I hate cliches, especially those about raising a special needs child. I do not think God gives us only what we can handle. I do not feel our life has been blessed by autism or that everything happens for a reason. No matter how kind the deliverer of these messages may be, I do not take comfort in these words.
The thing about cliches, though, is that they often contain a nugget of truth. And no matter how hard I reject the concept of the "new normal" cliche, I do find myself adjusting. Take this week, for example. My son Moe, who is five, has a very hard time falling asleep, and does not stay in his bed at night. So, for his safety and my sanity, he has a bed tent. The tent zips all around, and we use carabiner clips to keep the zippers closed. The other night, Moe was making his usual racket in his bed when he started screaming. We ran in to find he had caught his tongue in the carabiner. We set him free, calmed him down, made sure he wasn't seriously injured, replaced carabiners with twist ties, and put the boy back to bed.
Every few weeks my husband and I have to re-engineer Moe's sleep environment. Those carabiners were an adjustment from other rings that Moe figured out how to open. Moe sleeps in pajamas that zip up the back. And who can forget our build a better diaper project? I imagine for families of typical kids, stories like these would be momentous, told at dinner parties, embarrassing and hilarious antics told over and over, becoming family lore. For us, these weekly or even daily adventures are so numerous, most never get even a second mention. So although there is nothing normal about having a five year old who must be physically kept in his bed, I have come to expect this type of thing.
The truth is, there is nothing in our days that feels normal. No meal, outing, or diaper change is without effort.
Even a couple hours in the backyard requires preparation: close the gate to the dog's run, pick up all the oranges that have fallen off the trees, make sure I have everything I need because if Moe is outside, I cannot go back in the house even for a minute. While friends are choosing kindergartens, we are fighting for services in a system that is failing Moe. While others are planning vacations and finding summer camps, I am wondering if we will ever travel anywhere again.
But on days like today, when the kids pile into bed in the morning to snuggle, even for a few minutes, and we fill the wading pool in the afternoon and my daughter pour water on Moe's head, and he giggles and runs but comes back for more, I can almost forget. I can squint my eyes and focus only on what is in front of me, and pretend that this is exactly how I dreamed family life would be. It may not be a new normal, but I'll take what I can get.
What a beautiful, touching post. I have been slowly reaching the acceptance phase - very, very slowly. Even though he probably had autism from birth, my son's diagnosis still seemed so sudden - because in my mind one day my son was NT and the next a doctor was telling me he was not. It totally took the wind out of me and I am still trying to catch my breath. But I have come a long way - I have come to love most of his autistic traits, especially his dedication to repeating words and sounds that he loves, and the special way he uses echolalia to communicate. I don't like the meltdowns and I hate that he feels so anxious all the time. But, like you, I just try to make the most out of the positive moments. It helps that there are so many other special needs families out there, redefining "normal" and sharing their experiences.
I am so with you on the cliches. I grit my teeth every time I hear one, and lately, I've spoken up. One friend (a mom of a kid with autism) actually said that she thinks autism is a blessing, not a curse. I answered, "I would never consider it a blessing. My son is a blessing, definitely, but autism, never." I feel like I have grown and learned so much from my son, but I can't consider autism--which is the source of so many problems, challenges and heartaches for Danny--a blessing.
Patty - I'm so glad you had the courage to speak up.
I often am speechless when the religious types come and give me some cliched advice.
I hear you! I am nodding vigorously. Over time, things slowly get a little easier for us; I am wishing you the same.


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Shrutika Gosavi
by Jyotiee Balani | May 30, 2021 | Art | 1 comment
Shrutika Gosavi was born in India and is an award winning artist living in Dubai, UAE since 2011. Her latest achievements are her selection by the Sikka Art Festival Dubai Culture 19-2020 committee to participate with her series of artworks 'The Leftover' as well as awarded with 'Rove Emerging Artist Prize 2020' at World Art Dubai UAE. Shrutika's art is intuitive as well inspired by the human body, nature, spirituality, identity and perception matters. Her observations and experiences of her surrounding environment contribute to the development of a series of works, where she processes the significance of the external world to the human behavior and body.
Shrutika grow up in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, where she completed her Masters in Visual Arts (Painting) at the Government University of Raja Mansingh Tomar Music and Art. She received the Young Artist Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and was nominated for the prestigious State Artist award. After working as a lecturer for a year, she moved to Dubai and opened her studio in 2012 to dedicate herself to her art practice.
Human forms are the main element in Gosavi's artworks, characterized by their exaggerated gestures and body parts, are mostly faceless: "The expression in my paintings comes from the gestures of the full body. And I always connect the theme with the general atmosphere. Hence for me, facial features are not that important," she says.
For an artist, his / her emotions and thought process is an integral part of his / her work. The discovery of one's own self and his or her existence should be the fundamental thought for each artist. If the objective is visible, one will not stray in any other direction. If the intention of creation is to find absolute reality and internal happiness then the viewer will also feel the connection with your soul; and this is the absolute intention of any art.
Artists are the foundation of any society. Culture and tradition propagate through art. The lifestyle, tradition and cultural records of all past civilizations found till now have been understood through the remains of the artistic works from the era – architecture, sculptures, literary works and paintings. The artist, whether she/he be a painter, sculptor or author always works towards awakening and giving a direction to society. Even in today's fast paced and modern existence, if the purity of the soul of society is visible and kept alive, it's because of the artist's efforts. If one notices, since the pandemic has started, the interest and focus towards art has increased because it is a successful way of keeping one's self composed and grounded
I enjoy seeing all kinds of art, however the works I really connect with or the elements that are a part of my works, come from the environment around me – that which has life, people, emotions, spirituality and social thought. For many years I was inspired by Picasso, Tyeb Mehta, Salvador Dali and Francis Bacon. I can connect easily to those art movements who gave precedence to the line and form.
In my works you will notice that there are people in constant movements, their arms and legs are big and flexible and in a position as if they want to communicate through it. They do not have faces, clothes or color as my intention is for you to see a human being in their purest form. The elements and objects I use in my paintings are parts of everyday life – mats, table, glass, cup, pots, food; these things give a sense of a culture.
I don't decide any theme in advance, instead, as I sit down to work, my intuition guides me at each step of the way on what I should do next, how a line is to be drawn, which form is to be created and how this is to be developed further.
Some concepts which I have worked on were chosen in advance, like 'the leftover', a project for Sikka Art Festival for which I had made 40 full size drawings. The concept is linked to the situation where some nations of the world are struggling with poverty and try to recycle half-eaten food by collecting food from garbage, cleaning, re-frying and then selling it for consumption. There are some conceptualized series of work like 'When I travel in dreams', 'Life in a metro' which are inspired by the landscape and infrastructure of U.A.E. and the people here.
What's your favorite art work?
My own favorite painting is 'Overlapping Thoughts'. As far legendary artists are concerned, I like Picasso's 'Guernica' and Tyeb Mehta's 'kali'.
The pandemics experienced previously were probably restricted to certain regions due to the lack of connectivity and lack of transport options and could not evolve into such a tremendous tragedy. As I have shared, my work is related to people, their circumstances and situations, and so this pandemic situation could not stay untouched by my art. I have also been affected with Covid-19 and through my struggle with it I have realized a few realities of life and have brought this into my work with the series 'a dialog with substance'. An artwork from this series is going to be in a permanent collection of Haegeumgang theme museum, South Korea.
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an artist and that's the reason any work I have done has been connected to art. I have worked as an art lecturer in my college; have conducted art classes, art workshops, art apprenticeship and art teacher in school.
I never considered any other career choice. My mother had a great influence in allowing my childhood hobby of painting to develop into a career. My mother is a Hindustani Classical singer which is why she understands the importance of art in one's life. I have learned singing from her and if I was not a full time visual artist, I would have been a full time singer, but would never have chosen any technical field.
My life and art are unified as a whole. The artistic approach used for art is also used for life. A fundamental ideology in Indian culture is 'Satyam Shivam Sundaram' – that which is true is immutable and within that is beauty. Instead of looking for the beauty or ugliness in life and art, one should maintain a focus on the truth which you feel, see and accept is the most beautiful thing.
There have been many positive responses; however there are 2 which standout for me. The first was during graduation when I had made some intuitive paintings. A few artists were visiting from Australia and while purchasing my works they said ' You are Lady Picasso'. At the time, this was the highest possible praise for me. The second incident was during an exhibition in Dubai, when a visitor spent a long time looking at my painting and her eyes were flowing with tears. There is no greater appreciation than this for me.
Not at all. We are very social and like solitude just as much. However, there is no loneliness in the solitude, but a sense of completion because this is when we communicate with our creativity. Thoughts take us into deep inside and that is where art comes out from. There is no better feeling of fulfillment and this is why I do not agree with the question.
I feel the lack of art connoisseurs and people who can appreciate true art in the society. Though the world is changing and things are getting better but still the artist and his/her art are not getting enough importance and value from society. The opportunities are less. In many countries, within the education system, art has a very limited role. This should change – love for the art must be cultivated within children. They have to be made aware of art appreciation and history of art, which will bring a major change in thought process of future generations and they will be more aware and sensitive towards art.
If there is any one element I like the most about my work, it is the line. I always think that my contemplation on line should be such that it evolves and becomes more powerful on it's own.
Yes, it is important considering that full time artists do not have any other source of income. Whether you sell paintings or run workshops, but to progress as an artist, exhibiting works overseas is a necessity which requires funding. Many galleries and museums host open calls through which they may support artists. There are many private and government grants which are helpful to artists. This interview that you are publishing is also helpful and a way of funding for the artists. This is the type of social assistance and support that an artist should receive because the artist is also working for the benefit of the society.
As I have mentioned previously, this type of support is necessary for the artist to continue his work. I would like to add one point to this – there are many projects or concepts that the artist may want to work on such as an installation art or any public art but there may be a high production cost for these and self-funding may not be possible, at this point funding will help the artist to work on such projects.
To create a body of work which contributes in the future development of UAE. Also to I would like to be a part of Venice biennial and to get into a collaboration with MOMA someday.
Name three artists you'd like to be compared to?
It is not necessary to compare but with due respect, if I take three names, they will be Picasso, Francis Bacon and Tayeb Mehta.
Favorite or most inspirational place?
These inspirations will change in the future, but for now in UAE it is Rab Al Khail Liwa desert, in India it is the Himalayas and nearby states, and in Paris it is the neighborhood of Pigalle, with the streets going up and down, restaurants, museums and old artists' hang-outs and studios.
What's the best piece of advice you've been given?
Do your work honestly, look for no shortcuts and keep your eyes wide open.
Professionally, what's your goal?
To have ceaselessness in my work, to develop it further, learn to understand and adopt new dimensions, experimenting with new mediums and being progressive and relevant.
Future plans?
I usually go with the flow. I don't like getting tied up in my own plans, but I do dream and believe the most in hard work. My plans for my work are exploring different mediums one of which is NFT art also I am working on an idea to incorporate contemporary mediums like digital media, audio and visuals, augmented reality in my works.
Veronika Yngwe
Stephanie Neville
Mona Biswarupa	on May 30, 2021 at 2:57 pm
Mesmerizing !!!

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Out of the available renewable energy sources in India, wind energy plays a dominant role accounting for nearly 68% of the total renewable power produced in the country. Out of which Tamil Nadu produces 7162 MW (38%) of the total capacity. A major problem faced by all wind farms in the state is that of evacuation of wind power due to limited power transmission capacity of existing transmission lines. Kudimangalam, one such wind farm in Coimbatore is taken up for study in this paper. By transforming this windfarm into a microgrid, wind power evacuation problems can be mitigated or minimized to a larger extent. The goal of this paper is to suggest the capacity of solar plant, gas power plant and battery storage to be used for the proposed microgrid. Energy Management Algorithm (EMA) is incorporated in MATLAB Simulink and is tested for different conditions. Finally implementation of EMA is done with the help of PIC microcontroller. From the study, it can be concluded that it is feasible to convert the considered wind farm into a microgrid with solar and gas power plants of appropriate capacity so that wind power is utilized to its maximum without power evacuation problems.
چکیده – جدا از منابع انرژی تجدید پذیر در دسترس در هند، انرژی بادی نقش مهمی با در بر گرفتن تقریبا 68٪ از کل توان تجدید پذیر تولیدی در کشور ایفاء می کند. که جدای از آن تامیل نادو(Tamil Nadu) 7162 مگاوات (38٪) ظرفیت کل را تولید می کند. مشکل اصلی پیشروی کلیه مزارع بادی در جایگاه، تخلیه توان بادی به علت ظرفیت محدود انتقال توان خطوط انتقال موجود است. Kudimangalam، یک مزرعه بادی در هند برای مطالعه در این مقاله مد نظر قرار گرفته است. با تبدیل این مزرعه بادی به یک ریزشبکه، مشکلات تخلیه توان بادی را می توان تا حد زیادی کاهش و یا به حداقل رساند. هدف این مقاله، پیشنهاد دادن استفاده از ظرفیت نیروگاه خورشیدی، نیروگاه گازی و ذخیره سازی باتری برای ریزشبکه پیشنهادی می باشد. الگوریتم مدیریت انرژی (EMA) در سیمولینک نرم افزار متلب گنجانیده شده و برای شرایط مختلف مورد آزمایش قرار گرفته است. نهایتاً، پیاده سازی EMA با کمک میکروکنترلر PIC انجام شده است. از مطالعه، می توان نتیجه گرفت که تبدیل مزرعه بادی به یک ریزشبکه با نیروگاه های خورشیدی و گازی با ظرفیت مناسب عملی است به طوری که توان بادی با حداکثر مقدارش بدون مسائل تخلیه توان استفاده شده است.


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\section{Introduction}

\footnotetext{$^{*\,}$Presented at the XXXIII International Conference on High Energy Physics, Moscow, Russia, July 26 -- August 2, 2006.}
\footnotetext{$^{\dagger\,}$Present address: Department of Physics, CERN, Theory Division, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland, e--mail: Sebastian.Sapeta@cern.ch}

The process of inelastic electron--proton diffraction, $ep \to eXY$, have been widely studied over last years at the HERA collider.
Quite recently both H1 and ZEUS collaborations published particularly precise data
[\refcite{h1rapdata}--\refcite{zeustagdata}].
In this short letter we present the results of the analysis of this data in the frameworks of three different theoretical models.
These are: the Pomeron Structure Function (PSF) model formulated in the framework of Regge phenomenology, the Bartels-Ellis-Kowalski-W\"usthoff (BEKW) two gluon exchange dipole model and the saturation model of Golec-Biernat and W\"usthoff (GBW).
By fitting each of these models to the combined set of all measurements we test also the compatibility of the data obtained with various experimental methods.

When we plot the experimental data  for the diffractive structure function
\mbox{[\refcite{h1rapdata}--\refcite{zeustagdata}]}
we observe that it decreases in the range of low $x_{\PO} $ values, reaches a minimum at certain point, and starts to grow up as $x_{\PO} $ goes to 1. Thus, $F_2^{D(3)} (Q^2,\beta, x_{\PO} )$ is expressed as a sum of two components
\begin{eqnarray}
F_2^{D(3)}
& = &
F_2^{D(3),\; {\rm low-}x_{\PO} } + F_2^{D(3),\; {\rm large-}x_{\PO} }. \quad
\label{reggeform}
\end{eqnarray}
In our analysis we concentrate on the low-$x_{\PO} $ part of the diffractive structure function and test various theoretical frameworks in which this quantity may be calculated. The large-$x_{\PO} $ part is modeled as a Reggeon exchange with the structure function of the pion [\refcite{owens}] and only its normalization for each data set is determined from the fit.

\section{Data sets and fitting method}

\begin{table*}
\tbl{Results, in terms of $\chi^2$, of the fits to the three data sets for the PSF, BEKW and GBW models. \label{tab1}}
{\begin{tabular}{l@{\quad }c@{\qquad }c@{\qquad }c}
\toprule
$\chi^2$/(nb data points) & H1RAP      & ZEUSMX           & All data sets \\
\colrule
PSF                 & 250.3/240 = 1.04 & 100.9/102 = 0.98 & 377.6/444 = 0.85 \\
BEKW                & 286.8/247 = 1.16 & 193.5/142 = 1.36 & 493.1/493 = 1.00 \\
GBW                 & 272.9/247 = 1.10 & 268.0/142 = 1.88 & 564.5/493 = 1.15 \\
\botrule
\label{tab:chi2}
\end{tabular}}
\end{table*}

We use the data for the reduced cross section $\sigma_r^{D(3)} (Q^2,\beta, x_{\PO} )$ or the diffractive structure function $F_2^{D(3)} (Q^2,\beta, x_{\PO} )$  published by H1 [\refcite{h1rapdata}, \refcite{h1tagdata}] and ZEUS [\refcite{zeusmxdata}, \refcite{zeustagdata}]  collaborations, respectively. These data sets are, however, obtained with different methods and therefore for different upper limits on the proton dissociation system  mass $M_Y$. Hence, they need to be normalized to the same experimental situation, $M_Y < 1.6\ {\rm GeV}$, in accordance with~[\refcite{h1rapdata}]. Taking all the above into account we have the following data sets which are used in the fits

\begin{itemlist}
\item $\sigma_r^{D(3)}$ measured by the H1 using the rapidity gap method~[\refcite{h1rapdata}] with $M_Y < 1.6\ {\rm GeV}$ called H1RAP, default data set, not corrected further,

\item $F_2^{D(3)}$ measured by the ZEUS using the $M_X$ method~[\refcite{zeusmxdata}] with $M_Y < 2.3\ {\rm GeV}$ called ZEUSMX, multiplied  by the factor 0.85,

\item $\sigma_r^{D(3)}$ measured by the H1 with the proton detected in roman pot detectors~[\refcite{h1tagdata}] called H1TAG, multiplied by the factor 1.23,

\item $F_2^{D(3)}$ measured by the ZEUS with the proton detected in roman pot detectors [\refcite{zeustagdata}] called ZEUSTAG, multiplied by the factor~1.23.
\end{itemlist}

We perform three fits for each model. The fit to H1RAP data alone, the fit to ZUESMX data alone and the combined fit to all four data sets listed above. In the first two cases only statistical and uncorrelated systematic uncertainties added in quadrature were used in the calculation of $\chi^2$ whereas the total errors were taken in the third case.
The cut \mbox{$Q^2 > 4.5\ {\rm GeV}^2$} was imposed for all fits.

\section{Pomeron Structure~Function (PSF) model}

In the framework of Regge phenomenology the low-$x_{\PO} $ component of the diffractive structure function is attributed to the Pomeron exchange. The $x_{\PO} $ is factorized from $\beta$ and $Q^2$ dependence and we have
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{eq:f2psf}
F_2^{D(3),\; {\rm low-}x_{\PO} } =
f_{\rm l \! P  / p} (x_{\rm l \! P }) F_2^{D(\rm l \! P )} (Q^2,\beta),
\end{eqnarray}
where the first factor is called the Pomeron flux. It has the standard form [\refcite{Royon:2006by}] with the Pomeron intercept $\alpha_{\rm l \! P }(0)$, which governs the $x_{\PO} $ dependence and is let as a free parameter in our fit.  The second factor $F_2^{D(\rm l \! P )}(Q^2, \beta)$ is interpreted as the Pomeron structure function defined in analogy to the proton structure function. In the same manner diffractive parton distribution functions (DPDFs) are defined for the Pomeron. The evolution of these distributions with $Q^2$ is governed by the DGLAP [\refcite{dglap}] equations.

In our analysis we take the following form of singlet $zS$ and gluon $zG$ distributions at initial scale $Q^2_0$
\begin{eqnarray}
z{\it {S}}(z,Q_0^2)
&=&
A_S z^{B_S}(1-z)^{C_S}                   \nonumber \\
& &
\cdot\, (1+D_S z + E_S \sqrt{z})
\cdot e^{\frac{0.01}{z-1}},              \nonumber \\
z{\it {G}}(z,Q_0^2) &=&
A_G (1-z)^{C_G}
\cdot e^{\frac{0.01}{z-1}}.
\label{gluona}
\end{eqnarray}
They are similar to that used in fit A of H1~[\refcite{h1rapdata}] however we increased the number of parameters adding $D_S$ and $E_S$. This allowed us to make the fit independent on the choice of $Q_0^2$, which is fixed at $Q_0^2 = 3.0\ {\rm GeV}^2$.
Hence, we have eight parameters introduced by the function defined in Eq.~(\ref{eq:f2psf}).
The charm contribution is not fitted but calculated according to [\refcite{ghrgrs}].
Since in this approach the higher twist effects are not present we need to restrict the kinematic range by introducing two additional cuts $M_X = 2.0\ {\rm GeV}$ and $\beta < 0.8$.

The fit results in terms of $\chi^2$ are presented in the Table \ref{tab:chi2}. Very good fit quality is obtained in all three cases.
The gluon density turns out to dominate in the Pomeron for all fits however its shape varies between fits with different data sets.
We obtain $\alpha_{\rm l \! P }(0) = 1.118 \pm 0.005$ in the combined fit which agrees with the result found by H1 (fit A) [\refcite{h1rapdata}].
The full set of parameters as well as the singlet and gluon distributions can be found in [\refcite{Royon:2006by}].

\section{Bartels-Ellis-Kowalski-W\"usthoff~(BEKW)~model}

In this model proposed in [\refcite{bartels}] the photon--proton interaction is realized in two stages. In the first stage the virtual photon splits into $q\bar q$ or $q \bar q g$ Fock states known as color dipoles. Then the dipole interacts with the proton via two gluon exchange. Thus, the simplest model of Pomeron as the gluon pair is assumed.
The low-$x_{\PO} $ component of the diffractive structure function consists of three terms
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{eq:f2bekw}
F_2^{D(3),\; {\rm low-}x_{\PO} } =
F_T^{q\bar q} + F_L^{q\bar q} + F_T^{q\bar q g}
\end{eqnarray}
where T (L) refers to transverse (longitudinal) polarization of the incoming photon.
From the properties of the wave function the $\beta$ dependence of each term was deduced. The $q\bar q_T$ term dominates  for intermediate $\beta$ values whereas $q\bar q_L$ is the most important at large~$\beta$. Moreover, the longitudinal component behaves like a higher twist part so neither $\beta$ nor $M_X$ cuts are needed. For the low $\beta$ values the $q \bar q g_T$ term is the largest. The $x_{\PO} $ dependence is impossible to guess from perturbative QCD therefore it is assumed in the form
$(x_0/x_{\PO} )^{n_{2(4)} (Q^2)}$ where
$n_{2(4)}(Q^2) = n^0_{2(4)} + n^1_{2(4)} \ln[Q^2/Q^2_0 +1]$ with $n^0_{2(4)}$, $n^1_{2(4)}$ to be determined from the fit. Altogether the function given in Eq.~(\ref{eq:f2bekw}) has eight parameters.

In the second row of Table \ref{tab:chi2} we present the $\chi^2$ values resulting from the fit of the BEKW model to the three data sets. Good fit quality is observed in the case of H1RAP and the combined fit. The fit to the ZEUSMX data set gives slightly worse $\chi^2$. For all details concerning the parameter values and plots illustrating $\beta$ dependence of $F_2^{D(3),\; {\rm low-}x_{\PO} }$ in the BEKW model the reader is referred to~[\refcite{Royon:2006by}].

\section{Golec-Biernat-W\"usthoff (GBW) saturation model}

The saturation model proposed in [\refcite{gbw1}, \refcite{gbw2}] was formulated in the color dipole picture.  Hence, the general structure of $F_2^{D(3),\; {\rm low-}x_{\PO} }$ is identical with the BEKW model and therefore given by Eq.~(\ref{eq:f2bekw}). However in this model the cross section for the interaction of the color dipole with  the proton is  assumed in the form
\begin{equation}
\hat\sigma (x_{\PO} ,r)\,=\,\sigma_0\,\left\{
1\,-\,\exp\left(-r^2\, Q^2_s(x_{\PO} )/4  \right) \right\},
\end{equation}
where $Q^2_s(x_{\PO} ) = \left(x_0/x_{\PO} \right)^{\lambda}$ is called the saturation scale. So, the cross section saturates either for $r\to \infty$ and $x_{\PO} $ fixed or $x_{\PO}  \to 0$ and $r$ fixed. We used the version of the GBW model with three massless quarks. The model has only four parameters to be determined from the fit (see [\refcite{Royon:2006by}]). No $\beta$ or $M_X$ cuts are imposed for the same reason as discussed in the previous section.

We present the results of $\chi^2$ from the GBW fits in the third row of Table~\ref{tab:chi2}. Good quality is obtained in the case of H1RAP and the combined fit. Significantly worse result is found when the GBW model is fitted to  the ZEUSMX data set. The results for parameters, especially $x_0$, vary significantly  depending on the data set used in the fit. Again, we refer the read to [\refcite{Royon:2006by}] for further details.

\section{Conclusions}
We have presented the results of the fits of three different theoretical models to the most recent data on the diffractive structure functions from H1 and ZEUS collaborations. We have shown that the combined fit to the four data sets with total errors is successful, in terms of $\chi^2$, for all models.
Especially good description of the diffractive data is found in the framework of the PSF and BEKW models.
In addition, the PSF approach works good also when fitted to the ZEUSMX data set, which is not the case for BEKW and GBW models.

Let us stress that the three frameworks presented here are based on significantly different theoretical concepts. This is reflected \emph{e.g.} in the twist structure of the models. As we see in Fig.~\ref{fig10}, the predictions for the longitudinal part of the diffractive structure function $F_L^D$ are very different between PSF and BEKW/GBW approaches.
Since in the PSF approach only the twist--two component is present we expect it to give correct $F_L$ in the low $\beta$ region. On the other hand, because $F_L$ in the BEKW/GBW models has only twist--four part this models are reliable for large~$\beta$.

Finally, let us mention that in [\refcite{Royon:2006by}] the reader may find
also the results for the Bia\l as-Peschanski (BP) model [\refcite{bpmodel}] based on the BFKL Pomeron approach. The combined fit of this model in the kinematic range as in the case of the PSF model and additional cut $Q^2 < 120\ {\rm GeV}^2$ leads to $\chi^2/{\rm (nb\ data\ points)} = 1.26$.

For more details concerning the analysis described here we refer to the original paper~[\refcite{Royon:2006by}].

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\section*{Acknowledgments}
This work was done in collaboration with C.~Royon, L.~Schoeffel, R.~Peschanski and E.~Sauvan.
S.S. acknowledges MEN grants: No. 1 P03B 028 28 (2005-08) and N202 048 31/2647 (2006-08) and the French-Polish agreement Polonium.

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Gaultier's Next Collab: 24-Karat Gold Bars?
It's true that designer collaborations have gotten a little overenthusiastic of late, with fashion designers putting their brand on everything including the kitchen sink, but we didn't ever expect a designer to co-brand gold.
We're not talking about gold jewelry or accessories, but rather gold bars — you know, the stuff that's valuated based on weight, instead of "how pretty it is" or "which celebrity was last spotted with it."


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Cepsa enters the Exploration and Production market in Abu Dhabi
Cepsa and Japan's Cosmo Oil Company have signed a partnership to operate in Abu Dhabi
Their goal is to operate four oil producing fields and to search for new opportunities in the United Arab Emirates.
The United Arab Emirates is among the top ten countries in the world with the most reserves and production
Cepsa and Cosmo Oil, one of the main refining and marketing companies in Japan, have signed an agreement for the creation of the company Cosmo Abu Dhabi Energy Exploration & Production Co. Ltd. Cepsa has a 20% stake in the new firm, with Cosmo Oil holding the remaining 80%. This partnership marks CEPSA's entry into the area of exploration and production of hydrocarbons in Abu Dhabi.
The aim of the new company is to operate four offshore crude oil production fields (Mubarraz, Umm Al Anbar, Newwat Al Ghalan and Hail), which are located in shallow waters to the west of Abu Dhabi. The agreement also includes the search for new opportunities in the United Arab Emirates.
The agreement was signed today in Tokyo by the Operations Director of Cepsa, Juan Vera, and by the President of Cosmo Oil E&P, Isao Kusakabe. The deal, which is still pending approval by the Emirati authorities, is worth approximately 200 million dollars.
In the words of Juan Vera, "For Cepsa, this is a milestone because it fulfils our objective of paving the way towards entering an area with high potential such as Abu Dhabi, with quality assets in production. In fact, the United Arab Emirates, which has a low risk of exposure, is among the top ten countries in the world with the most reserves and production. This partnership, which involves significant synergies between the two companies, also reflects the firm commitment by IPIC to its assets and is a great opportunity because of Cosmo's extensive experience as an operator in Abu Dhabi".
Cepsa and Cosmo are complementary businesses. They both belong to the IPIC portfolio (Cepsa is 100% owned by IPIC and Cosmo 20.8%), having a lengthy history in the oil industry and being present throughout the entire petroleum value chain.
Cepsa has had a branch in Abu Dhabi since 2013.
CEPSA is an energy group fully owned by the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC). It employs more than 11,000 people and operates at every stage of the hydrocarbon value chain. It is engaged in petroleum and natural gas prospecting and production activities, refining, transport and sale of crude oil and natural gas derivatives, biofuels, co-generation and electricity sales. CEPSA has developed a world-class chemicals division that is tightly integrated with its oil refining segment, where feedstock is manufactured and sold for the production of components with high value-added, chiefly used in making new-generation plastics and biodegradable detergents. It has a prominent position in Spain and, through the continuing international expansion of its business, it also operates in 15 countries, marketing its products all over the world.
Cosmo Oil, founded on 1 April 1986, is one of the largest companies in petroleum refining and marketing in Japan, with the goal of becoming a "vertically integrated global energy company" in which a 20.8% stake is owned by IPIC. Cosmo operates three refineries with a total capacity of 452,000 barrels per day in Japan and markets its products nationwide through a network of 3,195 service stations as well as abroad. Cosmo is also engaged in the exploration and production of oil primarily in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and in the businesses of petrochemicals and renewable energy.


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Case study: Blockbuster
Block buster is an entertainment company that was founded in 1978 by David Cook who founded it as David P. Cook & Associates Inc. Initially David P. & Cook Inc was involved in real estate industries and petroleum business before venturing into entertainment business. It is worth noting that the company had a strong effect in the entertainment industry since its inception. However, this great impact has not been smooth for the company and demanded careful analysis to counter threats and reduce weaknesses while maximizing on opportunities and its strengths. b) How did Blockbuster manage to grow rapidly in 1990s?
One of the most remarkable establishment that made it to greatly succeed in 1990s was its ability effectively manage and reorganize its operations to offer fast check in and effective inventory systems. In most of the stores, the company fixed new equipments such as computer software, hardware, and shelving ensured enough space for display to the consumers. To add to that, the training of its management staff and employees coupled with external investment in regions like UK, Australia, and Asia added to its sales and profitability. In 1992, Blockbuster purchased Cityvision PLC which ran 875 stores in Britain and Australia.
Besides, it created an international home video division to oversee its international operations. In addition, licensing and franchising made the company to assimilate its fast growth in major regions of operations. Franchising aided the company grow with speed as it did not have to use vast resources to own the premises. This raised the company's ability to focus more on customer demands and satisfaction. However, as Huizinga noted, the system was not sustainable on a long term basis and therefore embarked on a major mission of owning stores in different towns.
Due to the fast rising demand in use of digital technology like broadband internet, the company had to shift with the demand for change. The company sold some of its stores to Viacom and used the proceeds to expand its video rentals and venturing more into the music business. Particularly, the development of the new state-of-art system to market its videos gave it a great support in the fast growing competition in the market. To wards the end of 1990s, the company got into major revenue sharing engagements which sharply raised the returns as the video rentals improved by 13% in the year 1998.
Particularly, this arrangement became a great success by offering cheap and constant supply of tapes that reduced the overall cost and delivery to the regions where they were in greatest demands. The final booster that perhaps, could have been explored earlier was the initial public offering in 1999. Through the revenue from the public offering, the block buster management managed to venture into new technology like introduction of DVDs to all of its 3000 stores as they proved to be the next entertainment media of choice.
How did the Internet serve as a disruptive technology for physical distribution model? It was notable that with time, technology dynamism was inevitable. However, the onset of the internet spelt doom for the highly competitive business. Taking into consideration that the success of Blockbuster business model was mainly based on a bricks-and-mortar consideration, the new technology was rendering the system less significantly. Particularly through use of the broadband system, it was possible for consumers to download videos and music at the comfort of their homes.
Besides, the system was also very green and therefore, future returns highly unpredictable. Following this notion, Blockbuster management had to carefully articulate it into the system. However, through the understanding that it posed one of the most promising future for the business, the company linked with DIRECTV to offer online sales for music, games and videos. Though it maintained many of its global outlets, majority of their sales greatly scaled down.
Besides, the company continued to emphasis on online sales as evidenced by its later agreement with MGM to sell the latest theatrical releases, TV programming, films, and music. In the year 2000s, it also signed a deal with TIVo's in trial to become a major player in PPV delivery market. The internet therefore slowly but surely revolutionized the distribution chain, a notion that points a major shift to the modern systems.
Gareth, R. J. (2007). Block Buster's challenges in the Video Rental Industry. Houston, Texas: Texas A; M University.
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System and Method For Controlling Bacterial Persister Cells with Weak Electric Currents
Dacheng Ren (Inventor), Jeremy Gilbert (Inventor), Mi Zhang (Inventor), Tagbo Niepa (Inventor)
Department of Biomedical & Chemical Engineering
The BioInspired Institute
A system and method for treating persister cells with an electrochemical process, alone or in combination with antibiotics. Weak electric currents are used to effectively eliminate persister cells and the efficacy can be further improved through synergistic effects with antibiotics. The method may be adapted for novel therapies of chronic infections and strategies to control persistent biofouling. The system has a broad spectrum applications in treating chronic and drug resistant infections, such as those caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and may also be used for decontamination of medical devices.
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Snoonu switches to cars to protect delivery drivers from heat
By Menatalla Ibrahim
Source: Snoonu
The Qatari-owned company has taken steps to ensure the safety of its workers during the harsh summer weather.
Local delivery service Snoonu has announced it will providing cars for delivery riders to protect them from Qatar's "unbearable heat" during the summer period.
"Sumer heat is unbearable and leads to exhaustion and strokes. Out of our responsibility to maintain the safety of our drivers and protect them from continuous exposure to the sun, only drivers who have a car will take care of the delivery you purchase," the company said on its Twitter account.
"We invite other delivery companies to participate in this initiative," it added.
حر الصيف لا يطاق
يؤدي الإجهاد الحراري إلى الإرهاق و السكتات الدماغية. و من منطلق مسؤوليتنا في الحفاظ على سلامة سائقينا و حمايتهم من التعرض المتواصل للشمس، فقط السائقون الذين لديهم سيارة سيهتمون بإيصال
مشترياتكم.
ندعو شركات التوصيل الأخرى في المشاركه في هذه المبادره
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— سنونو snoonu (@snoonu_qa) June 6, 2021
Snoonu is the first – and only – delivery company in Qatar to announce such regulation in order to protect riders from extreme heat stress during the summer, which poses a risk to workers and others on the road.
The Qatari-owned company's Co-Founder & CEO, Hamad Al-Hajri, told Doha News that despite cars being more costly, the company always puts the safety of their drivers first to ensure they are comfortable and well-protected during their service.
"The bikes are not sustainable. If they have a tire issue, they stop in the heat, which is against any human rights. Not only that, but work conditions are very important too. We are making sure our employees are comfortable. Even if there are no accidents, are they comfortable? Do they like working for Snoonu? Are they happy? Happiness of our riders always come first," said Al-Hajri.
He added that shifting from fleet to cars was not a one-day decision, but the company has been working on providing enough cars for drivers in the past three weeks before the official announcement.
"We have been preparing for three weeks to have more cars, as we know that heat is not a good condition to work in and isn't safe for our riders. We also made sure bikes only work starting from 5pm," he added, noting the move in operation has now been 100% completed.
Snoonu's "No Drivers Under the Sun' initiative was announced shortly after several social media users called on the government to include food motorcycle drivers among those that are protected under a law which protects workers from heat stress.
The resolution prohibits out-door workers from working outside between 10am and 3:30pm starting from June 1 and up until September 15 every year.
"I've been feeling guilt ordering food lately when the driver calls me and he is out of breath. The regulation implemented for banning work under the direct sun in peak heat season should include motorcycle delivery drivers," said a Twitter user.
The social media user also added that in the past month alone, he has seen three accidents involving motorcycles delivery drivers.
"This cant be accidental, motorcycle drivers cant even focus on the road in this heat endangering their life and others," he added.
Read also: Qatari start-up Snoonu partners with Microsoft to ramp up digital transformation.
Others have also joined to demand the protection of delivery drivers from heat-stress related accidents during the summer, which could be easily prevented if all delivery companies adopted the same initiative as Snoonu.
"They should be the first people protected by this mandate, what if a driver faints while on his bike? Why do we have to wait for something bad to happen to pass legislation which could protect these people?," a Twitter user said.
While Snoonu is trying to protect their workers from heat stress, others claim competitor delivery service companies seem to be taking a step in the opposite direction.
"I've seen snoonu having cars for food delivery, why can't they do that for talabat as well. It is getting ridiculously hot outside," one Twitter user said.
Head of Talabat in Qatar, Umair Naseem, announced on LinkedIn that the company will provide "electric scooters" for their riders to deliver orders as a "sustainable" alternatives
"Super proud to announce that not only being the market leader comes up with greater responsibility, but also here we are with innovative logistics solution and our one step towards sustainability/eco-friendly to help out our delivery heroes whilst delivering best customer experience," Naseem said on LinkedIn.
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The latest announcement attracted criticism from social media users in the country, however, in a statement to Doha News, Talabat said a large majority of orders are already delivered by drivers in cars.
"Currently, over 70% of the orders placed on our platform, whether they are delivered by Talabat's own delivery fleet or by the restaurant itself are delivered by cars, which increases significantly during the summer.
"There could be a slight misconception here, as we do not brand our cars – but approximately 66% of our fleet are cars, so for every four motorbikes you see – we actually have around six delivery cars already on the road, in the same area," the statement said.
New summer labour hours
Last month, Qatar adopted a new set of regulations to provide further protection for workers during the harsh summer period.
The ministerial decision includes expanding prohibited outdoor summertime working hours by six weeks and introducing annual health checks for workers to ensure their safety and well-being during their employment.
A mandatory risk assessment must also be prepared by enterprises.
The new decision, which came into force imminently, aims to reduce the risk of heat stress that workers are exposed to during the summer period, ADLSA explained.
"We are confident that the measures the new Ministerial Decision introduces will help further mitigate the risk of heat stress for workers, which is our health and safety priority during the summer months," said Mohammed Al Obaidly, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (ADLSA).
Read also: Qatar swiftly intervenes to resolve salary issues after workers' protest
Per the new rules, workers will now be prohibited to work outside between 10am and 3:30pm starting from June 1 and up until September 15 every year, the ministry said in a statement.
This replaces earlier legislation issued in 2007 that set the prohibited outdoor summertime working hours from 11:30am to 3:00pm between June 15 until August 31.
In addition, the new resolution states that all work must stop if the wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) rises beyond 32.1 °C in a particular workplace, regardless of the time. The index takes into consideration the ambient temperature, humidity, solar radiation, and wind speed.
This means that workers will not be allowed to work during extremely hot weather, even if it falls outside the set prohibited summertime hours.
Earlier this month, some 54 companies have been fined by authorities in Qatar for failing to comply with a law that bans outdoor work for certain hours during the summer.
The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (ADLSA) announced it had carried out intensive inspections this month, "with the purpose of ensuring that companies adhere to the necessary precautions to protect workers from heat stress in open work sites during the summer period."
In recent years, the government has been heavily engaged in implementing new laws and regulations to ensure workers' safety ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
As part of the major labour reform agenda, Qatar has drastically enhanced monitoring across the board to detect violations, enacting swifter penalties and further strengthening the capacity of labour inspectors, according to an announcement made by the Government Communications Office (GCO).
These labour reforms include the introduction of a non-discriminatory minimum wage and the dismantling of the controversial "kafala" or sponsorship system.
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Hong Kong—Five years after the handover to China, the future of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is clouded by a mixture of post-colonial anxiety, bureaucratic complexities, and the lingering effects of the Asian economic crisis.
A group of cinephiles founded the festival in 1977 to program foreign art movies not distributed in Hong Kong, but it soon also became one of the most important showcases for Chinese and Hong Kong cinema. By the mid 1980s, the HKIFF had become a forum for Chinese filmmakers, ignored in their own country, to show their work to the world. In 1985, the HKIFF screened Chen Kaige's Yellow Earth, introducing audiences to the Fifth Generation. The post-Tiananmen Square years saw the development of Chinese independent films and video, warmly welcomed by the HKIFF. For the Chinese authorities, however, every independent production—because it is made through a "work unit" not accredited by the Beijing Film Bureau—is illegal. While British censorship discouraged the selection of work that could displease Beijing, Chinese authorities also exerted direct influence, sometimes withdrawing "legitimate" productions. Under the double bind of colonial and communist censorship, HKIFF curators had to negotiate, compromise (as in 1992, when the festival canceled the screening of the documentary Tiananmen Square), and sometimes resign (as curator Wong Ain-ling did in 1996, after being attacked in mainland Chinese newspapers).
Under colonial rule, the festival was supervised by the Urban Council, a body of elected and appointed officials that was Hong Kong's de facto local government. Shortly after the 1997 handover, the Chinese authorities replaced the Urban Council with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Subjected to new financial and organizational vexations, the festival's artistic team resigned collectively in 2000. Last year, film industry professionals prompted the creation of a committee to design a new administrative structure that would insure the HKIFF's independence—the Toronto and Vancouver festivals, which draw funding from a combination of government and corporate sponsorship, being possible models.
One of the benefits of the ADC, however, was that it started funding independent films—traditionally neglected in Hong Kong. In 1999, the festival launched "The Age of Independents" to show groundbreaking work from all over Asia. Independent artists have as much at stake in the festival as mainstream filmmakers, and, in November 2001, a group of them asked producer Peter Tsi to become festival director. At 37, Tsi is an efficient, well-liked producer (who had worked for auteurs such as Edward Yang and Kirk Wong) without known political ambitions; moreover, he has good relations with mainland authorities, having led delegations to China in 1997 to discuss issues of co-production and censorship. He had only three months to put the festival together, but the HKIFF opened on time March 27, featuring no less than 215 features and 20-odd shorts.
Just as the pressures of the market may be forcing Beijing to curb its authoritarian stance, some of the HKIFF's recent changes result not from bureaucratic demands but an awareness of how its interests connect to those of the local film industry and the Asian independents. Two years ago, in a partnership with the Festival, Wouter Barendrecht of the Fortissimo distribution company organized a film market (patterned after Rotterdam's CineMart), which was revived this year.


Starting in July 1999, Hoang Minh Ly, a refugee and permanent resident of the United States, spent 564 days in detention by U.S. immigration authorities who sought his removal to his native Vietnam.[i] He was released from detention only after a U.S. District Court in September 2000 ordered that an immigration judge provide him with a bond hearing. That order was the result of an August 1999 petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Ly. The ability of the government to detain immigrants for indefinite periods of times reached the Supreme Court again last week.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for the second time in Jennings v. Rodriguez, a class action that challenges the constitutionality of the immigration detention edifice Congress created in IIRIRA in 1996. Alejandro Rodriguez is a permanent resident of the United States and was convicted of possession of a controlled substance and "joyriding." When the government sought his removal, it detained him for the nearly three years that those proceedings lasted. Mr. Rodriguez was released only when the immigration judge granted relief from removal. He challenged, along with several other class representatives, his prolonged detention without review by a neutral arbiter. His case made its way to the Supreme Court for the second time last week. During a spirited oral argument, the Justices seemed to suggest that there are constitutional constraints on the government's ability to detain immigrants.
In Jennings, the Supreme Court now must determine whether the Constitution allows for open-ended and limitless mandatory detention without an individualized hearing before a neutral arbiter. The Court conducts this against the backdrop of two significant developments: (1) the revelation that detention often last much longer than presumed by the Justices in Demore; and (2) the dramatic expansion of the immigration detention system, the growth of the for-profit prison industry, and the current administrations plans to grow immigrant detention in the U.S.
Throughout the litigation of this matter, the government has asserted broad authority to detain immigrants for an indefinite period of time. The government has stressed that Congress conferred such authority on the government in the Immigration & Nationality Act. Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart, arguing on behalf of the government, opened by characterizing the immigrant's claim as a seeking a "constitutional right to be released into this country" for the duration of removal proceedings. He argued that the Court has never found such a right and that the language of the statute does not command it.
Stewart started by discussing the first class of respondents: the immigrants arriving at a port of entry and the procedures under 8 U.S.C. 1225. Immigrants who arrive at a port of entry with no valid entry document will generally be placed into expedited removal proceedings which forces a prompt return to where they came from. However, if the immigrant asserts a fear of persecution, they must be given a "credible fear" interview, in which they must present what amounts to a prima facie claim to asylum. If the immigrant passes the credible fear interview, she is allowed to present a full asylum claim before an immigration judge. Stewart noted that Congress presupposed that immigrants arriving at the border who have passed a credible fear interview would be detained for the duration of their asylum claim. Yet, Justice Ginsburg interjected that the government can parole such individuals into the U.S. Stewart replied that, yes, indeed, the government can, and does, parole people and does so using the same criteria that an immigration judge might evaluate in bond proceedings: dangerousness and flight risk.
After Justice Ginsburg pressed Stewart on whether the only options for arriving immigrants are detention or release and whether there was a monitoring option which could alleviate some of the government's concern of flight, t was Justice Breyer's chance to turn up the heat. Breyer pointed out how the government has authorized bond hearings for other immigrants depending upon where they encountered. Breyer then noted that since even "triple axe murderers" get bond hearings, why shouldn't immigrants in removal proceedings?
Justice Kennedy then spoke up. His concurrence in Demore seemed to predict this case. Justice Kennedy asked whether detention violates due process if there is an unreasonable delay in that detention. Stewart replied that it would be a violation of due process if the delay is attributable to the government. When Kennedy sought to define what attributable to the government meant, Stewart retreated to the position that arriving immigrants have no constitutional rights. Kennedy seemed bothered by the inconsistency between Stewart's concession that lengthy detention could violate due process and his position that arriving immigrant have no constitutional rights.
Both Justices Roberts and Alito seemed to suggest that they thought that unreasonably delayed and prolonged detention without review would create a constitutional violation. Alito inquired about the appropriate remedy.
Ahilan Arulanantham argued for the immigrants. Arulanantham argued that the court has never endorsed prolonged and indefinite detention without review and that the power to detain is limited to detention necessary to ensure that a person appears for proceedings or when the person presents a danger to the community.
After Justice Ginsburg asked why the 9th Circuit only allowed a bond hearing after six months of detention when criminal defendants receive an initial hearing, Justice Kagan indicated that Demore allowed for initial detention but only for a few months. Arulanantham replied that the time of detention for the class members was much longer.
The Justices seemed most interested in the remedy created by the injunction and repeatedly pressed Arulanantham on the six month review. Replying to Justice Ginsburg, Arulanantham cited the post-removal order six month custody reviews required by the court in Zadvydas v. Davis.[vii] Justice Alito pushed back and stated that the government can introduce custody review rules by regulation or Congress could pass legislation. Why, Justice Alito wanted to know, does the Constitution require a review after six months and not five, seven or eight. Arulanantham replied that the six month rule grew out of the Court's decision in Zadvydas. He also stated that the courts below decided that an administrable rule needed to be in place for judges to consider. As a practicing immigration lawyer, Arulanantham was able to rattle off the lengthy detention periods of some of his clients.
Justice Roberts wanted to know just how many people might be affected by the six month custody review and Arulanantham replied that, according to government statistics, 90 percent of mandatory detention cases are completed within six months and that the class represented the "outliers" of the statistics. Roberts wanted to know whether it was true or significant that the longer cases involved immigrants who were preparing their defenses to deportation. Arulanantham replied that people such as Rodriguez should not be penalized for seeking relief and that immigrants seeking relief were less of a flight risk.
Justice Alito once again asked why the bond hearing should not happen immediately rather than at the six month mark. Arulanantham replied plaintively that that was the issue in Demore and the immigrant lost on that issue. He characterized Demore as allowing for "brief detentions as to people who had conceded their deportability" but leaving open the question of prolonged detention for individuals like Rodriguez.
The Court seemed to be pretty united in thinking that prolonged detention with no review by a neutral arbiter would violate the Constitution and the questions reflect a court grappling with how to address that issue. If the court does indeed rule that prolonged detention without review by an independent judge violates the Constitution, it must now navigate its way through a thicket of options: leave the six month rule in place, require individualized habeas petitions, or simply disallow unreasonably prolonged detention and allow the courts to figure out what that means. After extensive briefing and two rounds of oral argument, we will next hear from the Justices.
[i] Ly v. Hansen, 351 F.3d 263 (6th Cir. 2003).
[ii] 8 USC 1225; 8 USC 1226.
[vii] Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 (2001).


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As Good As You
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Directed by Heather de Michele • Drama • With Laura Heisler, Anna Fitzwater, Raoul Bhaneja, Bryan Dechart, Annie Potts • 2017 • 85 minutes
Jo (Laura Heisler) is having a bad year. She has major writer's block, a rather dire caffeine addiction and is deeply mourning the untimely death of her beautiful wife. To top it all off, her biological alarm clock is ringing off the wall. In an attempt to address the latter issue, JO asks her late-partner's brother JAMIE (Bryan Dechart) to be her sperm donor. Craziness ensues, in the form of a visit to the fertility clinic's psychologist (Annie Potts), and a love triangle with her two best friends (Raoul Bhaneja and Anna Fitzwater). AS GOOD AS YOU is a serious comedy about trying to grieve the right way, and maybe growing up a bit in the process.
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Nestor Colonia (nascido em 16 de fevereiro de 1992) é um campeão mundial de peso mosca das Filipinas. Venceu o Campeonato Asiático de 2015 e ficou em terceiro lugar no arremesso do Mundial de 2015 e Campeonato Asiático de 2016. Se classificou para os Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016. É treinado pelo seu tio Gregorio Colonia, que competiu nas Olimpíadas de 1988.

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Today the ill conceived campaign to treat electronic cigarettes as illegal and harmful objects planted its roots in New York City as the "Electronic Cigarette ban" went into effect.
As written and adopted by the New York City Council and signed into law by Mayor Bloomberg during his last days in office, this "Electronic Cigarette ban" prohibits the use of electronic cigarettes any place where tobacco products are prohibited in order to protect the general public (from potentially harmful effects which cannot be quantified because electronic cigarettes have not been regulated by the FDA).
What the law will do in reality is cause those of us who used electronic cigarettes as a cessation tool to help us quit smoking to return to give up our daily struggle and return to our tobacco addiction.
Most people will tell you that smoking is an addiction – and though humans have been smoking tobacco for centuries, it wasn't until the 1960's that we learned of the harmful side effects caused by smoking tobacco products.
For the past three decades, the United States Department of Health and other government agencies have been trying to get Americans to kick the habit by issuing warnings about the health risks associated with smoking tobacco products. Still smoking continued to rise among teens and adults alike.
It wasn't until recently, when we learned about the harmful effects of second-hand smoke, that Americans began taking these warning seriously.
Let's face it – when told that smoking could be harmful to their health, most smokers ignored the warning and continued on with their habit, but when they realized that their habit was encroaching on the health of others, they were willing to try to quit for the sake of their friends and family.
Patches, gum, hypnotism and pills were the favorite forms of smoking cessation for a very long time. Some people succeeded using these aides, but most did not.
In 2007, the electronic cigarette was introduced to the American market. This product was designed to simulate an actual tobacco cigarette without the burn, ash or second hand smoke. Many smokers were wary of this new product but as time went on, more and more began choosing it as an acceptable alternative to regular tobacco.
According to a Gallup poll conducted in 2014, the number of Americans who reported smoking tobacco products in 2007 was 24%. In 2014 that number dropped to 20% – a reduction of 4 percentage points. Coincidence? I don't think so.
We have also seen a reduction in teen smoking during that time period. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health – in 2007, 12.5% of 12th graders reported smoking. In 2014 that number dropped to 8%. Among 10th graders smoking has been reduced by half within that same time frame. Coincidence? I don't think so.
The tobacco industry generates more that $100 billion dollars in sales per year. Electronic cigarette sales average $2 billion per year. When you consider that the cost of smoking electronic cigarettes is approximately 10% of the cost of smoking tobacco products, one could conclude that there are more people using electronic cigarettes than smoking tobacco products. Following that logic one can also assume that the people using electronic cigarettes would have otherwise been smoking tobacco products if electronic cigarettes were not available to them.
Working off those assumptions, one can hypothesize that if electronic cigarettes are treated with equal disdain as their tobacco counterpart that former smokers who used electronic cigarettes to help them quit might give up their daily struggle with their tobacco addiction and return to the sidewalks with their peers to light up.
Considering the above information, I feel it is safe to say that today the New York City Council and the Mayor of the City of New York have together handed down a possible death sentence to thousands of innocent New Yorkers who have been struggling to overcome their tobacco addiction. As a former smoker for more than two decades, I can honestly tell you that if it were not for the use of electronic cigarettes, my dozenth attempt to quit smoking would have ended in the same failure as the eleven attempts before it.
If I am now forced to stand out on the curb to use my electronic cigarette, being ostracized with the same zeal and vigor as I was when I ensconced myself in a cloud of second hand smoke, then my battle against my addiction will seem hardly worth the effort.
There may be those willing to criticize this article for containing too many assumptions and hypotheses. My reply is simple. The FDA, governments throughout America and anti-smoking advocates have been using nothing more than hypotheses and assumptions in their campaign to have electronic cigarettes outlawed.


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I'll be orphaning this now, so feel free to pick it up if you don't care much about my above advise.


This year, 2,360 children have spent their holidays in the camps of Nizhnekamskneftekhim. Most of them have been in the camp Yunost, and those who are engaged in sports have spent the summer in Olympiets. Not only children but also employees of the enterprise have the opportunity to have a rest in the recreation centers of Nizhnekamskneftekhim. The permits to the sanatorium Korabelnaya Roshcha, as well as the recreation centre Dubravushka, are provided for them. Read more details in the material of Realnoe Vremya.
One of the most popular camps in Nizhnekamsk – Yunost — received 1,700 children this summer. There were four shifts, each of which is not similar to the previous one. For example, the third shift called 'Heroes among us' encouraged children to do good deeds. The task was to make a feat once in three days.
''A senior team can braid the girls from younger tream's hair. They can collect all the plastic cups throughout the camp. There were many ideas what to do, all depends on the imagination and willingness of children,'' explained director of the camp Yunost Alexander Klepachev.
A distinctive feature of the camp – the programme Youcity, which was held at all summer shifts. During the shift, the children were ''building'' their own city — they elected self-government bodies, created jobs. They even had their own currency – ''uniks'', with which they could order a song at a disco or skip morning exercises.
About 12 clubs worked in each shift. One of the most unusual — the tourism club, where children were taught to survive in natural environment — to determine the direction by the compass, put up a tent, kindle a fire.
''I have given them the basics of orienteering. On the day of arrival they had to find a treasure on the territory of the camp — children performed the tasks and at the finish they received a treasure. A week later, we conducted sports orienteering, which is already a sport. They ran around the camp with a sports scheme and looked for checkpoints using the map. At the end of the shift they participated in the competitions on tourism,'' told Sergey Akhmetkin, a teacher in the tourism club.
At all shifts the children studied English. A teacher in a playful way taught them the subtleties of grammar and vocabulary.
''The children asked for the English club, so I offered to open it. I think it is necessary that during the holidays children do not forget vocabulary. We learned a lot of words that are not present in school textbooks. Children came willingly and engaged with great desire, for me it is the main indicator of benefit,'' shared Vlada Afanasyeva, an English teacher.
The unique specialised shift 'The island of courage' with a military bias was held in the fourth, final shift. It has been organized on the basis of the camp Yunost since 2011. Ninety-two cadets aged 7 to 17 years from the military-patriotic club Nasledie, which was created at Nizhnekamskneftekhim, have spent holidays there this year. Over three weeks, they learned the basics of the art of war — learned to drive a car, shoot, disassemble and reassemble a rifle for speed. The schedule of the children even included diving: teachers gave not only theory, but also practiced knowledge — the students dived into water. All this students were taught by 11 instructors of the military-patriotic club Nasledie.
The profile shift was held thanks to the support of Nizhnekamskneftekhim. The enterprise within military-patriotic education of young generation allocates funds for the purchase of the form and equipment. Most of the cadets are children of employees of Nizhnekamsneftekhim.
The life in the camp is active, each platoon is engaged in its own business. Thus it created brotherhood and friendship, so patriotism is fostered by personal example — just like in the old days.
''Nizhnekamskneftekhim also has the sports and health camp Olympiets. Each shift was represented by 10-12 sports and 220 children with coaches. In the schedule there were two trainings a day, but one should not think that children were engaged only in sports. They had concerts, talk shows, a lot of classes. 70% of the tour price to Yunost and Olympiets were paid by the enterprise and only 30% were covered by parents,'' said director of the sports club Neftekhimik Sergey Klipachev.
The sanatorium Korabelnaya Roshcha is open for employees of Nizhnekamskneftekhim all year round. The shifts 'Mother and child' were organised there during all summer — employees with children rested there. In total, there were five shifts, each received 250 people. The resort has all the conditions for recreation with the child — there are game rooms and nursery teachers, so when the mother have procedures, all children stay =under supervision.
The health resort works in seven directions — there are programmes on improvement of respiratory organs, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, ENT organs, genitourinary system. There are also programmes for frequently ill children and people who work with harmful and dangerous factors.
''All programmes include massage, water treatments, heat treatment such as paraffin or mud. Also, light treatment, sauna, swimming pool, dry carbon dioxide baths are provided, there is a sensory room, office with mountain air,'' said deputy director for medical work at Korabelnaya Roshcha — Nizhnekamskneftekhim PLC Liliya Fazdalova.
For employees of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, who work with harmful and dangerous factors, there are separate shifts, one of these took place on August 14. By the way, on this day Korabelnaya Roshcha began to work in the new status — a subsidiary of Nizhnekamskneftekhim PJSC. The health resort with good medical base carries out resort treatment and rehabilitation of employees of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, veterans of production and members of their families.
Almost for three weeks, 70 people came – it is those who work with harmful and dangerous factors, as well as employees of the 'Mother and child' programme.
''Employees of the company come for health reasons. A medical examination or a visit to a therapist identifies employees who need sanatorium treatment. As a result, a list is created, which is approved by NKNK, and people are given a certificate for obtaining a permit,'' director of Korabelnaya Roshcha — Nizhnekamskneftekhim PLC Roman Gubanov explained.
Thanks to the financing of Nizhnekamskneftekhim PJSC, major repairs of the catering block and water treatment facilities have been carried out, including of the mud and paraffin treatment rooms. The medical equipment have been completely replaced, new bathtubs have been installed.
''Already next year we plan to prepare and open a new rehabilitation department. The negotiations on allocation of quotas in 2019 for rehabilitation treatment by vouchers from the state medical institutions are being conducted with the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Tatarstan,'' Mr. Gubanov added.
The check-in lasts 18 days, and employees of Nizhnekamskneftekhim pay only a partial cost of the permit, the average payment is 3,677 and 5,818 rubles, depending on the room category. But the sanatorium Korabelnaya Roshcha is ready to accept everyone, the daily room rate starts from 1,600 rubles.
For those who want to rest with the whole family, there is the recreation centre Dubravushka. It is located in the middle of an oak grove 30 minutes drive from Nizhnekamsk. There are 20 wooden houses with all amenities: hot water and a bathroom.
''The houses are divided into two parts — there are options for two or for a family of four. The occupancy of the base is good, as a rule, there are more than 100 people. Everyone likes food there – meals are three times a day and very nourishing,'' administrator of recreation centre Dubravushka Elena Galimova told.
The Gafurovs family regularly come for a weekend to this recreation centre. They recently had a third child, so it is important for them to spend a lot of time outdoors. They say that the rest is available here, with all the conditions for leisure created.
''There is a boat station, for children there are volleyball balls, bicycles. And it's all free, which is very pleasing. I don't know any other base where it would be so comfortable. For the employee of Nizhnekamskneftekhim it is the best thing you can imagine,'' shared Khaziz Gafurov.
For active recreation, there is a tennis court and volleyball court, as well as free skateboards and a boat station.
Over the years of work of the city-forming enterprise, Nizhnekamskneftekhim has developed the system of family recreation and health improvement of workers. For children of employees there are subordinate camps, those who want to relax with the whole family can come to the recreation centre Dubravushka. Well, the employees can also restore the health in the sanatorium Korabelnaya Roshcha. Moreover, employees of the company are provided with benefits everywhere. But, in addition, Nizhnekamskneftekhim allocates preferential vouchers to the sanatoriums such as Izhminvody, Varzi Yatchi, Uva, Bakirovo, Zhemchuzhina — 598 permits were issued in the first half of 2018 at the expense of the trade union, and the employees paid only 20% of their full cost. Another 226 vouchers were allocated for the recreation of employees in the resorts of the Black Sea coast. Thanks to the benefits from NKNK, the employee had to pay only 25% of the full cost. In modern economic realities, the maintenance of health facilities for recreation of the company's employees and their children is an example of real social responsibility of business. Nizhnekamskneftekhim PJSC is one of the best among Tatarstan companies that continue this wonderful initiative.


And thanks for trying to organize something like this. Feel like there are a lot of guys that would be interested, but no one wants to be the guy to get it together.
I'm in and I can get a group of guys that would want to play if need be. Governors works for me, I'm from Acworth and have never played there. We just left our membership at Brookstone so I don't have another course to offer in the area, but if you'd want to make the drive my brother can get a small group of us on the UGA golf course for free.
Thanks for taking the initiative this would be great!
Anyone know how the new Bobby Jones is handling all this rain? The old course would be a lake by this point.
Seconded. Would love any and all reports on Bobby Jones.
It was pretty much under water from some videos I saw.
Sorry i just realized i never put an actual day on this. I was looking at February the 17th. So it looks like there is some interest in this. I told yall i'd try and get back by new years so here's my plan. I'm going to create a sign up sheet and link it to this post and see how many people we can get by February 1st. Then cut it off there. I'll post again later today with more info.
Yo @ButterKnifeSavant, what happened to you man? Looking forward to that signup for a game.
Do we still want to make something happen for the 17th even if it isn't at Governors Towne Club?
Yeah, for sure. I can take the lead in organizing, unless someone else prefers to do it?
If anyone is interested in joining an email thread for an ongoing Sunday game, shoot me a DM with your email.
Im a Golf Pro in the area. Originally from Louisiana, but left due to golf being dead in Louisiana. Atlanta has some truly great options in all directions. Living in Kennesaw but play all over. Goal for 2019 is to get from behind the counter and play more golf.
Just got back from my first round at the new Bobby Jones. I think it's fair to say that it's as good as advertised, so much better than what it used to be and just a ton of fun being wide open with huge greens. It's a little confusing your first time out, but we were lucky to have a guy from the shop playing with us on his off day. He told us about @djpie playing from a sand bar island in the pond a few days ago. I'm excited to see that content.
Just moved to Smyrna from Charlotte a few months ago. Have been taking lessons at the Bobby Jones course but have yet to play there. Practice and play a lot at legacy links whenever I have a little but of free time. Would love to get a group together to play more often though!
Looking to put together a team for these events this summer. Winning teams get to play a tournament up at Pinehurst. Any interest?
I'm usually at the Legacy or Fox ranges once or twice a week over lunch. Let me know if you ever get out there around then.


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Canada's Top CEOs Make 200 Times More Than The Average Worker: Report
TORONTO — A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the average amount paid to the country's top chief executives in 2019 was down from 2018, but still more than 200 times the average worker compensation.
The annual report says the average pay of a top-100 CEO in 2019 was $10.8 million, down from a record high of $11.8 million in 2018.
It says the decline was largely accounted for by several CEOs receiving extremely high compensation packages in 2018, compared to 2019.
Meanwhile, the average individual income in Canada for 2019 was $53,482, up from $52,061 in 2018.
Canada's Wealthiest 44 People Got $53B Richer Since Pandemic: Report
There's Overwhelming Support For A Wealth Tax In Canada: Poll
2/3 Of Young Canadians On Brink Of Insolvency But Homeowners See Wealth Soar
The average CEO of a top-100 company will earn as much money as an average worker will make all year by 10:09 a.m. on Jan. 2, the report states, citing 2018 corporate compensation data.
The ratio of the average top-100 CEO pay compared with the average individual income was 202 to one for 2019 compared with 227 to one in 2018.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 4, 2021.
With files from HuffPost Canada.


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New School Psychology M.Ed. will lead to socio-emotional strength for schoolchildren
The National Coalition on Personnel Shortages in Special Education and Related Services estimates the United States lacks nearly 15,000 school psychologists it needs to take care of its school-aged children. The coalition also reports that for every school psychologist, there are an estimated 1,182 students. The recommended ratio is half that, or one psychologist for every 500-700 students.
In response to this great need, the Gevirtz School now offers a terminal M.Ed. in School Psychology and is accepting students into its first cohort for the 2022 school year. The new, three-year Master's is for those who seek to be practitioners in the field; the five-year doctoral program the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology has long been known for continues for those seeking to become faculty members.
The UCSB Master's of Education in School Psychology program implements a Science-to-Practice model, emphasizing the implications of research findings in psychology and education for psychological services in school settings. "The fun thing about graduate school is that you get to learn about all the why's in the UCSB classroom and then you get to discover the how's when implementing practices in our local schools," explains faculty member Dr. Erin Dowdy. "For example, our students learn about why it is critically important to consider a student's linguistic background when conducting psychoeducational assessments, and then they get to apply that knowledge directly and learn how to conduct bilingual assessments in our local schools under the supervision of UCSB faculty and local school psychologists."
What's more, the Gevirtz School program is committed to meeting the rising need and demand for highly-skilled, well-prepared, and culturally-responsive school psychologists, especially from underrepresented backgrounds in the field of education, to serve school children in California and across the U.S. The program is engaged in professional activities to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and antiracism. While approximately 49% of U.S. public school students identify as racial and/or ethnic minorities, a recent membership survey of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) indicated that only 13% of school psychologists affiliated with the organization identified as racial and/or ethnic minorities.
"Graduate students in our program will be learning how to meet the learning and psychosocial needs of students who have been historically underserved in schools," says faculty member Dr. Miriam Thompson. "This means that graduates from our program will learn how to advocate for school children, who by virtue of their racial, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic background, may have been denied access to quality educational programming and mental health services."
The UCSB school psychology training model emphasizes the integration of theory, research methodology, professional role development, and practice/skills, so that its graduates develop strong research and data analysis skills. M.Ed. students earn practice in the field, developing their skills under university-based supervision that integrates the areas of theory, research, and role development.
"For example, our students will be learning conceptual models of dual language development and bilingual assessment, studying evidence-based interventions to support learning disabilities including dyslexia, and integrating these into practice under the supervision of local school psychologists," says faculty member Dr. Jill Sharkey. "Upon graduation they will be poised for leadership in the field and help fill the strong demand for bilingual and bicultural school psychologists who are trained to better serve the diverse school children of California."
School psychologists make positive, lasting difference in children's lives. School psychologists apply expertise in mental health, learning, behavior, and development to help children and youth succeed academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. In addition to working directly with students, they partner with families, teachers, and other professionals to create safe, healthy, and supportive learning environments. They work with school administrators to improve school-wide policies. And they even collaborate with community providers to coordinate services for students in the schools. As faculty member Dr. Shane Jimerson highlights, attesting to the power of the program, "UCSB school psychology alumni are advancing social justice each day, through their professional services in the schools to support marginalized and minoritized children."


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