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Africa: Media Guru Calls for Affirmative Action On Gender Gaps, As She Shares Her Success Story
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By Ruth Kanyanga Kamwi
She is the first woman to hold the position of Director of Programmes, at the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, ZNBC.
Rose Chumpuka is one of the Five Directors at the country's public service broadcaster.
Ms. Chumpuka started out as a producer at ZNBC 25 years ago after graduating from the University of Zambia with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass communication and a minor in public administration.
She rose through the ranks until in 2016, when she began her journey of providing overall coordination, planning, supervision and leadership of the programming Directorate. The Directorate comprises four Newsrooms, three television channels, three Radio networks and an Information Resource centre that houses the Corporation's audio and video libraries.
"I went on to read a Master of Communications and Media studies degree at Monash university in Melbourne, Australia. I graduated with honors and rejoined the corporation and rose to the position of Director of programme."
Having grown up in the town centre area of Ndola town on the Copperbelt, Rose, the youngest of the three sisters, describes her childhood as pleasant.
"My childhood was a very loving and fulfilling upbringing. My father was a civil service worker while my mum opted to stay home and take care of me and my two elder sisters, I grew up in a nuclear home", said Chumpuka.
Ms. Chumpuka started school at Ndola Primary, nearly 400 meters from home before going to the then Dominican convent primary and secondary school, where she completed her grade twelve. From a young age her parents were her role models.
"My mum was awesome and very loving. She was always there to help me with homework, teach me house chaos, knitting and gardening. She was also very instrumental in instilling Christian ethos in the family. Dad was great fun. Often, we took holidays with him to places like Livingstone, kariba and to grand mum's farm as well". Said Chumpuka
Ms. Chumpuka who herself is a mother of two girls has passed on the family ideals among them, placing a value on education to her daughters.
"My daughters are both in university. The older one is pursuing a degree in purchasing and supply, while the other is doing law," she said
Cognizant of the fact that, a Journalist, is a Jack of all fields but a Master of non, Rose tried her luck at politics, in 2001. She adds that her interest in politics came about as a result of her interaction with politicians.
"I developed a passion for politics and I pursued it for two years. However, my passion for Journalism, was overwhelming. I left politics and returned to my all-time passion and calling - being a scribe," she noted.
Undoubtedly, the job of Director of Programmes is very challenging as one must meet the information, educational and entertainment needs of any society and that doesn't come easy. The Director of programmes also stands at the forefront of one of ZNBC's core functions, providing guidance and leadership during the industry-wide transition from analogue to digital broadcasting and must champion new industry trends and programming to ensure the Corporation maintains its position as a market leader. This requires a lot of patience, listening and embracing of divergent views.
Ms. Chumpuka is however grateful and proud that being the first women DP at ZNBC means gender equity does exist in the country.
"It demonstrates that our management and governance processes are gender inclusive. It also validates the tremendous efforts that we as a country have made towards gender inclusiveness', Ms Chumpuka said.
She is quick to note that women should not just aspire for top leadership positions based on their gender but should work hard . She adds that to reach senior management levels require, focus, teamwork, diligence to duty, and hard work.
Ms. Chumpuka says one has to strive to be relevant at all times, pointing out that the media landscape has evolved tremendously and calls for the need to continuously evolve, change, adapt and to forge new partnership and collaboration for survival and sustainability.
"It is my firm belief, that the starting point to achieving anything in life, is believing in yourself. It is also about giving it your best effort. Ultimately, it is God's will for your life. Determination, skills, attributes, qualification are but gifts from God."
Ms. Chumpuka told Swenga News that the challenges in media are many for women, noting that there is a sense of gender inequality, threats for publishing certain stories by sources, character assassination and very rarely sexual harassment or discrimination.
A study dubbed "What the papers say about women in Zambia, monitoring of print media coverage of women," conducted in 2017 and 2018 by Panos Institute Southern Africa, revealed that that media coverage was skewed against women, with women only getting 6.9 percent of all coverage in Zambia's leading daily newspapers. The study also points out that 46 percent of the stories about women were positive.
Panos works with the media to promote positive facts and opinions about women as well as debunk
harmful, sexist and wrong stereotypes about women. The organisations works with and through the media to positively profile women, and to improve the quality and amount of coverage of women in the media.
Its Executive Director, Lilian Saka Kiefer, re-echoes Ms Chumpuka's sentiments, saying, "... women have to content with socio-cultural stereotypes that are entrenched in people's mindsets through the patriarchal culture and traditions, making it difficult for them to get to the top."
She added that society is generally inclined to believe that women are not meant to be leaders. These stereotypes create a glass ceiling preventing women from getting to the top. As a result of the glass ceiling, women have to work twice as hard, but even then, they are not trusted and therefore denied opportunities to get to the top.
"Sexual harassment is another challenge that not only hinders women from getting to the top, but also hinders them from accessing opportunities that can help them realise or demonstrate their worth. In some cases, the sexual harassment is in the form of negative, sexist labelling of women aspiring for or holding leadership positions," said Kiefer.
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Ms. Kiefer added that leadership requires people to have access to certain resources and to have attained a certain level of education noting that unfortunately, the landscape does not favor women, as they are denied opportunities to education, and have limited opportunities to access resources such as finances to aid their advancement.
She added that women also tend to be meek, such that even when opportunities arise, they defer to men. This takes away the drive from women to want to push ahead.
In terms of numbers, Ms. Kiefer noted that Zambia is making strides as there has been some progress in sectors like public administration, business and religious leadership in the last 10 years.
Ms. Chumpuka, nonetheless, explains that one has to navigate their way to the top despite the challenges which should not be limited to gender.
"Navigating your way in whatever challenges you face without allowing them to weigh you down, is another way to get by. It's also good to remind yourselves that challenges are part of human irrespective of gender... " she said.
She noted that there are sufficient political, legal frameworks as well as institutional frameworks that are there to protect the rights of women. Emphasizing that, awareness of one's rights is key in overcoming gender inequality.
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CES 2021 will be nothing like CES 2020. Angela Lang/CNET This story is part of CES, where our editors will bring you the latest...
CES 2021 will be nothing like CES 2020.
This story is part of CES, where our editors will bring you the latest news and the hottest gadgets of the entirely virtual CES 2021.
Many of us radically changed the way we work in 2020, leaving the office behind and working primarily from home. The idea of having a work computer at the office and a personal computer at home also went out the window, and now we're looking for our devices to do more and serve in multiple roles, further blurring the line between consumer and business computers.
But because of the long development cycle of new laptops, desktops and tablets, no PC maker could realistically take these colossal shifts and engineer them into new products in time for CES 2021. What they can do is shift the narrative and emphasize new or updated products that are more appropriate for the current reality.
Put another way, expect to see a lot of business laptops at CES 2021.
One of 2020's best, the Dell Latitude 9510.
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All work, no play
One year ago, at CES 2020, we saw a lot of prototypes, experimental designs and new gaming PCs — many products with a fun consumer focus. This year, it'll be a bit more dour.
Instead of first-gen folding screens and colorful gaming rigs, much of the attention will be on laptops with better webcams, better microphones, better security features. Basically the things your company IT department would be looking for in a new work laptop. That may not be as flashy, but it's what a lot of people need right now.
For example, if we learned anything in 2020, it was that most laptops have really bad webcams. Spend enough hours a day in Zoom meetings and that starts to become very important. Models with either improved hardware, or at least improved software to digitally polish the camera image, will be given a big marketing push. Physical webcam shutters will continue to grow in popularity.
Not so much for 5G, which was just starting to filter into laptop announcements this time last year. With at-home Wi-Fi replacing many workers' need for reliable travel connections, I doubt we'll see 5G antennas shoehorned into every laptop; instead it'll just be an option on a handful of higher-end business systems.
A very Chromebook year
The other big thing we learned in 2020 was that Chromebooks can solve most of our laptop problems. Need a low-cost, high-reliability laptop for a kid doing remote learning? Chromebook! Need a computer for parents or grandparents that you won't have to troubleshoot? Chromebook!
Especially with so many families needing a separate device for each household member, especially one per student, Chromebooks saved the day in 2020.
Chromebooks have been part of the mix at every recent CES, but this year, I suspect we'll see them pushed to the forefront, especially given the uncertainty about COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and the moving target for any kind of return to "normal."
Every PC maker wants to get out of the bargain basement $250 Chromebook business, so look for slightly upgraded models. Frankly, a $500 Chromebook can offer a much more premium-feeling experience in design, materials and performance, than a $500 Windows laptop, so that's my ChromeOS sweet spot right now.
No updates are expected on last year's Alienware handheld gaming PC concept.
For PC gaming, a rebuilding year
We're in the middle of a big, new era in video games. Unfortunately for PC gaming hardware fans, all that excitement is wrapped around the next-gen consoles, the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X.
This new cycle, which comes around every seven years or so, puts sealed living room boxes at the top of the gaming heap, for now. After all, $500 (or $300 for the smaller Xbox Series S) gets you ray tracing, HDR lighting and other high-end GPU tricks, previously available only in much more expensive gaming PCs.
But the clock is already ticking on the PS5 and Xbox. The hardware inside is frozen in amber, slowly aging and doomed to fall further behind PC gaming hardware every year. That said, I wouldn't expect too much more, and the official CES topic page for gaming looks pretty sad right now.
There is at least one big leap expected. At least according to informed speculation, we'll see laptop-ready versions of Nvidia's 3000-series graphics cards. That's going to make for more powerful gaming laptops — maybe even some that can make Cyberpunk 2077 look good…
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The newly-unveiled LG V30, the world's first 600 MHz LTE-capable smartphone, will be available at T-Mobile this fall.
The Un-carrier is lighting up LTE in its new super spectrum at breakneck pace while simultaneously building for the 5G future with new network equipment from Ericsson.
Bellevue, Washington — August 31, 2017 — Forget winter: 600 MHz is here. Just two weeks after launching the world's first 600 MHz LTE sites, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced it will carry the LG V30 – the world's first smartphone to support 600 MHz LTE. And the Un-carrier unveiled the latest location to go live with its new super spectrum in Scarborough, Maine. On top of that, T-Mobile announced that, beyond lighting up these new airwaves on LTE at breakneck pace, the Un-carrier is simultaneously laying a foundation for true nationwide 5G with breakthrough new equipment from Ericsson that supports both LTE and 5G.
The LG V30 will be the world's first smartphone to support LTE on 600 MHz as well as other spectrum bands available from T-Mobile, and the Un-carrier plans to launch LG's latest flagship nationwide this fall.
In addition to expanding and strengthening its LTE network with 600 MHz spectrum, T-Mobile announced plans earlier this year for a nationwide 5G network on this super-premium low-band spectrum. By deploying Ericsson's new radio equipment, the Un-carrier is making 600 MHz LTE available today while building a seamless path to 5G on 600 MHz. When it's time to launch 5G technology for consumers, the Un-carrier can upgrade this already-deployed 5G-ready equipment via software update, effectively turning on 5G on 600 MHz with the flip of a switch without having to touch towers twice.
T-Mobile plans to continue deploying LTE on 600 MHz at a record-shattering pace, starting in rural America and markets across more than 1.2 million square miles where the spectrum will be clear this year. The Un-carrier is on track to accomplish in six months what would normally be a two-year process from auction to consumer availability.
"The US has hit another milestone with the historic rollout of 5G-ready technology in record-breaking time. The work we're doing with T-Mobile on its low-band spectrum is paving the way for 5G in rural America and nationwide," said Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Ericsson.
To bring 600 MHz LTE to customers at breakneck speed, T-Mobile is working closely with the FCC and broadcasters like PBS to clear the spectrum in record time, investing where necessary to preserve programming consumers care about while paving the way for new wireless coverage and competition for consumers. T-Mobile is also working closely with network infrastructure partners, chipset makers and device manufacturers. In addition to LG, Samsung also plans to launch phones that tap into this new spectrum.
Earlier this month, T-Mobile swept the awards in OpenSignal's comprehensive wireless network study – based on more than five billion tests from real wireless customers – something no other major wireless company has ever done. And, with new 600 MHz spectrum accelerating the Un-carrier's LTE expansion into rural America, T-Mobile is making America's best unlimited network even better. T-Mobile has doubled its LTE coverage since 2015, currently covering 315 million people with plans to cover 321 million by year's end. The Un-carrier owns a whopping average of 31 MHz of 600 MHz spectrum licenses that can cover every single American across the nation with low band spectrum that reaches twice as far and is four times better in buildings than mid-band.
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Just a fortnight after John McEnroe's comments about Serena Williams' chances against male players, a line from a Wimbledon interviewer has served to reinforce just how differently some see the men's and women's game.
After losing his quarter-final to Sam Querrey in five sets, the world number one was faced by an American reporter who described Querrey as "the first American player to reach the semi-finals since 2009".
However, as we all well know, Serena Williams has reached the semi-final stage (or further) no fewer than four times since then, while her sister Venus achieved the same feat just 24 hours before Querrey saw off Murray 3-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1, 6-1.
Without missing a beat, and without even waiting for the question to come to an end, Murray interrupted with "male player".
Murray has received plenty of praise for his interjection, with fans proud of the fact that he has remained unwavering in his support of women's tennis as equal to the men's game – an approach which is sadly not shared by everyone.
The point about everyday sexism is that it often goes unchallenged, even by those who may oppose it, so for Murray to use his platform to correct the language of the interviewer is significant.
Following his hard-fought victory, Querrey will take on Marin Čilić for a place in the final after the Croat beat Gilles Müller, also in five sets.
The winner of that match will face either Roger Federer, who brushed aside Milos Raonic, or Tomáš Berdych, who advanced when opponent Novak Djokovic retired injured.


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Qatar Airways CEO and past Boeing critic backs planemaker's new head
Alexander Cornwell
KUWAIT (Reuters) - The chief executive of Qatar Airways and a past critic of Boeing managers welcomed on Wednesday this month's change at the helm of the U.S. planemaker as it deals with the grounding of its 737 MAX model following two fatal crashes.
FILE PHOTO: A Qatar Airways aircraft takes off at the aircraft builder's headquarters of Airbus in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
Boeing appointed David Calhoun, a former General Electric (GE.N) executive who has been on the Boeing board since 2009, as chief executive and president. He replaced Dennis Muilenburg.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker, who heads one of the Middle East's largest carriers, is a major Boeing customer but has been critical of Boeing and its rival Airbus (AIR.PA) in the past. He once said Boeing was run by "bean counters and lawyers."
"I have huge confidence in the new management of Boeing and I have huge confidence in Mr Calhoun leading the company," Baker said. "I am very glad Mr Muilenburg has gone."
Boeing dropped Muilenburg as it became increasingly clear he was making little headway resolving a crisis over the 737 MAX that has cost the planemaker $9 billion, hurt suppliers and airlines, threatening to cut the pace of U.S. economic growth. The 737 MAX has been grounded since March after two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that together killed 346 people.
Boeing's development of the 777-9, a new version of its popular widebody jet, has been delayed as its attention is focused on recovering from the MAX crisis. Baker said his airline, a launch customer for the 777-9, expected to receive its first delivery of the model by mid-2021, which he said was later than originally planned.
"It is important to note that the delay is not because of any other reason other than the MAX," Baker said. "The whole concentration of Boeing is now getting the MAX into the air."
Baker said state-owned Qatar Airways would report a loss in the financial year ending on March 31, but expected to break even in the 2020/2021 financial year. The carrier hoped to be profitable in the financial year 2021/2022, he told reporters.
Baker said the Qatari carrier would continue to fly to Iran and had not lost any bookings during a spike in Middle East tensions, when a U.S. drone strike killed a top Iranian general and Iran launched missiles at U.S. targets in Iraq in response.
A number of flights to Tehran were canceled last week after the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran, which Tehran later admitted it had shot down by mistake in the tense hours after its retaliatory missile attacks.
Many airlines use Iranian airspace, including Qatar Airways which is banned from flying over some Gulf Arab states because of a diplomatic row.
(This story fixes typographical error in paragraph 6)
Reporting Alexander Cornwell; Additional reporting by Ahmed Hagagy; Editing by Edmund Blair


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Manoel Garcia January 11, 2019
This is not another game review, but an attempt at analyzing the game Achtung! Cthulhu on its end result at translating a board game into a digital one.
As I was playing Achtung! Cthulhu, I couldn't help but notice many features common to board games such as Tannhauser and digital ones like the old 1994 X-COM . I will talk a little about some interesting aspects that could serve as a basis for game designers wishing to delve into that kind of game design. Turn-based games are classic examples of successful use of board game elements. Let's go over some important points about that as we explore the beauty of Achtung! Cthulhu.
Merging World War 2 with Nazi legends of black magic and spicing that up with a touch of Cthulhu is a formula that always resonates with lovers of this type of mixed genre. Achtung! Cthulhu has the advantage of springing from a successful game of miniatures and an RPG with the same theme. The adaptation to the digital medium has been very well executed and holds much of the original game in it. It also comes with some well-known features of clash-of-armies games, with a few units on each side and quests in which the characters level up as in traditional RPGs. About that, we can see the digital game starts by expanding the range of possibilities by adding campaigns with storyline-based missions and sub-quests that breathe more life into the game's original concept.
The cosmic horrors of HP Lovecraft, mixed with the Nazi regime at its core, create interesting villains with great potential and, of course, that's always open to surprises and plot-twists. In this aspect, since the beginning, the game is successful at exploring these ideas and setting the right RPG-like atmosphere.
Because this is a tactical game, the execution of its mechanics is exquisite. The main takeaways are:
Talents tree that allows combinations of skills;
Many types of weapons for different kinds of combats;
A very well designed melee combat mechanics;
A game scenario full of spots for the player to take cover, which plays well as extra protection under attack;
Use of psionic powers, which add an extra charm to the game.
I like how all of that is very well balanced throughout the game in a system of points of action. For instance, the characters are able to perform lots of different tasks, but that doesn't make them super soldiers. They're still under pressure and might miss a target and or do something wrong if they're not properly managed by the player.
As the game utilizes turn-based mechanics, it's clear how the original mechanics of the miniature game along with RPG features have been nicely put together in an original setting. The transition from the board game to the digital environment can, in many cases leave something to be desired (for me the Games Workshop's Dawn of War II is one of the most notable examples), but in the case of Achtung! Cthulhu, the game dynamics just improved. The many characters' skills were made the best of and the visual and sound effects matched the whole ensemble perfectly.
The job of translating an entire board game dataset table into a dynamic electronic game is always a challenge. The computer does all the necessary calculations, of course, the designer must be very careful at putting everything together, as we have some important points to consider:
- Mathematical percentage of successful execution of a task.
- Use and adaptation of modifiers involving situations such as terrain visibility, skill bonus, a bonus given by a type of weapon, racial bonus (if any), magic, among other things.
These computer calculations - done with a simple command once the game is translated into the digital format - have to be very well balanced, otherwise, the game, as it was conceptually designed, will lose much of its juice. In Achtung Cthulhu, this translation seems to be quite smooth.
This reminds me of the brilliant digital adaptation of the 1994 classic X-COM. It's like playing a board game on your computer. I had the same feeling while playing Achtung! Cthulhu. I almost fell like reaching my hand out into the screen to grab it.
However, what strikes me as the most innovative aspect of Achtung! Cthulhu is its so-called Momentum feature, when you perform some tasks beyond your action points. Let's consider that it as if it were a special action the characters can perform in ways that are still beyond their normal abilities. This was very well implemented and made the game outstanding in so many ways. That's a feature that games like the original X-COM don't have.
This is a critical aspect for any digital game: replayability. If we treat that as a common game design problem, the most commonly used solution in games like Achtung! Cthulu is adding a good scenario/campaign editor, which is like giving a longlasting experience to the gamer community. By the way, modding capabilities would be very welcome for this game.
For some players, the missions can be repetitive at times. Since it has a closed campaign (about 10 hours of play), it is not enough for you to explore the game's full potential. This is a huge waste for a game that could be much better explored by allowing players to create new challenges and missions.
I must confess that was a bit of a disappointment. Designers usually overlook that. I can't help but just lay my sorry eyes on the screen and wonder what I could do with the thousands of ideas that come to my mind as I play this great game.
As a modding defender, I should also point out how AI could be greatly improved by the gamers community if modding were allowed. When I tried playing it with an easy AI setting, its difficulty level bordered complete boredom. Like every other good wargame, the player on the other side of the table makes all the difference if you are looking for a fulfilling, challenging experience. You might argue that human opponents are always better than the AI, but that doesn't need to be like that. Achtung! Cthulhu suffers from this same problem.
From the point of view of a game designer, Achtung! Cthulhu brings together a set of excellent practices and features that should be copied by every game designer of this kind of game. As a turn-based combat game, it has everything we expect from this genre. It's a mechanics implementation class that we should all learn from.
From the point of view of the player, Achtung! Cthulhu is a good game but it leaves you wishing for more. This is to say there is much more that could be explored. I felt kind of disappointed for not being able to create my own game scenarios. Other than that, I beg the developers to please, bring a multiplayer mode and make this game even more awesome.
Ah, you can Achtung Cthulhu here.
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Fight your way back to the clock tower area. You're in for a long haul.
When you enter the master clock room, the hands should point up, and the clock will strike thirteen times. You can go up to save, but don't take the elevator just yet-- we have to explore the rest of the level.
As well as the connecting area to the Reverse Entrance.
After you reach both areas, make sure to save in the save point (located to the right in this picture).
"Take a hard look at this map, and compare it to your own. This is the fully filled out Reverse Castle Map (minus a few blocks in the Reverse Catacombs and Anti-Chapel). Alternatively, if you save and exit the game, you will see a percentage in your save file. If it's over or at 196%, you'll get the best ending.
Head all the way up, and then drop down into the main chamber.
Watch the cutscene with Shaft.
Shaft flies around the battlefield, attacking with his elemental orbs.
And use eletrical beam attacks. Attack Shaft's safety orb to damage him and eventually defeat him.


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Master in Pharmacy
The Cellular Interplay Between Na+/H+ Exchanger Isoform I and Osteopontin in Cardiac Hypertrophy
Thesis for Degree of Master of Science (18.97Mb)
Abdelaziz, Iman Ahmed
The Na+/H+ exchanger-1 (NHE1) is a ubiquitously expressed housekeeping glycoprotein that functions to regulate intracellular pH. Enhanced expression/activity of NHE1 has been implicated in cardiac hypertrophy (CH). Recently, Transgenic mice expressing active-NHE1 demonstrated a>1500-fold increase in osteopontin (OPN) gene expression. OPN, a component of the extracellular matrix, has also been implicated in CH. In our study, upregulation of NHE1 in cardiomyocytes resulted in a significant increase in OPN protein expression (342.7%±69.22%). To determine whether OPN contributes to the hypertrophic effects of NHE1 during CH, cardiomyocytes were infected with active NHE1 in the presence and absence of OPN, or a silencing RNA (siRNA). CH was assessed by measuring cell area, protein content and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) mRNA. Overexpression of NHE1 and OPN in cardiomyocytes significantly increased cell area (158.4±3.59% of control); this was significantly reduced in the presence of OPN-siRNA (68.5±0.24% vs. 190.9±8.66% NHE1-infected). Protein content and ANP mRNA expression were also significantly increased in NHE1-infected cardiomyocytes, however they were significantly abrogated in the presence of OPN-siRNA (87.8±12.58% vs. 136.8±11% NHE1-infected) and (64.6±19.9% vs. 247.7±30.81% NHE1-infected). OPN appeared to contribute to NHE1-induced CH independent of extracellular-signal-regulated kinases, p90-ribosomal-S6 kinase and protein kinase B (Akt). Interestingly, NHE1 expression and activity in cardiomyocytes infected with NHE1 and OPN were significantly enhanced (636.5±128.75% of control) and (163.1±19.49% vs. 114.7±9.48% NHE1-infected). This was significantly abolished in the presence of siRNA-OPN (20.2 fold decrease±0.12 of control) and (68.5±0.24% vs. 586.5±103.54% NHE1-infected). Moreover, cleavage of OPN was enhanced in cardiomyocytes infected with both NHE1 and OPN, which was significantly reduced in the presence of siRNA OPN. Our study is the first to demonstrate a two-way cross talk between NHE1 and OPN in CH in vitro. Our findings demonstrate that NHE1 upregulates OPN in cardiomyocytes, which in turn regulates NHE1 expression/activity and contributes to the NHE1-induced hypertrophic response. Our study highlights OPN as a potential therapeutic target to reverse NHE1-induced CH and activity, one which maybe more beneficial than directly inhibiting NHE1.
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Ottawa – The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, and the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, today unveiled the new Bomber Command honour, in the form of a bar to be worn on the ribbon of the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal (CVSM), and announced that applications are now officially being accepted for this honour.
"Our Government announced its intention to create a Bomber Command honour, and we are now pleased to unveil this honour today," said Minister Blaney. "With this bar, our Government is honouring those Canadians who fought for peace, freedom and democracy through their service in Bomber Command, and in particular the approximately 10,000 who made the ultimate sacrifice."
"Fifty-thousand Canadians defended our commonwealth and our country's freedoms and values by serving and sacrificing for the greater good through Bomber Command operations," said Minister MacKay. "Our Government, and Canadians across the country, are proud to extend our heartfelt gratitude by acknowledging their selfless efforts with the Bomber Command honour. Lest we forget."
The existing Order-in-Council governing the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal has been amended to include the eligibility criteria and the description of the new Bomber Command honour. All Canadian Veterans who were awarded the CVSM and served a minimum of one day with Bomber Command, regardless of rank or role, are eligible for this new bar. Loved ones of a deceased Canadian Bomber Command Veteran who hold the Veteran's CVSM may also apply to receive this bar. Processing priority will be given to applications received from living Canadian Bomber Command Veterans or their surviving spouses.
"The Air Force Association thanks Minister Blaney and the Harper Government for their continued efforts to recognize the sacrifices and contributions of Bomber Command," noted National President of the Air Force Association of Canada, Colonel (Ret) Terry Chester. "We see this as a significant and memorable step in the recognition of these unsung heroes."
The effort of the approximately 50,000 Canadians who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Bomber Command operations over occupied Europe was one of Canada's most significant contributions during the Second World War. Some 55,000 Allied airmen would lose their lives in flying accidents, by enemy action in the skies over Europe, or in prisoner of war camps.
According to the front page my morning newspaper - the Toronto Star - the first bars were officially presented over the weekend to Canadian Bomber Command veterans.
Bomber Command had, I think, the highest casualty rate of any service in WWII except perhaps the Kreigsmarine U-boat service. I also know that "Bomber" Harris was the only major British war time leader not to be honoured with a title after the war, as a direct result of the civilian casualties and, perhaps, the bombing of Dresden. As a friend pointed out, if he had been a German we'd have tried him for war crimes! Not arguing it wasn't necessary in the new 'total war' but a serious embarrassment afterwards. My question, and its a genuine one, is twofold: have the Bomber Command men been cheated of real recognition all these years and is this a solution?
I think many would argue, and I tend that way myself, that lots of men had a hard hard war and that the intent of the medals, including the CVSM, is to recognize everyone who volunteered/fought. Once we go down the 'bar' route, where does it end? Dieppe? St Nazaire? Atlantic Convoys? Secondly, and equally important, is the 'lack of respect/recognition' a real and serious issue or a piece of politically correct revisionism?
As has been said in another similar thread, there is no question that this recognition is long, long overdue and should have been more immediate after the war. No question, these men are deserving and were "slighted" due to the some early "political correctness" in the post-war period due to the "stink" of Bomber Harris and a desire of the Government of the time to distance itself from any unpleasant memories. However late in coming, the recognition is appropriate. However, we have to be realistic; there is a large dose of "politically correct revisionism" motivating the current decision to recognize these veterans.
And, point of fact, even Bomber Harris didn't wait long for a knighthood and only had to wait until 1953 for his baronet.
"I think many would argue, and I tend that way myself, that lots of men had a hard hard war and that the intent of the medals, including the CVSM, is to recognize everyone who volunteered/fought. Once we go down the 'bar' route, where does it end? Dieppe? St Nazaire? Atlantic Convoys? Secondly, and equally important, is the 'lack of respect/recognition' a real and serious issue or a piece of politically correct revisionism?"
Hear hear!!!! Far too little, far too late, and more and more obviously "for" politicians feeling good about themselves now that almost everyone actually there is dead.
14 vets were honoured. One pointed out that most of his mates had died already. I agree with your assessment of the motives behind this particular action now. Plus, free brownie points and possibly votes for the current regime, which doesn't even describe itself as the 'Government of Canada' but the 'Conservative government'.
Henry James Hewett of Oshawa shows off the bomber command bar he received Monday, an honour finally bestowed nearly 70 years after the war.
Henry James Hewett remembers quite clearly one of the scariest moments he ever experienced as a navigator with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War.
During a routine trip, his plane was struggling to maintain height after one of its four engines malfunctioned. The team had to abort its mission but somehow get rid of the load of bombs before trying to land.
It's "pretty tricky" to land a plane carrying a full bomb load, Hewett said, but no matter what the crew tried, they couldn't get it to unload.
"We couldn't shake it, couldn't lose it, we couldn't get rid of that bomb load at all," he said. And, despite being instructed to bail out, the team decided to stay with their pilot, who was adamant about not abandoning his plane, and attempt a landing.
"He was a pretty good pilot, he was, but he landed a Lancaster (plane) with a full bomb load on just three engines . . . that was scary," Hewett said, chuckling at the memory seven decades later.
On Monday, the Oshawa resident and 13 other GTA veterans became the first bombers to be recognized belatedly for the work they did in similarly sticky situations — and the sacrifices they made. Of about 50,000 Canadians who served in bomber crews during the war, nearly 11,000 died.
The handful of veterans was the first to be presented with new Bomber Command Bar, to be worn on the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal awarded to those who served 18 months during the Second World War, during a ceremony at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto.
Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino personally thanked each veteran and said still more veterans, or their surviving family members, are coming forward to claim the bar.
"These commemorative ceremonies will be taking place right across the country, as quickly as we can process them," Fantino said.
The bar was announced over a year ago, around the same time as a memorial for the bomber command was unveiled in England. The bombers were long unrecognized because of the nature of their mission, which grew controversial after the war was won.
Although bombing was instrumental in ending the war, the heavy toll of civilian casualties near the end, particularly of Dresden, created discomfort in the upper ranks.
Press release from the Canadian Government, Veterans Affairs Canada.
Toronto – The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today made the inaugural presentation of the new Bomber Command Bar to Veterans at a special ceremony held at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. Veterans of Bomber Command and their families, including those representing deceased Veterans, were in attendance for the ceremony on the grounds of the former Royal Canadian Air Force Staff College.
"Today, our Government is proud to honour Canadians who served in Bomber Command operations during the Second World War by presenting them with the first Bomber Command Bar," said Minister Fantino. "The brave men who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) in Bomber Command operations did so at a very heavy cost; approximately 10,000 of them paid the ultimate price, losing their lives in the skies of Europe, in training accidents or in prisoners of war camps. There is no question that their courage and dedication played an important part in bringing victory to the Allies in the Second World War."
"The Bomber Command Bar recognizes Canadian Bomber Command Veterans for their commitment and bravery in facing some of the most difficult odds of the Second World War," said Minister Nicholson. "Despite great risk—almost half of all aircrew never made it to the end of their tour—thousands volunteered. The nation stands forever grateful for their service, and we will always remember and honour their bravery and sacrifice. Lest we forget."
"The Royal Canadian Air Force Association is pleased and delighted that the realization of this significant decoration and recognition is finally at hand," said Colonel (Retired) Terry Chester, National President of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association. "Our loyal and brave airmen have waited patiently for this moment; many, sadly, are not now here for this auspicious moment, but we will remember them as we honour those who continue to carry the torch. Per ardua ad astra!"
Canada played a vital role in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), a wide-reaching plan that was jointly undertaken by Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose graduates formed the backbone of Bomber Command. Many of the Canadians who trained under this program served with RCAF squadrons in the No. 6 Bomber Group—the only non-British group to serve in Bomber Command. By the end of the Second World War, No. 6 Bomber Group had carried out more than 40,000 sorties and approximately 8,000 decorations for bravery were awarded to its members. The Government of Canada created this official honour to formally recognize these brave Canadians.
In addition to the creation of the Bomber Command Bar, the Government of Canada also helped in creating the new Bomber Command Memorial in London, United Kingdom. This memorial honours all members of the Bomber Command from Allied countries and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
For more information on Canada's role in Bomber Command and the Bomber Command Bar, to apply online for the honour or to download a hardcopy of the application form, please visit veterans.gc.ca.
That's it? That's the bar? Good Lord! They didn't lose too much sleep coming up with a design did they?
The other option would of been to use the British version... Best of the worst???
Yeah, I'd have gone with the British design, were I doing it. I'm glad, politics aside, that the vets now feel vindicated, though some of my reservations about motives and revisionism remain. Frank, thanks for posting the two articles I had alluded too but wasn't [whatever] enough to include in my initial post.
There have been a few comments on the appearance of the Bomber Command Clasp. As usual, I am in disagreement in regards to the looks and design of the clasp. If it were to follow the British example, it would look silly as it goes on the CVSM. Not a Star like the British Design.
Photo compliments of Mervyn Mitton.
Personally I think the design has an understated elegance about it. The clasp for overseas service is a silver maple leaf and the addition of a bar shouting the fact that the wearer was a member of bomber command would be crass. Not to say that all bars sporting the name of the battle or area of service is crass, far from it. However to mix the two styles certainly runs the risk of looking trashy.
It would be difficult to have used recognizable symbols on other clasps of the past and the one that comes to mind would be the Africa Star. With the different clasps, 1st Army, 8th Army and North Africa 1942-43 the use of a symbol would have been quite confusing indeed for any member of the public seeing the medal worn by the recipient. I think the same would be true with any of Campaign Medals of the Second World War that qualified for a clasp. The clasp taking the place of a second medal for whichever campaign the clasp represented.
As to using the image of bombs is concerned I believe this would have been met with a great deal of criticism. As I have mentioned before on this forum there was a short lived movement in Canada during the mid 1970s condemning the bombing of German cities by Bomber Command, this included the RCAF of course. Many of the WWII bomber crew members were left feeling betrayed by these people who had never sacrificed the smallest part of their comfortable lives to serve their country. There were even documentaries made and featured on television voicing the concerns of these sheltered and pampered members of our society. In my opinion, the inclusion of the images of bombs would not have set well with the veterans; this view being based on the many Canadian Air Force crews I knew while growing up.
The last point I would make is that the Airmen were not "in love" with the ordnance they carried but with the aircraft itself. So many times I've heard the praises, and occasionally the complaints, of this aircraft or that aircraft; never the attributes of a bomb.
I, for one, fully support the choice of the lone bomber on the clasp. It is an elegant and dignified tribute to all those who served their country in those dark days of the Second World War.
Peter, I have not figured out how to post images, but here is a link to the Dieppe Clasp on the Veterans Affairs Website. I hope posting these images from their website is ok.
And here is the Hong Kong Clasp from the Veterans Affairs website.
In my opinion the Dieppe clasp was over the top, and not in a good sense. The name "Dieppe" would have been enough but then it looks like an adolescent competition winner's entry was accepted for the design.
The Hong Kong bar is much better with the HK in an oriental style between the two words. I think there is a fine like between good taste and junkly, which I think the Dieppe bar is. The Bomber Command may be understated but better that than trashing it out with a lot of other printed words or symbols.
I've included an example of the Hong Kong bar which, going by the source of this medal and bar, is an original.
Agree 100% with all the comments immediately above!
Many vets received letters that the minister would personally present the bar to them while on a cross country tour. Below is just such a ceremony.
Brigadier-General (Retired) Jack Vincent Watts, DSO, DFC & Bar, receives the bomber command bar to his CVSM from Minister Fantino and the Commander of the RCAF at the Battle of Britain parade 15 September 2013 (photo Dean Black RCAFA).


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The atrium floor of the Richard Meier-designed High Museum of Art building will soon be covered by a monumental, site-specific painting by Shanghai artist Michael Lin.
Lin's "Utah Sky 2065-40 (Blue Curve)," a triangular-shaped work featuring a brightly colored floral pattern inspired by a traditional Asian textile print, will go on view beginning April 24. Visitors will be encouraged to walk on and immerse themselves in the 2,000-square-foot Robinson Atrium painting, constructed of 1-inch-thick wood panels.
Known for such "architectural interventions," Lin responded to architect Meier's soaring Stent Wing design and skylight. The artist also took inspiration from Ellsworth Kelly's shaped canvases on view in the High's modern and contemporary art permanent collection galleries.
The work's enigmatic title refers to one of the Benjamin Moore paint colors featured in the design.
"Michael's works address the power of collective action, the value of labor and the importance of craft," High contemporary curator Michael Rooks said in a High announcement. "He approaches painting as a bounded, physical space — one that we can inhabit — rather than as an object only to be viewed and contemplated.
"Our visitors will find a very deep connection to the creative process," Rooks predicted, "as they move within the space of the piece."
Seven Atlanta artists will work with Lin and his studio to hand paint the panels on site: Curtis Ames, Nick Bable, Henry Detweiler, Heidi Graf, Abbie Merritt, Mac Stewart and Linze Yarbrough.
""Utah Sky" will go on display on the same day as the High opens its "Los Trompos" ("Spinning Tops") interactive installation by Mexican artists Hector Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena outside on the Woodruff Arts Center's Sifly Piazza. 1280 Peachtree St. Atlanta. high.org.


What makes a writer? What helps them to create ideas?
How are they motivated to keep writing? What are the main barriers they face?
The life-long value and benefits of involvement in reading have been explored in a number of projects, yet we lack a detailed understanding of why some people write (or don't). TLC is proud to present in their first outing the findings from a report by Kingston University and University College London as part of the first large-scale research project that has sought to understand more about the early influences and personality traits which shape a writer, the motivations and working practices of the writing community, and the benefits of writing to an individual and to society. In association with 6 writing organisations, the study also extends research by Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL) in the development and exercise of individual creativity – particularly in relation to business leadership – by exploring this issue in relation to writers.
Come and hear, for the first time, the insights from this wide-ranging survey, and garner new insights into the creative process of writers, their key influences and motivations, and more.
Your ticket to this event includes one free glass of wine or soft drink.
This event offers the outcomes of research carried out by Kingston University in collaboration with UCL. The Literary Consultancy was one of the research partners.
Former publisher with a strong interest in widening involvement in reading and writing. Founder of Well Worth Reading, www.readingforce.org.uk and @kubigread Co-founder MA Publishing at Kingston University. Author of many titles on creative writing and publishing. Board member of The Society of Authors (2013-2016) and involved with the subgroup responsible for widening participation.
Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a highly influential consultant to business, on the editorial board of a number of international journals and past elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences. The author of over 750 scientific papers, 65 books and regular journalistic columns, Professor Furnham is particularly interested in the development and practice of creativity.
Extensive experience in the fields of statistics, economics and market research. She has designed, managed, analysed and interpreted more than a hundred market research surveys in all continents of the world. She has also written extensively as a business journalist, an economist and as co-author (with Baverstock) of a number of papers on surveys into publishing and self-publishing.


Isabel R. Amado graduated in Biochemistry at the University Complutense of Madrid (2003). She conducted her PhD research (2005-2009) at the University of Vigo, focused on the development of antimicrobial methods (physical, chemical and microbiological) to improve the safety of animal feeds. During her initial postdoctoral training she worked in the Group of Recycling and Recovery of Waste Materials at the Marine Research Institute (IIM-CSIC, Vigo, Spain) on the recovery of bioactive peptides from by-products of the fishing industry. She has also worked on a project on the biotechnological production of hyaluronic acid from agro industrial by-products and its potential application for ocular drug delivery. She developed this project within the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) at the University of Minho (Braga, Portugal), the School of Pharmacy at the University of Reading, and the Biotechnology Group (University of Vigo, Spain). She was the Principal Investigator of a local funded project on the use of molecular techniques for the study of the microbiological biodiversity of geothermal waters. The results of her research activity yielded so far 25 papers published in international peer reviewed journals indexed in the SCI (h-index of 10), 6 book chapters, and 18 conference contributions. She has supervised 1 Master Thesis (Food Science & Technology), 1 Master Project and 8 Projects of undergraduate students. She is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Iberoamerican Novelprobio network. She is also a member of the COST action "Food Waste Valorisation for Sustainable Chemicals, Materials and Fuels (EUBis)".


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«Скотт» — каталог почтовых марок мира, издаваемый на английском языке издательством , дочерней компанией издательства , обновляется ежегодно и описывает все почтовые марки всего мира, которые редакторы издательства считают выпущенными с целью почтового обращения. Каталог издаётся в шести больших томах (по состоянию на 2006 год), а также на CD. Система нумерации, которая используется в «Скотте» для идентификации марок, наиболее распространена среди коллекционеров марок США.

История

Первое издание каталога «Скотт», выпущенное Джоном Уолтером Скоттом, представляло собой 21-страничную брошюру под названием «Описательный каталог американских и иностранных почтовых марок, выпущенных с 1840 года по настоящее время, прекрасно иллюстрированный цветными гравюрами и содержащий текущую стоимость каждой разновидности» (). Оно было издано Скоттом в сентябре 1868 годаи якобы содержало перечень всех марок мира с указанием цены каждой марки. Уведомление в каталоге всё же предупреждало читателя, что «просто невозможно, чтобы у кого-нибудь всегда были все марки» в наличии. Первоначальное издание каталога выходило репринтным изданием.

В последующие годы компания Скотта перестала торговать марками, но продолжала издавать каталог, постепенно давая всё больше сведений по мере развития этого хобби и повышения уровня знаний и запросов коллекционеров. Помимо фактологической информации о марках, каталог даёт сведения о ценах на основании анализа рынка и результатов аукционов предыдущего года. По состоянию на 2002 год, каталог насчитывал более 5 тысяч страниц. Несмотря на производимые каждый год изменения в оформлении каталога с целью экономии места, его объём продолжает расти.

Описание

Система нумерации каталога «Скотт» защищена авторским правом. Компания регулярно принимает меры против любых лиц, без разрешения использующих её систему в иных целях, чем для публикации прейскурантов на марки.

Редакторы этого, занимающего доминирующее положение в США, каталога оказывают значительное влияние на то, что считается почтовой маркой, а что нет. Например, в 1960-е годы княжества ОАЭ выпустили множество марок, которые, скорее всего, никогда не продавались в почтовых отделениях, поэтому «Скотт» их не приводит. Описание этих марок следует смотреть, к примеру, в каталоге «Михель». Однако невключение в каталог «Скотт» означает, что большинство торговцев марками в США просто откажутся осуществлять сделки с такими марками.

Точно так же «Скотт» не приводит почтовые марки стран, в отношении которых правительство США ввело эмбарго, либо в некоторых случаях описывает их, но без указания цены на них. В какой-то степени это неизбежно, поскольку запрет на ввоз означает, что редакторы каталога не могут даже приобрести такие марки для целей их описания. Кроме того, поскольку американские дилеры марками и коллекционеры не могут приобрести марки легально, вряд ли им потребуются данные о них. (Опять же, обычно в таких случаях заинтересованные лица обычно прибегают к помощи «Михеля» или других каталогов.) Позиция «Скотта» меняется вместе с изменением политики государства: марки Ливии и Северного Вьетнама недавно снова появились в каталоге «Скотт» после нескольких лет отсутствия.

Преобладание «Скотта» таково, что коллекционеры США знают многие номера на память, и филателистическим дилерам достаточно только указать номер в своих прейскурантах. К примеру, номер C3a мгновенно распознаётся как «Перевёрнутая Дженни», редкая марка авиапочты США.

Последние годы каталог «Скотт» получил заметное распространение в России и странах бывшего СССР, что объясняется, в основном, наличием с 2003 года выпусков на компакт-дисках и их незаконным копированием. На популярных русскоязычных интернет-аукционах пиратскую копию каталога предлагают к продаже по цене в среднем 300—1500 рублей против более чем $300 за оригинал из 6 томов на 21 диске. На популярных сайтах-трекерах «Скотт» предлагается к загрузке вообще бесплатно.

Содержание каждого тома (в текущих изданиях):
 Том 1: США и страны, название которых начинается с букв A—B.
 Том 2: Страны C—F.
 Том 3: Страны G—I.
 Том 4: Страны J—O.
 Том 5: Страны P—Si.
 Том 6: Страны So—Z.

Эти основные шесть томов переиздаются ежегодно.

Специализированный «Скотт»
Scott Publishing Company также издаёт том, в котором более по́лно перечислены все почтовые марки США и изложена история почты США. Он широко известен как «Специализированный "Скотт"» (). Многие считают его авторитетным однотомным справочником по почтовым маркам США. В нём приведены более подробные сведения по сравнению с первым томом, причём особое внимание уделяется разновидностям и ошибкам. Новое издание этого каталога выходит ежегодно, при этом в томе, вышедшем под каким-либо годом, обычно указываются марки, вышедшие до середины предыдущего года. Весной и осенью также издаются полугодовые приложения с ценами на марки.

Достоинства и недостатки

Достоинства каталога:
 регулярность и высокая частота выхода новых изданий; в настоящее время все тома каталога переиздаются ежегодно;
 наибольшая приближённость указанных цен к мировым рыночным реалиям по сравнению с другими мировыми каталогами;
 невключение откровенно спекулятивных и не вполне почтовых выпусков, признанных ФИП наносящими вред филателии (например, выпусков «песчаных дюн»);
 широкая мировая распространённость, что подтверждается доминирующей позицией каталога при описании марок на глобальных торговых интернет-площадках eBay и Delcampe;
 использование английского языка — более распространённого в мире по сравнению, например, с немецким (языком каталога «Михель») или французским (языком каталога «Ивер»).

Недостатки каталога:
 при описании стран имеются некоторые неинтуитивные допущения: например, марки ООН размещены после марок США;
 исторически сложившееся присвоение авиапочтовым выпускам отдельной нумерации и их описание после обычных, как правило, приводит к разрыву серий, состоящих из авиапочтовых и обычных марок;
 отсутствует информация по некоторым локальным выпускам; в частности, не публикуется информация по земским почтовым маркам России;
 в каталоге приводятся изображения не всех марок серии, а только одной или нескольких; при этом, если выпуск состоит только из одного блока, то его изображения может не быть вовсе;
 формат печатных томов A4 менее удобен для переноски и постоянного использования, чем, например, формат A5 каталога «Михель».

Прочее
В 1975 году компания «Скотт Паблишинг» издала по заказу Почтовой службы США книгу:  («Марки Соединённых Штатов и истории: увлекательная сага по истории США на марках»). На форзаце книги было указано: «Марки — маленькие картинки, которые рассказывают большие истории». В книге были перечислены и описаны марки США, выпущенные в честь тех или иных исторических событий и деятелей американского государства. Среди прочих в издании были собраны рассказы о марках, посвящённых Джорджу Вашингтону, Томасу Джефферсону, Уолту Уитмену, Аврааму Линкольну, Франклину Рузвельту, Альберту Эйнштейну, освоению космоса и т. д. Книга также включала несколько разделов с практическими советами, полезными для филателистов, особенно начинающих.

См. также
 Каталог почтовых марок
 Скотт, Джон Уолтер

Примечания

Литература
 Новый «Скотт» // Филателия. — № 7. — 2010. — С. 24.

 Dyer D.O., Sr. Is Stamp Collecting the Hobby for You? — Kansas City, MO: Truman Publishing Company, 1998. — P. 14, 48, 54, 72, 78, 79. — ISBN 0-9663393-1-2.
 Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. — 62nd edn. — New York: The Scott Stamp and Coin Co., Limited, 1903. — xxxvi + 729 p.
 Scott 2007. Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. — New York, NY, USA: Scott, 2006. [См. скан страницы каталога.]

Ссылки

 Веб-сайт издательства каталога «Скотт»
 Сайт «Linn's Stamp News» (США):
 «Using the catalogs. There's a stamp catalog that's right for you» — статья Майкла Баадке ()
 «Catalog options for the whole wide world» — статья Рика Миллера ()
 «Collecting stamps from the front to the back of the book» — статья Джанет Клуг ()

Каталоги почтовых марок
Печатные издания, возникшие в 1868 году

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