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"The Scourge of Managerialism" - Generic Management, the Manager's Coup D'Etat, Mission-Hostile Management Rolled Up, as Described by Some Men from Down Under
I just found an important article that in the June, 2015 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia(1) that sums up many of ways the leadership of medical (and most other organizations) have gone wrong. It provides a clear, organized summary of "managerialism" in health care, which roughly rolls up what we have called generic management, the manager's coup d'etat, and aspects of mission-hostile management into a very troubling but coherent package. I will summarize the main points, giving relevant quotes.
Recent Developments in Business Management Dogma Have Gravely Affected Health Care
Many health practitioners will consider the theory of business management to be of obscure relevance to clinical practice. They might therefore be surprised to learn that the changes that have occurred in this discipline over recent years have driven a fundamental revolution that has already transformed their daily lives, arguably in perverse and harmful ways.
These Changes Have Been Largely Anechoic
these changes have by and large been introduced insidiously, with little public debate, under the guise of unquestioned 'best practice'.
See our previous discussions of the anechoic effect, how discussion of facts and ideas that threaten what we can now call the managerialist power structure of health care are not considered appropriate for polite conversation, or public discussion
Businesses are Now Run by Professional Managers, Not Owners
The traditional control by business owners in Europe and North America gave way during the 19th century to corporate control of companies. This led to the emergence of a new group of professionals whose job it was to perform the administrative tasks of production. Consequently, management became identified as both a skill and a profession in its own right, requiring specific training and based on numerous emergent theories of practice.
These Changes Were Enabled by Neoliberalism (or Market Fundamentalism, or Economism)
Among these many vicissitudes, a decisive new departure occurred with the advent of what became known as neoliberalism in the 1980s (sometimes called Thatcherism because of its enthusiastic adoption by the Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom). A reaction against Keynesian economic policy and the welfare state, this harshly reinstated the regulatory role of the market in all aspects of economic activity and led directly to the generalisation of the standards and practices of management from the private to the public sectors. The radical cost cutting and privatisation of social services that followed the adoption of neoliberal principles became a public policy strategy rigorously embraced by governments around the world, including successive Liberal and Labor governments in Australia.
Note that this is a global problem, at least of English speaking developed countries. The article focuses on Australia, but we have certainly seen parallels in the US and the UK. Further, note that we have discussed this concept, also termed market fundamentalism or economism.
Managerialism Provides a One-Size Fits All Approach to the Management of All Organizations, in Which Money Becomes the Central Consideration
The particular system of beliefs and practices defining the roles and powers of managers in our present context is what is referred to as managerialism. This is defined by two basic tenets: (i) that all social organisations must conform to a single structure; and (ii) that the sole regulatory principle is the market. Both ideas have far-reaching implications. The claim that every organisation — whether it is a mining company, a hospital, a school, a professional association or a charity — must be structured according to a single model, conforming to a single set of legislative requirements, not so long ago would have seemed bizarre, but is now largely taken for granted. The principle of the market has become the solitary, or dominant, criterion for decision making, and other criteria, such as loyalty, trust, care and a commitment to critical reflection, have become displaced and devalued. Indeed, the latter are viewed as quaint anachronisms with less importance and meaning than formal procedures or standards that can be readily linked to key performance indicators, budget end points, efficiency markers and externally imposed targets.
Originally conceived as a strategy to manage large and increasingly complex organisations, in the contemporary world, no aspect of social life is now considered to be exempt from managerialist principles and practices. Policies and practices have become highly standardised, emphasising market-style incentives, devolved budgets and outsourcing, replacement of centralised budgeting with departmentalised user-pays systems, casualisation of labour, and an increasingly hierarchical approach to every aspect of institutional and social organisation.
We have frequently discussed how professional generic managers have taken over health care (sometimes referred to as the manager's coup d'etat.) We have noted that generic managers often seem ill-informed about if not overtly hostile to the values of health care professionals and the missions of health care organizations.
Very Adverse Effects Result in Health Care and Academics
In the workplace, the authority of management is intensified, and behaviour that previously might have been regarded as bullying becomes accepted good practice. The autonomous discretion of the professional is undermined, and cuts in staff and increases in caseload occur without democratic consultation of staff. Loyal long-term staff are dismissed and often humiliated, and rigorous monitoring of the performance of the remaining employees focuses on narrowly defined criteria relating to attainment of financial targets, efficiency and effectiveness.
The principles of managerialist theory have been applied equally to the public and the private sectors. In the health sector, it has precipitated a shift in power from clinicians to managers and a change in emphasis from a commitment to patient care to a primary concern with budgetary efficiency. Increasingly, public hospital funding is tied to reductions in bed stays and other formal criteria, and all decision making is subject to review relating to time and money. Older and chronically ill people become seen not as subjects of compassion, care and respect but as potential financial burdens. This does not mean that the system is not still staffed by skilled clinicians committed to caring for the sick and needy; it is rather that it has become increasingly harder for these professionals to do their jobs as they would like.
In the university sector, the story is much the same; all activities are assessed in relation to the prosperity of the institution as a business enterprise rather than as a social one. Education is seen as a commodity like any other, with priority given to vocational skills rather than intellectual values. Teaching and research become subordinated to administration, top-down management and obsessively applied management procedures. Researchers are required to generate external funding to support their salaries, to focus on short-term problems, with the principal purpose being to enhance the university's research ranking. The focus shifts from knowledge to grant income, from ideas to publications, from speculation to conformity, from collegiality to property, and from academic freedom to control. Rigid hierarchies are created from heads of school to deans of faculties and so on. Academic staff — once encouraged to engage in public life — are forbidden to speak publicly without permission from their managers.
Again, we have discussed these changes largely in the US context. We have noted how modern health care leadership has threatened primary care. We have noted how vulnerable patients become moreso in the current system, e.g., see our discussions of for-profit hospices. We have discussed attacks on academic freedom and free speech, the plight of whistle-blowers, education that really is deceptive marketing, academic institutions mired in individual and institutional conflicts of interest, and the suppression and manipulation of clinical research. We have noted how health care leaders have become increasingly richly rewarded, apparently despite, or perhaps because of the degradation of the health care mission over which they have presided.
The article provided a case study of the apparent demise of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians as a physician led organization, leading to alleged emphasis on "extreme secrecy and 'commercial in confidence," growth of conflicts of interest, risk aversion on controversial issues. When members of the organization called for a vote to increase transparency and accountability, the hired management apparently sued their own members.
Authors' Summary
Whether the damage done to the larger institutions — the public hospitals and the universities — can be reversed, or even stemmed, is a bigger question still. The most that can be said is that even if the present, damaging phase of managerial theory and practice eventually passes, its destructive effects will linger on for many years to come.
My Summary
I now believe that the most important cause of US health care dysfunction, and likely of global health care dysfunction, are the problems in leadership and governance we have often summarized (leadership that is ill-informed, ignorant or hostile to the health care mission and professional values, incompetent, self-interested, conflicted or outright criminal or corrupt, and governance that lacks accountability, transparency, honesty, and ethics.) In turn, it appears that these problems have been generated by the twin plagues of managerialism (generic management, the manager's coup d'etat) and neoliberalism (market fundamentalism, economism) as applied to health care. It may be the many of the larger problems in US and global society also can be traced back to these sources.
We now see our problems in health care as part of a much larger whole, which partly explains why efforts to address specific health care problems country by country have been near futile. We are up against something much larger than what we thought when we started Health Care Renewal in 2005. But at least we should now be able join our efforts to those in other countries and in other sectors.
ADDENDUM (30 October, 2015) - This post was republished on the Naked Capitalism blog. See the comments, which are particularly interesting and important.
1. Komesaroff PA, Kerridge IH, Isaacs D, Brooks PM. The scourge of managerialism and the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Med J Aust 2015; 202: 519- 521. Link here.
Musical Diversion
We have to leaven this dismal post with the 1980 live version of "Down Under" by Men at Work
Labels: economism, generic managers, global health, managerialism, managers' coup d'etat, market fundamentalism, Medical Journal of Australia, neoliberalism
Day H said...
"We are up against something much larger than what we thought when we started Health Care Renewal in 2005." I've gone from stunned to numb over two years watching my small but formerly respectable academic medical center turn into a midlevel management jobs program. Experienced and talented physicians cast about for relevant roles - Safety Officer, EMR Clinical Architect, Coordinator-Leader of This or That. A vague newspeak of systems, outcomes, and yes, best practices has rapidly replaced enforceable patient care standards. I seldom hear the words "medicine," "mission," "doctor," "right," "wrong," "responsibility." I'm grateful for these two new terms -- "managerialism" and "manager's coup d'etat." I haven't known what to call what's happening.
D Hills, MD
Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D. said...
Not surprisingly, "managerialism" is a global conspiracy, and when applied to the American healthcare system reveals huge profits for those in charge and minimal care for those in need.
Financial stockpiling of gained monies by large businesses like hospital organizations allows influence on lawmakers furthering their agenda. Still ignored in this process are lobbyists and special interest groups writing laws encrypted into statues we are made to follow.
This process remains anechoic with physicians and the general public so many stay ignorant of the consequences.
Exposing this business ideology should raise suspicion of their intent, but our voices are quieted by the shrill propaganda of these well-financed corporations.
Sadly, there are no battle lines at the moment as we have yet to circle the wagons.
Gene Uzawa Dorio, M.D.
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Jack Irving Matthews
Matthews—Jack Irving Matthews, 90, on October 3, 2015. Jack was born on July 2, 1925, in a Baltimore County, Md., farmhouse, to Margaret E. and I. Waugh Matthews. A lifelong Quaker, he grew up with a sister and two brothers, feeding chickens, gathering eggs, milking cows, and driving mules. In high school he played sports and competed in agricultural contests and public speaking. After two years in the army he earned a degree at University of Maryland, College Park, and in 1949 married Patricia Whitney Wheaton. A Farm Bureau manager, he was also a traveling sheep shearer, learning to ride and maintain a motorcycle for accomplishing his rounds. He also took a camping trip on the motorcycle to Dallas, Tex., to visit his daughter's family, including a day of riding in the rain.
Gunpowder Meeting in Sparks, Md., might not still exist if it were not for the presence and spirited support of the Matthews family, which has roots in the meeting that extend through many generations. In the mid‐twentieth century, when membership had dwindled to a few families, and First Day attendance might be in the single digits, it was Jack who said "not yet" to the query about whether to lay the meeting down. For Gunpowder Meeting, he supplied sheep from his nearby farm to keep the burial ground grass trimmed until a creative rustler ran them through the meetinghouse into a waiting truck.
When he truly retired and moved from his beloved Baltimore County farm to Chestertown, Md., he learned the art of boating the hard way, his son telling at his memorial service how having capsized a small skiff, he pulled back into port late in the day swimming and towing the boat. A Renaissance man, at 60 he learned calligraphy, mat cutting, and until arthritis finally forced him to stop, used his motorcycle and a remodeled VW camper to travel to juried craft shows up and down the East Coast. He transferred his membership to Chester River Meeting soon after his move to the Eastern Shore.
In his last several years, and up to a few weeks before his death, Jack could be seen tooling around Chestertown, although a pedaled three‐wheeler had replaced the motorcycle. He said that the older he got the more his life was enriched by family and friends, that he did not fear age but was not in a hurry, and that he wasn't going to let his brain run on idle but would do what he could with what he had and where he was at the moment. He said that he would be unstoppable if he could get started.
Jack was survived by his wife, Patricia Whitney Wheaton Matthews, who died on January 4, 2016; two children, Joan Whitney McWilliams, called Jody, and Bryan Leigh Matthews (Susan); five grandchildren; and three great‐grandchildren.
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Exhibition add: Dayun Center, Longxiang Road, Longgang District, Shenzhen, China.
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After Rob cleaned our carpets, he said if you see anything that you are not happy with, please call me, I want you to be a satisfied customer.
We had an area that turned up, called and he came this morning and took care of it!
Folks reading these reviews should know this says so much about the measure of the man who is honest and follows thru on what he says!!


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Licensed driver, Illinois' reporting system, blamed for second deadly crash
October 12, 2009 | By Dave Abels
Authorities and the media are asking some tough questions after a fatal Chicago car accident last Thursday was allegedly caused by a man sentenced to six years in prison for reckless homicide in 2006 but was nevertheless out of jail and on the road with a valid license.
As reported on our Chicago Car Accident Lawyers Blog, the Thursday car accident in Crestwood was caused after the 52-year-old driver slammed into a group of cars parked at an intersection.
Authorities reported the driver was speeding. Four people were injured in the crash and a 55-year-old father of two was killed.
The driver faces charges of reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence of drugs and failure to reduce his speed to avoid an accident — his speed has been reported at 100 mph at the time of the accident.
In 2006, the man was driving through Chicago's West Side, again at speeds of 100 mph, when he slammed into another vehicle, killing 28-year-old Ewa Kwiatowska, according to the Southtown Star.
The newspaper reported that he pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and was sentenced to six years in prison but was paroled last year.
He was back on the road with a valid license, despite only being halfway through a prison sentence for killing someone while behind the wheel.
Meanwhile, the Cook County Clerk of Circuit Court's Office and the office of Secretary of State Jesse White, which regulates driver's licenses in Illinois, are arguing about how and why this man's driver's license was not revoked.
A spokesman for White said his office relies on electronic updates to the state's driver's license system. The automated approach, used in 88 of the state's 102 counties, results in 5,000 updates per day — about one-third of that volume comes from Cook County.
While there is much finger-pointing about why this driver's license was not suspended, there seems to be little mention of why he was out on parole less than 3 years after his conviction.
Nor has there been much discussion or what can be done to prevent drivers — licensed or unlicensed — from recklessly destroying lives behind the wheel of an automobile.
In Australia, where unlicensed driving has been studied extensively, a report found that almost 4 of every 5 accidents involving an unlicensed driver were the fault of the unlicensed driver.
A study of U.S. drivers by the AAA Foundation, titled Unlicensed to Kill, found that 13.8 percent of all fatal crashes involved an unlicensed driver.
The report concluded that more than 7,000 fatal crashed each year involve a driver who had their licensed suspended within the preceding three years.
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Updated: October 12, 2009 11:43 am


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Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey signs four-year contract with Juventus
• Wales midfielder pens pre-contract agreement
• Set to become the highest-paid British footballer
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Mon 11 Feb 2019 14.50 EST First published on Mon 11 Feb 2019 14.49 EST
Aaron Ramsey will soon be leaving Arsenal for Turin. Photograph: John Sibley/Action Images via Reuters
Juventus have announced the signing of the Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey on a lucrative four-year deal from 1 July.
The Wales international has agreed a pre-contract deal with the Italian champions and will join on a free transfer when his Arsenal one expires at the end of the season.
Ramsey had been in talks with Arsenal over new terms until the club withdrew their offer in October, leaving Ramsey free to end his 11-year spell at the club where he has played 259 times and scored 61 goals.
A club statement read: "Juventus Football Club announces that a contract of employment with the player Aaron James Ramsey, effective as of 1st July 2019 and expiring on 30 June 2023, has been signed. As a result of the registration of the player, Juventus will incur additional costs of €3.7m (£3.24m), to be paid within 10th July 2019."
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Ramsey, who joined Arsenal from Cardiff City in 2008, had held talks with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain but it became clear Turin would be his destination with terms of around £300,000 a week being offered. That figure will make Ramsey the highest-paid British footballer.
The 28-year-old issued his own statement via Instagram. He wrote: "I wanted to issue a personal statement for all the Arsenal fans who have been extremely loyal and supportive. You welcomed me as a teenager and have been there for me through all the highs and lows I have encountered during my time at the club. It is with a heavy heart that I leave after 11 incredible years in north London. Thank you.
"I will continue to give the team 100 per cent and hope to finish the season strongly, before heading on to my next chapter in Turin."
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Ramsey's contract at the Emirates will expire on 30 June and Arsenal will receive no fee when he leaves.
An Arsenal statement read: "Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Aaron Ramsey a happy and successful future. Aaron's made a fantastic contribution to our club since joining from Cardiff City in 2008. He has always been a consummate professional and will always have a special place in the hearts and memories of Arsenal fans around the world."


Oslo film lovers are missing out on major blockbusters this summer due to a conflict between cinema chain Oslo Kino and distributor UIP. Oslo Kino's new owners Egmont Nordisk Film denied it had ordered the chain to demand UIP provide the film rights at a lower price.
No agreement had been reached in time for Friday's premier. UIP instead hired out the old cinema at Christiania Teater and the Norwegian Film Institute's Filmens Hus to screen the blockbuster.
It's not the first time this year Oslo moviegoers have had limited access to a film, or missed out on it altogether. In February Tinkerbell and the Pirate Fairy and in March Captain America: The Winter Soldier were not screened because of conflict over the leasing agreement between Oslo Kino and Disney. It was eventually resolved in May. Three other UIP movies also dropped out of Oslo Kino cinemas this summer: A Million Ways to Die in the West, 22 Jump Street and Deliver me from Evil.
Danish company Egmont bought out Oslo Kino last April for NOK 600 million (USD 103 million). Oslo Kino is Norway's largest cinema business, with 23 halls across seven theatres in the capital. It also fully owns Norsk Kinodrift AS, which operates cinemas in Asker, Askim, Halden, Horten, Hønefoss, Kilden, Kristiansund, Ålesund and Verdal. The company is in good financial shape, last year making a profit of almost NOK 15 million.
UIP Norway's director, Simen Rognerud, told newspaper Klassekampen in April this year that Egmont was bent on introducing a Danish approach to the "great and functional cinema market" in Norway.
Egmont's cinema director John Tønnes denied the company was demanding distributors drop the price to show films in Oslo Kino theatres. "When the film distributors claim that the conflict is driven from Denmark, it is polemical spin to divert the attention from the fact that Oslo Kino is denied renting films on reasonable and equal terms," he told Aftenposten.
He said Egmont Nordisk Film was investigating more Norwegian cinema purchases. Late last month it emerged the company had bought a 49 percent share of Kristiansand's municipal cinema company, KinoSør. If approved at a council meeting in September, it will give Egmont control over 22 cinemas in Norway and a market share of 33 percent.
Ove Solum, a media studies professor at Oslo University said conflict between cinemas and distributors has gone on since the 1920s, but said the digitization of cinemas has caused tensions to flare. He said large cinemas previously paid higher rental prices to get the films first.


Here on Leading Lines, we're exploring the future of educational technology, and we have a team of producers who make sure that we consider all kinds of topics, including ones some of us may be skeptical about. Producer Gayathri Narasimham, associate director at the Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning, is very interested in virtual reality and its potential in education.
In this episode, she shares an interview with two Vanderbilt faculty—Bobby Bodenheimer from computer sciences and Ole Molvig from history—who co-taught a course on virtual reality. They discuss the challenges they faced in creating their course on virtual reality, and some of the lessons they've learned while teaching students an emerging technology.


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England Cricket: Brisbane a blip – Broad
Posted by Joshua Lewis on November 28, 2013
Stuart Broad says England's defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test was "a blip" and they will bounce back in Adelaide.
England suffered a humiliating defeat over just four days at the Gabba as the hosts went 1-0 up in the series, but Broad is confident they will recover.
The loss of Jonathan Trott, who has returned to England suffering from stress-related illness, has also been a blow, but Broad says it will not affect the players going into the second Test.
"I think this team is very good at focusing on the cricket when that time arises – and although the changing room's thoughts are with Trotty at the moment, we need to get back to training at Alice Springs this week," he said.
"We've got a huge task on our hands. We had a blip last week, but I can't see this group of players allowing that to happen throughout the tour."
Broad knows the performance in Brisbane was well below the high standards they have set and says the whole dressing room is united and determined to put it right.
"There will be some guys who know they didn't perform to the level expected of them in international cricket and will have to do better in Adelaide," added Broad.
"We need to get our plans and skills right going to Adelaide.
"I think it will be very different to Brisbane in terms of the pitch, and we need to focus on getting right for it.
"This squad has a real steely determination, and the Gabba result hurt us.
"We're a proud bunch, and I'm sure that the performance levels will be back up to where they need to be come Adelaide."
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Q: Why is EntityFramework code first ignoring key value set in code I have created a basic Entity Framework test project which is making use of the Code-First approach to populate a database which has two tables.
However, I have noticed that the framework seems to be automatically assigning a value to an entry which is used as a foreign key to another table, despite the fact that I have already set the value in code.
When inspecting via the debugger I can see that the object's property is correct until the point the SaveChanges() is called, but on inspecting the database, the int which I set has been overwritten with an automatically-generated value.
I can get around this by applying the following attribute to the property:
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However, I thought that values were only automatically-generated if no value had been set in code. Am I wrong, or is such behaviour to be expected?
I have noticed that the same behaviour isn't true for a primary key which isn't acting as a foreign key.
Any help much appreciated.

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Annotation or Fluent API equivalent is required if using Key int Id and you wish to supply the Id.
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Extensive research has already been done by Seoirse on the place-names of Inishowen as well as All Saints, Taughboyne, Raphoe and Stranorlar parishes. Only those of Inishowen have been published.
Slide shows and talks were successfully conducted by Seoirse in Moville, Malin Head, Carndonagh, Buncrana, Lifford and Ballybofey over the years.
PowerPoint presentations of these talks are currently being compiled from the original slides and will soon be made available to the public as the demand arises.
A forgotten part of Inishowen. The eighteen townlands in the northern portion of the parish of Templemore once formed a key location in the south east. It is now the part of Co. Derry that lies on the western shore of the Foyle hosting the walled city of Derry-Londonderry. Beneath the urban streets of Rosemount, Creggan, Shantallow and The Bogside are traces of the land that the ancient Inishowen farming community named in their own special way: a fascinating matrix of Gaelic names now forgotten and no longer in use. This Power Point lecture is a survey of these townland names reassembled here in their original forms and connotations. Step on board the "Tardis" and disembark into An Teampall Mór Doire. The year is 1610.
The talk was given in the Cultúrlann in Derry in 2015.


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FLOWER ESSENCES IN FULL BLOOM
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Move past preconceived fears or self-limitations to unlock your highest expression
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The wish-fulfilling botanical treasures in this blend awaken mind states that help us feel like like anything is possible. And in fact anything IS possible. It is usually just our tricky, sneaky minds that play tricks on us—with self-limiting patterns and false beliefs downloaded from family lineage, cultural messaging or past experiences that register "messages" in the cells that affect our view of reality and what's possible. Full Bloom is the antidote.
The flowers in Full Bloom wake up the power of fearlessness, openness, perseverance + realization of your true gifts:
NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS
Activate: Fearlessness
Message: Take the leap!
Being drawn to the Cereus flower indicates that you are ready to see those fears or limitations as illusory appearances and move past them—you are ready to do what it takes to accomplish your highest expression. You have the courage to sift through your fears and old patterns to free the part of yourself that wants to propel you forward in a big way.
Usually flowers that bloom at night are for helping us see a side of ourselves that we don't usually look at. They illuminate different shadow aspects of ourselves that we don't often see. This particular flower digs deep into fear patterns. It unearths self-limiting habits and conscious or subconscious fears that are running in the background, in the shadows, and oftentimes affecting our behavior.
Fear holds us back from being our greatest selves. This isn't about your fear of spiders or snakes or falling off a fifteen-story building; rather, it's related to the fears that would prevent you from getting out of your comfort zone. Night-Blooming Cereus brings these fears into our awareness, so we can look at them and release them.
I often talk about this flower as being the catalyst for changing my whole life and business—which is true. I went from doing one-on-one consultations to making hundreds of products for the largest hotel chain in the world. I had always had huge aspirations, but the Night-Blooming Cereus helped me materialize them.
Not about baby steps, Cereus helps you take a big leap towards reaching for your full potential. It pushes you past any preconceived self-limitations, moving you into new territories, new expression of your gifts. When you fearlessly go out on a limb after your dreams, you can achieve what you may have thought was unattainable.
BANANA YUCCA
Activate: Hidden potential
Message: Uncover your secret talents.
If you are attracted to the Banana Yucca flower, you may have experienced a recent urge to "break out" or have felt a desire to experiment with how you show up in the world and how your "work" manifests into physical form. You may have felt that you have a big vision, yet you're not clear how it's going to play out. You might see the big picture, but the details are fuzzy. Or perhaps you have a clear plan but are feeling open and flexible to wilder and more adventurous expressions of your creations.
Metaphorically, the shape of the flower reflects its superpower, as one of its main special qualities is to unleash hidden potential (the star) within each of us. We all have talents, yet oftentimes we are talented in areas that we may not even be aware of yet. Banana Yucca helps us unearth these hidden talents and have a stronger sense of purpose about our lives.
Along with helping us experience a deeper understanding of our abilities and capabilities, Banana Yucca dissolves any shyness or insecurity we have around our skills and abilities magnifying conviction, perseverance and sense of support. We are able to make great leaps and bounds in our progress—with Banana Yucca, we even surprise ourselves with what we're capable of.
Activate: Unwavering determination
Message: Make the impossible possible.
If you're attracted to Bamboo, you may be planning a big project or about to engage in something that challenges you. You may want to take what you're doing to the next level and need an extra shot of determination. You may have big ideas, yet have lingering reservations about going all out, or occasional doubts that you have what it takes.
As an essence, Bamboo is unparalleled for making the impossible possible. It offers unfaltering strength, persistence and tenacity, with a perfect balance of flexibility, gracefulness and the ability to accomplish something against all odds. Bamboo enhances focus, clarity and awareness of how our every day actions relate to our greater goals. It deepens an understanding of our actions as a part of the bigger picture as well as being unwavering in whatever it takes to accomplish our aims.
Bamboo elixir dissolves the thought pattern "I can't do it" and eliminates fears and non-constructive enmeshment with others. Bamboo is all about rapid growth: no hesitations or doubts as it reaches for the sky—it simply goes for it, with perseverance, determination and power.
PAPAYA BLOSSOM
Activate: Receptivity
Message: Gentle is powerful.
If you are attracted to the Papaya flower, you may be exerting a lot effort and overextending yourself. You may feel the desire to collaborate instead of compete, yet find it difficult to accept help. Being drawn to Papaya flower may indicate that you are reevaluating your relationship to masculine and feminine qualities within yourself.
Just as the enzyme in the fruit is known for its ability to tenderize and soften, the Papaya flower plays a special role in helping our planet recognize the power in being tender and soft. As we enter into a time of increasing female leadership, Papaya flower elixir prepares our collective consciousness for honoring the feminine just as much as the masculine. We are relearning to value and cherish both masculine and feminine aspects within ourselves, and how that plays out in our every day actions.
As a culture, we are learning to find a balance of masculine/feminine energies, focusing more on "being" just as much as "doing." Papaya flower teaches us how to flourish by attaining a healthy balance of both yin (feminine) and yang (masculine) qualities in ourselves and our culture. Both are necessary and vitally important. However, if we are to find a balance, it is time to enhance the yin qualities which have been historically devalued: receptivity, listening, nurturing, intuition, collaboration, compassion and tenderness.
In each of our blends, we also add one gemstone elixir! Each gemstone is carefully chosen to further enhance + magnify the effects of the flower alchemy. Dissolving fears of moving into the unknown + programmed belief systems, Azurite gemstone elixir activates clear understanding, deeper insights and new perspectives.
PINK LOTUS + YARROW
These are two flower elixirs that we feel are so important, we put them in every formula we make! We infuse blend with Pink Lotus (wisdom + insights) and Yarrow (re-energize after being on cell phone/computer). Pink Lotus is also a "catalyst flower essence," strengthening and boosting the synergistic effects of every blend.
AROMATHERAPY FOR FULL BLOOM: Citrus Spiced Euphoria
Aroma-therapeutically, this is the blend that practically every person on the earth loves without hesitation, men and women alike. Full Bloom is a sensuous yet accessible blend of citrus and spices.
When to use Full Bloom
Shyness about purpose in life or insecurity about capabilities
Feeling alone or having to do it all yourself
Confusion or lack of clarity around purpose or vision
Old habits, patterns and illusions, fears, negativity, self-limitations
Extremes of inferiority complex and superiority complex
Any excess of hardness of character
Competition, envy, looking at others' accomplishments and feeling small
Refusal to accept help
Devaluation of feminine energy or roles
Attitude of "I can't do it"
Lack of follow-through, stamina or determination
What You Will Experience
Perseverance, unfaltering strength, persistence, tenacity
Awakening of hidden talents and unearths hidden power
Unexpected leaps and bounds in progress
Strength in the "I can do it" mindset
Focus, clarity, awareness of everyday actions + how they relate to greater goals
Realization of your true gifts
Fearlessness, openness + confidence
Deeper understanding of your shadow side and illusions
Purification from the inside out of all limitations necessary to accomplish the highest goal
Balance of feminine and masculine aspects
Ability for collaboration, receptivity, receptivity, intuition, nurturing and community mindset
Learning the balance between "making it happen" and "magnetizing" what you need
"The Full Bloom was really astounding in terms of seeing my mental patterns that were blocking me from doing certain things just melt away." —Vivienne
"I have the Full Bloom Mist and elixir and I have just loved these products from the start. It's been amazing. It inspires fearlessness and determination and unveils your hidden potential. That's what it says on the bottle, but it does so much more. If you're honestly ready to take that next step in your life, if you think, 'You know what? I want it all. No more limits, no more rules. I just really want to go for it.' then this product is for you. Use it, love it and enjoy the benefits of it!" —Zoya Holland
"I have been struggling with what to do next for awhile now. Full Bloom has helped me to narrow my focus. It helped me to weed out all the noise and figure out what it is I truly want. It has brought habits and patterns to my attention, and has helped me to see where I have stopped trying/hidden away. I am so grateful for this blend. Now that I can see where I'm getting in my own way, I can now make changes." —Stephanie
"This is one of the most powerful flower essence blends I've used. It contains the Night-Blooming Cereus flower, which can help illuminate shadow aspects of ourselves we might not usually see. I definitely went through a "healing crisis" while using this blend, which forced me to see unhealthy patterns and behaviors that were holding me back from being my full self and then allowed me to work through them. Thank you for this life-changing, transformative blend!" —Rita Kovtun
"This elixir is life changing. I specifically noticed that my energy shifted to a more positive + productive outlook. Things that seem to affect me negatively no longer created that little knot in my stomach and I was able to stay in a more fix-it view on life. Thank you for such a powerful antidote to life." —Laurie
"As soon as I started to take the elixir, I went through huge emotional gateways and tons of old belief patterns began to rise to the surface. I have been starting a consulting company for the past year while working part time in a retail gig. I reached out to my community and mentors for support and the response was that the retail job wasn't nourishing me and that the past was growing more and more clear to move towards 'all in' as a consultant. I put in my two weeks and it went incredibly smooth and just like that, the clients and support for what I was pursuing began to roll in. I felt I was able to ride the emotional waves with less fear, honestly, and trust in the process. I have also gone after more self-care (massage, facials, baths, early to bed, books) and my attitude and appearance feels more radiant and attractive. I also have had the opportunity to shadow other leaders in my field, in their business, and have gained so much more confidence about the work that I do. It all feels so energizing and I feel grateful for this elixir in my back pocket." —Sara
"I determined that I was very unhappy teaching middle school math at my school of nine years and that my vision board dream was to teach mindfulness and yoga. On Friday I got a phone call from a charter school in a high risk area. She asked me to come in for an interview. On the way to the interview I took the Night-Blooming Cereus elixir and sprayed the Full Bloom Mist several times because Katie had shared her story about this flower remedy and it seemed similar to what I wanted to experience. I interviewed on Monday and she said she wanted to hire me to teach mindfulness to the students (I am a certified yoga teacher). I accepted the job on Monday, resigned my former school on Tuesday, and started my new job on Wednesday. I can't even believe how quickly this worked out. I even got a significant pay raise which I really needed. I kept thinking I would need a new car but have put it off for the past few years because of job insecurity. On Wednesday my car broke down and I actually had to get a new car. By Friday my brother helped me get a good deal on a new car that will be much safer for the new commute. Today I got an email and am also registered now for a mindful educators course. I can't even believe everything that has happened in one week. Obviously a lot of hard work went into the process, but the synchronicity of the situation has been mind blowing. I wanted to thank you for your flower remedies because I do believe they served a part in the process." —Julie
In Essence
Magnifies: Deeper appreciation for the preciousness of life; recognition of your own beauty. Openness, fearlessness + purification of limitations from the inside out
Dissolves: Old habits + patterns; illusions, negativity, fear + attachment
May the flower in your heart bloom full!
Love + flower petals,


At the centre of the Dr. Hauschka range, the Rose Day Cream uses the natural strength and softness of the rose petal to hydrate and nourish your skin.
Ideal to protect and nourish normal, dry and sensitive skin.
A beautifully nourishing and rich day cream to compliment and perfect any skincare regime.
Treating your dry or sensitive skin with care by cleansing morning and night with a soothing cleanser, such as Soothing Cleansing Milk, by Dr Hauschka, will lift away any impurities and pollutants stuck to the skin during the day and purify your skin after a night's sleep.
Complete this routine with Rose Day Cream to protect and nourish your skin every day. Combining extracts of Rose Petal and Wild Rose Hips to encourage the natural balance of your skin. The addition of Shea Butter, as well as a bit of Avocado oil, further protects and helps retain moisture – great for maturing skin – along with Marshmallow and St. John's Wort which are perfect for soothing redness and dryness. This effective combination mimics the natural balance of your skin, encouraging it to repair and restore itself, bringing back a totally natural glow and radiance.
Ideal skin: Perfect for dry, very dry, reddened and sensitive skin.
Application: Apply Rose Day Cream after cleansing and toning your face in the morning, apply a small amount evenly to face, neck and décolleté. This is a great primer before applying make-up.
Tip: Rose Day Cream provides excellent protection against the cold during winter. Rose Day Cream Light feels pleasant on your skin in the summer.
Matching Products: Hydrating Cream Mask as the ideal complementary product for skin prone to dryness. Its precious plant oils and waxes noticeably care for the skin, leaving it feeling super soft.
Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Arachis Hypogaea (Peanut) Oil, Beeswax (Cera Alba), Althaea Officinalis Root Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Hypericum Perforatum Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sorbitan Olivate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate, Fragrance (Parfum)*, Citronellol*, Geraniol*, Linalool*, Limonene*, Citral*, Farnesol*, Benzyl Alcohol*, Eugenol*, Rosa Damascena Flower Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Zinc Sulfate, Lecithin, Rosa Damascena Flower Wax.


A look into our executive philosophy.
Over the past five years, Philanthropitch, the social impact fast pitch competition, has been on a mission to scale innovative nonprofits in communities around the nation. Presented by Kiwanis Club of Columbus & co-hosted by SocialVentures, the first annual Philanthropitch Columbus will take place at the Speaker Jo Ann Davidson Theatre in the Riffe Center Theatre Complex on March 4, 2019. Learn more about the finalists, judges and sponsors.
General Admission and VIP tickets are on sale now!
In order to avoid ticket processing fees, we encourage you to call the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts ticket office at 614-469-0939.
*Please be advised that purchasing by phone will be your most price effective option.
If you plan to purchase tickets online, we encourage you to use one of our discount codes. Visit the Ticket Master page and select your desired tickets. To unlock the discounted general admission ticket enter the code ONLINEONLY and to unlock the VIP discounted ticket use VIPONLINEONLY. These codes are only available to use online.
Fun company and great views were all a part of the AMA Columbus happy hour last night at Juniper. It was a networking event that proved how unexpected introductions can lead to a new collaborator or potential future co-worker. You've gotta go to know!
Crystal Vause, President Elect of AMA Columbus and I at last night's rooftop event at Juniper.
It's essential that you're able to share who you are with people, whether it's at networking events, chance encounters with people who could boost your career or in a phone interview or an in-person interview. You must have anecdotes that convey key information about you and your background. They contribute to your ability to tell a good story that engages the listener...or in our ideal situation, a prospective employer. The following questions are elemental to building your ideal profile for employment. Your responses can effectively communicate who you are and influence the perception that others have of you.
What's an anecdote you have that demonstrates one of these values?
Summarize the long arc of your career as briefly as you can. Keep it simple. Include a quick explanation for why you have made your career moves.
List your company's values (or your last employer's values) and write down an example of how you've represented at least one of them if not all.
What is your company's purpose? Or, your last employer's purpose. (For example, the purpose of my business: We make people and companies happier by bringing them together.) How do you deliver on that?
What is one example of a current or previous co-worker demonstrating one of the company's values?
January Newsletter - Check it out!
Our year's gotten off to a good start and we hope yours has, too. There's a lot of hiring activity going on and the economic news for Columbus looks good from what we've been hearing. This is a candidate's market, meaning that unemployment is low and wages are moving upward. It's always tough to find great candidates. Now, it's even harder. We can help you. Let's talk!
Michael has ideas in his sketchbook and lamp parts in his closet.
Don Lee is featured in our newsletter this month. He's not a cop. He loves motorcycles.
At today's TIGER Talk luncheon at Innovate New Albany, Buckeye Interactive shared the latest software and hardware technology and design trends. After returning from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Brad Griffith, President of Buckeye Interactive, shared industry insights for the year's hype and reality. He discussed the difference between the two and what you can expect to see in the wild. Brad's presentation was rapid-fire, informative, humorous and had an overflow crowd in attendance!
Brad Griffith presenting the 3rd Annual Technology Update at Innovate New Albany.
Creative Mornings Columbus Presents "Surreal"
Conscious Capitalism Columbus Chapter was sponsored and hosted last night at LOUD Capital. Haley Boehning, Vice Chair Board of Directors led the night's conversation around what Conscious Capitalism is all about and interviewed Carter Stewart, Managing Director of Draper Richards Kaplan, where he is responsible for identifying and supporting DRK entrepreneurs and serving on the boards of many DRK portfolio organizations and Navin Goval, Co-Founder of SmileMD and Managing Partner and Co-Founder of LOUD Capital, a Columbus-based venture capital group with some well-known purpose-driven portfolio companies including Hot Chicken Takeover, College Ease and other purpose-driven companies.
The Columbus chapter of Conscious Capitalism offers programming that connects, inspires and educates the Central Ohio community. They are an open and inclusive community, supporting those who currently practice the philosophy of Conscious Capitalism in their work and businesses, and those who are new to its beliefs and principals. Their monthly happy hours are a great chance to meet with like-minded business leaders and professionals, and hear stories from others on their journey to create and lead more conscious businesses.
Haley Boehning, Navin Goval and Carter Stewart at last night's happy hour.
First Merchants Bank presented the 2019 Economic Forecast with Michael J. Hicks, PhD who is the Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research and George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Economics, Miller College of Business, Ball State University.
Dr. Hicks presenting his 2019 Economic Forecast, U.S.A. and Ohio.
Rev1 Ventures held their January Founder's Story: Q&A with Columbus' Student Entrepreneurs at their facility today at lunch. It's a great program that typically features a founder from one of their partner companies. But, today it was a panel of student entrepreneurs that shared their business journeys. I've been to these talks before and the themes of success and challenges that these students have faced are all familiar. Their resilience along with their realistic understanding of what's possible all resonated just as strongly as it does coming from any of the other business owners who have told their stories.
Student entrepreneurship is an exciting part of the innovation and growth in our city. Columbus is a community filled with resources for young entrepreneurship. Join us as we sit down to talk with Brooke Yoakam of GiftPocket, Thomas Booker of Rev1 and Your Just Desserts, and Brandon Gotlieb of NXSTOR, as they share their experiences as student entrepreneurs and where they are headed on their startup journey.
Brooke Yoakam, currently a Junior at Upper Arlington High School, is actively involved on her school's soccer team and volunteering. Brooke is also the CEO of GiftPocket, a mobile app designed to help teens easily store, manage, use, and exchange all their gift cards.
When she was 12 years old, she participated in the Young Entrepreneurs Academy, where she developed the idea of GiftPocket and won funding for the "best business idea." After finalizing her business plan and participating in Customer Learning Lab, she became an engaged client with Rev 1 Ventures, where she received guidance that helped her turn her app idea into a reality.
Yoakam has worked extensively to bring together an experienced team to help her launch GiftPocket in December of 2018. Brooke has been committed and focused on solving the gift card problem that is common amongst teens.
A graduate of the International Baccalaureate (IB) High School Program, a rigorous and internationally recognized college prep course of study, Thomas had originally planned to become a computer science engineer. Five years of entrepreneurial experiences in high school—including building a dessert catering business, Your Just Desserts and being a radio host on Pensacola Business radio X—propelled him toward a business degree.
Having earned a full scholarship to The Ohio State University, Thomas is majoring in operations management in the Fisher College of Business; a program ranked 10th in the nation by U.S. World and News Report. He is actively engaged with other young entrepreneurs on campus.
Thomas is also the Entrepreneur Programs Intern at Rev1. Thomas assists as the first touch point for the more than 600 entrepreneurs who reach out to Rev1 Ventures each year. He helps to quickly connect them to the startup resources available at Rev1 and in the Central Ohio community.
Brandon Gotlieb is currently a junior honors finance student at Ohio State University and more notably, the CEO and Co-Founder of NXTSTOR. NXTSTOR is a revolutionary online marketplace that connects those with extra space to those that need a place to store items. Brandon's love for the peer to peer economy and developing community based programs has contributed to both the development of NXTSTOR and his commitment to becoming a venture partner for Contrary Capital.
As a venture partner, Brandon works to deploy capital by utilizing the company's first fund, which focuses on funding promising student run ventures. In this role, he is able to help college students actualize their companies just like he did. Brandon and his co-founders, Michael Gargasz, and Ashwin Rajgopal launched NXTSTOR in April of 2018, in order to bring the self-storage industry into the 21st century.
They have worked to grow the platform into the go-to hub for space rentals by working closely with homeowners to utilize spaces that are often left underused. The company is currently raising capital to continue building out the network of spaces available.
The panel at today's Rev1 Ventures event.
Tonight, Startup Grind Columbus featured Troy Allen, Chief Entertainment Officer at Rise Brands. Ryan Frederick, the Columbus Director, had a great conversation with Troy who shared his background, the story behind Rise and the success they've had with their brands, 16-Bit Bar+Arcade, Pins Mechanical Co and No Soliciting. Troy also shared that Rise is working on the development of two more brands that we'll be seeing soon.
Troy said that taking risks has always been a part of his entrepreneurial journey and with the growing success of the Rise brands, the risks haven't gone away…they've just gotten bigger (which equals bigger money). Community has been a part of Troy's experiences and he cited the support of other business owners as being key to his success. Thanks to Troy and Ryan for an outstanding program tonight!
Ryan Frederick (Left) and Troy Allen at tonight's Startup Grind Columbus held at Rev1 Ventures.


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How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh
Removing a Supreme Court justice is nearly impossible—but Democrats can still weaken his power.
Mad About Kavanaugh? Impeach Him
And, for crying out loud, hold Susan Collins to account.
Rape Accusations Could Finish Antonio Brown
Two e-mails released in the civil case are particularly damning to Brown's immediate future in the league.
It's About Time for New York's Child Victims Act
When it comes to extending the statute of limitations for survivors of abuse, late is better than never.
Jeffrey Epstein's Science of Sleaze
Epstein's scientist "friends" should have known better than to associate with a crackpot transhumanist.
Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform
In many ways, the sit-in serves as the culmination of student outcry over the university's treatment of sexual-harassment and assault cases.
She Helped Convict Her Rapist. ICE Deported Her Anyway.
Nancy applied for a visa designed for undocumented victims of crimes, but that couldn't keep her in the US.
Should I Out This Rapist?
Another reader asks if wearing a sparkly ring makes her look "tone deaf" in a world where people are struggling.
Liza Featherstone
Trump Is Fetishizing Death to Justify His Cruelty at the Border
The president is furthering a legacy of brutality that stretches back to the Mexican-American War.
The Vatican Sex-Abuse Summit Was Never Going to Undo the Harm
The left welcomed the pontiff because he was anti-authoritarian—but that's exactly why the summit was a disappointment.
Michael F. Pettinger


The Bears Football Club Of Monument is a 501(c)3 non-profit origination established in 2008 to support the Palmer Ridge Football Program. We are a stand-along group ofplayer-parent volunteers who work together to raise funding for larger capital projects. All player parents, grandparents and family members are welcome to join in support of our boys. GO BEARS!!!
Contrary to common belief, the funding PR Football receives through school fees is insufficient to provide for items beyond bus, field use, staff and officials. Without BFCOM, the needs of our players would go un-funded. Here's a small sample listing of some of the items BFCOM has provided for our boys over the years.
Meals for players, coaches and managers before every home and away game (when games take place after school hours).
We are not a booster club. We do NOT ask you to join membership, write a check or pay dues of any kind!
Our biggest fundraiser is the Annual BBQ and Auction. It is a ticketed, adult-only event where donated items are bid on in silent and live auctions. There are many incredible deals on a wide variety of great items including letterman jackets, vacation stays, food and drink packages, jewelry, and much more! Your ticket includes dinner and drinks, and is your gateway to these amazing deals! It's a fun night out not only for football parents, but friends and family as well.
We also offer football spirit gear including clothing, car decals and player yard signs to proudly display your Bear pride. The club makes a small return on these items and that money is put directly back into the program to benefit our boys.
Get involved! We hold meetings once a month in various locations, often homes of players, to give reports and discuss upcoming events. It is low-key and all adults are welcome.
Auction: As our primary fundraiser, we need your support. It starts by putting together a basket or item to be auctioned. It can be as simple as a handcrafted item, to something as elaborate as a vacation package. Or ask a local business you frequent to make a donation to our club. Since we are a 501.c.3 non-profit organization, all donated items are fully tax deductible! Second, attend! It's an exciting night out and a great opportunity to plug in with your PR football family. Third, invite your family and friends. Give your loved ones the opportunity to get some great deals and enjoy an elegant evening out, all while supporting Bears Football! Want an even bigger part? Come to the meetings and sign up to help the committee chairperson with the event.


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Machynlleth power stations were two small electricity generating stations in Machynlleth Powys. They provided electricity to the town and the surrounding rural district from 1938 until the 1970s. The A station was a combined diesel & hydro-electric plant and the B station was a diesel engine plant.

History
Machynlleth Electric Supply Company Limited (founded in 1932) proposed an electricity supply scheme for Machynlleth in 1938.  The company constructed a combined diesel engine and water-turbine electricity generating plant, later known as Machynlleth A. Upon the nationalisation of the British electricity supply industry in 1948 the Electric Supply Company was abolished and Machynlleth power station was vested in the British Electricity Authority (BEA). In 1956 the BEA's successor the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) constructed the diesel-fired Machynlleth B, which was commissioned in September 1956. One of the diesel engines of the A station was transferred to the B station in 1956. The A power station was decommissioned in the 1960s, and the B station by 1978.

Plant and equipment

A station plant
The plant at Machynlleth A power station comprised:

 1 × 110 horsepower (82 kW ) Francis water turbine
 1 × 35 horsepower (26 kW ) Francis water turbine
 1 × 100 horsepower (75 kW ) diesel engine
 1 × 200 horsepower (149 kW ) diesel engine
 1 × 400 horsepower (298  kW ) diesel engine

The turbines and engines drove a range of alternators:

 1 × 23 kW Brush alternator
 1 × 57 kW Brush alternator
 1 × 66 kW Brush alternator
 1 × 104 kW Brush alternator

The total generating capacity was 250 kW, 3-phase, 400 V AC.

B station plant
The plant at Machynlleth B power station comprised:

 3 × 1,330 kW Mirlees 8-cylinder four-stroke supercharged diesel engines driving:
 3 × Brush 6.6 kV alternators
 1 × 268 kW Petters 4 cylinder two-stroke diesel engine with a Brush generator (transferred from the A station in 1956).

The total installed generating capacity of the B station was 4.258 MW.

Cooling water for the engines was drawn from the Afon Dulas.

Operations
The operating conditions and electricity output of Machynlleth A power station were:

The electricity 'sent out' data is the total output from both the hydro-electric and diesel plants. The proportions of diesel to hydro-electric generation was typically:

The operating conditions and electricity output of Machynlleth B power station were:

See also

 Timeline of the UK electricity supply industry
 List of power stations in Wales
 Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom

References

Hydroelectric power stations in Wales
Demolished power stations in the United Kingdom

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The Shuswap Cycling Club is once again inviting all friends of cycling to Skookum – Thursday, April 4.
Come have fun and support the Shuswap Cycling Club. Need to renew your membership? Sign up there, or online at Zone4.ca. Recently updated your membership? Come and pick up your 2019 membership decal to slap on your pride and joy.
There will be hot dogs by donation and beers for $5.
We have SCC T-Shirts available – limited quantity so grab one while they last.
Money raised at the event and through ticket and t-shirt sales will help the club with such items as Rubberhead trail maintenance and trail building, purchase of equipment to better assist in trail maintenance!
Looking forward to seeing you and happy trails!


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And another couple of things.
It would be nice if all these things weren't happening simultaneously so I could spread the euphoria out over an extended period. But there are two other fairly momentous things going on in my life at the moment. One is the airing of the TV series I wrote for Sam Neill that screens on Foxtel's History Channel on August 27, The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill. A little taste of what you can expect to see can be found here.
The other thing is the weighty tome I wrote to accompany the series that's being published by Harper Collins. Hardcover, coloured illustrations and everything. It's going to be released in a matter of days. For those of you who don't want to incur chiropractic fees by carrying the printed version around with you, it's also available in e-form. Because of course it is. All details available here, including a sample chapter to whet your collective appetites.
This is what it's about:
A rich, complex and engaging account of Cook's voyages across the Pacific, from actor and raconteur Sam Neill, in which Sam Neill retraces Cook's footsteps, in the 250th anniversary year of Cook's first voyage.
Captain James Cook first set sail to the Pacific in 1768 – 250 years ago. These vast waters, one third of the earth's surface, were uncharted – but not unknown. A rich diversity of people and cultures navigated, traded, lived and fought here for thousands of years. Before Cook, the Pacific was disconnected from the power and ideas of Europe, Asia and America. In the wake of Cook, everything changed.
The Pacific with Sam Neill is the companion book to the Foxtel documentary series of the same name, in which actor and raconteur Sam Neill takes a deeply personal, present-day voyage to map his own understanding of James Cook, Europe's greatest navigator, and the immense Pacific Ocean itself.
Voyaging on a wide variety on vessels, from container ships to fishing trawlers and sailing boats, Sam crosses the length and breadth of the largest ocean in the world to experience for himself a contemporary journey in Cook's footsteps, engaging the past and present in both modern and ancient cultural practice and peoples.
Fascinating, engaging, fresh and vital – this is history – but not as you know it.
Tags: Captain Cook, Harper Collins, Meaghan Wilson Anastasios, Sam Neill, The Pacific•
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Eighteen Scottish food processors have been awarded a share of more than £6m by the government to help them invest and grow.
The fund will help the companies to invest in infrastructure, upgrade or replace facilities, and purchase new equipment, as well safeguarding 345 jobs, and creating 156 new ones.
Food and Drink continues to be one of Scotland's success stories of recent years, with a turnover of more than £13.9 billion last year – and directly employing more than 110,000 people across the country.
• A.H. & H.A. Brown in Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, awarded £122,681.16.


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Q: Uploading files using html5 FormData in dojo(without using XmlHttpRequest) I want to upload files using FormData Object(html5) in dojo and without using XmpHttpRequest.
I am using dojo.xhrPost to upload files.
Please post your ideas/thoughts and experience.
Thanks
Mathirajan S

A: Based on your comment I am assuming you do want to use XHR (which would make sense given that FormData is part of the XHR2 spec).
dojo/request/xhr (introduced in Dojo 1.8) supports passing a FormData object via the data property of the options object, so that may get you what you want.
request.post(url, {
    data: formdataObjectHere
    // and potentially other options...
}).then(...);

The legacy dojo/_base/xhr module does not explicitly support XHR2, but it does lean on dojo/request/xhr now, so it might end up working anyway, but no guarantees there.
More information on dojo/request/xhr can be found in the Reference Guide.


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Q: What algorithm does networkx use in its shortest_path() function? Pretty much exactly what it says in the title. For example, I know there's also the option to use Djikstra algorithm for weighted graphs. But nowhere in the documentation does networkx specify the algorithm used for shortest_path(). Unless of course the algorithm is just shortest_path, in which case I'd feel dumb :)

A: According to the source code it uses BFS for all the shortest paths from a single-node in an un-weighted graph, and dijkstra for a weighted graph.


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I find it kind of sad that a very well known anime like Case Closed is slowly being forgotten and isn't mentioned as much these days. Even though, it's actually still ongoing. For some of us, we first watched Case Closed as kids where we didn't understand anything about it and just watched a kid acting smarter than all adults and solving all cases no matter how hard they seemed to be. I'm one of these people by the way. In fact, I also forgot about this anime and somehow remembered it and even went so far to start reading the manga. Not really caught up yet since there are many chapters and I haven't been reading it for long but the moment I started reading, I recalled how absolutely stunning Case Closed is and here I am, decided to make a post about it and giving it some of the appreciation it deserves.
#TheEmpire || #InfamousSlacker
Let me start by saying that Case Closed is definitely not the kind of manga that you would call it a favorite or have it in your top list. This ain't the case with Case Closed. Nevertheless, Case Closed is certainly a manga that you'll find yourself growing attached to as the time goes by. At first, it would be a great time killer that shall never bore you. Here's the thing, Case closed is a manga that focuses on a teenager detective boy called Jimmy Kudo, internationally known as Shinichi Kudo. He'll face some black dressed men who ,in a failed attempt to kill him, transform him into a kid. Jimmy decides that his name as a kid will be Conan Edogawa. Pretty sure that the name Conan is quite known around here. I mean, what kind of an anime fan who never heard about the young detective Conan.
Moving on, Conan ends up living in the house of his classmate Rachel Moore who is the daughter of a private detective called Richard Moore. He thinks that this would be the best place to stay in so he might get a chance coming across these men in black once again as he lives with a private detective. Now the whole thing focuses on Jimmy's attempts to get back to normal and finding the men in black but what makes this manga interesting all the time is that there are other mysteries to be solved along the way.
I mean, we have all gone through this feeling of boredom while reading a long manga as it feels like the journey of our characters never ends and the story is getting a bit repetitive over the time. Well this is something that I don't think you'll feel while reading Case Closed. Reason is that every few chapters discuss a whole different mystery, usually a murder case and each one takes place in a totally different way with a new story, characters and places. Thus, I find this manga to be the perfect choice if you want to kill some time and chill during your leisure.
Other than the good pacing and the variety of the story, there are other things that actually stand out in this manga. In a sense, it introduces different aspects of life and cultures in Japan. The Moore family who Conan is staying with is always on the move because of Richard Moore's work nature and you'll find them in different places doing different activities all the time. Museums, temples, summer vacations, parties, business companies, schools, etc. I believe they've been to almost everywhere and funny how someone gets murdered wherever they go but it's still an anime after all.
Another thing that has this manga stand out is that it is pretty serviceable and adds a lot to your knowledge. Well that is if you're interested about murders, anatomy and related stuff. Even if you're not interested in how investigations are made and some scientistific facts about human bodies after death, you could always learn from the murderers as each murderer uses their knowledge and skills when they kill their target. You might end up learning a thing or two even if it's unintentionally. Knowledge is good anyway and you never know when you might need to use each grain of information you got.
Although, some people might think that Case Closed's thrill dies midway. I mean, a murder takes place, Conan solves the case and the day is saved. Yet, things won't stay this way all the time as characters who appear to be just as smart as Conan pop up and are pretty intriguing and make you want to know more about them and what's their story. These are mostly villains but there are also other side characters who are smart including Conan's parents, Harley Hartwell who is pretty much Jimmy's rival and Rachel's mother, Eva Kaden.
Romance lovers shall not be disappointed as well. Well Case Closed is definitely not focused on romance at all but for people who like shipping characters and having their ship sail or like to see a romantic scene every once in a while, Case Closed sure got some of that as well. In fact, the very first ship we are introduced to is Jimmy's and Rachel's and it's pretty smooth and nothing seems to be annoying about it at all. I would say it's pretty satisfying and can be funny as well. There's also Rachel's parents relationship which is hilariously cute. Also, for the weird people who actually like shipping kids together? Well... you can always do that but no promises.
Now let's discuss the characters for a bit. Case Closed introduces a big cast of characters and many of these characters get a lot of screentime for themselves. I wouldn't say the characters go through a lot of development because there isn't really much development you'd expect from the characters in Case Closed but they are the kind of characters that are easily loved and you'd just wanna learn more about each one. The first reason that makes these characters loveable is the bonds they share.
While reading Case Closed, it feels like all the characters are a big one family travelling together, solving mysteries and avoiding dangers. Especially since Conan travels with Rachel and her father Richard. How Rachel takes care of Conan and his funny relationship with Richard and how Richard treats him so frankly. They are just admirable to watch together. I personally love the fact that an inspector called Joseph Meguire is so close to the main characters on a personal level and he just meets them whenever a murder takes place. He's an essential side character in Case Closed that you somehow end up liking or having neutral feelings towards him but never hating him.
Now now please keep in mind that Case Closed is still an anime at the end of the day. Yes, plenty of the facts stated are real and many scenes are considered to be realistic but don't let Conan sending people unconscious when shooting a soccer ball with his super snickers on his enemies to get on your nerves. You'll find Conan using very weird devices and his soccer skills are unnaturally good but I still find that these just add to the fun of the manga.
In short, I definitely suggest you read this manga. Not gonna promise that this will be the best manga you ever read but I can easily say that whenever you're bored of whatever manga you're currently reading and need a break, then Case Closed is probably your best option. Plus, I don't see it mentioned around here at all and thus, I decided to make a blog of Case Closed of my own. Hope you enjoyed reading this post and that I have encouraged you even a little bit to give this manga a try.
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I am in love with Conan Doyle especially with his character Sherlock homes I love himmmmmmn :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts: :hearts:
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I love detective Conan I'm trying to catch up on all the anime and the movies it may be old but it's not as forgotten as it seems. Detective Conan is my favorite anime
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Q: RSpec ActiveStorage: Error ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound: Couldn't find ActiveStorage::Blob with 'id' Hi guys Can I please get some help to figure out what is going wrong with my RSpec test. I been looking all over the internet and haven't found anything that would point to reason why i'm getting this error.
What i'm trying to do is test that an instance variable has some data from the DB. The error is happening when the test reaches the Fabricator that creates the active record and also the ActiveStorage Blob. I have added the database-cleaner gem but not sure of something is messing up with that or i'm missing something when using RSpec, active storage, and DBcleaner.
What is strange is that I have another test that also creates the same Fabricated Object and I dont get the error you will see below. If I comment out the test below the other test runs just fine. Any help would be really appreciated. Been stuck on this for hours :$
UPDATE: I tried to look into what was happening after the graphic fabricator ran and when I looked into the attachments using the attached? methods each of the files were actually attached. All four files came back as attached true. I thought there would be something going on with the cleaner so I added to the rails_helper to purge all the files after each test is done.
config.after(:each) do
 DatabaseCleaner.clean
 ActiveStorage::Attachment.all.each { |attachment| attachment.purge }
end

This should grab all attachments and delete the attachment and blobs after each test runs. But this didnt do anything. Still not sure what is happening.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks :)
ERROR:
1) Dashboard::VendorDashboardsController GET sales Authenticated assigns instance variable with purchases for that store
 Failure/Error: graphic =  Fabricate(:graphic, store:store)

 ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound:
   Couldn't find ActiveStorage::Blob with 'id'=1
 # ./spec/controllers/Dashboard/vendor_dashboards_controller_spec.rb:26:in `block (4 levels) in <top (required)>'

RSPEC TEST
it "assigns instance variable with purchases for that store" do
    @user = Fabricate(:user)
    vendor = Fabricate(:vendor, user:@user)
    store = Fabricate(:store, vendor:vendor)
    graphic =  Fabricate(:graphic, store:store)
    purchase_one = Fabricate(:purchase, purchasable_id:graphic.id)
    purchase_two = Fabricate(:purchase, purchasable_id:graphic.id)
    @user.add_role(:vendor)
    login_user(@user)
    get :sales
    expect(assigns(:sales)).to eq(Purchase.where(store_id:store.id))
end

FABRICATOR
Fabricator(:graphic)do

store

name "Icon Set"

language "Spanish"

standard_license_price 10.00

business_license_price 100.00

reviewed true

status "Approved"

files_included "PSD, CSS"

category "Vectors"

subject "Characters"

support "3 Month Support"

layered true

high_resolution true

pixel_dimensions "2000x2000"

software_required "Illustrator"

thumbnail_image ActiveStorage::Blob.create_after_upload!(io: File.open(Rails.root.join('spec', 'support', 'assets', 'graphics', 'Advertise.png'), 'rb'), filename: 'Advertise.png',content_type: 'image/png').signed_id

main_image ActiveStorage::Blob.create_after_upload!(io: File.open(Rails.root.join('spec', 'support', 'assets', 'graphics', 'Chat.png'), 'rb'), filename: 'Chat.png',content_type: 'image/png').signed_id

product_images ActiveStorage::Blob.create_after_upload!(io: File.open(Rails.root.join('spec', 'support', 'assets', 'graphics', 'Chat.png'), 'rb'), filename: 'Chat.png',content_type: 'image/png').signed_id

graphic_asset_files ActiveStorage::Blob.create_after_upload!(io: File.open(Rails.root.join('spec', 'support', 'assets', 'graphics', 'test_illustrations.zip'), 'rb'), filename: 'test_illustrations.zip',content_type: 'application/zip').signed_id

description "This is the best graphic design"

end

RAILS HELPER FILE
# This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'

require 'spec_helper'

ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'test'

require File.expand_path('../config/environment', __dir__)

# Prevent database truncation if the environment is production

abort("The Rails environment is running in production mode!") if Rails.env.production?

require 'rspec/rails'

begin

ActiveRecord::Migration.maintain_test_schema!

rescue ActiveRecord::PendingMigrationError => e

puts e.to_s.strip

exit 1

end

RSpec.configure do |config|

# Remove this line if you're not using ActiveRecord or ActiveRecord fixtures

config.fixture_path = "#{::Rails.root}/spec/fixtures"

config.use_transactional_fixtures = false

config.infer_spec_type_from_file_location!

# Filter lines from Rails gems in backtraces.

config.filter_rails_from_backtrace!

config.include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers

config.include Sorcery::TestHelpers::Rails::Controller, type: :controller

config.include Sorcery::TestHelpers::Rails::Integration, type: :feature

config.before(:suite) do

DatabaseCleaner.clean_with(:truncation)

end

config.before(:each) do

DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation

end

config.before(:each, :js => true) do

DatabaseCleaner.strategy = :truncation

end

config.before(:each) do

DatabaseCleaner.start

end

config.after(:each) do

DatabaseCleaner.clean

end

Shoulda::Matchers.configure do |config|

config.integrate do |with|

with.test_framework :rspec

with.library :rails

end

end

end

A: The problem with your factory is that property values are evaluated just once, at file load time. And then they're reused for all objects.
thumbnail_image ActiveStorage::Blob.create_after_upload!(...).signed_id

Use a block here
thumbnail_image { ActiveStorage::Blob.create_after_upload!(...).signed_id }

This way, for each new fabricated object you'll get its own blob.


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The state awards for science
THE STATE AWARDS FOR SCIENCE are awarded by the Republic of Croatia for extremely important achievements in scientific research, for expanding scientific knowledge and for scientific achievements in the application of the results of scientific research, achieved by scientists, researchers and novices. The Law on Croatian State Awards for Science provides for the awarding of four types of state awards for science. These are the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Annual Science Award, the Annual Science Promotion and Popularisation Award, and the Annual Research Fellows Award.
Below is a list of winners from the Department of Mathematics by the type of state award. The title of the winner is stated according to the status at the time of awarding.
I. The Lifetime Achievement Award
Prof. dr. sc. SVETOZAR KUREPA (Professor Emeritus, University of Zagreb) - 2005 for the entire scientific, teaching and professional work in the scientific field of natural sciences, especially in mathematics in the Republic of Croatia. Extensive scientific work includes 70 papers in the field of theory of linear operators, theory of operator and functional equations and theory of measure, some of which are cited in numerous world monographs. The opus includes the authorship and co-authorship of 15 books. His two extensive monographs "Final-Dimensional Vector Spaces" and "Functional Analysis-Elements of Operator Theory" are an outstanding scientific achievement. Prof. Kurepa is responsible for the introduction and development of mathematical disciplines that were not previously nurtured in Croatia, which gave a significant contribution to applied mathematics and in general the development and organization of mathematical activities in the Republic of Croatia.
Prof. dr. sc. BRANKO SOUČEK (retired) - 2012 for the entire scientific research work in the field of technical sciences, field of computer science, and especially for the development of the first digital computer in the Republic of Croatia and for 10 published world-relevant books in computer science.
II. The Annual Science Award
Prof. dr. sc. NIKOLA SANDRIĆ – 2021 for a significant scientific achievement in field of natural sciences, field of mathematics, branch of probability theory and statistics, for contributions in the field of theory and application of random processes.
Prof. dr. sc. FILIP NAJMAN - 2020 for scientific achievements in the field of natural sciences, field of mathematics, branch of algebra, for new results in the theory of elliptic curves.
Prof. dr. sc. JOSIP TAMBAČA - 2019 for significant scientific achievements in the field of natural sciences, field of mathematics, branch of applied mathematics and mathematical modeling, for six papers published in 2019 in top international scientific journals.
Prof. dr. sc. IGOR PAŽANIN - 2017 for significant scientific achievements in the field of natural sciences, field of mathematics, branch of applied mathematics and modeling, for contributions of boundary and initial-boundary value problems for partial differential equations with applications in fluid mechanics.
Prof. dr. sc. PAVLE PANDŽIĆ - 2012 for significant scientific achievements in the field of natural sciences, field of mathematics, for a number of significant contributions and discoveries in the theory of representations of real reductive Lie groups, central mathematical theory closely related to many areas of geometry, analysis, number theory, algebra and theoretical physics.
Prof. dr. sc. HRVOJE ŠIKIĆ - 2011 for significant scientific achievements in the field of natural sciences, field of mathematics, for contribution to harmonic analysis, especially in wave theory, a modern and extremely important field of mathematics that has spectacular applications outside mathematics.
Prof. dr. sc. ZORAN VONDRAČEK - 2010 for significant scientific achievements in the field of natural sciences in the scientific field of probability theory and mathematical statistics and for the publication of a number of scientific papers in probability theory, especially in probability theory of potential with jumps.
Prof. dr. sc. DRAŽEN ADAMOVIĆ - 2009 for a significant scientific achievement in the field of natural sciences, for an important contribution to the complex theory of algebras of vertex operators and the theory of representations of infinitely dimensional Lie algebras and superalgebras.
Prof. dr. sc. ANDREJ DUJELLA - 2006 for significant scientific achievements in the field natural sciences in number theory. His discoveries in the field of finding Diophantine m- Tuesday has become one of the world's leading experts on the subject. His are also important research in the field of elliptic curves, which are comparable to research in the most famous world centers such as Harvard University or the National Security Agency.
Dr. sc. ZLATKO DRMAČ - 2005 for a significant scientific achievement in the field of natural sciences of numerical mathematics. With his discoveries in numerical linear algebra, and especially with his new algorithm for singular matrix decomposition, he ranked among the world's leading specialists in this field. The installation of software based on this algorithm in the LAPACK software package, which is being developed by the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and the Defense Advaced Research Project Agency in the USA, is underway.
Prof. dr. sc. EDUARD MARUŠIĆ - PALOKA - 2004 for significant scientific achievements in the field of natural sciences, especially for solving some particularly difficult problems in fluid mechanics and elasticity theory, which have achieved results of lasting value on a global scale.
Prof. dr. sc. VJERAN HARI - 1997 for a significant scientific achievement in mathematics, especially in the field of uterine algorithms.
III. The Annual Promotion and Popularization Award
Dr. sc. FRANKA MIRIAM BRUECKLER - 2009 for the field of natural sciences, for the contribution to the popularization of science and mathematics, for the introduction of electronic means in mathematics teaching and demonstrating the connection of mathematics with other sciences and art, especially for work on topics: duel to symmetry, topology or mathematics with ribbons and ropes, and crystals are mathematicians, World Year of Mathematics 2000, making notable strides in raising public awareness of mathematics and the natural sciences.
Prof. dr. sc. MIRKO POLONIJO - 2007 for the field of natural sciences to contribute to the popularization of mathematical science - from preschool children to adult lovers of mathematics, and this approach to mathematics from early childhood enabled early detection of gifted children and their motivation and inclusion in quality math education.
IV. The Annual Research Fellowes Award
LUCIJA VALIDŽIĆ, M.Sc. math. - 2016 for the field of natural sciences, field of mathematics. Lucija Validžić's scientific interest is the study of the connections between topology and computability, and in 2016 she published, in equal co-authorship, three scientific papers on computability in different topological structures in very reputable world journals.
Dr. sc. FILIP NAJMAN - 2010 for the field of natural sciences, for scientific production in 2010, and especially for his contribution to algorithmic number theory, for Diophantine equations and elliptic curves.
Dr. sc. IGOR PAŽANIN - 2008 for the field of natural sciences, for successful scientific work of asymptomatic analysis of boundary value problems for partial differential equations of fluid mechanics, especially those for viscous flow in thin areas, as well as his most significant contribution, which is the formulation and rigorous justification of mathematical model such a flow.
Doc. dr. sc. JOSIP TAMBAČA - 2001 for the field of natural sciences, for outstanding works in mathematical modeling of rods within the linearized theory of elasticity.
STATE AWARDS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WORK are the prequels of the State Awards for Science and were awarded from 1960 until 1993. They consist of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Scientific Research Achievement Awards, which bear the names of our prominent scientists.
Below is a list of winners from the Department of Mathematics.
Academician SIBE MARDEŠIĆ - 1990, full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for distinguished scientific research work in the field of natural sciences, especially in the field of mathematics - topology.
Dr. STANKO BILINSKI - 1982, retired full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for outstanding scientific research work in the field of natural sciences - mathematics - especially geometry.
Dr. ZLATKO JANKOVIĆ - 1971, full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for works in the field of vector and tensor analysis and their applications.
Academician ŽELJKO MARKOVIĆ - 1968, retired professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for scientific work in the field of linear differential and integral equations, for research into ancient Greek mathematical philosophy and for research into the life and work of Ruđer Bošković.
"Ruđer Bošković" Award
Dr. MIRKO PRIMC - 1992, full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for significant scientific discoveries in the field of natural sciences, especially in the field of mathematics for the development of the theory of the representation of infinite-dimensional Lie algebras.
Dr. BRANKO NAJMAN - 1991, full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for a significant scientific discovery in the field of natural sciences, in the field of mathematics, in the problem of eigenvalues and Hermitian operators and in the problem of non-relativistic limes for the Klein-Gordon and Dirac equations.
Dr. MARKO TADIĆ - 1989, full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for a significant scientific discovery in the field of natural sciences, especially in the field of mathematics.
Dr. HRVOJE KRALJEVIĆ - 1983, full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for significant scientific activity in the field of natural sciences – the field of mathematics (theory of representative groups).
Dr. SIBE MARDEŠIĆ - 1965, associate professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for processing the problem of applying inverse limes to the approximation of compacts using polyhedra.
Dr. SVETOZAR KUREPA - 1963, professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for the papers: "On the n-th roots of normal operators" and "On the roots of one element of the Banach algebra".
"Fran Tućan" Award for popularization of science
Dr. BORIS PAVKOVIĆ - 1991, full professor at the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, for the popularization of the natural sciences, especially mathematics.
The "Andrija Mohorovičić" Award
The "Andrija Mohorovičić" Award of the University of Zagreb has been awarded since 2011 to individuals
in Croatia and abroad for scientific results, promotion of scientific discipline and profession, and for the
transfer of knowledge and education of young experts in the field of natural sciences.
Below is a list of teachers of the Department of Mathematics who have been awarded this award.
Prof. dr. sc. ZLATKO DRMAČ, 2022.
Prof. dr. sc. EDUARD MARUŠIĆ - PALOKA, 2021.
Prof. dr. sc. ZORAN VONDRAČEK, 2020.
Prof. dr. sc. HRVOJE ŠIKIĆ, 2018.
Academician ANDREJ DUJELLA, 2017.
Academician MARKO TADIĆ, 2013.
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Award
This award is awarded for highest scientific and artistic achievements. Below is a list of teachers of the Department of Mathematics who have been awarded this award.
Prof. dr. sc. MARCELA HANZER - 2021 for outstanding recent scientific contributions in the theory of representations of classical P-ad groups and the theory of automorphic forms and the Langlands program involving full sex determination of degenerate Eisenstein series for classical groups and those derived from Jordan algebras, complete and explicit description of theta lifts of dual pairs of type I classical p-ad groups, a complete and explicit description of theta lifts of representations having Whittaker model and problems of placing representations with Whittaker models in standard modules and R-group theory for metaplectic groups; published in a series of 6 papers in the period from 2018 to 2021 in the prestigious international journals.
Prof. dr. sc. ZLATKO DRMAČ - 2018 for a series of 10 scientific papers published in the last 5 years in international journals, of which we especially emphasize ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software and SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, related to a scientific unit called Development of robust numerical methods of linear algebras for scientific computing with applications in the natural and engineering sciences.
Prof. dr. sc. EDUARD MARUŠIĆ - PALOKA - 2015 for work that provides theoretical justification of the mathematical model of flow through a thin area, and was published in a series of 11 articles published in the last 5 years in prestigious international journals, of which we emphasize "Journal of Non- Newtonian Fluid Mechanics ".
Prof. dr. sc. DRAŽEN ADAMOVIĆ - 2012 for discoveries of new conformal investments of vertex-algebras and new series of C2 finite vertex-algebras and super-algebras and obtaining classification of their irreducible representations, ie construction of projective representations of W-algebras, published in a complex of scientific papers, especially in the works that make up the thematic unit:
• The structure of Zhu's algebras for certain W-algebras, Advances
in Mathematics, 227 (2011) 2425-2456,
• The Vertex Algebra M (1) + and Certain Affine Vertex Algebras
of Level - 1, SIGMA, 8 (2012), 040, 16 str.
* No supporting documentation is available for prizes awarded before 2011.
Prof. dr. sc. HRVOJE ŠIKIĆ - 2009
Prof. dr. sc. ZORAN VONDRAČEK - 2006
Prof. dr. sc. ANDREJ DUJELLA - 2003
Prof. dr. sc. MIRKO PRIMC - 2000
SIAM Fellow
An award given by SIAM SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) to its members for outstanding achievements in their fields.
Prof. dr. sc. ZLATKO DRMAČ - 2022 for contributions in algorithms with high relative accuracy in numerical linear algebra, model reduction and system identification.