The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned the use of R-22 refrigerant (virgin hydrochlorofluorocarbon-22) in new air conditioning and heat pump equipment since 2010. As a result, if your air conditioner was manufactured prior to 2010 this may be the time to replace it.
What is the R-22 Refrigerant Phaseout?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is on a mission to ban all hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as part of its Clean Air Act.
Many other countries are also banning HCFCs in a global effort to phase out products with high ozone depletion potential (ODP) and global warming potential (GWP).
Since R-22 (chlorodifluoromethane) is a type of HCFC (known by the brand name "Freon®"), it is being gradually phased out until January 1, 2020, after which no new production or import of HCFC-22 will be allowed (although recycled R-22 will still be legal to use).
If your AC unit was manufactured prior to 2010, then it most likely uses R-22. You can see if your air conditioner or heat pump uses R-22 by checking the owner's manual or the nameplate on your outdoor condenser.
This is important to know since periodic maintenance of your cooling unit(s) may require additional refrigerant to operate at peak efficiency.
Unfortunately, as the supply and availability of R-22 declines, prices will go up. In fact, the prices for R-22 have already increased 300% over the past few years. And the price increase will only continue as the industry moves closer to the 2020 date when it will be illegal to use and produce.
"In fact, the prices for R-22 have already increased 300 percent over the past few years," Gold Medal Service co-founder Mike Agugliaro notes.
You can keep your existing air conditioning/heat pump equipment and accept the fact that as we move closer to 2020, it will become increasingly difficult to find R-22 refrigerant in the marketplace and will be priced accordingly from suppliers.
Fact: R-22 (HCFC-22) is a banned import and manufacturers may no longer produce it. The prices for servicing and recharging R-22 refrigerant will continue to rise.
You can keep your existing AC equipment and use an EPA-permitted "modern" refrigerant in place of R-22. R-410A (also known by the brand name Puron®) is the most common EPA-approved substitute for residential air conditioning and heat pump units.
But substituting R-22 may require replacing many parts of your equipment since not all refrigerants are the same. Additionally, using a different refrigerant than what was originally designed for your system may result in poorer performance and higher energy costs.
Most HVAC experts will recommend a complete system replacement instead of a retrofit of an old system.
You can choose to replace your old AC or heat pump equipment with a new, high-efficiency unit that does not use R-22, but instead uses other refrigerants that are less harmful to the environment and that are permitted by the EPA. These units will give you many years of dependable service and lower-cost cooling.
Older units can be retrofitted to accommodate an alternative refrigerant, however, most of the time buying a new system will result in higher savings and comfort.
R-22 (aka Freon®) is getting more expensive and harder to acquire (production will cease in 2020).
Replacing the refrigerant on a unit designed for R-22 can cause declines in comfort, performance, and efficiency. You will either need to retrofit or replace your AC system.
Learn more about what the R-22 Phaseout means for homeowners.
This may be the ideal time to replace your AC or heat pump equipment!
We hope the R-22 phaseout will encourage homeowners to replace their existing R-22 systems with more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly R-410a (Puron®) systems. These newer units will save you money in the long run by reducing energy bills and repair costs.
Gold Medal Service is a Dave Lennox Award recipient, exclusive to the top 25 Lennox Premier Dealers throughout the Unites States and Canada. For more information, call 800-576-GOLD or schedule service online.
Trust Gold Medal Service to help you to make the right decision about your air conditioning equipment. But remember, the longer you wait to replace your equipment the more costly it will be. And with the rebates and incentives that we are currently offering there might not be a better time to replace your air conditioner than right now!
Call us today and we will be happy to send one of our experienced Comfort Advisors to your home for a FREE, no obligation consultation. Then you'll be ready to make this most-important decision for you and your family.
Gold Medal Service was founded in 1994 by two Jersey boys. Their goal to provide homeowners with a reliable and trustworthy home services has led to massive growth. Since 1994, Gold Medal has grown to include more than 200 employees and experts solving plumbing, heating, cooling, electric, drain, sewer and waterproofing issues for homeowners across the state of New Jersey.


"cfdemSolverPiso" is a coupled CFD-DEM solver using CFDEMcoupling, an open source parallel coupled CFD-DEM framework. Based on pisoFoam®(*), a finite volume based solver for turbulent Navier-Stokes equations applying the PISO algorithm, "cfdemSolverPiso" has additional functionality for a coupling to the DEM code "LIGGGHTS". The volume averaged Navier-Stokes Equations are solved accounting for momentum exchange and volume displacement of discrete particles whose trajectories are calculated in the DEM code LIGGGHTS.


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Lecture considers integral ecology in "Laudato Si"
J.P. Gschwind | Tuesday, September 29, 2015
On Monday night at Geddes Hall, Fordham University professor of theology Christiana Peppard delivered a lecture entitled "Integral Ecology: Pope Francis, Ethical Pluralism and the Planet," which focused on Pope Francis's May encyclical "Laudato Si." The talk was the seventh annual installment of the Reverend Bernie Clark, C.S.C., Lecture on Catholic Social Tradition and was sponsored by Notre Dame's Center for Social Concerns.
Peppard began the lecture with a brief overview of papal encyclicals and their impact, especially in the last century. She said while many commentators have reacted to the pope's new encyclical as if it were a revolutionary and completely new strain of thought in the Catholic Church,"Laudato Si" actually builds on much of the work of other popes, such as Pope Benedict XVI's writing on human ecology.
"It's important to note that all constructive endeavors are referential or in some way aggregate," Peppard said.
However, Peppard said Pope Francis drew on sources from outside of other papal encyclicals, including theology, philosophy and environmental science. In particular, Peppard said the influence of liberation theologian Leonardo Boff, who has written extensively on the relationship between environmental destruction and the exploitation of the poor, was clear.
According to Peppard,"Laudato Si" focuses on how ecological degradation, such as climate change and the acidification of oceans, are related to social problems like poverty and oppression, a relationship described by the term "integral ecology."
At the heart of this concept of integral ecology, Peppard said, is a vision of social justice that espouses the rights the of marginalized who are victimized both economically and environmentally. This idea originates from Pope Paul VI's encyclical on integral development which asserted that egalitarian concerns must accompany the drive for economic growth, Peppard said. However, Peppard said the Pope's writing on integral ecology is paradoxically new and traditional.
"In a sense, this is new for a pope to be saying, to be taking ecology and particularly the environment as a catalyst for his reflections, but in a sense it's also very old and even in some sense Augustinian," Peppard said.
"Laudato Si" is committed to the fundamental tenets of Catholic social teaching, Peppard said, because it focuses on the common good.
"The pope is trying to articulate what it means to have well-ordered loves that conduce to the good of the whole and of all people and the planet, now and in the future, to have our desires, decisions, our choices, our actions all be oriented towards the good," Peppard said.
Despite Pope Francis's dedication to traditional Catholic thought, Peppard said, his style is distinct because it reconciles incorporates and many viewpoints that seem to conflict.
"Classically, the response of the Church has been to assert universalism and unity to gloss over the fissures and the difficulties of evidence and differences," Peppard said.
However, Peppard said Pope Francis rebels against this tendency.
"The pope is radically unfrightened by the plurality of epistemologies, the multiple ways of knowing and assessing and experiencing the world," Peppard said.
Peppard said this approach does not delegitimize the primacy of Christ's teachings, but rather complements them.
"For him, yes, Christ is at the center, but this does not preclude other forms of knowledge such as contemporary science and the diversity of experiences that people have on this changing planet," Peppard said.
Ultimately, Peppard said, Pope Francis simultaneously builds on the rich tradition of the Catholic Church and charts a new, audacious path with "Laudato Si."
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Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts (NSW) and Master of Commerce from the University of Wollongong.


This is not the resort's first trip to the farm. To maintain Whisper Creek, Grande Lakes Orlando has again partnered with Bumper Crop, a Central Florida company that already manages both the resort's on-site apiary, producing honey used in dishes and spa treatments.
Pedi-cabs or shuttle vans will chauffeur guests from the hotels to Whisper Creek Farm, located next to the sixth tee box on the resort's Greg Norman-designed golf course and bordering a peaceful nearby creek (the inspiration for the space's name). Surrounded by a perimeter of 120 pineapple plants, Whisper Creek Farm will produce cucumbers, acorn squash, collard greens, avocado, mango, sweet potatoes, a variety of herbs, a pumpkin patch, and much more. As is natural with its Central Florida location, the space also features eighteen seven-foot citrus trees, including tangerine, kaffir lime, and kumquat. In addition to the vast garden, Whisper Creek hosts resident bees in three hives to help in the pollination of the flowering plants and provide more of the Grande Lakes signature nectar. Whisper Creek Farm events can be booked October through June, with evening affairs being particularly picturesque.


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Whom Pods Destroy
A Star Trek Discussion Podcast
Episode 57 – The Wrath of Khan
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/638/episode-57-the-wrath-of-khan.mp3
Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 52:49 | Recorded on October 10, 2020
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Our latest podcast focusses on the classic, franchise saving Star Trek film – Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan.
This low budget classic remains a fan favourite and contains some of the most memorable scenes in all of Star Trek. Terry, Derek and Graham examine its themes and place in Star Trek lore. We also talk about its impact and legacy, not just in fandom but in the broader cinema industry.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on October 18, 2020 October 19, 2020 Categories PodcastTags Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Episode 56 – Space Seed
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/627/episode-56-space-seed.mp3
Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 45.20 | Recorded on July 18, 2020
Ricardo Montalban and Madlyn Rhue's star as Khan and Marla McGivers in two of the strongest guest roles on the original series of Star Trek,
Graham, Terry and Derek are back for another episode of Whom Pods Destroy – A Star Trek discussion podcast.
For this episode, we focus our attention on Space Seed. Little did they know at the time that the story of Khan Noonian Singh would turn out to be one of the pivotal episodes in the history of Star Trek. Khan would go on to rescue the franchise commercially and determine a creative direction of travel for years to come.
And it all began here with this little bottle episode in the first series of TOS.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on July 24, 2020 October 19, 2020 Categories PodcastTags Space Seed, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek The Original Series
Episode 55 – Balance of Terror
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/622/episode-55-balance-of-terror.mp3
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Whom Pods Destroy – A Star Trek discussion podcast returns with another episode of blistering takes about the original series of Star Trek.
Balance of Terror maybe half a century old but it still has a lot to tell us. Not just in relation to its story and messages but also in how to craft a multi-layered piece of engaging scripted drama on a shoestring budget.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on May 28, 2020 October 19, 2020 Categories PodcastTags Balance of Terror, Romulans, Star Trek The Original Series
Episode 54: What are little girls made of? – Star Trek Picard
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/615/episode-54-what-are-little-girls-made-of-star-trek-picard.mp3
Picture from CBS.
Whom Pods Destroy is back for an extra length special podcast reflecting on Star Trek: Picard.
This ten-part CBS All Access series had more plot points than a Romulan attack fleet has torpedo tubes. Some of them stuck, some were planted presumably for Season 2 and some just didn't really make sense to us.
That said, the series was an artful and authentic portrayal of the Star Trek universe, struggling to maintain its lofty ideals in wake of the Romulan supernova and attack on Mars. Picard and his motley band are a reflection of these troubled times for the Federation and Patrick Stewart once again proves a superb leader of the new ensemble.
Terry, Derek and Graham reflect on the latest Star Trek TV show, celebrate its successes, mourn its failures and scratch their heads at how Agnes manages to get away with murder.
Derek also finds a link with this latest series of Star Trek to an episode of the original series.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on April 13, 2020 April 14, 2020 Categories PodcastTags Star Trek Picard, Star Trek The Original Series, What Are Little Girls Made Of?
Episode 53 – The Enterprise Incident. A tribute to DC Fontana
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/609/the-enterprise-inciden-podcast.mp3
The Enterprise Incident: A classic sixties spy caper in which Kirk & Spock set up a sting operation to relieve the Romulans of one of their secret cloaking devices… or do they?
Scriptwriter, script editor and script doctor. Dorothy Fontana was one of the founding talents of the original series of Star Trek. Without her vision, skill, creativity and talent, Star Trek would not be what it is today.
In this episode of Whom Pods Destroy, Graham, Derek and Terry mark her recent passing with a discussion on The Enterprise Incident. A classic episode from the third season, written by DC Fontana which conceivably still echoes as far as Star Trek: Picard which was released this week.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on January 25, 2020 April 13, 2020 Categories PodcastTags DC Fontana, Romulans, Star Trek The Original Series
Episode 52 – Star Trek: The Motion Picture turns 40
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/604/episode-52-star-trek-the-motion-picture-turns-40.mp3
A simple feeling in an otherwise cold film?
We are delighted to present our celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. A film that, in many ways, only a Star Trek fans could love.
Robert Wise's epic proved to be something of a false start for the Star Trek franchise. It is a mid-70s sci-fi film made in the latter part of the decade as the audience palate was changing in the wake of Star Wars and Close Encounters. More than that the film is accused, by its critics as overly ponderous and lacking warmth.
The film's defenders, however, argue that it's a portrayal of Gene Roddenberry vision of humanity and Starfleet.
Join Terry, Graham and Derek as we weigh up the pros and cons of this film and consider the films perhaps surprisingly considerable legacy.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on December 8, 2019 December 8, 2019 Categories PodcastTags Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Episode 51 – Dreaming of a Ken Adam Star Trek
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/599/episode-52-dreaming-of-a-ken-adam-star-trek.mp3
Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 33.52 | Recorded on November 17, 2019
Ralph McQuarrie's concept art of the USS Enterprise for Planet of Titans
The build-up to the our 40th-anniversary celebration concludes with an exploration of Star Trek in the 1970s.
This decade saw a lot of social changes. The transforming science fiction genre that started with Soylent Green but ended with Close Encounters challenged Star Trek and Paramount as they tried to figure out the best way to bring back this much-loved series following its ill-judged cancellation back in 1968.
These ideas included low budget movies to a big-budget TV series and then an even bigger budget movie that became Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Terry, Graham, and Derek take you through this tumultuous decade and wonder what Star Trek might have been had Planet of Titans or Phase 2 come to fruition. We also chuck in some hot TNG takes as well.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on November 17, 2019 November 18, 2019 Categories PodcastTags Planet of the Titans, Star Trek: Phase 2, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Episode 50 – A Space Odyssey
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/594/episode-50-a-space-odyssey.mp3
As close in on our celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture we take some time to discuss one of the all-time great movies of the science fiction genre with a direct influence on the revived Stare Trek film made eleven years later: Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Derek, Terry and Graham discuss the production, themes and structure of a film that defies the usual conventions of the cinema to deliver what is as much an art installation as it is a film.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on November 6, 2019 November 6, 2019 Categories PodcastTags 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Episode 49 – Nomad is such a bloke
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/588/episode-49-nomad-is-such-a-bloke.mp3
Nomad can destroy worlds but can't cope when a woman expresses herself.
Whom Pods Destroy continues its build-up to the 40th anniversary of Star Trek: The Motion Picture with a discussion on the second season original series episode which gare many similarities to the Motion Picture without having been acknowledged, The Changeling.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on September 28, 2019 September 28, 2019 Categories PodcastTags Star Trek The Original Series, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Changeling
Episode 48 – Forbidden Planet (Star Trek -1)
http://www.whompodsdestroy.com/podcast-player/584/forbidden-planet-podcast.mp3
Captain John J Adams, Morbius, Altaira and Robby the Robot in the 1956 sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's The Tempest, Forbidden Planet.
In the first of our series marking the 40th anniversary of Star Trek The Motion Picture, Whom Pods Destroy goes back to when Star Trek was but a glint in Gene Roddenberry's eye and explore the 1956 science fiction masterpiece, Forbidden Planet.
It is an established fact that the MGM classic directly informed Gene Roddenberry's thinking when developing the original series of Star Trek and if you've watched the film you can easily understand why. Terry, Derek and Graham reflect on this genre classic and celebrate its similarities with Trek.
Author Whom Pods DestroyPosted on September 22, 2019 September 22, 2019 Categories PodcastTags Forbidden Planet, New Wave, Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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The introduction of Manannan will mean that the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company fleet for TT 2009 will not include any charter passenger vessels.
With the imminent arrival of Manannan into the operational fleet, and the extra capacity she brings, the Company is now able to meet TT passenger demand using its own vessels, even allowing for the fact that forward bookings at this stage indicate a 5% increase on TT 2008 passenger numbers.
The Company will still be chartering a freighter for two days during the festival. It has also taken the prudent step of ensuring Viking is ready for service should it require additional back-up at this busy time of year. The Company is making a significant additional investment to ensure that Viking will be ready to provide back-up services if required. Having been out of service since January, Viking will enter dry dock this week to ensure that the necessary work can be carried out. This is a clear and further sign of the Company's commitment to the TT event.


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A Good Heart »
By Dave Stewart, on October 31st, 2013
When I was 15 I used to work in the weekends picking tomatoes to earn pocket money. A day in the hothouses earned me $5 so every two weeks I could get on a bus and travel from suburban Mangere into Auckland City and buy a new record.
I was just getting into buying records then. One of the first records I bought was David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album.
Everything changed.
I went backwards through Bowie catalog to Hunky Dory and The Man Who Sold The World. Then I heard he produced an album by Mott The Hoople. I bought it.
Then he produced Transformer and I was introduced to Lou Reed.
I went back through Lou Reed's catalog and discovered The Velvet Underground.
I bought a drum kit and formed a band.
Right from the start we did Lou Reed covers. I still do Lou Reed covers.
I have a concert at my farm every February. In 2011 my band was called Deja VU and Nico and we did only Lou Reed covers.
I think I have everything the he released, including the crap. That's what you do when you are a fan. You even buy the crap.
I saw Lou Reed live in concert twice, in 1975 and in 1978. I took a cassette deck in to the '75 show and still have the tape. I listened to it again yesterday.
This year's father's day I wrote a tribute to Lou Reed. He is the father of most of the songs I ever wrote. He was the one who gave me a voice and walked me through every step of the way. It's simple. You play a chord, you say the line, you move down the page and you tell the story.
I knew he was sick, but I started to think he was never going to die.
But he died.
Age 71.
He leaves behind a body of work that is stunning in it's depth and width.
I don't have a favorite song or album or era. I just have a favorite artist.
Vale Lou Reed.
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Hej! Do you want to try food of all over the world at one place and at one time? Or are you proud of your own country's food and should everyone taste it? Or are you just up for another, very special event of ESN Göteborg related to the social inclusion days? Then come and join the International Dinner at Café Haga at the 22th of November. The event will start at 18.00 and will end at 23.00. More information will follow up soon! Stay tuned!


AT&T recently added the Pantech Breeze IV to its lineup of inexpensive flip phones. The Breeze IV is a simple device, but offers a large 3-inch main screen with 400 x 240 pixels, and a 1.44-inch external screen with 128 x 128 pixels. The Breeze IV includes three quick-dial buttons, as well as dedicated buttons to access the camera and speakerphone. The Breeze offers Easy Mode with simplified menus, Slow Speech to make calls/voicemail easier to understand, and large keys and fonts for improved accessibility. Other features include a 3-megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, support for microSD cards, and basic messaging/media apps. The Breeze IV costs $39.99 with a new two-year contract.


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import NavigoRouter from "../../index";
import Navigo from "../index";

describe("Given the Navigo library", () => {
  beforeEach(() => {
    history.pushState({}, "", "/");
  });
  describe("when using `pathToMatchObject` method", () => {
    it("should convert a path to a Match object", () => {
      const r: NavigoRouter = new Navigo("/");
      r.hooks({
        leave: () => {},
      });
      expect(r._pathToMatchObject("/foo/bar?a=b")).toStrictEqual({
        data: null,
        params: { a: "b" },
        queryString: "a=b",
        hashString: "",
        route: {
          handler: expect.any(Function),
          hooks: {
            leave: [expect.any(Function)],
          },
          name: "foo/bar",
          path: "foo/bar",
        },
        url: "foo/bar",
      });
    });
  });
  describe("when using `getCurrentLocation`", () => {
    it("should return a Match object respecting the root of the router #1", () => {
      history.pushState({}, "", "/app/about/team?users=100");
      const r: NavigoRouter = new Navigo("app");
      expect(r.getCurrentLocation()).toStrictEqual({
        url: "about/team",
        queryString: "users=100",
        hashString: "",
        route: {
          name: "about/team",
          path: "app/about/team",
          handler: expect.any(Function),
          hooks: {},
        },
        data: null,
        params: { users: "100" },
      });
    });
    it("should return a Match object respecting the root of the router #1", () => {
      history.pushState({}, "", "/app/about/team?users=100");
      const r: NavigoRouter = new Navigo("/");
      expect(r.getCurrentLocation()).toStrictEqual({
        url: "app/about/team",
        queryString: "users=100",
        hashString: "",
        route: {
          name: "app/about/team",
          path: "app/about/team",
          handler: expect.any(Function),
          hooks: {},
        },
        data: null,
        params: { users: "100" },
      });
    });
  });
});

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Angel (Tysk: Angeln, Latin: Anglia) er en halvø i det nordlige Tyskland, beliggende mellem Flensborg Fjord og Slien. Angel ligger i landsdelen Sydslesvig i delstaten Slesvig-Holsten. Indbyggerne kaldes angelboer eller på tysk Angeliter.

Etymologi
Landskabet Angel menes at være hjemsted for anglerne (ifg. Saxo opkaldt efter kong Humbles søn Angel), som imellem cirka 200 e. Kr. og 400 udvandrede til det centrale og nordlige England og East Anglia. Anglernes nye hjemland blev opkaldt efter dem og kom til at hedde England (anglernes land, på fransk Angleterre).

Verdens hovedsprog og foretrukne forretningssprog engelsk har sit navn fra anglerne og landskabet Angel.

Navnets oprindelse
Navnet Angel synes at være det oprindelige navn på fjorden Slien . Angel var altså før ikke knyttet til landskabet Angel. Navnet er afledt af det norrøne ord angr, som betyder snæver. Angel betyder altså trang fjord, som passer godt på den lange og smalle Sli. Denne betegnelse anvendes også i mange norske fjordnavne som f.eks. Stavanger eller Hardanger. Angel må dog tidligt vaere gået over fra fjordnavn til landskabsnavn, som sâdant forekommer allerede i 600-tallet. Allerede i Bedas kirkehistorie (Historia ecclesiastica) fra 731 beskrives anglernes hjemland som liggende mellem jydernes og saksernes landsdele. Navnet Angel som landskabs- og folkenavn blev også nævnt i den angel-saksiske Widsith. I dag er Angel navnet på landskabet mellem Flensborg Fjord og Slien, men tidligere har Angel været et større område. Formodentlig strakte Angel sig (til tider) op til Olgerdiget i nord og Ejderen i syd .

Geografi

Landskabet mellem de to fjorde er præget af søer, bakker, levende hegn og små bøgeskove. Omtrent 6 % (svarende til 5.200 ha) af området er skovklædt. Angels karakteristiske levende hegn (på tysk Knick) skildres allerede i Eriks Pontoppidans Danske Atlas 1764.

Angel er lige som store dele af det øvrige Østjylland et udpræget bakkelandskab. Blandt de højeste punkter i landskabet er Høgebjerg og Skærsbjerg. Større byer er Flensborg, Slesvig, Kappel og Sønder Brarup. Lyksborg ved Flensborg Fjord er det historiske udgangspunkt for den danske kongefamilie. Arnæs ved Slien er Tysklands mindste købstad. I Midtangel ligger byerne Satrup og Sørup. Gelting Birk er et kendt fuglereservat på en halvø i Flensborg Fjord. Af søer kan nævnes Langsøen, Venerød Sø og Træsø, hvor floden Trenen udspringer.

Den vestlige og mindre frugtbare del af Angel kaldes også for Lusangel.

Historie
Halvøen var indtil 400 e. Kr. beboet af anglerne. Anglernes centrale kultsted synes at have været Torsbjerg Mose ved Sønder Brarup. Efter år 500 bosatte danerne sig på den af anglerne forladte halvø. Danerne eller jyderne grundlagde byer og byggede kirker og klostre. Landskabet er i dag præget af 36 romanske kirker i jysk stil. Karakteristisk for mange af Angels kirker er klokkestablerne. En del kirker i Angel ligger i udkanten af selve sogne. Ifølge folkelegenden er grunden hertil, at troldene forstyrrede opførelsen.

Påfaldende er de danske stednavne som ender på –by, -up, -bøl eller -kær.

Af bebyggelser fra vikingetiden i Angel er Fysing, hvor arkæologerne fra Aarhus Universitet i sommeren 2010 påviste rester af flere grubehuse samt et langhus. Bopladsen lå strategisk ved Fysing Ås udmunding i Slien og i nærheden af vikingecentret Hedeby. Den lille Margretevold ved Brodersby regnes med til Dannevirkes forsvarsbefæstninger.

I middelalderen var halvøen inddelt i flere herreder som Slis Herred eller Husby Herred. De fleste indgår i dag som landskabsbetegnelser. I den danske tid var området opdelt mellem amterne Flensborg og Slesvig. I dag er Angel overvejende samlet i Slesvig-Flensborg Kreds.

I modsætning til landet syd for Slien var landbosamfundet i Angel præget af frie og efterhånden velhavende bønder og en blomstrende økonomi. Jorden var god og gav  stort udbytte. Kun omkring Kappel og Gelting var bønderne knyttet til godserne (sml. området Gelting Skov). Det 1614 indførte stavnsbånd omfattede både mænd og kvinder og bandt dem til godset for livstid. Stavnsbåndet i Sønderjylland var mere vidtgående end i kongeriget. Forholdet mellem feudalherrer og livegne bønder var her ofte præget af udnyttelse og undertrykkelse. Men også blandt de frie bønder opstod store sociale forskelle med etableringen af småbønder, kådner eller husmænd ved siden af de mere velhavende storbønder.

Landskabet er kendt for sine husdyrracer. Kvægracen angler eller det angelske sadelsvin stammer fra halvøen. Angelbøndernes veje til markeder i Flensborg eller Slesvig kaldes endnu i dag Angelboveje.

Området er fortsat præget af landbrugsdrifter. Desuden spiller turisme en voksende rolle især omkring Slien og ved Østersøen. Området har bevaret tilknytningen til det danske kulturområde med mere end ti danske skoler og udbredt dansk kulturarbejde.

Købstæderne Flensborg og Slesvig ved bunden af fjordene delte områdets handel imellem sig, og først i 1900-tallet er der blevet plads til, at Lyksborg og Kappel langs yderkanten har kunnet blive små købstæder. Angels samlede befolkningstal steg fra 46.000 i 1840 til omtrent 70.000 personer i slutningen af 1900-tallet.

Våben

Angels våben udarbejdedes i 1800-tallet af præsten Hans Nicolaj Andreas Jensen. Våbnet har ikke officiel karakter og følger ikke faste heraldiske normer med indhold, farvelægning og sammensætning. Våbnets ni felter hentyder til Angels ni herreder. Ugle Herred på grænsen til Midtslesvig er ikke med.

 Husby Herred (stiliseret hus)
 Munkbrarup Herred (Skt. Laurentius' rist)
 Ny Herred (stjerne med månesegl)
 Slis Herred (sild omrammet af to bølger)
 Angler godsdistrikt, efter 1853 Kappel Herred (to sønderjyske løver)
 Strukstrup Herred (stiliseret egetræ)
 Satrup Herred (svunget le)
 Mårkær Herred (antoniternes kors)
 Fysing Herred (to krydsende nøgler)

Sprog
Angelboerne taler tysk, nedertysk eller dansk. Det forhenværende angeldanske sprog døde ud i løbet af første halvdel 1800-tallet. I 1800 taltes denne sønderjyske dialekt endnu helt ned til Slien og på Svansø, men var omkring 1840 forsvundet i den sydlige del af landsdelen og uddøende i det øvrige Angel. Angeldansk var temmelig lig dialekten i Sundeved på den anden side af Flensborg Fjord. Den nuværende tyske dialekt er endnu påvirket af det sønderjyske eller angeldanske.

Se også
 Snysk
 Angler muk

Eksterne links
 Østersøfjord Slien
 Flensborg Fjord
 Nicolai Jonge: Danmarksbeskrivelse fra 1777

Noter

Sydslesvig
Landskaber i Slesvig-Holsten
Halvøer i Tyskland

Anglere

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Louetta, I never saw and rarely heard mention of most of the regular suspects... and the Japanese guy seemed to appear as if by magic in the waning minutes of the race. What rotten conditions.
The shame is the storm didn't really start til about 3AM and is due to stop at about 10PM. Timing could not have been worse. By the end of the week it's supposed to be 60 degrees or more.
Very interesting read. Amazingly bad public relations considering John Hancock is involved. They should have announced this at the post-race press conference. Did anyone really think they could NOT give those women the money?
Well maybe you'll be pleased. In fact what they have done in not to enfranchise more women but instead to disenfranchise many men. Now for both genders only those who start in the top groups will qualify for prize money.


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Tom Holland's Uncharted movie just lost its director—again
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Fun fact: As of today, there have now been more directors who have dropped out of Sony's "Fuck it, we have the rights, so why not" film adaptation of the bestselling Uncharted video game franchise than there have been actual Uncharted games. That's because—per IGN—10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg just bailed on the Tom Holland-starring picture, following in the dusty footprints of David O. Russell, Neil Burger, Seth Gordon, and Shawn Levy before him. "Don't go in there," we can imagine these scarred souls warning newcomers driving toward the franchise. "That old Uncharted place is cursed."
Trachtenberg didn't make any public statements about why he was leaving the film, which is being produced by Sony's brand new PlayStation Productions production studio. As such, we still don't know why the hell directors keep bailing on this thing, which seems like a pretty straight shot, especially since the games themselves are unabashed rip-offs of some of the most popular film franchises of all time. (Indiana Jones, mostly, with just a hint of National Treasure and Tomb Raider thrown in there for fun.) The current formulation is for the first movie to be a prequel focusing on protagonist Nathan Drake's early days, a premise that was presumably whipped up six seconds after the much-younger-than-Nate Holland indicated he might be willing to sign on to the project. (He's still attached, by the way.)
Sony says it's expecting to have a new director on the film by the end of summer—at least until the inevitable happens once again, and, like, a piano or an anvil falls out of nowhere and onto the poor schmuck's head.
Tom Holland to play young Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie
Han Severals: 16-plus characters who smuggled inspiration from Han Solo
10 Cloverfield Lane director makes death-defying leap over to Uncharted movie


China is preparing comprehensive monetary policy tools to maintain reasonable and stable liquidity, as policymakers keep a close eye on external shocks, central bank governor Yi Gang said on Tuesday.
"We will keep the proper strength and pace for structural deleveraging and facilitate stable and healthy economic growth, avoiding systemic financial risks," Yi said in an interview with Shanghai Securities News.
"The stock market fluctuation on Tuesday was mainly influenced by investors' emotions," said the central bank governor, commenting on the biggest daily drop in China's stock prices in the past two years.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sharply decreased by 3.78 percent at the close. "Investors are suggested to remain calm and rational," as the nation's economic foundations are sound and stable to support healthy development in the capital market, "and I am full of confidence," said Yi.
The central bank injected liquidity through open market operations on Tuesday to stabilize the market and strengthen investors' confidence, as experts expected flexible policy fine-tuning may continue to prevent risks.
The People's Bank of China, the central bank, launched a 100 billion yuan ($15.4 billion) reverse repurchase and 200 billion yuan medium-term lending facility on Tuesday, in order to "supplement the medium to long-term liquidity gap", according to a statement published on its website.
The move is also to offset influences from the tax payment peak, the payment of government bonds and the expiry of central bank's earlier reverse repurchase, said an official from the central bank's monetary policy department, as all the factors together could result in a sharp decrease in interbank liquidity.
It signaled that policy fine-tuning may continue in the future, including a possible easing of the reserve requirement ratio — the cash amount that should be reserved in financial institutions, to avoid risks rising after an effective financial deleveraging process this year, said Lu Zhengwei, chief economist with Industrial Bank.
Xu Zhong, director of the central bank's research bureau, wrote in a working paper published on Tuesday that banks' RRR should be appropriately lowered to ease the burden on the nation's financial institutions.
"However, as China is still a developing country, it is still necessary to keep the RRR at relatively high levels," it said.
A day earlier, the PBOC issued a separate statement on its website, indicating that liquidity in China's interbank market has remained reasonable and stable, and credit growth has been moderate.
"The PBOC will continue to pay close attention to both internal and other economic and financial trends, to implement a prudential and neutral monetary policy, strengthen forecasting and step up efforts in policy fine-tuning," it said.
The policy is targeting to support real economic growth, especially for small and micro-sized firms, and to stabilize market expectations while improving financial reform and opening-up.
Turkey's current account deficit hits $5.43 billion in April, marking an increase of $1.7 billion year-on-year, the Central Bank (CBRT) announced on June 11.
According to the Bank's report on balance of payments, the country's 12-month rolling deficit reached nearly $57.1 billion in April.
The current account gap became $21.8 billion in the first four months of the year, rising from $9.7 billion compared to the same period last year, according to the data.
The April development in the current account is mainly attributable to a $1.82 billion increase in the goods deficit, recording a net outflow of $5.46 billion and a $279 million increase in the primary income deficit to $1.49 billion, the Bank stated.
Travel, a major item under services, recorded a net inflow of $1.12 billion in April, increasing by $366 million compared to the same month in 2017, the Bank added.
Investment income under primary income item indicated a net outflow of $1.42 billion, increasing by $269 million in comparison to the same period the previous year, according to the Bank data.
For all his bluster about trade wars, President Trump seems willing to push China only so far: Witness the deal on Thursday to grant Chinese telecom giant ZTE a reprieve from harsh American penalties. The reason is likely to lead straight to Iowa soybean and corn farmers like Benjamin Schmidt.
Mr. Schmidt's forebears have farmed the same land outside Iowa City for nearly 150 years. He and his father together till about 2,500 acres of the fertile prairie that stretches from Ohio through Nebraska. When I reached him last week, he was on his tractor, spreading fertilizer on this year's corn crop.
Apart from the weather, hardly any issue looms larger for farmers than the prospect of retaliatory tariffs against American agriculture products. China has threatened a 25 percent tariff on soybeans and has already sharply curtailed purchases from the United States. This week Mexico imposed a 20 percent tariff on pork. The European Union and Canada have said they, too, will slap tariffs on a variety of American agricultural products.
American farmers may be dwindling in absolute numbers, but they wield outsize influence in the raging war between protectionists and free traders in the Trump White House. That's because of both the importance of their occupation to the balance of trade — United States agricultural exports have averaged nearly $140 billion a year since 2010 — and their geographical concentration in states that were critical to Mr. Trump's 2016 electoral majority.
Much of the farm belt is solidly Republican. But Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota are presidential battlegrounds, where even a small defection of farmers could doom Mr. Trump's re-election prospects.
Later this year, hotly contested Senate races in a swath of farm states — Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Indiana and North Dakota — will determine whether Republicans can maintain their majority in the Senate.
He pointed out that Mr. Trump recently wrote on Twitter that China would be buying "massive amounts" of United States agricultural products, "one of the best things to happen to our farmers in many years," only to renew the tariff threat days later.
Mr. Schmidt and other Iowa farmers are turning for help to one of their senators, Charles Grassley, a Republican who they note is himself a farmer.
Steffen Schmidt, professor of political science at Iowa State University in Ames, credited Mr. Grassley with being "the single most powerful senator" right now, thanks to his seniority and chairmanship of the powerful Judiciary Committee, which is investigating Russian interference in Mr. Trump's election.
Mr. Grassley said he didn't want to make any predictions about the midterm or presidential elections, but said, "If this turns out to be catastrophic, there's obviously going to be real disappointment" among voters in farm states.
Mr. Trump clearly recognizes the high stakes. In a recent White House meeting with lawmakers and governors from a number of farm states, he pledged that the federal government would support agricultural prices should retaliatory tariffs cause the price of soybeans, corn and other major exports to fall.
Everyone I spoke to in Iowa agreed that China engages in a range of unfair trade practices that need to be addressed. But no one said a tariff war is the way to do it. "China is projected to be one of the fastest growing export markets over the next decade, and we want to be part of that growth," Mr. Kimberley said.
While some farmers "want to hold China's feet to the fire," he said, the Trump administration may be underestimating the ties that have developed in recent decades between American farmers and Chinese leaders.
Mr. Kimberley told me he's visited China on average more than once a year over the last decade to promote soybeans. Iowa and China's Hebei Province have been official sister states since 1985. In 2012, Xi Jinping, then vice president and now president of China, visited Mr. Kimberley's family farm, where Mr. Kimberley greeted him in Mandarin. It's not a coincidence that the United States ambassador in Beijing is Iowa's former governor Terry Branstad.
This week's ZTE deal is an example of the Trump administration making concessions to China — an encouraging sign for farmers like Mr. Schmidt.
After ZTE violated American sanctions on Iran, the United States in April threatened to bar it from doing business in the country. The Chinese government was furious that the Trump administration was essentially putting a major company out of business.
On Thursday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the United States and China had reached an agreement in which ZTE would pay a $1 billion fine and allow American officials into the company to monitor its compliance with sanctions.
Mr. Ross said the ZTE deal wasn't connected to broader trade issues, but Mr. Kimberley hopes the Trump administration will also compromise on tariffs. "There's going to be posturing on both sides, but there's a lot more to be gained by meeting in the middle and finding a solution," he said. This week, for example, China offered to buy nearly $70 billion of American goods, including farm exports, if the United States drops its tariff threat.
However Ghana Msibi, WesBank's executive head for sales and marketing, said the recovery should not be interpreted as growth. "Total sales over the first five months of 2018 are 1.6% down compared to the same period last year.
The G7 issued a strong rebuke of its largest member Saturday as it singled out the United States over its decision to impose new aluminium and steel tariffs.
Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau released a chairs' summary following a three-day gathering of G7 finance ministers and central bankers in Whistler, which took place a week before Canada hosts G7 leaders in Quebec.
The statement is a rare remarkable sign of public disagreement within the group of developed nations. Ministers made clear that discussions of U.S. trade policy will continue throughout the week and into the G7 leaders' summit.
On Friday morning, the official agenda was re-arranged in order to focus immediately on the U.S. tariffs. A senior Canadian government official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, said the six other nations all expressed in a clear and direct way to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that they opposed the U.S. plans.
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso told reporters he "felt sorry" for Mr. Mnuchin, given that the Treasury Secretary is not directly responsible for U.S. trade policy.
On Saturday, a smiling Mr. Mnuchin played down the tension within the room and the tone of the G7's final message.
Mr. Mnuchin said the U.S. continues to believe in the importance of the G7 and noted that all seven nations were on the same page on most other issues on the agenda in Whistler.
As the finance ministers' meeting was ending, U.S. President Donald Trump defended his trade policies.
The U.S. announced May 31 that Canada, Mexico and the European Union would no longer be exempt from import duties of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium. Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs that will kick in July 1, while the E.U. is challenging the tariffs at the World Trade Organization and is contemplating a tariff response.
Mr. Le Maire said the E.U. and the G7 will be looking for clear signals of compromise from the U.S. over the coming days. If that doesn't happen, he said the E.U. and the other G7 nations will respond.


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The Thunderful Group, which encompasses development studios Image & Form and Zoink Games as well as Thunderful Publishing, is pleased to announce that it has acquired publisher Rising Star Games with offices in the UK and US. The new managing director for Rising Star Games will be Ed Valiente, who is also the managing director of Thunderful Publishing.
Rising Star Games have offices in the UK and the US, and have titles in the works that will be released under the current label. RSG's tagline is "the home of Japanese games", and Thunderful Publishing will use the Rising Star Games brand when bringing strong titles from Japan to the west. Future western titles will be published by Thunderful Publishing.
For more information, visit www.thunderfulgames.com.


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Village High School (commonly called Village) is a public continuation high school located in Pleasanton, California, United States, a community in the San Francisco East Bay area. Village is a part of the Pleasanton Unified School District, which also includes Amador Valley High School and Foothill High School. The high school was formed for students from Amador Valley and Foothill with low grades, multiple absences, or credit deficiencies.

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Village is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The high school provides students with a four consecutive period core class. The school also offers other courses such as computers, bioscience, and foods.

Enrollment
Village High School is predominantly White, with a large Hispanic or Latino minority. Smaller groups of minorities enrolled at the school include African Americans, American Indians, Asians, and Filipinos.

Horizon School Age Parent Program
This program for school-aged parents runs at the school. It began as Horizon High School (commonly Horizon), a public high school for school-age mothers located in Pleasanton, California, a community in the San Francisco Bay Area. Horizon was also part of the Pleasanton Unified School District.

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Reminiscences of Yearning is an Iranian experimental film directed by Rouzbeh Rashidi.

Production
Rashidi made this film with no budget in diary-film style over a period of six years between 1998 and 2004. The film was shot with VHS and digital camera. Rashidi re-shot most of the footage from a TV screen in order to create and emphasize on video texture. The film was completed in 2011.

Further reading
 Review of the film Reminiscences of Yearning (2011) By Jit Phokaew

References

External links

Reminiscences of Yearning on Mubi (website)

2011 films
Films set in Iran
Iranian black-and-white films
Iranian avant-garde and experimental films
2010s English-language films


SINGAPORE (May 25): Huawei International has been ordered to pay Creative Technology and its subsidiary, QMax communications, an additional sum of US$2.3 million ($3.1 million), after the Singapore Court of Appeal today ruled in favour of the latter.
This is in addition to the US$9.3 million and $15.6 million with interest that the High Court had earlier awarded to Creative and QMax.
The Court of Appeal, whose judgment is final and non-appealable, has also awarded costs of the legal proceedings to Creative and QMax.
Following the judgment today, Creative says it expects to recognise an income arising from the legal proceedings of approximately US$32 million in the quarter ending June 30, 2018.
In the 3Q18 ended March, Creative had posted a 19% drop in earnings to US$3.8 million, and guided that it expects to report an operating loss in 4Q18.
Creative and its subsidiary QMAx had initiated legal proceeding in early 2012 against Huawei, which was the vendor of equipment for its wireless broadband project.
Creative had sought to recover damages and all losses suffered in relation to the wireless broadband project against Huawei for misrepresentation, or alternatively, for breach of contract.
Huawei responded by filing a counterclaim seeking relief which included damages for the alleged wrongful rescission and/or termination of the contract.
The Court in August 2017 held that Huawei was liable for misrepresentation and was grossly negligent. It also held, in the alternative, that Huawei was liable for breach of contract.
Huawei's counterclaim for wrongful rescission and/or termination was dismissed.
Huawei had then filed an appeal against most of the orders made in the judgment. In turn, Creative had filed a cross-appeal to preserve their legal position.
As at 4.10pm, shares of Creative are trading 23 cents higher, or up 4.0%, at $6.04.


A pretty cool addition to Electric Picnic anyone? Despacio Is Happiness is a new project by James Murphy and the 2manyDJs boys based around six-hour all-vinyl sets played on a soundsystem that was design by Murphy, his engineer John Klett and McIntosh Laboratory and Jordan Acoustics, that manifests itself in 50,000 watts of power across seven 11-foot stacks serving sound. Sounds like fun.
Massive Attack's Daddy G was added to Valentia Isle Festival last week. The festival in July also includes Don Letts, Norman Jay, Jerry Dammers Of The Specials and more.
The Youbloom festival returns to Dublin next week from June 12th to 14th. Youbloom is a music conference and live showcase in one, featuring 60 acts from around the world playing in Dame District venues including Corner Boy, Buffalo Sunn, WOB!, Imploded View and Youth Mass.
On the conference end, at The Central Hotel, speakers include Martin Elbourne, Glastonbury booker, Donal Scannell on Vlogging and panels on community building.
The entire festival is FREE apart from the conference which is €20.
Those interested in music and books might be interested in a talk at the Dalkey Book Festival on Sunday, June 14th at 2pm, Town Hall with Gareth Murphy, author of Cowboys and Indies – The Epic History of the Record Industry will be interviewed by Roisin Dwyer about his book which tells the industry story of popular music. More info.
Portable, the man behind that beautiful tune 'Surrender' last year is playing a Live at Robert Johnson's night at Opium Rooms next week.
Disco edit producer and DJ Alkalino is coming to Dublin for a show on Saturday June 20th. Support comes from Eamonn Barrett, Mix & Fairbanks and Keep Schtum with visual from Generic People. Tickets are €11 + fees from TicketEA.ie. Though if you want to win tickets to it email me on [email protected] with your name.


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There's a scene in Jurassic Park, before it all starts going horribly wrong, where the main characters – an impressive set of selected scientists invited to the park – see their first giant brontosaurs. They are so struck with wonder and awe and possibility, that they fail to recognize signs that all is not right in their seemingly perfect Meozoic theme park. We all know how that tuned out (summary: badly. Many perfectly good scientists are unnecessarily eaten alive by raptors and a T-Rex).
I sometimes think of this scene when chatting with some first years about the experience of choosing a thesis lab. They've worked very hard to get here, selected to join an impressive entering class to work alongside giants (leading scientists), that the critical questions they should probably ask when considering a lab sort of fades out for the hope that it will all just turn out okay. These filled-with-wonder first years are one of the four archetypes of students that we hoped to reach in our recent "Choosing a Thesis Lab: Considering Your Options" workshop.
The second type of students we were trying to reach were the uninformed students; those students who were uncertain about which factors to consider and really wanted tangible criteria to evaluate their options.
The third type of students were the minimizers: those students who were ignoring or downplaying the elements and personal preferences that were the key to their previous success: factors like the need to work in a quiet lab, the desire for a close working relationship with a PI, or the welcoming environment of being a member of a lab with a particular ethos. The desire to work with a big name PI – regardless of fit – seems to lead some students to reframe non-optimal aspects of the lab (for them at least) as 'growth opportunities'. The boisterous lab is "my chance to grow out of my shell," the absent PI is "my opportunity to develop independence," etc.
A variation of the minimizers are those students who see troubling issues during a rotation, but discount them: The "people in the lab are a little curt but I'll win them over," or "The PI seems to be going through a difficult time and yelling a lot, but the research direction of the lab is fascinating (and the other two rotations don't thrill me), so maybe I just need to stop taking things so personally, " etc. And so it goes, as every year some of our students choose labs that aren't conducive to their productivity. Ultimately they – and their professional trajectory – suffer unnecessarily.
Where would an inquiring student even take a conversation from there even if PIs were that candid? What's even more strange to me is how insistent a number of people are that these questions aren't awkward in the least. In article after article after podcast; the recommendation to root out this information is always the same, and a little difficult, considering the power dynamics. In a world where it is understood that job candidates spin responses during interviews to make themselves look good, it's unclear to me why people don't seem to acknowledge that the PI might also feel an (unconscious) need to defensively deflect and spin.
So their funding situation is "dynamic with some promising leads," the "average time for students to graduate 6-8 years, but for students 'not afraid of hard work' it could be five years," and every PI's conflict management style is rated Thomas Killman "Highly Collaborative". For these aware students, we wanted to give some suggestions about how to frame these questions to PIs and offer suggestions about how to get the answers to questions like these without directly asking the PI.
September: OCPD introduces criteria for students to consider in choosing a lab before they begin rotating.
April: Associate Students of Graduate Division (ASGD) holds a 'Choosing a Thesis Lab" panel, to hear later stage students share their perspective and experience in choosing a lab right as their finishing up their third rotation.
May-June: OCPD follows up on the ASGD panel with our 'Choosing a Thesis Lab: Considering Your Options' Workshop, giving students a chance to systematically brainstorm their options with peers.
Ultimately, the skill we're trying to develop is professional discernment; in this case, self-awareness about what work environments one thrives in, the ability to assess different lab environments based on meaningful criteria, and how to identify internal and external barriers that could blind bright students to the opportunity that is the best fit for them (like an over-emphasis of the attraction of working in a prestigious lab, or the downplaying over personal preference and lab fit for research area).
We received some positive feedback after our workshop (in particular, appreciation for the pairing of a panel with the workshop, and the chance to consider their options in a structured format), but we're still tinkering.
For example, students who knew that all three rotations weren't right for them were looking for help in determining next steps and seemed to find the conversations about the systemic issues affecting choice (who decided that 3 the right number of labs to rotate in, anyway?) and the impact of personal decision-making preferences more useful than taking the time to reflect on the three labs that they had already discarded. So, we'll probably be tinkering with it some more, but are convinced that a choosing a thesis lab panel benefits from being paired with self-reflection/brainstorming workshop.
Finally, definitely offer lunch. No one makes a good decision on an empty stomach.
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1800 Fires damaged records of the War Office and the Treasury Department from 1800-1801
1861-1865 Number of federal records surged and the Government grew during Civil War
1877 Fire destroyed top floor of Patent Office Building and led General Meigs to propose a fireproof Hall of Records
1884 American Historical Association (AHA) was founded in 1884. The AHA focused on the development of standardized systems of archival organization
1895 As a result of his study of European archives, J. Franklin Jameson submitted a program to the AHA for the systematic collection and selective publication of American historical source materials. The AHA established the Historical Manuscripts Commission and appointed Jameson as its chairman. Jameson was also the founding editor of the American Historical Review
1898 Plans for a "hall of records" sent to Congress; no funds were appropriated
1899 The Public Archives Commission was established in 1899 as a result of the Historical Manuscripts Commission's emphasis on the difference between private papers and public archives; the Commission surveyed state archives in the years between 1900 and 1917
1899 Legislation allowed agencies to submit to Congress lists of records recommended for disposal
1904 The publication of the Guide to the Archives of the Government of the United States in Washington by the Public Archives Commission in 1904 was important to the development of the federal archives movement
1908 Nine eminent historians named to a committee on documentary historical publications to report a plan to guide the government in future publications of that sort. The committee recommended the erection of a national archives building and the creation of permanent Commission on National Historical Publications
1909 Conference of Archivists organized to work for the establishment of new archives and the improvement of existing ones
1910 American Historical Association went on record in support of a national archives
1911 Fire in New York State Capitol destroyed much of New York state's archives
1912 President Taft raised the need for a national archives with Congress
1921 Commerce Department fire destroyed census records of 1890
1926 $1,000,000 was fully appropriated for a national archives building
1930 President Hoover appointed Advisory Committee for the National Archives to draw up specifications to guide an architect
1930 John Russell Pope selected as architect for the archives building
1931 On September 9, 1931, ground was broken for the archives building in Washington, DC
1933 On February 20, 1933, President Herbert Hoover laid the cornerstone for the National Archives building
1934 On June 19, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Archives Act creating the National Archives as an independent agency (48 Stat. 1122) and creating the National Historical Publications Commission (NHPC)
1934 R.D.W. Connor became the 1st Archivist of the United States
1935 National Historical Publications Commission meets for the first time on January 29, 1935 in the temporary office of Archivist Connor in the Justice building
1935 First staff moves into the uncompleted National Archives building in November, 1935
1935 The Federal Register Act was approved to provide a National Archives publications function*
1935 Historical Records Survey (HRS) was organized in 1935 as part of the Work Projects Administration's (WPA) Federal Writers' Project, to document resources for research in U.S. history. The HRS was terminated in 1942 **
1936 Survey of Federal Archives (SFA), a Work Projects Administration's (WPA) project, was organized in January 1936 with the National Archives as cooperating sponsor. It became part of the HRS in 1937 and was terminated on June 30, 1942 **
1936 The Society of American Archivists (SAA) was founded in December 1936
1936 Murals by Barry Faulkner installed on walls of rotunda
1937 Extension to National Archives building completed June 1937
1937 The first annual meeting of the SAA was held in Washington, DC, on June 18-19, 1937
1938 SAA's journal, the American Archivist, was first published in January 1938
1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt Library was made the first Presidential archival depository, the first of the presidential libraries now comprising the Presidential Library system
1941 Solon Buck became the 2nd Archivist of the United States
1941 The first Code of Federal Regulations was produced as the government's central publication point for laws
1941 R.D.W. Connor, 1st Archivist of the United States from 1934-1941, becomes President of the SAA on October 6, 1941; he maintains that office until November 15, 1943
1948 Wayne Grover named the 3rd Archivist of the United States
1949 On June 30, 1949, the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act transferred the National Archives to the General Services Administration (GSA). Because the agency had gained new responsibilities for current records, its name was changed to National Archives and Records Services (NARS)
1949 Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (63 Stat. 378 Sec. 104) transferred the National Archives to the newly-created General Services Agency. The name was changed to the National Archives and Records Service (NARS) to reflect its responsibility for current records as well as archives. The Federal Records Act of 1950 clarified this records responsibility
1950 The Federal Records Act of 1950 further expanded the records management role of NARS; NARS began establishing a series of records centers to store semi-active federal records
1952 On December 13, Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were transferred from the Library of Congress to the exhibit hall of the National Archives building. See Milt Gustafson's feature article titled "Moving the Charters of Freedom"
1961 Robert H. Bahmer serves as SAA President during 1961-1962
1966 Robert H. Bahmer became the 4th Archivist of the United States
1968 James B. Rhoads named the 5th Archivist of the United States
1974 The Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act of 1974 gave the government custody over the Nixon tape recordings, documents, and records
1974 James B. Rhoads became the SAA President
1976 Robert M. Warner became the SAA President
1978 The Presidential Records Act of 1978 made all Presidential records created after January 20, 1981, the property of the United States
1980 Robert M. Warner named the 6th Archivist of the United States***
1984 The National Archives again attained independence as an agency in October 1984 (effective April 1, 1985), when it became known as the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
1985 Frank Burke served as Acting Archivist of the United States from April 16, 1985-December 4, 1987
1987 Don Wilson became the 7th Archivist of the United States
1993 Trudy Huskamp Peterson served as Acting Archivist of the United States from March 25, 1993-May 29, 1995
1993 NARA's state-of-the-art archival building, the National Archives at College Park (Maryland), was accepted as "substantially complete" in July 1993 and dedicated on May 12, 1994. It opened for research on January 3, 1994.
1995 John W. Carlin became the 8th Archivist of the United States
2001 The Rotunda closed on July 5 for renovation of the original National Archives building
2003 The renovated Rotunda of the original National Archives building reopens September 18
2005 Allen Weinstein became the 9th Archivist of the United States on February 16, 2005
2008 Adrienne C. Thomas served as Acting Archivist of the United States from December 20, 2008 to November 5, 2009.
2009 NARA celebrated its 75th Anniversary.
2009 David S. Ferriero became the 10th Archivist of the United States on November 6, 2009.
* Visit the Federal Register to learn more about their function.
** More than two thousand inventories were published during the short life of the HRS. NARA has an excellent collection of the published inventories resulting from the Historical Records Survey and the Survey of Federal Archives. Library staff are in the process of cataloging these inventories. Go to the ALIC National Archives Catalog. Search in the keyword field for historical records survey. See the 1980 SAA publication, The WPA Historical Records Survey: a guide to the unpublished inventories, indexes, and transcripts, for information on unpublished HRS materials.
*** Robert M. Warner, 6th Archivist of the United States, wrote a book telling about NARA's independence efforts in 1995. The book, Diary of a dream: a history of the National Archives independence movement, 1980-1985, is available through Scarecrow Press.