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Reflexology Study Surfaces from National Council Against Health Fraud
Value of reflexology questioned
The ability of one part-time reflexologist to diagnose in 1982 is the basis of a National Council Against Health Fraud opinion about reflexology today. The Council has issued statements to advise the media and the general public that reflexology has no therapeutic or diagnostic value since the classroom exercise in 1982.
The study found that the reflexologist was unable to correctly identify areas on the feet which related to the health problems of 70 individuals. The conclusion was reached that "reflexology was not an acceptable method for medical screening." The classroom exercise on health fraud was conducted by members of a graduate class at Loma Linda University in California. The class was taught by Dr. William Jarvis.
Recurring Role for the classroom Exercise
The classroom study plays a recurring role in comments about reflexology by Council members. Council members provide expert opinions about health fraud during television interviews, in newspaper articles, and in written work. Consumer Reports publishes books by Council members. The Council now provides information for the America-On-Line Health Forum.
Current comments about the study are included in a Council publication, "Information for Prudent Consumers From the National Council Against Health Fraud: Massage/Bodywork," © 1996 National Council Against Health Fraud. The flyer is sent to consumers requesting information about acupressure, Alexander technique, Feldenkrais, Hellerwork, polarity therapy, reflexology, rolfing, shiatsu, Tragerwork or massage.
The study is referred to in a 1992 Denver Post article, "An expert in health fraud (Dr. William Jarvis) said a scientific experiment disproved the corresponding spots theory 10 years ago." (Will, Ed, "Sole Healing, Denver Post, p. 1E, Jan. 25, 1992) In an on-line interview, Jarvis has stated that the study went through the approval process of Loma Linda University. The graduate student who conducted the work never published a paper, however, and he left school with the data.
In statements about reflexology, Council representatives fail to note that their expert evaluation is based on one unpublished fifteen-year old exercise in health fraud using the work of one reflexologist.
When told of the results of Chinese analysis of foot reflexology applied to 8,096 clinical cases, Dr. Jarvis of the Council stated that reflexologists were "deluded but perhaps not out for ill-gotten gains."
Attack on Flocco-Oleson Study
In a March, 1994 article title "Another Medical Journal Quacked," Council members allege that Obstetrics and Gynecology, the official journal of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, was the victim of health fraud when it "published an article an article by two proponents of 'reflexology,' sometimes also called 'Zone therapy.' The scam here is that the human body is somehow (never mind how) completely 'represented' on everybody's hands, feet, and ears and that specialized massage of the hands, feet, and ears can 'stimulate' the corresponding body part to health.
"The theory behind such nonsense seems to be a combination of modified acupuncture … and ideas of a religious flavor about human being 'connected' to the earth and its electromagnetic fields at the feet."
The author of the article reports that a letter to the journal's editor resulted in a response that he, the editor, was satisfied with not being associated with a "narrow-minded organization," i. e. the National Council Against Health Fraud. ("Another Medical Journal Quacked," National Council Against Health Fraud, March, 1994)


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Natural Family Man of the Year Kevin Andrews pulls out just before group climax
Kevin Andrews has distanced himself from the controversial World Congress of Families, freelance journalist Andy Hazel reports.
Kevin Andrews has stood up the World Congress of Families again, after confirming he wouldn't attend its international conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, which runs from October 27-30.
It's the second time Andrews has snubbed the controversial ultra-conservative organisation, and it's beginning to sting. Andrews was due to speak at the group's Melbourne gathering in August last year, and he initially said he would not be put off by the group's somewhat … unorthodox beliefs. Wrote Crikey's Guy Rundle at the time:
"Families Minister Kevin Andrews will not be withdrawing from the World Congress of Families conference in Melbourne, despite revelations that the hard-right Christian outfit is hosting talks by speakers peddling spurious theories linking abortion to breast cancer, presenting homosexuality as a disease, and pushing the line that condoms do not help in achieving safe sex."
But after public outcry (and Rundle's article, which pointed out that at least one of those associated with the gathering claimed the gift of necromancy) Andrews pulled out at the last minute (we're not sure how the World Congress of Families feels about that particular method). And now Andrews won't be flying to Salt Lake City to speak at the group's latest conference.
According to Babette Francis, who heads the WCF affiliate Endeavour Forum, Andrews, who is the group's international ambassador, had been "very keen to distance himself" from the group because he was a minister in the Abbott government at the time speakers for this week's international conference were being arranged.
"He was appointed by them as their international ambassador and we put it on our program," Francis told Crikey. "His staff suggested we take it off."
Andrews and his wife, Margaret, have regularly presented at the group's international conferences since 1999 and spoke at the 2013 Sydney gathering alongside Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeev, who was blacklisted under European Union sanctions a month later for funding pro-Russian fighters in the war in the Ukraine.
Andrews was awarded the group's Natural Family Man of the Year award in 2014.
The mayor of this year's host city, Ralph Becker, reaffirmed the views of civil advocacy groups, many of whom have labeled the World Congress of Families a "hate group" because of its strong opposition to homosexuality and same-sex marriage, when he declared: "The stated goals of the World Congress of Families do not reflect the values of Salt Lake City."
Registered speakers at this week's conference include Rafael Cruz — the father of Republican presidential nominee Ted Cruz — who told a Christian men's group that the US government was controlled by Satan and that a Democratic government would force churches to ordain homosexual pastors and conduct same-sex marriages.
Australians speaking alongside Cruz include Warwick and Alison Marsh of the Fatherhood Foundation, evangelical speaker Nick Vujicic and Francis.
Francis — who attended last year's unofficial world conference at the Kremlin with the representatives of other conservative Christian lobbies (Peter Westmore of the National Civic Council of Australia and Theresa Martin of Cherish Life Queensland) — said there was much Australia could learn from Russian laws.
"The homosexual movement talk as if [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is criminalising homosexuality or putting them in prison or torturing them. This is all nonsense. What they said is they will not allow homosexual propaganda to be displayed in public, to minors. I think that's a good idea."
Francis, who is speaking on the beneficial and harmful influences of feminism at this year's conference, was an organiser of last year's regional congress in Melbourne. Protests led to its location being shifted five times and ultimately forced the Andrews' withdrawal, along with the withdrawal of fellow Liberals senators Bernardi and Eric Abetz, and the then-Victorian attorney-general Robert Clark.
Andrews had been set to talk about the economic benefits of the traditional family model, and the dangers of non-nuclear family structures.
As an umbrella organisation for a range of affiliated groups, the World Congress of Families cites as key achievements the stymieing of same-sex marriage in Australia, shutting down gay pride marches in Europe and orchestrating Russia's anti-LGBT legislation. The Russian laws resulted in a sharp spike in attacks on people identifying as LGBT and an apparent reluctance on the part of Russian authorities to prosecute offenders.
Much of the funding of the World Congress of Families comes from Russia. Several key donors have been the subject of sanctions stemming from UN investigations into war crimes, including Malofeev, pro-family lawmaker and convener of the Russian congress Yelena Mizulina, and the head of Russia's rail network, Vladimir Yakunin, until recently a close aide to Putin.
Another key WCF figure and the organiser of the unofficial 2014 Kremlin meeting, lawyer and pastor Scott Lively, helped the Ugandan government craft legislation that enforced the death penalty for a range of offences, including touching someone of the same sex "with romantic intent". Unable to move the ruling through parliament, the government settled on life imprisonment as an appropriate sentence, prompting international outcry.
The WCF covers the costs of speakers such as Francis for its international conferences, but "only because I'm a partner", she said. "We donate to them more than the cost of my fares."
A close ally of former Liberal leader Tony Abbott, Andrews was demoted recently (kicking and screaming) in a cabinet reshuffle following Malcolm Turnbull's ascendancy to the prime ministership.
There has been speculation that he could be given a diplomatic post to the Holy See. Andrews and fellow conservative Cory Bernardi have also been at the centre of speculation about a new right-wing party. But Andrews has yet to comment on his political future.
Crikey contacted Andrews' office for comment but did not hear back by deadline.
Kevin Andrews
World Congress of Families
Eric Abetz slowed the 'tide of evil' in Canberra, fading anti-gay group says
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Jaybuoy
All this controversy would be enough to turn a less natural mans hair grey..
Why should this chronic underachiever be awarded anything, much less a diplomatic posting to the Vatican?
It's hardly surprising that Andrews displays far better judgement than Crikey Land Denizens is it.
It would be cheap at half the price to be rid of him to the Holey See, whereas he & his evil twin, Pell, can conspire vain phantasy.
Bill Hilliger
Holy see, land and home of the kiddie fiddlers.

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Q: Multiple google maps on same page in loop I have an application that utilises localstorage and within that storage are multiple lat and lon values that I wish to display on a map. Now I have managed to put out all the values on the map for the first map within my loop, but how would I manage to do that for the remaining maps?
My function to display results:
function displayRides(){
// similar to the finish function, except it handles multiple rides
    var localLat;
    var localLon;
    var marker;
    var path = [];
    var integer;

    //pagination variables
    var start = 0;

    // add pagination buttons to page
    $(".content").append("
<input type='submit' value='previous'/>
Ride: "+ (start + 1) +"
<input type='submit' value='next'/>

");

    // this will display all the rides on the page
    var ride = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("rides"));

    // test this later
    if(ride == undefined || ride == null){ console.log("there are no rides available")}

    // loop each ride
    $.each(ride, function (i) {

        var time = this[1].time;
        var rideDist = this[2].totalDistance.toFixed(2);

        $.each(ride[i], function (j) {
        if(this.date != undefined){
        var integer = j;

            localLat = this.info[j].data.lat;
            localLon = this.info[j].data.lon;

            //push to path in order to draw path on map
            path.push(new google.maps.LatLng(localLat, localLon));

                    $(".content").append("

Date: " + this.date + "

");
                    $(".content").append("

Time: " + time + "

");
                    $(".content").append("

Distance: " + rideDist + "

");

                    // add map and draw route
                    $(".content").append("

");

                    //add delete button
                    $(".content").append("
<button>
Delete Ride
</button

");
                }
            });
    });

    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(localLat, localLon);

    //specify map options
    var myOptions = {
      zoom: 11,
      center: latlng,
      disableDefaultUI: true,
      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.TERRAIN
    };

    //create the map
    map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("mapDiv"), myOptions);

    // draw path
    var flightPath = new google.maps.Polyline({
        path: path,
        geodesic: true,
        strokeColor: '#FFAF04',
        strokeOpacity: 2.0,
        strokeWeight: 3
    });

    flightPath.setMap(map);
}

My local storage:
rides:
[[{"date":"13/4/2014","info":[{"id":1,"data":{"speed":0,"distance":0,"lat":53.56734,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":2,"data":{"speed":26.286480658774042,"distance":0.4381080109795674,"lat":53.5634,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":3,"data":{"speed":12.943089461363288,"distance":0.21571815768938812,"lat":53.56534,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":4,"data":{"speed":0.6271393863606013,"distance":0.010452323106010021,"lat":53.565434,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":5,"data":{"speed":0.6271393863037149,"distance":0.010452323105061915,"lat":53.56534,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":6,"data":{"speed":12.943089461410691,"distance":0.21571815769017819,"lat":53.5634,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":7,"data":{"speed":19.61478506003074,"distance":0.3269130843338457,"lat":53.56634,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":8,"data":{"speed":19.614785060068666,"distance":0.3269130843344778,"lat":53.5634,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":9,"data":{"speed":196.14785060101815,"distance":3.2691308433503026,"lat":53.534,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":10,"data":{"speed":4.003017359194785,"distance":0.06671695598657974,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":11,"data":{"speed":7.161421261342885,"distance":0.11935702102238141,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.44534}},{"id":12,"data":{"speed":7.161421261294456,"distance":0.11935702102157426,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":13,"data":{"speed":0.31960717258462806,"distance":0.0053267862097438005,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.4434534}},{"id":14,"data":{"speed":0.3196071725800495,"distance":0.005326786209667492,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.443534}},{"id":15,"data":{"speed":7.161421261342885,"distance":0.11935702102238141,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.44534}},{"id":16,"data":{"speed":31.960717240968293,"distance":0.5326786206828049,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.4534}},{"id":17,"data":{"speed":319.6071555364947,"distance":5.326785925608245,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.534}},{"id":18,"data":{"speed":76.92778075556625,"distance":1.2821296792594374,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.5534}},{"id":19,"data":{"speed":7.692778099085561,"distance":0.12821296831809267,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.55534}}]},{"time":"00:00:15"},{"totalDistance":12.51865476992974}],[{"date":"13/4/2014","info":[{"id":1,"data":{"speed":0,"distance":0,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":2,"data":{"speed":67.1172577226746,"distance":1.1186209620445766,"lat":53.52334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":3,"data":{"speed":6.711725772243759,"distance":0.11186209620406266,"lat":53.522334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":4,"data":{"speed":6.711725772310127,"distance":0.11186209620516879,"lat":53.52334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":5,"data":{"speed":67.11725772264613,"distance":1.1186209620441023,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":6,"data":{"speed":0.40030173590525686,"distance":0.006671695598420948,"lat":53.53334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":7,"data":{"speed":0.4003017359716243,"distance":0.006671695599527071,"lat":53.5334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":8,"data":{"speed":133.03361023752902,"distance":2.2172268372921504,"lat":53.55334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":9,"data":{"speed":6.631665425024785,"distance":0.11052775708374642,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.55534}},{"id":10,"data":{"speed":7.688974523077317,"distance":0.12814957538462196,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.5534}},{"id":11,"data":{"speed":76.8897449949351,"distance":1.281495749915585,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.534}},{"id":12,"data":{"speed":37.25585591042068,"distance":0.6209309318403446,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.5434}},{"id":13,"data":{"speed":7.6889745230241635,"distance":0.12814957538373606,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.54534}},{"id":14,"data":{"speed":7.688974523077317,"distance":0.12814957538462196,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.5434}},{"id":15,"data":{"speed":37.25585591044057,"distance":0.6209309318406762,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.534}},{"id":16,"data":{"speed":37.25585591042068,"distance":0.6209309318403446,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.5434}},{"id":17,"data":{"speed":7.6889745230241635,"distance":0.12814957538373606,"lat":53.554334,"lon":-1.54534}}]},{"time":"00:00:12"},{"totalDistance":8.458950949045422}]]

Please note, I have tried the following with no luck:

*

*assigning different map ID's while looping.

*moving the mapping into the loop

What have I done wrong that it wont let me display multiple maps?
any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

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NBL reflections after round eight
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Posted By: Bob Mann November 28, 2019
With eight rounds completed it's time for some reflections on the new NBL season
Without a doubt, the most impressive squad I have seen so far is the Sydney Kings. New coach Will Weaver has done a great job in restructuring this squad to provide it with balance, experience and class. While everybody has talked about the pairing of Andrew Bogut and Casper Were I think the Kings have scored the recruit of the season. While the likes of Lamello Ball and R.J. Hampton have received all the publicity, Jae'Sean Tate to me has been the most impressive for what he brings to his team. Playing as undersized forward he displays strength and skill in equal measure, on defense he always plays against bigger bodies and simply out-muscles and outworks them. As a junior coach of thirty years, he is a great example to my players of effort and hustle combined with defensive smarts. More importantly, he can defend both on the perimeter and inside.
This gives the kings great flexibility with their match-ups and their ability to play small ball if and when when required.
The Kings have a put together a squad with great balance, experience, scoring and most importantly "smarts". The recruitment of Casper Were was a masterstroke and you can see he and Andrew Bogut have already built an on-court relationship and understanding that would normally take years to build. It will only get better.
Kevin Lisch, Shuan Bruce, form a great backcourt rotation with Were that combines scoring, defense and a high basketball IQ. With veterans, Derek Kickert and Brad Newley in the forward positions the Kings have players that can hurt you quickly. Topping things off nicely is their next stars recruit Didi Louzada who after starting slowly has really found his feet in recent games.
The team most likely to challenge is Melbourne United, after a slow start to the season, they are beginning to go from strength to strength, they have depth and quality and can lay claim to the best centre in the league in Shawn Long. Yes that's right, when he is playing at his best I rate him ahead of Bogut. They have the consistency of veterans such Goulding, Barlow and McCarron, while the addition of Melo Trimble has covered the loss of Casper Were nicely. In fact the longer we move into this season the more you see Trimble running the show as a good point guard should. He will only get better for United the longer the season progresses. Lingering in the background is the injured Casey Prather, if Melbourne can get him back on the court for an extended period he could provide them with the x-factor to once again challenge for the title.
In my opinion, these two teams lead the pack by a considerable margin. Many would have penciled in the Perth Wildcats to challenge them but with two losses to the Cairns Taipans, some inconsistent form and an injury to star guard Terrico White they have been exposed a little.
Meanwhile, the battle for the fourth and last spot in the playoffs is wide open with new franchise South East Phoenix and Adelaide 36er's the most likely. There are a number of wildcards who could upset those calculations. The Brisbane Bullets have the talent but don't seem to be able to defeat the elite teams above them, the Cairns Taipans look great at times and two wins over Perth demonstrate their capabilities, but three losses to Illawarra also show their capabilities at the other end of the scale. The two teams with the main next stars players in their roster in Illawarra and New Zealand look to have a struggle ahead of them. New Zealand, in particular, look like their season is close to over, despite promising performance against strong opposition early in their season.
The next stars program is already proving to be a winner. Despite their teams struggles RJ Hampton and Lamello ball have brought excitement to the league and especially to fans of those two struggling franchises. Even if New Zealand and Illawarra miss playoffs as looks likely, the fans of these teams will be able to enjoy the emergence of future NBA players. Lamello Ball, in particular, has played with a maturity beyond his young years. It's crazy to think that just over twelve months ago this young man could have been playing U18's in our VJBL competitions in Melbourne. What's more amazing is that from all reports he has not been exposed to structured coaching or systems in the past, now that he is in those systems he will simply go from strength to strength. In my humble opinion he already demonstrates more potential that his famous brother Lonzo Ball.
To emphasize this, at the time of the writing this article this author just watched Lamello become the youngest player ever in the NBL to record a triple-double to lead his team to yet another win against the Taipans. With 32 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds there is no doubt Lamello is attracting attention from multiple NBA scouts. It was a super impressive performance from one so young.
More importantly, this next stars program will put the NBL on the map for future NBA talent to consider our league as an option over college. It will be interesting to see the NCAA's response, if any, to this initiative. I believe it will now only be a matter of time before NCAA college players begin to receive remuneration for their talents. Considering the revenue the NCAA competition generates, this will be a long-overdue development.
Some more general reflections from the first eight rounds.
Somebody needs to teach Dwayne Russell what a eurostep is and while there at it show him what an offensive foul looks like. He also needs to come to terms with Casper Were having left Melbourne United, we get it Dwayne you're upset.
South East Melbourne Phoenix have a quality unit that can play attractive basketball, but I will never attend any of their home games and when watching on TV I now hit the mute button. Over the years NBL DJ's/Courtside announcers have been infatuated with continuously playing loud ugly music instead of allowing crowds to become involved in the game. The current announcer/DJ is for the Phoenix is not just the worst in the NBL but the worst on the planet. If you are going to play music non-stop at least ensure it fits the game. Not only is the music loud but it's awful as well, it's like an 80's night on steriods at times.
To make matters worse that also have a college-style band which would be good if they could play music.
Larry Kestleman has down wonders dragging the NBL back from the precipice of extinction, but he should research some of the Euroleague games where they allow the sounds of the game to draw the crowd into the match, the same with the NBA. I want to go to a game for the basketball experience not to have my eardrums tortured while leaving the venue needing some aspirin for the headache that I pay to have inflicted upon me.
Maybe NBL clubs can check out the Sydney Kings whose match presentation gets the balance right. One last beef, get rid off your hyperbole anchorman on your broadcasts. Allow your genuine basketball brains to commentate matches, some of the commentaries from the likes of Dwayne Russell and Lachy Reid is just plain cringeworthy.
Finally, it would be nice if the referees stopped inserting themselves into matches so much, common sense seems to have left the game. The best referees use to not call the minimal contact fouls if they did not put a player at a disadvantage and that's the way it should be. Today referees seem to be taught to call any contact they see no matter how minimal. As a spectacle, seeing both teams rack up four teams fouls in five minutes ensuring fans witness a steady stream of players marching to the foul stripe for the rest of a quarter is a guaranteed way of ensuring fans lose interest in the game.
The game's rules pendulum has swung too far towards the advantage of the offensive player and it needs to be reset to give the defense a greater chance of being able to do it's job.
It's been an entertaining eight rounds, lets hope teams lower down the ladder can get their acts together and really string together a run of wins to make the race for playoff spots interesting.
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Brazil indigenous group bets on 'golden fruit'
Posted on September 30, 2018 By News Team
Julio Rodrigues was still a child when the Ye'kwana and Yanomami indigenous territory where he grew up was overrun by gold miners in the 1980s.
An estimated 15% of the local population in this far north corner of Brazil died of malaria and other diseases brought into the area by the small-scale miners, known in Brazil as "garimpeiros".
Julio witnessed how the influx of strangers quickly destroyed the world of his parents and grandparents.
Mining has left the land scarred
And formerly remote communities have to deal with the influx
He says that what he experienced then taught him that he would need to be able to speak the language and understand the culture of the non-indigenous newcomers to know how to deal with them.
So Julio, like other young members of Ye'kwana group, went to live to Boa Vista, the state capital of his native Roraima state.
There he got a degree in management of indigenous territory and later became the president of the Association of Ye'kwana People, which represents his indigenous group on a national level.
While in Boa Vista, Julio became aware of the price fine chocolates can fetch on the international market, and saw a chance for his people.
He took pictures of what his people call "golden fruit" and took to the Socio-Environmental Institute, a non-governmental organisation promoting indigenous products.
The "golden fruit" of his native Waikas forest was Theobroma cocoa, the seeds of which are used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.
The cocoa pods in the Waikas forests are different from other varieties
But it is not just any kind of cocoa. A cocoa expert the Ata Institute, which works closely with the NGO Julio had originally approached, found the pod from the Waikas forest had a different shape from all other known varieties.
The expert, Roberto Smeraldi, thought it could be a hitherto-unknown pure variety offering great potential.
To try to get confirmation, he approached Cesar de Mendes, a chocolatier who studies cocoa.
Cesar de Mendes gave up his academic career to become a chocolatier
Mr Mendes, who gave up his academic career as a chemist in 2010 to create his own brand of chocolates from the Amazon, was intrigued and agreed to go on a expedition to the Waikas forest to test Mr Smeraldi's theory.
And in the Waikas forest, the chocolatier – who travels around the region searching for rare varieties of cocoa to produce single-origin chocolates – struck lucky.
He found two distinct varieties, one with features that he says differ from all others he has known.
He also organised a workshop to teach the leaders of the Ye'kwana and the Yanomami communities how to process the cocoa pods and the seeds to make fine chocolates.
It is a process that takes 10 days but at the end those attending were able to try the first bitter chocolate bar made from their "golden fruit".
How much such a bar can fetch will depend on the quality of the finished product.
Mr Mendes took the seeds he found with him to his hometown in Pará state to try and identify their species, origin and features.
The hope is that the cocoa will prove as rare and high quality as Mr Mendes thinks it may be, as this could massively boost its value.
A low-quality cocoa sold as a commodity on the stock market is worth about £1.20 ($1.60) while a higher quality variety used to make fine chocolates can reach up to £11.
Julio says the difference the cocoa could make to his community is huge: "Today we do not live without clothes and other goods that come from the cities."
"We need money, as we currently do not get any from our traditional activities, and cocoa seems to be a possibility," he says.
"We have a lot of knowledge about the forest, we make lots of things that non-indigenous people sell in the cities. We will make them here to sell there," he explains his plan.
"If this project succeeds, we will not have to go to the city or work in the gold mine to make money."
It is a ray of hope for his community at a time of renewed threat. Over the past years, the number of miners has again begun to increase.
Julio and his fellow community leaders hope that their "golden fruit" will soon offer an alternative to the lure of illegal gold mining.
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Q: Live Agent Custom Chat Issue error Interact is down for maintenance Sorry for the inconvenience I am getting the above error when my user tries to start a chat and fills up the pre-chat form page. Now, when the user navigates from pre chat to custom chat page to start the chat error occurs.
In the above error "Interact is my Site".
Also, when i try to start chat without adding custom chat page in my live agent settings i.e. "Chat Button & Automated Invitations" the error doesn't appear and the functionality works fine.
Hope Anybody could share an opinion on the issue.
Thanks

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Muscle mechanics: Improving sports performance with muscle mechanical properties
wustumorg August 14, 2022
For any athlete, be it a marathon runner or a volleyball player, improving one's performance is paramount. In fact, a major area of research in sports science is dedicated towards understanding how different muscle factors—size, weight, and length, influence an athlete's dynamic performance. Muscles properties in passive or 'relaxed' state, including muscle tension, rigidity, and stiffness, are of particular interest. While some studies suggest a possible association between passive muscle properties and performance during rigorous exercises, other studies indicate a lack of correlation. As a result, the current evidence linking passive muscular mechanical properties with performance is inconsistent and inconclusive.
Given the need to improve understanding in this sphere, Dr. Ryoichi Ema, an associate professor at the Shizuoka Sangyo University in Japan further probed into the relationship between passive muscle mechanical properties and dynamic performance. Citing the rationale behind the study, Dr. Ema says that "the shear modulus or muscle stiffness is an indicator of passive muscle mechanical properties. The vastus lateralis (VL) is an important muscle in the thigh that is linked to intensive leg extension exercises. So, our research focused on examining whether the shear modulus of the VL is associated with dynamic performance outcomes of high-speed activities. With this study we aim to fill in the inconsistencies of previous findings." The study was made available online in the European Journal of Sport Science.
Dr. Ema hypothesized that mechanical properties of relaxed muscles are correlated with performance during high-speed stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) and explosive exercises. He and his team recruited 30 young healthy women (18 physically active and 12 sedentary), who were asked to randomly perform different exercises involving the VL. These included squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), rebound jump (RJ), and multi-joint leg extension at three velocities (low, moderate, and high). The team measured the jump heights for the jumping exercises and muscle power for the leg extension exercise; along with assessing the relaxed shear modulus of the VL using ultrasound elastography. Finally, they determined the correlation between these variables through statistical analysis.
The results showed that the shear modulus of VL was positively correlated with the activity-based parameters. The correlation was more significant with RJ height, and multi-joint leg extension power at moderate and high velocities. On the contrary, the correlation was inconsequential with SJ and CMJ height and leg extension power at low velocity. This suggests that passive mechanical muscle properties, like shear modulus, are essential for performance during a series of rapid SSC exercises. Similarly, it indicates that passive muscle mechanical properties are vital for force generating potential at high velocities.
But what is the underlying physiology and relevance of these correlations? Muscles that have an abundance of connective tissues and contracting elements tend to have a higher passive shear modulus. This allows for rapid transfer of force to the tendons and better force-velocity balance, which helps in modulating the speed of movement. SSC movements and multi-joint leg extensions at higher velocities are usually observed in fast-paced activities like running, sprinting, and volleyball. Therefore, these findings indicate that the passive mechanical properties of an agonist (contracting) muscle, like the VL, play a crucial role in performance during high-speed dynamic exercises/activities. Furthermore, this study has got the ball rolling for future research to look into the combined role of other muscle groups and muscular factors on dynamic performance.
Discussing the real-life applications of these results, Dr. Ema says that "these findings can be useful for guiding sports training and coaching, and for developing suitable exercise modalities for individuals aiming for performance improvements."
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Day 27 was started 10 degrees warmer than yesterday at 44 degrees. I checked with knucklehead to see if he was on board with the route. The dashboard of the GPS looked completely different. The words were in some other language. It took me a while to figure out where to change it back to English. The voice had changed to another language as well. Knucklehead was calculating the route as if I was not taking roads but traveling over ground directly to the next way point. I thought I had it all straightened out until I arrived in Silver City.
The breeze was light and mostly on my tail. I continued on Route 180 on relatively flat road, then I started to climb gradually. Then the climbing increased but the climbs were never as steep or as long as the climbing two days ago. Little by little I kept stair stepping my way up up up.
Then the sign I had been looking for appeared.
Now one would think If you cross the divide it should be all down hill from here, but in a day or so I will have another significant climb up to 8000 feet. Apparently the water isn't too swift around these parts if it has to make over the next pass. It seems to me that pass ought to be the divide. Maybe I should follow the water.
I arrived in Silver City, my crew went in search of propane and I continued to pedal through town. Then Knucklehead and I got lost. It took us over 20 minutes to find our way back on course. We were both blaming each other for the mishap.
Stats for day 27: Rode 32.73 miles at 9.6 mph (mostly in the right direction), Max=14.4 mph, Ave heart rate=112, Max heart rate=140, Ascent=2454′, Descent=899′, Max elevation=6245′, Min elevation=4449′, Ave temp=69 degrees. Calories burned=1194. Total trip miles 690 to date.
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Maybe the lack of oxygen at those high altitudes is making Knucklehead a little delirious.
Sorry, I missed something. Which one of you is Knucklehead?
My GPS most of the time. Sometimes I'm the knucklehead.
This is great fun to read, and brings a lot of vicarious enjoyment for my husband. We're rooting for you!


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Miss Cougar Miami Competition Looking for Older Hotties
Sebastian del Mármol | November 11, 2010 | 1:00pm
C'mon guys. Who hasn't had impure thoughts about your girlfriend's mom (after all that's what your lady will look like in a couple of decades) or a teacher/professor in school, or even experienced a weird tingling after watching an episode of the Golden Girls. Or maybe you find yourself slow rolling through speed bumps at your nearest nursing home. The point is older women are sexy. And finally young men are not afraid to admit it.
If you've got a little Ashton Kutcher in your blood or own a Harold & Maude or The Graduate DVD then you're in luck, Miami will be the center of the cougar universe when it hosts the Miami Cougar Convention at the Embassy Suites Hotel Miami Airport on December 3, including the first ever Miss Cougar Miami competition. The following day cougars and their suitors, also known as cubs, will be departing on an International Cougar Cruise out of the Port of Miami. Read on to see how to join or stalk.
It just made sense to have a cougar convention in the Magic City. After
all, isn't South Beach the Serengeti of hot momma world? "South Beach is
well known for its cougar scene. There are many beautiful middle aged
women who know how to dress and entice young men. There's good hunting,"
says author, convention founder, and keynote speaker Rich Gosse.
The competition is open to any woman 35-years of age or older and
single. But don't expect any swim suit competition or embarrassing takes
on current events on education (remember Miss Teen South Carolina), or any
talent competition for that matter. Gosse says the winning feline will
be someone who knows how to "work the room" at the Embassy Suites. Every
male in attendance at the convention, $20 to get in, gets a vote. The
winning cougar gets a free room at Hedonism II Resort & Spa in Negril,
Jamaica as part of the first ever International Cougar Week, March
27-April 2, 2011.
The cougar phenomenon is only new in name, says Gosse, who's no longer a cub and married a woman four years younger, has written
eight books on the subject. He's been holding older women-younger men
mixers for years, but admits that it was only when the term "cougar"
caught on that the idea captured the attention of the country. "Nobody
used to care about these types of events, but for whatever reason the
term cougar has awakened interest from around the world," he says.
Notwithstanding the jokes, Gosse says it is vital for women over 40 to
look for younger men. "They are no longer considered babes or hotties.
Their dating life ended and they were left with nobody." Until, that is,
the cougar phenomenon took off. Now he says the men looking for cougars
far outnumber the older women looking for younger men. "Guys were
crawling through the bushes trying to sneak in to (last year's
convention) in Silicon Valley," he says, adding that they had to turn
away more than 1,000 people.
Even if Gosse says there is a negative connotation to the term cougar--it
makes it appear as if the women are predators and the men prey--he
admits that the positive publicity associated with it outweighs any
negative stereotype. Plus, he says cubs are still the pursuers. Any
criticism of the cougar culture is rooted in old-fashioned double
standards, Gosse explains.
"People don't even look twice when there is
an old guy with a young broad. That's not unusual. But if it's an older
woman, all of a sudden she's a predator. The truth is that cubs are a
lot crazier over cougars. Usually we get more cubs than cougars at our
event. There's an inexhaustible demand for cougars. They're the hottest
thing to hit dating in the last decade."
The Miss Cougar Miami event will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel
Miami Airport, 3974 NW S. River Drive, Miami. The International Cougar
Cruise departs Miami on December 4. For more information. The cost to
attend the convention is $20 and the cruise costs $99. For more information visit
cougarevents.com.


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Reconceptualizing Human Security: A Feminist Perspective
ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Summer Nicole Forester (Creator)
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Curtis Ryan
Abstract: Critics of the human security literature claim that current definitions and conceptions of human security are too vague to be useful. There is some truth to the critiques; in an effort to fill the gaps in the security literature, this paper presents a feminist-based definition of human security and tests its relevance through a case study of the political, social and economic securities of women in Jordan. The study revealed that women in Jordan—a country known for its stability in a tumultuous region—still face a number of threats each day. Most notably, political and social insecurities stem from economic insecurity. Within Jordan, these findings suggest that nongovernmental agencies and women's organizations should channel funding and efforts into economic enhancement programs. Internationally, policymakers should be aware of hidden insecurities within seemingly secure states. Furthermore, human security efforts bolster national security efforts and should be incorporated into the broader spectrum of security studies.
Created on 7/18/2012
Forester, S.N. (2012). Reconceptualizing Human Security: A Feminist Perspective. Unpublished master's thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Human Security, Jordanian women, economic security, societal security, political security


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Being A Family Doctor, Goodheart, G.J. 1993
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La 'ndrina Megna è una organizzazione criminale, originaria di Crotone. Opera soprattutto a Torino.

Storia
Negli ultimi anni, esponenti delle cosche Vrenna e Bonaventura, a causa di una divisione di queste si sono allontanati e avvicinati ai Megna e ai Russelli.

Dagli omicidi del 2008 si evince che era in corso una guerra tra i Megna alleati con gli Arena e i Nicoscia.

Il 23 marzo 2008 a Papanice (frazione di Crotone) viene ucciso Luca Megna, figlio di Domenico Megna; la moglie e la figlia vengono ferite.

Il 25 novembre 2008 vengono arrestate a Crotone 24 persone, tra cui presunti appartenenti alla cosca Megna.

Il nipote di Mico Megna è Michele Bolognino; quest'ultimo nel 2017 implicato nel processo all'infiltrazione della 'ndrangheta in Emilia Romagna.

Fatti recenti
Il 23 marzo 2008 a Papanice (frazione di Crotone) viene ucciso Luca Megna, figlio di Domenico Megna, la moglie e la figlia vengono ferite.
 Il 4 giugno 2013 con l'operazione Old Family a Crotone vengono arrestate 35 persone appartenenti alle cosche Vrenna-Ciampà-Corigliano-Bonaventura, Farao-Marincola, Ciampà-Megna-Cazzato, Grande Aracri e Morabito accusati a vario titolo di associazione di tipo mafioso estorsioni, detenzione di armi e traffico di stupefacenti e di armi, in cui figurano anche nuove leve come Francesco Franco, Andrea Leto, Luca Manente, Corrado Valsavoia, Alfonso Cazzato e Danilo Cazzato. Accusati a vario titolo di estorsioni traffico d'armi e narcotraffico e associazione di tipo mafioso appartenenti al gruppo del boss Egidio Cazzato detenuto nel regime carcerario 41-bis di Ascoli Piceno.
 Il 23 febbraio 2021, si conclude l'operazione Orso che porta all'arresto di 12 persone collegate e/o affiliate ai Vrenna-Ciampà-Corigliano-Bonaventura e Megna e accusate di spaccio di stupefacenti e di associazione armata. Gli arrestati operavano nel quartiere Fondo di Gesù di Crotone.

Capibastone
 Domenico Megna, detto Mico (Crotone, 7 novembre 1949), capobastone. In carcere per quasi 20 anni, fino al 2014, con dote di sgarro.

'Ndrine alleate
 Vrenna-Ciampà-Corigliano-Bonaventura
 Arena
 Nicoscia

Note

Bibliografia
 Fratelli di sangue di Nicola Gratteri e Antonio Nicaso, Luigi Pellegri Editore 2007.

Voci correlate
 'Ndrina
 'Ndrangheta
 'Ndrangheta in provincia di Crotone

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Cookies are pretty easy to set with javascript though: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_cookies.asp
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My class was the first to experience Truman Visual Communications' new Capstone course in which we re-branded local businesses around Kirksville, MO. Because this was such a new undertaking, we themed our exhibition "Into the Unknown: A Perilous Four-Year Journey Culminating in One Final Exhibition." Working with Becca Reitz, Adam McMichael, and Henry Smith, we put together a series of three posters that illustrates Viscom (Visual Communications) explorers on different adventures. Henry Smith rendered and created 3-color screen prints of the artwork, which we then scanned. I then created a logo to be used throughout the process and typeset the poster. Becca and I created the "Unknown" and "from" hand lettering for the posters.
We also created small boxes that held business-card sized take-aways that gave information the date and time of the show while displaying a detail of the poster on the front. These hung next to posters around campus.
In addition, we created banners, window posters, and displays to advertise for the show as well as carry our theme into our exhibition space. Four large posters hung in the windows, and two large banners hung inside to greet guests as they entered.
Invitations were designed in both print and digital formats to invite our clients to the show itself, which kept with our adventure theme by being designed as a postcard. A general digital invitation was also created to send out around campus and to family and friends.


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Pultenaea spinosa är en ärtväxtart som först beskrevs av Dc., och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Herbert Bennett Williamson. Pultenaea spinosa ingår i släktet Pultenaea och familjen ärtväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Back To Life: An Exclusive Interview With MICHAEL SCHENKER
By Shelly Harris, Chicago Contributor
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 @ 6:12 AM
On Ted McKenna: "It was a really, really, really indescribable situation because he went into the hospital thinking he was going to walk back out an hour later"
"I am ready to rock!" Michael Schenker genuinely enthuses, on the line from his current home in Brighton, England.
And there is no question whatsoever that guitarist extraordinaire - and true rock royalty - is a man on a mission once again as he readies for the newest, second American leg of his Michael Schenker Fest Resurrection tour, which he calls the "icing on the cake" of his recent creative output in the form of the second SCHENKER FEST album, Revelation, set to be released on August 23rd via Nuclear Blast.
The current Resurrection tour leg (which just kicked off on the current leg with three nights at Hollywood's Whisky A Go-Go) featuring all three prior MSG vocalists again (Graham Bonnet, Robin McAuley, Gary Barden), along with TEMPLE OF ROCK singer Doogie White, promises to be an encore performance to the other past MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST tours that have demonstrated that the maestro is amazingly at the top of his game in every respect. However, all of it was almost completely derailed in late January this year with the unexpected death of longtime drummer Ted McKenna, right after the new album and tour had been announced on Schenker's 64th birthday earlier in that month.
"Oh, first of all, you probably know about this, but Ted McKenna, our great friend and drummer, passed away on the 19th of January," he explains, detailing events that might have knocked him off course at an earlier time in his career. "It was a really, really, really indescribable situation because he went into the hospital thinking he was going to walk back out an hour later, like Herman Rarebell - he had the same operation. But, Ted never came back. You know, it was such a big shock! And then to figure out how to deal with that was almost an impossible thing. I can only do one thing. But I am sure Ted is watching and is saying, 'Michael, keep on rocking,' and that is how I have to think."
Still, things were a mess logistically, and there was a big time crunch too: "We had to figure out how to carry on," he explains. There were so many songs that we play in America, and finding a drummer who does the album and plays the tour was almost impossible; too many songs to learn in that amount of time that we had left! And so, we invited two."
Schenker is referring to Simon Phillips and Bodo Schopf, and elaborates that "It made it easy to decide who was doing what. Simon, who was the first drummer in the MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP, who plays with TOTO and Jeff Beck, could do ten songs for the new album, and Bodo, who was with MCCAULEY SCHENKER GROUP, did three songs, on the new album [Bodo will also be the touring drummer]."
"We worked like crazy to get a 150 minute show together," Schenker admits. "Basically, we worked so hard ... but it is really great, and he [Bodo] can read music, so it was very, very helpful that he was able to do that. It helped put everything together. So, basically, we are ready!"
However, Michael did have to make some other adjustments as far as the album production is concerned. "I originally had a big guest list, you know. I wanted to put guests on the album, but I scrapped it because it would have been too time consuming. And, basically I said to Michael Voss, the co-producer, 'Forget about this guest list - we need to get on with it!' And so, we actually had a way to work on the "ALL songs" - the songs where everybody sings - and the fourth one - last time we only had two - and the fourth song became complicated. And Michael [Voss] said, I just worked with a guy - Ronnie Romeo [vocals] from RAINBOW and I can ask him to learn the song so that we can be done with it."
However, MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST won't be playing any songs from the new Revelation album until the end of the tour. "It is still the Resurrection tour," Michael points out. But, he adds, elaborating further about the genesis of that album, "I am inspired, you know! Things have been falling into place. I am ready! So, I just thought, I know I can put this together, and I started writing, and it started last November. For some reason, I ended up with 13 songs this time. I went into the studio, and I said, 'Michael [Voss], Hey, I am ready, and here's the first song!' ... And we then started to design the blueprint for the new album and send it out to the singers, and to the musicians to get used to it and to understand what it was about - and what direction the songs were going." (The other musicians in MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST live and on album include Steve Man on guitar and keyboards and Chris Glen on bass.)
"And then," Michael explains, "everybody put their personality and some additional bits to it, and Michael Voss and I have been working for almost 10 years and he knows what I am going to choose. When the first piece comes out of my guitar, and the first song starts to develop, that's when he starts having ideas. We inspire each other based on what I am putting down. He's very good at programming the drums and I also know which way the drums need to go. In the end, with new circumstances, we always find a way to bring in the fresh elements, to something fresh that we didn't do before."
Summarizing his mindset and motivation in keeping the album production as well and current the tour on track, despite numerous obstacles, Schenker concludes: "This thing is going so well, and we're having fun! I am not going to wait at my age!"
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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) _ Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos announced Saturday he is halting use of a herbicide that has been a key part of U.S.-financed efforts to wipe out cocaine crops, saying the country will seek other ways to destroy coca plants.
Santos said he was taking the move following a Health Ministry recommendation based on a World Health Organization decision to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen.
Speaking at an event in the capital, Bogota, Santos said that defense and health officials should agree on a transition period, during which "spraying of glyphosate has to be replaced with other mechanisms, for example, intensifying manual eradication" of coca plants.
The U.S. ambassador to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker, said a decision on whether to use the chemical is a decision for Colombia and the U.S. government respects it.
More than 4 million acres of land in Colombia have been sprayed with the popular weed killer over the past two decades to kill the plants whose leaves produce cocaine. The spraying program is partly carried out by U.S. contractors.
The decision to end fumigation program could have a side effect of somewhat easing ongoing peace talks with the country's main rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which has demanded an end to the spraying as part of any deal.
The two sides already had agreed that aerial eradication would be used only as a last resort.
The presence of the rebels was a principal reason for introducing airborne coca fumigation in Colombia because guerrilla fighters long protected coca crops, making manual eradication dangerous.
The other two main cocaine-producing countries, Peru and Bolivia, have avoided use of chemical herbicides, using manual eradication instead.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a French-based research arm of the World Health Organization in March reclassified the herbicide as a carcinogen. It cited evidence that the herbicide produces cancer in lab animals and more limited findings that it causes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in humans.
Daniel Mejia, a Bogota-based economist who is chairman of an expert panel advising the Colombian government on its drug strategy, published research last year that found higher rates of skin problems and miscarriages in districts targeted by herbicides. It was based on a study of medical records from 2003 to 2007.
Monsanto and other manufacturers of glyphosate-based products strongly rejected the WHO ruling. They cited a 2012 ruling by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the herbicide was safe.
U.S. and Colombian government officials have argued that cocaine does more health damage than aerial spraying.
Colombia already has scaled back use of aerial herbicides in favor of more labor-intensive manual eradication efforts, partly in response to criticism by farmers.
Colombian officials say aerial spraying last year covered 55,000 hectares (136,000 acres), down from a 2006 peak of 172,000 hectares (425,000 acres).
The government also has tried to improve safety standards by avoiding herbicide flights during strong winds, and installing GPS devices on fumigation aircraft that keep records of their movements to help determine the validity of farmers' compensation claims.
In 2013, Colombia agreed to pay Ecuador $15 million to settle a lawsuit over economic and human damage linked to spraying along their common border.


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British historian, television presenter and author
(1965-06-27) 27 June 1965 (age 57)
Ludgrove School
Harrow School
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Santa Palmer-Tomkinson
Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore
Phyllis April Jaffé
Simon Jonathan Sebag Montefiore (/ˌsaɪmən ˌsiːbæɡ ˌmɒntɪfiˈɔːri/; born 27 June 1965) is a British historian, television presenter and author of popular history books and novels,[1][2] including Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2003), Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women (2008), Jerusalem: The Biography (2011), The Romanovs 1613–1918 (2016), among others.
Simon Sebag Montefiore was born in London. His father was psychotherapist Stephen Eric Sebag Montefiore (1926–2014), a great-grandson of the banker Sir Joseph Sebag-Montefiore (1822-1903), the nephew and heir of the wealthy philanthropist Sir Moses Montefiore[3] considered by some "the most important Jew of the 19th century".[4] Simon's mother was Phyllis April Jaffé, (1927–2019) from the Lithuanian branch of the Jaffe family. Her parents fled the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century. They bought tickets for New York City, but were cheated, being instead dropped off at Cork, Ireland. Due to the Limerick boycott in 1904 her father Henry Jaffé left the country and moved to Newcastle upon Tyne, England.[4] Simon's brother is Hugh Sebag-Montefiore.
The Montefiore family are descended from a line of wealthy Sephardi Jews who were diplomats and bankers all over Europe and who originated from Morocco and Italy. After the Alhambra Decree was issued against the Jews in Spain of 1492, some of Montefiore's ancestors stayed in the country whilst remaining secretly Jewish. During the reign of Philip II of Spain, one of them became governor of a province of Mexico, where he and his family were denounced by a political rival and tortured by the Inquisition. Two teenaged girls were burned alive in Mexico City while a son escaped to Italy and changed his name to Montefiore.[citation needed]
Sebag Montefiore was educated at Ludgrove School and Harrow School where he was editor of the school newspaper, The Harrovian. In the autumn of 1983 he interviewed Margaret Thatcher for The Harrovian.[5][6] He won an Exhibition to read history at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge[7] where he received his Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD).[8]
Career[edit]
Montefiore worked as a banker, a foreign affairs journalist, and a war correspondent covering the conflicts during the fall of the Soviet Union.
Montefiore's book Catherine the Great & Potemkin was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize, and the Marsh Biography Award.[9] Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar won History Book of the Year at the 2004 British Book Awards.[10] Young Stalin won the LA Times Book Prize for Best Biography,[11] the Costa Book Award,[12] the Bruno Kreisky Award for Political Literature, Le Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique[13] and was shortlisted for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.[14] Jerusalem: The Biography was a number one non-fiction Sunday Times bestseller and a global bestseller and won The Jewish Book of the Year Award from the Jewish Book Council.[15][16] His latest history book is The Romanovs, 1613–1918.
Montefiore's debut novel King's Parade was published in 1991. The Spectator called the book "embarrassing" and "extremely silly".[17] Montefiore is also the author of the novels One Night in Winter and Sashenka. One Night in Winter won the Political Novel of the Year Prize[18] and was longlisted for the Orwell Prize.[19] He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Visiting Professor of Humanities at the University of Buckingham.
Montefiore lives in London with his wife, the novelist Santa Montefiore, and their two children.[7] The couple are friends of King Charles III and the Queen Consort.[20]
Films and TV drama series[edit]
Several of Montefiore's books are now being developed as either films or TV drama series. In February 2017, Angelina Jolie announced that she was developing "Simon Sebag Montefiore's Catherine the Great and Potemkin" with Universal Studios.[21] Also in early 2017, the film studio Lionsgate Films announced it had bought Montefiore's Jerusalem: the Biography to make it into a long running multi episodic TV drama series which will be "character-driven, action-filled account of war, betrayal, faith, fanaticism, slaughter, persecution and co-existence in the universal holy city through the ages."[22] Montefiore has likened it to Game of Thrones.[23] The film scriptwriter and director Neil Jordan has been attached to the project to adapt the book for television, and he will also be acting as producer.[24] In April 2016, 21st Century Fox announced that its animated division Blue Sky Studios, makers of the Ice Age series, had bought "Royal Rabbits of London", the children's series of books written by Montefiore and Santa Montefiore, to develop into an animated feature film.[25] In July 2018 it was announced that the screenwriter Will Davies has been attached to the project to adapt the book for the screen.[26] Also in July 2018, it was announced that Hat Trick Productions had taken up an option on Montefiore's novel One Night in Winter, in order to make a TV adaption.[27]
Reviews[edit]
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Montefiore's last non-fiction book The Romanovs 1613–1918 (2016) was accused of containing several historical errors by Swedish historian Dick Harrison.[28] However, it has also received many favourable reviews. Olga Grushin in the New York Times observed that the book is "Spellbinding ... This monumental work is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in Russian history."[29] Stephen Kotkin in the Wall Street Journal praised the book and noted that "No author writes better than Montefiore whose perceptiveness and portraiture here are frequently sublime ... a marvellous read and the last third from fin de siecle insanity to revolutionary cataclysm is dazzling."[30] The historian Antony Beevor noted that the book provided "Epic history on the grandest scale".[31] For The Observer John Kampfner described Montefiore's book as "Riveting ... the research is meticulous and the style is captivating".[32]
Fiction reviews[edit]
Montefiore has written a Moscow Trilogy of fictional thrillers, set in Russia. These have received positive reviews. Sashenka (2008) was described by the Washington Post as "Spellbinding. Sashenka is a historical whodunit with the epic sweep of a Hollywood movie. Montefiore is a natural storyteller who brings his encyclopedic knowledge of Russian history to life in language that glitters like the ice of St Petersburg".[33] The Wall Street Journal praised "This superb novel. Sashenka is unforgettable. Inspiring. Montefiore proves a matchless storyteller, his prose harrowing and precise."[34]
One Night in Winter (2013) was described by The Guardian as "A gripping thriller about private life and poetic dreams in Stalin's Russia ... A gripping pageturner ... Whether its subject is power or love, a darkly enjoyable read."[35]
The last novel in the trilogy, Red Sky at Noon (2017), was called "a deeply satisfying pageturner – mythic and murderous" by The Times[36] and "brilliant on multiple levels ... offering historical accuracy, a fine empathy for his characters and a story that illuminates the operatic tragedy of Stalin's Russia" by Booklist.[37]
Books[edit]
Catherine the Great and Potemkin (2001) (originally published as The Prince of Princes: The Life of Potemkin)
Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (2003)
Young Stalin (2007)
Monsters: History's Most Evil Men and Women (2008)
Jerusalem: The Biography (2011)
Titans of History (2012)
The Romanovs 1613–1918 (2016)
The World: A Family History of Humanity (2022)
King's Parade (1991)[38]
My Affair with Stalin (1997)[39]
Sashenka (2008)
One Night in Winter (2013)
Red Sky at Noon (2017)
Children's books (with Santa Montefiore)
Royal Rabbits of London (2016)
Royal Rabbits of London: Escape from the Tower (2017)
Television[edit]
Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, 3 part series, 8 December 2011 – 23 December 2011[40]
Rome: A History of the Eternal City, 3 part series, 5–19 December 2012[41]
Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities, 3 part series, 5 December 2013 – 19 December 2013[42]
Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain, 3 part series, 8 December 2015 – 22 December 2015[43]
Vienna: Empire, Dynasty And Dream, 3 part series, 8 December 2016 – 22 December 2016[44]
CDs[edit]
Speeches that Changed The World
DVDs[edit]
Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City, BBC, 2011[45]
Byzantium and the History of Faith
^ Jonathen Rosen (28 October 2011). "Caliphs, Crusaders, and the Bloody History of Jerusalem". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ Ward, Vicky (22 January 2008). "History in the Making". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ Obituary, BJPsych Bulletin, Royal College of Psychiatrists, "Stephen Sebag-Montefiore Doctor and psychotherapist" [1]
^ a b David Shasha (15 June 2010). "Moses Montefiore: The Most Important Jew of the 19th Century". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ "An Interview with the Prime Minister" (PDF). 22 October 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^ Gold, Tanya (27 October 2022). "The man who wrote The World: Tanya Gold meets Simon Sebag Montefiore". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
^ a b "Simon Sebag Montefiore". BBC News. Newsnight Review. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ Simon Sebag Montefiore. "About the author". Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Catherine the Great & Potemkin by Simon Sebag Montefiore".
^ Galaxy British Book Awards: History Book of the Year 2004
^ "2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Awarded". Los Angeles Times. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ Anderson, Hephzibah (2 January 2008). "A.L. Kennedy's 'Day', Montefiore's 'Young Stalin' Win Costas". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ "Simon Sebag Montefiore – The Author". Orion Books. 2008. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ Flood, Alison (26 August 2008). "Biographer celebrates 'fairy gold' prize win". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ "NJBA Winners". Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Past Winners". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^ Caroline Moore (17 May 1991). "Made young with young desires". The Spectator.
^ Sarah Thrift (19 March 2014). "Political Book Awards winners announced". Politicos. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "The Orwell Prize long list". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Among friends: Inside the new King and Queen Consort's inner circle". Tatler. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ Hollywood Reporter, 22 February 2017.
^ Hollywood Reporter, 5 March 2017.
^ Evening Standard, 15 June 2017.
^ https://www.thebookseller.com/news/tv-series-simon-sebag-montefiores-jerusalem-737771, 5 March 2018. Accessed 9 December 2018.
^ Variety, 18 April 2016.
^ https://variety.com/2018/film/news/fox-taps-will-davies-to-write-animated-royal-rabbits-of-london-movie-1202891612/, 21 July 2018. Accessed 9 December 2018.
^ https://deadline.com/2018/07/stalins-russia-set-for-tv-as-episodes-producer-hat-trick-options-simon-sebag-montefiores-novel-one-night-in-winter-1202431614/maz/, 23 July 2018. Accessed 21 December 2018.
^ Svenska Dagbladet, Dick Harrison: "Den sista tsardynastin: Romanov 1613–1918 Groteska sakfel om tsardynastin", 11 June 2017
^ New York Times, 16 May 2016.
^ Wall Street Journal, 20 May 2016.
^ Financial Times, 15 January 2016.
^ The Observer, 25 January 2016.
^ Washington Post, 11 January 2009.
^ Wall Street Journal, 5 December 2008.
^ The Guardian, 21 September 2013.
^ The Times, 3 June 2017.
^ Booklist, 1 November 2017.
^ "Made young with young desires » 17 May 1991 » The Spectator Archive".
^ "My Affair With Stalin". Goodreads.
^ "Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City – BBC Four". BBC.
^ "Rome: A History of the Eternal City – BBC Four". BBC.
^ "Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities – BBC Four". BBC.
^ "Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore – BBC Four". BBC.
^ "Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream – BBC Four". BBC.
^ "BBC – Jerusalem – The Making of A Holy City – Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk.
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Next Tuesday will be the official laying of the cornerstone of the new NETL building at ZRL. To commemorate the occasion, I designed a ZRL ambigram. During the ceremony, a time capsule will be placed in the foundation. A print of my ambigram will be placed in the time capsule, along with a bunch of IBM memorabilia and examples of pop culture from circa 2009.
Update 2009-06-04 15:25 UCT—The time capsule has been encased in concrete in the foundation of the new building. Some of my photographs of the foundation-laying ceremony have been posted.


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The fellowship award honors the contributions of Dr. Sargent to the field of clinical cancer research. It is open to faculty or master's level statisticians (working with a senior faculty member) within the Alliance Statistics and Data Management Center (SDMC). Proposals must be closely tied to the research agenda of the Alliance and Alliance SDMC. The work proposed should address study design and/or data analysis approaches that are directly relevant to current challenges in the areas of cancer clinical trials. The proposal should address achieving innovation in one or more of the following areas: cancer clinical trial design, prognostic and predictive biomarkers, endpoints, trial conduct, and monitoring, analytical methods, and execution. The work should directly lead to a peer-reviewed publication or preliminary data for a grant proposal.
Dr. Larson is a biostatistician with an interdisciplinary background in the areas of statistical genetics, bioinformatics and computational biology. His research interests are motivated by the unique opportunities and challenges provided by high-dimensional molecular data in addressing outstanding questions about complex human phenotypes. He is a Senior Associate Consultant II-Research in the Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics in the Department of Quantitative Health Sciences and an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the Mayo Clinic. He works collaboratively to improve understanding of a variety of complex diseases, including cardiovascular disease and cancer. Dr. Larson's long-term research goals involve empowering genomic studies through the integration of multiple sources of information. His proposal is entitled "Leveraging polygenic risk scores as prognostic markers in cancer outcomes."
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10 Books to Spark a Love of Math in Kids of All Ages
Kara Newhouse
Math is at play in every sphere of our lives, from recipes to internet security to the electoral college. But that reality can be hard to convey through the drills, static numbers and strict rules that make up so much of K-12 math education. Educators have made strides to engage students through math. One way to bring the subject to life, according to a math research organization, is through literature.
"Mathematics is very creative and playful and joyful," says Kirsten Bohl, a spokeswoman for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute. "Books connect with that sense of wonder and imagination and creativity."
To spotlight such books, MSRI created the Mathical Book Prize in 2015. Each year a panel of librarians, teachers, mathematicians and early childhood experts selects winners and honor books in five age categories. This year's picks brings the full Mathical list to more than 50 titles that cross genres and formats, including picture books, graphic novels, biographies, and young adult novels.
What matters most, according to Jordan Ellenberg, co-chair of the selection committee, is that the books succeed in communicating mathematical ideas or problems and also succeed as great books.
"Anybody can stick a lot of math in a book," says Ellenberg, a University of Wisconsin professor of math who also holds a master's degree in creative writing. "If it's a bad book, it's not going to interest kids."
The committee also looks for books touching on a range of interests. "A lot of kids don't think of themselves as math people, but the intention of the award is to help kids understand that math is for everybody," says Bohl.
Below are 10 books on the Mathical list, including this year's winners.
Baby Goes to Market
Written by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank
2018 Mathical prize winner
At a Nigerian outdoor market, Mama shops while Baby attracts edible gifts from the vendors. Baby eats one of each treat before adding the rest to the basket. When the basket gets heavy, Mama hurries home to feed "Poor Baby!" who's "not had one single thing to eat." According to Ellenberg, the math in a children's book need not be announced in the title, but children should be able to recognize that it's happening. For example, Fran Wilson, one of the other judges, shared that second-graders in her classroom pointed out the subtraction at play in Baby Goes to Market without her prompting. "That's a sign of a real winning book," says Wilson.
Have You Seen My Dragon? By Steve Light
A child narrator searches high and low for his pet in this multilayered counting book. Children will enjoy spotting the roving dragon amid a richly detailed, pen-and-ink cityscape. They will also practice counting via a set of objects featured in spot color on each spread: two hot dogs, five water towers, 12 pigeons, and so on — up to the 20 lanterns in a final scene where the child and dragon are reunited.
Sheep Won't Sleep: Counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's
Written by Judy Cox, illustrated by Nina Cuneo
Clarissa tries all the usual tricks for falling asleep, including counting sheep. When that fails, the sheep suggest counting alpacas — this time in pairs. When that also fails, the alpacas recommend counting llamas — by fives. As the trend continues, Clarissa's room fills up with woolly animals in bold colors and patterns. The comical storyline and bright illustrations will engage early elementary schoolers as they practice advanced counting skills.
Absolutely One Thing
By Lauren Child
Big brother Charlie guides little sister Lola through the rules of numbers as they trek to the store to pick out a toy. Younger readers will enjoy correcting Lola's faulty number sense, while older readers can join Charlie in embedded calculations, such as: how many stickers does Lola have left after sticking five on the pavement, three on a tree, two on her shoes, one on her brother and one on the dog? (Answer: zero.) Although the pages are chock full of digits, a well-paced plot, sibling humor and funky illustrations make for a breezy read.
A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars
Written by Seth Fishman, illustrated by Isabel Greenberg
How do you convey the immensity of numbers like three hundred seventy billion billion? Writing 37 followed by 19 zeros likely won't do the job. Instead, this book uses awe-inducing facts from the cosmos (a hundred billion trillion stars in the universe) and the ground beneath our feet (10 quadrillion ants on Earth) to explore scale and estimation. According to Ellenberg, literature can't replace classroom instruction in the practice of math but books like this one can spark a "dizzy excitement" that's also important to the learning process. "You can tell a kid there's no largest number," he says. "If they can feel it, that's a different story."
Secret Coders #1: Get with the Program
Written by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Mike Holmes
Hopper knows there's something strange about her new school. When she and basketball star Eni team up to find out what, things turn out weirder than she imagined. Readers are introduced to the principles of programming through logic puzzles, a robotic turtle and creepy birds in this adventure-filled graphic novel from the 2016 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. The book is the first in a series. Mathical also offers an educator tip sheet for Secret Coders.
Giant Pumpkin Suite
By Melanie Heuiser Hill
2018 Mathical honor book*
In addition to presenting calculations, figures, and puzzles, another way for a book to be mathematical is by portraying characters who love and practice math. In Giant Pumpkin Suite, math and cello enthusiast Rose deals with literal and figurative growing pains as she joins her shorter, nonmusical twin brother in a project to grow a record-breaking pumpkin for the state fair. "We want kids to see mathematics but we also want kids to see mathematicians, because math is in the end a human activity," says Ellenberg.
Really Big Numbers
By Richard Evan Schwartz
With frank, funny narration Schwartz takes readers on a numerical journey that begins at one and proceeds through mind-bogglingly large figures — but still ends very far from infinity. Complex ideas are tackled through everyday objects and patterns in whimsical, geometric drawings. Unanswered questions on some spreads will encourage readers to keep pondering and calculating after putting the book down. Mathical also provides an educator tip sheet for this book.
By Margot Lee Shetterly
Better known as one 2017's hit movies, Hidden Figures tells the inspiring story of African-African women "computers" whose brains and grit helped launch NASA astronauts into orbit. With more depth than the film, this book illuminates the interconnections between math, careers and social history. A young readers' edition and a picture book version also are available.
Genius: The Game
By Leopoldo Gout
Three online friends and tech prodigies from diverse parts of the world connect in real life during a high-stakes global tech challenge. Together they embark on a quest not only to win "the Game" but also to solve their individual problems: Rex is searching for his missing brother, Tunde is on the run from a military warlord, and Painted Wolf must conceal her identity after exposing corrupt Chinese officials. Told in realistic, rotating voices and filled with suspensful plot twists, this book will grip teenage readers regardless of their prior interest in coding or programming.
*The Mathical selection committee did not name winners for middle or high school grades this year. According to Bohl, that decision reflects the lack of frontlist titles that were submitted by publishers for the older age groups.


The CNSW Ricochet Singles championships were played at Nowra Croquet club Monday 16th to Wednesday 18thh July 2018.
9 players from Mt Sugarloaf, Chatswood, Killara and Nowra competed in a single round robin,18-point games timed at 1hour 30 minutes with additional 15 minutes for double banking.
Going into the last round of games both Glyn Williams and Brenda Wild were on 6 wins and Ted Woodley (who had only played two games of Ricochet before playing in the championships) and Graeme Lovell were on 5 wins.