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Leave a Comment / News / By Mark Thornton
Aljamain Sterling, the renowned UFC Bantamweight, will undergo serious surgery to fix his neck issue. Apparently, he has been dealing with this matter for nearly a decade.
As recorded by the mass medium, he would take this to return to the action before the end of this year.
Another good fact is that he became the first fighter in the UFC to attain the champion crown via disqualification.
Back then, he grabbed it from Petr Yan because of the illegal knee movement which automatically disqualified the former champion.
Yan downed sterling in the fourth round by illegal kneeing. Sterling wasn't able to proceed with the fight. But then, the officials decided to disqualify Yan, resulting in transferring the title to Sterling.
There have been a lot of speculations after the fight, procuring the possibility of the rematch. According to the news catchers, the UFC is cool with the rematch that involves Yan and Sterling.
Of course, it will likely happen after Sterling recovers from his neck surgery.
Sterling stated that he would need around three months to fully heal his neck. And he could start doing cardio to get himself ready to get back to the Octagon.
Aljamain Sterling, the renowned UFC Bantamweight, will undergo serious surgery to fix his neck issuer which has for nearly a decade.
The physicians wouldn't allow Sterling to take the particular fight until his neck is fully healed. Although five months is the ideal time, three months can be safe enough to start his cardio again.
The faster he heals up, the faster he will get back to the Octagon. If you are a fan of the fighter, you surely want to see him in action again faster. Guess we'll find out in the next three months. If he can recover fast, there's a possibility that he will be participating in the next UFC fight card.
Besides the neck injuries, he had also been suffering from a shoulder injury, a herniated disc injury, and torn left bicep. However, the only injury that needs surgery is his neck.
If the thing goes well, he just needs to sit back and relax until October. We need to wait a little longer before the rematch happens between Aljamain Sterling and Petr Yan.
The officials expected to book the rematch of the fight. No matter how we look at it, both fighters' fans deserve a good ending of the fight: the fight which is fair. Stay tuned in the respective social media to get updated with the status of the fight.
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Agarwal, A. and B. Kickhöfer (2018). "The correlation of externalities in marginal cost pricing: lessons learned from a real-world case study". In: Transportation, 45:849. DOI: 10.1007/s11116-016-9753-z.
Agarwal, A., G. Lämmel, and K. Nagel (2017). "Incorporating within link dynamics in an agent-based computationally faster and scalable queue model". In: Transportmetrica A: Transport Science. DOI: 10.1080/23249935.2017.1364802.
Agarwal, A. and G. Lämmel (2016). "Modeling seepage behavior of smaller vehicles in mixed traffic conditions using an agent-based simulation". In: Transp. in Dev. Econ. 2:8, pp. 1–12. DOI: 10.1007/s40890-016-0014-9.
Lakshay, A. Agarwal, and N. B. Bolia (2016). "Route guidance map for emergency evacuation". In: Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response 6.3, pp. 135– 144. DOI: 10.2991/jrarc.2016.6.3.3.
Agarwal, A. and B. Kickhöfer (2015). "Agent-based simultaneous optimization of congestion and air pollution: A real-world case study". In: Procedia Computer Science 52.C, pp. 914–919. ISSN: 1877-0509. DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.05.165.
Agarwal, A. and G. Lämmel (2015). "Seepage of smaller vehicles under heterogeneous traffic conditions". In: Procedia Computer Science 52.C, pp. 890–895. ISSN: 1877-0509. DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2015.05.147.
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Ziemke, D., I. Kadoura and A. Agarwal (2019). "Entwicklung eines regionalen, agentenbasierten Verkehrssimulationsmodells zur Analyse zukünftiger Verkehrsszenarien für die Region Ruhr". In: 10. Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität : Mobility in Times of Change - Past - Present - Future. Ed. Proff H. Springer Gabler. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-26107-8_29.
Agarwal, A. and A. Dhamaniya (2018). "Impact of dynamic passenger car units in an agent-based simulation framework". In: Recent Advances in Traffic Engineering (RATE-2018), India.
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Alex Ruppenthal | November 27, 2018 3:41 pm
A silver carp captured in June 2017 in the Illinois Waterway below the T.J. O'Brien Lock and Dam, about 9 miles from Lake Michigan. (Courtesy Illinois Department of Natural Resources)
The cost of a long-awaited plan to prevent invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes has more than doubled to $778 million, federal officials announced last week.
A draft plan from August 2017 estimated the cost at $275 million. But the project will now require additional engineering and design work, along with extra costs for environmental mitigation, according to a new feasibility report published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The plan, referred to as the Brandon Road Study, dates to 2015 and has experienced a number of setbacks, including a delay in its initial release by the Trump administration last year.
The plan calls for upgrades of the lock and dam at Brandon Road along the Des Plaines River in Joliet, including the installation of a new electric barrier to repel or stun the fish.
If approved by Congress, the project would be completed between 2025 and 2027, depending on the pace at which construction can take place, according to the Army Corps.
The Brandon Road Lock and Dam along the Des Plaines River in Joliet
The Army Corps says the upgrades would significantly reduce the risk of the problematic fish getting into Lake Michigan and beyond.
There are several species of Asian carp threatening to invade the Great Lakes. If they do, advocates say the fish could have a devastating effect on the marine food chain and the region's fishing industry.
In June 2017, a live Asian carp was caught in a Chicago waterway about 9 miles from Lake Michigan, beyond an electric barrier designed to keep the invasive fish from reaching the Great Lakes. It was only the second time a bighead or silver carp has been found beyond electric dispersal barriers in the past eight years, according to the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.
A final engineering report for the Brandon Road Study is scheduled to be submitted to Congress in February, with authorization of the project expected by fall 2019.
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Dr. Darling designs an experimental test of his theory of aggression against a competing theory. After conducting the appropriate statistical tests, he finds that the data are better explained by the competing theory. His willingness to accept the evidence that another theory is superior is a characteristic of which of the following?
scientific skepticism
Sarah, a graduate student in psychology, just heard about a five-year-old child who has already learned calculus. She is thinking about doing an in-depth study of the child for her dissertation because such early-life math skill is so rare. Sarah is considering which research method?
Luis believes in an old tradition that eating clay will help his wife deliver a healthy baby. Which of the following describes Luis' tendency to believe he sees the world correctly, and that the exists precisely as we see it?
naive realism
Eila is participating in a psychological experiment for one of the grad students at her university. She is pretty confident that she knows the true intent of the study and is trying to answer the questions accordingly. A common pitfall in experiments, Eila is falling prey to which of the following?
Dr. Simmons teaches philosophy and discusses several topics in the course, including religion. Paulo, a student in the class, believes that when he dies, he will be resurrected. Paulo's claim falls under which of the following areas?
metaphysical claim
Mistakenly assuming that the popularity of a theory is in some way indicative of a theory's correctness or accuracy is the definition of which logical fallacy?
Dr. Rashad offers the class an explanation for an extensive group of research findings connecting emotionality and nonverbal communication. Her explanation for this group of findings represents which of the following?
_____ research examines how the mind works, then _____ research examines how we can use the former to solve real-world problems.
basic, applied
Who is engaged in abstract thinking?
Benito, who says the sun might explode one day
According to Spearman, it's one's ___ intelligence that produces the positive correlations found between vocabulary, spatial ability, and verbal reasoning tests.
Because Ken's history professor was a college student during the 1970s, he has extraordinary insight and knowledge of facts concerning the Vietnam War era. Which of the following best characterizes this knowledge?
crystallized intelligence
What 3 types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence
analytical, creative, and practical
What is a dominant characteristic of culture-fair IQ tests?
minimal verbal skills are required
Which of the following is true concerning 'twin study' research findings?
identical twins have more similar IQ scores than fraternal twins
Which of the following best describes the \"Flynn effect\"?
the finding that IQ scores have steadily increased over the last decade
_____ thinking refers to the capacity to generate many different solutions to a problem, _____ thinking refers to the capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem.
divergent, convergent
Which of the following emotions would be most difficult to read from facial expression alone?
You are sitting in the living room of your girlfriend's house when you notice that your hands are perspiring. What theory of emotion suggests that you will now decide that you are nervous about meeting her parents?
James- Lange
Which theory of emotions best describes why the girl Ben saw on his way into the gym seemed more attractive to him while he was leaving the gym?
The test is based on the assumption that criminals usually possess concealed knowledge about the crime is
guilty knowledge test
Which of the following is NOT one of the charges detected by a polygraph?
Ken and Daniel are totally immersed in their video game. Their mom has been calling them to dinner for 5 minutes, but they have not responded. Based on our class discussions, how would you describe their mental state?
immersed in flow
Hanging out with friends with the same hobbies can best be explained by the ___ principle of relationship formation.
Among the major principles guiding attraction and relationship formation, _____ plays a more important role when a relationship moves to deeper levels.
Byron is going on a blind date. His friend has told him all about Rebecca and he is excited to meet her. Based on the work of Hatfield and colleagues regarding initial attraction, what will be the best predictor of Byron's attraction toward her?
how she looks
According to the triangular theory of love proposed by Sternberg, _____ love is the ultimate love.
companionate
Eric was recently fired from his job. His response to this stressful event was to take charge of the situation and look for a new job. He applied for open positions for which he was qualified, in order to reduce the impact of the situation. This active type of coping is known as
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Cognitive control is the ability to
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After he asked Rachel to be his girlfriend and she declined his request, Trey spent the next several days recounting the rejection in his mind. He thought about different ways he might have asked, reasons why she might have said no, and felt sure that everyone would be talking about him behind his back. Each time he thought of these unpleasant things, he got a little more upset. Trey is engaging in a practice called _____.
According to discrete emotions theory, emotions
exist to serve evolutionary functions
Joe received an e-mail about getting a 50% payroll increase this year. He had been expecting this moment for eight months. After hearing the news, he felt extremely happy. However, he went back to his typical level of happiness in just one day. Joe's reaction could best be explained by the _____.
hedonic treadmill
As Stella watches the TV lotto drawing, she realizes she has the winning combination. If her heart starts to race at the same instant that she feels euphoria over winning, her response pattern would tend to support
Cannon-Bard theory
People who are more likely to attempt and stick with new challenges usually have _____ self-esteem.
Pam just set up her best friend Olivia on a blind date with her brother. According to the two-factor theory of emotion, what might she do to enhance the likelihood that Olivia will find her brother desirable?
give them tickets to a scary movie
Studies have suggested that personal space in many Middle Eastern countries is ____ than in the US, and women, in general, tend to have a ____ personal space than men.
closer, closer
Before entering first grade, little Mina used to love to read books. Once school started, her teacher began a program to motivate her students to read. She began to give stars to those children who finished a new book. As a result, Mina no longer reads while she is at home. What has likely occurred?
Mina's intrinsic motivation decreased.
Jenny has an intense interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust. She has an intense fear of becoming obese, and even though she looks emaciated, she still claims she \"feels fat\" and refuses to eat enough to maintain even a minimal normal body weight for her frame. She is most likely suffering from
Stress is a(n) ____ while a stressor is a(n) _____.
response, stimulus
The stress-response pattern proposed by Hans Selye that consists of three stages— alarm, resistance, and exhaustion—is called the _____ syndrome.
general adaptation
According to the stress as a transaction approach, when encountering a potentially threatening event, people first decide whether the event is harmful; this is known as _____. Then, a(n) _____ is made about how well one can cope with that event.
primary appraisal; secondary appraisal
Jamie has worked for the Jones & Miller law firm for the past five years. The firm is in the process of downsizing and laying off employees. Jamie is afraid that she may lose her job. To help deal with this stressful situation, Jamie tends to rely on her social contacts for support, in addition to nurturing those around her. This is known as
_____ is the term used to describe illnesses in which emotions and stress contribute to, maintain, or aggravate the physical symptoms.
psychophysiological
Joanna has a Type A personality. Which of the following traits are descriptive of her personality?
competitive and driven
Which of the following is TRUE regarding coping strategies?
Eric engages in problem-focused coping when he faces the challenges of life head-on.
What is the term for the people and groups that can provoke emotional comfort and personal and financial resources during times of need?
Cailee and Rick's parents take them to church every week. What type of influence on personality is being exhibited?
shared environmental
Dylan believes that his hard work, rather than luck or chance, resulted in his promotion at work. Dylan probably has
an internal locus of control
The _____ seeks to find a resolution between the competing demands of the _____.
ego; id and superego
According to humanistic theories of personality, expectations we place on ourselves for appropriate and inappropriate behaviors are called
conditions of worth
After a day when all of his students complained about the way he graded their papers, his boss doubled his workload, and he got a speeding ticket on his way home, Nick yelled at his wife for leaving her toothbrush on the bathroom counter. This is an example of which defense mechanism?
A key point from the research on individualism-collectivism is that
there are consistent differences between and within cultures on these personality styles
According to psychoanalytic theory, sexual impulses are submerged into the unconscious during the ___ stage
Tests consisting of ambiguous stimuli that examinees must interpret are called
One oft-cited criticism of the DSM-5 is that many illnesses seem to occur at the same time; that is, a specific set of symptoms could qualify an individual for more than one diagnosis. This phenomenon, called _____, raises the question of whether the DSM is truly identifying independent conditions as opposed to slightly different variations of the same problem.
Overmier and Seligman have described the phenomenon of learned _____ as the tendency to feel powerless in the face of events that we can't control. They have also argued that it provides an explanation for many cases of major depressive disorder.
Doreen is giving a presentation in her abnormal psychology class on the prevalence of psychological disorders. If you were a student in that class, what general category of disorders would you expect her to mention as one of the most prevalent psychological disorders?
Kayla has experienced a decrease in the need for sleep for the past three nights, is extremely talkative and creative, and has been very irresponsible with money during this time. Kayla is in the midst of a(n)
During the day, Barb suffers from frequent, unwanted thoughts that she has left her front door unlocked and recurrent images that all her belongings have been taken. These thoughts and images are what psychologists refer to as a(n)
Major changes in sleep patterns, weight level, and a loss of interest in pleasurable activities characterize
A person who has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder is most likely to exhibit
impulsitivity and unpredictability in his or her interactions with others
A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from ____
____________ approaches to studying personality focus on identifying general laws that govern the behavior of all individuals. ____________ approaches to studying personality focus on identifying the unique configuration of characteristics and life history experiences within a person.
nomothetic, idiographic
Which of the following represents a shared environmental influence?
Todd and Vie both live in a home with many books
A statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses on personality inventories and other measures is called
Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins racing rapidly, she starts sweating profusely, and she is gripped with a terrifying fear that she is about to go crazy. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms most resemble _____.
According to cognitive models of depression, people with this condition focus on the negative cognitive triad. This triad includes all but WHICH of the following?
negative views of one's past
As psychological scientists, we are skeptical of claims that suggest
a particular behavior is determined by a single factor
Dr. Garonski is testing his hypothesis that people use hand gestures more in communication when emotionally aroused than when calm. When his results were reviewed, it was noted that Dr. Garonski sometimes missed seeing small gestures in the calm condition. This is an example of
Garry reports that he can see ghosts in haunted houses. When you accompany him to a haunted house, Garry does not see any ghosts. When you ask him about this, he says that he could not see them because your negative energy got in the way of his ghost vision. Which of the following best describes Garry's explanation?
ad hoc immunizing hypothesis
If a scientific finding has been replicated, it demonstrates that it was
capable of being consistently duplicated
Drs. Sheridan and Kwon are psychologists. Dr. Sheridan works with teachers, parents, and children to help alleviate children's behavioral problems. Dr. Kwon works with individuals experiencing life problems such as marital conflict, career uncertainty, or job stress. According to what you have learned about psychologists, which of the following best characterizes Drs. Sheridan and Kwon?
Dr. Sheridan is a school psychologist, Dr. Kwon is a counseling psychologist
The extent to which it is possible to draw cause-and-effect conclusions from a given research project describes the study's _____ validity.
What is the main difference between an experiment and a correlational study?
An experiment involves the manipulation of variables, while a correlational study does not
Which of the following is an example of 'stereotype threat'?
Julie becomes anxious when told that women perform worse than men on standardized math tests, and even though she is a gifted mathematician, she performs below average on the SAT math section.
The end of the germinal stage of prenatal development is marked by
the attachment to the uterine wall
Which of the following is true of all critical periods in prenatal development?
Teratogens have the most serious effect on prenatal development immediately before an organ's critical period.
Which of the following is true of motor development?
There is variability in both the age children reach motor milestones and the progression of motor milestones.
Which of the following is an example of centration?
Andrew thinks that a big empty box is heavier than a small box full of rocks
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The ALS Association has announced an initial commitment of $21.7 million from this summer's ice bucket challenge to support six programs to expedite the search for treatments and a cure for ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Jonathan Glass, MD, director of the Emory ALS Center and professor of neurology and pathology at Emory University School of Medicine, is one of the U.S. investigators for Project MinE, one of the initiatives that will receive funding.
Project MinE is a genetic research program that aims to map the full DNA profiles of at least 15,000 people with ALS and compare them with 7,500 control subjects. The program originated in the Netherlands and includes researchers in the U.S., United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Belgium.
"Having these funds from this summer's ice bucket challenge will provide a considerable boost in helping us to gather and analyze DNA profiles to better understand the genetic basis of this terrible disease," says Glass.
ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, after the baseball Hall of Famer. As the disease progresses, the motor neurons that control function of the muscles in the body die and the brain loses the ability to control muscle movement. There is currently no cure for ALS.
The Emory ALS Center is dedicated to performing cutting edge research while providing comprehensive care for people and families with ALS and related motor neuron diseases. To find out more about ALS research at Emory, please visit http://als.emory.edu.


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Don't miss the Doha Palestine Cinema Festival 2019
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Film aficionados, you're going to love this one. The Doha Palestine Cinema Festival is taking place from October 16 to 20 at the Doha Fire Station and there's lots to look forward to.
Some of the finest Palestinian movies and narratives will be screened, aiming to tell the stories of Palestine through cinema. There are documentaries, rare early works and animation, too.
Doha Palestine Cinema Festival is an independent community initiative by a group of cinephiles and storytelling lovers in Qatar.
DPCF launched its first edition in 2018, attracting audiences from various cultures and backgrounds, engaging in dialogue about identity, culture, human rights and common social matters.
The festival will also host emerging Qatari cinema and take the films made by Qatar-based filmmakers on a special Palestine Tour across the borders and checkpoints.
On October 16 at 7.30pm, Gaza will be screened at the Doha Fire Station Cinema. Following the raids on the Gaza strip in 2004, this short documentary will take you on a trip to Gaza where the brutality and violations of human rights are witnessed.
Mafak will be screened on the same day as well at 7.30pm featuring Ziad, the star of the Jalazon refugee camp basketball team in Palestine, who tries to avenge the death of his best friend.
Qatar Delights will be shown at 6pm on October 17 and Nakba Déjà vu at 7.30pm.
The Tower is an emotional film inspired by real-life interviews with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. This will be screened on October 18 at 4.30pm.
Creative Interruptions will be on view for audiences at 6pm on October 18.
Mats Gorud will share his experiences filming at a refugee camp in Lebanon on Saturday October 19 at 11am.
They Were Promised The Sea will be screened on October 19 at 7.30pm.
Palestinian Shortcuts, Strange Cities are Familiar and A Magical Substance Flows Into Me will be screened on the last day, October 20, at 6pm, 7.30pm and 8pm respectively.
Free (registration required). Oct 16-20, timings vary. Doha Fire Station Cinema, Doha Fire Station, www.dpcfq.com.
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Somber, unrelenting and ultimately life-affirming, A Fantastic Woman is a powerful portrait of Marina Vidal, an eponymous woman and transgender character played fantastically by transgender actress Daniela Vega ("The Guest"), who must navigate institutional and individual intolerance and discrimination when her lover, Orlando (Francisco Reyes, "Neruda"), dies unexpectedly. The circumstances surrounding Orlando's sudden death raise unwarranted suspicions solely based on the fact that he was a cis man involved with a younger trans woman. Their relationship is equally suspect to Orlando's family members and Chilean law enforcement, having each made assumptions and prejudgments regarding the pairing.
With the morality and consensuality of her relationship called into question, Marina is not able to just grieve the loss of her partner. Her identity is placed front and center in a series of demeaning discriminatory interactions with her boyfriend's wounded ex-wife, his bigoted son (who is Marina's contemporary), and a sexual offenses investigating officer inquiring into possible abuse. Marina was not abused by Orlando. They loved and respected each other. They teased and flirted and danced cheek to cheek. They planned to celebrate Marina's birthday with a romantic trip to Iguazu Falls. They were happy. Now forced to weather this emotional storm alone (as visualized by a particularly forceful windstorm), Marina builds herself back up in the wake of this loss. Whether cis or trans or nonbinary, that is all identity is: The person you build back up after everything else has torn you down.
Most trans narratives focus on the character's transformative coming out. A Fantastic Woman takes an interesting and innovative approach in introducing the audience to Marina from the very first frame. That is, until late in the film, when Marina convincingly disguises herself as a boy in order to access gender-specific changing rooms at Orlando's fancy spa. In gaining entry to this male space and Orlando's private locker, the film seeks to subvert gender constructs, but may also destabilize Marina (and possibly Daniela) in the process.
Marina's self-identification is further supported by the use of slightly distorted reflective surfaces: The mirror image of her gazing into a bathroom mirror, the viewer unable to distinguish real Marina from her reflection; the circular compact resting between her legs, masking her pre-op body while reflecting her made-up face back to her; the massive mirror being carried across the street, rippling in the wind, stopping her in her tracks; the tinted rear window of a car parked in an alley; the well lit vanity before a final performance. These mirrored images serve to illustrate the disconnect between how people see us and how we view ourselves. Our only means for observing ourselves as others do are through mirrors and these unreliable reflections staring back. Marina is often met by her reflection. These mirrored abstractions, confirming her physical presence occupying physical space, serve as a direct challenge to the sense of marginalized groups being invisible, underrepresented, and unseen. This is Marina's reason behind fighting so hard to stay in Orlando's apartment and attend his funeral. She is sad. She is angry. And she is still here.
As Marina rails against society's determination to erase or minimize her, Orlando's abstract presence haunts her throughout the film. He appears to Marina symbolizing her guilt and anger over not being allowed to attend the funeral or given proper space to grieve. Orlando's ex-wife, Sonia (Aline Küppenheim, "Young and Wild"), has forbade it on the basis of not being able to explain that relationship or Marina's presence to her young daughter. In one of their many fraught interactions, Sonia refers to Marina as a "chimera." She, of course, means this as an insult, a striking blow to Marina's vision of herself and relationship with Orlando. But I found myself struck by the definitive duality of that word. In addition to a mythological monster, a chimera is also a sort of fantastical delusion — a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve. By this definition, one could argue that true love is the ultimate chimera. Director Sebastián Lelio ("The Year of the Tiger") aims to prove that Marina and Orlando's love was much more than a castle in the sky.
Matthew Herbert's score notably blends old and new musical genres, and tradition with a breakaway, including recognizable salsa and opera performances. Daniela Vega is a true lyric soprano and a revelation in this role. The lyric soprano voice usually plays ingenues and other sympathetic characters in opera. Her voice is her instrument, capable of eliciting admiration and sympathy, and Lelio gives her the ultimate stage on which to perform. The audience is first introduced to Marina mid-salsa, during a performance that showcases her talent as well as the gallows humor within the lyrics. "Your love is like yesterday's newspaper," she croons to Orlando, referencing the fleetingness of love and life.
Cinematographer Benjamín Echazarreta uses the latest generation anamorphic lenses to give the film the look of being aesthetically far away from the world to which a transgender character often belongs. Its shots lack the harsh light and realistic aesthetics of other films featuring trans characters (i.e., Sean Baker's iPhone-shot "Tangerine"). This effect gives it a sense of having been shot during another more glamorous era, showcasing a striking temporal gap that belies the straightforward modernity and topicality of its narrative. Such stylistic flourishes reflect the backward thinking of many of the film's supporting characters. However, A Fantastic Woman is much more intimate and personal than overtly political. Which is perhaps why it so effectively portrays the inherent physical dangers of being trans and the ways in which retrograde rhetoric has created a debate where there ought not be. If fear of the unknown or misunderstood is the root cause, then hopefully films like this are the antidote.
For me, the name Orlando calls to mind Shakespeare's "As You Like It," and the relevance of Jaques' famous monologue cataloging the seven stages of life: "All the world's a stage / And all the men and women merely players / They have their exits and their entrances / And one man in his time plays many parts . . ." Jaques speaks to the smallness of human existence within the vast expanse of human experience and the performative nature of personhood. A Fantastic Woman observes and pulls different traditions from different cinematic genres and recombines them to construct something new. It is a movie about the trans experience as a life experience, coming to terms with death and grief, love and acceptance. Above all else, it is a movie about artistic expression and its gift for celebrating the resiliency of the human spirit.


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What happens product shows up spoiled, packaging broken or it just doesn't show up at all? Here's what to keep in mind when it comes to making claims.
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For corporations facing unprecedented delays in shipping and route cancellations, that are compounded by an inability to get their containers out of ports, with huge charges for demurrage and detention adding insult to injury, you are not alone.
Numerous articles discuss these issues, but few advise on practical steps to take.
If delays cause damage to the product because it goes bad or is too ripe to sell, you can file a lawsuit or arbitration against the carrier under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA). This is a federal statute governing the rights and responsibilities between shippers of cargo and ship-owners regarding ocean shipments to and from the United States. Typically, for these claims, the bill of lading/sea waybill (BL/SWB) will be the governing contract. The BL/SWB may require another similar international treaty to apply, but usually, when goods are going to or from the United States, the BLs/SWBs require that COGSA applies.
Best practice is to get a pre-loading inspection to confirm the state of the goods before they are turned over to the carrier for the voyage. This is very helpful in reducing the risk that a carrier can successfully challenge the claim based on the goods being loaded in already damaged condition. Although most issues occur post-loading, when the cargo is in the carrier's possession, a pre-loading inspection is key to proving that when the carrier received the cargo, it was in good condition.
On arrival, a prompt inspection is key. USDA is great and/or a joint survey with the carrier. Document everything as much as possible.
Make sure to read the reverse of the BL/SWB and notify the carrier of the claim as soon as possible. You may not even have all the information at hand yet, and that is fine. The last thing you want is to lose on an otherwise winning claim because you did not meet the deadlines for notice in the BL/SWB.
For temperature-sensitive goods, it is best practice to have your own temperature recorders in place in each container. Often, the carriers do not voluntarily provide their temperature recordings, so it is best to have your own.
If the carrier is not informing you of delays that are not public knowledge, or if their systems are never accurate as to estimated arrival dates, there may be grounds for a negligence claim. Again, document everything.
Sometimes these claims are resolved by sending a demand letter to the carrier, but lately, due to the volume of problems, some informal claims such as these are being denied. As a result, clients are pursuing litigation and arbitration.
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If you have a service contract with a carrier, and the carrier is taking vessels out of service on the designated route or cancelling the route altogether, you may have a claim for breach of contract. The key is to document all the losses you are incurring in detail. If you now have to pay higher shipping rates, the difference is part of your damages.
If you have to truck the product part way, that is also part of your damages. You will need document each item. Again, look carefully at the contract's provisions regarding notice of claim.
Additionally, a sudden elimination of a stipulated voyage or route may be a violation of 46 U.S.C. § 41102(b)(2) of the Shipping Act of 1984, which states no party may operate under a maritime service contract "if...the operation is not in accordance with the terms of the agreement..."
In that case, you must file a proceeding before the Federal Maritime Commission, which has exclusive primary jurisdiction over matters under the Shipping Act. Mediterranean Shipping Co. USA v. Cargo Inc., 46 F. Supp. 3d 294,301 (S.D.N.Y. 2014) (citing Gov 't of Guam v. American President Lines, 28 F.3d 142, 144 (D.C. Cir. 1994) (affirming a district court's dismissal of a Shipping Act claim due to lack of jurisdiction); D.L. Piazza Co. v. West Coast Line, 210 F.2d 947, 948 (2d Cir. 1954) (explaining that "the Federal Maritime Board has exclusive primary jurisdiction over" matters "under the Shipping Act")).
Demurrage and Detention Charges (D&D) are the most pressing issue clients are facing currently. Under the Shipping Act of 1984, a marine carrier cannot "fail to establish, observe, and enforce just and reasonable regulations and practices relating to or connected with receiving, handling, storing, or delivering property." 46 U.S.C. § 41102(c).
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) started looking into this and issuing guidance a few years ago, and the importance of these issues has only increased as the global supply chain problems and heavy congestion at ports compound. As a result of these challenges, D&D fees have increased dramatically.
On April 28, 2020, the FMC announced a final "Interpretive Rule on Demurrage and Detention Under the Shipping Act," effective May 18, 2020. The rule essentially expands the factors the FMC can look to when assessing the reasonableness of D&D practices. Overall, the FMC "will consider the extent to which demurrage and detention are serving their intended primary purposes as financial incentives to promote freight fluidity." 85 Fed. Reg. 29638, 29666 (May 18, 2020). This rule does not prevent the FMC from considering other factors in addition to these, nor does it prevent the FMC from considering arguments and evidence outside those listed in the rule.
Under 46 C.F.R. § 545.4, the following are required to make a claim: (1) the respondent has to be a "an ocean common carrier, marine terminal operator, or ocean transportation intermediary" as those terms are defined in the regulations and statutes, (2) respondent's activity that is the basis of the complaint has to be occurring regularly, not just once, (3) the practice or rule must "relate to or is connected with receiving, handling, storing, or delivering property," (4) the practice has to be "unjust or unreasonable" and (5) the practice or rule has to be the direct cause of the damages claimed.
So how do you get the demurrage and detention rates deemed "unjust or unreasonable"? You must file a claim with the FMC and follow their administrative disputes procedure. If your claim is for $50,000 or less, it will follow a specific procedure for small claims known as Section S, which aims to reduce costs and time for smaller claims.
In all cases – document, document, document. Reach out to your attorney as soon as you can to make sure you are notifying carriers on time and proceeding in a way that will not inadvertently waive any claims you may have.
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For many years, coaches, athletes and even parents complained about the unfair playing field at the California State XC meet. While the sectional races for the most part were quite competitive and fair, the divisional races at Woodward Park, especially in the top 3 divisions, pitted much larger Southern Section schools vs the smaller Northern schools. There is no denying that a larger enrollment is an advantage when it comes to fielding potential podium finishing teams. Over the years, coaches have submitted potential bylaws at their own section level that would potentially even out the state meet fields. All of those proposals did not make it very far until last year when Dublin coach, Chris Williams, was able to get the North Coast Section to change the divisions to this year's FORMAT. The idea was to reconfigure the divisions so that teams could compete against like sized schools at their section as well as the state meet. This year's NCS MOC meet at Hayward HS should be quite interesting. Construction could lead to changes to the regular section 3.0 mile course. Also, some teams are now in state meet contention for the first time while some teams that have booked rooms for Thanksgiving weekend on a yearly basis, now find themselves looking at a far more challenging trip to Fresno.
One of the biggest changes with the new format is in Division I which now only fields 8 potential section participating schools. The usual suspects of teams that have performed well in this division in the past like Monte Vista, De La Salle, and San Ramon Valley are no longer here. Now, the best team on both the boys and girls side appears to be Dougherty Valley which was founded in 2007 and currently boasts 2,330 students. The largest school in NCS is James Logan and with a reenergized track and field team in 2016, their cross country squad could follow suit with two state meet teams. Berkeley should also contend in both races as they attempt to make the state meet as a team. Castro Valley has been one of the top teams in this division and with an enrollment near 3000 students, it won't take much to put them in state meet contention in this division.
1) Dougherty Valley-Senior Neil Braganza is the best runner on the best team.
2) James Logan-One of the better Division I teams the past few seasons.
3) Berkeley-New section divisional format gives Yellowjackets hope for a state meet run.
4) Castro Valley-One of the historically strong teams in this division.
5) California-Will need help from some new blood to contend for top 2 finish.
1) Dougherty Valley-Returns the most firepower left in this division.
2) Castro Valley-Stronger up front than chase teams but not a lock for this spot.
3) Berkeley-Definitely in the hunt for a state meet berth.
4) California-The addition of a certain 800 meter state champion would bolster their chances.
5) James Logan-May surprise teams ahead of them.
Darius Carbin won the USATF Jr. Nationals High Jump with a mark of 7'3.25".
Live streaming of this meet will start at 1:30pm at this LINK. This is a free event and will not require login.
Speakers this year Are Doug Soles of Great Oak and Bill Gregg of Davis!!
Doug Soles - His XC teams at NXN went #1 in the Boys race and #3 in the girls race! Incredible depth, great on the track too!
Bill Gregg - His Girls XC team was #2 at NXN! Boys and girls were great on the track also!
Entry fee is $60 per coach, this will include the clinic and a pair of Nike running shoes.
**you must get me your shoe size by Sunday June 19 at 5pm to receive a pair of shoes.
We will be having the clinic in the Library at Dublin HS this year.
The pre-season NCS rankings will begin shortly and as a reminder, the drastically changed divisions can be found at this LINK. For now, feel free to comment on the favorites in each division and who are the freshmen that will have the biggest impact in the fall.
Who is going to rock the finals? Who looked best on Friday? What was the most shocking result? What race are you most looking forward to watching?
The current forecast for the CA state meet is for highs of 106 on Friday and 105 on Saturday. With 5pm and 6pm starts respectively on both days, the temperatures will be lower at that time but plan for hot weather.
There will definitely be multiple state meet favorites from Northern California. At this point, who are those athletes and teams who are considered favorites? Who are the athletes in contention for a podium finish? Who is ready to really rock it this coming weekend to surprise the field?


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Immigrant Communities Awaken
By nakasecApril 24, 2006No Comments
The passage of the extremely harsh and inhumane H.R. 4437 in the House of Representatives in December 2005 has galvanized immigrant communities across the country. The bill proposes to criminalize the 11 million undocumented immigrants and penalizes anyone who has any contact with them. In unprecedented numbers, community members have taken to the streets in support of humane immigration reform and against H.R. 4437. NAKASEC and our affiliates played a key role in mobilizing the Korean American community to these events and demonstrating that all our communities have a stake in the immigration debate.
On March 10, more than 300,000 people clogged the streets of downtown Chicago, virtually halting traffic and business for the day. With short notice, the Korean American Resource and Cultural Center rallied together their poongmul troupe and community members to join in the historic march.
Just two weeks later, Los Angeles communities participated in the Weekend of Action and revealed the might of immigrants. On the 25th, a sea of a million people marched vociferously during the "March for Immigrant Rights," the largest mass mobilization in Los Angeles. The Korean Resource Center conducted intensive outreach including mailing and phonebanking to 4,000 people and flyering to another 10,000. Hundreds of Korean Americans from young people to seniors marched through downtown chanting to the spirited performance of the poongmul troupe.
On March 26, KRC joined the United Farm Workers and the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles' for a procession and the Cesar Chavez commemoration mass. Dae Yoon, executive director of KRC, delivered a stirring speech and enlivened the crowd of more than 3,000 farmworkers with chants of "legalization" in both Korean and Spanish. Again, KRC's poongmul troupes excited the crowd with drumming performances. Long time KRC supporter, Shin Hwang Jin, recited a prayer in Korean during the Mass dressed in traditional Korean clothing.
The National Day of Action for Immigrant Rights will take place on April 10 in more than 100 cities across the country. NAKASEC, our affiliates and friends are mobilizing the Korean American community to participate in events planned in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
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Agriculture & Fishing
AHDB and BBRSC announce £0.5m farm sustainability partnership
AHDB and BBSRC are partnering to invest £500,000 in UK agriculture to help the industry transition to more sustainable practices, and ultimately net zero carbon by 2040.
The BBSRC funding will enable the development of up to 10 projects that directly respond to priorities identified by farmers for achieving a more sustainable agricultural system. This includes determining more ways farmers and growers can cut GHG emissions and increase storage of carbon.
The partnership will support the industry by providing funds for the UK's world-leading bioscience researchers, based at Universities and Institutes. Enabling them to make progress on pressing issues and generate new collaborations, and scientific knowledge that will contribute to longer-term research efforts.
AHDB and BBRSC will work together to deliver world class research and innovation for food and farming, focusing on six priority areas:
1. Improving sustainability of cropping systems
2. Management of organic materials
3. Improving performance of grasslands
4. Livestock breeding and management for improved climate resilience and reduction of GHG emissions
5. Precision farming and management
6. Sustainable management of pests, weeds, and diseases
The priorities reflect challenges identified through consultation with farmers as part of the Rapid Evidence Assessment, which will help prepare for AHDB's 'What Works Centre' as supported by the National Food Strategy, explains James Holmes, AHDB's Environment Senior Scientist.
"For farmers and growers to reduce GHG emissions and store carbon they need easy access to the latest science and practical guidance – to be able to make the best decision for their business. By securing independent research funds such as this, farmers benefit from publicly funded research in addition to that funded by their own levy."
Both AHDB and BBSRC are building partnerships for the sector, recent examples include WRAP and the Meat in a Net Zero world initiative, CIEL's Net Zero Carbon and UK livestock report, the forthcoming Net Zero Cropping report with NFU and CHAP, the Sustainable agri-food network for net zero with BBSRC, ESPRC, ESRC, and NERC, and the Endemic Livestock Disease initiative with AHDB, BBSRC, Defra, Daera, Scottish Government and Welsh Government.
AHDB's Head of Environment Dr Jonathan Foot, explains: "AHDB has now led several influential industry groups and time and time again it is clear we need more research in key areas, more knowledge, and more understanding. It is only then we can fully understand what the boundaries are for our industry in its ability to reduce GHG emissions, or its role in carbon storage.
"What is also clear is that research is going to be crucial – on-farm efficiencies will only take us so far, it will be technological advances and innovation that will take us the final step in achieving net zero, and that requires serious investment."
BBSRC's Head of Business Engagement & Intelligence, Dr Ruth Nottingham explains: "BBSRC invests to push back the frontiers of biology and deliver a healthy, prosperous, and sustainable future. Farmers and growers in the UK are changing their farming practices. We support the ambitions of the sector for net zero and are pleased to partner with AHDB to fund world-leading research and innovation for farmers and growers."
Together these investments from AHDB and BBSRC will connect and mobilise the UK's researchers and innovators around the net zero challenge, accelerating research through to innovation. We seek to support the continued success and progress of the agricultural industry that delivers safe and nutritious food for the UK with higher standards, increased productivity, and enhanced sustainability.
Further information on the requirements to access this research funding is available at https://ahdb.org.uk/research-and-knowledge-exchange-funding-applications.
Guidance from AHDB on protecting and improving the environment is available at AHDB Environment.


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Rags-To-Riches Billionaire David Walentas To Donate $100 Million To University Of Virginia, Helping First-Generation Students
Carter Coudriet Forbes Staff
Reporting on the world's richest movers and shakers
The real estate titan is making his biggest donation ever to his alma mater, setting up scholarships ... [+] for students who are the first in their family to attend college, just as he was.
David Yellen
When David Walentas finished his Navy ROTC application test in 1955, he had to choose one of about 50 schools he wanted to attend. Going to college "wasn't anything we even talked about," he recalls, and to better his odds of getting accepted, he picked a school he thought nobody had heard of—at the end of the alphabetical list.
Six decades later, the real estate multibillionaire is sending the University of Virginia, his alma mater twice over, a nine-digit thank-you. UVA announced Saturday that Walentas, No. 342 on The Forbes 400, will donate $100 million to the Charlottesville-based public university.
Fittingly, most of the money—which Walentas says will be paid out over five to ten years— will help the school fund opportunities for first-generation college students like Walentas, who is now worth an estimated $2.5 billion. Half of the funds will help establish scholarships for undergraduates who are the first in their family to attend college and who hail from three places: the state of Virginia; Walentas' hometown of Rochester, New York; or his current home, New York City. Another $25 million will create fellowships at UVA's Darden School of Business for first-generation college grads looking to get an M.B.A. The rest will go toward other professorships and fellowships.
"I cannot imagine a better way to honor the future than by making a significant and lasting commitment to first-generation college students," University of Virginia President James E. Ryan said in a statement. "This gift from David Walentas will serve as a cornerstone of the $5 billion campaign we are launching this weekend and will have an enduring impact on the University of Virginia and on those who attend it."
The donation is Walentas' largest philanthropic action to date, but it's not his first gift to his alma mater. His Walentas Foundation in 2013 donated $5,000 to its Darden School of Business, where Walentas got his M.B.A. after finishing his undergraduate degree at the university. He says he and his wife have also given "a few million" to the Jefferson Scholars Foundation, which provides merit scholarships to UVA students.
Walentas, who earlier this month received a 2 (out of 5) for his Forbes 400 philanthropy score, has focused much of his giving on education. Between 2013 and 2017 (the most recent public file available), he moved $8.1 million into his foundation, which has in turn made grants to organizations including New York City's Fund for Public Schools and Success Academy Charter Schools. The foundation has also donated at least $128,000 to the University of Pennsylvania, which his son Jed attended.
"Education to me is the great equalizer," says Walentas, 81, in an interview. "Most people don't really care where you come from, whether you talk funny or look funny. It's, 'What do you know?' and 'What can we do together?'"
A young David Walentas with his brother.
Courtesy of David Walentas
A college education was an important launching pad for Walentas, who grew up in poverty. His father suffered a paralyzing stroke when Walentas was five; by the next year, Walentas says he was "milking cows and shoveling s—t for my room and board." His big break came in the form of the four-year ROTC scholarship to UVA, but he fumbled that away after "a clandestine visit to a nearby all-girls school," according to a 2014 Forbes profile of Walentas.
Walentas, distraught at the time, now seems pretty pleased with how things turned out.
"I went home and worked for a year, got another scholarship, and I didn't have to go in the Navy, and I never got drafted," the billionaire recalls. "Sometimes the thing you think that's the worst for you ends up being the best."
He later cofounded real estate developer Two Trees Management. Walentas borrowed $12 million in the late 1970s to buy 2 million square feet of old buildings in Brooklyn's rundown Dumbo neighborhood, which he's turned into one of the borough's hottest hubs. With his son Jed, now Two Trees' CEO, Walentas is once again building a Brooklyn luxury spot, this time near Williamsburg's Domino Sugar Factory. In September, his nascent neighborhood opened its second tower, a 45-story office and apartment building.
Walentas is one of five members of The Forbes 400 with a degree from the University of Virginia, which ranked No. 33 on the 2019 list of Forbes' Top Colleges. The richest is Paul Tudor Jones, worth $5 billion, who also earned his bachelor's degree at UVA.
Walentas' gift, while very large, is not UVA's biggest windfall this year. That came from a gift by Jaffray Woodriff, the CEO of $3.3 billion hedge fund Quantitative Investment Management, who said in January he would give the university $120 million to establish a data science school.
Carter Coudriet
I am a reporter on the Forbes wealth team, covering the world's richest people. I also work on Forbes' daily Alexa briefing. I'm a proud New Jersey native, Penn alumnus ...


The Fitbit Versa Lite offers a cheaper, stripped back version of the popular fitness trackers. Image/Fitbit.
Fitbit released its original Versa watch about a year ago as a smarter, more playful extension of its range of fitness watches. It was, in effect, a cheaper rival to the smartwatch big guns: the Apple Watch, and Samsung's Gear series.
This is the 'Lite' version, which is a pared-back model, so it's missing a couple of functions.
You can't store music, it won't track your swim laps, there are no on-screen workouts and it's got just the single button on the left-hand side. But, because of all that, it's also a bit cheaper, making it more accessible for those who can't afford the top brands.
Like most Fitbit watches, you charge it up, strap it on, synch it to an app on your phone, and away you go. It will count your steps, measure your heart rate, and track your sleep. The battery lasts around five days, it's waterproof so you can take it swimming, and there are different watch straps for different sized wrists. The biggest change here is the colour: the Versa Lite comes in some very bold shades of metallic blue and lilac. Good move.
Fitbit has worked hard lately to improve their straps, and it shows. The Charge 3 included its best one yet, but the Versa Lite's strap might be even better. It's smooth on the wrist, doesn't pinch the skin, and the straps are easily replaceable with the push of a button.
The Versa Lite doesn't include the option to load up your credit card and pay for things using your watch. That doesn't matter in New Zealand, where some banks have been incredibly slow on offering customers contactless payment. So this isn't really a dig at Fitbit, but more at the banks holding them back. It would be nice to have the option sometime soon.
The original Versa retails for $349.95, but the Lite version is $269.95. Unless you're deadset keen on using your watch as a music player during workouts, I'd go for the Lite version. It's been my default watch for several weeks now, and I'm not planning on taking it off anytime soon.


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PSI celebrates the World Day for People with Disabilities together with ACTRAV and all its members with disabilities!
"This report is the outcome of a journey, which in this case has been very much participatory and has led to the instant creation of a global network of unions and passionate trade unionists working on these issues, as well as generated political engagement and commitment towards doing more – at national, regional and global level," said Sandra Vermuyten on 4 December at the ILO event celebrating the World Day for People with Disabilities.
This new research, launched by ACTRAV, captures and summarises trade union action on disability from over 50 countries, including developed, emerging and developing economies. Trade unions are taking a wide range of steps to achieve decent work for persons with disabilities, and beyond this, making their trade unions more inclusive and contributing to their mission of achieving social justice. This research offers a new perspective to trade unions who have not worked on this issue, and points to opportunities for others to develop their work further.
First of all, thank you for inviting PSI to this event and the Celebration of the World Day of People with Disabilities. Allow me to convey the best wishes of Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary, who could not join us today.
As you know, PSI has been working closely with ACTRAV on this issue for the last 2 years, and we feel strong ownership and commitment towards this report and future actions to support the work so many trade unions do to ensure decent work for persons with disabilities.
This report is the outcome of a journey, which in this case has been very much participatory and has led to the instant creation of a global network of unions and passionate trade unionists working on these issues, as well as generated political engagement and commitment towards doing more – at national, regional and global level. Which is not bad at all – to say the least!!!
Just one year ago, PSI organized a meeting with the support of ILO/ACTRAV and ILO/GED building on a survey of PSI affiliates' initiatives on disability inclusion. Examples of trade union action on disability from around the world were featured, from advanced economies as well as low- and middle-income countries and those coming out of crisis or conflict, showing this is not a luxury nor a secondary issue but rather at the heart of the trade union agenda.
Working on disability offers a win-win partnership with social partners and is part of trade union action in fighting inequality and injustice and protecting the most vulnerable. Understanding disability in this social sense also highlights the importance of treating it in an intersectional way, particularly in relation to gender and socio-economic status. Disabled women often suffer higher incidences of violence against women – which is why they are the focus of the 16 days of action against violence in Canada this year. Just today a report was published in my home-country Belgium that shows that 1 out of 4 disabled persons live in poverty.
We welcome the fact that this work has generated a discussion within the ILO around the privatization of public services which adversely affects persons with disabilities. Both in the provision of disability-specific services as well as accessibility/inclusion measures privatization has a negative impact, and this should inform future ILO policies on disability.
New Disability Insurance Schemes, combined with privatization of services, has in many cases not led to the increased choices they were supposed to deliver. This differentiation especially happens across class or rural/urban divides. Sadly, we see the same tendencies in many countries – with austerity measures hitting people with disabilities hard with sometimes fatal consequences. Trade unions are fighting back – and so do our disabled members. We were very inspired by the campaign of our Dutch colleagues who forced their government back to the negotiating table to sign a collective agreement by organizing a massive demonstration in Amsterdam by 7000 workers of sheltered workplaces.
In terms of health provision – it does matter how services are provided and we look forward to continuing to build on the joint work done with ILO and WHO in the ComHEEG that makes a strong case for public health care – including for persons with disabilities.
This work forces us to re-think strategies on OHS, both in terms of prevention and (re)-integration of disabled workers, discrimination and public policies. Public services that work for persons with disabilities are good for everyone – this is a measure for building truly inclusive societies.


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Barry Taniguchi
The Maunakea Observatories wish to convey their heartfelt sorrow for the loss of a treasured member of our Hawai'i Island community with the recent passing of Barry Taniguchi. His warm personality, generosity to a broad cross-section of our community, and steadfast leadership will be missed.
Barry was always a strong advocate of astronomy and the Maunakea Observatories will always be grateful for his support. Some of his most important contributions came during his 12 years on the Maunakea Management Board, when it and the Office of Maunakea Management were forming nearly 2 decades ago. He helped ground the Maunakea Management Board, and its links to Kahu Kū Mauna, in our community, during a time of important transition in the management of the summit. He invested countless hours helping develop policies and decisions that today serve as cornerstones in Maunakea stewardship. Barry came back last year as a member of the Maunakea Management Board – an indication of his fierce dedication to his community even while his health was failing.
Perhaps less widely known was the important role Barry had in establishing the THINK Fund at Hawaii Community Foundation. His 21st century vision of our community included injecting additional educational resources into classrooms across Hawai'i Island from the Maunakea Observatories. He saw STEM education as a critical pathway to prepare Hawai'i's youth for a challenging world. Barry's early push for the launch of the THINK Fund was consistent with his own generosity, supporting countless educational programs through donations from KTA Superstores for decades. Empowering today's youth through education was among the pillars of Barry's approach to community support.
Barry's reach extended so far across our community that his legacy is ensured to thrive for a very long time. His compassion and aloha lives on in everyone he touched during his life. The Maunakea Observatories are grateful to Barry for his decades of support for us and the community we call home.
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This illustration of the EGS77 galaxy group shows the galaxies surrounded by overlapping bubbles of hydrogen ionized by ultraviolet light from their stars. By transforming light-quenching hydrogen atoms to ionized gas, UV starlight is thought to have formed such bubbles throughout the early universe, gradually transitioning it from opaque to completely transparent. CREDIT: NASA'S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
Astronomers Discover Distant Galaxies Driving an Ancient Cosmic Makeover of the Early Universe
Comets are pristine remnants from the early Solar System. Comets are mostly made of ice and dust, but are also known to be rich in organic materials. If "complex" organic molecules like amino acids are enriched in comets and the meteoroids of cometary origin, the meteor showers might have delivered water and complex organic materials to the ancient Earth. (An artist's illustration. Credit: Kyoto Sangyo University)
First Ground-Based Detection of Complex Organic Molecules in a Comet
Four Maunakea Telescopes Chart a Close Encounter Between a Binary Star and the Solar System
Water Vapor Discovered on One of Jupiter's Moons
New Measurements from Maunakea Confirm the Crisis in Cosmology