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An expedition to see critters and talk freshwater
Mary Pearl is the president of Wildlife Trust, cofounder of its Consortium for Conservation Medicine, and an adjunct research scientist at Columbia University. Over the next week, she'll be traveling in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador with a boat full of scientists, conservationists, and business leaders to forge partnerships and develop solutions to the global freshwater crisis. This is the first of her dispatches from the journey.
Claudio Padua and I hatched a crazy idea last year, and at this moment we are living with the consequences. Claudio directs research at Brazil's Institute for Ecological Research (IPE), and I run the organization Wildlife Trust, which is based in New York. Together, we coordinate an entity known as the Wildlife Trust Alliance. The alliance is an egalitarian network of leading research-based conservation organizations around the world. The 14 independent groups each set their own strategies and annual conservation research and action agendas, and come together annually to identify problems we can address as a team, exchange experiences, and make plans for all kinds of collaborations.
After last year's meeting, Claudio and I decided to bring together members of the Wildlife Trust Alliance and a group of international business leaders to build partnerships between researchers and conservationists and those who can provide advice and support to help them succeed.
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Mary Pearl is the president of Wildlife Trust, cofounder of its Consortium for Conservation Medicine, and an adjunct research scientist at Columbia University. Over the next week, she'll be traveling in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador with a boat full of scientists, conservationists, and business leaders to forge partnerships and develop solutions to the global freshwater crisis. This is the first of her dispatches from the journey.
Claudio Padua and I hatched a crazy idea last year, and at this moment we are living with the consequences. Claudio directs research at Brazil's Institute for Ecological Research (IPE), and I run the organization Wildlife Trust, which is based in New York. Together, we coordinate an entity known as the Wildlife Trust Alliance. The alliance is an egalitarian network of leading research-based conservation organizations around the world. The 14 independent groups each set their own strategies and annual conservation research and action agendas, and come together annually to identify problems we can address as a team, exchange experiences, and make plans for all kinds of collaborations.
After last year's meeting, Claudio and I decided to bring together members of the Wildlife Trust Alliance and a group of international business leaders to build partnerships between researchers and conservationists and those who can provide advice and support to help them succeed.
But what would be the "carrot"? How do you get the attention of a busy corporate leader? Claudio had an idea: Take them on a fabulous trip with biologists like us. And what could be more fabulous than an Earth Day cruise of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador? Luckily, Ecuador's former minister of the environment, Yolanda Kakabadse, is a councilor for the Wildlife Trust Alliance. She thought the idea was good, and agreed to help organize it. She also happened to know a very important global business leader: Ratan Tata, the head of India's largest conglomerate.
During a visit to New York, Yolanda arranged a breakfast meeting. Though he encouraged the idea, Tata said that CEOs would not want to waste time unless there was some sort of worthwhile seminar during the cruise. He suggested something on freshwater. Claudio also consulted a sympathetic Brazilian business leader, Tribanco CEO Juscelino Martins, who offered more advice on how other groups organize trips that entice businessmen to sign up.
The more we all thought about it, the more we wanted to focus on water. Though climate change may be winning Academy Awards, the No. 1 sustainability challenge on Earth today is freshwater. And there is no water group equivalent to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and certainly no meeting of minds of hydrologists, ecologists, and businesspeople who understand how global and local market forces might affect the future of water distribution and use.
So here we are today on the yacht Isabella II, motoring from Baltra to North Seymour Island, ready to get to know one another and begin to grapple with some very different perspectives on water use. The scientists on board include: Dr. Raman Sukumar, head of the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation and the director of the Centre for Ecosystem Studies at the Indian Institute of Science; Dr. Suzana Padua, president of IPE of Brazil; Dr. Rodrigo Medellín, founder of the organization Bioconciencia and a professor at UNAM, the national university of Mexico; Dr. Keith H. Nislow, a research fisheries biologist with the U.S. Forest Service; Professor Don Melnick, co-head of the Center for Environment, Economy and Society at Columbia University; and Dr. Upmanu "Manu" Lall, the Alan and Carole Silberstein Professor of Engineering at Columbia University.
On the business side, in addition to Juscelino Martins, we have Guilherme Leal, the founder of Natura, a big international skincare and fragrance company based in Brazil; Oliver Engert, a principal at McKinsey and Company; Peter Solmssen, the executive vice president and general counsel at GE Healthcare, one of the world's largest medical diagnostics companies; my brother Tony Pearl, who retired as senior vice president and treasurer of McDonald's Corporation and is now the director of several companies; Beverly Bruce, a coach for high-tech start-ups who spent 24 years with IBM; and Geri Riegger, a financial institution executive who served in government as a White House fellow and an officer at the Federal Reserve.
We also have an assortment of lawyers, foundation executives, and Jan Hamrin, the president of the San Francisco-based Center for Resource Solutions, a nonprofit that focuses on renewable energy and climate change issues.
Yolanda (pictured at right with Claudio) works as a consultant in conflict management of social and environmental issues, so we are prepared to work through very different economic and social perspectives. Each day, we plan to address different aspects of water as the key to sustainability of our world. The first day will be water 101: How much there is, how it is distributed, and the key problems. We will identify problems and then decide what we can do about them. I hope that by the end of our week in the Galapagos, we will have developed enough mutual trust and a sense of common purpose to form a science-business partnership to confront the water crisis.
Go to Mary Pearl's second dispatch.
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Parag Agrawal: New CEO sheds low profile to take Twitter helm
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Parag Agrawal, who took over Monday as the new head of Twitter, shot from relative obscurity as the platform's technology expert to becoming the latest India-born talent to lead a US tech giant.
Unlike his predecessor, co-founder Jack Dorsey, Agrawal enjoyed until Monday a much more low-profile role at the company, with only about 24,000 followers on the platform, compared to Dorsey's almost six million.
But with a tweeted statement that began, "Thank you, Jack, I'm honoured and humbled," Agrawal took the reins of a company aiming to steer away from free speech battles and toward growth.
Agrawal is also the latest India-born star tapped to head a major US-based tech company, following the likes of Google-parent Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
"He's been behind every critical decision that helped turn this company around," Dorsey wrote of Agrawal in a message to Twitter staff.
"He leads with heart and soul and is someone I learn from daily. My trust in him as our CEO is bone-deep."
Educated in computer science and engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and holding a PhD from Stanford University in California, Agrawal joined Twitter in 2011 and rose to become its CTO by 2017.
As the head of technology at the firm, he oversaw machine learning and artificial intelligence, as well as the company's broad technical strategy.
These specialities make him a natural choice to replace Dorsey, Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi told AFP.
"Going forward AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning) will be more and more critical in making the platform healthier and more engaging for users and more profitable for the company," she said.
"We might also see some more rigour and rational in the decision-making process," Milanesi added.
Agrawal was also head of the company's "Bluesky" push to create a more open and decentralized standard for social media.
"I recognize that some of you know me well, some just a little, and some not at all," Agrawal said in an email to some 5,500 employees at San Francisco-based Twitter.
The platform has grown far less exponentially than its Silicon Valley neighbours and has very meager net profits compared to the two giants of digital advertising, Google and Facebook's parent Meta.
Profitable for the first time in 2017, Twitter has slipped back into the red several times since.
Dorsey is perhaps best known to the public as the man who kicked Donald Trump off Twitter, the former president's preferred megaphone to rally his fans and assail his critics.
But Agrawal has given indications that he does not view the platform as a venue for working out boundaries of free speech.
In an interview with MIT Technology Review in 2020, Agrawal said the company, which became a focus of conservative rage in the US after banning Trump, should "focus less" on free speech.
"Our role is to serve a healthy public conversation and our moves are reflective of things that we believe lead to a healthier public conversation," he said.
Jack Dorsey quits company
Dorsey, who is also chief executive of payments company Square, was confronted during his tenure by thorny freedom of speech questions, challenges to making the platform profitable and criticism he had spread himself too thin.
With his recognizable look of a shaved head, long beard and unconventional style, Dorsey for years embodied Twitter.
"I want you all to know that this was my decision and I own it. It was a tough one for me, of course," he wrote in an email to Twitter staff announcing his resignation as CEO, which was effective immediately.
"There aren't many companies that get to this level. And there aren't many founders that choose their company over their own ego," he added.
The company said Twitter's chief technology officer Parag Agrawal has replaced Dorsey in the top post, with Dorsey saying he would remain a member of the board through until around May to help with the transition.
"And after that… I'll leave the board," Dorsey wrote. "Why not stay or become chair? I believe it's really important to allow Parag the space he needs to lead."
Nasdaq briefly suspended trading of Twitter on Monday, citing "news pending," and after some volatility, the price was down over 2.5 percent for the day.
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Junior Artists Production: Frozen Jr.
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This Production Camp is located at Ensworth High School - Devon Farms Campus.
In this three-week production day-camp students go from script to stage working under the direction of some of NCT's best teaching artists (directed by professional Equity Actor/Director, Shawn Knight, choreographed by Equity Actor/Choreographer, Rona Carter, and Music Directed by SAG Actor (and our own Disney Princess Ariel), Catherine Birdsong). Located at our satellite location at Ensworth High School and staged in their beautiful, state-of-the-art theatre.
This production is for all skill levels and works on growing confidence, performance skills, and ensemble building. Students in these camps come out of this experience as a tightly knit group, and remain forever friends. A fantastic experience that your 10-14 student won't want to miss!
The enchanting modern classic from Disney is ready for your Broadway Junior stars! Frozen JR. is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production.
June 21 at 7 p.m. and June 22 at 2 p.m.
Cast members receive four complimentary tickets. Additional tickets will be available for $12.
*Anyone ages 10-14 may register for this camp, but registered students must complete an audition. All registered campers will perform in our Junior Artists Production. The audition will help the directors to assign specific roles.
Picture:Summer 2014 Production of "Alice in Wonderland Jr"
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Picture:Summer 2018 Production "High School Musical Jr."
Catherine Birdsong a proud member of SAG/AFTRA, is so excited to call NCT home! Catherine is a graduate of Belmont University with a degree in Musical Theatre. While in Los Angeles, CA, she worked on the Disney Channel shows Pair of Kings and Kickin' It!, as well as Mad Men, Pretty Little Liars and How I Met Your Mother. She comes to NCT having been a director, choreographer and music director at The Youth Academy of Dramatic Arts in LA. Catherine is also the Education Booking Manager for Nashville Children's Theatre. Her favorite roles include: Peggy Wilson in NCT's The Hundred Dresses, Trixie Who in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" at the Grand Ole Opry, Maria Von Trapp in "The Sound of Music," CindyLou in "The Marvelous Wonderettes," Betty Blake in "The Will Rogers Follies," and Belle in "Beauty and the Beast."
Rona Carter has called Nashville Children's Theatre home for most of her professional career. Teaching came as a natural extension of her stage work. She has watched students go from children to young adults on their way to becoming performers themselves. Rona loves to help these students climb and find themselves at the top of their confidence. Young people can't wait to see what's next and jump into it with everything they've got! Her training was at Boston Conservatory in a triple major of Drama, Musical Theatre, and Dance. Some of her favorite roles include Bottom in Robin Goodfellow, Mayzie in Seussical and Lucy in You are a Good Man, Charlie Brown. But most of all Rona likes having fun and learning from her students who always bring so many surprises to the summer!


The Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts will host "Celtic Angels Ireland" on Monday and Tuesday, March 18-19, at 7 p.m.
The Sheeva Quintet, Celtic Knights and Angels Dancers with Trinity Band Ensemble of Dublin, captivate audiences of all ages with an awe-inspiring show that encompasses vocal and instrumental Irish favorites along with spectacular world class champion Irish dancing.
Through their shared zeal and passion for Ireland's musical and dance traditions, this talented troupe enables their audiences to experience the "Real Ireland." You'll be enthralled from the moment the lights dim as the sweet and stirring songs of Ireland, rigorously precise dances, and traditional musicianship carry you to Ireland on wings of music.
Combined with the stunning dance routines of the Celtic Knight and Angel Dancers featuring Patrick O'Mahoney of Riverdance, this family show is a joyous celebration of everything Irish. For more information about the Celtic Angels Ireland, visit www.cmientertainment.com/Celtic-Angels-Ireland.html.
Tickets are $25 each plus tax and can be purchased online with a Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit card at www.wakeforestrencen.org/tickets-events. Advance tickets may also be purchased with cash, check or credit card at the Renaissance Centre Box Office, 405 S. Brooks St. Both performances are expected to sell out. Anyone interested in attending is encouraged to purchase their tickets now.
For more information, visit www.wakeforestrencen.org/ or call the Renaissance Centre Box Office at 919-435-9458.


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Uromyces gageae ist eine Ständerpilzart aus der Ordnung der Rostpilze (Pucciniales). Der Pilz ist ein Endoparasit von Gelbsternen. Symptome des Befalls durch die Art sind Rostflecken und Pusteln auf den Blattoberflächen der Wirtspflanzen. Sie ist paläarktisch verbreitet.

Merkmale

Makroskopische Merkmale
Uromyces gageae ist mit bloßem Auge nur anhand der auf der Oberfläche des Wirtes hervortretenden Sporenlager zu erkennen. Sie wachsen in Nestern, die als gelbliche bis braune Flecken und Pusteln auf den Blattoberflächen erscheinen.

Mikroskopische Merkmale
Das Myzel von Uromyces gageae wächst wie bei allen Uromyces-Arten interzellulär und bildet Saugfäden, die in das Speichergewebe des Wirtes wachsen. Spermogonien oder Aecien der Art sind unbekannt. Gleiches gilt für Uredien des Pilzes. Die beidseitig wachsenden Telien der Art sind früh unbedeckt. Die braunen Teliosporen sind einzellig, meist oval bis ellipsoid und 28–25 × 21–25 µm groß. Ihr Stiel ist farblos und erreicht bis zu zwei Dritteln der Sporenlänge.

Verbreitung
Das bekannte Verbreitungsgebiet von Uromyces gageae umfasst Eurasien.

Ökologie
Die Wirtspflanzen von Uromyces gageae sind verschiedene Gelbsternarten (Gagea spp.). Der Pilz ernährt sich von den im Speichergewebe der Pflanzen vorhandenen Nährstoffen, seine Sporenlager brechen später durch die Blattoberfläche und setzen Sporen frei. Die Art verfügt über einen Entwicklungszyklus, von dem bislang nur Telien bekannt sind, Spermogonien, Aecien oder Uredien wurden nicht gefunden. Die Teliosporen des Pilzes reifen im Frühjahr. Offenbar ist sie mikrozyklisch, ihre genaue Fortpflanzung ist aber nicht völlig erforscht.

Literatur

Pucciniaceae (Pilze)
Pucciniaceae
Pflanzenkrankheit

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Overview Of Neurolaw And Murderous Minds
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What is Neurolaw?
Neurolaw is an interdisciplinary field that links the brain to law. It facilitates the pathway to a better understanding of human behaviour in order to regulate it accurately through incorporating neuroscience achievements in legal studies.
Neurolaw is an emerging field that is capable of revolutionising the law. The study of the brain and its relation to criminal behaviour helps to understand the neuroanatomy of violence. This enables to detection of hidden bias, detection of lies and prediction of future criminal behaviour. Neurolaw has an importance of its own in deciding a case pertaining to violent crime.
This article, inside a murderous mind: Emergence of neurolaw, explores the various aspects of the neuroanatomy of violence and criminal behaviour. It also takes into account the instances where neurolaw was applied in courtrooms while deciding a case of violent crime.
Do our primitive hearts still seek the thrill of the combat drums? Consider the following scenarios:
1. Cheering as one boxer wins in the ring.
2. Hailing cries of victory after winning a war.
Western society has its definition to justify these acts. We love boxing! War was needed to protect the nation from greater harm. As rightly quoted by Adrian Raine in The Anatomy of Violence: "Something attracts us to violence."
Some parts of our evolutionary backgrounds persist till today. The adaptive nature of basic instincts explains our attraction to violence. During the ancient days, it was a matter of survival and strength. Today, the very nature has evolved to take the shape of crime. Men generally gathered to conduct killings in other villages to gain power and resources. There isn't a single instance where women have banded together to expand the territory or seek power. In comparison to the present day, for every one female murderer, there are nine male murderers.
Moving on from the evolutionary aspects of crime, the biological makeup contributes to violence. The brain is the body's control centre. Its function ranges from governing body movements to emotional control. Why don't we all have the urge to kill? What makes a killer different from the rest?
We must remember that 99.9% of the time, murderers are common people who blend in the society just like we all do. Tragic incidents and impulsive actions in a matter of seconds are what sets them apart. Added to this is the neuroanatomy of violence.
CRIMINAL BRAIN VS NORMAL BRAIN
Before we begin, note that there are two types of killers. One, killers who calculate every step and are rarely under any suspicion. The serial killers. The second type is the impulse-driven killers who commit such acts on a whim. Their actions are unplanned and reckless. The criminal acts fall under the same umbrella irrespective of the kind. But, brain functioning is different for each category. How is the brain related to violence?
It is noted that damage to the prefrontal area of the brain or poor prefrontal performance is associated with a predisposition to violence. Impairment of the prefrontal cortex is described at different levels below:
1. Emotional Level: The reduced functioning of the prefrontal cortex results in the loss of evolutionary, primitive parts of the brain. One such part is the limbic system that generates raw emotions like rage and anger. When the prefrontal cortex is functioning well, these emotions are kept in check. In case of dysfunction, these emotions are not regulated.
2. Behavioural Level: Damage to the prefrontal cortex can result in risk taking, irresponsible and rule-breaking behaviour. It won't take long for these behaviours to turn into violent behaviour.
3. Personality Level: The prefrontal damage also results in personality changes like impulsivity, loss of self-control and inability to modify and inhibit behaviour appropriately.
4. Cognitive Level: Poor prefrontal functioning leads to a loss of intellectual flexibility and poorer problem-solving skills. This in turn results in failure at school, unemployment that disposes a person towards violent ways of life.
5. Social Level: With poor social skills, lack of judgement, immaturity due to prefrontal damage; paves the way to socially inappropriate behaviour and poorer ability to formulate non-aggressive solutions to social encounters.
https://medium.com/writers-blokke/inside-the-brain-of-a-murderer 5e171291b878
For better understanding, let's take the case of two murderers.
Antonio Bustamante, who impulsively killed an old man during a botched robbery. Motivated by greed and money, he committed the offence on his impulses. He had a criminal record of theft, breaking and entering and drug offences. He was a recidivistic criminal, a typical thug. It was discovered that at the age of twenty he had suffered a head injury from a crowbar. His personality changed after that injury. He transformed from being a well-regulated individual to a recklessly impulsive criminal. Bustamante suffered a dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex.
An exception to poor prefrontal functioning is Randy Kraft – the scorecard killer. He killed approximately sixty-four people in a span of twelve years without getting caught. You need good prefrontal functioning to pull that off. He had an excellent ability to plan, regulate his actions, think ahead and consider alternate plans of action. He had no previous criminal records.
Proactive and Reactive aggression
This leads to the categorisation of aggression into proactive aggression and reactive aggression.
Proactive aggression: Predatory people use violence to get what they want in life. They plan ahead and display regulated and controlled behaviour. Rewards that are either external and material or internal and psychological are the driving force for this category. Cold-blooded and dispassionate are the traits of predatory killers. Serial killers like Randy Kraft fall into this category.
Reactive aggression: They lash out emotionally on proactive stimuli. For instance, they hit back in anger if called names. They are emotional and unregulated. Murderers like Antonio Bustamante fit into this category.
If predatory killers have normal prefrontal functioning, what makes them killers in the first place?
Both murder groups (proactive and reactive) showed higher activation in the subcortical limbic regions. The limbic system is a site of emotions. It is partly responsible for deep-seated aggression and rage which both the groups have in common. The difference, however, is that cold-blooded killers have sufficient prefrontal regulatory resources to act on their aggression. They respond in a relatively careful premeditated fashion. Despite all the planning, serial killers unleash their emotions in a fury that leads to unregulated killings. On the other hand, hot-blooded killers don't have sufficient prefrontal regulation to express their anger in a controlled manner.
CRIME AND CONSCIENCE
Imagine committing a crime that benefits you but brings harm to others. Just the thought of it prickled you, let alone the actual commission and completion. That's your conscience. Conscience is predicated on the good functioning of your autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system plays a key role in emotions. For some offenders, it confers on them a fearless risk-taking conscience free personality that leads to psychopathic behaviour. This makes them biologically different from the rest of us.
The conscience that is made of gut actions and feelings generated in a part of the autonomic nervous system gives a sense of right and wrong. The biosocial theory comes into the picture to determine the sense of right and wrong. Lack of fear conditioning results in underdeveloped conscience. This lack of conscience makes the killers who they are.
HEART AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR
https://time.com/4025739/heart-rate-violence/
Heart rate is also an indicator of antisocial and violent behaviour. Antisocial kids tend to have lower heart rates. Lower heart rate is thought to be associated with lack of fear which is termed as the fearlessness theory. For instance, bomb disposal experts have lower heart rates. It takes nerves of steel to deal with bombs. And despite that, they function well as individuals in society.
In the case of offenders, punishments like prison do not motivate them to reduce their acts of violence since the punishment does not hold fear to them. With a lower heart rate, empathy is equally low which is a common trait in most murderers.
EMERGENCE OF NEUROLAW
Now that we have understood how the biological makeup can be responsible for violent crimes, it is important to comprehend the role neuroscience has in a courtroom. A 1990s case in the American legal system displayed the role of neuroscience in deciding a case.
Herbert Weinstein, a 65-year-old ad executive, strangled his wife. In an attempt to make it look like suicide, he threw the body out of the window of their 12th floor apartment. In the brain scans, it was found that there was an abnormal cyst (arachnoid cyst) that surrounds the brain like a spider web. It was decided that Weinstein would plead guilty in exchange for a reduced charge of manslaughter.
The case of R v Peterson
Mr Peterson was accused of murdering his friend by bludgeoning his head with a table leg during a fight. Peterson was a man of limited intellectual ability and the trial judge accepted that the deceased had started the fight (but rejected the accused's self-defence claim). Four experts – two psychiatrists and two clinical neuropsychologists – gave evidence about Peterson's mental condition. The psychiatrists noted that Peterson suffered from two underlying conditions: intellectual disability and "executive dysfunction caused by frontal lobe damage."
This diagnosis of frontal lobe damage was made on the basis of a behavioural assessment, and not any kind of brain scan. The experts explained that these impairments affected the accused's ability to control his behaviour and understand the consequences of his actions. Justice Campbell accepted the expert evidence and allowed the partial defence.
Neurolaw is an emerging field and bringing neuroscience to the courtroom is a revolution of law. Neuroscientific evidence plays a role in reducing death sentences to life imprisonment.
Carter Snead, a law professor at Notre Dame gave a report titled Neuroscientific evidence in criminal law for President Bush's Council on Bioethics. The reports conclude that there are a large number of cases in which such evidence is presented is striking. Neuroscientific evidence questions guilt and punishment, detection of lies, hidden bias, prediction of future criminal behaviour. However, skeptics fear that this may threaten privacy and mental freedom as it involves extensive research on the brain and its functioning. It brings in the concept of cognitive liberty that is widely speculated by experts.
On an ending note, here is a question to all the readers. Since all behaviour is caused by our brains, wouldn't it mean that all behaviour could be potentially excused?
Resources: The anatomy of violence written by Adrian Raine
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The NHL has settled on Las Vegas as its choice for expansion, provided organizers can come up with a $500 million fee, sources told ESPN's Scott Burnside. The league's board of governors is scheduled to hold a formal vote during its meeting on June 22. Two-thirds of the board must approve the recommendation. Quebec City was also considered for expansion, but a person who had been briefed on the decision told The Associated Press, which previously reported the decision, that Las Vegas was a "done deal" after the recommendation of the NHL's executive committee.
The 2017-18 season is the earliest the league would expand. The franchise would be the NHL's 31st team and the first major professional sports franchise in Las Vegas, the rapidly growing gambling center of the American West. The NHL hasn't expanded since 2000, when Minnesota and Columbus paid $80 million each to join the league. Prospective Vegas owner Bill Foley is a wealthy businessman who isn't likely to blink at the elevated price tag previously proposed by NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman as an expansion fee.
The Las Vegas bid says it has secured more than 13,200 season-ticket deposits for the new team, which will play in T-Mobile Arena, the sparkling new multipurpose building on the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. The arena, which seats 17,500 for hockey, was built entirely with private money by MGM Resorts International and Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owners of the Los Angeles Kings.
The Las Vegas area had nearly 2.2 million people in the 2010 census, making it the largest population center in the U.S. without a major pro sports franchise. Public support for Foley's bid has been robust, and the NHL has noticed the appeal of being the only big sports show in a town that loves a big event. The days when sports leagues were wary of the potential corruption in Vegas' massive sports betting scene are apparently finished, making the city an attractive candidate for sports looking to get in on a growing market.
The Oakland Raiders have held serious discussions with Vegas leaders in recent months about a move to Nevada, with owner Mark Davis suggesting that he and his partners, including casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, could build a $1.4 billion domed stadium near the Strip with substantial public money.
David Beckham met with the group in April, and the English soccer superstar suggested Vegas would be a candidate for an MLS team with that new field. In February, MLS had ruled out Las Vegas as a potential expansion location as the soccer league looks to grow to 28 teams in the future.
But Foley and the NHL have been working on a deal for much longer to bring hockey to the city — with the enormous advantage of an NHL-ready building freshly opened in town. T-Mobile Arena had its grand opening April 6 with a concert featuring Wayne Newton and the Killers, and Canelo Alvarez knocked out Amir Khan in a middleweight title bout on May 7 in its first competitive sporting event.
The NHL has debated expansion for a few years, with Seattle and the Toronto suburbs also generating interest for another team. Bettman has said he doesn't worry about the league's product suffering from dilution. Quebec City still has a strong bid for expansion, but owners have expressed concerns about the strength of the Canadian dollar and a geographical imbalance if they add another team to the Eastern Conference, which currently has 16 teams to the West's 14.
Even with the serious financial woes of the Arizona Coyotes, who were owned by the league for four years while losing money and struggling to find permanent ownership, the NHL apparently remains confident in its belief that hockey can thrive in a non-traditional Southwest market. Vegas is in the middle of the Mojave Desert, but it has grown as a hockey town over the past 20 years since local youngsters like Jason Zucker, now with the Minnesota Wild, had to practice on one of the three rinks in town.
The IHL's Las Vegas Thunder attracted large crowds in the 1990s when they played at the Thomas and Mack Center, and the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers took the Thunder's place until 2014 while playing at the Orleans Arena. Foley hasn't said what he will call his new team, but the bid is run by a company named Black Knight Sports and Entertainment, the same name as his financial services company. Foley graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.


Te Karere, the taxpayer funded television channel, whinged to the BSA, that's the Broadcasting Standards Authority, about my opposition to their waste of our money. Forty-four million dollars a year of completely wasted taxpayers' money in this dreadful outfit. Te Karere was this week told, in no uncertain terms, that you cannot close down such debate about their taxpayer wastage. The long and the short of the complaint is that the racist broadcaster tried to close down privately-owned truth radio and failed. And that's how it should be. Congratulations to the Broadcasting Standards Authority for an eminently sensible decision.
 Māori Television Service made a formal complaint about the broadcast to CanWest RadioWorks Ltd, the broadcaster, alleging that the host's comments were in breach of Principles 6 and 7 of the Radio Code. It pointed out that, at the time of the broadcast, the Authority had not determined its complaint about the host's previous comments. Therefore, it said, the host's remarks were inaccurate.
 Māori Television contended that it was inaccurate to describe the channel as "apartheid" and "racist", and contended that these remarks denigrated Māori Television and Māori people generally.
 The complainant stated that Māori Television was not called Te Karere, and noted that this inaccuracy had remained uncorrected despite having been pointed out to the broadcaster in previous correspondence. Further, Māori Television had not tried to "close down privately-owned truth radio and failed", it said. It had merely laid complaints about a broadcaster's behaviour.
It is public knowledge that operating expenses are $12 million dollars with a further $16 million from Te Māngai Pāho (the Māori Broadcasting Funding Agency). This is to assist with internal productions. A contestable fund of $19 million is available to independent external production houses to produce programmes for Māori Television and other channels. This amount is not directly funded to Māori Television.
 CanWest maintained that the host's comments about Māori Television being "apartheid" and "racist" were his genuine opinion and were therefore not subject to the accuracy standard. It also disagreed that his comments denigrated or discriminated against Māori or Māori Television.
 In relation to allegations of fact, the broadcaster acknowledged that the host had made a mistake as to whether the Authority had determined Māori Television's previous complaint. However, it said, the host's "misunderstanding and mistake" did not amount to a breach of broadcasting standards. CanWest said that the host had been advised of his mistake and he would not repeat it.
 Turning to the complaint about state funding, CanWest contended that Māori Television's own figures showed that there was an excess of $44 million available to fund the channel (directly and indirectly). The host's claim, it said, was "substantially correct" as he had not claimed that the taxpayers' money was paid directly to Māori Television.
 The broadcaster also did not consider the host's reference to Māori Television as "Te Karere" to be a breach of standards. However, it had also drawn this error to the attention of the host.
 Dissatisfied with the broadcaster's response, Māori Television referred its complaint to the Authority under s.8(1)(a) of the Broadcasting Act 1989. It expressed its concern that the host's statements were a continuation of a campaign against Māori Television, and that they were motivated by malice. The complainant maintained that the reference to "Te Karere" was inaccurate.
 With respect to the funding of Māori Television, the complainant pointed out that the contestable fund of $19 million was available to external production houses, and in some cases it did not come to Māori Television at all. CanWest's reply that the statement was "substantially" correct was an admission that the host's statement was not "wholly" correct, it said.
In remaining so the inaccuracy still maligns Māori Television as being censured by the Authority, and has wrongly implicated the Authority in a decision it never made.
 The complainant noted that CanWest had not responded to its complaint about the host's comment that it had tried to "close down privately-owned truth radio and failed".
 The complainant has identified several alleged inaccuracies in the broadcast. The Authority deals with each allegation separately.
 The Authority has previously determined that a talkback programme amounts to "current affairs" when a host makes unqualified statements of material fact that set the basis for the discussion (see Decision No. 2005-016).
 In the present case, the Authority finds that the host was purporting to make factual statements to which the accuracy standard applies. The host made unequivocal statements that the Authority had declined to uphold a complaint by Māori Television about his previous comments. He said that Māori Television had been "slapped down hard by the Broadcasting Standards Authority" and that the Authority had made a decision on Māori Television's complaint. Because the Authority had not considered that complaint at the time of the broadcast, it finds that the host's remarks were inaccurate and in breach of Principle 6.
 With respect to the host's references to Māori Television as "Te Karere", the Authority also considers that the host was purporting to make a statement of material fact. It notes that Te Karere is a Māori news programme broadcast by Television New Zealand Ltd, and is unrelated to Māori Television. In these circumstances, the Authority finds that Principle 6 (accuracy) was breached due to the host's references to Māori Television as "Te Karere".
 The Authority has determined two other complaints by Māori Television about the host's comments that Māori Television was "racist" and "apartheid" (see Decision Nos. 2006-056 and 2006-085). The Authority has concluded that these remarks were not subject to the accuracy standard because they were clearly identifiable as the host's opinion and contained no statements of unqualified fact. It reaches the same conclusion on this occasion, and therefore it does not uphold this part of the accuracy complaint.
 Māori Television stated that its operating expenses were $12 million and it received a further $16 million from Te Māngai Pāho to assist with internal productions. It said that $19 million was available to external production houses, but this money did not necessarily come to Māori Television.
 For the purposes of the accuracy standard, the Authority considers that the host was entitled to include the contestable fund in his calculation of taxpayer funding, because Māori Television receives the benefit of programmes made by the external production houses. As to whether the exact figure given by the host was inaccurate, the Authority notes that Māori Television has not provided any evidence to show that it does not receive the benefit of that proportion of the contestable fund. Therefore, the Authority declines to uphold this part of the complaint.
 The Authority declines to uphold the complaint about the host's comment that Māori Television had tried to "close down privately-owned truth radio". This was not an unqualified statement of material fact to which the accuracy standard applies. Rather, it was clearly discernible as an exaggerated comment made by a host who is well known for expressing his views in such a manner. The Authority considers that reasonable listeners would not have believed that the complainant was actually attempting to close down the radio station, particularly in the context of his preceding remark that "you cannot close down such debate". Accordingly, the Authority does not uphold this part of the complaint.
 Guideline 7a is intended to protect "sections of the community" from denigration on account of their gender, race, age, disability, occupational status or sexual orientation, or as a consequence of their religious, cultural or political beliefs. In Decision No. 2006-056 the Authority determined that, because Māori Television is a body corporate created by statute, it is not a "section of the community" as envisaged by guideline 7a. Therefore it does not enjoy the protection of the prohibition against denigration.
 Māori Television also argued that the comments were denigratory of Māori generally, given that the channel promotes Māori language and culture. The Authority does not agree. While the host was critical of the decision to fund the channel with public money, his comments were directed at Māori Television as an organisation, rather than at Māori people generally.
 For this reason, the Authority declines to uphold the denigration complaint.
For the above reasons the Authority upholds the complaint that the broadcast of comments on Radio Pacific on 25 July 2006 breached Principle 6 of the Radio Code of Broadcasting Practice.
 Having upheld the complaint, the Authority may make orders under ss 13 and 16 of the Broadcasting Act. The Authority has upheld two aspects of the broadcast as being inaccurate. However, given the relatively minor nature of the inaccuracies, the Authority concludes that an order is not appropriate. It considers that the publication of its decision is sufficient on this occasion.


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Maha Kikugawa, A.B. '13
Maha Kikugawa, A.B. '13
Alumna's Okinawa-Based Company Builds Luxury Treehouses
Flip through Animal Planet on any given day and you'll catch Treehouse Masters, the show that follows Pete Nelson and his sons as they design and build completely customized treehouses. The show will make anyone envious of the creative, often whimsical designs that Pete conjures up with his team. But there's one University of Miami alumna where said envy need not apply.
Maha Kikugawa, A.B. '13, is the co-founder of Treeful, a luxury treehouse eco-resort in Okinawa. The tri-lingual Japanese citizen works remotely as she travels often, but still manages to handle the interior design and marketing for each build. She even helps in the construction process.
"I am here today because of my father who always inspires me, and my mother because she always believes in me and my education," she said.
The Tokyo native grew up in one of the most high-tech and bustling cities in the world, but spent a lot of time in nature, visiting mountains and oceans where she could. The importance of nature and the great outdoors is a result of Maha's father's influence. "Ten years ago, I wanted to become an orangutan sanctuary worker in Borneo. I was concerned about deforestation in the world and wanted to do my part to save lives."
In 2013, the dream of sancutary work took a backseat when she and her father visited a tree house resort in Costa Rica and became inspired to create their own in Japan. Upon their return home, Maha officially ventured into the world of eco-tourism, and luckily, still feels like she's making an impact. "Our business model will make people wealthier by protecting nature, which results in more trees saved, therefore we can save animals like the orangutans… clearly after ten years my core values have not changed."
Her eco resort will open soon, and she's excited at the prospect of fellow UM alumni making the trip to Japan to stay there. "The treehouses have 360-degree views of the forest, and the only light you see at night is the light in the house, except for lightning bugs, of course. You can read books in the hammock or just lay under the stars. You can go river or cape trekking and jump into waterfalls."
Maha is also the co-founder of a Tokyo fitness community, and an ambassador for lululemon and Spartan Race. She's a part-time licensed yoga instructor and an official Instagram influencer for New Caledonia Tourism.
Maha is our first alumna to volunteer for our #CanesTakeover on Instagram! Check it out on our story before it goes away!
Follow Maha on Instagram, and Treeful too.


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This is an edible fruit of high summer, perfect timing because they're fruit and you don't have to cook them.
Even if you don't care for the fruits, plant them for the coarsest foliage texture you can find. Seriously, can you name anything else that contrasts so lusciously with all other leaves?
The flowers amount to nothing - you'll have to look very very closely to find them - it's the strange fruit that are the second asset (maybe I don't have my priorities straight and the fruits should be the first asset?).
If you don't love the fruits, you can give them away or freeze them and toss a couple at a time into your smoothies - figs have several beneficial attributes and the other smoothie fruits will disguise their unique mouth-feel.
In zones 7 and 8 of the Deep South, we're fortunate that this tree is hardy when the temperature drops into the teens. If temps drop near zero and trees are killed back part way or all the way to the ground, healthy trees will sprout right back.
I was told that in zone 7 of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the winters are still zone 7 in rating, but they last longer than southern zone 7 winters - therefore people grow their figs in giant pots and park them in their garages over winter. I saw it in person - folks have huge figs in pots everywhere!
Brown Turkey is more cold hardy that most other types, that's why you see it in zones 7 and 8 as the most common type on the East Coast and Deep South.
I've wondered about the little wasp that pollinates it. I've not heard of it actually being around my area (North Georgia). Recently I read that 'Brown Turkey' is self fertile and so doesn't need the little wasp for fruit set and the same is true for most fig trees commercially grown for the fruits.
The coarse-textured leaves are shaped like non-other and provide the most dramatic contrast in texture with the plants around it. I'm very fond of fig leaves for these reasons.
While the tree itself will grow well in partial shade, it will be less dense and it will produce less fruit. Much less fruit. Try your best to plant it in full sun so you can enjoy a boutiful crop.
Similarily, while a fig tree can withstand average garden soils and periods without supplemental irrigation, the leaves will wilt in prolonged drought and your fruit crop will be reduced. Consider supplemental irrigation if 2-3 weeks go by without any rainfall.
The most commonly ask question about figs is, "do you want some figs?"
This is a phenomonon of the Deep South where they are so plentiful that they are shared with largesse.
A stranger down the street slowed down his truck when he saw me working in my mom's garden. He rolled down the window and asked me if I wanted any figs. This startled me for two seconds, then I got over "stranger danger" and caved. Yes, I did want some figs. Wendel is now a dear friend because he shared his bounty.


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Q: How to get value from firebase realtime database in android? This is the picture of my firebase database I am trying to store "brand" as an arrayList.
Below is my code
   var brandArrayList= ArrayList<BrandModel>()
   database= FirebaseDatabase.getInstance()
    mRef=database.getReference("brand")
    mRef.addValueEventListener(object :ValueEventListener{
        override fun onDataChange(snapshot: DataSnapshot) {
            for (childSnapshot in snapshot.children) {
                val getBrand= childSnapshot.getValue<BrandModel>(BrandModel::class.java)
                getBrand!!.item_id=childSnapshot.key
                brandArrayList.add(getBrand!!)
            }
          }
        }

        override fun onCancelled(error: DatabaseError) {
            Log.i("Error",error.toString())
        }
    })

I am getting error at the line
val getBrand= childSnapshot.getValue(BrandModel::class.java)
I have defined my Model classes as given below
@Parcelize
data class BrandModel(var item_id:String?=null,
                  var name:String?=null,
                  var sizeinfo:List<SizeModel>?=null):Parcelable
@Parcelize
data class SizeModel(var quantity:String?=null,
                 var name:String?=null):Parcelable

I am getting this error
com.google.firebase.database.DatabaseException: Expected a List while
deserializing, but got a class java.util.HashMap

A: A List in Kotlin code translates to the following structure in the database:
"sizeinfo": {
  "0": { ... },
  "1": { ... },
  "2": { ... },
}

Only when you have sequential numbers in the keys will Firebase convert it to a List. When the keys are of a different format, such as in your case, it gets converted into a Map.
So you'll either need to change the data structure, or (more likely) change the code to match the JSON: Map<String, SizeModel>.

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 NIOSHTIC-2 Publications Search - 00186707 - Role of the primary care physician in occupational and environmental medicine.
Role of the primary care physician in occupational and environmental medicine.
To answer the growing questions of the public concerning health care as it relates to occupational and environmental problems, the Institute of Medicine examined the role of the primary care physicians in occupational and environmental medicine and is seeking ways of fostering their participation in these important health care areas. Topics discussed included the incidence of occupational and environmental disease, evidence of need and less than optimal physician participation, changing scene of medical care, inadequate education, lack of medical school faculty, attitudes of practicing physicians toward health promotion and disease prevention, problems in practice, economic issues, legal issues, ethical issues and fragmented agency responsibility. Several goals were established for interventions in clinical practice and recommendations were made for the improvement of education for future physicians. Abstracts of commissioned papers were included covering such topics as legal aspects of occupational health, strategies for improving recognition and reporting of occupational diseases, diagnosis, treatment, teaching of occupational medicine in family practice residencies, reimbursement of occupational health services for workers, behavior patterns of physicians in this field, occupational risk factors, and systems marketing of health care.


A clinical clerkship collaborative program in Taiwan: Acquiring core clinical competencies through patient care responsibility.
Traditionally, clinical clerkship training in Taiwan does not provide medical students with sufficient patient care responsibilities and often results in inadequate clinical skills.We implemented a pilot clerkship program at a comprehensive cancer center that emphasizes core clinical competency through direct patient care and dedicated faculty and mentors. Students were an integral part of the patient care team held accountable for providing coordinated and holistic care. Students' self-assessment of clinical competencies, faculty evaluation, and objective structured clinical examination were compared against their peers trained by traditional clerkship at a main teaching hospital.Fifty medical students completed the clerkship program in the first 3 years. At the end of the clerkship, participants rated themselves significantly higher than their peers in almost all patient care and clinical skill domains. The most significant areas included physical examination, clinical reasoning, developing management plan, holistic approach, handling ethical issues, and time management skills. The students rated their clerkship teachers significantly higher in time spent with students, skills and enthusiasm in teaching, as well as giving students appropriate patient care responsibilities. There was no significant difference in the end-of-clerkship objective structured clinical examination performance, but participants of the program achieved better grades in their subsequent internship.This pilot collaborative program presented a successful model for clinical education in the teaching of core clinical competencies through direct patient care responsibilities at the clerkship stage. It is hoped that the project will become a catalyst for medical education reform in Taiwan and regions with similar traditions.


Surfcoast Upholstery specialises in providing quality residential & commercial upholstery services to homes and businesses. Using our experience, expertise and attention to detail, we ensure your furniture is of the highest quality with a look that suits your personal taste and the style of your home or business. Surfcoast Upholstery specialises in diamond buttoning or 'tufting'. Commonly seen on chesterfields, antiques, wing back chairs, chaise lounges and upholstered bedheads. A skill that few upholsterers offer these days. Our team will produce a high quality, professional piece that will endure for many years. We can tackle any sized job whether it is a well loved sofa needing to be reupholstered or a family heirloom in need of some restoration - we can fully restore and bring it back to life like new. From the smallest sentimental piece to extensive residential and commercial projects. We offer a complete range of upholstery services using only premium grade materials and construction methods. Surfcoast Upholstery will take the utmost care in preserving your special piece into something you can treasure for years to come.
Essentially, upholsterers work with fabric to cover seating, bedsprings, cornice boards, pillows and other furnishings and interior elements. They also might attach or replace padding and batting, trim a piece with fringe or another border, add piping and tufting, fashion slipcovers and refinish wood. Some upholsterers are skilled at furniture construction and repair. They can also advise you about the pros and cons of different fabrics so you can choose the best type for the project in your Geelong home.
Find an upholsterer on Houzz. Narrow your search in the Professionals section of the website to Geelong, Victoria upholstery. You can also look through Victoria photos for projects similar to yours, and contact the designer for upholstery information.


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Snorkeling out of the membrane
Nicole Haloupek
Nicole Haloupek is a freelance science writer and a recent graduate of UC Berkeley's molecular and cell biology PhD program.
By National Park Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
One of the last places you'd expect to find a charged amino acid residue is buried within the hydrophobic interior of a lipid bilayer. And for the most part, this expectation holds true: portions of proteins that span membranes are typically composed of hydrophobic residues. But in some cases, the positively charged residues lysine and arginine find their way into such apparently unfavorable positions, and it remains unclear why they haven't been selected out of existence.
One hypothesis to explain why such positively charged residues don't always interfere with a membrane-anchoring domain of a protein's function is that they "snorkel". That is, their side chains wriggle into a position in which the tip, where the charge resides, pokes out of the hydrophobic interior of the membrane into a more hospitable environment, surrounded by the polar head groups of the lipids and the aqueous phase. Some lipid head groups are also negatively charged, which would make snorkeling into this region even more favorable for a positively charged amino acid residue like lysine or arginine.
So far, most of the evidence to support snorkeling has come from in vitro or structural studies, but in the February issue of GENETICS, Keskin et al. report in vivo data supporting the snorkeling hypothesis. Using deep mutational scanning of the yeast mitochondrial outer membrane protein Fis1p, the researchers hoped to understand which structural features of the protein's carboxyl-terminal tail target it to its membrane.
They found that, in certain positions in the protein's sequence, positively charged residues were far better at promoting mitochondrial membrane targeting than were negatively charged residues. This makes sense if the residues' side chains are snorkeling, because negatively charged side chains would be repelled by negatively charged lipid head groups. Not only that, but the negatively charged residues aspartate and glutamate have shorter side chains than lysine and arginine, meaning they might not have a long enough hydrophobic stretch to reach the surface of the lipid bilayer, leaving them trapped among the hydrophobic lipid tails.
In addition to providing strong in vivo evidence for amino acid snorkeling, these results suggest that prediction methods designed to identify membrane-anchoring domains might be excessively stringent. If Keskin et al.'s findings are generalizable, allowing positively charged residues at certain positions in such domains might allow us to better predict the structure and function of proteins from their sequences.
Keskin, A.; Akdoğan, E.; Dunn, C. Evidence for Amino Acid Snorkeling from a High-Resolution, In Vivo Analysis of Fis1 Tail-Anchor Insertion at the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane.
GENETICS, 205(2), 691-705.
DOI: 10.1534/genetics.116.196428
http://www.genetics.org/content/205/2/691
Jonathan Hodgkin awarded the 2017 Novitski Prize
Nine ways you can fight the proposed federal research budget cuts (without going to DC)
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In order to leave the surface of Earth and go someplace else in the system, you need 63 megajoules per kilogram of final weight to exit the gravity well. In order to leave our sun behind from a distance of 1 AU, you need to have 890 megajoules per kilogram of final weight. This is cumulative, so to leave Earth and then exit the system with 100% efficiency requires almost a gigajoule of energy per kilogram of ship.
If you began at a radius of 1 million kilometers from the center of the sun - which is to say 300,000 kilometers from the surface - then you'd need 133 gigajoules per kilogram of ship. In general, the energy to leave is E=m1m2G/R, by conservation of energy. To go from R1 to R2 from a mass, the change of energy ΔE=m1m2G(1/R2-1/R1).
Also by conservation of energy, a ship can actually carry on board no more than its mass in energy. An unmoving ship has just under 90 petajoules per kilogram by the modern definition of matter; it is merely a question of how much of this energy may be accessed how quickly. Generally, the portion of the ship with accessible energy is known as fuel, and the energy of the fuel refers to how much of it is released - up to the full ~90 PJ. This efficiency is achieved theoretically with matter/antimatter reactions and other "pure" mass/energy conversions. More common are fission/fusion reactions; using such, the highest available rate of return is the annihilation of up to 0.89% of the mass of the fuel, generating ~800 terajoules per kilogram by fusing protium or deuterium directly to iron 56; even fusing "only" to helium gives ~600 terajoules per kilogram.
Of course, hydrogen is inconveniently light, but metallic hydrogen runs to 1.3 tons per cubic meter; we can hazard to guess metallic deuterium would be about 2.6 T/m3, which would give a maximum energy per unit volume of fuel of just under 2.1 petajoules per liter of stored fuel. Metallic tritium would provide just a bit under 3 PJ/L, but its instability and rarity in the natural world make it a far less practical fuel, and thus not likely.
Deuterium/antideuterium slush, if half crystalline and half liquid by volume, would provide 14.2 PJ/L at a total density of 0.158 kg/m3. Simple deuterium slush fused would give 100-115 TJ/L.


Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience comprises Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Metal Gear Online, and all DLC elements for each product.
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeros takes place in 1975 and sets in motion a series of events that culminate in the plot lines of Metal Gear Solid V: TThe Phantom Pain. Ground Zeros centers on Big Boss – hero and mercenary – as he infiltrates a sprawling secret prison base called 'Camp Omega' in Cuba on a rescue mission. He soon finds himself alone behind enemy lines with a truly non-linear mission that showcases key advances to the series made possible by its use of the FOX Engine.


• Two Board retreats per year: the first is in July or August, half to full weekend day to onboard new Board members and set the stage for the upcoming Board year. The second is in January or February and is an overnight nearby (Sat morning to Sun afternoon) to tackle major strategic and tactical priorities.
• Last, the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) comprised of the President, Vice President, Past President, VP Finance/Business Operations, and VP Community Engagement meet as needed to discuss strategic priorities. Typically this group meets once a month prior to the monthly Board meeting for 1-2 hours.
Board Terms require a minimum of 2 years with the exception of Vice President which requires a 3 year commitment (VP→President→Past President). On average Board members choose to serve between 2-4 years.
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The Metaloterm US sytem is a modular concentric balanced flue system, made of stainless steel which combines air inlet and flue. US is suitable for high temperature, non-condensing applications with flue gases in negative pressure. It can be applied on all types of balanced flue gas-fired stoves.


Who is to blame? Whatever you do, Professor Douglas A. Irwin of Dartmouth College says in The Wall Street Journal, don't blame Free Trade. In a long feature on October 9, he bewailed the fact that a recent WSJ-NBC News poll found that 53 percent of the American public now believes that free-trade agreements have hurt America, up from 46 percent three years ago, and under a third in 1999. In his view, far from erecting trade barriers and "blaimng other countries," we need a mix of continued free trade and a host of measures by the Fed to stimulate growth.
Ian Fletcher, the author of Free Trade Doesn't Work (U.S. Business & Industry Council, 2010) begs to differ. In his view, "free trade" is slowly bleeding America's economy to death and the standard economic arguments free traders use all the time are false. In the meantime the U.S. economy is hemorrhaging quality export industry jobs at an astounding rate. Almost half of our manufacturing workforce has disappeared since 1987 and more than a third of large factories just since 2001. Not coincidentally 2001 is the year China joined the WTO.
In the Problem section of his book, Fletcher tears apart the standard arguments for free trade and some of the snake-oil remedies to the US trade problem (more "education" etc). He suggests a "natural strategic tariff" that would level the playing field between US and foreign exporters in the key manufacturing and service export sectors. It is necessary because "free trade" is unsustainable. Nauru, a small Pacific island nation that had huge deposit of phosphate, opened up to free trade, "became one of the richest countries in the world," and duly collapsed when the phosphorous soil run out. If it had not opened up to free trade, it would have sold its reserves of phosphate slowly, and it would not have collapsed. Even though free trade may result in gains, the gains are to the economy as a whole and not to an individual, which results in increased income inequality.
Free trade means giving up this attempt at managing trade in favor of the 19th-century laissez faire assumption that the free market, on its own, will automatically produce an optimal result. As we have most recently seen in the financial crisis, this is an unreasonable expectation in the context of domestic economics, and the same rule applies internationally. Under conditions of free trade all of the developed nations are ceasing to be competitive in many industries. It is nevertheless noteworthy that some highly developed nations like Germany and Japan continue to register huge trade surpluses despite the rise of China. They have done well by practicing a combination of mercantilism abroad and industrial policy at home. They frequently do this covertly, which is why nations like the US and UK, and their supposedly sophisticated economists, are baffled by their success. And this means repudiating free trade.
The solvency cannot be maintained, however, by re-applying the 1930's tool of Keynesian reflation. Too much of America's domestic demand leaks abroad due to the trade deficit, thanks largely to Clinton-era free trade agreements. In addition, America ran such huge budget deficits during non-recessionary times under Bush that the ability of the government to borrow money was wasted when it was not needed simply to enable politically-popular tax cuts. The trade crisis will force politicians to find real solutions, Fletcher concludes, clean or dirty as they may be: the solution, for both the developed nations and the Third World, is a gradual return to the moderate protectionism and domestic-led growth that economic history vindicates.
Germany, and by extension the rest of Germanic and Scandinavian Europe, has shown that developed nations need not fear the rise of Third-World competitors like China, so long as they do not fall prey to the delusions of free trade and laissez faire. It is high time America grasps the perils of such delusions. This is not a matter of ideological preference. It is a matter of survival.


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import org.maptalks.javasdk.featurelayer.common.Equations;
import org.maptalks.javasdk.featurelayer.common.TestFeatureQuery;

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public class TestSQLQuery extends TestFeatureQuery{
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Wheat flour contains gluten, which keeps biscuits, cakes and pies from getting crumbly and falling apart. It is what makes baked goods have a good texture because it traps pockets of air. It you want light cakes and biscuits when cooking gluten-free, gluten substitutes must be added to any gluten-free flour mixture.
For each cup of gluten-free flour mix, add at least 1 teaspoon of gluten substitute. Here are three very good substitutes for gluten.
Xanthum Gum works well as a gluten substitution in yeast breads along with other baked goods. You can get it at health food shops.
Pre-gel Starch helps keep baked goods from being too crumbly. This too can be found in most health food shops.
This is an excellent basic flour for gluten-free baking. It is milled from polished white rice. Because it has such a bland flavour, it is perfect for baking, as it doesn't impart any flavours. It works well with other flours. White rice flour is available in most big supermarkets.
This flour comes from unpolished brown rice. It has more food value because it contains bran. Use it in breads, muffins, and cookies. It's available in most big supermarkets.
This nutty tasting flour has a high protein and fat content. It is best when used in combination with other flours and for baking brownies or any baked goods with nuts or fruit. It's available in most big supermarkets.
This is a light, white, very smooth flour that comes from the cassava root. It makes baked goods impart a nice chewy taste. Use it in recipes where a chewy texture would be desirable. It would work nicely in bread recipes such as white bread or French bread. It is also easily combined with cornflour and soy flour. It can be purchased in a health food store.
Cornflour is mostly used to thicken sauces and puddings but it can be used in combination with other flours for baking and is easily available in supermarkets. Just make sure it is pure cornflour and not mixed with any other flour.
This is a gluten-free thickening agent that is perfect for cream-based soups and sauces. Mix a little with water first, then substitute potato starch flour for flour in your recipe but cut the amount in half. You'll find it in health food shops.
When you start cooking gluten-free, begin with recipes that use relatively small amounts of wheat flour like brownies or pancakes. These turn out great and the difference in taste is minimal.
Here's some gluten-free flour mixes to make at home so you always have gluten-free flour mixes when you want to cook.
You can get a couple of brands of gluten free four mixes at most big supermarkets; self raising flour as well as plain flour. They usually contain a mix of gluten free flours like soy and rice flours and some starches like potato starch or tapioca starch.
Just wondering if anybody can tell me if you make up the gluten free flour mixes (particularly the number 2 version above) are they used like a usual wheat cup in a recipe or do the amounds need to be adjusted. Unfortunately this article hasn't explained this.
:-d thanks for this. Half the family are now low food mappers. We miss our apricot jam drops.
thanks for this. Half the family are now low food mappers. We miss our apricot jam drops.


MEGA BANGNA could easily be the largest shopping mall in Thailand. With over 800 stores in 10 zones, you can basically find "everything under one roof" at Mega Bangna. First mall in Thailand which houses five big brands together, Robinson Department Store, Big C Extra, HomePro, IKEA and Mega Cineplex. On top of that, you can find well-known brands like Cotton On, Uniqlo, Cath Kidston, etc. Cafes like After you, GreyHound, CODE, Mr Jones Orphanage, etc.
Mega Bangna is open Daily from (10am – 10pm). There is free shuttle bus service from BTS Udom Suk (Exit 5) to Mega Bangna, wait at the bus stop outside of the 7 Eleven. Mega Bangna is also just a 20 mins drive away from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, making an ideal spot for some last min shopping.
You will be spoilt with the amount of food choices in Mega Bangna.
So much food… Can your stomach take it all ???
There are always promotion sales from different brands. From shoes, to fashion wear, to skin care. There are a few major sports retail stores if you are into sports.
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10 Beautiful Emerald Cut Diamond Settings
The type of diamond shape you select for your diamond engagement ring speaks to your style, but it's really the setting that says it all. Depending on the side stones you choose or choose to forgo, the color of metal you settle on, and the direction you decide to set the center stone (yes there are multiple), your ring can look completely different from another ring with the exact same diamond.
Make sure to research radiant cut vs emerald cut or emerald cut vs princess cut engagement rings before finally deciding on emerald cut. Though once you have decided that an emerald cut diamond is the ideal diamond for the center stone for your own engagement ring, now you can explore all the unique and classic simulated emerald cut diamond ring settings to find the one that's right for you. Below, we share many of the emerald cut diamond settings available to you to help inspire your dream engagement ring. The question is, can you pick just one?
What Is An Emerald Cut Diamond?
What is an emerald cut diamond? An emerald cut diamond is one of the fanciest shape diamonds. Its rectangular shape is elongated and elegant, and the symmetry of its rectangular facets and straight lines of its sides are sleek and refined. This special cut makes the diamond glimmer in the light in a subtle way that speaks volumes. While it's been around for centuries, this diamond cut became popular a hundred years ago when the art deco movement of the 1920s had everyone after its chic, clean lines. Today, it's worn by countless celebrities and coveted by all.
Types of Emerald Cut Diamond Settings
An emerald diamond is unique in many ways, one of which is how well it complements a variety of settings. There truly is an emerald diamond ring setting fitting for every unique personality and preference. Here are a few of the most eye-catching iterations of emerald cut diamond settings that are particularly ideal for an engagement ring:
Solitaire Setting
When you have such a high-quality stone as any emerald cut diamond you choose should be, a solitaire setting is a no-brainer. An emerald cut diamond won't go unnoticed when set all by itself on a solid band. For the truly minimalist bride or someone who would rather spend more on the center stone than a fancy setting, a solitaire setting is perfect. Plus, it carries on the subtle, refined nature of the stone.
If you are looking for a bit more sparkle in your setting, a pave diamond band is the answer. This style setting is still refined and understated but will catch more light than a simple metal band, and draw eyes to your ring. You may consider a pave wedding band instead or in addition to a pave engagement ring band. It is a great complement to an emerald cut engagement ring with a solitaire setting.
Three Stone Setting
Another way to add just a hint of sparkle to your setting and make the emerald diamond pop is by setting the stone with diamonds on either side. Yes, more diamonds means more money, but you can keep this setting affordable by opting for a cluster of three tiny stones on each side that form a triangle, rather than one big stone on each side. The choice is yours.
Baguette Stones
Baguette-shaped diamonds have become a popular choice to pair with an emerald cut diamond. Baguettes, similar to emeralds, also feature rectangular facets so it's a natural combination. Consider tapered baguette stones that are wider where they meet the diamond than where they meet the band for a flattering and elegant style that's supremely timeless.
East West Setting
One of the more modern ways to set an emerald cut diamond is by turning it on its side so that the length of the stone goes from East to West, rather than from North to South. While unique, this setting is still incredibly timeless and simple. Plus, because you are only altering the way in which the stone is set, the cost of this setting is comparable to a solitaire setting.
Halo Setting
If a luxe setting is what you're after, there's no better option than a halo or double halo setting. However, the more halos, the more expensive the setting. Emerald cut diamonds bounce less light than a round cut diamond or cushion cut diamond, which both have star-shaped facets, but when tiny diamonds border your emerald-cut center stone, it will boast all the brilliance and sparkle of its brilliant cut siblings.
A bezel is a type of setting where the metal completely surrounds the stone. With emerald cut diamonds, bezel settings can emphasize the sleek geometric shape of the stone and sometimes make it appear even larger. Plus, these settings are known for their durability so your stone won't go anywhere.
Statement Prongs
Emerald cut diamonds have corners that are more sensitive to damage, which is why they are typically protected by sturdy metal prongs. You can make the stone look even larger with white gold or platinum (a stronger metal) prongs, or make a stylish statement by selecting a prong setting in a bold yellow gold metal or unique vintage style.
Split Shank Band
Complement the emerald's long rectangular shape by setting it in a split shank band that connects to the stone at both the top and bottom corners. This artful design creates space between the stone and the band that makes it stand out and flatters the wearer. For added charm and sparkle, set the split shank band with pave diamond stones.
Emerald Side Stones
Can't get enough emeralds? We don't blame you. For a truly elegant and fantastic engagement ring, consider setting two smaller emerald cut diamond stones on either side of the center stone. The resulting look is breathtaking, but the resulting cost can be as well. Emerald cut diamonds are pricey, and three are exponentially more pricey than one.
What Else to Consider When Selecting A Diamond Ring Setting
The Metal
In addition to the way you set your stone and the stones you set it with, the color metal you choose can make all the difference. White gold is the most popular metal for emerald diamond rings, and it's easy to see why. The color, or lack thereof, contributes to the bright whiteness of the diamond. It allows the stone to shine and show off incredible clarity and color. Keep in mind, white gold and platinum settings will be unforgiving of emerald stones with a lower color grade than H, making their color more noticeable.
Emerald cut diamonds also look beautiful in yellow gold settings. Emerald stones set in yellow gold can instantly feel more vintage or regal. Rose gold is a more unique choice for emerald cut diamonds simply because its whimsical and romantic nature doesn't always suit the refined stone. However, that's not to say it can't be done. In fact, rose gold settings can soften the straight edges of emerald cut diamonds and add a flair of romance to the ring, especially when combined with pave diamond stones.
The Profile
The profile, which is how high or low the stone is set, is also important to the overall look of an engagement ring. The height of the stone makes a difference in the ring's overall appearance and durability. In a high setting, the stone is set up above the finger with long prongs, which set the stone apart from the rest of the ring, putting it on grand display. In a low setting, the stone is nestled close to the finger and often enclosed in a bezel or basket setting that secures it tightly.
High settings are better suited for larger stones and allow for more light to hit the stone, maximizing its brilliance. Since emerald cut diamonds give off less sparkle than other cuts, a high setting can increase the amount of light, and thus brilliance, it emits. Low settings, however, provide more security to the stone and make it less prone to damage. Low settings are ideal for smaller emerald stones in solitaire settings.
Emerald cut diamonds are suitable for either profile type, so it's really up to you to decide which style makes sense for your preferences and lifestyle.
What Is the Best Setting for an Emerald Cut Diamond?
An emerald cut diamond is a beauty to behold, so the best setting is one that allows the stone to truly shine. While solitaire settings do this incredibly well, that doesn't mean you have to settle on something simple if it's not your style. Channel Jackie Kennedy, whose emerald cut diamond and emerald gemstone ring combined two incredible stones of similar size and enveloped them in a thick yellow gold band. Or, flank an East-West set emerald with unique or vintage bands.
An engagement ring should be more timeless than other pieces of jewelry, but also can and should be representative of your unique style. So, don't be shy, set your dream emerald cut diamond the way you want to and that will truly be the best setting for you.
Explore our own collection of emerald cut engagement rings to find the right setting for you.
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Netflix 'Single's Inferno' producer says Song Ji-a is the definition of hot
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▲ This photo, provided by Netflix, shows the producer Kim Jae-won (left) and Kim Na-hyun (right). (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
▲ This photo, provided by Netflix, shows the Netflix original "SIngle's Inferno." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
▲ This photo, provided by Netflix, shows the poster of the Netflix original "SIngle's Inferno." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Yonhap) -- "The participants were honest so the emotional changes they showed were fast." "They were all charming as they were good at self-care."
Producer Kim Na-hyun and Kim Jae-won who directed Netflix's entertainment series, "Single's Inferno," revealed the charm of the show in a video interview on Jan. 11.
The show is a reality dating program where single contestants stay on the deserted island and those who become couples can go for romantic nights in paradise.
"Single's Inferno" became the first Korean entertainment show to make it on Netflix's Global Top 10.
The impressive cast was the reason why the show went viral. 'Honesty' was the criteria when recruiting the participants.
The reality series did not only cast real-life people but recruited the beauty YouTuber FreeZia (birth name Song Ji-a) and famous dancer Cha Hyun-seung because they were honest with their emotions.
"We spent a great effort in the casting to find something different from past dating shows," adding, "We searched in Instagram and Facebook using certain keywords like 'workout,' received recommendations, and handed out flyers on the street," explained producer Kim Jae-won.
Observing the emotions of the cast was the most important part when producing the series.
Kim Jae-won answered, "Contestants had to endure the situation when the person they liked went to paradise, and we tried to observe these emotions," adding, "We changed the way to go to paradise little by little every time to catch those feelings."
"Dating programs are always loved and I think 'reality' is the key point these days. Viewers have to relate with the emotions and look in certain situations as there is a saying 'Love and a cough cannot be hidden,'" shared Kim Jae-won.
Producer Kim Na-hyun mentioned, "The voting style, such as putting notes in a mailbox, was made to give a feeling of analog," adding, "I wanted to make a pure dating program."
When three male participants liked one female contestant and one consistently like one female cast, the program was under suspicion that the relationships between the cast were scripted.
"The crew giving any guide at the scene or interfering is as close to zero," adding, "We asked the cast to express their feelings as honestly as possible," said Producer Kim Na-hyun.
Among the cast, Song Ji-a occupied a large portion of the show as the star was chosen by several male participants and was the center of attention for her beauty.
Producer Kim Jae-won recalled, "Song was recruited by a recommendation of a contact. If we turned the word 'hot' to a person, it would be her," adding, "Song is the perfect cast because she has a great interest in fashion and beauty and expresses her inner self."
"Single's Inferno" has relatively small issues regarding the contestants' personal life which is commonly encountered in reality programs.
"Netflix had tried many international reality shows so they had their way and a systematic qualification process," Producer Kim Jae-won replied.
"People live up to 100 years nowadays and I think it's wrong to judge someone's personality just by seeing them for 9 days," commented Kim Jae-won. "Viewers have the right to criticize certain behaviors of the cast but we will respond to defamation or sexual assault."


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Q: Cannot change domain class property value in Grails I am developing a Grails 2.3.7 application and I'm having trouble changing a domain property with a select box. Every time I try to change the property and save, I get a HibernateException: identifier of an instance of Ethnicity was altered from X to Y. I don't want to change the ID of the ethnicity, I simply want to change the ApplicationPersons ethnicity from one to another.
A few things to note:

*

*I am using the same controller action to create AND update the person.

*Setting personInstance.ethnicity to null right before personInstance.properties = params will make the save work, but I
don't know why, and I don't want to do this for every association
that I want to change.

*I realize the domain model seems odd. It is a legacy DB that I cannot change.

Here are my domain classes:
class ApplicationPerson implements Serializable {
    Integer appId
    Integer applicationSequenceNumber
    String firstName
    String lastName
    Ethnicity ethnicity

    static mapping = {
        id composite: ['appId', 'applicationSequenceNumber'],
           generator: 'assigned'
    }
}

class Ethnicity {
    String code
    String description

    static mapping = {
        id name: 'code', generator: 'assigned'
    }
}

Here is my _form.gsp to update the Ethnicity (I removed all the other properties that are saving just fine):

    Ethnicity
    <g:select id="ethnicity"
              name="ethnicity.code"
              from="${Ethnicity.list()}"
              optionKey="code"
              value="${personInstance?.ethnicity?.code}" />

And lastly, my controller action that the form POSTs to:
def save() {
    Application app = applicationService.getCurrentApplication()

    // Find/Create and save Person
    ApplicationPerson personInstance = app.person
    if (!personInstance) {
        personInstance =
            new ApplicationPerson(appId: app.id,
                                  applicationSequenceNumber: app.sequenceNumber)
    }
    personInstance.properties = params

    if (!personInstance.validate()) {
        respond personInstance.errors, view:'edit'
        return
    }

    personInstance.save flush:true
    redirect action: 'list'
}

A: Modify the name in the select element from ethnicity.code to personInstance.etnicity.code as shown below:
<g:select id="ethnicity"
          name="personInstance.ethnicity.code"
          from="${Ethnicity.list()}"
          optionKey="code"
          value="${personInstance?.ethnicity?.code}" />

The name of selected option gets bound to params as key and the selected value as the
value against the key. Using ethnicity.code would try to modify the primary key of an existing ethnicity instead of modifying the ethnicity of an application person.
UPDATE
Above change in name is optional (can be used in case you don't need params to be assigned as properties of domain class). Previous name ethnicity.code should work as well but below changes are also required in the controller action in order to set ethnicity:
//or use params.ethnicity.code
//if name is ethnicity.code
person.ethnicity = Ethnicity.load(params.personInstance.ethnicity.code)

//or use params if name is ethnicity.code
person.properties = params.personInstance

Load an existing Ethnicity based on the passed in code and then set it in person before setting properties.
The issue lies with code being the primary key of Ethnicity. If Ethnicity had a separate identity column (for example, the default Long id) then your exact implementation in question would work with the help of data binding. But since it is mentioned that you are working with legacy database, I suppose you won't be able to modify the tables to add another column for id. So your best bet will be to load(cheap compared to get, as row is loaded from hibernate cache) ethnicity from the passed in code and then set it to person.
You can also see try caching the Ethnicity domain if possible because that will be master data and a good candidate for caching.


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One of the county's largest and longest standing churches, Mount Vernon Baptist, invites you to join a six-week celebration of its past, its present and its future. The festivities begin this week in honor of the church's 150th birthday and of God's faithful plan for the church family.
The original Mount Vernon wood structure built in 1895. Submitted by MVBC.
Since its doors first opened in 1866, Mt. Vernon has served as a place of worship, a blessing to the community and a beacon of light for local people in many ways. Proclaiming the truth of God's word and spreading the good news of the gospel have remained at the heart of its mission for generations.
The coming weeks will offer praise and worship, special music, inspirational messages, visits from former pastors and fun for all ages as the church family celebrates an important milestone at MVBC.
Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 3505 Bamboo Road in Boone. Submitted by MVBC.
"We know that we wouldn't be here unless it was God's purpose and God's will and His faithfulness. Not every church makes it to 150 years — churches start and come and go," Heisler said. "I think it's a real testament to the faithfulness of God over the years; the faithfulness of the members here to tell people why we're here and to pass that message on from generation to generation.
New friends and visitors are always welcome at Mount Vernon; but, if you've been waiting for the right time to get involved, your wait is over! The 150th celebration gives you plenty of opportunities to jump right in, get to know the folks at MVBC and learn what it's all about.
More than 1,100 members call MVBC their church home, and they would love to get to know you!
MVBC is located at 3505 Bamboo Road in Boone. To contact the staff, watch the latest sermons, learn about its ministries or get more information, check out mvbcb.org or follow the church on Facebook.
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Geronimo to back education reforms
July 10, 2008 by Henry Williams
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has turned to agency backing to promote reforms around the 14- to 19-year-old age group.
Students: Reform of the education system is under way
Geronimo's brief will encompass a number of changes but most of the media focus has been on plans to allow teenagers to swap between GCSEs, A-levels and diploma courses and to earn credits for completing different modules.
There has been controversy over the reforms, with some critics claiming that they will devalue current GCSEs and A-levels, while former education secretary Charles Clarke branded them 'unfocused' and 'lacking coherence'.
Geronimo will run a communications programme aimed at parents, teenagers and teachers and will raise awareness about the changes the reforms will bring about as well as the plans for a new diploma.
'We are aiming to approach it in two different ways,' said Geronimo director Lorna Gozzard. 'On one level we will be explaining the reforms to education workers and making sure people are aware of them.
'On another, we will be explaining to young people and their parents the benefits they can gain from these changes and make sure they realise their options.'
As part of its campaign Geronimo will also work on collating the various changes to make it more manageable for different media. This will be as part of an effort to get more information out into the public domain.
Geronimo will also use the trade, national or youth press depending on its target audience.
'We are not too worried about any controversy surrounding the reforms,' insisted Gozzard.
'I think everyone wants young people to do well; our job is to promote the benefits of young people staying in education. We are not here to promote a single aspect of government policy.'
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