I am Dr. Pradnya Bhalerao. Born and brought up in Pune, I really never wanted to leave the city. I was fortunate enough to join the B.J. Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital, Pune, for both undergraduate and postgraduate work. After completion of my postgraduate work in Anesthesiology and a short stint in the intensive care unit at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, my fate took me back to the parent institute, where I joined as a faculty in the Department of Anesthesiology.
I have several conference presentations on my subject to my credit. In addition, I have attended short workshops on the methodology of teaching in the field of medicine, including one conducted by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences.
The busy schedule leaves little time for hobbies. But I do try my hand at painting and designing.
I completed my undergraduate work at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal (LTM) Medical College, Sion, Mumbai. I am registered for postgraduate work, i.e., M.D. (Microbiology), at Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai, and am presently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology at Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
After registration for anM.D. (Microbiology) in Aug 1991 , I was posted at Kasturba Hosptital for infectious diseases as a resident pathologist for about a year and half.
All the above centers are prominent teaching centers for various faculties and branches of the medical field, i.e., M.B.B.S., M.D., nursing, occupational and physiotherapy, dental medicine, diploma in laboratory medicine, etc. In all the above places, especially during postgraduate work, I felt a very disturbing sense of being cut off from direct patient care. Further, as I started getting involved in active teaching to undergraduate students along with carrying out routine and emergency microbiology lab work, I realized that there was a considerably disturbing lack of awareness in microbiological orientation among the vast majority of junior residents from clinical faculties and vice-versa. I did not have to go far to search for the reason and soon realized the pattern of educational grooming at the undergraduate level to be the most important factor.
I currently have the job of being the "teacher in-charge" of the undergraduate M.B.B.S. students. I wish to do justice to the responsibility of this post and contribute more than a lot to the society and to the field of medicine by being instrumental in reconstructing the pattern of teaching, so as to generate doctors whose minds are well trained in tackling the threat caused by the microorganisms of various types whether known or unknown to mankind.
I am Hemant Shrikrishna Damle, currently Associate Professor at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune, in the Department of Obs/Gyn.
Born and brought up in Pune, I did my undergraduate and postgraduate work at B.J. Medical College, Pune. Later I went to North Yemen for few years as a consultant with the Ministry of Health. After coming back I joined the medical college.
As an adult young male of the current generation my interest is very obvious. I indulge in computers. I did some formal training in programming from Datapro. My other interests are Photography, video recording and editing, and Music ( I am old fashioned in music and look forward to meet the director who I know has splendid collection).
I was honored with membership to the medical education technology (MET) cell of our college (because they thought I am above average in teaching but after this course I will definitely be). But what I really like to do is surgery, all sorts: minimal invasive , maximal invasive, minor, major, and without patting my own back I can say that I am above average in these skills.
I have produced small booklets accompanied by a CD on topics like ultrasonography, instruments in Obs/Gyn, and Suturing Techniques.
I also love to swim, exercise (this is essential if you enjoy all types of food and beverages), and keep myself fit.
I, Dr. Shilpa Domkundwar am working as a lecturer in the department of radiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. But if I wait and ponder a little, this is just a small part of what I am. So what am I?
An elegant eloquent self respecting lady with an analytical mind, compassionate heart, perseverant attitude, a straight-from-the-heart and slightly sharp vocabulary, and a no-nonsense approach to life.
Lateral thinking, innovative approaches, and radically different outlooks to seemingly mundane, monotonous, decided events ,concepts of life, and norms of society are a basic instinctive trait of mine.
Language thoughts and verbal expression flow out of me effortlessly, making me comfortable at communicative jobs. I have had a good academic career of firsts from KG to PG. A moderate stint with the private medicine practice for three years post M.D. gave me a revelation of my true love for institutional practice and tutoring, which led me to today's position.
I relish reading poetry and literature (Marathi and English), philosophical writings, and self help books. Spiritual activities like pranayam and meditation form a steady life pattern of mine which help me grow mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
I am an amateur at art forms, but pencil sketches and painting act as good stress busters and sources of simple happiness for me. They have even gained me many prizes when I have spared sufficient time for these activities.
I am Sarmishtha Ghosh, currently working as Associate Professor in Physiology at the Pramukhswami Medical College, Anand, Gujarat. Born and brought up in Calcutta, I did my Masters and Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Calcutta, presently called Kolkata. After submitting my Ph.D. thesis I took up a job as a lecturer at the Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCOMS) at Pokhara, Nepal. At MCOMS, I was exposed to modern trends of medical education and the curriculum we followed there was that of the integrated problem based student centered type. I introduced hybrid PBL there and also attended a conference in Karachi in 1999. After working there for about five years I felt the need of relocating myself to India for purely personal reasons. Thus I am here at Karamsad.
I am a member of the Medical Education Unit, Research Council, and Student Counseling Committee of my Institution. My additional duties include acting as Prof I/C of Central Library. I like to introduce innovative strategies for better understanding of Physiology by the medical students as well as for their assessment. I am also a reviewer for Advances in Physiology Education and Medical Education online. So much so, for my curricular activities.
As for my other interests, I am fond of reading just anything starting from comics to serious novels. I occasionally watch movies on television. One thing which I wish I would have been able to do is singing. God perhaps did not plan that way, however I love to listen to songs particularly those by Tagore.
Born and brought up, and taught up (Gajra Raja Medical College) in Gwalior, a small historic city of Madhya Pradesh, I, Anupama, always wished to be a pilot but ended up as a professor of pathology in Sevagram, an equally historic and even smaller village of Maharashtra. Today, apart from professing pathology and trying to be a good cytologist, I am in charge of undergraduate teaching in my department, co-coordinator of the medical education technology (MET) unit of my institute (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences), and a resource person in the MET cell of my university (Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik). Away from my institute, I am co-editor of Strikaal a quarterly Hindi magazine on women's issues, published in Wardha.
As an introverted person, it takes lots of efforts for me to be communicative at all times. I want to develop my communication skills always, also through this program. I often wonder why more communicative teachers are not coming forward and using this boon to usher the much required breeze of positive changes in medical education? Medical education is lagging behind most of today's education systems. For example, it is almost a rule to arrange educational tours for students in all other professional courses, but how come our system didn't ever think of it? Or when management and technology institutes are incorporating stress therapy, like meditation, in their curriculum, how come the most stressed student of all, i.e., the medical student, is still managing with amphetamines?
Other than planning for changes in medical education, I am a lover of literature, music, and nature, recently working on my wish to be a successful small farmer in this suicide-prone region of Vidarbha. Wish me all the best.
Hi, I am Bachi. I am working as Professor and Head of the Department of ENT at the Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai. I have been here since 1989 when I joined as a resident in ENT after completing my M.B.B.S. from Grant Medical College and the Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. As you can guess Nair is home to me and I am proud to be associated with the Nair family. I am interested in otology and endoscopic sinus surgery.
I am also keenly interested in academics and have authored two books: a standard ENT text book (ENT Simplified), and an international reference book (The Atlas of Surgery of the Facial Nerve). I have also made several teaching surgical CDs for undergraduates and consultants.
In my spare time I enjoy playing with my kids, music, cooking, seeing movies (only happy ones), and traveling. I enjoy making friends and keeping them for life.
I am Dr. Praveen B. Iyer, working as a lecturer in anatomy, Seth G.S. Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai. I passed my M.B.B.S. from Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Group of Hospitals, Mumbai. I completed my M.D. (Anatomy) from Seth G.S. Medical College. Prior to postgraduation, I worked as a medical officer at a rural hospital in the Thane district, Maharashtra. I have participated in certificate courses on medical education technology (MET) organized by the Medical Education Unit (MEU) of Seth G.S. Medical College in 2004 and by the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences MEU in 2007.
In our department, I am involved in structuring the teaching programme (including evaluation) and implementing it. Academics apart, I like watching sports and comedy movies. I enjoy listening to Hindi film music. I also like to play the mouth organ.
I am Vandana Jain, presently working as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. I have a special interest in endocrinological disorders in children and I am in charge of the pediatric endocrinology division of the department. I am an adjunct faculty to the Center for Medical Education and Technology at AIIMS. I am in charge of undergraduate 4th and 5th semester pediatric teaching and postgraduate academic program of the department.
I was born and completed my schooling at Hardwar, the holy city at the bank of the Ganga where my father worked with the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. I have been in Delhi now for almost 15 years. I did my M.B.B.S. as well as M.D. from the Maulana Azad Medical College and then joined AIIMS first as senior resident and then as faculty.
My husband is a radiologist and I have two lovely daughters. After taking care of my professional duties and those as a mother, I don't have much spare time left. However, I like reading fiction and watching movies.
Hi! I'm Dr. (Mrs.) Sunanda Nitish Kirtikar. Born and brought up in "Aamchi Mumbai," I completed my undergraduate training at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, and my postgraduation in Human Physiology at the Seth G. S. Medical College, Mumbai, thereafter. I've been working as a lecturer at Department of Physiology, Seth G.S. Medical College ever since. Soon after my postgraduation I attended an annual training course in endocrinological techniques and their application at the National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad. I was inducted in the Medical Education Technology by our then departmental head, Dr. Sunita Joglekar, under whose tutelage I attended the MET workshops at Seth G.S. Medical College.
Apart from teaching physiology, I am also interested in music, fabric painting, and Marathi literature. I'm an avid reader. I also like to travel.
I am Dr. (Mrs.) Vrinda Kiran Kulkarni, currently Associate Professor and Head of unit at Topiwala National Medical College (TNMC), Mumbai, in the department of General Medicine.
I am a pure "Mumbaikar." I did my undergraduate and postgraduate work at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion. Later I joined in full time teaching as a lecturer at TNMC. I have been working in the specialty OPD of Hypertension and Geriatrics. I am interested in teaching. I am working as a project coordinator for METT cell of our college. We organize workshops for basic courses in medical education and teaching technology. I have completed the National Teachers' Training Course (NTTC) at Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry.
My other interests are traveling and cooking. I love listening to music and attending musical programmes. I am learning Indian Classical music. I do some "Riyaz" as and when I find time out of my busy schedule. I enjoy solving SuDoKu puzzles.
Hello everybody there and congratulations for being in here within this group. Congratulations also once again on being able to write about yourself so very well. It's been nice reading and knowing about you all and has given me the courage to form my bio-note.
I belong to Pune, having graduated and subsequently specialized in dermatology from B.J. Medical College. Pune, called our own "Oxford" of the east, has its charm in allowing a royal and splendid life with its slow pace, and I long to be there.
However, in contrast is the extremely fast-paced life in Mumbai, where I joined my present institute, Grant Medical College. The early years at this place and Sir J.J. Hospital, in collaboration with the AIDS research organization of the government of Maharashtra (ARCON), gave me a whole new clinical experience of HIV and AIDS.
I moved to the USA for a short stint of six months with the intention of making it there, but was late in life by then and my home and family sickness attracted me back to my present job.
My little time spent with the various academic institutions in the USA put my perspective strongly into pursuing an academic career for life, so I have been here for last 13 years. As you would agree, in spite of some poor policing by administrators toward medical education that has let down the system, the hard facts remain that it is the best profession one could ever ask for and get to go on for feeding your mind and serving mankind.
I am sure by this time you have understood me as a follower of Gandhiji's principles and ideals! Yes, I am strongly influenced by him the Mahatma!
I like to be with my students and colleagues teaching and serving the needy patients, discussing new things in clinical medicine, especially in our allied fields, and a bit of music and traveling while not at work.
I was really in a fix when I got the message about giving a bionote. What the…! What should one tell about oneself without sounding too offensive? But the persistence of the staff to get the "inside" information has really paid off and here I am sharing with you some very personal details.
My parents have named me Neena and now I am known as Dr. Neena Sawant. I call myself born and brought up in the Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College at Sion. I did my undergraduate and postgraduate training in psychiatry with some of the best teachers. I was fortunate enough to have an extended stay as a lecturer in the same department till it was my bidaii to King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital as an Associate Professor. It was a typical emotional affair with me having various thoughts about my new "sasural." However, today looking back, I can say that as in every saas-bahu story, I have adjusted to my new environment without any hard feelings.
KEM was like a joint family. I was introduced to various things and given added administrative responsibilities. I was given a chance to spread my wings and fly. I feel I have touched the sky and grasped a few stars. I am thankful to all those who gave me this opportunity. As my areas of special interest were child and neuropsychiatry I did participate in various research projects and have won some accolades. I also wrote a book for the general public on childhood emotional and behavioral problems called "eka talyat hoti" which has gotten good reviews. I also got a chance to do a Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Care Management (PGDHHM) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Medico Legal Systems (PGDMLS) from Symbiosis.
I have enrolled for being a good teacher in the FAIMER training programme and am also doing a diploma in Urdu language. On my personal front, I am married with two children and I continuously strive to maintain a medico-legal balance with my advocate husband at home.
It is tough to put things about ourselves on paper or mail. Nevertheless let me introduce myself. I am Dr. Vinaya B. Shah, presently in Topiwala National Medical College (TNMC), Mumbai, and Associate Professor in Pathology. I am basically a Mumbaite as I grew up here, and also a Nairite as I studied medicine at TNMC and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital till I completed my M.D. in Pathology.
As a faculty member at TNMC, I have also qualified for a Diploma in Hospital Administration from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. I am a Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) and take yearly lectures for DPB and FCPS candidates.
I have been a faculty member for dental teaching of II BDS students in the subject of Pathology for more than 5 years at Nair Dental Hospital, Mumbai. I have been a member of the Medical Education Department at TNMC and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital for more than three years.
As regards my other interests, I love to read.
I am Smita Singh, working as Professor of Ophthalmology at Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS), Sevagram, Wardha, which was the first rural medical college in India. I graduated from Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi and studied ophthalmology at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi.
After postgraduation, I joined as Lecturer at MGIMS, Sevagram, and have worked since 1994 in this institute of repute, which has its main goal serving the rural population.
I am actively involved in the Students' Council and am Officer in charge of the Literary Society. Besides routine clinical work, I also look after the faculty Staff Club and arrange for regular interactions/dinners for the faculty.
I am very fond of reading, solving SuDoku puzzles, photography, and interacting with children of all ages.
I am Dr. Vishalakshi Vishwanath, a name too long and often mispronounced by many; hence I am known as Dr. Visha to most.
I have completed my entire undergraduate and postgraduate medical training from Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, and Mumbai. Currently, I am working as an Associate Professor in Dermatology at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Thane. I have been a Thaneite for the past 15 years and just love the city; although it is developing too fast and slowly losing its natural beauty. I love teaching and academics; my core interests are clinical dermatology and HIV medicine. I am also an Assistant Editor in our journal, the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology (IJDVL).
My other interests include reading, traveling, photography, interior décor…and just lazing around and listening to music.


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WildAid is thrilled to have Pollyanna Pickering as our new Patron. Pollyanna is acclaimed as one of Europe's foremost wildlife artists and the most published artist in the UK, her work sells in over eighty countries world wide.
Pollyanna is passionate about wildlife and equally passionate about accurately interpreting her subjects. She is a champion of environmental conservation, both on the national and international stage, and is an indefatigable campaigner for the welfare of endangered, sick and vulnerable creatures.
Her paintings will be familiar to most people from her extensive ranges of fine art prints and cards, many commissioned by national and international charities. Pollyanna's determination to paint only animals which she has observed in their natural habitats has lead her into a remarkable and unique series of expeditions into some of the most inhospitable areas of the globe.
For fifteen years Pollyanna ran a registered hospital for birds of prey from her home. Caring mainly for injured and orphaned raptors, she also rehabilitated foxes, hedgehogs, squirrels and other mammals, all of which feature in her work. This contact with the creatures in her care is reflects in the realism and vitality of her work.
There is so much that Pollyanna has done and continues to do to inspire and connect people and wildlife through her amazing art, compassion for animals and charitable work.
We just could not cover it all here so we encourage you to find out more about Pollyanna by visiting - www.pollyannapickering.co.uk
We are very humbled to have the patronage of Pollyanna and Naturalist and TV presenter Nick Baker.

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So just recently I ended an almost 5 year long relationship. Whole lot of reasons, but this was the right decision.
1st things first!!!!! please do not get too caught up in the "what if's" and "if only's" ….. just go with the flow of things pretty much until u guys can actually meet up and u can see where his head is at. i do agree that his signals r very VERY vague. until u can speak with him face to face and get to know him better, try to refrain from getting ur expectations up too high. u never really know, the reality of it is that he could b saying the exact same thing to other fans of his music. i know crushes can get the best of u sometimes but just b careful.


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Deals You Missed: Nickelodeon, Disney, Haven
SpongeBob sings his way to linear, the House of Mouse orders more of one of its live-action series, and prodcos partner to adapt a Kids Can Press book.
Nickelodeon is bringing The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage! (pictured) to linear for the first time, following its Broadway run. The kidsnet will film the live show for TV and broadcast it on Nickelodeon this December, with the official air date to be announced in the future.
In the musical created and directed by Tina Landau and written by Kyle Jarrow, a volcano is set to erupt in SpongeBob's hometown of Bikini Bottom and the characters have to find a way to save the day. Produced for TV by Austin Shaw with television direction by Glenn Weiss, Nickelodeon execs Paul Medford, Susan Vargo, Doug Cohn and EVP of unscripted and live events Rob Bagshaw serve as EPs on the live show.
The Broadway musical launched in 2019 and went on to earn 12 Tony Award nominations. Despite the accolades, the live show closed after being on Broadway for less than a year. The musical has since hit the road and a North American tour is ongoing.
In other Nickelodeon news, the kidsnet picked up another 13 episodes of its rebooted '90s sketch-comedy All That (bringing the first season to a total of 26 episodes). Executive produced by Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Kevin Kay, Jermaine Fowler, Kevin Kopelow and Heath Seifert, the live-action show is shot in front of a studio audience. Launched in 1994 and spanning 171 episodes across 10 seasons until 2005, All That is Nickelodeon's longest running live-action series and the kidsnet announced it was being brought back at its upfronts in February.
Disney Channel has ordered a fourth season of its family sitcom Raven's Home, with production starting later this year. The kidsnet has not announced how many episodes the new season will have, but it will be joining the show's existing 60 x 22-minute episodes airing on Disney Channel and Disney XD in the US. A spinoff of Disney Channel's That's So Raven, which ran from 2003 to 2007, the new series sets the psychic character Raven as a single mom of teen twins who share their mother's gift to be able to glimpse the future. Developed by Scott Thomas and Jed Elinoff and created by That's So Raven creators Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, the series is produced by Disney-owned It's a Laugh Productions.
Jetpack Distribution
London-based distributor Jetpack picked up international distribution rights to CBBC's Katy. The live-action drama series (three x half-hour episodes or one 90-minute film), is based on the eponymous book by English writer Jacqueline Wilson (Tracy Beaker series). For eight- to 11-year-olds, the show is written by Tom Bidwell and explores what happens when tomboy Katy falls from a makeshift swing and suffers serious spinal injuries.
Jetpack has also snagged the rights to Malaysian studio Lil Creature Workshop's 60 x five minute series Buck + Buddy. In this 2D-animated non-dialogue comedy a beetle and a stick insect search for objects to help them survive while competing, living and playing together.
Big Jump Entertainment
Ottawa-based animation studio Big Jump Entertainment is partnering with Australian kids TV producer Moody Street Kids and Irish prodco Telegael to co-produce the animated series Big Words, Small Stories. The 65 x five-minute 2D-animated show is based on a book series published by Corus-owned Kids Can Press. Written by Judith Henderson and illustrated by T.L. McBeth, the book is about four kids and their anthropomorphic pets who learn new words through their adventures. Production will begin in Q1 2020 with delivery scheduled for Q4 2020 or early 2021, according to a Big Jump spokesperson.
Haven Global
Australian licensing agency Haven Global has signed a deal with popular YouTube brand Vlad and Nikita (27.8 million subscribers) to develop new content and a global consumer products program. Launched in 2018, the kid-focused YouTube channel combines animation with live-action and follows the kids Vlad and Nikita as they sing, play with toys and do different challenges. The social media stars' most popular videos include "Vlad and Nikita Ride On The Bus" with 392 million views and "Vlad and Nikita Ride on Toy Sportbike & play with toys" with 304 million views.
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Over the years, the Institute has witnessed a phenomenal increase in vehicular traffic. As a result, many of the arterial roads/byroads and intersections are operating above capacity resulting in high density of traffic in the campus.
1. All the motorists are requested to wear helmets compulsorily.
We request everyone to co-operate with security personnel and follow the road Safety practices to avoid accidents.


Last Thursday I went back to camp – UserVoice's Summit in San Francisco last Thursday celebrated the launch of its brand new Touchpoint Toolkit with a camp-themed afternoon complete with pine trees, picnic tables, and friendship bracelets. UserVoice hosted an array of speakers who discussed everything from how they've used UserVoice to the changing role of Helpdesk software in the tech world. The discussion centered on how customer support is leaning into the values of transparency and friendly, casual interactions. This brings into question something that any business who has customers should be asking themselves: are customers getting the right experience from support team? If not, it's time to ditch the robot and build a friendlier UX.
Small companies know that every customer counts. But why should large, popular companies with high demand and thousands of users care about keeping their customers friendly? Even the most popular products and companies that produce them are at constant risk of being pushed into obsolescence by innovative new products that promise to simplify the status quo and respond to the needs of users. Intellectual Ventures' Darius Sankey, in his lecture on outcome-drive innovation, reminded us that Sony's Walkman was the market leader for years in the mobile music industry. But when Apple introduced the iPod and married music software to the hardware, Sony lost the lead. Apple didn't just build a better product- they built a better experience.
Even the most bleeding-edge of companies needs to stay two steps ahead of their customers if they want to outlast their own product. The best way to anticipate what customers will want in ten years, Sankey said, is to listen to what they're telling you today. Good helpdesk software isn't just about resolving problems in the moment. It's about collecting data and customer feedback to help you hone your vision and craft a better product in the future.
CoSupport's Sarah Hatter explained that customers simply want to talk to people when they have a problem, not an automated system or a faceless corporate account. Stripping down the traditional customer support jargon and naturalizing your language can go a long way in improving the user experience of your brand. Hatter brought up Taco Bell as a case study in social media customer support. A few years ago Taco Bell handed over their Twitter account to a college intern, whose irreverent, casual style blends well with Taco Bells' public image. Hatter's point rings true: whether it's polite and friendly or irreverent and casual, make your public voice one that your customers can relate to.
A large part of the Touchpoint Toolkit rolled out on Thursday has to do with improving the way companies collect and use data from their Helpdesk. "Satisfaction Scores" give quick insights into customer performance, and the SmartVote system helps gauge customer satisfaction with current offerings as well as insight into their interest in new features. UserVoice's own head of customer support, Ted Choper, told us to keep our eyes peeled later this year for new analytics features that will help companies better understand customer support efficacy and track the volume of support request so they can allocate their resources accordingly.
Support teams are going to have to get out from behind the Helpdesk and take a more proactive role in customer support if they want to stay ahead of the game. Doing so requires smarter software that takes a more holistic approach to customer interactions. UserVoice has developed tools like Inspector that let support staff pull key data quickly when dealing with customer questions, staying informed so they can respond more effectively and rapidly. UserVoice's Summit has demonstrated that by combining best practices that put the customer first and thinking hard about what both hard data and anecdotal customer feedback means for their products, businesses can harness the power of their customers to build a better, more satisfying products year after year.
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Die Pannenmühle in Niederkrüchten war eine Wassermühle mit zeitweise zwei unterschlächtigen Wasserrädern.

Geographie
Die Pannenmühle hat ihren Standort am Mittellauf der Schwalm an der Kreisstraße 29 in der Gemeinde Niederkrüchten im Kreis Viersen. Der Mühle vorgelagert war ein Weiher. Oberhalb der Pannenmühle liegt die Lüttelforster Mühle, unterhalb die Radermühle. Der Wasserspiegel liegt bei 47 m über NN.

Geschichte
Die Pannenmühle blickt auf eine mehr als 350-jährige Geschichte zurück und wird 1655 zum ersten Mal als Ölmühle genannt. Die Mühle lag auf der linken Seite der Schwalm, war also zu dieser Zeit im geldrischen Herrschaftsgebiet zu Hause. Trotz dieses Standortes musste der Müller an Jülich zwölf Albus (Münze) und zwei Pfund gelbem Wachs entrichten, weil er den halben Strom, also auch jülich'sches Antriebswasser nutzte. So kann man es im Lagerbuch der Rentmeisterei Brüggen von 1725/26 lesen. Überdies war hier an der Mühle ein Grenzübergang, und im östlichen Flügelbau aus dem 17. Jahrhundert war früher ein Zollhaus. Das kleine Gebäude wurde "et Spanische Hüske" genannt. Dieser Teil Gelderns gehörte nämlich seit 1543 zum Reich Karl V., in dem die Sonne nicht unterging.

Den Namen scheint die Mühle von dem zum plattdeutsch abgeleiteten Wort für Dachziegel "Pannen" erhalten zu haben, die hier hergestellt wurden und später die Tonwarenindustrie im benachbarten Brüggen berühmt gemacht haben.

1847 wurde die Mühle erweitert, die nun über vier Keilpressen, zwei Kollergänge und ein Rührwerk verfügte. Sie hatte zwei unterschlächtige Wasserräder, 1873 wurde noch zwei Mahlgänge für Roggen und Weizen eingebaut. 1882 kaufte Friedrich August Gotzes die Mühle für 16.000 Taler. Anfang 1900 begann die Wandel zu einem Ausflugslokal mit Badeanstalt. Nach der Verlegung der Schwalm im Jahre 1926 wurde der Mühlenbetrieb mit einem Dieselmotor bis 1960 aufrechterhalten.

Denkmaleintrag
Um 1841 erbautes ehemaligen zweigeschossiges Mühlengebäude mit Krüppelwalmdach. Das heutige Wohnhaus hat früher das Mahlwerk der Mühle beinhaltet. Dieser Teil ist im Inneren durchgebaut, zeigt nach Nord - Ost hin jedoch noch die ursprünglichen Blockrahmenfenster. Die äußere Schmalseite des Gebäudes ist mit Maueranker auf 1841 datiert. Im unteren Teil ist sie aus Naturstein erbaut. Der Ansatz der Mühlradachse ist ablesbar. Der Baukörper aus Fachwerk ist mit seinem gesamten Ständerwerk und Kaminblock erhalten. Kamine befinden sich im Erd- und Obergeschoss, schließen aber an den gleichen Zug an. Sie sind massiv gemauert, rechteckig mit vorn abgeschrägten Ecken und einem Feuerungsloch.

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WEC News
Mike Conway and Antonio Pizzonia get G-Drive/Delta-ADR WEC seats
IndyCar racer winner Mike Conway and ex-Formula 1 driver Antonio Pizzonia have joined the G-Drive/Delta-ADR squad for this year's World Endurance Championship
Gary Watkins
Mar 29, 2013, 9:07 AM
Conway has signed up for a full season aboard the G-Drive Racing-entered ORECA-Nissan 03 to be run by Silverstone-based Delta-ADR, while Pizzonia has agreed terms to start the WEC in Delta-ADR's own entry.
The 29-year-old Briton, whose only confirmed IndyCar drive for the coming season is with the Rahal squad in Long Beach in April, will share the G-Drive entry with Russian Roman Rusinov, who raced the car last year when it was run by Signatech, and Delta-ADR regular John Martin.
Pizzonia will drive alongside Tor Graves, who was also part of the line-up that took Delta-ADR to second place in the LMP2 teams' standings in last year's WEC, and a yet-to-be-confirmed third driver.
Delta-ADR team manager Simon Dowson, whose squad has Nissan partner team status in 2013, said: "Our objective was always to have the strongest line-up possible as we attempt to go one better than last year and with the support of G-Drive we are well on the way to doing that across two cars."
Conway's manager, former Le Mans 24 Hours winner Mark Blundell, explained that his driver was changing focus following his decision to stop racing on ovals.
"That made getting a deal in IndyCars quite difficult," he said. "Sportscar racing was something that had been in his mind for a while and it is definitely the right time to step into this kind of racing, which is on the up again."
Blundell stressed that Conway was not drawing a line under his single-seater career.
"It is not out of the question that Mike could end up doing some more IndyCar races, probably on the street courses," he said.
"He proved his undoubted speed again when he was the fastest Honda runner at Barber [Motorsports Park] earlier this month."
Conway is due to get his first taste of the G-Drive ORECA-Nissan at the official WEC test at Paul Ricard, starting on Friday.
His only previous sportscar experience came at the wheel of the HVM Status team's Lola-Judd/BMW B12/80 at the Algarve circuit late last month.
Dowson explained that the intention was for Pizzonia, who is currently only confirmed for next month's Silverstone series opener, to complete the season alongside Graves.
"We are working hard to keep Antonio in the car for the season," he said, "although there is a little way to go yet."
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The long road to convergence for sportscar racing's new golden age
The organisers of the World Endurance Championship and IMSA SportsCar Championship worked together to devise the popular new LMDh rule set. But to turn it from an idea into reality, some serious compromises were involved - both from the prospective LMDh entrants and those with existing Le Mans Hypercar projects...
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Florida Civil Sexual Abuse Lawsuits May Encounter Victim-Blaming Defenses
September 21, 2022 | by David J. Halberg, Esq.
When it comes to South Florida sexual abuse lawsuits against businesses, schools, churches, employers, and other institutions, victim-blaming unfortunately is not uncommon.
Our Palm Beach sexual abuse lawyers recognize that these attitudes stem largely from the greater societal problem known as "rape culture." This is a term used to describe an environment in which sexual violence and harassment are normalized and excused by popular culture, influential people, and powerful institutions. Rape culture gets perpetuated through bodily objectification, misogynistic language, glamorization of sexual violence, and a general disregard for the rights and safety of those vulnerable to sexual abuse and assault. It's the reason a lot of victims aren't initially believed. It undeniably contributes to large percentage of sexual abuse and assault incidents going unreported.
When a person decides to pursue a civil lawsuit against an entity that failed to protect them from sexual abuse or assault, it's not uncommon to see these harmful cultural undercurrents take center stage. We've seen far too many examples of this in Florida sexual assault lawsuits.
In 2017, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that despite denials, the Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County school districts had all blamed schoolchildren for their own sexual abuse in responding to sexual abuse litigation. In Palm Beach, the school district had argued in five separate sexual abuse cases – some involving kids as young as 6 – that the students' own roles in the abuse should limit how much money the school district should pay them. In one case involving several fourth-graders molested by a teacher, school district attorneys argued the kids were not only careless and negligent, but "old enough to appreciate the consequences of their actions." In other cases – some involving kids with emotional behavior disabilities – school districts arguing for lower financial damage awards said students were "culpable."
This sort of defense tactic in a civil case is what is known as comparative negligence. As outlined in F.S. 768.81, it's the idea that if someone bears a degree of responsibility for their own injury or harm, their damage award should be proportionately reduced. Of course, it's one thing to argue a person hurt in a car accident somehow contributed to the cause of the crash. It's quite another to argue that children are somehow responsible to any extent for the sexual abuse they suffer. Yet the defense sometimes still gets raised in these cases.
We may also see victim-blaming in workplace sexual assault or sexual harassment cases in the form of retaliation.
In one recently-filed employment lawsuit, a former waitress at a Florida seafood restaurant reported she was fired five hours after calling police about an assault by her manager. This allegedly followed months of sexual harassment and threats she endured from that same manager. The Miami Herald reports the alleged victim complained numerous times to management about the way the kitchen manager spoke to her and other women in the workplace using sexual and derogatory language. He also allegedly snuck up behind female workers to scare them and regularly invaded plaintiff's personal space by routinely standing just inches away when speaking to her when there was no need to do so. The restaurant reportedly advised her time and again to "ignore him." When problems persisted, management switched her to day shift – which meant she took a pay cut. On occasions when her shifts still overlapped with his, plaintiff said the manager's behavior became increasingly violent. He flipped sharp knives at her and once slammed her into the soup well. In response, management reportedly said there was nothing they could do because the incidents were not caught on camera. After months of this, she says, he attacked her. She called police to report the incident – and was fired four hours later for "poor performance." She's suing her former employer for sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation.
As attorneys representing survivors of sexual assault and abuse in South Florida, we recognize and call out victim-blaming for what it is. Our lawyers are wholeheartedly committed to fighting for the justice, dignity, and respect that each of our clients unequivocally deserve.
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Godfrey Tangwa AKA "Rotcod Gobata"
Tangwa at a glance
Dr Godfrey Tangwa
Bio-Ethics (14)
Conference Presentations (7)
Gobata - From the Son of Gobata (1)
Gobata - In the Spirit of Gobata (3)
Gobata - Matters of the Moment (5)
Gobata - No Trifling Matter (4)
The Colonialism & Language Debate (2)
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AFRICAphonie
AFRICAphonie is a Pan African Association which operates on the premise that AFRICA can only be what AFRICANS and their friends want AFRICA to be.
Bakwerirama
Spotlight on Bakweri Society and Culture. The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation.
Bate Besong
Bate Besong, award-winning firebrand poet and playwright.
Bernard Fonlon
Dr Bernard Fonlon was an extraordinary figure who left a large footprint in Cameroonian intellectual, social and political life.
Fonlon-Nichols Award
Website of the Literary Award established to honor the memory of BERNARD FONLON, the great Cameroonian teacher, writer, poet, and philosopher, who passionately defended human rights in an often oppressive political atmosphere.
France Watcher
Purpose of this advocacy site: To aggregate all available information about French terror, exploitation and manipulation of Africa
George Ngwane: Public Intellectual
George Ngwane is a prominent author, activist and intellectual.
Jacob Nguni
Virtuoso guitarist, writer and humorist. Former lead guitarist of Rocafil, led by Prince Nico Mbarga.
Martin Jumbam
The refreshingly, unique, incisive and generally hilarous writings about the foibles of African society and politics by former Cameroon Life Magazine columnist Martin Jumbam.
Nowa Omoigui
Professor of Medicine and interventional cardiologist, Nowa Omoigui is also one of the foremost experts and scholars on the history of the Nigerian Military and the Nigerian Civil War. This site contains many of his writings and comments on military subjects and history.
Postwatch Magazine
A UMI (United Media Incorporated) publication. Specializing in well researched investigative reports, it focuses on the Cameroonian scene, particular issues of interest to the former British Southern Cameroons.
Simon Mol
Cameroonian poet, writer, journalist and Human Rights activist living in Warsaw, Poland
Victor Mbarika ICT Weblog
Victor Wacham Agwe Mbarika is one of Africa's foremost experts on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Dr. Mbarika's research interests are in the areas of information infrastructure diffusion in developing countries and multimedia learning.
Tunduzi
A West African in Arusha at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on the angst, contradictions and rewards of that process.
Dr Godfrey Tangwa (Gobata)
Renaissance man, philosophy professor, actor and newspaper columnist, Godfrey Tangwa aka Rotcod Gobata touches a wide array of subjects. Always entertaining and eminently readable. Visit for frequent updates.
Francis Nyamnjoh
Prolific writer, social and political commentator, he was a professor at University of Buea and University of Botswana. Currently he is Head of Publications and Dissemination at CODESRIA in Dakar, Senegal. His writings are socially relevant and engaging even to the non specialist.
Ilongo Sphere: Writer and Poet
Novelist and poet Ilongo Fritz Ngalle, long concealed his artist's wings behind the firm exterior of a University administrator and guidance counsellor. No longer. Enjoy his unique poems and glimpses of upcoming novels and short stories.
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Enanga's POV
Rosemary Ekosso, a Cameroonian novelist and blogger who lives and works in Cambodia.
GEF's Outlook
Blog of George Esunge Fominyen, former CRTV journalist and currently Coordinator of the Multi-Media Editorial Unit of the PANOS Institute West Africa (PIWA) in Dakar, Senegal.
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The incisive commentary of Chicago-based former CRTV journalist Chia Innocent
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Up Station Mountain Club
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Canute - Chronicles from the Heartland
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Godfrey Tangwa: A Select Bibliography
Godfrey Tangwa is a prolific writer whose his publications in academic journals, magazines and newspapers span a wide range of issues. He has written books including, "Karl Popper: A Thematic Critical Introduction," "African Philosophy in a Western Frame," and " Democracy and Meritocracy: Philosophical Essays and Talks from an African Perspective," as well as journal articles including, "Traditional African Perception of a Person: Some Implications for Bioethics" in the Hastings Center Report and "Globalisation or Westernisation? Ethical Concerns in the whole Bio-Business," in the journal Bioethics.
Here is a sample of his published works:
(1) Godfrey B. Tangwa (1990), Karl Popper: A Thematic Critical Introduction,
Yaounde: Luma Graphics.
(2) (1993) The Past Tense of Shit (Book One): Contribution of an Uncompromising Critic to the Democratic Process in Cameroon, Limbe: Nooremac Press. (Under the pen name Rotcod GOBATA).
(3) Godfrey B. Tangwa (1994), Introduction to Logic: Traditional & Modern (A Teach Yourself Course for Cameroon Students). Yaounde: (A self-published teaching aid).
(4) Godfrey B. Tangwa (1996), African Philosophy in a Western Frame, Bayreuth: Iwalewa-Haus Publications.
(5) (1996) I Spit on Their Graves (Book Two of the Past Tense…): Testimony Relevant to the Democratisation Struggle in Cameroon, U.S.A: Kola Tree Press. (Under the pen name Rotcod GOBATA).
(6) Godfrey B. Tangwa (1996), DEMOCRACY AND MERITOCRACY: (Philosophical Essays and Talks from an African Perspective), Glienicke-Berlin: Galda + Wilch Verlag.
(7) Godfrey B. Tangwa (1998), Road Companion to Democracy and Meritocracy: (Further Essays from an African Perspective), Bellingham,
USA: Kola Tree Press.
Proceedings and Book Chapters:
(1) "For and Against God: A Consideration of Some Traditional Arguments on the Question of God", Philosophy and Culture: Proceedings of the XVIIth World Congress of Philosophy, Montreal, Vol. III, pp. 353-358, 1983.
(2) "The role of the Newspapers in the Democratic Process in Cameroon', Anglophone Cameroon Writing, Bayreuth African Studies 30, WEKA No. 1, pp. 143-146, 1993.
(3) "The Other Side of Anglophone Writing", Anglophone CameroonWriting, Bayreuth African Studies, WEKA No. 1, pp. 166-171, 1993.
(4) 'Prospects for Research in Cameroon', Wissenschaftleraustahsch und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit vor der Jahrtausendwende (Bestandsaufrnahme, Probleme und Perspectiven) Sonderdruck, Baden-Baden, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, pp. 103-107, 1998.
(5) 'African Bioethics and Globalisation' World Development: Aid and Foreign Direct Investment 1999/2000, London, Kensington Publications Ltd. in Conjunction with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), pp. 115-118, 1999.
(6) 'Anglophone Theatre in a Francophone City : The Flame Players and other Troupes in Yaounde', New Theatre in Francophone and Anglophone Africa (MATATU 20) edited by Anne Fuchs, Amsterdam, Atlanta: Editions Rodopi, pp. 155-168, 1999.
(7) 'GENETIC INFORMATION: Questions and Worries from an African Background', GENETIC INFORMATION: Aquisition, Access, and Control, edited by Alison K. Thompson and Ruth F. Chadwick, New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 275-281, 1999.
(8)'Circumcision: An African Point of View', MALE AND FEMALE CIRCUMCISION: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Considerations in Pediatric Practice, edited by George Denniston et al., New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 183-193, 1999.
(9) "Traditional African Perception of a Person: Implications on Health Research Ethics", ACTA TROPICA: (Supplement) Proceedings Seminar on Health Research Ethics in Africa, J. B. Rugemalila & W. L. Kilama (Guest Editors), Amsterdam, London, New York, Oxford, Paris, Shannon, Tokyo, ELSEVIER, Vol. 78, Suppl. 1, (S32-S39).15 January 2001.
(10) "ART and African sociocultural practices: worldview, belief and value systems with particular reference to francophone Africa" Current Practices and Controversies in Assisted Reproduction: Report of a WHO Meeting, edited by Effy Vayena, Patrick J. Rowe and P. David Griffin, Geneva, World Health Organization, pp. 55-59, 2002.
(11) "A PANDEMIA DO HIV/AIDS: ÉTICA E POLÍTICA NA PESQUISA DE VACINAS NA ÁFRICA", Bioéetica: Poder e Injustica, Volnei Garrafa/Leo Pessini (organizadores), São Paulo, Centro UniversitarioSao Camilo/Edições Loyola/Sociedade Brasileira de Bioetica, pp. 287-305, 2003.
(12) "Some African Reflections on Biomedical and Environmental Ethics", A Companion to African Philosophy, edited by Kwasi Wiredu, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., pp. 387-395.
Journal Articles:
(1) "Parapoism: An Instantiation of the Fallacy of Provincialism", The Nigerian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 53-62, 1981.
(2) "God and the Problem of Evil", Thought and Practice, (Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya), Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 79-85, 1982.
(3) "A Case for Positive Euthanasia", The Nigerian Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 4, No. 1&2, pp. 75-80, 1984.
(4) "Is Wole Soyinka an Atheist?", African Theatre Review (Special Editionon Wole Soyinka), Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 15-21, April 1987.
(5) "Bole Butake's Lake God: A Philosophical Review", African Theatre Review, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 142-144, April 1987.
(6) "Objective Knowledge and Gettier's Problem", Annales de la Faculte des Arts, Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Vol. VI, Nos. 1&2, pp. 171-180, 1990.
(7) "Knowledge and Human Limitations", Cogito, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 20-24, (Spring 1991).
(8) "CRITICISM AND SURVIVAL: An Interpretation of Popper's Theory of Evolution", Quest: Philosohical Discussions, Vol. V, No. 2, pp. 32-48, December 1991.
(9) "AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY: Appraisal of a Recurrent Problematic. Part I: The Sources of Traditional African Philosophy", Cogito, Vol. 6, No.2, pp. 78-84, (Summer 1992).
(10) "AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY: Appraisal of a Recurrent Problematic. Part II: What is African Philosophy and who is an African Philosopher?",Cogito, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp.138-143, (Winter 1992).
(11) "Colonial Legacy and the Language Situation in Cameroon", Quest: Philosophical Discussions, Vol.VI, No. 2, pp. 24-43, December 1992.
(12) "The Compatibility of Freedom and Obligation: Using Popper to Rescue Kant and Sartre", Sosongo: The Cameroon Review of the Arts and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 163-173, January 1995.
(13) "Colonial Legacy and the Language Question in Cameroon: A Reply to Dissenting Voices", Quest: Philosophical Discussions, Vol. 1X, No. 1, pp.121-130, June 1995.
(14) "Bioethics: An African Perspective", Bioethics, Vol. 10, No.3, pp. 183-200, July 1996.
(15) 'Can there be an Authentically African Literature in English?', Quest: Philosophical Discussions, Vol. X1, No. 1-2, pp. 69-79, 1997.
(16) 'Sagacious Reasoning' (Book Review), Quest: Philosophical Discussions, Vol. X1, No. 1-2, pp. 175-182, 1997.
(17) 'Globalisation or Westernisation? Ethical Concerns in the whole Bio-Business', Bioethics, Vol. 13, No. 3 and 4, pp. 218-226, July 1999.
(18) 'Colonialism and Linguistic Dilemmas in Africa: Cameroon as a Paradigm', QUEST: An African Journal of Philosophy (LANGUAGE & CULTURE Special Issue), Vol. XIII, No. 1-2, pp. 3-17, 1999.
(19) 'TRADITIONAL AFRICAN PERCEPTION OF A PERSON: Some Implications for Bioethics', Hastings Center Report, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp. 39-43, September-October 2000.
(20) 'Moral Agency, Moral Worth and the Question of Double Standards in Medical Research in Developing Countries', Developing World Bioethics, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 156-162, November 2001.
(21) 'The HIV/AIDS Pandemic, African Traditional Values and the Search for a Vaccine in Africa', The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, Vol. 27, No. 2, (pp. 217-230), April 2002.
(22) 'International Regulations and Medical Research in Developing Countries: double standards or differing standards?', Notizie di POLITEIA, XVIII, N. 67 (pp. 46-50), 2002.
(23) 'Between Universalism and Relativism: A Conceptual Exploration of Problems in Formulating and Applying International Biomedical Ethical Guidelines', Journal of Medical Ethics, 30 (pp. 63-67), 2004.
(24) 'Morality and Culture: Are Ethics Culture-Dependent?' Türkiye Klinikleri Journal of Medical Ethics, Law and History, Vol. 12, No. 2, (pp. 92-97), 2004.
(25) (Jointly with Henk J. Van Rinsum) 'Colony of Genes, Genes of the Colony: diversity, difference and divide', Third World Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 6, (pp. 1031-1043), 2004.
(26) 'Bioethics, Biotechnology and Culture: A Voice from the Margins', Developing World Bioethics, Vol. 4, No. 2, (pp. 125-138), November 2004.
THESES / DISSERTATIONS:
(1) The Problem of Akrasia or Weakness of Will and Prescriptivism - for the B.A. degree (1977).
(2) Nkrumah and Nyerere on Socialism : A Comparative Study - for the M.A. degree (1979).
(3) Karl Popper's Theory of Indeterminism - for the Ph.D. degree (1984)
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TWO PUBLICATIONS AND AN AWARD
CHIMAMANDA AND FEMINISM
BOLE BUTAKE AS A FLAME PLAYER: AN ACADEMIC TRIBUTE AT THE MOMENT OF HIS ETERNAL TRANSITION
PROSPECT OF SUSTAINABLE WORLD PEACE
WHO DONE IT AGAIN!
On being and not being Charlie.
Ebola Epidemic: the WHO gets it right, then wrong
Towards a World without Weapons
Impediments to Sustainable World Peace
Tangwa's Bookshelf
Kwasi Wiredu & others: Companion to African Philosophy (Blackwell Companions to Philosophy)
(Including "some Reflections on biomedical and Environmental Ethics by G. Tangwa)
Emmanuel C. Eze : African Philosophy: An Anthology (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies, 5)
Martin Banham (Ed): A History of Theatre in Africa
(including "A note on recent Anglophone Cameroonian theatre" by Asheri Kilo)
Frances Harding : The African Performance Reader
(Including "The language of anglophone Cameroon drama" by Asheri Kilo)
Leon R. Kass: Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity: The Challenge for Bioethics
Ruth MacKlin : Against Relativism: Cultural Diversity and the Search for Ethical Universals in Medicine
John Frederic Kilner: Does God Need Our Help?: Cloning, Assisted Suicide, & Other Challenges in Bioethics
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Canon IXUS 80 IS
Canon IXUS 80 IS Review - Canon IXUS 80 IS Review
Jamie Harrison | February 5, 2011 8:31 pm GMT
Page 1 Canon IXUS 80 IS Review
It's a small camera but it's well balanced with a tough feel, yet it has a refinement to it that's lacking on some other models. It's responsive shutter button takes images quickly with minimal lag, though it's by no means comparable to a DSLR, while the zoom quickly moves through a steeped zoom range. This is backed up by a speedy AF system, that works in most lighting, though falls over a little in particularly dark rooms, where in conjunction with the flash can occasionally produce blurred images.
Image quality on first sight is pleasant. Images are generally well exposed – even subjects that I'd expect to need exposure compensation, ie very bright or dark subjects – are within the bounds of acceptable, with around half a stop of error.
Unfortunately the images display a familiar digital tint, common on sensors over 6MP. There's a grittiness to them, with noise displaying itself at close inspection, especially in areas of shadow detail. Combined with slightly aggressive compression in order to process and move and store the data, the images can suffer from a lack of detail, seen for example in detail, where the tones are very similar.
This is compounded by a lack of detail from the lens, with some sharpness fall off in the corner of the frame at the wide end of the lens focal length. The IS system makes some difference to sharpness and it's worth keeping it on all the time.
White Balance is better, the IXUS rarely getting it wrong, while noise at ISO 80-200 is passable it rapidly deteriorates as the gain is raised. On the positive side, at least the camera has a decent ISO range.
This is a camera designed to appeal more to the fashion conscious than the connoisseur, and as such it serves its purpose. It's well made and very attractive, but is at the lower end of the IXUS range in terms of specification, features and price. Image quality is passable but I sometimes feel manufacturers try to impress too much with the gimmicks rather than get the fundamentals right first. The IXUS 80 IS is a case in point.
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Raptors best Grizzlies in home preseason finale
The Raptors finished off their home preseason slate with a convincing 108-72 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
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The Toronto Raptors finished off their home preseason slate Wednesday night at the Air Canada Centre with a more than convincing 108-72 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Raptors HQ was not on hand for this game, so this will be a bit of an abbreviated recap ( hey, it's preseason for us too) but this contest was an impressive home finale for the Raptors as their starters really led the way, taking advantage of the longer leash they were granted by coach Dwane Casey, vastly outplaying the Grizzlies starters.
The most impressive part of the game from a Raptors perspective was the play of DeMar DeRozan, who continued his solid preseason play with an excellent showing. DeRozan scored 21 points on 6-of-11 from the floor and 8-of-9 from the free throw line.
The growth in DeRozan's game has been on full display in the preseason. He shown the ability to hit from the mid-range, a few from beyond the arc, and has been lethal in the paint and on the block. The continued progress in every part of his game has been the story of the preseason for the Raptors and should it continue, will be the reason why the team has successful this season.
Off of the pine, Austin Daye was the standout, scoring 14 points in 17 minutes on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor. While the Raptors bench has been their weak spot, games like this from Daye remind you that Toronto does possess a few potential weapons down the depth chart, it's just a matter of getting them going consistently.
Terrence Ross added 10 and back-up guard Dwight Buycks had perhaps his best game in a Raptors uniform, scoring eight points and dishing out two assists. Getting any sort of meaningful contribution from guys like Ross, Buycks and Daye will be paramount for this team if they expect to contend for a playoff position.
On the Memphis side of things, former Raptors Ed Davis 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in just 16 minutes. this was Davis' second game in Toronto as a member of the visiting team.
The Raptors will now head to Milwaukee for their matchup with the Bucks on Friday night. This will be the last game of the preseason for Toronto as they will have a bit of a layoff before opening the regular season at home against Boston next Wednesday.
expect the starters to play similar minutes in their final preseason game. Casey has said on multiple occasions that he is treating the last two preseason games more like regular season games, which means a tighter rotation and hopefully some better quality basketball.


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Travel Thursday: Thomas Thomson in Sweden
Posted on 21 July, 2016 by special-collections
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian
This week's Travel Thursday takes us to Sweden with eminent scientist Thomas Thomson. As the first teacher of practical chemistry in a British university and an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (Morrell, 2004) it is no surprise that much of Thomson's travelogue has a scientific focus.
In particular, Thomson devotes a considerable amount of his work to mineralogical observations and detailed descriptions of the mines he visits on his journey. One such mine is the copper works at Fahlun, one of the oldest in Sweden, which Thomson describes as being 200 fathoms deep and constructed, "according to very scientific and sound principles." The maps accompanying his description are wonderfully detailed and were "copied from a very accurate set of charts of this mine, constructed by Baron Hermelin." Interestingly, the mine remained open until 1992 and is now a Unesco World Heritage site
Perpendicular section of the copper mine at Fahlun
(Falu Gruva, 2014) meaning travellers to Sweden today are still able to tour the mines as Thomson did over one hundred years ago!
Thomson's scientific interests were also piqued during his time in the Swedish capitol, Stockholm. In particular, he remarked that the Academy of Sciences, "deserves to be visited by every scientific foreigner who goes to Stockholm." It does indeed sound like a fascinating place with an interesting variety of objects. For example, among their collections could be found a piece of bread which in "some parts of Norway and the north of Sweden is made of the bark of trees."
Elsewhere in Stockholm, Thomson also marvelled at the curious collections in the Arsenal, especially the "the clothes and hat worn by Charles XII when he was shot in the trenches before Frederickshall," which remained bloodstained from the fatal wounds. He visited most of the churches the city had to offer but did "not consider it as worthwhile to give a particular description of them," and finally found the perfect spot to view the city – a magnificent bridge joining the central island of Stockholm to the main continent:
When you stand upon this bridge and look south, the King's palace immediately strikes the eye, a building of immense extent, and seen with peculiar advantage from the bridge. Toward the east, the inlet of the Baltic stretches itself before the eye covered with ships, and thick scatted with barges plying from place to place under the direction of women; for the boats in Stockholm are all rowed by women.
Map of Stockholm, 1812
Again Thomson provides a beautifully detailed map to help illustrate his descriptions. This map of Stockholm was copied from one published by Fr. Akiel in 1795 and although it had been updated and was considered one of the most accurate maps of the town, Thomson believed, "the style is somewhat blameable, as not sufficiently distinguishing between what is town and what fields. His object seems to have been to swell the town as much as possible, and conceal its real dimensions from the eye." Thomson therefore made several corrections in his own copy.
Overall, Thomson travelled more than 1200 miles in a short seven weeks and though his descriptions of the sights and collections he encounters across Sweden are full of lively detail and interest, it is of course the human stories that provide the colour and character to the narrative; from the wily Olof Essen, a spoke-maker who treated Thomson very ungenerously "with regard to the rate at which he let us have horses from Lilla Oby to Oby;" to the group of English sailors in Stockholm who "had all got quite drunk and had fallen together by the ears, to the number of ten or twelve in the middle of the street, and raised a clamour that was quite diabolical." Thomson was so mortified by this particular scene that he went so far as to claim:
In most Englishmen who travel, as far as I have had an opportunity of observing them, there is an unaccountable wish to let foreigners, with whom they associate, know that they despise them.
On a lighter note, one of my favourite pieces of the human story in Thomson's travelogue comes at the end, in an appendix chart showing the population and professions of Sweden:
Total number of chocolate makers? One – but he is a master of his art!
Thomson, Thomas (1813) Travels in Sweden during the autumn of 1812. London: Robert Baldwin [Overstone 26F/23 – available upon request]
Jack Morrell, 'Thomson, Thomas (1773–1852)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 [http://www.oxforddnb.com.idpproxy.reading.ac.uk/view/article/27325, accessed 6 July 2016]
Falu Gruva (2014) Welcome to Fahlun Mine http://www.falugruva.se/en/
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Travel Thursday – Thursday's Child Has Far To Go
Posted on 12 November, 2015 by special-collections
On alternate Thursdays for the next few months we will be exploring some of UMASCS collections' fascinating atlases, maps and travel journals.
To start us off, I present 'Coxe's Travels', a three-volume journal account of 'Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark.'
Coxe's Travels – Reserve Folio 914.8 COX
The author, William Coxe, a historian and Church of England clergyman, who was born in London on 6 March 1748, travelled frequently during the period of 1775 – 1788. His first trip, with the future eleventh earl of Pembroke, took place from 1775-1779 and formed the basis of this particular travel journal. Coxe is described in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as being:
…of medium height, erect and active, and was known for his genial character. In later years he became stout, and his love of good food was well known among his friends.
The books feature beautiful maps of each country, such as this one of Norway, alongside some interesting insights into local culture:
Wilf, a native of Norway, informs us, that the gentry and inhabitants of the principal towns, allowing for a few provincial expressions, speak purer Danish than is usual even in Denmark, not excepting Copenhagen… – p133
…many of the peasants pretend to be descended from the ancient nobles, and some even from the royal line: they greatly pride themselves upon this supposed descent… – p134
In his 'Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden and Denmark' Coxe also comments on such diverse things as geographical features, population statistics, royal families, tombs, and chance encounters… one such tale tells of the dangers of travel but also the kindness of strangers:
On September 11 – Having narrowly missed overturning their transport, Coxe and his companion arrive at their destination after midnight to find that the town of Fossum is only a small collection of villages with no obvious place for them to rest. Taking a chance, they knock at the nearest door and are happily received and welcomed by the inspector of the cobalt works nearby:
the gentleman, who had so kindly received us at so undue an hour, and without the least of previous acquaintance, was Mr Bornstein, a native of Germany, lately appointed inspector of the cobalt-works. – p164
Of course, Coxe does not neglect the rare books he finds on his travels, noting, "a most beautiful Cicero's Rhetoric on Vellum, and a no less beautiful Virgil on vellum, of the eleventh century," that he finds in the King's Libraries in Copenhagen.
Volume II and volume III of this 1790 edition of Coxe's work are located in our Store at Reserve Folio 914.8 COX. A later 5th edition of five volumes is located in our Store at OVERSTONE–SHELF 24E/3 1. Both are available upon request.
Knight, Jeremy. "Coxe, William (1748–1828)." Jeremy Knight In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online ed., edited by Lawrence Goldman, May 2009. http://www.oxforddnb.com.idpproxy.reading.ac.uk/view/article/6540 (accessed November 5, 2015).
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REMEMBER TO ALWAYS GIVE THE WIDTH FIRST, THEN THE DROP!
Using a metal tape measure from point A to point B (width) where the track is going to fit and from point C to point D (drop) where the slats will hang as on the diagram. This will be your reveal/recess (inside) measurement. For drop, measurement is always taken on shortest side of window or frame or else the blind might "drag" on the sill or floor. Check the depth of the recess (sill). It should always be at least 80mm for 127mm slats (standard width) or 60mm for 90mm slats. For recess fit deduct 7mm off width and 5mm off drop for windows and 15mm off drop for floors.
We work to a tolerance of 3mm. If window sills must be tiled or floors must still be tiled/carpeted remember to make further necessary deductions. For face fit (outside) measurements add ± 150mm to both sides if possible on width, ie 300mm in total and ± 100mm above window or door frame for drop. Remember that a blind that fits on the outside of a window must hang past the window sill therefore add on for exact width & drop. Indicate whether blinds are face fit for required components with which you will be supplied for your DIY project. Should the blind be a centre split (opening like a curtain) (C/S or C/O) or centre stack (all drawing to the centre of the track) (C/St) or stacking away from the control side (reverse = Rev), this is indicated as given.
Should the opening of the blind be normal, this is indicated with an N. Where blinds are installed on two separate tracks but in one window or door opening, the last and first slat of each blind can be laid over one another in order for the blinds to appear as one when closed. Then you require an overlap by indicating O/L. You need only indicate a control length, should it be a specifically required length, ie the blind might be unusually long or positioned very high up against the wall. Do not forget to indicate the fabric range, colour and code/number should there be one. You will notice that a number of the fabrics have numbers or codes next to the colour. The number of runners per track and fabric slats are worked out by us. Remember to order exact blind size!!
Using a metal tape measure from point A to point B (width) and from point C to point D (drop) as on the diagram. This will be your reveal/recess (inside) size. On a roller blind if you measure an existing old blind, measure from pin to pin of rod or tube (including the bracket set) which is called the pin-to-pin width. If you measure the cloth size or the width you wish the cloth to cover this must be specified as the cloth or fabric width.
Remember that the tube width with brackets will extend beyond this. If a roller blind has to be placed on the outside of a window or behind a door it is always the safest to specify pin-to-pin width or fabric width to ensure that the glass section is covered completely by the fabric. Also remember to measure exact drop of blind. Do not add on fabric to cover the roll as this is done by us. Always specify on which side the control mechanism should be placed. The required components will be supplied for your DIY project. With roller, roman and bamboo blinds also the width by height (drop), fabric range and colour or code, reveal, pin-pin (rollers), fabric size (rollers), face fix and control sides. When measuring for face fit add ± 100mm for width and drop.
For reveal fit we deduct as follows: on roller blinds we deduct 5mm off width and nothing off drop; on roman blinds we deduct 5mm off width and 10mm off drop, on bamboo 10mm off width and 10mm off drop, working to a tolerance of 3mm on every product. Remember to order exact blind size!!
Using a metal tape measure from point A to point B (width) and from point C to point D (drop) as on the diagram. This will be your reveal/recess (inside) measurement. Always specify side of control mechanism. Specify whether the blind is recess or face fit and the control side. Indicate the width of slat (50mm; 35mm; 25mm or 16mm) as well as the correct colour and code. For reveal measurements we work to the following: on 16mm, 25mm & 50mm aluminium venetians we deduct 10mm off width and 5mm off drop; on 35mm, 50mm bass and laminated bass wood & 50mm PVC venetians we deduct 10mm off width and 10mm off drop, working to a tolerance of 3mm on every product.
When measuring for face fit add ± 100mm for width and drop. For blinds going down to the floor do the necessary deductions so that the blinds will not "lie" on the floor when they are open full length. Remember that a blind that fits on the outside of a window must hang past the windowsill therefore add on for exact length. For 16 & 25mm venetians you are supplied with the necessary components for your DIY project. For the other products only the brackets are supplied as customers prefer to use their own plugs and screws depending on form and position of installation. Remember to order exact blind size!


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HomeAlbumsBadAss: Paragons & Renegades
Album: BadAss: Paragons & Renegades
A free arrange album, published by OverClocked ReMix on 2020-12-01
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Featuring the music of...
Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed Origins, Blood, Celeste, Chrono Trigger, Darksiders II, Devil May Cry 5, Doom, Doom II: Hell on Earth, Duke Nukem 3D and 11 more
Catalog Number: OCRA-0075
Published: 2020-12-01 by OverClocked ReMix
Media: 2 Digital
David L. Puga, Pavos
Audio Mocha, bLiNd, Chernabogue, David L. Puga, Gunderslam, heymagurany, HoboKa, Justin Lassen, Lashmush, Mak Eightman, MkVaff, Pavos, RebeccaETripp, Redg, Ryan Davis Music, Sam Dillard, Steele, WillRock
Bobby Prince, Casey Edwards, Cody Matthew Johnson, Daniel Bernstein, David Stutz, Doug Fullington, Guy Whitmore, Hajime Wakai, Harumi Fujita, Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiromitsu Maeba, Jeff Rona, Jesper Kyd, John Baker, John R. Graham, Kenji Yamamoto (I), Koji Kondo, Kota Suzuki, Lee Jackson, Lena Raine, Mahito Yokota, Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mark Steven Miller, Masanori Adachi, Max LL, Mike Cody, Mikolai Stroinski, Minako Hamano, Nobuo Uematsu, Noriko Matsueda, Percival, Sarah Schachner, Shiho Fujii, Stephen McNair, Steve Bryant, Takeshi Hama, Tamayo Kawamoto, Taro Kudo, Tommy Tallarico, Vernon Nicodemous, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yoko Shimomura, Yoshiya Terayama
Audio Mocha, Gunderslam, heymagurany, Mak Eightman, Pandora's Bread, Sykozealot, XPRTNovice
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Garpocalypse
Back in the day as a fledgling remixer the BadAss albums were a standout release from the community. I'm extremely proud to have made it onto this album release remixing one of my absolute favorite games and also getting Willrock to do a solo for it.
Congrats on the release David and Pieter!
Liontamer
Preview BadAss: Paragons Renegades: https://youtu.be/708w691V51w
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It's been a long time. 4 years since BadAss 3, and 7 since the last time I had a hand in directing. It's about damn time, and I'm proud to present the newest in the BadAss line, Paragons Renegades: A BadAss Heroes Album! It's finally here, you guyses! To commemorate this occasion, I'm gonna tell you a secret: I first started BadAss to have a different sound and tone when compared to what OCR had been putting out to that point, at least in overall style. Much as I loved all the albums to that point, I wanted something meaner and darker; I had just come off of The Dark Side of Phobos and wanted more of that while at the same time not being tied down to a single game, so we joined up with KNGI and made it so. The making of BadAss 1 and 2 were some of the most fun moments I've ever had making music I look back fondly on those days. We made some kickass tunes, but I like to think it was the friends and memories we made along the way that make these albums good I think that's pretty kickass!
When Pieter and I first started planning a hero-themed fourth album in the BadAss line in 2019, the only goal we really had was to have fun. I can't speak for Pieter, but I missed having fun making music. I'd been doing contract work composing sound designing and I was getting burnt out by it all, but I remembered those days making BadAss 1 and 2 and how much fun it was. We were experimental I think the tracks that come out of a BadAss album show that. So, we started BadAss Heroes if only to be experimental, to let the music guide us, and to just have fun. A lot has happened in the world since then, and so have my reasons for working on this album. This is a hero-themed album maybe we can all use a reminder to better days when defeating evil and being a hero was as simple as loading up a game and pressing a few buttons. It's become harder to see the better days, and even harder to see the heroism in the world. My hope is that this album leaves you energized, feeling badass, and most importantly, with some good-ass memories. And, hell, if we can inspire a little bit of heroism in you hardcore style, well, that'd be awesome too!
- David L. Puga
Welcome to Paragons Renegades: A BadAss Heroes Album! A true spin-off from the main BadAss series focusing on heroes this time around and having two discs with their own feel. Why not a BadAss: Boss Themes: Volume 4? Well, as I wrote in the album write-up of BadAss 3, I had been working non-stop on BadAss since its never-released spiritual predecessor, Crescendo to Chaos. BadAss 1 was really an experiment for us (I was just an assistant director then) and so was the music. A genre-style album, not focusing on a certain soundtrack, born from the KNGI community almost more than from the OCR community… it was new in many ways. In BadAss 2, I think David really found his niche of genre and we made it even rawer and focused than the first one. With BadAss 3, I took over as director and had my own staff without David. It gave me the opportunity to grow more as a director and give it more my (genre) niche and vibe: more eerie and more bombastic - more like a movie soundtrack. After that, I felt like the trilogy was complete and I did everything I could with the BadAss formula. But David and I (and others in the project threads) always teased each other with "Well, one day there should be a GoodAss…"
And that day has come! We're going back to something new, something fresh. Bringing different genres to the mix, having a new focus, being able to welcome new and additional mixers to the BadAss family and trying to figure out how to make something work all over again... It was the fresh energy I needed to direct another album, this time with David beside me! It has been a difficult one-and-a-half years for me (i.e. medically speaking), so making the time to work on this album and make a mix for it was very challenging for me this time around. But it has been a great experience slowing down and picking up again with David picking up when I couldn't and vice versa. In the end, it was really fun doing this as it felt like two buddies making something new! And since GoodAss isn't a great name, and since we went for a separation of genres (bombastic and/or more peaceful on disc 1, and way more aggressive and raw on disc 2), this is: Paragons Renegades! And who knows, perhaps there will be a Paragons Renegades: Volume 2 in the future?
- Pieter van Os (Pavos)


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Why set up a business in Monaco?
Successful business people, sports stars and celebrities choose to live in Monaco. These wealthy residents demand high quality local services, and entrepreneurs are attracted to the Principality to supply them. Here are our top 3 resources for setting up a business.
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Official Monaco Government pages for setting up companies. The business enterprise section of the website contains all the information you need, most of which has been translated into English.
Can I set up my own company in Monaco?
Are there business investors in Monaco?
How do I register my Monaco domain name?
Is there a Chamber of Commerce?
What business associations or networks I can join?
Q. Can I set up my own company in Monaco?
There are several ways you can work for yourself or set up your own business in the Principality. Generally, you or one of your directors needs to be resident in Monaco. You must submit many documents to the Direction de l'Expansion Economique (DEE), and in most cases, the procedure takes about 3 months. For more information, check the Official Monaco Government website for setting up companies.
Q. Are there investors who'd be interested in my new business idea?
The Monaco Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (MVCA) is an organization that supports and develops the venture capital and private equity industry in Monaco. If you're looking for an investor in the Principality, or you're an investor looking for a potential investment, this is the organization to contact.
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If you're setting up a website and want to register a .mc domain name, contact the Network Internet Center of Monaco (NIC).
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There are two chambers in the Principality. The Junior Chamber Monaco is part of the Junior Chamber International organization, but membership is for 18-40 year olds only.
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Q: MySQL Trigger On UPDATE "Unknown Column" Error I want to log a table when it is updating a row in which the value of the "insertDate" or "updateDate" column is older than 3 months.
I wrote this trigger:
DELIMITER ///
CREATE TRIGGER `trig_before_up_dad_records` BEFORE UPDATE ON `dad_records` FOR EACH ROW
                                                                               BEGIN

SET @beforeThreeMonth = DATE(NOW() - interval 3 month);

IF (ISNULL(OLD.updateDate) OR UNIX_TIMESTAMP(OLD.updateDate) IS NULL) THEN
    SET @lastDate = DATE(OLD.insertDate);
ELSE
    SET @lastDate = DATE(OLD.updateDate);
END IF;

IF(UNIX_TIMESTAMP(lastDate) < UNIX_TIMESTAMP(beforeThreeMonth)) THEN
    INSERT INTO three_month_ago_dad_records SELECT OLD.*;
END IF;
END;
///

When update a row where the updateDate time 2015-04-09 (or anything older than 3 months) I get the following error:

/* SQL Error (1054): Unknown column 'lastDate' in 'field list' */

However, I didn't write lastDate as a column. Where is my error?

A: Get rid of UNIX_TIMESTAMP() everywhere.  DATETIME fields can be compared directly.
Once you have done that, you will probably notice the missing @ that is causing the error.
I think it can be simplified down to only:
CREATE TRIGGER ...
IF COALESCE(OLD.updateDate, OLD.insertDate) < CURRENT_DATE() - interval 3 month
    INSERT INTO three_month_ago_dad_records SELECT OLD.*;
END IF;
END;

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Q: Convert the input number to alphabet representation I was asked below program to code and have coded to a good extent. But not able to simulate 0 case consideration, Where am I missing? Below is the question and code:
Let 0 represent 'A', 1 represents 'B', etc. Given a digit sequence, count the number of possible decodings of the given digit sequence.
Input:  digits[] = "121"
Output: 3 ( The possible decodings are "BCB", "BV", "MB" )
Similarly "200" can be interpreted as "caa" or "ua" and "007" has one.
My code:
def countValidSequences(input_num):

    n = len(input_num)
    number = list(input_num)

    occurance = [0] * (n+1)
    occurance[0] = 1
    occurance[1] = 1

    for i in range(2, n+1):

        occurance[i] = 0

        if (number[i-1] > '0'):
            occurance[i] += occurance[i-1]

        if (number[i-2] < '2' or (number[i-2] <= '2' and number[i-1] < '6') ):
            occurance[i] += occurance[i-2]

    return occurance[n]

print("Count ",countValidSequences("200"))
print("Count ",countValidSequences("2563"))
print("Count ",countValidSequences("123"))
print("Count ",countValidSequences("99"))
print("Count ",countValidSequences("100200300"))

O/P:
Count  1
Count  2
Count  3
Count  1
Count  3

It works fine for the input not having 0, any idea where am I missing?

A: I took a recursive approach but you can convert it back to iterative if needed.
I created a function called valid_two_digit_encoding. By creating a smaller named function, it is easy to test if it is working correctly. In your code, I'm not sure what if (number[i-2] < '2' or (number[i-2] <= '2' and number[i-1] < '6') ) is supposed to do and you can't check it separately to see if it is works. '00' meets that condition. Is that what you intended?
The end condition is that if there is just 1 digit, there is just one encoding.
If a two digit number is a valid encoding, we need to add all other possible encodings starting with that. Also, we always need the encodings starting with the one digit version.
def valid_two_digit_encoding(a, b):
    if not a or not b:
        return False
    if a in ('1', '2') and b < '6':
        return True
    return False

def valid_sequences(input_num):
    if len(input_num) <= 1:
        return 1

    encodings = 0
    if valid_two_digit_encoding(input_num[0], input_num[1]):
        encodings += valid_sequences(input_num[2:])

    encodings += valid_sequences(input_num[1:])

    return encodings

def countValidSequences(input_num):
    return valid_sequences(input_num)

# Input "1" output 1
print("Count ",countValidSequences("1"))
# Input "121" output 3
print("Count ",countValidSequences("121"))
# Input "200" output 2
print("Count ",countValidSequences("200"))
# Input "007" output 1
print("Count ",countValidSequences("007"))
# Input "2563" output 2
print("Count ",countValidSequences("2563"))
# Input "123" output 3
print("Count ",countValidSequences("123"))
# Input "99" output 1
print("Count ",countValidSequences("99"))
# Input "100200300" output 4
print("Count ",countValidSequences("100200300"))
# Input "2222" output 5
print("Count ",countValidSequences("2222"))
# Input "312" output 2
print("Count ",countValidSequences("312"))

Which outputs:
Count  1
Count  3
Count  2
Count  1
Count  2
Count  3
Count  1
Count  4
Count  5
Count  2


WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Aquarium Pet Shop will soon have a new home in Wisconsin Rapids.
Owner Deb Hahn said the store will move into the TLC Travel building, 3111 Eighth St. S. in Wisconsin Rapids and begin serving customers there Dec. 1.
"We're very excited," Hahn said.
The business' move was prompted by the planned sale of the Rapids Mall to the John E. Alexander South Wood County YMCA and Boys & Girls Club of the Wisconsin Rapids Area. Mall tenants were told about the proposal for a new, shared YMCA and Boys & Girls Club facility at a meeting on Aug. 28 and learned once the sale was final, they would need to vacate the mall.
The sale of the mall is expected to be complete by the end of November.
Hahn said the Heart of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce helped with the relocation, providing a loan to help with the move.


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