Saguaro blooms above the Santa Cruz River near Avra Valley Road Arizona. May 2018. ©Sonoran Institute/Bill Hatcher, 2018.
Thanks to you, this has been another year of exciting accomplishments. At the Sonoran Institute, we understand that people arrive at conservation from many angles: recreation, business, academia, agriculture, cultural heritage, and art. We believe everyone's voice should be heard, and their values considered. This commitment to collaboration has been the hallmark of our approach to natural resource conservation since our inception in 1990, and it is the reason we succeed.
Our work brings together people from two countries and tribal nations to improve the landscapes, waterways, wildlife habitat, and communities we all love. This is the story of who benefits—rural families in Colorado who will be less vulnerable to wildfires and drought; city dwellers in Tucson who experience less monsoon flooding and more shade; families from urban Mexicali who can discover a forest and learn about the Colorado River Delta's renewal; hikers along the historic Anza trail in Tubac or cyclists on The Loop in Tucson who enjoy a flowing, living Santa Cruz River.
In the Colorado River Delta, where binational collaboration drives our restoration efforts, our work took another momentous leap forward with the signing of Minute 323 in September. For the next nine years, this new water-sharing agreement between the US and Mexico will support continued restoration and ensure a more secure water future for Colorado River water users.
In Colorado, our Growing Water Smart workshops are bringing West Slope and Front Range communities together to find water management solutions. We're excited to announce that a significant multiyear grant from the Colorado Water Conservation Board, a critical partner in our work, will give communities the assistance they need to implement the Colorado Water Plan.
In Arizona, we are a key partner in the Central Arizona Conservation Alliance, a coalition of over 60 organizations and municipalities. This group will soon release a Regional Open Space Strategy and Vision to protect the most vital conservation priorities of Maricopa County, the fastest-growing county in the nation.
Within our own organization, collaboration is a constant source of energy and innovation. Recently, we gathered expertise from across Sonoran Institute to greatly expand our strategic plan and vision for the Santa Cruz River. We can't wait to tell you more in the coming months!
Finally, collaboration with an engaged board of directors is the foundation of success for any organization, and our board works hard and participates fully. We thank Chris Perez for his outstanding leadership as our Board Chair these past two years. With his guidance, our board has grown with great diversity of age, gender, geography, and professional backgrounds.
In this time of endless vitriol and blame in public discourse, we remain committed to an open table. Thanks to your support, we provide a space where everyone who has a stake in the future of the North American West is welcome. The positive results we see, and your loyal and generous support, reassure us that we are on the right path. That's why we're thrilled to present our 2018 Annual Report.


18kt white gold, diamond, brushed finish, comfort fit wedding ring. There are 5 round brilliant cut diamonds set in the ring. The diamonds are 0.10 ct tw, VS1-2 in clarity and G-H in color. The ring is 8.0 mm wide and has a brush finish. Other finishes may be selected.


A special fashion made from two lovely fabrics combined. The underlying fabric is a metallic bronze cotton lawn overlaid with shimmering flocked silk organza, resulting in a fabric of great elegance. The bodice is strapless and closely fitted. A black velvet picot edging decorates the bodice. The voluminous skirt has a black tulle underskirt. A black pleated organza and lace platter hat completes this classic ensemble.


In addition to classes, exams and concerts, DanceStruck also runs a Performance Academy. This part of the school is dedicated to those who would like more opportunities to perform on stage, in front of an audience. There are two pathways students are able to take: joining the Performance Academy group, which often performs at local events but does not compete. The other is to have private coaching, where students learn a unique solo piece that is performed in competitions.
Being part of the DanceStruck Performance Academy – whether in a group or as a solo performer – is a rewarding experience where students develop skills, discipline and wonderful friendships.
DanceStruck is proud to offer students the opportunity to further their dance training through participation in the Performance Academy. These additional group performances are a wonderful way to develop performance and artistry skills as well as take dance technique and ability to the next level.
At DanceStruck we take our commitment to Performance Academy seriously by dedicating considerable time and effort to each piece, in order to provide students an opportunity to enhance capability across different dance styles in a supportive environment. To assist students and parents in making an informed decision about participation in the DanceStruck Performance Academy, we have set out our expectations of team members.
The DanceStruck Performance Academy is a large commitment, and every student (and their family) who choose to accept a position must be ready to commit to the team and the work required. The Performance Academy is similar to a sports team where members depend on one another to be present and work hard. Each student must be physically and mentally present at each class and rehearsal so as to uphold their commitment to the team.
DanceStruck has a minimum attendance requirement of 80 per cent, unless previously discussed and agreed with Miss Catherine. This means that students are required to attend 80 per cent of all classes for which they are enrolled (Performance Academy classes as well as all other classes). We understand that injuries and illnesses do occur, and Miss Catherine is able to advise in these instances.
Students are expected to represent DanceStruck to a high standard at all times, including during class, rehearsals and at performances. As members of the Performance Academy, students are seen as role models for other students and are therefore expected to demonstrate focus, concentration and 100 per cent effort.
Performances do require additional financial commitment from families, to cover the cost of costumes, teaching requirements, as well as travel and accommodation when attending a regional venue.
Your lesson is a confidential session that is designed uniquely for your daughter – no discussion on session content is made with other persons other than our Principal Miss Catherine. Your teacher will choreograph and work to bring your daughters talent and strengths to the fore. We do not 'repeat' dances and pass them done the line as we believe that your daughter should have dances and routines that are bespoke, and are arranged to highlight and promote a platform for her to hone her stagecraft.
Our focus really is on the development of the dancer as a whole rather than a quick grab for a win, or trophy-type experience. This is a long term vision and pathway that we know will bring much confidence and a personal sense of achievement.
How do I enter competitions?
Entering of competitions is done by the parents – you can always ask your class teacher in your private time for further advice.
What do I do about costumes?
Costumes for competition solos are design to be tasteful and relevant to the music, theme and choreography (this is not a random flight of fancy!). Our experience in this field can guide you to source a memorable, cost effective outfit that will stand out for all the right reasons!
Costume designs are provided by your private lesson teacher (and approved by Miss Catherine). Costumes are sourced and paid for by parents, our office can assist and/or organise to hire.
Your teacher choreographs exclusively for your daughter's solos whilst she is an enrolled student at DanceStruck. To protect the integrity of the work (and your daughter's dance reputation), any other performance opportunities should be recorded with your private lesson teacher.


He got 'instinctive schemer' Tyrion Lannister.
Forget Brexit and Tory Party squabbling for a minute, Michael Gove's got better things to be doing — quizzes, mainly.
The U.K. environment secretary posted on Twitter the results of the quiz "Who's your 'Game of Thrones' soulmate?"
He got Tyrion Lannister, who, according to this profile in the Telegraph, is "an instinctive schemer."
Perhaps Lord Walder Frey would be a more appropriate result. Frey was behind the "Red Wedding" massacre during the War of the Five Kings, organized as revenge against King Robb Stark for breaking a marriage pact.
Any resemblance to the last Conservative Party leadership contest is purely coincidental.


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Q: Environment not properly prepared when installing NextCloud for the first time I'm trying to deploy Nextcloud using Helm. First I tried it on my local machine (MacOS Big Sur) using Minikube (Kubernetes 1.21) and it was up and running in 5 minutes.. Unfortunately it will not succeed at work. I'm using there CentOS7 to eventually deploy Nextcloud on a Kubernetes cluster 1.21.
The error I retrieve: Environment not properly prepared in /var/www/html/lib/private/Console/Application.php:162. See image below:

My values.yml file looks like this:
## Official nextcloud image version
## ref: https://hub.docker.com/r/library/nextcloud/tags/
##
image:
  repository: nextcloud
  tag: 23.0.2-apache
  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
  # pullSecrets:
  #   - myRegistrKeySecretName

nameOverride: ""
fullnameOverride: ""
podAnnotations: {}
deploymentAnnotations: {}

# Number of replicas to be deployed
replicaCount: 1

secuurityContext:
  runAsUser: 33
  runAsGroup: 33
  runAsNonRoot: true

## Allowing use of ingress controllers
## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/
##
ingress:
  enabled: false
  # className: nginx
  annotations: {}
  #  nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: 4G
  #  kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
  #  cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
  #  nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/server-snippet: |-
  #    server_tokens off;
  #    proxy_hide_header X-Powered-By;

  #    rewrite ^/.well-known/webfinger /public.php?service=webfinger last;
  #    rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta /public.php?service=host-meta last;
  #    rewrite ^/.well-known/host-meta.json /public.php?service=host-meta-json;
  #    location = /.well-known/carddav {
  #      return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
  #    }
  #    location = /.well-known/caldav {
  #      return 301 $scheme://$host/remote.php/dav;
  #    }
  #    location = /robots.txt {
  #      allow all;
  #      log_not_found off;
  #      access_log off;
  #    }
  #    location ~ ^/(?:build|tests|config|lib|3rdparty|templates|data)/ {
  #      deny all;
  #    }
  #    location ~ ^/(?:autotest|occ|issue|indie|db_|console) {
  #      deny all;
  #    }
  # tls:
  #   - secretName: nextcloud-tls
  #     hosts:
  #       - nextcloud.kube.home
  labels: {}
  path: /
  pathType: Prefix

# Allow configuration of lifecycle hooks
# ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/attach-handler-lifecycle-event/
lifecycle: {}
  # postStartCommand: []
  # preStopCommand: []

phpClientHttpsFix:
  enabled: false
  protocol: https

nextcloud:
  host: nextcloud.kube.home
  username: admin
  password: changeme
  ## Use an existing secret
  existingSecret:
    enabled: false
    # secretName: nameofsecret
    # usernameKey: username
    # passwordKey: password
    # tokenKey: serverinfo_token
    # smtpUsernameKey: smtp_username
    # smtpPasswordKey: smtp_password
  update: 0
  # If web server is not binding default port, you can define it
  # containerPort: 8080
  datadir: /var/www/html/data
  persistence:
    subPath:
  mail:
    enabled: false
    fromAddress: user
    domain: domain.com
    smtp:
      host: domain.com
      secure: ssl
      port: 465
      authtype: LOGIN
      name: user
      password: pass
  # PHP Configuration files
  # Will be injected in /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d for apache image and in /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d when nginx.enabled: true
  phpConfigs: {}
  # Default config files
  # IMPORTANT: Will be used only if you put extra configs, otherwise default will come from nextcloud itself
  # Default confgurations can be found here: https://github.com/nextcloud/docker/tree/master/16.0/apache/config
  defaultConfigs:
    # To protect /var/www/html/config
    .htaccess: true
    # Redis default configuration
    redis.config.php: true
    # Apache configuration for rewrite urls
    apache-pretty-urls.config.php: true
    # Define APCu as local cache
    apcu.config.php: true
    # Apps directory configs
    apps.config.php: true
    # Used for auto configure database
    autoconfig.php: true
    # SMTP default configuration
    smtp.config.php: true
  # Extra config files created in /var/www/html/config/
  # ref: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/15/admin_manual/configuration_server/config_sample_php_parameters.html#multiple-config-php-file
  configs: {}

  # For example, to use S3 as primary storage
  # ref: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/13/admin_manual/configuration_files/primary_storage.html#simple-storage-service-s3
  #
  #  configs:
  #    s3.config.php: |-
  #      <?php
  #      $CONFIG = array (
  #        'objectstore' => array(
  #          'class' => '\\OC\\Files\\ObjectStore\\S3',
  #          'arguments' => array(
  #            'bucket'     => 'my-bucket',
  #            'autocreate' => true,
  #            'key'        => 'xxx',
  #            'secret'     => 'xxx',
  #            'region'     => 'us-east-1',
  #            'use_ssl'    => true
  #          )
  #        )
  #      );

  ## Strategy used to replace old pods
  ## IMPORTANT: use with care, it is suggested to leave as that for upgrade purposes
  ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/deployment/#strategy
  strategy:
    type: Recreate
    # type: RollingUpdate
    # rollingUpdate:
    #   maxSurge: 1
    #   maxUnavailable: 0

  ##
  ## Extra environment variables
  extraEnv:
  #  - name: SOME_SECRET_ENV
  #    valueFrom:
  #      secretKeyRef:
  #        name: nextcloud
  #        key: secret_key

  # Extra mounts for the pods. Example shown is for connecting a legacy NFS volume
  # to NextCloud pods in Kubernetes. This can then be configured in External Storage
  extraVolumes:
  #  - name: nfs
  #    nfs:
  #      server: "10.0.0.1"
  #      path: "/nextcloud_data"
  #      readOnly: false
  extraVolumeMounts:
  #  - name: nfs
  #    mountPath: "/legacy_data"

  # Extra secuurityContext parameters. For example you may need to define runAsNonRoot directive
  # extraSecurityContext:
  #   runAsUser: "33"
  #   runAsGroup: "33"
  #   runAsNonRoot: true
  #   readOnlyRootFilesystem: true

nginx:
  ## You need to set an fpm version of the image for nextcloud if you want to use nginx!
  enabled: false
  image:
    repository: nginx
    tag: alpine
    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent

  config:
    # This generates the default nginx config as per the nextcloud documentation
    default: true
    # custom: |-
    #     worker_processes  1;..

  resources: {}

internalDatabase:
  enabled: true
  name: nextcloud

##
## External database configuration
##
externalDatabase:
  enabled: false

  ## Supported database engines: mysql or postgresql
  type: mysql

  ## Database host
  host:

  ## Database user
  user: nextcloud

  ## Database password
  password:

  ## Database name
  database: nextcloud

  ## Use a existing secret
  existingSecret:
    enabled: false
    # secretName: nameofsecret
    # usernameKey: username
    # passwordKey: password

##
## MariaDB chart configuration
##
mariadb:
  ## Whether to deploy a mariadb server to satisfy the applications database requirements. To use an external database set this to false and configure the externalDatabase parameters
  enabled: false

  auth:
    database: nextcloud
    username: nextcloud
    password: changeme

  architecture: standalone

  ## Enable persistence using Persistent Volume Claims
  ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/
  ##
  primary:
    persistence:
      enabled: false
      # storageClass: ""
      accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
      size: 8Gi

##
## PostgreSQL chart configuration
## for more options see https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/master/bitnami/postgresql
##
postgresql:
  enabled: false
  postgresqlUsername: nextcloud
  postgresqlPassword: changeme
  postgresqlDatabase: nextcloud
  persistence:
    enabled: false
    # storageClass: ""

##
## Redis chart configuration
## for more options see https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/master/bitnami/redis
##

redis:
  enabled: false
  auth:
    enabled: true
    password: 'changeme'

## Cronjob to execute Nextcloud background tasks
## ref: https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_server/background_jobs_configuration.html#webcron
##
cronjob:
  enabled: false
  # Nexcloud image is used as default but only curl is needed
  image: {}
    # repository: nextcloud
    # tag: 16.0.3-apache
    # pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
    # pullSecrets:
    #   - myRegistrKeySecretName
  # Every 5 minutes
  # Note: Setting this to any any other value than 5 minutes might
  #  cause issues with how nextcloud background jobs are executed
  schedule: "*/5 * * * *"
  annotations: {}
  # Set curl's insecure option if you use e.g. self-signed certificates
  curlInsecure: false
  failedJobsHistoryLimit: 5
  successfulJobsHistoryLimit: 2
  # If not set, nextcloud deployment one will be set
  # resources:
    # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
    # choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
    # resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
    # lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
    # limits:
    #  cpu: 100m
    #  memory: 128Mi
    # requests:
    #  cpu: 100m
    #  memory: 128Mi

  # If not set, nextcloud deployment one will be set
  # nodeSelector: {}

  # If not set, nextcloud deployment one will be set
  # tolerations: []

  # If not set, nextcloud deployment one will be set
  # affinity: {}

service:
  type: ClusterIP
  port: 8080
  loadBalancerIP: nil
  nodePort: nil

## Enable persistence using Persistent Volume Claims
## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/
##
persistence:
  # Nextcloud Data (/var/www/html)
  enabled: false
  annotations: {}
  ## nextcloud data Persistent Volume Storage Class
  ## If defined, storageClassName: <storageClass>
  ## If set to "-", storageClassName: "", which disables dynamic provisioning
  ## If undefined (the default) or set to null, no storageClassName spec is
  ##   set, choosing the default provisioner.  (gp2 on AWS, standard on
  ##   GKE, AWS & OpenStack)
  ##
  # storageClass: "-"

  ## A manually managed Persistent Volume and Claim
  ## Requires persistence.enabled: true
  ## If defined, PVC must be created manually before volume will be bound
  # existingClaim:

  accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
  size: 8Gi

  ## Use an additional pvc for the data directory rather than a subpath of the default PVC
  ## Useful to store data on a different storageClass (e.g. on slower disks)
  nextcloudData:
    enabled: false
    subPath:
    annotations: {}
    # storageClass: "-"
    # existingClaim:
    accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
    size: 8Gi

resources: {}
  # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
  # choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
  # resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
  # lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
  # limits:
  #  cpu: 100m
  #  memory: 128Mi
  # requests:
  #  cpu: 100m
  #  memory: 128Mi

## Liveness and readiness probe values
## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#container-probes
##
livenessProbe:
  enabled: true
  initialDelaySeconds: 10
  periodSeconds: 10
  timeoutSeconds: 5
  failureThreshold: 3
  successThreshold: 1
readinessProbe:
  enabled: true
  initialDelaySeconds: 10
  periodSeconds: 10
  timeoutSeconds: 5
  failureThreshold: 3
  successThreshold: 1
startupProbe:
  enabled: false
  initialDelaySeconds: 30
  periodSeconds: 10
  timeoutSeconds: 5
  failureThreshold: 30
  successThreshold: 1

## Enable pod autoscaling using HorizontalPodAutoscaler
## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/horizontal-pod-autoscale/
##
hpa:
  enabled: false
  cputhreshold: 60
  minPods: 1
  maxPods: 10

nodeSelector: {}

tolerations: []

affinity: {}

## Prometheus Exporter / Metrics
##
metrics:
  enabled: false

  replicaCount: 1
  # The metrics exporter needs to know how you serve Nextcloud either http or https
  https: false
  # Use API token if set, otherwise fall back to password authentication
  # https://github.com/xperimental/nextcloud-exporter#token-authentication
  # Currently you still need to set the token manually in your nextcloud install
  token: ""
  timeout: 5s

  image:
    repository: xperimental/nextcloud-exporter
    tag: 0.5.0
    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent

  ## Metrics exporter resource requests and limits
  ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/compute-resources/
  ##
  # resources: {}

  ## Metrics exporter pod Annotation and Labels
  # podAnnotations: {}

  # podLabels: {}

  service:
    type: ClusterIP
    ## Use serviceLoadBalancerIP to request a specific static IP,
    ## otherwise leave blank
    # loadBalancerIP:
    annotations:
      prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
      prometheus.io/port: "9205"
    labels: {}

rbac:
  enabled: false
  serviceaccount:
    create: true
    name: nextcloud-serviceaccount

Has this something to do with some config.php files I need to add?

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Bookworms, Computer Nerds and Drama Queens: Rhetorics of Academic Love and Labor from the Greeks to the Geeks
Rhetoric R1B; Section 1
Class Hours: MWF 2-3
Instructors: Todd Barnes (toddbarnes@berkeley.edu)
Todd's office hours: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30 & by appointment @ Café Milano
This course will both facilitate and interrogate passionate engagements with academic modes of inquiry. In other words, the course will allow you to "geek out" while studying the history of bookworms, drama queens, and computer nerds. We will follow the figure of the "geek" from ancient Greece to Silicon Valley, but instead of searching for the transhistorical, transcultural essence of the geek, we will analyze and practice research methodologies that look at the many different ways historical discourses and practices have invented, shaped, and transformed the figure of the geek. The course will be structured around the following questions:
How has the figure of the geek shaped what has been imagined as the "proper" relationship between love and labor, the human and the nonhuman, the masculine and the feminine, the physical and the metaphysical? What kinds of knowledges and behaviors are produced by the geek, and how do these knowledges and behaviors change alongside various technological innovations? How does the figure of the geek get refigured as it becomes historically associated with various technologies of learning? How do Shakespeare's early-modern "bookworms" and "drama queens" differ from the computer nerds of the 1980s? How do Socrates' dialogic technologies differ from those practiced by software engineers or theatre directors? How do different figures of the geek balance (or fail to balance) passions for learning with social or erotic passions? What is the relationship between academic modes of inquiry and those of the so-called "real world"? How do today's research methods change in relation to technologies of literacy, performance and digital archivization? How does the geek, as a category of difference and exclusion, operate in relation to forms of difference defined by race, class, gender and/or body type?
Like the bookworms we study, we will be reading and composing intensely throughout the semester. We will also spend time developing an intimate relationship with the landscape of the university library (along with its virtual holdings). Like the computer nerds we study, a significant portion of the course will happen on bSpace. Like the drama queens we study, we will spend time at the campus theater. As a class, we will attend Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost.
Required Texts:
Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace, Joseph Williams (Longman, 9th edition, 2006)
Writing Analytically, David Rosenwasser and Jill Stephen (Wadsworth, 4th edition, 2005)
Love's Labour's Lost, William Shakespeare (Arden Edition, 3rd Series)
American Nerd: the Story of My People, Benjamin Nugent
Figures of Speech, Arthur Quinn
Aristophanes' The Clouds, trans. Jeffrey Henderson (Focus Classical Library, 1992)
A course reader with selections from: Plato, Aristotle, F. Nietzsche, J.L. Austin, W. Montag, H. Mialet, J. Roach, R. Schechner, B. Hodgdon, L. Kendall, B. Latour, J. Butler, R.G. Thompson, G. Taylor, M. Bristol, W. Benjamin, and others.
The course reader will be available at Replica Copy on Oxford by 9/2.
Participation/Attendance
This class will not be possible without your participation. Unlike some courses, the success of this course depends on your contributions, your labor, and your perspective. In addition to the authors we read together, your work will form a central focus of the course.
Students are allowed three absences. Absences in excess of three will negatively affect student grade.
Papers (late/format)
No late papers will be accepted. Your essays need not be perfect, but I do expect them to be on time. Papers will be written, reviewed and returned in accordance with a shared schedule. Late papers threaten to jam what I hope will be the smooth machinery of the review process.
All papers are to be typed and formatted according to the most recent MLA guidelines.
Those who engage in (or even flirt with the idea of) plagiarism will suffer the consequences set forth by the university. If you have any questions about what constitutes plagiarism, see one of the instructors or the university's guidelines at:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/citations.html#Plagiarism
Today's technology makes it so much easier to plagiarize, but it also makes it that much easier to get caught.
Disabilities/Accommodations
If you feel you might need any accommodations in order to succeed in this course, please let me know privately as soon as possible. Also, you might contact the Disabled Students' Program, 260 César Chávez Center #4250, 510.642.0518 (voice) or 510.642.6376 (TTY).
Requirements/Grades
Your weighted grade in the course will be determined according to the following schema:
70% compositions/research journal
15% discussion/participation/blog
15% Style, peer review, short exercises
The virtual component of this course is substantial. This semester, we will be utilizing bspace found at http://bspace.berkeley.edu. Students are required to regularly post comments and feedback through this site. Punctuality on bspace (because it operates cooperatively in "real" time) is key. Stay tuned for more information on how this will work.
Recommended Texts
A current MLA Guide (e.g. Dianne Hacker's A Writer's Reference)
Prospective Schedule (subject to minor change):
Week One: Introduction: Figuration
Nietzsche, F. "On Truth and Lies in an Extra-Moral Sense" (CR)
Lackoff, G. & Johnson, M. Metaphors We Live By (excerpt)
8/26 W: Introductions; Figuring Speech
8/28 F: Nietzsche's Truth; Paper 1 Assigned
Week Two: Figuring Truth
Quinn, A. Figures of Speech
Austin, J.L. How to Do Things with Words (Lecture 1) (CR)
8/31 M: Nietzsche; Quinn (first half)
9/2 W: Nietzsche; Quinn (second half)
9/4 F: Austin (Lecture 1) & Quinn/Paper 1 due
Week Three: Performativity & Normativity
Austin, J.L. How to Do Things with Words (Lectures 2-4) (CR)
9/7 M: Holiday
9/9 W: Austin's Geekiness/Blog 1.1 Due
9/11 F: Austin & the Constative State of Mind/Blog 1.2 Due
Blog: Find and discuss an interesting/awkward example of performative infelicity.
Week Four: Greek Geeks
Plato "Allegory of the Cave," Gorgias (excerpt) (CR)
Aristophanes The Clouds
Williams, J. Style
9/14 M: Platonic Metaphysics
9/16 W: Gorgias
9/18 F: The Clouds
Week Five: Twilight of Metaphysics
Nietzsche, F. Excerpts from Twilight of the Idols (CR)
Rosenwasser/Stephen Ch. 7-12
9/21 M: Aristophanes/Nietzsche/Paper 1.2 Due/Style Exercises Due
9/23 W: Nietzsche's Problem/Blog 2.1 Due
9/25 F: Nietzsche's Problem/Blog 2.2 Due/Peer Evaluations Due
Blog: on Aristophanes & Nz
Week Six: History Geeks
Shakespeare, W. Love's Labour's Lost
Bristol, M. "The Shakespeare Myth" (CR)
Hodgdon, B. "Introduction" (CR)
Taylor, G. "Preface" (CR)
9/28 M: LLL (Acts 1)/Intro to LLL/Paper 1.3 Due
9/30 W: LLL (Acts 2)/Bristol/Hodgdon/Taylor
10/2 F: LLL (Acts 3-4)/Bristol/Hodgdon/Taylor
Week Seven: Language, Love and Labor
Barton, A. "Love's Labour's Lost"
10/5 M: LLL (Act 5)/Barton/Blog 3.1 Due
10/7 W: LLL/Blog 3.2 Due
10/9 F: LLL/Barton & Secondary Sources
Blog: Deal with one secondary source.
Week Eight: Summoning the Early Modern
Roach, J. "Surrogation"
Schechner, R. "Restored Behavior"
Tribby, J. "Body/Building: Living the Museum Life in Early Modern Europe"
10/12 M: Roach/Schechner
10/14 W: Tribby
10/16 F: LLL Conclusion
Week Nine: Materialism, Labor, & Love
Montag, W. Bodies, Masses, Power (excerpt)
Benjamin, W. "The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological
10/19 M: Montag
10/21 W: Montag
10/23 F: Benjamin
Blog: TBA
Week Ten: Writing Workshop: Research Problem
Nuggent, B. Nerds: The Story of My People
Benjamin, W. "The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility"
10/26 M: Writing Workshop/Paper 2.0 Draft Due
10/28 W: Benjamin
10/30 F: Nuggent (first half)/Peer Review Due
Blog: Post Research Questions
Week Eleven: Nerd Genealogy
11/2 M: Nuggent (second half)/Paper 2.2 Due
11/4 W: Library Tour
11/6 F: Historical Sources
Week Twelve: Drama Queens
Butler, J. Gender Trouble (excerpt)
11/9 M: Butler/Blog 4.1 Due
11/11 W: Holiday
11/13 F: Butler/Blog 3.2 Due
Week Thirteen: Social Affects
Baron-Cohen, S. Mindblindness (excerpt)
Kendell, L. "Nerd Nation: Images of Nerds in Popular Culture"
Silberman, S. "The Geek Syndrom"
R.G. Thompson Extraordinary Bodies (excerpt)
Revenge of the Nerds (DVD)
11/16 M: Baron-Cohen/Kendell/Blog 4 Due
11/18 W: Siberman/Thompson/Blog 4.2 Due/Film Screening in the evening
11/20 F: Siberman/Thompson
Week Fourteen: Research Methods
Research Journals; Annotated Bibliographies
11/23 M: Research Workshop
11/25 W: Prospectuses & Annotated Bibliographies Due
11/27 F: Holiday
Week Fifteen: Geek Chic
Mialet, H. "Reading Hawking's Presence: An Interview with A Self-Effacing
Latour, B. Visualization and Cognition: Thinking with Eyes and Hands
Kendell, L. "White & Nerdy: Computers, Race, and the Nerd Stereotype"
11/30 M: Mialet/Latour
12/2 W: Mialet/Latour/Kendell
12/4 F: Kendell
Week Sixteen: Dead Week/Optional Presentations
12/7 M Presentations
12/9 W Presentations
12/14 Final Papers Due

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It can be quite a challenge to plan a corporate party for your company or business. Corporate parties can be formal or they can be casual. They can be created to celebrate a holiday, boost employee morale or to reward staff for achieving a specific goal. The first thing you should do is choose a party room in Milford, MA that can accommodate you and your staff. Decide whether you will be including spouses, families and significant others in your invites, or if you want to limit the guest list to just employees.
One way to get a handle on the planning, such as catering, activities and reception decorations in Massachusetts, is to choose a theme. Once you decide on a theme, whether you are throwing a retirement party, holiday celebration, dinner for investors or even an event for clients, everything else will fall into place. Whatever else you want to do can be easily decided upon based on the theme that you have chosen. Even if you pick something simple, such as a black-and-gold party with classic decor, or decide to go with an all around party theme, it's a good idea to figure out where you want to go with it before you start making any other plans.
In the beginning stages of your corporate party planning, after choosing a reception hall and picking a theme, it's time to set a budget. Work with your direct supervisor or speak with the financial department, to find out how much you have available to spend on catering, cakes, live entertainment and reception decorations in Massachusetts. Think about who will be attending this Milford party venue, such as employees, employee families, clients, investors or other business partners. Create a guest list that is flexible enough to allow for some wiggle room for last minute invites, but set enough that you can arrange things with the party room in Milford, MA so you will have enough space for everyone.
Set the date and time for the event, making sure that the venue is available for your chosen date. Contact any vendors that you might need, such as DJs, cake bakers and entertainers, to have them work with you and the event coordinator at your Milford party venue. The Crystal Room features complete access to a professional planners who can help you coordinate all of your vendors to ensure that everything goes smoothly. Make sure you sign contracts with all vendors and that everyone knows what is expected of them and when they need to be at the party room in Milford, MA.
If you will be having keynote speakers or giving out awards, make sure you have everything lined up in that regard as well. For trophies or certificates, order them far enough in advance that you will be able to have them in-hand well before the actual corporate party date. If you will be giving away gift cards, gift baskets or other types of physical awards, make sure to have those set up in advance as well to avoid leaving anyone out. Consider making a short video intro about each person who will be recognized or pick a special song to play as they make their way to the stage to receive their award. When choosing a reception hall, make sure that the venue will have all of the seating and staging options you require.
The next phase, after all of the planning at the Milford party venue has been taken care of or at least put into motion, is to begin promoting the event. If the corporate party is just for employees, you can send out a memo or decide to really go formal and send out invites. Make sure to specify whether staff members can bring a spouse or a date to the event, and whether or not families and children are included as well.
Gauge the size of the party room in Milford, MA to make sure that you will have enough space for everyone. To ensure a larger attendance, consider posting a "save the date" type flyer in the breakroom or send out an email memo in advance. This is especially important for a holiday event or an event that will be held during the holiday season, to avoid scheduling conflicts. Consider creating invitations and RSVP cards that reflect the theme of your event.
If you decide to host your corporate party or event at The Crystal Room in Milford, MA, make sure to work with our on-site event planner. The coordinator can help you choose other extras for the event that might appeal to your guests, such as Wi-Fi access, mobile device charging stations, valet parking and other options that will show that you thought about their needs for this event. When purchasing reception decorations in Massachusetts, make sure to pick options that will work with the Milford party venue and won't hinder the flow of traffic throughout the party. Give us a call at 508-478-7800 to find out more about this location or to reserve space for your upcoming event.


So, Bryce and I have been trying to get everything, as far as school goes, ready for when we move up to Spokane. Bryce is registered and has classes already signed up to take. He has 13 credits starting on September 21st. I have been trying to figure out if I can complete the requirements to work in Washington as a Dental Assistant(DA) but just found out that it's not going to work. Washington State requires Dental assistants to be registered with the state and to have EFDA(Expanded Functions Dental Assistant) which just allows the dental assistants to do more. Well, the school I applied to in Spokane has the EFDA class but I have to have a DA certificate from an accredited school which the school I went to is NOT accredited. So, my certificate went down the drain and was a waste of my time and money. I am very frustrated and it doesn't help that Bryce is frustrated(mostly with me) to. I graduated from the school 1 year ago and never got a job because I did my externship later than expected and then got pregnant. I looked for jobs but everything that I found required the DA's to have EFDA and Radiology, which I had neither of. I did interview with 3 places but never got the jobs obviously. Then I got to the point where I obviously looked pregnant and who is going to hire a pregnant lady who will leave in a few months for 6 weeks?
I did call the school and asked if they knew of any places to get the EFDA certification but they don't know of any. That helps. I can get certified for everything to work in Oregon but that doesn't help me since we are staying in Washington. EFDA is defined differently in Oregon than Washington or I would just do that. I even looked into Idaho because Spokane is right next to the border but they require EFDA which is different then Oregon's EFDA requirements so that won't work either. Annoying.
Anyway, I am very frustrated and now trying to figure out if it is worth me going back to school for something else. I have looked at other programs to see if I could finish quick but everything is 1 year or more which won't work for us in what we want to do. Very frustrating that my DA certificate is useless now unless I start all over.
UGH! That's awful...and frustrating. When I moved out here I worked for a dentist. He was VERY cool. He paid for me to take the certification class to do the x-rays. I LOVED it. It wasn't a long course. I don't know how much of a difference it would make in your case though. Anyway, don't give it up. If you have to start over, then consider what you did a primer. You know it all and it will be easier the 2nd time around. The organization you got your certification from doesn't sound like they were as open with you as they should have been. Sorry. I'm sure things will work out eventually.
Sorry you're frustrated! We only live about an hour and 45 minutes from Spokane. We go up there to go to the temple.


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Thank And Grow Rich
By Rebecca Fine
No, that title isn't the written expression of my old Okie* accent kicking in. "Thank" is EXACTLY the right word! (My apologies to the late Napoleon Hill, author of the classic, Think and Grow Rich.)
Gratitude is like a muscle. It takes regular exercise to strengthen it and make it strong. And if you find yourself in a situation where it SEEMS like there's nothing much to be grateful for, you'll find it of little avail to try to FORCE gratitude. It's slippery that way -- kind of like trying to force yourself to sleep when you're wide awake.
In those times, the key is simply to relax and just let yourself be WILLING to be grateful. To just let yourself look around with "soft eyes." I heard it said once that there is no one who has so little that gratitude is impossible -- and there is no one who has so much that gratitude is inevitable.
It's a choice. In every moment.
Once your gratitude muscle is toned up from regular use and repetition, you'll find things that were formerly difficult become effortless -- just as walking up four or five flights of stairs doesn't "wind" you when you're in shape.
Did you know that it's possible to establish a new habit with 21-28 consecutive days of practice? So since the habitual practice of gratitude WILL change for the better the way you look at virtually everything, why not get to work on it right now?
I promise you that THIS exercise is NOT boring, you don't need special equipment or clothing, and you don't have to worry about looking silly in front of strangers! ;-D
Every day for the next 21 days, express your gratitude and appreciation to one or more people -- via email, phone, notes or cards, or in person. It might be gratitude for something we think of as small and (seemingly) insignificant -- a kind word, a smile of encouragement. It might even be asking to speak to the supervisor of someone who gives you wonderful service in a shop or restaurant in order to offer praise and appreciation.
This last one is especially powerful. Samuel Goldwyn (one of the founders of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, the giant movie studio) once said, "When somebody does something good, applaud. You'll make two people happy." When you acknowledge and thank someone in a PUBLIC way, you get to spread the good feelings around even more widely!
You might also want to express gratitude for something that feels really "big" -- like finally saying thanks to that favorite teacher who made an impossible subject interesting or someone who believed in you when it seemed like no one else did. It might be saying thank you to God, however you conceive of your Higher Power.
Do this CONSCIOUSLY -- and with gusto, flair, and style!
Once, to thank a friend, I bought a poster board and markers and made a big silly sign, then took the subway all the way to the top of Manhattan and hung it in tree in a tiny park. I then called my friend and told her to look out the window!
That was nearly 20 years ago and it still makes us grin to think of it.
Take a few minutes to make a gratitude list -- everyone you can think of that you can thank in the next 21 days. Keep adding to it. This is not a place where seeing how little you can do to just "get by" makes any sense at all. This is a place where you want to see HOW MUCH you can do! Make a game of it. Have FUN.
If you want to give yourself (and the world) some extra voltage, write a note of appreciation to -- gasp! -- a political leader.
"Remember," Mr. Wattles tells us, "that they are all helping to arrange the lines of transmission along which your riches will come to you, and be grateful. This will bring you into harmonious relations with the good in everything, and the good in everything will move toward you."
For some of us right now, this may be a HUGE challenge. Well, that's exactly the point! And the results of building the gratitude habit are huge, too. Look for the good. Seek the common ground. Focus on what unites rather than separates. "More life to all, and less to none."
Now, while you're engaged in acknowledging and expressing your gratitude, notice how it makes you FEEL. (And how that great feeling lingers and makes EVERYTHING look better!)
One word of warning: Don't do it with the idea of the other person responding in kind. That may or may not happen. But this exercise isn't about that; it's about what feeling and expressing gratitude does for YOU.
I'll go first. Thank you for reading this! You have no idea how helpful it is to me personally to have you holding me accountable every month and helping me get better at "practicing what I preach."
I appreciate you! And you know, just in case this finds you having one of those "haywire" days, there are a LOT of other people who appreciate you, too, even though they may not have said so lately.
Believe it! You are a gift to the whole planet, and I am grateful.
* Note: If you don't know what an "Okie" is, it's a person from the state of Oklahoma here in the U.S. To non-Okie ears, Okie-speak seems to be delivered with a rather distinctive "twang." ;-)
Rebecca Fine is the founder of The Science of Getting Rich Network.
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Texas A&M University–San Antonio deploys first indoor positioning …
12.3.18 – SecurityInfoWatch – 3, 2018 – Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA) has become the first … help simply by activating an alert, using an app or a wearable duress alarm.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA) has become the first university in the world to deploy an Indoor Positioning Solution across its entire campus for the purpose of providing the safest possible environment. The SafeZone® indoor positioning solution, provided by CriticalArc, provides the campus police with an unprecedented three-dimensional view of multi-story buildings. For example, instead of receiving an alert about 'an incident somewhere in the student union building', they get pinpoint specifics, such as 'it's on the fourth floor, west wing, outside room 410'.
"With indoor positioning and SafeZone, we're able to provide a faster response time, whether it's a medical emergency or an active shooter," says Roger Stearns, A&M-SA's assistant chief of Police, featured in this video.
The university's Chief of Police Ron Davidson wanted to innovate with this full-coverage system because the campus was expanding, including a newly completed residence hall, which meant having students around the clock for the first time in A&M-SA's history. He was committed to ensuring a safer environment for students, staff and visitors.
In addition, Chief Davidson was in search of a common operating view that would provide the Emergency Operations Center and all officers on patrol a real-time location of all available officers and volunteers, as well as showing the location of all incidents ̶ essential for coordinating first responders and the Campus Community Emergency Response Team (CCERT).
"SafeZone is an essential technology to position your organization on the cutting edge of campus law enforcement. The real-time common operating view both enhances officer safety and acts a force multiplier. Plus, the entire police department benefits from advanced features such as heat mapping and incident playback to optimize performance," Davidson said.
Texas A&M-San Antonio has adopted the indoor positioning solution as a standard and will deploy it in all future buildings on campus. The solution is fully supported by the University's Information Technology Department and has been assessed for additional applications to enhance the student experience including wayfinding and research by academics in the newly completed Science and Technology Building.
SafeZone was easy to deliver with no disruption to the campus. It was deployed in a matter of weeks during the summer break. "The process to get the SafeZone indoor positioning solution deployed is a simple one, as it's a wireless installation and easy to maintain," added Stearns. Organizations can install wireless, wearable duress alarms able to pinpoint anyone anywhere on campus as an alternative to fixed, expensive, wired panic alarms.
Among other capabilities, SafeZone allows users to get the most rapid help simply by activating an alert, using an app or a wearable duress alarm. As soon as the alert is triggered, the location and details of the user are streamed to the monitoring team, allowing officers to coordinate a smarter, more targeted response. By enabling responders to visualize the precise location of an incident, anywhere on campus, SafeZone is much more powerful than traditional, fixed panic alarms and blue light telephones, which are more expensive to install and less accurate in operation.
Glenn Farrant, Chief Executive Officer, CriticalArc, notes; "I'm delighted by the close partnership between A&M-SA and CriticalArc resulting in this ground-breaking implementation of the SafeZone public safety solution. Chief Davidson and his team are at the forefront of using this technology and we are pleased to be helping them improve the quality of life, and the learning experience, for everyone on their campus."
The SafeZone indoor positioning solution is commercially available worldwide for a range of university, hospital, enterprise and finance applications and is being deployed in more than 80 countries worldwide.
About CriticalArc
CriticalArc is a global technology innovator and the creator of the distributed command and control solution, SafeZone®, which has been adopted by dozens of universities and enterprises across the world to help ensure the fastest possible emergency and safety support for students and staff by providing easy, direct access to responders. SafeZone fundamentally changes the way businesses manage safety and security operations across multi-site organizations and dispersed campuses, allowing a proactive response that positively impacts the outcome of any incident.
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, CriticalArc has offices and operations in North America and the United Kingdom, providing an international delivery capability and reach. For more information on CriticalArc and SafeZone, please go to www.criticalarc.com, email contact@criticalarc.com or telephone +1 800 985 9402.
About Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Established as a standalone university in 2009, Texas A&M University-San Antonio (A&M-SA) is a comprehensive four-year public university that reflects the culturally diverse, heritage-rich community it serves. Situated on nearly 700 acres in South San Antonio, A&M-SA is a Military EmbracingTM institution offering more than 40 undergraduate programs to 6,600 students. Visit tamusa.edu for more information.


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Primary Research 404
Dermatology 350
Oncology 164
Hematology 163
Rheumatology 100
Pediatrics 41
Pulmonology 21
Allergies and Immunology 19
Endocrinology 14
Otolaryngology-ENT 8
Neurology 7
Orthopedic 4
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Panniculitis
81. Lipofilling: A New Therapeutic Option for the Treatment of Lupus Panniculitis-Induced Atrophy (PubMed)
Lipofilling: A New Therapeutic Option for the Treatment of Lupus Panniculitis-Induced Atrophy Lupus panniculitis is a rare manifestation of cutaneous lupus erythematosus, which may lead to major aesthetic sequelae with a severe impact on patients' quality of life. We report 2 cases supporting the short- and long-term efficacy and safety of lipofilling in the treatment of lupus panniculitis-induced atrophy. These observations pave the way for prospective, larger-scale studies in patients (...) with scarring lupus panniculitis, provided that the autoimmune pathogenic process is in complete, stable remission.
2016 Case reports in dermatology
82. Idiopathic pleural panniculitis with recurrent pleural effusion not associated with Weber-Christian disease (PubMed)
Idiopathic pleural panniculitis with recurrent pleural effusion not associated with Weber-Christian disease A 82-year-old patient with dyspnea and a recurrent history of pleural effusion was admitted into our unit. He performed a Chest computed tomography showing right pleural effusion. Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) exploratory showed parietal pleural thickening of adipose tissue. The surgical procedure consisted, therefore, in the execution of multiple biopsies of the parietal pleura (...) which appeared covered, on the whole surface, by islands of adipose tissue, without macroscopic pathological aspects. After the procedure was performed pleurodesis with talc. The definitive histological examination consisted of normal mesothelial cells surrounded by fatty tissue infiltrated by small lymphocytes in a patient without skin lesions or visceral or systemic signs of inflammatory involvement of the adipose tissue. We reported a rare case of idiopathic pleural panniculitis with recurrent
2016 Open Medicine
83. Purulent lupus panniculitis unmasked by FDG-PET/CT scan: A case report. (PubMed)
Purulent lupus panniculitis unmasked by FDG-PET/CT scan: A case report. Lupus panniculitis (LP) is a unique variant of cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Clinical manifestations are typically mild and include erythema, nodules, and small ulcers. In certain cases, diagnosing LP may be challenging. Skin overlying the typical subcutaneous inflammation may appear normal, and bacterial superinfections of the skin sometimes mask the underlying LP. It has been suggested that a computed tomography (CT
84. Case report of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma complicated by eyelid swelling. (PubMed)
Case report of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma complicated by eyelid swelling. Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare, highly malignant, extranodal lymphoma that preferentially infiltrates into subcutaneous adipose tissue. No case of SPTCL with the earliest symptoms occurring in the eye region has been reported. We report a case of SPTCL complicated by eyelid swelling.A 19-year-old Japanese man presented with worsening left eyelid swelling. The patient's (...) panniculitis, and inflammatory pseudotumor. Systemic antibiotics were initiated. The following day, he underwent a sub-Tenon's injection of triamcinolone. Left eyelid swelling gradually improved. He was discharged on the ninth day and followed up with oral prednisolone. Two months later, he visited our department because of a high fever and slight right eyelid swelling. Ocular hypertension was detected. A blood examination revealed pancytopenia. Computed tomography showed fluid retention, hydrothorax
2016 BMC Ophthalmology
85. Cohort study of mesenteric panniculitis and its relationship to malignancy. (PubMed)
Cohort study of mesenteric panniculitis and its relationship to malignancy. Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is a rare condition that historically has been associated with the presence of malignancy. Paraneoplastic phenomena in general regress with cure and in most cases with treatment of the cancer. This study was undertaken to determine whether MP regressed with cancer treatment and cure.This was a retrospective review of a database of all patients with MP confirmed on CT between 2003 and August
2016 British Journal of Surgery
86. Recurrent lipoatrophic panniculitis of children. (PubMed)
Recurrent lipoatrophic panniculitis of children. Recurrent panniculitis in children with lipoatrophy has been loosely described and reported under different names, but has never been systematically evaluated by immunohistochemical stains.To depict the profile of children with recurrent idiopathic panniculitis.Study of clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features in five cases with recurrent idiopathic panniculitis.Five children with repeated attacks of painful subcutaneous (...) nodules in association with fever, malaise and abdominal pain or arthralgia, with subsequent lipoatrophy were reviewed. In two patients, extensive involvement led to loss of the cutaneous fatty tissue. Laboratory abnormalities included increased acute phase reactants, leukocytosis with mild neutrophilia, microcytic anaemia and elevated liver enzymes. Histopathology showed lobar panniculitis without vasculitis and with a mixed infiltrate, composed of neutrophils, mononuclear cells, lymphocytes
2016 Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
87. Pancreatic panniculitis associated with pancreatic carcinoma: A case report. (PubMed)
Pancreatic panniculitis associated with pancreatic carcinoma: A case report. Pancreatic panniculitis is a very rare complication of pancreatic cancer, most often accompanying rare acinar cell carcinoma. We herein report a case of pancreatic panniculitis that was associated with pancreatic mucinous adenocarcinoma.A 57-year-old male was referred to our hospital for weight loss. A physical examination revealed subcutaneous nodules on his lower extremities. The blood test showed abnormal increases (...) in amylase, lipase, and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 levels. A computed tomography scan detected a hypodense 2 × 1.5 cm solid mass with an unclear margin in the head of the pancreas. The biopsy of subcutaneous nodules on the lower extremities was conducted and revealed lobular panniculitis. Pancreatic cancer and pancreatic panniculitis were strongly suspected. After the administration of octreotide acetate and the Whipple procedure, the serous amylase and lipase levels returned to normal, and the pancreatic
88. Crohn's disease mistaken for long-standing idiopathic mesenteric panniculitis: A case report and management algorithm. (PubMed)
Crohn's disease mistaken for long-standing idiopathic mesenteric panniculitis: A case report and management algorithm. Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is mostly an associated sign of an intra-abdominal or systemic inflammatory primary disease. Nevertheless, etiological and differential diagnosis of idiopathic MP can be challenging when an associate primary cause is not in the foreground.We report here the case of an isolated small bowel Crohn's disease, long time considered as idiopathic MP.This
89. Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T cell Lymphoma: Immunosuppressive Drugs Induce Better Response than Polychemotherapy. (PubMed)
Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T cell Lymphoma: Immunosuppressive Drugs Induce Better Response than Polychemotherapy. Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is a rare condition usually considered to have a favourable prognosis. However, it is not known whether polychemotherapy or immunosuppressive-based therapy is the best approach for treating SPTCL. Using data collected between 2000 and 2012 in France, we analysed clinical, biological and pathological data of 27 patients (...) with SPTCL. Medical history revealed that 40% of patients had been previously diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and 22% with inflammatory panniculitis. Haemophagocytic syndrome was present in 37% of cases. Autoantibodies were positive in 65% of cases. Complete remission (CR) was reached in 74% of cases. Immunosuppressive drug treatment was given in 69.5% of patients (group 1) and polychemotherapy in 30.5% (group 2). CR was 81.2% and 28.5% (p?=?0.025), respectively. Progression rate was 6.2% and 42.8
2016 Acta Dermato-Venereologica
90. Mesenteric panniculitis: systematic review of cross-sectional imaging findings and risk of subsequent malignancy. (PubMed)
Mesenteric panniculitis: systematic review of cross-sectional imaging findings and risk of subsequent malignancy. Systematic review to determine any association between imaging features of idiopathic mesenteric panniculitis (MP) and subsequent malignancy.Two researchers searched primary literature independently for imaging studies of MP. They extracted data focusing on methodology for unbiased patient accrual and capability to determine a link between MP and subsequent malignancy. They noted (...) with certainty.• Our systematic review of mesenteric panniculitis found that imaging studies were biased. • Spectrum and recruitment bias was largely due to retrospective study designs. • No study could confirm a certain link between mesenteric panniculitis and subsequent malignancy. • Excessive methodological heterogeneity precluded meaningful meta-analysis. • High-quality research linking mesenteric panniculitis imaging features and subsequent malignancy is needed.
2016 European radiology
91. Neutrophilic panniculitis and autoinflammation: what's the link? (PubMed)
Neutrophilic panniculitis and autoinflammation: what's the link? 27035799 2017 10 10 2018 12 02 1365-2133 175 3 2016 09 The British journal of dermatology Br. J. Dermatol. Neutrophilic panniculitis and autoinflammation: what's the link? 646-7 10.1111/bjd.14606 Marzano A V AV 0000-0002-8160-4169 Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medico-Chirurgica e dei Trapianti, Università degli Studi di Milano, Unità Operativa di Dermatologia, IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan (...) Panniculitis 2016 4 2 6 0 2016 4 2 6 0 2017 10 11 6 0 ppublish 27035799 10.1111/bjd.14606
2016 British Journal of Dermatology
92. Pancreatic panniculitis in a patient with pancreatic-type acinar cell carcinoma of the liver - case report and review of literature. (PubMed)
Pancreatic panniculitis in a patient with pancreatic-type acinar cell carcinoma of the liver - case report and review of literature. Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare condition, which has only been described in relation with pancreatic diseases up to now. It is characterized by necrotizing subcutaneous inflammation and is thought to be triggered by adipocyte necrosis due to systemic release of pancreatic enzymes with consecutive infiltration of neutrophils. We present the first case (...) of a patient with pancreatic panniculitis caused by pancreatic-type primary acinar cell carcinoma (ACC) of the liver and without underlying pancreatic disease.A 73-year old Caucasian female patient was referred to our department with painful cutaneous nodules persisting for eight weeks and with marked lipasemia (~15000 U/l; normal range <60 U/l). Four weeks prior, several liver lesions had been detected. Empiric treatment with steroids did not show any effect. A biopsy of the skin nodules revealed
2016 BMC Cancer
93. Case report on a patient with lupus panniculitis (PubMed)
Case report on a patient with lupus panniculitis Lupus panniculitis is a rare variant of lupus erythematosus. It may occur as a separate disease or coexist with systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus. It is characterized by persistent, tender and hard nodules localised on the face, arms, shoulders, breast and buttocks. Healing of lesions is associated with scarring, lipoatrophy and rarely ulceration. Treatment of lupus panniculitis depends on disease advancement or concomitance of additional (...) lupus erythematosus symptoms. We report a case of a 44-year-old patient with lupus panniculitis treated with chloroquine and glucocorticosteroids, including high dose infusions. Despite intense treatment, the patient developed symptoms that suggested a diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus.
2015 Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postȩpy Dermatologii i Alergologii
94. Lupus Panniculitis as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report. (PubMed)
Lupus Panniculitis as an Initial Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report. Lupus erythematosus panniculitis (LEP) is a variant of chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE). Reported cases of LEP lesions before the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were very rare; only 9 cases have been reported, to the best of our knowledge. We now describe the case of a 19-year-old male patient, with an overall review of the English literature. In the earliest stage
95. Mesenteric Panniculitis: An Unusual Cause of Epigastric Pain (PubMed)
Mesenteric Panniculitis: An Unusual Cause of Epigastric Pain 26816946 2016 01 28 2018 11 13 2249-782X 9 12 2015 Dec Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR J Clin Diagn Res Mesenteric Panniculitis: An Unusual Cause of Epigastric Pain. PJ01 10.7860/JCDR/2015/15533.6882 Jerraya Hichem H Faculty of Medicine, Department "B" of General Surgery, Charles Nicolle Hospital , Boulevard du 9 Avril, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia . Khalfallah Mehdi M Faculty of Medicine, Department "B" of General Surgery
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96. A case report of an 80 year old man with mesenteric panniculitis, a raised lactate and hyperglycaemia (PubMed)
A case report of an 80 year old man with mesenteric panniculitis, a raised lactate and hyperglycaemia Mesenteric panniculitis is a rare condition which presents as abdominal pain. It involves benign inflammatory or fibrotic changes affecting the mesentery of the bowel.An 80 year old man presented with severe abdominal pain of acute onset. He was found to have a high lactate and high blood glucose. He was not a known diabetic. A computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a diagnosis of mesenteric (...) panniculitis, and the patient rapidly responded to steroid treatment.Mesenteric panniculitis has been known to present as an acute abdomen. However, an associated high lactate and hyperglycaemia is hitherto unreported in the literature. With no obvious precipitant for an increased lactate, we propose it is potentially caused by the subsequent fat necrosis and regional ischaemia associated with mesenteric panniculitis.This case report underlines the importance of further research into the relationship
2015 International journal of surgery case reports
97. Lymphocytic panniculitis: an algorithmic approach to lymphocytes in subcutaneous tissue. (PubMed)
Lymphocytic panniculitis: an algorithmic approach to lymphocytes in subcutaneous tissue. The diagnosis of panniculitis is a relatively rare occurrence for many practising pathologists. The smaller subset of lymphocyte-predominant panniculitis is further complicated by the diagnostic consideration of T cell lymphoma involving the subcutaneous tissue, mimicking inflammatory causes of panniculitis. Accurate classification of the panniculitis is crucial to direct clinical management as treatment (...) -predominant panniculitis, including entities of septal-predominant pattern panniculitis (erythema nodosum, deep necrobiosis lipoidica, morphea profunda and sclerosing panniculitis) and lobular-predominant pattern panniculitis (lupus erythematous panniculitis/lupus profundus, subcutaneous panniculitis-like T cell lymphoma, cutaneous γ-δ T cell lymphoma, Borrelia infection and cold panniculitis). Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence
2015 Journal of Clinical Pathology
98. Neutrophilic Panniculitis Associated with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: an Update. (PubMed)
Neutrophilic Panniculitis Associated with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: an Update. Neutrophilic panniculitis associated with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) is a very rare disease. Its estimated prevalence is 1 in 1000 subjects with severe AATD (usually white individuals with a Pi*ZZ genotype). It is manifested clinically by painful recurrent ulcerating subcutaneous nodules, and characterized histologically by dense infiltrates of neutrophils in the deep dermis and connective-tissue (...) septae, with secondary lobular panniculitis. It may be the only clinical manifestation of AATD, although it can also occur together with the classical pulmonary or hepatic manifestations of the disease. AATD-associated panniculitis is not only very rare but may also be significantly underdiagnosed. The physician managing a case of panniculitis with a clinical presentation suggestive of AATD and a compatible skin biopsy should measure serum AAT concentration and, if low, determine the AAT phenotype
99. Non-infectious Panniculitis During Hydroxyurea Therapy in a Patient with Myeloproliferative Disease. (PubMed)
Non-infectious Panniculitis During Hydroxyurea Therapy in a Patient with Myeloproliferative Disease. 26576655 2017 01 17 2017 01 17 1651-2057 96 4 2016 May Acta dermato-venereologica Acta Derm. Venereol. Non-infectious Panniculitis during Hydroxyurea Therapy in a Patient with Myeloproliferative Disease. 566-7 10.2340/00015555-2292 Ogawa Yasushi Y Department of Dermatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. Akiyama Masashi M eng (...) Panniculitis chemically induced diagnosis drug therapy Remission Induction Treatment Outcome 2015 11 19 6 0 2015 11 19 6 0 2017 1 18 6 0 ppublish 26576655 10.2340/00015555-2292
100. Lobular Panniculitic Infiltrates With Overlapping Histopathologic Features of Lupus Panniculitis (Lupus Profundus) and Subcutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: A Conceptual and Practical Dilemma. (PubMed)
Lobular Panniculitic Infiltrates With Overlapping Histopathologic Features of Lupus Panniculitis (Lupus Profundus) and Subcutaneous T-cell Lymphoma: A Conceptual and Practical Dilemma. Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) is characterized by panniculitic infiltrates that may be difficult to distinguish from inflammatory disorders, particularly lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP). We report on 11 patients (M:F=5:6; median age: 49 y; range: 20 to 75 y) presenting with lobular
2014 American Journal of Surgical Pathology


Is there any configuration option in Infinispan to pre-set size of cache? So if there is expectation that cache would have > 10 000 items the performance because of initial cache start size would be better.
Or this does not affect Infinispan performance?
There is no configuration option currently to set the initial size of the underlying Map. It defaults to 128 and is doubled each time when it needs to expand. It will probably make little impact, but you can test the difference easily by tweaking the DefaultDataContainer class and changing 128 to 16384 ( a number larger than your entry count) and see if you notice any impact. If you want to you could create an improvement for this.


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Home News Lakeland's New City Manager Focuses on Community Engagement and Moving the City Forward
Lakeland's New City Manager Focuses on Community Engagement and Moving the City Forward
November 3, 2020 • News
Lakeland's new city manager, Shawn Sherrouse already knows what he wants to focus on first: engagement with customers and citizens.
"I want to develop a platform that likely will be web-based where our citizens and customers can go to offer suggestions. If they're receiving service in a way that they're not happy with, or if they're OK with their service and have suggestions to improve it, or if they've experienced the same service in a different way in another location, we want them to provide that information to us," Sherrouse said. "I want to receive a pipeline of information and have innovation teams at the city who study what we're hearing. Can we implement changes to provide better services?"
Mayor Bill Mutz said Sherrouse is the "perfect leader" for Lakeland at this time. "He has the trust of city staff, citizens, the commission and regional leaders. Shawn also has a very winsome personality, is teachable and desires to grow city staff. This is an important aspect of how we create the next generation of leadership within the city."
Mutz said he thinks Sherrouse will continue to grow. "Shawn is committed to expanding his innovation education and visioning parameters so he can lead Lakeland in a nimble way to become an even more impacting economic gem."
Sherrouse will travel to cities similar to Lakeland to find best practices that he might employ in Lakeland, he said. "I'm appreciative of the fact they are investing not only in me but in the city so we can continue to improve. I will go, be embedded in other cities. It will be a great experiential type of training for me and will help improve upon services we offer today. They are great, but they can always be better."
Sherrouse served as interim city manager after Tony Delgado retired in September 2020. Before that, he worked as deputy city manager and assistant city manager for two years each. He's also worked at the Polk County Property Appraiser's Office and in administration for the city of Auburndale. He's a member of the International City/County Management Association and the Florida City/County Management Association, where he's made many statewide contacts.
A Marine, he was deployed to Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.
His mother has been a major influence in his life and career choice. "My mother taught me it was always about how you treat other people. She instilled that in me from an early age."
An experience while in the Marine Corps cemented it — and it had nothing to do with war. "It was a local mission that I served on in North Carolina where we did things to assist the local community that led to a celebration, and the governor was there. Seeing just the sincere gratitude from that community struck a chord in me. Feeling that sense of making a positive impact led me to know that I wanted to be a public servant after the Marine Corps."
A native of Lakeland, he earned his bachelor's degree in management from Warner University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of South Florida.
He's been involved in the local community for many years and graduated from Leadership Lakeland Class XXXVII and Leadership Polk Class IV. He serves on the board for Leadership Polk Alumni Association and the Camp Fire of Central Florida Youth Development Organization.
The search firm GovHR, which was hired to collect and vet resumes for a new city manager, received 126 resumes from 28 states, including 59 from Florida. The other finalists for the job were Natasha Hampton, assistant city manager for Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and Ty Kovach, executive director for the Lake County Forest Preserve in Libertyville, Illinois.
Describing himself as having an "authentic" leadership style, Sherrouse said he will serve with humility. "I don't have to be the smartest guy in the room. I don't have to have a solution to everything. I am well-intentioned. This is who Shawn Sherrouse is. Whatever we can do to find common ground and work for the betterment of the entire community, I'm all in."
Along with Mutz, he will also be the "face" of Lakeland, something very different from his previous role in operations. "Now, I have the opportunity to work outward, to partner with agencies and communities that strengthen the city. I'm seizing the opportunity to make those connections and build those relationships and find ways to collaborate for the greater good of Lakeland."
In 2018, when he served as chairman for the Leadership Polk class, he developed "Polk-tionary," a game where players had to draw things related to Polk County. "I've been asked to return to do it for newer classes at the opening retreat. That's the real Shawn there, the one who gets to interact and experience building those relationships."
"As a member of the Leadership Polk Class where Shawn was the chairman, I witnessed his ability to lead and interact positively with classmates. He is approachable, open-minded and will listen to others. Shawn will do well in this new role," stated Sean Malott, President of the Central Florida Development Council.
Sherrouse is excited about the short and long term. "As a native of Lakeland, I'm very proud to be serving this city. I love Lakeland and I love Polk County. Now I have the opportunity to serve my neighbors, friends and family. What a great way to go about my public service."
His job will be a bit easier because of the many relationships he's developed since returning from the Marine Corps. "I can pick up the phone and call any of the city managers and have conversations that are beneficial to their communities and Lakeland. All of that strengthens Polk County as a whole."
His goal is to leave Lakeland a better place than he found it, knowing that will be difficult because of the work Delgado did moving the city forward.


As trailed on this site last month the first HM Armed Forces Mercenary Action Figure has now been released by Character Options.
The 10 inch scale Enemy Mercenary Fighter is designed as a combatant for the already released Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force HMAF figures.
The mercenary figure features a removable helmet including sun visor and removable all black tactical vest with several moulded pouches. HMAF Mercenary wears all grey fatigues with black leather gloves and combat boots.
This figure comes with a combined assault rifle and pump action shotgun together with a sidearm pistol complete with leg holster.


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Facebook and Parse started talking in 2011, Parse'...
Facebook and Parse started talking in 2011, Parse's CEO says
A different kind of partnership was considered before Facebook's acquisition
Zach Miners (IDG News Service) on 06 September, 2013 00:21
Parse CEO Ilya Sukhar, speaking at the Parse Developer Day in San Francisco.
Facebook has laid out big plans in recent months to simplify the app development process by acquiring Parse. But the social network actually had its eye on the cloud service company for years, and at one point the two considered a different partnership.
Talks between Facebook and Parse went as far back as 2011, the year the company launched, Parse CEO Ilya Sukhar told IDG News Service on Thursday.
"We started talking to Facebook a long time ago," Sukhar said, when Parse was a company of just six people. Parse now has a core team of roughly 30 employees.
Parse provides a cloud-based app development platform designed to make it easier for developers to build Web and mobile apps by handling the back-end side of the work.
Facebook announced its acquisition of the company in April; the deal closed in May.
The purchase gives Facebook a suite of mobile app development tools at a time when succeeding in mobile is critical as users move away from the desktop.
But before the acquisition, there was another idea.
At one point Parse pitched a distribution deal to Facebook in which the social network would send certain apps over to Parse, Sukhar said.
Over the past two years, "we got to know [Facebook] well," he said. Then, at a certain point when Parse was considering a new funding round, Facebook came to the company with "a compelling offer," Sukhar said.
Parse had had conversations with other potential acquirers over the past two years, but when Facebook made its offer there were no other suitors, Sukhar said.
Neither Parse nor Facebook has disclosed the terms of the acquisition, though a Wall Street Journal report cited a price tag of roughly US$85 million.
Now backed by the resources of Facebook, Parse is looking to bring on many more people to support expansion efforts.
The company, now based at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, still uses Amazon Web Services for its physical infrastructure. Parse has no plans to use Facebook's data centers as it expands, Sukhar said.
Facebook is working hard to position Parse as an important part of the social network's business.
On Thursday, the first Parse Developer Day conference took place in San Francisco. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance, to explain more of the rationale behind the deal.
Parse announced some new products, such as an analytics and task scheduling tool, during Thursday's event.
More tools are likely to roll out over the next couple of months, Sukhar said during an interview at the show. Those tools may include new features for app crash reports or A/B testing of changes to apps.
Zach Miners covers social networking, search and general technology news for IDG News Service. Follow Zach on Twitter at @zachminers. Zach's e-mail address is zach_miners@idg.com
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The settlement of Pisidia in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine period: methodological problems.
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FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2011 file photo, Memphis DJ George Klein, left, jokes with Lansky Brothers founder Bernard Lansky, second from left, "Clothier to the King" during the unveiling of a new plaque to mark the original location of the historic clothing store on Beale St. in Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley's longtime friend and radio personality George Klein has died at age 83. Presley's former wife, Priscilla Presley, told The Associated Press that Klein died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, at hospice in Memphis. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP, File)
George Klein, Elvis Presley's friend, radio host, dies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — George Klein, the deep-voiced radio personality who became friends with Elvis Presley in high school and stayed close to the King of Rock n' Roll throughout his career, has died. He was 83. Presley's former wife, Priscilla Presley, told The Associated Press that Klein died...
U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., left, former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young and entertainer Jamie Foxx, right, speak on the sidelines before the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, in Atlanta. The Patriots won 13-3. (AP Photo/Jonathan Landrum Jr)
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Celeb moments were plentiful at the Super Bowl
ATLANTA (AP) — Not everyone is watching Super Bowl 53 for the love of football — celebrities are a big part of the day, too. Here's a breakdown of what is happening with entertainers on Sunday in Atlanta. ___ GLADYS KNIGHT, CHLOE X HALLE FILLED WITH JOY Gladys Knight was all smiles as she blew...
This undated image provided by Stella Artois shows a scene with Sarah Jessica Parke from the company's Super Bowl spot. Parker will reprise her Carrie Bradshaw role from "Sex and the City" and Jeff Bridges will appear as "The Dude" in the Super Bowl commercial to raise money to combat water shortage. The 45-second ad launches Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, and will be televised during Super Bowl 53 on Feb. 3. (Stella Artois via AP)
Carrie Bradshaw, 'The Dude' to star in Super Bowl commercial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sarah Jessica Parker and Jeff Bridges are bringing a couple of famed characters back to life for a charity in a new Super Bowl commercial. Parker will reprise her "Sex and the City" Carrie Bradshaw role and Bridges will appear as "The Dude" in a Stella Artois commercial to raise...
This image released by NBC shows Jimmy Fallon, host of "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," left, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, and a member of the cast from the musical "Hamilton," at the Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Fallon will join the cast in a performance of "The Story of Tonight" from the Tony-winning musical which will air on Fallon's show on Tuesday, Jan. 15. (Andrew Lipovsky/NBC via AP)
Jimmy Fallon: Puerto Rican episode a 'love letter' to island
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jimmy Fallon said a "Tonight Show" episode taped in Puerto Rico with "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is a love letter to the island still in hurricane-recovery mode. "It's a real celebration of Puerto Rico," Fallon told The Associated Press of Tuesday's episode of the NBC...
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Woman sentenced to life as teen in killing wins clemency
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To make it a question: How would you improve Steve Jobs' case performance?
First of all, let me thank you for sharing this video.
It was incredible fascinating seeing Steve Jobs basicaly breaking down market analysis, forecasting, competitive advantage and creating a strategy for a real company (NeXT).
It really shows the true applications of management consulting and allows to make the case prep much more fun as well. Please share more videos like this in the future!
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 Group History|Mie Kotsu Group Holdings, Inc.
Ise-Dentetsu-Jidosha (later called Shinto Kotsu Co.,Ltd.) was established.
Shima Denki Tetsudo Co., Ltd, and Iga Jidosha Co., Ltd.
Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd. was listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Happu Bus Co., Ltd. was established.
Mie Isuzu Motor Co., Ltd. was established.
Sanco Taxi Co., Ltd. (currently Sanco Taxi Co., Ltd.) was established.
Sanco Kanko Co., Ltd. (currently Travel Sales Division, Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd.) was established.
Hokubu Sanco Taxi Co., Ltd. (currently Sanco Taxi Co., Ltd.) was established.
Mie Kyuko Jidosha Co., Ltd. was established.
Mie Kaikan Co., Ltd. (currently Sanco Real Estate Co., Ltd.) was established.
Sanco Real Estate Co., Ltd. was established.
Gozaisho Ropeway Co., Ltd. was established.
Happu Bus Co., Ltd. was incorporated into the Mie Kotsu Group.
Mie Country Club Co., Ltd. was established.
Mieken Kanko Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. was established.
Seki Drive-in Co., Ltd. (currently Sanco Cogyo Co., Ltd.) was established.
Sanco Jidosha Kyoshu Co., Ltd. (currently Sanco Driving School Co., Ltd.) was established.
Sanco Shopping Center Co., Ltd. was established.
Sanco Sangyo Co., Ltd. (currently the Insurance Sales Division, Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd.) was established.
The Toba Seaside Hotel opened.
Sanco Real Estate Appraisal Co., Ltd. was established.
Sanco Home Co., Ltd. (currently the Custom-built House Division / House Renovation Division, Sanco Real Estate Co., Ltd.) was established.
Matsusaka Toshi Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. (currently Matsusaka Country Club Co., Ltd.) was established.
Sanco Ekika Gas Co., Ltd. (currently the Liquefied Gas Division, Mie Kotsu Shoji Co., Ltd.) was established.
Sanco Creative Life Co., Ltd. was established.
The Tokyu Hands ANNEX Store opened.
Kuwana Greenhill Kaihatsu Co., Ltd. (currently the ANQ Division, Sanco Real Estate Co., Ltd.) was established.
The Migiwa-kan building of the Toba Seaside Hotel opened.
Sanco Community Co.,Ltd. was established.
The New Mie Kaikan was completed.
Sanco Creative Life Co., Ltd. opened the Tokyu Hands Nagoya Store.
Sanco Iseshima Kotsu Co., Ltd. and Sanco Nanki Kotsu Co., Ltd. were established.
Sanco Tripal Co., Ltd. was established.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Nagoya Shinkansenguchi" opened.
The natural hot spring "Sarasa" opened in the Toba Seaside Hotel.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Toyota" opened.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Kuwana-Ekimae" opened.
Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd. was delisted from the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Sanco Holdings, Inc. was listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange.
Sanco Holdings, Inc. was established.
Kanko Hanbai Systems Co., Ltd. was established.
Meihankintetsu Bus Co., Ltd. was incorporated into the Mie Kotsu Group as a wholly owned subsidiary by an exchange of shares.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Numazu-Ekimae" opened.
Mie Kotsu Shoji Co., Ltd. absorbed Sano Ekika Gas Co., Ltd.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Nagoya Fushimi" opened.
Sanco Holdings, Inc. was renamed to Mie Kotsu Group Holdings, Inc.
Sanco Tripal Co., Ltd. absorbed Kanko Hanbai Systems Co., Ltd., and was renamed as Kanko Hanbai Systems Co., Ltd.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Shizuoka Kitaguchi" opened.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Yokkaichi-Ekimae" opened.
Sanco Real Estate Co., Ltd. merged with Sanco Home Co., Ltd.
Sanco Driving School Co., Ltd. was established.
The Tsu Sanco Building, an environmentally friendly office building, was completed.
The Meihan-Ueno Drive-in reopened after renovation as the Ueno Ninja Drive-in.
Sanco Real Estate Co., Ltd. entered the large-scale solar power generation business.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Nagoya Nishiki" opened.
Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd. absorbed Sanco Nanki Kotsu Co., Ltd.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Grande Tokyo Hamamatsucho" opened.
Sanco CL 2 Co., Ltd. was established.
Sanco Welfare Co., Ltd. was established.
Mie Kotsu Group Holdings, Inc. was listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Tokyu Hands Kuwana Store opened.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Tsu-Ekimae" opened.
The earthquake-resistant renewal construction of the Toba Seaside Hotel was completed.
The Mie Kotsu Group provided group-wide support for the G7 Ise-Shima Summit.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Iseshi-Ekimae" opened.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Nagoya Shinkansenguchi Annex" opened.
The Gozaisho Ropeway and the Maokong Gondola (Taiwan) established a relationship of mutual friendship.
Sanco CL 2 Co., Ltd. opened the Tokyu Hands Mozo Wonder City Nagoya Store.
The business hotel "Sanco Inn Osaka Yodoyabashi" opened.


This week we're talking about how to ACTUALLY change your style. Let me guess… you've read all the books, created countless Pinterest boards, tried to keep up with trends, and even listened to ever podcast episode. Yet, you find yourself stuck with a wardrobe you're still not in love with. I get it – I really do! My clients come to me with a very similar background.
Here's the deal, you can read and consume all the content from all of the best experts around the world but still be missing one key element…TAKING ACTION. There's a ton of incredible content available to all of us, but unless you actually put that content into action you're going to be stuck on the hamster wheel.
Look…I want you to have a style you love and feel incredibly confident in but it's not going to happen by just pinning pretty pictures and buying what you think you're "supposed" to buy. I strive to 'keep it real' with everyone on the show which is why I'm giving a little tough love on this episode of the podcast.
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The next supercollider
April 6, 2021 | Sarah Charley
What does it take to envision and build a seemingly impossible particle accelerator? The results of these discussions will shape the next 100 years of particle physics research.
Watch Director Nigel Lockyer and others on panel on next supercollider in Europe
On Nov. 2, the Falling Walls Foundation hosted an online panel titled "Falling Walls Circle Table: The Next Big Machine – Does CERN Need Another Supercollider?" A video of the hour-long panel discussion is now available online. Fermilab Director Nigel Lockyer was one of the panelists. The others were Zulfikar Abbany of Deutsche Welle, Ursula Bassler of the CERN Council, Jeremy Farrar of the Wellcome Trust and Beate Heinemann of DESY. With CERN's Large Hadron Collider in full swing and…
With to-do list checked off, U.S. physicists ask, 'What's next?'
From Science, Oct. 2, 2020: As U.S. particle physicists start to drum up new ideas for the next decade in a yearlong Snowmass process they have no single big project to push for (or against). Physicists have just started to build the current plan's centerpiece: The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility at Fermilab will shoot particles through 1,300 kilometers of rock to the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in South Dakota. Fermilab Deputy Director of Research Joe Lykken and Fermilab scientist Vladimir Shiltsev comment on other possible pursuits in high-energy physics.
Fermilab achieves 14.5-tesla field for accelerator magnet, setting new world record
July 13, 2020 | Leah Hesla
Fermilab scientists have broken their own world record for an accelerator magnet. In June, their demonstrator steering dipole magnet achieved a 14.5-tesla field, surpassing the field strength of their 14.1-tesla magnet, which set a record in 2019. This magnet test shows that scientists and engineers can address the demanding requirements for a future particle collider under discussion in the particle physics community.