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Smart Cities Conference Raises Concerns About Those Left Behind by Technology
Numerous panels during a recent smart cities conference in New York City—including a keynote from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel—highlighted how technology could exacerbate today's inequalities.
Zachary Edelson,
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaking at Smart Cities New York, which ran from May 8 – 10 in New York City. Courtesy Smart Cities New York
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel isn't known for pulling punches, and at a recent smart cities conference, he lived up to that reputation. During his keynote discussion, he spoke to a packed audience about the need for social inclusion, saying "if you can't have people with the tools to access [smart city technologies], it's just a good concept for a conference." While the blunt comment may have been expected of Emanuel, that urgent warning wasn't an aberration at the conference either.
Now in its second year, the Smart Cities New York conference is built around the international smart cities industry, a field with major players like Panasonic and Bosch, as well as countless small startups. (As the industry has grown, so has its prominence: smart cities has also become a major focus at CES.) Smart city tech generally falls into a few basic categories: mobility (think autonomous vehicles and bike shares), open data (analyzing cities' public data to gain insights and improve public services), and smart buildings/infrastructure (a field usually focused on energy efficiency).
While you'd expect an industry conference to focus on trends and innovations, Smart Cities New York's second day of discussions (especially those focused on urban planning) frequently discussed the wide pitfalls facing cities vis-a-vis technology.
This circumspection was perhaps due to the preponderance of public sector figures, like Emanuel, who repeatedly emphasized the need to ensure that this emerging industry benefits cities' disenfranchised residents. Urbanites who can't harness publicly-available data or new apps may not see the benefits of, for instance, improved transit or public health. As Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms put it, her greatest fear is that we're "creating an even larger divide with underserved communities." By focusing on technology's problem-solving abilities alone, she continued, we're "addressing one issue, exacerbating another."
Deepening the challenge is the tech industry itself, which seems to be receiving the lion's share of this generation's economic growth. In a separate panel, Seth Pinsky, an executive at RXR Realty and former head of the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), said that the 21st century's digital innovations are creating clear economic winners and losers. Until wealth is shared more evenly—a far-off prospect, he said—the growing economic gap will cause increasing political instability. Deliberate policy remedies, such as affordable housing, could ameliorate the situation, he added.
From left to right: Michael Berkowitz of 100 Cities, Mayor Gregor Robertson of Toronto, Mayor Keisha Lance-Bottoms of Atlanta, and Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam. Courtesy Smart Cities
While many panelists issued dire warnings, several participants did highlight solutions. Gregor Robertson, the mayor of Vancouver (a city that was an early adopter of "open data") cited Vancouver's CityStudio program as template for other cities. CityStudio pairs students with local universities to create urban-focused initiatives (such as an online map of Vancouver's unused spaces) and develop skillsets germane to smart city industries and public governance. Similarly, Emanuel dwelled on Chicago's scholarship and education programs, describing them as helping prevent greater socioeconomic divides. "Libraries are becoming job training centers," he said, adding that Chicago's public schools, parks, and transit were all being "invigorated with a new mission" of ensuring an inclusive, equitable city.
If there was another sentiment that cut across almost every panel, it was that cities—and not state or federal agencies—would be the ones to fix these problems. Emanuel said that "we're in an inflection point where the nation-state is in decline," with city-states rising to power the global economy.
Or as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio put it in a brief appearance, "we, at the city level, are the agents of change right now."
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at Smart Cities New York
Courtesy Smart Cities New York
Bottoms also highlighted the public's ignorance of cybersecurity issues. "[Cyber attacks] should be top of mind, but that's not what people see," Bottoms said, adding that she needed to help constituents understand these new threats.
Mayor Gregor Robertson discussed the numerous ways technology has improved municipal governance in Toronto: Using utility data, the city was able to estimate how many houses were sitting empty and being held as investments, a trend that was affecting housing prices. Toronto also analyzed first responder data to locate safe injection sites and plan naloxone training.
Even Sidewalk Labs, the tech company behind a major ground-up smart city in Toronto, is wary of the public's lack of awareness of how data is used. Craig Nevill-Manning (center right), who heads Sidewalk's engineering department, says the company is considering installing a "genius bar"–like center at its Toronto development to "help people become smart consumers and operators" of their data.
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WASHINGTON – Tonight, President Trump will deliver the annual State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress, officially his second time doing so since being elected to the White House.
"President Trump has a major opportunity tonight to reset the political narrative heading into next year's election. While he should absolutely hail his administration's successes and use the bully pulpit to call on Congress to act on border security, he also has the opportunity to lay out a bold, new agenda to preserve and strengthen the American family. Strong families are the backbone of this country, and prioritizing the family is not only good policy but good politics as we head into 2020.
Paid Family Leave: Parents must be allowed the financial flexibility to devote more time and resources to their newborn or newly-adopted children.
Parental Rights: The state should not interfere with parents' decisions regarding the upbringing, medical care, and education of their children.
Health Care: Families should be given as many health care choices as possible.
Education: End federal involvement in education and allow more control at the local level.
Pro-Family Tax Code: The tax code should do more to promote marriage and raising children.


We will be hosting a Protecting God's Children Workshop here at St. Edith coming up on Monday, September 24.
The workshop runs from 6:30 – 9 pm.
For more information, visit the AOD website.
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Over 190 lunches were packed with a PBJ sandwich, water, fruit, snack, chips and granola bar as a service project for St. Christine's Soup Kitchen. The lunches were prepared and bagged by the St. Edith Catholic School Community. Students decorated each lunch bag and added a note to the recipient. Thank you to Mrs. Kramer and the staff of St. Edith Catholic School. A big thank you to Mr. Steve Phillips who delivered all the lunches to St. Christine's. We truly are a St. Edith Catholic School Family!
The Archdiocese of Detroit extends tuition assistance grants to Catholic families who reside in the Archdiocese of Detroit with children in grades K-12 attending Catholic Schools.
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St. Edith Catholic School "teaches as Jesus did" with love, care, and discipline, centering on the Eucharist, and focusing on students: our gifts and our future.


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'' (У мене було багато горя), BWV 21, — церковна кантата Йоганна Себастьяна Баха. Написана у Веймарі, ймовірно, в 1713 році, вона вперше прозвучала в 1714 році на третю неділю після Трійці. Робота знаменує собою перехід між мотетним стилем на біблійні та гімнічні тексти до оперних речитативів і арій на основі сучасної поезії. Автор позначив цей твір як  (і на всі часи), вказуючи, що з огляду на універсальність теми кантата підходить для будь-якого випадку.

Текст, ймовірно, написаний придворним поетом Саломоном Франком, і включає чотири біблійні цитати з трьох псалмів і книги Одкровення, об'єднаних в одну частину з двома строфами з гімну Георг Ноймарка "Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten". У версії 1723 року, вона складається з одинадцяти частин, у тому числі вступної симфонії і додаткових речитативів і арії. Твір розділений на дві частини, які необхідно виконати до та після проповіді. Склад виконавців включає трьох солістів (сопрано, тенор, бас), мішаний хор (чотири партії), три труби, литаври, гобой, струнні і бассо контінуо.

Прем'єра відбулась у придворній співочій капелі замку Веймар на 17 червня 1714, ця версія відома як Веймарська. Різніше Й.С. Бах переробив твір для постановки, можливо, в Гамбурзі і кілька разів — у Лейпцигу, для останнього виконання було додатково залучено чотири тромбони, що подвоюють голоси.

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В наступній таблиці представлено назви частин і тональності у версії,  виконаній в Лейпцигу в 1723 році. Інструменти представлено лише духові і струнні, тоді як контінуо і струнні задіяні в усіх частинах.

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 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (1st version) BWV 21; BC A 99a / Sacred cantata (3rd Sunday after Trinity) , Leipzig University
 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (2nd version) BWV 21; BC A 99a / Sacred cantata (3rd Sunday after Trinity) , Leipzig University
 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (3rd version) BWV 21; BC A 99a / Sacred cantata (3rd Sunday after Trinity) , Leipzig University
 BWV 21 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis : English translation, University of Vermont
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Твори Йоганна Себастьяна Баха
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– To expose children to the person of Christ, as revealed in Scripture and in the manner in which we teach.
– To teach children to know that God speaks to us in the way we experience and engage with kindness, beauty, justice, the wonders of the natural world, relationships and the needs of others.
– To model positive attitudes and communication through well prepared lessons.
Our religious teaching follow the 'God Matters' curriculum . The curriculum consists of a series of units covering all aspects of Religious Education. The Units we cover are as follows: Creation, Prayers,Saints and Feasts, Revelation, Advent, Christmas, Sacraments, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost & Mission and Other Faiths. The children are taught using a variety of approaches, e.g. drama, art, writing, music, presentation which enables all children of all abilities to engage with the curriculum. Children are assessed on three of these units and given two levels: AT1- Learning about Religion: Knowledge and Understanding and AT2-Learning from Religion: Reflection on Meaning.
AT1 focuses on learning about the different aspects of the Catholic Church, prominent figures, celebrations and feasts and the teachings of Jesus. The children also learn about different aspects of other faiths such as Judaism, Islam and Hinduism. AT2 is developing how children apply the knowledge of religion to their own lives. At Sacred Heart we do this by developing our childrens' spirituality and ability to reflect on their lives and actions. We give children time to reflect on Jesus' life and see how we can apply His example to our busy and sometimes challenging lives. Everyday, after lunch, we have a quite time of mediative reflection.The time may be spent focusing on a piece of music or art, or a question from the Liturgy from the beginning of the week. We begin the week with our school Liturgy which focuses on the Gospel from the previous Sunday, again allowing our children to reflect on their lives according to the Gospel and preparing them spiritually for the week ahead.
Our religious curriculum also extends to the wider community within Paignton. We are proud to be part of the Parish of Sacred Heart where we regularly attend the Church for class masses and for significant events throughout the year. We have a close relationship with Father Mark who is commited to working with the school community. We also encourage children to support the needs of the wider community, nationally and internationally, through raising money for our class charities. Just as we teach the children how Jesus showed compassion to those who needed His help and faith, we encourage the children to follow His example through helping those less formuate than us within our school, Parish and wider community.


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Housing First: By providing the stability of permanent housing first, those experiencing homelessness will be better equipped to address the underlying issues contributing to homelessness.
Inclusivity: SORCe is a welcoming space where all people are treated with respect and dignity, regardless of race ancestry, place of origin, religious belief, skin colour, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, or age.


Although one of the main purposes of this section is about people being able to check out just how effective I am as a Life Coach, Inspirational Speaker, and Workshop Facilitator; I also wish to acknowledge the heroes who make this section (and my life) complete!
To the people who wrote these Testimonials to me, I thank you for choosing me as your guide and coach, and for the courage and determination you displayed to me! And, for the efforts you put into your personal development as I constantly challenged you to fly on your own! To each and every one of you ... well done!
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We would like to share with you the request of Philips who's looking for new and innovative ways to improve the monitoring of patients in order to improve health outcomes, patient experience, staff satisfaction and to realize a lower cost of care. Please have a look at the attached document or follow this link to view their profile.
Philips is eager to establish collaborations in the framework of a technological or research agreement with emerging businesses. They are open to all kinds of cooperation partners but they show particular interest to startups with innovative business models directly advancing the above mentioned quadruple aim. Such as enabling shorter length of stay, managing of episodic risk of patients being readmitted to hospitals, managing referrals between clinicians or institutions, taking diagnosis, procedures or monitoring outside the hospital. Philips specifically is looking for expertise on new measurement techniques for in-patient and ambulatory monitoring.
As mentioned in the profile, this request is part of an innovation challenge that will close may 27th.


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TICKETS TO THE MARYLEBONE MENU SOLD OUT IN 24 HOURS!
Our sell-out event The Marylebone Menu takes place on Wednesday 24 April with courses provided by Michelin star restaurants Texture and Trishna, celebrated The Providores chef, Peter Gordon, newcomer Xier as well as local hotspots Chiltern Firehouse, Roux at the Landau and Bernardi's, famous cheese shop and cafe, La Fromagerie, The Montagu Kitchen, GAIL'S Bakery, Rococo Chocolates and Marylebone Gin. Tickets were priced at £75pp with all proceeds going to our charity partner, Springboard. Music is kindly provided by the Marylebone Music Festival.


SHEA has received a contract from the CDC to create the SHEA/CDC Training Program for Healthcare Epidemiologists to Respond to Infectious Diseases Outbreaks and Public Health Emergencies in United States Hospitals. This SHEA/CDC Outbreak Response Training Program (ORTP) contains several components that will be released from 2016-2018. Find out more at ortp.shea-online.org.


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Distress. Frustration. Both of these words aptly describe the feelings you experience when you find out that you are sharing your home with pests. Not having the slightest idea how to go about fixing the problem can be even worse. One good start is here. There are some tips to help with a variety of different household pest problems. Keep reading to find out exactly what you need to know.
Pests love damp nooks and crannies with little light. Find the wet places in your home with standing water. This is a prime target for pests. Be certain trouble spots like this get a lot of good air circulation. That should take care of the problem.
When considering new trees for your yard, pay attention to where you place them, keeping them away from your house. Trees allow rodents to climb up and enter your home via the roof. At a minimum, be sure they're 15 feet from the house.
TIP! Are you using pesticides? Are you using them correctly? If you're spraying outside your home, you're keeping the indoor pests inside. Spray inside first, then go outside and spray.
Try to involve those that live by you in your pest control efforts. Chances are that if you have pests, the people that live next to you probably do as well. You may be able to succeed in getting rid of pests in your home temporarily, but if the pests move to your neighbors, they can eventually move back to your home. See if the neighbors will work with you to keep the area pest-free.
If you keep finding pests in your home after you think you've solved the problem, think about possible sources they could be coming from. You might want to be careful shopping in a thrift store. Inspect everything that enters your home.
If you have fruit flies, more than likely they came because of produce that is no longer good. Carefully inspect all food in your home, especially food that is not refrigerated, and see if any of it has spoiled. Get rid of these items as soon as possible and fruit flies will disappear.
Bird food is something that rats can be attracted to for food. Store the bird food in an isolated area too after you are done feeding. In order to keep the rats away, keep the seed within a metal, rodent-proof container. Do not forget to put up the bird seed.
Have a roach problem? Consider using diatomaceous earth. You can sprinkle it safely in places where the cockroaches are found, even in spots like the top of cabinets or the space behind major appliances. Also, this will not do any harm to you or your family. The little particles kill insects within 48 hours by eating straight through their exoskeletons. Roaches may appear to increase in number at first but should be completely gone within two weeks.
Food should always be properly stored and sealed within its container when not in use. All forms of insects and pests are drawn in by the smell that most foods give away. With this in mind, it only makes sense to eliminate the scent and remove the temptation. In addition, when your trash bag is full, take it out immediately. Trash is yet another source of alluring smells for the pests and should be avoided at all costs.
If all else fails, you can turn to an electronic device to get rid of pests. If you plug these gadgets into a wall socket, they emit noise that rodents do not like. Even though humans can hear them, they aren't harmful to them or pets. Rats and mice hate the sounds and will leave the area.
TIP! Gather all the throw rugs you have and sweep them well in order to keep pests down. You will sweep up pests living in the carpeting.
Bring some pests along with you when buying pesticide if you're planning on waging your own war. This assists the seller, as they will know which pest is causing the problem and which pesticide is best to get rid of them. Certain pesticides are designed to work with certain pests. It is important you select a produce that is adapted to your situation.
Make your front yard a priority in rodent extermination. Make it unlivable for these pesky animals. Rid yourself of weeds, bushes or debris that rodents could create a habitat in. Keep your grass length short, and be sure to get secure lid trash cans. Taking these steps can help ensure that rodents pass on your home in search of easier pickings.
Keep your home's exterior clean. Your driveway and lawn should be just as clean as the inside of the house. Cleanliness is a powerful weapon against pest infestation.
If cracks and crevices are visible, make certain to seal them immediately. A lot of the time these places are seen as an entrance to pests that are looking for a new place to live. Eliminating the crevice can create a barrier between your home and the pests.
TIP! Textiles that come in contact with carpet beetles usually have to be thrown out. Sometimes, not treating your area now could result in a costly expense in the future.
Reduce the amount of clutter and you will reduce the amount of bugs. There are probably places in your home that are clutter magnets, including bookshelves and tables. Clean up these areas, and you will be clearing out many potential pest hiding spots.
If you want to keep bugs and other pests from your food, be careful how you're storing it. Glass and plastic containers with tightly sealed lids are ideal. Paper bags and cardboard are the worst options, as pests can eat through them easily.
Check the record of any pest control service you plan on giving a job. Be certain the company is licensed to use pesticides. They need to have insurance and be bonded too. Check all their documents before allowing them in your home.
If you use pesticides, it is important to follow the instructions found on the label. Don't use more than what the directions say to use. Often, when you use more, you endanger creatures other than the pests.
TIP! No one enjoys the idea of tiny bugs crawling through their pillows and sheets while they sleep. Many have dust-mite allergies, but even if you are not allergic, it is always a great idea to keep them under control.
Use pantyhose to cover fruits and veggies in the garden. This will not only keep insects out of your garden, but it will also keep way birds and other pests as well. Nylon stockings can be a useful tool in keeping away pests from your edibles.
It is best to store your food in air-tight containers. These items usually come in a bag from the store, but insects can invade these easily. After you return home from shopping, be sure to transfer dry food product into airtight containers. Making use of plastic storage bins can keep out the pests and extend the shelf life of food.
Many people having difficulties can start solving their problems by taking one little piece of advice. Try using the home improvement store as a resource and speak with the workers there. The staff can recommend a pesticide or other product that you can use to get rid of your pests.
Mint can help in your battle against mice. You should plant some mint around your home. When you do this, mice won't want to live there. Sprinkle mint leaves around affected areas if you have a mouse problem. This can get rid of most mouse problems; just remember to use fresh leaves.
TIP! Centipedes,like silverfish, need damp places and humidity to thrive. Dehumidify your home and decrease the dampness in order to discourage centipedes.
You should now feel confident to tackle any pests that invade your home. Use the information you've learned here for your war on the pests. You are taking back over your home, and the pests will be out of your life.


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RC: In what ways has the regulatory risk and compliance landscape for government contractors evolved in recent years?
Schwartz: There are public procurement rules, not just in the US, but throughout the EU and in the rest of the world – certainly in the G20 countries, but almost everywhere there is a government procurement regime. On top of that, because it is an obvious touch point between a commercial organisation and government, either direct or indirect, all of the bribery and corruption concerns that go along with any other 'government as customer' situation are present for government contractors.
Ferat: The enactment of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.203-13, 'Contractor Code of Business Conduct and Ethics' has added an increased layer of risk to US government contractors dealing with potential FCPA issues. This clause, required in most government contracts greater than $5m, suggests that to the extent that an FCPA violation becomes known to a government contractor, regardless of materiality, it would arguably be required to disclose the infraction to the government. While non-government contractors usually have the choice – albeit an often difficult one – to self-disclose Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) infractions to the government or not, government contractors appear to have much less leeway. In addition, contractors that are subject to oversight by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) in particular, have seen an onslaught of increased scrutiny at all stages of the contracting process including bid proposal, ongoing contract execution and project close-out. This increased scrutiny stems from the highly critical 2008 US Government Accountability Office report of the DCAA performance.


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#16 James Vandenberg
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Hawk-Item – – First native Iowan to start opening game at quarterback since 2001 (Kyle McCann) . . . ranked third in the Big Ten in passing yards per game (232.5), fourth in total offense (237.2) and fifth in pass efficiency (138.5) in 2011 . . . 13 of 25 scoring passes covered over 20 yards . . . tied for third in single-season touchdown passes (25) and ranks fourth in season passing yards (3,022) and ninth in career passing yards (3,537) . . . 399 passing yards vs. Pittsburgh tied as seventh best single-game total in school history, while 31 completions ranks fourth best and 48 attempts ties as seventh best . . . had career-best four touchdown passes in win over Indiana . . . three scoring passes vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Pittsburgh and Purdue . . . one of five juniors named to 2011 Leadership Group . . . one of two sophomores named to 2010 Leadership Group . . . of two redshirt freshmen named to 2009 Leadership Group.
2011 Honors – – Named to Capital One/CoSIDA District Six Academic All-America team . . . academic all-Big Ten . . . Permanent Team Captain, Offense . . . honorable mention Quarterback of the Week from College Football Performance Awards in wins over Pittsburgh, Louisiana-Monroe and Indiana . . . Big Ten Conference offensive Player of the Week vs. Pittsburgh . . . nominated for Manning Award 'Starts of the Week' vs. Pittsburgh . . . nominated for Quarterback Performance of the Year vs. Pittsburgh 2011 – – Started all 13 games, completing 237-404 pass attempts for 3,022 yards and 25 touchdowns, with seven interceptions . . . also rushed for 61 yards on 78 attempts and scored three touchdowns . . . started at quarterback in 34-7 opening win over Tennessee Tech . . . completed 13-21 attempts for 219 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions . . . scoring strikes covered 88 and 19 yards . . . also rushed four times for 13 yards, including a one-yard touchdown for first career score . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in triple-overtime loss at Iowa State . . . completed 16-28 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns at ISU . . . had six-yard touchdown pass in first quarter and 23-yard scoring strike in second overtime . . . also rushed seven times for 19 yards . . . started at quarterback in 31-27 win over Pittsburgh as offense gained 475 yards total offense . . . completed 31-48 passes for 399 yards and three touchdowns in win over Pittsburgh . . . scored on one-yard run for second touchdown of the season . . . led second half rally with touchdown passes of 14, 25 and 22 yards, all in the fourth quarter . . . completed 10 straight passes in the second half and 17 of last 20 passes overall . . . started at quarterback in 45-17 win over Louisiana-Monroe as offense gained 453 yards total offense . . . completed 21-32 attempts for 270 yards and three touchdowns vs. ULM, while also scoring on one-yard run . . . scoring strikes covered 13, 17 and 23 yards to increase season totals to 10 touchdowns and just one interception . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 13-3 loss at Penn State . . . completed 17-34 passes for 169 yards, with two interceptions . . . also had career-high 12 rushing attempts for 10 yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 41-31 win over Northwestern as offense gained 379 yards . . . completed 14-22 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception . . . scoring passes covered 47 yards in the second quarter and 35-yards in the fourth quarter . . . had 14-yard run on fourth down to set up final touchdown . . . started at quarterback in 45-24 win over Indiana as offense gained 456 yards total offense . . . completed 12-16 passes for 253 yards and career-best four touchdowns, with no interceptions . . . scoring strikes covered 80, 24, 29 and one yard . . . also rushed for 11 yards, with a long of 24 yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 22-21 loss at Minnesota as offense gained 446 yards total offense . . . completed 16-24 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions vs. Minnesota . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 24-16 win over 13th-ranked Michigan . . . completed 14-21 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown, with no interceptions . . . completed one-yard scoring pass in second quarter while directing offense that had no turnovers . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 37-21 loss to Michigan State . . . completed 22-47 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns vs. MSU, with one interception . . . scoring strikes covered eight and three yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 31-21 win at Purdue as offense gained 408 yards total offense . . . completed 22-32 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns . . . scoring strikes covered 26, 5 and 51 yards . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 20-7 loss at Nebraska . . . completed 16-35 attempts for 182 yards, with one interception, and had four rushing yards on four attempts . . . started at quarterback in Insight Bowl loss to Oklahoma . . . completed 23-44 attempts for 216 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception . . . tossed scoring strikes of five and nine yards to lead Iowa to within 21-14 deficit in fourth quarter.
2010 – – Saw action in three games, completing 5-8 passes for 45 yards and one touchdown . . . saw action in 37-7 opening win over Eastern Illinois . . . completed all three pass attempts for 27 yards and gained 11 yards on two rushing attempts . . . saw action in 35-7 win over Iowa State as offense gained 479 yards total offense . . . gained 18 yards on three rushing attempts vs. Iowa State and had one incomplete pass . . . did not see action in 34-27 loss at Arizona . . . saw action in 45-0 win over Ball State as offense gained 562 yards total offense . . . completed 2-4 passes for 18 yards, including a six-yard scoring strike . . . also gained three yards on only rushing attempt . . . did not see action in 24-3 win over Penn State . . . did not see action in 38-28 win at Michigan . . . did not see action in 31-30 loss to Wisconsin . . . did not see action in 37-6 win over fifth-ranked Michigan State . . . did not see action in 18-13 win at Indiana . . . did not see action in 21-17 loss at Northwestern . . . did not see action in 20-17 loss to Ohio State . . . did not see action in 27-24 loss at Minnesota . . . did not see action in 27-24 Insight Bowl win over 12th-ranked Missouri.
2010 – – Listed as second team quarterback following spring practice.
2009 Honors – – Academic all-Big Ten. 2009 – – Saw action in four games, completing 42-87 attempts for 470 yards, with two touchdowns and five interceptions . . . saw first career action in 35-3 win at Iowa State as offense gained 426 yards total offense . . . completed 2-3 passes for 38 yards at ISU . . . saw action in 17-10 loss to Northwestern . . . completed 9-27 passes for 82 yards, with one interception, and also had two rushing yards . . . started at quarterback in 27-24 overtime loss at Ohio State . . . completed 20-33 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns at OSU, with three interceptions . . . had nine-yard scoring pass to tie game in third period and 10-yard scoring strike to tie the game with 2:42 remaining . . . completed first seven pass attempts of the game in leading Iowa to 3-0 first period advantage . . . started at quarterback and played every offensive down in 12-0 win over Minnesota . . . completed 11-24 passes for 117 yards, with one interception.
High school honors – – EA Sports third team all-American . . . Iowa Class-3A Player of the Year as a senior . . . named Most Outstanding Player in Iowa and to all-America team by prepnation.com . . . one of top 10 quarterbacks in the nation and top 101 players nationally by prepnation.com . . . Iowa High School Offensive Player of the Year as a senior . . . captain of the Class-3A all-state team as a senior . . . first team all-state as a junior and senior . . . elite all-state selection as a senior . . . first team all-district as a junior and senior . . . KHQA News tri-state (Iowa, Illinois and Missouri) Player of the Year as a senior . . . Career – – Most prolific passer in Iowa high school history . . . holds 12 different Iowa high school passing records, including career passing yards (7,709), touchdown passes (93), single season passing yards (3,729 as a senior) and single season touchdown passes (49 as a senior) . . . ranks sixth all-time nationally in single-season completion percentage (70%) and 10th nationally in career completion percentage (64.6%) . . . passed for 1,325 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore . . . threw for 2,655 yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior . . . intercepted only seven times in 372 attempts as a senior . . . team captain . . . compiled 11 varsity letters . . . lettered three times in basketball and tennis and once in both baseball and golf . . . earned first team all-conference honors in basketball as a senior . . . won basketball team award (Chief Award) for leadership and hustle . . . two time tennis conference champion.
Personal – – Born 11/24/89 . . . human physiology major . . . academic all-state selection . . . member of National Honor Society . . . named to the Principal[apos]s Honor Roll 16 times . . . Citizenship Award Winner . . . participant in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program . . . parents are Ann and Toby Vandenberg . . . high school coach was Jayson Campbell.

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Nike Basketball and Kevin Durant will be debuting his twelfth signature shoe, the KD 12, beginning this Spring 2019.
While no photos have surfaced just yet, we give you a look at several upcoming colorways that will be releasing from Spring to Fall 2019. There will be a few standard color options as well as Multi-Color iterations as well.
Check out the color lineup below, and look for the Nike KD 12 to debut later this Spring at select Nike Basketball retailers and Nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $150 USD.


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Dánská dívka (v anglickém originále The Danish Girl) je britsko-americký životopisný romanticko-dramatický film z roku 2015. Režie se ujal Tom Hooper a scénáře Lucinda Coxon. Snímek byl inspirován stejnojmenným románem Dánská dívka od Davida Ebershoffa o dánských malířkách Lili Elbe a Gerdě Wegener. Ve snímku hrají hlavní role Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ben Whishaw, Sebastian Koch a Amber Heardová.

Film měl premiéru na Filmovém festival v Berlíně 5. září 2015 a do kin byl uveden 27. listopadu 2015 ve Spojených státech amerických. V České republice měl premiéru 4. února 2016. Alicia Vikander za roli získala Oscara v kategorii nejlepší ženský herecký výkon ve vedlejší roli, Eddie Redmayne byl na Oscara nominován v kategorii nejlepší mužský herecký výkon v hlavní roli. Film byl také nominován na cenu BAFTA v kategorii nejlepší film.

Obsazení

Produkce
Scenáristka Lucinda Coxon pracovala na scénáři od roku 2004. Do prosince 2009 byl s projektem spojován režisér Tomas Alfredson, švédské noviny však oznámily, že se s ním již nepočítá. V lednu 2010 se k projektu připojil švédský režisér Lasse Hallström.

Casting
Původně měla roli Gerdy hrát Charlize Theronová, kterou nahradila Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow projekt poté opustila a začalo se mluvit o tom, že jí nahradí Uma Thurman. V září 2010 se mluvilo o Marion Cotillard. V červenci roku 2011 bylo oznámeno, že Rachel Weisz získala roli Gerdy. V květnu od projektu odešli jak Weisz tak režisér Hallström. V dubnu 2014 bylo oznámeno, že Tom Hopper bude film režírovat a v hlavní roli se objeví Eddie Redmayne. V červnu 2014 se k projektu připojila Alicia Vikander a v lednu 2015 Matthias Schoenaerts.

Natáčení
Začátek natáčení byl projektován na jaře roku 2010 v Berlíně. Natáčení začalo v únoru 2015. Některé scény se natáčely v Kodani a Bruselu. Dohromady se natáčelo 44 dní, 186 scén v šesti zemích.

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Tržby
Film vydělal 11,1 milionů dolarů v Severní Americe a 53 milionů dolarů v ostatních oblastech, celkově tak vydělal 64,2 milionů dolarů po celém světě. Rozpočet filmu činil 15 milionů dolarů. V Severní Americe byl uveden limitovaně 27. listopadu 2015, poté byl uveden do více kin v prosinci. Za první víkend vydělal 185 tisíc dolarů.

Recenze
Film získal pozitivní recenze od kritiků. Na recenzní stránce Rotten Tomatoes získal z 198 započtených recenzí 70 procent s průměrným ratingem 6,6 bodů z deseti. Na serveru Metacritic snímek získal z 40 recenzí 66 bodů ze sta. Na Česko-Slovenské filmové databázi snímek získal 74%.

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Dog DNA used to track down owners who don't clean up after their pets
An Italian town has a novel approach to cracking down on sidewalk poop.
ByClark Bentson
A sign is posted reading, " Please clean up after your dog"' in The Village of Abacoa condominium complex in this June 30, 2011 file photo in Jupiter, Fla.
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Rome, Italy -- Officials in the small Italian town of Malnate have a novel approach to finding out which dog owners don't clean up after their pets: use the dog's DNA.
Earlier this year Malnate's environmental department asked all dog-loving residents to register their pups in the city's database. The city's 2,156 registered dogs had to submit a saliva sample and owners who did not voluntarily bring their dogs within the allotted time were fined $58 for non-compliance with the new ordinance.
(MORE: 'Pooposterous'? Condo Could DNA Test Dogs and Their Doo)
The problem of dog excrement has been a headache for city officials in Italy and all across Europe. Heavy fines have been put in place but it can be difficult to enforce the law unless the offending dog and owner are caught in the act.
In Malnate owners who forget or refuse to clean up now know they can be tracked down.
"The deterrent effect is considerable. Knowing that the local dogs are now recognizable has led many of their masters to behave civilly and the sidewalks are cleaner," Giuseppe Riggi, Malnate's environmental commissioner, recently told reporters. "At the same time, pet owners thank us because now the other citizens look at them with less distrust."
(MORE: Kid Completely Loses His Mind When He Steps in Dog Poop)
City officials estimate that the dog population in Malnate increases by 150 dogs each year. The plan is to work with local veterinarians to collect DNA samples from the new arrivals in order to keep the saliva swab collection up to date.
So far the town has collected 12 samples that were left on local sidewalks and a laboratory was able to extract DNA from nine of those. Then by cross referencing the DNA with the town's records, seven matches were made and fines were sent to the owners.
Malnate has received requests from 83 other municipalities across Italy about the program.
"They are only waiting to see if the fines will pay for the costs," said Riggi.


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Polar Nights
November 23, 2018 /in DWM, DWM Award, Winter-Spring 2019 /by Megan Donnelly
It's Monday at the top of the world. It's morning, but the sun hasn't risen in weeks. The elementary school where I teach is a fifteen-minute walk across the tundra and past the lagoon where Arctic swans glide during the brief summer season. In the fall, snowy owls fly overhead in the dusky morning hours hunting the swift aviŋŋaq who burrow and tunnel in the tundra grasses. But this morning, we are deep in the heart of winter. Wind buffets my parka and tears at my backpack as I stumble through uneven terrain. Lifting the goggles that protect my eyes from icy gusts, I squint into the darkness, searching the sky for familiar constellations or the phosphorescent river of the aurora borealis. I didn't know what I was seeing the first time I saw the aurora. I was new to Alaska, running to my apartment through the night. Stopping at the door to find my key, I looked up and froze. A jagged green scar flickered atop the stars. The universe ripped apart, I thought, slow and shocked, gasping in the frigid cold. The next day, I discovered that what I had seen was the movement of charged particles flung from the sun, crashing into Earth's atmosphere. This morning, like most mornings, clouds obscure the sky. No stars or particles shine through the thick coverage. I blink away the ice coating my eyelashes and shove the goggles back on my face, carefully tugging down my hat and pulling up my scarf. I have seen skin black with frostbite and take no chances. Arriving at school, I remember I should have scanned for polar bears.
I moved to Utqiaġvik, the northernmost community in Alaska, following a failed engagement and the miscarriage of an unwanted baby. My almost-husband and I met in a post-baccalaureate program in laidback North Carolina town, both working on our teaching credentials. In a required young adult literature class, we batted eyelashes across the table while discussing psychic wounds in To Kill a Mockingbird, conversations that carried over to coffee shops and porch swings. Later, he charmed me with a re-writing of William Carlos Williams' "This is Just to Say." (I had no idea, then, all I'd be asked to forgive.) Those late summer days merged into fall, and he sparkled in the clear mountain light. We shared dreams of traveling, and Alaska was to be the first of many teaching adventures. With shiny, new teaching certifications in hand, we signed contracts to teach in a small Alaska Native village at the tip of St. Lawrence Island in the middle of the Bering Strait. Extensive searches on his computer revealed pictures posted by adventurous birders making pilgrimages to the island for bucket list Arctic birds. We researched winter gear and bought tickets that carried us north to Anchorage, then to Nome, the famous site of the Iditarod, before bringing us to Gambell, a subsistence community of a few hundred Siberian Yu'piks.
By the end of the school year, our relationship had collapsed under the weight of the pregnancy we never talked about, the stress of being new teachers, and the isolation inflicted by living thousands of miles from friends and family. We had promised to support each other, but that promise was too big.
As our nineteen-passenger turboprop bounced to a stop on the gravel runway, I panicked, hit by an unexpected wave of claustrophobia. What the hell have we done? I thought. We remained in our seats as the pilot unloaded sacks of mail and cases of soda for the local store. Finally disembarking I was struck first by the wind and then the expanse of gravel stretching to the crashing waves of the Bering Sea and the base of a mountain rising behind what I would soon learn was the village school. Our principal and her husband met us at the runway with their ATVs to ride us and our baggage to our apartment, furnished and generously subsidized by the school district. "We weren't sure if you were getting off," our principal said after introductions. "Some people don't get off the plane?" I asked. "Yeah," she laughed. "They take one look around and fly back to Nome." That's an option? my brain screamed. But I was committed. Committed to my job with a signed contract, committed financially by going into debt to finance the move to Alaska, and committed to my partner. Rather than flagging down the pilot and climbing back onboard the tiny aircraft I flew in on, I perched on the back of the ATV and rode in stunned silence to the old school building that had been converted into apartments for teacher housing. I remember wearing barefoot style shoes without socks and my feet froze in moments. It was early August, and the temperature hovered in the 40s.
Two weeks later, I discovered I was pregnant. I tracked my fertility by diligently taking early morning basal temperature readings. During the fertile periods of my cycle, identified by a subtle increase in temperature, we used condoms, but there had been a day before the trip we had chanced it. Now, an alarming spike in my readings soared off the graph paper used to monitor and chart each cycle. It's because of the move, I told myself. More days passed, resulting in a missed period. Stress, I said. When we flew to Anchorage for an orientation for new teachers, I purchased two pregnancy tests. I didn't need the second. The double pink lines were vivid, even brighter than the image on the front of the package. The claustrophobia I felt landing in Gambell rushed back with an urgent need to get the baby out of me. I suffocated in my own skin, fear tearing the breath from my throat. We scheduled an abortion for October, and knowing that I had to spend six weeks carrying a baby I didn't want drove me to the internet where I read everything I could find about naturally inducing miscarriage and home abortions. Articles about toxic herbs and tiny vaginal vacuums filled my browser history. Stumbling across a few blog posts about high doses of vitamin C successfully preventing pregnancies from taking hold, I ordered pills so large that I had to take them with food in order to swallow them, and maybe it worked because the day we flew to Anchorage for the abortion, I miscarried the baby in the staff bathroom at our school.
By the end of the school year, our relationship had collapsed under the weight of the pregnancy we never talked about, the stress of being new teachers, and the isolation inflicted by living thousands of miles from friends and family. We had promised to support each other, but that promise was too big. We faltered. We stopped having sex, and my green-eyed, soft-lipped boyfriend began secretly fooling around with another teacher. When I found out, I met with my principal and sobbed in her office while she arranged for me to transfer to another village, an Iñupiaq village further north, for the following school year.
They held my broken heart together with their sticky hands. Weekends were a horror. I slept as much as I could, rising late, going to bed early, crying myself to sleep.
Not quite finished disappointing one another, we made the misguided decision to try again over the summer and even got engaged at the start of the next school year. We planned a wedding and made it through with a few well-timed visits, but the relationship felt hollow, forced. Our voices echoed in the emptiness of the miles between us. At the end of May, we flew to Anchorage from our separate homes to reconnect before continuing on to see our friends and family in the weeks preceding our June wedding. The second night of the trip we lay, not touching, on the polyester spread covering the bed in our Anchorage hotel room watching a Coen Brothers' film. "There's something I have to tell you," he said. Tears soaked into his beard as confessed that he was in love with someone else. "I'll still marry you," he said, voice wavering and shoulder trembling. "No, you won't," I answered, dry-eyed. I moved to the second bed in the room and froze more swiftly, more solidly than had arctic winds gripped me. I can't feel this now, I told myself, packing my heart in ice. Numbness got me to the airport and on a plane the following morning. Frozen wounds don't heal. He married that other woman almost exactly one year later. On stronger days, I tell myself that I hope they're happy.
I needed a fresh start, somewhere I could begin again anonymously. When offered a position teaching kindergarten on the North Slope, the northernmost school district in Alaska, I decided I'd go for one year to gather myself and plan the next step. Two years have passed, now, and I'm still here. There's no mall or movie theater or bar. No mountains or trees interrupt the vast expanse of frozen tundra. Wifi and cell reception can be spotty, but my life moves in familiar rhythms set by the environment and my role as a classroom teacher. Despite the challenges of waiting weeks for packages sent via two-day shipping and living two months of the year in complete darkness and two months in perpetual light, it's difficult to imagine leaving. Insulated by hundreds of miles of arctic tundra and polar ice, I am remote, I am isolated, and I am safe.
This year I looped with my kindergarten class to first grade. As kindergartners, they brushed my hair, kept track of my coffee cup, and made me endless of bowls of imaginary soup and plastic sandwiches.
"Is it vegetarian?" I'd ask my subsistence-living students as they handed me an empty plastic plate while I sat at the child-size table.
"Uh-huh," they'd nod, smiling. "But soup's very hot."
They held my broken heart together with their sticky hands. Weekends were a horror. I slept as much as I could, rising late, going to bed early, crying myself to sleep. But the long hours of the weekend felt impossible to fill. My loneliness, my emptiness, my sorrow reflecting off the snow, off the sky, off the bare white walls of my apartment. Monday mornings were a gift.
"It's Monday," my fellow teachers would groan as we passed in the hallways.
"Yep," I'd beam back at them, gratefully rescued from the abyss of the weekend.
This year, my students and I are in another wing of the school for first and second-grade students, and we've left the play kitchen behind for the new kindergarteners to use. We have moved to a new room with yellow cabinets instead of orange and a view of the outdoor playground instead of the parking lot. Our procedures and classroom routines have stayed the same, though. We focus on community and kindness and group work. We live in an Iñupiaq village, but we come from all over the world. In our class, we have students from Polynesia and Southeast Asia, as well as Alaska.
In our classroom, we take each other seriously. We gather each morning to discuss the daily schedule and share our thoughts about what excites us, what makes us cry, or whatever happens to be on our minds. One student is moving into a bigger house where he will have to sleep in his own bedroom. Another is newly living with her mother. When it's my turn, I share my dream from the night before. Looking down at the multi-colored carpet, I say, "Last night I dreamed that my friend didn't want to be my friend anymore." Immediately, the squishy bodies on either side of me lean in, molding themselves against me. A boy on the opposite side of the circle looks at me with dark, steady eyes and answers, "We're your friends." I smile and say, "I know" because I do, and then it's the next person's turn to share. I rely on them too much, I know. But in this icy darkness, sadness gains too strong a foothold in my heart, and my students help to lessen it. I forget myself when I'm with them. Our days are full of fun and learning, and even if the world is dark, our classroom is bright. Even when my home is quiet, I know the classroom will be frothy with excited voices pushing back the darkness. One student is obsessed with Godzilla movies from the 1970s and shares facts with his table group, while another vividly describes a recent hunting trip. Zombies and the ongoing debate of heroes versus villains vie for space and choke out the spread of the pernicious whisperings of self-doubt and self-hate that linger in the shadowy places of my heart.
In our classroom, we gather around wounds. I provide bandages for paper cuts, scabbed knees, dry skin, bruises, and ingrown toenails. Even a sore throat. It can take nearly half the class for a bandage to be applied. The moment the injury is announced, six-year-old medics rush from all corners of the classroom to assess the damage.
"It bleed already," one expert notes.
"I got one like that," another nods.
Yet another early responder will rush to the desk drawer where the first aid supplies are kept and deftly rip open the package, releasing that comforting and sterile smell of latex and gauze. The injured party receives a chorus of ooohs and ahhhs while one or more students gently rub her back and the bandage is wrapped securely around the wound. Among us is a survivor of childhood cancer. His scars run from his knee to just beneath his hip. At their widest, they span over an inch of skin. The scars twist like gnarled vines over his knee cap and thigh, trailing delicately up to his pelvis. Eight metal pins hold his femur together. On days when his leg is sore, he, too, will steer his tiny, red wheelchair to my desk. Projecting a confidence I do not feel, I gently press the bit of latex and gauze to his skin and send him back to his book box stuffed with early readers that tell of bike rides, animals that live in ponds, and messy baby brothers.
It's not the bandage so much as it is what it represents. I understand this more perfectly when one night I slip into a new friend's apartment to celebrate my first published essay. We are strangers brought together by proximity. We toast to the future as we inch closer to one another on the overstuffed couch. Switching from wine to whiskey, I am drunkenly determined to shove an oversized ice cube into a half-pint mason jar when the glass shatters in my hand. Blood slides down my arm and shards fall to floor. I gather the fragments as she searches for the first aid kit. When she comes to me, I hold out my bloody hand. She gives me the bandage and walks away. The warm glow of the night turns cool. I could never love her, I realize.
During read-alouds, I sit in my chair on the classroom carpet and prop the book on my knee to share the words and pictures. Students press against me to idly touch the parts of me they can reach in that unconscious, free way that kids do. They trace the veins in my feet, rub their palms against the stubble on my legs, alternately pull off and push on my ballet flats. When I join them on the floor, they rest their heads on my shoulder, run their fingers through my hair, lean against my sides, or, if they're very tired, curl up in my lap. It's not uncommon for there to be spontaneous group hugs in the middle of a math lesson. They remind me that love doesn't have to hurt.
Despite the darkness and freezing temperatures, the drum teaches my heart to beat again, deep and strong in my chest.
Friday afternoons drummers occasionally visit our school with their round wooden framed drums with the liver membrane of bowhead whales stretched across the frame. We walk down the hallway from our classroom to the gym in a jiggly line. Not everyone in our group will dance, but four or five students will bounce and stomp vigorously until the buses arrive to take them home. The drummers sit in folding chairs on the stage and the three Iñupiaq language teachers, women from the community, stand before us. Uvlulluataq, one greets us. Good afternoon. We do a mix of motion dances and fun dances. The motion dances have specific moves that I strive to imitate by watching our Iñupiaq teachers and my students, some of whom practice in local dance groups with their families. Fun dances don't have specific movements, women and girls bounce and move one arm at a time in the air in front of their bodies. Men and boys stomp and whoop with their legs spread, knees bent, and arms stretched wide and strong, as if pulling back a bow and arrow.
Perhaps the first song will be "Tiŋŋun," the airplane song. "Where will we fly to?" the Iñupaiq teachers call out. "Anchorage!" "Hawaii!" "The Philippines!" young voices cry back. The drummers splash water on the membranes covering their drum frames and set the rhythm, holding the drum in one hand and striking it with a long, thin stick held in the other. A sharper sound when the drummer strikes the wooden frame, a deeper heartbeat sound when they strike against the membrane pulled taut. Water droplets bounce to floor at the feet of the drummers.
They add their voices, and we begin. Together, we make the motions that tell the story of the song's creator riding in an airplane for the first time. Looking out the windows as she flew through the air and her relief when the plane landed and she kneeled down and pressed her hands to the ground. The songs are short and are repeated twice, and I slowly improve with practice. I stand in a small cluster with my students and we smile and dance together. These motion dances tell stories of Iñupiaq culture. Some celebrate the return of the sun or tell the story of Mother Eagle and the coming of the new year, others celebrate religion or important moments in Iñupiaq history. During a cultural training for teachers, an elder explained that these dances pass along Iñupiaq culture, but also bring people together during the long winters. It's true, I realize. Despite the darkness and freezing temperatures, the drum teaches my heart to beat again, deep and strong in my chest.
But this place is not my home. I may have eaten whale, but I'm a vegetarian. I may know some Native dances, but I will never be Iñupiaq. I can look at the tundra and the frozen ocean and feel awe, but I will never feel as enmeshed in the landscape as the people who have lived here for thousands of years. I attended a talk in which a local man smiled and sighed and said, "I love the smell of good ice." No matter how many years I spend in the Arctic, that will never be me smiling and sighing and saying with my whole heart that I belong here, that I am of this place. I will never step from the plane and press my hands to the ground, so thankful to have returned.
Megan Donnelly is an MFA Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to moving to Pittsburgh, she lived and taught for six years in rural Alaskan communities. More of her work can be found at megandonnellywrites.com.
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Should we ban killer robots?
Date 2022-02-17 CategoryNewsTagsUNSW.Edu
"Lethal autonomous weapons systems demand careful consideration but nightmare scenarios of the future won't become reality anytime soon, says a UNSW Canberra military ethicist.
The term 'killer robots' conjures up images of sci-fi scenarios where wars are being fought by Terminator-like soldiers, but according to UNSW Canberra military ethicist Deane-Peter Baker, it's not quite that scary or cinematic.
In fact, killer robots, or lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS), may actually save lives on the battlefield.
Associate Professor Baker's latest book, Should we Ban Killer Robots?, draws from his experience on the International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (IPRAW) from 2017-19.
IPRAW is an international network of researchers tasked with providing non-partisan guidance to the national delegations engaged in the UN debate over whether or not to ban or regulate LAWS.
"This book is my attempt to pull together my views on this topic, which have emerged from my time as an IPRAW panellist and other subsequent policy-focused work on this topic," A/Prof. Baker said.
He explained that there are two main arguments for banning LAWS. One focuses on the potential consequences of allowing LAWS to be used in war.
"For example, opponents are concerned that LAWS won't be capable of operating within the boundaries of the law of armed conflict," A/Prof. Baker said.
"The worry here is that they will use force in an indiscriminate or disproportionate manner.
"The other main type of argument is that, consequences aside, it's simply fundamentally wrong to allow a machine to make the choice to kill a human being."
According to A/Prof. Baker, less developed states tend to be in favour of a ban, while powerful and technologically advanced states are not particularly supportive.
"Proponents of LAWS argue that these systems can save lives in a number of ways," he said.
"For example, there is the claim that robots can be sent to do 'dull, dangerous and dirty' jobs without having to risk a human soldier, sailor or aviator – far better for a machine to get destroyed than for a member of the armed forces to be killed or maimed.
'The other main type of argument is that, consequences aside, it's simply fundamentally wrong to allow a machine to make the choice to kill a human being.'
"They also argue that LAWS will be less prone to using indiscriminate force, because they don't get scared, angry or confused in the way that human combatants can in the midst of combat."
A/Prof. Baker said there is also the argument that an international ban will not prevent malign actors from developing and using these systems, so we should not hand them a significant operational advantage by adopting a ban and disallowing ourselves from using them.
So, will we find ourselves in that Terminator situation any time soon?
"We're a long way from that happening, if indeed it ever does!" A/Prof. Baker assured.
"I think there's no doubt that we will start to see more and more lethal autonomous weapons participating in wars – the UN believes we have already seen the first humans to be killed by autonomous weapons, in the Yemen conflict. But it's my view that they will be unlikely to play much more than a supplementary role for some time to come."
In the medium term, he said highly sophisticated systems will be very expensive and therefore rare, while simple autonomous systems will be constrained by limited capability.
"Over the longer term we will start to see more sophisticated systems becoming more affordable and therefore more prolific, and the simpler systems will themselves become more capable," A/Prof. Baker said.
He hopes that readers of the book will come away with a clearer understanding of the arguments that have been raised in favour of a ban on killer robots.
"Even if they don't agree with my conclusion, hopefully their thinking will have been challenged and their views sharpened in the process.""
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About the Endowment
The Laguna Beach Education Endowment and Capital Fund ("The Endowment") is a separate 501(c)(3) charitable foundation that is closely associated with SchoolPower and advances the same goals by providing permanent endowment and capital funding for the Laguna Beach public schools.
Governed by its own board of directors, the Endowment was established in 1984 to build a permanent and strong foundation for the education of present and future Laguna Beach Unified School District students.
Thanks to the generosity of parents, community members and businesses, and to the annual contribution of a share of SchoolPower's annual fundraising income, the Endowment has grown to $3.5 Million.
Complementing the fundraising efforts of SchoolPower, the lasting gifts made to the Endowment will permanently benefit our youth and strengthen our schools as a central and unifying institution for the entire Laguna Beach community.
Three separate funds — the Endowment Fund, the Capital Fund and Endowed Program Funds — have been established by the SchoolPower Endowment Foundation to facilitate both unrestricted giving and gifts intended for specific projects or programs.
The Endowment Fund was established to create a reliable income stream to promote innovative programs that would not otherwise be fully funded by the School District. Unrestricted gifts are placed and preserved in this fund.
Each year, the Endowment Board and its Grant Committee receive grant applications from School District administrators and individual teachers. Grants are generally awarded equal to 5% of the average amount of fund assets over the preceding three years. All grants are evaluated and ranked based on recommendations made by school site principals and senior School District administrators (see Teacher Grants).
The needs are identified by School District staff and administrators and your elected school board. The Endowment Fund is there to help the School District meet those needs.
The Capital Fund
The Capital Fund is a self-liquidating fund used to support capital needs identified in collaboration with the School District for currently anticipated capital expenditures.
Donations for specific items on the School District's "Wish List" may also be made through the Capital Fund.
Endowed Program Funds
There is no predetermined limit on the number and scope of dedicated program funds that can be explored and established. Each Endowment Program Fund will be developed in consultation with the School District leadership and staff to ensure that each Fund is created to meet the current and future needs of Laguna Beach schools.
To help support innovative programs that the School District cannot fully fund.
To raise money for capital improvement projects.
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To preserve the corpus of our Endowment while maintaining a steady stream of income to support important educational programs in Laguna Beach.
SchoolPower Endowment Supports Language Programs with $500,000 grant
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60 Years of Memories
WHEN IRVING ZABIN, PH.D., WAS A YOUNG RESEARCH ASSOCIATE IN BICHEMISTRY AT UCLA IN 1951, he was asked to be a lecturer for the university's nascent medical school, which had just enrolled its first class of students – 26 men and two women.
Dr. Zabin took the job, and he has worked for the school ever since. Over the next 60 years, he has seen the infant medical school, which initially employed 15 faculty members and held its first classes in the reception lounge of the old Religious Conference Building on Le Conte Avenue, evolve into an enormous complex that employs 2,500 faculty members and 1,400 residents and trains 750 medical students and 400 Ph.D. candidates at a time. It long ago moved out of borrowed space and today includes not only a state-of-the-art hospital, but also a large assortment of affiliated facilities that include community, county and VA hospitals, as well as community clinics and outpatient settings.
"The most impressive change is the great increase in size as well as the stature of UCLA ," says Dr. Zabin, who, at 91 years of age, is now a professor emeritus and the assistant dean for academic affairs for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA . "We did not have a very high reputation in the beginning because we were new and just starting. But the stature of the school built up slowly as our faculty became better known."
A thoughtful man with piercing blue eyes, a subtle sense of humor and uncommon energy, Dr. Zabin now reviews promotions and appointments for the medical school's basic-science faculty. He usually sports an open-collared shirt, though there was a time when he wouldn't think of entering the dean's office without a tie. Before he retired from teaching, at age 70, he built a significant career working in the laboratories of two different scientists who went on to receive the Nobel Prize.
A native of Chicago who worked on meteorology and weather prediction for the Air Transport Command during World War II , Dr. Zabin studied biochemistry at the University of Chicago. There, he earned his doctorate under the tutelage of Konrad Bloch. Ph.D., a young professor who, in 1964, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on how cholesterol is formed in the body.
In 1950, Dr. Zabin secured his first postdoctoral position at UCLA as a research associate in what was then called the Department of Physiological Chemistry (now known as the Department of Biological Chemistry). Because the medical school and hospital buildings were still under construction, Dr. Zabin conducted his studies on the biosynthesis of lipids in a laboratory set up inside a Quonset hut.
"In those days, every member of the faculty was assigned a student or two to mentor," says Dr. Zabin. "I remember several of those medical students who eventually became members of our faculty."
By the time the school's inaugural class graduated, in 1955, and the medical complex opened its doors in July of that year, the number of faculty had nearly tripled, to 43, and Dr. Zabin was an assistant professor on his way to climbing the ranks to full professor.
DR. ZABIN'S CAREER FOURISHED when he took a sabbatical leave at the Pasteur Institute in Paris to work on clarifying gene-protein relationships in bacteria – work that contributed to the discoveries of French biochemists Jacques Minod and François Jacob, who received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1965. When he returned to UCLA , he worked on molecular biology in bacterial genetics and protein chemistry. His group determined the primary structure of betagalactosidase, the largest protein to be characterized at the time.
As medical science advanced, so did the medical school's curriculum, Dr. Zabin says. "There now is much more clinical relevance right in the beginning," Dr. Zabin says. "Before, students were exposed to biochemistry concepts, which are important in medicine, but it was done in the abstract. Now biochemistry is much more directly related to medical problems and the practice of medicine."
When he is not on campus fulfilling his administrative responsibilities, Dr. Zabin, a great-grandfather of four, plays violin for a chamber-music ensemble and enjoys movies, concerts and theater with his wife, to whom he has been married for 69 years.
But in spite of his full days, he still resists the idea of leaving UCLA , where he has spent two-thirds of his long life.
"I've been married to the medical school," Dr. Zabin says. "It's been a tremendously important part of my life, and I'm personally pleased and proud to still be a part of it." – Kim Kowsky
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Николай Весёлкин:
 Весёлкин, Николай Васильевич (1879—1964) — советский патофизиолог и биохимик.
 Весёлкин, Николай Петрович (род. 1937) — физиолог, академик РАН.


Vellore Fort is a situated in heart of Vellore city in Tamilnadu state. This fort was constructed by Vijayanagara kings, during the 16th century.
This fort is considered as one of the best military architecture in Southern India. The fort is known for its grand ramparts and wide moats. This magnificent fort is spread over 133 acres of land in 0.54 square kilometers. It is situated at an altitude of 220 meters, i.e. 720 feet. It is believed that there existed an escape tunnel of 12 kilometers long, connecting this fort with Virinjipuram.
This fort is unique in that it houses 3 religious places of worship. Aa temple, mosque and a church exists inside the fort. Jalakandeswarar temple, a mosque and St. John's Church are the historical places to visit, all situated inside the fort.
This Fort once served as the headquarters of Aravidu Dynasty (of Vijayanagara Empire). This fort is one among the leading historical places in India, during 16th to 20th centuries. The fort changed hands to Bijapur sultans, Marathas, Carnatic Nawabs and finally to The British, before Indian Independence. Archaeological Department of the Indian Government now maintains the fort.
The British has held Tipu Sultan's family and Sri Vikrama Rajasinha (the last king of Sri Lanka), as prisoners in this fort. Sriranga Raya of Vijayanagara royal family was massacred in this fort. This fort is where the first significant military rebellion against The British, Vellore Mutiny, erupted in 1806.
How Do I Go to Vellore Fort?
One among the leading historical monuments in India, Vellore Fort, is easily accessible by road and train. Its at the heart of the town and cabs can take you to the fort entrance. Katpadi Junction railway station is the nearest railway station to Vellore fort, at around 7.2 kilometers distance.
Vellore Airport does not offer passenger transport. Chennai airport is the nearest airport at 140 kilometers distance. Bengaluru airport is at around 215 kilometers from Vellore.