The main book dealing with Laue geometry is Amorós, Buerger & Amorós (1975 ). This should be used in conjunction with Henry, Lipson & Wooster (1951 ), or McKie & McKie (1986 ); see also Helliwell (1992 , chapter 7). There is a synergy between synchrotron and neutron Laue diffraction developments (see Helliwell & Wilkinson, 1994 ).
The single crystal is bathed in a polychromatic beam of X-rays containing wavelengths between λmin and λmax. A particular crystal plane will pick out a general wavelength λ for which constructive interference occurs and reflect according to Bragg's law where d is the interplanar spacing and is the angle of reflection. A sphere drawn with radius 1/λ and with the beam direction as diameter, passing through the origin of the reciprocal lattice (the point O in Fig. 2.2.1.1 ) , will yield a reflection in the direction drawn from the centre of the sphere and out through the reciprocal-lattice point (relp) provided the relp in question lies on the surface of the sphere. This sphere is known as the Ewald sphere. Fig. 2.2.1.1 shows the Laue geometry, in which there exists a nest of Ewald spheres of radii between 1/λmax and 1/λmin. An alternative convention is feasible whereby only a single Ewald sphere is drawn of radius 1 reciprocal-lattice unit (r.l.u.). Then each relp is no longer a point but a streak between λmin/d and λmax/d from the origin of reciprocal space (see McKie & McKie, 1986 , p. 297). In the following discussions on the Laue approach, this notation is not followed. We use the nest of Ewald spheres of varying radii instead.
Laue geometry. A polychromatic beam containing wavelengths λmin to λmax impinges on the crystal sample. The resolution sphere of radius is drawn centred at O, the origin of reciprocal space. Any reciprocal-lattice point falling in the shaded region is stimulated. In this diagram, the radius of each Ewald sphere uses the convention 1/λ.
Any relp (hkl) lying in the region of reciprocal space between the 1/λmax and 1/λmin Ewald spheres and the resolution sphere 1/dmin will diffract (the shaded area in Fig. 2.2.1.1 ). This region of reciprocal space is referred to as the accessible or stimulated region. Fig. 2.2.1.2 shows a predicted Laue pattern from a well aligned protein crystal. For a description of the indexing of a Laue photograph, see Bragg (1928 , pp. 28, 29).
A predicted Laue pattern of a protein crystal with a zone axis parallel to the incident, polychromatic X-ray beam. There is a pronounced blank region at the centre of the film (see Subsection 2.2.1.2 ). The spot marked N is one example of a nodal spot (see Subsection 2.2.1.4 ).
For a Laue spot at a given , only the ratio λ/d is determined, whether it is a single or a multiple relp component spot. If the unit-cell parameters are known from a monochromatic experiment, then a Laue spot at a given yields λ since d is then known. Conversely, precise unit-cell lengths cannot be determined from a Laue pattern alone; methods are, however, being developed to determine these (see Carr, Cruickshank & Harding, 1992 ).
The main use of Laue photography has in the past been for adjustment of the crystal to a desired orientation. With small-molecule crystals, the number of diffraction spots on a monochromatic photograph from a stationary crystal is very small. With unfiltered, polychromatic radiation, many more spots are observed and so the Laue photograph serves to give a better idea of the crystal orientation and setting prior to precession photography. With protein crystals, the monochromatic still is used for this purpose before data collection via an area detector. This is because the number of diffraction spots is large on a monochromatic still and in a protein-crystal Laue photograph the stimulated spots from the Bremsstrahlung continuum are generally very weak. Synchrotron-radiation Laue photographs of protein crystals can be recorded with short exposure times. These patterns consist of a large number of diffraction spots.
Crystal setting via Laue photography usually involves trying to direct the X-ray beam along a zone axis. Angular mis-setting angles in the spindle and arc are easily calculated from the formula where Δ is the distance (resolved into vertical and horizontal) from the beam centre to the centre of a circle of spots defining a zone axis and D is the crystal-to-film distance.
After suitable angular correction to the sample orientation, the Laue photograph will show a pronounced blank region at the centre of the film (see Fig. 2.2.1.2 ). This radius of the blank region is determined by the minimum wavelength in the beam and the magnitude of the reciprocal-lattice spacing parallel to the X-ray beam (see Jeffery, 1958 ). For the case, for example, of the X-ray beam perpendicular to the a*b* plane, then where and R is the radius of the blank region (see Fig. 2.2.1.2 ), and D is the crystal-to-flat-film distance. If λmin is known then an approximate value of c, for example, can be estimated. The principal zone axes will give the largest radii for the central blank region.
In Laue geometry, several relp's can occur in a Laue spot or ray. The number of relp's in a given spot is called the multiplicity of the spot. The number of spots of a given multiplicity can be plotted as a histogram. This is known as the multiplicity distribution. The form of this distribution is dependent on the ratio λmax/λmin. The multiplicity distribution in Laue diffraction is considered in detail by Cruickshank, Helliwell & Moffat (1987 ).
Any relp nh, nk, nl (n integer) will be stimulated by a wavelength λ/n since dnhnknl = dhkl/n, i.e. However, dnhnknl must be dmin as otherwise the reflection is beyond the sample resolution limit.
If h, k, l have no common integer divisor and if 2h, 2k, 2l is beyond the resolution limit, then the spot on the Laue diffraction photograph is a single-wavelength spot. The probability that h, k, l have no common integer divisor is Hence, for a relp where dmin dhkl 2dmin there is a very high probability (83.2%) that the Laue spot will be recorded as a single-wavelength spot. Since this region of reciprocal space corresponds to 87.5% (i.e. 7/8) of the volume of reciprocal space within the resolution sphere then 0.875 × 0.832 = 72.8% is the probability for a relp to be recorded in a single-wavelength spot. According to W. L. Bragg, all Laue spots should be multiple. He reasoned that for each h, k, l there will always be a 2h, 2k, 2l etc. lying within the same Laue spot. However, as the resolution limit is increased to accommodate this many more relp's are added, for which their hkl's have no common divisor.
The above discussion holds for infinite bandwidth. The effect of a more experimentally realistic bandwidth is to increase the proportion of single-wavelength spots.
The number of relp's within the resolution sphere is where = 1/dmin and V* is the reciprocal unit-cell volume.
The number of relp's within the wavelength band λmax to λmin, for , is (Moffat, Schildkamp, Bilderback & Volz, 1986 ) Note that the number of relp's stimulated in a 0.1 Å wavelength interval, for example between 0.1 and 0.2 Å, is the same as that between 1.1 and 1.2 Å, for example. A large number of relp's are stimulated at one orientation of the crystal sample.
The proportion of relp's within a sphere of small d* (i.e. at low resolution) actually stimulated is small. In addition, the probability of them being single is zero in the infinite-band-width case and small in the finite-bandwidth case. However, Laue geometry is an efficient way of measuring a large number of relp's between and as single-wavelength spots.
The above is a brief description of the overall multiplicity distribution. For a given relp, even of simple hkl values, lying on a ray of several relp's (multiples of hkl), a suitable choice of crystal orientation can yield a single-wavelength spot. Consider, for example, a spot of multiplicity 5. The outermost relp can be recorded at long wavelength with the inner relp's on the ray excluded since they need λ's greater than λmax (Fig. 2.2.1.3 ). Alternatively, by rotating the sample, the innermost relp can be measured uniquely at short wavelength with the outer relp's excluded (they require λ's shorter than λmin). Hence, in Laue geometry several orientations are needed to recover virtually all relp's as singles. The multiplicity distribution is shown in Fig. 2.2.1.4 as a function of λmax/λmin (with the corresponding values of δλ/λmean).
A multiple component spot in Laue geometry. A ray of multiplicity 5 is shown as an example. The inner point A corresponds to d and a wavelength λ, the next point, B, is d/2 and wavelength λ/2. The outer point E corresponds to d/5 and λ/5. Rotation of the sample will either exclude inner points (at the λmax surface) or outer points (at the λmin surface) and so determine the recorded multiplicity.
The variation with M = λmax/λmin of the proportions of relp's lying on single, double, and triple rays for the case . From Cruickshank, Helliwell & Moffat (1987 ).
There is an interesting variation in the angular separations of Laue reflections that shows up in the spatial distributions of spots on a detector plane (Cruickshank, Helliwell & Moffat, 1991 ). There are two main aspects to this distribution, which are general and local. The general aspects refer to the diffraction pattern as a whole and the local aspects to reflections in a particular zone of diffraction spots.
Local aspects of these patterns particularly include the prominent conics on which Laue reflections lie. That is, the local spatial distribution is inherently one-dimensional in character. Between multiple reflections (nodals), there is always at least one single and therefore nodals have a larger angular separation from their nearest neighbours. The blank area around a nodal in a Laue pattern (Fig. 2.2.1.2 ) has been noted by Jeffery (1958 ). The smallest angular separations, and therefore spatially overlapped cases, are associated with single Laue reflections. Thus, the reflections involved in energy overlaps – the multiples – form a set largely distinct, except at short crystal-to-detector distances, from those involved in spatial overlaps, which are mostly singles (Helliwell, 1985 ).
From a knowledge of the form of the angular distribution, it is possible, e.g. from the gaps bordering conics, to estimate and λmin. However, a development of this involving gnomonic projections can be even more effective (Cruickshank, Carr & Harding, 1992 ).
Geometrical principles of the spherical, stereographic, gnomonic, and Laue projections. From Evans & Lonsdale (1959 ).
Amorós, J. L., Buerger, M. J. & Amorós, M. C. (1975). The Laue method. New York: Academic Press.
Bragg, W. H. (1928). An introduction to crystal structure analysis. London: Bell.
Cruickshank, D. W. J., Carr, P. D. & Harding, M. M. (1992). Estimation of dmin, λmin and λmax from the gnomonic projections of Laue patterns. J. Appl. Cryst. 25, 285–293.
Evans, H. T. & Lonsdale, K. (1959). Diffraction geometry. International tables for X-ray crystallography, Vol. II, p. 164. Birmingham: Kynoch Press.
Helliwell, J. R. & Wilkinson, C. (1994). X-ray and neutron Laue diffraction. In Neutron and synchrotron radiation for condensed matter studies: applications to soft condensed matter and biology, Vol. III, edited by J. Baruchel, J. L. Hodeau, M. S. Lehmann, J. R. Regnard & C. Schlenker. Berlin: Springer Verlag.
Henry, N. F. M., Lipson, H. & Wooster, W. A. (1951). The interpretation of X-ray diffraction photographs. London: Macmillan.
Jeffery, J. W. (1958). An investigation of the blank areas on Laue photographs round: 1. The direct beam, and 2. Reflections with simple indices. Z. Kristallogr. 110, 321–328.
McKie, D. & McKie, C. (1986). Essentials of crystallography. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
Moffat, K., Schildkamp, W., Bilderback, D. H. & Volz, K. (1986). Laue diffraction from biological samples. Nucl. Instrum. Methods, A246, 617–623.


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Q: How to release memory to OS in Java Note, this is not about GC
When I am doing a performance test on a SpringBoot application. I use JVisualVM to monitor the process and I curious to found it release memory to OS sometimes:

While monitoring an app created in my own framework, although there are huge gap between used heap size and the allocated memory, it still hold the memory instead of release some back to OS:

Does anyone know how can I force JVM to release memory back to OS if needed?

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AMP announces leadership changes
The financial services group has realigned its leadership team to "drive transformation".
AMP CEO Francesco De Ferrari has announced changes to the group's structure to deliver on AMP's immediate priorities, which he said include reinventing wealth management, executing a successful separation of the wealth protection and mature businesses, and driving change and efficiency across AMP.
Among the changes announced by AMP is an expansion of the portfolio held by group chief executive officer for advice Alex Wade, which would bring together AMP's advice, wealth management, product and customer solutions teams.
AMP stated that Mr Wade will be charged with redefining AMP's wealth management model to focus on strengthening client outcomes and restoring momentum in the new regulatory environment.
Meanwhile, Paul Sainsbury, currently group executive for wealth solutions and customer, will remain with the group for an interim period to assist the group in its transition to a single wealth division.
Further, Megan Beer, group executive for insurance, will lead AMP Life through the separation and transfer to Resolution Life, which is expected in the second half of the 2019 financial year.
On completion, Ms Beer will join Resolution as CEO AMP Life and head of Resolution's Australasian region.
Moreover, Blair Vernon will lead AMP's New Zealand advice and wealth operations and continue to lead AMP's New Zealand wealth protection and mature operations for an interim period as they transition into the AMP Life business under Ms Beer, ahead of separation.
Craig Ryman, AMP group executive for technology and operations, has been appointed to the expanded role of chief operating officer.
Commenting on the changes, Mr De Ferrari said: "2019 will be a year of significant transition for AMP, and today's appointments will drive change while retaining experience in our leadership team.
"In Australian wealth management, I am confident that, under Alex Wade's leadership, we will be able to reinvent our wealth management business to better compete in the new regulatory environment.
"I'd like to thank Paul Sainsbury for his ongoing support in establishing our new structure and his years of outstanding service to the group."
He concluded: "Today's changes establish clear accountabilities for a successful separation of the insurance and mature businesses this year and setting up the future direction of the new AMP."
Westpac appoints new board members
Westpac has announced the appointment of Margaret Seale and Steven Harker to the Westpac board effective 1 March 2019.
Westpac's chairman, Lindsay Maxsted, said: "We are delighted to welcome such high-quality directors in Margie and Steve, who will add significant skills and experience to the board.
"Margie's executive and non-executive career to date means that, amongst other capabilities, she will bring valuable insights about how businesses can respond to digital disruption. Steve is a career banker with extensive investment banking and financial services experience."
Mr Harker and Ms Seale will both be independent non-executive directors and become members of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee upon their appointments.
Ms Seale has previously served on a number of boards, including Ramsay Health Care Limited, Bank of Queensland Limited, Penguin Random House Australia, the Australian Publishers' Association and Chief Executive Women.
Ms Seale is currently serving as a non-executive director of Scentre Group, Telstra Corporation Limited and Australian Pacific (Holdings).
Prior to commencing her non-executive career, Ms Seale was managing director of Random House Australia and New Zealand and was president of Asia development for Random House globally.
Mr Harker was formerly managing director and CEO of Morgan Stanley Australia from 1998 to 2016 and then vice chairman until February 2019.
Mr Harker has previously served on the boards of Investa Property Group and Australian Financial Markets Association Limited.
Mr Harker is currently a director of The Banking and Finance Oath, The Hunger Project Australia and ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation. Mr Harker is also governor and treasurer of Ascham School.
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راسل تارگ (به انگلیسی: Russel Targ) متولد ۱۹۳۴ شیکاگو، ایلینوی، فیزیکدان و محقق آمریکایی فراروان‌شناسی و علوم غیر متعارف است.
تارگ دارای دکترای فیزیک دانشگاه کلمبیا است. او نهایتاً در سال ۱۹۹۷ از بخش مدیریت تحقیقات لاکهید مارتین بازنشسته گردید.
Russell Targ and Lawrence Ames, "Lidar wind sensing at cruise altitude for flight-level optimization," Proc. SPIE Aerosense-96, Orlando FL, April 8-12, 1996.
Russell Targ, Roland Bowles, Michael Kavaya, and R. Milton Huffaker, "Coherent Lidar Airborne Windshear Sensor: Performance Evaluation," APPLIED OPTICS, 20 May 1991.
Russell Targ, Bruce C. Steakley, James G. Hawley, Paul Forney, Robert G. Otto, Philip Brockman, and Sarah R. Harrell, "Coherent lidar airborne wind sensor II: flight test results at 2 µm and 10 µm," APPLIED OPTICS, 20 December 1996.
Targ, R. and Puthoff, H. (1975) "Information transfer under conditions of sensory shielding." Nature, 251, 602-607.


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Holland Township
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Holland Township Biography
About Holland Township
Holland Township in Hunterdon County has the rare distinction of being home to an authentic windmill soaring seven stories high in an open field. This local landmark is such a source of pride that it is seen on the municipal seal as well as those of the local police and fire departments. The windmill was formerly known as the Volendam Windmill Museum, and although the museum is currently closed, it's hard to miss on the grounds of Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree Farm at 231 Adamic Hill Road.
Measuring about 24 square miles, Holland Township is situated in the northwestern section of the county where it abuts the Delaware River and has the Musconetcong River running within its boundaries. Bordering towns include Milford Borough and Alexandria and Bethlehem Townships. The township is about 70 miles from Manhattan, 60 miles from Philadelphia and 55 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport.
With a population of approximately 5,200, Holland is a serene, picturesque area with scores of working farms. It was originally formed after breaking from Alexandria Township in 1874, briefly merging with Alexandria for a few years thereafter, and then becoming independent once again in 1879.
A small variety of shops and services are located in Holland Township, while a wider array of shopping, dining and cultural events are available locally in Milford, Frenchtown or across the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Holland Township's Parks and Recreation Department is located in the Riegel Ridge Community Center at 910 Milford Warren Glen Road, welcoming residents from both the township itself and neighboring municipalities. The center offers a changing calendar of different programs for everyone from toddlers to seniors. It has a fitness center, outdoor swimming pool and handsome community space that can be rented for private functions.
Living in this rural township means residents can take advantage of acres of unspoiled parkland. A Green Acres boat launch along the Delaware River is perfect for kayakers or canoeing. The scenic tow path running along the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park is busy with people fishing, running, biking, and walking. Wildlife and natural beauty abound in the Musconetcong Gorge Nature Preserve, with challenging trails for experienced hikers.
Public school students from Holland remain in the township until high school. Holland Township School serves kindergarten to grade four; Holland Township Middle School is for grades five through eight. Both schools are under the same roof at 710 Milford-Warren Glen Road.
In high school, Holland students attend Delaware Valley Regional High School in neighboring Frenchtown. This school also takes students from Alexandria, Kingwood, Frenchtown and Milford. It is part of the Delaware Valley Regional High School District.
The closest major highway to Holland Township is Interstate 78. Local highways running through Holland include Routes 519, 614 and 627. About 18 miles east is a NJ Transit train station in Annandale for service to New York City, Newark or Hoboken. A New York-bound train takes about 100 minutes from Annandale. Alternately, bus service is available about 15 miles away in Clinton for a one-way trip of 90 minutes to Manhattan.
The township has a diverse and interesting stock of older and newer homes, and there are striking examples of custom-built residences. Many homeowners enjoy views of the hills, rivers and valleys' dominating much of Holland's rolling topography. Antique homes from the 18th and 19th centuries are dotted throughout the township, and some of the oldest examples are found along Old River Road facing the Delaware. Estate homes and equestrian farms are set on vast acres of picturesque land. There are a host of desirable residential neighborhoods, many dating to the 1950s, 60s and 70s, comprised of traditional home styles such as Cape Cods and Colonials sited on medium or smaller sized lots. Newer condominium and town house communities appeared in Holland during the 1990s.
The Musconetcong Gorge Nature Preserve offers 379 wooded acres of steep and often rugged terrain along the Musconetcong River. This natural site is maintained by the Hunterdon County Parks and Recreational System. It is located at 182 Dennis Road.
Holland-Alexandria Free Public Library is located at 129 Spring Mills Road and is an association library, which means it isn't a county branch. Locals call it "the little library with the big heart." Recent programs and fundraisers have included puppet shows, reading programs, story hours, a craft day, photography exhibits and a wine tasting.
Jimmy's Ice Cream and Holey Moley Mini Golf has been a favorite summertime spot for over 50 years. This vintage roadside eatery just south of Holland Township's center on Route 519 serves up homemade ice cream and sandwiches before or after playing a round of miniature golf.
Oak Hill Golf Club was built in 1964 and has been called a "hidden gem" in Hunterdon County. This member-owned golf club is open seven days a week for members and their guests. The club is sited at 15 Fernwood Road.
Edelweiss Farm is home to exotic species like llamas, reindeer, emus, kangaroos and other fascinating animals. Its seasonal farm stand at 307 Adamic Hill Road is a popular site for locals and visitors alike.
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Is It good enought for all games ??
Hi, i bought my laptop to play all emulator console.
Is it enough with this configuration ?
Will probably work fine for every game. I think there was a performance regression on the Rogue Squadron games, but that's on us.
(04-17-2018, 09:22 PM)Helios Wrote: Will probably work fine for every game. I think there was a performance regression on the Rogue Squadron games, but that's on us.
Thanks but during my emulation, the games have lag issue but it's playable.
Generally, laptops using the lower powered cores (the i5-7300 seems to come in either dual (u) or quad core (hq) variants) are often power or thermally limited. Intel themselves advertise that the chips can be configured for either 45 or 35 watts - undoubtedly there's a noticeable performance impact from that outside of throttling.
So that may explain why you might not be getting the expected performance that a simple "kaby late @ specific clockrate" might suggest, or even comparing the "same" chip if a different device has better cooling.
So yes, a kaby lake at 3.5ghz boost should be fast enough for pretty much everything - *if* it can maintain that boost.
So i have to sell my laptop and change for a tower.
As a rule you pay for portability - either in money or performance (or a bit of both).
(04-18-2018, 07:15 AM)Samz101992 Wrote: the games have lag issue but it's playable.
Make sure you are using Ubershaders (ideally set to "asynchronous") and that Dolphin is using your discrete GPU and not your iGPU.
If that doesn't solve your issue, then try using the program "ThrottleStop" to keep your laptop CPU at whatever its highest possible clockrate is without thermal-throttling.
And if that causes the CPU gets too hot then you may be able to undervolt it via ThrottleStop as well which will reduce temperatures without reducing the performance (though I don't know if ThrottleStop's undervolting functionality works on Kaby Lake CPUs).
Just don't freak out when you find that ThrottleStop has "expired" come January 2019 - all you need to is update the program to the newest version for it work again.
(04-18-2018, 10:34 AM)Samz101992 Wrote: So i have to sell my laptop and change for a tower.
Don't be so hasty - if your issues originate from simply not using ubershaders than even an 8700K @ 5GHz coupled with a GTX 1080Ti wouldn't solve your problems.
Wow thanks for all your advices. My games works much better. I'm really satisfy. Is it possible to have the same results with Smash Bros on Cemu? I know it's more difficult to emulate. But, i have the same results than before with Dolphin. Lags but playable.
You'll have to ask on CEMU channels of communication.


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Durham University: World-class music marked by new Steinway partnership
By iednewsdesk	 On Jul 28, 2021
At least 58 new Steinway & Sons pianos are to be installed across our campus as we join the All-Steinway Initiative, with an intention to become an All-Steinway University in 2022. Joining the initiative makes a significant statement about our commitment to excellence in music, with the new pianos set to join our existing collection of nine Steinway instruments.
The new partnership with the globally-recognised, world-leading piano makers will markedly upgrade current equipment, not just within the Music Department, but also within our Colleges – meaning that all students, regardless of their level or experience, will be able to make use of the beautifully crafted instruments.
We're already top-ranked in the UK for the academic study of music and the pianos will further strengthen formal music education at Durham.
The new pianos are set to arrive on Wednesday 27 April 2022 – on what will be a momentous day for all keen musicians across the University.
Steinway & Sons is a recognised brand of excellence and the world leader in the manufacture of pianos. They create some of the finest pianos in the world and collaborate with major concert halls and artists globally.
As an All Steinway School, we are uniquely placed through our Colleges to ensure that all students are able to access the pianos. Instruments will be distributed across all of our 17 Colleges.
The partnership will also open opportunities for students to perform in the recital room at the Steinway Hall in London. Steinway will also provide master classes with world-leading artists, in both their Halls and here in Durham.
Steinway have performance halls worldwide – including New York and Hong Kong – which will provide exceptional audition spaces for prospective international students.
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Bachelor of Social Work Professor Thrives in Versatile Career
Meet Dr. Sha'Leda Mirra, a Bachelor of Social Work professor for Saint Leo University who is also a senior pastor and does private counseling.
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Benefits of Online Classes
Saint Leo Faculty
Social Work Careers
Dr. Sha'Leda Mirra knows no limits. Not only is she an assistant professor in the Bachelor of Social Work degree program at Saint Leo University, but she is also an ordained pastor and social work practitioner.
The 38year-old is a native and current resident of Lake City, FL. She is married to her high school sweetheart, Christopher, who served in the U.S. Army Reserves for 22 years. They have two daughters, Cadence and Chrystian, and two 'bully' dogs, Camaro and Zayne.
A Varied Educational Journey
As a youngster, Mirra originally had aspirations of being an attorney. She even received the Minority Participation in Legal Education Scholarship while attending Columbia High School where she graduated in 2000.
"I had received a full ride to attend another university," Mirra recalls. "My husband was starting out in the Army Reserves at the time and he didn't want me to leave the area. So, that's when I decided to attend Saint Leo University for one of their online degree programs."
She initially earned a bachelor's in criminology and psychology degree and a master's in criminal justice from Saint Leo University. She worked for the Department of Children and Families for a special unit which dealt with child sex crimes. However, she realized that this career path wasn't quite up her alley.
That's when Mirra decided to pursue a new but somewhat related career – social work. She earned her Master of Social Work degree from Saint Leo.
"I am proud to say that I was in the very first cohort of the Master of Social Work program," she says. "I immediately fell in love with social work."
In addition to her social work graduate degree, she attained a Master of Divinity from Regent University.
"Earning my Master of Divinity was really transformative for me. I was truly able to explore religion from a broad standpoint. I have always had a strong relationship with God, but getting to explore my own spiritual formation was very transformative. I love how I've been able to integrate faith into social work."
In 2020, she completed her Ph.D. in general psychology with a specialization in child and adolescent development from Capella University.
"One of the big reasons I pursued my Ph.D. was because of my dad," she says. "He died at the age of 38 due to substance use. He was always big on education and told me to reach for the stars."
Along with her degrees, Mirra is licensed through the Florida Certification Board with the Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies. She is also nationally credentialed as an alcohol and drug counselor and is a licensed clinical social worker.
Joining the Faculty in Saint Leo's Bachelor of Social Work Degree Program
Having earned three degrees from Saint Leo, Mirra thought it would be very rewarding to pay it forward by getting an opportunity to teach for the university at some point.
"I had always wanted to teach for my alma mater," she explains. "At one point, I talked with Dr. Rhondda waddell and Kimberly White, both of whom are professors at Saint Leo. They were both very instrumental in me coming to teach at the university. They introduced me to Dr. Marguerite McInnis, the previous chair of the Bachelor of Social Work program. Before I knew it, I was on board as an instructor for the university."
She began her career with Saint Leo University in the summer of 2016 and initially taught at Saint Leo's Gainesville, FL Education Center. She now teaches mostly for the Tampa Education Center but is primarily teaching online courses.
Benefits of Online Learning
According to Mirra, there are a number of major benefits to online learning for certain students.
"The online environment brings so much richness into a virtual classroom," she says. "It really allows us as instructors to bring a wealth of practical applicability into the courses we teach."
She likes to integrate guest speakers from around the country, Mursion technology through simulated experiences, TED Talks, and even virtual movie and popcorn events.
"We love the freedom and flexibility of the virtual environment and how well it works for students who have full-time careers or are raising a family. It allows us to be more versatile in some cases."
She adds that the online learning environment has offered plenty of practical experience to students who will likely be using this technology in some form in their social work careers.
"With COVID-19, many of us in this field have started embracing telehealth," she says. "This past fall, we had a course that incorporated the micro-counseling model. Students got to experience working with clients through case management and brokering in a virtual setting."
Social Work Courses of Note
She has taught a variety of classes within the undergraduate social work degree program. Some that come to her mind are the three sequential Methods of Social Work Practice courses.
"I love teaching the first class in this sequence because of the clinical piece and how students get to master what it's like to work one-on-one with clients in an individual setting."
She also enjoys teaching Gerontology, Human Behavior in the Social Environment, and the Senior Seminar course. She has developed a number of new classes for the Bachelor of Social Work curriculum as well, including one called Religion, Spirituality, and Working Professions.
Mirra's Teaching Style
For Mirra, interaction is a critical part of how she approaches each class.
"I am a very hands-on professor. I believe in teaching classes in which students receive a lived experience. I want to give them as much experiential knowledge as possible. This is done through role-playing activities, bringing in guest speakers, and other strategies. I believe in equipping students to be practitioners as soon as they step out of the classroom."
She also offers up a different take on a common cliché.
"People say that knowledge is power. I say applied knowledge is power. I present students with the knowledge I've learned over time, but I try to create a safe environment for them in which they can apply this knowledge so that when they're in the field, they will be an asset to the communities they serve."
She explains what is most rewarding about working as a college professor.
"It's so gratifying getting to watch a student's growth from the moment they come into the program and morph into a beautiful butterfly in the field. Seeing students become my colleagues is amazing."
After attaining her Master of Divinity, Mirra has also pursued another vocation –pastoring for an African Methodist Episcopal Church. She serves as the senior pastor at Union African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lake City.
"I enjoy the educational piece of pastoring," she says. "I always tell people that I'm more of a teacher than a preacher. My thought is that if we teach those who are entrusted in us as shepherds and model how to apply this to their lives, not only will they have joy-filled lives, but the beautiful thing is that they will have access to eternal life."
She also teaches a weekly Bible study course.
"We go through all of the verses and take the time to break them down. My goal is to show how the Bible is basically one big love story."
In her research, she has explored the relationship between faith-centered communities and help-seeking attitudes. Her Ph.D. dissertation looked at the relationship between African-American males and the African Methodist Episcopal Church from the standpoint of mental health and wellness.
"There is a lot of stigma in the black community about mental illness," she says. "The black church has such a collective conscience because it holds a very vital role in social justice. If the black church spends more time educating members on mental wellness and promoting positive attitudes toward mental health, this stigma would decrease."
Social Work Career
On top of her academic and faith-based roles, she manages to maintain a part-time private social work practice on the side. Known as The Heart Centered Journey Counseling, Coaching, and Consultation, she supports a wide range of clients.
"I am open to seeing almost anyone from any age group," she says.
Her specialties include micro-clinical practice, maternal mental health, and child safety. She is also passionate about helping members of the veteran population dealing with substance use challenges.
In 2019, Mirra published her first book, fittingly called The Heart Centered Journey, which covers self-discovery and self-exploration.
"It provides lots of tools to help readers achieve mental and spiritual wellness."
Looking into a Crystal Ball
In terms of her career in academia, she hopes to serve in more leadership roles down the road, potentially as the dean of a college.
As for her church career, she has a very specific goal she'd love to attain someday.
"I love pastoring, but I think God has shown me that something I'd enjoy doing is to develop some type of internal spiritual assistance program for both a church's staff and its congregation. I'd like to be able to have a place for church members to come in order to improve their overall mental and spiritual wellness. In the end, I'm trying to forge the gap between psychology and theology."
Finally, she'd like to serve as the editor of a journal that ties together mental and spiritual wellness.
Hobbies Rooted in Creativity
In her free time, she dabbles in photography and painting. She also loves reading authors like Toni Morrison, along with poets Audre Lorde, Ian Thomas, and Rupi Kaur. She is even working on her own book of prose poetry.
Greg Lindberg


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Indian Apparel Market
Women's Innerwear
Financial Highlights for FY21
Page Industries Limited is the exclusive licensee of JOCKEY International Inc. (USA) for manufacture, distribution and marketing of the JOCKEY® brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and the UAE.
Page Industries is also the exclusive licensee of Speedo International Ltd. for the manufacture, marketing and distribution of the Speedo brand in India.
Jockey brand is present in 80,000+ stores across 2,800+ cities and towns.
Speedo brand is available in 1,300+ stores, 34 EBOs and 15 Large Format Stores spread across 230+ cities.
Page Industries Limited (NSE:PAGEIND) located in Bangalore, India is the exclusive licensee of JOCKEY International Inc. (USA) for manufacture, distribution and marketing of the JOCKEY® brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, Oman and Qatar. Page Industries is also the exclusive licensee of Speedo International Ltd. for the manufacture, marketing and distribution of the Speedo brand in India.1
The Company was set up in 1994 with the key objective of bringing the world renowned brand "JOCKEY®" to India. Its promoters are the Genomal family, who have been associated with JOCKEY International Inc. for 50 years as their sole licensee in the Philippines.
The company commenced operations in the year 1995 with the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of Jockey® products. Page Industries became a public company in March 2007 and is quoted in the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India
JOCKEY is the company's flagship brand and a market leader in the innerwear category. Page Industries and Brand Jockey have pioneered the innerwear industry on many fronts. The company has established the premium segment in the innerwear category in India through brand Jockey. The introduction of high quality products coupled with an organized and extensive network of distributors pan India has created a paradigm shift in the way consumers perceive innerwear in its country. JOCKEY was also the first innerwear brand in India to set up Exclusive Brand Outlets across the country.
Jockey brand is distributed across 2,800+ cities and towns. The products are sold through Exclusive Brand Outlets (EBO), Large Format Stores (LFS) and Multi Brand Outlets (MBO), as well as online. Across the above channels, the brand is present in 80,000+ stores.
During the year 2020-21, the Company through its authorised franchisees opened 200 EBOs, taking the total number of EBOs to 930 which includes 46 'Jockey Woman' EBOs catering exclusively to its women customers. These outlets are spread throughout India covering even Tier II and Tier III cities. This is an indicator of the growth potential of the Jockey brand in such cities.
Apart from the domestic EBOs, the Company has six operational EBOs outside India, four in UAE (with another two stores in progress) and two in Sri Lanka. The company is confident of leveraging opportunities in these new markets.
The online retail business has also showed significant growth both through www.jockey.in as well as with its key e-commerce partners.
Speedo International Limited appointed Page Industries as their sole licensee for the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of the Speedo brand in India. The vision of Speedo is to "inspire people to swim; with Speedo." The mission of Page Industries is to be the number one swimwear brand in the country in terms of both market share and profitability.
Swimwear industry witnessed a significant impact owing to the COVID-19 lockdowns, during most of the entire financial year 2020-21. Restrictions are still in place for swimming pools in many apartment complexes and pools in clubs, hotels and schools. The Speedo brand has achieved a turnover of Rs 26 million in the financial year 2020-21 as against previous year sales of Rs 354 million. As on 31st March 2021, Speedo brand is available in 1,300+ stores, 34 EBOs and 15 Large Format Stores spread across 230+ cities.
Studies on the swimming market in India by global marketing research firm, AC Nielsen, commissioned by it, shows a promising and fast evolving market for both swimwear and swim equipment. Your Directors are confident that the Speedo business would experience healthy growth in the years to come as Speedo becomes a dominant brand in the premium swimwear market.
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The Indian textile industry is one of the largest in the world with a large unmatched raw material base and manufacturing strength across the value chain. It is the 2nd largest manufacturer and exporter in the world, after China. The share of textile and clothing in India's total export stands at a significant 12 % (2018-19). India has a share of 5 % of the global trade in textiles and apparel. The textile industry contributes to 7% of industry output in value terms, 2% of India's GDP and to 12% of the country's export earnings. The textile industry is one of the largest sources of employment generation in the country with over 45 million people employed directly, and another 60 million people in allied sectors, including a large number of women and rural population.2
The overall apparel segment size in FY 2020 was estimated to be USD 67 bn. The market is projected to grow at 10 percent and reach USD 107 bn by FY 2025. This growth is expected to be driven by factors such as increased purchasing power driving growth in primary discretionary spend, better access and availability of products, acute brand consciousness, increasing urbanization and increasing digitization.
The branded apparel sector will witness a growth of 13.4 percent CAGR over the next five years as against the 10 percent CAGR projected for total apparel sector.
Women's innerwear category is currently estimated to be around USD 4.4 bn and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 14 percent and nearly double by FY 2025 (USD 8.5 bn).
As compared with Men's innerwear, Women's innerwear market has more choice of offerings with multiple width (types) and depth (sizes, colours, styles) combinations and this is expected to drive this segment. This segment is also expected to be driven by changing consumers preference from 'Foundation' to 'function plus fashion plus comfort'. Rising popularity of the fashion range is also expected to drive the growth of this segment.
Indian consumer spends on apparel, especially innerwear is significantly lower when compared with other Asian peers, suggesting a significant opportunity for growth, primarily driven by rising per capita incomes and thereby spend on such products.
The kids wear market in India is currently about USD 14 bn (FY 2020) and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.5 percent and grow to nearly USD 23 bn by FY 2025. Uniforms, t-shirts/shirts and bottom wear are the three biggest categories contributing at 37 percent, 24 percent and 18 percent of the overall kids wear market as on FY 2020. Kids denims is showing the fastest growth rate of 13 percent among all the other product categories (FY 2020 - FY 2025).
The share of online retail market is currently 4.5 percent of the overall apparel market. The share of online retail market in the overall apparel market is expected to increase in future but it won't affect the share of brick & mortar retail and both the channels will continue to co-exist. The online market has grown manifold in recent years and witnessed the emergence of strong vertical players with widespread geographical reach. However, the large retail houses will also be able to translate the legacy and trust enjoyed by these brands when they move from offline toward online models.
The online apparel retail market in FY 2020 was USD 2.9 bn. Men (50 percent) and women (44 percent) segment contribute to bulk of online apparel market with kids contributing only 6 percent of the market. High share of men's segment in online apparel market is driven by high penetration of casual wear categories.
Online apparel market is dominated by western wear contributing to 60 percent of share of the market. High share of western wear in online apparel market is driven by high penetration of international and casual wear brands on online platform. Also, online fashion portals have focused on private label in the casual wear category further driving the penetration of casual wear category. These online fashion portals started with catering largely to the younger age audience, but it is increasingly finding acceleration and is expected to be adopted by consumer cohorts across all age groups. Online western wear market is dominated by men which is similar to the trend witnessed in overall fashion category.
To meet the growing market demand, Page Industries is geared up to augment its production capacity. The company's installed capacity across various units is spread over 2.20 million sft. across 15 manufacturing units and 5 finished goods warehouses.
The Company is adding 1 lakh sft in Hassan, Karnataka for raw material storage, raw material quality and elastic preparatory processes. The facility is expected to be commissioned in the second half of FY22
In Odisha, IDCO has allotted 28.8 acres of land in Ramdaspur Village in Cuttack District. The Company will set up a manufacturing facility for Men's innerwearModern Classic vertical. The facility shall be a state-ofthe-art campus with Central Stores, Elastics, Socks and Cut to pack manufacturing operations. The project has been awarded to renowned contractors to build and meet IGBC certification. Ground levelling activity has been progressing well and the project is expected to be completed by March'23.
For the financial year ended 31st March 2021 the revenue from operations of the Company decreased from Rs 29,455 million to Rs 28,330 million a de-growth of 3.8%. The profit before tax for the year under review stood at Rs 4,534 million as against Rs 4,620 million of last year. The profit for the year stood at Rs 3,406 million as against Rs 3,432 million of the previous year.
Further to the outbreak of COVID19 pandemic and its rapid expansion, government was constrained to resort to extraordinary restrictive measures, such as strict lockdowns which were extended to the entire country since March 2020. In view of these restrictive measures including lock-downs, its manufacturing facilities and offices had been temporarily shut down, adversely impacting the revenue and business operations of the Company. As a responsible corporate citizen with a deep sense of empathy, the company had taken all measures to ensure that all of its employees were retained, despite adverse business environment. The company has taken every measure to ensure that all workers and staffs were paid wages and salaries well on-time, significantly mitigating the adverse impact of the pandemic on its workforce.
During the year 2020-21, your Directors have declared interim dividends on 12th November 2020 (Interim dividend of Rs 100 per share) and 10th February 2021 (Interim dividend of Rs 150 per share) on an equity share value of Rs 10 each amounting to Rs 2,789 million. In total, two interim dividends have been declared and paid. The Board has not recommended any final dividend.
27 May 2021; Page Industries, India's leading apparel manufacturer, announced its financial results for the quarter and full year ended 31 March 2021 3
Revenue at Rs. 28,330 million; down 4% YoY. Although, sales were severely impacted due to the covid-19 pandemic during Q1'21, the company witnessed a steady recovery with a strong pick-up in sales momentum Q2'21 onwards leading to Q3'21 and Q4'21 reporting best quarterly performance in the history of the Company.
The operating cost was reduced by 16% to Rs. 4,787 million.
EBITDA and PAT margins are steady at 19% and 12% respectively.
The cash & cash equivalent continued to be strong at Rs. 4,347 million. The company continue to have a strong balance sheet, debt-free and with ROCE at 55%.
Commenting on the results, Managing Director, Mr. Sunder Genomal said, "This has been an unprecedented year for all of it. However, I am pleased to say that during this time, the company were able to handle the operational challenges and come out as a stronger and more resilient organization.
Although the year started on a challenging note, the company were quick to implement its business continuity plans resulting in one of the best quarter performances for the company in its history. The company witnessed a strong demand pick-up across all its product categories. Page Industries has added 180 Exclusive Brand Outlets during the year and continue to strengthen its distribution channels.
The company's focus continues to be on strengthening its management team with the best talent and invest in digital transformation, technology and innovation in product design and development, marketing and brand building. There is also renewed focus in becoming more efficient and optimal in all aspects of the business, while at the same time taking care to eliminate any wasteful spend or activity.
Given its strong and proven business model, wide product portfolio, efficient financial management and a very loyal customer base, the company continue to remain very confident of its medium to long term prospects."
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Musical Concert Report
The melody starts with a slow introduction leading to a sat tempo with bright and crisp accents, but still with a lot of warmth In the sound. This piece consists of 9 movements and starts with trumpets, horns, strings and bassoons. This piece has a march theme, that reflects mood of the overture. The march leads listeners to the main section of the piece, which has a folksy Hungarian character. The whole overture Is in the key of E flat major.
The duration of the overture Is 8 minutes, but even through that short period of time I was able to notice how extensive was the music in the piece. In my opinion this overture was great.It as composed in E flat major and its contrast was used by its mood change and it felt to me that Beethoven tried to imitate the rhythm of Hungarian language in which the accent of the word falls on the first syllable. Performers displayed a wide range of textures and some elements of Hungarian folk music. The melody was fast and had a theme of pride to a Hungarian hero. The tempo of the piece is quiet fast. Players moved into a solo performances starting with trumpets, horn and strings creating a mood of the overture.
Most of Beethoven's compositions In my opinion start with a errors tune and ends with in a festive musical way.The overture ends with an extroverted sound and A stirring Coda brings it to its close. The second piece that is titled as В«Symphony by Withhold Litigiously was composed In a years of 1941-1947. This piece contains four solid movements, that are followed by a certain structure: Allegro gluttons, Pico adagio. Allegretto molesters, and Allegro vice. It definitely has strong melodic themes, combined with several different temps and a good variety of moods. It lasts around 20-25 minutes and during this time it feels that music travels through different emotional stages.
The loudness and energy of this section captures listeners attention and creates a dramatic atmosphere. The symphony consists a number of woodwinds. Beginning in a very dramatic manner, it eventually brightness up and creates an optimistic feeling as it goes. The first movement an Allegro gusto is in a clear sonata form, presented not as a continued melody, but as a collection of motives. The clear tonal center of D Is presented In it. The rhythms of a symphony often elaborated and brilliant orchestration of Salon clearly made the whole symphony even better. The En Symphony #1 ended.
After a short intermission the concert continued, performing another piece that Nas called В«Fanfare for Los Angles PhilharmonicВ». It was very short and included 5 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, timpani and percussion. It was composed in 1993 . The piece opened in a dynamic rhythm and immediately expands as it goes. At one point it reached a part where all pitches and rhythms were perfectly noted, but unsynchronized. The energy and the rhythm was shocking. The repetition of the sounds and random groups of notes were often followed by a big drum thwack in the recursion .
Individual players repeated small melodic motives without regard to the exact way in which their neighbors were performing. Controlled by Salon in overall span, made an illusion of complex counterpoint. Starting with moving notes, music in this piece came to a rest and became slower and more quite and eventually closed the first section. Next came a syncopated section with rich harmony, and in some way it reminded me of the first section. Timpani with the three notes summarized the main indication of the piece. It's only 1 minute long and was greatly performed, butNan's my favorite piece in the concert. The fourth piece Which was the last in the concert was В«Symphony #2 in D majorВ» by Ludwig van Beethoven.
It was composed in 1802 and 35 minutes long. The orchestration consisted of: 2 flutes, 2 horns, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, timpani and strings. This piece seemed longer, more complex and in my opinion -a masterpiece that was the best part of the concert. It has 4 movements. The piece opened with the introduction in D major, that seems like a statement of a great power. The first movement is in sonata-allegro form.Through this movement I was blew to hear the returning of the beginning and is extended by a lengthy Coda.
It was lividly contrasted in dynamics. The second movement, Lorgnette, is in A key major. It is a slow and long movement with elements of folk music. Third movement, Scherzo, includes oboe and bassoons quartet. It is build upon a single chord. The final movement of the symphony, Allegro molt, has rapid string parts. The opening motif is very different from the other ones.
It don't have a defined cadence and has a full motif. The rhythm groupings seemed not very regular in this piece.
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BBC Home > BBC News > Science & Environment
Seeking Africa's green revolution
8 October 08 16:01 GMT
From the begging bowl to the bread basket: in just two years, Malawi has gone from famine to food surplus - according to national statistics.
Smallholder farmers are being given access to new crop breeds; fertilisers; irrigation systems; and new techniques in crop rotation and soil management.
Agro-science is helping families to cope with climate change and helping Malawi to buck the trend in neighbouring African countries.
BBC science and environment reporter James Morgan has gone into the field to meet the families who are sowing the seeds of what is being hailed as "a uniquely African green revolution".
TUESDAY 07 OCTOBER - RISING FROM THE ASHES
" The women of Mnduka village are pounding their drums.
Under the shade of a mango tree, a crowd is gathering around a masked man, who is twisting, thrashing, throwing himself at the dust, over and over again.
He appears possessed - demonic, even. But everyone is cheering him. This isn't an exorcism, it's a celebration.
"Gule Wamkulu" - literally the "Big Dance" - traditionally marks the end of a successful harvest.
The masked figure is either a spirit, an animal, or a ghost - everyone I ask spins me a different spooky yarn. But what they all agree on, is that he has risen from the graveyard, "and he is very, very happy".
Happy as everyone here in Mnduka village has been at harvest time, I am told, since the fertiliser subsidy programme began.
I came to Mnduka to find out whether Malawi's much trumpeted "green revolution" is science fact or romantic fiction.
Despite claims of a "food surplus", a national newspaper today carries a front page story warning of impending food shortages in six regions, affecting 1.5m Malawians - about one tenth of the population.
Three years ago, Mnduka was a dustbowl too. The drought of 2005 was as harsh here as anywhere in Malawi.
Among the farmers, a quick show of hands reveals the vast majority were already growing high yielding varieties of hybrid maize. But without access to affordable fertiliser, their family stockpiles ran out in three months.
"Every day, we had to look for work just to eat that night, says Esther Chirwa, 28, who supports a household of five.
"We were living from hand to mouth."
"I travelled far and wide just to find food," says Nixon, 58, who harvested only 10 bags, which had to feed a family of six for a year.
"When you are away for so long, your family suffers."
Today, as we are led between the maize fields, the place has the feel of an African fairytale.
Down by the murky brown stream, the local farmers take turns to sweat it out on the irrigation pedal foot pump - mercifully shaded by bushes.
The field alongside - once scrubland - is now blossoming into a small oasis of peppers and maize - "the garden" they call it.
The idea is simple - one village garden will train a hundred farmers how to irrigate.
The foot pump and simple water piping were funded by an NGO, but across Malawi, it is the government which has taken the lead irrigation, with an ambitious program to create a "green belt" stretching along the shores of Lake Malawi.
"Remember - with irrigation, you can harvest three maize crops a year," says Phyness Thembulembu from US-based NGO Citizens Network for Foreign Affair (CNFA).
Meanwhile, over on the hillside, the farmers are teaching each other how to plant cassava - a drought resistant alternative to maize.
"The crop is common in other areas of the country, but back in 2005, very few here were growing it," says Phyness. "After the drought, they had to think again".
But the centrepiece of the village model is the agrodealer. A local shopkeeper has been given grants and technical training to advise farmers on fertilisers and hybrid seeds.
The shop is one of several thousand in a national a program funded by AGRA, and implemented here in Mnduka by CNFA.
"In the past, the farmers had to travel 18km to access the high yielding varieties (CNFA has a target of 5km) - an expensive and time consuming trip, when you are struggling to support a household of six or seven," says Matthews Matale, an agrodealer from a neighbouring town.
Now the seeds are on their doorstep. With support from CNFA, the agrodealer holds annual crop demonstrations and the farmers choose the seed variety they favour.
"The most popular in my shop," says Dinah Kapizan, "are the maize seeds that come in animal varieties - monkeys, elephants and lions.
"Monkeys are the quickest to maturity, the elephants next, and then the longest, but with the greatest yields, are the lions."
A clever marketing ploy, but it's simpler than remembering the difference between MH18 and DK8A31. I for one, am grateful.
Esther, too is grateful for the seeds, the shorter travelling distance to the agrodealer, and most importantly, the subsidies.
"It's clear we are having bigger harvests now, with the fertiliser. I am able to sell some. The only thing I fear for is what happens if they take the subsidy away."
The dependency cannot be underestimated. The biggest round of applause under the mango tree was not for the wild ghost-man dancing, but for the local headman - when he called for fertiliser to be stocked here in the village, like the seeds.
"My worry though, is can this really be sustainable in the long term?", says France Gondwe, of Malawi's World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF).
"The Nitrogen fertiliser is a quick fix - but without it, the harvest is low, because the soils are suffering from years of [monoculture]. Even with the fertiliser, they are not performing to their full potential.
"There are alternatives to fertiliser - crop rotation, manure, agroforestry. But with the food shortages, the government is trapped. And so the people are trapped too."
Back under the mango tree, the mysterious masked man takes a bow and races off through the crowd, and over the hill in the direction of the graveyard.
Mnduka too has risen from the graveyard - but the dancing goes on, for now at least.
MONDAY 06 OCTOBER - MAIZE EVERYWHERE
" Piled 19 bags high; when I say bags, I'm talking about the kind of sacks you can dam rivers with.
I tried lifting one. At 50kg, that was a big mistake. I left that to the army of youngsters with Popeye biceps, who were loading Malawi's mammoth maize harvest onto lorries, bound for government sales depots around the country.
"If you came here just a few years ago, you would find this storage depot totally empty," says Feckson Kantonga, operations manager for the government-sponsored Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc).
Feckson is standing at the foot of a pile of maize as tall a house. He has put his best suit on to welcome a Kenyan film crew, who had come from Nairobi to find out the secret of Malawi's success.
How exactly can it be, they are wondering, that their prosperous nation has come to depend on little old Malawi (the 13th poorest nation in the world) to supply its staple food crop?
"Malawi?" asks Peter, a business journalist. "We Kenyans know nothing of Malawi. I had to look the place up on Google to find out what the heck was going on here."
The answer is hidden inside the sacks. They are fat-packed with new hybrid corn varieties - strains that were unheard of in Malawi a decade ago.
Bred by multinationals in Malawi, or crop centres in Zimbabwe and Sudan, the plants are high-yielding and fast-growing - plants with bigger cobs and shorter maturation periods.
With global warming, it is essential the plants make the most of any rains while they last - "a crop for every drop", to quote the motto of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra).
But the most popular hybrid varieties are those that remain "poundable". That is, the grains can still be beaten into flour in the traditional way.
"Are you telling me you have you never pounded maize, James?" smiles Cathy, a Kenyan journalist, with a cheeky wink.
"You know in Kenya, a woman is not considered fit enough to be a bride until she can pound a bag of maize. And a boy is not a man until he can build a house."
Where does that leave me? Still out of breath from lifting the maize sack.
And it is not only maize. There are hybrids for every local crop - cassava, sweet potato, soya, ground nuts and legumes.
But the most remarkable thing about these "miracle seeds" is that many are not new at all.
"They have been with us for decades, but they never made it to the fields," says Agra's Fred Muhhuku, an expert on agronomics in East Africa.
"Traditionally, farmers have either been too poor or too afraid to take a chance on these new varieties, even though they can triple their yields," he explained.
"If they plant their hardy traditional strains, they know that come drought or flood, some crop will survive to harvest. The harvest will be tiny - maybe 800kg per hectare - but it is guaranteed, so they take no chances."
The result was six successive years of food shortage in Malawi - beginning in 2000.
"And there was no lack of rains, I can tell you," says Dr Jeffrey Luhanga, technical co-ordinator at the Ministry for Agriculture.
"I experienced the famine in 2005; there were lines of people queuing for food aid.
"The thing you have to remember is that these were the ones who were still strong enough to walk to the depots. The hungriest - the ones who really needed the food - they were stuck at home, starving.
"Now look around Malawi, you see only healthy faces. Yes, this is a green revolution. And it is being driven by science."
He reels off a list of programmes - irrigation, agronomy, planting patterns, science-based economic practices.
"These technologies have been in our research institutes for years, but they went nowhere. Now, for the first time, the technology is in the farmers' hands."
Seeds of hope?
It begins with the seeds. The hybrid maize varieties are high yielding - around 2,500kg/hectare or more.
"I grew 80 bags this year, in the land just around my house. Eighty bags!" says Mitengo Gamr, one of Admarc's regional managers.
"My family no longer queues to buy food."
But they come with a catch - they are addicted to costly nitrogen fertiliser.
"But it is worth the investment," explains Muhhuku, "because the extra maize you grow, you can sell to pay for the fertiliser, buy an animal for your farm and diversify. You can build security."
And what if the rains fail? "Then you have enough left over from your big harvest last year," he smiles.
"It's true, it's a different way of farming and it takes some convincing."
The other drawback is what is known as post-harvest management. The hybrids yield more flour, but the grains are less resistant to worms and weevils.
"In some places, you lose 40% of your storage," says Muhhuku.
The answer, inevitably, is pesticides, another expensive input. The margins are still favourable, but what if you can't afford to invest in the first place?
This is where the Malawian government has stepped in. A month or two from now, 1.5m of the poorest subsistence farmers will begin arriving at Admarc's depots, clutching four coupons: one for seeds, two for fertilisers and another for legumes. This year, for the first time, pesticides will be subsidised too.
It's an enormous cost burden for a developing economy to bear - which is why the past, African governments have preferred to rely on private investment and foreign aid.
Malawi has gambled - and last year, the reward was millions of dollars of maize export revenues.
"I am just back from New York, from a UN conference, where they had an entire session dedicated to Malawi," beams Dr Luhanga.
"Other African countries - they want to know if they can follow our example. Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland - they are thinking of introducing subsidies. This green revolution - it is truly for the whole of Africa."
Where is the catch? Certainly, the revolution has not stopped the market price of maize from doubling in a year - from 30 kwachas (£0.12) per kilogram to 60 kwachas.
The government, controversially, has passed a law capping the price at 52 kwachas - an emergency measure.
But utter the words "technological dependency" to Muhhuku, and he simply shakes his head.
"We hear this accusation from western development workers. We are told 'why make farmers buy seeds every year? Why let the companies trap you?' But this is based on a misunderstanding. Storing the hybrid seeds - it takes a lot of technical knowledge.
"The farmers can stick to their traditional ways. But the yields are not worth their sweat."
Tomorrow, I will meet the farmers and ask them myself.
SUNDAY 05 OCTOBER - SIZING UP MALAWI'S MIRACLE
" "If [environmentalists] lived for just one month among the misery of the developing world, as I have for 50 years, they'd be crying out for tractors and fertiliser and irrigation canals."
So said Norman Borlaug, one of the founding fathers of the original Green Revolution - credited with wiping out starvation in Asia.
But can technology really be the saviour of Africa's struggling farmers? It has become a terribly unfashionable opinion in the UK, where "green" campaigners are no longer content to denounce GM crop trials. They simply rip them up.
"Responsible biotechnology is not the enemy," said Borlaug. "Starvation is."
I have decided to take Norm up on his wager, by coming to Malawi to see for myself.
Because no matter how many UN reports I've ploughed through, grasping the root cause of the current "food crisis" in Africa is anything but straightforward.
And neither is my journey to Malawi - a sweaty overnight haul which takes me via Kenya, Zambia, and several re-runs of Indiana Jones films. But for heroic inspiration, I look instead to a speech by Kofi Annan, the new chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra) - a $200m, pan-African programme, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates and Rockefeller foundations.
"Let us generate a uniquely African Green revolution," says Annan, cutting a heroic pose on my crumpled transcript. "There is nothing more important than this."
It is difficult to argue. Over the last 50 years, African farmers have laboured in the heat, while countries like Mexico, India and the Philippines have undergone a green revolution - applying novel fertilisers and pesticides to churn out bumper harvests of new high-yield varieties of wheat and rice.
Empowering farmers
Meanwhile, Africa has been cultivating greater and greater poverty statistics.
Sub-Saharan Africa is the only region in the world where per capita food production has steadily declined.
One third of Africans are malnourished. Soils are among the most depleted on Earth. Farmers do not have access to productive seed varieties and those that do have neither the knowledge nor the tools to reap the harvest. Slash and burn still reigns.
Climate change is forecasting ever more variable rainfalls, and more frequent droughts. Add in soaring fuel prices and the scourge of HIV/Aids, and the average African finds himself surrounded in the kind of perilous predicament which from which even Harrison Ford would struggle to escape.
But it is this very challenge that has drawn the world's crop scientists and agro-economists to Malawi. They hope to pioneer novel farming systems that propel Africa towards a new era of food security.
It has already been dubbed by members of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as "a greener revolution".
"Greener" because it works with ecosystems, not against them. A revolution that is "pro-poor and pro-environment", in the words of Mr Annan.
The talk around the conference tables is of "empowering" subsistence farmers to find their own, local solutions - farming techniques which are sustainable, affordable and tailored to local soils, markets and eating preferences.
Over the next week, I'll be taking a look at these projects first hand - catching fish in the desert, planting strange trees in the middle of maize crops.
I'm wondering how women and men, who have been sowing the same maize seeds for generations, really feel about the new hybrid varieties of seeds which are more nutritious, but also more hungry for expensive pesticide and fertiliser.
'Against the grain'
Most of all, I'm curious to find out whether the "miracle" we have read about here in Malawi is bona fide or illusory. Is the revolution underway, or a simple matter of better rainfall?
The facts are these. During the last decade, Malawi suffered six successive years of food shortage, culminating in 2005. One third of the population - 4.5million people - went hungry.
Step forward two years, and Malawi is exporting more than one million metric tonnes of maize, its staple crop.
The government, against the advice of the IMF and the World Bank, has handed out vouchers to 1.5m of the country's poorest farmers, enabling them to buy "inputs" - seeds, fertiliser and pesticides. Meanwhile, yields have mushroomed. Malawians are selling maize to Kenya and giving food aid to Zimbabwe.
The success was hailed last year with Oxfam's Malcolm Fleming describing to the BBC how Malawi was going against the grain of African agriculture.
So when I bump into Malcolm, a well-kent face in my native Scotland, on the flight to Lilongwe, I don't hesitate to offer a warm handshake of congratulations.
"I'm afraid that things have moved on since then," he sighs. "The harvests have been great, but still the food prices in Malawi are still rocketing."
Why? "That's the question," he continues. "The closer I look, the more complicated it becomes. But from what I gather, the maize is being sold abroad at greater prices, and that keeps the prices up in Malawi."
Malcolm is here doing research in the lead up to World Food Day on 16 October. Helping him to raise awareness is another familiar Scottish face, but I'm afraid I am sworn to secrecy. All will be revealed in due course.
"Rising food prices might not be much of a problem for me or you," says Mr Fleming, "but if you spend 80% of your household income on food, and then the price doubles..."
It is a welcome serving of realism pie to chew on as I step out of Lilongwe airport.
The pavements are covered in a blanket of purple blossom - it looks like a fairytale. And the boys cartwheeling down the red dirt roads seem full of beans. But the lumps in their bellies tell a different story.
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1731-03-16 Treaty of Vienna signed by Prince Eugene of Savoy, Count Sinzendorf and Count Gundacker, Thomas Stahremberg and the British envoy to Vienna, Sir Thomas Robinson.
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Cilasoft Announces Major Version Update to Its Security and Compliance Software Suite
January 27, 2017 by Staff Reporter
(January 26, 2017) Cilasoft, a leading developer of security and compliance software products for the IBM i platform, announces the immediate availability of version 5.18.R of Cilasoft Suite, the company's comprehensive auditing and security solution for IBM i.
New features included in 5.18.R have been created to enhance reporting, automation, flexibility, system performance and more. In addition, the new release includes an expansion of integration points with leading cross-platform security information and event management (SIEM) solutions.
"We are continuously working to expand the capabilities, ease-of-use, and integration points of the Cilasoft Suite, and 5.18.R marks a significant milestone in that regard", says Guy Marmorat, Cilasoft's president. "In fact, this new release is just the initial deployment of many innovative and powerful features that are slated to be released during 2017, all of which will make the job of managing security and compliance tasks easier and more effective for IBM i operations staff."
The Cilasoft Suite includes five individual, yet integrated software products that allow managers to comprehensively audit database and system changes, control system access, manage job authorities, and perform other critical security and compliance-related tasks. These products are: QJRN/400 (system and database auditing), CONTROLER (global access control), EAM (elevated authority management), DVM (read-access auditing), and CENTRAL (log consolidation and distribution).
Major enhancements included with version 5.18.R of the Cilasoft Suite are listed below. A comprehensive list of 5.18.R features can be obtained by submitting a request at www.cilasoft.com/en/contact.html.
QJRN/400
System Examiner. The same capabilities in QJRN/400 that help users easily identify and organize journal information for auditing purposes have been extended to include a whole variety of other static sources, including: user profiles, system values, object attributes, object authorities, IFS attributes, IFS authorities, authorization lists, commands, exit points, DB2 files, job descriptions, libraries, spooled files, jobs, PTFs, and more. The ability to access pertinent details about these sources within QJRN/400 allows users to extract other meaningful data for a all kinds of auditing reports and alerts. System Examiner is shipped with a set of pre-configured queries and repository definitions, although custom extracts and alerts can be built over any of the included static sources.
RUNQJFIL command. RUNQJFIL is a powerful new command that can be used to execute a wide variety of commands over the contents of any database file. RUNQJFIL can run in conjunction with a QJRN/400 query or as a stand-alone command, and also includes a simulation mode that lets users test actions before running them.
An example: QJRN/400 is used to extract into a file a list of user profiles that have not signed on to a particular system for more than 90 days and are part of a list of group profiles. From this, the RUNQJFIL command is used to take action on the file by automatically expiring the password for each user profile listed. The command also produces a result file that shows what was executed for each line in the file, its context and the end result (success/fail.)
The above is a fairly simple scenario but all kinds of complex scenarios are possible where the RUNQJFIL command is quite useful. And when combined with the data extract capabilities of System Examiner, RUNQJFIL can automate security-related processes in nearly unlimited ways.
RUNQJF command. Has various optimizations including a parameter to specify an additional time unit of seconds.
RUNQJ command. Includes a new parameter, RESUMEFPR, which is very useful when running reports on consolidated data coming from CENTRAL.
SIEM interface. Includes a more intelligent, flexible, and optimized interface for all of the leading SIEM products.
New exit programs. Several have been added for password validation, which are useful in complex environments where multiple user profile password policies exist.
Optimization of the Open Database File exit point. This exit point has been improved in two very useful ways:
1) Data-centric protection has been considerably optimized so that heavily used files have a significantly lower impact on performance.
2) The process that audits and prepares candidate files has been streamlined through the addition of SQL scripts.
New report selection criteria. A variety of new parameters have been added to EAM reporting commands.
Enhanced integration. Integration has been enhanced both with CONTROLER as well as the secured customizable menu feature within the Cilasoft Suite.
RUNQJCMDS command. This command has been enhanced with the ability to run multiple commands in a single step.
About Cilasoft
For nearly 20 years, Cilasoft has built a solid reputation for reliability and quality in the world of security and compliance solutions on IBM i (AS/400). The company's priorities are to provide high quality technical software to meet customer needs in system and database auditing, global access control, and elevated authority management, while ensuring customer satisfaction through the delivery of outstanding services and support. Cilasoft is an Advanced IBM Business Partner and its products are used at companies of every industry and size in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit http://www.cilasoft.com.
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Yankees News and Rumors
What to know for the Field of Dreams game
Milan Toolsidas· 6 months ago
The long-awaited Field of Dreams game is tonight. It was originally scheduled for last season, August 13, 2020, to be exact. Then COVID hit, and given the realignment of the schedule, the Cardinals were chosen to replace the Yankees. Then the Cardinals had a COVID outbreak and the game got postponed to this season, with the Yankees slotting back in as the visiting team. Here's a quick rundown of what to expect tonight:
Away: Yankees (63-51)
Home: White Sox (67-48)
Location: Dyersville, Iowa
TV: FOX
Pitching matchup
Yankees: Andrew Heaney (7-8, 5.45 ERA)
White Sox: Lance Lynn (10-3, 2.04 ERA) (Carlos Rodon was originally scheduled to start but recently went on the IL with left arm soreness)
Notable injuries
Yeah, there are a lot:
COVID IL:
Other injuries:
Luis Severino (groin)
Gio Urshela (hamstring)
Gleyber Torres (thumb)
Aroldis Chapman (elbow)
Clarke Schmidt (elbow)
Miguel Andujar (wrist)
Domingo German (shoulder)
Clint Frazier (eye)
Michael King (finger)
Tim Locastro (knee, out for season)
Darren O'Day (hamstring, out for season)
Corey Kluber (shoulder)
Aaron Hicks (wrist, out for season)
The actual Field of Dreams field from the 1989 movie was not up to par for a major league game unless they made some significant alterations, so a separate field was constructed about 500 feet in the cornfields. The stadium holds about 8,000 people. The design of the new field is a homage to Comiskey Park, the longtime home of the White Sox until 1990. The dimensions are 300 feet to left, just over 350 feet to dead center, and 315 feet to left. There's even a corn maze made to look like the MLB logo!
We're exactly three weeks away from the Field of Dreams game. 😍 pic.twitter.com/ZPUborZXki
— MLB (@MLB) July 22, 2021
See you next season, Iowa.
The Field of Dreams is scheduled for 2021. pic.twitter.com/CpCcsuy5Iy
— MLB (@MLB) November 23, 2020
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