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Broadcast Log for For Your Pleasure
For Your Pleasure was a live musical/variety series hosted by Kyle MacDonnell that aired on NBC in the late 1940s. Its original run lasted from April to September 1948 and these episodes ran for 15 minutes. The series was broadcast on a sustaining basis, meaning it had no sponsor. It is believed to have aired on NBC's Eastern network
Few details about the series are available. Kyle served as mistress of ceremonies, introducing guests as well as performing. She sang "How High the Moon" and "I Wish I Didn't Love You So" during the premiere episode. The Norman Paris Trio provided live music. Early episodes featured dance duo Jack and Jill; the two were replaced in June 1948 by another dance duo, Blaire and Deane.
Television listings in The New York Times indicate that the July 14th, 1948 episode was pre-empted for a play called "Poor Aubrey" with Allan Bunce and Janet Tyler. NBC's line-up that night was shuffled due to coverage of the Democratic National Convention and For Your Pleasure was apparently not broadcast.
In July 1949, For Your Pleasure was revived as a half-hour series, again hosted by Kyle MacDonnell and again featuring the Norman Paris Trio. Only seven episodes of this version were broadcast.
Original Version (1948-1949)
Ep. #
1. 04/15/1948 Dan Henry
2. 04/22/1948 Unknown
10. 06/17/1948 Unknown
07/14/1948 PRE-EMPTED: Play, Poor Aubrey
21. 07/30/1949 Mata and Hari
23. 08/13/1949 Burl Ives
No episodes of either version are known to survive and it is not clear whether kinescopes were made and distributed to stations outside of NBC's Eastern network.
Additional information about both versions of For Your Pleasure can be found in my article Kyle MacDonnell: TV's Forgotten Star.
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Our new tin overlords
In yesterday's Guardian was an article about the impending takeover of robots, as described in a new and rather depressing book "Age of Em". I won't spoil the armageddon-scenarios for you. Curiously, I am reading another far more encouraging book on a similar subject, "The Second Machine Age" by MIT professors Brynjolfsson and McAfee.
Both books, consider the implications to us humans on the nature of our work. We are at a fascinating and scary point in history where computers are starting to do things that we previously thought they could never do: drive cars, play strategy games, write news. The latter book describes how we are at the start of a new industrial revolution: the coming years will transform our world in ways we couldn't possibly imagine. What will this do to our jobs?
Useful analogies can be learned from history, particularly the Industrial Revolution. Today we don't think much about the massive societal impact that the steam engine and the electric motor had on the jobs these machines replaced. In the long term, our society will be better off. Yet it is clear that the digital age is threatening to replace today's jobs on an unprecedented scale. Will there be such a thing as a human taxi driver in 20 years? Will it be possible to do any shopping except online? Will the robots really do everything that humans do today, as suggested in the Guardian article and its book?
Fortunately, Brynjolfsson and McAfee quote some studies that look at the sorts of skills that are affected by computerization ... and the sorts of skills that are less likely to be replaced. Whilst the findings are scary, it is important to look for the good news rather than the bad news.
First, robots are very good at doing repetitive, mundane boring and predictable tasks repetitively, predictably and for long periods of time without complaining, without joining unions or without needing tea-breaks. The more mundane, the more suitable for automation. Already, robots have replaced many of these on the production-line.
Second, people are very good at interacting with other people. Any job that requires empathy, understanding, diplomacy, reading-between-the-lines, comforting, or training stands a good chance of being a future-proof job. Nursing and other healthcare jobs will reap massive benefits from technology (like this example), but I cannot see a day when suffering humans would prefer the care of a robot to the care of another human being. Jobs with a strong social element such as bar-tending, waitering, mentoring and hairdressing are also likely to survive.
Another area of work that is unlikely to be replaced by technology is the creative realm. Whilst technology will continue to cause big changes to these roles, they are unlikely candidates for electronic replacement. Jobs in education, the arts, and anything involving aesthetically pleasing results such as architecture, gardening, or cooking, have good long-term prospects.
Other roles may be more affected by technological change. As robotics and the technology we clumsily call "3D printing" develops (we should call it sculpting instead), so it will become possible for entire buildings to be constructed by a collection of machines. Construction sites are among the most dangerous work-places, and would therefore benefit greatly from robotics. Whilst a human-free building site is still in the realms of fiction, there are already machines making inroads into this industry. The world of "unskilled labour" is perhaps the one where men will have to compete most aggressively with machines in the next decade. Yet with all the advances of mechanical mini-diggers and power-tools today, there are still plenty of jobs that are done by hand: the flexibility of a labourer over a machine is hard to beat.
So where does that leave us as a society of humans? Are we being replaced by our new tin overlords? No - we are far too inventive for that. Our hope - and indeed the flavour of our future jobs - lies in the things that make us human, the things which separate us from robots: our creativity, our compassion for each other, and our ability to do things that have never been done before, like creating robots to do some of our work for us.
Very timely - Dubai announced the first "3D-printed" concrete house today: http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/24/worlds-first-3d-printed-office-dubai/
Tin Overlords are here

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Dear Parishoners, i salute you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and i welcome you to the official website of St.Karoli Lwanga Ggaba Catholic Parish.I give thanks to the Loard for our community of Ggaba Parish and for all the blessings we have received since its inception.
As we move into the future with hope, let us accuire that spirit of renewal.We must Renew our commitment to the Load to serve this community with even greater dedication and joy.
May God who is the same God yesterday, today and tomorrow continue to sustain us in our Apostolate.
"Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great LOVE"
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe"
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him,so that you may over flow with him by the power of the the Holy Spirit.


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Sustainable Middleton
Sustainable Middleton October 2016
A Message from the Middleton Sustainability Committee
Hello! You are receiving the Middleton Sustainability Committee's third issue of Sustainable News. The goal of this quarterly newsletter is to ensure that all Middleton residents gain a better understanding of the initiatives that are being undertaken by the City related to sustainability. To continue receiving this newsletter, be sure to subscribe to the City's Notify Me list for Sustainability/Environmental Education.
Sincerely, Spencer Schumacher, Chair, Kathy Olson, Vice-Chair, JoAnna Richard, Council Representative, Megha Chalke, High School Representative, and members Deb Saeger, Angie Carey, Kris Koenig, Lee Schwartz, Dave Clutter, and Bradley Harris.
The Middleton Citizen Satisfaction Survey results are in! 70.1% of respondents were either 'very satisfied' or 'satisfied' with the sustainability programs initiated by the City. 26% of respondents had no basis for rating the programs. We hope to reach more of the survey respondents to participate in the City's sustainability initiatives.
Climate Change Referendum
The City of Middleton is giving residents the opportunity to demonstrate the role you think the City should play in sustainability by asking you to vote on two questions related to climate change.
Question 1: Should the City of Middleton reduce the risks of global warming through its policy decisions and actions?
Question 2: Should the City of Middleton endorse a federal carbon fee and dividend program as part of a national strategy to reduce the risks of global warming?
Vote on the November 8 ballot.
Middleton is the first city in the country to have an advisory referendum question related to a federal carbon fee and dividend on a ballot.
Carbon Fee and Dividend is the climate change solution created by Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL) to account for the costs of burning fossil fuels. As proposed by CCL, the Carbon Fee and Dividend program would:
1. Place a steadily rising fee on fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas), and
2. Give back 100% of the net fees to households each month. The goal of a carbon fee is to encourage conservation and make renewable energy more economically viable while adding jobs to the American economy.
Climate Change Referendum Flyer
Holiday Lights Recycling
Drop off your burned out or broken holiday lights for recycling at no cost at one of the following locations:
Middleton Recycling Center (Saturdays only 8am-noon)
4330 Parmenter Street
Ace Hardware Middleton Springs
Wolff Kubly Ace Hardware
Available now through January 31, 2017.
Downtown Brick Terraces
Have you noticed the brick pavers in downtown Middleton? The brick pavers in the downtown are permeable with a porous asphalt base which allows storm water infiltration. In addition to reducing runoff, the bricks trap suspended solids and other pollutants from the water. The old bricks that were removed from the terraces were provided to residents for reuse. Take a stroll around downtown Middleton to check out the brick terraces!
Imagine a Day Without Water
Have you ever imagined a day without water? No water to drink, or to cook with. No water to shower, or flush the toilet with. No water for farming, or fighting fires. Water is crucial to all of these daily activities, making water such a valuable resource.
'Imagine a Day without Water' is a national education campaign, sponsored by the Value of Water Coalition, to increase awareness about the importance of having access to clean water. The campaign focusses on conservation by partnering with local agencies, governments, and citizens to advocate and educate on the importance of updated water infrastructure for present and future water security.
The City of Middleton has partnered with the Value of Water Coalition, by signing the national petition that urges public officials to prioritize investment in water infrastructure, as well as passed Resolution 2016-59, recognizing the importance of sustainable water infrastructure on local water security.
What can you do to help? Everyone can get involved and spread awareness through all social media platforms, signing the petition, and more! Visit http://imagineadaywithoutwater.org/ to learn more about the campaign and ways you can get involved!
Confluence Pond - A Success Story
This month, the City of Middleton is beginning the dredging of a major storm water management facility on the City's west side. The facility is named Confluence Pond, owing to its location at the confluence of the North and South Forks of Pheasant Branch. The Pond was built in 2001 to shrink the extents of the flood plain, creating more developable land, and to provide a means to trap sediment and pollutants, most notably phosphorus, to prevent their reaching Lake Mendota.
The dredging is a necessary outcome of the great success Confluence Pond has had in trapping sediments. In the 14 years since it came "on line," the Pond has trapped almost two feet of sediment across its seven acre permanent pool. (The pond under flood conditions is almost 25 acres in size.) The project calls for dredging 20,000 cubic yards of material, which will be placed on a nearby parcel of City-owned land to dry prior to hauling off-site.
Phosphorus as a pollutant is of particular concern in that it promotes weed and algae growth in water bodies, which in turn consume oxygen dissolved in the water as they die and decompose. This excessive consumption, or Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), degrades the habitat for fish and other organisms. Phosphorus is generally found in storm water in one of two forms: dissolved phosphorus, which is not easily removed from the water, and particulate phosphorus which has a propensity to cling to sediments suspended in the water, making it readily removable by dredging once the sediments settle to the bottom of a relatively still water body.
The dredging project is scheduled to be completed by December of this year.
Latex Paint Recycling at MRC Ends for Season on November 19
Latex paint recycling at the Middleton Recycling Center will end for the season after Saturday, November 19. Be sure to recycle your latex paint now! The cost is $1/gallon. Latex paint recycling will begin again in April of 2017.
$100 Toilet Rebates Available
The City of Middleton Water Utility is offering rebates of up to $100 for residential customers (includes owners and renters of single-family and duplex homes) who replace old or inefficient toilets with EPA WaterSense-rated models. Rebates for toilets, pre-rinse spray valves, and water audits are also available for commercial customers. Visit the City website for more information.
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Got a topic you would like to be covered in a future issue of Sustainable News? Contact Abby Attoun, Director of Community Development.
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Водоспад заввишки близько 46 метрів, з максимальним уступом в 20 м. Найбільший потік водоспад має у травні-червні, коли тане сніг - він є частиною річки Фоссельва (), яка витікає з озера Міклаватнет (), розташованого на висоті 814 м.н.м. в горах над водоспадом.

Стейндальсфоссен є одною з найбільш відвідуваних природних пам'яток Норвегії. За водоспадом є шлях, по якому відвідувачі можуть йти, не промокнувши і бачити його красу немов зсередини. Щороку водоспад відвідують 300 000 туристів.

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With 6 Days Left, a Single Theme Unites the Republican Party
Something is indeed shakin' on Shakedown Street.
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It took until the last week of an interminable campaign, but the Republican Party has managed to find a single theme to unite the party establishment, the party's general media and intellectual infrastructure, the party's legislative caucus, the party's base and, most of all, the party's nominee. One single theme.
Extortion.
"I'm now convinced that we will be facing the very real possibility of a constitutional crisis with many dimensions and deleterious consequences should Secretary Clinton win the election," Trump quoted from an op-ed by Schoen, hastily adding that he didn't think a Clinton victory would happen. Trump then laid out a detailed hypothesis — echoing Schoen's column — to the crowd of several thousand in Grand Rapids, Mich., conjuring a future marred by controversy should his Democratic rival win. "She would be under protracted criminal investigation and probably a criminal trial, I would say. So we'd have a criminal trial of a sitting president," he said.
This, of course, is coming at the same time as the Republican leadership in the present Congress is promising to blow up the institution of the Supreme Court rather than allow an elected Democratic president to appoint anyone to it, at the same time that Paul Ryan, the zombie-eyed granny starver from the state of Wisconsin who so far is incapable of saying the full name of his party's nominee, is campaigning around the country essentially in favor of continued obstruction and gridlock, at the same time that elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have taken the Democratic presidential campaign hostage, at the same time that elements of the New York police and fire departments were even so petty as to go anonymously to The New York Post to complain about the Clinton campaign's plan to mark her possible election with a fireworks display.
Cops and firefighters were blown away by Clinton's hubris in planning the fireworks display, which would eclipse the shower of blazing sparkles that preceded the balloon drop at July's Democratic National Convention. "It's a little presumptuous of her to plan on winning. I guess she put in for this before Friday," one NYPD detective said. Others said the actual election results could put a damper on things, but one firefighter raised the specter of a 2000-style recount and added, "So what's she going to do, put the fireworks on ice?" Another source wondered: "If she loses, will she take it over to the East Side and sell it to Trump for half-price?" A retired firefighter said the FDNY' s "rank and file is outraged they are being forced to do political work…This will make it seem like the firefighters endorsed Hillary," the source said.
And that's not even to mention the clear intention of El Caudillo del Mar-A-Lago and some of his more enthusiastic followers to sow dread at the polls and uncertainty about the outcome. Its nominee having shown the way, the Republican Party—and the conservative movement that is its only life force—has come together at last under a single identity—that of a shakedown racket.
"Nice little republic you have there. Be a shame if anything were to happen to it."
The FBI Is Out of Control
I have no idea whether the campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton knows how to fight on this simple, brute level, or whether her prospective administration will understand that it has to do so in order to be able to govern. The last two decades of Democratic party politics do not lend themselves to optimism on this score. There seems little doubt that, if a President HRC wants to get anything real done, she's going to have to break a few teacups in order to keep her political opposition from burning down the china cupboard, the house, and the two city blocks surrounding it.
If we go back to 2009, with a Democratic president who believes these people can be reasoned with, the consequences will be instant and they will be severe. This time, the big bag of fcks has to be empty on Inauguration Day.
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"The Hurt Can Not Be Much," cartoon, Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 1, 1868, zoomable image.
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ROMEO (Seward): "Courage, man; the hurt can not be much." MERCUTIO (Johnson): "No, 'tis not so deep as a well, nor so wide as a church-door, but 'tis enough, will serve: ask for me to-morrow and you shall find me a grave man. I am pepper'd, I warrant for this world: - A plague o' both your Houses."
Harper's Weekly Magazine, February 1, 1868, p. 76.
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The French preposition sans means "without," indicating a lack in general, an absence, privation or an exclusion. It can be used with nouns, pronouns, and verbs, and it appears in many French idiomatic expressions: to signify "without," to express a condition and to use with an infinitive. Learn how to say homeless, otherwise, barefoot, and more with this partial list of expressions using sans. There are many, many more. The word "sans" has also made its way into several English-language terms and expressions, such as sans serif, describing a font without flourishes or serifs.
Il est parti sans me parler.
He left without saying anything to me.
Elle est venue sans être invitée.
She came uninvited (without being invited).
Sans son assistance, nous ne pourrons pas finir le projet.
We won't be able to finished the project without his help.


(1) "Aircraft" has the meaning given that term in ORS 836.005 (Definitions).
(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency that employs peace officers, as defined in ORS 133.005 (Definitions for ORS 133.005 to 133.400 and 133.410 to 133.450), or that prosecutes offenses.
(3) "Public body" has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109 ("Public body" defined).
(4) "Unmanned aircraft system" means an unmanned flying machine, commonly known as a drone, and its associated elements, including communication links and the components that control the machine.
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St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School 5K Run
The St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School presents the St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School Annual 5K & Fun Run on Saturday, February 4 @ 7:30 AM. This event will take place at the school in Coral Gables, Florida.
Sat Feb 04 Kiwanis 5K for CIJ
Christmas in July, Inc. presents the Kiwanis 5K for CIJ on Saturday, February 4 @ 7:30 AM. This event will take place at the Pompano Community Air Park in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Sat Feb 04 St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School 5K Run
Sun Feb 05 12th Annual Run For The Ribbons 5K / 1 Miler
Runners Edge Foundation presents the 12th Annual Run for The Ribbons 5K and 1 Miler on Sunday, February 5 @ 7:30 AM. This event will take place at Baptist Health Lynn Cancer Institute / Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
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Sibylle Bergemann (1941 – 2010) is internationally the most famous representative of GDR photography. With her pictures between dream and social reality, she wrote photographic history.
Works – Exhibitions – Biography – Bibliography
Ivan Grubanov
Born in Belgrade in 1976 Ivan Grubanov has represented Serbia on the 2015 Venice Biennial with the painterly installation "United Dead Nations" and created one of the most poignant artworks at this Biennale. The German magazin ART recently listed him as one of the most important 14 upcoming painters.
Callum Innes
Callum Innes´ (*1962 in Edinburgh, Schottland) abstract paintings reveal a transcendental physicality that reflects his interest in the fragility of human existence. His process of painting includes this notion of becoming and passing by filling the surface of the image with paint, then washing sections clean.
Works – Exhibtions – Biography – Bibliography
Takehito Koganezawa
With Takehito Koganezawa (*1974 in Tokyo, Japan), drawing and video are always linked and mutually interdependent – they are the instruments of his methods of visualizing the "Ma". "I want to see nothingness, really nothingness", and as he once explained in an interview with Hans Ulrich Obrist, in order to see the hole in the donut, you first have to draw the donut.
York der Knoefel | Estate
Jörg Knöfel (1962–2011) worked under the pseudonym York der Knoefel with a wide array of changing media (such as painting, drawing and installations) after German reunification. In the mid-80s his artistic career had started as a photographer in East Berlin. Thanks to the support of Arno Fischer, 1986 Knöfel was able to join the Verband Bildener Künstler (Association of Fine Artists GDR) among Tina Bara and Sven Marquardt as a self-taught artist.
Rei Naito
Rei Naito (*1961 in Hiroshima, Japan) started her career in the 1980ies with the question "Is this existence on earth itself a blessing?". Recently, she is looking for the meaning of "matrix" which she perceives as a continuity of life on earth and in nature, and through natural anima such as light, water, wind, heat, gravity and color.
Works – Exhibitions – Biography
NOGUCHI Rika
NOGUCHI Rika (*1971 in Saitama, Japan) started photography in the early 1990s and quickly gained attention for her highly accomplished work as award winner of the Grand Prize of New Cosmos of Photography by Canon Global in Japan
In the last years she experimented wiht light phenomena
In den letzten Jahren beschäftigte sie sich vor allem mit dem Phänomen Licht und den, wie sie selbst sagt "kleinen Wundern", die uns tagtäglich umgeben, aber unserer Wahrnehmung wegen Überreizung und zu großer Ablenkungen verborgen bleiben.
Kristin Nordhøy
Kristin Nordhøy (*1977 Oslo, Norway)
Natalia Stachon
"I'm skeptical about everything that is finished, completed, absolute and total. For that reason I work in series and variants. Every work originates from a previous one. They refer to each other and are connected among themselves. For that reason I prefer modular systems. Conditions, actions. Everything that you can staple, bundle up, hang, and pile up. They generate first an alleged order, but in fact their differences are still contained: their deconstruction, transformation, destruction. My works reside exactly in between. In transition between becoming and vanishing."
– Natalia Stachon (*1976 in Kattowitz, Polen)
Known for his haunting portraits of solitary Americans in "Sleeping by the Mississippi" and "Broken Manual", with his new series "Songbook" Alec Soth (*1969 in Minneapolis, USA) has recently turned his lens toward community life in the United States. Over the course of three years, Soth, accompanied by writer Brad Zellar, set out from Minneapolis, Minnesota pretending to be a small-town reporter for the self-published newspaper "LBM Dispatch". In the spirit of W. Eugene Smith and other Life Magazine photojournalists from the 1940s and 1950s, he traveled to specific areas across the United States for weeks at a time, photographing the people, topography, and local history. Fragmentary, funny, and sad, Songbook is a lyrical depiction of the tension between American individualism and the ongoing desire to be united.
Works – Exhibitions – Biografie
Yoshihiro Suda
Yoshihiro Suda (*1969, Yamanashi, Japan) is known for his wood sculptures of flowers and plants. In his installations, he works with the Japanese notion of ma, which comprises a whole range of meanings, from "nothing" to "in between," "relationship", "gap," all the way to "something."
New York - based artist Jonathan VanDyke combines in his work performance, photography, video, skulpture and painting.
Ulrich Wüst
Ulrich Wüst (*1949 in Magdeburg) was one of the most important photographers of the GDR. But beyond that, his work should be seen in a larger historical and international context of photographers like Albert Renger-Patzsch, August Sander, Bernd und Hilla Becher in Germany as well as Walker Evans and Stephen Shore in the US.
Miwa Yanagi
Miwa Yanagi (*1967 in Kobe City, Japan)
Holly Zausner
The short film "Unsettled Matter" explores ideas about alienation in contemporary society, film history, and different aspects of New York culture. The film is set in a deserted New York City, devoid of people and cars except for the artist as a film noir character. One woman, Holly Zausner (*1951 in New Jersey, NYC) herself, is moving through the city on a mysterious journey. She plays an archetype, an anti-hero wearing a trench coat, dark sunglasses, and a weathered visage that shows no emotion.
Miwa Ogasawara
Christian Borchert (1942–2000)
Santiago Cucullu
Michael Kalmbach
Nuri Koerfer
Stephan Melzl
José Lerma
Manfred Paul
Peter Rösel
Gavin Tremlett
Kjell Erik Killi Olsen
Alexandra Ranner
Kaoru Usukubo
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University recognised for Art of Inclusion
Posted on 7 September 2017 by Kate Miller
The University of Brighton has been shortlisted for a national award for bringing together people with learning disabilities and non-disabled collaborators to work together on creative arts projects.
The 'Art of Inclusion' project, led by Alice Fox, lecturer and Deputy Head of the School of Art, is a candidate for the Excellence and Innovation in the Arts title in the Times Higher Education (THE) awards 2017, known as the 'Oscars' of higher education.
The project has been credited with changing the way inclusive arts is practised, both nationally and internationally by government-funded bodies, non-governmental organisations, museums, education, arts and community organisations.
Alice Fox, course leader and founder of the University of Brighton's pioneering MA Inclusive Arts Practice, has initiated radical new arts collaborations between university students and marginalised community groups around the world.
As part of the Inclusive Arts programme at the University, academics have worked alongside artists with learning disabilities to deliver aspects of the curriculum, expanding the boundaries of inclusion and rupturing notions of who holds knowledge.
Alice Fox's 14-year collaboration with the learning disabled Rocket Artists group has pushed the boundaries of inclusion in the arts through performance, symposiums and exhibitions – making the case for diversity through the work whilst posing questions that challenge prejudice and work against isolation.
She also delivers inclusive arts and staff training for institutions such as the British Council, Tate Modern and The National Gallery and is a Tate Exchange Associate recently performing Frozen Unfrozen at the opening Give and Take event at Tate Modern. Through Tate Exchange, Alice has been developing new inclusive pedagogies of co-production through her research into the practices of Expanded Listening.
She said: "I'm thrilled the project has been shortlisted. This is an accolade shared by many people whose hard work and dedication have helped develop inclusive education and cultural opportunities for children and adults with disabilities around the world."
THE editor John Gill said: "Once again these awards have attracted hundreds of entries from the length and breadth of the nation, and from institutions of every hue. All those shortlisted can be immensely proud to have made it through this first phase, and we at Times Higher Education look forward to honouring the winners for their talent, creativity and commitment at a time for the academy when these qualities are increasingly essential."
Professor Debra Humphris, the University of Brighton's Vice-Chancellor, said: "I'm sure the entire university community joins me in congratulating Alice and her colleagues for their success and for their wonderful and groundbreaking work.
"Awards highlight the fantastic projects this university is engaged in and I would encourage all of our staff to consider showcasing their work in this way – we have a lot to be proud of."
Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London's Park Lane on 30 November. More than 1000 guests are expected to attend, including politicians, senior sector figures, and academic and professional university staff from all corners of the UK.
Find more information about Alice Fox on her University of Brighton staff profile.
For more information about MA Inclusive Arts Practice
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I am so happy to read this. I am doing the PGCert in Inclusive Arts Practice and it has been the best educational experience of my life. I feel supported and inspired continuously.
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The team feels privaledged to work alongside so many inspiring and dedicated students
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What Coronavirus means for your money: sick pay, travel insurance, mortgages and more
John Fitzsimons
Updated on 27 March 2020 | 6 Comments
From waived overdrafts to increased contactless payments, here's how the pandemic is affecting your cash.
With the UK now in lockdown, Brits are adjusting to huge changes in their daily lives.
And finances are no exception, with huge changes being rushed through almost daily, here's the lates roundup of how your money is being affected.
You can see the Government's latest guidance and advice here.
Credit cards, overdrafts & contactless payments
Many banks were due to begin rolling out new overdraft rates of up to 50% for millions of customers as part of an initiative to simplify overdrafts.
The increases could not come at a worse time, with so many households' income facing uncertainty.
In response, Barclays has said it will waive all overdraft interest costs from tomorrow (27 March) until 30 April 2020.
Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Lloyds will offer a £300 interest-free overdraft buffer for three months from next Monday (6 April), while HSBC has announced a £300 interest-free buffer but only on selected accounts.
The changes are being rolled out rapidly, so it's definitely worth checking on your bank's app or site to see what their stance is on overdraft costs.
In terms of credit cards, some lenders have also announced that credit card limits will be temporarily increased, and remove charges for making cash withdrawals using your credit card.
If you are concerned about meeting your credit card or loan repayments, then it's worth contacting your lender to establish exactly what help they can offer during this time.
Finally, note that the contactless payment limit has been increased from £30 to £45 in a bid to reduce the need for physical contact while out shopping.
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The Government has already outlined plans to pay 80% of wages for workers who can't work due to the pandemic.
This will last for at least three months and will be capped at £2,500 a month. It's designed to minimise the number of jobs lost as businesses face huge drops in income while most of the public self-isolates.
According to the BBC, the subsidy "will apply to firms where bosses have already had to lay off workers due to the coronavirus, as long they are brought back into the workforce and instead granted a leave of absence".
The scheme is expected to be up and running in late April, although payouts will be backdated to the start of March.
There will also be similar financial support for the UK's five million self-employed workers.
The Government will pay them a taxable grant worth 80% of their average income of the last three years, also capped at £2,500 per month, for at least three months.
Crucially, this will only be available to those who earn less than £50,000.
Caring for kids
The Government has said that most children must stay at home since Monday (23 March).
However, the schools themselves will remain open for the children of 'key workers' and vulnerable children.
You can see the full list of key workers included here ‒ it's a lot broader than simply doctors and teachers so do have a look rather than assuming you aren't among them.
If your child's school is closed, you are legally allowed to take time off to care for them ‒ this is called 'dependent leave'.
You aren't necessarily entitled to pay, though this will depend on your contract.
It may mean you get paid for a couple of days, before the rest of the time off is classed as unpaid leave.
See the Government's latest guidance for children attending schools here.
Cash and savings
If your finances are taking a bit of a hit as a result of the Coronavirus, then you might want to tap into any money you have set aside.
Should your money be locked up in a fixed-rate bond, then this may not always be possible. However, some providers are loosening these restrictions, with no early closure charges. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, for example, has promised this.
Yet again, it's something worth discussing with your savings provider should you want to access your money.
Meanwhile, Nationwide Building Society has said it will begin trialling early opening hours for older and vulnerable customers so that they can safely access their money.
Around 100 branches will open at 8am for these customers, instead of 9am.
Conversely, if you are looking to lock your money away in a fixed-rate account we'd suggest you act as quickly as possible.
The Bank of England slashed the Base Rate of interest to a record low of 0.1% last week (19 March) and pledged to give banks access to billions more in cheap loans, meaning savings rates could fall further still.
Car and home insurance: still valid?
With so many people now working from home rather than the office, it's worth stressing that you aren't at risk of invalidating your home and car cover (you'll likely have stipulated you work in an office when taking out your policies),
As Lee Griffin, founder of price comparison site GoCompare explains: "Insurers have automatically extended the cover of customers who are working from home because of self-isolation or Government advice, if their work is clerical.
"Likewise, policies of employees who are required to drive to work will not be affected, nor will the insurance of people using their own car to deliver medicines or groceries to support others.
"If you're about to renew cover or buy a policy for the first time it is important to arrange cover suitable for your normal life – rather than the current restrictions.
Otherwise, you will probably have to pay an increased premium and amendment fee for altering your insurance when life gets back to normal."
MOT deadline extended
Given the lockdown, the Government has recognised getting their car checked could prove tricky.
In response, it's announced a six-month exemption for motorists needing to get their MOT.
Annoyingly, it won't come in until Monday (30 March). If yours is due before then you'll need to take your in as normal.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has effectively told everyone not to travel anywhere until at least 15 April unless it's absolutely essential.
To change or cancel your travel plans, the FCO recommends that you:
contact your airline, travel company, cruise line or other transport and accommodation providers
get in touch with your insurance provider
continue to follow the NHS coronavirus guidance
Compare travel insurance policies now
Mortgages and rent
The Government has announced that all mortgage borrowers affected by Coronavirus are entitled to ask for a three-month mortgage holiday. That's three months in which you won't have to make a payment towards your home loan.
Importantly, these payments aren't cancelled entirely ‒ you're merely deferring them until a later date, so the overall cost of your mortgage will end up increasing.
What's more, it hasn't been confirmed yet whether taking a mortgage holiday will impact your credit score.
While the announcement initially covered only residential mortgage borrowers, it has now been extended to cover buy-to-let mortgages too. There will also be a three-month moratorium on possessions.
The situation is less clear for tenants.
Initially, the Government had pledged an outright ban on evictions for those unable to work due to the Coronavirus lockdown.
However, recent legislation passed merely states that landlords can't physically remove tenants from their property for the next three months (while offering mortgage holidays to affected landlords).
This means they could still serve tenants notice that they'll be removed once the three months is up.
The decision has attracted fierce criticism from various housing groups, but at the time of publishing, no changes had been made.
Sadly, criminals are using the global pandemic as an opportunity to con people out of their cash.
Scams range from setting up fake charities to raise 'donations' to offering bogus meal vouchers to cash-strapped parents.
You can read our roundup of the most common Coronavirus scams here.
Event tickets and subscriptions
Plenty of us will have had tickets for all sorts of events cancelled, from concerts and theatre shows to sports events and charity runs, and generally you will be entitled to a refund.
There are all sorts of subscriptions that have been hurt by the pandemic too. For example, you aren't going to be getting much from a Sky Sports subscription currently ‒ while it isn't offering refunds, it's allowing people to pause their subscriptions.
If you have a gym membership, it's a good idea to call them to see if you can pause your payments for the foreseeable. This is also the case with cinemas ‒ Odeon, for example, has announced that it will not be taking payments from people with Limitless memberships,
Meanwhile, Cineworld Unlimited members who pay for their subscription monthly will receive this payment as credit once the cinemas reopen, while those who pay monthly will have their membership extended by the period of closure with no additional charge.
One inevitable result of us all spending more time at home is that we will end up running up much bigger energy bills.
The Government has now confirmed a package of measures to ensure the lights stay on during the crisis.
The four million people on prepayment customers have been told to contact their suppliers should they be unable to get out to top up their meter, for example, because they are in self-isolation.
Options include nominating a third party for credit top ups, having a discretionary fund added to their credit, or being sent a pre-loaded top-up card.
Other energy customers in financial difficulties as a result of the Coronavirus will also enjoy support from their supplier, which may include debt repayments and bills being reassessed, reduced or paused. Credit meter disconnections are also being entirely suspended for the foreseeable future.
Some people have responded to broader uncertainty by hoarding as many household items as possible, leaving all supermarkets struggling to keep the shelves stocked for everyone else.
To try and ease the situation, new rules have been put into place at the likes of Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's and more, including rationing and dedicated hours for older shoppers (though more work needs to be done on this). You can read all about the rules in our guide to supermarket restrictions.
TV licences
The BBC had intended to restrict offering the TV licence for free to only the over-75s who were in receipt of pension credit from 1 June.
This has now been put back until 1 August.
Useful reading from elsewhere on the web:
Coronavirus: what insurers might (and might not cover) - Guardian
Who will pay me if I'm off work? - BBC


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import static com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.Espresso.openActionBarOverflowOrOptionsMenu;
import static com.google.android.apps.common.testing.ui.espresso.action.ViewActions.click;
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Khaled Houissa est un acteur franco-tunisien, connu pour avoir joué le rôle de Kamel dans la série télévisée Naouret El Hawa.

Filmographie

Cinéma
 2011 :
 Histoires tunisiennes de Nada Mezni Hafaiedh
 Sauve qui peut (court métrage) de Fethi Doghri
 2012 : Jeudi après-midi de Mohamed Damak
 2017 : El Jaida de Salma Baccar

Télévision
 2009 : Choufli Hal de Slaheddine Essid et Abdelkader Jerbi (saison 5) : Amine
 2011 : Maktoub (saison 3) de Sami Fehri
 2012 :
 La Fuite de Carthage de Madih Belaïd (téléfilm documentaire)
 Yali Eyounek fi Sama
 2013 : Zawja El Khamsa de Habib Mselmani
 2014 : Nsibti Laaziza (épisodes 5, 6, 8, 9 et 11 de la saison 4) de Slaheddine Essid : Nadim Testouri alias Midani
 2014-2015 : Naouret El Hawa de Madih Belaïd : Kamel
 2015 :
 Histoires tunisiennes de Nada Mezni Hafaiedh
 Anna e Yusuf de Cinzia TH Torrini
 2016 : Warda w Kteb d'Ahmed Rjeb
 2017 : Flashback (saison 2) de Mourad Ben Cheikh
 2019 :
 Machair de Muhammet Gök
 Ali Chouerreb (saison 2) de Madih Belaïd : Idriss

Vidéos
 2015 : spot promotionnel pour l'association Tunespoir, réalisé par Madih Belaïd

Théâtre
 2007 : Questions de vie de Taoufik Jebali
 2008 : Lettre aux acteurs de Valère Novarina, mise en scène de Taoufik Jebali
 2009 : Manifesto Essourour d'Ali Douagi, mise en scène de Taoufik Jebali
 2010 : Le Pain quotidien, texte de  et mise en scène de Naoufel Azara et Taoufik Jebali
 2012 : Le Rêve de Marzou de Jean-Luc Garcia

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Acteur tunisien de télévision
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Acteur français de cinéma
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Date de naissance non renseignée (XXe siècle)
Lieu de naissance inconnu


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Afrorhytida trimeni  — вид редких хищных лёгочных улиток из семейства Rhytididae (Rhytidoidea, Stylommatophora, Gastropoda). Эндемики Южной Африки (Восточно-Капская провинция). Встречаются от уровня моря до высоты в 500 м. Основная окраска коричневая. Диаметр ракушек до 25 мм. Формула 1+(13-14)+(6-9), длина радулы до 19,5 мм. Вид был назван в честь южноафриканского энтомолога  (Roland Trimen, 1840—1916), куратора Южноафриканского музея (1872-95), собравшего типовые экземпляры для авторов описания (Melvill & Ponsonby).

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Rhytididae
Животные, описанные в 1892 году
Моллюски Африки
Эндемики Южной Африки
Таксоны животных, названные в честь людей


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Bell Water Project
Wilma organized the small town of Bell to complete a waterline as a self-help project.
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Sara Bareilles Shares "Saint Honesty" From Forthcoming Album
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Following singles "Armor" and "Fire," plus promo single "No Such Thing," Sara Bareilles is back with one last preview of her album, Amidst The Chaos, before it drops on April 5th. Today's promo single is "Saint Honesty," a ballad Sara wrote with Lori McKenna. Sara revealed that she and her band recorded the whole song "all together, live." Because of this, "Saint Honesty" is a bit more raw. As Sara explained, the song is "perfectly imperfect and my favorite on the record."
"Saint Honesty" opens gently, a soft, full sound as piano, drums, and guitar accompany Sara's vocals. No instrument ever overpowers the others, instead working together as equals throughout the song. "Saint Honesty" slowly grows and expands, but never too much, restraining itself just enough.
Sara describes a scene of a house with open windows during a storm. She uses this as a metaphor for her and a loved one opening up and being honest with each other, even if it hurts. After getting through this conversation, they'll find salvation and happiness again. This is the softest ballad we've heard from Amidst The Chaos so far.
Listen to "Saint Honesty" below:
You can stream "Saint Honesty" on Spotify now, or pre-order Amidst The Chaos and get instant downloads of it and the previous three singles. You'll get "Armor," "Fire," and "No Such Thing" in addition to the new song.
The album will include 12 new songs (which of the 13 songs Sara recorded didn't make the cut?). Sara has recently performed the new songs in intimate concerts around the United States. You can hear the live previews online, but here at Hidden Jams we're waiting for the album to drop first. Check out the full tracklisting for Amidst The Chaos below:
No Such Thing
If I Can't Have You
Wicked Love
Poetry By Dead Men
Someone Who Loves Me
Saint Honesty
A Safe Place To Land (feat. John Legend)
Amidst The Chaos was produced by T Bone Burnett. Fittingly, the new music has a rootsy sound and will touch on politics, Obama, and love (for Obama, but also for Sara's boyfriend, Joe Tippett). The imminent album will be Sara's first in six years.
Sara's last standard studio album, The Blessed Unrest, came out in July 2013. Though it's been half a decade already, Sara has certainly kept busy with other projects. It started in 2015, when Sara released a book, Sounds Like Me: My Life (So Far) In Song. That year also launched Sara's career in musicals.
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Sara composed all the songs for a musical called Waitress, which debuted in Boston in summer 2015. That November, a selection of those new songs appeared on Sara's themed album, What's Insides: Songs From Waitress. In 2016, Waitress went to Broadway; in 2017 – and again in 2018 – Sara took on the lead role of Jenna. She played Jenna for a third time earlier this year, and just finished her run early last month.
Amongst the whirlwind of activity, fans have patiently awaited a new record. At this point, we won't have to wait much longer! Catch up on all we know about the new record so far while we wait for Amidst The Chaos to drop in just two weeks.
Enjoy the new song, "Saint Honesty," and get ready to hear Amidst The Chaos in full on April 5th! Keep checking back here for all the latest Sara Bareilles music news.
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Crooks struck at the meters, two in the East Port car park and one on nearby Queen Street, not far from the city centre between 8.30pm and 9pm on Monday.
The machines in East Port, near the Olympia swimming pool, are visible to drivers who are using North Marketgait and Blackscroft and Police Scotland believe that someone may have seen the offenders.
An amount of money was taken from each machine but the police are declining to say how much in total was stolen.
The machines appeared to be undamaged on Wednesday and working normally.
Dundee City Council looked to spend almost £190,000 on upgrading its parking meters across street and multi-storey car parks in the city earlier this year.
While in April the authority introduced the JustPark app which allows motorists to pay for parking in any on-street or council car park by using a debit card.
Anyone who saw someone acting suspiciously near near the parking meters, or near other meters in the area, is asked to contact the police on 101 or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 with the crime reference CR/9296/19.


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12 Apr — 24 Sep 2019 at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) in Barcelona, Spain
Christian Marclay. Courtesy of Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
This exhibition will be the first for over a decade in Spain devoted to the Swiss-American artist Christian Marclay (b. 1955), who currently lives and works in London, and will include a selection focusing on his sonic compositions, from graphic scores to video installations. Marclay has consistently focused on the relationship between sound and vision, exploring the ways that sound can be manifested visually. As the artist himself said, 'music runs through almost everything I do'.
This exhibition will examine Marclay's work through his engagement with composition, understood as the ordering of sounds in time and space, but also as visual composition. Each piece shown will reveal the ways in which Marclay approaches the creation of a composition, and how this relates to other aspects of his work such as his deployment of the techniques of appropriation and montage, as well as his engagement in performance and his tendency towards inviting participation and collaboration.
While Marclay has produced video, sculpture, sound recording and performance, as well as text work, musical scores, collages and prints, this exhibition will include a number of recent audio-visual installations, alongside a select number of his earlier pieces. Central to the exhibition will be major video works, the masterpiece Video Quartet (2002), a four-screen audio-visual composition made from movie clips, and the immersive installation Surround Sounds (2014–15), which is perhaps the climax of his investigation of onomatopoeia, as well as several graphic scores, such as the slide projection Zoom Zoom (2007–15) and Manga Scroll (2010), a 20-metre-long hand scroll vocal score and the interactive installation Chalkboard (2010) that invites the audience to mark an architecturally-scaled chalkboard ruled with musical staff lines, which is then interpreted by musicians in a series of concerts scheduled during the exhibition.
The exhibition will address Marclay's concern with composition through his recourse to popular culture and mass media, together with his exploration of both traditional and digital technologies, and their material qualities. The exhibition will focus on the manner in which he composes through his interdisciplinary use of appropriation, montage, remixing and improvisation, practices that themselves traverse the boundaries between the experimental and the popular.
On the one hand, Marclay can be situated in relation to the avant-garde and experimental traditions via the aesthetic legacies of Dada, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Tinguely, John Cage, Fluxus and Happenings, and, on the other, engages with popular culture through his involvement with manifestations such as punk rock, comics, fanzines, cinema and aspects of underground subcultures. Even while Marclay has engaged with some of the major figures of the historical avant-garde, including Edvard Munch and Duchamp, he has also established a dialogue with contemporary peers from the differing fields that his work has sought to traverse, including that of filmmaker Bruce Conner, performance artist Laurie Anderson, and musician John Zorn, as well as the band Sonic Youth, among many others. Early in his career he became involved in experimental performance through his influential role in the development of turntablism (the use of record turntables to make compositions, especially using mixes and manipulations of sound) and his relationship to plunderphonics (the compositional potential of sound collage and/or sampling), becoming a significant practitioner of both.
That the exhibition will be presented at MACBA in Barcelona is also important as the city has a strong connection to the world of experimental music. Marclay himself knows the city through his own experiences of its music scene, and this music landscape will also be signalled in the exhibition though a programme of performances.
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After the Incredible Hulk was exiled to space by the Illuminati, and his ship fell through a wormhole and crash landed on the barbaric planet of Sakaar. The weakened Hulk was captured and taken prisoner by the Red King's guards. He was taken to the Red King's arena were he was to battle the strongest gladiators of Sakaar. The Hulk persuades Hiroim, Elloe, Korg, and Miek to join forces with him in taking down the Red King. The five of them created an upraising that quickly spread through the inhabitants of the planet. The Red King sent his personal guards-woman Caiera the Oldstrong to kill the Hulk and his new allies, in order to put an end to their rebellion. Caiera and the Hulk engaged in a battle, which ended virtually in a tie, the Red King immediately released the plague of the Spikes, which were also alien to the planet to Sakaar. These cosmic parasites began to destroy everyone in their path, even the Red King's own men. This atrocity caused Caiera to join the hulk and his allies. These six warriors took on the name of Warbound (which explained their circumstances), they battled ferociously to free the Spikes from the Red King's control, soon after that victory the Hulk defeated the Red King and married Caiera.
Hulk became king, and he and Caiera were to have a son. All seemed well, and the Hulk would have a life free from violence and rage. In an unexpected turn of events, the shuttle which brought Hulk to this strange world exploded, killing millions including Caiera. The Hulk's fury was unleashed as never before, and he wanted revenge on those he held responsible. The Warbound vowed to stand at Hulk's side and traveled with him to Earth. Together, the Warbound defeated members of the Illuminati, Avengers, Fantastic Four, and a slew of other super-powered individuals who inhabit the planet. It wasn't until one of their own was revealed to be a traitor, deliberately causing the destruction on Sakaar just so Hulk would continue to fight, that the war ended. Miek was beaten nearly to death by the Hulk when his treachery was revealed, and the rest of the Warbound were taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody after Hulk surrendered. After the war had ended, the Warbound had a chance to redeem themselves when an expanding chasm the Hulk created threatened to destroy the city of New York. The Warbound helped their former enemies avert the disaster but then escaped in the confusion.
The Warbound eventually ended up in the clutches of the Leader and stuck inside his Gammaworld dome. While inside, the Warbound proved to be heroes despite their initial intentions upon arriving on the planet when they saved numerous lives from both the radiation slowly poisoning them and from Horde - a gamma spawned creation of the Leader's. Hiroim even made the supreme sacrifice and gave up his life to stop the Leader, but a former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Kate Waynesboro inherited his Old Power and became part of the Warbound.


When I arrived in Ghana to start my Projects Abroad placement I thought it would just be the physical act of building some classrooms for a local school that would benefit the community. Two months later, as I was coming to the end of my placement, I began to realise that it goes much deeper than that.
Yes the volunteers provide welcome helping hands on the building site enabling the projects to reach completion before the rains come and wash any unfinished structures away, but the projects would not be possible in the first place without the money coming from volunteers' fees through Projects Abroad. These not only help to supply tools and materials to the building site but extend beyond the building site into the communities we are placed in. For a rural family reliant on agriculture and market forces to make a living a steady income from taking a volunteer into their home can also make a real difference to their lives, as can the seemingly small amounts of money the volunteers themselves bring with them and spend in the community.
But it is more than the material and financial gains of taking volunteers into a community that have the most profound effects, it is a subtler cultural exchange that takes place. For so many Ghanaians that I met in the Akuapem Hills where I lived the simple knowledge that people from the 'white world', who in their eyes are rich beyond their wildest dreams, actually want to visit and support their community is more valuable than all the mud bricks we could ever make.
What I don't think they realise is that the exchange works in both ways. I had a fantastic time in Ghana; I met some lovely people and was constantly impressed by the friendly and ever helpful nature of Ghanaian people. Life was so much simpler than life back home, people were not stressed and certainly there was no such thing as the rat-race, it was too hot for a start, so everything just got done in its own time.
Life itself was not perfect but it was precious and to be enjoyed. The children, although they often worked hard within their family unit, also had wonderful imaginations and loved to tell stories and listen to our accounts of lives in a world so different to their own. It was a little bit strange to always be the centre of attention, to have people calling 'Obruni, Obruni' (white person) across a crowded market at you and to have children just wanting to hold your hand and be acknowledged but it was also very welcoming to the point that I never felt like an outsider.
The majority of children in our area went to school but they still lacked many resources and are mainly taught by rote with little time for young imaginations to take flight. Most of the children had no access to books at all and yet they were fascinated by them and whenever a volunteer sat outside to read, even something as simple as a guidebook we would immediately be surrounded by eager onlookers all poring over the pictures and attempting to read a few lines aloud.
As the classrooms we were building neared completion I felt I still wanted to give something more in return for all that Ghana had given to me. So when the Reverend (my host father and a local community leader) told me of their plans to build a community library I knew I had found my next project. At the moment I am back home in the UK running a fundraising campaign to try and raise the money to build the library and collect books to stock it. Already the foundations have been dug and concreted, but there is still a long way to go.
I hope to return to Ghana with Projects Abroad in July for a few weeks, provided I have raised sufficient funds, to help finish the library and see the books I am collecting delivered to their new home. I am really looking forward to going back out there, seeing my host family and all the children again and taking in some more of the Ghanaian culture. If you are still considering whether or not to do a volunteer project I would highly recommend it, then go out to your chosen country with your mind open to the new experiences and soak up as much of the experience as you possibly can.


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Demand for electric vehicles is fueling a rise in child labor in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo, experts said this week, urging companies to take action as the industry expands.
Cobalt is a key component in batteries for electric cars, phones and laptops, and Congo provides more than half of global supply.
Tens of thousands of children as young as six digs for the toxic substance in artisanal mines in the country's southeast, without protective clothing, rights groups say.
As companies move to secure their supply of cobalt, they should also make a push to improve transparency and labor rights, said U.S.-based advocacy group Enough Project.
"I think it's a really interesting moment for companies because there is such a spotlight on cobalt right now," said Annie Callaway, author of the report.
"We're not right at the beginning of the rise in demand but we're still pretty early on, where we can make sure that there are systems in place to address these things," she said.
Congo's mining ministry said earlier this year it was launching new monitoring and tracing mechanisms to tackle child labour in cobalt and copper production.
Rising demand in the last several years has already led to increases in cobalt production, drawing more people – including children – into the sector, said Siddharth Kara, an author on modern slavery who visited Congo this year.
"Based on what I saw on the ground, right now there is absolutely no way any company in the world could assure its consumers that the cobalt in its products is not tainted by child labor," Kara told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
The majority of Congo's cobalt comes from industrial mines, while about one fifth is mined informally, according to rights group Amnesty International.
Sourcing only from industrial mines would not solve the problem because it is unclear how and when artisanally mined cobalt enters the supply chain, said Callaway of Enough Project.
"One of our recommendations is that companies should actually travel to cobalt mining areas in Congo… to demonstrate their interest in this issue," Callaway said.
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Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke
Jan. 9, 2013 — A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even protect against stroke and some cancers. The findings, based a nationwide health survey of … Continue reading "Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke"
Jan. 9, 2013 — A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn't implicated in the overall death rate of the U.S. population, and may even protect against stroke and some cancers. The findings, based a nationwide health survey of nearly 10,000 individuals over a period of some 12 years, are published online, January 9, in the journal Gut.
Those individuals carrying the most virulent strain of H. pylori, the study found, had a 55 percent reduced risk of deaths from stroke compared with their counterparts who were not infected with H. pylori. Participants with the most virulent strain also had a 45 percent reduced risk of death from lung cancer.
These surprising findings emerged from an analysis by Yu Chen, PhD, MPH, associate professor of population health and environmental medicine, and Martin J. Blaser, MD, professor of internal medicine and professor of microbiology, of individuals who participated in a national survey designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. Previous studies by Dr. Blaser have confirmed the bacterium's link to gastric diseases ranging from gastritis to stomach cancer. He and Dr. Chen have more recently shown that H. pylori may protect against childhood asthma. The most virulent H. pylori strains have a gene called cagA.
"The significance of this study is that this is a prospective cohort of participants representative of the U.S. population with a long follow-up," says Dr. Chen. "We studied both the overall H. pylori as well as cagA strain of H. pylori, which is more interactive with the human body. We found that H. pylori is not related to the risk of death from all causes, despite it being related to increased risk of death from gastric cancer."
"This finding confirms earlier work, however, that gastric cancers are now uncommon in the United States," says Dr. Chen. "We also found that H. pylori was related to a reduced risk of stroke and lung cancer, and these effects were stronger for the cagA strain, suggesting its mixed role in human health," she says.
H. pylori, an ancient bacterium, lives in the mucous layer lining the stomach where, until recently, it survived for decades. More than half of the world's population harbor H. pylori in their upper gastrointestinal tract. Mainly transmitted in families, the bacterium is usually acquired before age 10. In developing countries H. pylori is still prevalent, but is vanishing in the developed world thanks to better sanitation and widespread use of antibiotics.
To better understand the relationship between H. pylori and the overall death rate, or all-cause mortality, the researchers analyzed data from 9,895 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Surveys (NHANES III), enrolled from 1988 to 1994. Test results for H. pylori and cagA were available on 7,384 subjects at the time of enrollment, and participants were followed until 2000.
There was no association of either H. pylori-positivity or cagA-positivity with all-cause mortality in the population, the researchers found. Participants with and without H. pylori experienced a similar risk of death from all causes. Consistent with past reports, a strong association was observed between H. pylori and gastric cancer mortality, according to the study. Individuals who were H. pylori positive were 40 times more likely to die from gastric cancer. The study also found that participants with cagA-positivity had a 55 percent reduced risk of deaths from stroke compared with their counterparts who were H. pylori negative/ cagA-negative. Participants with cagA-positivity also had a 45 percent reduced risk of deaths from lung cancer.
"The most interesting finding was that there is a strong inverse association with stroke which could be protective," says Dr. Blaser. "There is some precedent for this and it is possible that the same cells (T reg cells) that H. pylori induces that protect against childhood asthma could be the protective agents, however, the findings need to be confirmed."
Authors: Yu Chen. PhD, MPH, associate professor, Departments of Population Health and Environmental Medicine; Stephanie Segers, MPH, statistician, Department of Population Health; Martin J. Blaser, MD, professor, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology.
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LUBBOCK, Texas -- Backup quarterback Davis Webb threw for three touchdowns and 415 yards in place of the injured Baker Mayfield to lead No. 20 Texas Tech over Iowa State 42-35 on Saturday.
Webb was 35 for 56 with an interception, and Kenny Williams, DeAndre Washington and Sadale Foster each ran for a score for Texas Tech (6-0, 3-0 Big 12). The Red Raiders are bowl eligible at their earliest date since 2008 in their first season under coach Kliff Kingsbury.
The Cyclones (1-4, 0-2) got a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown from Jarvis West and 12 points off three turnovers by the Red Raiders.
Mayfield twisted his right knee in last week's win at Kansas.
The Red Raiders finished with a season-high 251 yards rushing, with Washington, Williams and Foster each gaining at least 80.
Jace Amaro caught nine passes for 143 yards.
It was the first time in 25 games that the Cyclones allowed an opponent to score more than 40 points. That was the longest active streak in the Big 12.
Texas Tech went up for good in the third quarter on a 12-yard touchdown catch by Bradley Marquez.
After Marquez's touchdown, the Red Raiders appeared to score again on a fumble return by Sam Eguavoen after Richardson lost the ball at the Cyclones 35. But officials reviewed the play and ruled Richardson was attempting a side-arm pass.
Iowa State had just 139 total yards at halftime, to 354 by Texas Tech. But big special teams plays kept the Cyclones in the game.
West returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown midway through the first quarter. It was the first non-onside kick return for a touchdown for Iowa State since 1994.
In the second quarter, an Iowa State punt hit Texas Tech's Keenon Ward downfield. It was recovered for the Cyclones by Levi Peters, and a few plays later Aaron Wimberly scored on a 4-yard run off the option pitch from Richardson to make it 14-14.