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David versus Goliath: The past, present and future of students' unions in the UK
The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is publishing a report on the past, present and future of students' unions in the UK. Released just before the new academic year begins, the report traces the history of student representation in higher education to show its role in higher education debates.
David versus Goliath: The past, present and future of students' unions in the UK by Mike Day and Jim Dickinson, includes a Foreword written by Douglas Blackstock, Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency.
The report digs into the origins of students' unions and summarises their role and history through the major higher education debates of the past century. It covers student rights, in loco parentis, massification, marketisation, freedom of speech and the co-production of educational outcomes. It also reflects on emerging practice in students' unions in relation to innovation in student-led activity.
The report reveals:
Debates over campus freedom of speech have a long history – in a 1986 letter to Phil Woolas (the NUS President and future Labour MP), Keith Joseph (the Secretary of State for Education and Science) accused the student movement of barbarianism and fascism: 'So these new barbarians set up their own fascist policies: they ban that which they disapproved by adopting "no platform" policies.'
Student representation has a much longer history in Scotland than in England – students have had a voice in Scottish universities since the fifteenth century, the antecedents of today's students' unions were founded in Scotland from 1737 and the UK's first Student Representative Council was founded in Edinburgh in 1884, whereas universities in England were not legally obliged to have a student association until 1965.
The nature of the relationship between students and their universities has long been the subject of debate – post-war students' union officers were older than average and in many cases had been in command of men in battle, so rules covering male and female visitors, visits to 'town', cleaning rotas and compulsory games led students to challenge the concept of college authorities acting in loco parentis (on behalf of parents) as early as the 1940s.
The legal concept of student consumer rights happened almost by accident after the NUS petitioned the old Office of Fair Trading over the link between non-academic debt (such as debts to a university library) and restrictions on obtaining a degree. Having piqued their interest, the Competition and Markets Authority then carried out a wider review whose terms of reference resolved to look at multiple aspects of the legal relationship between students and universities as service providers.
The recommendations for the future include:
Students' union activities to be the subject of access and participation planning. The authors argue that if wider activities are a central feature of the benefits of UK higher education it cannot be right that we know little about differential recruitment and retention in them.
Students' unions should develop a deeper understanding of friendship at university and its impact upon success rates, drop-out figures and graduate employment – identifying students who miss out and creating activities programmes and interventions to close the gaps.
Students' unions should consider their research strategy to become more authentically representative, seeking to engage the breadth of student demography in formative discussions about their lives, their interests and the student experience with a focus on understanding what leads to positive or negative outcomes.
Students' union advice centres should embrace the student protections and rights agenda by clarifying and promoting new rights emerging from consumer law, supporting students to make complaints where justified.
Universities and students' unions should collaborate on a student employment strategy to improve the range, quality and pay of part-time work opportunities taken up by students – offering employment on campus, exemplar recruitment and selection practices and enabling students to boost employability from their experience.
Sector bodies and the Government are also encouraged to value students' unions and focus on the steps they might take to enable their development and innovation.
Mike Day, co-author of the report, said:
We know little about students' unions in the UK. Almost every university has one, but there is a dearth of research or reliable data on their form, their role or their successes. Their contribution to civil society, business and, crucially, the higher education sector is poorly understood.
This report aims to tell their story and argues that they represent a jewel in the crown of UK higher education – central to its character and its long-term development.
Jim Dickinson, co-author of the report, said:
When students' unions are discussed, they often face criticism – that they are not radical any more or those that are radical are unrepresentative and wasteful of resources. They can be branded as unhelpfully and unrepresentatively left-wing and socially (il)liberal, and others argue that they have been fatally incorporated, acting as dealers in the marketisation of higher education.
Yet the UK higher education sector has some of the most effective and innovative student organisations in the world and, if we nurture them and enable them to develop and succeed, the benefits will be huge.
Nick Hillman, Director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, said:
There is a tendency to judge students' unions through student politics, but there is a richer history to students' unions that deserves to be told.
This report canters through hundreds of years of history, reviews the current picture and offers helpful suggestions for the future of students' unions to strengthen their work.
In a Foreword to the report, Douglas Blackstock, Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency, writes:
To summarise 930 years of student representation in one pamphlet is no mean feat. Memories came flooding back of my own students' union journey which began in Scotland – first as a volunteer, then as an officer and finally as a manager.
That journey eventually brought me to my current role as Chief Executive of QAA, an organisation that has students embedded in its governance and practice.
Mike Day is the Director of NUS-USI and Internationalism at the National Union of Students (NUS) and the author of a history of the NUS since its foundation in 1922 (Regal Press, 2012). He regularly contributes articles and runs sessions on the history of the student movement in the UK and internationally. He writes here in a personal capacity.
Jim Dickinson is Editor of changesu.org, a website for senior managers in students' unions. He has had a career in students' unions, most as the Chief of Staff at the University of East Anglia Students' Union, where he provided strategic leadership and direction for charitable and commercial activities. Jim was previously a Director at the National Union of Students, where he led on Students' Union Development, Campaigns and Political Strategy and Student Engagement and Governance.
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Tim Daplyn says:
6th September 2018 at 07:34
Excellent. Really looking forward to reading this!
The only assertion in this summary I'd contest is that there is a dearth of research on the topic. Indeed we carried out many dozens of research projects with students' unions, many of which have been focused precisely on understanding the impact of SU's, their structure/form, and the relationship with academic and non-academic outcomes.
The issue of friendship(s) (or 'sense of community' as we tend to discuss it) is a vital one, and has rightly become a key strategic focus for many of our clients on the basis of the evidence we've gathered.
Perhaps we should do more to open up our evidence base (with the permission of our clients) to make the broader sector more aware of what is already known…
Tim Daplyn
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Ex-Disney executive Geoff Morrell made $119,505 a day
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Disney's former communications chief — who was partly responsible for the company's botched response to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislation — amassed a gargantuan payday from his brief stint in Hollywood.
Geoff Morrell, who was hired as chief corporate affairs officer last January, worked for a three-month period that spanned 70 weekdays during which he reeled in $8,365,403 in total compensation, or roughly $119,505 a day, according to Disney's securities filing Tuesday.
When payouts associated with his termination agreement are calculated, that per-day figure increases to $176,746.
Disney also shelled out roughly half a million dollars to move Morrell's family to Los Angeles from London and then another half-million dollars for them to move away when he lost the job. After he left the Mouse House, Disney bought the $4.5 million Southern California home that Morrell had purchased, Disney said.
Former Disney exec Geoff Morrell left after three months on the job and was paid $119,505 a day.
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That's despite the fact that Morrell reportedly was responsible for one of the company's biggest PR implosions, which led to employee protests and pitted Disney's then-CEO Bob Chapek against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Even now, under Chapek's successor, Bob Iger, Disney is trying to undo the damage done by the skirmish.
Morrell was known for helping shape Disney's disastrous response to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislation.
Morrell, an ex-Pentagon official who came to Disney from BP, was hired with a base salary of $489,500 and was given a $2.8 million bonus upon joining to replace compensation he was leaving behind at BP, the Wall Street Journal reported. Stock, options and other compensation totaled $5.1 million.
A person at Disney told The Post that "realized value" of Morrell's fiscal 2022 compensation is expected to be "about $2 million less due to some performance-based payments not vesting." Disney declined to comment further.
During his tenure, Morrell's aggressive push to keep Disney from speaking out against the controversial Florida bill chafed Hollywood insiders, who quietly doubted that Morrell and his boss were the right fit for the liberal entertainment giant.
Then-CEO Bob Chapek initially stayed silent on the controversial Florida law on Morrell's advice — before changing course.
Last March, LGBT Disney employees erupted in anger over Chapek's decision to not condemn the bill. Morrell told reporters that the CEO would stay on the sidelines because he was "not an activist" and didn't want to "bring any partisan agenda to work." That was a departure from company's view under Chapek's predecessor, Iger, who watched the controversy unfold and spoke out against the bill.
Notoriously tight-lipped Disney execs leaked to the press that Morrell killed the idea of joining corporations like Amazon and Apple by signing a letter from LGBTQ advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign opposing the bill. Anger bubbled over with Disney staffers speaking out against the embattled Chapek and leading a walkout. Chapek quickly changed course, condemning the bill and apologizing to Disney workers.
LGBTQ employees protest Chapek's handling of the controversy over Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill in Burbank, California.
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The about-face angered DeSantis, who not only signed the bill into law, but moved to strip Disney of its Reedy Creek Improvement District, which gives the Mouse House quasi-governmental control over its theme park properties in Florida.
Morrell stepped down shortly after, telling employees in a memo last April: "After three months in this new role, it has become clear to me that for a number of reasons it is not the right fit."
Morrell currently serves as Teneo's president of global strategy and communications.
Chapek stepped down as CEO in November and was replaced by Iger.
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Рододендрон красноватый, или Рододендрон краснеющий () — растение из рода рододендрон, вечнозелёный кустарник. Используется в качестве декоративного садового растения, а также в селекционных программах для получения декоративных сортов рододендронов.

Китайское название: 紫兰杜鹃 zi lan du juan.

Распространение
Китай (Сычуань, Юньнань), Мьянма. Лесные поляны, альпийские пастбища, каменистые склоны, скалы на высотах (2500—) 3400—4300 метров над уровнем моря.

Описание

Вечнозелёный кустарник. Высота 0,3—1,5 м, диаметр до 0,8 м. Крона подушковидная. Кора бурая. Побеги сильночешуйчатые.

Листья продолговато-ланцетовидные, сверху бледно или тёмно-зелёные, снизу красновато-бурые, с обеих сторон густочешуйчатые, 11,6—4 (—6,5) × 0,6—1,7 см. Черешок длиной 1—6 (—9) мм, чешуйчатый.

Цветки по (4—)6—10(—15) на концах побегов. Цветоножка чешуйчатая, 1—2 (—5) см. Венчик воронковидный, темно-синий, фиолетовый, или розовый с белым зевом, внутри слабоопушённый, снаружи без чешуек, диаметр до 2 см, без запаха. Тычинок (5—)10, тычиночные нити у основания прикрыты пушистыми волосками

Плод — коробочка. Семена созревают в сентябре — октябре.

Время цветения в условиях Латвии конец мая — начало июня в течение 25 дней. Часто наблюдается повторное осеннее цветение. Один из красивейших долгорастущих, обильно и ежегодно цветущих декоративных кустарников.

В культуре
В культуре известен с 1922 года.

Зацветает на 4-й год после высева семян. Используется в альпинариях. Светолюбив. Предпочитает кислые, влажные, хорошо дренированные почвы. Растёт медленно. Годичный прирост 3—5 см.

По данным American Rhododendron Society выдерживает зимние понижения температуры до -23 °C. В условиях Латвии полностью зимостоек.

Болезни и вредители

Примечания

краснеющий
Декоративные садовые растения
Флора Азии

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Le Cuivré commun ou Bronzé (Lycaena phlaeas) est une espèce d'insectes lépidoptères (papillons) de la famille des Lycaenidae et de la sous-famille des Lycaeninae.

Noms vernaculaires
 En français : le Cuivré commun, le Bronzé, l'Argus bronzé, ou (pour les populations nord-américaines) le Cuivré d'Amérique.
 En anglais : Small Copper ou Common Copper ou American Copper.
 En allemand : Kleiner Feuerfalter.
 En néerlandais : Kleine vuurvlinder.

Description

Imago
Le Cuivré commun est un petit papillon d'une envergure de 3,5 à  qui présente une certaine variabilité en fonction des générations et des sous-espèces. Le dessus des ailes antérieures est cuivre, plus ou moins suffusé de marron alors que les ailes postérieures sont marron bordées d'une large bande cuivre.

Le revers de l'aile antérieure est orange orné de points noirs cerclés de blanc et bordé de beige alors que le revers des ailes postérieures est beige à marron clair suivant les sous-espèces.

Une queue en n2 est plus ou moins visible.

Espèces ressemblantes
Les femelles de certains autres Cuivrés, comme Lycaena tityrus ou L. dispar, peuvent lui ressembler sur leur face supérieure.

Chenille
La chenille, petite et trapue, possède une tête rétractile marron vert et un corps vert  avec une bande dorsale et une paire de bandes latérales d'une couleur variant du pourpre au rose.

Chrysalide
La chrysalide est beige, ornée de points marron.

Biologie

Période de vol et hivernage
Suivant les lieux dans son aire de répartition, il vole en deux ou trois générations de mai à octobre ou de février à octobre, et même toute l'année en plusieurs générations aux îles Canaries.

Il hiverne à l'état de jeune chenille.

Plantes hôtes
Ses plantes hôtes sont des Rumex (ou oseilles sauvages) : Rumex longifolius (patience à longues feuilles), Rumex crispus (oseille crépue) et Rumex acetosa (oseille commune).

Répartition et habitat
Répartition
Le cuivré commun est présent dans toutes les régions tempérées de l'hémisphère nord Europe, Asie tempérée, Japon, de l'Afrique du Nord jusqu'au Kenya. Il est aussi présent en Amérique du Nord.

Il est présent dans tous les départements de France métropolitaine.

 Habitat
C'est un lépidoptère qui aime les friches.

Systématique
L'espèce Lycaena phlaeas a été décrite par le naturaliste suédois Carl von Linné en 1761, sous le nom initial de Papilio phlaeas. La localité type est la Suède.

Synonymes
 Papilio phlaeas Linnaeus, 1753 Protonyme
 Papilio virgaureae Scopoli, 1763
 Papilio timeus Cramer, 1777
 Lycaena phlaeas aestivus Zeller, 1847

Liste des sous-espèces
 Lycaena phlaeas phlaeas
 Synonymie pour cette sous-espèce
 Hesperia eleus Fabricius, 1798
 Lycaena phlaeas f. caerulopunctata Rühl, 1895
 Chrysophanus phlaeas ab. oberthuri Blachier, 1908
 Lycaena phlaeas abbottii (Holland, 1892) présent au Kenya et en Tanzanie.
 Lycaena phlaeas americana Harris, 1862 ;
 Lycaena phlaeas arctodon Ferris, 1977 ;
 Lycaena phlaeas arethusa (Wolley-Dod, 1907).
 Lycaena phlaeas chinensis (Felder, 1862).
 Lycaena phlaeas coccinea (Ford)
 Lycaena phlaeas comedarum (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890) présent en Inde.
 Lycaena phlaeas daimio (Seitz, [1909]) aux iles Kuriles
 Lycaena phlaeas eleus dans les îles Britanniques
 Lycaena phlaeas ethiopica (Poulton, 1922) présent en Ouganda.
 Lycaena phlaeas feildeni (McLachlan, 1878)
 Lycaena phlaeas flavens (Ford)
 Lycaena phlaeas hibernica en Irlande.
 Lycaena phlaeas hypophlaeas (Boisduval, 1852) présent en Sibérie et dans l'Altaï.
 Lycaena phlaeas kamtschatica (P. Gorbunov, 1994)
 Lycaena phlaeas oxiana (Grum-Grshimailo, 1890).
 Lycaena phlaeas phlaeoides Staudinger, 1901 ; à Madère.
 Lycaena phlaeas polaris (Courvoisier, 1911) en Laponie norvégienne, Oural.
 Lycaena phlaeas pseudophlaeas (Lucas, 1866) présent en Éthiopie.
 Lycaena phlaeas shima (Gabriel, 1954) présent en Arabie.
 Lycaena phlaeas stygiana (Butler, 1880) présent en Inde.

Protection
Pas de statut de protection particulier.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Lépidoptère
 Lycaenidae

Liens externes

 Lépi'Net
  Lepiforum
  euroButterflies
 Système canadien d'information sur la biodiversité.

 Papillons de Poitou-Charentes

Bibliographie
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Lépidoptère (nom vernaculaire)
Lycaenidae
Lépidoptère d'Europe
Lépidoptère d'Asie
Lépidoptère d'Amérique
Lépidoptère d'Afrique du Nord


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Chaperiopsis quadrispinosa is een mosdiertjessoort uit de familie van de Chaperiidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1914 door Kluge.

Chaperiidae


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Nano Air Mask Review [July] Is This A Legitimate Website? -> In this review, we will know about a new mask, which claims to offer more than 95 % safety from the particles.
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Because people who suffer from Asperger's disorder have difficulty is reading other people's body language and even understanding the more subtle aspects of normal human verbal communication, adults with the condition can experience an array of interpersonal problems.
Mainly though, it is the people who interact with adult Asperger's who have the problem, rather than the sufferer themselves. This is because they are often either not aware of the hurt and trouble they are causing, or more commonly, they will not listen to significant others who tell them that their behavior is inappropriate.
Let's look at the case of Alison. Alison is a helper at her local church and does such tasks as driving older parishioners to the doctors, the hairdressers, shopping and the like. Other parishioners describe her as "strange" in that she seldom makes eye contact and will often ignore people who she knows quite well. Naturally these people begin to feel hurt and angry, especially when Alison will actually approach them on her terms – that is, when she has something she wants to say. But notice there is no reciprocity in the relationship. When Alison does not want to talk or has nothing to say, she is unable to engage in normal social chit-chat. She also isolates herself in group activities as is seen as standoffish.
She recently caused much pain in the family on one parishioner where the elderly mother had asked Alison to clean out her wardrobe and all her private papers. A normal person when asked to perform such a request has certain social mores already in place and is unlikely to proceed with such as activity without consulting the family. Not so Alison because these rules are alien to sufferers of Asperger's. A request is asked and it shall be executed in their minds.
The mother's daughter was aghast at what was occurring as the mother had always asked her daughter to make sure no-one did this particular task but her. Unfortunately the mother was losing her faculties and did not respond to her daughter's or her sister's request to stop this activity and that the job would be done by family members. The daughter also explained this situation to Alison.
Other parish members were also very angry that Alison was even doing this activity which crossed the boundaries of her duties. But Alison did not respond in any way to the daughter's request to stop cleaning out the wardrobes and dressing table. She merely looked past her and continued on with the task.
This is the type of situation where adults with Asperger's do not have the emotional development to realize that they offending people, stepping over boundaries that a normal person wouldn't even get involved with in the first place, and are unable to read the body language of the daughter who asked her to desist.
Consequently a rift has occurred between this family and the church concerned. No one in the church will stand up to Alison because she does so much "good work" and volunteers are few. Although she is recognized as being "strange", there are few if any people who would be able to diagnose Alison with Asperger's unless they were either mental health professionals or had close contact with Asperger-disordered people among their family or friends.
There are many people who suffer from Asperger's disorder who are aware that they are different and are amenable to learning how to interact better, and in fact seek it out. Sadly, the more affected the individual, the more resistant and argumentative they are to any suggestion that there is a problem.
Sadly this undiagnosed woman has caused suffering to a family already in crisis because the lack of volunteers coupled with the reluctance of people in a position of power in this particular church to stop this woman from violating the rights of this family has resulted in unnecessary problems and a falling out with the church.
We will look at difficulties other people suffer due to undiagnosed Asperger's in coming articles.


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Q: File compare tool with combined file view feature I'm looking for a file compare tool with a "combined file" view. To me, this makes the best use of screenspace because unchanged lines are only shown once and also I don't have to move my eyes much to move from "before" to "after". The screenshot below shows what I mean - the blue and red text show the differences, the black text on white background is the unchanged portion of the file.
I checked Beyond Compare and WinMerge and CompareIt from the master list, but they don't have this feature (unless I'm missing it?). MKS Visual Difference has "combined file" view, but you can only get that as part of an expensive toolkit of 400 programs. I'm looking for a cheaper option. I'd like a GUI not a command-line tool, and I like to be able to view all the unchanged lines not just some of them.
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A: I've never tried it, but Guiffy is a cross platform diff/merge tool. It has a 3-way merge view and is reasonably priced. Here's a screenshot of 3-way merge.
EDIT (MarkJ) 3-way merge wasn't what I was looking for, but the Guiffy "together view" looks great! I found a screenshot of that:
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A: Of course there is diff -u which will produce output very close to what you describe.
$ diff -10 -u 1 2
--- 1   2009-08-19 12:48:12.847750000 +0200
+++ 2   2009-08-19 12:48:50.925875000 +0200
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 Dim bOk As Integer

 Select Case Col

        Case giCOL_OPTPOLNAME
-               Value = gParamRecOpt.PolName(Row)
+               Value = Trim$(gParamRecOpt.PolName(Row))

        Case giCOL_OPTINCLUDE
                Value = Format$(gParamRecOpt.Include(Row))

        Case giCOL_OPTSHORTLONG
                Value = Format$(gParamRecOpt.Include(Row))

$

You can get the diff program for free (GPL) as part of cygwin.

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In this issue we take a ride out of this world, preview Energica's E-bikes for the new MotoE series, have video of the Akrapovi? Tribute to Superbikes from Slovenia, the return of a Vincent Down Under, and we have the next instalment of Ferg's preparations for his world land speed record attempt.
There's been a lot happening in New Zealand motorcycling this month, including the massive Classic Festival at Pukekohe and the first of our Shiny Side Up Bike Fests around the country. Events like these are a great excuse to get out for a ride and make the most of the summer weather. There's been a lot going on in the two-wheeled world, which we're happy to give you a glimpse of.
A concept of the 'space motorbike'.
Earlier this month Dorna, the FIM and sponsor Enel announced an all-electric motorcycle racing world championship for next year. To be known as MotoE, the class will use motorcycles made by Italian E-bike manufacturer Energica. Apparently, 11 teams have signed up to compete, racing tuned versions of the company's Ego machine each generating 107kW. Given the four-wheeled world already has Formula E plus single-make series involving Tesla and Jaguar, the announcement is hardly a surprise. It will be interesting to see how much interest the championship attracts, given most two-wheel racing fans adore the noise and smell as much as the visual appeal of racing.
Okay, so it's self-evidently a self-promoting video. But the master pipe-benders of Slovenia might just have captured something with their recent foray on YouTube. If this footage of seven state-of-the-art superbikes, thrashed around the track and blowing fury out of Akrapovi? titanium and carbon doesn't put a tingle up your spine, don't bother riding.
The already impressive collection at Classic Motorcycle Mecca on Tay Street is going to get even bigger, with a wider selection of bikes. According to a report in Stuff, the aim is to make it unquestionably the biggest and best motorcycle museum the southern hemisphere. Renovations are underway on the building, which will open up more space and allow more exhibits. These are set to include more recent machines, especially from Japan, interactive displays, plus a selection of motocross and speedway bikes. Can't wait!
Aussie racer Jack Ehret's Vincent Black Lightning recently added a world record to its Australian land speed record, set in 1953. It became the most valuable motorcycle ever sold at auction, with the hammer falling at US$929,000 in Las Vegas this January. Sold to an unnamed Australian businessman, the machine will return home having spent time in France undergoing mechanical restoration. Only 19 Black Lightnings remain in existence (of 33 made) and Ehret's is one of the most storied, having clocked an average 141.5mph over two measured quarter-miles on closed roads at Gunnedah, NSW on January 19th, 1953. No word as yet whether the machine will go on display, but it would be great if it did.
As usual, the mainstream media's reporting about motorcycles has been a bit, shall we say, selective. Earlier this month, TVNZ had a feature on the spike in motorcycle fatalities in January, accounting for 29% of the overall road toll, headlined 'It's gonna kill ya'. On the 30th of January, they'd already reported on the relatively high number of motorcycle fatalities that month after a death the day before. By the by, they also mentioned the annualised toll to end-January was 33. While we'd all like to see that number at zero, across a whole year that is one of the lowest numbers ever recorded,despite the massive increase in motorcycling since 2002. It shows the volatility inherent in statistics when actual numbers are in the dozens. Numbers in the single figures make a significant percentage difference. We might not be able to change the way things get reported but let's do our best to stay safe out there, eh?
As mentioned in January's Ride On, KTM was aiming at its 17th starch Dakar win in the 2018 edition. And they did it, with Red Bull KTM's Matthias Walkner claiming victory, 17 minutes ahead of Honda-mounted Kevin Benavides. It's an incredible record in one of the toughest fields of motorsport in the world.
We've caught up with further progress on Ferg's Triumph Bonneville. It's starting to come together now, with the wheels and tyres on the frame and a huge plan of work in progress on the engine. Visit the News and Reviews section of the Ride Forever website for a detailed update on the engineering needed to attempt a world land speed record.
The weather's warm so why not take advantage of it to do some Ride Forever coaching? At just $50 or $20 depending on level, it's incredible value plus you may well qualify for a discount on your motorcycle insurance. The last of our Shiny Side Up events is coming up so, if you're attending, drop by and talk to us about it. Catch you next time.


The new BENZI robotic paint line is in the final stages of assembly; its layout has been custom engineered for BENZI by a pool of specialized companies. The new intallation will feature status of the art technology and will be completely interfaced with the group ERP system: the adopted solutions will allow a higher productivity rate and an outstanding paint finishing of the products by using, among other technical solutions, nanotechnology. The new paint line will occupy approximately 500 sq.mt. and will be installed in the new BENZI plant located in the nearby town of Cassano d'Adda.


One of the world's oldest living cities, Varanasi was an abode of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Varanasi, globally famous for its ancient tradition and culture, forms ultimate pilgrimage destination for Hindu devotees. The holy city is situated on the banks of pristine Ganges, steeped in mythological legacy. Pilgrims take a holy dip in the river to get rid off their sins and purify their mind and soul. Hindus community have a strong belief that one who die on this sacred land would attain salvation.
The pious city pull pilgrims from every corner of the world. Pilgrimage tour to Varanasi is an exhilarating experience which offers life time memories to be cherished. The city boasts several Hindu temples, ashram, Buddhist stupas and Jain temples that are worth visiting. For decades culture, Knowledge, art and crafts and devotion to god has been flourishing here.
The Ganga Ghats are the places where several religious and ritual activities are practiced. These ghats are the series of downstairs to reach the riverfront, built along the Ganges. People get down by these stairs to take holy dip and offer prayers to the rising Sun. Assi ghat, Dasaswamedha ghat, Bachraj ghat, Dandi ghat, Manikarnika ghat, and Hanuman ghat are some popular ghats in Varanasi.
The majestic temples of Varanasi allures the devotees across the world. Pilgrims make offerings and sing hymns in praise of God and Goddesses. The evening aarti (prayers) held in the temples are not to be missed, when the whole ambiance is filled with the sounds of bells and chanting of mantras. Some major Hindu temples includes Tulsi Manas temple, Durga Temple, Vishwanath Temple, Bharat Mata and Sankat Mochan Temple.
The exquisite monuments situated in the town are of great architectural delight. Each monument is associated with an important historical event. Historical edifices showcases the ancient Indian architectural brilliance. Experience vibrant facet of this holy land by visiting some important stunning monuments such as tomb of Lal Khan, Ram Nagar fort, Gyan Kupor and Jantar Mantar. Banaras Hindu University is the leading centre of education in Indian subcontinent. Many eminent scientists, scholars, and artists have pursued their education in this university.
Varanasi is land of many vibrant religious and cultural festivals, celebrated with great pomp and gaiety. The festive season is a time of celebrations for the devotees and they make offerings to Gods of temples. Popular festivals of the holy city includes Kartik Purnima, Ganga festival, Ramlila, Buddha Purnima, Bharat Milap, hanuman jayanti, Mahashivrarti, Panch Koshi Parikarma and Dhrupad Mela are celebrated with great enthusiasm and religious gaiety. Various fairs are also held in the city which are attended by thousands of people every year.
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Tragic assault victim Luke O'Reilly had 'immense potential', funeral mass hears
Luke, 20, died in hospital on Monday after being assaulted in Tallaght on Halloween night
Luke O'Reilly funeral
Tragic assault victim Luke O'Reilly had "immense potential", his funeral mass heard today.
Luke, 20, died in hospital on Monday after being assaulted in Tallaght on Halloween night.
Fr Michael Hurley told the congregation at St Martin De Porres Church that Luke's untimely death should call on us to live each moment fully.
He said: "He carried immense potential, which may often have remained hidden from him...Luke's early, sudden and untimely death makes us aware of how fragile we are.
"At the same time, it makes us appreciate the beauty of life. It calls us to live each moment fully. And to do the best we can at each moment, and live with understanding and kindness of each other.
"The great tribute that each of us can pay to Luke is to follow our own dreams and fulfil our potential. It also lies in committing ourselves to the way of peace, to whatever builds peace between people."
Heartbreaking tributes paid to tragic murder victim Luke O'Reilly O'Brien, 20, from Tallaght
He added: "May you always hear Luke's voice and prayer for you. May you hear his love for you. May you hear the beauty and energy of his life inspiring you.
"Death does not end his life. Death does not limit. Rather it opens out to the wonder of a new home.
"Today, I believe, life is very clear for him. He is at peace. He has arrived home. He knows the answers. He hears Jesus say: I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; Come in and take your place."
Gifts brought forward during the funeral mass included boxing gloves, DVDs, and a donor card to symbolise the five lives Luke saved through the donation of his organs.
Luke is survived by his parents Janet and Alan, his stepfather Gary, brothers Seán, Iain and Chris, his sister Ally, his grandparents Nanny and Papa, aunties Karen, Kerry and Joanne, uncles Brian, Jay and Mark, cousins and many close friends.
Tragic one-punch assault victim Luke O'Reilly saved five lives through organ donation


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I use to order this product for my daughters hair when they were children and everywhere they went church, school, playing in the neighborhood compliments all the time. Hair was always healthy, bouncy, and great fragrance. This product comes highly recommended.


I was inspired by all the fun cards Cheryl from Cafexpressions has made with left over scraps of designer paper. So I dug out some scraps from my bin and made a birthday card for my stash. Also used a fun precolored birthday digi image from the House Mouse Triple CD set from Joanna Sheen. Added a banner saying, some lace along the border and tiny pearls.
Cute card! The image is colored beautifully and it's so adorable! Thanks for joining us at the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog!
Awww, sweet! I do love those little critters. I have several of the HM stamps, but never pull them out (or ant of my other rubber stamps, really!).
I'm glad I could coax you into pulling out some scrap! :) I am trying so hard to clean out the boxes of bits and pieces that I have. It's not moving along very fast, I'm afraid! lol!
Everything came together beautifully to make this darling card. I love the little pearls and their placement. The lace and your "scraps" of paper all look lovely. Thanks so much for playing along with us here at House Mouse & Friends. We do hope to see you again soon. Enjoy the evening.
They are so sweet, love your house mouse card... pretty design and details Deloris!
I love the beautiful soft pastels you chose! What a great way to use scraps! Beautiful in every way!
Delightful House Mouse card!!! Love the soft hues! Thanks for joining us at The Corrosive Challenge!
Darling...love the scrappy card you made! Those pearl corners are lovely!!! And you gotta know I would love the meeces!
A gorgeous card Deloris, a lovely design and such pretty papers. Your image is adorable and coloured so beautifully!!
Sweet image, pretty pastel colors, and love the designer papers too. Thanks for joining us for the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge.
Lovely card! Thanks so much for sharing your art with us at Pile It On.


(BOWIE, Md.) – Dozens of local youth tech innovators, building robotics devices out of motorized LEGO elements, are gearing up to compete in a unique display of their problem-solving skills at Bowie State University this weekend.
Ten teams of 10 students each will participate in Saturday's event in the FIRST LEGO League competition, featuring the state's top middle and high school students who use robotics technologies to solve real-world engineering challenges. Judged by a panel of tech experts, the top teams will advance to the statewide championships next month. The afternoon competition in the Student Center from 12:30-4 p.m. is open to the public.
It will be Bowie State's first time hosting the event. BSU event coordinators, along with faculty and student volunteers, are making it possible for the young people and their families to connect with the university community as they demonstrate their robotics skills, creativity and teamwork ability. As a host institution in Maryland, Bowie State joins a cadre of other event sponsors, including global security firm Northrop Grumman, international defense company Collins Aerospace, engineering firm Bechtel, research leader Battelle, and the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
By supporting the FIRST LEGO League program, Bowie State continues to promote access to innovative learning opportunities in science and technology for youth across the state.


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Sports preview 2013
By Pat Rooney
Posted August 29, 2013 at 2:30 pm
Women's volleyball coach Jesse Mahoney enters his second year at the helm in 2013, looking to improve on a 2012 season that was one of the team's most successful seasons in recent years. DU finished 2012 with a 17-13 record powered by an offense ranked first in the WAC and 44th in the country. The bad news? Mahoney will have to replace his floor leader after the graduation of Faimie Kingsley, a middle hitter who finished the final season of her career ranked sixth in the NCAA in blocking and 22nd for her offense.
But DU will welcome back another First Team All-League selection in senior Colleen King. Also returning are three of the Pioneers' top four attackers, a group that includes King and sophomore Michele Swope, who was named to the WAC All-Freshman team last year. DU should be strong defensively as it moves into the Summit League.


James E. Tierney is the Director of the National State Attorneys General Program, at Columbia Law School, where he has also taught as a Lecturer-in-Law since the fall of 2000. During spring 2005, he will also be teaching at Northeastern Law School. Tierney served as the Attorney General of Maine from 1980 until 1990. He currently practices as a consultant to attorneys general and others regarding state regulatory structures and multi-state initiatives. Tierney is a graduate of the University of Maine and its School of Law.
During his ten years as Attorney General of Maine, Tierney played an active role in the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), including service on NAAG's Executive Board and various committees. Both while in office and since he has left, Tierney has instructed newly elected state attorneys general on the effective performance of their office. Tierney has held a variety of special appointments, including serving as Special Counsel to the Attorney General of Florida, during the contested 2000 Presidential election; and membership on the Federal Trade Commission's Advisory Committee on On-Line Access and Security (2000). He has served as a Special Prosecutor in Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Vermont and on behalf of NAAG has authored an analysis of the operations of state grand jury practice throughout the United States.
Tierney has been a Wasserstein Fellow at Harvard Law School and has guest lectured at many law schools about the office of state attorney general. He has also taught at both Boston College Law School and the University of Maine School of Law. He has served on the Boards of both the American Judicature Society and People for the American Way and was a member of the Board of Commentators of the Courtroom Television Network (1991-96) and regularly appeared on Court TV as a guest.


Overwatch will commence its Winter Wonderland event from December 11th to January 2nd. The event comes with a host of new cosmetics, sprays, voice lines, victory poses, skins and more. Speculation is high after a wily fan saw a new t-shirt for sale on the Blizzard Shop and opines that both Junkrat may get a "Rat King" skin that is thematically tied to Nutcracker Zenyatta and Odette Widowmaker.
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Offer him bread with salt as soon as he walks in, but look really creepy and conniving at the same time….
Then invite him to a wedding. His reaction will tell us all we need to know.
Hee, well we discussed the TV series and he said he hadn't read the books. He did Google me and find my books and blog, though. A man of impeccable, nay imperial taste.
There was a time when I would have snooted at such a person. There may come again such a time. But as you know, Hatboy, in *this* case, I approve. Anyone have that gif of GRRM flipping off us after telling him to write faster? Consider me inserting that here, along with a mirror to reflect his gesture back upon him.
I introduced myself as "from the colony that doesn't respect the queen." It wasn't necessary, but it was fun for me, and I was in a mood.
It's never a bad time for snot-nosed American inferiority complexes, I say.
Now, I have a book to plan.


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Q: Is it possible to get the ndk's linker to run with multithreading enabled? we've a giant library consisting of millions lines of code, it is targeted for iOS and Android.
On iOS linking is super fast, several seconds.
On Android using the latest NDK to this date, it's by a factor slower, takes about 4 minutes on the same machine.
Note: I'm on macOS Mojave
When I checked NDK's ld on activity monitor it showed that it uses a single thread.
Is there a way to get it to use multithreading? (Hoping for a meaningful speed boost)
Note that we use CMake with a ninja generator.

A: Hmm I found the following in the January r21 release of the NDK release notes:
LLD is now available for testing.
AOSP is in the process of switching to using LLD by default and the NDK will follow (timeline unknown).
Test LLD in your app by passing -fuse-ld=lld when linking

Source: https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/revision_history
I confirm that LLD used 9 threads on my MacBook Pro (2.9Ghz Core i7 CPU)
Linkage that used to take 4+ minutes takes less than a minute, awesome!


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the Meltdown w/ Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani GUESTS: Demetri Martin, Brandon Wardell, Sara Schaefer, Joe Mandy & Grant Lyon DATE: 03/19/2014 SIZE: 11" X 17" COLOR: White STOCK: #100lb EDITION OF: 45 the Meltdown posters are all limited Edition and were only sold at each individual show and not for sale anywhere else. these posters are the artists personal print overstock. Poster is Signed, Stamped and Numbered on back by the Artist, Dave Kloc. Numbers will be sent out randomly. Poster will be shipped wrapped in paper nestled inside a thick 3.5" Kraft Mailing Tube. More Posters can be shipped together for a lower price but due to thickness of posters, only a total of 4 posters can ship in one tube.


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Bitcoin is acquired in two main ways.
The first way is through a method of contributing computing power to the Bitcoin network through a process called mining. In this process, people who do mining are trying to "solve" a mathematical problem in order to validate all of the transactions during a 10 minute period. Every 10 minutes, a new "block" is created and added to the Blockchain. As a reward for validating transactions, miners are given bitcoin in exchange. The first miner to "win" the transaction verification over those 10 minutes is given a predetermined amount of Bitcoin that slowly declines over the years (roughly every 4 years the reward gets cut in half) and also is given a small reward that is created by the fees for each transaction. This is usually a small amount for each transaction, but adds up over the course of many transactions. Eventually, the predetermined reward will reach zero by the year 2140 and the network will rely entirely on transaction fees from there on.
While this is a really cool and interesting process to earn money, today's mining technology far outpaces the capabilities of modern day computers. Aside from mining as a hobby, it is not recommended to use this as a means to earn bitcoin. Your electricity bill will far outpace the reward you could expect. I tried my hand at mining in 2014 and it cost me about $100 worth of electricity to generate about $15 of Bitcoin... and this was done with specialized hardware!
Note: If you want to try your hand at mining as a hobby, you will need to do additional resource. Here is what a small mining device can look like.
The second recommended method involves purchasing Bitcoin via an exchange. Many exchanges exist and offer different degrees of service. In order to purchase Bitcoin, you need to connect a bank account so you can exchange other currencies for Bitcoin. Suggested exchanges are listed below in the next section.
Exchanges often make you verify your identity. This is done so that a person cannot steal credit card or banking details and perform identity theft, as a Bitcoin transaction is not reversible. In addition, exchanges are required by some governments to keep records of their customers for tax purposes. If you make a profit buying and selling Bitcoin, your country may require you to report the income for your taxes. It is highly encouraged to follow all local, state and/or country laws concerning cryptocurrency.
LocalBitCoins allows you to buy Bitcoin from people in person. You can exchange cash for Bitcoin, but it comes at a premium cost since you are evading how exchanges make you verify your identity. Buy at your own risk, as an in-person exchange of currency comes with a risk.
There are many more ways to get Bitcoin. I cannot vouch on the trustworthiness of all of these exchanges and services, but Coinbase has been my exchange of choice over the years. They, like almost all exchanges, require you to prove your identity for many reasons. The most justified reason is that a Bitcoin transaction is irreversible, so if an identity were stolen and Bitcoin was purchased and transferred, there would be no way to get the Bitcoin back from the identity thief.
Your Bitcoin needs to be protected. The two main ways of holding Bitcoin are to either leave them in the exchange (I recommend against this), or putting the Bitcoin into your own wallet.
There is a history of some exchanges taking/losing the money with no notice and no attempt to "make things right"
You can put your Bitcoin in a wallet, secure the backup keys, and uninstall said wallet. In doing so, you remove your Bitcoin holdings from any form of access until you re-initiate the wallet backup. This is called Cold Storage, as your Bitcoins are no longer accessible online, and no longer "hot"
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are and unstable, volatile, and unpredictable type of currency. As of right now, I cannot recommend anyone invest in Bitcoin without first gaining a very strong understanding of how the currency works, the risks involved in terms of security, and the laws in your country, state, county, and/or city. Bitcoin is a relatively new and unique currency, and NO ONE can predict where the price will go. Invest at your own risk.
Buy a tiny amount of Bitcoin as "experiment money". You shouldn't spend any more than you do on your daily lunch. Use this small amount to send a bit to a friend, or yourself. Use some to donate to charity or some other form of giving away Bitcoin. Use some to create a wallet via a smartphone or computer application. Back this money up using a seed or wallet.dat file (and you better make sure you know what you are doing). Then, uninstall the application from your device and try restoring the Bitcoin wallet from scratch. Do this before making any significant investments so you actually understand the system. You'll learn a bunch of things, such as transaction fee costs, waiting for a transaction to actually confirm, and getting involved in the system. This is also a great test to see if your device has been compromised by malware, as a compromised device would send all of your Bitcoin to another address.
Once you have experimented around with Bitcoin a bit, now you are in a better situation to invest/speculate. Buying Bitcoin in one large amount can cause a lot of stress, especially if the price goes from, let's say, $2800 down to $2100 in the course of 3 days (yeah, this happened). Some people cannot take on that mental taxation and will feel the need to sell their Bitcoin to stop loss of profit. To prevent this mental taxation, use dollar cost averaging. Buy Bitcoin in steady increments such as a monthly or weekly purchase. This way, over time your investment averages the cost. It is less stressful to see Bitcoin drop from $2800 to $2100 if you bought at $2400, $2650, $2800, $2575, $2200 and $2100, especially if you have been investing slowly over the course of many months (or years).
If you are here to make a quick profit on buying and selling Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, I have no advice for you.


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Analysis: Royal Mail's long cold winter of industrial action
A national strike of Royal Mail workers will cripple small businesses in the lead up to the crucial Christmas trading period and will have a long-term damaging effect on a major revenue stream for the postal service.
By Marketing Week	 8 Oct 2009 2:50 pm
The Royal Mail brand is already taking a battering. The timing of an expected widespread strike is set to ensure that the situation will only get worse before anything is resolved.
Many larger online retailers and catalogue businesses are expected to start proactively telling their customers that they will guarantee delivery of goods in time for Christmas – that is, that they will be 'Royal Mail risk free'.
Nigel Swabey, CEO of catalogue firm Scotts of Stow and president of industry body the Catalogue Exchange, says it is not only looking at alternative delivery services, it will be informing its customers about this in its marketing communications.
Direct Marketing Association chief of membership and brand, Robert Keitch, says many mail order companies are likely to follow suit in a bid to distance themselves from Royal Mail.
Jonathan DeCarteret, founder of postal consultant Post-Switch.com, adds that delegates at the catalogue and home shopping industry's ECMOD conference in London this week (October 8) have been openly discussing "contingency plans" to deal with the backlog of mail items estimated to be as high as 30 million, currently sitting in mailrooms. Around 30 online retailers are expected to seek alternative providers.
"Nearly all of the people I've spoken to – high-volume mailers and catalogue sellers – are putting contingency measures in place to use other operators. Some of Royal Mail's biggest users are actively searching for alternatives," DeCarteret says.
Among them is the postal service's second largest customer, online retailer, Amazon. Argos and eBay are also among those leading the exodus.
But while large companies such as Amazon can afford to use courier services such as TNT Express and DHL, small businesses with much smaller orders may not be so fortunate.
"We will ensure that our customers will get their Christmas orders even if it costs us a very large amount. We need to make that pledge. But not everyone can afford to do this. For smaller operators they will either need to somehow fund the cost, or simply not operate during this period. What this will mean for them given the current economic climate, I don't know," Swabey says.
For now, there doesn't appear to be much good news for anyone, apart from the courier companies which expect to enjoy an uplift in business.
Postal workers have today voted three to one for a national strike. Royal Mail has condemned the move as "deplorable and irresponsible", adding that the union's action would drive customers away from the business and undermine confidence in the entire postal services industry.
Many observers are also warning that a nationwide strike will have long-term damaging implications for Royal Mail.
DeCarteret says: "We foresee that the integrity of Royal Mail will be shaken. In the trend line we've seen where there's been industrial action and customers have been forced to turn to other suppliers, there's strong evidence that they will defect permanently and that will have an impact on depleting Royal Mail's revenue stream."
TNT Express Services head of communications, David Walker, agrees that historically it has seen an upturn in volumes and in some cases it is able to retain companies' as customers after Royal Mail resumes normal services.
In terms of the impact on unions, one former Royal Mail executive predicts they will "lose public trust and support". "The unions and government deserve one another. They both created this situation – the unions for being so stubborn about bringing any change, and the government for failing to respond," the former executive says.
Keitch on the other hand says the finger of blame needs to be pointed at all parties, which also include Royal Mail management and its stakeholders.
Details of what the union now plans to do following the results of its ballot are still to be revealed. It has 28 days to decide its next move, or the ballot will become invalid. For many, such as Swabey, they are simply hoping that the CWU will decide "not to wreck everyone's Christmas".
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1001 Mushrooms
#17 - Umbrella Polypore or Zhu Ling (Polyporus umbellatus)
MycoBank Taxonomy: Fungi, Dikarya, Basidiomycota, Agaricomycotina, Agaricomycetes, Polyporales, Polyporaceae, Polyporus
This magnificent and exceptionally delicious mushroom is universally regarded as rare. While mushroom hunters may never see Polyporus umbellatus, if you do find it, you will be able to come back year after year to the same location for a new harvest. P. umbellatus grows from the ground as a parasite and saprobe of the roots of hardwood trees. It appears from May to October (spring and fall, but typically not summer) across North America, growing as a fractal rosette of umbrella-shaped fronds. For some people, the mushroom has less appeal than what is going on in the soil. Over many years perhaps, P. umbellatus forms a large subterranean mass called a sclerotioum. Sclerotia are hard resting structures capable of longterm dormancy for survival in drought and cold. Some sclerotia are small like seeds and others are as big as basketballs. In the case of P. umbellatus, the sclerotia can be enormous, more than a foot in diameter, with a solid, corky interior and black rind. In traditional Chinese medicine, the sclerotium of P. umbellatus goes by the name Zhu Ling and is taken for a number of purposes, in particular as a diuretic (to stimulate urination).
I noticed that Polyporus umbellatus has bugginess problems more so than other foraged polypores. Chicken of the woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) is often home to plump fungus beetles, but they scramble out of the mushroom and fall like rain on old leaves when you turn the mushroom sideways. With the umbrella polypore, burrowing fly larvae appear to be the primary inhabitants, so make sure to cut some fronds and do not harvest those with lots of maggot action.
I cooked one of the best dishes yet with these mushrooms. Substituting umbrella polypore for maitake (hen of the woods), I made "Maitake Tikka Masala" from the cookbook Shroom by Becky Selengut. The rich and tangy curry was elevated by a lovely smokiness, which was achieved by dribbling oil on hot coals and then covering the pot with a lid to entrap the silky, billowing smoke. Yes, that is an onion holding the coals. I read somewhere online about this trick if you don't have a small, heatproof dish. It results in the extra benefit of having smoky onions to be used in future meals. Polyporus umbellatus now definitely ranks among my top favorite edibles.
A few months later, I returned to the trail where I first found umbrella polypore and came across an old fruiting body. Remembering that sclerotia rested underground, I excavated below the mushroom and unearthed a real treasure. I marveled at the lumpy tissue, hard but a little squishy, and suprisingly light. Back at home, I used a toothbrush to scrub away dirt and debris from the exterior. There were lots of crevices and crags that required a good amont of maneuvering to clean out. Nothing's worse than a gritty mushroom! The tough structure held up perfectly fine to its vigorous bath. I cut the corky sclerotia into thin chips and dried them in a dehydrator until they were as stiff and hard as wood.
It seems like a decoction is the standard way of taking Zhu Ling, which means that the sclerotium is boiled in water for a long time and the infused liquid is drunk. I boiled 10 g of dried sclerotia chips for about 45 minutes. The resulting decoction was light in color and had a nice mushroomy smell. The taste was mild and pleasant; certainly mushroomy, but also just faintly sweet, like Throat Coat Tea. That night, I peed four times. It worked! But I was so dehydrated, and so tired from waking up so many times. If you try this stuff, I recommend drinking it early in the day so you are not up all night peeing and to drink a lot of water so that you aren't dehydrated from peeing so much (which of course will make you pee more – you will urinate a lot)! After writing this post, I was informed that it is unusual in Chinese medicine to take a single herb (or mushroom), Zhu Ling included, rather than a mix of ingredients tailored to a specific person and their specific condition (as stated in this source: "A characteristic of Chinese herbal medicines is their use as formulas rather than single herbs..."). If you are intersted in exploring Zhu Ling or other medicinal mushrooms, it is definitely best to consult a knowledgable professional to guide your decisions and decoctions (or concoctions)!
I am generally skeptical of claims that a given mushroom has medicinal properties. That's not because I don't think mushrooms are incapable of doing things to the human body – deadly mushrooms can clearly kill you, psychedelic mushrooms have mind-altering properties, many clinically proven and widely used drugs are isolated from fungi, and umbrella polypore makes you pee a lot. No, I am skeptical because along the way from a mushroom being used by those who first discovered some beneficial property to me learning about its putative medicinal benefits, information has likely been stretched, exaggerated, or even outright fabricated. Fraud becomes rampant when human health is on the line and entrepeneurs stand ready to profit from people's anxieties with little accountability or oversight. This was taken to an absurd extreme with the fabricated claim that Hawaiian stinkhorns could induce instantaneous orgasms in women (a myth invented and propagated by John Holliday, founder of Aloha Medicinals). Justifications for such an elaborate and sustained hoax are unimaginable to me. Most unsettling, the authors made up Hawaiian mythology to support their lie. Such unscrupulous peddling is common in the medicinal mushroom marketplace, in my opinion.
There is plenty of bad or biased "science" out there to make the question of distinguishing fact from falsehoods challenging even in the realm of "peer-reviewed" literature. This is complicated further because medical literature is usually highly technical and full of complex biochemistry and physiology, only really understandable to experts. Another thing to keep in mind is that studies are often conducted with non-human animal models, the results of which may be enticing but not necessarily applicable to Homo sapiens. So, while I feel unequipped to evaluate the published research on the medicinal benefits of Polyporus umbellatus, especially when it comes to complex topics such as cancer and immune systems, the diuretic property of the sclerotium is undeniable and could be beneficial depending on circumstances. Zhao et al. (2009) found that a chemical named ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one was one of a few powerful diuretic compounds in P. umbellatus. A follow up study found that this same chemical was helpful in preventing a certain type of kidney disease in mice (Zhao et al. 2011). This same author published a review in Journal of Ethnopharmacology, which seems to be a great starting point for anybody interested in learning more about the uses and bioactivity of this mushroom (Zhao 2013).
Given that Polyporus umbellatus is cultivated for its sclerotia, which can be purchased cheaply online (a lot cheaper than the time and energy it took me to harvest and clean this one)*, I highly recommend you NOT dig up wild sclerotia for personal consumption or sale. Doing so means that mushrooms will no longer fruit seasonally from that spot and populations could become extirpated. Apparently, some regions of China are suffering from growth loss due to overharvest (Xing et al. 2020). To be clear, harvesting a subset of the mushrooms is probably OK because they are ephemeral structures and their removal probably does little harm to the belowground mycelium. In this particular area, I found multiple prolific patches of P. umbellatus. I figured that harvesting one sclerotium would have a negligible impact on the population and there would be plenty of fruiting bodies in following years for spore dispersal and consumption. If more people were to dig up the sclerotia from this area, however, the population could be quickly wiped out with substantial damage to the surrounding ecosystem. Remember, P. umbellatus is considered rare so sustainable consumption of sclerotia requires cultivation, not wild harvesting. Support mushroom farmers!
*Case in point, this sclerotium came out to less than 50 g dry weight, which is about 5 preparations according to a dosage of 6-15 g. One pound (> 450 g) of dried sclerotia can be bought online for $66 (here and here), which means I harvested less than $7 worth – a paltry sum given that it took me quite a few hours to harvest it, clean it, and dehydrate it. There are other forms of Zhu Ling you can buy, like liquid extracts and capsules, that might be more or less costly or effective depending on your needs. Since Polyporus umbellatus mushrooms are one of 22 different types that are allowed to be harvested and sold by professional mushroom foragers in Michigan, one last reason to solely harvest the fruiting bodies is that they will fetch a much greater price than the sclerotia and that in contrast to the sclerotia (which can only be harvested once), the mushrooms can be harvested year after year. Michael Kuo says he has found them in the same location every year for 12 years in a row!
The cultivation of Polyporus umbellatus is in and of itself a fascinating topic. P. umbellatus sclerotia form in intimate association with Armillaria spp., or honey mushrooms, whose rhizomorphs are found in "infection cavities" inside the sclerotia. However, it may be that the umbrella polypore is digesting the rhizomorphs, rather than the other way around, but ultimately sclerotial quality seems to be a function of the nutrients in the soil (Xing et al. 2020). More information on nutritional sources and environmental conditions most favorable for the co-cultivation of Polyporus umbellatus and Armillaria are detailed by Lee et al. (2013).
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Lee, M. W., Chang, K. C., Shin, D. Bin, Lee, K. R., Im, K. H., Jin, G.-H., … Lee, T. S. (2013). The culture conditions for mycelial growth and sclerotial formation of Polyporus umbellatus. Journal of Mushroom, 11(4), 194–200. DOI
Xing, X., Men, J., Song, L., & Guo, S. (2020). Do the main components of the sclerotia of umbrella polypore mushroom, polyporus umbellatus (Agaricomycetes), correlate with Armillaria associates? International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, 22(5), 479–488. DOI
Zhao YY, Xie RM, Chao X, Zhang Y, Lin RC, Sun WJ. 2009. Bioactivity-directed isolation, identification of diuretic compounds from Polyporus umbellatus. J Ethnopharmacol 126:184–187.
Zhao YY, Zhang L, Mao JR, Cheng XH, Lin RC, Zhang Y, Sun WJ. 2011. Ergosta-4,6,8(14),22-tetraen-3-one isolated from Polyporus umbellatus prevents early renal injury in aristolochic acid-induced nephropathy rats. J Pharm Pharmacol 63:1581–1586.
Zhao YY. 2013. Traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and quality control of Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fries: A review. J Ethnopharmacol 149:35–48.
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