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By Carlo Rainone
Story about Neapolitan politics
Malmo Gay Pride in Sweden
Malmo, Sweden
By vincenzo floramo
Sweden's 2nd city hosted from 3th to 8th august the Malmo Pride. A number of events were organised during the week, with a big march on the Saturday 8th through the city. Existing since 1995 Malmo Rainbow festival spreading both knowledge of LGBT (Gay Bi Trans Queer) and the joy of life to the city. The festival is a celebration where LGBTQ movement are making their voices heard. According to the organizers the festival purpose is to make visible the diversity of expression by arranging and coordinating arts and culture. It also creates meeting places and arenas for knowledge deepening, dialogue, reflection, attitude and social influence. Rainbow Festival Malmö Pride is open and available to all who share and respect the following values and respects the culture that has its roots in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and queer life. In this photos selection the Parade closing the Rainbow festival Malmo Pride 2015. After a week long pride festival a parade through the street of Malmo with 7500 participant, a record number, ended the festivities with a party in the centrally placed Colkets park (The peoples Park)
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Two girls are kissing each other during the LGBT pride parade in Malmo.
A young girls holding a message during the LGBt pride in Malmo
Local police preparing to walk as part of the LGBT pride in Malmo
The 20th LGBT Pride in Malmo attracted thousand of people during the parade.
People marched along the roads of the city center of Malmo from 11 am to 3 pm.
Activist displaying a message on the main square og Malmo during the LGBT pride.
Participant of Malmo LGBT parade at the People's Park where the parade end up.
People gather along the parade way cheering and dancing.
Pakistan Transgender activist took part on the parade on board of Copenhaghen parade truck.
The parade crossing the city center supported by loud speaker for the dancing followers.
People on wheel chair attended at the LGBT parade in Malmo.
A record number of 7 500 participated in the parade on the closing day of the Rainbowfestival Malmo Pride.
People of every age gathered on the parade way.
Wherever They Are, We Are
By b.yaacoub
The image of the masked protestor, with their fiery eyes and fist in the air is one of the most iconic images in popular culture. This character has become romanticized, demonized, idolized, and oftentimes misunderstood. The upheaval that has taken place around the world, especially in the last four years, has both reinforced and broken this stereotype.
But who are those who take to the streets? Why do they do it? What do they want?
A procession of women in Nigeria, marching together with placards reading "Bring Back Our Girls", has a considerably different tone than the charged clashes between riot police and anarchists in Greece. A candlelight vigil held by journalists in Lebanon in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo does not have the same risk of deadly violence as villagers and farmers confronting trigger-happy gunmen in Syria. And a group of concerned citizens voicing their discontent with the privatization of a public beach does not have the same high social and political stakes as those trying to overthrow an authoritarian regime.
However, despite vast differences in context and situation, those who take to the streets often share a common drive to stand up for ideas they believe in. For many, there is a common belief that by taking to the streets and making their voices public, they can influence change in their world.
Palestinians Commemorate Land Day on ...
Wadi Fukin
By Rich Wiles
Palestinians from across the West Bank and Israel gathered in confiscated Palestinian villages, on both side of the 1967 Greenline, to commemorate Land Day. Land Day is seen as a day of resistance action in defense of Palestinian land. Annual Land Day events are held by Palestinian communities within the State of Israel, in the occupied territories, and in the Palestinian diaspora.
Land Day events in 2015 included a 'return march' by the community-in-exile of Lifta, many of whom today remain only a kilometer or two from their original homes. Today there remains a small but very active community-in-exile of Lifta's refugees in East Jerusalem, and it was this group, under the banner of their community grassroots organisation 'Sons of Lifta' who spent Land Day inside their home village. Although many of the village's houses remain intact and the refugees live only a ten minute journey away, they are denied their rights to return to live in the vilage by the State of Israel.
Land day first started on March 30,1976, when mass demonstrations broke out among Palestinian communities in the State of Israel in protest at an Israeli state plan to confiscate 20,000 dunums (2,000 hectares) of land around the Palestinian villages of Sakhnin and Arraba in the Galilee. This was one of the first examples of mass coordinated action being carried out by Palestinian citizens of Israel. Protests were held from the Galilee in the north all the way to the Negev (known as the 'Naqab' to Palestinians) in the south. Over the course of the day 6 Palestinians were shot dead and more than 100 were injured. Ever since these events, Palestinians have commemorated March 30th as 'Land Day', or 'Yom al-Ard' in Arabic.
In Another Land Day event, activists in the village of Wadi Fukin in the West Bank attempted to plant 350 olive tree saplings on land that is threatened with expropriation by the expansion of the Israeli settlement of Sur Hadassah. All Israeli settlements within the 1967 occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) are illegal under international law. Before more than a handful of trees could be planted in Wadi Fukin, Israeli soldiers rained clouds or tear gas on to the activists bringing the Land Day event to an abrupt halt. For Palestinians, Land Day is an important annual event which brings together many thousands of Palestinians across historic Palestine in the defence of Palestinian land.
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As the Land Day action is brought to an abrupt halt in Wadi Fukin, the majority of the 350 olive tree saplings remain unplanted outside a house in the village after activists were forced to escape from clouds of tear gas that was fired by Israeli soldiers.
Wadi Fukin, West Bank, Palestine. March 30 2015.
Land Day
A Palestinian child watches from a rooftop in Wadi Fukin as Israeli soldiers fire rounds of tear gas at fleeing activists during a tree planting event to mark Land Day. In the background stands the huge Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit which is built partly on the land of Wadi Fukin.
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Two elderly Palestinian women attempt to make their way down the hill in Wadi Fukin to escape from the tear gas that is being fired by Israeli forces.
An Israeli security helicopter circles above Wadi Fukin during the olive tree planting event to commemorate Palestinian Land Day on March 30th 2015.
Israeli soldiers line up on a hill top in Wadi Fukin as Palestinian activists watch from a distance during an olive tree planting event to commemorate Land Day in the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin.
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350 olive trees were brought to Wadi Fukin to be planted on the lands threatened by settlement expansion.
Wadi Fukin, West Bank, Palestine, March 30 2105.
Activists make their way up a hill toward land that is threatened by the expansion of the Sur Haddasah settlement. In the background, the huge Beitar Illit settlement is also built on the land of Wadi Fukin.
Activists flee as Israeli forces rain tear gas down on them. The tear gas stopped the olive tree planting event being held to commemorate Land Day in the Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin.
A Palestinian youth raises a Palestinian flag from the top of settlement construction machinery within the construction site that is expanding the Israeli settlement of Sur Hadassah. Sur Hadassah is located on the land of the West Bank Palestinian village of Wadi Fukin and the land of the pre-Nakba Palestinian village of Ras Abu Ammar.
Wadi Fukin/Ras Abu Ammar, West Bank/Green Line, Palestine. March 30 2015.
A small group of activists reach the construction site on the top of the hill in which Sur Hadassah settlement is being further expanded.
Wadi Fukin/Ras Abu Ammar, West Bank/Green Line, Palestinel. March 30 2015.
An elderly Palestinian women plants an olive tree sapling on land of the village of Wadi Fukin, which is threatened with confiscation by the expansion of the Sur Hadassah Jewish settlement.
Cameroon Blind School 05
Yaounde, Cameroon
By Dzekashu Macviban
Coco Bertin in front of cjarc
A cjarc classroom with Bertin at the back
A cjarc pupil playing the drum
Coco Bertin in his office at CJARC


Han van der Maas (1966) studied Psychology at the University of Amsterdam and received his master (Psychological Methods) in 1989 and his Ph.D (Developmental Psychology) in 1993 for research on methods for the analysis of phase transitions in cognitive development (advisor: Peter Molenaar). After a five year KNAW fellowship, he joined the faculty of the developmental group of the University of Amsterdam, first as associate professor and in 2003 as full professor. In 2005 he became professor and chair of Psychological Methods group at the University of Amsterdam.
In 2009 he founded Oefenweb.nl, a spin-off company of the UvA-holding, selling an unique game-based web-based adaptive child monitoring system.
His general research theme is the formalization and testing of psychological theories in areas such as cognition, expertise, development, attitudes and intelligence.
Brinkhuis, M. J. S., Savi, O. A., Hofman, A. D., Coomans, F., van der Maas, H. L. J., & Maris, G. K. J. (2018). Learning as it happens: A decade of analyzing and shaping a large-scale online learning system. Journal of Learning Analytics.
van der Maas, H. L. J., Cornillie, F., Park, J. Y., Joo, S. H., & Van den Noortgate, W. (2018). An explanatory item response theory method for alleviating the cold-start problem in adaptive learning environments. Behavior Research Methods, 1-15.
van der Maas, H. L. J., & Straatemeier, M. (2013). Hoe rekent de Nederlander: een typologie. In M. van Zanten (Ed.), Rekenen-wiskunde op niveau (pp. 47-57). Utrecht: FIsme, Universiteit Utrecht.
van der Ven, S. H. G., de Bree, E. H., & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2015). The Voice of Holland: Voicing probability in written Dutch past tense inflection. Paper presented at 16th Biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) 2015, Limassol, Cyprus.
Baas, M., Stevenson, C. E. & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2016). Abbas-ontwikkelingssubsidie.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (2012). Marie Curie TEMCOM—Testing the multi-component model of human cognitive abilities..
Gierasimczuk, N., van der Maas, H. L. J. & Raaijmakers, M. E. J. (2012). The Best Paper Prize for "Logical and Psychological Analysis of Deductive Mastermind".
van der Maas, H. L. J. (2017). Associate, Netherlands Institute of Advanced Studies.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (2017). Membership of IC advisory board FMG, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG).
Groenveld, C. & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2010). Subsidie: Computer Adaptieve Monitoring in het Statistiekonderwijs, aanvraag Surf Digitaal toetsen: €348.321, SURFfoundation.
Klinkenberg, S. & van der Maas, H. L. J. (2010). Nieuwe scoreregel voor digitale toetsen, aanvraag Surf Digitaal toetsen: €80.266, SURFfoundation.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (invited speaker) (13-12-2014). The development of a new computer adaptive Intelligence test., Conference of ISIR., Graz.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (invited speaker) (11-12-2014). Psychometrics of adaptive online learning tools., 24th IOPS Winter Conference, Amsterdam.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (invited speaker) (13-11-2014). The story of Math Garden., Invited talk William James Graduate school, VU., Amsterdam.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (invited speaker) (30-6-2014). Onderzoek met de Rekentuin., KNAW symposium Rekenen., Amsterdam.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (invited speaker) (4-4-2014). Educational data mining: Five years of Math garden., The sixth Expert Meeting on Mathematical Thinking and Learning., Leiden.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (invited speaker) (23-5-2012). De rol van ICT in adaptief onderwijs., Keynote at the Kennisnet Conference 'Wat werkt met ict in het onderwijs'., Utrecht, the Netherlands.
van der Maas, H. L. J. (participant) (2015 - 2017). Membership of Universitaire commissie onderwijs (UCO) (other).
van der Maas, H. L. J. (participant) (2015 - 2017). Chair of the Management Team of Education of Psychology (other).
Fagginger Auer, M. F. (organiser), Hickendorff, m. (organiser), van Putten, C. (organiser), Jansen, B. R. J. (organiser), Straatemeier, M. (organiser) & van der Maas, H. L. J. (organiser) (2014). Organisation of "6th Expert meeting on mathematical thinking and learning", Leiden, The Netherlands. De Expertmeeting trekt rekenonderzoekers uit Benelux en Duitsland. (organising a conference, workshop, ...).


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We are very happy with them. They can form a little scene on their own or be interviewing drivers or team managers etc. Cast in white metal they are available unpainted or painted. Here is a picture of a set we have just painted. We launched them at the Scalextric swapmeet at Swindon. These are now available to be added to your circuit.


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Car crashes outside Baltimore police headquarters
1 injured in shooting
Updated: 11:33 PM EST Feb 19, 2016
Saliqa Khan
WBALTV.com writer
A vehicle possibly involved in a shooting crashed Friday evening in front of Baltimore police headquarters. Police were called to reports of gunshots fired in the 3900 block of West Coldspring Lane, but they did not find a victim. During a canvass of the area, officers noticed a black Acura driving erratically and saw it hit another car, Detective Jeremy Silbert said.
A vehicle possibly involved in a shooting crashed Friday evening in front of Baltimore police headquarters.Download the WBAL appPolice were called to reports of gunshots fired in the 3900 block of West Coldspring Lane, but they did not find a victim.During a canvass of the area, officers noticed a black Acura driving erratically and saw it hit another car, Detective Jeremy Silbert said."When officers got to the area, they noticed a black Acura driving erratically in the area. Officers observed this car and saw it strike another car. At that time, officers began to follow the Acura and began to drive south towards downtown," Silbert said.Police said the officers followed the car onto the Jones Falls Expressway and saw it hit another car before it crashed into barriers in front of police headquarters on Fayette Street.The driver made a right turn onto Fayette Street and tried to make a U-turn when she lost control and crashed into the barriers, SkyTeam 11 Capt. Roy Taylor reported.VIDEO: SkyTeam 11 reports breaking newsThe woman driving the car suffered minor injuries in the crash and was taken to a hospital, Taylor reported. Silbert called the woman a person of interest.A 33-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound to his leg walked into Sinai Hospital. His condition is not yet known.Detectives said they think the man's injury is related to the shooting and the Acura driver."Right now our citywide detectives are working on putting the pieces of this together. We're still going to call the driver a person of interest for the time being," Silbert said.Police said officers did not find a gun in the car.Detectives are asking witnesses to the shooting to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.WBAL-TV 11 News reporter George Lettis contributed to this reportStay with WBALTV.com and 11 News for more on this developing story.22874254
A vehicle possibly involved in a shooting crashed Friday evening in front of Baltimore police headquarters.
Download the WBAL app
Police were called to reports of gunshots fired in the 3900 block of West Coldspring Lane, but they did not find a victim.
During a canvass of the area, officers noticed a black Acura driving erratically and saw it hit another car, Detective Jeremy Silbert said.
"When officers got to the area, they noticed a black Acura driving erratically in the area. Officers observed this car and saw it strike another car. At that time, officers began to follow the Acura and began to drive south towards downtown," Silbert said.
Police said the officers followed the car onto the Jones Falls Expressway and saw it hit another car before it crashed into barriers in front of police headquarters on Fayette Street.
The driver made a right turn onto Fayette Street and tried to make a U-turn when she lost control and crashed into the barriers, SkyTeam 11 Capt. Roy Taylor reported.
VIDEO: SkyTeam 11 reports breaking news
The woman driving the car suffered minor injuries in the crash and was taken to a hospital, Taylor reported. Silbert called the woman a person of interest.
A 33-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound to his leg walked into Sinai Hospital. His condition is not yet known.
Detectives said they think the man's injury is related to the shooting and the Acura driver.
"Right now our citywide detectives are working on putting the pieces of this together. We're still going to call the driver a person of interest for the time being," Silbert said.
Police said officers did not find a gun in the car.
Detectives are asking witnesses to the shooting to call Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.
WBAL-TV 11 News reporter George Lettis contributed to this report
Stay with WBALTV.com and 11 News for more on this developing story.

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New Social Compact
Modern Diplomacy
Women are looking for opportunities in business
Stella Papadopoulou
Despite overwhelming challenges women face at the workplace, "they are not helpless," they will follow their dreams, work to the hardest and achieve their business goals, was a core message on day two of a United Nations forum on sustainable development.
"This is a chance for everyone around the world – policy makers, investors, those in technology – to realize that women are not waiting for handouts, they are looking for opportunities. An opportunity is not a handout," Adot Killmeyer-Oleche, the Chief of UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Institute for Capacity Development, told UN News.
"This is an important message for all of us – the UN, development activists and practitioners, and change agents," she added.
At a plenary panel discussion on the theme of Women in industry policy makers, business persons, officials from financial institutions and UN agencies, and women and young entrepreneurs came together to discuss the challenges confronting women entrepreneurs and how to overcome them.
Women entrepreneurs often find themselves at the end of the value chain, not just in terms of employment, but also when it comes to access to knowledge, technology and the basic resources – particularly finance – to do business.
Adding to these barriers, women face very high level of stigma – a universal problem – with their projects and ideas not given the same level of attention or simply ignored because of the fact it came from a woman.
"Women have challenges at all levels – traditionally they have had challenges getting education and training […] or made to enter trades 'more associated' with their gender," explained Killmeyer-Oleche, also a panellist at the session.
This discrimination is also evident in the lack of equal pay for equal work in many sectors around the globe.
One of the key ways to address these challenges, the panel discussed, is reforming laws and policies, integrating the gender dimensions. Another area of focus is training and education to ensure that young women and men, are imparted with the necessary skills to become entrepreneurs and are able to carefully analyse risks.
Using technology and innovative solutions, such as crowd-sourcing or community financing can help overcome some challenges, in particular those relating to accessing finance, said many participants.
But, above all, mind-sets across the world have to be changed, they stressed, noting that changed mind-sets will automatically improve the situation in other sectors.
Attitudes change, but not overnight […] it is simply not acceptable to discriminate against women," said Ina Cronje, Chairperson of the Board of Trade and Investment, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), a panel participant.
The session also saw the designation of Azza Fahmy, a prominent business woman and the Chairwoman and Creative Director of Jewellery of Egypt, as the UNDIO International Creative Woman Entrepreneur.
The panel discussion on women in industry was a key event held on the second day of the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum, organized by UNDIO in partnership with the Government of Bahrain.
Other key events today included a plenary session on global impact investing; a side-event on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development implementation in Bahrain, jointly organized by UNDP, UNIDO ITPO-Bahrain and UN Global Compact; and partnership events for entrepreneurs.
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Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali
UN peacekeepers return to their helicopter following a mission to the village of Sobane Da in the Mopti region of Mali.photo: MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko
Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Jean-Pierre Lacroix updated ambassadors on developments in the West African country, where a UN operation, known by the French acronym MINUSMA, supports political processes and restoration of state authority against a backdrop of insecurity, intercommunal violence and increasing displacement.
MINUSMA was established following fighting between Government forces and Tuareg rebels in January 2012, leading to the occupation of northern Mali by radical Islamists.
The authorities and two separate armed group coalitions signed the peace deal three years later.
"The rapid and thorough implementation of the peace agreement remains the only viable path for the stabilization of Mali. It provides the framework for the required political and institutional reforms to restore and decentralize State authority, to build a Malian state that reflects the diversity and interests of all its citizens", said Mr. Lacroix.
"The peace agreement also provides for mechanisms to address the grievances of those Malians who feel excluded from the country's political life and economic development and who see little hope for their future."
National dialogue concludes
Despite slow starts and disagreements, both between and among the sides, the UN peacekeeping chief reported that progress has been achieved in Mali, such as the holding of an inclusive national dialogue which concluded in December.
Foreign Minister Tiébilé Dramé characterized it as a milestone for his country.
"The national dialogue was an important point in the life of the nation: a point at which a true national consensus was forged with lively solidarity," he said, speaking via videoconference.
"For his part, the President of Mali has taken the commitment of doing everything in his power to ensure that the resolutions and recommendations of the national dialogue, pursuant to current law, be implemented."
Regional plans
Another step forward has been the disarming and subsequent integration of former combatants into the national defence and security forces.
Mr. Lacroix said redeploying reconstituted army units to the north remains an "urgent priority", with a first battalion expected in the region by the end of the month: an important step towards restoring state authority nation-wide.
At the same time, the UN has increased its presence and activity in Mopti, located in central Mali, which has contributed to de-escalating intercommunal violence and massacres.
However, this has meant diverting assets from the north, leading to what Mr. Lacroix described as "dangerous gaps" in some areas. To address the challenge, MINUSMA will make some adaptations within its authorized troop strength.
"The plan provides for the establishment of a Mobile Task Force, which will enhance the Mission's ability to implement its mandate and protect civilians. It will make MINUSMA more agile, flexible and mobile with tailored units and enhanced capabilities, most importantly additional air mobility", he explained, before calling on ambassadors for their support.
Support for the Sahel
Mr. Lacroix began his briefing by addressing the "alarming" deteriorating security situation not only in Mali but in the wider Sahel.
Just last week alone, 89 soldiers from Niger were killed and 18 peacekeepers injured in two separate attacks. There has also been a rise in the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against UN convoys.
"Terrorism continues to feed into inter-communal violence in the centre of Mali," he reported. "There are now more displaced persons suffering from hunger in the Mopti region than there were in the past."
The United Nations supports the G5 Sahel regional body, which brings together Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, all of which are experiencing rising extremist violence.
French ambassador Nicolas de Rivière told the Council that following a recent summit held in his country, the G5 and its international partners have established a coalition for the Sahel.
"The aim is to step up our support for countries of the G5 Sahel, but also beyond that to incentivize them to engage in reform: of course, security reform, but also governance and human rights reform," he said. "With these conditions being met, we can eradicate terrorism."
AIIB Investing to Address the Digital Divide in Asia
With four billion people globally still unconnected, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is seeking to address the growing digital divide.
In Asia only 26 per cent of the rural population has access to broadband and women are 10 percent less likely to own a mobile, with this gap growing to 28 per cent in South Asia.
According to AIIB research, investing in digital infrastructure can increase the competitiveness of its members' economies, improve the efficiency and sustainability of traditional infrastructure sectors through the adoption of new technologies, and attract more private capital investment to the sector.
"So far, many countries have focused on gradually improving their traditional infrastructure for transport, communication and energy," said AIIB Vice President for Policy and Strategy Joachim von Amsberg. "What is now needed is a shift to investing in tomorrow's infrastructure. As a 21st century development bank, AIIB is well positioned to take on this challenge and support its members' pursuit of their vision for an interconnected digital ecosystem. We hope this can serve as a basis for new business models that benefit a country's citizens and boost sustainable development of the economy."
The International Telecommunications Union last year highlighted the positive knock-on effects improved digital infrastructure has on economic productivity, noting that in developing countries, a 10-percent increase in broadband coverage results in 1.4 percent of GDP growth.
Meanwhile, McKinsey estimates that transforming operations and systems of infrastructure projects with digital technologies can reduce operating expenses by up to 25 percent, with performance gains of 20 to 40 percent in areas including safety, reliability, customer satisfaction, and regulatory compliance.
Von Amsberg added that while the growth of the sector has mostly been financed by private capital, the rapid pace of development has outstripped current private investments. In parallel, there has also been a slowing down of multilateral development banks' financing directed to information technology communications, with less than one percent of their resources directed towards it.
"Because private-sector resources have fallen short of digital infrastructure needs, AIIB can leverage its balance sheet to provide significant resources with longer maturities and appropriate financing instruments," he said.
Given AIIB's current knowledge and expertise, it is expected that the Bank will be in a position to invest in 'hard' digital infrastructure, like fibers, towers, data centers and other physical connectivity and data infrastructure from the start of the strategy. Investing in 'soft' digital infrastructure, like terminals, services and applications, will require a more gradual approach, with AIIB initially focusing its financing efforts on helping to make the adoption of technology and innovation become mainstream in traditional infrastructure sectors such as transport, energy, water and cities. This would provide a potential 'supply-side' solution to reducing the infrastructure financing gap and improving infrastructure quality.
To help strengthen its key focus areas, AIIB is calling for public consultations on its draft Digital Infrastructure Strategy, which sets out the institution's broad vision and strategic response to Asia's rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Biodiversity loss: what is causing it and why is it a concern?
Biodiversity, or the variety of all living things on our planet, has been declining at an alarming rate in recent years, mainly due to human activities, such as land use changes, pollution and climate change.
On 16 January MEPs called for legally binding targets to stop biodiversity loss to be agreed at a UN biodiversity conference (COP15) in China in October. The conference brings together parties to the 1993 UN Biodiversity Convention to decide on its post-2020 strategy. Parliament wants the EU to take the lead by ensuring that 30% of EU territory consists of natural areas by 2030 and considering biodiversity in all EU policies.
Biodiversity is traditionally defined as the variety of life on Earth in all its forms. It comprises the number of species, their genetic variation and the interaction of these lifeforms within complex ecosystems.
In a UN report published in 2019, scientists warned that one million species – out of an estimated total of eight million – are threatened with extinction, many within decades. Some researchers even consider we are in the middle of the sixth mass extinction event in Earth's history. Earlier known mass extinctions wiped out between 60% and 95% of all species. It takes millions of years for ecosystems to recover from such an event.
Why is biodiversity important?
Healthy ecosystems provide us with many essentials we take for granted. Plants convert energy from the sun making it available to other life forms. Bacteria and other living organisms break down organic matter into nutrients providing plants with healthy soil to grow in. Pollinators are essential in plant reproduction, guaranteeing our food production. Plants and oceans act as major carbon sinks.
In short, biodiversity provides us with clean air, fresh water, good quality soil and crop pollination. It helps us fight climate change and adapt to it as well reduce the impact of natural hazards.
Since living organisms interact in dynamic ecosystems, the disappearance of one species can have a far-reaching impact on the food chain. It is impossible to know exactly what the consequences of mass extinctions would be for humans, but we do know that for now the diversity of nature allows us to thrive.
What measures does the Parliament propose?
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All Shona sculpture was made after 1965. Frank McEwan, an Englishman, who was director of the Rhodes National Gallerey in what was then Southern Rhodesia, began a school in 1956, and in 1965 encouraged the students, who had been painting, to move to stone. See Oliver Sultan's Life in Stone.
I have a huge collection of Shona pieces in rapocco, green and black serpentine, leopard rock, and verdite--some are four feet tall!
In our extensive time in Zimbabwe, we saw an enormous amount of wonderful sculpture. We did the largest amount of our buying from a wonderful co-op of about forty artists.


It is quite normal for everybody, all over the world, to complain about their national school system, it's either useless, teachers are inept, there is too much homework, or too little, not enough practical activities or too many, and the list goes on. It seems that there is no one single system that we can call "perfect". School by its own definition will always be imperfect, given that every single individual is very different, and with 25 to 30 kids in a classroom, you can imagine that it's virtually impossible to really adapt the learning to every single child. It is also true that a lot of what teachers and staff do in schools has nothing to do with education or learning, but has more to do with the necessity of controlling the crowd, setting boundaries and rules, so they don't end up with 25 kids running riot around the classroom or 500 hundred in the canteen!
I think most parents accept that to an extent, and we also draw from our own experience in school. However, it is quite shocking the difference of expectations and opinions that one can draw from different cultures with regards to education and schools. In Britain especially the expectations of foreign born parents and British born parents can be quite different. Foreign born parents remember their school years through the textbooks, homework and tests, they remember getting their textbooks at the beginning of the year, caring for them, and paying an ocasional fine when they failed to return the book, or they damaged it. They expect the same for their children, to have a book, a basic tool, that they can use at home. They would like to be able to sit with their child, look through his workbooks, his annotations, the teacher's comments and support their child, do the homework together, revise the last lesson, have a look at the index to see what their child is going to learn that year. Of course, that is not possible currently in the British system, textbooks are not used, and although parents are constantly asked to support their child in school, there is virtually no homework (compared to what we used to get in the old country). Foreign parents are at a loss, "there is no textbook? No workbook?" – "what am I supposed to teach him at home?" British parents, on the other hand, are happily unaware of the existence of school systems where people can easily, actually at a glance by reading the index, know what it is that their child is going to learn that year, without having to get constant email updates from the school. It doesn't seem to worry them as much as foreign parents the fact that they can't sit with their children to do homework or revise their workbook, because it's all in school. Homework is done on worksheets or photocopies, and that's fine, there is no need to read from the textbook or summarise it. They sigh with relief when foreign parents tell them about the piles of homework the children do in other countries.
What is the right answer? Well, a bit of both, I suppose, not piles of homework, but more than they get, and textbooks, please. In a way for foreign families, bilingual families, it is very important to actually have a textbook or a manual for each subject or topic. Isn't that a bit prescriptive? – Some may ask. Well, yes and no. If you are a good teacher, you can still plan our lessons properly, having a textbook only means that your students, especially your foreign students, can go home and read more, revise what they have done in class. For foreign students, EAL students (English as an Additional Language) as they're known in the UK, it's actually a good tool to have. Given that they are new to the language, listening to the stuff in class doesn't mean it's going to stick, unless you have 100% recall ability… which I haven't yet met anybody who does! To a certain extent we all need to re-read things a few times before we are able to recall it, but for foreign students it's also about language acquisition and learning new terms that are specific to academic subjects.
Is unschooling the ultimate form of natural education or an unrealistic fad?
One of the main issues that schools face these days are "false native speakers", as I call them. That is children who were either born in the country to foreign parents, or who came into the country when they were very young. These students pass for native speakers, they speak with perfect accents, they have mastered the young adult's language and turn of phrases, however, they speak a different language at home, and they only time they use "academic" or "school language" is in lessons, with teachers. Most of the time these students go through the system unnoticed, apparently doing well, especially since the UK educational system lacks any examination system that means students need to achieve a certain level before they move on, they just simply trundle along happily. Happily, that is until they get to the dreaded GCSEs, the first official examinations taken in England and Wales, at 14 and 15. There is when problems start popping up, your regular student suddenly realises that he lacks the body of linguistic knowledge necessary to understand and write at the appropriate academic level. This is the plague of the GCSE teacher and his "false native" speakers. Is there an easy solution? Well, yes and no. Nick Gibb, the current Minister of State at the Department for Education, supported the report drawn by Tim Oates, one of the world's foremost experts on the school curriculum, Why Textbooks Count. Tim Oates emphasised the need for curriculum coherence and the return of quality textbooks to British schools. I think most foreign born parents will read the paper and agree with most of it, or at least think it's actually a common sense idea. Like most of reports written for the government, we could have said the same thing if asked, without the expense incurred! However, it's not surprising either that most of the news articles about this paper are riddled with criticism and derisive comments from "well meaning" posters, given the irrational fear most locals have towards textbooks.
Textbooks, in my opinion, good quality textbooks used adequately, will solve a lot of the problems of the school system, to start with, it would give bilingual students a good chance to become acquainted with the specific language used for different academic subjects, as well as in different contexts. Instead of having to draw it from different sources, bad quality photocopies, and notes copied from PowerPoint presentations, often riddled with spelling mistakes, they would have a basic tool that they could use to build on. They would also be useful for native speakers and their parents, who rather than "guess" what the content of the subject is, given that now the schools' tendency is to keep all work and books in school, could then read the book, pick any topic they feel unsure of or they want to learn more about and do some research. However, I can see one issue, well, two issues really, firstly is the recalcitrant attitude many parents and teachers have developed towards textbooks, a total irrational fear towards something that has for so long held the knowledge of humanity. The second issue is money, of course, in other countries September can be a very difficult month financially, as one has to cough up the money for the textbooks, in other areas the schools simply provide the books on loan for a year, and if you break it you pay for it. In Britain, the tendency has been for schools to provide all learning materials, so parents would resist the idea of having to pay for anything, and although apparently there is money for expensive interactive whiteboards and projectors, that are used mainly, solely, to project PowerPoints and educational video clips, there is no money for actual textbooks.
What are your views on the topic? Are you for or against textbooks? Do you love or do you hate the current education system in your country?


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Glenties Notes 11th March 2011
The Late Pat Mc Hugh
The death took place at his home on Thursday 17th February 2011 of Pat Mc Hugh, Straoughter, Glenties. His remains were brought to St. Connell's Church, Glenties on Saturday afternoon. Fr. Pat Prendergast celebrated Requiem Mass at 1.00 p.m. Family members did the Readings, Prayers of the Faithful and brought the Gifts to the Altar. Music and singing was also by family members. Burial took place in the New Graveyard. Pat is survived by his wife, Georgina, sons, John and Joseph, mother, Mary, brothers, John and James, sisters, Margaret, Carmel, Rosemary, Mena and Bridie, grandchildren, in-laws, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends to whom sincere sympathy is extended.
Sincere sympathy is extended to the family, relatives and friends of Sean Boyle, Ard Patrick, Glenties who died on Tuesday 1st March 2011.
Sincere sympathy is extended to Mary Kate Byrne and family, Glen Road, Glenties on the death last week of Mary Kate's brother Jimmy Campbell (formerly Altar, Glenties) in Scotland; also to all his relatives and friends.
Sincere sympathy is extended to John Ward, Meenavale, Glenties on the death on Saturday 5th March 2011 of his sister, Margaret Mc Shane, Boultypatrick; also to all the relatives and friends.
Congratulations to Thomas Melly, son of Martin and Noreen Melly, Letterilly, Glenties, who graduated with B.Sc. First Class Honours in Quantity Surveying from Limerick Institute of Technology. Thomas also received the Davis Langdon Award for excellence and the Bruce Shaw Partnership Award for excellence in the final year. He is a past pupil of Kilkenny N.S. St. Columba's Comprehensive School. Glenties and Letterkenny I.T. He is currently working in Sligo with J.J.Rhatigan & Co.
Congratulations to Yvonne and Jim Mc Guinness, Creeslough on the birth recently of their third child, a baby brother (Jimmy) for Toni Marie and Mark Anthony. Jim is a son of Jim and Maureen Mc Guinness, Ard Patrick, Glenties.
Congratulations to Éilis and James Mc Dermott, Lucan, Dublin on the birth of their first child, a baby boy (Donal). James is a son of Danny and Mary Mc Dermott, Meenagrubby, Glenties. Congratulations to Sheila and Colm Harold, Glenswilly, on the birth of their second child, a little sister for Tanya. Sheila is a daughter of Danny and Mary Mc Dermott, Meenagrubby, Glenties.
Congratulations to Mary Lou and Michael Furey, Strasallagh, Glenties on the birth of their first child, a baby girl (Katie).
Winners at the Bingo on Tuesday 1st March in the Community Centre, Glenties were – Nora Mc Hugh won the Jackpot of € 400. Bridie Gallagher, Killybegs, Sarah Long, Peter Sweeney, Philomena Mc Callig, Michelle Byrne, Mary Furey and O'Hara, Killybegs won € 100 each. Margaret Hanlon, Leitirmacaward, Martin Mc Taggart, Patrick Browne, Maura Kilbane, Faye Moore, Paddy Boyle, Breda Brett, Dungarvan, Ann Mc Hugh, Bridie Gallagher, Killybegs, Angela Lowther, Kathleen Griffin and Kay Mc Geehan won € 50 each. Anne Kennedy, Mary Mc Gettigan, Christine Mc Cool, Hugo Mc Dyre, Patricia Molloy and Hugo Mc Dyre won € 25 each.
The Church Gate Collection taken up recently for The Alzheimer Society amounted to € 833.00. Thank you to all those who donated so generously.
DVDs are now on sale in Mc Glinchey's Mace following the recent successful X-Factor night in Paddy's Bar. Proceeds go to the Donegal Hospice with a donation going to the local Mountain Rescue Service and Playgroup. Price is € 12.
Classes in Jiving, Fox Trot, Quick Step and Waltz have started in the Highlands Hotel, Glenties, on Monday nights from 8.00 p.m. – 10.00 p.m. Teacher: Seamus Melvin, Mayo.
March 11, 2011 by Joseph in Glenties, News


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'Politicians must protect our power sector jobs' - unions
Former Secretary of State James Brokenshire (right) visited Kilroot Power Station in Carrickfergus in 2016 to meet the senior leadership of owners AES and see the investment being made in innovative energy storage solutions. Photo by Simon Graham/Harrison Photography.
Published: 10:37 Updated: 10:53 Friday 26 January 2018
Union representatives are calling on the Government and local politicians to intervene to prevent the loss of hundreds of jobs at power stations in East Antrim.
Speaking on behalf of all three unions representing workers in AES Ballylumford and Kilroot power stations, GMB, Prospect and Unite the union, Joanne McWilliams, Regional officer for Unite, expressed the shock and anger of the workforce.
"Management has indicated to us that critical generation units at both AES Ballylumford and Kilroot Power Stations have been denied contracts for supply under the All-Island electricity capacity auction. This decision will mean that the company cannot cover their fixed costs.
"As a result Kilroot Power Station in Carrickfergus now faces closure from the end of May 2018. This outcome threatens to make redundant all 150 AES workers onsite as well as the 120 direct, full-time contractors who are employed by local firms.
"Union representatives are calling on local politicians and the UK government to intervene in the decision of the All-Island regulatory authorities and transmission system operators not to award Capacity Market Remuneration (CRM) contracts to the units,
"This decision effectively shuts down 36 per cent of Northern Ireland's electrical generation capacity. Such an outcome will be a disaster for local jobs and security of supply."
The unions warn the threat to jobs is a further blow in an area where the economy has been badly affected in recent times.
"This announcement strikes at the heart of the Antrim community which over the last three years has been struck by huge jobs losses and jobs threats at the like of JTI-Gallahers, Michelin, Bombardier, Mivan, Schlumberger and Sensata (Schrader Electronics).
"AES workers produced energy to meet 22% of Northern Ireland's demand in 2017. In making this decision, the new all-island system operator hasn't explained from where these missing megawatts will come this coming winter meaning a grave risk of uncertainty about the power supply for all Northern Ireland firms and households. We will be ever more dependent on supply from outside this jurisdiction.
"Kilroot power station workers keep the rest of Northern Ireland working by keeping the lights on. Local politicians must protect our power sector jobs and demand that the system operator and the utility regulator guarantee security of electricity supply for Northern Ireland until new generational capacity and the second North-South interconnector are fully-operational in late 2021", Ms McWilliams said.
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Lilies #2263CR, 2259AR, 2258CR & 2261A
February 27, 2016 by Steven Spring	in Art, Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Photography and tagged Art, Color Photography, Flowers, Gardening, Lilies, Nature, Nature Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography, StevenSpringPhotography	| Leave a comment
Lilies, whose scientific name is Lilium, has more than one hundred gorgeous species in its family. There are many plants that have lily in their common name; however, not all are true Lilies. Two examples of this misnomer are Day Lilies and Peace Lilies. True Lilies are mostly native throughout the temperate climate regions of the northern hemisphere of planet Earth, although their range can extend into the northern subtropics as well. This range extends across much of Europe, Asia, Japan and the Philippines and across southern Canada and throughout most of the United States.
Lilies are very easy to grow. They are not especially particular about soil neither type nor pH level. Their only requirement is well-drained soil. Lilies grow best in full sun; however, they may thrive in partial sun as well. An interesting fact about this plant is that most Lily bulbs have very thick roots that have the ability to pull the bulb down into the soil at a depth that is most optimum for their continued survival.
If I am fortunate to have you view my photographs and you find the color saturation too much or the color schemes of the mats do not match either themselves or the photograph, please let me know via a comment. Being color-blind, what might look great to me might look like sh*t to everyone else!
Orchids #161BR, 146BR, 148AR & 141CR
February 20, 2016 by Steven Spring	in Art, Gardening, Nature, Photography and tagged Art, Color Photography, Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Nature Photography, Orchids, Outdoor Photography, Photography, StevenSpringPhotography	| Leave a comment
Orchids, whose botanical name is Orchidaceae, has more than thirty-five thousand species and as many as three hundred thousand hybrids in its family, making it one of the two largest plant families along with the Asteraceae family, which includes such flowers as Asters, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Daisies, Marigolds and Zinnias. In addition to being one of the largest flowering plant families, evidence suggest that Orchids first appeared more than one hundred and twenty million years ago, making this elegant flower also one of the oldest.
Because of the exotic appearance of this flower, I always assumed that the plant had its origins in the tropical regions of the world. However, since getting my first Orchid, I have learned this assumption cannot be any further from the truth. Though many species do grow in the tropics, in locales such as Central and South America, Africa and the Indo-China region, other species are found in our planet's temperate regions along both sides of the Equator in regions such as the United States, Europe, Russia, China and Australia. Even more interesting is the fact that Orchids are also found growing in rather cold regions of the planet, in places such as Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia. In fact, there are only a few countries in the world in which Orchids do not originate, such as the desert countries of northern Africa and the Mid East, and also the continent of frigid Antarctica. In an interesting note, forty-eight species have been found in the state of Maine, while Hawaii only has three.
All Orchids are considered perennials, and grow via two different methods, monopodial and sympodial. Monopodial Orchids has a central stem, which grows upward on top of its prior growth. The plant's roots and flower stalks all begin life from that same central stem. Sympodials, in which most Orchids are members of, new growth originates at the base of the prior year's growing season, resulting in the plant growing laterally.
Due to the immense number of different plants in this family, the blooms of Orchids come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors. Some Orchids produce just a single flower, while other varieties produce multiple blooms. The flowers range in size from a pinhead up to nearly twelve inches wide. They come in all colors except true black, although the most dominant colors are white, yellow, pink, lavender and red, although green and brown are very common as well. Typically, Orchids consist of three sepals, three petals. One of the petals is greatly modified, which forms the flower's throat and lip. The plant has simple leaves with parallel veins, and they normally alternate on the stem and are often folded lengthwise. The leaves may be either ovate, lanceolate or orbiculate in shape. As far as soil types go, this to me is what makes Orchids very unique from most, if not all other flowers. Some grow in soil; some grow on trees, some on rocks, while others survive on decaying plant matter. One more interesting note is that vanilla favoring comes from the Vanilla Orchid.
The particular type of Orchid shown in these photographs is a Phalaenopsis, which are commonly referred to as a Moth Orchid. If I am fortunate to have you view my photographs and you find the color saturation too much or the color schemes of the mats do not match either themselves or the photograph, please let me know via a comment. Being color-blind, what might look great to me might look like sh*t to everyone else!
Lilies #1548BR, 1535AR, 1539AR & 1520AR
Iris #276BR, 277AR, 288BR, 280BR, 282BR, 290AR, 286AR, 285AR & 280BR
February 6, 2016 by Steven Spring	in Art, Flowers, Gardening, Nature, Photography and tagged Art, Color Photography, Flowers, Gardening, Iris, Nature, Nature Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography, StevenSpringPhotography	| Leave a comment
Irises are a genus of three hundred species of flowering perennials named after the Greek goddess who was said to have rode rainbows, so named because of the rainbow of colors the plant is famous for. Irises, whose scientific name is Iris, is the largest genus of the Iridaceae family. Many of the three hundred species are natural hybrids. Once commonly called Flags, Irises are native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, especially Asia and Eurasia.
Irises like full sun and will grow in nearly every soil type, although they prefer a neutral to slightly acidic, well-drained soil. Without enough sun, typically requiring at least six hours a day, the flower will not bloom. It is said that Irises can withstand drought that would kill most all other flowers. If the soil is too sandy, or clayish, organic matter such as compost should be added. In addition to being drought-tolerant, this flower is also deer-resistant, however the plant is vulnerable to borers, which can eat its roots.
Growing to a height of one to three feet, depending on the species, the flowers of this plant sit atop long, erect stems and appears fan-shaped with symmetrical six-lobed blooms. Three sepals drop downwards, while the three petals stand upright, although some smaller species have all six lobes pointing directly outward. Most Irises bloom in early summer, although some hybrids will re-bloom again later in the growing season. Though purple is its predominate color, the blooms also come in pink, orange, yellow, blue, white and a multi-color. Besides humans, these flowers also attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
What make the Iris somewhat unusual in a typical garden in my neck of the woods, is its rhizomes, which are fleshy, root-like stems of the plant from which it roots. The rhizomes should be exposed, unlike that of bulbs, because they need some sun and air to help keep them somewhat dry. If covered by dirt, or crowded out by other plants, the rhizomes will rot. If the rhizomes appear rotten and/or diseased, let them dry out in the sun for a few days, and any healthy looking piece can be replanted.
Clusters of the plant should be divided every three or four years to keep the plant vigorous. The plant should be divided in late summer or early fall. Do not trim the leaves back during the summer, as they carry on the photosynthesis process until late fall. Brown tips should be cut off, and the stalks of the deadheads should be cut down to the rhizomes to discourage rotting. Irises should not be mulched, as mulching retains moisture and too much moisture will rot the rhizomes.


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There are two main types, osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, out of these two osteoarthritis is the most common and affects around 8 million people in the UK alone.
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"Other countries are astonished by the complexity of our tertiary education system"
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Students, universities, colleges and employers all want a simplified, connected, flexible tertiary system – but this isn't news to anyone.
The bigger, knotty questions are how do we get there – and why haven't we got there already?
How do we get there?
Ellen Wilson from Pearson wants universities and colleges to find common ways of recognising skills, perhaps through a learning passport. MIT and eight other institutions are currently trialling a digital credential initiative, to create a standard way of recognising student achievements. Digital credits and degrees that you can keep in your pocket would help students move around – between universities, colleges and other organisations. As would progressive, subscription-based payment models for education which recognise that education can be gradual, or interrupted.
But getting students through the door is the first priority, and lots of students can't move from place to place. Yana Williams from Hugh Baird College advocates targeted local work for FE colleges. For Hugh Baird, one of their big recruitment drives happens in the Asda supermarket across the road. Their team goes over during the summer and runs pop-ups and talks to mums with young children and people working nearby. Twenty or thirty people join the college every year through their work in Asda. These students are motivated by the possibility that they can study nearby, and still keep their job and their house.
Bold political leadership is crucial, says Julie Lydon, vice chancellor at the University of South Wales: "we haven't won the argument that the future is about a knowledge economy". Julie doesn't doubt the ability of the sector to adapt, rather she thinks that politicians haven't accepted that we're not keeping up with our competitors across the world in integrated FE and HE provision.
The sector also needs structural change and system disruption: Andy Westwood, professor of government practice at the University of Manchester thinks that "we can't create the tertiary system with pathways that we need while leaving the current system intact". Our current system is based on a series of assumptions about students and funding that couldn't survive in a more integrated, flexible tertiary system.
Why haven't we got there already?
We're not there yet because our system isn't balanced. Andy points out that FE colleges and employer-based training have declined since 2010 because of the high level of provision offered by universities – attached to the £9k fee. While HE funding has soared since 2010, FE funding has dribbled on; many FE colleges are in decline and would need serious investment to compete with universities.
Attached to funding is the narrative question posed by Julie: has the argument for rebalancing FE and HE been won? The Augar review was tasked with ensuring a "joined-up system that works for everyone" and the report came up with £3bn in extra funds for FE but didn't propose deep or broad structural change that would enable a shift in priorities and thinking. Does this injection of cash suggest that the broad argument hasn't been won, or that the Augar review was never capable of galvanising structural change?
Beyond Westminster, employers, colleges and universities have a shared responsibility to accelerate change. For example, there's an unhelpful narrative around graduates not being ready for work: Andy says that employers need a "massive kick in the arse" in terms of work training and education, because there often isn't enough. More training and skills development means more potential fluidity for students – and in the education sector more broadly. Partnerships between universities, colleges and employers need to involve recognising gaps and addressing them – preferably together, through sharing knowledge and data.
Another question around narratives came from a Wonkfest audience member, who thought that representations of universities were entrenching narratives about HE and FE and stopping people from thinking that higher education was for them. Adverts for universities still display traditional models of university life: "our images and language don't invite people in". Changing narratives isn't just about internal cultural shifts and winning political arguments, universities and colleges need to be thinking about how they're projecting their cultures to prospective students from a wide range of backgrounds.
Although HE doesn't feel accessible for everyone, more broadly, students are ahead of the curve on flexible, integrated education. According to Pearson's global survey, students are already, increasingly, learning flexibly. Ellen Wilson says that learners are "taking control of education themselves and they have a do-it-yourself mindset": they're comfortable with online degrees, short courses and bitesize learning. If universities and colleges want the future to be tertiary, perhaps they should follow the lead of their students. Structurally supporting more students through the flexible pathways they're already creating would be a helpful way forward.
Andy reports that "other countries are astonished by the complexity of our tertiary education system". Along with listening to students, it seems important to simplify this vastly complex, conflicting and mystifying tertiary system which, by virtue of its complexity, creates barriers to porous learning.
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Study: Around 1 in 3 Med Students Abuse Alcohol
Previous research has shown that the issue of burnout in medical training is a significant problem throughout the United States.
"Recent data show that many medical students in the U.S. meet criteria for burnout, but few studies have explored the relationship between medical student alcohol abuse or dependence and educational debt," says Lotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE, FACP. Financial debt has been previously associated with alcohol abuse and dependence in the general population. A recent national sample of college-educated adults aged 22 to 34 in the U.S. showed that nearly 16% had alcohol abuse/dependence.
For a study published in Academic Medicine, Dr. Dyrbye and colleagues surveyed medical studies about their alcohol abuse/dependence, burnout, depression, suicidality, quality of life (QOL), and fatigue. The authors note that this is the first study to explore the relationship between alcohol abuse/dependence and burnout among medical students.
Striking Results
After receiving more than 4,000 completed surveys from medical students, the research team found that about one-third met diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse/dependence. "This rate is about double the rate that has been seen in age-matched non–medical students," Dr. Dyrbye says, "and burnout and high educational debt were key reasons for this strikingly high rate." The study team noted that alcohol abuse was strongly associated with depression, low mental QOL, and low emotional QOL. Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization are aspects of burnout, a syndrome characterized by high emotional exhaustion and high depersonalization among physicians and medical trainees. These aspects were strongly associated with alcohol abuse and dependence.
Several important risk factors emerged as independent risk factors for alcohol abuse and dependence among medical students. These included:
Reporting symptoms of burnout.
Having student loan debts of more than $100,000.
Being unmarried.
Being younger.
The analysis also noted that the rate of suicidal ideation (about 9%) was similar to that reported in previous research among medical students, but was higher than what has been reported in the general U.S. population (about 6%) in similarly aged individuals. Nearly 35% of medical students who reported having suicidal ideation in the survey had coexistent alcohol abuse or dependence.
Significant Implications
The Association of American Medical Colleges and other organizations provide information on debt management, but Dr. Dyrbye says the findings underscore the need for better interventions to prevent the effects of stress among physicians during their medical training. "We need to find new multifaceted strategies to address alcohol use, burnout, and the cost of medical education," she says. "Our data are important considering that the cost of attending medical school has risen by over 200% in the past decade." She adds that if educational debt continues to rise in the face of lower earnings, the psychological toll of these debts may become even more severe.
Boosting awareness on the problems of burnout and alcohol abuse/dependence is critical, and these are real problems that must be addressed early, according to Dr. Dyrbye. "Being mindful and using mentorship programs may help both trainees and mentors deal with these very real issues," she says. She adds that self-care is an important practice for physicians at every stage of training.
Lotte N. Dyrbye, MD, MHPE, FACP, has indicated to Physician's Weekly that she has a co-inventor the Physician Well-Being Index and Medical Student Well-Being Index; the copyright is owned by Mayo Clinic and licensed to MedEd Web Solutions for use outside Mayo. Royalties have been received. She also has a grant from the American Medical Association relating to undergraduate medical education (Accelerating Change in Medical Education). Neither of these aforementioned disclosures, however, is relevant to the content of the feature story. Funding for the study discussed above was provided by the American Medical Association and the Mayo Clinic Department of Medicine Program on Physician Well-Being.
Jackson ER, Shanafelt TD, Hasan O, Satele DV, Dyrbye LN. Burnout and alcohol abuse/dependence among U.S. medical students. Acad Med. 2016 Mar 1 [Epub ahead of print]. Available at: http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=9000&issue=00000&article=98559&type=abstract.
Dyrbye LN, West CP, Satele D, Boone S, Sloan J, Shanafelt TD. A national study of medical students' attitudes toward self-prescribing and responsibility to report impaired colleagues. Acad Med. 2015;90:485-493.
West CP, Shanafelt TD, Kolars JC. Quality of life, burnout, educational debt, and medical knowledge among internal medicine residents. JAMA. 2011; 306:952-960.
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Sharp Park Beach - Wag!
Sharp Park Beach is a well-loved spot among the canines of Pacifica. Just 15 minutes from downtown San Francisco, it is one of few black sand beaches in California, getting its color from the high iron content. The beach includes a recreation trail, cafe, picnic areas, and one of the longest fishing piers in the state. Unfurtunately, four-legged visitors are not allowed on the pier, but the trail on the levee is totally pooch-friendly. In fact, it is especially pawpular among local pups and their humans—your Fido might even make some friends while you're taking a stroll.
The trail in Sharp Park Beach is only about half a mile, but you can turn it into a 2.5-mile loop if you continue on to Mori Point and Francisco Boulevard. To take the longer route, drive to Beach Boulevard and Montecito Avenue where there's ample free parking. Leave your swimsuits at home and forget about going in the water—Sharp Park Beach is known for its hairy riptides. Instead, bring windbreakers as the area can get windy, cold, and foggy.
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At the end of the beach is the oceanside bluff known as Mori Point. Follow Mori Point Road east until you reach Bradford Way, then head north to Francisco Boulevard. Walking the perimeter of the golf course will lead you and Fido back to the beach. Always keep your pup on a leash and remember to bring waste bags so that everyone can enjoy the beautiful spot that is Sharp Park Beach!
The city of Pacifica can be chilly, especially during summer, so dress accordingly!


SLIPKNOT's (sic)nesses DVD, which captures the band's June 2009 performance in front of 80,000 maniacal fans at the storied Download Festival in the UK, debuted at #1 on the Billboard DVD chart. The DVD impressively bowed ahead of The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts DVD featuring U2, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, METALLICA, OZZY OSBOURNE, BILLY JOEL, BLACK EYED PEAS and other hitmakers. (sic)nesses marks the band's return to the #1 slot on the Music Video Chart; their first commercial video release, 1999's Welcome to Our Neighborhood, debuted at #1 on the Music Video Chart, as well. Slipknot's last studio album, 2008's Platinum-selling All Hope Is Gone, also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 sales chart.
(sic)nesses' release was preceded by in-theater screenings across the country. An intimate fan screening in New York City, attended by Clown himself, saw fans moshing in the aisles during the presentation!
(sic)nesses is a demonstration of one of the greatest bands of 21st century at the top of their game. It is a global phenomenon, debuting in the #1 slot in the UK, Australia and Finland. It also landed in the Top 5 in Germany, Denmark, France and Belgium and in the Top 10 in Italy and Spain.


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On July 30, the next group of "Ultimate Hits" will be going on sale. Those titles include Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy Tactics, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy XII Internatinoal Zodiac Job System and UMB movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.


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Below you will find various handouts, videos, and interviews in which Rebecca Skloot talks about her writing and researching process, gives tips on science writing, getting published, and more.
People often ask Rebecca about the business of publishing, and author publicity. Before The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks was published, Rebecca went through five editors and three publishing houses, fought many battles, and spent years doing publicity for the book before it made its way onto bookstore shelves. You can read a bit about the book's publishing saga online here. You can read about Rebecca's work organizing her own book tour here, and you can read about the years she spent working to publicize the book (long before it was published), and her tips for other authors here and here and here and here.
You can read more about Rebecca's writing process, her expectations for the book, and how she developed the book's structure (complete with photos of the index-card story board she used to organize the book), in this interview with Nieman Storyboard, from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard and also in The OpenNotebook interview with David Dobbs (which includes photos of her research notes).
Below, Rebecca discusses a key (if unorthodox) moment in her book reporting process that helped her win Deborah Lacks's trust. Hint: It involves being bitten by dozens of ticks and bathing in salad dressing.
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