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Thirteen-Month Struggle for Bronx Tenants to Get Their Stoves Back On
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Councilmember Vanessa Gibson appears with tenants of 1515 Selwyn Avenue in the Bronx at a press conference earlier this month.
It has been 13 months since many of the residents of 1515 Selwyn Avenue in the Bronx have been able to use their stove to warm up a tea kettle or fry a few strips of bacon or boil water for pasta or whip up some scrambled eggs.
After the gas went off, their landlord, Abdul Khan, provided them with hotplates. But tenants say they warm up slowly and are simply not up to the task of preparing regular meals.
"You can't cook on a hotplate," says Kim Statuto, a resident of the building for 26 years. So she spends on take-out food. "It eats up an exorbitant amount of money that I don't have." During the holidays last year, Statuto says, "We were unable to invite families to our homes because we had no gas."
The tenants have taken Khan to court and been promised repairs but lawyers for the residents say Khan has not completed them. Tenants say they may next pursue an Article 7A designation for the six-story, 47-unit building in Claremont. That would hand control of the building over to a court-appointed administrator, who would collect rent and make repairs.
Neither Khan nor one of his attorneys returned calls seeking comment. Statuto says the landlord has insisted to tenants that the problems are not of his making. "He tries to say that it's HPD, DOB's fault," she says, referring to the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development and Department of Buildings
According to HPD, gas to the entire building was shut down after a September 2018 fire. Service to most apartments was soon restored, according to the agency, but after a test of the system, the gas lines to 18 apartments remained shut down.There were problems with a plumber's application to do repair work, the agency said, but by Christmas Eve, 14 of the 18 apartments were approved for restoration; however, meters had not been installed. The remaining four apartments were approved in February. But a full test of the whole building was required, and the plumber's application for a test didn't say as much, triggering other delays.
"HPD and DOB have been working together to facilitate the necessary repairs and hold this owner accountable," Juliet Pierre-Antoine, a spokesperson for HPD, told City Limits via email. "We will continue to monitor the situation and take all actions within our power to compel the owner to restore full gas service to this property while protecting tenant safety."
DOB says the correct permit was finally issued on October 8 and the test conducted on October 18. The plumber told DOB that he asked the utility to restore service on October 21. It was unclear at press time if gas had been fully restored.
In any case, gas is not the building's only problem. As of press time, the building has 314 housing code violations, including 132 of the most serious Class C violations. Besides the cooking-gas outage, issues include roaches, mold, broken plaster and defective electrical equipment. The building also has 67 open violations of the building code. In March 2019, DOB ordered two apartments damaged in the September 2018 fire vacated because there was no way to reach the fire escape from those boarded-up dwelling units. The building has also been cited for illegally allowing people to sleep in the basement and for a leaking boiler.
"The boiler is old. It needs to be replaced," says Nadia Metayer, who has lived in the building for more than 30 years. There were times last winter, she says, "when it was warmer outside than it was in the building."
Last January, 1515 Selwyn Avenue was enrolled in the city's Alternative Enforcement Program, an initiative launched in 2007 to address "severely distressed multiple dwellings." According to HPD literature, owners with buildings in AEP are given four months to correct the problems, after which the agency issues an "order to correct" and can impose fees. If the owner doesn't comply with the order to correct, HPD can hire a contractor to make the repairs at the owner's expense.
None of those more aggressive steps appear to have occurred in the case of 1515 Selwyn Avenue, however. HPD says all parties are "working dilligently" to get the gas back on.
Tenants, however, have been in court since last December. According to one of their attorneys, there was a settlement in July that required the gas to be restored by September 30, a deadline "they missed by a long shot."
"The matter is back in court because the tenants are asking the housing court judge to find the landlord in contempt of court," writes Bianca Cappellini , senior staff attorney at Bronx Legal Services.
Tenants tell City Limits that they will pursue the Article 7A if the building doesn't turn a corner soon. Statuto feels a particular urgency because she receives Section 8 and federal inspectors have told her they are concerned about conditions in the building. Already, she says, Section 8 payments to Khan have been suspended. "They advised me to move because they want to cancel the contract with him altogether," she says.
The Selwyn Avenue dispute is not the only court case involving Khan. On October 1, a bank sued in Bronx Supreme Court to foreclose a property at 1201 University Avenue that Khan also owns. While it has far fewer code violations than 1515 Selwyn, the University Avenue building is also in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
The building on Selwyn Avenue was once controlled by an entity linked to Frank Palazzolo, a real-estate operator based in White Plains who once had a hand in more than 100 Bronx buildings and ran afoul of regulators for poor and sometimes dangerous conditions faced by many tenants. HPD launched a major investigation of those properties in 2004—meaning that, in some sense, 1515 Selwyn has been on the city's radar screen for 15 years.
After the company linked to Palazzolo, FMF Management I Corp., sold the Selwyn Avenue property off in 2010, "[Conditions] kind of stabilized in, I'd say, the first two years," Statuto says. "He's never been the best of landlords, but it stabilized. We had somebody we could call for repairs." More recently, she says, "He just started letting things go."
"The problems in the building were always there. We always had violations," says Metayer. "But not as bad as it is now."
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The U.S. government estimates the total population at 1.2 million (July 2015 estimate). The islands' diversity is reflected in the different religions which also exist. Mosques, churches and Hindu temples stand peacefully side by side in Trinidad and Tobago. The largest religious groups are Christians, Hindus and Muslims. According to the 2011 census, 26.5 percent of the population is Protestant, including 12 percent Pentecostal or evangelical, 5.7 percent Anglican, 4.1 percent Seventh-day Adventist, 2.5 percent Presbyterian or Congregational, 1.2 percent Baptist, 0.7 percent Methodist, and 0.3 percent Moravian. An additional 21.6 percent is Roman Catholic, 18.2 percent Hindu, 5 percent Muslim, and 1.5 percent Jehovah's Witnesses.
Traditional Caribbean religious groups with African roots include the Spiritual Baptists (sometimes called Shouter Baptists), who represent 5.7 percent of the population, and the Orisha, who incorporate elements of West African spiritualism and Christianity, at 0.9 percent. According to the census, 2.2 percent of the population has no religious affiliation, 11.1 percent does not state a religious affiliation, and 7.5 percent lists its affiliation as "other," which includes a number of small Christian groups, as well as Bahais, Rastafarians, Buddhists, and Jews.
The ethnic and religious composition of the two islands varies distinctly. On Trinidad, those of African descent make up 32 percent of the population and are predominantly Christian, with a small Muslim community concentrated in and around Port of Spain, along the east-west corridor of northern Trinidad, and in certain areas of central and south Trinidad. Those of East Indian descent comprise 37 percent of the population, roughly half of whom are Hindu, in addition to some Muslims, Presbyterians, and Catholics. The population of Tobago is 85 percent African descent and predominantly Christian.
There are no known indigenous terrorist groups operating in T&T&. However, local newspapers cite government sources reporting that T&T nationals have traveled to Syria and Iraq to fight for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Muslims make up about five percent of the population and are roughly equally split between persons of African and Indian heritage. Fighters appear to have come from both the Afro-Trini and Indo-Trini Muslim communities, and many appear to have had prior affiliations with criminal gangs. In 2015, T&T has taken steps to address foreign terrorist fighters. Organizations within the Ministry of National Security identify and closely monitor the travel and activity of persons of interest.
In addition, the previous government formed a National Counterterrorism Working group, chaired by the former T&T Chief of Defense Staff, to draft a National Counterterrorism Strategy. The draft strategy takes into account international and domestic commitments in combatting terrorism, and the specific nature of the terrorist threat to T&T, identifying the priorities, principles, and key assumptions. In November 2015, an ISIL propaganda video circulating on the Internet and social media, featured several young men claiming to be Trinidadian nationals fighting in Syria. Since 2014, sporadic videos alleged to feature Trinidadian nationals in support of ISIL have surfaced on social media; this has led the government to address the issue of terrorism and foreign fighters.
The call for self-radicalization, whether disseminated on extremist forums, or via the broader approach with social media, continue to be a global concern. It is difficult to determine what message will inspire a violent extremist.
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and of religious belief and observance, including worship. It recognizes the existence of basic fundamental human rights and freedoms without discrimination by reason of religion. The law prohibits acts of sedition and seditious intent, defined as engendering or promoting feelings of ill will towards, hostility to, or contempt for any class of inhabitants, including on the basis of religion.
The government subsidized religiously affiliated public schools, including schools operated by Christian, Hindu, and Muslim groups. The government permits religious instruction in public schools, allocating time each week during which any religious group with an adherent in the school may provide an instructor at the parents' request. Attendance at these classes is voluntary, and the religious groups represented are diverse. The law states no persons shall be refused admission to any public school on account of their religious beliefs, and no child shall be required to attend any religious observance or receive instruction in religious subjects as a condition of admission or continued attendance in a public school. While parents may enroll their children in religiously affiliated private schools as an alternative to public education, the law does not permit homeschooling.
Voodoo is a general term used for the African-based religious practices followed by people in the Caribbean. In Trinidad and Tobago, this practice would be known as Orisha. While there has been an upsurge in the popularity of Orisha and other African-based religions, the more dominant religions such as the Christian-based Protestant faiths see them as devilish and demonic. This belief is known to be very eclectic for it borrows from many other religions, including Hinduism and Catholicism. There is great difficulty in trying to determine how many people follow Orisha as many practice undercover; yet roughly 8 to 10 per cent of the population practice some form of this religion. The Orisha movement has enjoyed increased legitimacy in political, public, media, and cultural circles. For example, policy discussions surrounding Orisha's standing as a religion have been examined by the government.
Becoming a member of Orisha can follow three paths: 1) family relations, whereby family members encourage siblings, parents, etc., into joining, 2) trauma or crisis, when someone is in dire need of help they will seek out membership, 3) seeking assistance to everyday problems such as employment issues, relationships, etc. An aspect of the Orisha religion that is attractive to many is that priests offer consultations in order to assist people with their problems. In a typical consultation, the priest would provide a visitor with an amulet or charm that would, for example, bring them good luck. In this sense, even politicians have been known to visit Orisha priests for a consultation.
Among Black Caribbeans, one significant country of origin difference in self-rated spirituality was that persons from Trinidad-Tobago reported lower levels of self-rated spirituality than persons from Jamaica. By way of explanation, the two countries differ in regards to predominant Christian denominations (Anglican in Jamaica and Roman Catholic in Trinidad-Tobago). The history of religious and spiritual traditions in Trinidad-Tobago is particularly complex, the result of the intermingling of African, East Indian and European influences. However, one notable feature in Trinidad-Tobago is the history of stigma and legalized discrimination against semi-Christian groups such as the Spiritual Baptists and African-based religions such as Orisha and the public perception and characterization of these traditions and practices as pagan/demonic.
A fine of up to 1,000 Trinidad and Tobago dollars (TT) ($156) may be levied for expressions of hatred directed specifically against a person's religion, including any "riotous, violent, indecent, or disorderly behavior in any place of divine worship," or attacks, ridicule, or vilification of another person's religion in a manner likely to provoke a breach of the peace.
Judicial review is available to those who claim to be victims of religious discrimination. An anti-blasphemy law is not enforced.


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Optimism for Murat Yakin's Nati after withstanding European champions
Posted on 6th Sep 2021 6th Sep 2021 by Nischal Schwager-Patel
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Switzerland knew what they were up against in Basel.
Just 81 days had passed since the Schweizer Nati were slain by Italy, who ran riot in Rome en route to winning EURO 2020. The first of two meetings in World Cup qualifying had arrived in what was the toughest possible competitive start for Murat Yakin.
But Yakin had started well in the hotseat, recording his first win over Greece on Wednesday with an unfamiliar squad. The likes of Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri and Breel Embolo all ruled out, and half of the Nati's key players unavailable.
For all the Swiss stars missing, arguably the most important remained.
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Yann Sommer secured his place in Swiss football folklore during the EUROs, and there was no better man to wear the captain's armband in Xhaka's absence than the Nati's number one.
While the back three of Manuel Akanji, Nico Elvedi and Ricardo Rodríguez were being run ragged by Italy, it was just another day at the office for Sommer.
Calm, composed and alert in goal, the first test came as Domenico Berardi was one-on-one through a devastating Italian counter attack. Yet Sommer stood strong to deny the forward, celebrated like a goal by the Joggeli faithful.
Another excellent piece of goalkeeping saw the 32-year-old dive out to the edge of his box and stop the cross reaching its target: alert and active as ever.
His crowning moment was yet to come.
Switzerland looked more settled as the second half kicked off, finally looking as if they could pave their way into the game. However, Rodríguez's rash challenge gifted Italy a penalty and a chance to seize control of the game, to the dismay of the protesting Swiss and agitated fans.
Chelsea's Jorginho, recently crowned the UEFA Men's Player of the Year, up against Switzerland's Sommer.
Fans are now well aware of Jorginho's "hop, skip, jump" penalty technique, one which has served him well for so long. But as he began to miss more from the spot, he wouldn't always stick to his trademark, opting for a straightforward smash against tougher goalkeepers like Hugo Lloris.
He ought to have done the same in Basel, but underestimated the Nati number one at his own peril.
All Sommer had to do was wait and make a comfortable save to his left. The penalty king strikes again.
Sergio Ramos, Kylian Mbappé and now Jorginho have all failed to beat Sommer from the spot. It should be no surprise, given that it was his heroics which sent Switzerland into their historic quarter-final this summer. Ever reliable, rarely at fault, always outstanding, Yann Sommer did what Yann Sommer does best.
That should've been the goal which settled it, yet the penalty represented Italy's frustration in front of goal and Switzerland's strength at the back. Nothing would give in Basel.
In the end, Sommer's solid display earned Switzerland a hard-fought point, putting in another perfect performance to deny Roberto Mancini's men.
But it was not just Sommer. Switzerland have gained a reputation for being tough to break down, and although Italy carved them open all night long, the final line of defence never gave way. It was a team performance which secured the result, a marvellous defensive show.
Away from the backline, the midfield had an important role to play in earning the point. Djibril Sow struggled to impose himself on the game but there was no such struggle for Michel Aebischer and Fabian Frei, the latter returning to the Nati for the first time since March 2018.
Frei was superb in the middle of the park, looking so comfortable and experienced for a player who was only drafted in as a late inclusion three days earlier. He deserved the chance to shine in his home stadium, and gives Yakin another strong midfield option.
Switzerland deserved the draw for the way they fought and withheld the Azzurri, but there is work to be done.
The Nati weren't smooth at all on the transition, lacking the midfield quality to bring the ball forward into the Italian half. Once they got there they were slow and almost lethargic, showing no intent of driving forward and attacking the Italian backline.
There were also a lot of cynical fouls – some necessary, some not – which left four players on yellow cards. That was as a result of poor positioning and making themselves vulnerable on the break, which Italy exploited time and time again.
Then again, it is no surprise that there is room for improvement. Yakin is little under a month into life as Switzerland manager and will need time to work everything out. But for what it's worth, it's been an impressive start to the Murat Yakin era.
A solid win against Greece and an impressive point against Italy, holding the European champions to a draw on home soil. Not to mention the exhaustive list of absentees and Yakin can be pleased with his start and what lies ahead.
If there's anything to take from Sunday, it's that there is potential in the future for Yakin's Switzerland.
This remains the most exciting and talented Switzerland squad ever, and Yakin hasn't even used all his cards yet. He will have time, faith and patience, where we can reflect on his tenure at the end of qualifying.
A draw is often seen as two points lost, but for Switzerland in Basel, it is certainly one point gained.
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Patient Participation Group of Hannage Brook Medical Centre A voice for patients
The Hannage Brook Patient Participation Group (PPG) was formally constituted in September 2012. It works closely with the medical centre to give patients a voice in it's organisation and establishing it's priorities. Wirksworth is fortunate in that it has a medical practice committed to making sure it's patients are involved in decisions about the range and quality of services on offer. It is important that patients play a part in developing this partnership.
The group is active in keeping abreast of NHS developments by liaising with the local SOS NHS group and the SDCCG. The committee organises about three evening meetings a year on a range of topics the more recent of which have included Clinical Research, Help yourself to good health, Dementia Friends and Music for Health. In addition the PPG worked hard to petition the SDCCG to save the funding for minor injuries (Spring 2016) along with helping at Flu clinics, premises audits, supporting HB initiatives, such as "last orders", "Under 5's", "Men's health event", "Women's Health Event" and "BIGS Event" as well as being closely involved with the inspection. There are many more events and evenings planned.
A number of successful support groups have arisen from the PPG:
AF (arterial fibrillation), Diabetes, Memory Café, WISH (mental health), and Doing more for Dementia in Wirksworth.
Membership is very straightforward either "virtual" through email/post and/or by actively attending our meetings. Information gained through patient feedback is very important for the continued success of the practice. So do join us, have your say, learn more about important health matters and behind the scenes at HBMC!
Further details from the Chair, Chris Saunders chris.saunders@live.co.uk or from the surgery.
We'd love to hear your views on the practice!
Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) meetings are held regularly throughout the year and those patients who have attended have said how useful and informative they have been. We are always keen to hear how we can improve our service to you and group members have put forward some very useful suggestions and ideas.
If you would be interested in joining our PPG please print out a sign-up sheet available from the link below. Drop it into us next time you are at the surgery – we are always delighted to welcome new group members and we are very keen to encourage those people who may not be able to attend meetings (e.g. those with work commitments or young children) but who would be willing to be contacted by email. You don't have to attend every meeting to be a member of our PPG!
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Annie Fletcher, the Otolith Group: Anjalika Sagar, Kodwo Eshun, Emily Pethick
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From the late 1960s until his death in 1990 at the age of 49, Julius Eastman, the queer African-American avant-garde composer, pianist, vocalist and conductor, wrote and performed compositions whose ecstatic militant minimalism initiated a black radical aesthetic that revolutionised the East Coast's new music scene of the 1970s and 1980s. No recordings of Eastman's compositions were released during his lifetime. In January 1980, Julius Eastman was invited by the Music Department at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois to present his compositions Crazy Nigger (1978), Evil Nigger (1979) and Gay Guerrilla (1979). A number of African-American students and one faculty member objected to the titles of Eastman's compositions. The titles were redacted from the concert programme. Before the concert on 16 January 1980, Eastman delivered a public statement that responded to these objections. The speeches delivered by two speakers in The Otolith Group's video, The Third Part is the Third Measure (2017) – on display as the installation at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam during the festival – are based on each performer's adapted transcription of Eastman's Northwestern statement. This talk by The Otolith Group – Anjalika Sagar and Kodwo Eshun – who are joined by Annie Fletcher, focuses on the importance of this Afrofuturist artist and expand on ideas in making the film. In May 2019, the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, presents the first large scale solo exhibition of The Otolith Group. The exhibition is curated by Annie Fletcher.
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The Australian Case for Closer CANZUK Ties Post Brexit
Adil Cader / September 3, 2019 /	589
With the Brexit deadline on the horizon, Britain could enter a new beneficial relationship with Australia and other Anglosphere countries – a development that is slowly gaining traction. On February 11, several prominent UK MP's called for the prioritisation of a free-movement area – similar to the free movement of persons provision in the European Economic Area – between Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Britain, after the UK eventually exits the EU.
Towards a CANZUK Alliance
These pronouncements followed the release of the report titled 'Global Britain: A Twenty-First Century Vision', co-authored by Conservative MP Bob Seely and the Henry Jackson Society – a bi-partisan British Foreign Policy think-tank. One of the main proposals of the report was to reach out to Australia, New Zealand and Canada 'to form a new CANZUK alliance' or union, post-Brexit. Furthermore, the report also suggested a CANZUK integrated diplomacy approach that would see the shared use of Britain's permanent seat at the UN Security Council. The proposal was also supported by former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who stressed the need to strengthen Britain's relations with the Anglosphere after Brexit.
There are sound arguments the CANZUK proposal could be successful. Firstly, unlike any of the other European Economic Area countries – excluding Ireland – the CANZUK countries are all former UK colonies. This arguably gives each country a sentimental bond to the 'mother land' that EU countries do not share with the UK. Secondly, all the CANZUK countries follow similar parliamentary practice and share the same head of state. Thirdly, unlike the EU, the UK, Canada and New Zealand share the same official language and common-law legal system. All the above factors between these highly economically developed liberal democracies mean that they share a distinct cultural bond. These sentiments have also been echoed by other politicians in CANZUK countries.
Benefits of closer CANZUK ties – Australian Perspective
Economically, Australia stands to benefit from closer British ties. Whilst the UK can only enter free trade deals after it exits the EU by 2020, the promise of a deal seems alluring. According to Forex, more Australian goods and services going to the UK could potentially lead to a 3% increase in economic growth over the next couple of years, which would be in line with the Reserve Bank of Australia GDP forecast. According to DFAT, the UK is Australia's 7th largest two-way trading partner. Australian agriculture and wine particularly stand to benefit from any CANZUK deal. Currently, Australia faces high tariffs on beef exports to the EU, the majority of which goes to the UK, making it difficult to compete against EU competitors. British Trade Secretary Liam Fox recently stated that under a no-deal Brexit, the UK would wave all goods through tariff-free in order to prevent food shortages, which would have clear benefits for Australian exporters.
Diplomatically, the proposed shared UN Security Council seat would benefit Australia. Australia has only had a non-permanent seat on five previous occasions. During Australia's most recent 2013-4 term, Canberra was able to use its place on the council to deliver a strong international response to the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine. Rather than having to invest time and money into the campaigning process for a non-permanent seat, Australia would have the chance to be guaranteed not only a seat on a more permanent basis, but also a veto vote. This is a priceless offer for a burgeoning middle-power to pursue its interests at the premier international security decision-making body.
From an Australian perspective, it would be logical to be a bit of skeptical of such a political union, especially given the UK's recent experience with the EU. Both sovereignty and migration, which arguably were main issues in the UK's decision to leave the EU, were also issues in the last Australian federal election. However, CANZUK focuses mainly on freedom of trade and movement and hence there would be no overarching institutions like the EU or European Court of Justice which would be issuing directives to CANZUK countries. Regarding immigration, the CANZUK countries have comparable GDP per capita and standards of living, thus ruling out one-sided migration. In addition, with a common language and culture, assimilation should in theory would be less problematic.
All in all, post-Brexit Australia could find itself in a very fortunate time and place, with a great opportunity to forge closer ties to Britain and other CANZUK countries in a potentially new, dynamic union. Whilst the outcome of Brexit is still uncertain due to both international and external factors, Australian policymakers should grab the opportunity presented by the proposed CANZUK union with both hands.
A different version of this post originally appeared on The Young Australians in International Affairs blog.
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Искренне верующие в Аллаха будут наслаждаться благоденствием разного рода, вспоминать милости Аллаха, видеть грешников в адском огне и благодарить Аллаха за Его милость, которой Он охранил их от грехов и ложного призыва неверных грешников. В суре описывается место, где будут пребывать неверующие, и местопребывание верующих в дальней жизни.

После изложения историй, происходивших в разных обстоятельствах, в разные времена и с разными людьми, в которых разъясняется значение послания, сура опровергает измышления многобожников о том, что у Аллаха есть дочери, а у них — сыновья, что Он сотворил ангелов женщинами и что между Ним и джиннами есть родство.

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Aligning publishing technology with the funder view of impact
There are few topics in digital publishing that cause so much debate as that of research impact. A lot of this debate – within the publishing world, at least – has tended to focus on ways of improving (or improving on) existing mechanisms. How can we make Impact Factor work better? Should we put less emphasis on the journal and more on the article – or on the author?
Funders, meanwhile, seem to be in a different galaxy.
In UK higher education, changes to the REF (the mechanism by which many research grants are allocated) manifest a desire on the part of funders to know about the practical impact of research work beyond the scholarly bubble – and beyond even the media reaction to published research: they want to know what impact it has had, what difference it has made, in the 'real' world.
This difference of perspective was highlighted during a 'Research Impact Spotlight' event hosted by Digital Science recently, as reported by Research Information. Reading about this gave a lot of food for thought – not just about the real meaning of impact, but also about how we structure our technology architecture.
Beyond attention metrics
Alongside Jonathan Adams of Digital Science, participants in the event were Ben Goldacre, an advocate for open science.
To deal with the last-mentioned first; much attention has been given to altmetrics in the debate over impact, but Adie here seems to say it is not a measurement of impact at all. Both traditional metrics like Impact Factor and new-kid-on-the-block altmetrics can be classified as 'attention' metrics – calibrating, respectively, scholarly attention and broader, non-academic attention. But probably the most they can show is that a particular piece of research has changed the way people think about a problem, and possibly that it has changed practice. In terms of showing a social, economic or cultural benefit, however, different measures of impact are needed.
Digital Science has been involved in helping to establish such measures through its work with the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). HEFCE has chosen to base its evaluation of impact on case studies submitted by institutions as part of the REF. Digital Science has helped with the analysis of these impact case studies through its work on the 2014 REF impact case studies database and website. In December 2014, for the first time, impact (along with outputs and environment) formed a proportion of the over all quality score given to institutions by HEFCE.
Case studies submitted to the 2014 REF have been text-mined and issued in collaboration with King's College London. The report has many pages of brightly-coloured, detailed charts, heat-maps, etc. showing the impact of research on various stakeholder groups in the community. There is a wealth of information here about the effects UK research is having in the wider world, but this case-study-based methodology for evaluating impact, clearly a 'work in progress', has shortcomings at present that the report acknowledges in its 'Lessons for future iterations of the Research Excellence Framework' section.
Broadly, these are to do with the difficulties of deducing quantitative measures of impact from case study material that is text-based and therefore (arguably) inherently qualitative. Where quantitative measures are submitted, institutions have considerable choice in how they select and present their numbers, making it difficult to compare like with like.
It is a fascinating document to look at, but slightly boggling for anyone without a degree in statistics and a working knowledge of semantic technologies. And although ultimately it feeds into league tables of institutional quality, as a way of measuring impact this case-study-based approach does not narrow down so easily and satisfactorily to a single number as do attention metrics such as Impact Factor.
This is hardly surprising, since IF is based on a purely numerical measure, counting citations. Impact in the wider community, by contrast, produces outputs that can be quantified, but they are many and various, often discipline-specific, and hard to compare. How would you put an increase in life-expectancy within a particular occupational population, for instance, on a par with a decrease in reoffending rates among a particular category of prisoners?
Measuring what really counts
It is important to realize that this is not a problem unique to the scholarly world, but has parallels with many other areas of business life where analytics play a significant part. In the past, evaluative data were difficult and costly to come by, so we tended to base our measures on the few numbers we could get. Latterly, the web has opened a firehose of data that we now struggle to interpret (this is why data scientists are now so hotly in demand across the labour market).
An older, more data-starved age gave us Impact Factor. Assessing research impact back then relied on counting citations because there wasn't much else to count. Nowadays, we have an infinitely wider choice of data inputs, but somehow the news doesn't seem to have sunk in.
I think Liz Allen of the Wellcome Trust puts her finger on it when, lamenting the tendency to give too much focus to new tools and technologies, she says that in order to get the most out of these tools, we need a 'better understanding of where they measure what counts, or only count what can be measured'
Notionally, everything can be measured in this new world. Our focus should be on making the best use of technology to help us measure the things that really count. And it is clear that, in the minds of funders, impact of research in the wider community counts more than impact on the minds of other scholars.
Liz Allen sees opportunities around 'openness, discoverability and interoperability' in helping to maximize the impact of funding. It seems to me that publishers have a big part to play in meeting these requirements of funders, a stakeholder of resurgent influence in the new world brought about by OA.
And we, as development partners, need to be building smart technology architectures that also help to realize these aims. At HighWire we have long considered that alignment with the business aims of our clients also involves alignment with the needs of their stakeholders. That's why we put so much emphasis on UX – but it also means we ascribe a critical importance to just those qualities Liz Allen enumerates in building our technology architecture: openness, discoverability and interoperability.
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Virginia man charged with giving secret documents to China
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Great engineering can solve global challenges, but "must make economic sense" - Rolls-Royce CEO
Great engineering can solve global challenges, but "must make economic sense" Rolls-Royce CEO tells audience of 'View from the top' lecture
Warren East CBE FREng, Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce, has explained how creative engineers can solve some of the world's biggest challenges, but called on the profession to ensure those engineering solutions make "economic sense". Delivering the Royal Academy of Engineering's 2017 View from the top lecture, he referred to engineering as "the natural engine of our economy" and explained to the audience how spotting this as a teenager drove his fascination with engineering as he "wanted to be part of it".
Mr East, who joined Rolls-Royce as CEO in July 2015 having previously served as CEO of ARM Holdings Plc and ARM Ltd, shared the principles he learnt throughout his career. He explained that successful engineering is reliant on building on solid foundations, which can take time to develop, and that engineers should "walk quickly, don't run". He also stressed that, in engineering, one company, team or person can't do it all alone, it is "all about partnership".
Reflecting on UK engineering, Mr East rejected views that manufacturing is "decaying", describing it as an industry with "lots of potential" and engineering as something that the UK is "really rather good" at. He called on the profession to embrace new technology and automation. Citing historic cynicism about ISDN, he also recommended that engineers put aside any cynicism about the Internet of Things (IoT), predicting that "its day will come".
Engineers, Mr East told the audience, need to "get creative" to address the major challenges facing the world today: an expanding and ageing population undergoing increased urbanisation, all of which impacts supply of food and water and creates increased demand for energy. The key to success is improving efficiency, he said. Citing vast improvements in aircraft fuel burn in recent years, Mr East highlighted how by being creative "engineers have made the impossible possible".
In concluding his lecture Mr East highlighted the importance of business-academic collaboration in driving future innovation. This will provide the environment for engineers to expand their creativity and ensure their projects are economically viable, maximising product efficiency. Mr East called this a "once in a generation" opportunity to take a slice of the global advanced manufacturing market as the upcoming digital transformation becomes a reality.
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Washington, DC, December 11, 2018-The Producer Price Index for final demand edged up 0.1% in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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President Donald Trump said Saturday he "may take" hydroxychloroquine, apparently to prevent the coronavirus, though there is no evidence the drug is safe or effective for that use.
"I'll have to ask my doctors about that, but I may take it," Trump told reporters.
The nation's top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, has warned Americans against placing too much faith in the drug, which has not yet undergone rigorous clinical testing.
Critics have assailed Trump for repeatedly hailing an unproven treatment that can have dangerous side effects.
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President Donald Trump told reporters on Saturday he "may" take the drug hydroxychloroquine, despite no evidence the drug is effective and safe for preventing or treating the coronavirus.
He also suggested that his doctors have not yet prescribed him the drug, but said he would ask them about it.
"If it were me — in fact, I might do it anyway. I may take it, okay? I may take it," he said at a press briefing. "And I'll have to ask my doctors about that, but I may take it."
The nation's top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, who is often featured at Trump's daily press briefings, has warned Americans that there is no evidence that the drug is effective in preventing or treating coronavirus.
He has described a small study involving the drug's use as a coronavirus treatment as "anecdotal evidence," and said controlled clinical trials were necessary to determine whether it is effective and safe for use in COVID-19 patients.
"We're trying to strike a balance between making something with a potential of an effect to the American people available, at the same time that we do it under the auspices of a protocol that would give us information to determine if it's truly safe and truly effective," Fauci said at a March 21 briefing.
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Washington.
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The Food and Drug Administration has not approved hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus treatment or prevention.
But Fauci's repeated warnings have not stopped Trump from touting the drug regularly, and referring to it as "one of the biggest game changers in the history of medicine."
In Saturday's briefing, Trump even said the term "game changer" wasn't strong enough.
"If this drug works, it will be not a game changer because that's not a nice term — it'll be wonderful, it'll be so beautiful. It'll be a gift from heaven if it works," he said.
Critics have assailed Trump for hailing an unproven treatment that can have dangerous side effects.
Trump has said he tested negative for coronavirus twice, and in his comments on Saturday appeared to suggest he was considering using hydroxychloroquine for preventative use.
Demand for the drug has skyrocketed in recent weeks amid the hype, causing shortages and affecting patients who use it to treat illnesses such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.
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Кетелін Алін Вультурар (,  9 березня 2004, Арад, Румунія) — румунський футболіст, півзахисник італійського клубу «Лечче».

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Кетелін Вультурар народився у місті Арад і є вихованцем місцевого клубу УТА, де він починав грати з молодіжного складу.  Вже у віці 14 - ти років Вультурар дебютував в основному складі у турнірі Другого дивізіону чемпіонату Румунії.

Гра молодого футболіста привернула увагу європейських клубів. У послугах Вультурара виявляли зацікавленість румунський клуб «Стяуа». Футболіст проходив оглядини та проби у клубах «Барселона» та «Ліверпуль». Врешті у 2020 році Вулуьтурар підписав контракт з італійським клубом «Лечче», де продовжив виступи у молодіжній команді. Трансфер Вультурара став найдорожчим в історії клуба УТА.

У жовтні 2021 року англійське видання «The Guardian» визнало Кетеліна Вультурара одинм з кращих гравців 2004 року народження. В подальшому румунський футболіст став капітаном молодіжної команди «Лечче».

Збірна
З 2016 року Кетелін Вультурар захищає кольори юнацьких збірних Румунії.

Досягнення
УТА
 Переможець Ліги ІІ: 2019/20

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Посилання
 Кетелін Вультурар на soccer365.com.ua

уродженці Арада
румунські футболісти
футболісти УТА (Арад)
футболісти «Лечче»
румунські футбольні легіонери
футбольні легіонери в Італії


Congrats to all the riders that participated in the 2016 Vasey Interclub. Reminder that the BCC hosts the final interclub on September 11th, Horseshoe Valley.
Thanks to everyone who came out to the inaugural Thursday night TT this evening. Excellent conditions and a great turnout by the team. We had 7 youth, 16 juniors and masters and 4 cadet team time trial riders out! Awesome to see such a great turnout.
Here are the results from the Oro Short interclub, first to last.
Congratulations to the riders for racing on a challenging day and thanks to Orrin, Jamie, Kellie and Leigh for volunteering.
The Tuesday night ride is the most popular weekly Barrie Cycling Club event.


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Martin arrested on federal charges
Deputies under fire
Dec. 5 edition of the Cibola Citizen
Roxsana Hernandez was an inmate at the Cibola County Detention Center, Milan, and was held by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Authorities seize 100 pounds of marijuana
Deputy Julian Armijo, working alongside his K9 partner Rinkin, pulled over a vehicle for allegedly speeding on July 10. The traffic stop turned into anything but when the duo discovered nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in the car.
$300,000 for abandoned building removal
The City of Grants Planning and Zoning Board discussed ways to coerce owners of abandoned buildings to comply with zoning ordinances. Robert Windhorst, city code enforcement officer, described ongoing issues.
Combating drugs
The Cibola County Sheriff's Office began a zero-tolerance enforcement mission in the Mt. Taylor Addition area on June 22. The enforcement came after several complaints and issues about illegal drug
CGH publishes community health assessment
The Cibola General Hospital board approved the 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment report at its June 24 meeting.
By Rosanne Boyett
City estimates more than $5 million for Alco building renovations
The City of Grants issued a Request For Proposal a number of years ago to renovate the old Alco building. The RFP identified three specific items.
Grants Farmers Market draws large crowd
The first day of the annual Grants Famers Market, which opened last Saturday, was graced with perfect summer weather.
There have always been partisans in American politics. There always will be, but we're taking this too far.
By Diego Lopez
Content is core of economic development course
The economic development field is rapidly changing and increasing in complexity.
By Paul Hamrick
Natural gas good for consumers, families
As a rancher, former employee at Navajo Refining and an individual with a degree in Agricultural Engineering from New Mexico State University, I come at questions about energy development from a mu
By Jefferson Byrd
Project Mudd:Benefits many
The organizers of Project Mudd, a volleyball charity event, are excited to announce the recipients of this year's tournament proceeds.
Local youth compete at the USATF Regional 10 Track & Field championships
Phoenix, Ariz.– Two Running Medicine youth runers from the Pueblo of Acoma and Laguna competed at he USATF Regional 10 Track & Field Championships hat were held at Mesa Community College from J
Just down the street
Looking for something to do? Perhaps an off-beat date or a fun day out with the family? Look no further; this event is just down the street.
Book review: 'Tortillas, A Cultural History'
Title: "Tortillas, A Cultural History"
Author: Paula E. Morton
Citizen Calendar
Tuesday Grants/Milan Rotary Club Meeting, 12 p.m. at El Cafecito Restaurant, 820 E Santa Fe Ave., Grants.
GEMINI May 22/Jun 21
Others look to you for guidance this week, Gemini. Try to lead them in the right direction. If you do not have all of the answers, try to find them.
Pete Milan
Pete Milan was born on Oct. 17,1932 in Gallup, New Mexico. He passed away suddenly on May 1, 2019.
Anthony Peña
Funeral services are pending for Anthony Pena age 59 of Grants, New Mexico.
Anthony was born on July 5, 1960 and passed away July 13, 2019.
Glenda Gum
A memorial service will be held for Glenda Gum on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with interment to follow at Grants Memorial Park.


I was shopping at Trader Joe's and found the Bool Kogi – Korean-style marinated boneless beef ribs. I just LOVE, LOVE LURVEEE Korean BBQ, specifically Bulgogi, so I decided to give it a try.
It looks like this can be placed on an outdoor grill, but after some online surfing, some were cooking it in a grill pan or wok – I can definitely work with that!
First, I prepared the rice. You can pair this with any type of rice, such as brown, wild, or purple really. However, it has been a while since I made sushi rice, so I just made that.
I heated up a grill pan and prepared the beef that way. Once the beef was finished, I placed it in the container on a layer of rice. Then, added sautéed spinach and pickled carrots & daikon.
Voilà, my very own "almost bibimbop" bowl!
Did you try making Bool Kogi also? How did it turn out? Please share in the comments below.


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Catholic schools office hosting job fair
Regina Luminis offers parents guide to classical education
Young Adult Holy Hour/ Happy Hour
Family Easter Egg Hunt at the Shrine
Time to Wine, Dine, and Shine: Lenten Young Adult Leadership Retreat
SS. Simon and Jude hosts night-long prayer vigil for life
SS. Simon and Jude Parish, West Chester, will host the 27th annual National Night of Prayer for Life on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament will take place in Sacred Heart Chapel at the parish church, located at West Chester Pike (Route 3) and Route 352 in Westtown, Chester County.
All are welcome to pray at any time in the devotion to overcome abortion, for religious freedom and for the dignity and sanctity of every human life to be respected.
Times are suggested for particular groups including youth and families and 8 p.m., at which the pro-life stations of the cross will be prayed. Senior citizens will gather at 9, Knights of Columbus at 10 and all adults at 11, led by young adults.
The devotion will conclude with benediction at midnight.
The prayers, uniting with prayer vigils that night at churches across the country, occur on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8. The devotion spans into Dec. 9, the feast of St. Juan Diego, to whom Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in 1531 in Mexico.
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Researchers identified a novel, rare mutation causing cystic fibrosis (CF) in a pediatric African-American patient. The mutation, however, was found to be responsive to the CFTR corrector VX-809, therefore identifying potential personalized therapeutics. The study, "c.3623G > A mutation encodes a CFTR protein with impaired channel function," was published in the journal Respiratory Research.
CF is caused by the loss or dysfunction of the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel activity as a result of mutations in the CFTR gene. More than 2,000 CFTR mutations have been identified, with F508del established as one of the most prevalent CFTR mutations. However, only a relatively low number of mutations have been studied in detail at both the molecular level and in terms of specific disease manifestations.
Now, a group of researchers presented a clinical case of a pediatric African-American CF patient, who was heterogeneous for F508del but presented a novel missense mutation, c.3623G > A, that had never been characterized.
Researchers investigated the effects of the mutation at the molecular level with the goal of identifying a novel mutation-specific therapy. To this end, researchers reviewed retrospectively the medical record of this patient who received treatment at the the University of Tennessee Cystic Fibrosis Research and Care Center at LeBonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis. They performed western blotting and iodide efflux assays to study the mutant CFTR protein expression level maturation status and channel function.
The research team found that the mutated protein, called G1208D-CFTR, is characterized by impaired CFTR protein maturation culminating with retention of only 33 percent of normal CFTR function, resulting in a defective channel function. These evidences correlated with the mild disease phenotype presented by the patient.
Interestingly, researchers were able to partially rescue the phenotype by exposure to low temperature (28° C) or using the CFTR corrector VX-809 (Lumacaftor, Vertex Pharmaceuticals). Lung damage, including the potential development of chronic sino-pulmonary infections (common in patients with residual CFTR channel function) was not assessed due to the patient's young age.
In conclusion, researchers described a novel rare mutation in the CFTR gene, c.3623G > A, as a mild CF-causing mutation. Moreover, they showed that both mutations, F508del and c.3623G > A, are responsive to VX-809 treatment, therefore VX-809 and other similar CFTR modulators may represent a potential therapy for patients with this mutation.
Tagged c.3623G > A, CF pediatric African-American, CFTR corrector, F508del, Lumacaftor, rare mutation, VX-809.
It's good news for researchers finding something new, which can accelerate the pace of treating the disease. I saw some people suffered by that, hope more achievements can be made.
I have a 5-year-old girl recently diagnosed with cf disease. For the consequences of the two mutations c.358g>a (p.ala120thr)and c.2856g>c(p.met952Ile) , if you have any research about severity and classification and clinical prognosis of these variants, thank you for informing me. The her chloride level two stage are 75 and 80.


The traditional way of thinking of customer experience is outdated. It's no longer just about having friendly front staff and elaborate customer events. There is a new relationship on the horizon and it's blossoming to be something beautiful!
By combining digital marketing, Big data and smart segmenting of markets, a business can be a lot more customer focused and make every effort to touch make contact in a specific buying cycle when it's most relevant to communicate. Your messaging can now have an objective and a measurable result.
Even face to face interaction can be more meaningful with a history of customer needs on hand. It's no wonder this power couple is rocking the marketing and business world.


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Prince Harry Took Calls on a Trading Floor in a Benefit Honoring Victims of 9/11
The royal helped close a deal worth over a billion dollars.
By Chloe Foussianes
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After last night's speech commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Invictus Games, a charity initiative he co-founded, Prince Harry was back at work this morning.
The Duke of Sussex took part in the 15th BGC Charity Day, competing with other celebrities to raise money for good causes on the trading floor. The annual event, held by BGC Partners brokerage at its offices, honors the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald and 61 EuroBrokers workers who lost their lives in 9/11.
Harry, it turns out, is something of a natural in the finance sector. (Either that, or very receptive to the coaching that the professionals were offering.) "I thought he was excellent," Ryder Brown, a co-head of the department in which Harry was trading, told the Daily Mail. "It was very nerve-wracking but he handled the pressure well and closed the trade... He picked the telephone up and managed to do it—it's like old-style trading."
Prince Harry tries to hammer out a deal at the charity event.
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In the end, he ended up helping to close a deal valued at $1.25 billion, according to People. The Daily Mail estimates that the transaction raised £50,000 ($61,647) for charity. Some of that will go right to the Invictus Games: a portion of the proceeds from the day's event will benefit the international adaptive sporting competition, among other causes.
Other notable participants in BGC Charity Day included London mayor Sadiq Khan and Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington. Sadly, it's unclear if the Duke of Sussex actually crossed paths with the erstwhile King of the North.
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Chloe Foussianes News Writer Chloe is a News Writer for Townandcountrymag.com, where she covers royal news, from the latest additions to Meghan Markle's staff to Queen Elizabeth's monochrome fashions; she also writes about culture, often dissecting TV shows like The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Killing Eve.
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Texans brace themselves for a major winter storm — and the threat of another blackout
By Kristen Cabrera
Published February 1, 2022 at 3:33 PM CST
TAMARA KEITH, HOST:
Millions are bracing for another winter storm that will stretch across much of the country later this week. It's expected to bring major snow to the Midwest and dangerous cold as far south as Texas. In that state, many are hoping it won't mean another deadly, mass blackout like a year ago. Kristen Cabrera of member station KUT in Austin reports.
KRISTEN CABRERA, BYLINE: Last February, Quay Garrett Emmons found herself 10 months pregnant and without power for days. She is taking no chances this winter, especially now that her son Asher is born. One thing she's learned...
QUAY GARRETT EMMONS: Keep all of your power banks and rechargeable batteries and things like that charged up always.
CABRERA: The reliability of the Texas electrical grid is top of mind for Emmons. And her winter preparedness has taken a political turn because of it.
EMMONS: I do not trust the Texas electrical grid. Honestly, like, this is probably not the answer you're looking for, but the biggest thing I've done to prepare is donate money to Beto O'Rourke's campaign.
CABRERA: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott today reassured people that the grid is ready for the winter storm. The Texas grid operator has inspected more than 300 power plants. New regulations since last year's blackout required these plants to winterize. Doug Lewin, president of Stoic Energy, says he's not expecting another massive blackout.
DOUG LEWIN: But in the event there were outages, they would not be days-long. Again, unless the forecast shifts and we get a repeat of last year, you know, they might last for, you know, a few minutes or hours, but not days, just because, again, this storm is just not nearly as deep.
CABRERA: The grid operator projects that high energy demand will peak on Friday. But a main cause for last year's blackout was a disruption in the state's natural gas supply, and there have been no new regulations enacted yet to protect that from a winter freeze. So state regulators and nervous residents will be watching to see how the Texas grid weathers this storm - the first test since the state's devastating blackout one year ago.
For NPR News, I'm Kristen Cabrera in Austin.
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Truth in advertising requires ads to present the benefits and qualities of their products in an honest fashion. Of course, advertising has a very loose relationship to reality especially in the manner in which women are pictured. Advertisers recognize that women are responsible solely or as important decision makers on most family purchases as well as being big spenders on furniture, clothing and travel.
The image of a strong and confident woman has replaced the white haired CEO type as a spokesperson for many business products. Images of successful professional woman are in great demand as are images of women in traditional male enclaves such as law enforcement and the military. Unfortunately these images don't present an accurate picture of many working woman…but then we ARE talking about advertising.
The US election is shaping up to be more about woman than ever before with Hillary Clinton now poised to increased her role in the Barack Obama campaign to offset support for the Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. The fact that Governor Palin has five children, one an infant with Down's syndrome and another facing the challenges of teen pregnancy, has brought the issue of motherhood vs. professional life once again to the front page.
Women have made inroads into law enforcement but not so much in the firefighting jobs. Dreamstime doesn't have a single image of a woman firefighter. To prove my point about why advertising isn't about reality: I've seen several ads in the last year or so showing women firefighters. In reality, less than 3 percent of the US firefighters are women.
More authentic looking woman doctors and others in the medical professions-not 25-year-old beautiful models but more realistic women.
When showing women exercising with heavy weights try to use women that actually have muscles!
Women executives of all ages. How can you tell that they are executives? Glasses help as do jackets and little jewelry.
Illustrators: get to work figuring out how to illustrate the issues of 'equal pay for equal work".
Photo credits: Ariadna De Raadt, Kirill Putchenko, Bellemedia, Endostock, Forca, R. Gino Santa Maria / Shutterfree, Llc, Liv Friis Larsen, Misty Pfeil, Peter Close, Starfotograf.


This recipe comes to us by way of Jay Ducote and the team over at Bite & Booze. This recipe makes use of Jay D's Spicy & Sweet BBQ Rub and our Smoked Extra Virgin Olive Oil for both the pork and Brussels sprouts. They roast together in a glorious marriage of flavor for a super easy weeknight winner.
Toss Brussels sprouts with 1 Tbl of Smoked Extra Virgin Olive Oil and 1 Tbl Jay D's Spicy & Sweet Rub and sear in the same pan on all sides.


Holly, V.L., Widen, S.A., Famulski, J.K., and Waskiewicz, A.J.
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Holly, V.L., Widen, S.A., Famulski, J.K., and Waskiewicz, A.J. (2014) Sfrp1a and Sfrp5 function as positive regulators of Wnt and BMP signaling during early retinal development. Developmental Biology. 388(2):192-204.
Axial patterning of the developing eye is critically important for proper axonal pathfinding as well as for key morphogenetic events, such as closure of the optic fissure. The dorsal retina is initially specified by the actions of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling, with such identity subsequently maintained by the Wnt-β catenin pathway. Using zebrafish as a model system, we demonstrate that Secreted frizzled-related protein 1a (Sfrp1a) and Sfrp5 work cooperatively to pattern the retina along the dorso-ventral axis. Sfrp1a/5 depleted embryos display a reduction in dorsal marker gene expression that is consistent with defects in BMP- and Wnt-dependent dorsal retina identity. In accord with this finding, we observe a marked reduction in transgenic reporters of BMP and Wnt signaling within the dorsal retina of Sfrp1a/5 depleted embryos. In contrast to studies in which canonical Wnt signaling is blocked, we note an increase in BMP ligand expression in Sfrp1a/5 depleted embryos, a phenotype similar to that seen in embryos with inhibited BMP signaling. Overexpression of a low dose of sfrp5 mRNA causes an increase in dorsal retina marker gene expression. We propose a model in which Sfrp proteins function as facilitators of both BMP and Wnt signaling within the dorsal retina.


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Alex Call has been a hit recording artist and songwriter for over thirty years. His muse is legendary in the industry, and his songs have become musical icons of American pop culture. His expansive repertoire of Billboard Hot 100 hits includes: 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone, Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News, Perfect World by Huey Lewis and the News, Little Too Late by Pat Benatar, Just Take My Heart by Mr. Big, New Romeo by Southside Johnny and the Asbury Dukes.
Alex was lead singer in the San Francisco cult-fave Country-rock band Clover, along with Huey Lewis and John McFee. Clover was the band on Elvis Costello's first hit album, My Aim is True.
Alex has been a recording artist for Arista Records, Mercury Records, and Fantasy Records. The video of his Arista single, "Just Another Saturday Night" graced the early days of MTV. His songs are featured in Movies and TV, and have served as branding for numerous national ad campaigns. 867-5309/Jenny continues to be a ubiquitous icon of the 80's ensconced at number four on VH1's Hits of the 80's. It has been featured on over forty compilation CD's with Power of Love close behind. In addition to writing music, lyrics, and fiction novels; Alex produces sessions, and performs as a solo act or with his band in cities across the US. He is a member of the Studer Group's (a healthcare company) speakers' bureau for his work with music and healthcare.
Alex is an avid student of history, spirituality, and politics. He was strongly influenced early in life by the anthropologists who taught at Verde Valley School in Sedona, AZ. Alex is a fly fisherman, a baseball player, fan, and coach. A San Francisco native, Alex loves the wide-open spaces of the Southwest and the Rockies, and has lived and worked in London, Los Angeles, and Montana. Mr. Call currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife and son and is busy crafting his next novel. — Sherri Rosen
"It's been a great pleasure to work with Sherri Rosen. She's energetic, knowledgeable, compassionate, and tough when she needs to be. I found no communication barriers of any kind with Sherri ; she listens, and gives her opinion and listens some more. I have no reservations about recommending her to others. She will work harder than you do! She also makes good choices in her co-workers and staff. Expect the very best effort on your behalf when you work with Sherri Rosen."
— Author Alex Call (writer of 867-5309/ Jenny, both the song, and the book.)
6 Influential Female Characters in US Comics! by Eliza Brooks for Sherri Rosen Publicity, NYC
List of the best characters in the female comic book, be it a superhero or villain. For a variety of reasons, these are the female characters comic book enthusiasts who continue to adore. The list includes great women from any time in comics, from classic characters (like Wonder Woman) to characters introduced in the 21st […]