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Protect the liver
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Act as an antispasmodic.
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Raymond 'Ray' Charles Booty (September 3, 1932 – August 25, 2012), sometimes nicknamed 'The Boot', was an English road bicycle racer. In 1956 he was the first man to beat four hours for the  individual time trial.

Booty rode for Ericsson Wheelers Cycling Club, a since-disbanded Nottinghamshire cycling club, and the Army Cycling Union. He won the national  time trial championship every year from 1955 to 1959.

The first sub-four-hour 100
Booty broke the record in the 1956 national championship with 4h 1m 52s. The next event was the Bath Road '100' on Bank Holiday Monday 6 August 1956. The course was west of Reading, through Theale, Pangbourne, Wallingford, Shillingford, Abingdon and back down the A4 to finish near where it started. Booty rode a Raleigh bicycle with an  fixed gear to 3h 58m 28s. The second man, future professional Stan Brittain was beaten by 12 minutes.

Booty had ridden from Nottingham to the start the day before – . For his race he was awarded a medal by Cycling and a certificate from the RTTC.

The Daily Herald reported the record, speaking of 'Booty the incomparable', and the News Chronicle said: 'Rider crashes four-hour barrier'

He was awarded the F. T. Bidlake Memorial Prize in 1956. The citation read:

Raymond Charles Booty For his superlative ride of 3 hrs. 58 mins. 28 secs. in the Bath Road Hundred of 1956, this being the first time one hundred miles had ever been ridden on a bicycle, out and home, inside four hours.

Booty recalled:

It was one of those lovely sunny summer mornings you crave for when you are time-trialling. It was calm, as I remember, and eventually it became very hot. And I was really having to hang on in the last half hour. I remember it was a real struggle. I knew I was on to a good ride if I could hang on. The thing I remember about that particular event was at the finish, and I was absolutely shattered at the finish. And I sat down. And, of course, when I finished I realised just how hot it was. I was desperate for some drink and somebody came with all they'd got, which was a bottle of milk. And it was sour. And he said it was sour. It was all he'd got. It was really sour. But I drank it all. That was the thing I remember mainly about that event.

Also in 1956 he signed the Golden Book of Cycling.

The straight-out record
In September Booty attempted the  record under Road Records Association(RRA) rules. These allowed him to take advantage of tailwinds and gradient drop (time trials in the UK must be on out-and-back courses). He recorded 3h 28m 40s. For the event he used a Sturmey-Archer hub gear. The record stood for 34 years. It was beaten by Ian Cammish.

More time trial success
Booty won the season-long British Best All-rounder competition three times from 1955 to 1957. The BBAR is based on averaged speeds over 50 and  and for 12 hours. He was  champion from 1955 to 1959 and 12-hour champion from 1954 to 1958.

He first broke the  record in 1955, lowering it to 4:04:30. He broke it three times. He twice broke the 12-hour record:  in 1956 and  the following year.

Road racing
Booty won the gold medal in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games road race in Cardiff. He won a bronze medal in the national championship road race in the same year. He also won the Manx International road race in 1954.

Personal life
Booty was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2012 and died in August of that year.  He was survived by his wife, Shelagh, who he married in June the same year.

Personality
The cycling wholesaler and patron Ron Kitching said of Booty:

He was an iron man. But somewhere along the line I think he lacked something, the dedication to make bike-racing a full-time career. Maybe he didn't want to, but he certainly had most of the qualities. He had the strength, he could climb and of course he could time-trial. What he really needed was to be part of a good continental racing team. Then I think he would have gone to the very top. But whether or not his personality would have got in the way, that's another thing. You need a bit of modesty and humility to achieve that. I think the fact that Ray dropped right out of the sport proves that his interest didn't go deep enough. Why he went off and hid away, I don't know.

References

External links
Article on Booty's bicycle at classiclighteweights.co.uk
Description and pictures of the restored bicycle used in his 100-miles TT record

English male cyclists
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Cyclists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Road racing cyclists
1932 births
2012 deaths
Sportspeople from Nottingham
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Jerusalem Post Middle East
Neveh Dekalim to become university campus
By Matthew Gutman
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Gaza engineer Ali Abu Shahla sees a mecca of Palestian education on the settlement's ruins.
When Gaza engineer Ali Abu Shahla looks at the carcass of the Gush Katif settlement of Neveh Dekalim, he doesn't see the looters that continue to scavenge its remains or the RPG-toting militants that victoriously paraded through its streets. Rather, he sees the mecca of Palestinian education. Following months of pressure from groups like Hamas, the international community and even eager entrepreneurs, the Palestinian Authority decided that the seat of Israel's Gaza settlement endeavor should become a university campus, according to the PA's Planning Ministry and university sources. Indeed, Neveh Dekalim, Morag and even parts of Netzarim have been set aside for Gaza's three universities: Al-Aksa University, Al-Azhar University, and the Islamic University, respectively. "Neveh Dekalim will be the center of learning for the Palestinians," said Abu Shahla, an Al-Aksa University board member, while touring the remains of its municipal center last week. Abu Shahla, who runs Gaza's largest engineering firm, arrived with a crew of engineers to assess the damage to the few structures still standing, and begin the process of rehabilitating what will be the Palestinians' largest university campus, at 165 dunams (41.25 acres). The prospects are just as exciting for Al-Azhar University. "This is real land we are getting, and now we'll have real universities for the first time," said Hazen Abu Shanab, director of its public affairs office. On the 100 dunams in Morag set aside for Al-Azhar, the university hopes to build a recreation center. No Gaza university has ever had a pool or theater. "We've never had anything like that," Abu Shanab said. He estimates that it could be 18 months before students begin taking dips in the school's pool. That's a bit optimistic, said PA Deputy Planning Minister Samih al-Abed. While the PA has decided on building university campuses in place of the settlements, it could be months before its planners hammer out a master plan for Gush Katif. Other parts of Gaza will be used for public recreation, housing, agriculture and tourism. But "it could be months even before the rubble is removed," he said in a telephone interview Monday. The key, noted Abed, is creating an "atmosphere attractive to investors." Not everyone is happy about it. Avner Shimoni, formerly head of the Gaza Beach Regional Council, blasted the campus idea. Shimoni, who now serves as secretary general of the Council of Jewish Communities in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip, added that "instead of developing Gush Katif, we will see what happens when you rear a generation of Gaza's youth to hate and murder." Abu Shanab acknowledges that "there was much concern that the land would go to Hamas. But the PA has set these lands aside for the public interest." Partly funded by the PA, Al-Aksa is the second-largest university in the Gaza Strip, with 11,000 students. Unlike the Islamic University, it offers liberal arts courses. It also boasts the largest teachers collage in the Gaza Strip. Until now, all of this had been crammed into its small Khan Yunis campus. Abu Shahla proudly noted that his institution has already raised some of the funds to refurbish the Neveh Dekalim campus. Poring over plans he unfurls on the back of a sedan, he predicts they'll be able to get five years' use from the buildings before new ones can be built. Nevertheless, with the buildings so badly looted it could take five or six months for students to enter the classrooms, said some of the engineers who had accompanied Abu Shahla. Still, the underground grid and electrical and water infrastructure remain partly intact. According to Ambassador Bill Taylor, who heads the Quartet's Office of the Special Envoy for Disengagement, theft more than anything has torpedoed the office's greenhouse-rehabilitation project, its flagship project in Gaza, as well as its other development projects. Abu Shahla looked around him. Looters had picked the place clean. Tiles had been stripped off the rooftops of public buildings. Pits were dug along the roads to scavenge piping. Wires were cut to melt for sale, and looters' fires still smoldered. "If the looters had a job making only NIS 50 a day, I assure you they would not have looted," he said. According to World Bank figures, most of Gaza lives under the poverty line, earning less than $2 a day. College is especially important in Gaza, said Abu Shahla, because "education makes the youth busy. It keeps them occupied" and off the streets. Abu Shahla commented the PA had been "open-minded" in its decision to support turning Neveh Dekalim into a college campus. Education, he said, is a politically expedient compromise. "Nobody can squabble over it." But still, Abu Shahla likens the new grounds to "a golden cage. We still need to fly free." Without access to Israel or Egypt, Gaza's private sector could suffocate, taking the rest of Gaza, including its new educational institutions with it, said Taylor. The international community will donate $750 million to the Palestinians this year. Furthermore, the G-8 has supported the special envoy's request of $3 billion annually for three years. Its goal is to boost Palestinian capacity to export its wares and cheap labor. But Abu Shahla, a man who called himself an optimist, said: "We can't do anything without Israel changing its colors." Taylor agreed. "Without Israel's aid [in opening borders]," he said, "they [Palestinians] can't do anything." When asked what would happen if Israel refused to change its border policy, Abu Shahla answered: "We'll all go to hell together."
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Q: AlertDialog not being dismissed. I have created a AlertDialog fragment that is used in different activities. For some reason the alert does not get dismissed and the code in the main activity does not continue. I put in a lot of logging commands to see exactly where it stops. Below is my alert Dialog:
public class Convert_units_dialog extends DialogFragment {
final static String TAG = "TAG_convert_units";

public static Convert_units_dialog newInstance() {
    Convert_units_dialog frag = new Convert_units_dialog();
    Bundle args = new Bundle();
    args.putInt("title", R.string.change_units_dialog);
    frag.setArguments(args);
    return frag;
}

public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    int title = getArguments().getInt("title");

    return new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity())
            .setTitle(title)
            .setPositiveButton(R.string.convert, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                    Log.i(TAG, "inside click listener");
                    convert_units();
                    //dismiss dialog here
                    Log.i(TAG, "Start dismiss");
                    dismiss();
                    Log.i(TAG, "End dismiss");
                }
            })
            .setNegativeButton(R.string.dont_convert,null)
            .create();
}

In my activity I created a function that calls for the alertDialog.
    private void open_alert_dialog() {
    DialogFragment newFragment = Convert_units_dialog.newInstance();
    newFragment.show(getFragmentManager(), "dialog");
    Log.i(TAG,"open_alert_dialog finished");

}

When I run my code I get "end dismiss" in the log and never see "open_alert_dialog finished" so the code following this command in my activity is not being run. Is there anything obvious I am doing wrong? I have tried a lot of the suggestions I've seen, but none have worked so far.
I'm a bit new to programming in general and would appreciate any input. Thanks.

A: Your code seems correct, but try some things and let's see if it resolves:

*

*Check your imports for DialogFragment and AlertDialog, they should be the same on your Activity and the Convert_units_dialog. (If you're using appcompat-v7 library then other options for import will be shown)

*On setPositiveButton try calling dialog.dismiss(); instead of dismiss();
To give you a precise answer we need some information like:

*

*What is the implementation of convert_units();

*Where on your Activity are you calling open_alert_dialog()

Finally, check the documentation, I believe you are already checking it, but it's worth a shot to read it again: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DialogFragment.html#AlertDialog

A: An update:
I think I misunderstood what was happening and have figured it out thanks to the documentation. I added a method call to doPositiveClick()
My new code looks like this:
    return new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity())
            .setTitle(title)
            .setPositiveButton(R.string.convert, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
                    Log.i(TAG, "inside click listener");
                    convert_units();
                    //dismiss dialog here
                    ((Settings)getActivity()).doPositiveClick();
                }
            })
            .setNegativeButton(R.string.dont_convert,null)
            .create();

}

Then I created the doPositiveClick() in my Activity with the rest of the code that I was expecting to run after the alertDialog was dismissed.
        public void doPositiveClick() {
    // Do stuff here.
    Log.i("FragmentAlertDialog", "Positive click!");
    display_maxes();
}

Things are working as expected now.

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Sept 12 (Reuters) - Builder and developer Galliford Try called on Wednesday for the UK government to extend its subsidy scheme for first-time house buyers for at least five years from 2021 in a bid to head off Brexit-based risks to the housing market.
Chief Executive Peter Truscott's comments on the Help to Buy scheme, which helps Britons get on the housing ladder, follow reports last week that the scheme could be scrapped just as a proposed transition period for Britain's move out of the 28-member bloc expires in 2021.
He was speaking after Galliford posted a 28 percent jump in adjusted pretax profit for the half year on Wednesday, pushing shares in the company around 8 percent higher.
"If you look at the economy and you look at exit from the European Union, the risk in the market, the time is not now to start tinkering with Help to Buy," Chief Executive Peter Truscott said.
He said that at some point the scheme should be brought to an end but that any plan should be done over five years and be clearly signposted.
The scheme has seen mounting criticism, with some commentators saying that house-builders were using the higher budgets to raise house prices and profit and keep home prices artificially high.
Rival Redrow Plc also appealed to the government last week to keep the scheme, saying it was important to prop up market sentiment.
Under the scheme the government lends new-build home buyers up to 40 percent of the property cost in London and 20 percent outside without charging interest for the first five year.
Galliford's Linden Homes unit is among the UK's top 10 house builders and sold 3,442 homes in the year ending June 30. The business generates about a third of the company's total sales.
Wednesday's results showed annual revenue rose 11 percent to 3.13 billion pounds as the firm cut down on risk in the aftermath of last year's collapse of fellow UK construction group Carillion.
It did cut its five-year target for units delivered by Linden Homes to 4200-4500 from the original 4750-5000, citing a slightly more cautious economic outlook revenue target and leading to a slight trimming of earlier revenue forecasts.
The group's total pretax profit, excluding exceptional items, rose to 188.7 million pounds from 147.6 million pounds in the year ended June 30.
That excluded a 45 million pound hit it took on Aberdeen's new ring road project due to the collapse of Carillion in January.


Blogtable: Best (and worst) free-agent signing will be …?
VIDEO: Where will the top restricted free agents land?
> Who will end up being the steal of this free-agent class a year from now? And which free-agent signing will we all look back on next year with a hearty dose of SMH?
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com: Tim Duncan is the steal of every free-agent class in which he enrolls, but if we're talking long-term, I'm going with Greg Monroe – and some wishful thinking. Monroe gambled on himself and, after five season with the Pistons, he's due for a good run now. A move to possibly regret: Signing Brook Lopez for too long, at too much money. His injury history makes him a shaky proposition, certainly in terms of durability.
Fran Blinebury, NBA.com: Even though it will take the max to sign him now, the salary cap will jump through the roof next season and it will look positively brilliant when LaMarcus Aldridge is holding up that Larry O'Brien Trophy in the Spurs' river parade next June. On the other hand, Tobias Harris can't shoot from the perimeter and is more of a ball-stopper on offense than he is on defense. Harris and Reggie Jackson could have the most heads shaking.
Scott Howard-Cooper, NBA.com: Tough to say without knowing the terms of the contracts, because that factors into whether someone is a steal. Same with the SMH category. But don't overlook the big-money guys as steals. Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler, DeAndre Jordan — they have already or will hit the jackpot, but they are also young guys who will continue to improve with deals that will seem decent, not huge, when the cap goes into the stratosphere. They could be steals despite the 2015 feel. And definitely way to early to say which deal will be the most regrettable in a year. We need a few more panic purchases before making a final call.
Shaun Powell, NBA.com: The steal? That's easy: LeBron James. The Cavs can't possibly pay what he's actually worth. The head-scratcher years from now will be Thad Young. Can't believe the Nets are going all-in on a guy who last had an impact years ago with Philly (honorable mention to Arron Afflalo).
John Schuhmann, NBA.com: If he's going to take $6 million or less to help the Spurs add a big free agent, then Tim Duncan will be the steal of free agency. Duncan is still a very good player on both ends of the floor, played 77 games this past season, and sets the tone for the best organization in the league. Even if his game falls off or if he doesn't play more than half a season, he's well worth mid-level money. Rajon Rondo seems like the obvious answer for the SMH signing, but it sounds like he'll get a low-risk contract from whatever team signs him (though the Kings make me less confident in that regard). Giving Brandon Knight $70 million, which the Suns will reportedly do, is a questionable move, especially when you have another starting-caliber point guard on the roster.
Sekou Smith, NBA.com: The cash will be flying around this summer, so it'll be hard for anyone to be considered a "steal." But one of the most underrated players, in my eyes, and a great value pick up this summer is Al-Farouq Aminu going to Portland. He reinvented himself last season in Dallas and opened some eyes around the league. He should be a great fit in Terry Stotts' system and the opportunity to step into a major role is there, what with all of the holes to be filled in the starting lineup and rotation. The Suns paying Brandon Knight $70 million is my SMH pick. No team has gone through more point guards in the past three seasons. And settling on this kind of money for a solid player like Knight seems like a bit much, even for the Suns.
Lang Whitaker, NBA.com's All Ball blog: I think Tobias Harris could be a guy who breaks out next season, whether it's in Orlando or somewhere else. Still just 22 years old and can fill it up from all over the floor. SMH? Honestly, I'm not sure there will be any SMH contracts out of this group, thanks to the coming salary cap explosion. Once the luxury tax number is up near triple-digits next summer, I don't know if any contract signed this summer will look bad.
Duncan still has an edge of being one of the best in the league as far experience is concern…..just add some materials to Spurs and they will head to another NBA championship.
Splitter may be a steal. I know we got Millsap to stay but I'm not sold on Demarre Carroll leaving. I want to see the Hawks still grab a really good player out there. You can do it Coach Bud!!!!
Duncan is clearly the biggest steal. He still one of the best big man in the league, easily top 10.
Aldridge destination possibly Spurs. His chance for a ring would even be greater! The ultimate goal.
Ads are becoming aggressively mean-spirited! They now give you a "Skip" button that takes you to some obnoxious video and then tells you that you can avoid it by watching the ad? How egregious is that! I choose not to watch your video, NBA.com, because you're hosting ads that purposely seek to annoy potential customers.Shame on them and shame on you, NBA.com.
Reggie Jackson and Rajon Rondo are two players that can't shoot the 3, and don't deserve a big payday.
Dude, Splitter is already gone. He got shipped him to the Hawks. And they re-signed Danny Green an hour ago. You can't blink right now, there's a lot going on.
Brook Lopez might be the best next option for Spurs, maybe the money difference could help in retaining at least Danny Green and Diaw, not sure about Spitter.


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Q: Как извлечь корень 5 степени из числа Задача такая:
надо вычислить значение функции с корнем 5 степени из числа
A: Чтобы получить корень степени n, нужно возвести число в степень 1/n.
function root(a, b: extended) : extended;
begin
  root := exp((1.0 / b) * ln (a));
end;

A: Я практически любую степень считал так (небольшой пример):
Exp(b*Ln(a))
Var
   a, b, c: Real;

Begin
     Write('a = '); ReadLn(a); // число
     Write('b = '); ReadLn(b); // степень (корень 5-ой степени - степень 1/5)
     WriteLn('a^b = ', Exp(b*Ln(a)):9:3);
     ReadLn;
End.


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Freezing Madrid Braces For Heaviest Snowfall In Decades
Spain's capital Madrid and much of the neighbouring region of CastillaLa Mancha were on high alert on Friday for what meteorologists expect to be the heaviest snowfall in decades, brought by the Storm Philomena.
MADRID: Spain's capital Madrid and much of the neighbouring region of Castilla-La Mancha were on high alert on Friday for what meteorologists expect to be the heaviest snowfall in decades, brought by the Storm Philomena.
Such events are rare in the region and tend to be disruptive to daily life and mobility, coming at a time when people are returning home after Christmas and New Year holidays. This year, however, there is less traffic than usual due to restrictions to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
As heavy snow started falling, auhtorities said large parks in Madrid, including the famous Retiro next to the Prado museum, would be closed from Friday afternoon as a precaution.
With up to 20 cm (nearly 8 inches) of snow forecast in 24 hours and temperatures expected to hover around zero centigrade for much of the day, the south of the Madrid region, including the capital, is on its highest level of alert for the first time since the system was created in 2007.
Ruben del Campo, a spokesman for the State Meteorological Agency, said the city was probably facing the heaviest snowfall at least so far in the 21st century.
"Perhaps we would have to go back to the snowfall of February 1984 or to that of March 1971 to find similar precedents if the forecasts we are expecting are correct," he added.
Light snow already blanketed Madrid on Thursday, a day after Spain registered the lowest temperature ever recorded on the Iberian peninsula, of -34.1C, in the Pyrenees in the north.
The storm Philomena is advancing through Spain after hitting the Canary Islands with strong winds and rain.
In Gran Canaria, a ferry with 59 passengers and 17 crew ran aground on Thursday night due to the strong winds when entering the port of Agaete.
On Friday the coastguard were towing the ferry to the port, with passengers and crew still onboard, unhurt.


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Spc. Narson B. Sullivan
Hometown: North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Died: April 25, 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Unit: Army, 411th Military Police, Fort Hood, TX.
Birth: Apr. 23, 1982
Brunswick Gardens
Death: Apr. 25, 2003, Iraq
Army Spc. Sullivan was assigned to 411th Military Police Company, Fort Hood, Texas. Sullivan died when he was cleaning his weapon, it discharged and a round struck him in the head. At the time of his death, Sullivan was serving in a forward operations area. Narson was the type of person that, if you just knew him for a couple of minutes, you felt like you've known him forever. He was always happy and smiling. He would do anything in his power to cheer someone up, even if it meant making a complete fool of himself. While in school, he studied the culinary arts and played varsity soccer. Sullivan entered the Army on August 11, 2000. He wanted to go to college, and enlisting in the Army was a way that he could finance his education. Sullivan would visit the East Brunswick Middlesex County Vocational & Technical School campus after graduation, dressed in his military uniform. He liked to listen to cellist Yo-Yo Ma and was well known for his efforts of raising money for sick children and collecting canned food for poor residents in the North Brunswick, New Jersey area.
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Sullivan, 21, graduated in 2000 and joined the Army with his longtime friend, Matthew Richter. They had expected to serve on the buddy system but got separated. Sullivan, based at Fort Hood in Texas, was killed April 25 in Iraq when he was cleaning his weapon and it discharged, according to the Defense Department.
"He was really a great kid. A nice person. Focused and polite," recalled his high school principal, Diane Veilleux. "He always had a beautiful smile."
Nancy Richter, his best friend's mother, who works at the school, said, "I remember him and Matt, eating, watching TV, making plans. He used to call me 'Mom,' which was part of his sense of humor — because we're white and he was black. He liked to see people's eyebrows go up."
His aunt, Tabatha Sullivan, said, "The thing that's so upsetting is that we thought this was all over and that he was out of danger. We want everyone to know that we're praying for all the other soldiers who are there. We wish they all could come home safe."
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Sophie Boyron
Dr Sophie Boyron
Deputy Director of Research (Impact)
s.n.y.boyron@bham.ac.uk
Sophie Boyron is a Senior Lecturer whose interest lies mainly in public law and European law. She adopts a comparative approach to all her work.
Licence (Paris I – Pantheon-Sorbonne)
Maitrise (Paris I – Pantheon-Sorbonne)
DEA (Paris I – Pantheon-Sorbonne)
Sophie Boyron is a graduate of Paris I (France). She teaches and researches in French, European, Public and Comparative Law. She has been a member of the School since 1989. Prior to joining Birmingham Law School, she was a Lavoisier Scholar at La Maison Française d'Oxford.
Public Law (LLB)
Introduction to French Law (LLB)
French Property Law (LLB)
Advanced Administrative Law (LLB)
Comparative Public Law (BCL – Oxford)
Current doctoral supervision
Sophie Boyron is currently supervising three doctoral students undertaking research in the following areas:
Institutional autonomy and the United Kingdom Supreme Court
External participation in EU decision-making process through the EU established instruments
The jurisprudence of mediation
She is co-author of (OUP, 2nd ed., 2008). Her other research interests include public law, EU law and comparative law. In constitutional law, she has always had an interest in mapping and understanding the dynamics that prompt constitutional change in different types of constitutional orders. More recently, she has researched the attempts to use mediation to resolve disputes in administrative law. At present, she is devising a comparative research project on the framework for control of discretionary powers, an area of administrative law which is particularly topical in the UK and which would benefit from more comparative law research.
Sophie Boyron is co-author of Principles of French Law (OUP, 2nd ed., 2008) and author of The Constitution of France: A contextual analysis (Hart Publishing, 2013). Her other research interests include public law, EU law and comparative law. In constitutional law, she has always had an interest in mapping and understanding the dynamics that prompt constitutional change in different types of constitutional orders. In administrative law, she has researched the attempts to use mediation to resolve disputes in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. To this effect, she has just spent two months with the Tribunal administratif of Grenoble (France) to observe, record and assess its court-based mediation pilot and to study the introduction of a reform - enacted on 18 November 2016 – that creates a legislative framework for optional mediation in all French administrative courts. Finally, as a comparative lawyer, she has had to wrestle repeatedly with questions of translation. Realising that legal translation remains underexplored, particularly from a socio-legal perspective, she is committed to exploring the intersection of law and translation from an inter-disciplinary perspective so as to help shape a socio-legal agenda in this area. To do so, she has co-organised an IAS workshop entitled 'Translating legal cultures: issues of legal translation in a globalised world' in September 2016 and is co-organising an SLSA funded seminar entitled 'Law, translation and migration: an enlightening relationship' in September 2017.
In the School, Sophie is the Director of the LLB Law with French.
In addition, she teaches Comparative Public Law on the BCL (University of Oxford).
The Constitution of France: A Contextual Analysis (Hart publishing, 2013)
Principles of French Law (OUP, 2nd ed., 2008)
'The 'new' French constitution and the European union' (2008-9) 11 Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies 321-351
'Mediation in administrative law: The identification of conflicting paradigms' 2007 13 European Public Law 263-288
'The rise of mediation in administrative law disputes: experiences from England, France and Germany' [2006] Public Law 320-343
' Maastricht and the co-decision procedure: a success story' (1996) International Comparative Law Quarterly 293
(with Prof. Neville L. Brown) "L'affaire factortame: Droit communautaire c/ Droit public anglais" Revue Française de Droit Administratif 1994 70-79
'Proportionality in English administrative law: A faulty translation?' (1992) 12 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 237
Chapters in books
'France: A quiet revolution' in How constitutions change: a comparative study Ed. by Prof. Carlo Fusaro and Prof. Dawn Oliver, Hart publishing (Forthcoming)
(with Anne Davies) 'Accountability and public contracts' in Comparative law on Public Contracts, ed. by Prof. Rozen Noguellou & Prof. Ulrich Stelkens, Bruylant, 2010, 209-230
'La Summa Divisio vue d'Outre-Manche' in De l' intérêt de la summa Divisio droit public-droit privé, ed. by Prof. Baptiste Bonnet & Prof. Pascale Deumier, collection Thèmes et commentaires, Dalloz, 2010, 121-136
'The public-private divide and the law of Government contracts: assessing the limits of a comparative effort' in The public/private divide : potential for transformation ?, ed by Prof. Andrew Le Sueur & Prof. Matthias Ruffert, BIICL, 2008 221-244
'Regards comparatistes sur la contractualisation de la justice: l'exemple de la médiation en droit public comparé' in La contractualisation de la production normative, ed. by Prof David Hiez & Sandrine Chassagnard-Pinet, collection Thèmes et commentaires, Dalloz, 2008 265-279
'The independence of the Judiciary: A question of identity!' in Independence, Accountability and the Judiciary, ed. by Guy Canivet, Mads Andenas & Duncan Fairgrieve, BIICL, 2006, 77-98
'Drafting a Constitution for Europe : A case of too many borders?' in Arnull and Wincott (eds), Accountability and Legitimacy in the European Union (OUP, 2002), 183-199.
"The co-decision procedure: rethinking the constitutional fundamentals" in Lawmaking in the European Union, ed. by Paul Craig & Carol Harlow, Kluwer, 1998, 147-168
Just published: Sophie Boyron's new book on the Constitution of France
Senior Lecturer Sophie Boyron gives evidence to the Commons
Sophie Boyron cited in House of Commons Report
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'Warhol on Basquiat' Highlights Warhol & Basquiat's Friendship In 400 Unpublished Photos
The two eccentric personalities were a match made in art heaven.
Arts Jun 4, 2019
By Sophie Caraan
Michael Dayton Hermann is focusing at Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat's friendship in a new book. Titled Warhol on Basquiat: The Iconic Relationship Told in Andy Warhol's Words & Pictures, Hermann utilized corresponding entries from Warhol's published diaries and more than 400 of his unseen photographs to create an intimate look at the two artists.
First meeting in 1982, the older pop artist referred to the art world's neophyte as "the kid who used the name 'Samo' when he used to sit on the sidewalk in Greenwich Village and paint T-shirts, and I'd give him $10" in a diary entry. Warhol lived his life capturing the most personal moments with a 35mm camera, and Hermann was able to include one of a melancholic Basquiat in a hotel room. In a 1983 diary reflecting that photo, Warhol wrote, "Jean-Michel came by and said he was depressed and was going to kill himself and I laughed and said it was just because he hadn't slept for four days."
Their friendship eventually blossomed into an artistic collaboration, giving birth to pieces such as Ten Punching Bags and Olympic Rings. "They were very inspired by each other. Warhol early on really understood that Basquiat was a terrific artist," Hermann said. He also noted that there was no evidence that the two were ever lovers, instead describing their relationship as "deeply caring and emotionally complex."
The two remained friends until Warhol's death in 1987, making a huge impact on Basquiat who passed away just a year later at the age of 27.
Warhol on Basquiat: The Iconic Relationship Told in Andy Warhol's Words & Pictures will be available soon via Taschen for $60 USD.
In other art news, take a look at Queen Andrea's massive mural in New York City.
PrintAndy WarholJean-Michel BasquiatBooks
'Basquiat-isms' Book Puts You Inside the Mind of Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat's 'Xerox Paintings' Spotlighted in NYC Exhibition
Jean-Michel Basquiat's Masterworks Spotlighted in NYC Exhibition
Estate of Legendary Hip-Hop Producer Matt Dike to Sell Rare Basquiat Artworks
'Basquiat: A Graphic Novel' is a Visual Journey of the Prolific Artist's Whirlwind Life
Conservator Finds Secret Basquiat Drawings in 1981 Painting
By Sophie Caraan/ Jun 4, 2019
Kawhi Leonard Suing Nike Over His "Klaw" Logo
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Dash Core Team CEO Ryan Taylor - What's Next For Dash Pay?
760: Dash Core Team CEO Ryan Taylor – What's Next For Dash Pay?
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) is encouraging companies to start or relocate to Phoenix by welcoming businesses working with emerging technologies such as driverless vehicles, wearables, industry 4.0, cybersecurity and blockchain. During my time in the Grand Canyon state, I wanted to find out more about this digital transformation from the companies enjoying success in the region.
Blockchain technology companies in Greater Phoenix have found success and security while innovating in this emerging technology sector and educational institutions are producing the workforce to support its expansive growth. With Arizona State University giving students an opportunity to get hands-on experience with blockchain, it should of no surprise that this emerging technology is transforming the landscape of the region. One huge success story is Dash.
Dash is an open-source project that delivers safe decentralized financial solutions. The Dash Project Team builds and maintains an innovative decentralized payment network which acts as the core of an ecosystem of engaged consumers, merchants, and service providers. This network provides users with a private, fast, and fungible digital currency that's as easy to use as cash, credit cards or PayPal.
While in town, I dropped by the Dash Core Team headquarters to speak directly with CEO, Ryan Taylor. We discuss why Phoenix is so attractive to blockchain companies and increasingly being chosen ahead of Silicon Valley. We also discuss tribalism in cryptocurrency and the future for Dash and Dash Pay. Dash recently released it's 'Biggest Upgrade' Since Governance System called Dash Evolution 0.13. But, what else can we expect in 2019? Ryan Taylor reveals all.
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Q: A more efficient / less-amateur way to do something based on selected option instead of a massive if-tree? This has been bugging me for a while but I'm not sure if there's anyway to improve this... Basically in this project I have a list compiled of cards that I want to add to a final text output. I iterate through the list and every iteration I go through many if statements, checking for a card name and if the card name is recognizable then I add a block of code to a string that is specific to that card. Here are some things that might help / restrict solutions:

*

*The blocks of code that get added to the string that I'm compiling are stored in the resources file of my project. You will see in the code below they're referred to as m1735xxxx. Maybe there's a way to do a search through these strings in my resource file much like a list?

*all of the possible items on the list being read in are known and have a block of code that goes with them stored in my resources.
Code:
int numCards = moduleList.Count;
while (moduleList.Any())
{
    SplashScreen.SetProgress((int)((numCards - moduleList.Count) * 100.00 / numCards));
    if (moduleList[0].name.Contains("1756"))
    {
        etrCount++;
        string newCard = Cards.m1756EN2T.Replace("@SLOT@", etrCount.ToString());
        newCard = newCard.Replace("@ETHERNUM@", etrCount.ToString());
        finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
        finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
        finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
        moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
        modSlotCount = 0;
    }
    else if (moduleList[0].name.Contains("AENTR"))
    {
        aentrCount++;
        modSlotCount = 0;
        string newCard = Cards.m1734AENTR.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
        newCard = newCard.Replace("@SIZE@", numMods[aentrCount].ToString());
        newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
        newCard = newCard.Replace("@ETHERNUM@", etrCount.ToString());
        finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
        finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
        finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
        moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
        modSlotCount++;
    }
    while (moduleList.Any() && !moduleList[0].name.Contains("AENTR") && !moduleList[0].name.Contains("1756"))
    {
        if (moduleList[0].name == "1734-IB8S")
        {
            string newCard = Cards.m1734IB8S.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
            newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
            finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
            modSlotCount++;
        }
        else if (moduleList[0].name == "1734-OB8S")
        {
            string newCard = Cards.m1734OB8S.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
            newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
            finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
            modSlotCount++;
        }
        else if (moduleList[0].name == "1734-IB4D")
        {
            string newCard = Cards.m1734IB4D.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
            newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
            finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
            modSlotCount++;
        }
        else if (moduleList[0].name == "1734-OB4E")
        {
            string newCard = Cards.m1734OB4E.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
            newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
            finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
            modSlotCount++;
        }
        else if (moduleList[0].name == "1734-IE2C")
        {
            string newCard = Cards.m1734IE2C.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
            newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
            finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
            modSlotCount++;
        }
        else if (moduleList[0].name == "1734-OE2C")
        {
            string newCard = Cards.m1734OE2C.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
            newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
            finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
            modSlotCount++;
        }
        else if (moduleList[0].name == "1734-IR2")
        {
            string newCard = Cards.m1734IR2.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
            newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
            finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
            moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
            modSlotCount++;
        }
    }
}

See what I mean by amateur style? This works it's just really ugly to look at.

A: You could create a dictionary which maps your strings to the resource field names and lookup the card via the resource manager:
var mappings = new Dictionarx<string, string> { { "1734-IB8S", "m1734IB8S" }, { "1734-OB8S", "m1734OB8S" } /* ... */ }
var resourceManager = new ResourceManager("yourresourcefilename", typeof(Cards).Assembly);

while (moduleList.Any() && !moduleList[0].name.Contains("AENTR") && !moduleList[0].name.Contains("1756"))
{
    string resourceName;
    if (!mappings.TryGetValue(moduleList[0].name, out resourceName))
    {
        continue;
    }

    var field = resourceManager.GetString(resourceName);
    string newCard = field.Replace("@SLOT@", modSlotCount.ToString());
    newCard = newCard.Replace("@AENTRNUM@", aentrCount.ToString());
    finalOutput = finalOutput + newCard;
    finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
    finalOutput += Environment.NewLine;
    moduleList.RemoveAt(0);
    modSlotCount++;
}

A: I assume that the replace functionality is not always the same simple 'replace'.
You could create a dictionary of module names, and each key in that dictionary refers to a function that does the actual replace for that key, like:
Dictionary<string, Func<string, string>> functions = ...;

Then you can avoid all these if-statements; and merely find the correct key in the dictionary based on moduleList[0].name, and execute the associated replace function.


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using System.Threading;

using FluentAssertions;

using MetricMe.Client;
using MetricMe.Client.Transport;
using MetricMe.Core;

using Moq;

using NUnit.Framework;

using Ploeh.AutoFixture;

namespace MetricMe.UnitTests.Client
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class StaticMetricTest
    {
        private readonly Fixture fixture = new Fixture();

        private Mock<IMetricTransport> mockTransport;

        [SetUp]
        public void Setup()
        {
            this.mockTransport = new Mock<IMetricTransport>();
            Metrics.Configure().WithTransport(this.mockTransport.Object);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Counter_IncrementCount_CorrectMessageSent()
        {
            var testMetricName = this.fixture.Create<string>();

            string sentMetric = null;
            this.mockTransport.Setup(t => t.Send(It.IsAny<string>())).Callback<string>(s => sentMetric = s);

            Metrics.Counter(testMetricName);

            var result = GetBitsFromMetricString(sentMetric);
            result.Name.Should().Be(testMetricName);
            result.MetricType.Should().Be(MetricType.Counter);
            result.Number.Should().Be(1);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Counter_IncrementCountAnyNumber_CorrectMessageSent()
        {
            var testMetricName = this.fixture.Create<string>();
            var count = this.fixture.Create<int>();

            string sentMetric = null;
            this.mockTransport.Setup(t => t.Send(It.IsAny<string>())).Callback<string>(s => sentMetric = s);

            Metrics.Counter(testMetricName, count);

            var result = GetBitsFromMetricString(sentMetric);
            result.Name.Should().Be(testMetricName);
            result.MetricType.Should().Be(MetricType.Counter);
            result.Number.Should().Be(count);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Gauge_SendGaugeCount_CorrectMessageSent()
        {
            var testMetricName = this.fixture.Create<string>();
            var count = this.fixture.Create<int>();

            string sentMetric = null;
            this.mockTransport.Setup(t => t.Send(It.IsAny<string>())).Callback<string>(s => sentMetric = s);

            Metrics.Gauge(testMetricName, count);

            var result = GetBitsFromMetricString(sentMetric);
            result.Name.Should().Be(testMetricName);
            result.MetricType.Should().Be(MetricType.Gauge);
            result.Number.Should().Be(count);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Set_SendSetString_CorrectMessageSent()
        {
            var testMetricName = this.fixture.Create<string>();
            var setKey = this.fixture.Create<string>();

            string sentMetric = null;
            this.mockTransport.Setup(t => t.Send(It.IsAny<string>())).Callback<string>(s => sentMetric = s);

            Metrics.Set(testMetricName, setKey);

            var result = GetBitsFromMetricString(sentMetric, false);
            result.Name.Should().Be(testMetricName);
            result.MetricType.Should().Be(MetricType.Set);
            result.MetricValue.Should().Be(setKey);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Timer_TimedOperation_CorrectMessageSent()
        {
            var testMetricName = this.fixture.Create<string>();
            var time = this.fixture.Create<int>();

            string sentMetric = null;
            this.mockTransport.Setup(t => t.Send(It.IsAny<string>())).Callback<string>(s => sentMetric = s);

            Metrics.Timer(testMetricName, time);

            var result = GetBitsFromMetricString(sentMetric);
            result.Name.Should().Be(testMetricName);
            result.MetricType.Should().Be(MetricType.Timing);
            result.Number.Should().Be(time);
        }

        [Test]
        public void Timer_UsingSection_CorrectMessageSent()
        {
            var testMetricName = this.fixture.Create<string>();

            string sentMetric = null;
            this.mockTransport.Setup(t => t.Send(It.IsAny<string>())).Callback<string>(s => sentMetric = s);

            using (Metrics.TimedSection(testMetricName))
            {
                Thread.Sleep(1);
            }

            mockTransport.Verify(m => m.Send(It.IsAny<string>()));

            var result = GetBitsFromMetricString(sentMetric);
            result.Name.Should().Be(testMetricName);
            result.MetricType.Should().Be(MetricType.Timing);
            result.Number.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
        }

        private MetricBits GetBitsFromMetricString(string metricString, bool isNumeric = true)
        {
            metricString.Should().NotBeNull("a metric should have been sent");

            var bits = metricString.Split(':');
            var secondBits = bits[1].Split('|');

            secondBits.Length.Should().BeGreaterThan(1);
            int number = -1;
            if (isNumeric)
                int.TryParse(secondBits[0], out number).Should().BeTrue("metric string section should be numeric");

            return new MetricBits
                       {
                           Name = bits[0],
                           MetricType = MetricTypeParser.CreateFromString(secondBits[1]),
                           Number = isNumeric ? number : -1,
                           MetricValue = secondBits[0]
                       };
        }

        private class MetricBits
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }

            public MetricType MetricType { get; set; }

            public int Number { get; set; }

            public string MetricValue { get; set; }
        }
    }
}


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Augmented Reality,
Evolving Storytelling
March 27, 2013 • Digital News • by Philip Di Salvo
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Pictures of Google's Sergey Brin spotted with the prototype of the Google Glass in a New York subway made headlines across the globe. Google's project to create its own head mounted computer is probably the most know augmented reality (AR) project ever, however the use of AR technology is much broader and is beginning to be integrated into many different sectors, including journalism and the media. Researchers John V. Pavlik (Northwestern University in Qatar) and Frank Bridges (State University of New Jersey) have composed a monograph of their analysis in this field entirely dedicated to how AR is becoming a tool for storytelling in journalism.
According to Mashable, AR technology enhances the "live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data." Since the early nineties, this technology has been used in a variety of different activities, including art, videogames and even aircraft construction. The monograph reports that Boeing was an early adopter of AR technology, using it to help engineers and builders "sort aircraft parts." The recent miniaturization and commercialization of AR technology, in particular via apps for mobile devices, has opened the way for "media organizations that began to adopt and utilize AR technologies for journalism and strategic communication purposes," write Pavlik and Bridges. The BBC, the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and the Financial Times were the first media outlets to experiment with AR. By using Aurasma, an image recognition app, for example, the Times and the Journal were able to integrate mobile digital media with their print content, "by pointing an iPhone or iPad at a newspaper article with a photograph of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, for example, video of a speech by Romney could begin playing in the mobile device synchronized over the newspaper photo", the researchers explain.
These new possibilities facilitate different approaches to storytelling in digital media and could inspire new and innovative ways to read the news. According to the authors, "AR is poised to transform the storytelling of twenty-first century journalism in perhaps the same fashion as photography of 150 years before." But how? Pavlik and Bridges cite the "situated documentary" (an experiment on which was conducted by Columbia University in 1996), a form of immersive storytelling where users wear a head-worn display while walking through a location of historical importance. Through GPS and geotagging, multimedia content related to the site appears on the display as the users walk around, it's something in between a 3D documentary and a museum tour which gives users the chance to interact with the surrounding environment from a first-person perspective. Other companies are now working on similar wearable products, alongside Google Glass, for which the New York Times launched its app, is Vuzik who are launching another video display glasses-like device much talked about at the latest Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
QR codes, on the other hand, have so far proved to be the most used and easy to use form of AR technology that has been embedded in journalism over the past year. QR codes are graphics like the one above, that with a "quick scan," link users to online content. By downloading a QR code reader app (there are many, most of which are free on both iTunes and Google Play), users can point the camera of their smartphone or tablet at the QR code and access online content without physically opening a browser or typing in a URL. (Try the QR code on the left, made with the Kaywa QR code generator), or try toolsiseek, another new code generator.
Esquire magazine used this technology back in 2009 for one of its front covers, giving readers who scanned the image the chance to see a moving animation of actor Robert Downey Jr.. USA Today tried something similar in 2010 giving its readers a map of the world of Harry Potter which then became a 3D animation thanks to a QR code. It's clear how this technology might engage users and readers in more in-depth and interactive storytelling, constructing bridges from the material to the digital world. According to the authors, QR codes are seen as the "beginning of public adoption of AR" even if they're acknowledged by only five or 10 percent of American consumers.
When it comes to journalism and storytelling, the territory of AR technology is still mostly unexplored. The examples provided by Pavlik and Bridges clearly show how these technologies could become a standard for news storytelling in the future, with the authors saying that the "research reported here suggests the transformation has the potential to create a form of storytelling that is more about citizen engagement in a participatory, first-person narrative form rather than the long-standing third-person approach common to most newspaper, magazine, television, and radio reporting." According to the authors, their research about AR in journalism can at present only lead to further research questions,: to what extent will AR engage citizens in media content? Will citizens interact with AR-enhanced content? Will AR generate more cognitive processing among audience members? Will AR content generate greater recall and other cognitive effects than the same media content without AR enhancement? And finally, what storytelling forms will evolve as news organizations, journalists and citizens use AR in journalism? Even from a technological perspective, the use of AR in journalism is still in its embryonic phase.
Photo credits: chead / Flickr CC
Tags: apps, AR, Augmented reality, Google, Mobile applications, Mobile World Congress, QR codes, Storytelling, Technology
Philip Di Salvo
Philip Di Salvo is a post-doctoral researcher based at the Institute of Media and Journalism of the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano. His main areas of research are whistleblowing, investigative journalism, internet surveillance and the relationship between journalism and hacking. At USI, he also teaches journalism at both the bachelor's and master's levels. Philip received his PhD in Communication Sciences from USI in 2018 with a dissertation on encrypted whistleblowing platforms in journalism. He is also a lecturer at Milan's Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti (NABA). As a freelance journalist, he writes about the social impact of technology for Wired, Motherboard/Vice, Esquire and other publications. Philip obtained a master's degree in Media Management from USI in 2012 and a bachelor's degree in Literature from Milan's Università degli Studi in 2010. He is the Italian editor of the European Journalism Observatory, based at the USI in Lugano.
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by: Eddie newsroom January 26 2018
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Ižstal (plným jménem Zařízení kultury a sportu "Ledový palác Ižstal", rusky ) je krytý sportovní areál nacházející se v ruském městě Iževsk na ulici Udmurtskaya.  Je to domácí sportovní aréna hokejového klubu Izhstal (Iževsk) hrajícího Vyšší hokejovou ligu a také jeho záložního klubu. Součástí areálu je dětská a mládežnická sportovní škola. Pořádají se zde taky koncerty, lední show, výstavy a další kulturní akce.

Základní údaje
 Celková plocha budovy je 11 056 m².
 Počet míst - 3900

V Ižstalu jsou masážní a léčebné místnosti, sportovní a fitness místnost, bazén, lázeňský dům a sauna. Jsou zde sály ruského a amerického kulečníku, taneční sál, kavárna, tiskové centrum, expozice věnovaná historii paláce a hokejovému klubu, sportovní hala a profesionální tenisové stoly. Pod oblouky arény je kiosek, kde se prodávají uniformy a vybavení klubu, exkluzivní dárkové předměty.

Historie
Stadion byl postaven z iniciativy a pod vedením vedoucího závodu Ižstal, iniciátora vytvoření stejnojmenného hokejového týmu Vasilije Tarasova . K otevření arény došlo 27. září 1971  . Při otevření  se uskutečnilo představení Leningradského baletu na ledě.

Reference

Externí odkazy
 Stránka ledového paláce na webových stránkách HC "Izhstal"
 oficiální stránky LD "Izhstal"

Hokejové stadiony v Rusku
Hokejové stadiony VHL
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Tefillin: Bound to Life
Tefillin, the Sages taught, must be treated with respect.
"One who hangs his tefillin [on a hook or by the straps] — his life will be suspended. The dorshei reshumot [homiletical exegetes] taught: "Your life will hang in doubt before you" (Deut. 28:66) — this refers to one who hangs his tefillin." (Berachot 24a)
One who hangs tefillin on a hook or holds them by their leather straps is certainly acting carelessly, displaying a cavalier attitude to such a holy object. But does it truly endanger one's life?
Spiritual Ties
A healthy person has an innate love of life. If a person needs to be convinced to stay alive — this is a sign of serious illness, either physical or mental. Normal people do not require logical arguments to live.
The curse of "your life will hang in doubt before you" refers to such an abnormal state, when one's very survival is in question. It indicates grave danger or illness. The Hebrew text speaks of one whose life is hanging 'meneged' — 'before' or 'across from him.' In other words, is not within one's natural realm of existence, but is external, outside of one's inner self. The will to live is no longer obvious and innate.
This tragic condition has a corresponding spiritual state. For those who are spiritually healthy, the fundamental teachings of the Torah and its axioms of faith are firmly ingrained. The spiritually whole do not require intellectual arguments or proofs to know that they share the destiny of Israel and its special mission. They have a natural connection to God and Torah, reinforced by observing mitzvot and a sincere love for the Jewish people.
The mitzvah of tefillin in particular helps bind us to the path of Torah in thought and emotions. The tefillah shel rosh, worn over the mind, elevates our thoughts; and the tefillah shel yad, worn across from the heart, impresses holy emotions. By wearing tefillin, "God's Torah will be in your mouth" (Ex. 13:9) — the Torah's teachings will be naturally on our minds and lips.
This state is fortified by wearing tefillin regularly and treating them with respect. Even when removing one's tefillin, they should be stored in a safe and secure location. Hanging one's tefillin on a hook, however, indicates an unsteady state. Such behavior reveals a distant and estranged attitude, a tenuous connection to Torah. This is like an ailing individual whose connection to life is shaky.
The Sages were not just calling our attention to the linguistic similarity between "hanging one's tefillin" and one's life "hanging in doubt." They were dorshei reshumot — they had insight into how impressions (reshumot) are made on the soul. They understood that the spiritual phenomenon is similar to the physical one. A person who carelessly hangs his tefillin on a hook — whose connection to holiness and spiritual matters is tenuous — is like one whose natural will to live is in question. "And your life will hang in doubt before you."
(The Splendor of Tefillin. Adapted from Ein Eyah vol. I on Berachot 3:50, p. 107)