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Electroviscous Effect of Power Law Fluids in a Slit Microchannel With Asymmetric Wall Zeta Potentials
A. Sailaja, B. Srinivas, I. Sreedhar
Journal: Journal of Mechanics / Volume 35 / Issue 4 / August 2019
This work analyzes the pressure driven flow of a power law fluid in a slit microchannel of asymmetric walls with electroviscous effects. The steady state Cauchy momentum and the Poisson-Boltzmann equation are solved for the velocity and the potential distribution inside the microchannel. The Debye-Huckel approximation as applicable for low zeta potentials is not made in the present work. The unknown streaming potential is solved by casting the governing equations as an optimization problem using COMSOL Multiphysics. This proposed method is very robust and can be used for a wide variety of cases. It is found that the asymmetry of the zeta potential at the two walls plays an important role on the streaming potential developed. There is a unique zeta potential ratio at which the streaming potential exhibits a maxima for both Debye-Huckel parameter and the power law index. Shear thinning fluids exhibit a stronger dependency of the streaming potential on asymmetry of the zeta potential than shear thickening fluids. For Newtonian fluids narrow slit microchannels develop larger streaming potentials compared to wider microchannels for a given asymmetry.
189 Emetophobia: The Specific Phobia of Vomiting: 2 Case Studies With 1-Year Follow-up
Sultana Jahan, Sailaja Bysani
Journal: CNS Spectrums / Volume 23 / Issue 1 / February 2018
At the conclusion of the session, the participant should be able: 1) To recognize emetophobia & how it can lead to significant impairment & reduce quality of life; 2) To appreciate the prevalence of emetophobia among the general population, 3) To learn that the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline can be effective for emetophobia; 4)Need for more research.
Emetophobia is an intense, irrational fear of vomiting. The prevalence rate of emetophobia in a community sample has been estimated to 8.8 % with a female to male ratio 4:1: It can occur at any age and can have a chronic course affecting one's academic/career, family, and social life.
Case 1: B. was a 7 year old female referred by her pediatrician for psychiatric evaluation for her intense fear ofvomiting. Mother shared that B's overwhelming fear of vomiting started when she was 6 years old and it may have stemmed from an incident when one of B's cousins threw up inside their van. At school, B constantly monitored whether or not anybody was getting sick around her. If she found out, someone was sick she began screaming and crying. B's academic performance was negatively affected due to her intense irrational fear.
Case 2: P was a 12 year male patient referred by his pediatrician for psychiatric evaluation after receiving 4 days inpatient treatment on the pediatric unit for dehydration. Patient reported that he was afraid of vomiting and gradually stopped eating and drinking & became so dehydrated that he was hospitalized. Several months prior to his hospitalization he had suffered from theflu & during that time he had intense vomiting and since then he has been fearful of a recurrence of the vomiting.
After a complete psychiatric evaluation, a diagnosis of emetophobia was established for each patient. Both patients were treated with sertraline.
B and P both started with initial dose of sertraline 12.5mg daily and then increased gradually over a period of next few months. They responded well with sertraline. B and P continued sertraline 50mg daily and 25mg daily as a maintenance treatment respectively. At 1 year follow up visit both of them were symptoms free.
Emetophobia is a common and chronic debilitating mental illness. Still there are no treatment protocols and randomized controlled trials for the treatment of emetophobia. CBT/Exposure-based therapies are the most commonly used approaches for emetophobia per literature. More studies are needed for a better understanding of eremophobia, which is relatively deserted illness although it can cause as much suffering as other major psychiatric disorders do and any patient presenting with these symptoms deserve to be evaluated an managed with scientific understanding and guideline.
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181 Triple Trouble: A Rare Case Report of PCDH19, Autism and Epilepsy in a 7-Year-Old Male Child
Sailaja Bysani, Jusleen Kendhari, Cale Robert
A 7-year-old Caucasian male presented to the emergency department with worsening aggression andbehavioral problems. He was diagnosed with seizure disorder at 9 months old and was started on Keppra. He also had delayed developmental milestones including failure to roll until 6 months, and failure to crawl until after 9 months. At 16 months he was aggressive towards other children including unprovoked attacks of biting and assault. When he was 6yrs old he underwent genetic testing which showed positive for PCDH19 mutation. The most consistent feature of this condition is the early onset ofseizures between 3 months to 3 years of age. He has been on nine anti-seizure medications since his diagnosis. For behavioral problems, he was placed on Focalin, Ritalin, Adderall patch which did not seem to work. He was then on non-stimulants, Zoloft, Prozac, Effexor, Zyprexa and Abilify all with little success.
During this admission, patient's mother described increasing acts of severe physical violence toward multiple people leading to significant bruising. He has a known past psychiatric history of ASD, ADHD,ODD and PCDH19 mutation associated epilepsy. On admission, his medications included Buspirone 5mg BID, Olanzapine 7.5mg BID, Methylphenidate 7.5mg, Ritalin 7.5mg, Zonisamide 150mg qhs, Clonidine 0.1mg qhs. He had significant sensory processing difficulties and lack of communication with peers. He was continued on Clonidine 0.1mg po qhs, Methylphenidate 7.5mg po qam and at noon, Zonisamide 150mg daily. Tapered down Olanzapine and initiated him on Risperidone. His condition improved. He was referred to Thompson center for ABA therapy. He is more interactive and has a smile.
PCDH19 gene mutations have long since been known to cause epilepsy and behavioral disturbances in females. Males, on the other hand, present as asymptomatic transmitters. PCDH19 is a gene located on Chromosome X and is responsible for the formation of a protein known as protocadherin 19. This protein is especially important as it functions as a Ca2+ dependent cell adhesion in the brain. The PCDH19 mutation, however, impedes protein formation leading to epilepsy and behavioral disturbances. Approximately 90% of symptomatic females possess the mutated gene on one of their X chromosomes. Males similarly carry the mutation on their X chromosome, however are typically asymptomatic. A rare mosaic variant of PCHD19 mutations has been seen in symptomatic males.
Although it is more difficult to think in terms of ASD if a PCDH19 patient has coexisting psychiatric comorbidities like ODD andADHD, clinicians must be keenly aware of other mood disorders. Seizures do not respond well to medications. Family education, psychopharmacological treatment, ABA and CBT were successful in treating the patient. Little is known about the long-term sequela and prognosis of PCDH19 mutation in the male patient population and thus further research is warranted.
The Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Stability and Performance Study Using Different Electrolytes
Sailaja Radhakrishnan, Lakshmi V. Munukutla, Aung Htun, Arunachalanadar M. Kannan
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 August 2011, mrss11-1322-b08-41
The overarching goal of Dye Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) is to improve photovoltaic performance and their long-term stability for use in practical applications because of their simple fabrication technology at a reasonable cost. The focus of this paper is to achieve cell stability and also to improve solar energy conversion efficiency experimenting with different electrolytes. The electrolyte's role is critical to sustain the DSS cell performance over time to instill cell stability. Four different electrolytes, Iodolyte R-150, AN-50, PN-50 and MPN-100, are experimented in this work for fabricating the dye-sensitized solar cells for studying both the stability and efficiency of the DSSCs.
The electrolyte selection was made using the following key electrolyte parameters; lower viscosity for easier injection into the cell, lower vapor pressure and higher boiling point to minimize electrolyte evaporation, wide redox window to generate sufficient donating electrons to the dye, lower cost and non-toxicity. Electrolytes with higher concentration of Iodolyte were chosen for this study to widen redox potential window. These are Iodide based redox electrolytes and are made with 100 mM of tri-iodide in 3-methoxypropionitrile. The results of this investigation revealed that the cell with Iodolyte R-150 electrolyte achieved improved performance having an efficiency of 10.2% when compared to the reference cell efficiency of 8.4% with Iodolyte R-50. These cells were stabilized over a time of 4 weeks. The fill factor of the cell changed about 10% and the internal resistance decreased from 6.7 to 4.3 Ω. The results of this experiment demonstrated reduced internal resistance, and improved fill factor contributed to higher cell efficiency and stability. The results of the work presented in this paper support the argument that electrolytes with higher Iodolyte concentration can enhance the cell efficiency and stability along with scaling down of the cell size.
Characterization of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell with Different Nanoparticle sizes
Aung Htun, Lakshmi V. Munukutla, Sailaja Radhakrishnan, Chih Y. Jen, Arunachalanadar M. Kannan, Karthik Kinhal
The Dye-sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC) has been regarded as the next-generation solar cell because of its simple and low cost fabrication process. The experiments for optimizing the cell efficiency were carried out in this work include varying the TiO2 layer thickness on the working electrode and determining the most favorable nanoparticle size in the TiO2 paste. The TiO2 electrode or working electrode was fabricated using screen printing technique with the Coatema tool with thicknesses ranging from ~20 to 66 μm. It was observed that both open circuit voltage and short circuit current were found to have measurable dependence on the TiO2 layer thickness. The open circuit voltage changed from 0.77 to 0.82 V and correspondingly the short circuit current also varied from ~19 to 23 mA/cm2 depending on the TiO2 layer thickness. Additionally, the cell with 40 μm TiO2 thickness showed 9.06% photo conversion efficiency compared to 6.4% and 8.5% efficiency obtained for the cells with 20 μm and 66 μm TiO2 thicknesses respectively. The second part of the experiment was conducted using three different nanoparticle sizes of 13 nm, 20 nm and 37nm in the TiO2 layer to identify optimum nanoparticle size by maintaining the TiO2 film thickness at 40 μm. The cell with 20 nm size nanoparticle, in combination with 40 μm TiO2 thickness showed 11.2% efficiency that is in par or slightly better than the efficiency value reported for the DSSC in the literature as of now. The work described in this paper showed best possible values for the TiO2 layer thickness and nanoparticle size in the TiO2 for obtaining improved cell efficiency of 11.2%.
Sailaja Pingali, University of Hyderabad, India
Book: Indian English
Published by: Edinburgh University Press
Print publication: 02 February 2009, pp v-vii
Bibliography of Cited Works
Print publication: 02 February 2009, pp 159-168
6 - Survey of Previous Work and Annotated Bibliography
Most works on IE do not deal with just one aspect at a time – they touch upon as many features as possible. A greater amount of work has been done on phonology, especially the regional varieties of Indian English, than on other aspects. Lexis is commented on in many works. Syntax is the least studied of all the linguistic features. It is only in the more recent works that we find a deeper analysis of the syntactic structures of IE. The trend among these later works seems to be to try to identify preferences based on the corpora available. The earlier works of the 1960s and 1970s have been more concerned with the idea of establishing whether such a phenomenon as IE exists at all. The most vociferous champion of IE as a legitimate variety of English has been B. B. Kachru.
This chapter lists some of the more important works on English in India and Indian English. It does not purport to be a complete list. There are several articles in different places which deal with similar topics as those covered below. The chapter is divided into parts that somewhat match the chapterisation of the book. The works presented in this chapter are divided according to subject matter. However, perfect categorisation is not possible because, as stated above, many works deal with several aspects at the same time.
5 - History and Changes in Progress
Print publication: 02 February 2009, pp 95-119
Thomas Babington Macaulay's historic 'Minute' on Indian Education of 2 February 1835 is generally perceived to be the starting point of English education in India. While this is correct, it is true in a particular sense. Macaulay's 'Minute' was instrumental in establishing English as the medium of instruction in educational institutions of higher learning. But, even prior to this institutionalisation, there were attempts at English education in India by several independent and other organisations. The first serious forays into India by Englishmen began with the establishment of the East India Company by the granting of a charter by Queen Elizabeth I, to a few merchants of the City of London, giving them monopoly of trade with the East, on 31 December 1600. By 1611, British factories began to be established in different coastal places in India. Over two centuries of contact with the British was obviously going to have an impact on the language situation of the country. The events relating to language cannot be divorced from the politico-historical, cultural and religious factors that shape a nation. This chapter will trace some of the significant events that contributed to the establishment of English in India. Since India is a vast, populous country, many areas will perforce be left out of the picture in this short space. The focus will remain on the three Presidencies-Madras, Calcutta and Bombay. It should be remembered that independence in 1947 was accompanied by the vivisection of India into what are now three countries.
3 - Morphosyntax
Print publication: 02 February 2009, pp 39-65
The syntax of Indian English, as opposed to phonology and lexis, is said to conform most to standard British English. There are some who believe that Indian English tends to be stylistically different from Western standards, even if it is syntactically close to standard British or American English. It is considered to be more formal, with a preference for certain syntactic forms. Debate marks this issue. As in the case of the phonology of Indian English, syntax too may be placed on a cline – this time of proficiency. The more proficient speakers, with exposure to Western standards, tend to use a form of the grammar that is very close to standard British English (BE) or American English (AE).The less proficient have features that may be identified as typically Indian. Again, the degree to which Indian features figure in the speech/writing of Indians varies from individual to individual.
Most people would agree that a standard variety of IE is close to native varieties. In fact, Dustoor (1968) and Krishnaswamy and Burde (1998) give samples of writing from India and other regions to demonstrate that it is not possible to identify IE. Schneider (2004) points out that there is no consensus as to the amount and nature of differences between native varieties of English. While some believe that there is great homogeneity, others think that there are perceivable differences.
2 - Phonetics and Phonology
Indian English (IE) is best identified through its phonological features yet, paradoxically, the variation in the phonology is widespread. There is a standard variety of IE both in terms of phonology and syntax. It is essential, however, to maintain a distinction between the grammar and accent.
This chapter will deal with the standard accent and touch upon variation as well. Accent in Indian speech is marked by regional variation. Standard accent is usually devoid of regional markers but it is still identifiable as Indian by virtue of some pan-Indian features. There is also an intermediate accent that is more Indian than the standard, as a consequence of the extent to which the regional features appear in it.
Teachers of IE pronunciation have usually imposed an unattainable standard from the purely pedagogical point of view – Received Pronunciation (RP), which is the standard British accent from southern Britain. This has happened in spite of the fact that the British who came to India were from different parts of Britain. There were the Irish and Scots as well in colonial India. Many of the English themselves were not speakers of standard RP. Since English is taught as a second language in India, the issue of a standard for teaching has vexed and continues to vex classrooms. As early as 1800, an advertisement by William Carey from Serampore offering to teach English with particular attention to correct pronunciation appeared (Sinha 1978: 23–4).
7 - Sample Texts
The samples in this chapter are divided according to domains of use. They are drawn from a wide range of topics and represent samples of written and spoken forms across the centuries. Samples of the different varieties of IE – standard Indian English and non-standard – are interspersed below. It is evident here that different degrees of proficiency existed earlier, much as they do in modern times. Brief comments are given where relevant. The wide range that exists in the grammar, lexis and style of IE is demonstrated to some extent in this chapter.
Literature is written in standard English and is devoid of non-standard constructions, as (1) below shows. Where non-standard or 'Indian' constructions are used, it is done with a deliberate purpose.
1794: The Travels of Dean Mahomet
Having remained some time in Dacca, we proceeded on our voyage to Calcutta, and, in about two days reached the river Sunderbun, which is extremely narrow, and winds into many branches, that feast the delighted eye with a variety of new scenery: the land on each side is low, and covered with great trees, close to the water's edge: the water was smooth and transparent when we passed through, and appeared like an extended mirror reflecting the tall trees that grew upon each border. Creation seemed to be at rest, and no noise disturbed the silence which reigned around; save, now and then, the roaring of wild beasts in the adjacent woods: the scene was truly great, and raised into unaffected grandeur, without the assistance of art. […]
4 - Lexis and Discourse
Lexis of Indian English has been studied to some extent by scholars. Since early times, words that have gone from India to native varieties of English have been of scholarly and general interest. When compared to syntax, the insistence on the use of the standard form is less pressing for lexis. There are definitely words that are considered to be standard and others non-standard, while some are considered to be informal. These are discussed in this chapter. Discourse, as may be expected, draws from features of Indian languages.
Indian English Lexis
There is substantial creativity in Indian English lexis. There are different ways in which the vocabulary of Indian English has been built up. But, before we consider those aspects, it will be useful to do a little comparison with native varieties first and also to look at what constitutes Indian English lexis.
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This volume is a description of English as it is spoken and used in India. The volume focuses mostly on those features that are pan-Indian. Regional differences are touched upon, to some extent, where relevant. Since India is a country of continental proportions, as the cliché goes, it is not possible to cover every linguistic detail or the variation across all the regions. The book focuses on the more important or common features in evidence across the country. Indian English is classified in this book as standard, non-standard and informal and features of these form the core of the book. At the same time, the attempt has been to cover standard Indian English as much as possible. One chapter deals with history and presents the events that led to the institutionalisation of English in India. The first chapter provides the context and current position of this language especially in relation to the cultural factors of the country.
This work is meant for students who are just beginning to be familiar with linguistic terminology. It is also a book meant for people who may be generally interested in language and (Indian) English. Since both these groups of readers are likely to be unfamiliar with terminology, it has been kept to a minimum. Every attempt has been made to keep the description simple and accessible. Where terminology and phonetic symbols have been unavoidable, they have been explained.
Abbreviations, Symbols and other Notational Conventions Used
Print publication: 02 February 2009, pp x-x
Sailaja Pingali
This book is a descriptive account of English as it is used in India. Indian English is a second language to most of its speakers. In its 400-year history it has acquired its own character, yet still looks to native varieties of English for norms. The complex nature of Indian English, which is not really a monolithic entity, is discussed in this book. The book also makes a distinction between what are considered to be standard and non-standard varieties, and provides an overview of the salient features. Indian English includes:*A discussion of the sociolinguistic and cultural factors*The history of the establishment of English in India, bringing it up to modern times*A description of the linguistic aspects: phonetics and phonology, lexical, discourse and morphosyntactic features*Samples of written English from a range of contexts*Samples of speech*An annotated bibliography divided according to topic.
1 - Introduction
Print publication: 02 February 2009, pp 1-16
Four hundred years after the first Englishman settled in India, followed by two hundred years of colonial rule and sixty years after Indian Independence, English emerges as the most visible legacy of the British. In the streets of all but the smaller villages, it is possible for perfect strangers to communicate, even if minimally, using this language.
India is the largest of all the countries in the Indian subcontinent, the other nations being Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka. India is surrounded by the sea on three sides – on the west by the Arabian Sea, on the east by the Bay of Bengal and on the south by the Indian Ocean. Sri Lanka, an island nation, is its closest neighbour in the south and it is separated from India by the Palk Strait. The north has a major boundary in the form of the mountain range of the Himalayas. In the north too are Nepal and Bhutan which are mountain nations. India is linked with Bangladesh on the east. In the north-east, it shares a boundary with Myanmar (erstwhile Burma). Pakistan lies to the west. In the Himalayas, India shares a boundary with China; the boundaries with Pakistan and China are disputed. With an area of 3.3 million square kilometres, India ranks as the seventh largest country in the world and second in Asia, after China (Government of India 2005).


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Hall of Famer and Yankees Great Derek Jeter Talks Training and Fitness
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by by Brian Dalek
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is easily one of the most respected players to ever don the famous pinstripes. He's approaching 3,000 hits (he has 2,926 through the 2010 season) and already holds the record for most hits by a Yankee. Add to that a copious amount of other Hall of Fame resume padders—five World Series titles, 11 All-Star game appearances, and five Gold Gloves—and it's easy to see why he's idolized in New York.
UPDATE: Derek Jeter is now an actual Hall of Fame member. Jeter was voted in with 99.7 percent of the vote in January 2020.
Editor's Note: This article was originally written in 2010.
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Jeter dropped by his special edition 24 Hour Fitness gym in Manhattan to go over how his approach to working out has changed since he entered the league in 1995.
We're at one of your 24 Hour Fitness gyms, so a logical first question is what's 24 hours of fitness like for you right now?
Right now I'm not doing a thing [laughs]. Usually, when our season is over, we take three or four weeks off. I let the body heal and rest a little bit. Then I'll probably start a month after the season ends.
When you do get going, what is the typical day like in terms of your workout?
When I first start, I usually start off slow just to get back into the swing of things. It's pretty simple. I won't start working out with my trainer until the first week of December. The first week I'm just doing a little movement on the treadmill. It's light. Last year I attempted to just go in the first day without going in the week before, and it didn't turn out too good. So it's a little light lifting, a little running on the treadmill, then we get started.
How long has working out been a part of your life?
The first time I got in the weight room I was with the Yankees in the minor leagues after I was drafted. I didn't really ever lift in high school.
So was that a big change to your daily approach to the game?
Yeah. I think sports now are a little bit different than they were when I was younger. Now you have people specializing in sports from 7 or 8 years old. When I was younger we played everything. We didn't really lift weights. We just went outside and played all the different sports. When I first started lifting it was all new to me.
What was the toughest thing starting out as far as lifting and being in the weight room?
Getting over the embarrassment of not being able to lift a lot of weight [laughs]. I'm being honest with you. We had a strength coach, and I was going to school in Michigan. He sent me the charts, and I had to fill in these charts with the weight we were using. When I sent them back he called me and said, "Derek, you got to start trying to increase these weights!"
How has your approach to fitness changed since you entered the league in 1995?
It's pretty much you workout year-round. You take three or four weeks off then you go right back at it. You talk to a lot of the ex-players, they didn't really lift weights or do anything until they got to spring training.
What are you trying to improve in the off-season or around spring training?
The off-season up until the end of spring training you're just really trying to get stronger. You're trying to put on a lot of strength, lifting heavy, and doing a lot of running for your cardiovascular. When the season starts you tone it down a little bit because you can't really lift because of the grind of the season.
What type of workouts do you do to improve your strength?
I do a lot of agility stuff. The strength stuff is working out with weights and getting your legs together. Legs are probably the most important thing to focus on in all sports. I do a lot of different lunges (front, side, back) and squats.
Once you get going with training, what does your diet consist of?
Right now I'm pretty much eating anything I can. Next week is when I got to start eating a lot better.
So what's the vice right now?
Ice cream. Gold Medal Ribbon from Baskin Robbins. You've got to try it, man!
Take me through your meals. What's the regular breakfast, lunch and dinner for you?
For breakfast it's something like an egg-white omelet and oatmeal. I actually tend to sleep a lot during the season. I take a quick nap then try not to eat anything too heavy for lunch. We're on a weird schedule, so I'm not eating dinner until 11 p.m. sometimes.
You've always been a guy who could cover a lot of ground out on the field. Do you use the treadmill to work on that?
First off, I hate the treadmill. I hate it. You really don't have to be on it that long, something like 20 or 30 minutes. It's all about getting your heart rate up. It's usually a minute walk and then 15 or 30 seconds sprinting as fast as you can go. Then you walk again and repeat.
Who are some of the guys on the Yankees that are also really into the weight room?
Besides me being a beast in the weight room? Alex (Rodriguez) lifts a lot. Most catchers like Jorge need their legs, so he does a lot of leg strengthening. Most of the guys work out pretty good.
What about guys from your past 15 years in the league? Were there any players that were really health conscious?
Joe Girardi. When he played he was working out all the time and eating healthy. He's similar to Mark Teixeira.
You've been in the league for a long time and accomplished a lot on the field. What keeps you motivated at this stage of your career?
It's wanting to be the best you can be. The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder. When I'm done, the last thing I'll be able to say is I cheated myself.
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When I priced insurance, it was $200-$300 per person. That included the same company Disney uses for its cruises.
Downside with Disney insurance is that it only covers the cruise. If you booked airfare through Disney I believe that it will be covered. If you booked everything separately, only the cruise is covered. I use Allianz and the prices are very reasonable.
Correct. Renting a car both ways was cheaper than buying DCL transfers. $480 for transfers vs. roughly $230 for the rentals plus maybe $25 in gas. Plus we could then hit Walmart/Publix for food and water and a few other items once we were down there instead of paying Disney prices for our one night on-property before the cruise.
Airfare kills us now that we no longer can fly standby.


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Zoo Project, pseudonyme de  Bilal Berreni, est un peintre urbain français, né le  à Paris et mort assassiné le  à Détroit (États-Unis) à l'âge de 23 ans. Son travail s'est d'abord exposé sur les murs du Nord-est parisien, puis en Tunisie, juste après la révolution tunisienne de 2010-2011, où il a été particulièrement remarqué.

Biographie
Bilal Berreni est né dans le  arrondissement de Paris le  d'une mère périgourdine et d'un père d'origine algérienne, Mourad Berreni, metteur-en-scène et directeur du Théâtre de l'Echo dans le  arrondissement. Il a un frère aîné Marwan, comédien, et est le petit-fils de Charles Sarlandie, chef d'état-major de la Résistance au sein du Bataillon Violette à Saint-Mesmin, en Dordogne.

Adolescent parisien du  arrondissement, Bilal Berreni commence à l'âge de 15 ans à peindre des murs de son quartier. À l'école Boulle, il passe un bac arts appliqués puis intègre l'École Duperré où il obtient un BTS de communication graphique. Il peint de grandes fresques noirs et blanches sur des murs d'immeubles parisiens et à Sénéchas dans les Cévennes qu'il signe Zoo Project, nom qu'il souhaite donner à un collectif dont il restera le seul membre. Il porte un fort intérêt pour le travail d'Ernest Pignon-Ernest mais aussi pour des peintres plus traditionnels comme Gustave Courbet ou Ingres.

Zoo Project  trouve la notoriété en 2011 grâce à son travail en Tunisie où il peint sur des cartons des portraits grandeur nature de victimes de la révolution qu'il expose dans les rues de Tunis : pour lui, . Après Tunis, il rejoint la frontière orientale de la Tunisie et le camp de Choucha où il s'installe et partage pendant un mois la vie des milliers de réfugiés ayant fui la guerre civile libyenne et peint leur portrait sur des oriflammes de toile blanche.

De retour à Paris, Zoo Project retrouve une certaine solitude. Il repart ensuite plusieurs mois dans l'est de l'Europe et en Russie à la recherche des « fantômes de l'ex-URSS » et réalise, en collaboration avec le réalisateur Antoine Page, un documentaire mêlant cinéma et dessin, C'est assez bien d'être fou. Dans ce film, on voit notamment Zoo Project peindre sur les murs d'une ferme, sur des conteneurs ou encore sur un ancien bateau de la mer d'Aral asséchée, redonnant vie à l'équipage du navire abandonné. C'est assez bien d'être fou sort en 2013 dans quelques salles et est projeté dans des festivals.

En , Zoo Project est retrouvé mort, assassiné par balle à l'âge de 23 ans, dans un immeuble désaffecté de Détroit aux États-Unis mais son corps n'est identifié qu'en  : il a été assassiné le  par un groupe de jeunes hommes âgés de 17 à 20 ans qui le tuent pour lui voler son argent. Le meurtrier et ses complices sont arrêtés par la police de Détroit le  et sont condamnés par la justice à plusieurs dizaines d'années de prison lors de procès qui se sont tenus en 2015 et 2016.

Hommage
En 2018, sous l'impulsion de Lilas Carpentier et d'Antoine Page et grâce à un financement participatif, un vaste hommage à Zoo Project est organisé. Le film « C'est assez bien d'être fou » sort en salle accompagné de plusieurs installations de Zoo Project issues de son travail sur les escaliers Potemkine d'Odessa.
Lilas Carpentier conçoit et édite 9 ouvrages sur Zoo Project, regroupés dans un coffret. Par souci de cohérence avec Zoo Project et pour réaffirmer son désir d'indépendance et son souhait de toucher tous les publics, le coffret n'est à destination que des lieux de consultations publics. Depuis janvier 2019 plusieurs médiathèques disposent des ouvrages.

Son nom est donné à une place du quartier Saint-Blaise, la place Bilal-Berreni dans le  de Paris, à l'endroit même où il a grandi et où il reste un morceau d'une de ses peintures murales. Elle est inaugurée le .

Style
Son art est reconnaissable car il s'adresse à tous. Il décrit à la fois un monde proche de nous avec des formes identifiables  qui sont le plus souvent des animaux  et  aussi un univers nettement plus onirique voire surréaliste où l'on peut observer des êtres étranges, souvent hybrides inspirés de la mythologie comme des hommes à tête d'animal. C'est aussi une certaine façon de signifier l'absurdité de la vie, telle qu'il la vit parfois en retournant chez lui à Paris.

Zoo Project produit un art figuratif mais dont l'orientation pour l'art conceptuel voire l'art minimal est marquée. Il utilise la forme autant par tradition que pour énoncer une idée. Il s'inscrit donc dans la lignée de peintres américains comme Keith Haring ou Sol LeWitt pour qui selon celui-ci l'idée devient la machine de l'art.

Documentaire

 C'est assez bien d'être fou, réalisateur Antoine Page, dessinateur Zoo Project, France, 2018, 105 minutes, production La maison du directeur, Bilal et Antoine dans un voyage artistique de plusieurs mois  des montagnes des Carpates à Vladivostok.

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Peintre français du XXIe siècle
Art urbain
Graffeur français
Décès en juillet 2013
Décès à Détroit (Michigan)
Décès à 23 ans
Assassinat par arme à feu aux États-Unis
Pseudonyme
Naissance en juin 1990
Naissance dans le 10e arrondissement de Paris
Élève de l'École Boulle
Artiste assassiné

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Eleo Pomare (20 October 1937 – 8 August 2008) was a Colombian-American modern dance choreographer. Known for his politically-charged productions depicting the Black experience, his work had a major influence on contemporary dance, especially Black dance. After a tour to Australia in 1972, and the subsequent return of his then lead dancer, Carole Johnson, his style of dancing continues to influence Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander modern dancers.

He founded a dance school, the Eleo Pomare Dance Company, in New York City, which continued after his death.

Early life and education
Pomare was born on 20 October 1937 in Santa Marta, Colombia. His father, James "Tawny" Forbes, was the captain of a cargo ship that was subject to a torpedo attack near Colón, Panama, during World War II. Pomare was with his father at the time, aged six years old, and afterwards went to live with his mother, Mildred Pomare Lee, in Panama. His sister Selina Forbes Pomare was born June 19, 1940 in Santa Marta, Colombia. In 1947, he was sent on his own to live with an aunt and uncle in New York City, joined by his mother a few years later. He attended New Lincoln School in Harlem.

He later attended New York's High School of Performing Arts, and was mentored by Verita Pearson before graduating in 1953. At this time he also taught dance himself, to young people at the Police Athletic League (PAL).

Career
Pomare founded a dance company in 1958, but dismantled it to travel to Europe to study and perform with Kurt Jooss and Harold Kreutzberg in Essen, Germany, on a John Hay Whitney scholarship. After leaving the Jooss school, he re-established the Eleo Pomare Dance Company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and became popular in Europe.

He returned to the United States in 1964, when he revived and expanded his company. The company performed at the Waltann School of Creative Arts in Brooklyn in November 1967.

In 1968 (or earlier?), Pomare, along with Carole Johnson and others, formed the Association of Black Choreographers, and founded The Feet, a magazine for black dancers.

Works
An important work was Gin. Woman. Distress., a three-part solo dance, to the songs of Bessie Smith. It depicts the slow deterioration of a homeless woman. Pomare choreographed the work for Elizabeth Cameron Dalman in New York during 1966, and it was widely toured by Dalman in Europe and Australia from 1966 to 1987. The work was also taught to Johnson, who performed it in Adelaide in 1972.

One of the company's signature pieces developed by Pomare was called Blues for the Jungle (1966), originally titled Harlem Moods, as it depicted life in Harlem, New York. First performed in Amsterdam, the work is in three parts: Underworld, From Prison Walls, and Dat Day. Other productions in the 1960s included Missa Luba in 1965 and Las Desenamoradas in 1967 (based on Federico García Lorca's play The House of Bernarda Alba set to "Olé" by John Coltrane).

In 1986, in honour of Nelson Mandela, Pomare created Morning Without Sunrise, set to music by Max Roach.

Touring
The company toured to Adelaide, South Australia, in 1972, to perform at the Adelaide Festival of Arts. Dancers on the tour were: Carole Johnson, Roberta Pikser, Jennifer Barry, Frank Ashley, Strody Meekins, Martial Roumain, Henry Yu Hao Yen, Lillian Coleman, Dyane Harvey and Carole Simpson.

Pomare came to the attention of Aboriginal Australian activists after refusing to perform at Chequers Theatre, situated in the suburb of Nailsworth, north of Adelaide city centre. Pomare deemed it unsafe for the type of performance, and an inferior venue, and he insisted that his company be treated with respect. The powers that be ensured that equipment and props were moved to the Warner Theatre in King William Street, in time for the performance the following day. Pomare upset the box office manager by giving his allocation of orchestra seats away to some Aboriginal people who wanted to see the performance but had not been able to get tickets. The company performed Blues for the Jungle on this tour, which, according to Johnson, "really excited the blacks who saw for the first time how the contemporary arts could be used to convey relevant social messages". Johnson also performed  Gin. Woman. Distress. on the tour.
The company also toured to Sydney, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts. Johnson went on to run a workshop and then start courses for Aboriginal Australians, and headed the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in 1976.

The company also toured toured North America, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and Africa, performing in Lagos, Nigeria, for FESTAC '77, the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture.

Company manager
William Moore (1933–1992),  African American dance critic, dancer, researcher, and founder of Dance Herald magazine, managed the company at some point, as he did the company of Joan Miller.

Recognition
Pomare was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1972.

The borough president of Manhattan, David Dinkins, declared 7 January 1987 as Eleo Pomare Day.

Guest dancers
A November 1983 performance by Leni Wylliams  as "Profit Jones" in Radiance of the Dark during the company's 25th anniversary season was reported in a New York Times review as being "show stopping".

Other featured dancers included:

Dudley Williams
Loretta Abbott
Al Perryman
Dyane Harvey
Charles Grant
Chuck Davis

Death and legacy
Pomare died of cancer in Manhattan, New York, on 8 August 2008.

The Eleo Pomare Dance Company continued after his death. Dancer and choreographer Martial Roumain, who joined the company as a teenager, is responsible for preserving Pomare's work and for future performances of it.

An exhibition celebrating his achievements, entitled The Man, The Artist, The Maker of Artists, was mounted at the National Museum of Dance from 2011 to 2012.

In January 2021, Loris Anthony Beckles, a former member of the Eleo Pomare Dance Company and founder of the Beckles Dancing Company in Dallas, Texas, gave a talk on Pomare's legacy, entitled Dance as activism: Meet Eleo Pomare, a revolutionary artist.

Pomare is often considered the angry black man of modern dance, although he did not consider himself angry or bitter, but that he is rather "telling it like it is".  "I'm labeled...angry...because I will not do what they want from a black dancer. They want black exotics... I have something to say and I want to say it honestly, strongly and without having it stolen, borrowed or messed over."

The impact of Pomare as writer, dancer and choreographer has helped many gain an understanding of the black experience. Johnson's work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dancers in Australia, helping to create NAISDA's forerunner in 1975, and subsequent formation of Bangarra Dance Theatre in 1989, carried on Pomare's legacy. Johnson herself said that "Pomare made me the dancer that I am today... I was very technical, which he liked, but he managed to pull all my emotion out". She also said that he had a strong influence in Australia, the legacy of his 1972 visit to Adelaide.

References

Birth of Sister: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6VL4-CD69

1937 births
2008 deaths
Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
American choreographers


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Toronto Grocery Stores Are Adding Extra Hours For Elders To Shop in "Peace"
Great To See Major Chains Being Thoughtful During These Stressful Times
by Matthew Martino March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020
written by Matthew Martino March 20, 2020 March 20, 2020
Credits : Loblaw's
With all the chaos and uncertainty that the coronavirus pandemic has brought along, a lot of senior citizens are fearful of going to the grocery store while people continue to raid the shelves in panic. Fortunately, several big-name supermarkets in Toronto have added dedicated hours for the elderly and other vulnerable community members to shop for in-demand necessities like canned goods and toilet paper, without having to deal with the intimidating masses.
Credit: Sobeys
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Finally, Shopper's Drug Mart has not only added an extra hour for seniors and people with disabilities, but they will also offer the 20% Seniors Day discount on regular priced items every single day for the first hour. It's great to see major grocery stores being thoughtful during these stressful times.
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As web apps evolve, you might have found it handy to let users drag and drop files from the desktop onto the browser to edit, upload, share, etc. But unfortunately, we've been unable to drag and drop folders onto web pages. Luckily, beginning with Chrome 21, this issue will be addressed (already available in the Chrome dev channel).

### Passing multiple files with drag and drop

Let's look at a code sample of existing drag and drop.

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{% endhighlight %}
{% highlight javascript %}
var dropzone = document.getElementById('dropzone');
dropzone.ondrop = function(e) {
  var length = e.dataTransfer.files.length;
  for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
    var file = e.dataTransfer.files[i];
    ... // do whatever you want
  }
};
{% endhighlight %}

In this example, you can actually drag and drop a file or files from the desktop to your browser, but when you try to pass a folder, notice that it will be either rejected or treated as a `File` object resulting in a failure.

### How to handle dropped folders

Chrome 21 allows you to drop a folder or multiple folders into the browser window. To handle these, you need to change the way you handle dropped objects.

{% highlight HTML %}

{% endhighlight %}
{% highlight javascript %}
var dropzone = document.getElementById('dropzone');
dropzone.ondrop = function(e) {
  var length = e.dataTransfer.items.length;
  for (var i = 0; i < length; i++) {
    var entry = e.dataTransfer.items[i].webkitGetAsEntry();
    if (entry.isFile) {
      ... // do whatever you want
    } else if (entry.isDirectory) {
      ... // do whatever you want
    }
  }
};
{% endhighlight %}

Notice that a big difference here is that you can treat a dropped object as `Entry` (`FileEntry` or `DirectoryEntry`) by using new function called `getAsEntry` (`webkitGetAsEntry`).
After obtaining access to the `Entry` object, you can use standard file handling methods that were introduced in the FileSystem API specification. For example, this example shows how you can detect if a dropped object is a file or a directory by examining the `.isFile` (or the `.isDirectory`) field.

For further information regarding the FileSystem API, read [Exploring the FileSystem APIs](http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/file/filesystem/), regarding new drag and drop capability, read [this document](http://wiki.whatwg.org/wiki/DragAndDropEntries). Of course, these features are open standards or are waiting to become one soon.

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Jim Kennedy's $1 Billion Plan to Break a Chinese Monopoly
September 26, 2010 — (Source: St. Louis Business Journal) — Four years ago, Jim Kennedy was clearing out the dusty administrative building at his Pea Ridge iron mine in Sullivan, Mo., when he happened upon seven bankers boxes left behind by previous owners. He almost threw them out, but the manila folders inside caught his eye.
Kennedy started reading. It was only then he discovered that the waste rock outside his door and the slate gray earth beneath his boots contained a more intriguing, and scarcer, resource —one he says has the potential to transform the region.
Piled up in Pea Ridge's old tailings lake and buried underground are unusually high concentrations of so-called rare earth elements (REE). Geological studies indicate Kennedy's property is home to some $3 billion worth of known "rare earths" reserves. What's more, Pea Ridge is one of only two permitted REE mines in the country.
But he encountered one major hitch. There is virtually no place on Earth to refine these valuable metals outside of China.
Now Kennedy has the backing of U.S. Sen. Kit Bond and is working to strengthen support from U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan and other lawmakers for federal legislation that would establish a public-private REE cooperative and appropriate much of the nearly $1 billion it would cost to build a state-of-the art refinery and reduction facility in Missouri. The refinery would create about 300 full-time jobs and attract about 6,000 more as a magnet for technology companies that depend on rare earths supplies, he estimates.
Sporting exotic names like dysprosium and ytterbium near the bottom of the periodic table, rare earths possess unique physical properties that make them essential to high-performance alloys used in all sorts of sophisticated products. Missile guidance systems, next-generation radar, lasers, hybrid car batteries, high-strength magnets used in wind turbines and a growing list of other specialized items rely on REE, as do many more common devices such as smart phones, computer hard drives and fiber optic cables.
"There aren't too many places that have the amount of reserves that they have," Cheryl Seeger, chief of the geologic investigations unit for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of Geology and Land Surveying, said about Pea Ridge. "It is a tremendous resource and could be really important for Missouri."
Kennedy, who operates St. Louis-based mining company Wings Enterprises Inc., is proposing a domestic REE refinery that would serve as a counterpoint to China's monopoly, and he wants to build it in Missouri.
An advisory board consisting of representatives from the U.S. Geological Survey; the Defense Department; the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration trade organization; rare earths users and others would help identify potential REE reserves worth exploring and mining.
The refinery's nine-figure price tag, combined with China's ability to manipulate the REE market to neutralize competitors, presents significant risks to private investors.
That is why Kennedy, 47, insists government support is necessary to build a modern REE mining and refining industry in the United States. With so much at stake, he argues, this is an investment the country can't afford not to make.
National security and economic concerns about REE supplies have been growing over the past decade. But the issue is now gaining attention in Washington. Hearings are being held, and a couple of rare earths-related bills have been introduced in Congress this year. One was scheduled to be considered by the House Committee on Science and Technology on Sept. 22.
A Carnahan spokeswoman said the congressman, who sits on that House committee, is "working with colleagues to explore the potential that these minerals could represent."
Bond, one of Kennedy's strongest supporters, took a firmer stance. "Just like we cannot afford to be dependent on foreign oil cartels for our nation's energy, counting on any one foreign competitor to supply all of America's rare earth needs, which are so crucial to not only today's but also tomorrow's technological innovations, is too risky a bet," Bond said. "It is critical we have a domestic source of rare earth minerals, a necessary component for a number of technologies that Americans are increasingly dependent on."
Missouri, Kennedy argues, is uniquely situated to support a central processing hub for rare earths mined here and throughout the Western Hemisphere. Rare earth deposits have been identified in California, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, as well as in Canada and Brazil. Mountain Pass in the Mojave Desert is the largest rare-earth mine outside of China. But few deposits, including Mountain Pass, hold large concentrations of heavy REEs, a group of elements in the rare earths family that are considered the most important and valuable.
Pea Ridge, by contrast, features a smaller overall deposit but offers higher concentrations of heavy REEs than perhaps anyplace else in the world, according to third-party surveys performed at the mine.
Missouri's central location; access to cross-country river, railroad and highway transportation routes; and existing industrial Brownfield sites along the Mississippi River that could serve as the refinery's home give the state a competitive edge. Pea Ridge also holds permits that other potential mines would probably need years to secure. A U.S. Government Accountability Office report in April found "once a company has secured the necessary capital to start a mine, government and industry officials said it can take from seven to 15 years to bring a property fully online, largely due to the time it takes to comply with multiple state and federal regulations."
If he can see his vision through, Kennedy and his supporters suggest a REE refinery here would help attract a number of REE-dependent manufacturers and military contractors to the region.
"We could become a new Silicon Valley," Kennedy said. "We would emphasize the green technology side, but the reality is there are also a lot of defense opportunities. This could present an incredible leverage position for Missouri. If we can get the right language in the legislation, this is ours to lose."


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Rockbrat Remembers:
Rockbrat Remembers: Seab Meador and the Werewolves
Seb Meador: Photo (c) fakezombies.blogspot.com.au
The Werewolves were a band from out of Dallas, Texas who signed to RCA and released two amazingly underrated albums brimming with first rate power-pop / country melodies. Don't know the name ? OK, fair enough. Put down your can of Gilley's Beer and read on. Let's dig a little deeper. Before the Werewolves, in the annals of Texas rock history you will see there was a band called The Gentlemen, a garage rock band who existed from 64-68, and are best remembered for their killer tune, "It's a Cry'n Shame', often regarded as one of THE garage rock songs from that era. Their guitar player/ song writer, Seab Meador was a hotshot on guitar, and a big fan of Jeff Beck's style, which you can hear in his playing too. Meandor developed a reputation as one of the unknown guitar greats from Texas in the 60s/70s. Jimmie Vaughan, later a member the Fabulous Thunderbirds and brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan, served a brief stint for several months in The Gentlemen in late 1965 and early 1966, but did not appear on any of their recordings. The Gentleman were heavily influenced by the Brit beat invasion sound, and would go on to support acts such as Mitch Ryder, James Brown and Jerry Lee Lewis amongst others. In 1967, with their record company out of cash, Seab Meador left The Gentlemen, and the group lost momentum splitting in 1968. Meador went on to form other bands such as the Houston based Hurricanes, and later the Werewolves, in the late 70s, which is, in a roundabout way, the main topic of this post. The Werewolves were managed and produced by former Rolling Stones svengali, Andrew Loog Oldham, with the band cutting and releasing two major label albums, both worthy of your attention. According to AllMusic, " The first of two albums in 1978 for this discovery of producer Andrew Loog Oldham, the Werewolves' self-titled debut has less focus than the follow-up, "Ship of Fools", the band undecided whether to try their hand at being Bad Company-lite, a slowed-down version of Cheap Trick, or R.E.M. by way of Rossington Collins Band. The jangle with tinges of Southern rock could hardly help the glam image projected by the Mick Rock photos. There's a cover of an early Elvis Presley nugget, "One Night of Sin," from his 1957 Loving You album. It's called "One Night" here, and that avenue, coupled with the folk-blues of "Too Hard" with acoustic guitar and Peter Wood's accordion ensemble, makes for a strange mix. That the Presley cover is next to a harder-rocking song entitled "Deux Voix" gives a hint of the jolts the listener is put through. The band is adequate, and everything is recorded oh so precisely, but there's little to excite" Who is this reviewer and what the hell does he know ? Cowboy Col will give you the tip that this album COOKS, and is as every bit as good as any of those aforementioned bands he mentioned. And I'll throw in The Babys to boot. The vocals of Brian Papgeorge are smooth and similar to John Waite, (and Paul Rodgers), and that's a good thing in my books. The bitchin "The Flesh Express" is total early 70's Stones, and "Hollywood Millionaire" is also a killer tune, as is 'City By The Sea'. With a genuine guitar protégée on board, (who can shred, rip and also finesse in equal parts), it astounds me that this band didn't reach the heights. Almost 40 years after its release, this album still sounds great and has not dated – testament to the songwriting and quality of the songs. (Chew on that Allmusic). The Werewolves headed to NYC and released their second album, 'Ship Of Fools (Summer Weekends And No More Blues)', also worthy of your attention – yet any further attempt at reaching the big heights of success were halted on January 24, 1980, when Seab Meador died tragically of a brain tumour. Seb's amazing talent can be heard today still, via any of his recorded works – the Werewolves are a great starting point. Recommended! Be sure to check out the excellent "I Was a Teenage Fake Zombie" site for first hand memories of Seb.
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One thought on "Rockbrat Remembers: Seab Meador and the Werewolves"
Ant G. says:
Thanks for this informative article and illustrating the linkage between the Gentlemen from 1966 and the 1978 RCA band the Werewolves. That Gentlemen 45 is truly a monster fuzz rocker. The Allmusic review is less than appealing unfortunately. I did see the Werewolves at Great Gildersleeves in NYC in 1979 and had purchased their first LP in 1978. Cheers
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Joseph Biseto was hired in 1997 and worked in patrol until being transferred to the data management division because of his self-developed computer skills. The newly-promoted sergeant will remain in data management, where he recently worked with a team that upgraded the department's computer system.
Steven Carelli, who joined the department in 2009, worked in patrol and eventually joined the special response team. He later was a member of the neighborhood conditions unit and is now with the emergency services unit, where he heads up the drone program. He'll remain with the unit as a sergeant.
Mayor Tom Roach congratulated those promoted and their families, noting that a few thousand people take the city's police civil service exam when it's offered, and only a handful are hired.
"Once you get here, the competition for promotion is very strong," he said. "The culture here is so positive and professional that the people who come to the department become great police officers. That's because of the leadership."
After helping place her husband's new insignia on his uniform, Sheryl Johnson said it was "exciting" to take part in Capt. Larry Johnson's promotion. "I can't even put into words how proud I am of him. It took a lot of hard work and dedication, and he persevered."
Castelli said he's looking forward to the new challenges he'll face as assistant chief.
"It's always a little daunting when you move on to the next step, but I'm glad they had the confidence in me," he said. "I'm very lucky, and I'm excited about the opportunity."
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