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Using agrobiology to ensure sustainable food production
Dr Valeria Faggioli and Dr Mayra Osorio are working on separate projects under the sustainable food production branch of the CABANA programme, which aims to accelerate the implementation of data-driven biology to overcome a range of environmental challenges in Latin America
TALK LIKE AN AGROBIOLOGIST
AGROECOSYSTEM – a functioning unit of agricultural activity
ANTHROPOGENIC – of, relating to, or resulting from the influence of human beings on nature. For example, anthropogenic pollutants
BIOINFORMATICS – a subdiscipline of biology and computer science concerned with the acquisition, storage, analysis and dissemination of biological data
CARBON SEQUESTRATION – the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide
ENERGY METABOLISM – all the chemical processes that go inside an organism to generate energy
GENOTYPE – an organism's complete set of genetic material
METAGENOMICS – the study of a collection of genetic material (genomes) from a mixed community of organisms
MGNIFY – a free resource for the analysis and comparison of metagenomic data
PHENOTYPE – the observable physical properties of an organism
PHOTOSYNTHESIS – the process by which plants turn sunlight into chemical energy
PHYSIOLOGICAL – relating to the functions and mechanisms of a living organism
SOIL MICROBIOME – the dynamic community of microorganisms associated with plants and soil
STOMATA – pores found in the leaves, stem and organs of a plant
STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE – a measure of a plant's stomata opening and closing (and hence, water loss)
TILLAGE – the agricultural preparation of soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning
TRANSPIRATION – loss of water vapour through the stomata
TRANSCRIPTOMICS – the study of the complete set of RNA transcripts produced by the genome – under specific circumstances or in a specific cell – using high-throughput methods such as RNA sequencing (RNAseq)
Whether through the direct effect of human activity, such as deforestation and mass crop production, or the indirect impacts caused by climate change, such as droughts and floods, the natural world is under a huge amount of pressure unlike ever before. To ensure our planet continues to provide for us, researchers the world over are investigating ways to make the way we live more sustainable. How we get our food is a huge part of this.
With this in mind, CABANA (Capacity Building for Bioinformatics in Latin America) is an exciting initiative strengthening the field of bioinformatics in Latin America. The programme is an international consortium of organisations – one in the UK and nine in Latin America – and targets three specific challenges: communicable disease, protection of biodiversity and sustainable food production. Dr Valeria Faggioli, of the National Institute of Agriculture Technologies in Argentina, and Dr Mayra Osorio, of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia, have worked on research projects under CABANA's sustainable food branch.
SUSTAINABLE SOILS
Valeria is investigating the impact of long-term anthropogenic practices, such as intensive farming, on soil bacterial and fungal communities. Human activities that may be considered necessary for society – from planting certain plant species to constructing buildings – impact soil microbiomes and can affect the condition of the soil. They also have potentially devastating effects on food production, now and in the future.
Valeria is also investigating the long-term impact of human activities on soil microbiomes, with a view to demonstrating the need to change local and national practices to ensure sustainable food supplies. By studying soil samples, she hopes to show how human alteration of soil microbiomes can be sustainable if the modification is done thoughtfully and strategically, following procedures that consider the importance of ecosystem conservation.
A UNIQUE STUDY
The soil samples Valeria has studied were taken from the oldest experiment of soybean monoculture in the world. "The experiment was initiated in 1975 and includes a sustainable technique for cropping soybean, which includes the no-tillage method. This is now widely used in Argentina and other countries, but was novel at the beginning of the experiment," she explains. "Planting without ploughing is crucial to preserve soil and accumulate organic matter contributing to reduced carbon dioxide emission to the atmosphere. The microbiome inhabiting such conditions represents a valuable resource to improve carbon sequestration in agricultural soils."
Supported by CABANA, Valeria spent several months in Rob Finn's lab at the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute. There, she used a bioinformatics tool that classifies fungi and bacteria from DNA sequencing reads. She also used MGnify, a bioinformatics service run by the institute, which allowed for a complete analysis of the data and a precise identification of microorganisms in her unique set of soil samples. The main advantage of MGnify is that it allows researchers like Valeria to publish their own data in a way that can be used by other scientists and to visualise and analyse their data alongside similar datasets from investigations around the globe.
THE IMPACTS
Valeria's research has generated information about the composition of microbial communities under different cropping practices in a specific location over a long period. It showed that no-tillage systems supported a more diverse soil microbiome and, ultimately, higher crop yields. "As soybean cultivation is spreading around the world because of its nutritional (mainly protein) value, the consequences on soil microbiomes can be extrapolated to other agroecosystems," she says. "For instance, in South Africa, the crop has been recently adopted by farmers and we can share information about the consequences in terms of soil biological properties."
THE NEXT STEPS
As Valeria's research has shown, it is possible to identify thousands of species in a single gram of soil, so the next step is to establish the functional role of the identified species. So far, her findings have been presented in virtual seminars – nationally and internationally – for the scientific community and the farmers who will utilise the findings in the future.
SUSTAINABLE PLANTS
Mayra's research aimed to characterise and compare the responses of two varieties of cocoa (Cacao) plant to water deficit. How do the genetic differences between these Cacao varieties affect their reactions to drought? Can this information be used to develop more drought-resistant varieties of Cacao?
Cacao cultivation is suffering from changes in rainfall because of global warming. The availability of water has reduced and there have been significant losses in yield, and the situation is expected to worsen.
A typical day in the field sees Mayra getting up before dawn to collect physiological data, like hydric potential, which is indicative of the water status of a plant. "The rest of the day involves the observation of the plants and collecting data related to photosynthesis, stomatal conductance, and transpiration, through which it is possible to analyse the effect of drought on plant fitness," explains Mayra. "For all these data measurements, I use special equipment, some of which is very heavy, and with little or no lighting. I register data in my field experiment notebook or directly on the computer."
Mayra also uses RNA sequencing (RNAseq) to find out which genes were expressed in samples from her Cacao plants. These patterns of gene expression can indicate which biological pathways are affected by the plant's response to water shortage. The team Mayra works with uses statistical methods to help answer the biological question being addressed. "I expected that the Cacao genotypes would respond differentially to severe water deficit stress," she says. "There were several approaches. For example, for the physiological data, we used an analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by a mean comparison. In the case of RNAseq data analysis, the amount of data is so big and noisy that several analytical steps are needed, connected sequentially into a complex bioinformatic pipeline. This involves data filtering and transformation, statistical testing and graphical representations of analysed data, using several software, tools and databases developed by computer scientists or bioinformaticians." Mayra conducted this part of her study at the EMBL-EBI, spending several months in the Gene Expression Team led by Dr Irene Papatheodorou, with the support of CABANA.
THE FINDINGS
The Cacao clones evaluated showed different levels of tolerance to drought; to a certain degree, they were all able to recover from a severe drought after rehydration. However, Mayra did find differences between the genotypes. "The most tolerant seemed to respond more to the specific type of stress imposed while maintaining a certain level of photosynthetic rate. The less tolerant clone response was seemingly broader, involving important changes in energy metabolism and photosynthesis," she explains.
Mayra's research provides new insight into the genes involved in the tolerance of Cacao plants to stress caused by drought, which, until now, has been unclear. "Our results are relevant for seedling establishment in the field. For example, the high susceptibility to dehydration of young trees is something growers need to be aware of," she says. "Differences found in efficient tolerance mechanisms and identification of the genes involved open new avenues for research aimed at understanding this response in more depth, as well as for genetic improvement of this trait."
Growing Cacao varieties that are more tolerant to climate conditions influenced by global warming is becoming more necessary. As Mayra explains, "Cacao cultivation provides a livelihood for smallholder farmers and their families. It is part of their everyday diet and an important source of antioxidants." Importantly, Cacao also provides farmers with a viable alternative to growing coca for the drugs trade.
Agro research like Mayra and Valeria's is helping to keep the environment healthy, food production sustainable and people's lives secure.
DR VALERIA FAGGIOLI
The National Institute of Agriculture Technologies, Argentina
FIELD OF RESEARCH: Microbiology
RESEARCH PROJECT: Investigating the impact of long-term anthropogenic practices on soil bacterial and fungal communities
DR MAYRA OSORIO
Plant and Crop Biology Lab, Department of Biology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia
FIELD OR RESEARCH: Biology
RESEARCH PROJECT: Characterising and comparing the phenotypic response to water deficit stress of two Cacao genotypes with contrasting physiological behaviour
FUNDERS: Vice-presidency for Research of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Valeria and Mayra's CABANA secondments were funded by UKRI-BBSRC [grant no. BB/P027849/1] and European Molecular Biology Laboratory
https://doi.org/10.33424/FUTURUM295
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RT-qPCR assembly to validate the results obtained in the bioinformatic analysis of RNAseq data
Valeria analysing results of soil microbiome at the EMBL-EBI during CABANA secondment
Submitting samples for secuencing of bacteria and fungi inhabiting agricultural soils. This is the Miseq equipment at the INTA lab (Dec 2021)
Mayra and her advisor, Dr Wilson Teran, setting up the experiment of water stress with Cacao plants in the greenhouse, Pacho, Cundinamarca.
Valeria sampling of leaves and rhizospheric soil of maize plants for microbiome analyses in Argentinean fields (Febr 2021)
Mayra at the laboratory of plant molecular biology of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia
ABOUT BIOLOGY
Biology is a pathway to microbiology, agrobiology, agronomy, bioinformatics, molecular biology and plant physiology.
Global warming and the resultant climate change are adversely affecting all corners of life, including food production. The global population is increasing at a rapid rate – more food will need to be produced to feed more people. Determining which practices are harmful to food production will help identify beneficial practices and secure a sustainable future – and biologists will continue to play a significant role in this.
"Latin America is a crucial grain producer in the world and the success of crop seasons can determine the provision of food worldwide," explains Valeria. "To achieve this, the next generation of microbiologists must strengthen collaborative networks with scientists to generate brand new information and with farmers/decision makers to have a real impact in agriculture."
EXPLORE CAREERS IN BIOLOGY
• Valeria advises identifying the subjects you like most, creating a Twitter account, and following researchers, labs and societies relating to the topic – this will help update you on any open positions.
• Prospects has a page dedicated to biology and all the things that you can do with a degree in the subject, including links to useful organisations.
• Explore the work of The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI).
• According to the ERI Economic Research Institute, the average salary in a year for a biologist in Argentina is ARS 900,000 and in Colombia it is COP 36,000,000.
• In the UK, the average salary of a biologist can range from £15,000 to £70,000 depending on the level of experience and the particular role you are performing.
PATHWAY FROM SCHOOL TO BIOLOGY
Mayra and Valeria are keen to emphasise that the subjects you should study depend on your specific interests as biology is a broad field. However, there are some that are of particular importance, such as genomics and molecular biology, computational biology/bioinformatics (including programming skills), experimental design, biochemistry and (nano)biotechnology.
Mayra also stresses the importance of communication. "A high English language proficiency is critical for non-native speakers, as many of the above opportunities are available abroad, and this is a key competency to write proposals, publish papers or apply to any international call," she says. "I have faced these issues myself at different moments and it is important to see them as personal challenges that must be overcome if you are to succeed."
MEET MAYRA
When I was studying biotechnology engineering, I realised that I could find answers to contribute to food security. I started working with in vitro tissue culture of important tropical food crops, with the aim of obtaining low cost and high quality clonally propagated seedlings. Improving seedling quality and diversity, and making them more affordable for farmers, is one way to improve field production and food security. Since then, I have worked on tropical food crops and begun to incorporate molecular biology, physiology and bioinformatic approaches to address different aspects related to crop biology.
I have always been interested in the genetic improvement of food crops. I started with plant tissue culture and in vitro regeneration of Cacao, which are important steps for genetic improvement. As Cacao is improved by conventional breeding and hybrid generation, providing basic knowledge – as well as developing phenotyping methodologies related to the improved trait – becomes necessary.
Persistence and patience are fundamental to success. You also need to be curious and love what you are doing, because obstacles are always just around the corner in research. Being creative and confident enables you to look for novel solutions to challenges.
I feel very proud of our results on Cacao drought response using physiological and transcriptomic approaches, with the challenge of integrating them to obtain new knowledge. This allowed me to reach the important and personal milestone of obtaining my PhD.
MAYRA'S TOP TIP
Persevere and always finish what you started, no matter how difficult it seems to be!
MEET VALERIA
Curiosity inspired me to be a scientist. I grew up in a dairy farm, without other kids or social media. My best friends were my imagination and a couple of books. I remember one book that belonged to my father when he was a primary school student. It was really cool because it included experiments to perform at home. My favourite ones were those involving soil and biology. During the early stages in my professional career, amazing mentors inspired me to embrace science.
At the beginning of my career, I investigated soil biology in agroecosystems and worked in recognised European research institutes. This allowed me to be more prepared to apply and succeed in calls for funding to cover this research.
Motivation and passion about science are the great pillars of my professional life. I am constantly learning new things to apply in my career, not just science topics but also communication and leadership. Soft skills are crucial to embrace a joyful scientific career in this highly competitive world.
To overcome obstacles, persevere and focus on the positives. During this research, there were times when we felt overwhelmed by difficulties, but something inside us gave us the courage to continue and reach our goal.
My proudest career achievement is being an advisor to four doctoral students who are investigating soil microbiology in agriculture. I have mentored 23 undergraduate students over the past 10 years (three of whom are currently doing their graduate thesis). It is a pleasure for me to guide young researchers and motivate them to pursue a career in science.
VALERIA'S TOP TIP
Select your mentor carefully! Ask before accepting a position – remember that science is a constant challenge, and you will need support and guidance.
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Write it in the comments box below and Mayra or Valeria will get back to you. (Remember, researchers are very busy people, so you may have to wait a few days.)


Academy of the Jewish Museum, Berlin: discussion of Teaching Plato in Palestine with Karim Sadek, June 23, 2015 (invited).
"Themistius' Paraphrase of Metaphysics 12: Text, Ideas, Reception," Oxford University, June 2014 (invited).
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature: presentation of Teaching Plato in Palestine. New York City, May 9, 2015 (invited).
"Metaphysics, Skepticism, and Sufism in al-Ghazâlî, Maimonides, and Abraham ben Maimonides," Yale University, February 5, 2015.
"Did the son rebel against the father? Abraham ben Maimonides and the Sefardi philosophical legacy in the East," Dept. of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, February 2014.
"Deus sive Natura from Themistius to Spinoza", Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin, May 2013.
"Geschichte der Philosophie als Sokratische Übung," Dept. of Philosophy, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, April 11, 2013.
"Teaching Plato in Palestine," European College of Liberal Arts, Berlin, March 6, 2013.
"Medieval Philosophy and Sustainability," Shaar Shalom Inaugural Public Lecture, Dalhousie University, September 20, 2012.
[Hebrew] "Is there a critique of religion in the TTP" Conference in honor of Rachel Elior, Zeev Harvey, and Aviezer Ravitzky, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, June 5-6, 2012.
"Is there a critique of religion in the TTP?" Midwest Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy, University of Madison-Wisconsin, October 21-23, 2011.
[Hebrew] "Philo of Alexandria, Hasdai Crescas, and Spinoza on God's Body and Causality," International Conference on Hasdai Crescas, Merkaz Zalman Shazar, January 11, 2011.
Les religions philosophiques de Platon aux Lumières: raison, religion, autonomie. Three conferences at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, December 2010: (1) "Sharīʿa et Torah, servantes de la philosophie : l'interprétation de l'islam et du judaïsme comme religions philosophiques au moyen âge"; (2) "Est-ce que le Traité theologico-politque serait interdit dans un état Spinoziste?"; (3) "Assimilation à Dieu par la perfection de la raison: le concept d'une religion philosophique" (in collaboration with the Centre d'Histoire des Sciences et des Philosophies Arabes et Médiévales).
"God, Natural Science and the Good Life in Spinoza and in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Aristotelianism," International conference on The Notion of Scientific Modernity: Non-Eurocentric Perspectives, ETH Zürich, November, 25-26, 2010.
"Religiões Filosóficas de Platão ao Iluminisimo: Razão, Religião e Autonomia," October 26-27, 2010, Departamento de Filosofia, Universidade de Campinas [A two-day seminar devoted to my project on philosophical religions].
"Diversidade Cultural, Debate Filosófico e Autonomia," Instituto Anísio Teixeira (Salvador, Brazil), September 15, 2010.
"God, Law, and Autonomy in Spinoza," Colloquium in Early Modern Philosophy, Princeton University, May 9, 2010.
"Legislating Truth: Maimonides, the Almohads, and the 13th Century Jewish Enlightenment," Workshop on "Agents and Agency in Translation, Transmission, and Transformation in Medieval Cultures," McGill University, April 23-25, 2010.
Respondent at Colloquium "The Question of Unity in Moses Mendelssohn's Thought," Princeton University, April 18, 2010.
"Legislating Truth: Maimonides, the Almohads, and the 13th Century Jewish Enlightenment," Divinity School, University of Chicago, January 25, 2010.
"God, Pedagogy, and Autonomy in Spinoza and Lessing," Colloquium in Early Modern History, Princeton Institute for Advanced Study, January 20, 2010.
"Divine Law and Autonomy in Plato's Political Thought," Colloquium, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, November, 2 2009.
"Zeitalter des Kosmopolitismus? Zur Philosophischen Diskussion um den Multikuturalismus." Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes, Stipendiatentreffen in Nordamerika, Montreal, October 3, 2009.
"Spontaneous Generation in Aristotle, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Themistius, and Averroes," Dept. of Philosophy, University of Ottawa, October 31, 2008.
"Islam and European Identity," Lecture at South-Eastern Europe and the EU Leadership Development Program, Transfuse Association and College of Europe, Schloss Neuhardenberg, Germany, September 7, 2008.
"Zum intellektuellen Dialog zwischen Juden und Muslimen im Mittelalter," Keynote-Lecture opening the "Sommeruniversität Judentum und Islam" at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, July 20, 2008.
"Mehr Theokratie wagen! Was al-Fārābī und Maimonides Ayaan Hirsi Ali antworten würden," Simon-Dubnow-Institut, Universität Leipzig, July 17, 2008.
"Theokratie und Autonomie in der Mittelalterlichen Islamischen und Jüdischen Philosophie," Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, July 7, 2008.
"Theocracy and Autonomy in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy," Freie Universität Berlin, July 4, 2008.
"The Averroistic Legacy in Spinoza and Pierre Bayle," Conference Renaissance Averroism and its Aftermath: Arabic Philosophy in Early Modern Europe, The Warburg Institute, London, June 20-21, 2008.
"Critical Self-Examination, Socratic Education, and Democracy," New Policy School, Belgrade, May 23, 2008.
"Theocracy and Autonomy in Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophy," Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto, May 5, 2008.
"From God as the Place of the World in Philo of Alexandria and Hasdai Crescas to Spinoza's God as Res Extensa," Conference on Nature et surnaturel. Philosophies de la nature et métaphysique aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles, Luxemburg, February 23-24, 2008.
"Religion as the Handmaid of Philosophy: The Impact of Plato's Political Philosophy on the Philosophical Interpretation of Religion in Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Early Modern Period," Werkstattgespräch," Institut für Philosophie, Universität Würzburg, January 31, 2008.
"On the Relationship between Philosophy and Religion in Averroes, Elijah Delmedigo, and Spinoza," Early Modern Philosophy Workshop, The University of Chicago, November 16, 2007.
"Religion as the Handmaid of Philosophy: On the Philosophical Interpretation of Religion from Antiquity to the Enlightenment," Institute for Research in the Humanities, University of Madison-Wisconsin, November 20, 2007.
"Philosophy and Exegesis in al-Fārābī, Averroes, and Maimonides," Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, Marquette University, 2 November 2007.
Commentator on paper by Alfred Ivry at the 2007 Toronto Colloquium in Medieval Philosophy, September 28-29, 2007.
"Divine Law in the Platonic Tradition - One or Many?" Universality of Reason, Plurality of Philosophies in the Middle Ages, 12th International Congress of Medieval Philosophy, Palermo, September 16-22, 2007.
"Teaching Maimonides in Makassar and Plato in Palestine." International Conference "Islam through Jewish Eyes - Judaism through Muslim Eyes," Schloß Elmau, Germany, June 25-26, 2007.
"Some Reflections on Philosophy, Religion, and Democracy." Public Lecture at the State Islamic University, Jakarta, Indonesia, May 31, 2007.
"Some Reflections on Philosophy, Religion, and Democracy." Public Lecture at the State Islamic University, Makassar, Indonesia, May 24, 2007.
"From Philo of Alexandria to Eusebius of Caesarea: The Platonic Transformation of Judaism and Christianity in Late Antiquity and the Transmission of Greek Philosophy." Vehicles of Translation, Transmission, and Transformation in Medieval Cultures, International Conference, McGill University, Montreal, April 26-28, 2007.
"The Status of Theology: From Philosophy's Handmaid to an Independent Discipline in Renaissance Averroism and Spinoza." Aufbruch ins Moderne Europa - Philosophie zwischen 1400 und 1700, First International Congress of the European Society for Early Modern Philosophy, Essen, March 2007.
"Poverty and Human Dignity in the Jewish and Muslim intellectual traditions." International Conference. "The Dignity of the Poor: Concepts, Practices, Representations," December 7-9, 2006, German Historical Institute, London.
"Rational Dogmatism and Empirical Skepticism in Solomon Maimon's Commentary on Maimonides' Presentation of the Doctrines of Kalām," International Conference on Solomon Maimon, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Amsterdam, October 30 – November 2, 2006.
[In Hebrew] "Religion as the Handmaid of Philosophy in Plato, Philo, and al-Fârâbî." The Hebrew University Jerusalem, June 7, 2006.
"Platonic Interpretations of Revealed Religion: from Ancient Alexandria to Baghdad." International Society for Neoplatonic Studies, APA, Eastern Division, December 29, 2005.
"Plato's Political Phliosophy and the Interpretation of Judaisim, Christianity, and Islam as Philosophical Religions." McGill Medievalists Works in Progress Series, September 29, 2005.
"Could Spinoza Have Written the Ethics as a Commentary on the Bible?" April 22, 2005, Montreal Interuniversity Workshop in the History of Philosophy.
"Philosophy and Revelation in al-Fārābī and Maimonides" Meeting sponsored by the American Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy at the APA, Eastern Division, Boston, December 27-30, 2004.
"Philosophy and Revelation in al-Fârâbî and Maimonides." The Boston University Center of Philosophy and History of Science, November 2004.
"From Maimonides to Samuel ibn Tibbon: Interpreting Judaism as a Philosophical Religion." Maimonides Conference at Harvard University, October 2004.
"From Maimonides to Samuel ibn Tibbon: Interpreting Judaism as a Philosophical Religion." International Conference "Maimonides, the Man and his Image", University College London, June 15-17, 2004.
"Some Remarks on the Role of Human Rights and Human Dignity in Greek Philosophy and the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Intellectual Traditions," Workshop Human Dignity, Human Rights and Duties, Historical, Cultural, and Social Aspects sponsored by the International Union of Academies, Barcelona, May 26-27, 2004.
[Hebrew] "Between Dogmatic Aristotelianism and Scientific Progress: Averroes' and Maimonides' Reaction to the Crisis of Aristotelian Cosmology in the 12th Century." International Conference: Maimonides: Between Tradition and Revolution, Jerusalem, May 2004.
"Hasdai Crescas and Spinoza on God's Infinite Extension," invited lecture to the Spinoza Study Group at the Dept. of Philosophy at Yale University, November 2003.
"Moses and Christ as Authors of Philosophical Fiction: the Platonic Sources of Philo's Theory of Scripture and its Influence on Origen of Alexandria," international conference: The Changing Face of Judaism, Christianity and Other Greco-Roman Religions in Antiquity, Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, Montreal, September 15-19, 2003.
"The Metaphysical Foundation of the Study of Nature in Medieval Philosophy." International Conference: Medieval Jews and the Sciences - A Synoptic View. Institute of Jewish Studies, London, June, 16-19, 2003.
"Maimonides, Lodewijk Meyer, and Spinoza on the Interpretation of Scripture." December 16, 2002, 34th Annual Conference of the Association for Jewish Studies.
"Vom Monotheismus Jüdischer Aristoteliker im Mittelalter zu Spinozas Monismus," invited lecture, July 2002, Philosophisches Institut der Freien Universität Berlin.
"Maimonides, Spinoza, Solomon Maimon and the Completion of the Copernican Revolution in Philosophy." International conference: Sepharad in Ashkenaz - Medieval knowledge and eighteenth-century enlightened Jewish discourse. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, February 18-21, 2002.
"From Monotheism to Monism - The Relationship of the Divine Intellect in Jewish Aristotelianism to Spinoza's Deus sive Natura," December 17, 2001, Association for Jewish Studies - 33rd Conference.
"Metaphysics in an Oriental Garb, or how the God of Aristotle became the God of the Hebrews in Spinoza and Hegel," September 21, 2001, Dept. of Philosophy, McGill University.
"Hätte Spinoza die Ethik als einen Kommentar zur Bibel schreiben können?" invited lecture, Philosophisches Seminar der Universität Hamburg, June 2001.
[Hebrew] "What is in God's Mind in the Metaphysical Tradition from Aristotle to Hegel," lecture on occasion of the award of the prize in memory of Prof. Shlomo Pines at The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, May 2001.
"Measuring God's Body: From Medieval Jewish Aristotelianism to Spinoza," McGill University, Dept. of Jewish Studies, January 16, 2001.
[Hebrew] "Different Aspects of Samuel ibn Tibbon's Relationship to the Guide of the Perplexed," colloquium of the Faculty of Philosophy at Bar Ilan University, February 29, 2000.


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Floor & Decor has the grand opening of its Woodbury, Minnesota store on November 7, 2022
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Following its grand opening, the Woodbury Floor & Decor store will host a family-friendly "Super Saturday" event on November 12, 2022, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. The fun will start with interactive games that guests of all ages can play for prizes. From 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Central time, the El Pariente food truck will provide free food to the first 200 customers.
Calling all professionals
Floor & Decor welcomes valued builders, contractors, architects, designers, remodelers, flooring installers and landlords to visit the new location in Woodbury Market. Professionals are invited to attend the Pro VIP Grand Opening Event on December 1st. They can visit https://flooranddecor.com/woodburypro to RSVP and register to win a Chevrolet Silverado truck and other great prizes like an iPad, Floor & Decor gift. Cards, Yeti Cooler, GoPro and much more! During the event, visitors will meet the PRO Services team, interact with supplier representatives, and learn about Floor & Decor products and services.
"Building relationships with our local professionals is very important to us. Their success is our success," said Sokol. "Store tours and giveaways give us an opportunity to support our community and tell them about PRO Premier rewards and all the benefits it can bring to their business."
Store address: 10470 Hudson Rd. Woodbury, Minnesota 55129
About floor and decoration: Founded in 2000, Atlanta-based Floor & Decor is a leading high-growth specialty retailer of hard surface flooring, operating 174 warehouse-format stores and five design studios in 34 states as of June 30, 2022. The stores provide homeowners and professionals with the largest selection Available in the industry of tiles, natural wood, natural stone, wood panels and luxury vinyl planks all under one roof. In addition, Floor & Decor stocks the necessary tools, decorating materials, wall tiles, and related accessories for your hard surface flooring projects. The stores have more than 1 million square feet of store floors and provide free design services, as well as a dedicated professional sales team. The company sources products directly from manufacturers around the world, which enables it to bring the world's best and most innovative flooring trends to its customers, at everyday low prices. Floor & Decor has locations across the country, but each store is underpinned by a local focus that creates a store experience and product mix that caters to each market served.
Additional company information can be found at www.flooranddecor.com and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/flooranddecor).
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Great Investment in the City of Carson Don't miss out on this 4-unit property in the City of Carson. It can be an excellent addition to your current portfolio or a jump start on your investment. It consists of four spacious two bedrooms/one bath units. It is low maintenance. All units have newer dual pane vinyl windows. The exterior was also repainted. These were all re-done within the last two years. The interior of unit #29011 was recently renovated. New kitchen cabinets, bathtub, bath vanity, and laminate floors were installed. Four units are currently in short supply in the Carson area. Here is your chance to own one. Make an offer before its too late.
Directions: South of E. Dominguez St, North of E. Tyler St.


Before Friday's ceremony, many writers took to Twitter to express their feelings about Trump's inauguration.
J.K. Rowling referred to the inauguration as a "dreadful thing" she had imagined to be impossible.
Stephen King wished for someone else to take Trump's place.
I wish anyone other than Donald Trump--left, right, or center--were taking the Oath of Office tomorrow. My preference would be Barack Obama.
He also said we are entering the "Age of Dumb."
In response to King's reaction, Joyce Carol Oates proclaimed a "New Dark Age."
Judy Blume said she would not be watching the inauguration ceremony for the first time.
Amy Tan made a joke about the apocalypse.
Weather forecast for January 20.
Margaret Atwood announced she would be participating in the Women's March in Toronto.
Ayelet Waldman pledged resistance for the next four years.
We will be loud. We will be nasty. We will be in the streets, resisting. This weekend and for the next four years.
Roxane Gay mentioned how badly she had wanted to see Hillary Clinton inaugurated instead.
I really wanted to see Hillary Clinton being inaugurated today as the first woman president. I wanted it so badly.
Gary Shteyngart called the inauguration an "evangelical Eurovision contest."
Ever wonder what an evangelical Eurovision contest would look like? Check out the inauguration.
Maureen Johnson recommended not watching the ceremony as a way to "send a message."
The best and easiest way to send a message today: DON'T TURN THE TV ON.
But she also said that it was a time for unity.
Everybody, time to hold hands. We go in together.
Jodi Picoult talked about setting up solar panels during Trump's speech and how it seemed like a metaphor.
Brad Thor said he felt blessed to "live in the greatest nation in the history of the world."
Sarah Dessen tweeted a reminder about self-care.
Quick reminder to take care of yourself today, no matter what you're doing. My plan is to watch my news consumption and focus on the good.
And Cheryl Strayed shared a poster about resilience.


Dangerous to do alone but the most fun you can have in a wetsuit with an accredited operator, say guides of coasteering. To prove it they describe their favourite locations for the ultimate aquatic adventure.
Grant Mitchell discovered the otherwise inaccessible cliffs of Holyhead in an inner tube aged seven. Now he goes coasteering there with Anglesey Adventures. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, North Wales' most spectacular coastline has deep clean water, hidden beaches, sea cliffs and the largest sea cave in Wales.
The details make each coasteering location unique. Details like bobbing out through a passageway from a bowl-like cave to play with seals – just another day when coasteering from Morfa Nefyn, says Chris Thorne, founder of Llŷn Adventures. With its low 10m cliffs, the north coastline of the Llŷn is accessible to all. For adventure there's Aberdaron: the waves are larger, the coasteering wilder.
Only one day spare? Go to Abereiddy. When sea conditions cancel trips in every other location in Wales, people still plummet into the Blue Lagoon. This former slate quarry hosted the Red Bull Diving Championship in 2012 and provides jumps up to 10m, guide Tom Luddington says. Not to mention Wales' friendliest seals – they're so used to guests and Britain's most gorgeous coastline.
This former slate quarry hosted the Red Bull Diving Championship in 2012 and provides jumps up to 10m."
The birthplace of commercial coasteering on a coast that is almost purpose-designed. Think 500 million-year-old red sandstone against turquoise water, cliff jumps up to 7m, a swim through vast Cathedral Cave and whitewater play spots such as The Toilet, a swell-surge in a natural bowl. Coasteering here is great fun, guide Tom Luddington says. Countryfile, presenter Julia Bradbury agrees.
National Trust protection and Barafundle Beach, a fixture in best British beach lists, guarantee the scenery. Geology ensures more wildlife here than anywhere else in Pembrokeshire, believes guide Tom Luddington. The limestone that forms caves to swim through and cliffs to jump off also creates rockpools that teem with life. Extreme rockpooling? You heard it here first.
It ticks all boxes geographically: an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, high cliffs, big sea arches and a massive tidal range that reveals wildlife. What makes the Gower unique for Tony Rees, coasteering guide, is it remains underused for coasteering despite being 30 minutes from Swansea. You rarely see other groups, so coasteering around Three Cliffs Bay feels like adventure not just excitement.
What the Glamorgan Heritage Coast lacks in fame it gains in accessibility. Though only 30 minutes from Cardiff, it offers a genuine raw coasteering experience. Never mind that the scenery is not as dramatic as Pembrokeshire, coasteering guide Gary Evans says. Once you jump in at Ogmore by Sea the adventure of coasteering is identical; you still jump and scramble, still swell-ride and bob.


What is the best part of your home after a long day of work? If you are anything like me it would be the bathroom where you get to take a nice hot bath or shower and relax. I absolutely love remodeling bathrooms for customers. When you take a dull, boring looking bathroom and turn it into a luxurious spa for a customer, they thank you every time you see them. Well, the women at least. Most of the males want me to come back and destroy it because their wives spend hours in it know…lol. However, there is nothing like adding a his and hers sink to a bathroom so that you don't have to race and wrestle each other in the morning to get to the sink first. There are thousands of designs that we can create for you rather it be a total marble bathroom with custom glass showers to simply laying ceramic tile and a jacuzzi tub. Take a look at some of the custom bathrooms below and visualize what that perfect bathroom would look like for your taste. Then pick up the phone and give us a call so that we can sit down and design that ultimate bathroom you always wanted.
Sorry, I went a little over board when picking out what bathrooms to post pictures of just because they are so spectaular and spark everyones emotions when veiwing. However, we do also remodel regular bathrooms like the little ones in my house. We can completely trick out everything in your bathroom down to the toilets are simply update the existing floors with ceramic and redo all the vanities and sinks. Whatever design you can come up with, we can build for you.
However, if you have a question about anything residential construction, just let me know. I have 8 years experience and can probably help you out.


PAGNAMITAN, Philippines – I'm writing from a small wooden house that was partially destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, and right now we're in the middle of a massive storm that has been named cyclone Agaton.
We have two bangka boats for our livelihood project ready to launch, and as soon as the weather breaks we're going fishing. When the storm passes, we'll also continue our house building project and the installation of a desalinator, which will provide safe drinking water to the whole community.


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Theme parks get ready to engineer excitement in 2013
Theme parks may be all about escapist entertainment but big screens and special effects will only get you so far. When it comes to putting the "thrill" in thrill rides, it's the engineering that matters."The engineering is going off the charts," said consultant Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services Inc., as he walked the floor of the International Association of
Nov. 19, 2012, 8:42 PM UTC
By Rob Lovitt
Theme parks may be all about escapist entertainment but big screens and special effects will only get you so far. When it comes to putting the "thrill" in thrill rides, it's the engineering that matters.
"The engineering is going off the charts," said consultant Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services Inc., as he walked the floor of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions convention in Orlando last week. "Twenty years ago, Captain EO was high-tech; these new attractions will stand you on your head."
If that sounds like a position you'd like to be in, here are five rides that should do the trick come spring:
Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin
Orlando may be hot and sticky on a daily basis but visitors to SeaWorld Orlando will be able to chill out courtesy of the biggest expansion in the park's history. Like the continent it's named after, this attraction is designed to be its own realm, in this case, one in which guests follow the adventures of a young (animated) penguin while interacting with hundreds of its living, breathing brethren.
The attraction utilizes mobile motion-simulator cars and a completely trackless system that allows guests to choose between two levels of adventure, each of which features multiple variations. The idea, say SeaWorld managers, is to recreate not only the extreme environment of the wildest place on earth but also its unpredictability.
Fans of Flashback at Six Flags Over Texas will likely get a sense of déjà vu next spring when the ride, which was dismantled last fall, reopens as Boomerang at Six Flags St. Louis. As such, it's not the most technologically advanced coaster in the world but it still promises to make your head spin.
Several times, in fact. To begin, trains are pulled backwards up a 125-foot lift hill; once released, riders are put through three inversions at speeds of up to 50 mph Instead of heading directly for the station, however, they climb to the top of another hill until gravity takes over and sends them through the layout all over again — while facing backwards.
With 17 existing coasters, Six Flags Magic Mountain could have, well, coasted on its hair-raising reputation. But noooo, it's apparently pedal-to-the-metal, full-speed-ahead at the Valencia, Calif.-based park with the pending debut of the world's tallest and fastest looping coaster.
Full Throttle lives up to its name with three launches, including one that goes from zero to 70 mph in seconds and another that jams the trains into reverse. Add in a 160-foot-high loop that you ride twice — once along its inside track and once up and over its outer edge — and you're all but guaranteed a gut-churning good time.
"Nothing above, nothing below. An unprecedented feeling of freedom." That's how coaster manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard describes its wing coasters, on which the trains straddle the track and riders are left to dangle off either side. As the nation's third wing coaster, GateKeeper at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, pushes the concept further than ever.
There are the usual elements — spirals, flat spins, an in-line roll and Immelmann — but those are only warm-ups for the ride's signature thrill: a zero-G roll that takes riders spinning through narrow slots in a pair of support towers. We'd suggest keeping your arms and legs inside the vehicle but then there really isn't one.
According to conventional wisdom, wooden coasters are relatively tame compared to their speeding steel counterparts but apparently the folks at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo., didn't get the memo. The structure and stagecoach-style trains may fit the park's 1880s theme but the ride's engineering is strictly 21st century.
Among its signature elements: a 162-foot first drop at a near-vertical 81 degrees, a top speed of 68 mph and three inversions, including a 720-degree barrel roll that makes it the world's only wooden coaster that twists upside down. With nine locations for airtime along the way, all we can say is "Yee-haaa!"
Rob Lovitt is a longtime travel writer who still believes the journey is as important as the destination. Follow him at Twitter.


1Cut slices into the chicken, not going all the way through.
2In the slices add cheese and ham.
3In the slow cooker add all the other ingredients and mix well.
5Cook on low for 3-4 hours.
We have this all the time and absolutely love it!! Thanks for a great recipe.
Made it today.. tastes divine.. but very watery.. what can I do?
From nz and have never heard of this dish. was my second attempt at using a slow cooker. and i am absolutely blown away by how good this was !! with the left over sauce i added mushrooms and potatoes and we had that for lunch the next day !!
Tonight we had it simply with diced chicken and the sauce.
Made it with Carnation cooking cream as I always forget to buy fresh and just put both tubs in so = 600ml of cream.
Not big on hot stuff in my house so did with 1 teaspoon of garlic and 1 ½ teaspoons of pesto instead of chilli and cajun spices.
Definitely doing this one again and again!!!
Very yummy!! Cooked this tonight for the 2 of us!
What an incredibly lovely dish. I just used homebrand tasty cheese and it was still really nice.
But next time I will be serving it with rice as that sauce was divine.
Best chicken recipe I have tried in my slow cooker. Was an absolute hit for everyone and will definitely be making it again!!
Does the chicken need to be sitting in the sauce or can I do this 2 layers high and spoon mixture over the fillets throughout the cooking time?
I have 6 fillets so they wont all sit on 1 level.
My favourite slow cooker meal!! I leave the chilli sauce and Cajun out and still tastes incredible. I also use corn flour to thicken the sauce once the dish is cooked.
I made it for the first time on Thursday, really really good, I used Brie, Camembert and two slices of Colby because I ran out of the first two, will definitely be having this again.
Used triple cream brie it was amazing!!
What cheese did everyone use?
What is "cooking cream"? Do we have this in NZ?
Simply amazing, will be doing this quiet offen in our house. I just used basil and parsley instead of chives as i didnt have any.
Great recipe ! I just left out the chilli sauce as my lo doesn't like anything spicey !


Vancouver, B.C. MAG Silver Corp. (TSX: MAG; NYSE MKT: MVG) ("MAG") is pleased to announce that exploration drill hole CM12-431 has intersected four distinct, closely spaced zones of massive sulphides ranging from 3.1 metres to 61.6 metres in thickness (See Diagram 1 and Table 1). These new discovery intercepts were drilled approximately 225 metres beneath the strongest mineralization previously drilled in the "Jose Manto-Bridge Zone" and show all of the hallmarks of the near-source part of the Carbonate Replacement Deposit ("CRD") system that MAG has been systematically seeking at Cinco de Mayo. The mineralization in the upper intercept of Hole CM12-431 is likely connected to the 4 kilometre long Bridge Zone-Jose Manto where high grade mineralization of lead, zinc and silver has previously been drilled.
"This is a real victory for our systematic exploration methodology and we are very pleased to deliver another discovery of this magnitude to our shareholders, this time 100% owned. Hole 431 has cut by far the strongest mineralization yet seen at Cinco de Mayo," said Dan MacInnis, MAG Silver President and CEO. "The size and geological characteristics we see are the kind of major mineralization centre/source we have long expected at Cinco de Mayo, and it is open in all directions."
The shallower high grade silver, lead and zinc mineralization of the 4,000 metre long combined Bridge Zone-Jose Manto is also growing rapidly through systematic delineation drilling. New assay results from drilling at the Bridge Zone-Jose Manto are in process and planned for release by the Company shortly. An initial resource estimate and NI 43-101 Technical Report for Cinco de Mayo are currently in process and will include all drill holes completed to date.
The principal new mineralized intercepts in Hole CM12-431 start at 730 metres down hole. The thickest intercept, called the Pegaso Zone, begins at 927 metres down hole and for 61.6 metres grades 89 grams per tonne ("g/t") (2.6 ounces per ton ("opt")) silver, 0.78 g/t gold, 0.13% copper with 2.1% lead and 7.3% zinc; including: 31.9 metres that grades 117 g/t (3.4 opt) silver, 1.13 g/t gold, 0.16% copper with 2.7% lead and 9.3% zinc. Three additional intercepts (See Table 1) ranging from 3.12 to 20.15 metres thick lie above this, between 817 and 900 metres depth. The best is the 10 metre intercept (817.22 - 827.22 metres down hole) which returned 1.38 g/t gold, 139 g/t (4.1 opt) silver, 0.11% copper, 2.62% lead and 11.8% zinc. The gold and copper grades in all four intercepts are the highest and most consistent yet encountered on the project. Significantly, broad zones of coarse marble and pervasive tungsten-bearing garnet skarn occur above, between and below the massive sulphide zones, indicating a very large scale system has been located.
Cinco de Mayo is a 100% MAG-owned property located in northern Chihuahua State, Mexico and is within a regional geological belt where some of the world's largest Carbonate Replacement Deposits are located and mined. Work over the last few years has revealed Cinco de Mayo as a major new CRD district within this belt, in which three major mineralization zones are now being delineated by MAG.
Combining Hole 431 with recent shallower drilling in this area (See Press Releases of March 22, 2012 and May 17, 2012) indicates that mineralization is continuous from 125 metres to 900 metres depth, with a dramatic broadening in the Pegaso Zone below 850 metres depth (See Diagram 1). This broadening coincides with an increase in skarn alteration and increasing zinc, gold and copper grades; exactly what MAG's CRD zoning model predicts.
True intercept thicknesses cannot yet be determined, but banding of both massive sulphides and skarn is roughly parallel to bedding and lies at a high angle to the core axis, so thickness reduction should be minor.
The mineralogy, texture and metals content of the mineralization cut in Hole 431 closely resembles that cut in both Holes CM12-399 and JM12-392 so they are interpreted as being connected (See Diagram 2). All these holes lie within the overlap zone between the fault slices that host the Jose Manto and the Bridge Zone, suggesting that this structurally complex zone acted as a major conduit for mineralizing fluids and perhaps intrusive emplacement (See Diagram 1 and Press Release of May 17, 2012). MAG has contracted for the completion of an orientation 2 and 3 Dimensional Seismic survey to determine if the system can be better defined in this area before further deep drilling is undertaken. This work is scheduled to commence shortly.
MAG is focused on district scale projects located within the Mexican Silver Belt. Our mission is to become one of the premier companies in the Silver Mining Industry. MAG is conducting ongoing exploration of its portfolio of 100% owned properties in Mexico including a silver, lead and zinc discovery and a moly-gold discovery at its 100% owned Cinco de Mayo property in Chihuahua State. MAG and Fresnillo plc are also jointly delineating a significant new silver vein discovery on the Juanicipio Joint Venture in Zacatecas State. MAG is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its common shares trade on the TSX under the symbol MAG and on the NYSE MKT under the symbol MVG.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) nor the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE MKT) has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this news release, which has been prepared by management.


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If you are filing a General Petition for Extenuating Circumstances for Medical or Equity Based circumstances, see the appropriate form for more detailed instructions.
Undergraduate students may petition the University General Petitions Committee for relief if they believe they deserve redress or exception to University rules, regulations or policies regarding academic affairs.
Choose from the options listed on the form.
For a complete retroactive withdrawal from a term (for non-medical reasons).
Why you stopped attending before the semester ended.
Why you did not follow the procedure for dropping the course.
If you attempted to drop past the deadline and your request was denied by your college, why you feel the Committee should now approve your request.
Note: If you completed all the coursework and took the final exams in your classes, the Committee considers that the grades you earned reflect your ability in the courses at the time you took them and so should remain on your record.
For a complete retroactive medical withdrawal from a term.
Your statement should describe the nature of your mental or physical illness, injury or disability, the duration of the condition, and the challenges that you faced in completing your coursework.
For retroactive registration for a course taken but not registered for.
Why you did not follow procedure to register for the course.
The procedure you did follow to add the course if you believe the course should still be on your schedule.
If you were dropped for non-payment, why you did not take steps to re-register during the semester taken.
For extension of an incomplete grade that has turned to an E.
Your statement should explain why you were not able to complete the coursework in the given time.
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Your statement should briefly state the policy you wish to have waived and why you could not follow this policy or procedure.
Include any additional documents which may support your request. Supporting documentation (medical or otherwise) is a very important part of the process but it does not guarantee approval. Lack of information or incomplete information can delay the processing and may be cause for denial of the request.
You will need to attach an Instructor's Statement Form (or this form can be picked at the same location general petitions are located) for each of the courses listed in this petition. This form is to be filled out and signed by the instructor. See the form for instructions and call 520-621-7792 if you have any questions. Incomplete information on the Instructor Statement is considered as a lack of documentation and the petition request may be denied for that reason.
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The general nature of the mental or physical illness or injury or disability and how and why it warrants the action sought.
General Petition: Turn in to the Office of the Dean of your own College.
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General Petition for Extenuating Circumstances - Title IX Based (harassment or discrimination): Turn in to the Department of Equity, Inclusion & Title IX, Old Main Room 200, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0021 - Phone: (520) 621-7286.


This is a guide to the biggest 7 mistakes mechanical engineers make in the design process, which can cost companies millions!
The article will address each one, with some tips on how to avoid making them to ensure your designs meet the highest of standards.
In a nutshell, this article will give you practical advice on developing the right engineering mind-set to help you succeed in your career.
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Thanks for the 7 deadly sins. To add more meat to these and see how to remedy them, see my book "The Mechanical Design Process" http://www.mechdesignprocess.com.
Quiz – Are YOU a mechanical engineering genius?


Do not underestimate the power of color. It is a form of an exceptionally solid, non-verbal communication. To me, colors are more than matching your bags or shoes to an outfit. Certain colors could change how people perceive you, depending on the situation, of course. I remember once I requested to see a certain shawl, the color was way outside my comfort zone and my Hermès SA felt the need to mention beforehand – the colors don't have your "independent woman, no BS vibe." Merci Matthieu!
So, do the colors you wear or carry, leave a certain mark of your personality on people? Hmm, what do you think?
Red: My favorite color, so raw, aggressive to some but I see it as a go getter confidence, determination if you will. It is the highest arc of the rainbow and longest wavelength of light. In Eastern cultures such as China, red is the color for good luck and fortune. In Indian culture, it symbolizes purity and is often used in their wedding gowns. The word "red" in Russian (krásný) has the same root as the word "beautiful" (krasivy), and the meanings of these two words are indeed very close.
Special occasions, first date, date night, girls' night out, red carpet service or you want to elevate any outfit – add that touch of red and there you have it! Beware this color is strong, wear it wisely.
Blue: Blue is a notable color. It represents trust, poise, intellect, authority, cleanliness. Blue is one of the top favorite colors of people, at least in North America. Notice that shirt, tie, blouse, skirt, dress color on the Wall Street (New York), The loop (Chicago), Bay Street (Toronto), rue Saint-Jacques (Montréal) or any financial district next time. Blue is a fixture in business attire.
If you work in a corporate environment – this color is a no brainer.
What I love about these two colors? I could wear them in any season.
See how the beauty of blue doesn't change with warm or cool tones. Even though, it's a strong color, the size of the accessory plays a big role. If you keep it to a medium to mini size range, it won't compete with your other accessories. If you are keeping everything toned down, a large accessory will work just as smoothly.
Yellow: Yellow is such a beautiful color, so cheerful, optimistic, and warm. It is loud and bright that screams, "Look at me!" I wouldn't wear this to a workplace setting unless it was a vogue/fashion house, cinq à sept, informal meeting (unless the meeting in happening on a beach). If you do wear it to a corporate meeting, you are God! If you work with kids, how beautiful is this color to wear to a gardérie/elementary school. If you lived on the West coast, now that would be a whole new ball game, right? Yellow bag, shoes, dress, cab; yes please, bring it, all of it!
@panthere_instyle Don't we just all love how she wears colors like nobody's business? Yellow is a hard color to pull off, yet she wears it so gracefully. One of the many reasons I admire her!
Notice how the size of the accessory shrunk from West to East coast. The bottom right corner picture is mine.
If you are on the East coast, please tell me you also experience this situation: by early March, the colors, I am dying to add to my wardrobe are peach, sea green, lilac, baby blues and pinks. It's probably the post winter seasonal disorder.
By August/September, I am so done with the colors I was obsessing about in March, and reach out for Fall/Winter comfort colors – black (surprise, surprise), beige, tan, maroon, vert anglais, you get the idea.
Now imagine the colors I was dying for in the beginning of March, instead of buying a top, dress, shoes basically a smaller price tag item and a quick fix, I felt brave and bought a luxury brand handbag (a good four to five digit price tag) instead? So Doomed.
Back to reality, the colors I never get tired of – black, white, red, blue and basically any grey or beige base neutral. I love yellow, reminds me of sunshine but would I do a bag or an outfit in that color? Nah, I'll pass, thank you very much. I always watch the fine line between admiring and owning something in the real world. The only yellow accessory I love, diamonds! Wear the ultimate sunshine! Oops, back to the topic.
What I love about most about red and blue? I can wear them in any season. The only yellow accessory I love, diamonds!
I love all the emails, direct messages, keep them coming.
What color bag do you think I should get next? An option of color A or B and sometimes even C.
I would love to respond, but without knowing your color palette, lifestyle, location and what already exist in your closet, it would be unfair if I or anybody gave an opinion/ advice.
However, I have jumped in few times, helping friends decide on Hermès special orders. I'm impatiently waiting for their beautiful bags to arrive with that horse shoe stamp, asking them for updates every chance I get.
Fun fact: It takes 13 milliseconds for the human eye to process an image.
Instagram provides so much inspiration but dangerous place to be at. Most of us fall in love with so many things – outfits, bags, shoes, jewelry, you name it. For example: You bought a particular bright colored bag just cause you were inspired by some IG'er, fashionista, celebrity whatever the case may be, and now it's stuck in your closet. You realized it clashes with all the colors you already own. What a big boo-boo.
If you have figured out your wardrobe (there are very few "I don't have anything to wear moments" is a sign that you have), believe me, you got the accessory game. Easy. Stick with what you love rather than trying to like the colors others are hyped about. Like I mentioned before, know the difference between admiring and owning it. I love bright pink handbags on other girls but will I ever own one, never. As long as you know the colors that make you happy, trust your instincts and stick with tested and true when it comes to double figure price tag bags. If money is not an object, by all means, go ahead; build that rainbow in your closet.
But, seriously, why would you?
Stay true to your style and be the ultimate clutter free fashionista.


After his performance today, no one can pooh-pooh away the possibility of the president empowering people who want a race war.
The end may take six months, or 18, or two years, or three and change. God forbid it could take longer. But that press conference opened a new door.
The door leads to the grim place where no person in a position of responsibility in this country can now deny Donald Trump's unfitness for the presidency.
This is the president of the United States we're talking about. A president is supposed to make an effort to comfort. Say unifying things. Try to reach for words that can help mend the fragile civic fabric. Whatever their failings, Barack Obama and George W. Bush and Bill Clinton and every one of them, at least in the television age, tried to speak healing words at moments like this.
Trump gathered up the civic fabric, doused it with gasoline, and set it on fire.
It was orderly. I'll give them that. But it was neo-Nazis! Hundreds of white supremacists. At night. Carrying torches. We have a president for whom that scene sets off no historical alarm bells. For whom that Friday night march through U. Va., where participants mixed "You will not replace us" with "Jew will not replace us," was no different from people marching for the right to vote or a decent wage.
The ignorance, the demagoguery. Yes, we've seen them before, but not quite like this. "Are we gonna take down statues to George Washington? Thomas Jefferson?", Trump asked Tuesday.
No, ignoramus. We are not. They owned slaves, yes. But George Washington made the republic possible when he resigned his military commission in 1793, thereby spurning a mob that wanted him to become dictator; and Thomas Jefferson wrote the first all-encompassing statute for religious freedom in the history of the world—which covered, by the way, not just Christians but Jews and Hindus and "Mohametans," as Muslims were sometimes called back then.
Washington refused absolute power, something few men in history have ever done, and something Trump sure would never understand. Jefferson was the author of religious liberty (which included equal liberty for the non-religious, by the way). They were great men. They were flawed as all men are. The way we as a society have decided to deal with is that Monticello is finally opening up Sally Hemings' room next year. But we're certainly not taking statues of them down.
Trump hasn't the slightest idea of any of this. To equate those two men with Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, who decided (in Lee's case reluctantly, but he decided) to fight for the Confederacy is staggeringly stupid.
But most of all it was his tone, his imperious, shut-up, eff-you tone. Alt-left, just as violent as the supremacists (ponder that: he equated white-supremacist protesters with white supremacists!). . That "I'm not finished, fake news" (presumably to CNN's Jim Acosta). That petty little shot at John McCain, over his health care vote. Twice. And most of all, that "when I make a statement, I want to have the facts." Facts? Facts?!? Mr. Birther?
When I said "the end" above, I don't necessarily mean the end of the Trump presidency. I do mean the end of any pretense of Trumpian legitimacy—the end of the period of time when any person, as noted above, in a position of responsibility in this society has to stop pretending.
What we saw today was different from anything we've seen before. Which is saying something, I know, but it's true. For example, I might have written three or 12 months ago that it was my view that Trump was capable of empowering people who want a race war. People could have poohed-poohed that then. After that performance, no one can wave that possibility away.
It's all too real. With this performance, the supremacists armies who might have been deflated by Trump's relative even-handedness Monday are re-stoked. They're going to do this again. Counter-protestors are going to show up. Can anyone now doubt that Trump could well choose words that would make things worse?
People have to start thinking about how much of this they can abide. Cabinet officers, can you continue to serve in this man's cabinet? Jeff Sessions, when will you tell this president no, the president does not tell the Justice Department what to do? Sarah Huckabee Sanders, how much longer can you stand up there at that podium? Republicans in Congress, how much longer are you willing to pretend? Corporate leaders, when will you say what you know to be true?How much longer can they all pretend?
I've been reading a lot of 19th-century history lately. We had many terrible presidents. They were weak men, mostly, because of the way our party systems worked then. Both parties—whether Democrats and Whigs in the mid-1800s or Democrats and Republicans later—were ideologically divided within themselves, so the presidential candidate they settled on was often a kiss-your-sister compromise choice. They felt intra-party pressure from right and left, and it left them paralyzed.
But they weren't bad in this way. Very few—no; none, not even Nixon—were bad in the Trump way. Nixon at least was intelligent about history and the world. Trump combines Nixon's malevolence with staggering ignorance with toxic hatred in his soul for anyone who doesn't hail him with the emotional armature of a five year old. But most five years olds don't have millions of white supremacists (David Duke loved Trump's press conference) and a powerful media network behind them.
Today, Trump made his own illegitimacy clear. But that doesn't end his presidency, or the damage he can do.


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Breast cancer isn't just a woman's issue
Kaiser Permanente physician Monte Gregg Steadman (1921-2010) enjoyed a prestigious career as an outstanding head and neck surgeon and teacher. Throughout this conventional career, he also struggled against conformity, militarism, and prejudice in many ways, and made his mark as a committed humanitarian as well.
"Breast cancer isn't just a woman's issue" poster, 2005
For a former military physician and athletic male who had played football at UCLA, perhaps being tackled by a potentially fatal disease revealed his bravery best. In 1966, Steadman was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a radical mastectomy, which he wryly noted "Ended his chance to be a world-class handball champion."
This 2005 poster featuring Dr. Steadman was a stunning public education message about the disease few men think will affect them; that warning still rings true.
Confronting and overcoming obstacles
In 1954, when he was appointed chief of Head and Neck Surgery at the new Kaiser Permanente hospital on Geary Street in San Francisco, he was denied membership in the SF County Medical Society because he worked at KP. "It was felt at the time that we were a threat to private practice," he later said.
In 1969, he met and mentored a young plastic surgery resident at Stanford Medical Center, Dr. Robert Pearl, now the executive director and CEO of The Permanente Medical Group. TPMG's 8,000 physicians serve KP in all of Northern California. Steadman retired from Kaiser in 1982.
An item in the December, 1959 staff newsletter KP Reporter described another way in which he defied conventional norms:
Drs. Monte Steadman and John E. Hodgekiss came down from San Francisco to help us out in ENT clinic. Dr. Steadman's method of transportation fascinated us to no end as he arrived on his dashing motorcycle equipped with crash helmet and suede jacket. Behind him rode his briefcase and necessary charts, neatly tied to the seat with nylon cord. Ah, how wonderful it is to be young!
Dr. Steadman was equally outspoken about social injustice. In 1962 his strong anti-war beliefs drew him and two other men to sail into an atomic test zone off Johnson Island in the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to stop the test and draw international attention to nuclear disarmament.
The following year a KP Reporter article described further his commitment to social change:
Dr. Monte Steadman at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, KP Reporter May 1963.
Dr. Monte Steadman, of ENT at Geary, appeared on TV station KQED recently. As a speaker on the program "Dissent," he urged society to reject force and violence whose use we freely condemn in our enemies. He praised the Negroes of the South who, with their Northern supporters, are resisting injustice without retaliating in kind for the mindless violence done to them.
We salute the fearless physicians like Dr. Steadman who have contributed to the mission of Kaiser Permanente, which exists to "provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve."
Kaiser Permanente continues to be a leader in tackling breast cancer, especially early detection. In 2012 the National Committee for Quality Assurance reported that KP breast cancer screening rates for women were the best among health care providers in all the regions KP served.
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Q: How do you define element uniqueness by multiple keys/attributes? I have queried my database which gave me an array of hashes, where the keys in the hash are the column names.  I want to keep only the hashes(array elements), that are unique according to multiple (3 columns).  I have tried:
array.uniq { |item| item[:col1], item[:col2], item[:col3] }
as well as

array = array.inject([{}]) do |res, item|
    if !res.any? { |h| h[:col1] == item[:col1] &&
                       h[:col2] == item[:col2] &&
                       h[:col3] == item[:col3] }
        res << item
    end
end

Does anyone have any ideas as to what's wrong or another way of going about this?
Thanks

A: If the no. of column is constant i.e. 3 you are better off creating a 3 level hash something like below
where whatever value you want to store is at 3rd level.
out_hash = Hash.new

array.each do |value|

if value[:col1].nil?
     out_hash[value[:col1]] = Hash.new
     out_hash[value[:col1]][value[:col2]] = Hash.new
     out_hash[value[:col1]][value[:col2]][value[:col3]] = value
else if value[:col1][:col2].nil?
     out_hash[value[:col1]][value[:col2]] = Hash.new
     out_hash[value[:col1]][value[:col2]][value[:col3]] = value
else if value[:col1][:col2][:col3].nil?
      out_hash[value[:col1]][value[:col2]][value[:col3]] = value
end

end

I have not tested the code above its for giving you a idea...

A: It's unclear to me what you're asking for.  My best guess is that given the array of single-association Hashes:
array = [{:col1 => 'aaa'}, {:col2 => 'bbb'}, {:col3 => 'aaa'}]

You'd like to have only one Hash per hash value; that is, remove the last Hash because both it and the first one have 'aaa' as their value.  If so, then this:
array.uniq{|item| item.values.first}
# => [{:col1=>"aaa"}, {:col2=>"bbb"}]

Does what you want.
The other possibility I'm imagining is that given an array like this:
array2 = [{:col1 => 'a', :col2 => 'b', :col3 => 'c', :col4 => 'x'},
          {:col1 => 'd', :col2 => 'b', :col3 => 'c', :col4 => 'y'},
          {:col1 => 'a', :col2 => 'b', :col3 => 'c', :col4 => 'z'}]

You'd like to exclude the last Hash for having the same values for :col1, :col2, and :col3 as the first Hash.  If so, then this:
array2.uniq{|item| [item[:col1], item[:col2], item[:col3]]}
# => [{:col1=>"a", :col2=>"b", :col3=>"c", :col4=>"x"},
#     {:col1=>"d", :col2=>"b", :col3=>"c", :col4=>"y"}]

Does what you want.
If neither of those guesses are really want you're looking for, you'll need to clarify what you're asking for, preferably including some sample input and desired output.
I'll also point out that it's quite possible that you can accomplish what you want at the database query level, depending on many factors not presented.

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GLVC honors Tritons softball player
Mar/28/2011 | POSTED BY Mary Ann Mitchell
UMSL sophomore Leslie Davis was named GLVC Player of the Week for the week of March 19 and 20.
Sophomore designated player Leslie Davis of the University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week last week.
Davis guided the Tritons to a 4-0 record in conference play over the March 19-20 weekend as she batted .615 with an .846 slugging percentage and eight RBIs.
She opened that weekend by going 5-for-8 in UMSL's doubleheader sweep at Kentucky Wesleyan College on March 19. In UMSL's 17-2 win in the nightcap, Davis was 4-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored.
On March 20, UMSL topped the University of Southern Indiana in the first game 11-3 as Davis was 1-for-2 with two runs, an RBI and two walks. She also picked up the win in the circle, tossing the complete game, while striking out four.
She completed the weekend by going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and run scored in the Tritons' 5-3 victory in the second game against the Screaming Eagles. Davis delivered a three-run home run in the fourth inning that turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 advantage en route to the win.
This season, Davis is batting .279 with a team-best 15 RBIs, seven runs, two doubles and two home runs. She is also 3-2 with a 3.66 ERA when pitching.
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Sidcup Chess Club
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Why Play Chess?
David is a chess junkie! He knows it and he can't help it.
David on his way to glory at Imperial College last weekend.
The last few weeks have been no different. Two weekends ago he was trying to out-psych his opponents in a five round competition in Bury St Edmunds. A weekend during which he didn't lose, but won only one of his five games, drawing four. One of the interesting people he met on the road was Paul Bennett who is walking from Horton-on-Sea on the east coast to St Michael's Mount on the west coast, raising money and awareness for homeless charity Shelter. Oh and he's doing it on stilts!
Last Wednesday, David was playing down at the Hurst Community Centre for Sidcup Chess Club who were matched-up with their rivals from Charlton in the En Passant Cup. Sidcup won the match 3½-2½ with David contributing a full point. In case you're wondering En passant means 'in passing'. It's a special chess move where a pawn takes a opponent's pawn either on the third or sixth rank. Not many non-players know about this! Why should they?
Talking about non-chess players, David says the question they usually ask is "how far ahead do you calculate?". Like most things in chess, it's not a simple answer. David explains that whilst it's possible to calculate lots of moves ahead when there are only a few bits left on the board there's not much point at the beginning when there are loads of pieces. "If there's no forcing move it's best to think about how to improve the position of your pieces to make them more active" he advises.
Last weekend David was off to Imperial College playing in the Minor event. He's about the middle rated person in his section. On Friday evening he starts against a junior aged about 8. And the kid can play! He also seems to be a champion noodle-eater, sucking-up strands a foot-long from beneath the table! Chess is probably the only competition where children and adults compete on equal terms.
But David comes through and by the end of Saturday he sits at the top of the section with three wins from three games. On Sunday morning he's matched up with the tied-second placed player who is half-a-point behind. After three intense hours the game ends in a draw. David goes into the final round to play the other joint leader a wily senior.
"Not my best game" David confesses afterwards. "But I found a trick that he bit, hook, line and sinker. He then missed an opportunity to draw with a perpetual check, but in the end it all fell into place for me." David won the £120 first prize. "It's hardly going to make me rich." It's David's second win this year after finishing on top at Worcester in July.
From David's final round game. In this position White is in check. The game ends with:
1. Ke2 Qe5+
2. Qe3 Nc4+
3. Rd2 Rxd2+
and White resigns he'll be check mated in three moves. However, from the diagram White could have drawn with:
1. Rxd2 Rxd2
2. Qa5+ b6
3. Qa7+
and Black can't stop White's ad infinitum checks.
It doesn't end there. David's chess life continues next weekend when he'll be off to Scarborough. It's one of the biggest events of the year with some 400 players doing battle over the board in five graded sections, catering for beginners right up to grand masters.
Why play Chess? Well it's the beautiful game. The adrenaline washes through and winning just feels so good! Get down to the Hurst Community Centre on a Wednesday evening from 7.30pm and find out more.
Author stephenPosted on October 22, 2013 Categories 2013, david gilbert1 Comment on Why Play Chess?
En Passant 18.10.13
Sidcup's first team got off to a great start playing in the En Passant league against Charlton 2, winning 3.5 to 2.5. Good wins from Gary Sharp (board 4), and David Gilbert (board 5) tipped the balance when added to an early draw from Bob Mitchell on his debut (board 3), and late draws from Ian McAllan (board 1) and David Helps (board 2).
See Gary's game below.
[Event "En Passant Cup"] [Date "2013.10.16"] [White "Gary Sharp"] [Black "Ron Hyde"] [Result "1-0"] 1. Nf3 d6 2. e4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 e5 11. Ne2 {inaccurate. Better was d5.} Nb4 12. a3 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Nd7 14. Rac1 c6 15. Rc2 Rc8 16. Qg3 Qe7 17. f4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 19. Nxd4 c5 20. Nf5 Qf6 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Ng4 Qd4+ 23. Qe3 Qxe3+ 24. Nxe3 Nb6 25. Nc4 {intentionally antipositional, conceding a superior knight. f5 may have been better but this move was aimed at gaining a small positional edge and pressure against the backward d6 pawn.} Nxc4 26. dxc4 Rfe8 27. Re1 Re6 28. Kf2 Rce8 29. Rce2 Kg7 30. Kf3 f6 31. g4 Kf7 32. Re3 g5 33. f5 Re5 34. Rd1 Ke7 35. Red3 Rd8 36. Rb3 Rd7 37. Rb6 {in this position Black resigned as he was very low on time and following 37...a5 38. a4 h6 39. Rd3 Black is in zugzwang and pawns will start to fall.} 1-0
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Fuller 11.10.13
On Friday its was the 3rd team's 1st match of the season against Petts Wood in the Fuller League.
The evening got off to a bad start with Petts Wood winning the toss and choosing white on Board 1.
Keith Thompson (board 3) did have a good position with winning chances against Keith Hendrikse (see game), but ultimately lost. Ken Grist (board 4) started to turn the evening about with a draw against Roger Blundell. Then proceedings got even better with Lee Brockwell (board 2) winning against Phil Wheeler, leaving David Gilbert (board 1) to round a good performance with a good win against Paul Jones.
This means the team starts the season well, with a 2.5/1.5 win.
[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.10.11"] [Round "?"] [White "Hendricks, Keith"] [Black "Thompson, Keith"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "107"] [BlackElo "112"] [Annotator "Thompson,Keith"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [SourceDate "2005.07.14"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. c3 Nc6 7. h3 Bh5 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Ng5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qd7 (11... Nf6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ Qe7 ) 12. Qg4 Nf6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Na3 a6 15. Nc2 h6 16. Nf3 Rfe8 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Qe3 Ne4 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qf3 Rac8 21. Qg4 Kh7 22. Re3 Bb8 23. Rf3 Qc7 24. Bf4 Qd7 25. Be3 Nf6 (25... f5) 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Qh5 f5 (27... Rh8 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qxf6 Qc7 30. Bf4) 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg5+ Kh7 30. Qh4+ Kg8 31. Bh6 Kh7 32. Bg5+ Kg8 33. Bf6 1-0
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