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Q&A with NIMH Director Dr. Josh Gordon
Q. What are the advances — and future areas of research — that most excite you?
A. It's an exciting time for mental health research — the last five years, especially, have resulted in findings that are transforming the fields of neuroscience and mental health care. For example, in basic science, we have now identified hundreds of places in the genome that are linked to mental disorders such as schizophrenia, autism and depression. The NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative is also generating exciting results, including new tools and resources that have dramatically increased our ability to study the living brain.
In the translational sciences, we recently celebrated the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of two of the first truly novel antidepressants in decades: esketamine for treatment-resistant depression, and brexanolone for postpartum depression. And in intervention research, NIMH-sponsored studies have demonstrated the utility of coordinated specialty care for treating first-episode psychosis and the importance of universal screening and follow-up care for those at risk for suicide.
These are only a few of the exciting advances coming out of basic, translational and intervention research. At NIMH, we're proud of how far the field has come and excited for the future of mental health research.
Q. One of the areas of research that you've championed is suicide. What can you tell us about the strides that have been made?
A. Suicide rates continue to rise in the U.S., and reversing this trend will require that we take the evidence-based practices we know are effective and learn how to implement them on a large scale.
Identifying those at risk for suicide is a critical first step. One effective strategy, according to NIMH-funded research, is universal screening in healthcare settings. With this approach, healthcare providers use screening tools such as the Ask Suicide- Screening Questions (ASQ) to quickly identify at-risk patients who may need further intervention. NIMH staff and other researchers have worked to identify clinical pathways that can guide the implementation of universal screening in healthcare settings in a way that is flexible and mindful of limited resources.
NIMH-funded research is also investigating complementary approaches to risk identification, including algorithm-based risk-prediction models. These advances in risk detection are especially noteworthy, as data suggest that screening, combined with low-cost interventions — such as follow-up phone calls and postcards — were projected to lead to a decrease in suicide attempts in the following year.
But having evidence-based identification and intervention practices are not enough: We also need to ensure these practices are being utilized by the healthcare community. That is why we need to continue to collaborate with public and private partners, advocacy organizations, accrediting organizations such as the Joint Commission, and policymakers to increase the uptake of those practices we know to be effective and to learn more about the best ways to implement them in real-world settings.
Through our collaborative efforts and our continued investment in clinical science, NIMH is committed to achieving the collective goal of saving lives and reversing the trend in suicide rates in the U.S.
Q. Your emphasis on turning science into practice with the RAISE (Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode) studies is changing the lives of individuals and families affected by early psychosis. Can you talk about this remarkable success and what it taught you?
A. The RAISE study demonstrated the superiority of team-based, multi-component coordinated specialty care (CSC) over usual care when treating early psychosis. It also demonstrated the feasibility of implementing CSC programs in U.S. community settings. RAISE is an example of what we strive for at NIMH — the transformation of sound science into real-world change.
The success of the RAISE study prompted Congress to allocate millions of additional dollars to the Community Mental Health Block Grant Program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Between 2014 and 2019, SAMHSA disbursed approximately $286 million to states and territories to foster rapid implementation of evidence-based CSC programs. CSC is now the standard of care for early psychosis, with 285 CSC programs for first-episode psychosis operating in the U.S. as of 2018.
The RAISE study shows what can be achieved when the research community, the private and public sectors, advocacy organizations, healthcare professionals and policymakers work together to promote the practices we know to be effective.
Building on the successes of RAISE, NIMH is pioneering the Early Psychosis Intervention Network (EPINET), a research network that will use data from community-based first episode psychosis clinics to enhance the delivery, evaluation and continual improvement of evidence-based care. We hope EPINET will serve as the next chapter in this success story.
Dr. Gordon will be speaking at NAMICon, a free, virtual event, on the challenges and opportunities in mental health research. You can register on the NAMICon page.
This piece was originally published in the Spring 2020 issue of Advocate.
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import sbt._
import Keys._
import sbtassembly.Plugin._
import AssemblyKeys._
import twirl.sbt.TwirlPlugin._

object SparkBuild extends Build {
  // Hadoop version to build against. For example, "0.20.2", "0.20.205.0", or
  // "1.0.1" for Apache releases, or "0.20.2-cdh3u3" for Cloudera Hadoop.
  val HADOOP_VERSION = "0.20.205.0"

  lazy val root = Project("root", file("."), settings = sharedSettings) aggregate(core, repl, examples, bagel)

  lazy val core = Project("core", file("core"), settings = coreSettings)

  lazy val repl = Project("repl", file("repl"), settings = replSettings) dependsOn (core)

  lazy val examples = Project("examples", file("examples"), settings = examplesSettings) dependsOn (core)

  lazy val bagel = Project("bagel", file("bagel"), settings = bagelSettings) dependsOn (core)

  def sharedSettings = Defaults.defaultSettings ++ Seq(
    organization := "org.spark-project",
    version := "0.6.0-SNAPSHOT",
    scalaVersion := "2.9.1",
    scalacOptions := Seq(/*"-deprecation",*/ "-unchecked", "-optimize"), // -deprecation is too noisy due to usage of old Hadoop API, enable it once that's no longer an issue
    unmanagedJars in Compile <<= baseDirectory map { base => (base / "lib" ** "*.jar").classpath },
    retrieveManaged := true,
    transitiveClassifiers in Scope.GlobalScope := Seq("sources"),
    testListeners <<= target.map(t => Seq(new eu.henkelmann.sbt.JUnitXmlTestsListener(t.getAbsolutePath))),
    publishTo <<= baseDirectory { base => Some(Resolver.file("Local", base / "target" / "maven" asFile)(Patterns(true, Resolver.mavenStyleBasePattern))) },
    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
      "org.eclipse.jetty" % "jetty-server" % "7.5.3.v20111011",
      "org.scalatest" %% "scalatest" % "1.6.1" % "test",
      "org.scalacheck" %% "scalacheck" % "1.9" % "test",
      "com.novocode" % "junit-interface" % "0.8" % "test"
    ),
    parallelExecution := false,
    /* Workaround for issue #206 (fixed after SBT 0.11.0) */
    watchTransitiveSources <<= Defaults.inDependencies[Task[Seq[File]]](watchSources.task,
      const(std.TaskExtra.constant(Nil)), aggregate = true, includeRoot = true) apply { _.join.map(_.flatten) }
  )

  val slf4jVersion = "1.6.1"

  def coreSettings = sharedSettings ++ Seq(
    name := "spark-core",
    resolvers ++= Seq(
      "Typesafe Repository" at "http://repo.typesafe.com/typesafe/releases/",
      "JBoss Repository" at "http://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/",
      "Cloudera Repository" at "http://repository.cloudera.com/artifactory/cloudera-repos/",
      "Spray Repository" at "http://repo.spray.cc/"
    ),
    libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
      "com.google.guava" % "guava" % "11.0.1",
      "log4j" % "log4j" % "1.2.16",
      "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-api" % slf4jVersion,
      "org.slf4j" % "slf4j-log4j12" % slf4jVersion,
      "com.ning" % "compress-lzf" % "0.8.4",
      "org.apache.hadoop" % "hadoop-core" % HADOOP_VERSION,
      "asm" % "asm-all" % "3.3.1",
      "com.google.protobuf" % "protobuf-java" % "2.4.1",
      "de.javakaffee" % "kryo-serializers" % "0.9",
      "com.typesafe.akka" % "akka-actor" % "2.0.2",
      "com.typesafe.akka" % "akka-remote" % "2.0.2",
      "com.typesafe.akka" % "akka-slf4j" % "2.0.2",
      "it.unimi.dsi" % "fastutil" % "6.4.4",
      "colt" % "colt" % "1.2.0",
      "cc.spray" % "spray-can" % "1.0-M2.1",
      "cc.spray" % "spray-server" % "1.0-M2.1"
    )
  ) ++ assemblySettings ++ extraAssemblySettings ++ Twirl.settings

  def replSettings = sharedSettings ++ Seq(
    name := "spark-repl",
    libraryDependencies <+= scalaVersion("org.scala-lang" % "scala-compiler" % _)
  ) ++ assemblySettings ++ extraAssemblySettings

  def examplesSettings = sharedSettings ++ Seq(
    name := "spark-examples"
  )

  def bagelSettings = sharedSettings ++ Seq(name := "spark-bagel")

  def extraAssemblySettings() = Seq(test in assembly := {}) ++ Seq(
    mergeStrategy in assembly := {
      case m if m.toLowerCase.endsWith("manifest.mf") => MergeStrategy.discard
      case "reference.conf" => MergeStrategy.concat
      case _ => MergeStrategy.first
    }
  )

}

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Things Required Childhood photograph of the guests A board How To Play While organizing a childhood party request your guests to bring a childhood photo. Let the organizer collect the photos and put it on a board with a number. Give one sheet to everybody to identify the childhood picture and write the name against each no. Time limit is one minute Winner The player who writes the maximum correct answers wins!!


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package org.apache.parquet.hive;

import org.apache.hadoop.hive.ql.io.parquet.MapredParquetOutputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.ArrayWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.OutputFormat;

/**
 * Deprecated name of the parquet-hive output format. This class exists
 * simply to provide backwards compatibility with users who specified
 * this name in the Hive metastore. All users should now use
 * STORED AS PARQUET
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@Deprecated
public class DeprecatedParquetOutputFormat extends MapredParquetOutputFormat {

  public DeprecatedParquetOutputFormat() {
    super();
  }

  public DeprecatedParquetOutputFormat(final OutputFormat<Void, ArrayWritable> mapreduceOutputFormat) {
    super(mapreduceOutputFormat);
  }
}


ICA's community is enormously social and our students, graduates, and trainers often connect outside the classroom. But, the ICA meet up this last weekend was super special because it's rare that so many of ICA's team are physically in the one place at the one time. And, for some, it was the first time they've met in person after many (over 10) years of working together. A big thanks to students and graduates Aysen Arikan, Bonnie Duarte, Katherine Koplov, Beth Ostrander and Michael Seelman for also coming along and making the day complete!
ICA Student, Michael Seelman sums up the event so perfectly when he says 'it was really cool…lots of fun'.
Rossella Pin (PCC) connected with the ICA team a few months back to say that her children had always wanted to travel to the US, and she was going to make it happen (she lives in Italy). Our US and Canadian based trainers were quick to jump in with offers to host Rossella, and then with much excitement a weekend in Niagara was organised. For some this location was local, but for others it was an 8 hour drive (wow). The photos say it all – a weekend of food, wine, and lots of laughs. The take-away from everyone was 'we should do it more often'.
But, the one thing that really stood out was how the 'online' relationships everyone had developed over the years so effortlessly flowed into the person to person meet up. It speaks volumes to the that depth of connection that can happen within the virtual ICA Community.


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Terma North America signs a $306 million contract with U.S. Air Force
2021 started out well for the Defence Industry when Denmark's biggest Defence company Terma was awarded a 10-year contract with the U.S. Air Force.
Valcon and First Consulting create new North-West European consulting organisation
Valcon is now merged with First Consulting. With the private equity fund Waterland as majority shareholder, they are expecting to extend with one or two companies a year.
Greenland Conference '20
The Confederation of Danish Industry's annual Greenland Conference in Copenhagen took place on December 9th, 2020. An interesting event with a focus on business opportunities in Greenland with multiple guest speakers.
Going the Green Way
The Danish Defence is, as a the largest public purchaser in Denmark, engaged by the Government to focus more on the green transition. But how can the Danish Defence embrace this new strategy?
QuadSAT demonstrates radar measurements at TERMA
FAD congratulates QuadSAT, who is now able to provide on-site radar measurements.
DDAC is being moved to September 2021
Covid-19 strikes again and another save the date is now official.
The years-long controversy at Thule may be solved
Negotiations lead to new criteria regarding the service contract and the controversy at Thule may be solved.
DKK 250.000 assigned to projects within digitalisation and export
As a part of a political agreement regarding "Restart of Danish Export" SMV:Digital will open up for applications towards projects within digitalisation and export.
New Chief of Defence
Lieutenant General Flemming Lentfer has been appointed as new Chief of Defence.
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10 Interesting Facts About Alexander I of Russia
By Roman Khakimov
Portrait of Alexander I by Stepan Shchukin, early 19th century.
Credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain
Alexander I of Russia was an important figure in Russian history who pushed back the invasion of Napoleon Bonaparte's superior army and personally led the Coalition Forces into Paris to solidify their victory. Assisted by Mikhail Speransky, the father of Russian liberalism, Alexander was the first emperor to experiment with liberal reforms in Russia, despite later falling back to supporting his absolute monarchy. To shed some light on his life and legacy, below we have prepared 10 interesting facts about this often overlooked great ruler.
1. Paul I's murder shaped both the political and personal views of Alexander I.
A French print of Paul I's murder, 1882-1884.
Paul I's short five-year reign was a time of great turmoil for the nobility, who like Catherine II, his mother, despised his character and obsession with Prussia. His son Alexander, raised by Catherine herself and thus popular at court, was aware of the plot to remove Paul from the throne in 1801, but the unexpected murder lay on his consciousness for the rest of his life, manifesting itself both in his fear of angering the higher classes and in the religious mysticism that often overshadowed any logic in his everyday affairs.
2. Queen Victoria of England was named after Alexander I, her godfather.
Queen Victoria's extended family, which included the last Russian royals, in Coburg, 1893.
This is particularly surprising given that tensions between the Russian and British empires started long before the Crimean War and that the two countries cooperated very little during the victorian era. Despite being absent at her baptism ceremony in 1819, Alexander I was chosen as Victoria's godfather and namesake to commemorate the victory against Napoleon. On her part, the queen disliked the name Alexandrina and dropped it upon assuming the throne.
3. Like many in his family, Alexander I was not ethnically Russian.
Alexander (second from the left) reportedly spoke better French than Napoleon (on the left), meeting in Tilsit, 1807.
Like elsewhere in Europe, French was the language of the court in 18th century Russia, and it was Alexander's brother and successor Nicholas I who first revived the use of Russian to some degree. But such changes were doomed from the start, as the majority of the Romanovs married foreign-born (mostly German) royals — the brothers' ancestry was only one-sixteenth Russian, in the form of their great-great-grandfather Peter I who started the trend. This continued to the last Tsar, whose blood was less than 1 percent Russian.
4. Alexander I turned out to be all talk and no action when it came to reforms.
A copy of Mikhail Speransky's portrait, 1850.
Having had a Swiss republican idealist and proponent of the Enlightenment as his main childhood tutor set Alexander on a progressive trajectory during his first years in power. But he didn't go much further than reshuffling some administrative institutions and by 1807 began delegating this work to Speransky, a self-made man that cautiously tried to modernize the country. Unanimously hated by the nobility, Speransky became Alexander's scapegoat when tensions reached a melting point in 1812, and with his exile, any hopes for a constitution or emancipation were abandoned.
5. Napoleon lost the war of 1812 before losing a single battle.
Napoleon's retreat from Moscow by Adolph Northen, 1851.
In reaction to Alexander's refusal to comply with the Continental System, in 1812 Napoleon began an invasion into Russia that proved to be his downfall. Instead of a quick and decisive battle, he was faced with a long-planned scorched-earth policy. This meant that despite winning the Battle of Borodino, after leaving the abandoned city of Moscow with but a fraction of his Great Army he had little chance of winning and had to give in to retreat.
6. Alexander I created the Holy Alliance that helped suppress the Enlightenment.
A caricature depicting leaders of the Holy Alliance and Duke of Wellington, 1823.
After taking part in redrawing the map of Europe at the Congress of Vienna, Alexander I began working on what he considered the work of his lifetime – uniting the monarchies of Europe under the banner of Christianity. Due to its religious foundations, only Austria and Prussia agreed to sign on in 1815, but Britain and later France had de facto joined the alliance as well. Although the treaty that Alexander envisioned as a guarantee of peace was too vague in wording and practically ended with his death, it had a lasting effect on the diplomacy and reactionary politics of the 19th century.
7. The vicious circle that culminated in the Russian revolutions can be traced back to Alexander I.
The Decembrist uprising of 1825 by Vasily Timm, 1853.
Among those who participated in the march to Paris in 1814, many were shocked at how the French political and social life contrasted with Russia. This, along with rising nationalism, led to the emergence of secret organizations that were mostly left unchecked by Alexander I. After the unsuccessful Decembrist revolt that followed his death, his brother Nicholas I only strengthened the Tsar's grip on power, while the succeeding Alexander II, tutored by Speransky as a child, also backtracked on his promised reforms for fears of a full-scale revolution. The waves of social unrest that began with the early Decembrists resulted in the overthrow of the monarchy in 1917.
8. Alexander I wanted to exile Pushkin, his greatest contemporary, to Siberia.
Portrait of young Pushkin by Vasily Tropinin, 1927
Alexander's rule was defined not only by war and reform but also by the rise of arts and literature, which had not taken their current form until the early 19th century. In particular, Alexander's reign was the time of Alexander Pushkin, who was considered the greatest poet in Russia even before he wrote his most famous works. However, his 1820 "Ode to Liberty" was such a great blow to Alexander that the latter wanted to exile him to Siberia, though in the end settling for the Caucasus.
9. Alexander I's victory became the cornerstone of Russian state propaganda.
A fight between a Russian peasant and French dragoons, by Ivan Tupylev, 1813-1814.
The patriotic sentiment in Russia reached its all-time high by 1812, in large part thanks to the nationalistic artwork that began circulating in that time. Soon, the French invasion had become known as the Patriotic War of 1812. Despite sticking largely to his predecessor's plan, Field Marshal Kutuzov had become a national hero, and the myth of partisan resistance was born, while in reality, all actions were government-controlled. This defining moment for Russian nationalism was only overshadowed by the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
10. According to popular legend, Alexander I lived on after his death.
Fyodor Kuzmich on his deathbed, 1864.
The late emperor's apparent dissatisfaction with his office, his religiosity, and the sudden nature of his death in 1825 left many to wonder whether he was still alive. Over a decade later, a strange man named Fyodor Kuzmich was detained by the police and sent to Siberia, where he earned a certain reputation for his kind nature. Despite a consensus among historians that this is a myth, there is speculation to this day that he was indeed the retired Alexander I, with evidence ranging from accounts of his command of French to some analysis of his handwriting.
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The result of the coming elections constitutes a milestone for Greek politics, since it will be the first time since the end of the Second World War that the radical left in the country ever had such a popular appeal. Secondly, these elections officially entombed a forty-year period in Greek politics, since the end of the military junta, of the integration of the country into the European Communities and its re-integration in the NATO alliance, the so-called "Metapolitevsi", the post-junta governance.
Though Greece integrated European institutions in the past differed and currently differs importantly from its European neighbors, due to its deeply rooted scars caused by the civil war that erupted after the liberation during WWII. By this, I mean the institutional and party dynamics that shaped its political landscape under the pressing shadow of the Cold War.
Greece's role as an advanced bulwark of the west in the Balkan peninsula against the "communist danger" also crippled its society, which was already deeply divided by the bloodiest civil war the country has seen. And indeed it has seen many; the creation of the modern Greek state in 1828 was even inaugurated by one.
Soon after the end of the civil war in 1949, deep class divisions were momentarily alleviated with the en-masse state sponsored immigration of destitute Greeks and idle city workers to help in the reconstruction of the destroyed industrial complexes in Germany and Belgium.
While social contradictions always run high, in what was and is still a traditional paternalistic society, ruled through the political connivance of a number of illustrious families of businessmen in alliance with a few political dynasties, the crisis has revealed every single ugly and vulnerable spot on the country's social map. It has been a long and painful procedure to endure for many.
It has also shattered the illusions of social ascent for the Greek petit – bourgeoisie and has liberated the hopes of many impoverished workers who have seen their salaries cut by half, and their living conditions literally destroyed. It was this same crucial part of Greece's society that had previously laid its hopes for a better future in the hands of the two ruling parties, Pasok and Nea Dimokratia.
These social layers, together with a disgruntled and utterly disappointed middle class have created an incontestable movement in support of Syriza's rise to power. What also turned the tide towards Syriza was the sheer right extremism that Samara's government indulged, in its effort to attract Golden Dawn voters, and apply a strict rightist policy without much depending on its governmental partner Pasok.
What is more, the government of Samaras-Venizelos, conscientious that the only way to impose such long scale radical neoliberal reforms and a series of privatisations, depended greatly on the outright use of repressive means.
It took less than one year for the European Institutions to realise the inevitability of Syriza's rise to power in Greece in the forthcoming elections, this Sunday the 25th of January 2015. Despite the expressed preference of the present Commission for "familiar faces" in Greece, in what constituted an unprecedented outright political intervention by the European Commission, political pragmatism has steadily stepped in the scene.
Syriza's politica agenda was, until recently, universally painted as a populist and radical leftist conglomeration of different organisations with no common thread binding them. On the other hand, these articles failed to convey that compared to the political demands of Pasok in the 80's, for an exit from the then European Communities and NATO, Syriza seems a fairly politically correct partner for negotiations with its international creditors (EC, ECB, IMF.)
While similar comparisons are faulty by nature, they convey also the political situation in that the Greek society has found itself through the combination of a lengthy legacy of a repressive police state, followed by a clienteles-paternalist state which culminated in the "insouciant era" of the early 90's and 00's, financed by a stream of cheap credit, and even cheaper immigrant labour.
Ironically, the creditors couldn't have asked for a better negotiator; in the sense that the new government that will be formed by Syriza has everything to lose, and little to win by political turmoil. As such, they will be pressed by all sides both internationally and domestically to relinquish maximalist positions.
Ironic, since Syriza's politicians are more fervent Europeans, believing more in the combined productive forces and the solidarity of the European nations, than the professed believers of neoliberal orthodoxy and of the 'wolf eat wolf' unlimited social dumping logic inside the EU.
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Donna Maylowski, 84
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Donna Maylowski, 84, of Levering, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019.
Donna was born on June 20, 1935, the daughter of Donald and Ethlyn Buhland.
She grew up in Central Lake and later graduated from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. Upon moving to Levering, she taught in Levering and Alanson. Later, with her husband, Elmer, owned and operated a farm and slaughterhouse. She also had worked at the Sears Store as a sales representative, a cook at Neath the Birches, a cashier at Tyson's, and the Arnold Line, all in Mackinaw City.
She enjoyed music and attending the Fiddler's Jamboree, knitting, reading, and was a former member of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are her six children, Peter (Connie) Maylowski of Ypsilanti, Marjorie (Dennis) Laur of Cheboygan, Martin (Margaret) of Levering, Wade (Denise) Maylowski of Levering, Patty Maylowski of Cheboygan, and David Maylowski of Levering, 13 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Elmer, a grand daughter, Sara Laur, and three siblings, Dorothy Cummings, Carrie Graham, and Joe Buhland.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 11:00am, with the family greeting friends beginning at 10:00am, at the Nordman-Christian Funeral Home in Cheboygan. Burial will be at Bliss Township Cemetery.
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Gordondon son of Ethelred · 10 years, 11 months ago
Here's a link to the Jian's notorious interview with Billy Bob Thornton. What a tool.
John J. Ryan · 10 years, 11 months ago
http://www.youtube.com/user/Qtv
Starfox · 10 years, 11 months ago
That was hillarious. And kudos to Jian for just rolling with it, and even getting some subtle digs back in.
Eh, I thought he floundered. Just think how Jon Stewart would have handled it.
Kevin Frey · 10 years, 11 months ago
Well, it was so freaking awkward - I could practically see Jian thinking, "Why is he being such a retarded baby about this?" It was such a ridiculous thing to throw a fit about that I think Jian just couldn't fathom that Billy Bob was being such a child. So I don't think it was floundering - I think it was him going, "Should I say what I'm really thinking, or should I try to smooth it over?"
Agent Scully · 10 years, 11 months ago
Looks like Jian is going to be on Showbiz tonight on CNN.
J. Andrew World · 10 years, 11 months ago
You can see it here.
Short interview with Jian by AJ Hammer via Phone.
Unfortunately that wasn't aired on Showbiz Tonight. See my other post for the short phone interview directly from the show.
ChelleyBean · 10 years, 10 months ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ4eV0mZG1c
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Dubai Airport Terminal 3 to open in May
Published Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The extension area of Dubai International Airport (DIA) was on Wednesday visited by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
The expansion aims to meet the demand of growing airport traffic and will accommodate 43 million passengers a year.
Touring the facilities, dedicated for the use of Emirates airline, including the new Terminal 3 and Passengers' Concourse 2, Sheikh Mohammed called the additions "a source of pride".
Khalifa Al Zafeen, CEO of Dubai World Central, gave a presentation on the two buildings that occupy more than one million square metres at a total cost of $4 billion (Dh14.6bn) to cater to 43 million passengers a year.
Sheikh Mohammed also visited a three-storey vehicle parking structure that can accommodate up to 2,000 cars.
At a meeting with young nationals involved in the project, Sheikh Mohammed praised them for the diligent efforts they put in over the past five years to complete the vital project. He termed the project as "gigantic", as it forms part of Dubai's development strategy for 2015. The two facilities will be officially opened in May.
DIA currently has capacity for 22 million passengers but by the time the expansion projects are completed it will be able to handle 60 million passengers a year. Forecasts project the airport to be handling 70 million passengers per year by 2016 and 100 million per year by 2025, which would make it the world's largest airport.
Located beneath the taxiway area and directly linked with Concourse 2, Terminal 3 incorporates an innovative design that promotes simplified, easy passenger flow and decreases walking distances.
Terminal 3's features include a multi-level underground parking structure, first-class lounges and dedicated counters, restaurants and 180 check-in counters. Total built-up area is 5,000 square metres.
The departures and arrivals halls within the terminal will be located 10 metres below the taxiways.
Directly connected to Terminal 3, Concourse 2 is dedicated exclusively to Emirates airline. The building will include a multi-level structure for departures and arrivals incorporating 27 contact gates and 59 passenger-loading bridges. (Wam)
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The first museum dedicated to life of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) is to be built in Dubai as the first scheme by the newly launched Culture and Arts Authority. The museum aims to draw attention to the Prophet's achievements and to define the message of peace and love that Islam carried to all peoples of the world, said organisers.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has tasked the Culture and Arts Authority, headed by Sheikh Mayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, with supervising the implementation of the project.
Sheikh Mayed said: "The museum would be the first initiative of the Culture and Arts Authority in Dubai, which is inspired by the spirit of leadership from the life of the Prophet and his prophetic teachings." (Wam)


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The View From the Nano Trenches
Alan Rae
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As 2012 draws to a close, and 2013 begins, I thought I would share a personal, "from the trenches" perspective on the nano business.
The business climate continues to be challenging. The bankruptcies of A123 and Global Solar Germany highlight the difficulties of moving new businesses to larger scale, whether or not they are nano-related. Market and financial conditions as well as management missteps are no indicator of a promising or valuable technology. Scaling up to serve large markets in competition with powerful incumbents is a high-risk activity for any business. New energy is still a key growth area for nano applications but the economic problems worldwide are choking off many opportunities at the growth stage.
Solar thin film, which had been a promising volume market for nanomaterials, has temporarily lost its cost advantage. The loss is temporary because thin film uses significantly less material than crystalline silicon technology and will eventually regain its advantage if economies of scale develop. With silicon module production costs falling below $0.48/watt (Lux Research, 2012) thin film producers have to concentrate on other performance metrics such as better diffuse and low-angle light gathering. In silicon cells, nano silver inks have not gained significant traction as interconnects because advances in printing technology and conventional silver inks provide an adequate cost/performance compromise.
Venture capital investment for early stage growth companies is still struggling for a clean exit strategy route: IPO or acquisition. Many nano companies are moving towards the business model of medical device companies, whose development sequence goes as follows: a university inventor patents a project that has been supported by grants, the inventor or his/her students form a spinoff, angel or further contract funds are acquired to prove the concept (i.e. lower the investment risk), and then the company hopes to be bought out by a major player. This acquisition route is a strong success indicator in many cases as the major player may already have the infrastructure for sales, service and production. The challenge is that the approach of grant funding and waiting for a suitor means that companies can progress for quite some time without validating a sustainable customer-based growth model to allow for acquisition and enable breaking out of the pure research mode. After many years of dedication, the startup may find itself at a "dead end" after doing great scientific work with no outlet.
New businesses are still being born, growing, and addressing this dilemma. I was recently at a terrific workshop on the "Lean Launchpad" platform at the Center for Nanoscale Engineering in Albany, NY, hosted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). I was encouraged to see new companies in battery, solar and thermal energy harvesting participating. The "Lean Launchpad" program under the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps initiative is an intensive program that forces a fledgling business to reevaluate its assumptions and confront them with the hard reality of intense customer scrutiny. The pioneering work at centers like the NSF Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing and The Center for Hierarchical Nanomanufacturing are in the forefront of developing production-friendly processes to create novel nanostructured systems.
Developing practical and economic scale-up of more "conventional" nanomaterials continues to be a challenge. At the Nanomaterial Innovation Center, we are exploring freeze drying, plasma, microwave, combustion synthesis, and other techniques to allow high-yield particle synthesis without grain growth. The next challenge is transferring these nanomaterials into a form in which they can be processed using conventional technology such as agglomeration through spray drying, tape casting, screen printing, and thermal transfer printing. Unless the new nano process fits normal manufacturing processes, the barriers to growth are almost insurmountable.
Hot growth areas from our perspective are electronics and surfaces – from nanostructured shower curtains, to corrosion resistant circuit board coatings, to waterproofing smart phones. Energy transformation and storage such as batteries, thermoelectrics, and capacitors continue to show promise.
Despite the economic climate, local, regional, and national governments are still finding a way to fund nano solutions for technical issues. An ecosystem of funding, incubators, mentors and processes is "self-assembling" in specific geographic areas to encourage growth world-wide.
It is frustrating that the definition of "nano" is STILL not universally accepted. Although there is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) definition, the European Commission altered the definition in their Oct 18 statement: "a natural, incidental or manufactured material containing particles, in an unbound state or as an aggregate or as an agglomerate and where, for 50% or more of the particles in the number size distribution, one or more external dimensions is in the size range 1 nm – 100 nm." Those of us in the business know that what looks like a tighter definition still is open to variability in particle size measurement…TEM? Light scattering? X-ray line broadening? Sedimentation? This discussion will continue…
Thankfully, the European Commission recognized: "In the light of current knowledge and opinions of the EU Scientific and Advisory Committees and independent risk assessors, nanomaterials are similar to normal chemicals/substances in that some may be toxic and some may not. Possible risks are related to specific nanomaterials and specific uses. Therefore, nanomaterials require a risk assessment, which should be performed on a case-by-case basis, using pertinent information. Current risk assessment methods are applicable, even if work on particular aspects of risk assessment is still required."
This is still a very exciting time for the materials. Who would have expected that we would still be finding new allotropes of carbon in the 21st century? The challenge is to use these often nanostructured materials for the benefit of humanity by responsibly commercializing medical, energy, communication and other applications – and generating significant economic benefits.
Alan Rae is the CEO of the NanoMaterials Innovation Center.
Lux Research. (2012). Module cost structure update: Path to profitability. Lux Research. https://portal.luxresearchinc.com/research/report_excerpt/12243
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Section 49P in The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961
By Dhanalakshmi Rajasekar November 6, 2018
49P. Tendered votes.—
(1) If a person representing himself to be a particular elector seeks to vote after another person has already voted as such elector, he shall, on satisfactorily answering such questions relating to his identity as the presiding officer may ask, be, instead of being allowed to vote through the balloting unit, supplied with a tendered ballot paper which shall be of such design, and the particulars of which shall be in such language or languages as the Election Commission may specify.
(2) Every such elector shall before being supplied with a tendered ballot paper write his name against the entry relating to him in Form 17B.
(3) On receiving the ballot paper he shall forthwith—
(a) proceed to the voting compartment;
(b) record there his vote on the ballot paper by placing a cross mark 'X' with the instrument or article supplied for the purpose on or near the symbol of the candidate for whom he intends to vote;
(c) fold the ballot paper so as to conceal his vote;
(d) show to the presiding officer, if required, the distinguishing mark on the ballot paper;
(e) give it to the presiding officer who shall place it in a cover specially kept for the purpose; and
(f) leave the polling station.
(4) If owing to blindness or physical infirmities, such elector is unable to record his vote without assistance; the presiding officer shall permit him to take with him a companion, subject to the same conditions and after following the same procedure as laid down in rule 49N for recording the vote in accordance with his wishes.
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Die Neutenmühle ist eine Einöde in der Gemeinde Bissingen im schwäbischen Landkreis Dillingen an der Donau. Der Ort liegt westlich von Bissingen an der Höchstädter Straße mit der Hausnummer 2.

Geschichte
Die Neutenmühle wird erstmals 1512 genannt. Im Jahr 1580 wird sie als Mittelmühle bezeichnet, da sie zwischen der Göllinger- und der Herrenmühle lag. Im Jahr 1716 wird sie als Fronmühle bezeichnet, da sie zur Grundherrschaft der Grafen von Oettingen gehörte. Die Mühle wurde vom Vogtamt Unterbissingen verwaltet.

Der Mühlenbetrieb wurde 1979 eingestellt.

Baudenkmäler
Siehe: Liste der Baudenkmäler in Neutenmühle

Literatur
 Georg Wörishofer, Alfred Sigg, Reinhard H. Seitz: Städte, Märkte und Gemeinden. In: Der Landkreis Dillingen a. d. Donau in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Herausgegeben vom Landkreis Dillingen a. d. Donau, 3. neu bearbeitete Auflage, Dillingen an der Donau 2005, S. 154.

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KARA (BRACELET)
Place of Origin: SIND, PAKISTAN
Date: MId-19th Century
Overall Diameter: 870mm (3 ½ inches)
This luxurious gold bracelet (or 'kara') is adorned with sixteen raised collets, each set with a flat-cut foiled diamond set in the kundan style within a bed of granulated gold. Between each collet is a further leaf-shaped flat-cut diamond – the alternating composition extending densely over a bed of deep-green enamel. The bracelet's interior surface is decorated with enamel of pink, white and blue hues to depict the alternating flowerheads of lotuses and poppies on a ground of green enamel foliage.
Carvalho discusses a pair of 19th-century anklets in the collection of Nasser D. Khalili, noting that the vividness of the different shades of pink would suggest that they were the work of enamellers from Sind rather than Benares.[1] This is also true of two Sind guns within the same collection,[2] which show similar enamel work on their barrel bands and metal fittings as can be seen on our bangle. The palette shown in the present example is also similar to some Persian enamel work. Comparing the present object, for example, with No. 16 in this catalogue (the enamel kindjal), we can see how this style of decoration – with its prolific use of blues, pinks and whites – arrives in the Sind region.
Purchased from Spink and Son Ltd London early 1980s.
[1] Pedro Moura Carvalho, Gems and Jewels of Mughal India (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art), No. 55, p. 130.
[2] Ibid, Nos. 56 & 57, pp. 132-135.


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Chopra named interim dean at Kellogg
by Northwestern News June 23, 2009 January 7, 2022
Sunil Chopra, currently the senior associate dean for curriculum and teaching at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, has been named interim dean of the school.
Chopra, who joined Kellogg in 1989, is also the IBM Distinguished Professor of Operations Management at Kellogg. His appointment as interim dean, announced by Provost Daniel I. Linzer today, is effective Sept. 1.
"Sunil brings a deep understanding of the school, an outstanding record of scholarship and significant administrative experience," Linzer said. "We will soon begin a national search for a successor to Dean Dipak Jain, who will step down Sept. 1. I am confident that Kellogg will continue to flourish under Sunil's leadership as interim dean while we conduct the search."
Chopra's research and teaching interests are in operations management, supply chain management and network design. Besides several papers, he has co-authored the books "Managing Business Process Flows" and "Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning and Operation." Both books are published by Prentice Hall and are used at several of the top business schools to teach operations management and supply chain management, respectively.
The supply chain management book was awarded the best book of the year for 2002 by the Institute of Industrial Engineers. Chopra also has won several teaching awards at Kellogg.
"Kellogg has a strong commitment to excellence based on its culture of collaboration and innovation among its faculty, students, alumni and staff," Chopra said. "I look forward to building on this vibrant environment where we partner with our students to develop global leaders who make contributions of lasting significance and faculty continue to do pathbreaking research and develop new pedagogy."
Chopra has been senior associate dean for curriculum and teaching since August 2006. In that position, he is responsible for planning the curriculum, teaching needs and other student activities for the full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs.
Prior to coming to Kellogg, Chopra was an assistant professor at the Stern School of Business Administration at New York University. He has a Ph.D. in operations research from SUNY Stony Brook.
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Ultrasound Appears to Show Woman's Late Father Kissing Baby
By Devin Holdraker
(Shantel Carrillo)
Here's a story you may have missed in the post-Thanksgiving – pre-holiday season shuffle.
When Shantel Carrillo first shared an ultrasound of her then 20-week-old baby girl, she had failed to notice a stunning detail. She and her partner, Bryce, were so focused on the baby's face that they really didn't notice anything else in the printout. Thankfully, a friend on social media immediately pointed out the odd appearance of a figure appearing to kiss her soon-to-be-born child.
"I posted the ultrasound," Carrillo shared with NBC's San Diego affiliate, "and right when I posted it, like 30 seconds later, someone's like, 'There's an angel kissing your baby!'"
For Carrillo, who recently lost her father, it was no abnormality.
She posted the ultrasound side-by-side with a picture of her late father holding her oldest daughter when she was born. Even if you don't believe in all that angels stuff, you've gotta admit that this is pretty freaking crazy either way.
"It could very well be him – you never know," she told NBC 7. "It's so his character; that's just so my dad."
The post, of course, has spread, as things posted to Reddit have the tendency of doing. Plenty of folks agreeing with the original poster, with others claiming it's just the angle of the photo. As for Carrillo, she's happy either way.
"It does look a lot like my dad and it's awesome. And, you know, it could be him, just saying, 'Hey, I'm here, and it's all good,'" Carrillo said. "Or it could be that the placenta just looks like my dad, which is awesome, too."
Whatever or whomever it may be in the photo, it has certainly given the expecting mother a treasured memory that she'll have to share for years to come.
"It's just a cool picture to have; it just is what it is," she said.
If nothing else, she now has an amazing name for a new metal band.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Dad Shaped Placenta."


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Zouiten performs in 2019 at Berlin's Gnaoua Festival, which featured the sounds of West Africa.
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It's a damp, cold October night in Berlin, but along Hauptstraße in the Friedenau district, inside the famed Zig Zag Jazz Club, the crowd waiting for Alaa Zouiten is lively, chattering and warm.
A fire-red glow reflects from the lights near the stage where the Morocco-born 'ud player begins plucking a few of his instrument's strings. Clinking glassware and the hum of conversation subsides into concentration.
"I love the transcultural approach in music, and that means there are no boundaries between music and cultures," says Alaa Zouiten. Morocco-born and, since 2009, Berlin-based, the 'ud virtuoso and music educator is among the more than 135,000 Arab-identifying residents of the city helping make Berlin one of the world's hottest centers of creative arts. Zouiten cites the fusions in his own music as Moroccan, Amazigh, African, Jewish, North African and Andalusian. "Together it all sounds really organic," he says, "In that moment, the listener says, 'We're all pretty close, and we have more similarities than differences.'"
Zouiten's first song comes as a rapid-fire arrangement that at once showcases his virtuosity, flitting between styles he refers to as flamenco arabe and urban jazz. After that, his band joins him: a Spanish percussionist, a French bassist, a Canadian violinist and a pianist from Lebanon. Midway through their opener, Zouiten pauses to let his audience know it's about to hear something new.
"We are trying a mix of different styles of music up here," he says. "I hope it's OK."
Cheers erupt. One woman near the front calls out, "It's more than OK. It's geil!"—a German slang compliment that falls between "cool" and "sick."
Reflecting on the audience's enthusiasm, Zouiten elaborates as he strums and talks, strums and talks.
"I am neither a purist Arab 'ud player, nor a jazz composer, nor a traditional flamenco artist," he says, continuing to pad his thoughts with notes that will lead into the next song. "Just the fact that I'm from a country like Morocco, with its Arabic, Amazigh, Islamic, African, Jewish and Andalusian influences, makes the answer more difficult."
Like his band, his music and the city he now calls home, Zouiten is surrounded by a comingling of cultures and the resulting exchange of geographic collateral.
IVETA RYSAVA
"While I was looking for a label for my music, some called my music Oriental Jazz. Others called it Arabic Andalusian fusion," he says. "I was constantly dissatisfied with all these names, until finally I came to the right term. My music is about a plaisir transculturel, or transcultural enjoyment."
Music has never been about just one thing, he says. Throughout the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean, music has always been rich with both tradition and the eclecticism that comes with movements of peoples. In Morocco, for example, where French and Arabic are spoken both independently and fused into a dialect, there's a complex soldering and even reconciling of identities that often presents in music. Moroccans, like people elsewhere, understand nuanced cultural representations, which in their region light up a spectrum of Arab, Italian, French, Amazigh and Andalusian influences that have all at different times borrowed from and given to other styles.
People in Berlin identifying as Arab are now the fourth-largest ethnic group in the city, approximating 135,000, or 3.5 percent of the total population. Musicians like Zouiten are helping create a musical landscape more open than ever to fusion.
Large numbers of Arabs first began arriving in Germany in the 1970s as Gastarbeiter (guest workers), many from Morocco and Tunisia. Others later came from Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq, Sudan and—most recently—Syria, often fleeing conflicts. For this reason, over the past couple decades, Berlin has become a polestar of music influenced by, performed by and increasingly produced by new arrivals. Amid and alongside an ethnically German majority, the mix has come together in connections of people, tones, rhythms, instruments and ideas. Compositions are resonating not only within Berlin, but across Europe and beyond. Berlin has become one of the world's hottest crucibles of musical creativity.
COURTESY ELIAS ABOUD
Above and below right Syria-born percussionist Elias Aboud completed his musical education at Berlin's Barenboim-Said Akademie in 2013. In December he performed with the Boulez Ensemble at the city's Pierre Boulez Hall. Independently, Aboud and three fellow Syrian musicians formed the Ramal Ensemble whose polyrhythmic sound features both Arab and Eurocentric styles. "My hope is that my music would move you not because you are Arab but because you are a listener," says Aboud.
When Professor Amro Ali arrived in 2011, he says that he sensed the first signs of the burgeoning cultural scene. As a sociologist specializing in how cultures influence behavior, he noticed the city's peppering of restaurants offering kebabs, shawarmas, baklava and the like, but he also noticed a lack of institutions showcasing Arab literature, art and music.
That changed in the 2010s following the Arab Spring that ultimately forced many from North Africa and the Levant—and notably from Syria—to seek refuge and asylum abroad. A historic turning point came in 2015 when, faced with such great numbers of people fleeing repression of the Syrian Revolution, German then-Chancellor Angela Merkel opened Germany's doors wider than ever. Of the approximately 1.2 million asylum seekers Germany welcomed were artists, teachers, businesspeople and intellectuals and, among them, many chose to settle in Berlin.
Arabs and others from across the Middle East and North Africa were thus meeting each other in the city, says Ali, and sharing a common experience of emigration and adaptation. This created a fertile ground for intercultural interactions and collaborations in everything from practical matters to creative music.
"Berlin was already a cultural hub," says Ali, who is now a research fellow at the Freie Universität Berlin as well as a lecturer in sociology at the American University in Cairo. "But it was becoming a hub where Arabs could establish themselves quickly."
What the English magazine Exberliner called "an unprecedented outburst of cultural activity" was under way.
Newspapers, plays, films, art shows and Baynatna, the city's first-ever Arabic library, all opened amidst the influx.
Berlin "has become the city of choice for a new generation of cultural talent from the Middle East and North Africa."
—Amro Ali
COURTESY TAHA SHEIK DIEH
"It has become the city of choice for a new generation of cultural talent from the Middle East and North Africa," Ali says.
There emerged new alliances and new opportunities among artists and local institutions, organizations and subcultures, all in what has become, especially since the end of World War II, one of the world's most introspective cities, one unusually committed to the experimentation required for regeneration. Berlin was yet again becoming a pivot point for another chapter of European cultural history.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic (and now cautiously restarting) jam sessions, musical performances and dance parties proliferated. 'Ud players connected with percussionists and countless others in parks and plazas, especially amid the popular Sunday market at Mauerpark (Wall Park), along a former part of the Berlin Wall.
The weekly performances of The Arab Beats Project, an "Oriental electronica" collaboration by disc jockeys Rafi Gazani of Palestine and Uroš Petkovic of Serbia, brought together hundreds of partygoers at clubs along the graffiti-covered streets of Kreuzberg. On the classical side, the renowned West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, founded by Palestinian American scholar Edward Said and Israeli American conductor Daniel Barenboim and based in Seville, Spain, spawned in Berlin the Barenboim–Said Akademie, which offers students from the Middle East and North Africa bachelor's degrees and certificates in music. The Arab Song Jam emerged with weekly performances at Werkstatt der Kulturen, a venue in the southern, increasingly hip district of Neukölln.
"It's this diversity that makes the scene so exciting," says Sean Prieske, who is a doctoral fellow in transcultural musicology at Humboldt-Universität in Berlin. Prieske says he's met traditional and modern musicians, classical artists and those into hip-hop, metal, electronica and jazz, and he says it's common now to hear that musicians are moving to Berlin solely to try to launch their international music careers.
Elias Aboud is among them. A percussionist who learned music in Damascus, Aboud finished his musical studies in 2021 at Barenboim-Said. In addition to performing with prominent orchestras, Aboud formed the Ramal Ensemble with three fellow Syrian musicians in Berlin. They not only play traditional pieces, he says, but also compose "works that bring the sophisticated polyrhythmic sound of Arab music to Western chamber ensembles, experimenting with classic tunes from both traditions."
While the idea for the ensemble began in Syria, Aboud recalls, "I was able to bring it to fruition here in Berlin," where he not only discovered a new sound but what he calls "new color" to music while playing keyboards atop traditional Middle Eastern instruments such as the flute-like ney, or the qanun, played by plucking its strings.
6aha Aiwa, above and below right, is a rapper and lyricist from Aleppo. After the Syrian revolution and his move six years ago to Germany, he says his lyrics and performances began reflecting more of the ongoing transitions of his countrymen. Berlin, he says, "gave me more access and freedom to express my feelings and thoughts." He also discovered the city's production scene for electronic music, "genres where I was just listening to them back in the days in Syria."
"Classical music is something Germans are proud of," says Aboud. "It made sense to combine the sounds, mix the traditions, and create something new that would touch people from multiple backgrounds and cultures."
In his newest project, Aboud is crafting music inspired, he says, by Berlin's popular Untergrundbahn, or U-bahn subway lines. His first piece, "U8," sought to evince the rapid-transit lines connecting heavily Arab neighborhoods in the Neukölln district to other parts of the city.
"My hope is that my music would move you not because you are Arab, but because you are a listener. It doesn't matter whether you're Arab, German, or Latin American. I just want people to appreciate the music."
Because of Berlin's warmly eclectic and often outspokenly nonrestrictive music scene, musicians like Aboud have been able to obtain a level of local status they aren't able to replicate in their home countries, says Prieske.
"While you can't compare it to Cairo or Baghdad, with their robust musical traditions, Berlin is definitely the most important city for Arabic music outside of Arabic-speaking countries at the moment," he says.
6aha Aiwa, a rapper and lyricist from Aleppo, agrees. He knows Berlin isn't the only city where these musical fusions occur, but he says the city offers musicians like him access to different kinds of networks. Taha, who performs as 6aha Aiwa, performed relatively unnoticed for eight years in Syria before he moved in 2015 to Berlin where he immediately connected with the music scene.
"I was queuing in line for asylum, and some volunteers were providing hot tea. I started talking to one of them, and they invited me to a jam session," he says, remembering.
When 6aha Aiwa arrived, he expected to enjoy other musicians performing. He was shocked when they called him up on stage.
"Suddenly I had to sing in Arabic. It was almost overwhelming," he says.
"I was queuing in line for asylum ... [and some of the volunteers there] invited me to a jam session."
—6aha Aiwa
Since then, 6aha Aiwa has been performing in festivals and solo concerts across Berlin. In 2016, he founded wladalamm, an Arabic rap, reggae and hip-hop group.
"Our music isn't for fun," he says. "There's not one line that you can waste. It's not just filling words."
His lyrics, he says, offer a means to explore asylum seekers' experiences—all of the good, the bad, and the in-between.
Courtesy Jamila Al-Yousef
Jamila & The Other Heroes perform in November at the Cairo Jazz Club in Egypt.
Jamila Al-Yousef—festival curator, antiracism and empowerment trainer, Berlin native and lead vocalist for the band Jamila & The Other Heroes—says her performances and lyrics take inspiration from her Palestinian father, who came to Germany as a refugee. "I believe in a transcultural-hybrid approach. That means that every individual has a whole different story in what shaped their identity. So we can have all sorts of backgrounds, and if you see musicians or artists like that, that is fine, but if you want to put them into a corner by 'this is the Syrian artist, this is the Iraqi artist,and this is the German artist,' this won't work, especially in Berlin."
"To have Syrians speaking about these topics, with no fear, is a way for Germans to learn about this—straight from the source. It gives us a stage so that we can 'integrate' them to our world," he says. His rap, he emphasizes, is not "refugee music."
"I do art. I do music. I want people to book me as a musician and not as a refugee," he says, discussing how Arab artists in similar Berlin rap circles have taken notice that their music appears to be changing the things nonimmigrant Berliners are talking about as well.
"We cannot change the fact that Berlin is a German city. We are not going to change what German people like or how they do things." But with a scene made up of people of so many different cultural streams, "we are shaping the city too," he says.
"Our fanbase is made up of Arabs and Westerners, anarchists and leftists, people from all over the spectrum. They resonate with our political perspectives, not just our cultural backgrounds," he says. "That's how it is in Berlin."
Perhaps as much as anyone in Berlin, vocalist Jamila Al-Yousef knows how it is, too, living a hyphenated identity as a minority in a curious but historically homogeneous city. Born on same day that the Berlin Wall fell—November 9, 1989—her mother is an Urberliner, meaning an "original Berliner," and her father came to Berlin as a refugee from Palestine: She calls herself Berlini-Palestini, and she is passionate about working alongside and collaborating with artists from across the world.
"Music Breaks All Borders," reads Zouiten's T-shirt as he holds a microphone to accompanying percussionists riffing off one another during a Berlin performance. Zouiten, 37, has also trained on piano, violin and classical guitar, and he is currently studying ethnomusicology at the Hochschule für Musik FRANZ LISZT Weimar in his pursuit to "continually propose new musical perspectives."
"If Berlin and its music scene is something, it's actually seeing people with their very diverse intersectional identities, and it's celebrating that."
—Jamila Al-Yousef
Al-Yousef founded the band Jamila & the Other Heroes in 2016, which over the past few years has toured in Germany, the Middle East and North Africa. In 2020, the group released its debut album, SIT EL KON (The Grandmother of the Universe) which features Arab percussion and Arabic lyrics but evades the confinement of labels such as "Arab music" by self-describing its sound as "psychedelic desert funk."
While tours continue to be difficult due to visa issues and a global pandemic not fully eased, Al-Yousef says that nonetheless, "as a band, we travel within our music. We travel within the creations we make together."
Their goal, like that of so many others, is to bring new, creative energy to topics that are important to the city.
"What we as artists in Berlin can do is tear down the borders in our head and invite others to do the same," she says.
This echoes the sentiments of plaisir transculturel that Zouiten explains from the spotlight up on the Zig Zag stage, where the notes, the cheers and the smiles defy divisions, bind the crowd in experience, and warm the chill of another late-autumn night.
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Fabian Brennecke
Fabian Brennecke is a documentary photographer based in Berlin who specializes in social and cultural documentaries as well as portraiture.
Ken Chitwood
Ken Chitwood, Ph.D., is an award-winning writer on religion, travel and culture. He is currently a Fritz Thyssen Foundation Postdoctoral Re- search Fellow at the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies of Freie Universität Berlin. He is also a journalist-fellow with the University of Southern California's Center for Religion and Civic Culture's Spiritual Exemplars Project, and he lectures in Islamic science at Otto Friedrich Universität Bamberg.
Is the Sky the Limit for The Gambia's Groundnuts?
Written by Tristan Rutherford
Photographed by Samantha Reinders
From co-op farms and export-driven factories to market stalls run by young entrepreneurs, continental Africa's smallest country is adapting its globally popular crop of groundnuts peanuts to changing climate, changing markets and rising aspirations.
Egyptology's Eloquent Eye: Mohammedani Ibrahim
Written by Dianna Wray
Photographs by Mohammedani Ibrahim / Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
As a young man in 1906, Mohammedani Ibrahim joined the work crew of US archeologist George Reisner, who used cameras to record systematically what shovels and picks were unearthing. Ibrahim mastered the technology, and over 30 years he made more than 9,000 exceptionally artful images.
Amir Zaki's Sculpture of Skateparks
Photographs courtesy of Amir Zaki
It takes a landscape photographer's eye to step down into a cement skatepark and turn the lens not on skaters but on the ramps, waves, valleys, bowls and tunnels that are the terrain of the park itself, and it takes a skater's experience to do so in a way that captivates both art critics and skateboard stars. California native and photographer Amir Zaki grew up skateboarding on streets in suburban Los Angeles, and recently he began visiting skateparks to produce sweeping, large-format images that offer textured meditations on the beauty of light on curved concrete.


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