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Stoner's Pizza Joint Debuts New Prototype, Expansion Plans
Rebecca Kilbreath
Stoner's Pizza Joint, a Millennial-focused, quick-service pizza franchise, opened its new flagship and prototype location in Columbia, S.C. in January. The new restaurant marks the brand's fourth location in the state.
The 1,500-square-foot restaurant prototype features an energy-efficient design with LED lights throughout, an Instagram "selfie" area and a focal wall tailored to the local community. The Columbia restaurant's focal wall highlights the University of South Carolina's basketball team.
Stoner's Pizza Joint was founded in 2013 and is now owned by holding company HospitalityX, parent company to other restaurant brands including Charbar Co. and Whiskey Room. Drew Ciccarelli and Nick Bergelt developed and launched Stoner's Pizza Joint's franchising program in 2018 with the goal of growing the brand's footprint to 100 locations by 2023. HospitalityX owns nine Stoner's Pizza Joint locations. Since the launch, Stoner's has continued to identify the Southeast region as a key market for expansion with plans to open a new location in Valdosta, Ga., in February and another South Carolina location in March.
The brand also signed a franchise agreement in Florida to develop two new restaurants and will be opening its new convenience store prototype in Nacogdoches, Texas, in the coming months.
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Designers have called time on formulaic theming for pub chains, creating fresh concepts to whet the appetite.
Along with fish and chips, the white cliffs of Dover and the Queen Mother, the pub is esteemed as one of the nation's great institutions. This month's Great British Beer Festival celebrated one of the pillars of that institution, the pint, and no doubt many participants bemoaned the passing of what is seen as the heyday of civilisation, a land that John Major described in his vision of green fields, warm ale and the sound of leather against willow.
The idiosyncratic pub in its country setting, serving a wide variety of beers and simple but tasty food, is part of an enduring myth which for many people helps define what it means to be British. The concept of the branded pub is interpreted as an attack on that sense of identity, which is why its success is so deeply galling to so many people. But successful it undoubtedly is. All Bar One is planning its 40th site, in Oxford this year, and a host of other chains including Pitcher and Piano and Slug and Lettuce are doing a roaring trade.
The yearning for a "lost golden age" plays a key role in the British psyche and is known by psychoanalysts as "melancholia", a condition of being nostalgically trapped in mourning the past and not being able to accept or celebrate change. Institutions which form part of that image of the past are idealised, which is exactly what has happened to the pub.
Since then the size of the market has shrunk in real terms, with the amount being spent in pubs declining by 2 per cent since 1993, according to market research group Mintel, over a period when the economy has grown between one and three per cent. However, because the number of pubs has also shrunk from 81,000 to 76,000 over the same period, the turnover per pub has increased.
Part of the shift in the structure of the market is due to what is known as the Beer Orders, the result of an investigation by the then competition authority the Monopoly and Mergers Commission in 1989, which meant that big breweries could no longer retain their stranglehold over pubs and were forced to sell their properties. This helped accelerate change, one sign of which was the rise of the branded pub, aimed at introducing quality and consistency and also designed to appeal to women.
For many people, particularly in the 18-25 age group, pubs are places to meet potential partners, which is why women are so significant in the equation. "In heterosexual behaviour sets, where the girls are the blokes will follow," says May. This is reflected in the design of the branded pub, which is found on the high street rather than in back alleys. Inside, blonde wood and chrome symbolically replace dark wood and brass; large windows mean women can see in before going in; there is a long bar so that people can get served more easily with table service available; and there is a much better selection of wine and food, reflecting a decrease in the consumption of beer. Along with these changes, socially it is understood that the boys must behave if they come in; drunken, rowdy behaviour is frowned upon.
The alternative, Taylor believes, is to be more aware of the inherent qualities of both the building and the area, which is what Caulder Moore tried to do with the pubs it designed for groups such as Smith and Jones and Parisa, while retaining many of the key elements which contribute to women-friendly design. However, this is something that some of the branded pubs argue they are equally aware of. Steve Hall, associate at The Design Solution, says his consultancy's designs for Pitcher and Piano are aimed at being individual while staying within the brand's family of design.
This perhaps reflects a more widely held view, expressed in the press by several women writers, that while the push for equality for women was entirely necessary, masculinity needs to be rehabilitated to some extent. The Elbow Room, based in London's Westbourne Grove, is a good example of design which incorporates masculine and feminine elements in a more balanced way than many of the chains. The Elbow Room takes a traditionally male venue, and makes it attractive to women by including a sophisticated bar area, partially enclosing the pool area and providing a number of enclosed areas. Yet it retains an edge through masculine elements of design and materials, like the iron from which the stools are made.
However, despite the increasingly sophisticated nature of bar design, some commentators believe that the industry is still deficient in a number of areas. A spokesman for the Campaign for Real Ale, says that while CAMRA welcomes the moves towards attracting more women into pubs and recognises that many pubs still need to improve their level of service, the highly branded chains are too narrowly targeted. The money, he says, would be better spent improving the basic facilities of a larger number of outlets.
"If you go to any theme bar they are usually one cavernous room, music blaring out and no provision for non-smokers," the spokesman says. "We don't think they've got any longevity because ultimately these pubs are fads. We broadly support the community pub, which is multi-roomed and which caters for many different people within that community." This year CAMRA, together with English Heritage gave out an award for the best pub design for the first time in 14 years to the Wharf in Walsall – which fits CAMRA's description perfectly.
Some analysts agree that the pub brand is not the saviour that it seems to be and that the industry is still in severe difficulty. Credit Suisse First Boston's Stuart Price believes that the industry is still characterised by significant over-capacity (estimating that there are only 760 people per pub in the UK), and that low barriers to entry mean that branding innovations are quickly copied, eroding their effectiveness. Price also believes that there is low customer loyalty, all of which means that many pubs remain in a precarious position and that further changes and improvements are necessary.
But despite Price's downbeat assessment, it is clear that the increased sophistication of pub design has brought success and revolutionised the market. The future success stories will be pubs which continue to invest in design, but as May at Design House says: "In the future, pub brands will be much less crass and more sensitively and accurately targeted." In other words, not less branding, but better branding.


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_____ (2022-09-03). US is "Concerned" about a Rapprochement between Russia and Iran. journal-neo.org Despite the steps taken by Washington in recent years to isolate Iran from the outside world, and despite the imposition of crippling sanctions, Iran continues to lead an active foreign policy. And those policies are not confined to opposing the USA's attempts to isolate it. Tehran is also concerned to counter the policies of certain …
____ (2022-09-03). Retired police officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for actions related to U.S. Capitol breach. ecns.cn A retired New York police Department officer was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and related charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Oneworld.press (2022-09-03). Lavrov Explained Why The US Hasn't Successfully Pressured India Into Sanctioning Russia. oneworld.press The failure of the US' pressure campaign against India is instructive because it serves as an example for why its related efforts against other major countries haven't succeeded as well.
Staff (2022-09-03). Iranian nation, government not to give up legitimate rights. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that the Iranian people and government will stand against the arrogance and coercion of the inheritors of colonialism and not give up their legitimate rights.
Paddy Colligan (2022-09-03). Vietnam advances LGBTQ+ rights. workers.org The Vietnam Ministry of Health ensured on Aug. 3 that members of the LGBTQ+ community will receive appropriate and respectful medical care. Toi Dong Y (I Do) 2022 launched Aug. 10 in Ho Chi Minh City to gain more support for same-sex marriage in Vietnam, a campaign strengthened by the . . . |
Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-03). Daily Round-Up | Argentina's Cristina Fernández survives assassination attempt and more. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode, we take a look at the assassination of Argentine vice-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, protests by Palestinian prisoners, a new US policy of Afghan refugees, and a verdict against Shell in South Africa…
Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-09-02). Ukrainian Regime Led by Media Darling Volodymyr Zelensky Kidnaps Student Dissidents, Bans Opposition Parties, Shuts Down Independent Media, Commits Egregious War Crimes and Imposes Regressive Labor Laws. orinocotribune.com By Dmitri Kovalevich &#1 ; Aug 20, 2022 | More Ukrainian Soldiers Continue to Defect as Eastern Ukrainians See Better Future with Russian Federation | For more than five months, full-scale hostilities have taken place on the territory of Ukraine. The number of victims is growing every day on both sides of the front line. | From the signing of the "Minsk 2" peace agreement in February 2015 until February 2022—seven long years—hostilities in the Donbas region raged with regular shelling and small arms attacks by the Ukrainian military and paramilitaries against the towns and cities of the region. Ukrain…
_____ (2022-09-02). Is The US Legal System At War With Its People? popularresistance.org The very laws and government agencies created to protect the people in the United States are increasingly being weaponized against those who are often marginalized in society: people of color, the poor, and the working class. In just the last few months, there have been many incidents of this kind of violent abuse of power. | On July 28, the state of Alabama performed a "botched" execution on Joe Nathan James Jr., who journalists believe may have suffered medical malpractice akin to "torture" for hours before his death. On August 12, around midnight, a police officer threatened to kill a Black pregnant woman duri…
Matt Sedlar (2022-09-02). CEPR Sanctions Watch, August 2022. cepr.net CEPR Sanctions Watch aims to help generate more awareness around sanctions by providing regular updates on US economic sanctions policy and its harmful impacts on people around the world.
Mark Gruenberg (2022-09-02). Appeals Court: Firm can't call coronavirus a natural disaster requiring layoffs. peoplesworld.org NEW ORLEANS —In a notable workers' rights win as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled in late spring that a Texas fracking company can't claim the virus is a "natural disaster" that lets it avoid the federal WARN Act—the plant-closing law—and lay off its workers without notice. …
____ (2022-09-02). Climate, conflicts raise stakes in hungry world. ecns.cn Millions of people struggling for food every day are seeing their hopes dimmed by soaring grain prices and tight supplies amid the impact of climate change and Western sanctions on Russia.
Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-02). Israel rejects appeal to release Ahmad Manasra despite serious health concerns. peoplesdispatch.org Held in Israeli occupation prisons for six years, the 21-year-old Palestinian has been subjected to abuse and torture which has resulting in a severe decline in his mental health…
TeleSUR (2022-09-02). Cuba Celebrates International Day for People of African Descent. telesurenglish.net The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, stated it is essential to denounce any notion of racial superiority and work tirelessly to free all societies from the scourge of racism. | On this celebration of Intl Day for People of African Descent, we must promote & protect their rights, and call attention to the challenges many continue to face in the realization of their rights.
Liberation Staff (2022-09-02). PSL Statement: Yes, democracy is under threat — and Biden is part of the problem. liberationnews.org Joe Biden's prime-time address on democracy tonight was an attempt to cover up with rhetoric his and the Democratic Party's abject failure to prevent the extinguishing of abortion rights, the assault on Black voting rights, and the nationwide attack by Big Business against union rights and workers.
KATIE (2022-09-02). Victory for Palestinian Political Prisoners! bdsmovement.net
WSWS (2022-09-02). Sullivan Walter, incarcerated for 36 years, exonerated in Louisiana. wsws.org Walter was convicted in a one-day trial and sentenced as an adult, serving 36 years in a Louisiana prison for a crime he did not commit. He became the 42nd person exonerated by the Innocence Project New Orleans.
____ (2022-09-02). Chinese FM spokesman rejects OHCHR's report on Xinjiang. ecns.cn China on Thursday rejected a report by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), saying the report was purely plotted by the United States and some other anti-China forces in the West.
Julia Conley (2022-09-02). 'Honor Her Memory… by Fighting Like Hell': Barbara Ehrenreich Dies at 81. commondreams.org "We've lost a gifted writer and a relentless fighter for the working class," said one admirer of the journalist, author, and labor rights champion.
Direct Action Everywhere (2022-09-02). Saturday 9/3: Meetup: How You Can Help Ban Tools of Torture in Rodeos. indybay.org Crescent Lawn UC Berkeley…
TeleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-09-02). China rechaza informe de ONU sobre DD.HH. en Xinjiang. telesurtv.net El portavoz de la misión permanente de China ante la ONU en Ginebra señaló que el texto difama y calumnia a Beijing.
Felix Abt (2022-09-01). Sanctions on Russia Threaten Fertilizer Production and Could Lead to Famine. covertactionmagazine.com The media are concealing an outrageous scandal in the context of the Russia sanctions—while distracting with a sideshow by spreading silly lies about Switzerland. Does Der Spiegel, an opinion leader in much of Europe, deserve the disqualification "lying press"? Far be it from me to call mainstream journalists liars across the board, because first of …
Monet Bailey (2022-09-01). Maddalena D'Urso and Mariano Votta from Active Citizenship Network (Italy). healtheuropa.com We would like to thank Lorna Rothery and the staff of Health Europa for their support in publishing our articles on patients' rights at the European level. Health Europa is an important opportunity to inform and communicate on health issues in our continent and beyond.
Yazmine Nichols (2022-09-01). When Release Conditions End in Unjust Confinement. aclu.org After being charged with several non-violent drug possession and driving offenses, 43-year-old Shannan Davis spent five months languishing in jail awaiting trial. In an effort to get Shannan released pending trial, her attorney, Jennifer France, requested that the presiding judge give Shannan the option to seek support at a local treatment center. Instead, the Michigan judge issued an order stating that Shannan could be released directly to a drug treatment center, but with the condition that she also wear a costly ankle monitor. The judge's order stipulated that Shannan would then return to jail "upon release…
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I'll never forget having to shove my self into this dress for my best friends wedding.
I knew I needed to make a change and the day after her wedding I made the decision to start keto.
Today I found it in my closet and decided to try it on. I literally had to hold it up because it was falling off of me!! I was miserable at 225 pounds and will never go back there. I'm so thankful that stuck with it even through the stalls and tough times.
Next articleShe lost weight running!


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Carpe Diem Special Haiku Jack Kerouac's 5th "the butterfly wings"
Recently I've seen Björn using a three line form of poem, which is called Tilus. Kelvin S.M created this form of micropoetry. He explains it in this way: "The form is divided into two parts: the first part is composed of two lines following a 6-3 syllable count; the second part, a one-syllable word to close and/or complete the subject layered in the first part." For the full text look at the link given below.
It isn't a haiku. But if you are fond of haiku like myself, you also likeother forms of brevity. The tilus is like an arrow.
After I've used it myself, where should have used haiku, I was please to see that also Kristjaan played with the new form.
I hope that more people of the haiku community will use this new form. I wish good luck to Kelvin and the tilus!
This is a very basic guide to French. You might have read my very basic guide to Spanish, Russian, Japanese or Mandarin; if not, please look for the reference / link part at the end of this blogpost.
Pronunciation is harder than Spanish, but easier than Russian, Mandarin or Japanese. Moreover you don't have to acquire knowledge in a new writing system like Chinese characters, hiragana, katakana, or the Cyrillic alphabet. Best would be listening to some French chansons to get an idea of the different vowels. Or you can listen to pronunciation examples on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language. Words are stressed on the last syllable. So some words, you already know from English or other languages, might sound strange.
Where are the toilets? – où sont les toilettes?
Numbers are a bit tricky as 80 is quatre-vingts (four twenties), but 40 isn't double-vingt but quarante. 75 is soixante-quince (60 + 15). Guess, what's 30? No, it isn't demi-soixante but trente. Enough jokes! Here are the numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4 … Sorry numbers have to be learned or write the numbers down or let the bill be shown to you.
Carpe Diem Haiku Jack Kerouac's "playing basketball"
Gestern las ich in der Rheinischen Post den Artikel über ein Blutbad in Bielefeld mit drei Toten. Der 75-jährige Sportschütze tötete ein Ehepaar durch Schüsse in den Kopf, danach erschoss sich der Mann selbst. Das ist für mich bereits ein hinlängliches Argument gegen Sportwaffen, die zu Hause aufbewahrt werden.
Jäger werden wg. fahrlässiger Tötung angeklagt, z.B. on Hof: "Im September 2012 hat ein Jäger aus dem Landkreis Wunsiedel einen 26-jährigen Mann mit seinem Jagdgewehr tödlich getroffen. Nun muss sich der 53-Jährige wegen fahrlässiger Tötung vor dem Gericht verantworten." Interessanterweise sagte der Jäger einmal aus, er habe den Mann mit einem Wildschwein verwechselt; ein anderes Mal sagte er aus, dass sich der Schuss versehentlich gelöst habe. Wie dem auch sei, es zeigt, dass Waffen Unheil anrichten.
Die Initiative "Abschaffung der Jagd" berichtet für 2013 von etwa 40 Toten durch Jäger und Jagdwaffen. "Opfer wurden sowohl Jägerkollegen und Treiber, aber auch die Ehefrau und die Kinder von Jägern, der Nebenbuhler, die Ex-Frau sowie Nachbarn, Spaziergänger, Bergwanderer, Radler und Autofahrer." Die Zahl der Jagdunfälle wird mit etwa 1600 pro Jahr geschätzt.
Ich hatte mich, wie auch die Rheinische Post, erst kürzlich gegen "die pure Lust am Töten" gewendet. Ich bin der festen Überzeugung, dass Menschen, die Tiere mit der Waffe töten, auch leichter auf einen Menschen schießen. Ich meine aber auch, dass eine Schusswaffe schon in sich selbst eine Gefahr ist und dazu führt, wozu sie hergestellt wurde, nämlich zum Tod! Ich bin für die Abschaffung von privaten Waffen, sei es für die Jägerei oder das Sportschießen.
So we've finally met again! The Tweetup lies behind us, the better part of the EULAR 2014 Meeting in Paris lies ahead of us.
Nearly all could attend. Thanks for coming and sharing news and visions again.
The EULAR 2014 Meeting in Paris lies only about 3 weeks ahead of us and we should plan our tweetup. Lets plan for a Tweetup at the meeting itself as well as a Social Tweetup as we already did a couple of times.
I propose communication should be done on twitter with the hashtag #EULAR14.
There are the usual problems, which I believe shouldn't be too difficult to solve, like how many people to expect and coming to a consent as for time and place.
Let's first try to make sure, who is coming. Next step would be, where we could meet.
If you don't see your name here, please let me know. Anyone interested in tweet on rheumatology is welcome at our tweetup anyway!
In between GSK, Medac, Novartis, and the oval shaped room is a catering area that isn't too large and marked light blue. Please tell me, if that's convenient. We can talk over then, if we meet later in a bar / bistro, unless someone already has a good idea about the when and where.
The above will most probably not affect the EULAR 2014 congress but will certainly affect participants trying to reach the city centre, the hotels and the congress venue on Tuesday 10 and Wednesday 11 June 2014.
Nothing new concerning the strike, but I hope to get more information tomorrow as today is a public holiday.
Metro will be available for transport in between railway stations, hotels, and the Congress Center (Porte Maillot). I've chosen to go by car, though.
Thursday at 12:15 p.m. at the exhibition hall!
Es wird dieGeschichte des Waldes erzählt.
Ein Paar verschwindetb und kehrt nicht zurück.
The idea of integrative care programs isn't new. Such programs should promote networks across sectors in health care (primary care physicians, specialists, hospitals) to improve the quality of patient care and to reduce health costs at the same time. It took decades until legislation formed the guiding laws to enable interested health care providers to build such programs and networks.
We're in the 9th year with our Integrative Rheumatology Care Program. We are the Rheinisches Rheuma Zentrum, Inoges (Rehab facilities, physical and occupational therapy), the health insurance company BARMER/GEK, general practitioners of the region, and of course our patients. We developed a unique model of integrated care for all inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases. The result of our treatment are above average patient satisfaction and show excellent treatment results. We were one of the first clinics in Germany implementing such a program. Patients are treated the entire duration of illness in out-patient , day-clinic as well as in-patient or rehabilitation settings, always the one that is appropriate to disease activity and severity. So far about 700 patients have or still are being treated in our Integrative Rheumatology Care Program. Involved are also more than 230 practicing physicians as cooperation partners, who were all trained in the Rheinisches Rheuma Zentrum. The program already has offsprings at other locations.
A Case Manager (or Rheumatology Care Coordinator) is available on a hot-line for patients looking after quick first appointments and follow-ups, aids, rehab coordination and so on. Important is the involvement of GPs, who fax a screening questionnaire of patients and forwarding these patients to our out-patient clinic. It is only after verifying the diagnosis that patients enter the program.
The program has no restrictions as to drugs. Maybe it's due to the fact that DAS28, HAQ, BASDAI, RADAI, and other tools are implemented to guide therapy decisions. Maybe the better care keeps the costs down; we hope to publish data on this together with the University of Duesseldorf.
All in all, we're happy with this program and hope that other insurance companies join us.
Typical screening questionnaire for GPs.
Die Rheinische Post (RP) berichtete zweimal über den Abschuss von streunenden Katzen durch Jäger. 11.000 Katzen werden in NRW jährlich erschossen. Interessanterweise erschießen die Jäger aber nur 50 Hunde pro Jahr. Das Aktionsbündnis Jagdfreie Natur nennt für Nordrhein-Westfalen und das Jagdjahr 2008/2009 128 Hunde und 11.385 Katzen; allerdings sei die Dunkelziffer hoch.
Die PR schrieb weiter: "Der Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (Bund) bezeichnet den Abschuss von Haustieren als "groben Unfug". Den Jägern gehe es "um die pure Lust am Töten." Und das kann ich am Beispiel von Krähen nachvollziehen. Denn ich wanderte durch die Issel "und traf auf die beiden Jäger, die sich hinter Buschwerk und Tarnnetz versteckt hielten. Am Feldrain erblickte ich die erschossene Krähe, im ihrem Blute lag sie am Boden – tot." Angesichts von etwa zwei Millionen streunenden Katzen in Deutschland ist es lächerlich, einem Bruchteil davon das Recht auf Leben zu verwehren.


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Fundulus as the premier teleost model in environmental biology: Opportunities for new insights using genomics
Karen G. Burnett, College of CharlestonFollow
Lisa J. Bain, Clemson University
William S. Baldwin, Clemson University
Gloria V. Callard, Boston University
Sarah Cohen, San Francisco State University
Richard T. Di Giulio, Duke University
David H. Evans, University of Florida
Marta Gómez-Chiarri, University of Rhode Island
Mark E. Hahn, Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionFollow
Cindi A. Hoover, Boston University
Sibel I. Karchner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Fumi Katoh, St. Francis Xavier University
Deborah L. MacLatchy, Wilfred Laurier University
William S. Marshall, St. Francis Xavier University
Joel N. Meyer, Duke University
Diane E. Nacci, US Environmental Protection Agency
Marjorie F. Oleksiak, University of Miami
Bernard B. Rees, University of New Orleans
Thomas D. Singer, University of Waterloo
John J. Stegeman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
David W. Towle, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
Peter A. Van Veld, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Wolfgang K. Vogelbein, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
Andrew Whitehead, Louisiana State University
Richard N. Winn, University of Georgia
Douglas L. Crawford, University of Miami
Published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part D 2 (2007) 257–286. Doi:10.1016/j.cbd.2007.09.001
A strong foundation of basic and applied research documents that the estuarine fish Fundulus heteroclitus and related species are unique laboratory and field models for understanding how individuals and populations interact with their environment. In this paper we summarize an extensive body of work examining the adaptive responses of Fundulus species to environmental conditions, and describe how this research has contributed importantly to our understanding of physiology, gene regulation, toxicology, and ecological and evolutionary genetics of teleosts and other vertebrates. These explorations have reached a critical juncture at which advancement is hindered by the lack of genomic resources for these species. We suggest that a more complete genomics toolbox for F. heteroclitus and related species will permit researchers to exploit the power of this model organism to rapidly advance our understanding of fundamental biological and pathological mechanisms among vertebrates, as well as ecological strategies and evolutionary processes common to all living organisms.
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Freedom - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Freedom is very important to me, and I believe that it should be important to everyone. It is mostly protected by law in many countries around the world, and also internationally, but these protections often come with certain limitations. The problem with these limitations is that they erode these protections by moving them out of the realm of freedom and into the realm of oppression.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously made a profound observation that "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere," which inspired me on August 8th, 2015, to codify my attitude about freedom with the words "oppression anywhere is a threat to freedom everywhere."
Alberta's Critical Infrastructure Defence Act (Bill 1) vs. our rights and freedoms
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (sections 1 and 2)
City of Vancouver unfairly blamed for Heroin abuse fatality
Electronic Frontier Foundation's Blue Ribbon Campaign
Richmond Signage challenge (Chinese signs)
Promoting international peace...
Peace advocacy
Brussels, Belgium attacked by terrorists on 2016-Mar-22
Paris, France attacked by terrorists on 2015-Nov-13
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2013-Apr-02: Petition to support Canada's scientists who have been restricted from publishing reports on publicly funded scientific research
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By: Tracy Wilkinson - Updated: 29 Aug 2012 | *Discuss
As car alarms and immobilisers become increasingly more sophisticated, there has been a disturbing trend in car thieves taking steps to steal keys to get into the car they want to steal, rather than breaking into it.
This happens a lot when cars are stolen 'to order', as breaking into them can leave damage to the car that reduces their value on the black market and in some cases can leave them unwanted - and the thieves don't get their money.
Rising Number of Cars Stolen Using Keys
Research shows that in the two years between the years 2000 and 2002, the number of incidents reported where cars were stolen using car keys doubled. Astonishingly, according to a government survey, of the stolen cars registered after the year 1997, the keys were used in 85% of incidents where the method of theft was known.
The most common method for getting hold of the keys, was burglary (37%) and through the owner leaving the keys in the car (18%). Cars were targeted in sites where drivers were separated from their cars for a few minutes, and where normal security procedures were not followed (e.g. petrol stations, driveways etc).
Insurance Companies even took the unprecedented step of advising homeowners to be extremely careful as to where they leave their keys and to treat them as they would do other valuable household items.
Jill Willis of insurance company Norwich Union says, "Most of us would never dream of leaving £14,000 lying around the home - the average cost of a new car - so it pays to be more cautious."
Initially, when the theft of car keys from houses began to increase, people were warned to be careful about where they were putting their car keys when they came into the house. Many people keep them somewhere 'safe' so that they are easy to find, such as on occasional tables or on key holders near the front door.
But these places are sadly no longer a safe place. Between 30/40% of motor theft in the North West Area is thought to occur after the keys have been swiped from the owner, or from their property. The most popular 'hook and cane' approach refers to a method used where the criminal reaches in through the letterbox with a hook and cane and picks up the keys, bringing them back through the letterbox and into their hands.
Another way of obtaining keys is a lot simpler and requires a lot less skill. The thief sees that the house is empty (in many cases), sees the car keys and breaks into the property, stealing the keys. Before anyone knows what has happened, both the keys and the thief have gone.
Personal Attacks
Even more worryingly, attacks on individuals to get hold of car keys have become even more common in recent years.
Unsuspecting motorists have been mugged, followed, attacked and beaten, simply so that a car thief can get away with their car without having to bypass sophisticated alarm systems. Keys are stolen from handbags, office desks; anywhere they are 'hidden'. If someone does attack you for your car keys, just hand them over. It's not worth the risk.
Car-Jacking
Car-jacking is also another way that thieves can get hold of your vehicle. They stop your car and threaten you, throwing you out of the car and driving off in it. Sometimes they'll threaten or hit you first to make you stop, other times they'll follow you in another car and jump out when you're stopped at traffic lights, but it is a terrifying experience, and should it happen to you, you should just allow them to take the car: You can always get another car, but you can't replace your life.


We host part 5 of The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray, a 5-part radio documentary produced by students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a collaboration between the students, the UMBC American Studies Department, Baltimore Traces, and the Center for Emerging Media. During the past semester as part of the UMBC American Studies Class "Radio In American Culture" taught by Steiner Show producer Stefanie Mavronis and myself, students have worked to produce a series highlighting the voices of residents of Baltimore City who have all in one way or another been affected by the death of Freddie Gray and the Uprising that followed.
Episode 5 on the Current Situation & Solutions features the voices of housing and homeless advocate Jeff Singer, Elder CW Harris of Jubilee Arts, The Real News Network's Eddie Conway, Morgan State University's Dr. Lawrence Brown, Tara Huffman of the Open Society Institute-Baltimore, former Baltimore police officer Michael A. Wood Jr., The Guardian's Baynard Woods, and Communities United's Perry Hopkins.
Reflections on the uprising and an action plan for the future.
The World That Brought Us Freddie Gray is a 5-part radio documentary series produced by the Center for Emerging Media in collaboration with students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), the UMBC American Studies Department, and Baltimore Traces. In the Spring 2016 Semester, students in the UMBC American Studies Class "Radio In American Culture" taught by Marc Steiner and Stefanie Mavronis worked to produce a series highlighting the voices of residents of Baltimore City who were all in one way or another affected by the 2015 death of Freddie Gray and the Baltimore Uprising that followed.


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Q: How to find out how many people are using a script that you created? I created a jQuery plugin and was wondering if anyone knows of a way to track how many people are using it? Is there a way to crawl websites and return a yes if a website is using it?

A: You could crawl websites, look for key JS includes or parse the existing JS includes and look for your code, but that would be a huge task.  Crawling even a small piece of the web is a big job.  Do you have any idea how many web pages there are on the web?   As of several years ago, Google was examining more than a trillion URLs.
If you were really lucky, you might find some special kind of search that would let you use existing search engines (like Google) to find hits for you, but I don't think they index Javascript so I'm guessing that might not be possible.
If this is really important and something more than just an idle curiosity, then you might have to invent some sort of registration system where people can use your script, but only if they register each site with you.  That would probably only work for some sites and would probably stop some others from the bother, but you'd at least get some idea.

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14 October 2020 / SF News / Nik Wojcik
Two Men Including One Nicknamed 'Hitler' Sentenced In Louisiana-to-Oakland Racketeering Case
Two men were sentenced Tuesday to a collective 66 years in federal prison for their roles in a whole slew of criminal activity stretching from Louisiana to California, including a murder-for-hire scheme that resulted in the death of an Oakland man.
The San Francisco office of the FBI announced on Twitter Wednesday that Mario Robinson of Oakland and Marcus Etienne, a.k.a. "Hitler," of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana will immediately begin serving their respective 34- and 32-year sentences for "racketeering conspiracy" in a multi-state pot ring enterprise. The conspiracy aspect is just the tip of the iceberg in a laundry list of charges that reads like the stuff of nightmares.
According to the FBI, the pair were "engaged in narcotics distribution, assault, robbery, extortion, extortionate collection of extensions of credit, murder for hire, murder, money laundering, illegal firearms possession, gambling on dogfighting, [and] obstruction of justice." The FBI reported that dogs were seriously injured and some were killed.
Robinson and Etienne both pleaded guilty in December.
Marcus Etienne, aka "Hitler", of Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2020 to 34 years in federal prison for several racketeering conspiracy charges and a murder-for-hire scheme that resulted in the death of Trince Thibodeaux of Oakland in March 2016. Photo courtesy of Lafayette Parish County Sheriff.
The murder-for-hire charge stems from the homicide of Trince Thibodeaux, an Oakland man originally from Louisiana who was also a member of the criminal ring. According to the FBI, Etienne offered Robinson $5,000 to kill Thibodeaux, and the deal was accepted. According to prosecutors, Robinson contracted one Burte Gucci Rhodes to execute the murder at the discounted price of $1,250. Rhodes is being prosecuted separately, as reported by KPIX.
Thibodeaux was killed in Oakland on March 22, 2016. According to the Mercury News, Carla Thibodeaux, the victim's mother, addressed both defendants in court Tuesday, saying:
"Nothing here will give me my son back, give [his daughter] who is going to graduate in three years her daddy back. He will never see her accomplish anything in her life."
"You took an excellent man off this earth."
Etienne's attorney attempted to explain in a memo how his client was drawn into a life of such violent crime. In the memo obtained by the Mercury News, he wrote:
"Despite his mother's best efforts, (Etienne) and his siblings were raised in poverty. His father suffered from a substance use disorder, and much of his income went to support his addiction."
Carla Thibodeaux pointed out in court that her son would have celebrated his 33rd birthday next week, adding:
"We have to mourn that birthday."
SF Animal Care & Control Now Featured on A&E's 'Live Rescue' Series
San Francisco Animal Care and Control recently announced that the animal shelter has joined A&E's original series "Live Rescue," a show about emergency calls — so you can now tune in to see local rescues of wayward raccoons and coyotes.
Golden Gate Park Ferris Wheel Opens Next Week With 36 Fully Enclosed Gondolas
The 150-foot-tall "Observation Wheel" that was erected earlier this year in celebration of the sesquicentennial of Golden Gate Park is going to begin taking passengers for 12-minute rides starting on Wednesday, October 21.
Nik Wojcik
SF Bay CA news editor, broke freelance hustler, political junky, often foul in the mouth, champion of facts.


The Big 5 is the region's largest and most influential event for the construction industry.
Organised by dmg events, the exhibition showcases 360-degree building solutions clustered in five product sectors: MEP services, Building Interiors & Finishes, Building Envelope & Special Construction, Construction Tools & Building Materials, and Construction Technology & Innovation.
Gathering buyers and manufacturers of construction products from around the world, The Big 5 also offers a broad educational agenda, with two high-level conferences and dozens of CPD-certified workshops.
On its 40th edition, the event features The Big 5 Heavy, Middle East Stone, Middle East Concrete, HVAC R Expo, the Urban Design & Landscaping Expo, and The Big 5 Solar.
dmg events is a leading organiser of face-to-face events and a publisher of trade magazines.
We aim to keep businesses informed and connect them with relevant communities to create vibrant marketplaces and to accelerate their business across multiple platforms.
dmg events organises more than 80 events across 25 countries, attracting over 425,000 attendees and delegates every year. The company's portfolio of products includes many industry leading events such as The Big 5 construction shows, ADIPEC and Gastech energy events.
Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT, www.dmgt.com), one of the largest media companies in the United Kingdom.


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Zero Hour: America's Medic
Zero Hour: America's Medic is a first-person, Unreal Engine-based video game designed to train and exercise first responders to respond to mass casualty incidents such as earthquakes and terrorist attacks. Zero Hour was designed by George Washington University's Office of Homeland Security and ARA's Virtual Heroes Division on a grant from the Department of Homeland Security.
Download Zero Hour for free at the Virtual Heroes website.
Zero Hour is intended for training and exercising of EMS response, but also serves the EMS community as a recruiting tool. The scope of practice of the game tools are geared toward pre-hospital emergency medical service practitioners, especially paramedics.
Taking place in the fictional city of St. Lillo, the player begins each mission in an ambulance and receives calls from the EMS dispatcher. As the ambulance approaches the scene, the player sees the chaotic scene unfolding. The player chooses which equipment to bring and then acts in accordance with the unique requirements of the situation.
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Etihad Airways to launch IATA Travel Pass
19 Jan 2021 by Business Traveller India
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Etihad Airways have announced a partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass for passengers.
What is IATA Travel Pass?
It is a mobile app that contains information now required by many authorities, including
regulatory entry requirements and labs/test centres,
verified certificate issuance
the "possibility for passengers to share their test results along their journey through their mobile device"
In effect the Travel Pass contains the information to verify if a passenger is eligible to undertake their travel journey.
To read more about it, see our previous article
IAG working with IATA on its new Travel Pass
IATA says that the Travel Pass "will keep passengers in control of their data and facilitate the sharing of their tests with airlines and authorities for travel".
IATA's Timatic, which is widely used by airlines to ensure compliance with passport and visa requirements at travellers' destinations, will power the new service.
The addition of Covid-19 testing and entry requirement information to Timatic is expected to offer assurance to governments, passengers, and travel operators, and facilitate the safe reopening of borders.
"We will demonstrate that people can return to travel with confidence that they are meeting all government Covid-19 entry requirements," says Nick Careen, senior vice president for airport, passenger, cargo, and security, IATA.
Who can use the pass?
Initially, the pass will be offered to Etihad's guests on selected flights from Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of 2021. If successful, the pass will be extended to other destinations on the airline's network.
The pass features four independent modules which cover registries for regulatory entry requirements and labs/test centres, verified certificate issuance, digital identity, and the possibility for passengers to share their test results along their journey through their mobile device. These modules can work together as one complete end-to-end solution.
Commenting on the announcement, Mohammad Al Bulooki, chief operating officer, Etihad Aviation Group said:
"Covid-19 tests and vaccinations will be key to get the world flying again. Since August 1, 2020, Etihad is the only airline requiring a pre-departure negative PCR test result for all passengers worldwide, and again on arrival in Abu Dhabi, giving our guests the added assurance of safety when they travel with us.
"A high priority for Etihad is for our guests to have an easy, secure and efficient way to identify and verify their information. Being one of the first airlines globally working with IATA as a pioneer partner on the IATA Travel Pass is a big step forward for Etihad's guests and for the industry."
Nick Careen, IATA's senior vice president, Airport, Passenger, Cargo and Security said:
"The Etihad Airways partnership to launch the IATA Travel Pass is an important milestone on the road to meaningfully restarting international travel.
"Our aim is to give all governments the confidence to re-open borders to travellers based on the verified vaccine and testing data. The initial stage of the Etihad launch will focus on all four elements of the IATA Travel Pass modules, one of the first airlines in the world to do so."
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Peterson Management currently manages more than 4.5 million square feet of retail varying from neighborhood strip centers to power centers to cutting edge lifestyle centers. Our tenant base includes a wide variety of local mom and pops, and regional and national chains. Our staff has developed and re-defined retail management at its finest level. Our properties speak for themselves and, with the wide variety of property types and tenant base, there isn't a CAM pool our accounting group has not mastered.
Best-in-class Managers
By hiring best-in-class managers, utilizing leading edge systems and technology, and leveraging on an already expansive and diverse portfolio, Peterson Management can deliver industry leading service to discriminating owners. Peterson Management firmly believes that we can provide unparalleled service to third party owners who require first-class yet cost effective attention to their properties.
Our Property Management group is an integral part of the Peterson Companies Team. It has access to other industry leading departments, including our Leasing and Marketing teams. By leveraging the expertise of these groups, our
Property Managers are well-equipped to enhance property values.
"Their proactive communication with me months before our Grand Opening, their obvious team work with one another, the professionalism with how they handle every situation, and their undeniable interest in seeing our business succeed has been truly refreshing! The Peterson team really makes me feel important to them. They set the bar high and I cannot imagine ever working with another landlord."
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"We had an amazing opening weekend at Virginia Gateway. We really appreciate Peterson Companies support. It was our biggest opening so far in the northeast and it was considered a very strong opening company-wide."
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"Since we opened the Carhartt store in early 2016, we've had a first-class experience working with the National Harbor team. But above all, we've been overwhelmed by the energy we've seen from the folks that pass through our store on a daily basis. We look forward to continuing to build on our relationship with the property, its tenants, and its residents."
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The first single from our 'Hymns & Psalms' project is due to be released on March 6, 2019 (Lent 2019)!
The first hymn is, 'Be Thou My Vision', inspired by Josh Cavazos' recent project, Hymns Reimagined. Josh took some well loved hymns and arranged them for solo piano, at times adding some new material to form a new Refrain or Bridge. We proceeded to add new lyrics to his new melodies and hence the new song!
'Be Thou My Vision' is being recorded at Harter Studios, engineered by Keith and John Harter. It is being arranged by Josh Cavazos with lead vocals by David Kauffman (Good for the Soul Music).


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package gce

import (
	"context"
	"github.com/supergiant/control/pkg/clouds/gcesdk"
	"io"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
	"github.com/supergiant/control/pkg/workflows/steps"
	"google.golang.org/api/compute/v1"
)

const DeleteTargetPoolStepName = "gce_delete_target_pool"

type DeleteTargetPoolStep struct {
	getComputeSvc func(context.Context, steps.GCEConfig) (*computeService, error)
}

func NewDeleteTargetPoolStep() *DeleteTargetPoolStep {
	return &DeleteTargetPoolStep{
		getComputeSvc: func(ctx context.Context, config steps.GCEConfig) (*computeService, error) {
			client, err := gcesdk.GetClient(ctx, config)

			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}

			return &computeService{
				deleteTargetPool: func(ctx context.Context, config steps.GCEConfig, targetPoolName string) (*compute.Operation, error) {
					return client.TargetPools.Delete(config.ServiceAccount.ProjectID, config.Region, targetPoolName).Do()
				},
			}, nil
		},
	}
}

func (s *DeleteTargetPoolStep) Run(ctx context.Context, output io.Writer,
	config *steps.Config) error {

	logrus.Debugf("Step %s", DeleteTargetPoolStepName)

	svc, err := s.getComputeSvc(ctx, config.GCEConfig)

	if err != nil {
		logrus.Errorf("Error getting service %v", err)
		return errors.Wrapf(err, "%s getting service caused", DeleteTargetPoolStepName)
	}

	_, err = svc.deleteTargetPool(ctx, config.GCEConfig, config.GCEConfig.TargetPoolName)

	if err != nil {
		logrus.Errorf("Error deleting target pool %v", err)
	}

	return nil
}

func (s *DeleteTargetPoolStep) Name() string {
	return DeleteTargetPoolStepName
}

func (s *DeleteTargetPoolStep) Depends() []string {
	return nil
}

func (s *DeleteTargetPoolStep) Description() string {
	return "Delete target pool master nodes"
}

func (s *DeleteTargetPoolStep) Rollback(context.Context, io.Writer, *steps.Config) error {
	return nil
}

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One morning, Gregor wakes up and doesn't feel quite right. He soon realises that - seemingly for no reason whatsoever - he has been cursed with an affliction unlike any other... Before long the metamorphosis takes hold of his mind and his loved ones, transforming their love for him into disgust and his love for them into torment.
The critically-acclaimed Beyond The Horizon present their haunting, twisted re-imagining of Franz Kafka's absurd tale. Beyond The Horizon take advantage of state-of-the-art makeup and prosthetic effects to present Gregor's transformation in exquisite, ultra-realistic detail, in a journey that will both transfix and chill audiences to their core.


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Sainsbury's announce plans to launch record label
Listen well for less?
Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 11:50
Sainsbury's, the British supermarket giant, has announced that it is launching a record label.
The retailer's imprint, called Own Label, will be a standalone imprint released via Universal and Warner Music.
According to the BBC, Own Label's first releases will be two 20-track vinyl compilations curated by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley, titled 'Coming Into Los Angeles – A Taste Of West Coast' and 'Hi-Fidelity – A Taste of Stereo'.
The two releases will be available to buy in 168 stores and feature tracks including The Flying Burrito Brothers' cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Wild Horses' and Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells'.
Sainsbury's joined the vinyl boom by starting to sell records in March 2016, shortly after fellow supermarket giant Tesco included the sale of vinyl LPs in stores for the first time in its history.


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Nikhil Kamath on tech layoffs, making money and giving back to society
"The current tech layoffs are part of the cycle. We saw extreme optimism and hubris in the tech sector in the last few years. People were raising tremendous amounts of money before they were profitable. There were companies being formed with a large funding even before they knew what the product was. So I think it is a course correction."
Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder, Zerodha & True Beacon.
"This problem of job losses, companies having to get leaner will continue for a prolonged amount of time. I blame it on the circumstances of the last decade where excessive amounts of money and valuations were attributed to companies across the board," says Nikhil Kamath, Co-Founder, Zerodha & True Beacon.
What is your understanding of money and investments?
I wish there was a lot more that was being done in terms of our system of pedagogy and how we educate our young about anything finance. We spend 15 years teaching somebody how to get a job but we do not spend any time teaching them how to manage the money they might earn from doing that job.
So a lot more attention has to be paid there and to be really fair, I think in India we are lucky. We have great regulation, we have had bodies like SEBI, RBI, the government who have come down and curtailed a lot of the nonsense which has gone on across the world.
have just been reading and watching the news about FTX and their token and how it could just have wiped out billions of dollars of retail wealth overnight. At least our regulators and the government had the gumption and preempted this as a country.
Read Also: Why Nikhil Kamath would rather ask Gen Z for advice, not somebody 10 years his senior
They made it significantly harder for retail and the millennials and Gen Zs to access such risky asset classes here. But I think people have to make the effort to go outside formal education, get practical experience, learn, there is so much content available out there, good quality content in books available online for free. So, people really should make the effort to learn more about finance because the journey to wealth is as much about managing money as it is about making money. Everybody should get better informed and take the initiative to learn about this.
How do you look at the current layoffs that are going on in different sectors? Who is to be blamed? Do you see this going deeper because it is not only the financial impact that would hit an individual, it is mental and psychological. Also people who are being laid off are mostly the freshers entering the workforce. How do you look at it?
It is a part of the cycle at large. We saw extreme optimism and hubris in the tech sector in the last few years. People were raising tremendous amounts of money before they were profitable. There were companies being formed with a large funding even before they knew what the product was. So I think it is a course correction.
To watch anybody lose a job is sad. It is hard to empathise but I see it around me. A lot of people I know have lost their jobs. I see the situation to be a lot starker in America or the western economies, where companies are firing at a faster pace than we might be here in India. I think this trend will continue.
Inflation being as high as it is right now, interest rates at some point will have to go significantly above inflation to bring it under control. I am not suggesting what happened when Volker was at the Federal Reserve. The rates had gone up to 18% or 17%. I do not think they will not go up to that level this time but even at the current inflated levels, mortgage rates in America are now at 7%, the risk free rate is over 4-4.5%. This will have a significant impact on the amount of money coming into India.
Venture capital and PE funds were able to borrow at significantly lower rates and bring money into India over the last decade. When that rate of capital goes up, their risk taking ability will proportionately go down as well.
This problem of job losses, companies having to get leaner will continue for a prolonged amount of time. I blame it on the circumstances of the last decade where excessive amounts of money and valuations were attributed to companies across the board.
To a job applicant or somebody entering the workforce today, the only thing one could do is spend more time and effort on skilling. We could be moving towards a gig economy, an economy where skill set is given more importance than traditional qualification and certification overall. I think the time is apt for people to find skills, equip themselves, get training outside of formal education, get experience on different projects which necessarily are not formal employment and be more competitive in the job ecosystem.
Do you believe in giving back to society? How do you do it?
There are many different ventures that I am part of. I happen to be lucky to be in an ecosystem where people criticise over consumption. Most of us, rather a lot of us in the world today are consuming more than we need. There are different projects that I am part of.
We have something like Rainmatter in Zerodha where we do a lot on climate. I have a charity called YIPP which does stuff in education and malnutrition. I am part of this foundation called GivingPi, there are plenty of these. I see myself progressively spending more time with these. I would not say altruistic because these to me are also not truly altruistic. I feel they are a very subconscious way of me massaging my own morality and probably feeling slightly superior on a relative basis in terms of morality by virtue of doing all of this.
Even this is not altruistic but I see myself consistently spending more time on this. If I would spend 5% of my time on pursuits like this three years ago, right now it is closer to 15% and in the next three years it is probably going to be 25-30% of my time.
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[Event Report] Diversity and Inclusiveness in the AI Research Community
投稿日 : 04/06/2021 最終更新日時 : 04/06/2021 投稿者 : ai-elsi カテゴリー : イベント
On February 15, 2021, the Ethics Committee of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence hosted an online symposium on 'Diversity and Inclusion in the AI Research Community'.
The Ethics Committee of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence organizes symposia and events around themes at the interface between AI and society. In the opening remarks by Ethics Committee member Arisa Ema, she referred to the importance of diversity and inclusion considering fairness in AI, explicitly mentioning the 'Symposium on Machine Learning and Fairness' that the Ethics Committee had held on January 9, 2020. Given the issues of fairness in AI technology itself as well as social inequality, it is very important to focus on the diversity and inclusiveness of the research community of AI developers.
While outlining the goals of the event, Dr. Yoji Kiyota, the chair of the editorial committee of JSAI that organized this event, first introduced the special feature "Diversity and the AI Research Community" in the September 2020 issue of the journal 'Artificial Intelligence'. This special feature contains seven articles on various issues related to diversity, such as gender (including LGBTQ), nationality, and assigning characters to AI agents (all articles are currently available for free on J-STAGE in Japanese). Changes in life events and the environment can suddenly place everyone in the position of a minority. Dr. Kiyota said that he hoped everyone would see the issues of diversity and inclusiveness as a "matter for everyone".
"Case Study of Career Pathways to the IT Industry at Women's Universities" Takayuki Itoh
Prof. Itoh, from the Department of Information Science, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, introduced a survey on career paths to IT companies at the Ochanomizu University. In general, 80-90% of the students in the Department of Information Science are male. This suggests anxiety in female students regarding spending their university life in such an environment. Prof. Itoh pointed out that this could hinder female students who aspired to study information technology. The same applies to the day-to-day activities during the school year. Many female students want to take their first steps in women-only environments for events such as hackathons and competitive programming; creating such an environment would be effective. There is also an emphasis during job-hunting on whether the industry can flexibly respond to life events, and which needs to be addressed within the information technology industry.
Next, he mentioned the proposals for the AI research community that were discussed in the special issue. Steps need to be taken to approach high-school students, promote AI research as an interdisciplinary field, conduct individual networking for employment, approach non-information technology students, and continue to build a women's community within the organization.
Finally, he mentioned two points considered after writing the special issue. The first was respecting the diversity of criteria for career choice. Not all university students necessarily choose their career paths based on "what they want to do"; other factors such as work-life balance are also important. Second, more individuals in science and engineering tend to be attracted to research and development centers than other fields. This limits the choice of work location and can be regarded as a challenge. There were concerns of this being a factor that tended to discourage women from science and engineering. He concluded his presentation by saying that it is important to aim for gender diversity when considering the future of the industry and that it is also important to carry out structural reforms.
"Towards a Society that Embraces Diversity: The Realities of Female Researchers" Mayumi Bono
Prof. Mayumi Bono, from the National Institute of Informatics, followed with a presentation on experiences in her life as a researcher, childbirth, and childcare. Ms. Bono has written several essays on this, covering a wide range of topics such as infertility treatment, pregnancy, maternity leave, and female researchers' work during the coronavirus pandemic. She actively shares her personal experiences in the hope of encouraging and informing future female researchers, and her articles have attracted much attention.
After obtaining her doctorate, Prof. Bono worked as a postdoctoral researcher. At the age of 31, she was appointed as an assistant professor at the National Institute of Informatics with a five-year contract. In her first year, her research was selected for JST PRESTO Program (Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology), and the following year she became pregnant, gave birth, and took a five-month maternity leave. After her five-year term as an assistant professor, she was again appointed as an associate professor with a five-year contract. After that, she started planning for her second child, which she had postponed until she had found a tenure position, but she faced infertility issues. She tried timing therapy and artificial insemination but was unable to conceive. Because of her overseas research with the first child, she had to suspend the treatment for a year. After returning to Japan, she began IVF. After ten consecutive days of injections at the clinic for egg retrieval, self-injections at home, hysteroscopy, multiple egg retrieval, implantation, medication, Chinese medicine, and other treatments and tests, she gave birth to the second child in 2019. It took five years for her to have her second child. However, she continued her research activities during that time, and it was not easy to balance that with the treatment.
In her presentation, Prof. Bono pointed out that the timing of pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare overlaps with the career development of female students and researchers. She also pointed out the need for fostering an environment that brought awareness to female students and researchers about this, as well as the need for support from those around them.
To discuss women's physical problems publicly, it is necessary to reform activities and what is "normal" for researchers. The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically increased access to information, and research meetings and conferences that used to be conducted in person are now delivered online as well. The Info-WorkPlace Committee of the Information Processing Society of Japan, which Prof. Bono chairs, is currently working on a project ("Delivery Info") to provide information to those who cannot attend the Society's national conference for various reasons. Prof. Bono, herself a researcher on communication and accessibility, concluded her talk by saying it is crucial to create an environment where researchers under challenging situations and positions can have multiple options, such as easier access to research activities, including paper submission.
"Diversity and Inclusion in International Academic Societies: Through the Activities of IEEE WIE" Takako Hashimoto
Finally, Prof. Takako Hashimoto, from Chiba University of Commerce, presented the activities of Women in Engineering (WIE) of IEEE (the world's largest technical professional organization headquartered in the United States). Prof. Hashimoto is the chairman of the Japan Council of IEEE and is also part of the Computer Society Board of Governor. She also served as the Chair of Women in Engineering in 2015-2016.
IEEE approximately has 420,000 members from more than 160 countries. The gender ratio of the IEEE is 70% male, 13.7% female, and the rest is unknown. However, looking only at Japan, with 4% women, 11.74% unknown, and more than 80% men, the ratio of women is very low.
The IEEE Board of Directors consists of 32 members, nine of which currently are women, around 30% of the total. The Board of Governors of the Computer Society, to which Prof. Hashimoto belongs, has 13 women (45%). In recent years, the number of female award winners of the IEEE technical awards, which used to be close to zero, has also increased. The WIE is an organization that supports such activities. The issue with both the Board of Directors and the award winners is that there are very few women at the application stage, so support is provided at the starting point. When it comes to diversity, in addition to gender, region is essential as well: 55% (25,000) of the members of WIE are from Asia. Indeed, Asia, including India and Malaysia, has a large number of women majoring in engineering. WIE was established in Japan in 2005 and has been holding events and conducting networking.
Prof. Hashimoto, who is active globally, pointed out that compared to other countries, Japan is a society where it is difficult to interrupt one's career. For example, retirement and maternity leave tend to be disadvantageous, and there are constraints of age. It is important to increase the number of options that allow people to balance work and life according to life events. One of her expectations for AI and Informatics is to diversify the characteristics of the community through various tools such as online meetings. She concluded the talk by saying that it would be great if the organization and Japan as a whole could be moved towards making the most of individual abilities while collaborating with various academic fields.
Moderated by Dr. Kiyota, a panel discussion was held with the three aforementioned presenters.
First, they discussed the issues that arise due to low diversity. Prof. Hashimoto pointed out that the lack of diversity in members causes bias in the opinions and dissemination of information of an organization, and a lack of imagination. From her own experiences, Prof. Bono pointed out that there are situations where it is difficult to interrupt during men's (the majority) excitement. It is an atmosphere in which it is difficult to contribute even when asked for the opinion of the minority. Prof. Itoh also raised the case of Ochanomizu Women's University students, who often face harassment from outside the university. Prof. Itoh also talked about the importance of addressing diversity not only within organizations but also between different organizations, as well as discussing problems arising from low diversity within organizations.
Next, the panelists were asked what type of support is needed for women to be able to have a presence. Prof. Hashimoto acknowledged that it is not easy for female researchers, and mentioned the importance of stepping forward and applying for various organizations and awards. Prof. Itoh introduced an example of a Computer Science department of a university in the USA that has used its budget to raise the percentage of female students. Prof. Bono, who conducted overseas research while raising her child, spoke from her own experience about how increasing the flexibility of working styles, such as adjusting meeting times, would improve the life-work balance not only for women but for everyone.
Prof. Hashimoto proposed that the research community should further utilize information tools such as online conferences. In doing so, it is also important that the tools are easy to use for people with disabilities. Prof. Bono also commented that the screen-sharing online conference tools currently in use are highly accessible in that sign language interpretation is also possible using images. Prof. Itoh also expressed his expectations that online conferencing tools would allow an advanced means of communication after feedback from different parts of society.
In response, Dr. Kiyota, the moderator, stated that increased diversity would lead to new innovations, and Prof. Hashimoto agreed. She also pointed out that unless human resources and organizations can respect diversity, it will be difficult to survive in the future. Prof. Itoh also spoke of research being conducted to incorporate AI and IoT technologies into housework, childcare, and long-term care in the field of life sciences, where Ochanomizu University has an advantage, and reaffirmed the importance of thinking from various contexts. Prof. Bono pointed out that work-life balance is essential for both women and men for thinking about diversity. She summarized that the new tools and technologies developed in the wake of the coronavirus could be retained and used as an opportunity to make significant changes to society afterward.
Finally, the AI research community, i.e., the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, discussed specific actions to be taken in the future. Some societies have established action guidelines, and some participants pointed out the need for numerical targets. Prof. Hashimoto spoke of the importance of increasing the percentage of not only women but also people with disabilities and people from overseas to at least 30%, as well as the importance of appealing to the next generation. Prof. Itoh reaffirmed the importance of using events such as open campuses to appeal to the informatics community and stated the importance of having a women's community among undergraduates. Prof. Bono pointed out the importance of paths to enter the field of informatics even after studying humanities at university, based on her career in informatics despite her background in humanities.
Following the panel discussion, Prof. Hideaki Takeda, Chair of the Ethics Committee, made the closing remarks. Prof. Takeda stated that in the global trend of requiring diversity in AI research and development, there is a need to explore what the Ethics Committee can do, as well as what can be done in cooperation with the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence and other organizations in the future. As one of the concrete actions, he introduced the ELSI Award established by the Ethics Committee. He concluded by saying that this award was intended for people and works involved in AI for issues related to ethics and society, and expressed hope that the Society would be able to award individuals for diversity and inclusion in the future.
Written by Arisa Ema
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