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Academic Dean
Social Psychology / Communications
Ph.D. Social Work, University of Delhi, India
M.A. Media, Communications and Advertising, University of Leicester, UK
M.A. Social Work, University of Delhi, India
B.A. Psychology, University of Delhi, India
Former Associate Professor at University of Delhi teaching Psychology, social research and gender studies.
Considerable research in the areas of psychology and women issues.
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Bulgarian/Swiss
Ph.D. International Relations, University of Geneva
D.E.S. International Relations, University of Geneva
M.A. International Relations, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Mr. Apostolov is working as a Regional Adviser at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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Executive program on Management & Business, HEC University, Geneva
Course on Management & Computer Data Mgt, Webster University, Geneva
Course on English language & American studies, Columbia University, New-York
International M.Sc., Ecole Supérieure d'Informatique (ESI/SUPINFO International University), Paris
Computer Science Engineer, Ecole Supérieure d'Informatique (ESI/SUPINFO International University), Paris
In 1996 Mr. Arbez took the role of HP Swiss romande Branch Office Manager and after General Manager for HP Swiss romande in 2000 and of the new HP (HP + Compaq merge) in 2002. He took in 2009 the management of the Global 1000 Major Accounts organisation in Zurich. He is CEO and founder of Boost (Suisse) SA, an IT company launched in 2010.
Baillat Aline
Department Head, International Relations Programs
Ph.D. Political Science, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
Master in International Relations & Political Science, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
B.A Sciences Po, Lyon, France
Held research positions in various institutions such as the Global Policy Forum, New York City; WaterLex, Geneva; IUHEID; Institute Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland. Author in the field of global environmental governance, international water law and policy, hydropolitics, water markets and climate change.
Benain Pierre-Yves
Business Policy
M.Sc. Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences, France
E.M.B.A. International University in Geneva
Marketing and Strategic Planning with multinationals such as Siemens and SITA
Pierre-Yves holds a master degree in Telecommunications & IT engineering and an MBA from International University in Geneva. He worked for international corporations like Siemens, Equant, SITA, SITAONAIR and accumulated over 20 years international experience in air transport IT & Communications in various management position from strategic technical planning, product management, product marketing, business development, program management and innovation.
Borgeon Michel
International Relations / E-Commerce
M.A., Ph.D., University of La Sorbonne, France
Over 25 years of experience in trade promotion with the International Trade Centre, UNCTAD / WTO.
Catliota Donna
Juris Doctor in Law (magna cum laude), Cleveland State University Law School
LL.M. in International and Comparative Law (with distinction), Georgetown University Law Center
B.A. English Literature and Language (cum laude), Barat College
Ms Catliota was engaged in private practice for over 10 years with law firms in the United States, before moving to the public sector, where she has served as legal counsel with the US Department of State (Office of the Legal Advisor); the United Nations Compensation Commission; and the World Health Organization and as General Counsel for the Millennium Foundation.
Cattani Carlo Federico
Swiss/Italian
Ph.D. Economy and Commerce, Rome
Diploma from the International Centre of Tourism Studies (World Tourism Organisation)
Faculty of Economics, University of Rome
Faculty of Physics, University of Rome
Matriculation in Science
Cellich Claude
Vice-President for External Relations
D.B.A. h.c. Davenport University, USA
M.A., M.B.A., University of Detroit, USA
B.A. Detroit Institute of Technology, USA
Harvard trained negotiator.
Former UN senior administrator.
Co-author of Global Business Negotiations and International Trade Promotion.
Chambers Lucas
Swiss/Canadian
B.Sc. Communication, University of British Columbia, Canada
Diploma in Broadcast Journalism, Concordia University, Canada
Mr. Lucas Chambers has worked as journalist and producer for major broadcasting organizations such CBC, IDRC and Swiss Broadcasting Corporation. Founder and director of Smart Cuts.
Collins Keith
M.Sc. Journalism, Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York
MBA, Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, New York
Senior communications professional with long experience managing strategic communications, including writing, editing, media relations, internal communications, marketing communications and web communications for non-profit organizations, corporations and universities
Csurgai Gyula
Geopolitical Analysis / Geoeconomics
Ph.D. Geopolics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Postgraduate Degrees in European Studies and Philosophy, University of Geneva
M.A. Political Science, University of Toulouse, France
B.A. Political Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Co-founder of the Geneva Institute of Geopolitical Studies.
Academic Director of the Multilateral Diplomacy Program of the School for International Training.
Published several books and artices in geopolitics, geoeconomics and economic intelligence.
Debbich Yazid
French / Tunisian
DBA, Audencia and Toulouse Business school
Master in International economics, University Paris X Nanterre and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Cachan
Bachelor in Economics, University Paris X Nanterre
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified
Dr. Debbich has worked several years as consultant and project manager before holding global positions in the fields of quality and continuous improvement within FMCG companies such as Nestlé and Givaudan.
Dincic Dejan
Swiss / Serbian
M.A. in Online and Distance Education, The Open University, UK
Information Technology Engineer, Business and Informatics School, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Dejan Dincic is a digital transformation and online learning specialist, based in Geneva. Formerly the technical director of DiploFoundation, he now lectures and provides strategic advice for Diplo, and works as a consultant for international organisations, development NGOs, and UN agencies. He is a sought-after trainer and facilitator who brings topic knowledge, technical expertise, and effective training methodologies to events and workshops.
With a professional and academic background in online and distance education and information technologies, Dejan has more than twenty years of experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, as well as in academia.
Dolivo Jean
M.B.A., INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France
M.Sc. Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley, USA
M.Sc. Physics, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
Licence in Mathematics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Former senior manager with Hewlett-Packard Europe.
Executive Coaching and Project Management.
Drevon Jérôme
Ph.D in International Relations, Durham University, Durham, UK
M.A. in International Affairs, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), Geneva, Switzerland
Jérôme Drevon is a Research Fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) who is particularly interested in the study of civil wars, contentious politics, and political violence. His research has engaged with the study of (mostly Islamist) non-state armed groups from the meso-level, including institutional, organisational, and networking perspectives. Jérôme obtained his doctorate in Durham University before completing two post-doctoral positions at the universities of Manchester and Oxford. He has undertaken field research and lived in several Middle Eastern countries, including Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey, and worked for NGOs and research centres before his doctoral studies.
Filippova Ekaterina
Master of Arts in Media and Communication (MA-MC), International University in Geneva, Switzerland
American BBA Degree (dual major) in Business Management & Hotel, Restaurant and Resort Management, Northwood University, HIM Campus, Switzerland
Communication professional with 12 years of internal, external and marketing communication experience.
Geneva Communicators Network board member.
Founder of eKat Communication, digital communication agency.
Frequent speaker and trainer on social media and communication.
Frankl Thomas
Department Head, Master's Programs
Management / Business Strategy
M.A. and Ph.D, University of Munich, Germany
Int. commercial law certificates: University of Geneva, American University in Cairo (AUC)
Over 15 years in strategic management positions at Texas Instruments, Intel, ITU Telecom, SITA.
Currently Managing Partner at ADP SA, Meyrin and Principal, Brixton Capital, San Diego.
Goodwin Guy
B.Sc. with Honours in Business Studies, Bradford University, England
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Has held senior positions in Finance at several multinationals in Geneva Switzerland including the position of CFO at the World Economic Forum (WEF)
Gransart Annick
Postgraduate (DEA) in Anglo-Saxon Civilization and Literature, Paris X University, France
Human Resources Professional offering over fifteen years of generalist experience, with people management responsibilities, in multinational and matrix environments.
Guven Dogan
Director of Doctorate Programs
PMP and ITIL certified
Ph.D. Computer Science, EGE University, Izmir, Turkey
M.Sc. Computer Science, EGE University, Izmir, Turkey
B.Sc. Computer Science and Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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Hilale Narjis
Marketing / Management
Moroccan and Swiss
Master in Management, Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
B.A. in Economics and Management, University of Nantes, France
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Holt Paige
American/French
High Performance Leadership Program, IMD, Lausanne
Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis University in France, Orléans
Executive MBA, International Management, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, International University in Geneva
Non-Executive Directors Diploma, Financial Times, London
Paige Holt is the Chief Operating Officer for CNNMoney Switzerland. From 2013 to 2016, she was Secretary General for the News Department of the RTS (the French-speaking branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, SSR-SRG). From 2007 to 2013, she was Deputy Director of World Radio Switzerland, a national public service media serving the English-language community of Switzerland.
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CIPE Certification in private entrepreneurship initiation and business administration, Prizren, Kosovo
M.B.A., International University in Geneva (IUG)
B.B.A., Finance concentration, International University in Geneva (IUG)
Business Operation Analysis, UNICEF, Geneva
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Jovanovic Goran
International Relations, Political Communication
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B.A. Sociology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Graduate Certificate, Development Studies, IUED, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Graduate Diploma, American Studies, Smith College (MA), USA
D.E.S. Ph.D., International Relations, IUHEI, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Academic Director of the Banking, Finance and Social Responsibility program at the School for International Training. Visiting Professor at the universities in Afghanistan, Caribbean, Greece, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, etc. widely published in international relations and political communication.
Previously: International Relations Department Head at the IUG (2007-2011); Scientific Director at the Audiovisual Unit, IUHEI, Geneva, Switzerland (2000-2005).
Klepova Oksana
Marketing Strategy / International Brand Management / Innovation
Professional Diploma in Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK
M.Sc. Education in Social Science and Economy, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russia
B.Sc. Social Science, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Russia
Mrs. Klepova is a marketing executive with 20 years of experience in portfolio strategy, brand building, consumer insights and product innovation in FMCG multinational companies (Philip Morris International, Nestle). For the last 10 years, she had been in a global marketing leadership position. The area of her expertise marries both existing brand portfolio management and new brand creation. She also brings diverse product & packaging development experience and true consumer centricity. In 2019, Mrs. Klepova founded a young company "Grow & Glow Sàrl" specializing in complementary education mainly for children.
Kritskiy Vsevolod
Ph.D. in International History – IHEID, Geneva, Switzerland
Master in International Affairs – IHEID, Geneva, Switzerland
Bachelor in History with honours – Warwick University, Coventry, UK
His experience includes being a Visiting Scholar at Harriman Institute, Columbia University, New York, USA. He also has been Teaching Assistant for Interdisciplinary Masters programs at Graduate Institute of Geneva and Mentor at Smith College International, Geneva, Switzerland
Leiglon Eric
Ph.D. graduated in Technical Science, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
MBA MASPALA graduated Specialization "Procurement, Purchasing & Supply Chain », HEC Geneva
Master graduated « Ingénieur EPF in Physic » from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Eric has extensive experience in Supply Chain Management and has been responsible for managing Supply Chain Operations (from sourcing, production to logistics) with multinationals, mainly in pharmaceutical and luxury industries, at senior management positions.
Eric has also taught at several academies: GSEM-Geneva, EPFL-Lausanne and AFTRAL-Paris.
Liouka Ioanna
Ph.D. University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
M.B.A, INSEAD, France
B.Sc. Athens University, Greece
Former Senior consultant with Deloitte and Touche. Research Associate with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Monkelbaan Joachim
Dutch and German
PhD in governance for sustainable development - University of Geneva
Masters in International Law and Economics – World Trade Institute
Masters in European Law and Languages – Maastricht University
Dr. Monkelbaan is Representative for Sustainable and Just Economic Systems at the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva. Previously he worked with organizations such as UN Environment (Economics and Trade Branch), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), WHO, and Climate-KIC. He was a team leader for several Sustainability Impact Assessments of trade agreements for the European Commission (DG Trade). He did postdoctoral research at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and at the Institute for Developing Economies (IDE) in Tokyo, Japan.
Neufeld Nora
Ph.D. law, University of Vienna
M.A. law, University of Vienna, Austria
A lawyer with the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Neufeld looks after the negotiations on a new multilateral agreement on Trade Facilitation. Before joining the WTO, Ms. Neufeld worked for the UN where she held various responsibilities in the areas of commercial diplomacy and trade-related research.
Pauletto Christian
Digital Diplomacy
Trade and Investment Promotion Strategies
Dipl. Ing. ETHZ, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich
Certificate in Teaching, Swiss Institute of Technology, Zurich
D.E.S. International Economy, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
D.E.S. International Law, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
A career negotiator, Mr. Pauletto had several assignments with the Swiss government, including at the Mission of Switzerland to the EU in Brussels. Former Swiss chief negotiator for trade in services and electronic commerce. Former Executive Director of IDEAS Centre in Geneva.
Pedrazzini Andrea
Master in International Marketing – Bocconi University, Milan
Bachelor in Business Administration – Bocconi University, Milan
Andrea Pedrazzini is the CEO of Publicis Communications Switzerland. He joined Publicis Groupe after working on the client side, where he led the brand strategy for the healthcare company Medtronic EMEA and previously worked in management positions in FMCG for Galbani and Unilever.
Ramoul Khairedine
Swiss / Algerian
M.A. Diplomacy and International Relations, Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Algeria.
Mr. Ramoul joined the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in 2006 and has been working since then in the Trade Negotiations and Commercial Diplomacy Branch, Division on International Trade in goods and services.
Before joining UNCTAD, he was a career diplomat (1988-2006). In this context, he evolved in the Multilateral Diplomacy in particular in the area of Development.
He held the position of Deputy director for the Cooperation with Funds and Programmes, and Specialized Agencies of the UN System, in the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1996-2000).
He served as a Counselor to the Permanent Missions of Algeria to the UN in New York (1992-1996) and Geneva (2000-2004).
Rehfeld Katharina-Maria
Environmental Politics
Ph.D. and M.A., University of Heidelberg, Germany.
Senior Scientist at EPFL - École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne.
Katharina has over 14 years professional experience in international corporations as well as academic institutions. She currently holds a research position at EPFL and joined IUG in spring 2018. From 2004 until 2016 Katharina lived in China and worked for organizations such as the German Delegation of Industry & Commerce, Allianz Insurance and Tongji University Shanghai.
She is an accredited Coach (Int. Coaching Federation) and a Hogan Assessment Practitioner.
Rigual Christelle
Ph.D. in International Relations/Political Science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
M.A. in International Relations/Political Science, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
B.A. in Political Science, University of Lausanne
Dr. Christelle Rigual is a political scientist focusing on the global governance of security in International Relations. She currently coordinates a 6-year SNSF research project on Gender, Conflict, and Peacebuilding at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, where she previously held various lecturing and research positions. She published on the arms control framework, the global arms trade and illicit proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
Santantoniou John
Marketing, Strategy
Swiss/Greek
Senior Executive programs at Stanford, INSEAD, and London Business School
DiplM, MCIM, The Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK
B.Sc., Economics, Athens University, Greece
Over 20 years of senior Marketing positions with Colgate-Palmolive and Hewlett Packard.
Over 10 years as CEO-Europe for Energizer and Invensys Controls.
Currently advising Private Equities and Investment Banks (TowerBrooks Capital).
Savitch Pavel
M.Sc. University of Geneva, Switzerland
B.A. Economics, State University of Moscow, Russia
Chartered Certified Accountant, UK.
Management position at SITA.
Sernova Elena
PhD in Management, Finance, University of California in Los Angeles, USA
Diploma in Banking, London School of Economics, UK
BA, MSc in Math with Distinction, PhD in Math (incomplete), Moscow State University, Russia
Dr.Sernova worked in JPMorgan (UK) fixed income trading desk, was doing portfolio optimization and equity research for asset management funds, and developed online MBA and postgraduate classes in Finance. She teaches multiple courses in Finance, Business Math and Statistics on graduate and undergraduate level, along with preparation for CFA, CIIA, CAIA and FRM certifications. Dr. Sernova research interests include commodity trading, alternative investments and portfolio allocation, and machine learning.
Tarazi Nawal
Department Head, Bachelor's Programs
DBA current candidate of Doctorate, Plymouth University-UK
MMB Master of Money & Banking, American University of Beirut (AUB)- Lebanon
B.Sc. Economics & Accounting, University of Jordan
Over fifteen years' experience handling senior executive positions at local & international financial institutions; seven years teaching and training experience in Swiss universities. Founder and Director of NWNT Consulting Sàrl, Geneva
Tartir Alaa
Dr. Alaa Tartir is a research associate at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP), and a visiting fellow at the Department of Anthropology and Sociology (ANSO), The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also a program advisor at Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network, and a visiting professor at Sciences Po, Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). Amongst other positions, Tartir was a post-doctoral fellow at The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) between 2016-17, a visiting scholar and lecturer (2015) at Utrecht University's Department of History and Art History, The Netherlands, and was, between 2010 and 2015, a researcher in international development studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he earned his PhD. Alaa Tartir can be followed on Twitter @alaatartir and his publications can be accessed at: http://www.alaatartir.com.
Triacca Luca
Communication and Management
Ph.D in Communication Sciences (University of Lugano)
Master in Communication (University of Lugano)
He is founder and CEO of Your Interface SA, a full-service online marketing and communication agency. He is also former Scientific Director for the innovation and e-business area in the Master of International Management at Franklin University Switzerland, where he teaches "Digital communication strategies" and "Innovation Management". Since 2017, he collaborates with IMD - Business School as external expert in digital transformation.
Tsourakis Nikos
Ph.D. in Informatics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
M.Sc. in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Greece
B.Sc. in Electronic and Computer Engineering, Greece
Research associate on novel client-server architecture for cloud based computing at the University of Geneva. Extensive experience as software engineer at telecommunications companies.
Von Dadelszen Helen
Post-Graduate Diploma in Business and Administration, in Human Resource Management, Massey University, New Zealand
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), University of Cambridge
Helen has been a manager and trainer with over 20 years of international and cross-cultur
al experience in events, NGOs and people management. She is the founder of Present Potential, a presentation training company and holds the Vice-President ship of the International Toastmasters Club of Nyon.
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Director, Global Partnership Development, Asia Pacific
M.Sc. in Business Enterprise, Oxford Brookes University, England
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University of Pennsylvania/London Business School
Mission-oriented professional with 15+ years of Fortune 500 and global non-profit experience. Held leadership roles in multi-national businesses and private enterprises. Responsible for Public Private
Partnership (C-suite) and government relations; increased thought leadership among partners; and sustainability-focused corporate strategy. Taught and served as a member of the Dean's Advisory Board at Oxford Brookes University, Founder and Managing Director of an educational consulting company.
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Director of Professional Doctorates
Associate Professor of Service Management, University of Plymouth, UK
PhD Business Management, University of Plymouth, UK
MBA, University of Leicester, UK
BA Economics and Sociology, National University of Singapore
EdD, Cambridge University, UK (anticipated 2022)
As an Associate Professor at the University of Plymouth, Wai Mun lectures in Business Strategy, Research Methods and e-Strategies. While she is widely published, her primary research interests lie in the fields of service quality and technology use/adoption. To keep up with the rapid advancement in the field, she has recently completed a Professional Certificate in Data Science: Data into Insights, awarded by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA.
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B.A. Psychology, University of Nottingham
M.Sc. Psychology, London School of Economics
Ph.D. Psychology, London School of Economics
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Q: Store addresses as hash I have about 1 millions addresses and there will be more. For every address I need to know location (latitude, longitude).
Some addresses might be duplicated. For example, two records: "USA, New York, Times Square" and "USA New York Times Square". I normalize these addresses to "usa new york times square" and store them in table "cached_addresses" so later when I need to know latitude/longitude for address I can query this table.
The main question is: can I store md5/sha1/sha256 hash instead to gain some performance boost/storage optimization?
The query in question is: SELECT lat, lng FROM cached_addresses WHERE address = ?, parameter ? equals to usa new york times square. Here address represents normalized address string.
With hash it will be: SELECT lat, lng FROM cached_addresses WHERE address = ?, parameter ? equals to hash_function('usa new york times square'). Here address represents hash of normalized address string.
I use postgresql, but it is also possible to use mysql if it can give some performance/storage optimization.

A: As far as MySQL is concerned, you can expect performance improvements if you hash the values and store them in an efficient way. I'm pretty sure that this applies to postgress as well since it's a common problem DBAs and developers face.
When you store the full (normalized) address in a column address you need at least N bytes for each record, where N is the number of characters in the address. It would be 25 for your example. But when character sets come into play, things get complicated and you might need a lot more than N, perhaps 4*N for utf8. And then you need to index that (more storage space depending on m*N) and the DB engine will need to perform string comparisons using collations etc.
On the other hand, when you hash the address, using SHA-256 for example, you only have to store 32 bytes no matter how long the address might be. Further more, you can store the bytes in a BINARY(32) column (fixed storage for data and index) and perform binary comparisons when querying it.
Examples:
ALTER TABLE t ADD COLUMN address_hash BINARY(32);
UPDATE t SET address_hash = unhex(sha2(address,256)));
SELECT c1, c2 FROM t WHERE address_hash = ?;
-- ? would be the SHA-256 hash of the address

More on that on the official docs.
If performance/storage is the most important factor and you application can tolerate some collisions, you can even use MD5. This would require half the bytes but you will need to handle possible collisions (two different addresses producing the same hash).

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Bucks County Housing Authority is opening its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list solely for non-elderly (under age 62) disabled individuals who qualify for HUD's Mainstream Voucher Program, as follows: 1. Literally Homeless – living in places not meant for human habitation: on the street/in car, abandoned building, parks; emergency shelter or 2. Transitioning out of an institution or other congregate setting or 3. Living in housing that is funded by a public/private agency and the funding assistance is time-limited. Applicants may pick up an application at the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program office, located at 240 Levittown Parkway, Levittown, PA between the hours of 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon and 2:00 P.M.- 3:30 P.M. Applicants may also receive applications by mail by calling 215-945-6110 between the hours of 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 Noon and 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M. Completed applications must be returned to the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program office at the above address, either by hand or mail, effective 9:00 am on April 24, 2019. Applications will not be accepted prior to that time and date.
When waiting lists reopen, a public notice will be published. The following waiting lists remain closed: Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), Grundy Hall, Sellersville Heights, Venice Ashby Phase I (2 and 3 bedroom units) and Venice Ashby Phase II (1, 2 and 3 bedroom units).


Magnetisation is transferred from the side-chain hydrogen nuclei to their attached 13C nuclei. This is followed by isotropic 13C mixing and finally transfer back to the side-chain hydrogen atoms for detection.
This spectrum is used for side-chain assignment. It yields strips at each carbon frequency in the side chain in which all side-chain hydrogen resonances are visible. The HCCH-COSY is a slightly less crowded version in which only the hydrogen resonances of the own and neighbouring carbons are visible. Note that the spectrum is usually displayed in such a way that the 1H detected dimension is shown along the y-axis rather than the x-axis. This means that the peaks belonging to one side-chain appear in a vertical strip rather than a horizontal strip.


FORMER Super League star and Hull KR cult hero Ben Cockayne is set to finish his career with York City Knights after agreeing to join the League One promotion hopefuls next year.
The 33-year-old full-back or winger will bring more than 300 games' worth of experience to Bootham Crescent, much of which has been in the top tier, upon his release from Rovers at the end of the current season.
Knights boss James Ford - gearing up for Sunday's key home clash with Doncaster in the race for the play-offs - has hailed the recruitment, saying Cockayne will have a "really important" job on and off the field, no matter which division they are in.
"I'm delighted that the club is in a position to sign a player of Ben's calibre and I'm really looking forward to working with him next year," Ford told The Press.
"He will have a really important role to play at the club, not just with his performances but in facilitating the development of some of the exciting young talent we have here."
Asked if former Wakefield Trinity full-back Cockayne could usurp local favourite Ash Robson from the number one shirt, Robson having made that position his own prior to his current suspension, Ford said: "Ben can play wing, full-back and do a good job in the centres. That's to be decided.
"Ultimately he's a very good player across the back line and an outstanding competitor. That tenacity is a quality I admire in rugby league players."
The signing has been aided by the fans' Squad Builder Fund. Said Ford: "I think the supporters have been outstanding this year, not least Squad Builder, whose support for the club has been fantastic.
"We would not be in a position to bring in a player of Ben's calibre without the fans' support as a whole.
"We've got the second best home attendances in the league (behind Toronto Wolfpack), and ours is higher than a number of teams in the Championship.
"That shows what an effort the supporters have made this year and shows again the potential of the club.
"We've talked a number of times about the potential at York and tapping into it. To have travelled the distance we have in such a small amount of time (since the December takeover) is outstanding and I'm excited about the further progress we can make."
Cockayne has suffered off-field controversies in previous years - non-rugby issues ultimately saw him end his first spell at Hull KR by mutual consent - but, with those experiences behind him and his role as a coach with amateurs Normanton, Ford believes he has a player who can now be a real leader.
"Ben will be key in the development of some of our outstanding young players," he said.
"I think it's an exciting time to be a York supporter watching this squad take shape."
Cockayne, having joined the Army aged 17, was a relatively late starter in the pro rugby ranks, making his debut for Hunslet in 2004 aged 21, before establishing himself at Doncaster the following season.
He moved to Hull KR in 2006 for the first of two spells at Craven Park, where he has become a terrace hero while chalking up more than 200 appearances in all. He was named man of the match when Rovers won the National League One Grand Final to win promotion back to Super League in his debut season.
Cockayne played nine games for Featherstone in 2011 after his first release from Hull KR, helping the Flat Cappers to Championship League Leaders and Grand Final success, before quickly returning to the top flight and enjoying a 56-match stint at Wakefield between 2012 and 2013.
He then re-joined Hull KR and, after enduring relegation through the Million Pound Game last year, he is now hoping to help the Robins bounce straight back up via the Middle 8s.
Asked if the veteran still had plenty of rugby left in him, Ford said: "Absolutely 100 per cent - he won't be happy to be called a veteran either.
"If you know Ben, you know it's in his nature. He's an outstanding competitor, he looks after himself to a fantastic level and he will have a really positive influence on everyone at the club."
Cockayne said: "I'm really looking forward to it at York. Jon Flatman (Knights chairman) is a good guy and he really sold the club well to me.
"I may be heading towards the end of my career but I still feel I have plenty to offer on the pitch, as well as helping the younger lads in the team in any way I can.


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A Judge Allows Five More Accusers To Testify In Cosby Trial
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge agreed Thursday to let five additional Bill Cosby accusers testify at his April 2 retrial for an alleged 2004 sexual assault, giving prosecutors a chance to portray the man once known as "America's Dad" as a serial predator who made a sadistic habit of drugging and molesting women.
Judge Steven O'Neill said prosecutors could choose the witnesses from a list of eight women with allegations dating as far back as the early 1980s. They include model Janice Dickinson, who said Cosby knocked her out with pills and raped her during a 1982 trip to Lake Tahoe.
Prosecutors, eager to expand the scope of the underlying he-said-she-said case, had pushed to let jurors hear from as many as 19 of the dozens of women who say Cosby assaulted them over a five-decade span.
"We are reviewing the judge's order and will be making some determinations," District Attorney Kevin Steele said.
Dickinson's lawyer, Lisa Bloom, said if her client is picked, she would be "ready, willing and able to testify." Bloom said Dickinson "has waited decades for this opportunity."
Cosby's retooled legal team, led by former Michael Jackson lawyer Tom Mesereau, went to court last week to block any additional accusers from testifying.
Cosby's lawyers argued prosecutors are trying to bolster an otherwise weak case with "ancient allegations" that would confuse, distract and prejudice the jury against the 80-year-old comedian.
"It just shows how desperate they are and that this is a very weak case," Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt said after O'Neill's ruling. "Mr. Cosby is innocent of these charges."
Cosby has pleaded not guilty to charges he drugged and molested former Temple University women's basketball official Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in January 2004. He remains free on bail.
O'Neill has yet to rule on whether Cosby's lawyers can tell jurors about his 2006 settlement with Constand.
Mesereau said in court March 6 that jurors would learn "just how greedy" Constand was when they hear details about how much money she demanded from Cosby and what the star wound up paying her.
Allowing additional accusers to testify is sure to keep Cosby in court longer than his first trial, which ended in a hung jury last year after six days of testimony and five days of deliberations.
Mesereau said prospective jurors should expect a monthlong trial. Jury selection begins March 29.
Pennsylvania allows prosecutors to present evidence of alleged past misdeeds if they demonstrate the defendant engaged in a signature pattern of crime.
Prosecutors argue Cosby used his power and appeal as a beloved entertainer to befriend younger women and then plied them with drugs or alcohol before assaulting them.
Prosecutors tried to have 13 additional accusers testify at Cosby's first trial last year, but O'Neill limited them to just one and barred any mention of about 60 others who have come forward to accuse Cosby in recent years.
Kelly Johnson, who worked for Cosby's agent, testified Cosby knocked her out with a pill during a 1996 meeting at the Bel-Air Hotel in Los Angeles. She said she woke up to find her dress disheveled, her breasts exposed and Cosby forcing her to touch his genitals.
The only other hints jurors got of Cosby's past came from deposition excerpts from 2005 and 2006 in which he admitted getting quaaludes to give to women he wanted to have sex with.
For prosecutors, having several accusers tell similar stories about Cosby would give them a chance to smooth over issues with Constand's credibility and insulate her from attacks from his lawyers, who've already indicated they're likely to paint her as a money-grubbing liar.
Dave Zuckerman, a former prosecutor who practices criminal defense in the Pittsburgh area, said that "might help put the case over the edge in favor of the prosecution."
"Now it becomes more than just one accuser against Bill Cosby," he said. "Now you have a pattern of multiple women."
Also Thursday, Dickinson's defamation lawsuit against Cosby was allowed to move forward after the California Supreme Court refused his appeal. Dickinson sued Cosby after he and his representatives said her allegations were false.
The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission, which Constand and Dickinson have done.
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7 thoughts on "A Judge Allows Five More Accusers To Testify In Cosby Trial"
Rhonda Jordan on March 18, 2018 at 4:13 pm said:
Please leave Mr. Cosby alone. People have waited until he has amassed a large fortune, and they wait to go after him 30+ years later. Are you kidding me?? The contributions that he has made to this country as far as race relations, the supporting of HBCUs, the impact that his free advertising for said HBCUs on the Cosby show had on their enrollment & the pride of first-generation African-Americans going to college, and his positive portrayal of African-Americans in television FAR surpass any "indiscretions" from the past. Witch hunt at its best.
Mac Daddy on March 18, 2018 at 10:24 pm said:
You call drugging and raping dozens of women "indiscretions"??? Do you not recall
Cosby calling out blacks for their shiggidy behavior? Oh hell to the naw, you need to sit your weave wearing, loud azz pie hole down, byotch. You have a serious moral deficiency between right and wrong in your life.
alphareply on March 16, 2018 at 6:01 pm said:
Please leave Bill alone! He has suffered enough and those that did not want him to buy a network has tried to destroy him! Hopefully, it did not work! The casting couch has been around for years and those women need to find their life! Please go find the killers of Medger and spend the same amount of time on those corrupt police that have killed innocent black men!
Mac Daddy on March 16, 2018 at 2:34 pm said:
Good, the jury needs to see the full depth of Cosby's crimes
Ted Gravely on March 16, 2018 at 12:10 pm said:
It takes one juror to say, "not guilty." Just one. Don't be intimidated and stand on the decision. The process to get Mr Cosby is greater than anything they'll do to take a corrupt cop off the streets. Got to love this country's priorities.
Debbie on March 16, 2018 at 11:59 am said:
There are a whole lot of other men than Cosby that should be going thru this!!!!
Just when I thought our people couldn't get anymore shiggidy
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Health Promotion and Diabetes Prevention in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities — Traditional Foods Project, 2008–2014
Supplements / February 12, 2016 / 65(1);4–10
Dawn Satterfield, PhD; Lemyra DeBruyn, PhD; Marjorie Santos, MPH; Larry Alonso, MSN; Melinda Frank, MPH (View author affiliations)
Diabetes and Social Determinants of Health
The Land — Place — as a Social Determinant of Health and of Tribally Governed Solutions
History of the Traditional Foods Project
Type 2 diabetes was probably uncommon in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations before the 1940s. During 2010–2012, AI/AN adults were approximately 2.1 times as likely to have diabetes diagnosed as non-Hispanic white adults. Although type 2 diabetes in youth is still uncommon, AI/AN youth (aged 15–19 years) experienced a 68% increase in diagnosed diabetes from 1994 to 2004. Health disparities are related to biological, environmental, sociological, and historical factors. This report highlights observations from the Traditional Foods Project (2008–2014) that illustrate tribally driven solutions, built on traditional ecological knowledge, to reclaim foods systems for health promotion and prevention of chronic illnesses, including diabetes.
Before the 1940s, diabetes was probably uncommon among American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) (1). In 1940, only 21 cases of diabetes were identified among the Akimel O'odham people (Pima) living in the Sonoran Desert on the Gila River (2). In 2006, 38% of Akimel O'odham adults aged >20 years had type 2 diabetes (3). In 2001, one in 359 Navajo youth aged 15–19 years had diabetes and one in 2,542 developed diabetes annually (4).
During 2010–2012, AI/AN adults aged >20 years were 2.1 times as likely to have diabetes diagnosed compared with non-Hispanic white adults (15.9% versus 7.6% respectively) (5).The age-adjusted rate of diagnosed diabetes among AI/AN adults varied by region from 6.0% among Alaska Natives to 24.1% among American Indians in southern Arizona (5). From 1994 to 2004, diagnosed diabetes rates increased 68% among AI/AN youth aged 15–19 (6) and 100% from 1994 to 2007 among AI/AN young adults aged 18–34 (7). Young persons who develop type 2 diabetes are at risk for diabetes-related complications, including end-stage renal disease (ESRD), while they are young adults (8). During 2013–2014, approximately 17.5% of youth aged 2–19 years were obese, a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, which has remained about the same since 2003–2004 (9). In 2009, 20.7% of AI/AN children aged 2–4 years were obese (10).
CDC's Office of Minority Health and Health Equity selected the Traditional Foods Project's thematic analysis and discussion to provide an example of a program that builds awareness of health disparities and tribally driven solutions to address health promotion and diabetes prevention by reclaiming their traditional food systems and related physical activity and social support. Criteria for selecting this project are described in the Background and Rationale for this supplement (11).
Biologic explanations for disproportionate burdens of chronic illness, though strong and predictive, tend to focus on the behaviors of individuals rather than the risk-laden social conditions (e.g., income distributions and violation of human rights) that contributed to their development in the first place (12,13). For diseases such as diabetes, attention to the social history is as important as learning the natural history (14). Physiologic stress responses have been associated with historical trauma (i.e., cumulative emotional and psychological wounding across generations, including the lifespan, which emanates from massive group trauma) (15) and adverse childhood experiences (ACE) (e.g., abuse and neglect, and serious household dysfunction, and premature death of a family member) (16). The ACE Study, a collaboration between CDC and Kaiser Permanente's Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego, is one of the largest investigations ever conducted to assess associations between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being (16), including obesity (17–19) and chronic disease (20). Research has identified links between physiologic stress responses in childhood and neurologic changes to the brain that can affect the complex web of causation for chronic diseases and other threats (21–23).
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are defined as the conditions in which persons are born, grow, live, work, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes (24). SDOH include social, economic, and physical environments as "place," conditions that include economic stability, education, access to healthy foods, health care, patterns of social engagement, and sense of security and of well-being (24).
In 2010, an estimated 23% of Native American families earned incomes below the poverty line (25), a SDOH linked to "place" (24). Food insecurity, defined as uncertain or limited access to enough foods for an active healthy life because of a lack of money or resources, affected 28% of Native households with children in 2008, compared with 16% of U.S. households with children (26). Researchers have linked food insecurity to obesity in households with children (27), diabetes in adults (28), and poor glucose control for adults who have diabetes (29,30). Food insecurity is found on many reservations where food deserts (i.e., rural, low-income residents must travel more than 10 miles to access supermarkets or grocery stores) are prevalent (31–33). On a reservation in the Great Plains, 40% of families with children were food insecure. Much of the food available in homes was purchased at convenience stories on or near the reservation (33).
A first step in creating systemic, long-term changes to redress imbalances and promote health in AI/AN communities is to build awareness of the complexities regarding the historic and contemporary context of policy, poverty, historical trauma, and food systems related to health disparities, including diabetes disaprities (34). Innovative models will likely be informed by traditional ecological knowledge, a natural science grounded in lifetimes of observation, experimentation, and adaptation (35).
Disruption of indigenous persons' relationships with their homelands, including land, language, culture, and religious beliefs, has been suggested to be "at the root of health disparities" (36). Certain public health leaders have noted that this connection to health disparities, including the diabetes epidemic in Native populations, has received little attention (37,38). Indigenous persons had traditionally gathered and cultivated plants and hunted and fished on their lands (39). Even with the restricted access to their fertile lands through policy changes, including the reservation era, many tribes maintained a high-fiber diet based on traditional foods that fueled a physically active life (39,40). However, industrial developments beginning in the mid-1900s on some tribal lands have further limited tribes' ability to harvest their traditional foods and curtailed the associated physical activity (39).
For centuries, the Pima-Maricopa and Akimel O'odham people had channeled the waters of the Gila and Salt Rivers in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona through irrigation systems that secured their foods (e.g., drought-hardy tepary beans and prickly pear cactus). By the 1950s, the rivers had been diverted for ranches and construction of the Coolidge Dam, and the land became unsuitable for farming (41). By 2006, 38% of adults aged >20 years had type 2 diabetes, a rate 5.5 times that of tribal people of the same heritage in Mexico (6.9%), who continued to farm and consume food cultivated for generations (3). Currently, O'odham people living in Arizona who consume a traditional diet are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes than their peers who eat a modern-day diet (42).
In the 1940s and 1950s, the bottomlands of the Missouri River on the Fort Berthold Reservation, home of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara) and seven other Native communities, were flooded to accommodate the waters of the Garrison Dam (43–46). Approximately one fourth of the population of the Standing Rock Tribe had to evacuate their homes before the flood of approximately 160,000 acres (44). Many local foods, (e.g., wild turnips, berries, beans, wildlife, and medicinal plants) were lost as the bottomlands were flooded (43–45). By 2000, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the area was approximately three times the rate for non-Hispanic whites (47).
Values, including stewardship of natural resources of land and water, are reflected in tribes' unique stories about their food systems (45,46). The importance of flowing water is a common teaching; "Water is life," is often said in Native languages (48). In recent decades, many tribal nations are reclaiming the water and foods specific to their landscape, history, and culture (34,46,48). Tribal nations are part of a global food sovereignty movement that maintains the rights of all persons to define their own policies and strategies for sustainable food and agriculture systems. La Via Camaesina, the International Indian Treaty Rights Council, and allies catalyzed the movement in the 1990s, presenting a declaration to the United Nations, which also stated that food sovereignty is a necessary condition to assure food security (49–51).
In response to the epidemic of diabetes among Native persons, in 1997, Congress passed the Balanced Budget Amendment (Law 105–33) establishing the Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) (52), administered by IHS and guided by their Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC). During 1999–2000, approximately 400 tribal members representing 171 tribal nations helped inform planning. Their suggestions included creating stories for children about preventing diabetes, since there were few stories because diabetes had been largely unknown until recent decades, and incorporating traditional knowledge and culture alongside Western medicine (48).
Reports document encouraging health trends since SDPI was established in 1998, including sustained improvements in glucose and blood pressure control and reduced incidence of ESRD (53–55). From 2001 to 2013, ESRD prevalence among AI/ANs declined 29%, the only instance of a significant decline in prevalence for a major racial group since ESRD care was implemented in 1973 (55).
CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Center, established in 1998 in part to complement the work of SDPI, was reorganized and named the Native Diabetes Wellness Program (NDWP) in 2004. Principles of practice were integral to program operations (48), including concepts of cultural humility (56) and tribally driven, community-based participatory approaches (57–59). In 2006, NDWP, in collaboration with IHS and TLDC, introduced the Eagle Books series for young children. The stories highlight the wisdom of traditional ways of health (e.g., harvesting healthy foods, physical activity, gratitude, generosity, stewardship, and courage) through the voices of animals (e.g., a wise eagle, garden-loving rabbit, and clever coyote) engaged in dialogue with eager-to-learn children (48,60). The early grades (K-4) of the Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools (DETS) K-12 curriculum, Health is Life in Balance, led by the National Institutes of Health, CDC, IHS, and eight Tribal colleges and universities, features the Eagle Books stories. The DETS curriculum embeds the "5 E's" of educational instruction (i.e., engagement, exploration, explanation, elaboration, and evaluation) (61,62).
In 2008, CDC announced a 5-year funding opportunity entitled "Using Traditional Foods and Sustainable Ecological Approaches to Promote Health and Help Prevent Diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities" (i.e., Traditional Foods Project) informed by tribal leaders and earlier programming about the resonance of increasing traditional foods access with health promotion efforts (63). The project proposed to 1) support sustainable and evaluable ecologic approaches to reclaim traditional foods and physical activity; 2) encourage local practices that increase access to local foods and physical activity; 3) revive and create stories of healthy traditional ways to be remembered, retold, and talked about in homes, schools, and communities; and 4) engage community members to track success, participate in health promotion activities, explore diabetes in context with community history, and share stories of hope (e.g., radio, print, social media, and digital stories). Supported by funding from IHS following approval by TLDC and operations support from CDC, NDWP launched the Traditional Foods Project with 11 cooperative agreements with diverse tribal communities in September 2008. Additional funding was allocated by CDC in 2009, enabling the addition of more partners (Figure). Traditional Foods Project partners each received $100,000 per year to implement their local programs. In 2012 and 2013, Traditional Foods Project partners and NDWP staff were invited to present to the CDC Tribal Advisory Committee, which recommended continuing the Traditional Foods Project for a year beyond the 5-year cycle. Partners applied for a sixth year of funding for 2014 by demonstrating their evaluation results and plans to sustain their native food systems.
NDWP collaborated with Traditional Foods Project partners to evaluate the process ("how do we do this work effectively?"), methods ("how do we measure interventions to reclaim food systems in relation to health?"), and environmental outcomes (increased and sustained accessibility of traditional local healthy foods, physical activity and social support in relation to health) of the Traditional Foods Project. Quantitative data included measures of access to traditional foods, physical activity, and social support over time.
Ethnographic and qualitative data from tribal partner presentations, partner collaborations, monthly conference calls, and annual meetings described each programs' maturation, strategy development, accomplishments, barriers encountered, and adaptations made. Data reported by partners at 6-month intervals through the Traditional Foods Project's conclusion in September 2014 were gathered using Office of Management and Budget-approved shared data elements, an aggregate data evaluation tool; results are being analyzed by CDC.
Early observations gleaned from this multifaceted evaluation and preliminary CDC analysis of the tool are promising. These observations include:
Significance of land: Recognition of the importance of the land holds deep meaning for tribal members. Working with the land, or Mother Earth, is considered an honorable activity (64). This grounding observation was manifested as partners worked to strengthen tribal self-governance to secure land that helped to revive and sustain food systems and preserve subsistence practices and their homelands. Many programs provided workshops on cooking, hunting, gathering, fishing, and preserving foods and environmental stewardship.
Interest in Native American food pathways and foodsheds: Tribal communities are leading a food sovereignty movement in North America to revive the foods specific to the landscape, history, and culture of their people (45). During the 6 years of the Traditional Foods Project (2008–2014), the momentum grew locally and nationally as partners aligned their efforts with the 2008 Farm Bill and created opportunities to operationalize the Agricultural Act of 2014 (65) related to the service of traditional foods in public facilities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), nutrition education, and physical activity (66). The momentum of the food sovereignty movement continued to grow as partners shared experiences and stories with other tribal programs. For example, Qaqamiigux: Traditional Foods and Recipes from the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands was published in 2014 by the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, a Traditional Foods Project partner (67).
Respect for traditional knowledge: Wisdom to adapt to changing conditions, including rebuilding food systems that worked for thousands of years, is inherent in traditional ecologic knowledge. Persons develop traditional knowledge through direct personal experience with the land and its interrelationships. The knowledge is communicated orally and validated by generations who successfully manage "the commons" of shared land, language, foods, and culture (35).
Consistency with traditional values: Messages and approaches grounded in traditional ways of knowing about health are consistent with cultural values. Values are reinforced through storytelling, gratitude for the gifts of the earth, and generosity in sharing harvested foods throughout communities. Stories and practices of gathering, growing, and harvesting with families are often remembered and shared, contributing to the description of persons' homelands as "resilient places of remembrance" (68).
The role of elders as teachers of traditional knowledge fosters intergenerational relationships: Elders served as advisors to help guide program development. They taught traditional subsistence practices to youth, often naming foods and activities in their tribal language. The engagement of elders and youth strengthened social connections.
Traditional foods facilitate dialogue about health. Partners agreed that traditional foods activities are a way to discuss health in tribal communities. Community members were drawn to messaging and activities that involved growing, harvesting, and preparing foods; sharing stories and traditional ecological knowledge; playing traditional games and dancing; and participating in talking circles. Educational materials that connect harvesting and consuming traditional foods to promoting health were created or adapted, including calendars of seasonal foods, posters, and lesson plans. The medicine wheel nutrition intervention was tailored by several programs to illustrate the story of their food systems (46,69).
Emphasis on education: Sharing traditional foods recipes, cooking and preparing foods, participating in hands-on food demonstrations, and taste tests created learning opportunities in schools and clubs. Children experienced traditional foods as school cafeteria staples and commodity foods available through FDPIR. Some programs educated tribal members and interested allies (e.g., state and local government officials) about food sovereignty, engaging interested youth in creating digital stories about their work. To gather background to inform interventions, as well as to engage communities, one program developed a family meal survey that informed their food preparation educational sessions and was shared with partners. Several programs used the Food Sovereignty Assessment Tool developed by the First Nations Development Institute (70).
Community-driven planning: Communities determined their needs and approaches with the help of advisory boards, community needs assessments and focus groups, interviews, and surveys among community members.
Sustained efforts beyond the project's end: Programs sustained elements of their work after the cooperative agreement ended in September, 2014. Several programs secured support through their tribal councils to continue positions established by their program; several were awarded grants and contracts from university partnerships, state and county health departments, federal agencies (e.g., USDA and IHS), and nonprofit organizations.
Community collaboration to increase access to traditional foods, physical activity, and social support might have the potential to advance health initiatives across agencies and the country. For example, in 2011, Traditional Foods Project's partners offered insight to the Bureau of Indian Education as they developed their School Health and Wellness Policy supporting the provision for "healthy traditional and cultural foods" (71). Tribal schools also are providing hands-on learning activities about growing healthy foods. Sustainability of these activities is strengthened by local and national efforts, including the Farm to School initiative (72).
Native communities across the country are applying their traditional ecological knowledge, specific to the history and culture of their tribe, to protect their homelands of land, language, culture, memory, and traditional foods practices. Sharing and documenting food sovereignty efforts continues to be a priority. A collection of stories told by tribes about their traditional foods systems is published on the NDWP website (47). Underpinning the stories are long-sighted lessons for sustainability, steeped in cultural significance and emotional attachment (68) and inspired by agency (i.e., capacity of acting or of exerting power), self-determination, and hope, for the health of the people.
The CDC Native Diabetes Wellness Program recognizes the 17 tribal Traditional Foods Project partners that formed the cornerstone of the CDC Traditional Foods Project (2008-2014) program described in this report:
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association (Alaska), The Aleut Diet Program; Catawba Cultural Preservation Project (South Carolina), Catawba Lifestyle and Gardening Project; Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma), Cherokee Nation Healthy Nation/Foods Project; Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Oregon), Siletz Healthy Traditions Project; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (North Carolina), Healthy Roots for Healthy Futures; Indian Health Care Resource Center of Tulsa (Oklahoma), Building Community—Strengthening Traditional Ties; Nooksack Indian Tribe (Washington), Listen to the Elders: Healing Nooksack Health Through History; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Kansas), Return to a Healthy Past; Ramah Navajo School Board (New Mexico), Empowering Ramah Navajo to Eat Healthy by Using Traditional Foods; Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians (Minnesota), Old Ways for Today's Health; Salish Kootenai College (Montana), Traditional Living Challenge and Ancestor's Choice; Santee Sioux Nation (Nebraska), Wiconi Unki Tawapi—Healing Our Lives; Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan), Uniting to Create Traditional and Healthy Environments; Southeast Alaska Regional Health Care Consortium (Alaska), WISEFAMILIES Through Customary and Traditional Living; Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (North Dakota and South Dakota), Native Gardens Project: An Indigenous Permaculture Approach to the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes; Tohono O'odham Community Action (Arizona), O'odham Ha'icu Ha-Hugi c Duakog: Tohonoo O'odham Food, Fitness & Wellness Initiative Project; United Indian Health Services (California), Food is Good Medicine.
Corresponding author: Dawn Satterfield, Division of Diabetes Translation. Telephone: 770-488-5285; E-mail: dxs9@cdc.gov.
Native Diabetes Wellness Program, Division of Diabetes Translation, CDC
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The Revolt Discusses NXT & Final Meeting with Vince McMahon
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The former Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson of The Revival made an appearance on Talk Is Jericho this week. Now known as Dax Hardwood and Cash Wheeler, in their first interview since their WWE release. The former WWE tag team champions had much to say about their former employer on Chris Jericho's Talk is Jericho. The Revolt discusses an array of topics including NXT and their final meeting with Vince McMahon. To read excerpts of the interview below visitors can do so below.
Harwood started by talking about their time in NXT, where their talent was soon noticed by Dusty Rhodes. "Dusty was our biggest supporter," he said. "He said 'The way you guys work, the way you guys look, and the way you guys talk, you're going to have to work harder than anybody else to get where you want to go but I know you can do it.' and that really stuck with me." Wheeler then related that Dusty decided the two should form a team after seeing them cut a promo together in class.
After a brief digression about their southern accents, the interview transitioned to their last days in the WWE. They first asked for their release in January of 2019. This came after having fun, but unsatisfying time on the 2018 Christmas Tour. The two thought very carefully about when to request their release. "After this loop we decided to wait until we were on the upswing so it didn't look like we were upset because we were losing," Wheler explained. That way people know that it's not just about us, it's about the tag team division as a whole."
The Revolt Discusses NXT and Final Meeting with Vince McMahon
They then went onto describe their dissatisfaction with the current state of tag team wrestling in WWE. "We're still adamant that long term there's just not enough attention paid to the tag team division," Wheeler said, noting Braun Strowman's tag team championship win with a 10-year-old fan at WrestleMania 34. "When we asked for our release, we went straight to the top and asked for it," Harwood chimed in. "I think they thought we were just bluffing." The company offered them a big push and a title run, to which Wheeler responded "Look, it's not about the tag belts. We don't care about winning the tag belts, we don't care about having a big run. We want the whole division to be featured."
Later on, Harwood recalled their final meeting with Vince McMahon, when the comedy gimmick was pitched to them. "Hand on the bible, I laughed out loud in front of everybody," he said. The higher-ups in the room (McMahon, Pritchard, Carano) were not happy about this reaction. "They were all very serious. They told us that it would be a good idea, that we could show that we could be more than serious, straight-faced ass-kickers." Harwood then explained that they would have done the gimmick and given it 110%, but they would not have re-signed their contracts. The following week, they were pulled from TV. Harwood believes either Vince genuinely thought the clown-like gimmick was a good idea. This or it was an attempt to embarrass them on their way out.
Listen to The Revolt as they discuss their legacy in NXT and much more on Talk Is Jericho here.
Pete Moon is a writer based in Hamilton, Ontario. He enjoys pro wrestling, baseball, ice hockey, double cheeseburgers, and being weird on social media.
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Panasonic a story insperation to build
The company was founded in 1918 as a producer of lightbulb sockets and has grown to become one of the largest Japanese electronics producers and non-electronic products and services such as home renovation services. Panasonic is the world's fourth-largest television manufacturer by 2012 market share.anasonic was founded in 1918 by Kōnosuke Matsushita as a vendor of duplex lamp sockets. In the 1920's Matsushita began regularly launching products. In 1927, he produced a line of bicycle lamps that were the first to be marketed with the "National" brand name.During World War II the company operated factories in Japan and other parts of Asia which produced electrical components and appliances such as light fixtures, motors, electric irons, wireless equipment and its first vacuum tubes.
Panasonic was founded in 1918 by Kōnosuke Matsushita as a vendor of duplex lamp sockets.In the 1920's Matsushita began regularly launching products. In 1927, he produced a line of bicycle lamps that were the first to be marketed with the "National" brand name. During World War II the company operated factories in Japan and other parts of Asia which produced electrical components and appliances such as light fixtures, motors, electric irons, wireless equipment and its first vacuum tubes.
Shortly after Matsushita left school, he was sent away to Osaka to become an apprentice for a hibachi store. Less than a year into his apprenticeship however, the business failed and Matsushita was left looking for other employment. He then applied for a job with the Osaka Electric Light Company, an electrical utility company. Over the next couple of years, he was promoted several times and his position rose with the company. During this time, Matsushita was introduced to one of his sister's friends, Mumeno Iue, and after a short courtship married her. Matsushita, now head of a new family, was well aware his new responsibilities. AtWatching the streetcars that had been in Osaka for some time, Konosuke decided that his future lay in the electrical business. At 15,he left the bicycle shop for a post in the Osaka Electric Light Company. Five years later, he married 19-year-old Mumeno lue. The young Matsushita was a hard worker, and 22 he had risen to the post of inspector.Around that time he designed an improved light socket and built a sample. His supervisor, however, told him that it was useless and that nothing would ever come of it.Constant poor health convinced Matsushita to leave the company to start his own business. In June 1917, Matsushita, his wife and his brother-in-law, Toshio lue, who later founded Sanyo Electric, set up shop in a tiny two-room tenement in eastern Osaka. They eventually produced the new socket, but sales were next to nil, and Mumeno had to pawn the family's few valuables to purchase necessities. However, Matsushita had high hopes for the future and continued to devise new and better products. Towards the end of the year, Matsushita received an order from , large manufacturer to produce insulation plates for electric fans. He worked quickly and carefully to fill the order. Repeat orders followed, giving him the capital he needed to put his socket and other wiring fixtures into mass production.
Panasonic starts with a desire to create things of value. As hard work and dedication result in one innovative product after another, the fledgling company takes its first steps towards becoming the electronics giant of today.
The company that was to become Panasonic was started on March 7,1918, when Konosuke Matsushita moved from his tiny dwelling to a larger two-story house, and set up Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works. The staff consisted of three people: the 23-year-old Matsushita, 22-year-old Mumeno and her brother Toshio lue, then just 15.
They converted the three rooms on the ground floor into a workshop, and installed two hand-operated presses for molding insulation. Although production started with fan insulator plates, Matsushita was convinced that there was a huge untapped market for convenient, high quality household electrical fixtures. He stayed up late at night refining his designs, ultimately choosing to manufacture two new products-an attachment plug and a two-way socket. They proved popular as they were of higher quality than other products on the market, and were 30% to 50% cheaper. By the end of 1918, the company employed 20 people.
The fixtures were initially sold through a single wholesale outlet, but this arrangement broke down when sales fell due to heavy price cutting by other manufacturers. However, as Matsushita began dealing directly with other wholesalers, sales grew and the company found itself on firm footing.
Square bicycle lamp developed and marketed
Matsushita had become involved in the development of another product, a square-shaped battery lamp, that he wished to market himself. Yamamoto argued that the marketing agreement extended to this product as well, and demanded compensation of ¥10,000 to surrender the marketing rights. Matsushita acceded to his claim, and paid for the right to market his own product. Despite their disagreements, Matsushita greatly respected Yamamoto for his fairness and honesty, his determination and his marketing skills.
Radio production started
In August 1930, the company set up Kokudo Electric Co. in a joint venture with a radio manufacture and began producing radios. However, the company was soon swamped with returns. Matsushita found that, although radio shops had some technical knowledge and were capable of solving minor problems, Panasonic retailers simply sent back the sets if they didn't work.
Matsushita was convinced it was worth building a set that ordinary electrical dealers could handle. In March 1931, he took charge of Kokudo Electric, and instructed senior engineer Tetsujiro Nakao to develop a set that would meet his expectations. After three months of hard work, a prototype three-tube set was ready, which immediately won first prize in a contest sponsored by Japan's public broadcasting station.
Up from ashes
The company enters a time of uncertainty as postwar restrictions imperil its existence. Employee rolls drop precipitously from 26,000 to a low of 4,400, and the task of rebuilding the company from scratch begins.
The curtain fell on the Pacific War with Japan's unconditional surrender-on August 15, 1945. The war cost Japan three million lives, half of its former territory, and a fourth of its national assets. In addition, the Allied bombings had reduced many cities to rubble, and industrial production had all but halted.
Panasonic lost 32 factory and office facilities in Japan, mainly in Tokyo and Osaka, and its overseas factories and sales outlets were confiscated. Fortunately, the company's Head Office and main factories remained.
The day after the announcement of Japan's surrender, Matsushita called together his senior management and laid out plans for resuming production of consumer goods. On August 20, in a message to all employees, he said, "Production is the very foundation of our recovery. Let us reawaken the traditional Matsushita spirit, and complete the work of rebuilding the nation and enriching people's lives."
These words and Matsushita's strong spirit brought the company's employees out of the daze and shock of Japan's defeat. He allayed their fears, and inspired them to continue the company's manufacturing.
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Musical Director - Mark Hewitt
his education…
Mark Hewitt was born in Staffordshire in 1970. From 1988 to 1993 he studied composition at the Royal Northern College of Music and from 1997 to 1998 at Manchester University where he gained a Masters Degree in Music. In 2008 he trained as a music teacher (with drama as a second subject) at the School Centred Initial Teacher Training Course based in Devon.
as music educator…
During his time in Manchester he has been a visiting tutor at the Royal Northern College of Music (Visiting Tutor in Electro-Acoustics) and a tutor in composition at Chetham's School of Music.
Re-locating to the Isle of Skye in 1997, Mark further developed his passion for music education by forming with other local musicians 'Sound Company'. 'Sound Company' aimed specifically to broaden young people's experience of music, drawing from all musical traditions, to foster creativity and creative exploration. Some notable projects were 'Ceremonies and Rituals' – a project for primary school children based on exploring music and ritual from three contrasting cultures: African, Tibetan and Western art-music (Stravinsky's Rite of Spring). 'Clocks, Clouds and Spiders' Webs' – was a project designed to broaden the range and scope of pre-school musical activities using the music of Gyorgy Ligeti as inspiration. 'Sounds Inventive!' – taking the life and work of the innovative American composer Harry Partch as inspiration, primary school children explored how musical instruments are made and work by making simple versions of their own from everyday materials. Using these instruments the children were encouraged to invent their own music as an illustration of Harry Partch's story.
Mark gained his PGCE in 2008 and has since taught at various secondary schools in Dorset and was a lecturer in music at Exeter College, Devon from 2010-13 (course leader for A level music 2012-13). He has taught a wide range of ages and syllabuses, ranging from Key Stage 3, to GCSE, A level, International Baccalaureate and Foundation Degree. He has taught Edexcel, OCR, AQA syllabuses as well as a range of BTEC courses from level 2 upwards.
From 2009 Mark has worked as an examiner for Edexcel's A2 Music, Composition and Technical Studies paper. He also has been an expert reviewer for Zig-Zag Education (an editor for A level music teacher resources).
as choral director…
On the Isle of Skye Mark formed a community choir, the Waternish Singers and was musical director of the Skye and Lochalsh Young Music Makers Choir.
He has been music director of Exeter College Choral Society, Bridport Choral Society and is currently the musical director of the Bridport U3a Singers, Parnham Voices (Beaminster) and Harbour Voices (Lyme Regis).
Mark's compositions have been performed by The Goldberg Ensemble who gave the 1st performance of 'At the Still Point of the Turning World' at their tenth anniversary concert.
In 1994 the Royal Northern College of Music commissioned a work for music theatre as part of their festival of music theatre. Mark's 'The Lamentations of Doctor Faustus' was first performed by students from the RNCM, conducted by Tim Redmond in 1995.
In 1997 his 'Reliquary for Christopher Tye' for string orchestra was performed as part of the 2nd Manchester Composers Platform by students at the RNCM and subsequently broadcast on BBC Radio 3. The same work received its first professional performance at the Rydale Festival given by the Goldberg Ensemble directed by Malcolm Layfield.
In 2000 Mark's choral work 'The Voices of Bells' received first prize in the Bristol Chamber Choir Composition Competition and was performed by them in April that year. During his time on Skye Mark composed 'Sounding the Island's Year' for primary school children. Recently, Mark has written a series of choral pieces written for vocal ensembles he has been associated with such as Parnham Voices in Dorset and the South Petherton Combined Arts Choir in Somerset. He produced in 2017 for Prima Facie Records an album of contemporary Christmas carols 'The Silvers Stars at Play' featuring works by living composers, including his own setting of 'Silent Night'.
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The LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) project has begun its search for gravitational waves, and efforts are being made to improve its ability to detect these. The LIGO observatories are long, Fabry-Perot-Michelson interferometers, where the interferometer mirrors are also the gravitational wave test masses. LIGO is designed to detect the ripples in spacetime caused by cataclysmic astrophysical events, with a target gravitational wave minimum strain sensitivity of 4 x 10^-22 around 100 Hz. The Advanced LIGO concept calls for an order of magnitude improvement in strain sensitivity, with a better signal to noise ratio to increase the rate of detection of events. Some of Advanced LIGO's major requirements are improvements over the LIGO design for thermal noise in the test mass substrates and reflective coatings. Thermal noise in the interferometer mirrors is a significant challenge in LIGO's development. This thesis reviews the theory of test mass thermal noise and reports on several experiments conducted to understand this theory. Experiments to measure the thermal expansion of mirror substrates and coatings use the photothermal effect in a cross-polarized Fabry-Perot interferometer, with displacement sensitivity of 10^-15 m/rHz. Data are presented from 10 Hz to 4kHz on solid aluminum, and on sapphire, BK7, and fused silica, with and without commercial TiO2/SiO2 dielectric mirror coatings. The substrate contribution to thermal expansion is compared to theories by Cerdonio et al. and Braginsky, Vyatchanin, and Gorodetsky. New theoretical models are presented for estimating the coating contribution to the thermal expansion. These results can also provide insight into how heat flows between coatings and substrates relevant to predicting coating thermoelastic noise. The Thermal Noise Interferometer (TNI) project is a interferometer built specifically to study thermal noise, and this thesis describes its construction and commissioning. Using LIGO-like designs, components, and processes, the TNI has a minimum length noise in each of two arm cavities of 5 x 10^-18 m/rHz around 1 kHz.
The LIGO Observatories were constructed by the California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology with funding from the National Science Foundation under cooperative agreement PHY 9210038. The LIGO Laboratory operates under cooperative agreement PHY-0107417. This thesis has been assigned LIGO Document Number LIGO-P030025.