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Modern gabled guesthouse embraces passive solar in Australia
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A sleek and modern take on the Australian farm building has popped up in the coastal town of Gerringong. Atelier Andy Carson designed the Escarpment House as a two-bed guesthouse on an east-west axis to make the most of ocean views to the south and pastoral views to the north. The building orientation and material choice were also guided by passive solar principles.
Set on nearly 150 acres of pasture with dairy cows, the Escarpment House maintains a relatively low profile with a simple gabled form created in the likeness of the traditional metal shed dairy structures of the region. "The project utilizes north and south decks as 'winter' and 'summer' outdoor space to enable the occupants to use the building mass as sun or wind protection moving to each side as favored," wrote the architects. "The site positioning offered a significant view towards the nearby dairy with the setting sun over the escarpment offering a unique user experience." The two bedrooms are located on the home's east end, while the open-plan kitchen, dining area, and living space face the west.
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Energy consumption is minimized through the regulation of light and views thanks to the west façade's large operable panels that open or close with the touch of a button. Escarpment House also features extra-thick insulated walls and double-glazing. Supplementary solar power, rainwater harvesting with UV filtration and treatment, as well as on-site sewage treatment further reduce the home's environmental impact.
+ Atelier Andy Carson
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Escarpment House by Atelier Andy Carson
A sleek and modern take on the Australian farm building has popped up in the coastal town of Gerringong. Atelier Andy Carson designed Escarpment House as a two-bed guesthouse on an east-west axis to make the most of ocean views to the south and pastoral views to the north. The building orientation and material choice were also guided by passive solar principles.
Set on nearly 150 acres of pasture with dairy cows, the Escarpment House maintains a relatively low profile with a simple gabled form created in the likeness of the traditional metal shed dairy structures of the region.
"The project utilizes north and south decks as 'winter' and 'summer' outdoor space to enable the occupants to use the building mass as sun or wind protection moving to each side as favored," wrote the architects. "The site positioning offered a significant view towards the nearby dairy with the setting sun over the escarpment offering a unique user experience."
The two bedrooms are located on the home's east end, while the open-plan kitchen, dining area, and living space face the west.
Energy consumption is minimized through the regulation of light and views thanks to the west façade's large operable panels that open or close with the touch of a button.
Escarpment House also features extra-thick insulated walls and double-glazing.
Supplementary solar power, rainwater harvesting with UV filtration and treatment, as well as on-site sewage treatment further reduce the home's environmental impact.


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Dothraki - from the fictional world into the real world
Fictional languages of movies and TV shows such as Game of Thrones are more and more finding their way into the real world. Globally, around 170 people speak Dothraki fluently. The language can currently be learned at Harvard University or with apps.
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Languages develop over the years, and eventually the differences will be too great to understand each other. In this way, many but not all languages emerged. Dothraki was created in a fictional world and made it into the real world.
Invented languages of TV shows and movies such as the Dothraki language are becoming more and more important. It is made up of around 3800 words and has its own grammar. Today, you can even study Dothraki at Harvard University or learn it with apps.
The producers of Game of Thrones invest a lot of time and effort in order to create a detailed and authentic world with realistic characters. From handmade costumes through to a fictional language that seems real. The TV show has several fictional languages. There are even extensive dialogues in these languages. The Dothraki language is spoken by the nomadic horse-riding people Dothraki, who live in the steppes of the eastern continent Essos.
The language was created by David J. Peterson, a member of the Language Creation Society (LCS), a society specifically built to create fictional languages. When the Dothraki language was developed, Peterson had to meet two requirements. Dothraki had to match the uses already put down in the books and it had to be easily pronounceable and learnable by the actors.
Peterson speaks only English and Spanish, however, in theory he dealt with Arabic, Middle Egyptian through to Swahili. The linguist drew inspiration from several real languages when he developed Dothraki: Russian and Turkish Grammar, French syntax, and verbs based on Estonian form the language structure.
Movie producer David Benioff is excited about it: "The language he developed is phenomenal. It captures the essence of the Dothraki and adds another layer of richness to their world."
Dothraki is a language easy to inflect, which doesn't have it's own writing system. The inflectional endings of inflected languages usually express more than one grammatical category and such a language is more closely linked to the root word. Some experts argue that the Arabic script would fit this language well.
Dothraki is primarily a spoken language. Peterson explains that Dothraki sounds like Arabic to those that don't speak Arabic. In reality, its pronunciation is a mix of Arabic and Spanish.
Basic word order is subject–verb–object (SVO). Verbs conjugate in infinitive, past, present, future, two imperatives and archaic participle. Nouns divide into two classes, inanimate and animate. They decline in five cases, nominative, accusative, genitive, allative and ablative.
The show's success lead to an increasing community that wants to learn Dothraki. Starting next fall semester, you can take the course "The Real Game of Thrones: From modern Myths to Medieval Models" at Harvard University. The students are to analyze how the show and the books of George R.R. Martin realistically capture and represent the Dark Ages.
At UC Berkeley, a summer course was offered on "The Linguistics of Game of Thrones and the Art of Language Invention". David J.Peterson taught the students how to invent a realistic fictional language.
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The Elvish language Sindarin in The Lord of the Rings or Klingon in Star Trek already got many movie and tv show fans to learn. Those who need a summary of all the Dothraki terms and example sentences should download the "Dothraki Companion" (iOS) app or the English-Dothraki (Android) dictionary.
Globally, around 170 people speak Dothraki fluently. More than 460 language fans are regularly active on forum.dothraki.org. You can find additional tips on how to learn the language in the Dothraki wiki. However, knowledge of English is required.
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Brad Pitt on Quitting Drinking, Divorcing Angelina Jolie and Fighting for His Kids
By Zach Johnson	• Published at 8:45 am on May 3, 2017
This is Brad Pitt laid bare.
Eight months after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce, ending their two-year marriage and 12-year partnership, Pitt gave his first in-depth interview to GQ Style, in which he owned up to his own shortcomings and revealed what he's now doing to become a better father to their six children.
"You know, I just started therapy," said Pitt, whose entire family sought individual and group counseling after the split. "I love it. I love it. I went through two therapists to get the right one."
Last September, while aboard a private plane en route to L.A., there was a reported altercation between Pitt and his 15-year-old son, Maddox Jolie-Pitt. An anonymous phone call was made to the police, leading to an FBI investigation (which was later closed with no charges). Jolie filed for divorce five days later, which resulted in months of back-and-forth fights in the courts.
"I was really on my back and chained to a system when Child Services was called," Pitt told GQ, publicly addressing the ordeal for the first time. "After that, we've been able to work together to sort this out. We're both doing our best. I heard one lawyer say, 'No one wins in court--it's just a matter of who gets hurt worse.' And it seems to be true. You spend a year just focused on building a case to prove your point and why you're right and why they're wrong, and it's just an investment in vitriolic hatred. I just refuse. And fortunately my partner in this agrees. It's just very, very jarring for the kids, to suddenly have their family ripped apart."
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Pitt says relations are better today than they were last fall.
Part of that, Pitt said, is because he and Jolie agreed to handle their divorce "with great care and delicacy" out of consideration for their children. "There's a lot to tell them because there's understanding the future, there's understanding the immediate moment and why we're at this point, and then it brings up a lot of issues from the past that we haven't talked about. So, our focus is that everyone comes out stronger and better people--there is no other outcome."
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An introduction to some of the best places
to watch birds in Misiones Province, Argentina.
Iguazu National Park
Las Araucarias Provincial Park
Urugua-i Provincial Park
Kaa Yari Provincial Park
Salto Encantado
Saltos de Moconá
Cruce Caballero Provincial Park
Iguazu National Park (127 000ha)
Spectacular is not the word – you cannot visit Misiones and miss out on Iguazú. Recently named one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, there's a big bonus to spending a day marvelling at the 350 separate water chutes that make up Iguazú Falls… it's great birding too!
The Iguazú Park list stands at over 420 species, by far the most of any protected area in Argentina so, as you might expect from a park of over 250 000 ha of largely pristine Atlantic Forest, even the most demanding birder will be rewarded here.
First of the day for many visitors are the virtually unmissable Toco Toucans close to the park entrance. Chopi Blackbird, Blue-winged Parrotlet and seasonal migrants such as Plumbeous Kite, Swallow-tailed Kite, Streaked Flycatcher and Vermillion Flycatcher may soon make appearances and as we go into the forest, the birding gets intense. Iguazú is one of the few places in Argentina you can hope to see White-bearded Manakin; and species like Streak-capped and Rufous-winged Antwrens, Blond-crested Woodpecker, Black-capped Foliage Gleaner, Ochre-collared Piculet and Plain-brown Woodcreeper can be seen along the Macuco Trail. We'll be looking out for the real treats too, like Spot-billed Toucanet, Violaceous Quail Dove and Black-fronted Piping Guan and round the Devil's Throat we'll be watching out for Social Flycatcher, White-winged and Black-banded Swallows and not forgetting the huge swirling flocks of Great-dusky Swifts.
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Las Araucarias Provincial Park (99ha)
San Pedro's own reserve is right in town. At 99ha Las Araucarias is not that large, but receives a steady stream of enthusiasts as it's home to some good-sized Araucaria trees and is one of the best places to see Canebrake Groundcreeper and Araucaria Tit-spinetail. Other regulars are Red-breasted Toucan, Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, Azure Jay and even the odd Helmeted Woodpecker.
Urugua-i Provincial Park (133 000ha) R 19.
After the bustle of the well-trodden trails of Iguazú, it's a pleasure to
walk the Uruzú loop in Urugua-í. Not only that, you can expect some of the best birding in Argentina here, too – in PP Urugua-i the difficult Passerines of the Atlantic Forest abound and it's practically the only place still offering regular sightings of Black-fronted Piping-Guan. Other good birds regularly seen are White-browed Foliage-Gleaner, Sao Paulo Tyrranulet, Scale-throated and Planalto Hermits, Southern Bristle Tyrant, White-throated Spadebill, Rufous-crowned Motmot, Spot-winged Woodquail and, in bamboo stands, Blackish-blue Seedeater, Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher and Large-headed Flatbill.
Kaa Yari Provincial Park (part of Biosphere Reserve Yaboti)
This reserve, part of the Yaboti Biosphere mosaic, was put on the birding map when Black-capped Manakin, new for Argentina, was found here in 2004. Soon after, researchers found breeding evidence and ever since, along with other Kaa Yari specialities like Brown-breasted Pygmy-Tyrant, Thick-billed Saltator and Rufous-tailed Antthrush, the locality has deservedly attracted the attention of international birding groups in growing numbers.
Salto Encantado (Cuña Piru Provincial Park)
(13 227 ha) R14.
Another locality attracting
growing interest from birders is the spactacular and accessible Salto Encantado reserve. Walking the transition forest trail that takes you past what we would have to call Misiones' third most spectacular waterfall, Rufous-winged Antwren, Diademed Tanager, the plucky little Black-breasted Plovercrest and Rufous-breasted Leaftosser may all make appearances while we can hope for glimpses of the rarer birds like Solitary Tinamou, Eastern Slaty-Thrush, Red-ruffed Fruitcrow and Cream-bellied Gnatcatcher. Overhead, Argentina rarity Black-and-white Hawk Eagle shares airspace with Great Dusky Swifts, which give all onlookers a special treat at the end of the day when they come down in a great swarm and enter their roosting site behind the cascading water.
Saltos de Moconá (part of Biosphere Reserve Yaboti)
The Mocona Falls arise from a unique geological formation that produces a three kilometre-long waterfall – the longest continuous waterfall in the world – and a plunge pool at the bottom over 100m deep.
At the entrance to the falls is a new visitor centre and museum. A good trail behind the building offers many of Misiones' southern forest specialities, by far the most impressive of these is Long-trained Nightjar. Look for this species on the road coming down from the trail – those lucky enough to see this bird don't soon forget it!
Cruce Caballero Provincial Park (600ha) R14.
Housing a treasure-trove of old growth Araucaria and tree fern habitat, Cruce Caballero is the best, and one of the last, places in Argentina where we can find the upland rarities unique to the Atlantic Forest biome. Solitary Tinamou, Rusty-barred Owl, White-browed Foliage-Gleaner, Sao-Paulo Tyrannulet, Planalto Tapaculo, Black-billed Scythebill and Green-chinned Euphonia are all good possibilities, and we may be among those lucky enough to see the extremely rare Helmeted Woodpecker.
Please note: this last species is now critically endangered in Argentina and, in consultation with Felix de Azara field workers studying here, we have agreed not to use playback to attract Helmeted Woodpecker in this reserve.
We strongly urge others to respect the needs of endangered species and use playback with caution and moderation at all times in protected areas and natural habitats.
Due to variable access conditions, visits to Cruce Caballero should be made only in 4×4 vehicles.
Very serious King Vulture
San Sebastian de la Selva (200ha) R101.
For sheer diversity of habitat and birding pleasure, the private reserve of San Sebastian de la Selva is hard to beat. Relax in comfort in the charming lodge with its huge wooden furniture and look out onto a lake where Yellow-browed Tyrant, Common Tody Flycatcher and – unique in Argentina – Masked Water Tyrant, come down to the fields while Short-tailed Nighthawk swoop down to drink at dusk. Behind, the forest is bustling with Rusty-breasted Nunlet, Robust Woodpecker, Black-throated Trogon and the plaintive cry of Collared Forest-Falcon at dawn may alert us to the presence of this elusive raptor.
Speciality birds here are Ocellated Bamboowren, Variegated Antpitta, Speckle-breasted Antpitta and down at the feeders, Scaled Doves and Yellow-browed Woodpeckers together with Plush-crested Jays, Violet-capped Woodnymph and even the occasional Blackish Rail.


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Marko Jusup
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
I'm currently an assistant professor at Institute for Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Previously, I held a similar position for two years at Center of Mathematics for Social Creativity, Hokkaido University. I was also a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellow at Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University. I got my (i) PhD in Environmental Risk Management in March 2012 from Yokohama National University, (ii) an MBA degree in Finance and Banking from Zagreb School of Economics and Management (ZSEM) in July 2008, as well as (iii) a BS degree in Physics and Mathematics from The University of Rijeka in Nov 2003. My research career started in Feb 2004 at Rudjer Boskovic Institute (RBI), the largest Croatian national research institution. Over time, I contributed to multiple international scientific projects, including large Pan-European collaborations within the Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development. I actively support the creation of Free Content (e.g. Open Access, Open-source Software, etc.) and other projects improving human liberties.
Expectations for WRHI
By conducting research at WRHI, I expect to:
• generate more research impact,
• attain higher research quality,
• address more relevant scientific questions,
• respond to societal needs with research, and
• increase visibility of research.
Incentivizing the evolution of cooperation across continents and cultures
The need for cooperation in ancestral environments was local, within communities, villages, or
towns. This need has been superseded by the nationwide need for cooperation in not-so-distant history. Nowadays, however, modern socioeconomic trends, e.g., free trade, free movement of labor, and emerging information technologies, demand cooperation on the largest of scales—the global scale. It is unclear whether evolution has primed mankind for such large-scale cooperativeness. Our focus is on the conflict between selfishness and altruism, and how this to people's geographic or cultural origin.
Period: until March, 2023 (planned)
Members: Petter Holme (Tokyo Tech), Zhen Wang (China), and numerous domestic and foreign research collaborators.
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JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyushu University
Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University
Assistant Professor (specially appointed), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Ijima H, Jusup M, Takada T, Akita T, Matsuda H, Klanjscek T (2019) Effects of environmental change and early-life stochasticity on Pacific bluefin tuna population growth. Mar Environ Res 149: 18-26. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.05.003 [Equal contribution]
Kuga K, Tanimoto J, Jusup M (2019) To vaccinate or not to vaccinate: A comprehensive study of vaccination-subsidizing policies with multi-agent simulations and mean-field modeling. J Theor Biol 469: 107-126. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.02.013
Beekman M, Thompson M, Jusup M (2019) Thermodynamic constraints and the evolution of parental provisioning in vertebrates. Behav Ecol 30: 583-591. doi:10.1093/beheco/arz025
Wang Z, Jusup M, Shi L, Lee J-H, Iwasa Y, Boccaletti S (2018) Exploiting a cognitive bias promotes cooperation in social dilemma experiments. Nat Commun 9: 2954. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05259-5 [Equal contribution; Corresponding author]
Marn N, Jusup M, Catteau S, Kooijman SALM, Klanjscek T (2018) Comparative physiological energetics of Mediterranean and North Atlantic loggerhead turtles. J Sea Res 143: 100-118. doi: 10.1016/j.seares.2018.06.010
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Recently there had been some commotion in the Netherlands about the fact that due to increasing speed limits average life span expectations will decrease with 20 days. This is because of so-called particulates produced by burning fossil fuels in cars, and when cars are travelling faster the emission of particulates is increased. Particulates are bad for human health, they can cause cancer and other diseases.
As said above a major source of particulates is road traffic. Since particulates have a negative impact on the quality of life, the governments of space habitats should do anything to reduce the amount of these particulates in the atmospheres of space habitats. Therefore Republic of Lagrangia will prohibit the use of internal combustion engines within any space habitat under its authority.
Advancements in electric vehicle technology will make the use of internal combustion engines obsolete. Breakthroughs in fast charging batteries, but also the invention of ultra-capacitors will remove the biggest obstacle to electric cars: low range and long recharging times. Therefore the prohibition of internal combustion engines will not severely affect people's freedom of movement or overall economic productivity.
All electricity used in space habitats will be produced by Solar Power Satellites, so there will be neither be any emission of particulates caused by the generation of electricity. We should take advantage from the fact that the atmosphere of space habitats are a closed system, to reduce the number of particulates in space habitats and hence improving quality of life.


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Cycling in the Netherlands outside Amsterdam
More people cycle than drive in the Netherlands. This hasn't happened by accident, and it isn't due solely to the country being relatively flat. Rather, the Dutch have for many years had a policy of increasing the importance of cycling as a proportion of journeys. The cycle friendly infrastructure which you find in this country has been redesigned time and time again until it has reached the current form. This is a very safe place to cycle, but also a very convenient place to cycle. Cyclists have priority over motorised vehicles, can often make much more direct journeys and quite frequently have smoother surfaces on which to travel. The country is covered by good design and it is as suitable for long journeys at high speeds as for short trips to the shops or to schools.
Judy and David Hembrow are experienced English cyclists who moved to the Netherlands in 2007. This is some of their report. And some of their clips on cycling in The Netherlands.
Bicycle Flat
People always ask us about pictures of the Bicycle Flat. The 100 metre long bicycle flat at the Central Station was built to temporarily store thousands of bikes during the period that old bicycle-stands had to be removed during the large renovation of the surroundings at Central Station. The building was built over water to maximise land-use (or in this case: water-use). It consists out of three slightly sloping parking decks. There is a small surveillance facility in the centre of this quayside structure. The bicycle flat was supposed to be closed and removed in 2004. In 2008 it still exists and looking at the figures it may just have to stay. In 2008 The Netherlands lack 65,000 bicycle parking spaces at railway stations. The number of commuters is increasing, bringing the shortage of parking spaces to 90,000 by 2010.
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Amsterdam, the world's number one cycling city with some 60% of all trips in the city centre made by bicycle, wants to turn into the world's centre of expertise on sustainable mobility.
A program to reach that goal was launched on Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
Life is a cycle
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Brains travel on bikes
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Champ Car: Dan Clarke back up to speed for Assen
Dan Clarke will be back in the hot seat for the second of Champ Car's two European races after convincing officials that he has smartened up his act.
Clarke was put on probation following a string of errors in San Jose and he went on to get his marching orders after being blamed for causing a four-car crash in the morning practice session at Zolder.
That incident left fellow Brit Justin Wilson fuming after Clarke took him out on his first lap and was described by race director Tony Cotman as "totally unacceptable".
Cotman barred Clarke from the Belgium event and said then that he would take his time thinking about whether to extend the ban to Assen.
But today he said: "I think Dan has learned a lot in the past week and he is ready to compete again.
"During Dan's suspension, he showed us what he's all about. He participated in fan and media activities, helped his team and also came to race control to see how we come to our decisions.
"I hope he is more aware now that in racing small mistakes can lead to big consequences."
Clarke was publicly backed by his team bosses at Minardi who, however, also made it clear that they supported the race director's decision.
Speaking after the reinstatement, team co-owner Paul Stoddart said: "As we come up to one of the most important races of the year for Minardi Team USA – a home race for our lead driver, Robert Doornbos, and for the significant number of Dutch investors in the team – we really hope to put the gremlins of last weekend behind us and return to our winning ways."
Clearly Speedy Dan could not have chosen a worse time to misbehave. And he knows it.
Stoddart's partner Keith Wiggins added: "It's been an interesting and fun trip back to Europe. We are looking forward to a good race at Assen and for sure it will be a big event for the entire team, and hopefully a big success as well.
"I think our strategy for the remainder of the races is key to how we finish off the season."
And Clarke himself? None of this measured, tactful corporate-speak from him (not that the straight-talking Aussie Stoddart is usually known for it, either).
To hear him talk, you'd think he'd had the best week of his career: "I'm very glad to learn that I will be racing in Assen. It was strange watching on race day in Zolder, but it ended up being kind of fun, as I had the opportunity to do some other things and help out the team.
"I got to work the lollipop for Mario, and spend some time in Race Control with Tony Cotman. It was nice to get support from other people in the paddock, as well as from the fans, but I'm ready to get back in the car.
"I believe we can have a positive weekend and I appreciate the encouragement from the team. I will do my best to get the result that they deserve."
Clarke expressed a wish to celebrate a win in Belgium with a big plate of waffles. Having been denied that chance, maybe he'll be able to celebrate with some Dutch pancakes instead.
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Police Settlements: How The Cost Of Misconduct Impacts Cities And Taxpayers
By Cheryl Corley
For months, protests over the police involved killing of Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, George Floyd in Minnesota and others around the country reinvigorated an intense debate over policing. Then when Greg Fischer, mayor of Louisville, Ky., recently announced the city would pay $12 million to Taylor's family and institute a number of police reforms, that highlighted an aspect less discussed — the financial impact of police misconduct on cities and taxpayers.
Cities can face hundreds of lawsuits every year charging, among other things, that police used excessive or deadly force or made a false arrest. Many times the details of settlements are hidden behind confidentiality agreements. UCLA Law Prof. Joanna Schwartz studies how jurisdictions budget and pay for police legal expenses. She says problems of police violence are not limited to large cities and although payouts can total in the millions, more often they are in the thousands of dollars range.
"The number of cases filed and the number of dollars paid to resolve cases depends very much where in the country you live," Schwartz says.
As an example, she points to her study of the judgments and police misconduct — related lawsuits filed over a two-year period in Houston and Philadelphia, cities that have police departments of similar size and histories. Schwartz says although Houston police officers killed more people and were disciplined more often than Philadelphia police, plaintiffs in Philadelphia filed 10 times more lawsuits and were awarded 100 times more than those in Houston.
"I don't think the difference has to do with the severity of the harm," Schwartz says. "It has a lot to do with other issues including the judges, the juries, the kinds of claims that can be brought and the number of attorneys who are experienced and willing to to bring civil rights cases."
Money for police could be better spent elsewhere
High-profile cases garner the most attention. The family of Michael Brown - the unarmed Black teenager killed by a police officer in 2014, reached a $1.5 million settlement with Ferguson, Mo. In Chicago, the city agreed to pay the family of LaQuan McDonald $5 million. His death was captured on video and the police officer who fatally shot him was convicted of second degree murder. In 2017, the mother of Philando Castile, a Black motorist killed by a suburban Minneapolis police officer a year earlier, reached a $3 million settlement with city officials. The financial award for Castile's girlfriend, who live-streamed the aftermath of the shooting on Facebook, was $800, 000.
One of the arguments in the ongoing protests over policing is that the money for police could be better spent elsewhere. The clash between protesters and police following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis means that city and others could face a myriad of legal costs.
In Chicago, several groups work to resolve cases of people who've been wrongfully convicted. Two years ago, a federal jury awarded $17 million to Jacques Rivera — in what's considered one of the largest police misconduct settlements in the city's history.
"I say I was kidnapped by the Chicago police, wrongfully," says Rivera, now 55 years old. Rivera spent 21 years in prison for a murder he did not commit — framed, he says, by a now retired Chicago gang crimes detective. Rivera is one of at least 20 who have been exonerated in cases where that detective, Reynaldo Guevera, led the investigations.
"They set out to wrongfully convict me for whatever reasons why, maybe it was to calm the community that they got the perpetrator or whatever it may be," Rivera says. "It's still not right because taxpayers have to pay for it. The victim's family has to relieve this all over again once they think it's closed and it's just painful for everybody."
Costs pile up, taxpayers foot bill for police misconduct
Over the past decade, Chicago has paid more than a half billion dollars for police misconduct, according to an analysis of city law department data. Rivera's attorney, Locke Bowman is the head of the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern Law School. He says in cases where misconduct is clear, cities often continue to fight against the allegations for months – sometimes years —and that can mean a hefty price tag for taxpayers.
"The decision to settle a case like that early ends up saving money for attorneys' fees and can result in a lower settlement before everybody gets dug in and the price of the case goes up," he says.
Insurance policies and city and county budgets usually pay for judgments and claims. Jurisdictions hurting for cash may borrow money and issue bonds to spread out payments. Add bank fees, plus the interest paid to investors and the costs pile up with taxpayers footing the bill for police misconduct. As COVID-19 devastates budgets nationwide, that could be a more frequent scenario.
Chicago City Council Finance Committee Chairman Scott Waguespack says the city is working to break that expensive pattern and concentrating on implementing police reforms mandated by a consent decree put in place after a white Chicago police officer, Jason Van Dyke, fatally shot LaQuan McDonald, a 17-year-old African American.
"So that we're not just saying 'okay, here's another settlement. Good job negotiating' and move on. But really look at the deep seated issues within the department to start rooting out those problems," Waguespack says.
Activists argue tying police misconduct costs to police budgets could help prevent police wrongdoing. They also want police officers, especially repeat offenders, to be financially accountable. Currently so-called qualified immunity rules shield officers from those costs. That's changed in Colorado. State Representative Leslie Herod was the force between the state's decision to drop its qualified immunity provision. A new law requires officers guilty of wrongdoing to pay up to 5% of a judgement or $25,000 - whichever is less.
"If they were found to have acted in bad faith- violating someone's rights- possibly ending in death," says Herod, "they actually have to be held personally responsible just like anyone else who violated their policies and their obligations at their workplace."
The law also allows officers to purchase liability insurance. Other jurisdictions looking to reduce police-related lawsuits may follow that hybrid model of splitting settlement costs between cities and individual officers. That's all with the hope that such an arrangement will help put a stop to police behavior that leads to settlements in the first place.
Cheryl Corley
Cheryl Corley is a Chicago-based NPR correspondent who works for the National Desk. She primarily covers criminal justice issues as well as breaking news in the Midwest and across the country.
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CIICA LIve Event on Adult CI Rehabilitation January 2022
CIICA have just published this important event which can be seen here
CI Futures Forum Webinar Series September 2021
This important series of webinars by panelists of experts in adult cochlear implants organized by Adult Hearing is available here.
Tinnitus & Cochlear Implants Leaflet 18 August 2021
The British Tinnitus Association in conjunction with Cochlear Implant Group (BCIG) have published a very important leaflet.
This information has been written to help you understand more about tinnitus if you have a cochlear implant, or are being assessed for one.
See here for the full details.
Useful Apps for Mobiles 14 May 2021
LiveTranscribe app displays conversation from Covid masked speakers and gives great improvement in communication.
Disabled Passport is a commercial app to demonstrate to business and retail premises and transport services one's deafened status and rights
CI User Experiences 19 April 2021
The NCIUA is seeking CI User Experiences to prepare a new edition of its popular booklet on this important subject for potential candidates.
A full explanation and details of how to submit one's story can be seen here
International Cochlear Implant Day 25 February 2021
To celebrate this annual event, a new network of organizations was launched to promote the role of advocacy in the growth of cochlear implant availability across the globe.
The CIICA- Cochlear Implant International Community in Action – sets out its background and purpose in a document here.
Its website can be seen at www.ciicanet.org
RNID : Action on Hearing Loss reverts to its former title – Royal National Institute for Deaf Poeple (RNID) on 2 Novemeber 2020
First Global Consensus on use of Cochlear Implants 28 August 2020
An International Consensus on the criteria and provision of cochlear implants with standards of care for adults has been published by Adult Hearing.
This publication outlines international medical and audiological consensus on minimum standards of care for unilateral adult cochlear implantation togther with some of the key evidence to support those standards.
With only 5% of adults who could benefit from a cochlear implant actually getting one, it seeks to raise awareness and understanding of cochlear implant use in adults acrooss the world.
Local Support Group announces a Virtual Zoom meeting!
Colin Joyce, Secretary of the Cambridge Cochlear Implant Social Group (CCIS) has organised a Virtual Zoom meeting in September
after running trials this summer. Full deatils can be seen here
Her Majesty The Queen opens new RNENT Auditory Implant Centre 19 February 2020
Following the move of the RNENT Auditory Implant Centre from Grays Inn Road in London to Huntley Street nearby in September 2019
The Queen formally opened the new centre having been received by Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir Kenneth Olisa (see photo).
The Queen toured the centre and met clinicians and staff (see photo) and cochlear implant users, 4 adults and 2 children, one of whom presented the Queen with a posy( as featured on The Times front page).
CHOICE launches service detail Video 11 February 2020
CHOICE, the remote care service for CI users, launches a video explaining how the remote care service operates and the benefits for CI users to remotely , by internet access,
explore the multiple services that can be accessed this way. The video can be seen at :https://youtu.be/HoAsPH9sZx4
The system supports devices of all the manufacturers and users can still come to their CI centre when they need help with something.
A flyer explaining the service can be seen here.
The service is for adults who have been CI users for over a year.
This service is only available to CI users under the care of the following CI Centres currently though it is planned to extend this service to other Centres.
Cambridge, North East, Manchester, Nottingham, RNTNE, Southampton and St Thomas
NHSE publish CHSWG on Chidrens Hearing Loss 22 November 2019
NDCS has been progressing one of the Action Plan guides for children with hearing loss, which was originally commissioned by NHSE as part of the original work program for the What Works Guides.
NHSE has now published the CHSWG guidance which can be accessed at https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/what-works-guides-action-plan-on-hearing-loss/
BAA Launch CI Awareness Video 18 November 2019
The video is launched to help the general public, audiologists, GPs and ENT staff to understand cochlear implants.
See https://youtu.be/kcwatbIWpkY
It will be followed by a version for TVs at GP surgeries and Audiology waiting rooms.
CI Champion Scheme 18 November 2019
BAA & BCIG have launched a 'CI Champion scheme' – to will train a 'Champion' from each referring site so they can lead implant referral in their site.
They will train & support their team, and audit referrals/appointments to ensure all eligible adults are told about implants and understand what they can provide – so adults can make an informed choice.
Technology Day 10 October 2019
This event arranged for 2 November in Cardiff has been cancelled
London Marathon 28 April 2019
Our Ambassador , Melanie Jewett completed her 100th marathon in the London Marathon running in a bridal outfit with her fiancé Rob. Melanie won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 2013 Deaf Olympics held in Sofia. Her implant life experiences can be seen here
Pioneering brain surgery that allows children who are deaf to experience the sensation of hearing for the first time is being made routinely available, NHS England announced today 22 April 2019.
Two highly specialist teams at hospitals in Manchester and London will perform Auditory Brainstem Implants (ABIs) surgery for children who are deaf across the country.
The surgery is for children who are profoundly deaf, aged five or under, who are unable to use conventional hearing aids or implants because their inner ear (cochlea) or auditory nerve did not develop properly.
The highly complex procedure involves inserting a device directly into the brain to stimulate hearing pathways, bypassing the cochlea and auditory nerve that have not developed properly.
NICE Revises Guidelines – 7 March 2019
NICE has revised the candidacy criteria for cochlear implantation following a part review of TA 166 first published in 2009.
Following submissions from leading stakeholders, including NCIUA, section 1.5 of TA 166 has been revised
by setting a new level of hearing loss at 80dB , down from the prior 90dB. This will be measured at four frequencies compared with the current two.
The former BKB sentence listening test is replaced by the Arthur Boothroyd word test.
Criteria for children is also adjusted.
Full details can be seen on our NICE page
FOUNDATION Survey launched – 12 March 2018
The FOUNDATION study is looking for adult cochlear implant users to complete an online survey.
The survey aims to gather your views about whether it might be possible to conduct a clinical trial comparing bilateral implants with unilateral implants for adults.
NICE has asked for this trial to be conducted, and the FOUNDATION study is looking to see whether it will be possible to run such a trial in the UK.
You do not need to have experience of bilateral implants or knowledge/experience of clinical trials to complete the survey.
The FOUNDATION study team would like to encourage any adult with a cochlear implant to complete the survey.
The survey is also open to adults who are currently being assessed for a cochlear implant.
For further information, please visit http://www.foundation-study.org.uk. where you can enter the survey
NICE Consultation on Cochlear Implants – 23 January 2018
As noted below NCIUA have responded to this consultation the details of which can be seen here.
NICE Issue Consultation on Cochlear Implants – 18 December 2017
NICE have issued a consultation phase on TAG 166 , the current guidelines for cochlear implantation for adults and children.
It closes on 23 January 2018 and calls for submissions regarding section 1.5 of the guidelines which specify the candidacy criteria for implantation.
As a registered stakeholder the NCIUA will be responding appropriately.
Parliamentary Debate on Deafness and Hearing Loss – 30th November 2017
A debate on Deafness and Hearing Loss was held in Westminster Hall led by Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Chair of the APPG in the House of Commons.
He highlighted various aspects of the Governments Action Plan on Hearing Loss and sought assurances on their implantation from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health,Steve Brine.
The full report in Hansard can be seen here .
Mr Brine stated that NICE would be consulting with stakeholders on cochlear implants in 2018
BMA Patient Information Awards – 18 September 2017
Our NCIUA booklet "So what's it like having a Cochlear Implant: the Experiences of Adults" had been highly commended in this competition which is run by the British Medical Association.
The judge commented, 'I am very impressed by this resource which provides a wealth of information from the users' perspective which is so often missing from consultations with professionals especially around
hearing impairment.
Nigel Williams, Tricia Kemp and Alison Heath attended the award ceremony at BMA House. It was very impressive and attended by at least a hundred people for the presentation of special awards from the shortlist of highly commended resources which included publications from NHS Trusts and some major voluntary organisations.
Although our booklet did not win an award we did get a certificate and feel honoured that it has made its mark in such a large national competition.
Westminster Debate on Cochlear Implants – 24 March 2017
Jim Fritzpatrick, Chair of APPG on Deafness at Westminster, posed questions to the Under Secretary of Sate for Health, David Mowat in an adjurnment debate on the provision of CIs.
Mr Fritzpatrick had been briefed by Brian Lamb, Chair of ACIAG, by a comprehensive paper on the low provision of adult CIs due to the stringency of the NICE criteria and that these were in need of serious revision.
The Minister stated that Parliamnet was extremely keen to it comes to the right answer in a process where there is an element of age discrimination in the lack of provision to elderly people by the commissioners.
"We will make sure that the fact that cochlear implants can make such a radical difference to people's lives is emphasised with GPs as part of the process."
Ambassador Melanie Hewitt stars on Videos about Cochlear Implants – 7 March 2017
Melanie is featured in a series of videos published on YouTube by the Auditory Implant Service, Southampton.
Five really useful videos, with sub titles, on the benefits of cochlear implants and experiences of our Ambassador and other users.
See them on the links at the end of Melanie's own page.
Commisioning Services for Hearing Loss – 3 March 2017
To mark World Hearing Day, the NHS held a major conference in London to launch a report on Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss which can be seen here.
The report sets out a Framework for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to implement the objectives and reccomendations of the Governments Action Plan on Hearing Loss.
Fiona Carrager, Deputy Chief Scientific Officer NHS England who led the conference stated that an update on progress in this important agenda would be made within the next 12 months.
International Cochlear Implant Day & WHO World Hearing Day – 17 Febrary 2017
In celebration of these important events , already listed on the Events page, a comprehensive document has been released setting out the significance of deafness today, its impact upon society and the economics of non treatment versus the the benefits and value of cochlear implant treatment. It has been produced by the Adult Cochlear Implant Action Group of which NCIUA is a committed and active partner.
The full statement can be seen here.
BBC Radio Publicity – 14 Feb 2017
Our NCIUA Ambassador, Melanie Hewit, featured in a BBC Cambridge and Radio 5 Live interview as part of the Naked Scientist series.It will be repeated on ABC Australia!
The full programme can be seen at: https://www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked-scientists/meteorites-space-invaders.
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Cochlear Implant Candidacy- Jan 2017
BCIG have published a consultation questionaire to seek a consolidation of modern views on the most appropiate assessment criteria for implantation.
All views are welcome and the questionnaire can be completed at http://www.cicandidacy.co.uk/. End date 31 Jan 2017
Turn and Ear to Hear
Intriging and useful research results from a study by Jacques Grange at Cardiff about the problems of listening in noise. See here for the full details.
Media Publicity for Cochlear Implants – November 2016
TV Channel 4 broadcast a programme – Breaking The Silence- on 22 Nov in which several adult people were shown undergoing their 'Switch On' and their reactions to this very emotional expererience. It was unique in that the audiologists involved are all members of the British Cochlear Implant Group, the NHS professionals who work at the implant centres. The programme can be seen at; http://www.channel4.com/programmes/breaking-the-silence-live
Media Publicity for Cochlear Implants – April 2016
A TV programme "What would be your Miracle" was shown by ITV at 9 pm on Thursday 28 April which featured a mature lady receiving a cochlear implant and of her successful outcome. This life transforming procedure was her miracle and she was overwhelmed with the result. The first of a 3 part series the second programme on 5 May will feature a young girl receiving a cochlear implant.
New Drug Trial for Cochlear Implant Users – April 2016
A UK based company called Autifony Therapeutics is developing a drug, AUT00063, which modulates the channels that are critical to the function of the neural circuits involved in central auditory processing. It is thought that by increasing the precision and timing of neural firing (allowing neurons to "quickfire"), AUT00063 will enhance central auditory performance, and in particular, temporal resolution. Autifony is conducting a pilot evaluation of the benefits of AUT00063 on some aspects of central auditory processing for CI users.
Full details of this drug trial can be seen here.
Press Release – Feb 2016
"The National Cochlear Implant Users Association (NCIUA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Deaf Olympics athlete Melanie Jewett as our official ambassador. Melanie won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 2013 Deaf Olympics and remains in training. Melanie has a cochlear implant and has benefitted enormously from this life transforming treatment for severe/profoundly deaf people. She has never let her deafness hold her back – she holds a responsible job in IBM and is fully engaged in the normal hearing world. Melanie will help us bring awareness and information to the outside world about the huge benefits of cochlear implantation and also provide encouragement for and advice to potential and new cochlear implant users."
Nigel Williams, Chairman of NCIUA, is named as the 412th Point of Light by David Cameron, Prime Minister for supporting deaf adults– Jan 2016.
Points of Light are outstanding individual volunteers – people who are making a change in their community. Every week day the Prime Minister recognises an inspirational volunteer with the Daily Point of Light award.
A Cardiff volunteer who has supported deaf adults both emotionally and practically through establishing support networks and rehabilitation programmes. Nigel Williams, 59, was inspired to support adults with hearing loss and their families after becoming deaf at the age of 16, due to meningitis. Nigel believed that more could be done to assist the hearing impaired and wanted to use his personal experiences to help adults cope with the impact of hearing loss.
Nigel is also Chairman of Hearing Link, a leading UK charity tailored purely to helping adults and their families cope both emotionally and practically through a support network of volunteers. Nigel has volunteered at Hearing Link for over 12 years and, under his steer as chairman, the charity has grown and developed ways of helping all those who rely on them. Hearing Link offers a wide range of services including a Self Management Programme and a week long Rehabilitation Programme where participants receive practical support in dealing with hearing loss delivered by volunteers who themselves have experience of living with hearing loss. In addition to these programmes Hearing Link provide one to one community sessions and an online support forum supported by volunteers.
Nigel's work has led to many users of the charity becoming volunteers themselves and giving back to others. Nigel is also the Chairman of the association that represents people who rely on cochlear implants, electronic devices that replace the function of the damaged inner ear allowing people to hear. The National Cochlear Implant Users Association works to improve awareness of the support that is available for people needing the implants. As Chairman, Nigel set up effective partnerships with support groups, including with the three UK's most influential charities for deafness. Together they have changed the standard treatment for deaf adults in the UK, raised awareness and given evidence to government to ensure that cochlear implants are now regarded as a standard method of treatment when an adult becomes deaf, regardless of cost.
Prime Minister David Cameron said:
"By bringing together two of the biggest charities working with deaf adults in the UK, Nigel has made a huge difference to the services and support available to them. He has also played an important role in making sure the guidance given to the NHS on treatment for deaf adults offers them the highest standard of care. I am delighted to recognise Nigel as the UK's 412th Point of Light."
Nigel Williams said:
"I am surprised and thrilled to receive this award which I hope will encourage everyone who is dealing with hearing loss, which often impacts on far more than your ability to hear. The consequences of hearing loss often affects a person's confidence and self-esteem and through practical support from people who live with hearing loss themselves people soon see that this need not be a barrier to leading a full and rewarding life. It's a privilege to work with an organisation such as Hearing Link and I am grateful to everyone involved who provide so much help and support to others."
See original page at https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/supporting-deaf-adults


The strain of producing more than a hundred finished canvasses for the 1994 showing of Project 18 at the ICC in Birmingham exacerbated Lenkiewicz's heart condition. He underwent heart by-pass surgery at St Bart's Hospital in 1995. During his convalescence at the quiet Mudbank Lake Cottage on an estuary in south Devon, Lenkiewicz produced a modestly sized Project of fewer than forty pictures on the theme of Landscape – The Painter as St Jerome.
Lenkiewicz had a youthful fascination with a painting by Flemish artist Joachim Patinir (c.1480-1524), Saint Jerome in a Rocky Landscape, which hung in the National Gallery collection. Renaissance images of St Jerome traversing desolate, stony landscapes, fording rivers or crossing mountain ranges presented the existential formula of "Man, lost, missing, in a terrifying infinity," and indeed Lenkiewicz remarked that much of the work in the Project "related to feelings about isolation".
"Everything takes form, even infinity." Bachelard.
"A lake is the earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature." Thoreau.
In student days when Lenkiewicz visited The National Gallery, which was frequently, he was struck by the images of St. Jerome, and in particular a small panel by Patinir. From the early 17th Century images of St. Jerome had developed into theatrically lit excuses for recording sinewed, taut and wasted elderly men - almost an illustration for medical students studying anatomy, of cadaverous musculature. Before this phase however, St. Jerome would be hard to find, as he sat lost in a vast, stony and desolate landscape traversing rivers, forests and mountain peaks. The clear purpose of such imagery was existential; man lost, missing, in a terrifying infinity. Man insignificant. Images like these are the stuff of tragedy; late Michelangelo, late Goya, late Rothko.
In future developments of this Project Lenkiewicz intends to expand the themes of Earth, Air, Fire and Water.
Robert painting outside his studio in the winter of 1995.
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24 Sun setting on Warren Woods — 9.30pm.
25 Painter at the hut — Shaugh Prior.
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Our film about the wartime adventures of former James Bond director, Guy Hamilton will be on BBC 1 Inside Out at 7.30pm on Monday 6th February 2017 and then on BBC iPlayer for the next month. Producer Director Andrew Johnstone will also be speaking about the film to local radio in Devon, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Jersery.
The film tells the amazing story of a month when Hamilton was stuck behind enemy lines in occupied France during WW2. Hamilton had been running supplies to the resistance in Brittany when he and his crew became stranded and had to escape with the help of the French.


It's Christmas pudding over Christmas cake for us - yes marzipan tastes good but white icing tastes like our teeth might fall out. Plus the pudding has theatre - serve it hot and flaming! On the downside, Christmas puddings take forever to make. We love tradition but hours of oven steaming are not for us. They are also full of sugar - couple this with the booze and it's no wonder they can last forever in your cupboard. We've succeeded in making a sugar, gluten, grain and dairy-free pudding that's simpler and quicker to make than the traditional kind.
For our Christmas pudding we rely on the natural sweetness of the fruit - boosted with a little maple syrup if needs be. Coconut oil replaces strange vegetable suets and we've even snuck goji berries into the traditional mix of currants, raisins and sultanas. Instead of refined flour and white breadcrumbs we've used ground almonds and a very unusual ingredient... cooked white beans! Promise you won't taste them - just don't tell your guests beforehand. We've even made a simple brandy butter to go with it - a raw blend of cashews, apples and brandy.
You'll need a 1 litre Pyrex bowl or glass pudding basin (please don't use plastic if you can help it!) to cook your pudding and give it shape, or try making a few little puddings to give as gifts. No steaming required - unless you want to be traditional - we just like to cut corners where we can!
Place the mincemeat ingredients into a large saucepan and cook on a medium heat, lid on, for about 15 minutess until the apples are soft. Stir every now and then to prevent sticking.
Lift the lid and allow to cool, most of the liquid should evaporate.
Blend the pudding ingredients in a jug using a hand-held blender.
Pour the mixture into the pan of cooled mincemeat and mix well.
Cut a circle of baking paper to cover the top of the Pyrex bowl and put to one side. Then grease the bowl well with coconut oil.
Pour the mixture into the bowl. Cover with the paper circle and then wrap the top of the bowl tightly with foil.
Bake in the oven for 2-2½ hours at 170C.
The pudding should feel firm to touch.
For the brandy sauce: Place all the ingredients into a blender and blitz until smooth.


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In Afghanistan, impoverished boys are being forced into a life of abuse as a result of bacha bazi – dancing boys – an old practice that sees wealthy or powerful men exploit underage boys as sexual partners. Although it is illegal, Afghan authorities have failed to put a stop to the practice.
How significant could Iran be as a trade route for Central Asia? How quickly could the new route make a difference to the economies of the Central Asian states, all of which are currently in crisis? What are the limits to Central Asia's cooperation with Iran?
Debate sparked after at least two teachers fired back at militants during the January 20 attack on Bacha Khan University.
Iranian President Hassan Rohani says Iran and China have agreed to expand bilateral relations and boost trade to $600 billion over the next 10 years.


Moortec's CEO focuses on simulation's limits at advanced nodes and why a more granular approach is necessary to improve reliability and lower power.
Stephen Crosher, CEO of Moortec, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to discuss on-chip monitoring and its impact on power, security and reliability, including predictive maintenance. What follows are excerpts of that conversation.


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An online bachelor's in ministry degree provides leadership training for those who want to work in a church or another Christian organization. In this program, students focus on biblical study, theology, Christian discipleship, and religious leadership and learn how to integrate biblical interpretation into everyday life. This degree provides biblical knowledge to those interested in theological study and dedicating their lives to Christian service.
What Will I Learn in an Online Ministry Bachelor's Program?
Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranks #1 on The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
Located in Waxahachie, Texas, SAGU offers several online Christian ministry degrees, including bachelor's programs in children and family ministries, genseral ministries, church leadership, and youth and student ministries. Courses cover topics such as Pentecostal doctrine and history and New Testament and Old Testament literature.
The general ministries curriculum comprises classes in general education, social and behavioral sciences, natural science and mathematics, and biblical studies. Students also complete 46 credits of career studies, 18 of which must be in a vocational area, and 30 credits of major studies in topics such as biblical preaching, pastoral leadership, and church resource management. Graduates are qualified to obtain ministry credentials with the Assemblies of God and pursue careers as pastors, evangelists, ministry leaders, and missionaries.
All full-time SAGU students must take at least one general biblical studies course each semester, and must complete at least 30 credits in 3000- or 4000-level courses. Students in SAGU's fully online programs are eligible for grants. Online students have access to on-campus resources, including the career center, the wellness center, the library, and the counseling center.
The Master's University and Seminary ranks #2 on The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
The Master's University in Santa Clarita, California, offers an online ministry program that focuses on the role believers play in God's work. Students take courses in eight-week blocks over three semesters per year. Students taking one class per block complete the program in 28 months, but students can take more classes per block and graduate in as few as 14 months.
The program requires 122 semester units, including 42 units of major coursework, 65 units of general education classes, and 15 units of unrestricted electives. Major courses cover topics such as biblical interpretation, contemporary issues in church ministry, and theology of the church. General education courses include philosophy, world history, and critical thinking and quantitative analysis. Electives focus on distinct aspects of biblical living and essentials of Christian education.
Applicants must submit a personal testimony detailing their Christian faith and beliefs, a writing sample, a letter of recommendation from a pastor, and high school transcripts. Online students have access to all on-campus facilities, including the career center, library, computer labs, health services facility, and counseling center. The Master's University offers affordable tuition and helps students understand program costs and financial aid options.
The Master's University is regionally accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
Southwestern College ranks #3 on The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, offers an online Christian ministry degree that combines theological reflection with contemporary ministry. Students learn current church practices and gain tools necessary to become successful pastors, evangelists, teachers, and faith-based counselors.
The program covers biblical and theological studies and emphasizes pastoral studies and youth ministry. Students learn to interpret scripture and how to apply religious traditions to church practices. The curriculum comprises core major requirements, pastoral studies emphasis requirements, youth ministries emphasis requirements, electives, foundation courses, and disciplinary perspective courses. Coursework covers topics such as caring in the Christian community, denominational heritage and structure, teaching methods in youth ministry, and public speaking in ministry.
Applicants must have completed at least six college credits with at least a 2.0 GPA. Southwestern students must complete all foundation and major courses with a minimum 2.0 GPA and must complete at least 30 credits from Southwestern. Graduates pursue careers as pastors, teachers, and missionaries. Southwestern provides resources to help online students apply for financial aid.
Toccoa Falls College ranks among The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
Located in Georgia, TFC offers several online ministry degrees. Students can take youth ministry classes online or pursue an online bachelor's in ministry leadership, which provides skills necessary to become a church minister. Students in the ministry leadership program learn to analyze biblical and theological studies to relate to the members of the church. Coursework teaches students to communicate effectively and organize and manage a congregation. Students majoring in youth ministries learn how to appeal to youths and adolescents in the church. They analyze biblical studies and learn how to communicate those lessons to a younger audience.
Both programs require 126 credits in bible and theology, humanities, social sciences, computers, math, and science electives, ministry and leadership, and specialization courses. Ministry leadership students complete coursework in strategies for nonprofit management, leadership formation, and theology. Youth ministries students take classes in emotionally healthy youth ministry, communicating to youth, and youth culture.
Online students can participate in services and programs on and off campus, including chapel services and athletics. Remote learners are welcome to serve the Student Government Association.
Toccoa Falls College is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS).
John Wesley University ranks among The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
Located in High Point, North Carolina, JWU offers an online Christian ministry degree with available concentrations in Christian counseling, Christian school education, family and youth ministry, pastoral ministry, and intercultural studies and worship arts. Each concentration in the Bible-centered program includes a double major in Bible and theology.
The family and youth ministry concentration prepares students to work with parents and children; the curriculum emphasizes the needs, developmental issues, and culture of children and adolescents. Courses cover topics including teaching methods for ministry and retreat and camp ministry, and students complete an internship requirement. Students in the pastoral ministry program receive theological and biblical instruction and are prepared to assume church leadership roles. Courses cover topics such as preaching, pastoral methods, and church leadership and management.
Graduates pursue careers as church counselors, private Christian school teachers, church camp directors, pastors, overseas missionaries, and church worship leaders. Applicants must have a high school diploma or its equivalent, must have completed prerequisite high school classes, and must have a minimum 860 SAT score or 18 ACT score and a 2.0 GPA. Online students work with an advisor to explore financial aid opportunities.
John Wesley University is nationally accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) and is currently seeking regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS).
Lee University ranks among The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, offers several online ministry degrees, with concentrations including business, church administration, children's ministry, counseling, discipleship, music and worship, pastoral ministry, and youth ministry.
The business concentration covers strategies and business practices to help students understand the business side of running a church. Church administration emphasizes leadership roles in the church, and the counseling concentration covers theories and methods for church counseling. Students concentrating in children's ministry learn to articulate strategies to children of the church, and youth ministry expands that focus to include adolescents. The discipleship concentration teaches students the importance of small group ministries, and students pursuing the pastoral ministry concentration develop their ability to preach the word of God to a congregation.
Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and three years of life experience beyond high school. Lee offers affordable tuition and financial aid resources, and online undergraduate students receive discounted tuition rates. Online students have access to all on-campus resources and facilities and are welcome to participate in on-campus events.
Grace Christian University ranks among The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
Based in Wyoming, Michigan, Grace Christian University, formerly Grace Bible College, offers an online leadership and ministry program that teaches students to approach life from a biblical perspective, develop spirituality in themselves and others, engage with people of all cultures, and build ministry skills.
The curriculum combines theoretical and practical knowledge and utilizes class assignments, research projects, and real-world experiences. The 120-credit program covers topics including the life of Christ, teaching and preaching, biblical counseling, and the theology of leadership. Students complete a ministry and leadership capstone. Graduates pursue careers in which they apply leadership, preaching, general ministry, and teaching skills.
Grace encourages online students to connect with classmates to help each other learn and improve their ministry and leadership skills. Applicants must submit high school transcripts or proof of GED completion and a ministry reference. Grace does not require an application fee. Online students have access to on-campus resources, including financial aid advising.
Grace Christian University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
Piedmont International University ranks among The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
PIU in Winston Salem, North Carolina, offers an online ministry degree with 11 available minors, including North American church planting, missions, management for nonprofits, humanities, general ministry, biblical languages, and American sign language.
The 130-credit curriculum covers topics including biblical interpretation, church education, Christian ethics, and general psychology. Students complete 44 credit hours of biblical studies requirements, 36 hours of general education courses, and 50 hours of professional and ministry requirements. In addition to classroom requirements, students complete an internship in their area of ministry. Graduates use Bible knowledge to serve their church ministry.
Applicants must hold a high school diploma or GED with a minimum 2.0 GPA. PIU helps each graduate find employment in their chosen area of ministry. Online and on-campus students pay the same affordable tuition rate, and PIU provides resources to help students research financial aid opportunities. Online students have access to all on-campus facilities and work with an academic advisor throughout their education.
Piedmont International University is nationally accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE) and is currently seeking regional accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS).
Manhattan Christian College ranks among The 9 Best Online Bachelor's in Ministry Programs!
Located in Kansas, MCC offers online ministry programs that develop students' skills in thirteen areas, including pastoral care, servant leadership, stewardship, and group dynamics. Graduates continue to grow in ministry throughout their careers.
The curriculum comprises 150 to 160 credit hours in topics such as the life and teachings of Jesus, poets and prophets of the Old Testament, and Christian beginnings. Graduates work at local churches, ministries, and nonprofit organizations as pastors, evangelists, missionaries, and counselors. The program strengthens each student's relationship with God and helps them improve their ministry skills to better provide Christian public services.
Applicants must submit personal references and high school transcripts with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Applicants must have an 18 ACT score or an 840 SAT score. Transfer applicants must submit college transcripts, and those with fewer than 24 college credits or those who younger than 21 must also provide high school transcripts and ACT or SAT scores. Online students have access to all on-campus resources, including academic advising, writing resources, tutoring, and the library.
Manhattan Christian College is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
An online Christian ministry degree introduces students to the fundamentals of biblical study, theology, and religious leadership. Some programs focus more on community outreach, project management, and other business contexts as applied to faith-based businesses or nonprofit organizations. Other programs specialize in worship arts and biblical studies. A Christian ministry degree helps students engage in spiritual growth and critical thinking through understanding of biblical ethics and the integration of behavioral science. Popular concentrations include Christian counseling, worship leadership, ethics, missions, pastoral ministry, worship arts, counseling, pastoral leadership, Christian education, family ministry, church ministries, biblical studies and theology, and preaching.
Most online ministry degrees require 120-128 credits, consisting of general education courses, Bible and theology coursework, and electives. Core classes include ministry leadership, congregational dynamics, Old and New Testament studies, history of the church, systematic theology, church life, spiritual formation, and world missions. Many online ministry programs culminate with a capstone course, ministry internship, or practicum, in which students gain hands-on experience in churches and other religious settings. Graduates go on to pursue careers in various roles, such as clergy, youth leadership, religious education, and music.
What Will I Learn in an Online Ministry Bachelor's Program?
General education courses for ministry programs and youth ministry classes online include Bible studies and electives. Offered curriculum varies between each school and the student's core concentration. Sample coursework for an online ministry degree may contain any of the studies shown in the list below.
Survey of Old and New Testament: Students in survey classes examine the historical background, translations, and key themes of the Old and New Testaments. Coursework covers the development of the Gospels and the nature of the intertestamental period. Online students learn to prepare sermons from both texts and practice sermon delivery through preaching experience.
Christian and Pastoral Ethics: Christian and pastoral ethics courses examine the contemporary and historic development of Christian values. These courses help students learn how to think critically and make wise and faith-driven choices as a representative of Jesus Christ. By examining case studies and traditional ethical codes in religious settings, students gain a solid understanding of the foundations of Christian ethics and the relationship between values and contemporary issues.
Leadership: Leadership classes help students develop strong leadership qualities and administrative competencies. These courses emphasize the importance communication, interpersonal abilities, and teamwork. Students examine training, organization, supervision, program evaluation, and financial management within the church, Christian workplace, and other religious-based settings.
Biblical Studies and Interpretations: Biblical studies and interpretation courses examine the historic, cultural, and literary contexts of the Bible. Focusing on the methods and principles of biblical interpretation, students examine the structure, content, key themes, and messages of the books of the Bible. Online learners examine the important relationship between the church's scriptures.
Religions and Cultures: These courses examine the world's major religions including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Online students examine various cultures and how they influence the mission and growth of the Christian church. Students reflect on their own cultural worship and the effect of religious participation and spirituality on society.
Online ministry programs prepare graduates for clergy positions, such as priests, ministers, and pastors. Graduates also go on to pursue careers as church directors, youth leaders, missionaries, and religion and Bible study teachers in churches, faith-based schools, or nonprofit organizations.
Clergy: Clergy describes individuals who pray, promote spirituality, read from sacred texts, and conduct religious worship services. Clergy includes priests, ministers, and pastors. They organize and lead community outreach initiatives, deliver sermons and other talks, provide spiritual and moral guidance, and teach Sunday schools and Bible studies.
Director of Religious Activities and Education: Directors of religious activities plan and oversee group programs at churches, religious schools, and other faith-based organizations. They recruit volunteers, train staff, select curriculum and develop education programs, market and publicise programming, and perform other administrative duties. Directors also provide marital, interpersonal, financial, and health counseling to members of their congregations.
High School/Postsecondary Religion Teacher: High school and postsecondary religion teachers work at faith-based high schools, colleges, universities, teaching academic lessons and courses in philosophy, religion, and theology. They also conduct research, prepare lesson plans, advise students, grade assignments, and perform other administrative duties.


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