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Each Day Dr. Jimmy DeYoung picks the top ten news stories from around the world that are setting the stage for Bible prophecy to be fulfilled.
* Royal Baby 'Will Suck our Blood in Mid-21st Century', Says Russian Lawmaker The royal baby boy, born to Kate Middleton and Prince William, is yet another British monarch who will suck the blood of Russians in the mid-21st century, says a Russian lawmaker.
* Fall of 'Islamic model' in Egypt has Erdogan fearing coup in Turkey Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, alarmed by the military coup in Egypt, was said to fear a similar scenario in Turkey.
* 'Recognizing same-sex unions brings us closer to apocalypse' - Head of Russian Orthodox Church The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill sees the recognition of same-sex unions by Western countries as a portent of doom.
* A decision 'written by American hands with Zionist ink' "The blacklisting of Hezbollah is Israel forcing its way on the EU," was the response from Lebanon's Al-Manar TV.
* Defense Minister: Egyptian Sinai Op. Dragging Out Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Tuesday that while the Egyptian army is operating effectively against terrorists in the Sinai, the process is taking longer than Israel had hoped.
* Home Front Command simulates chemical missile attack on Tel Aviv The IDF Home Front Command (HFC) launched a three-day exercise on Tuesday simulating a chemical and conventional missile attack on Tel Aviv.
* Syria conflict: Top US general outlines military options The top US military officer has outlined the costs, risks and benefits of possible American military involvement in the Syrian conflict.
* North Korea Mass Games mark 60th anniversary of Korean War North Korea launched a new run of its large-scale "Arirang" performance in Pyongyang on Monday to mark the 60th Anniversary of the end of hostilities during the Korean War.
* EU's Ashton Adds to 'Settlement' Discrimination EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is pushing for comprehensive guidelines to introduce separate labeling for products made by Jews in Judea and Samaria.
* EU urges Egypt junta to free ex-president EU countries have urged the Egyptian military to release the country's deposed president for the sake of political stability.
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dividers: A-Z, magazines and journals, etc.
N & M shelf of randomness, boxes, etc.
We agreed to use the Zotero desktop and mobile apps to make a first pass of cataloguing FoAM's small but esoteric library. Aside from a few annoying glitches, we were able to go through the library quite rapidly, scanning the barcodes with the mobile app while setting aside those items that could not be scanned, or needed special attention (such as all the periodicals, magazines, etc.). A second pass involved manually looking up the ISBN numbers from within the desktop application, or searching online for the bibliographic data via WorldCat or similar and importing these citations into Zotero via the browser plugin, for the items that had no barcodes or could not otherwise be scanned.
Zotero online group libraries would seem to offer some flexible possibilities for extending our cataloguing initiative into a collective, inter-organisational library database. Moreover, since Zotero catalogues can be exported in several formats (BibTex export works very well, for instance), if we decide to use another system in future it should be quite easy to transfer the database over.
After the heavy lifting of the initial pass, there remained what seemed to be an infinite regress of small items – journals, magazines, random books and journals that slipped through the dragnet, a vast pile of grey literature. And it was all a mess. I ripped everything off the shelves and out of the boxes and dumped the lot on the floor. From there I attempted to reassemble the material into the most basic and easy-to-use categories that were still somehow useable. I don't think this has been quite successful – but I think it's on the way.
In my absence over summer some amazing assistants tackled and substantially resolved the most serious nightmare of this library – the ephemera. Thanks to them, this mass of the greyest of grey literature has now been sifted, sorted, and boxed by year for neat filing away on shelves.
However, we must rally our efforts. The deluge of ephemera is unstoppable and will require ever-renewed vigilance to ensure that the forces of greyness do not completely overwhelm us. But do not despair – together we shall conquer! Per aspera ad astra!
An entire shelf of randomness has accumulated. It's not that this randomness can't be accommodated somewhere in the library, but rather, whether it should. It all comes back to sifting and sorting stuff out. There could be critical documents in this shelf. Yet there also appears to be much that doesn't need to be kept.
We presently have the luxury of a dedicated library space (even if it often just ends up as a storeroom), but in coming years this will by no means be guaranteed. How might the collection become more "mobile"? First, the excess could be discarded. Multiple redundant copies, irrelevant material, useless ephemera… But second, the digital catalogue might become much more important: metadata, notes, comments, connections in the database, but also digitised copies.


The regulations announced on November 8 2017 are highly counterproductive.
Instead of supporting the Cuban private sector, as the administration has stated, new travel rules harm Cuban entrepreneurs and their employees by making it more difficult for individual Americans to visit the island and patronize their businesses. Rather than deal a lasting blow to the Cuban military, the ban on U.S. interaction with 180 Cuban state enterprises imposes unwieldly, and arguably unenforceable, regulatory burdens on U.S. citizens. More generally, these measures represent a setback to the broader process of normalization, which continues to be overwhelmingly popular with both the U.S. and Cuban people.
The Cuba Study Group disagrees, in particular, with the Trump administration's decision to ban non-academic educational and individual people-to-people travel. The free flow of people, ideas, information, and goods helps, rather than hinders, the cause of meaningful reform on the island. Moreover, U.S. travelers frequent privately-owned rooms and other small businesses at a higher rate than visitors from any other country. President Trump's measures will therefore hit the island's private sector hardest, not the government, as tourists from other countries will continue to patronize state-owned companies and hotels.
Raúl Castro is slated to step down from the presidency in early 2018. At the same time, the country's internal economic agenda has stagnated, and Hurricane Irma just devastated wide swaths of the island's northern coast.
At this juncture of uncertainty and transition, it is in the best interest of the United States to remain engaged as the island confronts multiple challenges. By providing the Cuban government an excuse to revive a siege mentality, the Trump administration's policies ultimately favor those in Cuba in a position to benefit most from the status quo where essential economic and political reforms continue to be neglected. As in the pre-normalization era, the Cuban people, and not the Cuban government, will most keenly feel the results.


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Founders Sarah Brown and Laura Cull met through mutual friends in 2011 when Laura moved to Perth and they discovered their mutual love of unusual treasure, travel and jewellery from around the world.
The name Latchkey Loft originates from Laura and her love exploring as a child in her grandparents loft in Cheltenham, England. She fondly remembers finding treasured objects and jewellery from her grandparent's travels and bringing them down from the dark wooden loft into the day light to discover and hear the stories behind them from her grandparents travel adventures.
Having both completed complementary studies at university; Sarah jewellery design in Perth and Laura Fashion Buying and Design in both Manchester England and New York, it would seem the universe had plans for the pair to come together and collaborate a few years later in 2015. From here, Latchkey Loft has continued to grow, now with a permanent brick and mortar store at the Fremantle markers, Western Australia.
Both Laura and Sarah are deeply ingrained in the ever-growing brand, coming together to create timeless pieces and curated collections that are unique in every way. Drawing inspiration from travels, culture, art and their love of mythology and historical jewellery. The brand is the epitome of unique, authentic and quality. Latchkey Loft celebrates the story behind each lovingly made piece, and the woman who embodies it.
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With launch of statewide hot line, reports of vulnerable adult abuse rise in Minnesota
By Andy Steiner | 07/01/2016
Minnesota Department of Human Services
This summer, DHS launched a public awareness campaign, "The Power of Could," publicizing the hot line and describing signs of possible maltreatment of vulnerable adults.
This spring, since the State of Minnesota began publicizing its new Adult Abuse Reporting Center, a 24-hour statewide toll-free hot line where Minnesotans can report cases of suspected maltreatment of vulnerable adults, the number of reports has increased significantly. Before the change, adult abuse reports were handled through a network of more than 169 individual lines across the state. Now all reports go through one number: 1-844-880-1574.
"Last year," said Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Emily Johnson Piper, "more than 40,000 cases of adult maltreatment were reported in the state. That includes neglect, self-neglect and neglect by a caregiver. Since we rolled out promotion of our statewide hot line this spring, we are seeing a real uptick. In January, we saw a total of 3,963 reports. In May we had 5,593."
Piper credits the increase in reports to the new hot line. The department has promoted it minimally this spring, she said, and officials at individual counties were alerted to the official change last summer.
"I think the increase in the numbers is directly attributable to this hot line," Piper said. "We're also seeing an increased awareness in the community around elderly and vulnerable adult abuse reporting."
The number of reports is higher than DHS officials anticipated, explained Jennifer Kirchen, DHS adult protection supervisor. When organizers began the process of consolidating all reporting lines into one hot line number, they expected some increase in adult-abuse reports, she said, but the jump over the last few months was bigger than expected.
"When we started talking about implementing the line, we did some research and we anticipated a 25 percent increase in reporting from the previous year. Instead we saw a more-than 60 percent increase in the number of reports."
See the signs
A vulnerable adult is any person over the age of 18 who is dependent on another person for the majority of his or her care. A vulnerable adult may live in a care facility. Another kind of vulnerable adult is one who lives on his or her own but whose infirmity limits the person's ability to protect him/herself from harm and meet basic needs. Adults with disabilities and older adults often fall into these descriptions.
Maltreatment and abuse of vulnerable adults can take many forms. While physical abuse of vulnerable adults does occur, the more common forms are harder to detect from the outside. They include financial exploitation, self-neglect or sexual or emotional abuse. Signs that a vulnerable adult is being physically abused include broken bones, bruising and bedsores. Signs of emotional abuse or maltreatment may be subtle.
"Some signs over time include the vulnerable adult losing weight," Piper said. "Do they look malnourished? Do they have poor hygiene? Do they seem depressed? Do they seem more isolated than they have in the past? Those are signs that something in the adult's life is not right. Those cases may warrant a report to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center so that professionals — including law enforcement, county human services, or DHS — can come in and make sure that that person is being well cared for."
Other signs may be even less overt, Kirchen said: "Maybe the vulnerable adult is withdrawing from activities. Maybe they aren't as social as they used to be. Maybe they look to a caregiver to speak instead of speaking for themselves."
The people who most often see these signs are those who commonly spend time with vulnerable adults outside of their home environment.
"Many times other caregivers are the first people who see this change in a vulnerable adult," Piper said. "Oftentimes it is a family member or church members who interact with a vulnerable adult over time. Maybe it a librarian who sees a vulnerable adult on a daily basis."
The state's goal is to make sure that all Minnesotans, no matter their age or ability, are able to live lives free of abuse or neglect, Piper said. In cases of reported abuse, the vulnerable adult's opinion about how they wish to live is given first consideration.
"Our goal is to make sure that we are being person-centered in our approach as a state to how they want to live their lives," Piper said. "The adult should be engaged in conversations about how their lives should change. They should have a voice in where they go and how they are cared for at all times."
Public-awareness campaign
This summer, DHS launched a public awareness campaign, "The Power of Could," [PDF] publicizing the hot line and describing signs of possible maltreatment of vulnerable adults.
"Going forward we will have materials that include a DVD, a brochure, radio ads, social media ads," Kirchen said. "We'll also have a big push at the State Fair."
The educational aspect of the campaign is important, Kirchen added: "We are going to drill down on the types of abuse. There will be information on emotional abuse, though that's not what we see the most of. What we see most of is self-neglect, or someone who isn't able to take care of themselves. They live in a garbage house. They may not be able to toilet themselves anymore."
People who see signs of self-neglect in a vulnerable adult can also call the hot line.
Mandatory reporters, or individuals like nursing staff or educators who are required by law to report cases of abuse or neglect, can also now use a consolidated web form to report cases of suspected vulnerable adult abuse, Kirchen added: "We've seen about 12,000 web reports in the last 11 months."
Another image from the statewide public-awareness campaign, "The Power of Could."
Piper said she hopes that this new system will help law enforcement and state and county protective services get ahead of the game in cases of suspected vulnerable adult abuse.
"It's my hope that engaging the public and having this public-awareness campaign will be the first step in being more proactive to stop abuse and neglect before it happens," she said. Piper is aware that the campaign will likely garner an even bigger increase in reports, but she's confident that recent funding increases provided by the State Legislature will help fill the gaps.
"We do think that there is going to be an increased need for additional services to best protect vulnerable adults and respond to the reports," she said. "One of the challenges that we have with this new campaign will be identifying how much this has been a problem over time or is it a growing problem. Are the numbers growing because it there is an increased awareness or is it because it is an increasing problem? How do we identify the causes of the increase and come up with ways to stop the problem from growing? I don't think we have the answer to any of those questions yet, but we're working on figuring them out."
Andy Steiner
Andy Steiner is a Twin Cities-based writer and editor. Before becoming a full-time freelancer, she worked as senior editor at Utne Reader and editor of the Minnesota Women's Press.


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The 15 Best Things to Do in Houston This Weekend: November 18 to 20, 2022
Justin Jerkins
Play games, take a ride on the Ferris Wheel and enjoy the carnival at Sugar Land Holiday Lights | Courtesy of Sugar Land Holiday Lights
Take a tour of H-Town's weekend highlights with our 365 Houston guide to the best things to do in Houston this weekend, from Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Every weekend, Houston has plenty of happenings to be found around town—but which ones are the highlights that can help you plan an enjoyable weekend of outings?
We've whittled down our extensive Weekend Guide to offer you some of our favorite things to look forward to from Friday to Sunday.
Looking for more things to do? Dig deeper for all of our weekend picks with the 365 Houston Weekend Guide, or comb through our Calendar for even more events, activities, and things to do this weekend.
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2022 Come and Take It Comedy Festival at the Secret Group | Thursday, November 17 to Sunday, November 20 – Headliners including Rory Scovel, Doug Benson, Amy Miller, Jenny Zigrino, Billy D. Washington and more take part in this four-day comedy extravaganza featuring indoor and outdoor stages at the EaDo venue. Individual show ticket prices vary. $140 for a weekend pass. Times vary.
The World's Biggest Bounce House at Katy Mills Mall | Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20 – The world's largest touring inflatable event comes to Katy, offering an action-packed day out that's suitable for all ages. From a toddler-friendly bounce house and a giant obstacle course to a competitive sports arena and more, the Big Bounce features a hopping good time on a ticket good for three hours of bouncing entertainment. $22 and up; ticket price varies by age group. Times vary.
Magical Winter Lights at Sam Houston Raceway | Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20 | Opening Weekend –Get into the holiday spirit with these seven illuminated displays featuring more than six million lights in Baytown. Walk through a winter circus, grub on festival foods and more. This event is ongoing through Saturday, January 7, 2023. $25; $17 for ages 3 to 12 and 65+. Times vary.
Sugar Land Holiday Lights at Constellation Field | Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20 | Opening Weekend – More than three million lights create a sparkling winter wonderland at the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. There's also a holiday market, themed displays, a carnival and visits with Santa Claus. This event is ongoing through New Year's Day, Sunday, January 1, 2023. $15; $12 ages 4 to 12. Times vary.
Broadway Across America presents Six at Hobby Center | Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20 | Final Weekend – The story of King Henry VIII's wives comes alive in this Spice Girls–inspired rock musical that's guaranteed to flip the script on history. $35 and up. Showtimes vary.
"Six" brings an inspired tale of King Henry VIII's wives to Hobby Center this week | Photo: Joan Marcus; courtesy of Broadway Across America
Houston Plant Market at Houston Botanic Garden | Saturday, November 19 – Shop more than 40 local plant, craft, art and food vendors at Houston Botanic Garden in South Houston. Visitors will also have the opportunity to participate in educational workshops, yoga and art therapy sessions. $15. 10am to 3pm.
Celebr8ion 9 at 8th Wonder Brewery | Saturday, November 19 | No Cover – The EaDo brewery celebrates nine years with the 713 Night Market Food Festival and plenty of vendors, live music from the Selfless Lovers, and more. Noon to 11:45pm.
Flea by Night at Discovery Green | Saturday, November 19 | No Cover – The popular night market returns with vendors offering unique, handcrafted items. There will also be music from H-Town's only accordion four-piece, playing the songs of Lou Reed, Beyonce and more. 6pm to 10pm.
Inspire Film Festival presents Thunder Soul Movie Screening at Miller Outdoor Theatre | Saturday, November 19 | FREE – This 2010 documentary recalls the influential jazz collective, Kashmere Stage Band, of Houston's Kashmere High School, and it's legendary director, Conrad O. Johnson. The Kashmere Reunion Stage Band will perform live after the film. 6:30pm.
Otaku's Big Fat Thanksgiving Feast at B-52 Brewing Co. | Saturday, November 19 & Sunday, November 20 | No Cover – Head to Conroe for a family-friendly food and anime event. Food vendors will offer tastes from all over Asia on an a la carte basis, plus you can shop an Anime Village with more than 20 vendors. Noon to 8pm.
Flea By Night returns to Discovery Green, offering local shopping and a chance to skate the Ice | Courtesy of Discovery Green
World Cup Headquarters at Social Beer Garden HTX | Sunday, November 20 | No Cover – The Midtown beer garden hosts every game of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including those early eye-openers at 4am. Games are shown in English and Spanish through 20 indoor TVs and a large outdoor screen. Enjoy drink specials, coffee and breakfast for the early games, wifi, and more. Kids and pets welcome. 10am to 1pm.
Wonderful Indonesia Festival at Sugar Land Town Square | Sunday, November 20 | FREE – The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia presents this day-long celebration of Indonesian culture. Look for food, colorful crafts, a fashion show, music and more. 11am to 4pm.
2022 Houston Women's Polo Championship at Houston Polo Club | Sunday, November 20 – Take in the action presented by Don Julio and QR Jets, as the top two teams of the largest women's tournament in the country compete, and close out the fall season of Houston polo. $35; $15.50 for ages 12 and under. 1:30pm.
Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center | Sunday, November 20 – Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and the Warriors come to Houston to take on the Rockets. $43 and up. 6pm.
Michele Brangewen Dance & Music Ensemble presents Asa Nisi Masa at MATCH | Sunday, November 20 – The phrase "Asa nisi masa" was made famous in the Fellini film 8 ½, where it reminds a character of a joyful memory. The signature piece in this concert, it features movement and music created in the moment. $25 and up. 7pm.
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successfully got the bugger going.
pessimistically assumed that this little "screw up" would crash my splash.
shoe-- feel free to ask me about either.
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— японский художник, мастер периода расцвета укиё-э из династии Тории.

Биография и творчество

О жизни Тории Киёнаги осталось мало сведений. Его настоящее имя — Сэки (Сэкигути) Синсукэ (Исибэй). Киёнага родился в городе  в семье книготорговца по имени Сиракоя Исибэй, учился в Эдо у Тории Киёмицу, после смерти которого стал главой школы Тории.

В продолжение традиции династии Тории Киёнага начинал с жанра театральной гравюры якуся-э, однако знаменит он работами в жанре бидзинга. Часто они представляют собой диптихи и триптихи. Сюжетами служили праздничные процессии, прогулки, пикники. Киёнага детально прорабатывал изображения фона, окружающего героев интерьера, использовал приёмы западного искусства в изображении пространства и света.

Тории Киёнаге принадлежит большое количество работ, в основном — цветных станковых гравюр (свыше 1000) и около 120 иллюстрированных книг. Выделяются такие серии работ художника, как «Состязания модных красавиц из весёлых кварталов», «12 портретов южных красавиц», «10 видов чайных лавок» и другие. Его стиль, отличающийся ясностью и простотой рисунка, насыщенным цветом, реалистичностью изображения оказал влияние на различных мастеров укиё-э, таких как Утагава Тоёкуни, Кацусика Хокусай, Тёбунсай Эйси, Китагава Утамаро.

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Литература
 Hickman, Money (1993). "Enduring Alliance: The Torii Line of Ukiyo-e Artists and Their Work for the Kabuki Theatre." Fenway Court, 1992. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
 Lane, Richard (1978). "Images of the Floating World." Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Konecky & Konecky.

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Hari (Natalya Bondarchuk): I have a feeling someone's deceiving us.
I am driving a car that has a hole in the floor from which I can see through to the road. There is a car, a Volkswagen Beetle of some unknown year with a hole slightly bigger than a fist in its floor. I look away from the hole, out the car window. There are alternating landscapes dissolving, open fields, rolling hills, forests, and dark tunnels that cut through the hills and trees. The overall terrain seems to me preserved. The driver experiences a violent jolt to his equilibrium when the car enters any of the dark tunnels, resulting from the sudden shift when going from bright sunlight into complete darkness. I fear my mind is playing tricks on me in the tunnels, not only because of the totality of the darkness but also because of what I hear. In the tunnels, the driver believes he hears mournful cries, a psychotic pained squealing mixed in with the car's own intensifying groan that is an old ornery engine echoing off the tunnel walls. The strange sounds frighten me. But then there is light as the car exits the tunnel and the strange cacophony ceases at once. I look out the window at the open field while the car continues on. There are no other cars coming or going in either direction. I notice that there are no other cars coming or going in either direction. Up along the road, there is a hunched figure atop a hill, but through the distance the figure is blurred to the driver. I see some sort of figure atop the hill and I wonder if the washed-out figure is a man, a farmer perhaps, and I think, he is walking, yes? The figure appearing to be a man, possibly a farmer, appears to be walking, ever so slowly, no? It is strange. I think that it is strange, the slowness of his movement that may or may not be happening. The car continues on quickly, with the road visible through the hole in the floor of the car. My attention is drawn back to the hole in the car and I feel suddenly hypnotized by the speed at which I am traveling as I look at the blur of the road passing beneath me. The road as seen through the hole in the floor of the car is a blur at this speed, and yet if the driver looks closer, for a spit-second he is sure he can see the gradients of the pavement. I turn back to the window to look closer at the man that appears to be a farmer. From outside of the car, the driver's gaze takes place in silence, the same silence accompanying the figure atop the hill. I look out at the figure atop the hill and notice that he appears to be moving, but I strain to see clearly through the distance and so I cannot tell with certainty whether he is actually moving at all but I sense that something is wrong, either for him or me. From the outside of the car there is silence and then the dull muffled groan of a car passing, and the driver is looking out and his eyes are wide … I wonder again, is the man that may be a farmer actually moving? … The man in the car looks … The car continues … The farmer in the distance … I am frightened when I see the figure turning his head slowly in my direction … The man in the car looks away quickly … I see the road below … The man in the car sees the gradient in the pavement that only appears when he looks for a split-second … I notice the return of the blur of the road that is passing too fast … The driver is in fact thinking of nothing but the washed-out figure that appears to be a man, possibly a farmer, moving slowly … I am sure that he has turned his head to look straight at me … The man in the car turns his head to the window … I look out again, eyes wide open, and I see … The car continues on along the road that can be seen through a hole in the floor although the road is a blur at this speed … I catch a split-second look and swear that I see … There are gradients in the pavement. . . .


How do you start your day? Probably with a notification. Whether it's a daily alarm or Beyonce's latest post to Instagram, the first thing people often do is take action on a notification. And they're more than just phone alerts. Walk outside and you'll see street signs, store fronts and billboards delivering all kinds of information. Notifications have become an essential tool for keeping us not only informed and but also entertained. So how do you take something so indispensable and make it even more useful?
Substantial's SF team recently took a stab at solving that problem. Led by product designer Arvi Raquel-Santos and general manager Steve Salazar, the team held a workshop dedicated to rethinking notifications at the Parisoma coworking space. The workshop gathered designers, developers and founders from all over the tech industry to discuss and reimagine the future of notifications.
Today more people are receiving an increased number of notifications because of the number of devices that they are connected to. In fact, companies like Apple and Google are pouring resources into making notifications more actionable. With the advent of Google Now, people are notified of real-time commute conditions and unexpected inclement weather. With Apple's iBeacon, users can be presented with location-aware alerts like automated hotel check ins or time-sensitive store deals. It's predicted that by 2020, the number of devices connected to the "Internet of Things" will be 75 billion. Unsurprisingly, many workshop attendees were from startups building notification-centric products.
Without a doubt, notifications are here to stay.
Signal to Noise To help alleviate the onslaught of beeps, shakes and flashes one group proposed having a unified control-center that would manage all incoming notifications. Initially, the control-center would sort messages by device or source, but over time it would learn which notifications you find important by measuring your response rate and then assigning a value. Notifications that have a higher 'value coefficient' would pass through the filter and move along to your device(s). Other less important notifications would be consolidated into a daily digest for consumption at a later time.
Another group proposed using biometric and gyroscopic data from the Apple Watch. When someone showed a steady heart rate, applications would be allowed to deliver notifications. However, when someone had an elevated heart rate or changed location rapidly, the device would pause notifications, consolidate them into a digest and deliver them at a more convenient time.
Smartifications Another challenge was to create more engaging or contextual notifications. One group proposed going "app-less" with applications working in the background. This idea revolved around giving applications real-time contextual information and the freedom to act on the users' behalf. For example, when your device detects you're going for a jog it could automatically open Spotify to your favorite playlist. Or when it's a loved one's birthday it could purchase an item from their wish list on your behalf. No notifications required.
Another idea was to leverage proximity information from technologies like iBeacon. In stores, your banking service can send a notification to warn you of overspending. In restaurants, your health apps could filter menu items that wouldn't exceed your caloric goals. As a parent, you could receive a notification if your child is spending too much time with a bad influence by collecting proximity information and tracking social habits.
Just Wanna Have Fun And finally to make notifications more delightful, one group proposed using a human as a notification. In their example, an alarm app would call a loved one interested in waking up at the same time. Instead of an annoying alarm, people would be greeted with a loved one's voice and start each day with a meaningful conversation.
It's clear that we only scratched the surface. From gamification to new sensory mediums, there's an endless number of possible innovations. In the end, we hope each team left our workshop inspired. Some groups left committed to continuing their work. Notifications are often overshadowed during product design and we wanted to create an opportunity to bring them to the forefront. In doing so, we were able to challenge our own imaginations and assumptions, while giving people a chance to rethink notifications. Thanks to everyone that joined us and to Parisoma for hosting.
Additional writing credit to Julia Starkov and Arvi Raquel-Santos.


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Solidarity 408, 8 June 2016
Junior doctors call to reject contract
Industrial news in brief
Stop the expulsions of Socialist Appeal supporters!
Reinstate Rhea Wolfson's candidacy for NEC!
For a democratic youth movement
The most homophobic election ever
Connolly, the USA, and the Wobblies
Vote remain! Workers' unity can change Europe
Anti-racism: combine the tactics
Bogdan Denitch: "a tireless organiser"
Stand up for socialism!
Letter: Why so weak?
Mass strikes defend workers' rights
Anti-semitism, world-wide
The story of banning legal highs
Compass loses its bearings in Scotland
Australia votes on 2 July
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Pete Campbell and Yannis Gourtsoyannis
On Friday 3 June the British Medical Association's junior doctors' committee met to discuss the proposed new contract. The committee agreed not to make a recommendation for the referendum which runs from 17 June to 1 July. Some members will be campaigning to reject. JDC members Pete Campbell and Yannis Gourtsoyannis set out their reasons in this article.
Whilst gains have been made by junior doctors over the last eight months it is clear that we do not yet have a contract offer as good as the one we are presently working under.
Voting No is therefore a positive decision on our part. We know
Mark Mills, Tony Byrne, Ollie Hill, Ollie Moore and Gemma Short
Bakers', Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU) members are in the middle of a fierce battle against massive pay cuts in a food factory in Sheffield.
Pennine Foods is part of 2 Sisters Group, which has revenue of over £3 billion; its owner Ranjit Singh Boparan has a personal wealth of £190 million. Boparan's "salami-slicing" of conditions has been going on now for 8 years.
The attempt at imposing a new contract that includes Sunday and Bank-Holiday pay reduced by 33%, overtime pay reduced by 25%, and losing half hour paid breaks on 12 hour shifts, is the last straw for many of these workers.
A number of Workers' Liberty supporters have been expelled from the Labour Party, by an unaccountable factional hit squad — the "Compliance Unit".
Some have been reinstated after a fight, some told there is nothing doing and they must wait five years, and some are yet to hear back on their appeals. We are fighting for all of them to be readmitted.
Now the Compliance Unit has expelled some supporters of another socialist group, Socialist Appeal.
The Compliance Unit is always coming with new justifications. Whereas they told our most recent expellees that the "programme and principles" of the
The right of the Labour Party is seeking to block left candidate Rhea Wolfson (who replaced Ken Livingstone on the Centre Left Grassroots Alliance slate following his suspension on charges of anti-semitism) from standing for Labour's National Executive Committee.
Party rules say that candidates must receive nominations from three different regions – no problem, Rhea has dozens of nominations – and from their own CLP. But Eastwood CLP voted not to nominate Rhea.
Former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy, who led the party to disaster in Scotland in the 2015 Westminster election, turned up with
Momentum Youth and Students founding conference in Manchester on 5 June was a big step forward towards creating a radical democratic youth movement. 200 young Labour Party and socialist activists attended.
The conference opened strongly with an all-women plenary. Hannah McCarthy, the Campaigns and Citizenship Officer at the University of Manchester Student Union, set the tone with news of an inspiring victory for low-paid catering workers at the university, and the importance of fighting explicitly for socialist ideas. We also heard from left-wing Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey, the new chair
I was the left-wing pro-LGBT rights Labour candidate.
Described by many commentators as the dirtiest, most violent and homophobic by-election in modern British history, I went down to a crushing defeat at the hands of the Liberal candidate, Simon Hughes.
The Liberals (since renamed the Liberal Democrats) pitched for the homophobic vote. They published leaflets which stated there was a "straight choice" between myself and Simon Hughes.
Less well known was the tactic of some male Liberal canvassers to knock on doors wearing lapel stickers emblazoned with the words "I've been kissed by Peter
In June 1905, the American workers' movement took a huge leap forward, with the establishment of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in Chicago.
Its roots lay in the militancy of mine workers in the mid-western states, where for a decade the Western Federation of Miners had been fighting intense class battles with the employers, uniting skilled and unskilled workers and relying on workers' own strength and solidarity to defeat the bosses.
The need for an organisation like the IWW (known commonly as the "Wobblies"), emphasising class struggle and solidarity, and organising the
Martin Thomas
Q: Is it really worth voting on 23 June?
A: Yes. All polls suggest that, if "leave" wins, it will win because the embittered "why isn't Britain the same as it was in the 1950s" types turn out in greater numbers than the more cosmopolitan-minded young.
Let "leave" win, and you lose your EU citizenship, which entitles you to travel, and to move for work, freely in Europe. You (and two million British citizens living in EU countries) may well lose arrangements like the European Health Insurance Card, which entitles you to free or heavily-discounted public health care across Europe.
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Amid media storm and police overkill, anti-racists and anti-fascists held successful parallel rallies in Melbourne's multicultural Coburg on Saturday 28 May.
The Moreland Says No to Racism Rally was initiated by Socialist Alliance Moreland councillor Sue Bolton, with organisers including independent left activists. Months in preparation, and endorsed by over 60 groups including Moreland council, it aimed at opposing government racism, solidarity with refugees, for a treaty with indigenous people and against Islamophobia.
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Agri-Plus CEO not related to Cocobod CEO; sole-sourcing done on specific needs – COCOBOD
COCOBOD CEO
The Ghana Cocoa Board has denied any wrongdoing in awarding a contract for the procurement of Transform Akate Insecticide from Agri-Plus Horizon Farm Limited through sole-sourcing.
This comes on the back of a report purported to emanate from the Financial Intelligence Centre, Ghana, accusing COCOBOD of nepotism and corruption with regard to the contract.
The report alleged that the CEO of Agri-Plus Horizon, Mr Joseph Seth Aidoo Junior, is related to the CEO of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo.
A statement denying the claim signed by the Head of Public Affairs of COCOBOD, Mr Fiifi Boafo, said: "We wish to state categorically that the suspicion that the decision by COCOBOD to sole-source the contract to Agri-Plus may have been founded on grounds of nepotism is completely baseless and untrue.
"The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo is not in any way related to Joseph Seth Aidoo Junior mentioned in the document in relation to Agri-Plus Limited. The said Joseph Seth Aidoo Junior is neither a son of Joseph Boahen Aidoo nor are they related in any way."
On the claims of sole-sourcing, the statement explained that Agri-Plus Horizon Farms Limited is the company that holds the CRIG certificate for the product they need and, therefore, "approval was sought from the Public Procurement Authority to procure the product amongst others through the sole sourcing method for COCOBOD's operations."
RE: ALLEGATIONS OF NEPOTISM, CORRUPTION AND MONEY LAUNDERING AT GHANA COCOA BOARD
Our attention has been drawn to a document circulating on several online and social media platforms purported to emanate from the Financial Intelligence Centre, Ghana, which alleges wrongdoing by COCOBOD awarding a contract for the procurement of Transform Akate Insecticide from Agri-Plus Horizon Farm Limited through the sole sourcing method.
The document further alleges that there is suspicion that the decision by COCOBOD to sole-source the contract to Agri-Plus may have been founded on the grounds of nepotism and/or trade-based money laundering.
Sole Sourcing
We wish to state that the decision to sole source insecticides and other chemicals for COCOBOD operations is based on COCOBOD's need for specific purposes. COCOBOD only procures insecticides or chemicals that have been tested and certified by the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG).
It should, therefore, be noted that different insecticides have different active ingredients (the killing agent), different levels of concentration of the active ingredients, different rates of applications per hectare of cocoa farm and different manufacturing sources.
Some products have a systemic effect while others take effect on contact with the insect. Some products are also formulated as cocktails and have both systemic and contact properties combined.
A company that holds the CRIG certificate for a particular product has proprietary right in the product and consequently, COCOBOD can procure the product from only that company.
At the beginning of each crop season COCOBOD decides on the various insecticide and chemicals to be procured for the season based on the projected threats to the crop for that year. The insecticide application is varied periodically to reduce the chances of the insects developing resistance to a particular insecticide.
In the case of Transform Akate Insecticide mentioned in the document, Agriplus Horizon Farms Limited is the company that holds the CRIG certificate for the product.
Approval was, therefore, sought from the Public Procurement Authority to procure the product amongst others through the sole sourcing method for COCOBOD's operations.
We wish to state categorically that the suspicion that the decision by COCOBOD to sole-source the contract to Agri-Plus may have been founded on grounds of nepotism is completely baseless and untrue.
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo is not in any way related to Joseph Seth Aidoo Junior mentioned in the document in relation to Agri-Plus Limited. The said Joseph Seth Aidoo Junior is neither a son of Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo nor are they related in any way.
We, therefore, urge the general public not to give the allegations contained in the said document any weight.
FIIFI BOAFO
HEAD OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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The performance 'Amaluna' from Cirque du Soleil in Madrid
Cirque du Soleil, , the worldwide most known circus, comes to Madrid (to the Escenario Puerta del Ángel) with its new childish performance 'Amaluna'. This show, whose premier was in Montreal in 2012, comes for the first time to Spain to present a history based on the Greek mythology and the Shakespeare work 'The Tempest'. Amaluna is an island guided by the moon stages and it is governed by Prospera the queen. In Amaluna occurs a wonderful love history between the princess of the island and a brave young unknown man.
'Amaluna', directed by Diane Paulus, will make childs and adults dream with a world full of magic, gods, queens and love. Cirque du Soleil touches our hearts again and wants to comes with a history of faith and brave. From May 6th to June 21th, everyone will be able to enjoy of this amazing performance.
Useful information about the show 'Amaluna' from Cirque du Soleil in Madrid:
Price: it depends on the type of ticket, the place and the age
Sundays (until June 21th): sessions at 05:00 pm and at 08:30 pm
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: only session at 08:30 pm
Fridays and Saturdays (until June 20th): sessions at 06:30 pm and at 10:00 pm
Sunday June 21th: sessions at 12:30 pm and at 04:30 pm
Saturday June 20th: sessions at 05:00 pm and at 08:30 pm
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I've just played Dead Island for the first time, and I can confirm that if you like tossing sharp objects in the faces of zombies, this is the game for you. It's a four-player drop-in, drop-out cooperative zombie shooter with persistent characters.
If that sounds familiar, it's because it is, but while Left 4 Dead focused on tight, scripted missions, Dead Island takes place on an open, tropical holiday island. You can go anywhere and you can do anything. As long as it's throwing sharp objects in the faces of zombies.
My team and I begin in a church, the only safe place in one of the island's villages. There's a guy here you can buy guns from, a mission giver, and various wailing survivors. My team consists of Dead Island's four characters: Logan, a holidaying surfer; Purna, a bodyguard; Xian Mei, a hotel worker; and Sam B, a former rapper. After playing the game for 45 minutes, I don't think I heard any of them say a single word, but each is a different class with a different skill tree. I'm playing as Xian Mei, the assassin class.
A member of our group accepts a mission, its details delivered without recorded dialogue. I don't see what we're going to be doing because I'm at the other side of the room, talking to the weapon seller. For the purposes of this demonstration, each character has been pre-levelled and given huge amounts of money. I buy a bat, another bat, a bat with razer wire, a machete, a cleaver, four other knives, an AK-47, bullets, and a large pile of crap. I then head to the workbench at the other side of the room, and start applying the crap to my knives and bats. Bats with nails in, bats with blades in, knives that electrocute.
This is the fun of Dead Island. There's not many guns or much ammo to find at a holiday resort, so you'll be forced, most of the time, to use melee weapons. To make those weapons as varied as possible, you can customise them. It's not as silly as Dead Rising's wheelchair-with-a-cattle-prod combinations, but it's fun.
We head out of the church; the village is a dump. Our goal is to place posters on walls around the place, I think, and to survive while doing it. If we get bored of this mission, there are routes along the way that lead elsewhere. Heading down these paths requires a majority of players to activate the door before a new level will load; if you're the only jerk who wants to head into the abandoned house, you can't just leave the team to do it.
I discover this when I try to leave my team and head inside an abandoned house.
Dead Rising got around its zombies' shuffling pace by throwing hundreds at you, and Left 4 Dead did away with the shuffling pace altogether. Dead Island is surprising in that there's only ever a few after you at a time, and they toddle along like pensioners. What makes it challenging is that they'll keep getting up again until you decapitate or crush their heads.
So that's what we do. I throw bats at zombie heads. I swing bats at zombie heads. I stab at zombie heads, then I throw my knives at zombie heads. It's a few minutes before my pockets are empty – weapons can be picked up again after being thrown, but I think my teammates are stealing them. I throw so much in part because the melee attacks don't feel right. They're clumsy, a little weak, and the weapons you're swinging have a habit of clipping through your enemy.
These regular zombies are supplemented by the occasional special infected. We encounter The Ram first. He's seven-foot tall, wrapped in a straitjacket, and knocks players to the ground with a quick charge. This turns out to be fun because of the scarcity of guns. You can't just pump him full of machinegun fire, but instead all four players crowd around him and thwack him with clubs. If Queen's Don't Stop Me Now played, this could be the greatest zombie game ever.
There's also an infectious zombie that poisons you if you get too close, incurring a small amount of damage for each second you're within its radius, and a suicide zombie that explodes on contact. My one encounter with the latter came when I activated my character's frenzy mode. The brief burst of energy turned my stabs into one-hit decapitations. I sprinted into a crowd, took off two heads, and then sliced the head off the suicide zombie. It exploded, and I died.
This brief frenzy was the only glimpse I got of one of the class-specific skills, but a brief glance at the upgrade tree hinted at a lot of potential variation in how you shape your survivor. I respawned just a few feet away, and after killing a bunch more zombies, we returned to the church for our reward.
It remains a shame you can't play Dead Island in slow-motion and reverse, but I enjoyed my time with the game. It's not as open, and its weapons aren't as thumpy, as I would have hoped. But as a four-player riot in which you can hurl meat cleavers, I'll take it.


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Discussion in 'questions. answers. conversations.' started by James Lytle, Aug 6, 2018.
I'm currently planning a trip to the US from London, and typically it is cheaper to go from Dublin.
In Business / Club World.
If I was to take the first two flights, and then when at Heathrow inform them that I don't want to take the flight to Dublin, would I receive the tier points for the first two flights?
Yes you will, though I wouldnt inform them about not taking the last flight. However, it's an issue if you have checked bags - unless the connection in London is very long, the check-in agent will check your bag thru to Dublin.


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GAZE International LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Light House Cinema
Dublin 7 D07 R6YE
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GAZE is Ireland's national queer film festival, running longer than homosexuality has even been legal in our country.
GAZE celebrates LGBTQ+ storytelling. Our exciting programme of films and events engages filmmakers and audiences in a vibrant social experience.
GAZE programmes thematically to explore the many facets of queer life worldwide, expressly including films which deal with the challenges facing our LGBTQ+ siblings wordwide.
In 2021 we are launching GAZE West, with funding with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Please see the criteria for submitting to GAZE West.
Spirit of GAZE Award
Audience Award
Jury Awards:
Best Irish Short
Best Feature Documentary
Best International Fiction Short
Best International Documentary Short
1. GAZE International LGBT Film Festival is presented in association with our sponsors Accenture Ireland, the Arts Council of Ireland and Dublin City Council.
2. The aim of GAZE film festival is to showcase the latest and greatest of international LGBTQ+ cinema, and to help foster and promote the Irish LGBT filmmaking community.
3. GAZE is an annual event taking place in the Light House Cinema and Irish Film Institute, Dublin, with an online component created in 2020.
4. Feature films, documentaries and short films of any genre or subject matter are open for unsolicited submission to the festival via FilmFreeway.
5. Feature film, documentaries and short films of any genre or subject matter are also selected by invitation by the festival.
6. Entries to GAZE Film Festival must have been produced within the last two years. Priority is given to Irish premieres. However, this is not prerequisite to selection for the festival. Films which are available online, or have received a theatrical or video release in Ireland, will not be considered for the festival.
7. Viewing material is accepted via online link (password protected) or downloadable file. If you do not have an online link or downloadable format for the film, please contact us directly.
8. GAZE bestows a number of awards at the end of the festival – Spirit of GAZE, Best Feature Documentary, Best Irish Short, Best International Fiction Short, Best International Documentary Short and the Audience Award. Please note that these awards are symbolic and have no monetary value.
9. All foreign language films that are submitted to the festival must be subtitled in English. Films in the English language should be provided with Closed Captioning for Deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members.
10. GAZE Film Festival will not alter selected films in any way for their festival screening.
11. Excerpts from films will only be shown for promotional purposes if permission is obtained from the producer.
12. GAZE Film Festival is a public event, with a number of accredited filmmakers, jury members, distributors, film programmers and press in attendance.
13. The regular submissions deadline for GAZE Film Festival is 5pm on June 1st 2021. The late submissions deadline is May 22nd 2021. Films should be submitted online through FilmFreeway. Selection notifications for the festival will be made by July 22nd 2021. (Please see separate criteria for GAZE West)
14. Submission of a film represents agreement with the regulations set forth here.
Shaun O Connor
We were so happy to be a part of GAZE this year, and the online edition of the festival was just fantastic. Kudos to everyone involved on the organizational and technical side. Looking forward to next year!
Thank you Shaun for your wonderful contribution to our programme!
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
GAZE did a great job of organizing the festival under difficult conditions. We were delighted to share our film from Hawai'i, and appreciate the International Short Audience Award.
Thank YOU for creating your beautiful film! We wish you every award possible!
Eoin Maher
Great festival with lovely people working at it and a really good audience. I love showing my films at Gaze because I find people are really interested in new filmmakers and what they have to offer. Also just a lovely space to show in.
Carlos Ruano
This festival was the first one that selected us and the communication and hospitality were perfect. Highly recommendable.
Ferran Navarro-Beltrán
A pleasure to have been part of GAZE 2016!
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GAZE West - Short Film
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Short Film - Irish
Short Film - International
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Late Festival Deadline
All Feature Films, including Narrative and Documentary Form, 61 minutes or more. Includes Ireland and all other countries in the rest of the world. Only films made within the last 2 years will be considered.
To qualify as an Irish Short film - films must be any of the following: - Majority-Irish financed - Filmed in Ireland - Be directed by a resident of Ireland (non-native) - Be directed or produced by an Irish citizen - Receive funding by an Irish funding scheme Only films made within the last 2 years will be considered.
All films less than 60 minutes will be considered short films, but please be aware that short films are usually presented as part of Shorts Programmes. This category includes narrative fiction, documentary and experimental shorts.
Our satellite festival - for the first time in 2021, GAZE will be going WEST to Co. Mayo. We'll be screening short films for people of all ages from rural parts of the country. Shorts submitted for GAZE West do not have to be films of rural life - they can be as boundless as you want. But consider LGBTQ+ content that may not be seen by rural audiences. We're looking for forms and stories that can appeal to young people, older people, families and LGBTQ+ people who don't live in urban areas. Submissions for GAZE West cost less than for the main Festival. But films submitted for GAZE West will ONLY be considered for GAZE West. You'll need to submit it for the main Festival to be seen by our Dublin (and Rest of Ireland) audiences, and to be in consideration for any awards.
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A nationwide Telstra outage is forcing consumers to pay cash because EFTPOS and ATM services are down.
Telstra confirmed on Friday the problem is affecting its machine-to-machine (M2M) data services and also devices that employ cellular connections.
"We are currently experiencing an issue with some enterprise customer machine to machine (M2M) data services, which is impacting services including EFTPOS devices and ATMs," the telco giant said in a statement.
There are also reports the blackout is affecting EFTPOS services in taxis.
Irate customers have taken to social media to vent their frustration, with some complaining the service had been down for more than six hours.
About 9.30pm on Friday, Telstra issued another statement which said some networks had been restored but the issue was ongoing and again apologised to customers for the inconvenience.
"We have seen some improvement on the issue impacting some machine to machine data services, including EFTPOS and ATMs, however we are still working on full restoration," a Telstra spokesman said.
Banks, including ANZ, also begun issuing statements on Friday night after being flooded with complaints from frustrated customers.
"We are aware of a nationwide telecommunications outage that's impacting some of our business customers' EFTPOS machines," ANZ said in a statement.
"We are seeking updates from our telecommunications partner and will let you know if there's a timeframe for this being fixed or a work-around."
Telstra has not given a timeframe for when the issue will be resolved.
It comes just two days after a separate major outage affected some of Telstra's cloud services, including its private cloud platform and applications.
The telco has been hit with multiple outages in recent months, which prompted its shares to drop to a seven-year low in May.
Australia's biggest telco alerted investors earlier this year that competition for mobile and internet customers would leave it struggling to meet its full-year earnings guidance, sending its shares down to its lowest level since 2011.


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Lloyd Lee Michael Welch, Jr., a 58 year old imprisoned sex offender, has been charged withfirst-degree murder in the disappearance of two sisters from a suburban Maryland mall in1975. Twelve year old Sheila Lyon and 10 year old Katherine Lyon walked from their house tothe Wheaton Plaza Mall in March 1975. They never came home and no bodies were found. After decades of investigating leads and periodically identifying suspects, officials say they nowknow that Welch was responsible. He is a child sex offender serving a lengthy prison term inDelaware. He had previously been named a person of interest in the case. At the time ofthe girls' disappearance, Welch was an 18 year old carnival worker and drifter who had beenspending time in the Wheaton area. Authorities have established that he was at the mall theday the girls vanished and was seen paying attention to them. If convicted, he could face 20years to life in prison or could be put to death.
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Karin Jensen, född Lidforss 7 februari 1866 i Stockholm, död där 18 september 1928, var en svensk översättare och journalist.

Mellan 1892 och sin död översatte hon minst 200 böcker från engelska, franska, tyska, norska, danska och polska. Hon ägnade sig huvudsakligen åt ungdomsböcker och sin tids populärlitteratur, varibland dock smög sig in klassiker som Anatole France och Guy de Maupassant. Hon var också ansvarig utgivare för tidskriften Polsk bulletin 1918-1919.

Hon var dotter till Edvard Lidforss och Anne Marie Swartling och syster till Bengt, Erik, Hedvig och Gärda. Hon gifte sig 1897 med författaren och översättaren Alfred Jensen (1859–1921).

Översättningar (urval)
 James Payn: Hemligheten på Mirbridge (Envall & Kull, 1892)
 Paul Perron: Konstberiderskan (Adolf Bonnier, 1894)
 Mrs Alexander (pseud. för Annie Hector): Kusin Andrée (Askerberg, 1896)
 Helen Cody Wetmore: "Buffalo Bill" den siste store gränskrigaren: öfverste W. F. Cody's lefnadsöden (berättade af hans syster H. Cody Westmore) (Gleerup, 1902) Fulltext på Projekt Runeberg (utg. från 1918)
 B. M. Croker: Hemlös i Indien (Adolf Bonnier, 1902)
 Ernst Glanville: Miles Vennings underbara äfventyr i Afrika (Gleerup, 1903)
 Anatole France: Crainquebille, Putois, Riquet och andra lärorika berättelser (Hierta, 1904)
 Irving Bacheller: Darrel från Sagoöarna (Gleerup, 1904)
 Herbert Strang: Kobo: berättelse från rysk-japanska kriget (Gleerup, 1905) Fulltext på Projekt Runeberg
 Frank R. Stockton: Kapten Horns äfventyr (Gleerup, 1905)
 Pierre Loti: Islandsfiskare: roman (Beijer, 1906)
 Emmuska Orczy: Den röda nejlikan: en skildring från franska revolutionen (Gleerup, 1907)
 Lucy Maud Montgomery: Anne på Grönkulla (Gleerup, 1909)
 Charles Dickens: Lifvets strid (Svithiod, 1909)
 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson: Synnöve Solbacken : Blacken ; Fadern (Norstedt, 1909)
 Silvervit: hinduiska folksagor (samlade och översatta av Karin Lidforss-Jensen) (1912)
 Henryk Sienkiewicz: Genom öknen (Norstedt, 1913)
 Indiska sagor (övers. o. bearb.) (Svensk läraretidnings förlag, 1914) (Barnbiblioteket Saga, 47)
 John Masefield: Hertigens kurir (Gleerup, 1915)
 Gene Stratton-Porter: I kamp med livet (Fahlcrantz, 1918)
 Alexander von Gleichen-Russwurm: Det galanta Europa: den förnäma världens sällskapsliv 1600-1789 (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1919)
 H. G. Wells: Gift folk (Svenska andelsförlaget, 1920)
 Erwin Rosen: Spelare: en studie (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1920)
 Torry Gredsted: Paw: en dansk indianpojkes äventyr (Gleerup, 1920)
 Hermann von Eckardstein: Levnadsminnen och politiska anteckningar (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1920)
 Hermann Wagner: Herr Spanihel från Holland: humoresk (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1921)
 Pauline von Metternich: Dagar som svunnit: några minnen av furstinnan Pauline Sandor-Metternich (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1922)
 Georges Lenôtre: En rojalistisk konspiratör under skräckväldet: Baron de Bats 1792-1795 (Norstedt, 1922)
 Marguerite Audoux: Marie-Claires ateljé: en skildring från Paris (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1922)
 Peter Frederik Rist: Lasse Månsson från Skåne: en berättelse från Karl X Gustafs danska krig (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1923)
 Hugh Lofting: Doktor Levertran: historien om hans märkliga hemliv och förvånande äventyr i främmande länder (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1923)
 Agatha Christie: Den hemlighetsfulle motståndaren (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1923)
 William Henry Hudson: Det purpurstänkta landet (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1924)
 Ethel Turner: Flickan på berget (Fahlcrantz, 1924)
 H. C. McNeile (signaturen Sapper): Den svarta ligan (Beckman, 1924)
 Guy de Maupassant: Lilla Roque och andra noveller (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1924)
 Charles Kingsley: Grekiska hjältesagor (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1924)
 Edith Maude Hull: Scheikens söner (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1925)
 Stella Benson: Ipsies resa: ett fragment av ett kvinnoöde (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1925)
 Ben Travers: Oro i lägret (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1926)
 Elizabeth Gaskell: Småstadsliv i Cranford (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1926)
 André Antoine: Talma och kvinnorna: en erotisk studie (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1926)
 George Moore: De älskande i Orelay och andra berättelser (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1927)
 Prosper Mérimée: Carmen (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1927)
 Hans E. Kinck: Renässansmänniskor: historien om Nicolò Machiavelli (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1928)
 C. J. S. Thompson: Vällukternas bok (översatt tillsammans med Anna Lamberg Wåhlin) (Wahlström & Widstrand, 1928)

Källor
 Nationalencyklopedin, band 10 (1993), s. 118
 "Alfred A. Jensen" i Svenskt biografiskt lexikon
 Libris
 Stockholms stadsbibliotek
 Antikvariat.net

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African American philanthropists lead $2M effort to support health disparities researcher through ThriveOn Collaboration
Medical College of Wisconsin faculty leader Dr. Leonard Egede receives endowed chair appointment focused on health equity research
Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. 22, 2021 – African American philanthropists in the greater Milwaukee area have come together like never before through the ThriveOn Collaboration for a bold investment that will advance racial and health equity for years to come. In leading a $2 million fundraising effort to support a Black leader of national prominence in the field of healthy equity research, these community leaders have seized a generational opportunity to address the societal factors that impact health and to improve well-being in Milwaukee's Black community and beyond.
The investment will provide a permanent source of funds as Leonard Egede, MD, MS, professor of medicine, chief of the division of general internal medicine, and director of the Center for Advancing Population Science at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), seeks to close persisting health equity gaps in the community. Dr. Egede has been awarded the resulting endowed chair appointment from the Milwaukee community and MCW, which is attributed to a leader focused on health equity research.
"We are so grateful to the donors who support Dr. Egede's groundbreaking work to make Milwaukee a healthier place for our communities of color," said John R. Raymond, president and CEO of the Medical College of Wisconsin. "This investment is a promise to Milwaukee that we are committed to counteracting the burdens of racism and disinvestment through systemic change."
Through his work at MCW, Dr. Egede explores access to healthcare, quality and cost of care and the social determinants of health and how they intersect to create disparities and influence the overall health of the region. These efforts directly inform and educate activities for MCW, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation (GMF) and Royal Capital's ThriveOn Collaboration, with the ultimate goal of eliminating disparities through community engagement, research, education and direct community investment.
Leonard Egede, MD, MS
Cory Nettles and Jackie Herd-Barber, community leaders and board members for both GMF and MCW led this unprecedented initiative on behalf of the ThriveOn Collaboration, which includes numerous diverse and next generation philanthropists. Herb Kohl Philanthropies is also supporting Dr. Egede's endowment. This chair establishment is a major milestone toward an overall $5 million investment to provide Dr. Egede a source of reliable and consistent funding for his work to reduce the burden of chronic disease and eliminate health disparities in high-risk communities of color.
"Milwaukee is very fortunate to have such strong African American philanthropic leaders who recognize that our impact is greater together and are committed to inviting all people to the table to invest in an equitable future," said Ellen Gilligan, president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. "The ThriveOn Collaboration has been community-centered from the start, and the collective effort to establish this chair and support Dr. Egede's vital work clearly shows how that community leadership extends to philanthropy. We are proud to serve the donors who gave to and through the Foundation in support of this effort."
Many disparities in health and opportunity experienced by communities of color can be traced back to systemic racism, so overcoming barriers to quality health care and overall wellness requires a comprehensive, community-informed approach.
Dr. Egede's vision is to implement quality health as a component of human capital — the knowledge, skills, competencies, and other attributes acquired by individuals during their life. The presence of disease suppresses the development of human capital
"The model we have put together comes down to chronic stress," Dr. Egede said. "Patients say, 'My very existence every day is very challenging.' Chronic stress leads to disease. Disease leads to disability, and disability leads to loss of social capital. The individual who is sick cannot contribute to the economy and that impacts the economic base of that environment."
With 20 years of experience in health disparities research, Dr. Egede has built his career on aiming to understand, explain and reduce inequities. Much of his work has centered on diabetes, focused on identifying, understanding, intervening, reducing and eliminating discrepancies within the disease. Dr. Egede has identified contributors to health imbalances at the individual, provider and systematic levels, which has led to funding from the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, among other organizations.
Dr. Egede joined MCW in 2017. In addition to his roles as chief and professor of medicine and director of the Center for Advancing Population Science, he is an internal medicine physician and associate director for diversity of the Genomic Sciences and Precision Medicine Center at MCW.
More updates on the ThriveOn Collaboration can be found at thriveoncollaboration.org.
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation is Wisconsin's largest community foundation and was among the first established in the world. For more than a century, the Foundation has inspired philanthropy by connecting generous people to community needs that align with their interests. The Foundation was founded on the premise that generosity can unlock an individual's potential and strengthen the community as a whole for everyone who lives here. We work in partnership with those who are committed to ensuring greater Milwaukee is a vibrant, economically thriving region that comprises welcoming and inclusive communities providing opportunity, prosperity and a high quality of life for all.
About the Medical College of Wisconsin
With a history dating back to 1893, the Medical College of Wisconsin is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education, patient care, research and community engagement. More than 1,400 students are enrolled in MCW's medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee, Green Bay and Central Wisconsin. MCW's School of Pharmacy opened in 2017. A major national research center, MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In the last ten years, faculty received more than $1.5 billion in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually, MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 3,100 research studies, including clinical trials. Additionally, more than 1,600 physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 2.8 million patients annually.
About Royal Capital Group
At Royal Capital, having the opportunity to serve its communities in such an intimate and catalytic manner, is a privilege that it carries with high appreciation. From housing, retail, philanthropy, and community services, the people of Royal Capital Group are grateful for the opportunity to provide quality experiences that stretch beyond bricks and mortar. With a disciplined strategy and intentional execution, its efforts have led to the development of quality sustainable communities, while achieving the double bottom line for its investors and partners. The employees of Royal Capital Group are proud to be considered leaders in urban development, and we maintain our excitement to build, create, and be afforded the opportunity to "color outside the box."