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Creative Freedom and Security Are Not In Opposition
This is a common story: a skilled artist or creative decides to become a designer because there is more job security. Or a lawyer. They never really develop their creative talent and feel unfulfilled.
Or the other side: a skilled artist decides to work at a cafe to have free time/brain-space to pursue art. They never build up enough money to buy a house they long for and always feel like they are scraping by.
Some people make compromises like that and are OK with it, but I'm here to say you don't have to.
The idea that these two are in opposition is a culturally reinforced myth.
It takes skill and planning to create a vehicle (like a business) that lets you have all the security and all the freedom that you want, but it is possible.
But first you have to believe it is.
Why your brain is afraid of creativity
First, we have this cultural story, lots of them, about "starving artists".
Then, we have our brains. They are hard-wired to want to, uh, eat. Not starve.
So if you feed the average brain this cultural story about "starving artists", what is it going to want to do? Not be an artist!!
And that's not bad. That's it's job. There is nothing wrong with fear. It's just important to examine it and correct the stories that it's based on.
Stop believing the stories are predictive
The stories about "starving artists" range far and wide and cover many types of professions. There is a lot of fear behind them. And a lot of real people played out these stories.
But that doesn't mean that YOU will, or that it ALWAYS happens that way.
Our brains have a way of making our stories come true. So what story do you want to live? A creative person who always struggles with money? A financially secure person who is never quite satisfied? Or a person who has defied the odds, and created a way to make a good living that supports their deepest creative yearnings?
Feed your brain something more useful
Find some new stories. Find people who have the lifestyle you want – BOTH creative and financial. Find people who didn't listen to that story, didn't give up either need, who had a vision for more and followed it.
The beautiful thing that happens when you really believe this is possible – and that neither energy has to be sacrificed for the other to come to fruition – is that these two powerful energies – the will to survive and the will to be creative and free – they combine and become the will to thrive. And harnessing that combination will give you the power to create a life that you truly enjoy.
(This post inspired by Sarah Dopp's post Feed the Freak)
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Anthony Freeman says
Great post! It's always sad to see so many immensely talented artists deprive themselves of success by indulging in fantasies of self-imposed penury. If you're good at something and you put all of your heart and soul into it, success is inevitable. But if you say no to success, then there's no point in becoming an artist in the first place.
@Anthony Heart and soul are good–I would also say to put your mind and body into it – as in, learn what you need to learn and do what you need to do to be successful. =)
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Delta 8 THC vs Delta 9 THC
Just because you don't live in a state with recreational marijuana doesn't necessarily mean you can't have access to legal THC.
When most people refer to THC, they're talking specifically about Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol—the main compound in cannabis responsible for inducing the plant's intoxicating effects. However, delta 9 THC isn't the only form of THC produced by the plant. Another compound known as delta 8 THC has recently taken online cannabis markets by storm.
Delta 8 is a type of THC that exists primarily in extract form. These extracts can be sold in disposable vape carts, tinctures, and infused edibles like delta 8 THC gummies. Cannabis plants only produce incredibly small amounts of delta 8, so you don't usually find cannabis with high percentages of the cannabinoid. Most delta 8 weed available for purchase, is actually, CBD-rich hemp flower that has been coated or infused with a concentrated form of delta 8, so it'd be delta 8 CBD.
On a chemical level, delta 9 is not so different from its counterpart. The only difference has to do with the location of the double bond in the carbon chain. For delta 9 THC, this bond is located on the ninth carbon. As you could probably guess, in its counterpart, the double bond is found on the eighth carbon.
Will Delta 8 Get You High?
The delta 9 THC we all know and love is infamous for intoxicating effects, but what about delta 8? Can delta 8 THC get you high like conventional THC?
There are over 100 different cannabinoids, and most of them don't get you stoned. For some patients using cannabis therapeutically, that's part of the appeal of compounds like CBD or CBN. However, others find that something is missing without the high.
Delta 8 vs Delta 9 High
Unlike most of the other cannabinoids we know about, delta 8 THC definitely comes with a buzz, though not exactly like delta 9 THC.
It turns out that something as small as the location of a covalent bond can have a big impact.
Between both THC's, the delta 8 effects are described as significantly more mellow. Users report feeling mildly euphoric and relaxing body sensations while remaining sharp and clear-headed. Unlike with delta 9, delta 8 users don't seem to have brain fog or short-term memory problems. According to some users, it actually helps them stay more focused. The appetite stimulation associated with delta 9, known as "the munchies," appears to also be present with its counterpart, so be sure to have some snacks on hand.
The delta 9 in traditional marijuana often induces intense mental and cerebral changes. For some, the delta 9 in conventional marijuana comes with exacerbated anxiety, increased feelings of paranoia, and meaningful shifts in perception. Under the influence of delta 9, colors may seem brighter, music may have previously unnoticed qualities, and time may seem to move faster or slower. Anecdotally, many of these mental effects are either greatly diminished or completely non-existent with delta 8 THC product.
Remember, cannabinoids will affect every person differently. When dosing with a new compound, it's always a good idea to start low and titrate up once you get a feel for the effects.
Is Delta-8 THC Legal?
Three years ago, the 2018 Farm Bill federally legalized hemp to aid our nation's agricultural economy by reintroducing a new cash crop. As a result, cannabinoids derived from hemp became federally legal as well. This partially explains the explosion of growth the CBD industry has seen in the last few years.
Because of the wording in the bill, delta 8 THC got included in the list of newly federally approved cannabinoids. The farm bill defines hemp as any cannabis plant with less than 0.3% delta 9 THC per dry weight. Since the legislation specifically refers to delta 9 THC and makes no mention of delta 8, it can be interpreted to mean that delta 8 is legal. However, it's up to each individual state to set its own laws regarding cannabinoids, and so far, eleven states have decided to ban delta 8.
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Universal/Illumination not only sponsored selfie lenses on Snapchat but also were the first advertisers to take advantage of that app's new "World Lenses" augmented-reality ad unit.
Turns out this is the latest movie to feature lots of shots from the trailer not making it into the finished film. There are various reasons for that, some of them around how shots were created just for the trailers or various sizzle reels, which walks right up to the line of "false advertising" in my opinions.
Some details here on how Donald Glover finally got involved in a Spider-Man movie (aside from that one "Community" gag) and what it might mean for future films.
Nerdist has an exclusive look at one more poster, this one inspired by the cover of Amazing Fantasy #15, with Spidey carrying one of the crooks from the movie.
The augmented reality feature of the movie's official mobile app was covered in-depth here.
The internet's big takeaway from this interview with A Ghost Story star Rooney Mara? That she'd never had pie before shooting the movie.
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Wer wird Millionär? war die schweizerische Version der britischen Quizsendung Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, die in den Jahren 2000 und 2001 auf TV3 ausgestrahlt wurde und im Jahr 2011 auf 3+ zu sehen war.

Erstausstrahlung auf TV3 (2000–2001)

Die jeweils einstündige Sendung wurde vom 27. März 2000 bis zur Einstellung des Sendebetriebs im Jahr 2001 zweimal wöchentlich vom Privatsender TV3 ausgestrahlt und von René Rindlisbacher, einem Schweizer Moderator und Kabarettisten, moderiert. In jeder Folge hatten zehn Kandidaten die Chance, durch das Beantworten von 15 Fragen eine Million Schweizer Franken zu gewinnen. Wie in der deutschen Version zu dieser Zeit standen dem Kandidaten auch in der Schweiz die bekannten drei Joker – 50:50-, Telefon- und Publikumsjoker – zur Verfügung.

Die Sendung hatte ein komplett neu erstelltes Intro, das weder dem deutschen noch dem englischen nachempfunden war. Bis zur 10. Ausgabe (2. Oktober 2000) zeigte sich das Logo in orangem Kreis, danach enthielt es, genau wie das englische Signet, grüne Fragezeichen. Die Grafikelemente waren anfangs in Schwarz mit weisser Schrift, ab Folge 22 (10. Januar 2001) in einem dunklen Blau mit weisser Schrift gehalten. Das Studiodesign orientierte sich an der britischen Version und hatte, im Gegensatz zur deutschen und österreichischen Sendung, keine Schiebetür, sondern einen blauen Hintergrund mit einem zentralen, leicht erhöhten Scheinwerfer, der während des Spiels frontal auf die Studiomitte gerichtet war. An der Studiodecke hing zudem eine Kreistraverse mit 12 Scheinwerfern, die das Studio bzw. den Glasboden bunt beleuchteten.

Wer wird Millionär? - Paare
Während eines halben Jahres – von Folge 53 (30. April 2001) bis 84 (31. Oktober 2001) – verkürzte TV3 die Sendezeit der regulären Sendung auf eine halbe Stunde, nahm jedoch zusätzlich Paar-Sendungen ins Programm auf, bei denen jeweils zwei Spieler zusammen Fragen beantworteten. Bedingung war, dass es sich hierbei um den Ehe- oder Lebenspartner handeln musste. Ansonsten wies das Reglement keine Unterschiede zur normalen Sendung auf.

Prominentenspecials
TV3 veranstaltete insgesamt drei Prominentenspecials. Während der Gewinnbaum sich beim ersten Prominentenspecial im Frühjahr 2001 noch an den regulären Beträgen orientierte, wies jener von Ende 2001 deutlich reduzierte Gewinnbeträge auf – wohl aufgrund der wirtschaftlich angespannten Situation des Senders.

Produktion
Alle TV3-Ausgaben wurden im Fernsehstudio 5a des tpc, einer Tochterfirma der SRG, in Zürich Seebach produziert. Regie führte Paul Fischer, produziert wurde die Sendung durch Hannes Bichsel / B&B Endemol Shine.

Wiederaufnahme der Produktion durch 3+ (2011)
Ab 29. November 2011 wurde die Quizshow erneut in der Schweiz vom Privatsender 3+ in drei Sendungen ausgestrahlt. Als Moderator präsentierte Claudio Zuccolini die Show. Statt zehn Kandidaten traten in der Vorrunde nur noch fünf Kandidaten gegeneinander an. Als Joker standen der 50:50- und Telefonjoker, sowie der neue "Rat der Weisen"-Joker zur Verfügung. Außerdem bestand die Wahl zwischen der normalen Variante und der Risikovariante, bei der die zweite Sicherheitsstufe eliminiert wurde, der Kandidat aber dafür eine Frage tauschen darf.

Die Neuauflage wurde im selben Studio wie die deutsche und die österreichische Ausgabe Millionenshow in Hürth bei Köln produziert. Das Intro und die Einblendungen entsprachen dem aktuellen internationalen Standard. Das neue Logo unterschied sich nur marginal von dem in Deutschland verwendeten.
Nach nur drei Sendungen wurde die Show aber bereits wieder abgesetzt, Grund dafür waren die zu hohen Kosten.

Gewinnstufen

Höchster Gewinn
 Hans Frauchiger gewann in Folge 5 (31. März 2000) der TV3-Version 500'000 Franken.

Siehe auch
 Wer wird Millionär? (Deutschland)
 Die Millionenshow (Österreich)
 Milionerzy (Polen)

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 Offizielle Seite von «Wer wird Millionär?» bei 3+

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Fernsehsendung der 2000er Jahre
Fernsehsendung der 2010er Jahre

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COVER STORY: Has Canberra gone bananas? Has Biosecurity Australia dropped its quarantine standards?
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Has Canberra gone bananas? Has Biosecurity Australia dropped its quarantine standards?
by Patrick J. Byrne
News Weekly, March 13, 2004
Less than two weeks after both the Queensland election and the announcement of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US, the Federal Agriculture Department released three Biosecurity Australia reports recommending imports of New Zealand apples, Philippines bananas and foreign pork.
The immediate question raised by agricultural groups is whether Biosecurity Australia and/or the Federal Government were pursuing measures to lower the quarantine bar on food imports.
A week before the Biosecurity Australia (BA) announcements, Australian Pork Limited (APL) wrote to Trade Minister, Mark Vaile, to clarify discrepancies between the Minister's assurances on quarantine, and claims from US authorities that Australia was making quarantine concessions.
APL Chairman, Dr Paul Higgins, said in his letter to Mr Vaile, "In identifying key agricultural products that will benefit from immediate tariff elimination, the Office of the US Trade Representative includes pork products following the 'resolution of technical issues'.
"It is difficult to reconcile this statement with the fact that Australia already has a zero tariff levels on many pork products and that according to Mr Vaile's written advice, Australia's quarantine regime is not affected.
"Equally confusing is the statement of Jon Caspers, President of the US National Pork Producers Council that 'The support of US pork producers for the Australian free trade agreement is contingent upon Australia completing its technical work [referring to the draft BA Import Risk Analysis for pig meat] and opening its market to US pork.'
"The clear inference of these statements ... is that US support for the FTA, insofar as it relates to the pork industry, is contingent upon the resolution of 'technical' matters pertaining to Australia's quarantine protocols for imported pig meat.
"... What is the real situation?" APL is awaiting a reply.
A CSIRO study estimates the new quarantine standards, announced by Biosecurity Australia (BA), will expose the Australian pig herd to a 95 per cent chance of an exotic disease outbreak within 10 years.
BA did not dispute the CSIRO's conclusions as to the likelihood of an exotic disease outbreak under the new standards at the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs Committee's public hearing into the draft Import Risk Analysis in mid-February.
Post weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome, discovered less than 10 years ago, is devastating pig herds worldwide. It has killed eight million pigs and cost an estimated $A1.5 billion in the European Union alone.
BA's proposed protocols for the import of pork are inadequate, because scientists have not even confirmed the causes of the this devastating disease.
The BA report on NZ apples comes three years after an earlier report was shelved because of concerns over its risk assessment procedure, underscored by a highly critical Senate report.
John Corboy, head of the apple industry Fire Blight Taskforce, explained that the three protocols for importing NZ apples are seriously inadequate. Visual inspection of NZ orchards is grossly insufficient for detecting the presence of the fire blight bacteria. Dipping apples in chlorine water will not kill the bacteria in the apple's calyx, where the disease is concentrated and where air bubbles form in water. Cold storing apples for six weeks won't eliminate fire blight, which has been found in apples cold stored for six months.
Australia's banana industry is astounded at BA's back-flip to permit the entry of Philippines bananas, which carry a range of exotic diseases and pests. As News Weekly (November 15, 2003) explained, bananas have little genetic diversity, making it very difficult to breed new varities resistant to a range of diseases and pests affecting crops worldwide. (See BANANA QUARANTINE: Will we kill off our golden goose?).
Incredibly, one of the most deadly diseases, Black Sigatoka, was left out of the import risk calculations. According to Tony Heidrich of the Australian Banana Growers Council, "the conclusions of this report by Australia's frontline quarantine agency are baffling, so glaring are the scientific inadequacies".
Incredibly, all three BA reports have reversed their previous decisions to ban imports, without any new science to demonstrate a reduction in the risk from imports.
Underscoring the concerns of rural industries is the recent revelation by The Australian's Christine Wallace, on a leak from inside the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Wallace claims that the Australian negotiating team from DFAT recommended against the deal, but were overridden by senior officials from the foreign policy section (not the trade side) of DFAT.
Allegedly, Trade Minister, Mark Vaile, refused to recommend the deal. Instead, John Howard made the decision, even though President Bush had refused Mr Howard's appeal to permit a miniscule 30,000 tonnes of beef, and any amount of sugar, into the US.
Pat Byrne


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To follow the course you don't need to know a lot of computer science or mathematics but you will need to be an experienced programmer. You should know what generic programming and polymorphism are.


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Colorado's Chodounsky win US slalom championship
SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. (AP) David Chodounsky of Crested Butte, Colo., won his second U.S. Alpine Championships slalom title Saturday.
Chodounsky, who also won the slalom at nationals in 2009, finished with a two-run time of 1 minute, 35.82 seconds. He was in third place after the opening leg, but made up his deficit in the second leg.
''I was on the limit at a couple spots, but it worked out,'' said Chodounsky, who failed to finish the slalom at the Sochi Olympics and finished 19th in the World Cup discipline standings.
First-run leader Tim Kelley of Starksboro, Vt., was next in 1:36.24. Will Brandenburg of Spokane, Wash., was third.
''This national title keeps eluding me, and I'm not happy about it,'' Brandenburg said.
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Interfaith for Understanding and Peacebuilding
April 24, 2016 . Posted in Ambassadors for Peace, Interfaith Peacebuilding
Washington D.C. – A gathering of over 70 people in the Founder's Room at The Washington Times Sunday April, 24th was full of energy and interest as the seven panelists each gave their passionate insights into peace building in Pakistan. Recent tragic events in Pakistan, including the murder of highly-respected Soran Singh inspired this gathering. Dr. Singh was a Pakistani Sikh doctor, TV anchor, politician and Minister of Minorities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Before joining Pakistan's political party Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2011 (Pakistan Movement for Justice is a third way communitarian political party which aims to create a welfare state, where the state is responsible for education, health and employability of citizens. Its ideology is based on promoting complete freedom of thought, abolition of personal income tax and dismantling religious discrimination in Pakistan), he was a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (a socially conservative, Islamist political party working toward creating an Islamic state in Pakistan) for nine years. He joined the JI in an effort to bring peace to Pakistan. Dr. Singh was appointed as an Ambassador for Peace five years ago in Pakistan. A moment of silence was offered by all in his memory.
Mrs. Tomiko Duggan, Executive Director of Public Affairs, UPF USA – Washington, DC introduced the work of UPF through a short video and then brought forward, Dr. Zulfigar Kazmi, Executive Director of The Commongrounds, USA, MC and co-sponsor. He is also the Vice President of the China – American Friendship Foundation which focuses on the relationships between the US, Pakistan and China.
Dr. Kazmi introduced the first speaker, Mr. Victor V. Gill, President, Christian Voice of Pakistan. He has lived in the US for 40 years. He asked, "Is religion part of the solution or part of the problem? Both." Conflicts began at the beginning of time with Cain and Abel, he added. God hoped that Cain would change his mind and not fight with his brother, but he didn't overcome, he said. He asked, "Did these brothers have a religion? Yes," he said. So do terrorists who kill others without knowing they are brothers, he concluded. He explained that all people have a motivation or chip inside that pushes each of us toward respecting religion and God, yet many feel Schadenfreude happiness when the other side loses more people than we do. In the Holy Koran, Sura 5:32 "If one person is killed it is too many." Killing is not for the people who believe in God, he added. Religion is like a medicine; it can heal us and give us value. But if you take too much of it, like a holy roller, it becomes toxic. Medicine bottles say: Keep out of reach of children. This is true for extreme religion too, it is unhealthy, he concluded.
The next speaker was Mr. Manny Manawar Alam, President of the Pakistani American Congress (PAC). He is the first Christian to become it's president. He began by saying that to bring everyone together under one umbrella for peace is monstrously challenging. He noted that the US was going to sell Pakistan F16 fighters but when 74 Christians were killed in the streets, with 134 injured, the deal was held up due to the lobbying of those who feel it is not safe for minorities in Pakistan. He said that we need a win-win situation for US – Pakistan relations. He added that there are many efforts ongoing to make peace, including interfaith dialogue. He feels that Pakistan needs secular schools like Indonesia and the Philippines; and women and youth need to be involved in tolerance teaching like in Thailand. Many Hindu organizations are influenced by the peace teachings of Ghandi, he added. American Jewish fellowship, the American Friends Committee and others are working toward peace in Pakistan. He concluded with: "No religion will bring peace; it is you and me who will get the job done!"
The third speaker was Javad Ali, an Ambassador for Peace in Pakistan. He is a TV reporter and a Muslim. He has been visiting the US for 14 days and is working on his Ph.D. He said that after 1980 a group emerged that is called Zia's children, who claim to be the main jihadists. When he studied in school, it was Dinyat (all religions) taught respectfully and not as radicalized as it is today. Now the Sunni based Islam has become political, he said. The radical curriculum is funded by the UK AID, and US AID, but they don't know what is being taught or what is written in the textbooks. The West is paying for the radicalization of Pakistan and doesn't know it, he added. The reality is only Muslims can become government leaders. Minorities make up 20% of the population and none can hold positions of influence, he said. His hometown was always integrated and thus peaceful, he said. He stated that all of Pakistan needs a non-radicalized curriculum; he concluded, "We do not need a religious war but a war of ideology."
The fourth speaker was Douglas Burton, a former U.S. State Department official in Iraq. He was also a press member while serving in Kirkuk in May of 2007, while the US and Iraq were gaining ground against Al Qaida. He stated that genocide against minorities in Iraq and Syria is ongoing. "We need to get out of the mindset of denying the link between Islam and radicalism, the ones who are fighting are Muslims," he stated. The 2.5 million Christians have historically been mediators between the Shi'a and the Sunnis, we need them to continue to play that role in Iraq, he added. But there is extreme genocide against the ancient Chaldean Christians, Mandaeans, Yazidis, and Assyrians. [August, 2014 ISIL attempted ethnic cleansing against the Yazidis and the Assyrians.] He continued saying that there are two million refugees in the Kurdish area now due to the fighting. There are 360,000 Christians, who are the most educated leaders, are struggling to survive. Many minorities have tried to leave the country, he added. Now there is an effort to create a safe zone in the Nineva plain, near the Tigris River around Mosul. It is 14,000 square miles of space. This is in the Kurdish held area. But the problem, he said, is that this area has oil fields; Iran and ISIS and Syria want this area for its richness, so does Baghdad, he added. He said emphatically, "Radical Islam needs to be clearly known not denied." The governments in the world can do much to help this struggle, in the US Congressmen Fortenberry and Eshoo have been working to help relieve this crisis, he added. The US Defense of Nation Act is arming the militias in the area, they will defend their own area and then the economy can begin to develop, he said. Private organizations can engage with NGOs and other organizations or groups to aid Iraq, even churches can adopt another church in Mesopotamia, he added. "We need to win the war of ideas and remove a totalitarian regime," he concluded. While he was in Kirkuk he used his experience of being a Boy Scout leader, to help the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in the area to connect to the US organizations for exchange of ideas, uniforms and badges and to secure a non political base for these social groups to work, allowing all Iraqis, regardless of religion or sect to work together in a healthy way.
The fifth speaker was the only woman on the panel, Hali Jilani, Director of the Institute of Cultural Intelligence. She is a well-educated Afghan and Muslim, who has served as an aid worker, a military advisor and has educated US soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan about the cultural needs of the people and how to reach the indigenous leadership to bring peace. She said, "We need to protect the minority rights, the topic today is dear to my heart." She reported that the CIA made a mistake when they brought in Saudi advisors who were radicalized and then set up the Taliban foundations that later crushed the natural culture of Afghanistan, which is quite different than the Wahabi-style of Islam. They are not natural allies, they had their own political agenda, she added. The religious traditions of the area are ancient, Cyrus the Great, a Zoroastrian, 500 BCE, stated that 'no religion is superior to another.' After he invaded a country he allowed the people to keep their own religions and worship their own gods. Maimonides is another inspiration for the area; he was a uniquely gifted Jewish teacher. He spoke so well about religion that the narrow-minded Christians and Muslims didn't allow him to speak again for fear that he might convince others of his views. "Each religion is valuable," she said. When bad leadership tries to remove the ideas of another it creates a power vacuum, the greed of some 'play the God card' to fill the vacuum and try to address the pain that people have suffered but then dominate them and cause more suffering, she said. Thus the Taliban were accepted at first because they offered help after the Russians were driven out. Interfaith is essential, "we need to understand and respect the beliefs of others," she concluded.
The sixth speaker was a 16 year old student; Abbas Ali is a high school student studying at St. Anselm's Abbey School in Washington, DC. His father is a strong Shi'ite, his mother is a Jew and he was born on Christmas Eve and attends a Catholic school. His parents are now divorced, and he is Jewish, and is working to spread "Intercultural Competency." His grandfather was a famous Islamic teacher, Johiri. He wishes to understand other religions so that he can help bring peace to the world. He speaks Urdu, Arabic, and is studying Latin, French and Hebrew. He also attends UN conferences to learn what the situation in the world is. His father was extreme in his thinking; he disliked all other religions except his own Shi'ite Islam. Abbas believes that there is no productivity in meaningless hatred. His protestant great grandmother helped Jews escape the Nazis during World War II. He now understands Christianity much better and sees how religions can work together, he said. "It is rare for a religion to solve religious conflicts and acts of violence," he added. Many conflicts are the result of economic, political or cultural problems not just religions, he said. All religions do have humanitarian aspects, but the Taliban has not shown theirs yet, he commented. He said "A secular approach is needed now." Ignorance of the other is the real problem. We need to use the 'spiritual approach' first, producing low violence; then the 'secular approach,' but if both fail only then should we use the military approach because a military effort will fuel violence and stir up negative passions, he said. A broad educational system must promote love and respect for all; and peace makers need to be diverse ethnically, age-wise and religiously, he concluded.
Alex Cromwell was the final and seventh speaker. He is an instructor at the School of International Service, at American University in Washington, DC. He is working on his Ph.D. at George Mason University, VA in Conflict Resolution. He works with the youth to create ways for divergent groups to get to know one another and through relationships old biases are replaced by personal experience which engenders understanding and tolerance. He said that "peace begins within ourselves." Pakistan is suffering so much conflict due to religious narrowness, "when a religion focuses on being "chosen" problems arise because other religions are "less chosen" than yours, indicating your superiority over others, he said. "My God verses your God," kind of thinking, he added. "We need to change the lens we are looking through," he said. He works to bring youth together to meet the "other," and get to know that the feelings, desires and goals of the "others" are just as valuable as one's own. The new relationships that are made create change and an attitude shift, he said. He read several reflections of students who came to the US and got to know Americans. One Muslim was moved by the tears of a Native American who spoke passionately about his beliefs, whereas before the Muslim was taught that all non-Muslims were going to hell. He was also moved by the mother of the family he was staying with as she prayed sincerely with tears. He decided that such a loving, kind and sincere woman was definitely not going to hell. Another Muslim felt shame because previously he had felt happy at the catastrophe of 9-11 in New York, because he believed that the US was a bully and a terrorist country. But when he heard that those people who lost loved ones during that time had actually forgiven the Muslims he was sorry for his ignorance and stated that "Now I can appreciate anyone wherever I go in the world." Mr. Cromwell said that when a young person has exposure to other types of believers it can create good relations and open the mind to more reasonable thinking. He teaches that attitudes change from relationships, beliefs are good and bad everywhere, but we are all human beings. And behaviors shift to practice tolerance and understanding.
Following the program, new Ambassadors for Peace were appointed by Susan Fefferman, the AFP coordinator for the DC area. The seven new appointees are: Mr. Umar Farooq, founder and CEO of NEXT TV, a Lifestyle program that collaborates with The Commongrounds; Ms. Sadaf Shahid who has been instrumental in promoting interfaith dialogue in Virginia. She hosts an Annual Women's Peace Conference; Mr. Mazhar Chughtai, is a leading Pakistani-American businessman and educator who supports educational and health programs in Pakistan. Also appointed were speakers: Abbas Ali, Alex Cromwell, Manny Alma, and Victor Gill.
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Is historical knowledge useful to business people? If so, what types of historical knowledge are most useful to decision-makers in finance? How certain can we be that history is really useful to practitioners?
Financial history has long been a major focus of research and teaching at the International Finance Center of the Yale School of Management. The ICF director, William Goetzmann, a finance prof who is the son of a historian, has published extensively on financial history. Scott C. Miller, a Yale ICF postdoctoral fellow in economic and business history, has published a very interesting and important blog post about the importance of teaching history in business schools. His post, which was shared today in a social media group for business historians, discusses the current state of business history teaching and research in leading US business schools. Miller's focus is, quite rightly, on identifying the benefits to students of including more historical content in the curriculum of business schools. Miller argues, very plausibly, that this issue is very important not just to the individual students and their future job performance, but also to society as a whole. He observes that decisions about the MBA curriculum are highly consequential because they may change how people with really important jobs will make decisions: "it is largely business school graduates who will make the economic, financial, and business decisions that prepare the ground for massive societal change. As business schools train students to make these decisions, they have the duty to remind them of the implications of these decisions as well."
Miller makes four separate yet related claims about the benefits of learning about history. I think that the cause of promoting business history in management schools will be served by each of his claims to a steel man critique, which is the spirit of my reply to his blog post. I've tried to respond to each of his points below.
It prevents bad, ad-hoc uses of history in decision making. Whether we acknowledge it or not, humans are historical animals. We base most of our decisions not on incoming data, but rather on the historical and cultural frameworks through which we filter that data. Since historical and cultural forces shape not only how we analyze information, but also what and how data is even collected, historically-minded analysts are much better positioned to not simply process the data they have, but understand what data they are missing and why they are missing it.
On a practical level, teaching economic, financial, and business history well in business schools will help prevent the ultimate analytical error: fighting the last battle. Since humans intrinsically look to the past for guidance, they tend to find solutions in the past as well.
My thoughts: We are all familiar with the aphorism that generals are constantly fighting that last war. I suppose the desire to prevent this error helps to explain why staff colleges have invested so heavily in military history and why so many schools of policy analysis require their students to read the famous book by Neustadt and May called Thinking In Time: The Uses Of History For Decision Makers. I'm very confident that proper empirical research using such methods as in a randomized control trial would confirm the hypothesis that learning history and then thinking historically about important decisions can indeed be useful in promoting the correct use of history. However, right now this claim is just an untested hypothesis and we need to acknowledge that limitation in keeping with the principle of intellectual humility (the third learning outcome identified by Miller). Experimental research on the effects of learning history or thinking about history is still very under-developed, notwithstanding some important early papers by Gilovitch (1981) and others. I have long argued that the case for teaching business history in North American management schools would be boosted by the publication of robustly scientific research results that supports this hypothesis. Simply presenting this hypothesis as already proved by any shadow of a doubt may actually be counterproductive as it may cause sceptical audience members (e.g., your standard finance prof) to ask "How do you know that?" We need a iron-clad proof that teaching history is functional to overcome the opposition documented by Miller.
It promotes long-term thinking. While we are unlikely to break the tyranny of the quarterly report any time soon, teaching history forces business school students to think in the longue durée. Analysts who think in the long term are less susceptible to mistaking volatility spikes for the greater trend, and thus better structure investments and firms that are successful over 20, 50, and even 100 or more years. (My SOM colleague Paul Schmelzing's work on the "suprasecular" decline of interest rates over the last 700 years is a perfect example of this.)
Once again, the argument that learning business history promoted long-term thinking in businesspeople remains an untested hypothesis, albeit one that is very plausible to me. Miller's claim that teaching history promotes long-term thinking is certainly more plausible to me than the view that the most cost-efficient way to promote long-term thinking is to change how we write dates. Some readers will be aware that Russell Brand and the Long Now Foundation have argued that changing the way we write out the date by adding a zero at the front (e.g., "02021") would encourage long-term thinking and thus better decisions. The Long Now Foundation's claim has never been tested, however.
Neither has anyone been able to test the theory that learning about financial history, the cycle of boom and bust, Tulipmania, 1929, and all that, makes a financial decision-maker behave in a less risky fashion. A couple of years ago, I sought out funding to run some experiments with some collaborators to test some of the claims that have been made over the years about the impact of teaching history in business. Unfortunately, the funders didn't give us the money to do the research and nobody has, to my knowledge, done similar research.
As I wrote in 2018, one of the common justifications for teaching history to future managers and decision-makers is that awareness of the past makes them better judges of risk. After the 2008 financial crisis, which revealed that many managers had incorrectly judged financial risks (via misplaced optimism about the prices of particular securities), there were calls for the sharing of more historical information with businesspeople. For instance, the Bloomberg business news service established its Echoes column, which showcased economic-historical research related to the 1929 stock market crisis and other episodes in financial history. To date, however, nobody has rigorous tested the conjecture that promoting greater awareness of history would actually improve the behaviour of businesspeople by one or more measurable indicators.
Luckily for purposes, there is an extensive body of experimental research in psychology, finance, and other fields, on the determinants of individual's levels of financial risk aversion. Many of these experiments involve requiring subjects to participate in the Iowa Gambling Task. Some of this research looks at how fixed traits (e.g., gender) influence risk preferences, while others examine how the administration of certain hormone (e.g., an injection of testosterone) can change a given individual's level of financial risk aversion (see Nave et al., 2017; Kusev et al., 2017). In such experiments, risk aversion is usually measured through behaviour in games played for small sums of money. For our immediately purposes, the most relevant area of research on financial risk aversion relates to cognitive priming. In psychological research, "cognitive priming" involves presenting subjects with images or words that trigger the recall of prior knowledge that in turn has a measurable effect on many types of behaviour.
The question for us is: how does cognitive priming that surfaces an individual's historical knowledge change their aversion to financial risk? Since we know from (Gilovich, 1981) that cognitive priming by evoking memories of different historical wars (World War Two, Vietnam) changes how American individuals thinking about proposed military action by the United States,[1] there are strong apriori reasons to expect that reminding people about different episodes in financial history would change individuals' appetites for financial risk. In the experiment I proposed in 2018, subjects would be randomly divided into two groups. One group would be presented with a short historical text about the financial history of the United States in the 1920s that would end with the 1929 stock market crash. The other group would be presented with a short historical text about a successful entrepreneurial firm (say Intel) that does not include references to ANY financial setbacks and crises. We would then compare the behavior of the two groups on the Iowa Gambling Task, a computer game that measures appetite for financial risk. If there is a significant differences between the revealed risk aversion of the two groups, we will be able to confirm our hypothesis that historical knowledge changes how people perceive risk.
It fosters humility. At the beginning of my economic and financial history courses, students routinely begin questions with some variation of, "We know that these people were less sophisticated than us, so…" By this they tend to mean, "we have better data, more developed analytic theory, and better computational tools, so I know that we would not have made these mistakes." Interestingly enough, however, this prelude always disappears by the end of the semester.
Would repeated cognitive priming with references to history in either the classroom or the workplace serve to remind decision-makers of history in a fashion that would promote intellectual humility? Anecdotally, we know the Warren Buffett has explained his decision to put framed newspapers from the 1929 market crash in his office by saying he wanted to remind to surround himself with a reminder of bad decisions taken by other investors.
It reminds students of the raw power to shape society that they will soon wield. I firmly believe that economic crises, not political or social trends, cause profound societal shifts. The Depression of the 1780's, not independence from Great Britain, resulted in the U.S. Constitution.
Ok. Good point.
[1] This experiment (Gilovich, 1981) involved a population of US university students majoring in International Relations who were randomly divided into two groups. One group was exposed to text that reminded them of Neville Chamberlain, the well-known appeaser of Nazi Germany. The half of the population was exposed to texts designed to trigger the recall of knowledge about Lyndon Johnson, the President whose decision to escalate the Vietnam War is now generally perceived to have been a mistake. The subjects were then asked about a hypothetical situation in which the United States had the option to use military force against a non-democratic regime in a distant country. Subjects who were cognitively primed via the references to Neville Chamberlain were measurably more likely to support military intervention than those who had been subtly reminded of the Vietnam War via the references to Lyndon Johnson.
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Perquie (; ) is a commune, a small town located in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine (the Aquitaine region) in southwestern France.

Population
The inhabitants of Perquie are called the Perquois and the Perquoises.
The 350 inhabitants (2017) of the village of Perquie live on a total surface of 26 km2 with a density of 13 inhabitants per km2 and an average altitude of 90 m.

Geography
The neighboring towns are Villeneuve-de-Marsan at 2.42 km, Arthez-d'Armagnac at 3.03 km, Saint-Gein at 4.84 km, Pujo-le-Plan at 4.45 km, Hontanx at 6.04 km. The nearest large town of Perquie is Mont-de-Marsan and is 17.55 kilometers south as the crow flies. The nearest train station to Perquie is in Mont-de-Marsan (17.78 kilometers). The present mayor of Perquie is Jean-Yves Arrestat.

Attractions
 Le Château de Ravignan
The castle of Ravignan,  is a Louis XIII style residence, located in the commune of Perquie in France, surrounded by a park. The structure is surrounded by formal gardens and woodlands. The present building was constructed on the ruins of a medieval castle in 1663.  It has been designated as a 'monument historique' by the French Ministry of Culture. The château's cellars have produced Armagnac brandy for more than three centuries. Inside the building is listed on the Historical Monuments, furniture, and antique objects, costumes of the eighteenth century, as well as a collection of drawings and engravings representing Henry IV.

 Animal park of Nahuques
With free admission, this park lets children play around, where they can also see animals like goats, sheep, Corsican mouflons, llamas, deer, emus, and swans.

 Arènes de Plumaçon
The Plumaçon arenas were built in 1889 and enlarged in 1933 by the architect Franck Bonnefous. This aficionado will unveil the secrets of the Plumaçon arenas. The arena contains 7,000 seats.

 Despiau-Wlérick Museum
The Musée Despiau Wlérick, is a tourist attraction in the area. It's located near Mont-de-Marsan. The museum has modern figurative designs, which presents 1800 artworks of sculptures from 1880 till 1950.

Economic
The number of working people in 2013 was 220 (men and women), at the age of 15 to 64 years old. Of which 169 people were active and 52 were inactive.  The classification of active people was defined between employed- and unemployed people, and the inactive categories were retirement, study reason and also other reason for being inactive.

See also
Communes of the Landes department

References

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El Hijo: A Wild West Tale
By Jeff Ortloff on February 10, 2021 in Reviews
Sneaking Its Way into My Heart
HIGH Gorgeous vistas. Great storytelling without words.
LOW Repetitive backtracking. Finicky movement.
WTF Why do priests and bandits hate windup toys so much?
I'm generally not a fan of stealth games. I'm just not that patient, and endlessly waiting for a brain-dead guard to slowly mosey past my position so I can move a few inches and then repeat the process ad-nauseum doesn't generally do it for me. That said, El Hijo managed to charm me with vibrant landscapes, an adorable protagonist, and (mostly) non-violent nature. It wasn't a flawless experience, but I enjoyed seeing the journey through to its end.
When bandits ransack his home, six-year-old El Hijo's mother sends him to the local monastery to keep him safe while she seeks justice. Little does she know that the monastery isn't all that it seems, and that her precocious child is far more capable than she realizes. With his quick mind and some improvised weaponry, he's ready for his own adventure.
I can't give the developers enough credit for telling an incredibly satisfying story without a moment of spoken or written dialogue. Character motivations are always apparent, and story beats are obvious through impressive animation and facial expressions. While I didn't always understand the full depth of every motivation (some folks are evil just 'cause, I guess) I enjoyed the narrative and wanted to see the villains get their comeuppance.
After a brief tutorial providing the basics of running, sneaking and hiding, our pint-sized hero attempts to escape the monastery. Players control El Hijo from a third-person isometric perspective as he makes his way across an expansive map without being detected by enemies to escape to the next area. There's usually natural cover or darkness that helps to remain unseen, and being spotted is an automatic failure.
In general, being detected is non-violent in nature — a bandit fires a revolver into the air to signal the game is up, or a monk grabs El Hijo by the scruff. However, packs of wolves encountered later will begin to savage (and presumably eat) the boy — extremely disturbing, although no gore is shown.
Controls are fairly responsive, but I noticed El Hijo often had difficulty crouching against objects — an action that should be automatic. This wasn't a huge problem, but it did make a few moments more tense than they needed to be, and I was captured a few times I shouldn't have been.
Besides hiding and using shadows, El Hijo can use several items such as a slingshot, fireworks, and wind-up soldiers to create distractions that allow him to pass by guards unhindered. These items display their radius of effect, allowing the player to determine the best place to deploy them. Unfortunately, the game sometimes requires El Hijo to stand in incredibly specific spots to avoid detection while launching these counter-measures.
Another sticking point is that as the game progresses, the player will be required to create combos of these items in order to pass deviously-arranged enemies. This strategy is not immediately obvious, and players may try (and fail) numerous times before figuring out a path forward. Checkpoints are fairly generous, but the ability to save at any time would have made things more palatable.
El Hijo's spacious levels are a treat to look at thanks to a vibrant color palette and incredible use of light and shadow, but they require far too much backtracking, and it's too easy to pick an incorrect path, making players repeat entire sections in reverse as they make their way back to a point from which they can make progress.
On the other hand, finding off-the-beaten path routes rewards the players handsomely. El Hijo can find other children to have brief interactions with, and not only are these moments adorable, but finding them often leads to areas with fewer guards and an easier journey. Unfortunately, it takes too much trial and error to locate these other children and as I said, I'm not that patient.
El Hijo is a tough sell for me. I appreciate the aesthetics and was charmed by the hero, but the campaign was simply too long due to excessive backtracking, unclear level design and some rough edges that often made sneaking and hiding frustrating. A tighter, more streamlined campaign would have made for a more enjoyable experience overall.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10
Disclosures: This game is developed by Hoing Studios and Quantumfrog and published by HandyGames. It is currently available on PC and Stadia. This copy of the game was obtained via publisher and reviewed on the PC. Approximately 10 hours of play were devoted to the single-player mode, and the game was completed. There are no multiplayer modes.
Parents: According to the ESRB, this game is rated E – EVERYONE and contains Mild Violence. The official description reads as follows: This is a stealth strategy game in which players assume the role of a boy and his mother on mission to foil bandits' plans. From a 3/4-overhead perspective, players solve puzzles, avoid detection, and use stealth tactics (e.g., hiding in shadows, ducking into objects) and a slingshot to distract/hit characters. In one sequence, players can prep dynamite and trigger an explosion.
Colorblind Modes: There are no colorblind modes available.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Gamers: This game offers subtitles. The subtitles cannot be altered and/or resized. There is no spoken dialogue in this game. Occasionally characters make guttural utterances similar to "Simlish," which are not subtitled. These utterances do not affect gameplay, as all audio contextual clues are accompanied by a visual cue.
Remappable Controls: Yes, this game offers fully remappable controls.
Jeff Ortloff
Jeff Ortloff has been around since the birth of the console era.He's played everything from Pong to Marvel's Spider-Man with a near-inhuman lack of skill.He's been writing about games since about 2007, and is thrilled to be part of the GameCritics.com team.
He juggles this passion for gaming with his most important job, being a husband and dad.Fortunately, his boys are growing up as gamers (with decidedly more skill, much to his annoyance) and he has a very understanding spouse.
He hangs out on Twitter sometimes as @JPSJeffOrt, Facebook FAR less frequently, and while he misses performing all the interviews from his former online life, he's much more relaxed now!
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Our main research interest is to study the mechanism of cell fate decisions at the level of gene regulation. All blood cells arise from pluripotent stem cells of the bone marrow. We want to understand in mechanistic detail how different genetic programs are activated and silenced at specific stages of blood cell development and which factors are involved in this process. In addition, we study how this finely balanced process is subverted in leukaemic cells.
1. Establishment of the Haematopoietic Transcriptional Programme: From Systems Approaches to Molecular Mechanisms (together with B.Göttgens, Cambridge; G.Lacaud and V.Kouskoff, Manchester; D.Westhead, Leeds). BBSRC LoLa grant.
Postdocs: Monika Lichtinger, Nadine Obier. Technician: Laura Noailles.
This project is funded by a BBSRC strategic LoLa and examines the ordered interplay of transcription factors and specific chromatin states leads to the stable expression of lineage specific genetic programs. We use haemopoiesis as a model to identify the molecular mechanisms and dynamics of cell differentiation in a system-wide fashion. To this end we have formed a consortium consisting of experimental researchers and computational biologists to study haemopoietic development as particularly powerful system for the reconstruction of dynamic and global models of the molecular interactions governing an entire developmental pathway.
2. Mechanistic insights into the interplay between transcription factors and the epigenetic regulatory machinery in normal and leukaemic cells (together with Peter Cockerill). Leukemia Lymphoma Research Specialist Programme.
Postdocs: Anetta Ptasinska, Pierre Cauchy, So Yeon Kwon, Joaquin Zacarias, Maria Rosaria Imparato. PhD students: Anna Pickin and Niall Gildin. Collaborators: Olaf Heidenreich, University of Newcastle, Dan Tenen, Harvard Stem Cell Institute and National University of Singapore, Manoj Raghavan, Haematology, Birmingham; David Westhead, University of Leeds.
In this program, we examine the molecular mechanisms underlying how normal and aberrant leukaemic transcription factors interact with the epigenetic regulatory machinery, reprogram the epigenetic landscape of normal human precursor cells and initiate the vast deregulation phenomena that we observe in malignant cells. We are also developing methods and computational tools that will allow us to model how the human epigenome swings back to normal, once we eliminate specific leukaemia-initiating oncogenes and/or block aberrant signalling through therapy.
3. The role of the transcription factor Sp1 in embryonic haematopoiesis. MRC.
Postdocs: Jane Gilmour, Salam Assi, in collaboration with Sjaak Philipsen, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and David Westhead, University of Leeds.
Mammalian development is regulated by the interplay of tissue-specific and ubiquitously expressed transcription factors, such as Sp1. Sp1 knock-out mice die in utero with multiple phenotypic aberrations, but the underlying molecular mechanism of this differentiation failure has been elusive. In this study we use the differentiation of mouse ES cells as a model to address this issue. To this end we examined differentiation potential, global gene expression patterns and Sp1 target regions in Sp1 wild-type and deficient cells representing different stages of hematopoiesis. Sp1-/- cells progress through most embryonic stages of blood cell development but cannot complete terminal differentiation. For most Sp1 target and non-target genes, gene expression is unaffected by Sp1 inactivation. However, Cdx and multiple Hox genes are stage-specific targets of Sp1 and are down-regulated at an early stage. As a consequence, expression of genes involved in hematopoietic specification are progressively deregulated, highlighting the regulatory hierarchy of hematopoietic specification. However, our data show that also a large number of genes encoding metabolic pathways are deregulated. Our work demonstrates that the early absence of active Sp1 sets a cascade in motion that culminates in a failure of terminal hematopoietic differentiation and emphasizes the role of ubiquitously expressed transcription factors for tissue-specific gene regulation.
4. Mechanistic insights into the deregulation of haematopoietic development by mutated forms of the RUNX1 transcription factor. Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund.
The transcription factor RUNX1 is crucial for the establishment of haemopoiesis and mutation of this gene plays an important role in myeloid leukemia. However, little is known about the mechanistic details of how mutant versions of RUNX1 subvert normal haemopoietic development and counteract normal RUNX1 activity. Using the differentiation of mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells as model we address this question.
5. Geneome-wide maps of transcription factor binding in the human epigenome.
PhD student: Jason Piper, in collaboration with Sascha Ott, Systems Biology Institute, University of Warwick.
In this project we are employing nuclease digestion followed by high-throughput sequencing at high read depth to probe the chromatin fine structure of normal and malignant cells. This tells us how the epigenetic landscape differs between normal and cancer cells, and which transcription factor biding sites are occupied and which ones are not. Some of this work has been published in Piper et al., (2013) Nucleic Acids Res. 41, e201.
Hodgkin lymphoma is characterized by the presence of malignant Hodgkin-/Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells The majority of the tumour tissue is composed of normal immune cells, which are attracted by HRS cell secreting cytokines and chemokines. Our previous work demonstrated that in classical Hodgkin lymphoma extensive chronic signaling processes and aberrant transcription factor activity combined with loss of epigenetic regulation leads to a reprogramming of the epigenome and lineage inappropriate gene expression. This also included a wide-spread activation of endogenous long-terminal repeats (LTRs) which drive the expression of at least one gene important for tumour pathology. Here we address the question how aberrantly expressed transcription factors and activated LTRs reshape the epigenetic and genetic landscape in this type of cancer. The main objective of our work is to examine a genome-wide link between aberrant transcription factor activity, altered epigenetic control, LTR activation and genome stability. We believe that they comprise important proof-of-principle studies which may pave the way for developing new diagnostic tools for the analysis of LTR activation as a new risk factor for malignant cells.
Clinical Research fellow: Justin Loke. Collaborators: Ruud Delwel, Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Mutations involving RUNX1 are the most frequent case of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) but how these molecules block differentiation is only poorly understood. RUNX1 activity can be altered as a result of translocations. This results in targeting ectopic activities to RUNX1 binding sites by fusing its DNA-binding (RUNT) domain to those of other protein domains. Currently, it is not known whether different RUNX1 translocation products bind to similar targets and deregulate similar pathways. We have recently shown that expression of the translocation product RUNX1/ETO leads to the reprogramming of the epigenetic landscape and to alterations of transcription factor binding at thousands of genomic sites. Knock-down of RUNX1/ETO largely reverses reprogramming. In this proposal, we will study a second RUNX1 translocation, the t(3;21) which fuses the RUNT domain to the entire EVI-1 gene resulting in the expression of the fusion protein RUNX1/EVI-1. Using genome-wide assays, we will determine the RUNX1/EVI-1 specific cistrome and compare it to that of RUNX1/ETO. We also designed a functional siRNA specifically targeting RUNX1/EVI-1 to deplete it and test the effect on gene expression and chromatin programming. The aim of this work is to identify common and targetable pathways affected by two different translocation products.
PhD projects are on offer in all of the research areas described above.
Zhang H, Alberich-Jorda M, Amabile G, Yang H, Staber PB, Diruscio A, Welner RS, Ebralidze A, Zhang J, Levantini E, Lefebvre V, Valk PJ, Delwel R, Hoogenkamp M, Nerlov C, Cammenga J, Saez B, Scadden DT, Bonifer C, Ye M, Tenen DG. Sox4 is a key oncogenic target in C/EBPa mutant acute myeloid leukemia. Cancer Cell. 2013; 24(5):575-88.
Ray D, Kwon SY, Tagoh H, Heidenreich O, Ptasinska A, Bonifer C. Lineage-inappropriate PAX5 expression in t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia requires signaling-mediated abrogation of polycomb repression. Blood. 2013; 122(5):759-69.
Lichtinger, M., Ingram, R.M., Hannah, R., Clarke, D., Müller, D., Lie-A-Ling, M., Noailles, L., Zhang, P., Wu, M., Tenen, D.G., Assi, S., Westhead, D.R., Kouskoff, V., Lacaud, G., Göttgens, B., and Bonifer, C. (2012) RUNX1 reshapes the epigenetic landscape at the onset of haematopoietic development. EMBO J. In press.


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Saints vs. Browns 12/24/22 Prediction and Odds
Fans are set for a Christmas eve cracker in the upcoming Saints vs. Browns 12/24/22, as New Orleans comes up against Cleveland at the FirstEnergy stadium, with both teams trying to improve their negative records so far this season.
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This series goes back a long way and, for the most part, has favored the Browns much more than the Saints.
They first came up against one another in 196 when the Browns obliterated the Saints 42-7. However, it would be years before New Orleans got a look in on the series, with the Browns winning the first eight matchups. The streak was barely broken in 1984 when the Saints scraped by on a 16-14 victory that would become a 3-game winning streak in the series. Outside of that run, they've never won consecutive games against the Saints.
However, this situation could change this season in Saints vs. Browns 12/24/22. Let's take a closer look.
Saints vs. Browns 12/24/22 Odds and Statistics
New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns have never played each other in the postseason. The Saints did get a rare victory in their most recent game, though, edging a 21-18 victory in 2018.
This still leaves them far behind on the overall record, which the Browns lead 13-5-0. However, the Browns are also comfortably ahead on the total points scored at 415-311.
Saints vs. Browns 12/24/22 NFL Betting Tips: The Season So Far
The Saints' record slipped below 0.500 and currently sits at an underwhelming 4-9.
This is no thanks to their terrible turnover ratio, the blame for which can be equally spread between defense and offense. However, the impact this has had on the team's ability to get up the pitch has been clear in most games this season, and will need to start looking better soon if the team is to have any meaningful impact next year.
Especially disappointing was the Saints' loss to the Bucs, where it looked like their defense had finally got their game together, only to collapse again in the final quarter to have victory snatched from their hands.
The postseason is out of reach at this point, and the main focus will be on preparing for next season and working out what's gone well in 2022 and mainly what's gone wrong.
The Browns could still be pushing for a positive overall record here, although fans won't be happy with the 5-8 score that the team has limped to so far.
They will be happy with the team's rushing game over the last few months, though, which is up there with the best in the league. That attack still has the glaring inconsistency that was always likely with the return of Deshaun Watson, though. The QB has effectively been out of the game for almost two years, and he's starting from scratch as everyone else is in full swing.
Luckily, the defense knows how to hold its own, so Watson has some time to find his stride again, but Cleveland will expect him to get back up to speed quickly so they can start to see the team's full potential.
Since the team is unlikely to make the post-season, the QB problem at least gives Cleveland something to focus on developing before the season's end.
Saints vs. Browns 12/24/22 Prediction
This Saints vs. Browns 12/24/22 will be a close one. But there's more reason to believe that the Browns will improve week after week. The Saints won't be too far behind. But their deflating loss to the Bucs will see them in even worse shape for this matchup and, therefore, likely to lose.
As such, our money is on the Browns being in better form and taking the win when these two sides match up.


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Franciszek Karol Gontarski (ur. 3 października 1879 we Włocławku, zm. w 1925 roku w Bydgoszczy) – polski kamieniarz uprawiający rzemiosło artystyczne.

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Rodzina i edukacja
Urodził się w rodzinie Karola Gontarskiego (ur. 1847) i jego żony Marianny z Marczewskich (ur. 1848). Po ojcu został właścicielem nieruchomości przy ul. Łęgskiej 46-48 we Włocławku. Część domu pod adresem Łęgska 48 obecnie nie istnieje. Miał braci Czesława Jakuba (ur. 1884) i Teodora Stanisława (ur. 1889, zginął w 1940 r. w podobozie KL Stutthoff w Rudawie k. Królewca, uznany za zmarłego w 1947). Jego żoną była Jadwiga Anzelma z Rolicz-Piekarskich (1885-1935) z Warszawy, z którą miał syna Henryka Franciszka Piotra (1912-1939), poległego 5 września w Sandomierzu w trakcie wojny obronnej 1939 roku. Jadwiga Gonatska spoczęła na cmentarzu św. Wincentego à Paulo w bydgoskich bielawkach. Franciszek Gontarski był absolwentem Szkoły Realnej we Włocławku. W latach 1905-06 uczył się w klasie malarza Floriana Cynka w Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie.

Fabryka Wyrobów Rzeźbiarsko-Kamieniarskich
W 1907 roku założył pierwszą we Włocławku Fabrykę Wyrobów Rzeźbiarsko-Kamieniarskich na placu przy ulicy Warszawskiej 5, którego był właścicielem. Początkowo współpracował razem z bratem, następnie prowadził zakład samodzielnie. Ostatnie dzieła Franciszka Gontarskiego datuje się na ok. 1920 rok, jednak firma reklamuje się jeszcze w Przewodniku Ilustrowanym po Włocławku z 1922 roku.

Zakład dzielił swoją ofertę na dwa działy: przemysłowy i artystyczny. Oferta przemysłowa firmy Gontarskiego obejmowała: roboty kamieniarskie dla cmentarzy, Kościołów i innych budynków; wznoszenie kaplic-mauzoleów z białego kamienia szydłowieckiego i czerwonego wąchockiego oraz grobowców żelazo-betonowych z kamiennymi płytami oraz dekoracje architektoniczne z kamienia do dworów, schodów, balkonów, tarasów, a także mostów, parków i fontann. W ramach działu artystycznego Gontarski oferował: figury alegoryczne z białego kamienia szydłowieckiego i białego marmuru karraryjskiego; przydrożne figury świętych z kamienia janikowskiego; portrety w płaskorzeźbie z marmuru, kamienia lub brązu oraz portrety do pomników na porcelanie; rzeźby ornamentacyjne i symboliczne, symbolizujące wiarę, patriotyzm, sztukę, przemysł, oświatę, handel, rycerstwo i wojskowość itd.

Dzieła

W 1910 roku wykonał płaskorzeźbę króla Kazimierza Wielkiego w Kościele św. Urszuli w Kowalu, w mieście urodzenia władcy z okazji 600. rocznicy jego narodzin. Sam też dokonał jego uroczystego odsłonięcia w dniu 30 kwietnia. Relief wykonano z piaskowca janikowskiego. Postać króla wzorowano na portrecie autorstwa Jana Matejki. Popiersie zachowało się do dnia dzisiejszego, wraz z dwoma otaczającym je tablicami wmurowane jest w północną ścianę prezbiterium Kościoła. Nie ma w nim już oryginalnego berła wykonanego przez Gontarskiego, które uległo uszkodzeniu między 1910 a 1915 rokiem, gdy relief usunięto z rozkazu rosyjskich cenzorów. Obecne ufundował ówczesny proboszcz parafii ks. Stanisław Anzorge w 1960 roku, z okazji 650. rocznicy urodzin króla. Na przestrzeni lat popiersie poddawane było różnym zabiegom konserwacyjnym, takim jak malowanie, które niszczyły jego oryginalną warstwę. W 2008 r. konserwator Danuta Jaskulak z Poznania na zlecenia Urzędu Miasta w Kowalu usunęła kilka warstw farby i przywróciła dziełu pierwotny wygląd.

W 1918 roku wykonał pomnik upamiętniający powstańców styczniowych poległych w bitwie pod Ignacewem, uroczyście odsłonięty 8 maja. Monument został zniszczony przez wojska hitlerowskie w czasie II wojny światowej. Starania o odbudowę pomnika były możliwe dopiero po odwilży październikowej. Odsłonięcie odbudowanego w dawnym kształcie pomnika miało miejsce 22 lipca 1957 roku. W 1911 wzniósł figurę Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Lubominie, ufundowaną przez Karola Potrzebowskiego.

Gontarski jest autorem dwóch kamiennych tablic z herbami Włocławka i Kujaw, zawieszonych po obu stronach mostu nad Zgłowiączką odbudowanego w latach 1915-1916.

Wykonany przez niego w 1908 roku pomnik Chrystusa Króla początkowo stał przed frontem ewangelickiego Domu Miłosierdzia przy ul. Słowackiego 4a, następnie został przeniesiony przed wejście do Kościoła ewangelicko-augsburskiego we Włocławku. W 2010 roku figura została poddana renowacji i konserwacji. W 1911 roku zbudował figurę Matki Boskiej pod Włocławkiem. W 1915 roku zlecono mu wykonanie fundamentów ogrodzenia cmentarza wojennego przy ul. Wienieckiej we Włocławku, jednak budowa ta nie doszła do skutku.

Groby wykonane przez jego firmę można odnaleźć na m.in. na cmentarzach w Brześciu Kujawskim, Kruszynie, Nieszawie i Wieńcu. W Poniatowie wykonał grób Teofila Mieczkowskiego, dziedzica wsi Chromakowo z 1908 roku, zaś w Lipnie mauzoleum rodziny Pląskowskich z 1912 roku.

Grobowce na Cmentarzu Komunalnym we Włocławku

Firma Gontarskiego wykonała oryginalne, kamienne grobowce dla wielu zasłużonych obywateli pochowanych na Cmentarzu Komunalnym we Włocławku. Większość z nich stanowią dziś obiekty zabytkowe i uchodzą za jedne z najpiękniejszy dzieł sztuki sepulkralnej we Włocławku. Przy głównej alei cmentarza są to m.in. groby rodzin: Bojańczyków, Kott, Kaszubskich, Popławskich (1915-22), Zienkiewiczów i Junczysów oraz Izabeli Zbiegniewskiej (1915), Wandy Busse (ok. 1920), rotmistrza Bronisława Beliny-Węsierskiego i jeden grób bez inskrypcji z 1900 roku, a także pomnik na kwaterze sióstr zakonnych. W sektorze ewangelickim cmentarza znajdują się tumby E.P. ze Stockelów i J. Rossnagela oraz mauzoleum sukcesorów Zenke (1918). W pozostałych alejach cmentarza są to groby rodzin Gontarskich (ok. 1914), Findeisen (ok. 1920), Bulińskich, Włoczewskich, Woysław, tumby Białeckiego, ks. Lorentowicza Bogdana Kowalewskiego i rodziny Kowalewskich oraz grób Tadeusza Krauze. Grobowce Franciszka Gontarskiego wykonane są w różnych stylach artystycznych, takich jak neoklasycyzm, secesja i modernizm.

Ostatnie lata
W 1922 roku mieszkał już przy ulicy Piotra Skargi 6 w Bydgoszczy. W tym czasie trudnił się jako nauczyciel i rzeźbiarz - wyrobnik nagrobków. Po raz ostatni wymienia go Księga Adresowa Miasta Bydgoszczy z 1925 roku. Księga Adresowa z roku 1926 wymienia jego żonę Jadwigę już jako wdowę.

Przypisy

Absolwenci Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie
Kamieniarze
Ludzie urodzeni we Włocławku
Ludzie związani z Bydgoszczą
Nauczyciele II Rzeczypospolitej
Rzeźbiarze związani z Włocławkiem
Urodzeni w 1879
Zmarli w 1925