. How many single-use plastic bags were distributed in New Zealand in 2018?
Answer: 750 million
We went through 750 million single-use plastic bags in 2018, according to the Ministry for the Environment.
While the bags are a small proportion of total waste by volume, the bigger problem is that they contribute to microplastic pollution. These tiny fragments have been found on the coastline of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
9. On average, each Kiwi household wastes how much money every year from throwing out food?
Answer: $563
A 2015 food waste survey, commissioned by Waste Management Institute New Zealand, found 30% of household rubbish collected from the kerb each week as food waste. Of that, more than half was avoidable, meaning it was food that had gone off before it could be eaten. This waste equates to $10.83 per household each week, or $563 a year.
Most of what we throw out is vegetables, fruit, meat, fish and bakery items. For options to reduce your food waste, we've trialled five compost systems.
10. How much e-waste is produced in New Zealand each year?
Answer: 95,000 tonnes
Old phones, fried fridges and tossed TVs are just some of the estimated 95,000 tonnes of e-waste we throw out every year.
The government has proposed a product stewardship scheme for e-waste, which would see manufacturers and retailers take more responsibility for products once they've done their dash. However, it could take up two years to get the ball rolling.


h-x-app is a proposed microformats vocabulary for marking up data about software applications.
There's a bunch of research into existing formats and potential properties over on store. See below for current, experimental usage.
Barnaby publishes h-x-app markup with name, logo/photo and url properties on waterpigs.co.uk via Taproot, also marked up as h-product, to provide basic information about the Note Posting UI to authorization UIs.
Aaron Parecki publishes h-x-app markup with name, logo and url properties on http://quill.p3k.io and other p3k applications to provide basic information about the application to authorization UIs.
Aaron also added h-x-app markup to the IndieWebCamp wiki with name, logo/photo and url properties.
Pelle Wessman publishes h-x-app markup with name, url and responses properties on webmention.herokuapp.com since 2015-08-24.
Barry Frost publishes h-x-app markup on his Micropublish client with name and url properties.
Eddie Hinkle publishes h-x-app markup with name, and logo properties on http://indigenous.abode.pub to provide basic information about the native iOS app application to authorization UIs.
gRegor Morrill publishes h-app and h-x-app on indiebookclub.
Fortress exposes h-x-app with name at fortress.black.af.
00dani parses h-x-app markup in her authorization endpoint and uses the data to better present where she is logging in to. See her post about it, with screenshots of her UI.
Aaron Parecki parses h-x-app (and h-app) markup in the p3k authorization endpoint to present a nicer prompt when logging in to applications.
Eddie Hinkle parses both h-x-app and h-app markup in the abode authorization endpoint to present a nicer prompt when logging in and authenticating applications.
IndieAuth.com consumes h-x-app when displaying the authentication/authorization prompt in order to show the application's name and icon if available. If no markup is available, then only the client_id is displayed.
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They are virtually indestructible. Apart from a little slug damage when the new shoots appear in April, they appear to attract no pests.
They are perennial so they come back year after year. You'll get bigger and better tubers if you dig up the remaining artichokes in spring and replant just the biggest ones, but it makes them very economical; buy once, replant infinitely.
choose the biggest to replant for next year.
You can grow them in the same spot each year. You don't have to integrate them into a rotation plan and prepare a bed for them every year.
The tubers can be harvested from autumn throughout the winter into early spring, so a long-lived crop and one that is producing for you at a time of year when little else is growing.
The plants are tall and if you choose the position of your Jerusalem artichoke bed with care, they can act as a windbreak for more tender crops.
The artichokes are highly versatile in the kitchen. You can roast them under a Sunday joint like potatoes, or roast along with other rot vegetables. They make a delicious gratin Dauphinoise, substituting thinly sliced artichokes for the potatoes. You can make Jerusalem artichoke fritters, you can mash them, you can eat them raw, shaved thinly into salads. They make a beautiful creamy puree that can be used as a base for soups.
But they do divide people. I think you either love them or loathe them. And whichever side you're on, you can't deny the one thing that puts many people off Jerusalem artichokes. They make you fart. Each tuber, whether raw or cooked (and funnily enough, I think the effects are less explosive after eating raw artichokes) contains a carbohydrate called inulin, which gives you wind. Not for nothing are they usually known as 'fartichokes' in the Zia maison.
squeezed into it to stop the bright white flesh from discolouring.
So while I have no inhibitions about serving Jerusalem artichokes to supper guests - after all, they will leave at the end of the evening and do their farting in the comfort of their own home (and so will you) - I would advise not serving them at the starting of a camping weekend, say.
Note that the Jerusalem artichokes pictured here are quite distinct from globe artichokes, the giant round buds which we eat, spiky leaf-bud by spiky leaf-bud, until you reach the nutty heart in the centre. Despite the fact that both plants are called artichokes, they are not related. Globe artichokes belong to the same family botanically as thistles; Jerusalem artichokes are related to sunflowers. Quite how they both ended up being commonly called artichokes isn't 100% clear: it's thought that the Jerusalem artichoke is a corruption of girasole, the Italian word for sunflower.
Unrelated botanically to either Jerusalem or globe artichokes, the Chinese artichoke, or Stachys affinis, looks like a smaller, skinnier, paler version of a Jerusalem artichoke tuber. Actually, I think they look like fat cartoon caterpillars, but don't let that put you off.
Like Jerusalem artichokes, the tubers can be planted in spring. They are then harvested from late summer onwards, and again, keep some healthy tubers aside at the end of the season for replanting for the next year's crop.
The taste of these is not dissimilar to Jerusalem artichoke and they can be cooked the same way or in stir-fries, or served raw like a salad vegetable.
Have a large bowl of cold water mixed with a little lemon juice standing by you. Scrub the Jerusalem artichokes and peel them, putting each artichoke in the bowl of water once peeled to stop them from going brown.
Then slice the artichokes into rounds as finely as possible. Arrange the slices neatly and evenly in layers in a shallow gratin dish. After each layer, season with a little salt and pepper and a smear of butter.
Once you've placed the final layer of artichoke slices, sprinkle with the chopped parsley, then pour over the cream. Top with a knob of butter and a last pinch of salt and pepper.
Cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven for 20 mins. Remove the foil and put back the in oven uncovered for another 10-15 mins to brown the top. Drizzle over a little walnut oil when you serve.
over 500 different seed varieties in total.
Seeds of Italy held an open day at the weekend at premises in Harrow. It was a chance to see, under one roof, the full range of seeds from Franchi Sementi, which Seeds of Italy distributes in the UK, plus its ancillary products - preserving jars, soaps, packet seasonings and tomato presses. It was indeed the horticultural equivalent of being a kid in a sweetshop.
With a friendly welcome and coffee and biscuits it was also a chance to chat about growing produce in the UK with the immensely knowledgeable and infinitely enthusiastic Paolo Arrigo, head of Seeds Of Italy and author of From Seed To Plate, which is one of my favourite cookbooks.
Paolo was keen to talk about provenance on Saturday - how the parent company, which has been run by the Franchi family since 1783, carefully sources its seeds, how the Italians treat the locality of its produce with the utmost seriousness, how the produce specific to each region is used together. Much of the seed sold in the UK these days, Paolo says, is bought in from China, with little attention paid to its suitability for our climate. In contrast, looking at - for example - the courgette varieties offered by Franchi, I can see Zucchino Bolognese (from Bologna), Zucchino Genovese (from Genoa), Zucchino Fiorentino (from Florence) and Zucchino Nero di Milano (the black courgette of Milan!). You don't get different British counties extolling the provenance of their parsnips, although a few regional varieties live on in the names - Kelvedon Wonder peas, for instance. Interestingly, as Paolo points out, we're better at protecting the local heritage of our fruit: think of all the different apple varieties and where they come from.
And compared to China, Italy is much closer to the UK in terms of growing conditions, Paolo explains. We may think of Italy as mainly Mediterranean, and hot, but 74% of the country is mountainous and the southern tip and Sicily aside, it gets very cold in winter.
I can believe it. I've always bought as much of my seed from Seeds Of Italy as possible, because 1) the quantities of seed in each packet is always generous, 2) the varieties offered are always interesting and frequently different to those on sale in the shops here. Lots of different - and very local - courgettes and squashes, for instance, from the deliciously sweet and nutty Berrettina Piacentina pumpkins to the round stuffing courgette Tondo di Nizza. It was also Seeds of Italy that introduced me to the pink and white striped beetroot from Chioggia, which I know is now available more widely but which was quite surprise find 10 years ago. 3) I always get good results from Franchi Seeds: near 100% germination and healthy plants. Lastly, and definitely not least, is this idea of provenance, of knowing where the seed is from and where it has been saved. The blurb that comes with Seeds Of Italy packets online is always knowledgeable and specific (in contrast, amusingly, to the sowing instructions, which are decidedly cryptic!).
After a delicious couple of hours browsing, I left happy, clutching a number of seed packets, including some Puntarelle - that crunchy Roman salad leaf, a variety of chicory, which I now discover originally hails from Catalonia rather than Italy, even though it's now so strongly associated with Rome. I'll plant this along with the other chicories I grow, the round radicchio and elongated red Rossa di Treviso, and look forward to winter salads next year.
is around 80 years old and sounds as good as new.


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Cultures and entrepreneurial competencies:ethnic propensities and performance in Malaysia
Tehseen, Shehnaz and Anderson, Alistair (2020) Cultures and entrepreneurial competencies:ethnic propensities and performance in Malaysia. Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 12 (5). pp. 643-666.
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Shehnaz_paper_V11.pdf - Accepted Version
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-10-2019-0156
Purpose We examine the extent and types of entrepreneurial competences amongst culturally different ethnic groups in Malaysia. Malaysia offer us a common environment and ecosystem to make comparisons within a single context. Method We surveyed 600 respondents; 200 Chinese Malaysians, 200 Indian Malaysians and 200 Malays and collected data about the types of competencies and about self-reported growth as firm performance. We used PLS-SEM for inferential testing and PLS-MGA to conduct multigroup analysis among the three ethnic groups and found considerable and interesting differences. Findings Our nuanced, fine grained findings showed a distinctive distribution of competencies. We take the analysis further to argue that there is an ethnic disposition to favour and value different competencies. Broadly, Chinese Malaysians have a commercial outlook which contrasts with the Malaysian emphasis on social values such as family. Indian Malaysian competencies are similar to Chinese Malaysians, but with more social value emphasised. This distribution impacts on firm performance with Chinese Malaysian firms faring economically better. However, this economic measure takes no account of social measures which may be an important determinant and motivation for some ethnic groups. Implications Theoretically, it becomes evident that one size does not fit all. In practice, different competencies are prioritised. Hence competencies appear to be culturally shaped. Culture influences what might be seen as very practical dimensions of entrepreneuring. From a practical perspective, those encouraging entrepreneurship should take such differences into account.
Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies on 4 April 2020, available online:  https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JEEE-10-2019-0156/full/html


Eatable fashion and so on..
BLESS DESIGN was founded in 1997 by Ines Kaag in Berlin, and Desiree Heiss in Paris.
In '99 and '04 they received the ANDAM fashion award.
They're philosophy is creative freedom, they are busy with totally innovative fashion accessories through design to art.
The Bless creative expression takes the form through numbered editions, with a permanent research of timelessness. They're way is to create without definite perimeter.
The two designers escape from any calibrated definition of fashion, "BLESS does not promote any style – BLESS fits every style!" they kept tight they're initial concept and idea which was to combine creations between fashion, design, art and architecture.
The objects created by Bless result from the fascination of Desiree Heiss and Ines Kaag for recycling, the diversion of the uses and the traditional techniques.
They're accessories turn what was supposed to be regular and unquestionable into surprising.
Like, for example the shoe-socks, that is a socks boot like, with a sole under, or from the collaboration with Le Pliage®, the bag that can be folded inside it's own circular leather handles and can be worn as a bracelet.