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1. Chaumba, Josphine. The effects of social capital on the integration of Zimbabwean immigrants into the United States.
Chaumba, Josphine. "The effects of social capital on the integration of Zimbabwean immigrants into the United States." 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Georgia. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/chaumba_josphine_201005_phd.
Chaumba, Josphine. "The effects of social capital on the integration of Zimbabwean immigrants into the United States." 2010. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Chaumba J. The effects of social capital on the integration of Zimbabwean immigrants into the United States. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Georgia; 2010. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/chaumba_josphine_201005_phd.
2. Lee, Jeehae. What is it like to be an immigrant teacher in the U.S. schools?: the challenges they face and their strengths.
Lee, Jeehae. "What is it like to be an immigrant teacher in the U.S. schools?: the challenges they face and their strengths." 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Georgia. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/lee_jeehae_201012_phd.
Lee, Jeehae. "What is it like to be an immigrant teacher in the U.S. schools?: the challenges they face and their strengths." 2010. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Lee J. What is it like to be an immigrant teacher in the U.S. schools?: the challenges they face and their strengths. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Georgia; 2010. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/lee_jeehae_201012_phd.
3. Lozano, Augustina. The American Dream Lost in Translation: The Educational Trajectory of a Mexican Immigrant Student and His Journey Towards American Success.
Lozano, Augustina. "The American Dream Lost in Translation: The Educational Trajectory of a Mexican Immigrant Student and His Journey Towards American Success." 2015. Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155029.
Lozano, Augustina. "The American Dream Lost in Translation: The Educational Trajectory of a Mexican Immigrant Student and His Journey Towards American Success." 2015. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Lozano A. The American Dream Lost in Translation: The Educational Trajectory of a Mexican Immigrant Student and His Journey Towards American Success. [Internet] [Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155029.
4. Subedi, Rajendra P. Healthy Immigrants? Healthy Workers? High-Skilled Immigrants Working in Low-Skilled Jobs in Ottawa, Canada .
▼ Immigrants play very important roles in maintaining demographic balance, cultural diversity and the economic prosperity of Canada, but new immigrants face challenges such as unemployment, underemployment, job insecurity, poverty and a poorer quality of life (Jackson, 2005). A significant number of foreign-trained skilled workers are employed in low-skilled service sector jobs in major Canadian cities (Creese & Wiebe, 2009). These workers tend to have elevated mental and physical health problems because of lower self-esteem and job dissatisfaction; extended hours of work with minimum wages; and job insecurity. They are generally sleep-deprived and are more likely to follow unhealthy behaviours and lifestyles. Therefore, the major objective of this thesis was to understand the role of work-related stress, job-dissatisfaction, health behaviours and lifestyle in determining mental and physical health status of immigrants working as taxi drivers, and convenience store or gas station workers in the city of Ottawa, Canada. This thesis used a "sequential explanatory" mixed-methods approach of data collection and analysis (Creswell, 2009). Secondary data from the 2001 and 2010 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) and primary survey (n=146) and interview (n=19) data collected in the City of Ottawa in 2014 were analyzed to understand skilled immigrants' mental and physical health status and their determinants. The findings of the research are organized into four chapters. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to understand the determinants of deteriorating health status of the general immigrant population in Canada and also to understand the predictors of mental and physical health status specific to skilled immigrants working in the city of Ottawa. The interview data were analyzed using a Grounded Theory (GT) approach to understand perceived work-related stress, social status and health status of high-skilled immigrants working in low-skilled jobs. The findings reveal that skilled immigrants working in low-skilled jobs have a higher level of work-related stress, job dissatisfaction, and poor mental and physical health status. The findings contribute to the existing literature on the debates about the Healthy Immigrant Effect (HIE), Healthy Worker Effect (HWE) and broader immigration policy by exploring the health status of skilled immigrants working in low-skilled jobs.
Subedi, Rajendra P. "Healthy Immigrants? Healthy Workers? High-Skilled Immigrants Working in Low-Skilled Jobs in Ottawa, Canada ." 2016. Thesis, Queens University. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/14296.
Subedi, Rajendra P. "Healthy Immigrants? Healthy Workers? High-Skilled Immigrants Working in Low-Skilled Jobs in Ottawa, Canada ." 2016. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Subedi RP. Healthy Immigrants? Healthy Workers? High-Skilled Immigrants Working in Low-Skilled Jobs in Ottawa, Canada . [Internet] [Thesis]. Queens University; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/14296.
5. -4308-3187. Positioning of Korean immigrant parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on physical education programming in the United States.
▼ An important goal for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is to increase physical activity participation as it has been documented that physical activity participation for children with ASD is significantly lower than their typically developing peers (Pan, 2008). To that end, the roles of parents are significant in increasing physical activity participation of children with ASD (Chaapel, Columna, Lytle, & Bailey, 2013). Moreover, families need to work together with school personnel to provide quality educational programming for their children with ASD (IDEA, 2004). With the U.S. special educational system, the number of students with disabilities from immigrant families has been increasing. Like other parents in the U.S., immigrant parents want appropriate and quality educational services for their children with disabilities, including physical education services (Cho, Singer, & Brenner, 2001). Therefore, the purpose of the study was to analyze positioning of Korean immigrant parents of children with ASD on physical education programming in the U.S. Five Korean immigrant parents of children with ASD (four mothers of children with ASD and one father of a child with ASD), who were immigrants, were recruited to participate in the study and to share information about their children's educational services. In using qualitative research design, different positions of Korean immigrant parents were explored; data were transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis, and then re-analyzed for themes using the position theory. During the data analysis procedure, re-current themes (i.e., common positions) and associated subthemes emerged from the data (e.g., interview with parents, review IEP documents, field notes). Evident throughout this study was that many immigrant parents of children with ASD were disconnected from the U.S. special education system due to cultural and language barriers. In addition, most Korean immigrant parents in this study were uncertain about GPE and APE for their children with ASD. However, within the limitations of this study, the immigrant parents of children with ASD highly valued the quality of educational services and wanted to be positioned as active in their roles in the U.S. educational landscape including GPE and APE service delivery. It is a critical request based on the findings of the study that more comprehensive support and understanding are needed for immigrant parents of children with ASD to participate in the educational process for their children within the U.S. The most salient message from the study is that GPE and APE teachers should be a part of supportive teams to assist immigrant parents to be more knowledgeable about GPE and APE and to encourage immigrant parents to facilitate their children's engagement in GPE and APE classes. An important goal for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is to increase physical activity participation as it has been documented that physical activity participation for children with ASD is significantly lower than their… Advisors/Committee Members: Dillon, Suzanna R (advisor), Dillon, Suzanna (committee member).
-4308-3187. "Positioning of Korean immigrant parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on physical education programming in the United States." 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas Woman's University. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11274/11004.
-4308-3187. "Positioning of Korean immigrant parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on physical education programming in the United States." 2018. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
-4308-3187. Positioning of Korean immigrant parents of children with autism spectrum disorder on physical education programming in the United States. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas Woman's University; 2018. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11274/11004.
6. Saah, Lychene. Examining School, Home, and Community Acculturation Experiences of Four Liberian Immigrant Youths in the United States.
7. Zepeda, John. Dignity'S Revolt: Threat, Identity, And Immigrant Mass Mobilization .
▼ This dissertation analyzes the unprecedented, nationwide immigrant rights protest wave of 2006 and its effects on the national electorate and policymaking process. Specifically, the study focuses on three research questions: 1) What explains the surprising rise and abrupt decline of the demonstrations across the country?; 2) How were the marches organized, and what explains variation in the levels of mobilization in both expected and unexpected locations?; and 3) What, if any, effects did the wave of protests produce? To answer these questions, I use various data sources (e.g., more than 120 in-depth interviews, participant observation, newspaper archives, public opinion research, Census data, and data from the Department of Homeland Security) and perform multiple case studies. My findings indicate that a legislative threat to undocumented immigrants, and those who assisted them, helped create the opportunity for immigrant mass mobilization. This threat - along with the subsequent xenophobic rhetoric and discrimination against both immigrants and U.S.-born people of color from immigrant descent - helped create a collective identity and motivation to take action among supporters of immigrant rights. My results show that, through the utilization of local community resources and networks, immigrants formed broad coalitions to organize the demonstrations and diffused their calls for protest through ethnic media outlets. I find that levels of mobilization varied by the degree to which different immigrant ethnic groups felt threatened. Once the legislative attack had subsided, the movement shifted its focus to more institutional forms of politics. For the policymaking process, the immediate effects of the protest wave were that it helped prevent an anti-immigrant bill from passing in the Senate, while at the same time hurt activists' attempts to win legalization for undocumented immigrants. In terms of their indirect and long-term impacts, the demonstrations helped provide the momentum and laid the foundation for an unprecedented national campaign to naturalize, register, and mobilize millions of immigrants to vote, an impact that influenced the outcome of the historic presidential election of 2008. Advisors/Committee Members: Garcia, Maria Cristina (committeeMember), Tarrow, Sidney G (committeeMember), Soule, Sarah Anne (committeeMember).
Zepeda, John. "Dignity'S Revolt: Threat, Identity, And Immigrant Mass Mobilization ." 2011. Thesis, Cornell University. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1813/30664.
Zepeda, John. "Dignity'S Revolt: Threat, Identity, And Immigrant Mass Mobilization ." 2011. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Zepeda J. Dignity'S Revolt: Threat, Identity, And Immigrant Mass Mobilization . [Internet] [Thesis]. Cornell University; 2011. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/30664.
8. Calvo, Maria Rocio. A Cross-National Examination of the Welfare State as an Agent of Immigrant Incorporation.
▼ The fact that destination countries in contemporary migration are predominantly welfare states marks a distinct departure from historical patterns. While the impact of international migration on the welfare state is highly contested in the literature, the other side of the relationship – the ways in which advanced welfare states influence the incorporation of immigrants – has barely been examined. This study tests the applicability of an extension of the Welfare Regime Theory in the incorporation of foreign-born as compared to natives across 24 European nations clustered in 5 different welfare regimes. Specifically, it explores how much of the variability in self-reported economic and social capital indicators of incorporation is attributable to the nature of the welfare state and to specific theoretical traits associated with different welfare regimes. Results indicate that immigrants fare economically better in countries with comprehensive welfare systems of social protection and that country's amount of social spending has a positive influence in the economic incorporation of foreign-labor. The impact of the welfare state on individuals' economic well-being is higher for the native-born population than for their immigrant counterparts. Generous welfare systems are also beneficial for the social capital formation of immigrant communities. Immigrants residing in countries representative of the Scandinavian regime report higher levels of generalized trust, trust in institutions and frequency of informal social contacts than immigrants residing in countries representative of other welfare regimes. The same pattern is observed for the native-born population. Country's spending in social benefits increases the social trust and frequency of socialization of both groups, although the impact is larger for the native-born population. Country's spending in means-tested social benefits decreases social trust while country's spending in non-means-tested benefits increases it. Native-born individuals report higher levels of generalized trust and socialize more often than equivalent immigrants. However, the level of trust in country's institutions is higher for immigrant than for their native peers. Advisors/Committee Members: James E. Lubben (Thesis advisor).
Calvo, Maria Rocio. "A Cross-National Examination of the Welfare State as an Agent of Immigrant Incorporation." 2009. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston College. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:101815.
Calvo, Maria Rocio. "A Cross-National Examination of the Welfare State as an Agent of Immigrant Incorporation." 2009. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Calvo MR. A Cross-National Examination of the Welfare State as an Agent of Immigrant Incorporation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston College; 2009. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:101815.
9. Lancaster, Jennifer. RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG POST-1965 IMMIGRANT CONGREGATIONS IN THE PROTESTANT MAINLINE: AN OROMO CASE STUDY.
This dissertation is an ethnographic study of Oromo Presbyterian Evangelical Church located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The case study of this congregation contributes to our understanding of how "new immigrants" are changing the American religious landscape. By assessing religious and ethnic identity among immigrant Oromo Ethiopians, this study traces Oromo conceptions of identity from the homeland to the diaspora. As identities are renegotiated in the new land, this immigrant group establishes a faith community whereby religion serves as a meaning-making institution to meet the social, cultural, and spiritual needs of the immigrant group. Furthermore, the relationship between post-1965 immigrant Christians with Protestant mainline churches is a dynamic affecting ethnic diversity and church growth. Thus, this case study points to the normative challenges faced by the Protestant mainline as new immigrants contribute to the redefining of American Protestantism.
Advisors/Committee Members: Rey, Terry, Raines, John C., Aponte, Edwin David, Alpert, Rebecca T. (Rebecca Trachtenberg).
Lancaster, Jennifer. "RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG POST-1965 IMMIGRANT CONGREGATIONS IN THE PROTESTANT MAINLINE: AN OROMO CASE STUDY." 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Temple University. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,214825.
Lancaster, Jennifer. "RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG POST-1965 IMMIGRANT CONGREGATIONS IN THE PROTESTANT MAINLINE: AN OROMO CASE STUDY." 2013. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Lancaster J. RELIGIOUS AND ETHNIC IDENTITY AMONG POST-1965 IMMIGRANT CONGREGATIONS IN THE PROTESTANT MAINLINE: AN OROMO CASE STUDY. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Temple University; 2013. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://digital.library.temple.edu/u?/p245801coll10,214825.
10. Bhaskaran, Joanna. An examination of immigrant status and association with childhood obesity.
▼ Research regarding childhood obesity in Canadian children has failed to address the effects of immigration on weight status. This study examined correlates of obesity and overweight including family functioning, parenting style (consistent parenting, positive interactions, hostile interactions, and punitive parenting), neighborhood conditions, physical activity, and screen time in immigrant children (i.e., children not born in Canada but currently residing in Canada). Correlates of obesity were examined using the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), a nationally representative data set with several waves of data collection, conducted from 1994 to 2008. The correlates were analyzed using multiple regression models. Neighbourhood factors, family functioning and other parenting factors such as: hostile interaction, positive interactions, punitive parenting and consistent parenting, were not associated with BMI or obesity and overweight status. Contrary to previous findings, time spent in Canada was not associated with physical activity or screen time among immigrant children. None of the variables investigated were significantly associated with obesity and overweight status. This lack of significant findings may have been due to small immigrant sample sizes, inadequate or limited measures of confounding variables; such as macronutrient composition of diet that could not be accounted for in our analysis. However, given that models were run using both logistic and linear regression and results were consistent across the board, there may well have been no relationship between these variables. Findings were non-significant and therefore conclusive findings and recommendations could not be drawn from this study Advisors/Committee Members: Tefft, Bruce (Psychology) (supervisor), Feldgaier, Steve (Psychology) Fransoo, Randy (Community Health Sciences) (examiningcommittee).
Bhaskaran, Joanna. "An examination of immigrant status and association with childhood obesity." 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/23403.
Bhaskaran, Joanna. "An examination of immigrant status and association with childhood obesity." 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Bhaskaran J. An examination of immigrant status and association with childhood obesity. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/23403.
11. Okuyama, Lucinda. An Investigation of the Communal and Individual Resilience of Immigrant Women in New Zealand .
▼ Some immigrant women face triple discrimination due to their, gender, ethnicity and immigrant status. The voices of immigrant women are absent from literature on immigration, furthermore the experience of immigrant women are omitted as prominent literature largely presents the male immigration experience. In addition, immigrant women have been pathologised as much of the psychological literature views them through a deficit perspective, affirming that immigrant women are at risk of psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress. This research adopts a strengths perspective in order to investigate resilience of immigrant women in New Zealand. This research explores the communal and individual resilience of immigrant women using a feminist qualitative framework. The women were interviewed by means of semi-structured, in depth interviews and the data was analysed by means of thematic analysis in order to report the experiences, meanings and realities of immigrant women's lives. The analysis revealed that collective roles such as the role of mother, "co-madre", the benevolent woman, the breadwinner and the role of spirituality and religious beliefs contributed to the resilience of immigrant women. It was also found that individual constructs such as individual spirituality, the emergence into a contemporary paradigm that allowed women to break free from traditional life, as well as the establishment of identities of independence and empowerment aided women's resilience. The findings highlighted the complex and contradictory nature of immigrant women's stories presenting a challenge to the pathology discourse of immigrant women evident in the literature and within society. Advisors/Committee Members: Curtis, Cate (advisor), Simon-Kumar, Rachel (advisor).
Okuyama, Lucinda. "An Investigation of the Communal and Individual Resilience of Immigrant Women in New Zealand ." 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Waikato. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8652.
Okuyama, Lucinda. "An Investigation of the Communal and Individual Resilience of Immigrant Women in New Zealand ." 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Okuyama L. An Investigation of the Communal and Individual Resilience of Immigrant Women in New Zealand . [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Waikato; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10289/8652.
12. Burciaga, Edelina Muñoz. The Latino Undocumented 1.5-generation: Navigating Belonging in New and Old Destinations.
▼ 11 million undocumented immigrants live in the United States. Of these, about 2 million are members of the undocumented 1.5-generation, meaning they came to the United States as children and remain here without a pathway to citizenship. This dissertation fills a gap in the immigration literature by comparing the incorporation experiences of undocumented young adults living in welcoming and hostile contexts. I specifically examine if and how state laws and policies shape the incorporation pathways of this group. Drawing from in-depth interviews with 70 Latino undocumented young adults, ages 18-30, in Los Angeles, California and Atlanta, Georgia, I find that Latino undocumented young adults negotiate multiple social and legal contexts as they navigate the transition to adulthood. I argue that Latino undocumented young adults' connection to their families intersects with state laws and policies and an uncertain federal policy landscape to shape their everyday lived experience as well as their aspirations for their futures. To explain how these social and legal contexts intersect, I introduce the concept of nested socio-legal contexts. In three empirical chapters, I examine how nested socio-legal contexts shape Latino undocumented young adults in key areas of their lives including identity development, education, and political participation. Despite growing up and living in very different contexts, I find that Latino undocumented young adults in California and Georgia describe surprisingly similar feelings of uncertainty about their present lives and their futures. The federal political climate is a significant force that influences Latino undocumented young adults' ideas about "Americanness" and citizenship, which in turn shapes their ethnic identity. State laws and policies, especially in the realm of higher educational access, create structural barriers at different points for Latino young adults in California and Georgia, impacting their opportunities for social mobility and sense of belonging. In both states, Latino undocumented young adults are deeply motivated by their parents' migration sacrifices. This shapes nearly every facet of their lives including their educational aspirations and political participation. Ultimately, I argue that Latino undocumented young adults' experiences of "illegality" and belonging are informed by nested socio-legal contexts that creates both inclusion and exclusion.
Burciaga, Edelina Muñoz. "The Latino Undocumented 1.5-generation: Navigating Belonging in New and Old Destinations." 2016. Thesis, University of California – Irvine. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9vc4z6mq.
Burciaga, Edelina Muñoz. "The Latino Undocumented 1.5-generation: Navigating Belonging in New and Old Destinations." 2016. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Burciaga EM. The Latino Undocumented 1.5-generation: Navigating Belonging in New and Old Destinations. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Irvine; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/9vc4z6mq.
13. Day, Jayme E. Social capital, immigrant status, and adolescent mental health: the role of family, school, and neighborhood.
Day, Jayme E. "Social capital, immigrant status, and adolescent mental health: the role of family, school, and neighborhood." 2007. Masters Thesis, University of Utah. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1206/rec/1040.
Day, Jayme E. "Social capital, immigrant status, and adolescent mental health: the role of family, school, and neighborhood." 2007. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Day JE. Social capital, immigrant status, and adolescent mental health: the role of family, school, and neighborhood. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Utah; 2007. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/etd2/id/1206/rec/1040.
14. Dewey, Garner Glenn. Effects of work experiences in the United States on work attitudes of Mexican immigrants.
▼ The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the work experiences and attitudes of Mexican immigrants as they transitioned into jobs in the United States. The sample was composed of nine Mexican-born adults who had settled and worked in suburban Atlanta. Narratives for each participant were developed, and a Chicano writing style was used to preserve the meaning of interview data gathered in Spanish. The narratives were then inductively analyzed using a multi-step matrix technique to determine the emerging themes. Participants were found to value work, not for its intrinsic worth, but because it provides the means of obtaining things. The participants were focused on upward mobility, and cultural upbringing minimized their view on injustice and exploitation. Although participants enjoyed work better in Mexico, their sense of having no future in Mexico and the low wages earned there convinced them that work in the United States was better. Advisors/Committee Members: Roger B. Hill.
Dewey, Garner Glenn. "Effects of work experiences in the United States on work attitudes of Mexican immigrants." 2004. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Georgia. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/dewey_garner_g_200405_phd.
Dewey, Garner Glenn. "Effects of work experiences in the United States on work attitudes of Mexican immigrants." 2004. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Dewey GG. Effects of work experiences in the United States on work attitudes of Mexican immigrants. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Georgia; 2004. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/dewey_garner_g_200405_phd.
15. Zhang,Zhen. Becoming an entrepreneur: How Chinese Immigrants in Canada Created an Entrepreneurial Identity.
▼ My study attempts to answer important questions about how individuals develop an entrepreneurial identity, and what the role of family is during the identity transition process. To do this, I combined three streams of literature: identity theory, family capital theory, and the immigrant entrepreneurship literature. My research setting was Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs in Alberta, Canada. I employed a qualitative methodology that relied on in-depth interviews with 30 Chinese immigrant entrepreneurs discussing their stories of business start-ups. The data were then analyzed using a grounded theory approach. My analysis showed that the immigrant entrepreneurs went through three stages to construct their new identities: exploring possible selves, crafting a new identity, and consolidating identity through self-narratives. My analysis also showed that family plays an important role at each stage of identity transition. At the exploration stage, the family provides emotional support and companionship, shows belief in the entrepreneurs, and encourages the entrepreneurs to exploit their potential. At later stages, family capital is more instrumental, reducing the need for external resources. Furthermore, I found that family capital is inherently paradoxical; the interviewees revealed that family could contribute both positively and negatively to business ventures. That is, family ties that were once supportive to the business could easily transition into a hindrance; and likewise, family hindrance also had the potential to turn into family support. I then identified five strategies that immigrant entrepreneurs have adopted to manage the paradox. My study contributes to the identity work literature by delineating the process of exploratory identity construction and advancing the understandings of entrepreneurial identity construction. It also contributes to family capital theory by highlighting the significance of family in facilitating identity transition, and revealing the sometimes detrimental effect of family capital. Finally, in an effort to move away from contextual and structural hypotheses as sole explanations for the high rate of self-employment among immigrant entrepreneurs, my study draws attention to the micro-level behaviour of immigrant entrepreneurs, and provides a useful starting point from which we can deepen our understanding of the agency of immigrant entrepreneurship. Implications for policy and practice are also discussed.
Zhang,Zhen. "Becoming an entrepreneur: How Chinese Immigrants in Canada Created an Entrepreneurial Identity." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed April 18, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/bn999729s.
Zhang,Zhen. "Becoming an entrepreneur: How Chinese Immigrants in Canada Created an Entrepreneurial Identity." 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Zhang,Zhen. Becoming an entrepreneur: How Chinese Immigrants in Canada Created an Entrepreneurial Identity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/bn999729s.
16. Georgis, Rebecca. More than Meets the Eye: Immigrant and Refugee Adjustment, Education, and Acculturation in Canada.
Georgis, Rebecca. "More than Meets the Eye: Immigrant and Refugee Adjustment, Education, and Acculturation in Canada." 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed April 18, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/wp988k02r.
Georgis, Rebecca. "More than Meets the Eye: Immigrant and Refugee Adjustment, Education, and Acculturation in Canada." 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Georgis R. More than Meets the Eye: Immigrant and Refugee Adjustment, Education, and Acculturation in Canada. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2014. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/wp988k02r.
17. Song, Jianhui. The relations between sleeping arrangements, and cultural values and beliefs in first generation Chinese immigrants in Canada.
▼ The purpose of this study was to examine the relations between cultural values, social norms, and beliefs related to co-sleeping with the sleeping arrangements of first generation Chinese immigrants in Canada. The participants were 162 first generation Chinese immigrants from four Canadian cities who had children ranging from 2 months to 71 months (M = 37.9, SD = 18.06). Participants completed a questionnaire measuring their cultural values and beliefs, value of parenting roles and family, value of romantic relationships, and beliefs of sleeping arrangements. Parents indicated their sleeping arrangements (i.e. where child slept and with whom the child slept). Participants were also asked to draw a picture of their bedroom(s) which indicated the location of the child's and/or parent's bed, and the distance between the two beds. Results indicated that 77% Chinese parents in this study co-slept with their pre-school aged child, whereas only 23% parents let their child sleep in their own bedroom. Among the co-sleepers, half of the children slept in their parent's bed, and half of them slept in their own bed, which was either attached to the parent's bed or separated from the parent's bed. The mean distance between the parents' bed and the child's bed was 21.15cm (SD = 42.74) for co-sleeping families, and 502.8 cm (SD = 188.69) for solitary sleeping families. Using stepwise regression analysis, the relations between demographic factor, space availability, values, norms, and beliefs, on the one hand, and sleeping arrangements, on the other, were examined. Personal beliefs about sleeping arrangements, including cultural beliefs of independence and interdependence, beliefs of marital quality, and beliefs of solitary sleeping, influence sleeping arrangements. Parents' length of residency in Canada, child's age, and bedroom numbers also influence sleeping arrangements. The findings have important implications for researchers and health professionals in terms of sleeping arrangements in the larger socio-cultural context.
Song, Jianhui. "The relations between sleeping arrangements, and cultural values and beliefs in first generation Chinese immigrants in Canada." 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Alberta. Accessed April 18, 2019. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/1g05fc90c.
Song, Jianhui. "The relations between sleeping arrangements, and cultural values and beliefs in first generation Chinese immigrants in Canada." 2010. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Song J. The relations between sleeping arrangements, and cultural values and beliefs in first generation Chinese immigrants in Canada. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Alberta; 2010. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/1g05fc90c.
18. Davies, Danielle. Newcomers as Accessories: A Study of Basque and Catalan Autonomy Campaigns through Immigrant Integration Strategies.
Davies, Danielle. "Newcomers as Accessories: A Study of Basque and Catalan Autonomy Campaigns through Immigrant Integration Strategies." 2010. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1457.
Davies, Danielle. "Newcomers as Accessories: A Study of Basque and Catalan Autonomy Campaigns through Immigrant Integration Strategies." 2010. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Davies D. Newcomers as Accessories: A Study of Basque and Catalan Autonomy Campaigns through Immigrant Integration Strategies. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1457.
19. Duggan, Joanna. Language attitudes of Spanish secondary school students in Andalusia towards immigrant and foreign languages.
Duggan, Joanna. "Language attitudes of Spanish secondary school students in Andalusia towards immigrant and foreign languages." 2013. Thesis, University of Edinburgh. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8638.
Duggan, Joanna. "Language attitudes of Spanish secondary school students in Andalusia towards immigrant and foreign languages." 2013. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Duggan J. Language attitudes of Spanish secondary school students in Andalusia towards immigrant and foreign languages. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Edinburgh; 2013. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8638.
20. Mujinga, Prosperine Tshijika. An exploratory study of Congolese refugees' experiences in developing small, medium and micro entreprises in Durban city centre.
▼ Internationally, South Africa receives the highest annual number of asylum applications with about 106,904 of applications received in 2011 (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR], 2013) of which 16,970 were from the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) (UNHCR, 2012). Durban is a city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal with a considerable number of Congolese refugees, which makes it a good site for research about Congolese refugees, their place in the business arena and in small medium and micro enterprises (SMMES) in Durban. After taking the decision to open small businesses, DRC refugees in Durban encounter many difficulties (UNHCR, 2012). An exploratory qualitative research design was used to understand the experiences faced by Congolese refugees in developing SMMES using the structural opportunity theory on immigrant entrepreneurship. A qualitative research methodology allowed for exploration of the difficulties refugee entrepreneurs are facing in Durban city Centre. Non-probability sampling was used in particular purposive sampling technique. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis. The study found that opening of any kind of business requires a lot of effort and resource mobilization is a crucial step for all who wanted to start business. The majority of participants in this study said that their business was not created to have a brilliant future but for family survival. Most refugees lack sufficient and true information about the process to get any legal documents for their businesses. Refugees who have no information about the process of obtaining business documents are afraid to invest more in their businesses and apply any element of novelty or creativity. However, they are aware that knowledge is an important element in their business activities in order to be successful in addition to being positive minded, having capital or belonging to a group of immigrants who are predisposed to be engaged in entrepreneurship. Advisors/Committee Members: Mutinta, Given Chigaya. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Congolese refugees.; Immigrant entrepreneurship.; SMMEs.
Mujinga, Prosperine Tshijika. "An exploratory study of Congolese refugees' experiences in developing small, medium and micro entreprises in Durban city centre." 2016. Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/15273.
Mujinga, Prosperine Tshijika. "An exploratory study of Congolese refugees' experiences in developing small, medium and micro entreprises in Durban city centre." 2016. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Mujinga PT. An exploratory study of Congolese refugees' experiences in developing small, medium and micro entreprises in Durban city centre. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2016. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10413/15273.
21. Sanchez, Luis Alberto. Establishing Immigrant Legacies: A Study of Immigrant Homeownership in the United States.
▼ This dissertation focuses on the intersection of homeownership and immigrant assimilation. Homeownership is emphasized because of its importance in establishing positive legacies crucial to social mobility of subsequent generations. The dissertation addresses three questions related to immigrant homeownership. First, how are immigrants and subsequent generations faring in the transition to first-time homeownership? Second, how does immigrant homeowner attainment differ in non-traditional settlement areas commonly described as "new destinations?" Lastly, how does immigrant homeownership influence immigrant children's educational attainment? The dissertation consists of three substantive studies. The first is a longitudinal analysis of the transition to first-time homeownership among a cohort of youths followed from 1979 to 2009 using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY, 1979). In particular, it examines ethno-generational group differences in first-time homeownership over an observation period that spans thirty years while testing theories of straight-line and segmented assimilation. The second study assesses patterns of immigrant homeownership in traditional and non-traditional settlement areas using data from the 2011 American Community Survey (ACS) to examine homeownership rates among foreign-born Mexicans, Salvadorans, and Guatemalans. The final study investigates whether homeownership influences social mobility among subsequent generations using data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study (CILS) to examine the educational attainment of a variety of immigrant groups from San Diego, California. I find immigrant homeownership is shaped by a variety of factors beyond socioeconomic resources, including settlement area and life-course characteristics. In addition, racial and ethnic group variation in homeownership rates exists despite controlling for individual factors. Furthermore, the inequalities in homeownership may influence the mobility of future generations as I found homeownership to have a positive influence on children's educational outcomes.
Sanchez, Luis Alberto. "Establishing Immigrant Legacies: A Study of Immigrant Homeownership in the United States." 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Penn State University. Accessed April 18, 2019. https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/19659.
Sanchez, Luis Alberto. "Establishing Immigrant Legacies: A Study of Immigrant Homeownership in the United States." 2013. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Sanchez LA. Establishing Immigrant Legacies: A Study of Immigrant Homeownership in the United States. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Penn State University; 2013. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/19659.
22. Baker, Elizabeth Helene. THREE ESSAYS ON BMI TRAJECTORIES BY GENERATION DURING THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD.
Baker, Elizabeth Helene. "THREE ESSAYS ON BMI TRAJECTORIES BY GENERATION DURING THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD." 2010. Doctoral Dissertation, Penn State University. Accessed April 18, 2019. https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/11590.
Baker, Elizabeth Helene. "THREE ESSAYS ON BMI TRAJECTORIES BY GENERATION DURING THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD." 2010. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Baker EH. THREE ESSAYS ON BMI TRAJECTORIES BY GENERATION DURING THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Penn State University; 2010. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: https://etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/11590.
23. Simjanovski, Marija. Les immigrants au Canada et leur utilisation du temps.
Simjanovski, Marija. "Les immigrants au Canada et leur utilisation du temps." 2012. Thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/4666/1/M12462.pdf.
Simjanovski, Marija. "Les immigrants au Canada et leur utilisation du temps." 2012. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Simjanovski M. Les immigrants au Canada et leur utilisation du temps. [Internet] [Thesis]. Université du Québec à Montréal; 2012. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://www.archipel.uqam.ca/4666/1/M12462.pdf.
24. Villar, Cindy del. Bullying, Ethnic Discrimination or Both? A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Immigrant Adolescents.
25. Johnson II, Richard Dean. A comparison of career goals and educational values between Hispanic immigrant and Caucasian United States citizen employees of Louisiana crawfish farm operations.
▼ Hispanic immigrants come to the United States with hopes to obtain a better life for their families through perceived better wages and educational opportunities. One source of income for Hispanic immigrants is through employment in crawfish farm operations. Crawfish farm operations benefit from the employment of Hispanic immigrants through government programs that supply workers to the industry. Therefore, many crawfish farm operations in Louisiana employ both Caucasian U.S. citizen and Hispanic immigrant labor to operate efficiently. The purpose of this study was to compare selected characteristics of crawfish farm workers as well as to explore values related to education, monetary values, career expectations, and perceptions of migrant workers held by each ethnic group. The results of this study indicated significant differences associated with Hispanic immigrant and Caucasian U.S. citizen crawfish farmer's educational backgrounds, demographics, monetary values, career values, and perceptions of migrant workers. The Hispanic immigrants are younger and have a lower overall educational attainment than the Caucasian U.S. citizens. Also, education is equally important for Caucasian U.S. citizens and Hispanic immigrants. Hispanic immigrants perceive monetary earnings and migrant workers as more important than is perceived by Caucasian U.S. citizens; while Caucasian U.S. citizens perceive career plans and working on crawfish farms as more important than is perceived by Hispanic immigrants. The results of this study can be used by extension services and other educational programs to direct future educational activities based on collected information related to values and perceptions of crawfish farm employees in Louisiana. These activities can enhance the value of extension and educational programs that are meant to serve all populations in Louisiana.
Johnson II, Richard Dean. "A comparison of career goals and educational values between Hispanic immigrant and Caucasian United States citizen employees of Louisiana crawfish farm operations." 2011. Doctoral Dissertation, Louisiana State University. Accessed April 18, 2019. etd-05172011-122931 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2648.
Johnson II, Richard Dean. "A comparison of career goals and educational values between Hispanic immigrant and Caucasian United States citizen employees of Louisiana crawfish farm operations." 2011. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Johnson II RD. A comparison of career goals and educational values between Hispanic immigrant and Caucasian United States citizen employees of Louisiana crawfish farm operations. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2011. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: etd-05172011-122931 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2648.
26. Le, Loan. Contextual Influences on Immigrant Political Incorporation: Ethnic Concentration and Identity, Citizenship and Behavior.
▼ How do various ethnic and racial contexts influence the adaptation trajectory of individuals from immigrant families? Immigration into the United States has grown rapidly since 1965 and large-scale changes in the demographic makeup of the country are expected to continue. This project focuses on how various contexts – ethnic and racial group concentration in space – affect the social and political incorporation of immigrants into American society.
Le, Loan. "Contextual Influences on Immigrant Political Incorporation: Ethnic Concentration and Identity, Citizenship and Behavior." 2010. Thesis, University of California – Berkeley. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/97b7c2g3.
Le, Loan. "Contextual Influences on Immigrant Political Incorporation: Ethnic Concentration and Identity, Citizenship and Behavior." 2010. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Le L. Contextual Influences on Immigrant Political Incorporation: Ethnic Concentration and Identity, Citizenship and Behavior. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of California – Berkeley; 2010. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/97b7c2g3.
27. Deshpande, Anita A. The Immigration Journey: Asian Indian Immigrant Women's Experiences of Gender and Acculturation.
▼ Despite the Asian Indian community being one of the fastest growing populations in the U.S., there continues to be a paucity of research available that examines the specific nuances of the acculturation process within this population, particularly with regards Asian Indian women in the immigrant context within the U.S. Guided by a socioecological framework (Bronfenbrenner, 1994), the aim of this present study was to examine how Asian Indian immigrant women, who migrated to the U.S. between 1966-1985, have engaged in the acculturative process and made sense of their ethnic and gender identity across time. Utilizing a qualitative descriptive methodology, 18 participants (ages 55 to 71 years) were interviewed via a semistructured format. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data collected in this investigation and revealed six broad domains related to participants' experiences as Asian Indian immigrant women living in the U.S. These domains include following: 1) marriage and family; 2) working in the U.S; 3) experiences of gender; 4) challenges to acculturation; 5) cxperience of immigration over time; and 6) coping and resilience. The findings from this study illuminate the ways in which gender is restructured within the immigrant context, the immigrant experience transforms over time, and the psychological impact of the acculturative process among the Asian Indian immigrant women population. Important implications for culturally informed clinical practice and future research directions are discussed. Advisors/Committee Members: Usha Tummala-Narra (Thesis advisor).
Deshpande, Anita A. "The Immigration Journey: Asian Indian Immigrant Women's Experiences of Gender and Acculturation." 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Boston College. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:108216.
Deshpande, Anita A. "The Immigration Journey: Asian Indian Immigrant Women's Experiences of Gender and Acculturation." 2018. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Deshpande AA. The Immigration Journey: Asian Indian Immigrant Women's Experiences of Gender and Acculturation. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Boston College; 2018. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://dlib.bc.edu/islandora/object/bc-ir:108216.
28. Finno-Velasquez, Megan. Immigrants at a loss: the need for services that promote child well-being among Latino families with child welfare contact.
Finno-Velasquez, Megan. "Immigrants at a loss: the need for services that promote child well-being among Latino families with child welfare contact." 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Southern California. Accessed April 18, 2019. http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/602589/rec/3356.
Finno-Velasquez, Megan. "Immigrants at a loss: the need for services that promote child well-being among Latino families with child welfare contact." 2015. Web. 18 Apr 2019.
Finno-Velasquez M. Immigrants at a loss: the need for services that promote child well-being among Latino families with child welfare contact. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Southern California; 2015. [cited 2019 Apr 18]. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll3/id/602589/rec/3356.
29. Mason, Alleson. Parent Involvement in Education Among African and Caribbean Born Immigrants in Saskatoon.
30. Hussain, Maryam. CREATION AND EVALUATION OF AN INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE IMMIGRANT AMERICAN IDENTITY IN SECOND GENERATION ASIAN-AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS.


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Media and Information Law Cases: Michaelmas Legal Term Preview [Updated]
The Michaelmas Legal Term began on Monday 1 October and ends on Friday, 21 December 2018. This post deals with media law cases listed for this term and cases in which decisions are awaited. Please let us know if there are any other media law cases which should be added to this post.
We are aware of cases listed for trial this term. Only two are against UK media defendants:
8 October 2018, Ashraf v Dunya News Ltd, half a day. A trial of a preliminary issue on meaning in a defamation claim. Jay J found that the broadcast complained of bore a Chase Level 3 meaning.
15 October 2018, Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers, 6 weeks, Mann J, Trial of the lastest tranche of the News Group Newspapers phone hacking claim [Update]
15 October 2018, Doyle v Smith, listed for 5 days. A defamation claim issued on 7 February 2017 arising out of website articles. The Claim Form and Particulars of Claim are available on Lawtel [£].
29 October 2018, Computer Science v Price, listed for half a day.
5 November 2018. PTW v WTP, listed for 4 days. A privacy and harassment claim.
26 November 2018 LB of Croydon v Dodsworth & ors listed for 1.5 days. A breach of confidence claim. An interim injunction was granted in September 2017 ([2017] EWHC 2257 (QB))
26 November 2018, Demouh v Hellen & Sunday Times, listed for 3–4 days. A privacy claim.
26 November 2018, ZXC v Bloomberg LP listed for 4 days. A privacy and breach of confidence claim. An injunction was refused in February 2017 ([2017] EWHC 328 (QB)).
There is one media and information case listed before the Supreme Court this term
13 and 14 November 2018, Lachaux v Independent Print (Lords Kerr, Wilson, Sumption, Hodge and Briggs). The appeal is against the decision ([2017] EWCA Civ 1334) of the Court of Appeal (MacFarlane, Davis and Sharp LJJ) against the decision of Warby J on preliminary issues ([2015] EWHC 2242 (QB)). The Grounds of Appeal can be found here [pdf]. We had a post on the Court of Appeal decision here.
We know of four media and information law appeals listed in the Court of Appeal this term:
9 to 10 October 2018, Various Claimants v W M Morrisons Supermarkets plc, Master of the Rolls, Bean and Flaux LJJ. An appeal against a decision of Langstaff J [2018] 3 WLR 691
17 or 18 October 2018, Butt v The Secretary of State for the Home Department. An appeal from Nicol J [2017] EWHC 2619 (QB).
4 December 2018, Ali & Anr v Channel 5 Broadcast Limited. An appeal against a decision of Arnold J on quantum and a cross appeal on liablity ([2018] EWHC 298 (Ch)). We had a post on the first instance decision.
20 December 2018, NT1 v Google LLC (A company incorporated in Delaware USA) An appeal against a decision of Warby J [2018] EWHC 799 (QB). We had a post on the first instance decision.
The following cases are awaiting a decision of a Court of Appeal Judge on permission to appeal on the papers
Burki v Seventy Thirty
Bokova v Associated Newspapers Limited
Harlow Higinbotham (formerly BWK) v Wipaporn Teekhungam & Ors
Sarayiah v Williams
ABC v Google LLC
The following reserved judgments after public hearings in media law cases are outstanding:
Economou v Freitas, heard 17 and 18 April 2018 (Lewison, Ryder and Sharp LJJ)
Monir v Wood, heard 16 to 19 April and 3 to 5 July 2018 (Nicklin J).
Kennedy v National Trust for Scotland, heard 25 and 26 July 2018 (Sharp, Asplin LJJ and Sir Rupert Jackson).
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Microsoft's Acquisition of Skype Is Now Official
Microsoft has finalized the $8.5 billion acquisition of VoIP service Skype, initially announced in May 2011.
The deal had to pass regulatory approval in several markets, with Europe being the biggest hurdle for Microsoft. The EU Commission has previously fined Microsoft for antitrust behavior.
Under the terms of the agreement, Skype will become a new business division within Microsoft, and Skype CEO Tony Bates will assume the title of president of that division.
Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis; it was acquired by eBay in 2005, but eBay couldn't find a way to integrate it into its business and subsequently sold it to an investment group led by Silver Lake in 2009.
The $8.5 billion deal with Microsoft is a very profitable exit for that group of investors, which includes Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment Board — they paid $2.75 billion for Skype.
As for the future of Skype and the challenges Microsoft faces, the first and foremost will be the fact that Skype is not yet profitable. However, Skype's huge user base (more than 663 million users, 170 million of which use the service monthly) and constant growth make it an appealing purchase for a company that knows what to do with it.
"Together, we will be able to accelerate Skype's goal to reach 1 billion users daily," said Bates in a statement. Check out his comment on the acquisition in the video below.
Topics: acquisition, Microsoft, Mobile, Skype, Tech, voip


Maternal bond and mother-child interaction in severe postpartum psychiatric disorders: Is there a link?
Mothers in the puerperium are vulnerable to a wide spectrum of postpartum psychiatric disorders. One of the central psychological processes of the puerperium is the development of an emotional relationship with the baby. The bond on the infant as well as the interaction with the baby are two aspects of the mother-infant relationship that can be disturbed by mothers with postpartum psychiatric disorders.


She is so cute, she looks like a doll! I really like the big eyes on her phone, and the negligee as a duster is a very nice look!
@Mel: Haha, good point about the season! On JS, the season really refers to the kind of clothes people wear in the images. In Tokyo it is still over 30 degrees centigrade (86 degrees Fahrenheit). You can only wear summer fashion in those kind of temperatures. We have had the hottest summer in Japan in 113 years (there are no records before that, so possibly the hottest summer ever), so I am very much looking forward to being able to reference the clothes as autumn fashion! These high temperatures are tiring.
Very true. Thankfully, the weather forecasts predict that from tomorrow (9/23) temperatures will go down to about 25 degrees centigrade (77 degrees Fahrenheit). Cooler, but not cool enough yet to put you in an autumn mood. So we'll see more summer clothes for a while, I think.
SHE IS SO CUTE! I love the roundness of her face and the softness of her features! I know this is completely unrelated to what this site is about, but still. I also like her ring, backpack, and socks.


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You'll often see these limits written as 25/50/20.
Uninsured/underinsured motorist bodily injury coverage is also required with the same minimum limits as BI (25/50). It can protect you and your passengers, financially, from uninsured drivers and hit-and-run incidents.
The Insurance Research Council estimated that about 13 percent of drivers in Illinois were uninsured in 2012. This was a bit higher than the national average of 12.6 percent.
With so many drivers on the road without insurance, it's important to protect yourself with uninsured and underinsured motorist coverages. In the event of an accident with an uninsured or underinsured driver, these protections will step in to help pay for injuries sustained by you and your passengers, as well as repair or replacement costs for your vehicle.
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The state's modified comparative negligence law comes into play when both drivers are partially responsible for an accident. You can only recoup damages from the other driver if you're determined to be less than 50 percent at fault, and how much you can recover may depend on your share of the fault.
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// Copyright 2011 Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
// Written by Jared Simpson (js18@sanger.ac.uk)
// Released under the GPL
//-----------------------------------------------
//
//
// DindelUtil - Wrappers and utility functions
// for the dindel haplotype scoring functions
//
#include "DindelUtil.h"
#include "HapgenUtil.h"
#include "VCFUtil.h"
#include "Profiler.h"
#include "overlapper.h"
#include "multiple_alignment.h"

// Run dindel on a pair of samples
DindelReturnCode DindelUtil::runDindelPairMatePair(const std::string& id,
                                                   const StringVector& base_haplotypes,
                                                   const StringVector& variant_haplotypes,
                                                   const GraphCompareParameters& parameters,
                                                   std::ostream& baseOut,
                                                   std::ostream& variantOut,
                                                   std::ostream& callsOut)
{
    PROFILE_FUNC("runDindelPairMatePair")

    StringVector inHaplotypes;
    inHaplotypes.insert(inHaplotypes.end(), base_haplotypes.begin(), base_haplotypes.end());
    inHaplotypes.insert(inHaplotypes.end(), variant_haplotypes.begin(), variant_haplotypes.end());

    //
    // First, extract the reads from the normal and variant data sets that match each haplotype
    //
    assert(inHaplotypes.size() > 0);
    size_t MAX_READS = 100000;

    // Get canidate alignments for the input haplotypes
    HapgenAlignmentVector candidateAlignments;

    // Choose the kmer size for alignment
    //size_t MAX_ALIGN_KMER = 51;
    //size_t ALIGN_KMER_OFFSET = 5;
    //size_t align_kmer = std::min(MAX_ALIGN_KMER, parameters.kmer - ALIGN_KMER_OFFSET);
    size_t align_kmer = 31;
    for(size_t i = 0; i < inHaplotypes.size(); ++i)
    {
        HapgenAlignmentVector thisCandidateAlignments;
        HapgenUtil::alignHaplotypeToReferenceKmer(align_kmer,
                                                  inHaplotypes[i],
                                                  parameters.referenceIndex,
                                                  parameters.pRefTable,
                                                  thisCandidateAlignments);

        candidateAlignments.insert(candidateAlignments.end(), thisCandidateAlignments.begin(), thisCandidateAlignments.end());
    }

    // Remove duplicate or bad alignment pairs
    HapgenUtil::coalesceAlignments(candidateAlignments);

    size_t MAX_ALIGNMENTS = 10;
    if(candidateAlignments.size() > MAX_ALIGNMENTS)
        return DRC_AMBIGUOUS_ALIGNMENT;

    // Join each haplotype with flanking sequence from the reference genome for each alignment
    // This function also adds a haplotype (with flanking sequence) for the piece of the reference
    int FLANKING_SIZE = 0;
    if (parameters.dindelRealignParameters.realignMatePairs)
        FLANKING_SIZE = 1000;
    else
        FLANKING_SIZE = 0;
    StringVector flankingHaplotypes;

    // This vector contains the internal portion of the haplotypes, without the flanking sequence
    // It is used to extract reads
    StringVector candidateHaplotypes;
    for(size_t i = 0; i < candidateAlignments.size(); ++i)
    {
        // FIXME. Maybe should use only inHaplotypes[i]???
        HapgenUtil::makeFlankingHaplotypes(candidateAlignments[i],
                                           parameters.pRefTable,
                                           FLANKING_SIZE,
                                           inHaplotypes,
                                           flankingHaplotypes,
                                           candidateHaplotypes);

    }

    // Normal reads
    SeqItemVector normalReads;
    SeqItemVector normalRCReads;

    // Remove non-unique candidate haplotypes
    std::sort(candidateHaplotypes.begin(), candidateHaplotypes.end());
    StringVector::iterator haplotype_iterator = std::unique(candidateHaplotypes.begin(), candidateHaplotypes.end());
    candidateHaplotypes.resize(haplotype_iterator - candidateHaplotypes.begin());

    // Set the value to use for extracting reads that potentially match the haplotype
    // Do not use a kmer for extraction greater than this value
    size_t KMER_CEILING = 31;
    size_t extractionKmer = parameters.kmer < KMER_CEILING ? parameters.kmer : KMER_CEILING;

    bool extractOK = true;
    if(!parameters.bReferenceMode)
    {
        // Reads on the same strand as the haplotype
        extractOK = HapgenUtil::extractHaplotypeReads(candidateHaplotypes, parameters.baseIndex, extractionKmer,
                                                      false, MAX_READS, &normalReads, NULL);

        if(!extractOK)
            return DRC_OVER_DEPTH;

        // Reads on the reverse strand
        extractOK = HapgenUtil::extractHaplotypeReads(candidateHaplotypes, parameters.baseIndex, extractionKmer,
                                                      true, MAX_READS, &normalRCReads, NULL);

        if(!extractOK)
            return DRC_OVER_DEPTH;
    }

    // Variant reads
    SeqItemVector variantReads;
    SeqItemVector variantRCReads;

    extractOK = HapgenUtil::extractHaplotypeReads(candidateHaplotypes, parameters.variantIndex, extractionKmer,
                                                  false, MAX_READS, &variantReads, NULL);

    if(!extractOK)
        return DRC_OVER_DEPTH;

    extractOK = HapgenUtil::extractHaplotypeReads(candidateHaplotypes, parameters.variantIndex, extractionKmer,
                                                  true, MAX_READS, &variantRCReads, NULL);

    if(!extractOK)
        return DRC_OVER_DEPTH;

    size_t normal_reads = normalReads.size() + normalRCReads.size();
    size_t variant_reads = variantReads.size() + variantRCReads.size();
    size_t total_reads = normal_reads + variant_reads;

    if(total_reads > MAX_READS)
        return DRC_OVER_DEPTH;

    if (total_reads == 0)
        return DRC_UNDER_DEPTH;

    // Generate the input haplotypes for dindel
    // We need at least 2 haplotypes
    size_t totFlankingHaplotypes = flankingHaplotypes.size();

    if(totFlankingHaplotypes < 2)
        return DRC_NO_ALIGNMENT;

    // Ensure the reference haplotype is a non-empty string
    if(flankingHaplotypes[0].size() == 0)
        return DRC_NO_ALIGNMENT;

    // Make Dindel referenceMappings
    // std::vector< std::vector<DindelReferenceMapping> > dindelRefMappings(flankingHaplotypes.size());
    StringVector dindelHaplotypes;
    std::set<DindelReferenceMapping> refMappings;

    //
    for(size_t i = 0; i < candidateAlignments.size(); ++i)
    {
        std::string upstream, defined, downstream;
        std::string refName = parameters.pRefTable->getRead(candidateAlignments[i].referenceID).id;

        HapgenUtil::extractReferenceSubstrings(candidateAlignments[i],parameters.pRefTable, FLANKING_SIZE, upstream, defined, downstream);
        std::string refSeq = upstream + defined + downstream;

        int refStart = candidateAlignments[i].position - int(upstream.size()) + 1;

        // Here the score is used as an estimate of how unique "defined" is in the reference sequence.
        // "defined" is not the reference sequence but a candidate haplotype.
        // It is conservative because the flanking sequence is not used in this estimation.
        // DindelReferenceMapping rm(refName, refSeq, refStart, double(candidateAlignments[i].score), candidateAlignments[i].isRC);
    	DindelReferenceMapping rm(refName, refSeq, refStart, double(candidateAlignments[i].score+2*FLANKING_SIZE), candidateAlignments[i].isRC);
        std::set<DindelReferenceMapping>::iterator rmit = refMappings.find(rm);
        if(rmit == refMappings.end())
        {
            refMappings.insert(rm);
        }
	    else
        {
            if(rm.referenceAlignmentScore > rmit->referenceAlignmentScore)
                rmit->referenceAlignmentScore = rm.referenceAlignmentScore;
        }
    }

    // RESET MAPPING SCORES
    for(std::set<DindelReferenceMapping>::iterator it = refMappings.begin(); it != refMappings.end(); it++)
        it->referenceAlignmentScore = 1000;

    /*
    std::cout << "REFERENCE MAPPINGS: \n";
    int c = 0;
    for(std::set<DindelReferenceMapping>::const_iterator it = refMappings.begin(); it != refMappings.end(); it++, c++) {
        std::cout << c << " " << it->refName << " start: " << it->refStart << " end: " << it->refStart + it->refSeq.size()-1 << " score: " << it->referenceAlignmentScore << "\n";
    }
    */

    // make flankingHaplotypes unique
    std::set< std::string > setFlanking(flankingHaplotypes.begin(), flankingHaplotypes.end());

    for(std::set< std::string >::const_iterator it = setFlanking.begin(); it != setFlanking.end(); it++)
    {
        dindelHaplotypes.push_back(*it);
        //dindelRefMappings[i] = std::vector<DindelReferenceMapping>(refMappings.begin(),refMappings.end());
    }

    std::vector<DindelReferenceMapping> dRefMappings(refMappings.begin(),refMappings.end());
    DindelWindow dWindow(dindelHaplotypes, dRefMappings);

    //
    // Run Dindel
    //

    VCFVector vcfRecords[2];

    size_t start_i = parameters.bReferenceMode ? 1 : 0;

    DindelRealignWindowResult *pThisResult, *pPreviousResult = NULL;

    for(size_t i = start_i; i <= 1; ++i)
    {
        SeqItemVector& fwdReads = (i == 0) ? normalReads : variantReads;
        SeqItemVector& rcReads = (i == 0) ? normalRCReads : variantRCReads;
        const BWTIndexSet* indices = &parameters.variantIndex;

        // Create dindel reads
        // Mates must be at the end of the array.
        std::vector<DindelRead> dReads;
        for(size_t j = 0; j < fwdReads.size(); ++j)
            dReads.push_back(convertToDindelRead(indices, fwdReads[j], true));

        for(size_t j = 0; j < rcReads.size(); ++j)
        {
            rcReads[j].seq.reverseComplement();
            dReads.push_back(convertToDindelRead(indices, rcReads[j], false));
        }

        //std::cout << "*******MULTIPLE ALIGNMENT of reads and haplotypes\n";
        //doMultipleReadHaplotypeAlignment(dReads, flankingHaplotypes);

        pThisResult = new DindelRealignWindowResult();

        std::stringstream out_ss;
        try
        {
            DindelRealignWindow dRealignWindow(&dWindow, dReads, parameters.dindelRealignParameters);
            dRealignWindow.run("hmm", vcfRecords[i], id, pThisResult, pPreviousResult);
        }
        catch(std::string e)
        {
            std::cerr << "Dindel Exception: " << e << "\n";
            exit(DRC_EXCEPTION);
        }

        if(i == 0)
            pPreviousResult = pThisResult;
    }

    // Copy raw VCFRecords to output
    for(size_t i = 0; i <= 1; ++i)
    {
        std::ostream& curr_out = i == 0 ? baseOut : variantOut;
        for(size_t j = 0; j < vcfRecords[i].size(); ++j)
            curr_out << vcfRecords[i][j] << "\n";
    }

    // Make comparative calls
    size_t VARIANT_IDX = 1;
    size_t BASE_IDX = 0;
    bool has_base_calls = !vcfRecords[BASE_IDX].empty();
    for(size_t i = 0; i < vcfRecords[1].size(); ++i)
    {
        bool not_called_in_base = true;
        if(has_base_calls)
            not_called_in_base = vcfRecords[BASE_IDX][i].passStr == "NoCall";

        bool called_in_variant = vcfRecords[VARIANT_IDX][i].passStr == "PASS";
        if(called_in_variant && not_called_in_base)
            callsOut << vcfRecords[VARIANT_IDX][i] << "\n";
    }

    baseOut.flush();
    variantOut.flush();

    delete pThisResult;
    delete pPreviousResult;

    return DRC_OK;
}

DindelRead DindelUtil::convertToDindelRead(const BWTIndexSet* indices, const SeqItem& item, bool is_forward)
{
    double MAP_QUAL = 40.0;
    int BASE_QUAL = 20;

    std::string sample = "SAMPLE";
    if(indices->pPopIdx != NULL)
    {
        // Parse the read index from the name of the SeqItem
        if(item.id.find("idx-") == std::string::npos)
        {
            std::cerr << "Unexpected sequence id: " << item.id << "\n";
            assert(false);
        }
        std::stringstream parser(item.id.substr(4));
        size_t index;
        parser >> index;

        sample = indices->pPopIdx->getName(index);
    }

    return DindelRead(item, sample, MAP_QUAL, BASE_QUAL, is_forward);
}

//
void DindelUtil::doMultipleReadHaplotypeAlignment(const std::vector<DindelRead> & dReads,
                                                  const StringVector & haplotypes)
{

    // globally align haplotypes to the first haplotype (arbitrary)
    assert(haplotypes.size()>0);
    for (size_t h = 0; h < haplotypes.size(); ++h)
    {
        std::cout << "ALIGNING EVERYTHING AGAINST HAPLOTYPE " << h << "\n";
        MultipleAlignment ma;
        std::vector< MAlignData > maVector;
        const std::string rootSequence = haplotypes[h];
        ma.addBaseSequence("root", rootSequence, "");

        std::string hid;
        for(size_t j = 0; j < haplotypes.size(); j++)
        {
            std::stringstream ss;
            if (j!=h)
                ss << "haplotype-" << j;
            else
                ss << "HAPLOTYPE-" << j;
            SequenceOverlap o = Overlapper::computeOverlap(rootSequence, haplotypes[j]);
            ma.addOverlap(ss.str(), haplotypes[j], "", o);
        }

        for(size_t r = 0; r < dReads.size(); ++r)
        {
            std::stringstream ss;
            if (r<dReads.size()/2)
                ss << "read-" << r << "("  << dReads[r].getID() << ")";
            else
                ss << "MATE read-" << r;

            SequenceOverlap o = Overlapper::computeOverlap(rootSequence, dReads[r].getSequence());
            ma.addOverlap(ss.str(), dReads[r].getSequence(), "", o);
        }
        ma.print(100000);
    }
}

// Compute the best alignment of the haplotype collection to the reference
DindelReturnCode DindelUtil::computeBestAlignment(const StringVector& inHaplotypes,
                                                  const SeqItemVector& variantMates,
                                                  const SeqItemVector& variantRCMates,
                                                  const GraphCompareParameters& parameters,
                                                  HapgenAlignment& bestAlignment)
{
    size_t MAX_DEPTH = 2000;
    if(variantMates.size() + variantRCMates.size() > MAX_DEPTH)
        return DRC_OVER_DEPTH;

    //
    // Align the haplotypes to the reference genome to generate candidate alignments
    //
    HapgenAlignmentVector candidateAlignments;
    for(size_t i = 0; i < inHaplotypes.size(); ++i)
        HapgenUtil::alignHaplotypeToReferenceBWASW(inHaplotypes[i], parameters.referenceIndex, candidateAlignments);

    // Remove duplicate or bad alignment pairs
    HapgenUtil::coalesceAlignments(candidateAlignments);

    if(candidateAlignments.empty())
        return DRC_NO_ALIGNMENT;

    //
    // Score each candidate alignment against the mates of all the variant reads
    //
    int bestCandidate = -1;
    double bestAverageScoreFrac = 0.0f;
    double secondBest = 0.0f;
    for(size_t i = 0; i < candidateAlignments.size(); ++i)
    {
        // Compute the average score of the reads' mates to the flanking sequence
        StringVector referenceFlanking;
        StringVector referenceHaplotypes;
        HapgenUtil::makeFlankingHaplotypes(candidateAlignments[i], parameters.pRefTable,
                                           1000, inHaplotypes, referenceFlanking, referenceHaplotypes);

        // If valid flanking haplotypes could not be made, skip this alignment
        if(referenceFlanking.empty())
            continue;

        // Realign the mates
        LocalAlignmentResultVector localAlignments = HapgenUtil::alignReadsLocally(referenceFlanking[0], variantMates);
        LocalAlignmentResultVector localAlignmentsRC = HapgenUtil::alignReadsLocally(referenceFlanking[0], variantRCMates);

        // Merge alignments
        localAlignments.insert(localAlignments.end(), localAlignmentsRC.begin(), localAlignmentsRC.end());

        double sum = 0.0f;
        double count = 0.0f;

        for(size_t j = 0; j < localAlignments.size(); ++j)
        {
            double max_score = localAlignments[j].queryEndPosition - localAlignments[j].queryStartPosition;
            double frac = (double)localAlignments[j].score / max_score;
            //printf("Score: %d frac: %lf\n", localAlignments[j].score, frac);
            sum += frac;
            count += 1;
        }

        double score = sum / count;
        if(score > bestAverageScoreFrac)
        {
            secondBest = bestAverageScoreFrac;
            bestAverageScoreFrac = score;
            bestCandidate = i;
        }
        else if(score > secondBest)
        {
            secondBest = score;
        }

        //printf("Alignment %zu mate-score: %lf\n", i, score);
    }

    if(bestCandidate == -1)
        return DRC_NO_ALIGNMENT;

    /*
    if(bestAverageScoreFrac < 0.9f)
        return DRC_POOR_ALIGNMENT;

    if(bestAverageScoreFrac - secondBest < 0.05f)
        return DRC_AMBIGUOUS_ALIGNMENT;
    */
    bestAlignment = candidateAlignments[bestCandidate];
    return DRC_OK;
}

// Initialize an array of code counts
void DindelUtil::initializeCodeCounts(int counts[DRC_NUM_CODES])
{
    for(int i = 0; i < DRC_NUM_CODES; ++i)
        counts[i] = 0;
}

// Print a report of the dindel return codes
void DindelUtil::printReturnReport(const int counts[DRC_NUM_CODES])
{
    // Sum the total number of haplotype sets processed
    int sum = 0;
    for(int i = 0; i < DRC_NUM_CODES; ++i)
        sum += counts[i];

    printf("Total variants processed: %d\n", sum);
    printf("    number failed due to depth check: %d\n", counts[DRC_OVER_DEPTH]);
    printf("    number failed due to no alignment: %d\n", counts[DRC_NO_ALIGNMENT]);
    printf("    number failed due to poor alignment: %d\n", counts[DRC_POOR_ALIGNMENT]);
    printf("    number failed due to ambiguous alignment: %d\n", counts[DRC_AMBIGUOUS_ALIGNMENT]);
    printf("    number failed due to dindel exception: %d\n", counts[DRC_EXCEPTION]);
    printf("    number passed to dindel: %d\n", counts[DRC_OK]);
}

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The Three Trees (Salem, Ohio)
Charles Burchfield
(American, 1893–1967)
America, 20th century
Pen and ink with wash over graphite
27.7 x 35.1 cm (10 7/8 x 13 13/16 in.)
Gift of Frances and Henry Francis in honor of Leona E. Prasse 1968.263
Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation
Charles Burchfield was among the most original and poetic painters of the Cleveland modernist movement. Born in Ashtabula, he moved to Salem, Ohio, following the death of his father in 1898. After graduating from high school, he attended Cleveland School of Art, studying with William Eastman, Frederick Gottwald, Henry Keller, and Frank Wilcox. In 1914 Burchfield began attending Kokoon Klub exhibitions, and in spring 1915 he went to Brandywine to meet William Sommer. Around this time Burchfild began experimenting with the brilliant colors and simplified forms of the Berlin Heights painters. He painted his first mature works in 1915, and grad ed from the Cleveland School of Art with a degree in illustration the following spring. That summer the Cleveland School of Art sponsored his first solo exhibition, and in the fall, after attending the National Academy of Design in New York for one month, he returned to Salem. In February 1917 the Cleveland School of Art mounted his second solo exhibition. Burchfield was inducted into the army that summer. After his return in 1919 he exhibited with other Cleveland modernists at the Play House, Laukhuff' s Book store, and other Cleveland venues. In 1921 he went on an extended sketching trip through eastern Ohio with Keller, Wilcox, and Paul Travis, exhibiting these recent paintings at the Cleveland School of Art and in the May Show at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Later that year he moved to Buffalo to work as a wallpaper designer, a position he retained until he resigned in 1929 to become a full-time painter. Over the next 30 years he exhibited extensively at museums and galleries across the country. Solo exhibitions of his paintings were held at New York's Museum of Modern Art (1930), Pittsburgh' s Carnegie Institute of Art (1935, 1938, 1946), and Buffalo' s Albright-Knox Art Gallery (1944, 1955, 1963, 1967). In 1953 New York's Whitney Museum of American Art organized a major exhibition that traveled to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Burchfield died in West Seneca, New York.
"Transformations in Cleveland Art" (CMA, 1996), p. 224
Year in Review: 1968. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 29-March 9, 1969).
Cleveland Art Comes of Age: 1919-1940. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 28-September 10, 1989).
Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
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Jordanian Intelligence Foils Plot Against US, Israeli Diplomats and US Soldiers
Headlines 12 November 2019 Arabia Day Newsdesk 0
Fighters from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) and other groups have long targeted the US-allied kingdom ...
Fighters from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) and other groups have long targeted the US-allied kingdom [File:Shadi Nsoor/Getty Images]
Jordanian intelligence has said it foiled a plot last year by two people to mount attacks against US and Israeli diplomats alongside US troops deployed at a military base in the south of the country, according to a statement issued by the General Intelligence Directorate (GID).
The GID statement, carried on Tuesday by the state-owned al-Rai newspaper, said the suspects had viewed Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) materials online in 2015, and were communicating with each other via messaging apps to discuss their views and support for ISIL objectives in the region.
The GID statement said the suspects planned to drive vehicles into their targets and attack them with firearms and knives. It added the suspects had been arrested last year and would stand trial in Jordan's state security court.
The court hears "terrorism" and other high profile criminal cases, but is not part of the country's civilian justice system. Jordanian legal scholars have questioned the court's constitutionality.
A former Jordanian intelligence officer told Al Jazeera on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media that "the timing of the announcement is rather peculiar given the suspects have been in custody for a long time."
"Why did they announce the arrests today almost two years after the arrest was first made?" he said. " I think the timing is politically motivated and its intended audience is the American political leaders to show Jordan's war on terror efforts," he added.
Hasan abu Haniyeh, an Amman-based analyst, said it appeared that the GID and the government were trying to send several messages to international and domestic audiences.
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Abu Haniyeh said Jordan's historic role in fighting "terrorism" in the region has diminished in recent years and its value to the US "counterterrorism" establishment appears to have decreased.
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Jordanian supporters of ISIL and other armed groups have long targeted the US-allied kingdom, with dozens of them currently serving lengthy prison terms.
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In 2016, a suicide bombing killed seven guards near the border with Syria, which ISIL claimed responsibility for.
While months later in another ISIL-claimed attack, 10 people were killed in a shooting in the tourist town of Karak.
Jordan last year also said it had foiled an ISIL plot that included plans for a series of attacks on security installations, shopping centres and some religious figures. It arrested the suspects.
Ali Younes contributed to this report
SOURCE: Al Jazeera and news agencies
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PUNCH MONEY
By Admin	| September 12, 2013
Cameron (Hernando Caicedo) has found a pretty unique way to make money: people pay him for the opportunity to tie him up and punch him. Three hits to the head, three to the body, and business is actually pretty good. His life begins to change, however, when he meets Jane (Julie T. Pham), a woman he's been having an online relationship with. Jane is pretty unique too, as she refuses to go out in public without a mask on.
Without going into any of the drama or complications that occur as the tale goes on, I'm sure you'd agree that Punch Money is original enough already. Which is actually the cause of disappointment for me, as it sets up so much potential and then delivers a rather standard tale of two people getting to know each other as they fall in love, with some tragedy-specific twists.
And don't get me wrong, that's fine. I'm not going to entirely fault a film for not living up to potential that I'm projecting on to it. There was just an opportunity to be something really special and unique, and the signs are there, but instead it's just "okay."
Technically, the film goes with a down-and-dirty aesthetic. Visually it's fine, though not imaginative or impressive. The camera is there to do its job, capture the scene and cover the angles for editing, and that's the bulk of its contribution. This isn't about getting creative with composition.
On the audio side, however, I did have to adjust my TV to enjoy it. Initially, when played as a stereo output, the sound had a tinny feel to it that was not aurally appealing. Only after switching to mono did everything balance out properly; I don't know if that's an issue with the mix itself, or just the DVD I watched, but I did have to make some adjustments to get things just right.
In the end, Punch Money has a number of truly original elements within its familiar framework. It's not a bad film, just one that settles somewhere in the middle. Good enough to keep your attention, the filmmaking chops are there, just nothing to write home about.
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