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What factors determine cultural appropriation in the arts? | Butterfly Effect
Sophie Holland (LFAS)
What factors determine cultural appropriation in the arts?
12/20/188:39 PM
In this round of research , I will be looking at examples of cultural appropriation in visual art and film. Cultural appropriation has impacted all the arts in some way at some point, and I want to look at different types.
* I also want everyone to be aware that this post will contain brief mentions of racially motivated violence and other sensitive subject matter. *
Much like in literature, visual arts and film grapple with cultural appropriation, and both sides of the argument ceaselessly emphasize their points: should we portray cultures we don't know, or should we leave something alone because we don't have the rights to it? The same "rules" to cultural appropriation in literature apply to the other arts, though we still cannot quite determine what those "rules" are.
There was one particularly controversial situation in which a white artist named Dana Schutz produced a painting called "Open Casket." The painting depicted an African-American boy, Emmett Till, who, in the 1950s, was tortured and beaten to death by white oppressors. Schutz claimed that the purpose of this work was to show how "America still needs to change," (1) and the piece may have been inspired by a shooting of a black male by white policer officers. She said the painting was titled "Open Casket" because "[the boy's] brave mother chose to display his face so the world would know what happened." (1)
However, Schutz received a lot of backlash for this work. Several people still want the painting to be destroyed, and say that since Schutz is a white person she shouldn't have the right to "depict black suffering." (1)
A British writer wrote to the curator of the museum where the painting was displayed, saying that even if Schutz meant well, the painting is "an abomination," (1) and also suggested that Schutz was making a profit by turning other's suffering into artwork and leeching off other's pain. (1)
Some people went to even more extreme lengths, such as artist Parker Bright, who spent a week standing in front of the painting to block it with his arms folded. He called the piece "an injustice to the black community" (1) and said someone more well off shouldn't be speaking for the less fortunate. He concluded that this example of cultural appropriation really wouldn't change anything. (1)
Cultural appropriation continues to be a serious issue in the visual art community. An art gallery in Toronto recently took away work by a local artist, Amanda PL. Her work deals with nature, animals, Indigenous spirituality and medicine, and she continues to be inspired by the woodlands and nature. Since the artist is white, her work evoked anger and offended several Indigenous people. (2) (3)
"You can't just take Indigenous... culture and claim it as your own," (2) says Jaimie Isaac. Isaac is an Indigenous artist from Manitoba. She pointed out this piece as an example of cultural appropriation and that the artist had little respect for the culture.
As well, Joshua Whitehead, an Indigenous poet, explains that the offence he takes from cultural appropriation comes from "a place of pain" and personal triggers. Whitehead says, "When I think of appropriation ... it's linked to assimilation, it's linked to the residential schools my father was in, it's linked to the '60s scoop, the murder of my grandmother." (2)
As well as heavily impacting visual art, there are some painful examples of cultural appropriation in film. (Many of the films I looked at are from the early 20th Century, which explains why they are so offensive, and even though it reflects the time it is still hurtful to the culture, and, in my opinion, not necessarily an excuse.) Many early films heavily rely on stereotypes to portray other cultures, and the results are, in many cases, sad, hurtful, and frustrating. In my social justice class last year, we looked at some examples of this, particularly relating to First Nations and Native Americans.
Author Thomas King in his non-fiction novel, The Inconvenient Indian, discusses the portrayals of Indigenous North Americans in films. There were many films that cast white actors as Indigenous people in these films (p. 56) and many stereotypes and offensive content thrown into them. This was very common in the early 20th Century, especially in silent and western films.
As well, King describes certain products named after Indigenous North Americans, but the products were targeted at white people (p. 57)
People would buy these products because the "Indian" was a very popular character (p. 58)
People gained a preconceived idea of "real Indians" through offensive stereotypes, which is dangerous. (p. 64)
Adding on to this, the 2009 documentary The Reel Injun, (I apologize for the racist word, but that is the actual title. I would also like to point out many of the filmmakers of this documentary are Indigenous.) shows a history of Indigenous people portrayed in film, and the impacts this had on their culture and the world. (5)
Stereotypes - Natives were usually portrayed as either noble or savage. There was stereotyping of genocides and massacres also. The film writers and directors often made them seem "mythological." (5)
There were sometimes armed guards on the sets of films so the Native American actors wouldn't "cause problems." (5)
In many films the Native Americans and weren't very well developed characters. (5)
The Native actors often didn't speak the actual script in their traditional language, because the producers just needed to sound non-English. One actor said something along the lines of, "You're a snake crawling in your own [expletive deleted]" instead of what the line was supposed to sound like. Because the directors couldn't even tell what he was saying, they ended up including that out-of-context line in their film. (5)
There was an ideology in these films that the Native characters would always die, which gave indigenous youth a false perception of their own lives and heritage. (5)
There are even cases in which cartoons that are seemingly innocent can have horribly racist scenes, such as Looney Tunes (5) and even a lot of Disney movies (6). That's right, even the classic cartoons some of us grew up with contain a lot of content that is painfully racist and offensive!
Peter Pan, Pocahontas, Fantasia, Lady and the Tramp, Dumbo, The Aristocats, and many more animated films are horribly offensive and rely on cultural stereotypes for humour. (6)
I find this rather sickening, even if these movies are old, the hurtful content in them is terrible! If that's not bad enough, these movies and cartoons are aimed at young children. The fact that the producers were projecting these racist and narrow-minded messages at kids is awful - nobody should be raised to believe such a horrible thought about cultures, whether it's another or their own. With a target audience so impressionable, it's important for the messages to be respectful, not hurtful. (7)
Many of these movies and cartoons were censored when they came out on home video decades later. (7) In fact, Disney went to some extreme measures and even banned one of their 1940's films, Song of the South. The film had a terribly racist plot line and the trailer alone was just downright painful to watch, to say the least. (7) (Fun fact, the Disney ride "Splash Mountain" was based off of this film, but "Splash Mountain" itself isn't racist, at least not from my perspective.) (7)
What do I make of all this? Well, in terms of visual art, I definitely think the same "rules" of cultural appropriation apply. I don't necessarily have solid opinions on the works that I talked about, but I do agree that nobody should be taking ownership of a culture to which they do not belong. Schutz and Amanda PL may have done this a little, and I wouldn't say I agree with them. In terms of films, the ones I looked at contained more elements of blatant racism than cultural appropriation. It is important to mention how films use stereotypes and how that is judgemental and wrong.
(1) https://www.spikeartmagazine.c...tom-art-world-malady
(2) https://www.cbc.ca/news/indige...tion-prize-1.4118940
(3) https://www.cbc.ca/news/indige...th-artists-1.4478461
(4) The Inconvenient Indian, by Thomas King, pages 56 - 64.
(5) The Reel Injun, 2009 Documentary, Produced by Neil Diamond.
(6) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENDnqHjBalM
(7) My own knowledge and ideas.
Images from top to bottom:
(1) https://www.google.com/url?sa=...ust=1545447766777710
(2) https://www.penguinrandomhouse...s-king/9780385664226
(3) https://www.amazon.com/Reel-In...-INJUN/dp/B003TWEM8C
(4) https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/219128338094763866/
(5) http://www.traditionalanimatio...s-song-of-the-south/
Phew! Sorry that was a pretty long round. I had a lot to say on this topic and I greatly thank anybody who takes their time to read this. In my next round, I'm going to look at where to draw the line in regards to cultural appropriation, as well as the idea of appropriation versus appreciation. I will also look at the laws in Canada regarding hate and discrimination and see where artistic pieces fit into that. Since I'm researching just Canada, I'd love to hear from students in the U.S.A./Kenya/other countries about this to have a broader perspective. I hope to be done my research by December 23rd, but I don't know if that's going to happen, so I make no promises.
Venus Seyedi (Charles Best)Member
Hey Sophie!
Job well done! Honestly, this was a very interesting round to read and I learned a lot. I was a bit aware of cultural appropriation, but did not know this much about it and the extent that some people to go to stop it! I think you're great at discussing about cultural and society-based issues, so I highly suggest some future topics could be based on this or something happening in our world today.
Again, great job!
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Hi guys i want see your characters in aliance and horda.
All your pic. givet as link please.
Cool topic haha.. but it's 2am I'm too lazy to show mine.
I had lots of characters so far. Not all were mine, but I played on them and used them for my own purposes..
Had like 10 more at least but can't remember them lolol.


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Following years of planning and engagement with its graduate body around growth development and sustainability, the College Of Magic in Cape Town, South Africa, appointed Yolandi van Jaarsveldt as the organisation's new CEO. Van Jaarsveldt, who has a background in theatre and drama and has worked in the NPO sector for the past eight years, assumed her duties in March 2018.
Having performed on stage at the tender age of six years old, Van Jaarsveldt has had a lifelong relationship with the theatre. "I am blessed to have grown up in a household with passionate educational and creative parents constantly showing us the magic in nature and life; and that not all is at it seems to be," she says. "For me, magic is very real. It is all around us. It is in nature, it is in relationships, it is in everyday life. We just need to see it." For Van Jaarsveldt, magic is not trickery. "Magic ignites excitement, the wonder. It triggers an inquisitive mind. It makes us feel 'alive'," she says.
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Van Jaarsveldt's plans for College Of Magic's future are bold but under her leadership, achievable. These include establishing long-term partnerships with existing organisations which will broaden the college's network and funding opportunities, and bring magic to a whole new audience, she asserts.
"The College of Magic has entered a new era of growth. It is a marvellous organisation built from a sound foundation and love by David Gore, into whose shoes I will not even attempt to step. What he built over 38 years is astounding and inspirational! I have much to learn from him," she says with admiration.
Her challenge is to find her own way of doing things, to be true to herself and to be comfortable doing it – thus "creating her own magic". The vision includes finding ways to create lasting sustainability and stability to achieve our five-, 10- and beyond 20-year goals.
"Magic is the ideal tool for education and awareness raising," says Van Jaarsveldt. "I'd like to see the college develop more themed projects, such as our existing Magic Classroom which teaches maths and science through the art of magic.
And to top all this: "I'd like to see College of Magic students staging their own show in Vegas in 2019," she says.
Yolandi van Jaarsveldt with the College of Magic's "Team Vegas" students.
Van Jaarsveldt's background has taught her to be passionate, responsible, accountable, self-disciplined, strategic, but, above all, to love what she does. "You have to believe in what you do," she says.


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Merkel cell carcinoma presenting as a malignant pleural effusion post-COVID-19 hospitalization: A case report and literature review
Published on Oct 5, 2021in Diagnostic Cytopathology1.582
· DOI :10.1002/DC.24882
Joel Lanceta (Staten Island University Hospital), Mesut Toprak6
(Staten Island University Hospital), Oana Rosca2
(Staten Island University Hospital)
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin, associated with immunosuppression, UV light exposure, and the Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). Cases of metastatic MCC diagnosed in body fluid cytology are extremely rare; only five cases have been reported previously in the English literature. We present a case of a 65-year-old male with acute respiratory failure and an enlarged right pleural effusion. He had two hospitalizations for COVID-19 pneumonia 2 months prior, for which he received steroid treatment and tocilizumab. Emergent thoracentesis was done, with pleural fluid sent for cytologic evaluation. Both the Papanicolaou stained ThinPrep slide and cell block demonstrated clusters of predominantly small to medium sized blue round cells with hyperchromatic nuclei, scant cytoplasm and fine chromatin, in a background of rare mesothelial cells, macrophages and numerous lymphocytes. Tumor cells were positive for CD56, chromogranin, synaptophysin, SAT2B, MCPyV, and CK20 in perinuclear dot like pattern, while negative for TTF-1 and CD45 immunostains. Ki67 proliferative index was approximately 40%. The patient had a history of MCC of the right ulnar forearm 4 years before the current presentation, which was unknown to us at the time of cytologic evaluation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the sixth case of metastatic MCC diagnosed by fluid cytology and the first reported in a patient receiving immunosuppressive treatment for COVID-19. Further reporting of such cases may increase awareness, especially when prior history is not readily available, such as in our case.
A rare case of pleural localisation of both metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
May 1, 2021·Cytopathology2.07
#1Elise Kaspi (AMU: Aix-Marseille University)H-Index: 10
#2Shirley FritzH-Index: 1
Last. Patrice Roll (AMU: Aix-Marseille University)H-Index: 19
Angiosarcoma in Collision With a Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Literature Review.
May 1, 2020·International Journal of Surgical Pathology1.27
#1Sean Hacking (Hofstra University)H-Index: 4
#2Hector Chavaria (Hofstra University)H-Index: 1
Last. Kasturi Das (Hofstra University)H-Index: 8
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare entity that most commonly arises from the skin. Angiosarcoma (AS) is a rare malignancy with a predilection for elderly males, has endothelial differentiation a...
TTF-1 Positivity in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The Chosen Clone Matters.
May 1, 2020·American Journal of Dermatopathology1.53
#1David Creytens (Ghent University Hospital)H-Index: 19
Diffuse and Strong TTF-1 Positivity in a Combined Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
Mar 1, 2020·American Journal of Dermatopathology1.53
#1Aaron Jonathan Hughes (St. George's University)H-Index: 2
#2Matthew French (Croydon University Hospital)H-Index: 1
Last. Manuraj Singh (St. George's University)H-Index: 4
SATB2 in neuroendocrine neoplasms: strong expression is restricted to well-differentiated tumours of lower gastrointestinal tract origin and is most frequent in Merkel cell carcinoma among poorly differentiated carcinomas.
Jan 1, 2020·Histopathology5.09
#1Andrew M. Bellizzi (UIHC: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics)H-Index: 28
AIMS: Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 (SATB2) is a transcriptional regulator with critical roles in brain, craniofacial and skeletal development. It has emerged as a key marker of lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract columnar epithelial and osteoblastic differentiation. Transcription factor immunohistochemistry is useful in assigning site of origin in well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), and has had a limited role in poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs). T... more
Diagnostic accuracy of a panel of immunohistochemical and molecular markers to distinguish Merkel cell carcinoma from other neuroendocrine carcinomas.
Apr 1, 2019·Modern Pathology7.84
#1Thibault Kervarrec (François Rabelais University)H-Index: 11
#2Anne Tallet (François Rabelais University)H-Index: 6
Last. Serge Guyétant (François Rabelais University)H-Index: 25
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Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin mostly induced by Merkel cell polyomavirus integration. Cytokeratin 20 (CK20) positivity is currently used to distinguish Merkel cell carcinomas from other neuroendocrine carcinomas. However, this distinction may be challenging in CK20-negative cases and in cases without a primary skin tumor. The objectives of this study were first to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of previously described markers for the diagnosis of Merkel c... more
Risk of malignancy associated with use of tocilizumab versus other biologics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A multi-database cohort study.
Oct 1, 2019·Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism5.53
#1Seoyoung C. Kim (Brigham and Women's Hospital)H-Index: 43
#2Ajinkya Pawar (Brigham and Women's Hospital)H-Index: 12
Last. Sebastian Schneeweiss (Brigham and Women's Hospital)H-Index: 113
Abstract Objectives To examine the rate of incident malignancies excluding non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) newly treated with tocilizumab versus other biologic drugs. Methods We conducted a cohort study using data from 3 U.S. insurance claims databases – Medicare (2010–2015), 'IMS' PharMetrics Plus (2011–2015) and Truven 'MarketScan' (2011–2015). Adults with RA who newly started tocilizumab or a TNF inhibitor (TNFi) after failing a different TNFi, abata... more
Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Infection and Detection
Feb 7, 2019·Journal of Visualized Experiments1.35
#1Wei Liu (UPenn: University of Pennsylvania)H-Index: 7
#2Nathan A. Krump (UPenn: University of Pennsylvania)H-Index: 6
Last. Jianxin You (UPenn: University of Pennsylvania)H-Index: 23
Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) infection can lead to Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), a highly aggressive form of skin cancer. Mechanistic studies to fully investigate MCPyV molecular biology and oncogenic mechanisms have been hampered by a lack of adequate cell culture models. Here, we describe a set of protocols for performing and detecting MCPyV infection of primary human skin cells. The protocols describe the isolation of human dermal fibroblasts, preparation of recombinant MCPyV virions, and ... more
A Comparison of the Histopathologic Growth Patterns Between Non-Merkel Cell Small Round Blue Cell Tumors and Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
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#1Justin P. BandinoH-Index: 4
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Last. Dirk M. ElstonH-Index: 28
Background:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare neuroendocrine cutaneous malignancy that shares cytologic, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features with other small round blue cell (SRBC) tumors. Although the trabecular pattern is anecdotally associated with MCC, objective data are lacking
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May 19, 2022 . Economictimes
Chennai : Dr. Agarwal's Health Care that operates a chain of eye hospitals on Tuesday said it has raised 1050 crore funding from the US-based private equity firm TPG Growth and existing Singapore based investor Temasek.
The investment round, which is India's largest fund raise in the eyecare space, will also provide capital to fuel the Chennai-based company's expansion plans and pave the way for an exit for existing investor, ADV Partners.
The company had raised Rs 270 crores investment from Temasek in 2019.
The Chennai-based company said it intends to use the proceeds of the capital raise to double the current network of 105 hospitals to over 200 hospitals in the next 3-4 years.
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The company reported revenues of over Rs 700 crore in FY22.
"We have had a great journey with our investor, ADV Partners, over the past 6 years. We are very excited to partner with TPG Growth and Temasek and look forward to the next phase of growth of our company," said Dr Amar Agarwal, chairman of Dr. Agarwal's Group of Eye Hospitals.
"The new investments will be used to expand our Indian and international footprint and deploy latest technologies for super-specialty eyecare," Agarwal added.
"The healthcare sector in India is a core focus for TPG, and we are proud to be partnering with the number one private eye care chain in the country to continue delivering critical eye care to a market that has a disproportionately high incidence of visual impairment," said Ankur Thadani, MD of TPG Growth.
Veda Corporate Advisors and Avendus Capital were the financial Advisors to the company for this transaction.
Dr Agarwal's presence spans across 11 countries and over 12 states in India. Its facilities are staffed by a team of over 400 ophthalmologists and 3,000 employees. The chain has so far treated over 12 million patients.
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https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Record-number-of-volunteers-hits-streets-to-do-10888257.php
SF homeless count: Volunteers hit streets in record numbers
By Kevin Fagan
Updated 8:42 am PST, Friday, January 27, 2017
The city of San Francisco counted the number of homeless in 2015. Here are some of the findings.
Media: Douglas Zimmerman
Fanning out from one end of the city to the other, a record 768 volunteers counted homeless people one by one, tent by tent and car by car Thursday for the one-night tally done once every two years of the city's street population.
Organizers said every corner of the city was covered, and there were so many people toting clipboards out into neighborhoods beginning at 8 p.m. that the counting was mostly done three hours later.
Results will be released by the spring and the numbers are expected to be slightly higher than those from 2015, when the city counted 6,686 people without homes.
"Really? They're counting us tonight? They sure look busy," Jerome Applewhite mused as he propped up on an elbow under his blanket on the sidewalk at Golden Gate Avenue and Jones Street. "We could use the attention, I'll tell you that. It's nice to see."
The three-person counting crew that strode by him at 8:30 p.m. just happened to be headed by Jeff Kositsky, director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. Applewhite had no idea who he was, and under count-night policy to protect privacy, no one in the crew stopped to talk.
"It ain't so cold tonight, so this blanket is just fine," Applewhite said. "But I wish they'd change the policies in the shelters. They tossed me out at the first of the month because I drank vodka in the shelter. A man has to drink now and then, doesn't he?"
Don Stannard -Friel (l to r), professor at Notre Dame de Namur University talks with Neha Chitlangia, Elisa Sanchez (partially seen pink sleeve), and Karina Rodriguez, students of Stannard-Friel's Promise of the Inner City class, as they volunteer during the Homeless Point-in-Time Count on Thursday, January 26, 2017 in San Francisco, Calif. less
Don Stannard -Friel (l to r), professor at Notre Dame de Namur University talks with Neha Chitlangia, Elisa Sanchez (partially seen pink sleeve), and Karina Rodriguez, students of Stannard-Friel's Promise of ... more
Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle
Kositsky, with his 14-year-old daughter Emma at his side, was well past Applewhite by the time he spoke. Like every other volunteer on count night, Kositsky had one purpose alone: To tally up everyone who looked homeless in the territory he was assigned by count organizers.
He was given a dozen square blocks between Leavenworth and Mason streets in the Tenderloin to walk, and with Emma working the map and his deputy director of finance Gigi Whitley helping mark down the count, they finished in just under an hour and a half. The total: 53 homeless people standing, sitting or sleeping as they walked by.
"This never gets old," said Kositsky, who as a longtime worker in poverty causes has been on several counts. He paused and looked around at the nighttime avenues around him in the poorest neighborhood of the city, with the usual hubbub going on around. There were folks heading home with children, dope dealers hawking needles and bags of pot, heaped shopping carts alongside sleeping men on the concrete, brightly lit convenience stores.
"You're never going to really solve homelessness unless you fix the housing problem nationally, fix the funding that never got restored after massive housing cuts made in the 1980s," he said. "But here in San Francisco, we can solve it for a lot of people, make our neighborhoods safer and better.
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"We can make it so homelessness is brief for people. And we can help make sure it doesn't happen again for them."
The biennial point-in-time street counts, which started in their current form in San Francisco in 2000, help by narrowing focus on the right needs — even though, Kositsky pointed out, the tallies are imprecise because looking around at only what is visible on just one night can't take in everyone. That focus, he said, will be greatly improved as he progressively rolls out the city's new data-bank, dubbed the "One System," over the next year to track homeless people through every city service they use.
Some of the homeless folks smiled and waved as the trio walked by, seeing the clipboard. Most ignored them. Some were like the white-whiskered man in a group on Turk Street who grunted as the trio passed and loudly muttered, "I don't give a f— what they're doing."
Emma allowed herself a little smile. "Seen it before," she said quietly. By now, after having a dad who's been working with the homeless since well before she was born, she has the whole street-savvy thing down cold.
"What my dad does, what we're doing right now, is really important, and I don't ever forget that," she said. "There's a lot of stuff in the world that's messed up, and we have to all work together if we want to fix it."
The night was eye-opening for many volunteers like Kevin Kaiser, a 28-year-old San Francisco who works as a product manager downtown and wanted to find out why so many people were sleeping in the streets. "It seems like there are a lot of very tough challenges out here," he said.
Human Services Agency Trent Rhorer, who like Kositsky was among scores of city officials who volunteered alongside residents for the counting corps, appeared anything but jaded.
Rhorer was one of those in charge of homeless services in the years before 2016's creation of the city Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, so he's been around for most of the street counts. The tally has been stubbornly stuck at about 6,500 for the past decade — but in the past few years there's been more attention to the street problem as the city's booming economy displaces homeless people from their usual haunts, their old camping spots bulldozed for new construction.
That, Rhorer believes, is causing not just the resentment voiced increasingly by frustrated residents, but surges in concern like the one he saw Thursday night.
"I think this much turnout, this many people shows the increased interest in the whole subject of homelessness and, really the compassion of the people in this city," he said as he headed into the night to start his tally. "People in San Francisco don't just want to complain.
"This — all these people showing up to volunteer — is one thing they can do to help out. It's pretty great."
Kevin Fagan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kfagan@sfchronicle.com


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Den 33:e upplagan av America's Cup seglades utanför Valencias kust, och avgjordes mellan Société Nautique de Genève med teamet Alinghi mot Golden Gate Yacht Club, och deras racing team BMW Oracle Racing. Tävlingen blev föremål för omfattande domstol och tvister, och överträffade i bitterhet även den kontroversiella 1988 års America's Cup. Eftersom de båda parterna inte kunde enas om annat, tog matchen stället som en Deed of Gift-match i gigantiska, specialiserade, skrov kappseglingsbåtar. Golden Gate Yacht Club vann matchen 2-0 med sin yacht USA 17  som drevs av en styv vinge visade-segel som  visade sig vara betydligt snabbare än Société Nautique de Genève yacht Alinghi 5.

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M. Schiffers, N. Felde, D. Kranzlmueller; I have a DRIHM: A case study in lifting computational science services up to the scientific mainstream. Journal of Computational Science, Vol. 14, pp. 85–89, 2016.
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A. Galizia, D. D'Agostino, A. Quarati, G. Zereik, L. Roverelli, E. Danovaro, A. Clematis, E. Fiori, F. Delogu, A. Parodi, C. Straube, N. Felde, M. Schiffers, D. Kranzlmueller, Q. Harphamd, B. Jagers, L. Garrote, V. Dimitrijevic, L. Dekic, O.Caumont, E. Richard, Towards an interoperable and distributed e-Infrastructure for Hydro-Meteorology: the DRIHM project, In: Ames, D.P., Quinn, N.W.T., Rizzoli, A.E. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, June 15-19, San Diego, California, USA. ISBN: 978-88-9035-744-2.
E. Danovaro, A. Clematis, D. D'Agostino, A. Galizia, A. Quarati, M. Schiffers, C. Straube, N. Felde, F. Delogu, E. Fiori, DRIHM Portal - A Scientific Gateway for Complex Hydro-Meteorological Simulations, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-6283, 2014.
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M. Schiffers, C. Straube, N. Felde, A. Clematis, A. Galizia, D. D'Agostino, E. Danovaro, Gridification in Hydro-Meteorological Research: What It Is and Why We Need It?, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 16, EGU2014-5700, 2014.
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Going green might be the answer to help combat rising utility bills and presenting resellers in a positive environmentally friendly light but.
Going green might be the answer to help combat rising utility bills and presenting resellers in a positive environmentally friendly light but .
According to research from the Forum of Private Business, which has a membership that maps the average profile of a reseller and their SME customers, has discovered rising bills is causing a green rethink.
Although going green can help curtail the impact of rising utility costs, with just shy of a third of those quizzed revealing they have done just that, there are worries that red tape and taxes will stop wider adoption of environmentally friendly policies.
"Small businesses see the benefits of green practices and technologies to the environment and, given rising energy costs, to their bottom lines. They are clearly taking steps towards introducing them but the lack of adequate support from the Government and utilities providers is frustrating," said Phil Orford, chief executive of FPB.
He said better support was needed with incentives to small business owners to adopt environmental policies.


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Red-hot Atlanta studio helps guests create 'glass-terpieces'
By Paul Milliken
Atlanta studio helps visitors create their own 'glass-terpieces'
There's no better time to pick a new hobby than the beginning of a new year. If you're looking for something to add a little warmth to these cold January days, there's a place in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward where the creativity burns red-hot.
ATLANTA - There's no better time to pick a new hobby than the beginning of a new year — and if you're looking for something to add a little warmth to these cold January days, there's a place in Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward where the creativity burns red-hot.
This morning, we made a return visit to Janke Glass Studio, a place we first featured on Good Day Atlanta back in 2017. The glassblowing studio (similar to what you may have seen on the Netflix hit "Blown Away") was created by Matt and Kim Janke back in 1996, after Matt moved to metro Atlanta and realized there wasn't really a place in which he could make and sell his incredible glass creations. As Janke told Good Day in 2017, it's the mix of science and art that draws him to glassblowing: "It takes a lot of engineering, and it takes a lot of physical ability to manipulate the glass, so I think that kind of differentiates it from a lot of different art forms."
Today, Janke uses his studio as both a place to create and a place to teach. Janke and his team often offer private one-on-one instruction, two-person dates, and workshops for small parties (up to six people) and studio rental. The artist says his goal is to make glassblowing accessible to everyone and to eliminate the search for a studio which he went through upon moving to Atlanta: "I can help them and give them an opportunity to make it a little easier for them to make glass, and not have to do what I had to go through to be able to do my artwork."
Janke Glass Studio is located at 659 Auburn Avenue Northeast; for more information and contact information, click here. And click the video player to check out our morning in the "hot seat," attempting to create our own glass-terpiece!
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La Vuelta a España 1947, settima edizione della corsa, si è svolta in ventiquattro tappe, la sedicesima suddivisa in due semitappe, dal 12 maggio al 5 giugno 1947, per un percorso totale di 3893 km. La vittoria fu appannaggio del belga Edward Van Dijck, che completò il percorso in 132h27'00", precedendo gli spagnoli Manuel Costa e Delio Rodríguez.

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The New Black Panthers had planned an armed march through the city of Wilmington in Delaware, but changed it to a vigil after the District Attorney said he would prosecute anyone caught with a firearm in a public place. Although they did change the march to a vigil, they did indeed remain armed as they originally planned, despite the warning from the DA.
The Black Panthers gathered on the steps of the New Hanover County Courthouse.. They brought their own microphone and read a list of their demands.
WECT's James Johnson was on the scene when New Hanover County Sheriff's Office arrived towards the end of the event and seized 10 weapons from the group. Of the 10 weapons, there were 2 revolvers, 5 semi-automatic pistols, and 3 shotguns, all of which were loaded.
The weapons all had their serial numbers intact and police say the Panthers can pick them up with proper identification. No word yet from the prosecutor on whether he plans to follow through on his threat of prosecution. The Panthers then moved the rest of their day at a private location.


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"The Cardboard Box" Or, Watson. BAMFs don't complain about the weather when it's ONLY 81 DEGREES!
May 25, 2010 May 24, 2010 / Anne
Honestly, Watson, pull yourself together, man! Baring-Gould assures me that it was only 81 degrees on this supposedly blazing hot day. Know what temperature it is here, Watson? It's 93 degrees! Yeah. And you know what I did? I baked a cake. AND ran for twenty minutes on my treadmill. Because I'm hardcore like that.
Don't worry, I still love you, Watson.
Rant about Watson's claims of manliness aside, "The Cardboard Box" was published in January of 1893 and, according to Baring-Gould and his trusty weather reports, takes place Saturday, August 31 to Monday, September 2, 1889.
Baring-Gould points out that it being 1889 means, of course, that Watson is married to the homewrecker lovely Miss Morstan. What, then, is he doing contemplating interior design at Baker Street? According to Baring-Gould, 'Mary Morstan Watson had not yet completely recovered from [the events of The Sign of the Four]. In such a heat wave [Eighty-one degrees is NOT a heat wave, Baring-Gould. Stop humoring Watson.] as London was experiencing, Watson undoubtedly hoped that they might feel the metropolis together. When finances made this impossible, he gallantly gave up his own holiday and sent Mary off alone. To ease his loneliness [Aw, that's quite sweet, Baring-Gould, you're forgiven for the heat wave comment.], he moved for about a fortnight into Baker Street, bringing a few books and pictures with him' (BG, 194). But it strikes me funny that Watson's fine with sending his wife off to the countryside for two weeks, though he is unable to spend the same amount of time away from his portrait of Henry Ward Beecher. Maybe he brings it back and forth with him and that's why there was the perfect blank spot on the wall for it – Holmes knows that whenever Watson comes to stay, so to must his Henry Ward Beecher portrait and plans accordingly for it.
Which brings us to the elephant in the room. No, the other elephant in the room. 'In "The Dancing Men," generally dated in 1898, Holmes reminds Watson, "Your cheque-book is locked in my drawer."' leading Leslie to point out that there may be 'a causal connection between Watson's depletion of funds and Holmes' later control' (NA, 424). Surely the reason Watson's finances didn't allow him to escape to the country is undoubtedly because, thanks to "Silver Blaze," his gambling problem was back in full swing.
This time around it's Leslie who points out something very interesting which Baring-Gould fails to mention at all. It seems that when it came time to publish the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes in London, "The Cardboard Box" was left out as ACD deemed it unsuitable for young readers. However, the first American edition included it, though a revised edition omitting it was soon after published and the ones that include it are apparently very rare – I know what I want for Christmas! But it gets weirder – the whole passage that includes Holmes' mindreading trick was cut from "The Cardboard Box" and inserted into "The Resident Patient." And the Holmesians do not disappoint with their theories as to why this was done! H.W. Bell guessed that this scene 'so perfectly illustrated Holmes deductive talents that Watson was loath to eliminate it altogether; thus he simply transferred it to another vehicle' (NA, 427). For reasons I won't get into here due to spoilers, Bell concludes that 'the passage…threw too bright a light on Holmes' genius to be allowed to slumber in the files of a periodical' (NA, 427). Trevor Hall, however, 'claims that Doyle, distressed at this scene's debunking of a supposed mystical practice [Yes, how far are we from the whole Doyle-gets-duped-by-fake-fairy-photographs debacle?] as little more than a parlour trick, asked Watson to eliminate the entire story as a result' (NA, 427).
No Holmesian discussion be without the requisite completely crazy theory and James C. Iraldi obligingly brings the cray-cray. He notes that Paganini – the topic of Holmes and Watson's cozy lunch – sat for a portrait by Horace Vernet who is, of course, Holmes' great uncle. He goes on to say that Paganini 'moved in the highest circles, was invited everywhere, met everyone worth meeting–including Horace Vernet, the famous artist, for whom he sat for a portrait. Would it be so inconceivable as to imagine that, in the course of those sittings, Paganini met–and loved–Vernet's sister–the same lady who was destined to become the grandmother of Sherlock Holmes?' (BG, 201). Wait, what?! So now Holmes' grandfather is Paganini? Those crazy Holmesians…
Speaking of Paganini and Holmes and Watson's lunchtime conversation, I do believe this is where we find out where Holmes got his Stradivarius! And the lovely Baring-Gould once again does the math for us. Know what Holmes paid for his priceless Stradivarius? The equivalent of $13.75. I know, right?! I don't know if that's Victorian dollars or Baring-Gould era dollars, but still! Well spotted, Holmes.
My miscellaneous thoughts! [Let me show you them!]
[I see here that Watson has taken to the time-honored tradition of sitting very still while completely dressed, collar and all, to beat the 'heat.' I do very much the same, though I do adopt a somewhat less formal dress code…]
[Why does Holmes appear to be wearing a boater?]
Holmes scribbled a few words upon the back of one of his visiting cards and threw it over to Lestrade. 'That is the name,' he said. 'You cannot effect an arrest until to-morrow night at the earliest. I should prefer that you do not mention my name at all in connection with the case, as I choose to be only associated with those crimes which present some difficulty in their solution. Come on, Watson.' (NA, 436) [Oh, Holmes, back to your favorite pasttime of Lestrade-insulting. ILU!]
In Lestrade's letter to Holmes containing Browner's confession: 'He is a big, powerful chap, clean-shaven, and very swarthy–something like Aldridge, who helped us in the bogus laundry affair.' (NA, 441) [Forget the giant rat of Sumatra, I want to hear about the Affair of the Bogus Laundry!]
Up next is the infamous "Yellow Face" – stop by next week if you want to see if Holmes ever makes a mistake.
*Most of my notes, I think, come from the New Annotated simply because I find its format easier to work through and it is, therefore, the version that I'm reading first (I'm only reading the notes in the Baring-Gould). Much of the information is doubled up, but there is some that is unique to either volume, so if you see NA, that's the Baring-Gould edition and BG is the New Annotated. No, I'm totally kidding – it's the other way (the logical way) round.
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The create method has to fill table e_th_chas with all admissible combinations for the given selection table i_tsx_seldr. Use the method seldr_to_range to convert i_tsx_seldr to a the format e_t_range which is similar to a standard ABAP range table.
The selection tables can be compared with the 'where' part of an SQL statement. So in general it is not ok to pick values from the selection table and to fill it to e_th_chas.
1) characteristic relationships depend on the InfoCube, not on the aggregation level. This is the reason why per relation you have to choose the characteristics relevant for the relation. So you can (and should) use the minimal set of characteristics needed in the relation. The system automatically decides when a relation has to be called (based in the aggregation level used and the 'list geometry in an input ready query).
The create method will be called at run time whenever the system has to create the valid combinations (e.g. in some implementations of planning functions or in input ready queries when the setting 'access mode for result values' based on characteristic relationships is used). This does not affect invalid combinations, e.g. when these combinations exists on the DB.
When invalid combinations exist on DB then the system will read these combinations and will check these combinations (call the check method) and make the corresponding records not input ready. Usually one should delete invalid combinations with the corresponding planning function and then compress the cube with zero elemination.


Temperature Measuring Transducer for PT1000 ANDMUG / ANDMIG records the temperature via a connected Pt1000 sensor and converts the value into a standardized analog output signal in the range between 0-10V/4-20 mA. 24 measuring ranges can be selected and adjusted with the help of a DIP switch. The offset can be corrected by ±5K using the potentiometer.


International audiences will delight in this nearly wordless burst of color and music that draws inspiration from film classic "The Red Balloon", and children and families will be enchanted by the story of young Sylvie in her magical garden. Weaving together documentary and narrative elements, "Watermelon Magic" chronicles a season on the family farm, as Sylvie grows a patch of watermelons to sell at market. Constructed entirely from over 200,000 high-resolution still photos, this 30-minute film employs a dynamic style of varying shutter-burst frame rates with stunning time-lapse sequences. We witness the elementary scientific concepts of the life cycle of plants, observing their journey from seed to flower to fruit. When harvest time arrives, Sylvie must decide if she will share her precious watermelon babies with the world.
This is the first film for the Giant Screen and IMAX® theaters made entirely with digital stills, and the first IMAX® film about farms, food production, and healthy eating. It is also the first crowd-sourced film to be shown in IMAX®.
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NANIKI MUSIC FESTIVAL - Naniki is on the MOVE...Next stop : Barbados, January 11 - 15, 2017.
Let's meet up at the Naniki Music Festival 2019 for Three amazing shows, over three days at the enchanting Naniki – Suriname, St. Joseph, Barbados. Starring Joss Stone YolanDa Brown, Asher Otto & ItchyFeet , Nat Cole: A King's Centennial , Waterford Music & Cultural Society and Troubadours International. YolanDa Brown & Nat Cole: A King's Centennial on Saturday the 19th. Asher Otto & Joss Stone on Sunday the 20th Then on Errol Barrow Day – Monday 21st, the spotlight is on Troubadours International and a potpourri of local Acts !


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Q: Simple way to use concurrent threads in perl? sub test {
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}

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}

How can I get the calls to test to be executed in concurrent threads using Thread::Pool or Thread::Pool::Simple ?

A: use feature 'say';
use Thread::Pool::Simple;

sub test
{
    say shift;
    sleep(5);
}

my $pool = Thread::Pool::Simple->new (

    do => [\&test],

    min => 10,
    max => 20

);

$pool->add($_) for (1..50);
$pool->join;
say "Finished";

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Utah has narrowly passed a ballot measure that will create an independent commission made of up Democrats and Republicans to redraw congressional and state legislative districts after 2020, according to the Associated Press.
The seven person commission created by the ballot measure will draw maps for the districts based on the results of the 2020 census. Then they will send them to the state legislature for approval.
This independent commission good news for Utah, and for the whole country. Many states have been gerrymandered to hell over the past decades, making it almost impossible for Democrats to win even when they have a majority of votes.
Up until now, the Republican legislature in Utah has drawn up districts themselves before voting on them. The maps are then subject to a gubernatorial veto. After this bill, the district proposals made by the commission will still need to pass the legislature, but at least both sides will have an opportunity to influence the proposals.
The measure passed by less than one percent, after two weeks of glacial vote counting.
State laws on redistricting will be very important in the coming years. In 2021, after the census, there will be a mandatory redistricting of all U.S. House seats to account for population changes. It's a chance to beat back some of the gerrymandering that has kept Democrats from winning. But to do that, bills like Utah's need to be passed across the country.


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Aston Martin launches track-only AMB 001 Pro
James Charman
Aston Martin launches track‑only AMB 001 Pro
The AMB 001 Pro has been unveiled by Aston Martin and Brough Superior in Milan at the legendary motorcycle show, EICMA.
The successor to the sold out AMB 001, the AMB 001 Pro is the latest design collaboration from the two iconic British brands and will only see 88 motorcycles produced. Inspired by the track-only Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro hypercar, the superbike – which is also solely for being put through its paces around a circuit – features a 997cc water-cooled V-twin four-stroke producing 225PS (165kW), a 25 per cent increase from the previous model.
Three years after the original model was also unveiled at EICMA, the AMB 001 Pro weighs only 175kg when dry, giving it Formula 1 style performance with a power-to-weight ratio of 1.28PS/kg. Alongside the increased power comes a step up in downforce performance thanks to the front cowl now fixed to the bodywork, managing downforce at the front end of the motorcycle.
As the bike moves along, the airflow is channelled through a large integrated intake on the front wing, which then passes through the new front cowl and is deflected through the dynamic windshield. Meanwhile, a rear fin with aero stabiliser design adds additional stability to the rear.
The joint effort between Aston Martin and Brough Superior, which will be hand built at the Brough Superior factory in Toulouse, also includes the 'lacewing' badge found on all Valkyrie models. At 99.4 per cent lighter than the traditional enamel badge, the lacewing badge is 30 per cent thinner than a human hair, and can be found on the nose cowl and tank.
There is only one specification available for the AMB 001 Pro, and comes in Aston Martin 'Verdant Jade' colours, accented by streaks of 'Photon Lime', as found on the AMR racing liveries around the world.
"There is no separation between the advanced materials, design and technical capabilities of the bike," said Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Aston Martin, Marek Reichman. "We've achieved this fluidity again with Brough Superior for those who desire a track superbike like none other. The rider is part of this moving sculpture and will literally feel as though they are part of the track when laying atop the AMB 001 Pro."
"We are excited to reveal the AMB 001 Pro at EICMA today," added Chief Executive Officer of Brough Superior, Thierry Henriette. "The success of its predecessor, coupled with the incredible Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro, inspired us to get together again to create a new superbike; one that we know will excite our customers. We are particularly proud of the new engine type, with a crankcase fully machined from solid billet aluminium, which is a unique feature for a production motorcycle. With the marked increase in power this takes AMB 001 Pro into the hyperbike sector."
Orders are open and have already started being taken for the strictly-limited AMB 001 Pro, and first deliveries are expected at the tail end of 2023.
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Q: Prove:any smooth map $f:M \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ can't be one to one. Let $M$ be a connected smooth manifold, $\dim M \ge 2$. Prove:any smooth map $f:M \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ can't be one-to-one.

A: The rank of $f$ at every point is $\leq 1$. Consider the subset of points where the rank is exactly $1$. This is an open subset (since rank is upper semicontinuous or whatever). Certainly it can't be empty or else you'd have a constant map. So there's a non-empty open subset where $f$ has constant rank $1$. Then the constant rank theorem makes it clear that $f$ can't be injective.

A: No continuous map from $M$ to $\mathbb{R}$ can be injective.
As $M$ has dimension at least $2$ it contains a subspace $C$ homeomorphic to a circle. Now there is no continuous injective map $g$ from $C$ to $\mathbb{R}$. If there were, then there are $a$ and $b$ on $C$ with $g(a)<g(b)$. Then on each arc of $C$ with endpoints $a$ and $b$ there is a point mapped to $\frac12(g(a)+g(b))$ (intermediate value theorem).

A: Here is an argument independent of the smooth structure of $M$.
Let $M$ be $n$-dimensional ($n\geq 2$) and pick any $p\in M$. If $f:M\to\mathbb{R}$ is one-to-one, then  $f$ restricted on a neighborhood of $p$, is also one-to-one, and we may assume that $f$ is now defined on $\mathbb{R}^n$ by a neighborhood chart around $p$. Now by continuity of $f$, there exists some $r>0$ such that $f(B(0,r))\subset (f(0)-1,f(0)+1)$,  where $B(0,r)$ denotes the open ball centered at $0$ with radius $r>0$. Since $B(0,r)$ is connected, $f(B(0,r))$ is a bounded interval. Say the two boundary points of this interval is $a$ and $b$ with $a<b$ ($a\neq b$ since $f$ is one-to-one on $B(0,r)$). Then it is not hard to show that in fact $f(\overline{B(0,r)})=[a,b]$.
Now let $p,q\in \overline{B(0,r)}$ such that $f(p)=a$ and $f(q)=b$. Denote by $l$ the compact line segment connecting $p$ and $q$, then we have $f(l)=[a,b]$. This contradicts with the fact that $f$ is one-to-one on $\overline{B(0,r)}$.


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Toto je seznam historických i současné budov, zařízení a institucí spojených s činností jezuitů (Společenstva Ježíšova) v Česku.

Historie
Jezuité byli v průběhu staletí velmi činorodí v mnoha zemích Evropy a na mnoha místech vybudovali mnoho kolejí a kostelů, u nichž je počátečním datem obvykle počátek působení (např. pozvání panovníka), spíše než otevření instituce, k němuž často došlo až o několik let později.

Často se také stávalo, že jezuité převzali již existující instituci nebo budovu, např. několik existujících opatství ve Svaté říši římské.

V roce 1782 vydal císař Josef II. Sekularizační dekret, jímž byla náhle ukončena činnost jezuitů (a dalších řeholních řádů) téměř ve všech tehdejších institucích. Mnoho z nich však pokračovalo ve své vzdělávací činnosti v rámci jiného řádu.

Seznam institucí a lokalit

Seznam zahrnuje místa, která byla v minulosti spravována nebo udržována jezuity od doby založení Společenstva v 16. století. V závorkách je uvedeno příslušné období působení řádu. Odkazy jsou řazeny v chronologickém pořadí podle počátku jezuitského působení. V případech, kdy se jezuité přestěhovali do jiných prostor, než jaké provozují jezuité, je jezuitská stránka v seznamu uvedena jako předchůdce pozdější instituce.

 Klementinum s kostelem sv. Klimenta na Starém Městě v Praze (1556-1773), 3. největší kolej jezuitů na světě, dnes Národní knihovna a kostel sv. Salvátora
 do roku 1556 se datuje také založení Akademického gymnázia ve Štěpánské ulici
od roku 1622 byli jezuité hlavní autoritou na Karlově univerzitě. V roce 1654 došlo ke spojení Klementina s Karolinem, čímž vznikla Karlova-Ferdinandova univerzita
 Jezuitská kolej a univerzita v Olomouci (1566-1773), dnes Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci a kostel Panny Marie Sněžné
 v roce 1582 založen olomoucký Seminář svatého Františka Xaverského pro chudé studenty
 Jezuitská kolej v Brně (1582-1773), dnes kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
 Jezuitská kolej v Českém Krumlově (1588-1773), dnes Hotel Růže a kostel sv. Víta
 Jezuitská kolej v Chomutově (1589-1773), dnes Okresní muzeum a kostel sv. Ignáce
 Jezuitská rezidence v Bohosudově u Krupky (1591-1773 a 1853-1950), dnes biskupská škola a bazilika Panny Marie Bolestné
 Jezuitská kolej v Jindřichově Hradci (1594-1773), dnes Národní muzeum fotografie a kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
 Kostel sv. Kateřiny v Chomutově (1605-1773), dnes součást Okresního muzea
 Novoměstská jezuitská kolej na Novém Městě pražském (1622-1773), dnes součástí Všeobecné fakultní nemocnice a kostel sv. Ignáce postavený v letech 1655-1677
 Betlémská kaple v Praze (1622-1773)
 Kostel Panny Marie před Týnem na Starém Městě v Praze (1623-1773)
Jezuitská rezidence v Liběšicích (1623-1773) s kostelem Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
 Jezuitská kolej v Jičíně (1623/1628-1773) s kostelem sv. Ignáce z Loyoly
Jezuitská rezidence v Tuchoměřicích (1623-1773) s kostelem sv. Víta a Linharta. Od roku 1998 objekt využívá jako řeholní dům komunita Chemin Neuf.
 Jezuitská kolej ve Znojmě (1624-1773) s kostelem sv. Michala
Jezuitská kolej v Opavě (1625-1773) s kostelem svatého Jiří (později sv. Vojtěcha)
 Jezuitská kolej v Kutné Hoře (1633-1773), dnes Galerie Středočeského kraje (GASK) a kostel sv. Barbory
 Jezuité v roce 1684 založili také školu na Hrádku v Kutné Hoře, dnes České muzeum stříbra
 Jezuitská kolej v Klatovech (1634-1773), dnes Městská knihovna Klatovy a kostel Neposkvrněného početí Panny Marie a sv. Ignáce
 Jezuitská kolej v Březnici (1642? -1773), dnes kostel sv. Ignáce z Loyoly a sv. Františka Xaverského
Jezuitský konvikt na Starém Městě pražském (pol. 17. století) s kostelem sv. Bartoloměje (1726)
 Jezuitská kolej v Uherském Hradišti (1662-1773), dnes kulturní středisko a kostel sv. Františka Xaverského
 Svatá Hora u Příbrami (1647-1773), dnes Svatohorský klášter a bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
Jezuitská kolej v Litoměřicích (1654-1731) s kostelem Zvěstování Panny Marie (1701-1773)
 Jezuitská kolej v Telči (1662-1773), dnes součást Masarykovy univerzity, pobočky jihlavského Muzea Vysočiny a kostel Jména Ježíš
Jezuitská rezidence ve Staré Boleslavi (1658/1670-1773) v těsné blízkosti kostela Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
 Profesní dům na Malé Straně v Praze (1673-1773), dnes kostel sv. Mikuláše
 Jezuitská kolej v Opařanech (1717-1773), později zámek, dnes dětská psychiatrická léčebna a kostel sv. Františka Xaverského
 Hostýnský poutní kostel a klášter v Beskydech (1887-1950)
 Klášter Velehrad na Velehradě (1890-1950 a od roku 1990), dnes také Stojanovo gymnázium a bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a svatého Cyrila a Metoděje
 Arcibiskupské gymnázium Praha-Bubeneč (1913-1940), poté výuka přesunuta do Biskupského gymnázia v Bohosudově
Jezuitský exerciční dům v Podmoklech (1924-1933)
Jezuitský filosofický ústav v Děčíně (1933-1950), noviciát pro německy hovořící jezuity při kostele sv. Václava a Blažeje
česko-slovenský noviciát České provincie v Ružomberku na Slovensku

Související články
 Tovaryšstvo Ježíšovo
Česká provincie Tovaryšstva Ježíšova
 Josefinismus
Seznam jezuitských institucí na Slovensku
 Jezuitské školy

Jezuitské domy v Česku
Slovenští jezuité
Čeští jezuité
Zaniklé kláštery na Slovensku
Zaniklé kláštery v Česku
Jezuitské vzdělávání


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Fibromyalgia: Shedding Light on a Mysterious Condition
Widespread pain, sleep problems, and mood disturbances are symptoms that need to be reported to your doctor. They could be signs of fibromyalgia.
By Dawn Bialy • November 13, 2017
Fibromyalgia causes pain or tenderness at numerous points on the body.
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Fibromyalgia is a relatively new disease: It wasn't until 1981 that the first controlled study to identify symptoms of fibromyalgia was published. And it wasn't until 2005 that the American Pain Society issued the first treatment guidelines for fibromyalgia.
So exactly what is fibromyalgia? It's "a generalized soft tissue pain syndrome characterized by widespread or diffuse pain and symptoms from three key domains: mood symptoms (including anxiety/depression), sleep disturbances, and stress," says Lisa Witkin, MD, a pain medicine specialist at Weill Cornell Medicine. Fibromyalgia, she adds, is more likely to strike women than men (see "Fibromyalgia and Gender" sidebar below).
How Doctors Diagnose Fibromyalgia
How do we get fibromyalgia? There is likely a genetic predisposition in people to develop fibromyalgia, and it's may be coupled with a triggering event, including physical and emotional trauma or infection, Dr. Witkin says. Another theory holds that fibromyalgia may be linked to a virus that could be responsible for chronic fatigue syndrome; however, the specific etiology is still unknown.
FIBROMYALGIA AND GENDER
Fibromyalgia affects women far more than men. Among patients treated for the condition, the female-to-male ratio is almost 10 to 1. "In general, women often disproportionately suffer when in pain," Dr. Witkin says. "They report having more pain than men, as well as feeling it more intensely."
Rheumatic diseases are also more likely to strike women than men, and patients with these conditions also have a higher risk of fibromyalgia. Rheumatic diseases are known to cause chronic, often intermittent pain in joints and/or connective tissue, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), polymyalgia rheumatica, and scleroderma.
As a clinical diagnosis, fibromyalgia is based on signs and symptoms and a patient's medical history rather than on results of lab or imaging tests. In fact, Dr. Witkin explains, the condition is often "a diagnosis of exclusion," meaning that rather than using a test to diagnose the disease, "lab tests or x-rays are often performed to rule out other health problems. Other conditions such as hypothyroidism, polymyalgia rheumatica, RA, lupus, and other inflammatory or autoimmune disorders sometimes mimic fibromyalgia, but these conditions can be ruled out by a physical exam and blood tests."
Because fibromyalgia symptoms are often vague and are common to many other medical conditions, it often takes months—sometimes even years—to receive a diagnosis. In one national survey, one-quarter of the respondents said they suffered fibromyalgia symptoms for at least five years before being diagnosed.
With fibromyalgia, early detection is important. Patients diagnosed within a year of developing the condition are less likely to experience severe symptoms in the future.
Medicating Fibromyalgia
First-line treatment for fibromyalgia involves the use of SNRI medications, according to Dr. Witkin. Among them: duloxetine (Cymbalta), milnacipran (Savella), and venlafaxine (Effexor), anticonvulsants such as pregabalin (Lyrica) and gabapentin (Neurontin), and tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil).
Other options include SSRIs such as fluoxetine (Prozac) and sertraline (Zoloft), and the muscle relaxants cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and tizanidine (Zanaflex).
Other Fibromyalgia Treatment Options
FIBROMYALGIA CRITERIA
The diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia issued bythe American College of Rheumatology includes:
Pain and symptoms over the past week, based on the total number of painful areas out of 19 parts of the body, plus the level of severity of these symptoms: fatigue, waking unrefreshed, cognitive (memory or thought) problems, and other general physical symptoms.
Symptoms lasting at least three months at a similar level.
No other health problem that would explain the pain and other symptoms.
Beyond medication, there are lifestyle changes that may help. You won't be surprised, no doubt, that exercise is recommended. As Dr. Witkin explains, "Physical exercise should be used in addition to any drug treatment, with the most benefit gained from aerobic exercises. Other body-based therapies, including tai chi and yoga, can be helpful, as well as regular stretching/strengthening exercises."
Relaxation techniques also can help fibromyalgia patients learn skills that lessen pain, as can cognitive behavioral therapy. Complementary and alternative therapies such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and massage therapy also can be useful, although Dr. Witkin points out that such treatments have not been well-tested in fibromyalgia patients.
Other lifestyle modifications your doctor may recommend: Avoid stimulants, caffeine, and nicotine, and practice good sleep hygiene.
"While no cure exists for fibromyalgia, and [because] we are still learning a lot about causes and best treatments," Dr. Witkin says, "education, lifestyle changes, and appropriate medication management by a specialist can help patients achieve significant improvement in symptoms and overall quality of life."


Bejeweledquilts by barb: What does the Log Cabin block, Paper Piecing, and a Ballerina have in common?
More time.... that's what you need. Our days are just too filled. I know that you would have them all done in a matter of hours if someone would just give us an extra week every once in awhile. Your little ballerina is so cute.
That paper piecing looks like the worst part of it is done and now you can get down to the fun!
I have lots of "projects in a pile" too. Only one of those is to the "needs quilted" stage. One day I will clear the pile (ha!) But by then there will likely be a new pile.
Your ballerina is adorable. I've been craving some log cabin sewing lately. I was thinking about making some scrappy (of course) quilt as you go log cabins.


Do you know where to vote on Election Day? You must report to your assigned polling place, likely within your precinct. Which means that it's unlikely that any of the early voting locations you've seen advertised over the past month are your actual polling place.
To find out where to go on Election Day, visit your My Voter Page. Once you log in using your First initial, last name, county and birthdate, you'll see four boxes. Your polling place will be listed in the box on the top right.
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      Input directory:
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      <help_brief>input directory</help_brief>
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      Output directory:
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      <help_brief>output directory</help_brief>
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      Case prefix:
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      <help_brief>file prefix for the model scenario</help_brief>
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      <help_brief>evaporation process timestep [sec]</help_brief>
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        <max>1e6</max>
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class ConvertCivilWaraVet < ActiveRecord::Migration[4.2]
  def up
    rename_column :census_1910_records, :civil_war_vet, :civil_war_vet_old
    add_column :census_1910_records, :civil_war_vet, :string, limit: 2, default: nil
    Census1910Record.where(civil_war_vet_old: true).update_all(civil_war_vet: 'UA')
  end

  def down
    remove_column :census_1910_records, :civil_war_vet
    rename_column :census_1910_records, :civil_war_vet_old, :civil_war_vet
  end
end


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Thomas Felix «Tom» Bolack (Condado de Cowley, Kansas; 18 de mayo de 1918-Farmington, Nuevo México; 20 de mayo de 1998) fue un político estadounidense miembro del Partido Republicano que se desempeñó brevemente como gobernador de Nuevo México.

Primeros años
El 18 de mayo de 1918, nació Bolack en el condado de Cowley, Kansas. Bolack creció en una granja.

Bolack era un petrolero autodidacta que aprendió geología en cursos por correspondencia. También fue ganadero y propietario del equipo de béisbol de ligas menores de los Duques de Albuquerque de 1956 a 1963.

Carrera política
Fue alcalde de Farmington, Nuevo México de 1952 a 1954 y miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de Nuevo México de 1956 a 1958. En 1957 se postuló sin éxito para las elecciones a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos, perdiendo rotundamente ante Joseph Montoya.

En 1960, Bolack fue elegido vicegobernador por un margen de 279 votos, convirtiéndose en el primer vicegobernador republicano en Nuevo México desde 1928. Que Bolack, un anglosajón pudiera derrotar a un candidato hispano en las elecciones estatales fue visto como uno de los varios signos del declive de la influencia del senador Dennis Chávez. Los demócratas desafiaron la estrecha victoria, sobre la base de que algunos votantes en las reservas navajos deberían haber tenido que votar fuera de sus reservas, pero la Corte Suprema de Nuevo México falló a favor de Bolack.

El gobernador Edwin L. Mechem fue derrotado en su intento de reelección y cuando renunció el 30 de noviembre de 1962, Bolack se convirtió en gobernador, sirviendo el mandato restante de Mechem. Bolack, en su primer acto como gobernador, nombró a Mechem para ocupar la vacante en el senado de los Estados Unidos provocada por la reciente muerte de Dennis Chávez. Bolack sirvió como gobernador hasta que el gobernador recién elegido Jack M. Campbell prestó juramento el 1 de enero de 1963.

En 1976, Bolack copresidió un grupo bipartidista que tenía como objetivo reformar la legislación electoral de Nuevo México, después de que el estado fuera incluido en una lista de varios estados con elecciones injustas. Además de cabildear por la reforma, el grupo ofreció $1.000 a cualquiera que proporcionara información que condujera al arresto de un violador de la ley electoral.

Vida personal
La esposa de Bolack era Alice Schwerdtfeger. Tuvieron tres hijos.

En 1985, Bolack sufrió un derrame cerebral y tuvo que usar una silla de ruedas. El 20 de mayo de 1998, Bolack murió en Farmington. El cuerpo de Bolack fue incinerado y sus cenizas fueron esparcidas sobre su rancho de Farmington usando 16 fuegos artificiales especialmente hechos el 4 de julio.

El rancho de Bolack es ahora el sitio del Museo de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Bolack, que exhibe más de 4.000 animales disecados, incluidas muchas especies raras. Bolack, un consumado cazador de caza mayor y ganador del Cuarto Premio al Pináculo de Logros del Safari Club International, disparó él mismo a la mayoría de los animales de la colección.

El Parque Forestal Urbano Tom Bolack en Albuquerque lleva su nombre en su honor.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Gobernadores de Nuevo México
Personas de Nuevo México
Republicanos de Nuevo México
Gobernadores de Estados Unidos


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We are pleased to announce that the Women in Technology Conference will be happening again this academic year! Thank you so much for your attendance last year, we really hope that you will join us again in supporting an amazing event for Women in Tech.
This year we have more workshops and more talks from some of the amazing ladies that work in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) industries – from creating video games to teaching Raspberry Pi to teens, we have talks on lots of fun technology and demonstrations too! Dr Louise Brown from BCSWomen will running an AppInventor Workshop on the day.
Sign up is free and includes: free goodies, free lunch and free cakes!
Come along and try something new, learn about code and hear some amazing stories about building careers in STEM.
Remember IT'S NOT JUST FOR GIRLS! Women in Tech is all about getting rid of the gender bias and that means we welcome EVERYONE and you don't have to be a student to benefit from the networking and technology workshops we have on offer.
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Box, Reception Issues Capture House's Attention
CEA's Shapiro said DTV transition going well at the oversight hearing Thursday
DTV-to-analog converter box availability and reception issues dominated the second panel of a House DTV transition oversight hearing Thursday. That is after Communications, Technology & Internet Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher (D-VA) assured concerned panelists and other legislators that the DTV hard date was not moving again.
Representatives of the retail and consumer electronics industries tried to assuage the concerns of Rep. Rick Boucher
(D-VA) that the converter boxes would run out, citing current figures showing that could be the case if redemption rates and new requests continue at the same level.
Gary Severson from Wal-Mart said he did not anticipate there would be a shortage, saying his company analyzed demand weekly at the store level, and was working with supppliers who were in it for the long haul and had been responsive to demand.
Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association, who was strongly opposed to moving the date in the first
place, said that supplier had been able to respond "nimbly" to demand. But he also said it would be impossible to predict exactly how many boxes would be needed.
Shapiro said that if supply became an issue, the government should consider allowing the money to be used not just for converter boxes approved by NTIA, but for higher-end boxes, "stripped down" DTV's or cable or satellite service.
Boucher was troubled by Shapiro's estimate that 4.2 boxes would be needed between now and June 12, saying his calculation according to current active coupons put that figure at at least 5.5 million. Shapiro said that Boucher had more current numbers, but that for CEA to get better information, it might need help from Congress to get around antitrust issues,
Boucher said he would be willing to help out with a letter seeking data from manufacturers, with input from CEA.
Shapiro continued to maintain that the transition was going well, calling it an "incredibly successful" industry partnership, calling the consumer experience "overwhelmingly positive," and putting in his plug for not changing the date. Boucher repeated for what he said might have been the tenth time (one of them had been to B&C in an exclusive intervew, that there "shall be no further postponement of the DTV transition," adding that Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) had been equally demonstrative on the subject. On the issue of reception gaps due to coverage area differences between digital and analog, another key for Boucher, whose district is both rural and mountanous, Peter Morrill, GM of Idaho Public Television, said that he needed government help to reach hard-to-reach places.
He warned that public broadcasing funding cuts threatened the money he needed to complete the digital transition, which now included trying to fill in gaps with transmitters per a new FCC initiative to help stations use translators and distributed transmission systems to boost DTV coverage.
In Idaho, he said, some coverage will be lost becuase of "those darn mountains." But, he said, "because of the short time frame and desperate economic conditions, it is extremely diffulut to finance and deploy the transmitters." He asked the committee to give stations two years to build out those systems, and to make funding available, and without requiring the station to put up matching funds.
Given that there will be some reception problems no matter what viewers do, Morrow argued that the government also needed to focus on in-home assistance, particularly for elderly, as well as full disclosure by stations of areas where signals will be lost. The FCC has already said that stations are required to start informing viewers in affected areas.
Morrow used the opportunity to make a pitch for more funding in general, pointing out that PBS provides important kid educational programming and news, saying it would need more funds "to weather the economic typhoon."
Robert Prather, president of Gray Television, said he had been surprised at the number of calls he had gotten about recpetion issues, specifically antenna problems. He said one of his stations, WHSV Harrisonburg, Va., had initially pulled the plug on analog but then switched it on four days later after the GM concluded there was too much signal loss due to mountains.
He said the station was working on converting some translators to digital to help reach those areas. He said they weren't even technically in his market, but wanted to serve all his viewers. Prather said that from the outset, Gray's approach had been to help one viewer at at time and that his stations (22 of them made the switch Feb. 17) had answered all 20,000 calls they had recieved during the switch-over, spending from a minute to 45 minutes per caller, with some staffers even making house calls to resolve the problems.
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