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Over the last two weeks, we learned that there will almost certainly be a significant shift in how the Budget process will proceed this year compared with past years. As has typically been the custom and practice in the legislature, the Budget subcommittees meet from March through late May, analyzing almost every component of the Governor's January Budget and his subsequent May Revision to the Budget. Each house then presents their "version" of the Budget during their respective full Budget Committee hearings. Where policy and funding differences continue to exist between the two houses, a Conference Committee is established. The powerful 10 member Budget Conference Committee process is the annual rite of passage, wherein these legislative leaders of the Budget and Appropriations Committees, the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst's Office work late into the evening, on weekends, etc. in order to reach an ultimate compromise to bring the Budget bill to the Floor for vote. However, with a June 15th date looming for the legislature to pass an on-time Budget, it appears that this year's Budget process will be abbreviated, to eliminate entirely the Budget Conference Committee hearings. Additionally, because Proposition 25, approved by the voters 2 years ago, allowed for a Budget to be passed with a majority vote, Democrats should have sufficient votes to move the Budget forward to the Governor without needing Republican votes.
This morning the Senate Budget Committee met to hear the presentations of the Budget Subcommittee Chairs on the work of their subcommittees, and then the Committee moved straight into deliberations on some "open" items relative to the Budget. The Senate Budget Committee Vice Chair, Bill Emmerson made opening comments on behalf of his Republican colleagues, expressing concern that the Budget Conference Committee would not be utilized this year, and he argued for a more fair and open process. Senator Leno, the Chair of the Senate Budget Committee countered that he was, in fact, committed to a fair process and he highlighted the fact that the subcommittees had held approximately 48 exhaustive hearings on the Governor's Budget. "We heard from Californians up and down the state, who traveled miles to be here." Then he added, "There will still be significant, real, and painful cuts made. But we are trying to find alternatives to about 5% of the Governor's cuts to soften the edges." (In fact, in an article released around noon today by the Sacramento Bee, they indicate that Democratic leaders have been "meeting daily this week behind closed doors" with the Governor to "resolve about $2 billion in differences over budget cuts that would affect the poorest Californians." Many of the differences between the leaders and the Governor are centered around his deep proposed cuts to welfare programs, In Home Supportive Services, etc.) During today's hearing, Senator Leno acknowledged that the conversation on the Budget was made more difficult as $8.5 billion in "solutions" to bridge the $15.9 billion deficit are reliant on the Governor's tax package passing in November.
While the Senate Budget Committee is closing out several items today, the public library funding issues are not part of today's discussion. We anticipate that they will be contained in a package to follow next week. We have been actively working on your behalf to try to preserve funding for the library programs, particularly the California Library Services Act and the literacy services, in order to also hold on to approximately $15 million in corresponding federal funding. With very few discretionary areas in the Budget where the legislature can move or "borrow" money to save other programs, we are working harder than ever to try to protect the library funding the best we can. As you are aware, at this current time there is not one state dollar of funding in the Budget for public libraries, and thus our mission is to: 1) insert funding and reactivate the Budget line items for the programs, and 2) protect the federal distribution to California.


For decades, the spy thriller has been dominated by one name: Bond. 007's trappings, which include pyrotechnics, high-octane chases, death-defying stunts, gorgeous women, and the like, have come to define the genre. While it's unquestionable that Ian Fleming's superspy has left an indelible impression on movies and novels, it would not be reasonable to apply Bond-generated expectations to the grounded endeavors of John le Carré and Len Deighton. Both authors began writing in the early 1960s with the primary purpose of creating "anti-Bond" protagonists. For Deighton, it was Harry Palmer (played in three films by Michael Caine). For Le Carré, it was George Smiley. Physically unprepossessing, meek in manner, emotionally cool, and antisocial, Smiley's primary weapon is his mind not a gun. He is a master tactician of the Cold War, matching wits against the best the KGB has to offer.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is regarded by critics as being among the best of Le Carré's yarns. A faithful adaptation (which this is) has two requirements: the narrative must be dense and the pace must be slow. Le Carré's stories have no room for mindless action; they are heavily plot-driven, which makes them a challenge to adapt. Two hours is probably too short. The condensation required to cram the essence of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy into a feature film of reasonable length is likely to result in less attentive audience members becoming lost along the way. Even a quick trip to the bathroom could be a viewer's undoing. And, although the pacing is slow, events move rapidly. A lot happens, but little is explosive.


Lantern fish (Myctophidae family) are small bioluminescent fish which represent the largest number of mesopelagic fish in the world's oceans.
Their considerable biomass and high nutritional quality make them prime targets for the development of new industrial fisheries.
However, myctophidae play a pivotal role in the pelagic food chain between zooplankton and top predators such as squid, fish, birds and marine mammals.
Despite their ecological importance, little information is available on their distribution and basic biology.
This paradox and their probable future development for industry, underlines the urgent need to collect information on their distribution and biomass in relation to oceanographic conditions.
The Southern Ocean is where myctophidae mostly dominate the mesopelagic fish fauna and, correspondingly, it is home to the greatest predators.
A representative example is the southern Indian Ocean which is home to large populations of birds and seals (pinnipeds) feeding largely on these fish.
The cross-disciplinary MyctO-3D-MAP project brings together the expertise of ecologists, oceanographers and modellers to study the distribution in 3 dimensions of the dominant species of myctophidae in the Southern Ocean, as well as physical and biological characteristics of their habitats on different spatiotemporal scales.
The project will take place in three stages: the first is descriptive (determine the horizontal and vertical distribution of myctophidae), the second is explanatory (define their preferred habitats) and the third is predictive (how will they react to environmental changes and what are the consequences for their predators?).
The MyctO-3D-MAP project is based on an innovative approach which has no national or international equivalent.


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Man's Suit (habit à la française)
The Kyoto Costume Institute
Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
A narrow stripe pattern of purple and green adds lightness to this heavy-looking uncut velvet fabric. The coat and the white waistcoat are embroidered with the same floral pattern.
It may be no exaggeration to say that in the 18th century the beauty of embroidery was effectively used in men's clothes rather than women's dresses. Evidence can be found in the formal wear of Académie Française members until now. Especially the coat and the waistcoat of the panoply called "habit à la française" are fully embroidered with golden and silver threads and other multi-colored threads, sequins, and artificial gems.
At that time, there were numbers of embroiderers' workshops in Paris, whose work and workplaces were described in "L'Encyclopédie" by Denis Diderot. Men's clothes of the period were made in a way called disposition: a fabric was woven or embroidered to fit the configuration of dress fronts. It was selected according to the customer's taste, and then cut and sewn up into clothes.
Gorgeous embroideries as well as expensive laces used for jabots and cuffs, and buttons, one of the important fashionable items, were essential to finish the appearance of the chic men of the Rococo period.
Title: Man's Suit (habit à la française)
Date Created: c. 1790
Location Created: France
Type: Men's wear
Photographer: ©The Kyoto Costume Institute, photo by Taishi Hirokawa
Rights: Collection of The Kyoto Costume Institute
Medium: Three piece set of coat, waistcoat, and breeches; coat and waistcoat of blue striped uncut velvet with sequins and glass jewels; embroidery of metallic thread, self-fabric-wrapped buttons; waistcoat of white figured silk.
Man's Suit (Coat, Waistcoat, Breeches)
Men's suit (Jacket, Waistcoat, Breeches)
Coat, Waistcoat, Breeches
Gianfranco Ferré, Fall / Winter 1990
Coat and Belt
Afghan woman's street wear
Evening Jacket

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A Sustainable Alternative for Meat Lovers and the Meat Industry
In conversation with Christie Lagally, the founding CEO of Rebellyous Foods.
By Kashyap Vyas
Glenn Lacey/Rebellyous Foods
There is a consensus that some things can never be replaced like the feel of a book in your hand, or the flavor and texture of chicken nuggets. Rebellyous Foods is here to challenge the latter.
The meat industry market value is expected to rise to 1.5 trillion dollars by 2022, raising the issue of sustainability.
Many people are unaware, but this rising demand also has adverse environmental implications. It isn't hard to imagine that increased meat demand should be accountable for fossil fuel usage, animal methane, water, and land consumption.
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But did you know that meat consumption is one of the leading causes of the 6th mass extinction that is currently happening?
There are many layers to the problem of replacing the traditional meat industry.
You have to get the taste right. You have to get the price right. You have to change eating patterns actively.
All the while keeping the environmental impact in check.
To do so, we need expertise in everything from machine engineering, chemistry to culinary arts. And that's where Rebellyous Foods comes in.
Rebellyous is the brainchild of Christie Lagally.
An engineer by training, she has leveraged her diverse perspective to tackle the problems of the meat industry. She is one of the key figures in the food movement gripping the nation.
Source: Rebellyous Foods
Her ambition is to have all meat-eaters, and not just vegetarians to switch over to this meat alternative. Let us dive into this discussion about her journey towards a meat-free world.
Q: Rebellyous is an interesting name. What's the inspiration/story behind it?
We're rebelling against the meat-industry standard by making a traditional product in a wholly non-traditional way. We're doing this in order to address the negative impact of poultry production on the environment, industry workers, consumers, and of course, the birds themselves.
At the same time, as a food company, our priority is to give customers delicious, satisfying comfort food. The blend of those two elements – our critically serious mission and the simple desire to give people good food (the "belly" in the equation) – is how our name was born.
Q: After graduating as a mechanical engineer, what made you enter the food-manufacturing industry?
I spent several years working as a project manager at Boeing and prior to that in other disciplines in the aerospace industry, and during that time, I maintained a keen interest in climate action and animal welfare. As such, I was inevitably interested in food system reform, and particularly with regards to the problems posed by meat production and overconsumption.
I saw that new plant-based products were being introduced to replace carbon-intensive, heavily polluting animal products, and yet, none of them were being produced at a scale that would come close to rivaling the scale of the meat industry. At the time, I was working at the largest manufacturing facility in the world, and it made me wonder how much more of an impact plant-based meat could have if it's manufacturing technology were optimized.
With Rebellyous Foods, I'm working to answer that question.
Q: What makes you think that mechanical engineering is as -if not more- important than genetic engineering when it comes to deciding the future of the food industry?
Put in the simplest terms, the scale of the meat industry is the result of the development of manufacturing technology. The "factory farm" model came into existence in the 1960s, and since then, the industry has been on a constant track toward greater efficiency, volume, and production optimization.
Today, we have almost completely automated, mechanized, and robotized slaughter and carcass deconstruction of animal processing. On the other side of the spectrum, there's plant-based meat.
Plant-based alternatives were first introduced to the U.S. commercial market right at the turn of the 20th century, and since then, there have only been isolated and inconsistent attempts to address inefficiencies and scale to meaningful volumes.
Plant-based meat will only truly become widely available when it can be produced and sold at a low cost and high volume. And that will only happen when the industry gets smart about the scale and updates its production technology.
Q: What was the trigger/moment you decided to take the entrepreneurial path? (Was it a difficult change?)
There was no one moment that made me decide to take the entrepreneurial path. But the problem was so compelling to me that I couldn't stop researching it, and when it became clear that no one else was going to address the plant-based meat industry's manufacturing problem, I decided the value was too great not to pursue it.
Source: EVB/Rebellyous Foods
Q: What better defines you, an entrepreneur or an engineer, and how do you divide your time between the two?
As the CEO of Rebellyous, I spend 90% of my time working to build the company. That being said, I can't "build the company" without quite literally building the company's equipment solutions and engineering strategy.
Our engineering efforts and growth trajectory are inexplicably linked, so I have to show up with the mindset of both the entrepreneur and the engineer on any given day.
Q: So, you also have a lot of compelling literature online. How would you define your target market? Is it vegans, vegetarians, or does it include meat-eaters as well?
Meat eaters are our target market. For our products to actually address the problems we are working to address (problems like greenhouse gas emissions, chronic disease, and human rights abuses in the poultry industry), they need to be eaten instead of conventionally raised chickens, not in addition to these products. Our goal is to make nuggets for people who love chicken nuggets but don't necessarily love all of the negative externalities associated with poultry production.
Q: Plant-based protein is healthier and more nutritious than animal protein. Apart from the availability, what are the challenges in their adoption? How do you plan on addressing them?
Price and availability are tremendous barriers to the adoption of plant-based meat in the average person's diet. Even with big recent successes like plant-based meat making its debut in chains like Dunkin, Burger King, and KFC, these options are still two-to-five times more expensive than the regular sausages, burgers, and nuggets.
On top of the issue of cost, we simply don't produce enough plant-based meat for people to eat it on a regular basis. In the United States, we produce more than 105 billion pounds of animal meat each year. Best estimates of U.S. plant-based meat production hovers just around 200 million lbs per year.
That's a fifth of one percent (0.2%) of the total U.S. meat production by volume.
Put in more relatable terms, that means there is only enough plant-based meat available for each resident of the U.S. to include it in one meal per year. And that's it.
We can't talk about widespread adoption until the product is actually available to adopt!
Source: Glenn Lacey/Rebellyous Foods
Q: How much of your product's taste is attributed to chemistry and how much to culinary arts?
Food chemistry and culinary arts are practically interchangeable in our R&D efforts. The taste will always be king; chemistry comes in to ensure that we can consistently deliver the same great taste and texture to our customers.
Q: Speaking of chemistry, what do you think of the new protein sources that are emerging in labs around the world?
Cultivated meat (aka lab-grown meat) is a fantastic innovation for consumers who will always want animal-based meat on their plates and may not adopt plant-based proteins because of ideology. Cultivated meat is in its infancy, but we are excited that the industry will soon have products on the market.
Also, many conventionally produced meat products are combined with plant-based proteins, so I anticipate that cultivated meat products will be the same. Someday, we may be producing blended cultivated and plant-based protein products for other companies in our facilities.
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Q: The nuggets have received many favorable reviews. What is next for Rebellyous?
We have a lot in the works right now! In October, we moved into our new headquarters, which was previously being used as a meat processing facility, and we are continuing to build our equipment and hone our systems in this new location.
At the same time, we're working with various national brands and food service providers to co-create nuggets that are customized for their customer base. One of the things we're most excited about in the near term is introducing a nugget that fits the requirements of the USDA's National School Lunch Program so that we can begin offering this option – which has more fiber, less sodium, and less saturated fat than the average chicken nugget – to students in K-12 schools.
We couldn't be more excited to give school foodservice directors an affordable, wholesome option to serve to picky eaters.
(Disclaimer: The opinions stated in the interview strictly belong to the interviewee and Interesting Engineering does not necessarily support or endorse them.)
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THE WAY OF CAIN
Anglican Morning Devotion for 23 November 2021 Anno Domini
"Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage." (JUDE 1:11-16; all scripture quoted is from the King James Version)
If you have believed that the ways of Cain passed with his demise, you would be mistaken since his ways and wickedness have only been magnified by the passage of time. His means of destroying that which is morally commendable have only changed in technical sophistication. Cain was the firstborn following the Fall of Adam and Eve. We are not told how much time interceded between his birth and that of his brother Abel; but Abel was a prophet and Cain was a murderer much more affected by the Serpent than Abel. In a rage of jealousy, Cain murdered his brother Abel.
Cain was a sinful man of the flesh. He did not treat the most important concerns of his soul with any regard whatsoever. He knew that only the shedding of blood could be offered as a proper sacrifice to the Lord, yet he brought no blood offering and, instead, shed innocent blood. Even now doth the blood of Abel cry from the dust of the earth and shall be, in due course, satisfied. In time, Adam and Eve had another son of righteousness who would be the agent whereby a righteous stock could be preserved in the earth. Noah came in that line in the process of many years. The bloodline of Cain perished in the flood, but not the spiritual wickedness in the hearts of men.
If we look around us today, we may look in the brothels and bars of the world for an example of the Way of Cain being demonstrated in the human race. Though there may be ample examples found there, there may be other, more profound examples right in front of our noses. Turn your TV's to the evangelist channels and there may find among the rarely righteous ministers, many like unto Cain. How so? The introductory text gives the simple answer: "…they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward." They preach with one objective in mind – MONEY! The Scriptures call this ministering for "filthy lucre." "For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake." (Titus 1:10-11) Naturally, a man given to full-time work in the ministry (not simply Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights), may require some benefit to cover living expenses, but not the lucrative salaries we observe among the large church ministries. Amazing, the Latin root word for Lucrative is 'LUCRE.' It means to gain advantage for profit. If we follow the money, we shall turn up a devil somewhere in the mix.
These Cainish ministers may appear very sophisticated and well-grounded in Scripture, but do not judge them by appearance, but by fruits. They are much like the clouds that arise on the horizon promising rain in the desert wastes, but they form too late to produce water and dissipate with the coming sunset. Their promise was false and adds to the hopelessness of the perishing life of the desert. They are as trees without fruit, or whose fruit withers soon after the blossom. They may sway large multitudes of people whose lives return to the same morbid sins of the past once cultivated by these deceivers. Twice dead is a final deadness. We all must die sooner or later, but for the righteous, the second death has no power: "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death." (Revelation 2:11)
The Way of Cain is the way of the falling star or meteorite. It has no set orbit. It is not limited by the same forces that maintain order in the Universe. It finally burns itself out in the atmosphere of some other well-directed heavenly body. It may wander the Universe for millennia until it encounters the atmospheric friction of another heavenly body. Once it is burned out, it is fated for eternal darkness in the ether of space.
Beware of the Way of Cain. To follow the false prophets is to share in their destinies. Your will become like unto those you follow: "These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage."
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The Oscars event was just held recently to give awards to best in the American movie industry. I use to watch it before but now I only wait for the final results. On of the highlights of the event was the red carpet session for the arrival of all invitees. What I noticed in the pictures taken, almost all of the featured A-List female artist did not wear any diamond necklace. Even the winner of Best Actress, Meryl Streep, does not wear one. Perhaps there is a reason to this as wearing one would take the attention away from the artist's greatest asset which is the face.


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Dr Mary James, a professor of physics at Reed College, is coming to OSU to present a colloquium on access on Monday, October 16th from 4-5 pm in Weniger 116. Come join us!
Presentation abstract: Access to education for prospective physics majors is more than permission to walk though the doors or sit in a classroom. Providing true access means creating a learning environment that anticipates the challenges to learning that students from different backgrounds and identities, particularly those from groups underrepresented in physics, bring to the classroom. In this talk Professor James will present findings from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, social psychology, and physics education research that suggest a new paradigm for introductory physics courses and advising of prospective physics majors focused on increasing the persistence of novices from all backgrounds and identities interested in the discipline.
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UN official counters Saudi claims over Khashoggi report
Special rapporteur says she did not rely on media reports to reach conclusion on journalist's murder
By Bayram Altug
GENEVA (AA) - UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard said Wednesday that she absolutely did not rely on media reports to reach a conclusion in her investigation into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi as Saudi Arabia claimed.
Speaking at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Callamard said the evidence gathered during the inquiry into Khashoggi's killing suggested that the Saudi state is responsible for the murder.
Abdulaziz Alwasil, Saudi ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva, claimed that Callamard's report was "based on prejudice and prefabricated ideas" and used "non-credible articles or sources".
"I have absolutely not relied on media reports to reach my conclusion. I have not made public my sources because my sources were fearful of retaliation," said Callamard.
Callamard said she shared the report with Saudi authorities two weeks before it was made public and received no feedback.
"I am still committed to that cooperation. I remain open to meeting with the Saudi authorities to discuss my findings and what they may find problematic," she added.
A UN report released last week confirmed that 11 people are being tried in the case.
Callamard reiterated her call to the Saudi government to fully cooperate with Turkey and the international community to ensure transparency in the trial and that the chain of command is being investigated.
Khashoggi's fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, also addressed the council.
"The report makes it clear that an international investigation must take place. I call on the [UN] secretary general to urge member states to support Agnes's call for this investigation," she said.
"As Agnes has said, it is time for sanctions. Those who are behind the murder and coverup should face punishment."
Sadik Arslan, the Turkish ambassador to the UN in Geneva, also called on the international community to support Callamard's recommendations.
Speaking at the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council, Arslan said Turkey supported Callamard throughout her investigation and shared all information related to the murder with her.
"We strongly support Callamard's recommendations for justice and the accountability of this crime. We also invite all members of the international community to support these proposals in order to ensure that Khashoggi lies in peace forever."
Callamard published the report last week, which said the murder last fall in Istanbul of Khashoggi "constituted an extrajudicial killing" for which "Saudi Arabia is responsible".
In the report, Callamard said she found "credible evidence" to further probe the liability of Saudi officials in Khashoggi's killing, including Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Among its other recommendations, the UN report calls on the FBI and UN secretary general to launch criminal investigations into the murder of Khashoggi, who was a U.S. resident.
Khashoggi was killed and dismembered by a group of Saudi operatives shortly after he entered the country's consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 last year.
Riyadh offered various, conflicting narratives to explain his disappearance before acknowledging he was murdered in the diplomatic building while seeking to shift blame for his death on a botched rendition operation being carried out by rogue agents.
Khashoggi's body has not been recovered, and the Kingdom has remained silent on its whereabouts.
*Writing by Busra Nur Bilgic
Tags: Abdulaziz Alwasil, Agnes Callamard, Hatice Cengiz, Jamal Khashoggi, report, Sadik Arslan, Saudi Arabia


Jonathan Gravel, epidemiologist and family medicine resident at the University of Toronto, is hosting this week's episode of The Rounds Table alongside Bradley Kaplansky, academic primary care physician in Toronto and host of podcast Primary Care Spiel. This week they are covering the efficacy and safety of oral basal insulin versus subcutaneous insulin glargine in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the effect of tranexamic acid (TXA) on functional outcomes – an analysis of the CRASH-2 trial.
In patients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes who are already on multiple oral agents, insulin seems like the next logical step. Oral insulin helps to overcome the difficulty with route of administration but also oral insulin better mimics pancreatic insulin secretion as it is absorbed via the portal vein directly to the liver. Brad compares subcutaneous insulin versus novel oral insulin in terms of glycemic control and safety profile for patients with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes who are insulin-naïve.
The Clinical Randomization of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Hemorrhage (CRASH-2) trial showed that TXA improved survival in severely injured adults. Jon shares an exploratory analysis of the CRASH-2 trial which investigates TXA compared to placebo in terms of overall functional outcomes in severely injured adults.
This week on The Good Stuff segment, Brad reviews an article highlighting that the average life expectancy increases with the supply of primary care doctors. Jon discusses a hearing held by a subcommittee for the House of Representatives in the U.S. on the ongoing measles outbreak and the politics around this.
Finally, this week Emily Hughes and Sheliza Halani are interviewing special guest, Dr. Lisa Richardson, general internist and clinician-educator at the University of Toronto, on person-centred care.


With the help of Mininet, you can create the Virtual switch and Host and these switches are capable of listening OpenFlow protocols massages.
–Topo: it is used to tell Mininet what kind of topology is going to be build. Some pre defines topologies in Mininet are linear, Tree and minimal.
–mac: This feature generates the MAC address of Hosts based on host ID.
-V debug: It is used for debugging output of Mininet.
–arp: This will generates ARP table of hosts with the ARP entries of each other. If you have two hosts h1 and h2 , using –arp its gives the h2 Mac address inside the ARP table of h1 and vice versa.
–test ipref or –test pingall: Once topology is created , with this command , all host will start ping to each other. Iperf will generates UDP packets between source and destination.
Links: This will show you links between host and switches and also test them.


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Deep divisions, further delay for California's math guidelines
John Fensterwarld
EdSource
The debate that continues to simmer over California's new math guidelines is a reminder that divisions remain deep over approaches to instruction, the pacing of algebra in middle school and the offerings at high school, particularly for students interested in STEM in college.
The State Board of Education has pushed back the adoption of the California Math Framework to sometime in 2023, an indication that it is taking seriously hundreds of suggested changes and critiques and that potentially extensive changes may be coming.
At the heart of the issue is a disagreement over how best to motivate and raise the math success of underperforming students, including Black students, Latino students and English learners.
Similar to frameworks in English language arts and science, the math framework is intended to offer guidance on translating state standards — the Common Core — to the classroom. A framework is not a mandate; districts can pick or reject whatever suggested lessons, tactics or strategies work for them.
But it is important, not only to publishers, who will base textbooks on it, but also for teachers, superintendents and education advocates. California students lag behind the nation in math, scoring in the bottom fourth of states in fourth grade and bottom third in eighth grade in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Only 34% of students overall, 18% of African American students and 20% of Latino students met or exceeded standards on the state's 2019 Smarter Balanced standardized test in math, the last time that all students took it until this past spring. Those results aren't out yet.
Teachers haven't had a framework since 2013, and that one was done after the adoption of Common Core; its purpose was to explain and prioritize the standards. Teachers have been eager for guidance on how to make math more engaging, fun and relevant to students and expressed that in focus groups, said Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino, assistant director for integrated STEM development at the Santa Clara County Office of Education and president-elect of the California Mathematics Council.
"They wanted a focus on habits of mind, and a huge component of that is to ensure we have equitable participation from people of color," she said. "Teaching mathematics through an equity lens was overwhelmingly shared by educators and students."
In the introductory chapter, the framework explicitly says it is designed to respond to structural barriers that impede math success: "Equity influences all aspects of this document."
Despite criticism, the framework continues to resonate with classroom teachers who participated in the framework process and with advocacy groups for low-income children. "We believe that the guidance in this Framework, if effectively implemented, has the potential to transform mathematics instruction to ensure that all students have equitable access to rigorous and relevant coursework," said a letter from two dozen organizations, including Children Now, the California Mathematics Project and Californians Together, that advocate for English learners.
Critics, unmollified by changes so far, continue to argue that the framework pushes social justice over rigor — a charge the drafters of the document deny — and that its policies, if implemented, will ultimately set back many of the students it's intended to help.
"We fully agree that mathematics education should not be a gatekeeper but a launchpad," said a letter signed by more than 1,700 science, technology, engineering and math educators or professionals from California and elsewhere. "However, we are deeply concerned about the unintended consequences of recent well-intentioned approaches to reform mathematics education, particularly the California Mathematics Framework."
Failure of the status quo
The framework stated that a different approach is needed because traditional math instruction turned off many students by stressing rote memorization of "meaningless formulas" and procedures; along with being boring, it was disconnected from students' lives and experiences.
Instead, math should build positive math mindsets among all students, but especially for students of color who have become convinced they're not capable of doing well. Teachers should stress problem-solving and inquiry, the framework said. "Mathematics learning, understanding, and enjoyment comes when students are actively engaged with mathematical concepts — when they are developing mathematical curiosity, asking their own questions, reasoning with others and encountering mathematical ideas in multi-dimensional ways," according to the framework.
Departing from a traditional approach, the framework discourages lessons based on individual Common Core standards, including the priority standards identified in the first framework. Instead, teachers should create more complex tasks around "big ideas" that involve clusters of standards and make connections across grades between concepts like number sense and probability to give students a bigger picture.
"The value of focusing on big ideas for teachers, and their students, cannot be overstated," the framework said.
Writers of the framework and proponents like Andres-Salgarino acknowledge the framework will require teachers to teach differently. "Creating such classroom experiences is not easy," the framework said. Extensive training will be needed, she said.
Kyndall Brown, executive director of the California Mathematics Project Statewide Office, which is affiliated with the University of California, and a proponent of the framework, agrees. Teaching a conceptual understanding of math will require discussion and take more class time at the beginning of the year, as teachers "are trying to retrain students to problem-solve on their own," he said. "But once they get used to that way of thinking, then you actually get through more of the curriculum. It's like going slow to go fast."
Katherine Stevenson, a math professor at California State University, Northridge, who has worked with teachers in Los Angeles Unified, said, "It's very hard for teachers not to get lost in skills and practices that are very concrete, so I applaud the big ideas." But, she said, preparing lesson plans and classroom tasks will require an intense amount of preparation and continuous training. "If you look at the framework as an aspirational document, I am OK with it, but I have real concerns as an actionable document."
Misstated or misunderstood research
Brian Lindaman, faculty co-director of the Center for Science and Mathematics Instruction at California State University, Chico, chaired the five-person committee that drafted the framework, but the writer most identified with the framework and whose prolific writing is most often referenced in it is Jo Boaler. Boaler is a professor of mathematics education at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.
The most prolific and one of the strongest critics of the framework is a colleague at Stanford, Brian Conrad, a professor of mathematics and director of undergraduate studies in math. Conrad said he agrees that math is often poorly taught and needs to be improved. But he faults the framework's solutions as simplistic, oversold and not grounded in research.
Conrad said he spent spring break reading not only the framework but also many of the sources in footnotes on which the authors justified their recommendations. "To my astonishment, in essentially all cases, the papers were seriously misrepresented" and in some cases "even had conclusions opposite to what was said" in the framework. The misrepresentations of the neuroscience of math comprehension, de-tracking in favor of heterogeneous student grouping, the use of assessments and acceleration call into question the recommendations. Writers, he said, "should not be citing papers they do not understand to justify their public policy recommendations" fitting their perspectives.
The first version had called for districts to discourage students from accelerating to take Algebra I in middle school; a more equitable approach, it indicated, would be to require all students to take the course in ninth grade. That, however, would force students to take extra courses, summer school or compressed courses to get to calculus by senior year. After a big pushback from the STEM community and parents of high-achieving students, Conrad said, the writers have left it to others to recommend how courses could be consolidated to accommodate students forced to squeeze in extra math.
Alternative high school pathways
The chapters on high school math provoked the most comments, anger and division; it is also an area with the potential, with more work and needed clarity, for a resolution, said Stevenson.
A high school diploma in California requires two years of math. Admission to California State University and the University of California requires three, usually Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II, either in a traditional sequence or an integrated sequence that blends content from the three. And for students interested in science and math majors, UC and CSU recommend at least precalculus, if not calculus.
For too long, the pathway to calculus for a competitive college has been the only option, proponents argued. "It doesn't matter if you're going to be a theater, journalism or arts major, students feel pressure to put it on their transcript," said Brown.
And yet, he said calculus isn't offered in many high-poverty schools, and in schools that do offer it, "they put so many barriers in place that the many students of color who attend those schools never get access to it."
Seeing no relevance to their lives from calculus and no other options besides AP statistics, many students take no math in their senior year, which is a lost opportunity, Brown said.
The framework encourages alternative senior year courses, such as modeling or quantitative reasoning, which CSU campuses designed with state funding. It suggests a third pathway in addition to traditional and integrated math, called Mathematics: Investigating and Connecting, although it is vague on details. And it includes a lengthy chapter on data science in K-12, including design principles for a high school course.
"I like the emphasis on data science. It's important for students to have a really good understanding of data, and it is a viable career field," Brown said.
STEM professors and professionals say that Black and Latino students are already under-represented in quantitative majors; the framework, by proposing alternative pathways and data courses that avoid Algebra II and courses preparing students for calculus, would make that worse.
"Students who take a data science course as an alternative to Algebra II in high school will be substantially underprepared for any STEM major in college, including data science, computer science, statistics, and engineering. Such students will need remedial math classes in college before they can even begin such majors, putting them at a considerable disadvantage," stated a letter signed by more than 400 academic staff at California universities.
Conrad said that the framework conflates data literacy, an essential skill that can be taught in many courses, and data science, which requires advanced math as a career pursuit. And he objects to a "bias" toward data science in the framework with language that implies that it offers a more interesting and equitable career. All fields of math can be taught well or badly," Conrad wrote. "All educators should object to the notion that students of color or girls cannot excel in mathematical fields other than data science."
Stevenson said she wished the framework had not used the term data science, an evolving academic discipline that uses linear algebra, calculus, statistics and computer science to analyze large data sets. "If you start saying to K-12 kids 'You are in the data science track' but when they get to UC they cannot make that jump, you are creating a second-class pathway and have actually created what you are trying to eliminate; you just gave it a different name."
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Conrad and others urge the state board to eliminate the proposed Mathematics: Investigating and Connecting high school pathway and to rewrite the data science chapter from scratch by a group of "disinterested content experts" from industry and colleges along with high school teachers.
Stevenson suggested that creatively redesigning some math courses could offer a middle ground that leads to post-graduation options, not dead-ends. Examples could be a three-year integrated pathway that blends statistics or a two-year course in statistics after the first two years of high school math that combines Algebra II.
"There could be consensus around that," she said.
Freed from a looming deadline, the state board and the California Department of Education have the time to look at these and other alternatives that could temper the debate and do right for students.


This morning it was reported the Sony SmartWatch 3 was finally available to pre-order through Verizon Wireless. One of the big selling features of the Sony SmartWatch 3 is that it is the first Android Wear device to come with a built in GPS sensor. As you can imagine this simply means the SmartWatch 3 can be used for GPS services as a standalone product which will be beneficial to many of the adventurous and sporty types out there. As the device was officially launched today, Google took the opportunity to firstly announce what the inclusion of a standalone GPS sensor means for the users and secondly a big update to accommodate the new GPS features.
In short, Google announced that today's update comes with GPS support. This will allows users to utilize many of the features you expect from the SmartWatch 3 but conveniently without the need for a smartphone to be nearby. The example given by Google is the joggers out there. Now when you go out for your daily run (and if you own a SmartWatch 3) then you no longer need to bring your smartphone with you. Instead, the SmartWatch 3 will be able to offer route, directions, running distance and running speed information while your phone sits at home piling on the calories. If you want to give this service a try then Google suggests checking out the My Tracks app which will take care of all your GPS needs. However, todays update does not end there. No, besides the GPS support the new update also comes with support for audio Bluetooth accessories. Everyone knows the other essential jogging accessory needed is music. And now today's update will allow owners of (all) smartwatches to sync their music to their watch for offline play.
Furthermore, if you own Bluetooth headphones then you will be able to stream the music directly to your headphones from the watch. Again this will allow joggers to hit the road without their phone. Of course, you will need to have the Google Play Music app installed on your smartwatch but other than that you are good to go. So there you go. If you are a jogger, ordering a SmartWatch 3 and own Bluetooth headphones then today is a very good day for you. You can take the streets, leave your phone at home and still listen to music and know where you are going. For those who don't own a smartwatch or don't go jogging...erm...well, not much to tell you about to be honest.


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The Working Artists of New York City
Sam Russek '19 describes his time in New York City interning with the Awards Department of PEN America and Bloomsbury Publishing, mingling with working writers, and taking in all the Big Apple has to offer.
Adventure Is out There!
Southwestern offers multiple opportunities for students to engage in funded high-impact experiences.
8 Things I Wish I Had Known as a First-Year Student–Athlete at SU
Advice from a senior student–athlete.
All Work and No Play Is Not the SU Way
Assistant Director of Student Activities Jennifer Frias is making connections and supporting student life at Southwestern.
Art History Mystery, Part 1
Professor of Studio Art Star Varner and Southwestern students investigate the whereabouts of a controversial 1941 mural.
Home»Policy»Sexual Harassment Policy»Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the definition of sexual harassment?
A: The legal definition says that sexual harassment means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:
submission to such conduct is made, either explicitly or implicitly, a term or condition of a person's employment or education; or
submission or rejection of such conduct by a person is used or threatened as the basis for academic or employment decisions, or evaluations affecting that person; or
such conduct has the purpose or effect of a) unreasonably interfering with the person's academics or professional performance, or b) of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive employment, educational or campus environment for any person or group of persons.
What sorts of behavior (verbal and physical) would be considered inappropriate or unacceptable regarding sexual harassment?
A: There are two types of sexual harassment: quid pro quo (something for something) and hostile environment. Some examples of each include, but are not limited to, the following:
Quid pro quo: a) direct or implied threats that submission to sexual advances will be a condition of employment, work status, promotion, grades, or letters of recommendation; b) intimidating conduct that exerts pressure for sexual activity.
Hostile environment: a) sexually explicit statements, questions, jokes, anecdotes, or references to sexual orientation; b) inappropriate touching, patting, hugging, or brushing against a person's body; c) inequities in references to males and females (e.g. "men and girls").
If I ask someone out on a date, could that be considered sexual harassment?
A: No, not usually. If the individual declines your request for a date and indicates to you that s/he does not want you to ask again, but you persist, then it could be considered harassing behavior.
I am not sure, but I think someone may have sexually harassed me. What should I do?
A: If you are not comfortable confronting the individual directly, then we encourage you to talk with a Sexual Harassment Advisor (SHA). The SHA is trained to assist you in evaluating your particular situation using Southwestern University's policy of Sexual Harassment. Sometimes just having someone to listen to you can help you evaluate the situation. You can explain the circumstances surrounding the incident to help clarify your thinking on the matter. You may even be advised to write down the details of the incident, which is another way of sorting the facts. Just keep in mind that the SHA's role is to advise, not to make decisions for you. SHA's are not part of the official University complaint procedure regarding decision-making.
Will you explain the major differences between an informal and formal complaint of sexual harassment at Southwestern University?
A; There are four main phases of handling a sexual harassment complaint: 1) Initial complaint, 2) Investigation, 3) Determination, Notification, Appeal, 4) Disciplinary Actions. The informal complaint process normally ends after phase 1, while the formal complaint process normally goes through all four phases.
If I begin an informal complaint against an individual, can I back out if I change my mind? How about a formal complaint?
A: The SHA will report every complaint to the SHO, whether it is an informal or formal complaint. If the SHO determines that the safety of the alleged victim or any other member of the University community or general public may be at risk, then, no, you would not be able to back out of the process. In all other instances, a case-by-case determination would be made.
But, if I had specifically requested the SHA to maintain confidentiality, wouldn't that make a difference? If not, please define "confidentiality" as it relates to the sexual harassment policy and procedure.
A: It may not make a difference. It is very important to be aware of the meaning of confidentiality within the Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedure. A SHA will maintain confidentiality within the limits of the law. However, the SHA will report every incident to the SHO who will also maintain confidentiality within the limits of the law. It is important to note that the SHO may determine that the safety of the alleged victim or any other member of the University community or general public may be at risk. If such a determination is made, a full investigation will ensue, even without consent of the alleged victim or alleged harasser. If you have any reservations about this practice, you may want to seriously consider omitting specific names from your conversation with any SHA. Please refer to the full Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedure for more information PRIOR to your discussion with the SHA.
What is the purpose of the SHO being notified of every incident of alleged sexual harassment and how can I be assured that confidentiality will be maintained?
A: It is imperative that the SHO be aware of ALL alleged incidents so those patterns of behavior can be identified over time (particularly if incident reports did not include names of alleged harassers). This information also assists the SHO to develop programs aimed at eradicating such behavior. The SHO will maintain confidentiality within the limits of the law and will not disclose sensitive information to any individual except for those who have a specific need to know.


Neon Blowout and Man Cave Extravaganza The pick up date for items won in this auction is FRIDAY December 7, 2018 between 12 pm and 4 pm and SATURDAY December 8, 2018 between 10 am and 2 pm If you cannot pick up during the posted times, please contact Brian 612-309-3360 to make other arrangements. Please arrive with a vehicle appropriate for the size and number of items won. Bring extra help for carrying and lifting items into your vehicle if necessary. VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION: We attempt to describe items to the best of our ability with full disclosure. Items are shown in photos in working condition unless otherwise noted. However, this auction contains used items and we offer no warranties or guaranties. There are no refunds for any reason - items are sold "AS IS" / "WHERE IS" Some of these items have been in storage and may be dirty or dusty. Most dim neon tubes will brighten after being plugged in and allowed to run for a short time. Thank you.


Letterhead should fit A4 paper size and be delivered as an MS Word file, .DOC or .DOCX, that can be used right away to write a letter, without additional configuration. These files in addition to image files.
Age 25-60. Location global. Highly professional: PhD, PhD candidates, and above. Working in academia or research laboratories, or still studying.
Knowledge, wisdom, innovation; openness; tradition + modernity. Using modern tools to continue long tradition of academic communication that dates back 300 years ago. Being part of a global community of scholars.
Text + image, image on the same line as text or embedded in a letter. Simple and clean. Pay attention to typography: a carefully chosen font is a big plus.
It's good if a tagline can be embedded below the main text: either "open science aggregated" or "science aggregated", with possibility to change the exact text in the future and to use the logo both with and without the tagline.
On the website, logo will be put on a dark background, ~80% grey, so there must be versions both for white and dark backgrounds, with the latter being primary one. In the current draft design of the website, background is #2e3436, and there are color boxes of #eddb9b (light yellow) and #a0c4d5 (light blue) - but do not feel constrained by these specific colors, they can be adapted to play well with the logo, and logo is more important at the moment.
Web + PowerPoint presentations. On the own website (dark background), but also on other websites (light background), where links/banners to this website will be put using full logo or just the image part.
Feel free to come up with other concepts, too.


The Moss Beach Census Designated Place had a population of 3,355 as of July 1, 2018.
The primary coordinate point for Moss Beach is located at latitude 37.5274 and longitude -122.5133 in San Mateo County. The formal boundaries for the Moss Beach Census Designated Place encompass a land area of 2.24 sq. miles and a water area of 0 sq. miles. San Mateo County is in the Pacific time zone (GMT -8). The elevation is 66 feet.
The Moss Beach Census Designated Place (GNIS ID: 2408873) has a U1 Census Class Code which indicates a census designated place with an official federally recognized name. It also has a Functional Status Code of "S" which identifies a statistical entity.
California is one of 20 states where Census County Divisions (CCDs) are used for statistical tracking of subdivisions within each county. The Moss Beach Census Designated Place is located within Half Moon Bay CCD of San Mateo County.
The table below compares Moss Beach to the other 1,516 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in California by rank and percentile using July 1, 2018 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.


Wealleans Bay of Plenty Ltd's on-going investment in equipment has increased the company's ability to provide the most efficient application of product in their region.
This three axle Automat trailer was recently completed by the team at Wealleans Engineering and Mechanical Ltd for Pukehina based spreading operation, Wealleans Bay of Plenty Ltd.
Having the new trailer as part of the Wealleans Bay of Plenty fleet means any truck towing the trailer is essentially able to double the efficiency of the unit says Wealleans Bay of Plenty General Manager, Dean Saunders.
Wealleans Bay of Plenty General Manager, Dean Saunders.
The 17 tonne triple axle Automat trailer is capable of hauling loads up to 16 tonne and when coupled with the spreading vehicle towing it, can provide a total payload of up to 20 tonnes of product.