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Lord Alfred Bruce Douglas (* 22. Oktober 1870 in Worcestershire; † 20. März 1945 in St. Andrews) war ein britischer Dichter, Übersetzer und Schriftsteller. Berühmt wurde er als Freund und Liebhaber des irischen Schriftstellers Oscar Wilde.

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Jugend
Alfred Douglas war der dritte Sohn des John Douglas, 9. Marquess of Queensberry und seiner ersten Ehefrau Sybil Montgomery. Seine Mutter gab ihm als Kind den Kosenamen "Bosie", dies ist eine Verniedlichung von "boy", in Deutsch ähnlich "Jungchen" oder "Bübchen". "Bosie" blieb Alfreds lebenslanger Spitzname.

Alfreds Beziehung zu seiner Mutter war sehr liebevoll; das Verhältnis mit dem von Zeitgenossen als aggressiv und exzentrisch beschriebenen Vater war angespannt und problematisch.

Douglas besuchte von 1884 bis 1888 das Winchester College. 1889 bis 1893 war er Student am Magdalen College der University of Oxford und verließ die Universität ohne Abschluss.

Während der Zeit in Oxford hatte Douglas homosexuelle Kontakte zu Kommilitonen und Prostituierten.

Die Zeit mit Oscar Wilde

Jahre der Partnerschaft

1891 lernte Douglas den damals 37-jährigen Schriftsteller Oscar Wilde kennen. Das Verhältnis der beiden war zunächst freundschaftlich. Wilde gab dem viel jüngeren Douglas die intellektuelle Stimulanz und Anerkennung, die Douglas bei seinem Vater vermisste. Ein halbes Jahr nach ihrem ersten Zusammentreffen wurde aus der Freundschaft eine Partnerschaft, die bis zu Wildes Verhaftung 1895 andauern sollte. Laut Aussagen von Douglas und Wilde endete ihre sexuelle Beziehung bereits nach kurzer Zeit und wurde zu einer rein emotionalen Liebesbeziehung. Douglas führte Wilde in die Londoner "demi-monde" der männlichen Prostituierten ein, in welcher der ältere Schriftsteller im Gegensatz zu seinem jungen Partner noch keine Erfahrungen gemacht hatte.

Auch in Alfreds Verhältnis zu Wilde gab es Differenzen, die oft durch die unterschiedliche Standeszugehörigkeit (Adel und Bürgertum) und damit verbundene Lebenshaltung bedingt waren. Besonders die gemeinsame Finanzierung ihres extravaganten Lebensstils führte zu häufigen Konflikten.
1893 hatte Douglas eine kurze Affäre mit George Cecil Ives, einem Studienfreund.

Die Prozesse

1895 hinterließ Alfreds Vater, der seit längerer Zeit ein "anstößiges" Verhältnis zwischen Wilde und seinem Sohn vermutete, in Wildes Klub eine an den Schriftsteller adressierte Visitenkarte mit der schwer leserlichen Aufschrift "To Oscar Wilde / posing somdomite [sic]" (Für Oscar Wilde / posierender Sodomit (Homosexueller)).
Auf Alfreds Drängen hin und entgegen den Ratschlägen anderer Bekannter reichte Wilde eine Verleumdungsklage gegen den Marquis von Queensberry ein. Wilde verlor den Prozess und wurde selbst unter Anklage der Unzucht verhaftet. Douglas' Gedicht Two Loves wurde im Prozess gegen Wilde verwendet (Das Gedicht endet mit der Zeile: "the love that dare not speak its name", eine Umschreibung der gleichgeschlechtlichen Liebe vor allem zwischen Männern). Wilde wurde zu zwei Jahren Zuchthaus mit Zwangsarbeit verurteilt.

Auch Douglas' potentielle sittliche Vergehen wurden rechtlich geprüft, das mögliche Strafverfahren wurde jedoch wegen beschlossener Geringfügigkeit nicht aufgenommen. Douglas verließ in der Folge England und reiste durch Europa und nach Ägypten.

Nach Wildes Haftentlassung trafen sich Wilde und Douglas wieder und lebten einige Wochen lang gemeinsam in Neapel. Danach beendeten sie ihre Beziehung endgültig.

1912 erschien Arthur Ransomes Buch Oscar Wilde: A Critical Study. Ransome machte erstmals publik, dass der von Wilde im Gefängnis geschriebene und postum veröffentlichte Text De Profundis ein an Douglas gerichteter Brief war. Die in dem Brief enthaltenen Vorwürfe gegen Douglas zeichnen das Bild eines selbstsüchtigen, parasitären Menschen. Wilde wollte den Text zu seinen Lebzeiten nie veröffentlichen.

In den folgenden Jahren äußerte sich Douglas oft abfällig über Wilde und bestritt eine Verbindung zu dem Schriftsteller, die über eine oberflächliche Freundschaft hinausging. 1918 bezeichnete Douglas Wilde während einer Zeugenaussage in einem Rufmordprozess der Tänzerin Maud Allan als: "Die größte Macht des Bösen, die in den letzten 350 Jahren in Europa aufgetaucht ist" (). Später bedauerte er dieses Verhalten und gibt De Profundis als Grund für seinen Groll gegen Wilde an.

Weiteres Leben

Nach Wildes Tod im Jahre 1900 lernte Douglas die Dichterin Olive Eleanor Custance kennen. Die beiden heirateten 1902 und bekamen im gleichen Jahr einen Sohn, Raymond Wilfred Sholto Douglas (17. November 1902 bis 10. Oktober 1964).

1911 konvertierte Douglas zum katholischen Glauben.

1923 wurde Douglas zu einer sechsmonatigen Haftstrafe wegen Rufmords verurteilt: Er hatte Winston Churchill als Verbündeten einer "jüdischen Verschwörung" bezichtigt, die den Tod des britischen Kriegsministers Horatio Herbert Kitchener zu verantworten hätte. Die Haft schadete Douglas' Gesundheitszustand langfristig.

Sein Sohn Raymond litt an Schizophrenie und wurde 1927 in das St. Andrews Hospital, ein Heim für psychisch Kranke, eingewiesen. Dort lebte er bis zu seinem Tod 1964.

1944 verstarb Douglas' Frau Olive an einem Schlaganfall.

1945 starb Douglas an einer Herzinsuffizienz. Er wurde neben seiner Mutter auf dem Franziskaner-Friedhof in Crawley, West Sussex, bestattet.

Werk

Gedichtbände
 Poems (1896)
 Tails with a Twist 'by a Belgian Hare' (1898)
 The City of the Soul (1899)
 The Duke of Berwick (1899)
 The Placid Pug (1906)
 The Pongo Papers and the Duke of Berwick (1907)
 Sonnets (1909)
 The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas (1919)
 In Excelsis (1924)
 The Complete Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas (1928)
 Sonnets (1935)
 Lyrics (1935)
 The Sonnets of Lord Alfred Douglas (1943)

Sachliteratur
 Oscar Wilde and Myself (1914)
 The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas (1929. 2. bearbeitete Ausgabe 1931)
 The True History of Shakespeare's Sonnets (1933)
 Without Apology (1938)
 Ireland and the War Against Hitler (1940)
 Oscar Wilde: A Summing Up (1940)
 The Principles of Poetry (1943)

Literatur
 Patrick Braybrooke: Lord Alfred Douglas: His Life and Work. 1931
 William Freeman:  Lord Alfred Douglas: Spoilt Child of Genius. 1948
 H. Montgomery Hyde: Lord Alfred Douglas: A Biography. 1985, ISBN 0-413-50790-4
 Douglas Murray: Bosie: A Biography of Lord Alfred Douglas. 2000, ISBN 0-340-76771-5
 Trevor Fisher: Oscar and Bosie: A Fatal Passion. 2002, ISBN 0-7509-2459-4
 Caspar Wintermans: Alfred Douglas: A Poet's Life and His Finest Work. 2006, ISBN 0-7206-1270-5 (dt.: Lord Alfred Douglas. Ein Leben im Schatten von Oscar Wilde. 2001, ISBN 3-89667-165-0)

Weblinks

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Einzelnachweise

Alfred Douglas
Autor
Literatur (19. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Englisch)
Literatur (Vereinigtes Königreich)
Homosexualität in der Literatur
Britischer Adliger
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Oscar Wilde
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Gestorben 1945
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Chapter 18 - THE FINAL PHASE
The foregoing chapters of this book represent the general narrative of our Expedition. That we failed in accomplishing the object we set out for was due, I venture to assert, not to any neglect or lack of organization, but to the overwhelming natural obstacles, especially the unprecedentedly severe summer conditions on the Weddell Sea side. But though the Expedition was a failure in one respect, I think it was successful in many others. A large amount of important scientific work was carried out. The meteorological observations in particular have an economic bearing. The hydrographical work in the Weddell Sea has done much to clear up the mystery of this, the least known of all the seas. I have appended a short scientific memorandum to this volume, but the more detailed scientific results must wait until a more suitable time arrives, when more stable conditions prevail. Then results will be worked out.
To the credit side of the Expedition one can safely say that the comradeship and resource of the members of the Expedition was worthy of the highest traditions of Polar service; and it was a privilege to me to have had under my command men who, through dark days and the stress and strain of continuous danger, kept up their spirits and carried out their work regardless of themselves and heedless of the limelight. The same energy and endurance that they showed in the Antarctic they brought to the greater war in the Old World. And having followed our fortunes in the South you may be interested to know that practically every member of the Expedition was employed in one or other branches of the active fighting forces during the war. Several are still abroad, and for this very reason it has been impossible for me to obtain certain details for this book.
Of the fifty-three men who returned out of the fifty-six who left for the South, three have since been killed and five wounded. Four decorations have been won, and several members of the Expedition have been mentioned in dispatches. McCarthy, the best and most efficient of the sailors, always cheerful under the most trying circumstances, and who for these very reasons I chose to accompany me on the boat journey to South Georgia, was killed at his gun in the Channel. Cheetham, the veteran of the Antarctic, who had been more often south of the Antarctic circle than any man, was drowned when the vessel he was serving in was torpedoed, a few weeks before the Armistice. Ernest Wild, Frank Wild's brother, was killed while minesweeping in the Mediterranean. Mauger, the carpenter on the Aurora, was badly wounded while serving with the New Zealand Infantry, so that he is unable to follow his trade again. He is now employed by the New Zealand Government. The two surgeons, Macklin and McIlroy, served in France and Italy, McIlroy being badly wounded at Ypres. Frank Wild, in view of his unique experience of ice and ice conditions, was at once sent to the North Russian front, where his zeal and ability won him the highest praise.
Macklin served first with the Yorks and later transferred as medical officer to the Tanks, where he did much good work. Going to the Italian front with his battalion, he won the Military Cross for bravery in tending wounded under fire.
James joined the Royal Engineers, Sound Ranging Section, and after much front-line work was given charge of a Sound Ranging School to teach other officers this latest and most scientific addition to the art of war.
Wordie went to France with the Royal Field Artillery and was badly wounded at Armentières.
Hussey was in France for eighteen months with the Royal Garrison Artillery, serving in every big battle from Dixmude to Saint-Quentin.
Worsley, known to his intimates as Depth-Charge Bill, owing to his success with that particular method of destroying German submarines, has the Distinguished Service Order and three submarines to his credit.
Stenhouse, who commanded the Aurora after Mackintosh landed, was with Worsley as his second in command when one of the German submarines was rammed and sunk, and received the D.S.C. for his share in the fight. He was afterwards given command of a Mystery Ship, and fought several actions with enemy submarines.
Clark served on a mine-sweeper. Greenstreet was employed with the barges on the Tigris. Rickenson was commissioned as Engineer-Lieutenant, R.N. Kerr returned to the Merchant Service as an engineer.
Most of the crew of the Endurance served on minesweepers.
Of the Ross Sea Party, Mackintosh, Hayward, and Spencer-Smith died for their country as surely as any who gave up their lives on the fields of France and Flanders. Hooke, the wireless operator, now navigates an airship.
Nearly all of the crew of the Aurora joined the New Zealand Field Forces and saw active service in one or other of the many theatres of war. Several have been wounded, but it has been impossible to obtain details.
On my return, after the rescue of the survivors of the Ross Sea Party, I offered my services to the Government, and was sent on a mission to South America. When this was concluded I was commissioned as Major and went to North Russia in charge of Arctic Equipment and Transport, having with me Worsley, Stenhouse, Hussey, Macklin, and Brocklehurst, who was to have come South with us, but who, as a regular officer, rejoined his unit on the outbreak of war. He has been wounded three times and was in the retreat from Mons. Worsley was sent across to the Archangel front, where he did excellent work, and the others served with me on the Murmansk front. The mobile columns there had exactly the same clothing, equipment, and sledging food as we had on the Expedition. No expense was spared to obtain the best of everything for them, and as a result not a single case of avoidable frost-bite was reported.
Taking the Expedition as a unit, out of fifty-six men three died in the Antarctic, three were killed in action, and five have been wounded, so that our casualties have been fairly high.
Though some have gone there are enough left to rally round and form a nucleus for the next Expedition, when troublous times are over and scientific exploration can once more be legitimately undertaken.
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Q: Compute the probability that at least one of the angles of the triangle $ABC$ exceeds $x\pi$ Let $A,B,C$ be three points, chosen independently and uniformly at random on the circumference of a circle. Let $b(x)$ be the probability that at least one of the angles of the triangle $ABC$ exceeds $x\pi$. Show that
$$
b(x)= 1-(3x-1)^2\ \ \ \ \  \mbox{if}\ \ \frac{1}{3}\leq x\leq \frac{1}{2};\\
b(x)= 3(1-x)^2  \ \ \ \ \  \mbox{if}\  \frac{1}{2}\leq x\leq 1.
$$
My computation is as follows: Without loss of generality, we assume the circle is unit circle.
Let $A=(1,0),\ B=(1,\theta), $ and $C=(1,\phi)$ where $0<\theta<\phi<2\pi$. It is obvious that the joint density function $f(\theta,\phi)=(2\pi^2)^{-1}$ with $0<\theta<\phi<2\pi.$ Moreover, we have
$$
\angle A=\frac{1}{2}(\phi-\theta),\ \ \angle B=\pi-\frac{\phi}{2},\ \ \mbox{and}\ \
\angle C=\frac{1}{2}\theta.
$$
First, consider $x\in [1/3,1/2]$. I tried to compute the probability that all angles are less than $x\pi$ as follows:
$$
\frac{1}{2}\theta \leq x\pi,\ \ \frac{1}{2}(\phi-\theta)\leq x\pi,\ \ \mbox{and} \ \ \pi-\frac{1}{2}\phi\leq x\pi.
$$
Thus, we have
$$
\theta \in [0,2x\pi],\ \ \mbox{and}\ \ \phi\in [2(1-x)\pi,2x\pi+\theta].
$$
Hence,
$$
\int_{0}^{2x\pi}\int_{2(1-x)\pi}^{2x\pi+\theta}\frac{1}{2\pi^2}d\phi d\theta =\frac{1}{2\pi^2}\int_{0}^{2x\pi} [2x\pi+\theta-2\pi+2x\pi]d\theta = \\
\frac{1}{2\pi^2}\int_{0}^{2x\pi} [2\pi(2x-1)+\theta]d\theta = \frac{1}{2\pi^2}[(2\pi)(2x-1)(2x\pi)+2x^2\pi^2] =5x^2-2x.
$$
Thus, I obtain $b(x)=1-(5x^2-2x)=-5x^2+2x+1.$ The result is much different to the the goal.
For the case $x\in [1/2,1].$ I analyzed as follows:
It is obvious that $\angle C=1/2\theta $ is impossible exceed $x\pi$, so we only need to consider angle $B$ and angle $A$.
$$
\angle B>x\pi \Rightarrow \pi-\frac{1}{2}\phi>x\pi \Rightarrow \phi <2\pi(1-x).
$$
Thus, we have $\angle B>x\pi\ \ $   if and only if $\ \ \phi\in [0,2\pi(1-x)]$ and $\theta\in [0,\phi].$
$$
\angle A>x\pi \Rightarrow \frac{1}{2}(\phi-\theta) >x\pi \Rightarrow \phi>2x\pi+\theta.
$$
On the other hand, $\angle C\leq x\pi$, and hence $\theta\leq 2x\pi.$
Thus, we have $\angle A>x\pi \ \ $ if and only if $\ \ \phi\in [2x\pi+\theta,2\pi]$ and $\theta\in [0,2x\pi].$
For this case (x\in [1/2,1]), I also got the the different $b(x)$.
I wonder is there any part I did wrong? Or, is there any good suggestion how to work it? Thanks.

A: It often helps with this kind of problem to draw a diagram. For example, here is a diagram for the first case:

Here, $\theta$ is the horizontal axis, $\phi$ is the vertical axis, the region of all $(\theta, \phi)$ with $0 \le \theta \le \phi \le 2\pi$ is in blue, and the smaller region in red is the region satisfying $$\frac{1}{2}\theta \leq x\pi,\ \ \frac{1}{2}(\phi-\theta)\leq x\pi,\ \ \mbox{and} \ \ \pi-\frac{1}{2}\phi\leq x\pi.$$ (Each of the individual inequalities is shown by a dashed line.)
I think this makes clear at least one of your mistakes: your integral over $\theta$ is starting at $\theta=0$, but the red region doesn't actually reach $\theta=0$, so if everything else is correct you'll end up with the difference between the red triangle, and the small blue triangle to its left formed by two dashed lines.
But with the diagram, we don't need to do an integral at all. The red region is an isosceles triangle with vertices $((2-2x)\pi, (2-2x)\pi)$, $(2x\pi, (2-2x)\pi)$, and $(2x\pi, 4x\pi)$. Therefore one of the shorter sides has length $(2-6x)\pi$, and its area is $\frac12 \big((2-6x)\pi\big)^2 = 2\pi^2 \cdot (1-3x)^2$.
Divide that by $2\pi^2$, the area of the blue triangle, and we conclude that the probability that no angle exceeds $2\pi$ in this case is $(1-3x)^2$, and $b(x) = 1 - (1-3x)^2$ is the probability we want.
For the second case, the diagram is:

Here, it's easier to directly count the blue area, instead of counting the red area and subtracting, as we did in the previous case. There are three triangles, which turn out to have area $(1-x)^2 \cdot 2\pi^2$ each, corresponding to the probability that each of the angles is bigger than $x\pi$.

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NUS, Mahidol casualties of rising China & Malaysia: 2019 World University Rankings
By Stella-maris Ewudolu on September 27, 2018
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings are out for another year and while there's some minor shuffling in the top 10, lower down the list where most Asean universities sit there's some considerable disruption taking place.
The ripple in world university rankings is partly due to an influx of new entries from China. Nine Chinese universities have entered the list this year taking the total represented to 72, seven of which are ranked in the top 200.
It's Chinese universities at the middle to upper end of the list, however, along with those from Malaysia, that are causing the most disruption now, the National University of Singapore (NUS) an early casualty.
NUS early casualty of rising Chinese tertiary institutions
After pushing the University of Toronto out of the 22nd global rank in 2017 NUS has now seen itself down-ranked one notch to sit at number 23 in Asean this year, pushed down by China's Tsinghua University who leapt an impress eight places from 30th last year to capture NUS's highly prized spot.
It's not all bad news for Singapore tertiary education though with the much younger Nanyang University moving up one place to the 51st position globally, retaining the second highest Asean university ranking in the process.
While the slippage in NUS's rank means little in the grand scheme of things, it should serve as a warning to some Asean universities that have rested on their reputations that there is stiff competition coming from an increasing number of tertiary institutions in China, and locally Malaysia.
While this will take a little shine off those universities' international standards, in Asean NUS is under no threat of losing its number one ranking… currently.
Thailand's tumbling university rankings
Mahidol University (MU) tumbled from Asean's fourth ranked university in 2018 to number eight this year Mahidol University
In Thailand however it's a different story. The increase in international competition saw the country's leading tertiary institution, Mahidol University (MU), tumble from its previous position of number four in Asean with a global rank in the 501-600 band last year to number eight this year, its global rank tumbling to the 601-800 band.
Other Thai universities to see their rank tumble in the 2019 THE World University Rankings were: Chulalongkorn University (CU), King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), and Suranaree University of Technology (SUT), who all tumbled out of the 601-800 band to join Chiang Mai University (CMU) in the 801-1,000 band.
The falls also saw CU and KMUTT take the biggest hits in the Asean university rankings, tumbling from sixth and eighth position last year to 14 and 15 in this year's list.
Also tumbling down the 2019 World University Rankings chart was Kasetsart University, Khon Kaen University, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, and Prince of Songkla University, who all tumbled from the 801-1000 band in 2018 to the 1001+ wilderness this year. Waiting to welcome them was King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), which saw no movement in its global rankings, but moved up one spot in the Asean university rankings.
It's not all bad news in Thailand though. This year four new universities — Mahasarakham University, Naresuan University, Srinakharinwirot University, and Thammasat University all entered the World University Rankings chart for the first time, joining the above mentioned in the 1001+ band.
Concerns for Thailand higher education
Editorial director of Global Rankings at THE, Phil Baty, said "although it is a positive sign that more Thai universities are included in the THE World University Rankings than ever before, reflecting a growing commitment from universities in the nation to subject themselves to rigorous and demanding international benchmarking, this new data signals real concerns for Thailand.
"Not only has the country's leading institution dropped out of the world top 600 this year, but most other institutions have fallen. Successful universities, competing on a world stage in research and innovation, and producing skilled graduates, will be vital to Thailand's move out of the so-called 'middle-income trap'.
"We need to encourage greater government spending on universities, to help them compete for talent, and a stronger focus on internationalisation", he stressed.
Malaysia Universities Make Waves
Following on from their successful debut in the World University rankings last year, universities from Malaysia continued their march up the charts in the latest list.
University of Malaya moved up 50 places in the world university rankings to secure its position from last year as the third highest ranked university in Asean Wikimedia
Leading the assault onwards and upwards is University of Malaya (UM), which this year saw it easily retain the title of third ranked university in Asean with its global ranking increasing 50 places on 2018 to between 301-350this year.
Mr Baty said it was "great to see Malaysia's national flagship university, University of Malaya, making strong progress up the ranking this year", attributing its success to "improvements across the board, particularly its international outlook (staff, students, and research) score, and its citation impact.
"Such internationalisation, alongside funding, is often one of the key ways in which universities not yet in the top 200 of the table can boost their rankings performance, though these can often be the most challenging goals", he said.
Heading up to join University of Malaysia, in the process accelerating Mahidol's slide, is Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), which improved one place to be ranked fourth in Asean, although its global rank 501-600 remained static.
Also upwardly bound is Universiti Utara Malaysia which jumped from 26th to 19th in Asean with its global ranking ratcheting up 200 places to the 801-1000 band. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and Universiti Teknologi Petronas all retained their 601-800 ranking from last year.
Despite this, with the exception of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia which remained static, all of the others also saw the Asean rank increase.
Asean's top universities drawn from the Times Higher Education 2019 World University Rankings (Source: THE 2019 World University Rankings) (Click for larger view) AEC News Graphics
Improvements were also recorded for Universiti Utara Malaysia, which moved up seven places to grab 19th position in Asean, coming out of the 1,001+ wilderness last year to the 801-1,000 band globally this year.
Heading in the opposite direction though is Universiti Putra Malaysia, which saw both its Asean and global rankings decline to settle at 10th and 801-1,000 respectively. Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) saw its global ranking unchanged at 801-1,000, but jumped five spots to 18th in Asean.
Joining the four new Thai universities in the 1,001+ band this year are two new entries from Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi MARA and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
Snapping close at the heals of UTAR with a similar 501-600 rank is University of the Philippines (UP), which saw its Asean university ranking jump from ninth to fifth, due to its global ranking improving from 601-800 last year to the 501-600 band this year.
Entering the World University Rankings with somewhat of a splash this year is De La Salle University from the Philippines which saw an impressive maiden ranking in the 801-1,000 bracket.
According to Mr Baty, "Malaysia's universities tend to be strong at working with industry and internationalisation, but need to focus on boosting their research environment and performance. There are hopes that the country's newly installed government will improve academic freedom and institutional autonomy, which would help improve its performance", he added.
University of Indonesia leaps upwards
University of the Philippines (UP), which saw its Asean university ranking jump from ninth to fifth in the 2019 THE World University Rankings Patrickroque01
Also heading upwards is the University of Indonesia (UI) which saw its global ranking improve jump from the 801-1,000 band in 2018 to the 601-800 band in 2019, propelling it from 18th place in Asean to sixth.
It was joined this year in the World University Rankings by Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology which settled into the 1,001+ band, with an Asean university ranking of 30.
Of Indonesia's remaining entries Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and Bogor Agricultural University (BAU) saw no improvements in their global rankings, the pair remaining in the 801-1,000 and 1,001+ brackets respectively for 2019. However, both saw their Asean rankings improve three places, the former landing at number 12 in Asean and the later 21.
Universitas Gadjah Mada, however, dropped five places in its Asean ranking to settle at 22nd, its global ranking plummeting from 801-1,000 last year to 1,000+ this.
Now in its 15th edition the THE 2019 World University Rankings contain details on 1,250 higher education institutions globally, an increase of 150 on those ranked in the 2018 edition, with entries from five more countries taking the total represented to 86.
Described by Mr Baty as the most comprehensive, most balanced, yet most rigorous university rankings in the world, scores are derived from 13 separate performance indicators that assess universities across core activities including teaching, internationalisation, knowledge-transfer, and research using trusted and demanding globally defined metrics.
The 2019 THE World University Rankings notes that "universities in the Asean region tend to be stronger at international research collaboration than institutions in other parts of Asia and many Asean nations are looking to further strengthen these partnerships – both within and outside the region. China's One Belt One Road (Obor) initiative will surely help them achieve this.
"There is also a drive to establish world class universities in the region, although there are concerns that this will focus on just a handful of universities at the expense of improving entire higher education systems", the report cautions.
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How Forgiving Debt Could Help Save the Earth
byLuana Ackaouy
in Environment, Equal Rights
The question of debt and sustainable development has already been tackled in the 1980s with the introduction of debt-for-nature swaps. Now these agreements are regaining popularity Doug Constable will explain it below:
Wildfires in the Amazon, bushfires in Australia, floods in Indonesia, record-low levels of the Arctic sea ice, record-high temperatures globally, forest fires in California, Lebanon, Siberia. Coronavirus.
These are only some of the catastrophes the world has witnessed in the past two years. With little time on our hands and huge changes to be made, climate change needs to be at the forefront of the conversation.
In 2019, developing nations owed $8 trillion in debts, mostly to wealthy, developed countries. The debt burden, further accelerated by Covid-19, poses an important threat to the sustainability of our world today.
Economies of developing nations often rely on natural resources, making them particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. In addition, much of the world's biodiversity is found in developing countries. Unfortunately, these nations often find themselves unable to sustain their ecosystems due to limited wealth and high debt burdens. In 2019, developing nations owed $8 trillion in debts, mostly to wealthy, developed countries. The debt burden, further accelerated by Covid-19, poses an important threat to the sustainability of our world today. The question is: How can we bridge this gap between debts and environmental casualties?
Debt-for-Nature Swaps
The concept of debt-for-nature swaps allows developing countries to exchange their debt for a pledge to protect their natural resources. Accordingly, the benefactor(s) withdraws debt obligations owned by a developing country with the savings invested in preservation projects.
These agreements are usually done in two ways. Creditors can renounce, partially or totally, to the owned credit. Alternatively, they could sell it on the secondary market at a lower value, where it is typically bought back by conservation organisations. The funds are then assigned to local environmental trust funds and invested in conservation projects.
In a typical debt-for-nature swap, there are three main parties involved. The debtor country, the environmental group and the creditor. The latter usually involves banks or the government of a wealthy country. All three participants benefit from these deals.
The debtor country diminishes its debt burden while simultaneously increasing its environmental spending and saving hard currency. Moreover, such agreements often lead to the creation of jobs and can expand to financing social expenditures such as health or education.
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Environmental groups benefit by buying the debt on the secondary market, thus profiting from a discounted rate. Their participation in projects and negotiations also allows them to expand their network and portfolio.
The creditors' benefits are three-way. Firstly, debt-for-nature swaps allow them to get rid of risky debts. Secondly, such agreements can improve the relationships between the parties involved. Finally, debt-for-nature swaps allow creditors to increase their environmental credentials, thus improving their reputation and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) score.
A Solution From the Past, for the Future.
Debt-for-nature swaps have been found repetitively effective in the past. Agreements have been made in a range of developing countries with rich biodiversity, including Peru, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and the Philippines.
In the Photo: A school of yellow snappers, Mahé, Seychelles. Photo Credit: Olivier ROUX.
In 2015, the government of Seychelles has entered a debt-for-nature agreement with The Nature Conservancy – a U.S.-based NGO that had previously bought the debt from the Paris Club. The large ocean state is particularly vulnerable to climate change as its economy strongly relies on marine resources. Following a $27.3 million debt conversion deal, the Seychelle was able to expand its marine protection from 0.04% of its Exclusive Economic Zone to 30% in 2020.
Madagascar, a nation that was struggling to sustain its rich and unique biodiversity due to high levels of poverty and debt, signed a similar agreement with the French government in 2008. The debt-for-nature swap allocated roughly $20 million to preserve Madagascar's rich biodiversity in an effort to "triple the size of the country's protected areas," with the funds managed through a conservation trust fund established by WWF.
In the Photo: A lemur in Madagascar, the only place on the planet where lemurs reside. Also referred to as the "angel of the forest," the lemur is one of the rarest mammals on earth. Its population is currently declining, with more than half of all lemur species listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. Photo Credit: Chikilino.
With all parties benefiting from such agreements and with successful results in the past, this solution appears to be almost ideal. Almost.
Like all things, these agreements come with a few setbacks. For one, the nature of these deals implies long negotiations that may take up several years. The overall transaction costs may therefore ultimately turn out higher in certain cases, consequently increasing the debt burden.
Moreover, for the swap to be efficient, it must be implemented appropriately, which can be difficult in countries ruled by dishonest governments. The government of Madagascar played a critical role in the success of the debt-for-nature swap, continuously proving its willingness to dedicate funds to preserve scarce resources, regardless of economic circumstances. If dealing with corrupt governments or if the parties involved aren't fully invested or transparent, such agreements may hold limited impact.
It should also be noted that debt-for-nature swaps typically involve only small amounts of debt relief, likewise limiting potential impact.
Could Debt-for-Nature Swaps Truly Help to Save the Earth?
Debt swaps present a compelling case of reducing developing countries' debt burden while promoting sustainable development. They allow governments to tackle the urgent global crisis by allocating bigger portions of their budgets to protecting the environment, thus contributing to the climate finance missions set at the UN biodiversity conference and UN climate summit.
Although debt-for-nature swaps offer an interesting alternative to conventional debt agreements, they still have a long way to go before truly helping to save Earth, for manifesting meaningful global outcome would require deploying larger debt sums.
As part of pandemic economic rescue packages, governments have an opportunity to address simultaneously the crises of debt, climate and biodiversity destruction.
That said, debt-for-nature swaps can play an interesting and potentially substantial role in the future of climate change. "As part of pandemic economic rescue packages, governments have an opportunity to address simultaneously the crises of debt, climate and biodiversity destruction," researchers from the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) wrote in a report. Moreover, China, the largest owner of bilateral debt with developing nations, is set to host the next Convention on Biological Diversity summit. They could potentially consider debt-for-nature deals and promote other similar agreements.
Today, more than ever, debt-for-nature swaps may play a key role in saving the earth.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed here by Impakter.com columnists are their own, not those of Impakter.com. — In the Featured Photo: Lake Brienz, Switzerland. Featured Photo Credit: Andreas Gücklhorn
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Rob Ford smokes crack
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Rob Ford is the Mayor of Toronto, and he smokes crack. In fact there's even a video of him smoking crack. Gawker and the Toronto Star have both seen the video, and now Gawker have managed to raise $200,000 through give-us-your-money-for-nothing website Kickstarter – the full asking price for the video which is being touted by some anonymous sellers, to cover their expenses to get out of the country and set up shop somewhere else. The problem is though, whoever these people are – they appear to have gone missing. Uh oh.
If I had a video of Rob Ford smoking crack I'd probably be worried. It seems that being a drug associate of Ford isn't all that safe – two of them were shot by an unknown killer a few days before newspapers were approached about the crack video, with one dying in hospital. The Toronto police are currently investigating if there is any connection between the murders and the video.
Rob Ford with murder victim Anthony Smith and Muhammed Khattak who was injured in the same shooting
Ford himself initially stayed quiet in the face of questions about the video, but since the mystery man has disappeared, he's denied the existence of the video and called journalists who might feel compelled to investigate a major allegation about the Mayor of the 5th largest city in North America liking a bit of the old toot toot beep beep a "bunch of maggots".
So who is Rob Ford anyway? He looks a bit like Eric Pickles, and acts a bit like Glasgow's own Stephen Purcell. If Stephen Purcell was a loudmouthed bigot who governed a metropolitan area population the size of Scotland.
Toronto is a fairly liberal city, which is why it's surprising that they elected a brash conservative like Ford as their Mayor in 2010. Taking advantage of a split in the opposition vote in an election where transport was the main issue, he stood as an independent candidate and won the support of suburban commuters by promising to get rid of yearly $60 car registration fees and like, lower all the taxes and shit. In doing so, he created a $320 million deficit. Which was then used as justification for cutting social programs that supported children living in poverty. WOO! GO CAR OWNERS! SOCK IT TO THOSE GREEDY KIDS, KIDS DON'T NEED BREAKFAST ANYWAY AMIRITE?
Essentially, Ford is just a rich bully who'd rather smoke crack with Toronto's disenfranchised than use his position of power to help them in any way. He rallies against the local government "gravy train" while simultaneously taking illegal donations, personally asking civil servants to approve and hurry along street repairs of benefit to his family label company, and literally forcing public transport passengers off of buses so they can be diverted to pick up the high school football team he coaches. And I haven't even got on to the issue of his selection of bigoted comments yet.
Even before this bizarre bit of news, Ford was proving himself capable of combining in one handy package the best traits of our two favourite kinds of politicians to take the piss out of: ill informed Republican hate mongers and lubricated Labourites who think with their fists.
Here at A Thousand Flowers we like making lists, so we now bring to you the
Top Ten Rob Ford Fuckups:
10) He wants to get rid of bike lanes in Toronto, and doesn't feel much remorse for cyclists killed by motorists: "Roads are built for buses, cars, and trucks, not for people on bikes … My heart bleeds for them when I hear someone gets killed, but it's their own fault at the end of the day."
9) He cut out of a controversial community council meeting to wander around the car park, sticking Rob Ford fridge magnets on people's cars.
8) He argued that Toronto should get rid of the positions of Integrity Commissioner and Ombudsman. Shortly after they had both separately filed reports on his improper behaviour.
7) He said on live radio that centrist councillors who opposed him were "two steps left of Joe Stalin."
6) He got asked to leave a fancy military ball and dinner cause he was out his fuckin tits.
5) He questioned the need to provide grant programs for transgender people, saying "I don't understand. No. 1, I don't understand a transgender, I don't understand, is it a guy dressed up like a girl or a girl dressed up like a guy? And we're funding this for, I don't know, what does it say here? We're giving them $3,210?"
4) After sexually assaulting another Mayoral candidate, grabbing her arse during a group photo, he hit out with the same old ableist pish about women who speak out about men's behaviour being mental, saying "I must have taken 500 pictures and it was never an issue with anyone else except for this lady that in my opinion, I've always said, I don't know if she's playing with a full deck from the first time I met her."
3) He faced protests after angering many of Toronto's diverse Asian community, using racist stereotypes that make light of the harsh conditions in factories where workers are exploited by Western capitalism for cheap labour: "Those Oriental people work like dogs. They work their hearts out. They are workers non-stop. They sleep beside their machines. That's why they're successful in life. I went to Seoul, South Korea, I went to Taipei, Taiwan. I went to Tokyo, Japan. That's why these people are so hard workers (sic). I'm telling you, the Oriental people, they're slowly taking over"
2) He questioned why the City of Toronto should help fund efforts to prevent the spread of HIV, stating that "It's very preventable. If you are not doing needles and you are not gay, you wouldn't get AIDS probably, that's the bottom line." When someone pointed out that the fastest growing demographic of HIV positive people is women, he drew from his deep pools of wisdom and hit out with "How are women getting it? Maybe they are sleeping with bisexual men." Just in case you were wondering, the UN says the majority of HIV positive people are straight and haven't injected drugs. He also endorsed a fundamentalist pastor who said that same sex marriage would "dismantle a healthy democratic civilization." And he refuses to attend Pride, which in Toronto is a ten day long festival which is huge for the economy and a big tourist draw.
1) When someone asked him to stop being so loud while he was steaming at a Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey game, he responded "Who the fuck do you think you are? Are you a fucking teacher? Are you some kind of right-wing commie bastard?… Do you want your little wife to go over to Iran and get raped and shot?… Green Party fucking rules." They only knew who he was cause he left behind a business card.
And finally, a parting gif:
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Senator Pat Geary of the State of Nevada, someone who very much personifies everything I dislike about America, is of Irish descent.
Also of Irish descent are the leaderships of both the english defence league and [thankfully now defunct]scottish socialist party.
It can only be concluded, therefore, that persons of Irish descent are nasty pieces of work.
Tarzan Girl June 9, 2013 at 9:11 pm · · Reply →
I wouldn't normally approve comments from trolls, but this is funny


I kind of hope I don't agree with you because I didn't love Captain Phillips and I have high hopes for Her.
Her is great. Very sad, actually. Phoenix is incredible, and Jonze is just such a visionary.
Captain Phillips was the tensest cinema experience in 2013. Floored me. Was in my Top 10 of the year, and has only been eclipsed recently by WOLF and NEBRASKA.


Qatar Stock Exchange held a senior level sustainability engagement session with the listed companies with the aim to promote the business case for ESG and sustainability, outline QSE's sustainability action plan to attract responsible investors, provide an overview of global investor assessment approaches to ESG, and serve as the soft launch for the QSE Sustainability and ESG Dashboard.
The sustainability engagement session was held in partnership with Sustainability Excellence, a leading provider of sustainability and ESG strategy and disclosure services in Qatar and the Middle East.
The event convened an influential group and experts to support issuers in attracting investors and improving their financial performance through improved ESG disclosures based on QSE Reporting Guidelines issued in 2016.
The event continued to build upon QSE's leadership efforts to promote sustainability, including the launch of the QSE Guidelines on ESG reporting in December of 2016 and the launching of the Qatar chapter of the Middle East Sustainable Investment Forum in March.
"Investors worldwide are increasingly incorporating sustainability factors into their investment decisions, and we are convinced that companies that effectively communicate their sustainability strategies will improve their capital raising abilities and have an overall competitive advantage", Mr. Al-Mansoori added.
Mr. Houssam Lahrech, Head of ESG Invest - Independent ESG Rating Division of Sustainability Excellence - provided an overview of how investors and ESG rating agencies use ESG information to inform their investment decisions and provided recommendations on how to handle investors' requests for ESG information. He also provided an overview of ESG Invest methodology which assesses and quantifies the ESG performance of more than 600 listed companies in the Middle East including the 45 companies listed at the Qatar Stock Exchange. Houssam Lahrech said "Quantifying the ESG performance of companies allow investors to capture ESG risks and opportunities to inform their investment decisions" He also added "Responsible investing is one of the fastest growing trend in financial market. Companies in the region need to be prepared to meet the demanding ESG disclosure requirements of investors and ESG rating agencies".
The surge in global investor interest, combined with the opportunity for improved performance for companies and their investors, were two key reasons why QSE joined the Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative (SSEI) in 2016. As part of the SSEI, QSE recently released its Guidelines on ESG Reporting to encourage ESG reporting by QSE-listed companies.
Qatar Stock Exchange has made great strides in the field of transition to sustainable Stock Exchange through the promotion of the best disclosure, investor relations and ESG practices among the market stakeholders.


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Samuel L. Boyd, University of Colorado Boulder
As vaccinated grandparents gather with their families this Passover, many might find solace in the history of the celebrations and how it offers hope for the future.
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Colonial amnesia and Germany's efforts to achieve 'internal liberation'
Henning Melber, University of Pretoria and Reinhart Kössler, University of Freiburg
The culture of remembrance in Germany is viewed by many as exemplary. But it has some grave shortcomings.
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LGBTQ coin glosses over radical struggles: When did gay liberation come to mean equality?
Elise Chenier, Simon Fraser University
Early gay liberation activists paved the way for today's equity policies
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A man called Hope: the legacy of Namibia's Andimba Toivo ya Toivo
Heike Becker, University of the Western Cape
Namibian hero and former Robben Island prisoner Toivo ya Toivo was part of a generation who contributed to the struggles against apartheid and colonialism in the region.
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Soweto uprising: four decades on, South Africa still struggles with violent policing
Andrew Faull, University of Cape Town
It is exactly forty years since the Soweto uprising in June 1976 where the South African police met the students with brutal force. How much has changed in terms of policing?
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Gerard McCann, University of York
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Thai global hospitality company Dusit International has signed a hotel management agreement with Robinsons Land Corporation, one of the Philippines' leading real estate companies, for the Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu.The five-star resort situated on the northern peninsula of Mactan island is slated to open in the fourth quarter of next year. Mactan is located a few kilometres from Cebu in the Central Visayas region and is known for its luxury tourism industry. The Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu will be the third property in the Philippines to carry the Dusit Thani brand besides the Dusit Thani Manila and the upcoming Dusit Thani Residence Davao.
From January to November of 2016, Cebu welcomed around 3.46 million domestic and foreign tourists, making it the most visited destination in the Philippines during the period. The 2016 figure is 12% higher YoY. The continued surge of tourists in the city has been encouraging developers to ramp up construction of hotels and resort-oriented condominium projects. With the increase in tourist arrivals, overall occupancy rate for 2016 improved to 68% from 65% in 2015. Robust occupancy rates of Deluxe and First Class hotels indicate the continued influx of high-spending tourists. The projected 15-20% growth in arrivals over the next 12 months should sustain hotel occupancy of between 65% and 70% across Cebu in 2017.We believe that Cebu's tourism sector will become more robust once the PHP17.5-billion public-private partnership (PPP) project involving the construction of a new world-class passenger terminal building at Mactan-Cebu International Airport is completed. The new terminal will have a capacity of 12.5 million tourists per annum, almost triple the old facility's original capacity of 4.5 million. Cebu serves as the jump-off point to other Visayas and Mindanao destinations, hence the need to expand its airport's capacity.
Inflation or the rate of upward adjustments in the prices of goods and services eased slightly in the second quarter of the year amid steady movement in the prices of food and non-food items, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Friday. Data released by the central bank showed that headline inflation during the quarter was slightly slower at 3.1 percent compared to 3.2 percent record in the first quarter. "Both food and non-food inflation during the review quarter remained generally steady vis-a-vis the previous quarter," BSP Director for Economic Research Zeno Abenoja said during a press briefing at the central bank headquarters in Manila. "Food inflation in second quarter held steady compared to the previous quarter as higher prices of selected food commodities, specifically meat and fish, were counterbalanced by lower prices of vegetables and fruit products," Abenoja added. Meanwhile, non-food inflation was also unchanged at 2.4 percent as downward adjustment in the prices of domestic petroleum products was offset by price increases in transport and education services. The second quarter inflation figure brought the year-to-date average to 3.1 percent. BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said the year-to-date average is within the national government's announced target range of 3.0 percent +_ 1.0 percentage point fort the year. "The second quarter headline inflation edges closer to midpoint of the target range," Espenilla said.
The average inflation for the second quarter of the year is well within the central bank's forecast of 2% to 4%. The continued growth of Filipino households' purchasing power, fueled by Overseas Filipino Workers'(OFW) remittances and rising incomes from outsourcing jobs, practically raises the population's propensity to consume. This encourages developers to build more malls in and outside of Metro Manila and cash in on the growing online shopping trend. Ayala, for instance, is opening 7 malls in Metro Manila this year while DoubleDragon intends to open at least a dozen CityMall outlets across the country by end-2017. Colliers believes that the low inflation environment coupled with a 4% increase in OFW remittances this year should continue to lift consumer spending, which covers about 70% of the country's economic output. Sustained OFW remittances and low inflation have a direct impact on retail, residential, and tourism spending in the country.
DoubleDragon Properties Corp. hopes to cash in on the growing number of tourist arrivals from China, as the real estate developer charts the expansion of its hotel business. DoubleDragon Chairman Edgar "Injap" Sia II told reporters last Friday it will start the development of two hotels under the Jinjiang Inn brand in Boracay and Cagayan de Oro in the next two months. The stand-alone hotel in Boracay will have more than 100 rooms and is located "near" the beachfront in Station 2. The expansion is part of DoubleDragon's plan to assemble 5,000 hotel rooms, 2,000 rooms of which will be under Jinjiang Inn and another 3,000 rooms under Hotel 101 by 2020. Last year, Mr. Sia's Injap Investments, Inc. divested its 70% stake in Hotel of Asia, Inc. and consolidated it at the DoubleDragon level. Chan C Bros Holdings, Inc. of the Oishi Group and Staniel Realty Development Corp. retained their 15% interest each in HOA. HOA currently has 866 operating hotel rooms from two Jinjiang Inns in Ortigas and Makati, Hotel 101 in the Manila Bay area, and Injap Tower Hotel in Iloilo City. HOA's subsidiary holds the master franchise for Chinese hotel brand JinJiang Inn in the Philippines. Mr. Sia noted the strong tourist arrivals from China in May when visitor count surged 57.29% to 73,649 compared to the prior year. "We also felt that uptick. Hopefully, it will be good for our brand," Mr. Sia said.
In 2016, more than 1.7 million local and foreign tourists visited Boracay Island, up 11% from 2015 figure. The popularity of Boracay Island is enticing developers to build more hotels. DoubleDragon is cashing in on the growing number of Chinese tourists that flock to Boracay Island and is building Jinjiang hotels. The Jinjiang brand is popular among Chinese tourists and business executives given its brand recall and convenient booking platform. China has become a major source of tourists following the lifting of travel advisory versus the Philippines. Since October 2016, the Philippine embassy in China reported a 200% surge in visa applications among Chinese tourists and businessmen. From January to May 2017, arrivals from China rose by 36% YoY. Over the medium term, we see the completion of more affordable hotels across the country given the projected rise in arrivals from the Philippines' major markets such as South Korea, United States, Japan, and China.


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Q: creating a dynamic html select option with perl The default selected value from the database is not displayed, I also checked the HTML  and does not show the selected value. Can someone give me some insight on where I went wrong. Thanks
  my $selected_val = 'selected';
  print "<select>";
  if ($auto_flag eq 'Y'){
        $selected_val = 'selected';
  }else{
    $selected_val = '';
  }
  if ($auto_flag eq 'N'){
    $selected_val = 'selected';
  }else{
      $selected_val = '';
  }
  print "<option value=\"Y\" $selected_val >Yes</option>";
  print "<option value=\"N\" $selected_val >No</option>";

  print "</select>";

A: You should be using separate variable names for Y/N
my $selected_y = '';
my $selected_n = '';
if ($auto_flag eq 'Y'){
    $selected_y = 'selected';
}
elsif ($auto_flag eq 'N'){
    $selected_n = 'selected';
}
print "<option value=\"Y\" $selected_y >Yes</option>";
print "<option value=\"N\" $selected_n >No</option>";


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Kavarna Coffeehouse
Music at Kavarna: Katie Dahl
Katie Dahl is a Door County based singer songwriter that we are very pleased to welcome to Kavarna. We took the following from her website, where you can also hear samples of her music:
"Katie Dahl keeps getting better and better. Leaky Boats and Paper Birds is a beautifully crafted album, with poetic lyrics made even more evocative by gorgeous melodies and lovely guitar picking. Katie's low, rich voice is the real deal -- you can feel her love for the land, lakes and people of the Upper Midwest in every song. The production and backing musicians are also top-notch."
- Stephanie Elkins, Wisconsin Public Radio Host
"Katie Dahl . . . combine[s] old-fashioned populism, an abiding love of the land and wickedly smart love songs, all delivered in a rich and expressive alto."
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Big Top Chautauqua Songwriter of the Year, 2010
Wisconsin Singer-Songwriter Series Songwriting Contest (2nd Place), 2012
Wisconsin singer-songwriter Katie Dahl has performed her original songs everywhere from the dusty cliff country of Mali, West Africa, to the winding canals of southern France, to the cedar forests of the American northwoods. The depth and power of Dahl's alto voice, the literate candor of her original songs, and the easy humor of her live performances have earned her the chance to share stages with some of America's most respected songwriters, including Julie Gold and Dar Williams. In 2010, she was named Big Top Chautauqua Songwriter of the Year. 2012 has seen not only the release of Dahl's second studio album, Leaky Boats and Paper Birds, but also the world premiere production of her original musical Victory Farm.
Katie Dahl was a college freshman when she slipped on a patch of sidewalk ice and broke her wrist. Suddenly unable to play the oboe in her college orchestra, Dahl used her newfound free time to learn guitar, teaching herself chord shapes as she strummed the strings with her stiff right hand. Nine years later, that icy day has proven to be a blessing in disguise, as Dahl earns a reputation as an accomplished musician whom acclaimed author Parker Palmer has called "a singer-songwriter you need to get to know."
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Brian King (SRV '96)
by The School in Rose Valley | Feb 6, 2017 | Alumni
Brian King (SRV '96) "As a third-generation SRV alum, it has always been a part of my family; but to an even greater extent, the SRV community has been, and always will be, like a giant family, and that is something I will cherish forever." Read Brian's reflection...
Paul Nowell (SRV '70)
Paul Nowell (SRV '70) "I've always said that if I hadn't gone to Rose Valley I would not have become an artist or art educator, and I credit Rose Valley with instilling in me the confidence to follow my dreams where ever they led me. " Read Paul's reflection...
Stephen Israel (SRV '53)
Stephen Israel (SRV '53) I entered SRV in Second Grade and stayed through Sixth Grade (1947 through 1953). At SRV, my teachers; Mary Spiller, a visitor exchange teacher from Belgium, Betsy Gray, Wayne Higley, and Peg Nowell were role models that gave me a lifelong...
Patricia Woodbridge (SRV '58)
Patricia Woodbridge (SRV '58) I particularly loved costumes, scenery, and pretend for the plays we wrote and produced about historical periods. I loved woodshop with Mr. Freeman, where he helped me build a bureau with doors that slid open and big round wood knobs. He...
Lisa Richardson (SRV '72)
Lisa Richardson (SRV '72) Lisa Richardson, MSS, LICSW is the Director of MSW Field Education and Assistant Professor at the School of Social Work at St. Catherine University and the University of St. Thomas, in St. Paul, MN. She teaches courses in human behavior,...
Beah Burger-Lenehan (SRV '96)
Beah Burger-Lenehan (SRV '96) It would be reasonable to think that my path to Google and beyond was paved with computer science classes; but it would be wrong. I've not taken a single computer science class in my life. Turns out, the fact that I feel at home in the...


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Die Torres São Rafael/São Gabriel sind Zwillingstürme ( / ) in der portugiesischen Hauptstadt Lissabon. Sie wurden im Vorfeld der Weltausstellung Expo 98 im Parque das Nações errichtet. Architekten waren Júlio Appleton, João Almeida und Tiago Abecassis.

Die beiden Wohntürme flankieren das Einkaufszentrum Centro Comercial Vasco da Gama und tragen die Namen der beiden Schiffe, mit denen der Seefahrer Vasco da Gama 1498 den Seeweg nach Indien entdeckte. Mit einer Höhe von 110 Metern sind sie die dritthöchsten Hochhäuser Portugals.

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Hochhaus in Portugal
Erbaut in den 1990er Jahren
Bauwerk im Parque das Nações
Hochhaus in Europa
Wohngebäude in Portugal

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So what exactly is responsiveness?
In simplest words, it is a way to make any website appear esthetic on any screen size. I used the word esthetic, because it is not always implemented, but I would definitely recommend it for any website. The easiest way to test if a website is responsive is to open up a website in question on your desktop computer, and reduce the width of the window. If things start moving and realigning on the screen in order to make all of the elements fit in nicely - you've got yourself a responsive website.
The last two images - tablet and phone - can be rotated.
Why would you want to use responsiveness? Well let's take a very quick look at the history of website framework. Back in the 90's websites were usually very plain and stretched to 100% of the screen, very much like a notepad. Later on, during mid 90s, people started putting on graphics in a very narrow left aligned table. Towards the XXI century the screen sizes grew, and so did the websites, and over the past few years, when smart mobile devices have been introduced (phones and tablets), people started building two separate versions of a website - one for desktops and one for phones. That required more work and also did not perform well on small laptop and tablet screens. Some people started building thirtiary websites, while others looked into CSS for solution and this is what they found.
Not only does the responsiveness cover all smaller screens, but also it will cover all the larger ones too. Often times current designs are presented at the full width of 1280 pixels (that's a lot of screen size) and then are resized down to 940 pixels, which has been a common standard over the past few years and then down to horizontal tablet size, vertical tablet size, horizontal phone and vertical phone. Do all the responsive designs cover all screen sizes? Not necessarily. Sometimes a design may be very limiting and a developer can only do large sizes as they appear.
It is the new thing, but it is also the thing of the future. Even if people will start viewing all the websites on huge TV screens with fine font, there will be others who would want to be able to see it on their phone (or watch for that matter). So, if you're planning on sticking around with your web design, you should consider to implement Responsiveness to allow all users on all devices the same great experience.


The sixth annual Remembering Cesar Chavez Breakfast was very successful. Two hundred plus people bought tickets and were in attendance. Every year this breakfast in honor of Cesar Chavez continues to grow. The event was enjoyed by all. The Cesar Chavez High School and the Fremont School Mariachis played for the event, and as usual they were awesome. The sixth annual Remembering Cesar Chavez Breakfast to honor civil rights and farm labor leader Cesar Chavez took place on March 26, 2016 at the Mexican Heritage Center & Gallery. A diverse group of 200 plus people attended the breakfast in downtown Stockton. This yearly breakfast is in keeping with the mission of the Mexican Heritage and Gallery which is to educate and to promote art and culture to current and future generations. This breakfast is one of three fundraising events the MHC&G has throughout the year to raise funds to keep its doors open to the public. Monthly art exhibits, and cultural celebrations take place throughout the year.
The Mexican Heritage Center & Gallery continues to enrich the community with art, culture, and educational programs. Dedicated artists, educators, and interested members of the community volunteer their time, and work together to educate the public of the rich tradition, heritage and culture.
Special thanks to our sponsors: Port of Stockton, John & Francesca Vera, Zapata Funeral Home, F&M Bank, General Teamsters Local 439, Nena's Restaurant, Styles Unlimited Salon & Spa, and Takhar Real Estate.
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