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Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03)
R03 Small Grant Program
Reissue of RFA-AG-12-002
August 8, 2013 - This RFA has been reissued as RFA-AG-14-010.
RFA-AG-13-006
This program is intended for early career physicians trained in medical or surgical specialties to establish a research track record in aging-related aspects of their specialty. The award will provide an opportunity to gain skills and experience in aging research and help investigators establish an independent program of research in their clinical field relevant to geriatric or gerontologic science. More information about the GEMSSTAR program can be found on the NIA website at http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dgcg/grants-early-medical-surgical-specialists-transition-aging-research-gemsstar
Letter of Intent Due Date
October 1, 2012, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
February/March, 2013
Earliest Start Date(s)
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) offers this initiative to promote research conducted by early stage physicians trained in medical or surgical specialties who are entering careers as clinician-scientists in aging-related aspects of their specialty.
The 2008 Institute of Medicine report "Retooling for an Aging America: Building the Health Care Workforce" emphasized the emergent need for additional health care personnel to address the medical needs of a growing population of older Americans with complex medical problems. Effective approaches to this impending health care crisis involve not only increasing the number of practicing physicians trained in geriatrics and in specialty fields related to the health problems of elders, but also fostering the development of the next generation of physician-scientists whose clinical research will lead to improved care and more effective treatment options for older patients with complex medical conditions.
A pivotal point in the development of clinician-scientists is the completion of training in a medical or surgical specialty and the first faculty appointment. At this early stage, limited research experience and publication record preclude competitiveness for many kinds of advanced research opportunities. This transition stage may be particularly difficult for a specialty-trained physician focusing on aging-related aspects of his/her specialty, as multidisciplinary research entails training that is rarely available in conventional programs. Thus, mechanisms that allow these physicians to begin research projects and establish a research track record are a priority for cultivating the next generation of clinician-scientists, particularly at the interface of aging and medical/surgical specialties.
The goal of the Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) program is to promote future leaders in clinical aging research across the range of medical and surgical specialties. To accomplish this goal, NIA will provide two years of support for small research projects to physicians trained in medical or surgical specialties who seek to become clinician-scientists in aging-related aspects of their specialty. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, physicians in traditional medical or surgical specialties, anesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, family medicine practitioners, general internists, general surgeons, geriatricians, hospitalists, neurologists, obstetricians/gynecologists, palliative care physicians, physiatrists, and psychiatrists. As described below, research support through this initiative will be contingent on applicants' demonstration of acceptable professional development activities and related support.
More information about the GEMSSTAR program can be found on the NIA website at http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/dgcg/grants-early-medical-surgical-specialists-transition-aging-research-gemsstar.
The GEMSSTAR program is intended to support a physician's first independent research project in aging. Applicants are generally expected to have received no prior research funding as principal investigators, though they may have support through institutional awards, such as career development awards (K12), a Clinical and Translational Science Award (KL2), or Older Americans Independence Center Research Career Development Awards (OAIC RCDC). In unusual circumstances where an applicant with funding support in a non-aging-related field wishes to refocus his/her research efforts on aging-related issues, there should be a strong and clear explanation in both the R03 application and in the subsequently submitted Professional Development Plan (if requested) for how the proposed research will entail a meaningful shift towards aging-related science within the applicant's clinical specialty. Merely supplementing the applicant's current research efforts with aging-related science would not be considered a meaningful shift.
Through this proposed initiative, physicians trained in medical and surgical specialties who seek to bridge aging and clinical specialty disciplines can receive research project support through this NIH R03 mechanism. Research projects responsive to this initiative will combine aging with specialty clinical areas to focus on clinical or translational questions relevant to aging and/or the aged. The proposal should emphasize an integration of gerontologic or geriatric research with the candidate's clinical specialty. Research may involve pilot or feasibility studies, secondary analysis of existing data, development of research methodology, or development of new research technology. Projects should be appropriate to the background and level of experience of the applicant. Potential research topics may include, but are not limited to:
Characterization of an aging-related disease, condition, syndrome, or phenomenon relevant to a clinical specialty
Pilot investigation of a specialty-related intervention in older adults
Elucidation of mechanisms underlying specialty-related diseases in older age
Identification of predictors and/or outcomes of specialty-related interventions specific to older populations
R03 applicants must obtain additional support for a concurrent Professional Development Plan (PDP) to receive a GEMSSTAR award. The PDP should not be included in the R03 application; rather, candidates should submit PDPs to the NIH only after NIA staff has requested them following scientific peer review. Please see Section IV.6. Other Submission Requirements for a complete description of the PDP requirement.
It is expected that applicants will have expertise in their clinical specialty, but may be less experienced in geriatric or gerontologic science or other areas. As such, applications should include a senior collaborator with complementary expertise in aging-related research and, if needed, other collaborators and/or consultants in other areas appropriate to the proposed project. Such an individual could be, but not necessarily must be, a mentor named in the PDP.
The OER Glossary and the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide provide details on these application types.
NIA intends to commit $1.5 million in FY 2013 for approximately 18-20 awards.
Application budgets are limited to $50,000 in direct costs per year.
Project period is limited to 2 years.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations as described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. Applicants must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to begin each of the following registrations.
Central Contractor Registration (CCR) – must maintain an active registration, to be renewed at least annually
All Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) must also work with their institutional officials to register with the eRA Commons or ensure their existing eRA Commons account is affiliated with the eRA Commons account of the applicant organization.
All registrations must be completed by the application due date. Applicant organizations are strongly encouraged to start the registration process at least 4-6 weeks prior to the application due date.
Eligible Individuals (Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s))
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PD(s)/PI(s), visit the Multiple Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Awardees must be physicians (i.e., those with M.D., D.O., or equivalent degrees) who have completed training in their medical or surgical specialty. These specialties include, but are not limited to, the traditional medical and surgical specialties, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, general internal medicine, general surgery, geriatrics, hospital medicine, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, palliative medicine, physiatry/rehabilitation medicine, and psychiatry. This award is not intended for individuals with substantial experience in aging research. Moreover, it is generally expected that applicants will have not had prior research funding as Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) on an NIH grant, though they may have support through institutional awards, such as institutional career development awards (K12), Clinical and Translational Science Awards (KL2), or Older Americans Independence Center Research Career Development Awards (OAIC RCDC).
A candidate in their last year of specialty training is eligible to apply provided that the candidate's institution has committed to appointing him/her to a faculty position no later than July 1, 2013. Faculty appointments that are contingent on receiving a GEMSSTAR award are not acceptable. Documentation of the institution's commitment to make the faculty appointment must be included in the R03 application.
Except in unusual circumstances, it is expected that GEMSSTAR applications will have a single PD/PI, and that other personnel will be listed as collaborators or consultants. In multiple PD(s)/PI(s) applications, all PD(s)/PI(s) must be eligible for the GEMSSTAR program.
NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. Resubmission applications may be submitted, according to the NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications from the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide and are limited to unfunded applications previously submitted in response to FOAs RFA-AG-12-002 and RFA-AG-11-007..
Name, address, and telephone number of the PD(s)/PI(s)
Ramesh Vemuri, Ph.D., Chief
Scientific Review Branch
7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Room 2C212
Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 (Express Mail ZIP 20814)
Email: VemuriR@nia.nih.gov
The forms package associated with this FOA includes all applicable components, mandatory and optional. Please note that some components marked optional in the application package are required for submission of applications for this FOA. Follow all instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide to ensure you complete all appropriate "optional" components.
PHS 398 Research Plan Component
Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans (Data Sharing Plan, Sharing Model Organisms, and Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS)) as provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Do not use the Appendix to circumvent page limits. Follow all instructions for the Appendix as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.,
Part I. Overview Information contains information about Key Dates. Applicants are encouraged to submit in advance of the deadline to ensure they have time to make any application corrections that might be necessary for successful submission.
Organizations must submit applications via Grants.gov, the online portal to find and apply for grants across all Federal agencies. Applicants must then complete the submission process by tracking the status of the application in the eRA Commons, NIH's electronic system for grants administration.
Applicants are responsible for viewing their application in the eRA Commons to ensure accurate and successful submission.
Applications must be submitted electronically following the instructions described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide. Paper applications will not be accepted.
All PD(s)/PI(s) must include their eRA Commons ID in the Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile Component of the SF 424(R&R) Application Package. Failure to register in the Commons and to include a valid PD/PI Commons ID in the credential field will prevent the successful submission of an electronic application to NIH.
The applicant organization must ensure that the DUNS number it provides on the application is the same number used in the organization's profile in the eRA Commons and for the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Additional information may be found in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the Center for Scientific Review and responsiveness by the National Institute on Aging, NIH. Applications that are incomplete and/or nonresponsive will not be reviewed.
Additional information about preparing the R03 application
Please see the NIA website for more information about the GEMSSTAR program.
It is expected that applicants will have expertise in their clinical specialty, but may be less experienced in geriatric or gerontologic science. As such, applications should include a senior collaborator with complementary expertise in aging-related research and, if needed, other collaborators and/or consultants in other areas appropriate to the proposed project. Such an individual could be, but not necessarily must be, a mentor named in the Professional Development Plan (PDP).
In accordance with the goals of the GEMSSTAR program, the Research Strategy and Biographical Sketches should emphasize how the candidate's proposed research will advance the understanding of aging-related science in the candidate's specialty, as well as facilitate the candidate's transition specifically into aging research. If candidates have an established record of research, they must delineate in their Biographical Sketch how this project differs from their prior work and how the proposed project will assist them in refocusing their research specifically on aging aspects of their specialty.
The personal statements of other investigators' Biographical Sketches should describe how their expertise, particularly in aging/geriatrics research, will complement that of the PD(s)/PI(s) to achieve the aims of the R03 application.
It is not appropriate to discuss mentorship or the PDP in the R03 application. The R03 provides support only for activities related directly to research.
Professional Development Plan (PDP)
A PDP should not be submitted with the R03 application. A PDP should be submitted only after NIA staff have requested it following peer review. In the event that applicants are asked to submit a PDP, the following information is provided to help candidates plan ahead, including securing additional funding and/or institutional commitment for protected time.
Funding of this R03 award is contingent on having an NIA-approved PDP for the duration of the R03 award. The PDP consists of three components: 1) the written plan and 2) letters of support from mentor(s), including at least one with geriatrics or aging-focused expertise and 3) documentation of support for the plan through independent funding and/or institutional commitment for protected time as outlined below. The components of a PDP will differ for each applicant based on a variety of individual factors such as career stage, research experience, and institutional resources. The PDP should be tailored to meet the applicant's individual professional development needs in relation to the R03 application. Moreover, the PDP should specifically describe activities that will augment the applicant's skills in geriatrics and/or aging research to enable him/her to develop into an independent researcher in aging science. The NIA GEMSSTAR website offers guidance, resources and answers to frequently asked questions regarding the PDP and potential funding sources. Although it is not possible to specify precisely what the parts of an individual PDP should be, inclusion of at least some of the following components is encouraged:
Mentor or mentoring team with specific expertise in aging-related research and/or geriatrics
Pursuit of an advanced degree; e.g., PhD, MPH, MS
Defined training plan with milestones; e.g. publications, presentations, abstracts, grant proposals
Participation in CTSA training, K12 or R25 programs, Older Americans Independence Center (Pepper Center) activities, or other NIH-supported programs
Protected time consistent with the proposed professional development activities. Please note that a minimum level of protected time is not specified; rather, the amount of protected time should be commensurate with the candidate's professional development needs and proposed activities.
The above is not an exhaustive list; other appropriate activities not included above may be proposed.
In addition to a description of professional development activities, additional funding support should be obtained to provide protected time and resources to pursue the proposed professional development activities. Such support may be provided through a variety of sources, alone or in combination. These sources may include, but are not limited to, the following:
The applicant's sponsoring institution and/or affiliated Veteran's Administration hospital
Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)
NIH K12 or R25 program
Specialty Societies: A list of medical and surgical specialty societies who offer competitive cofunding awards for GEMSSTAR are listed at the GEMSSTAR website. Additionally, the Association of Specialty Professors (ASP) and the Surgical Section of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) have formed collaborative opportunities for GEMSSTAR funding with medical and surgical specialty societies through the T. Franklin Williams Scholars and the Jahnigen Career Development Award programs, respectively.
Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC) Research Career Development Core (RCDC)
Other public or private sources
Acceptable and documented support for professional development activities must be in place prior to award of the R03 and must remain active during the entire R03 award period. The commitment of time and resources should be commensurate with activities outlined in the candidate's PDP. Professional Development Plans should include a description of the costs and level of professional effort associated with the proposed activities. Applicants for this initiative are advised to seek professional development support in the early stages of application. Acquiring support for professional development is the responsibility of the R03 applicant. Applicants are encouraged to share their R03 applications and summary statements with all potential sources of PDP funding.
NIA staff will evaluate each PDP for the degree to which it supplements the applicant's current knowledge and skills with geriatrics and/or aging research training, its likelihood to enable the applicant's development into an independent researcher in the aging aspects of his/her clinical specialty, and the adequacy of committed support for protected time and other related expenses.
PDPs should be limited to 5 pages, not including letters of support. Requests for PDP's will be sent to selected applicants shortly after scientific peer review. It is expected that requested PDPs will be due in May, 2013.
The R03 small grant supports discrete, well-defined projects that realistically can be completed in two years and that require limited levels of funding. Because the research project usually is limited, an R03 grant application may not contain extensive detail or discussion. Accordingly, reviewers should evaluate the conceptual framework and general approach to the problem. Appropriate justification for the proposed work can be provided through literature citations, data from other sources, or from investigator-generated data. Preliminary data are not required, particularly in applications proposing pilot or feasibility studies.
Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following review criteria and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).
Reviewers will consider each of the review criteria below in the determination of scientific merit, and give a separate score for each. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact. For example, a project that by its nature is not innovative may be essential to advance a field.
Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field? To what extent does the proposed project introduce aging-related research questions to the applicant's clinical specialty area? To what extent will the proposed research contribute new and meaningful knowledge in geriatric- or gerontologic science related to the applicant's clinical specialty?
Are the PD(s)/PI(s), collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the project? If Early Stage Investigators or New Investigators, or in the early stages of independent careers, do they have appropriate experience and training? If established, have they demonstrated an ongoing record of accomplishments that have advanced their field(s)? If the project is collaborative or multi-PD(s)/PI(s), do the investigators have complementary and integrated expertise; are their leadership approach, governance and organizational structure appropriate for the project? If established, how will this award assist in the investigator's transition to aging research and how does the project differ from his/her prior work? To what extent will this award help to bridge the applicant's clinical specialty with geriatric- or gerontologic research? Does the team of investigators have complementary and integrated expertise in aging and geriatrics appropriate for the project? Is the role of the collaborator(s) appropriate to advance the specific aims of the project and supplement the skills of the PD/PI, as well as their skills in aging/geriatrics research?
Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements? Does the environment provide sufficient research resources relevant to geriatrics or gerontology and the clinical specialty field of investigation?
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate: 1) the justification for the exemption, 2) human subjects involvement and characteristics, and 3) sources of materials. For additional information on review of the Human Subjects section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
For Resubmissions, the committee will evaluate the application as now presented, taking into consideration the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group and changes made to the project.
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items, and should not consider them in providing an overall impact/priority score.
Applications will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate Scientific Review Group(s) convened by the NIA, in accordance with NIH peer review policy and procedures, using the stated review criteria. Review assignments will be shown in the eRA Commons.
May undergo a selection process in which only those applications deemed to have the highest scientific and technical merit (generally the top half of applications under review) will be discussed and assigned an overall impact/priority score.
Applications will be assigned to the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. Applications will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications submitted in response to this FOA. Following initial peer review, recommended applications will receive a second level of review by the National Advisory Council on Aging. The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
The degree to which the proposed project represents a significant first independent research effort as opposed to an additive research experience, or a meaningful transition to a career devoted to aging-related research.
Adequacy of the Professional Development Plan.
After the peer review of the application is completed, the PD(s)/PI(s) will be able to access his or her Summary Statement (written critique) via the eRA Commons.
Any application awarded in response to this FOA will be subject to the DUNS, CCR Registration, and Transparency Act requirements as noted on the Award Conditions and Information for NIH Grants website.
When multiple years are involved, awardees will be required to submit the Non-Competing Continuation Grant Progress Report (PHS 2590) annually and financial statements as required in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Grants.gov Customer Support (Questions regarding Grants.gov registration and submission, downloading or navigating forms)
Contact Center Phone: 800-518-4726
eRA Commons Help Desk (Questions regarding eRA Commons registration, tracking application status, post submission issues)
Phone: 301-402-7469 or 866-504-9552 (Toll Free)
Susan J. Zieman, MD, PhD or Basil Eldadah, MD, PhD
Email: niagemsstar@mail.nih.gov
Ramesh Vemuri, Ph.D.
Ryan Blakeney
Email: blakeneyr@nia.nih.gov


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Man builds world's fastest mobility scooter
A plumber has built the fastest mobility scooter in the world, capable of hitting 69mph.
13 October 2010 • 08:26 am
Colin Furze riding the modified scooter Credit: Photo: GEOFF ROBINSON
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These are not traditional examples of a broken fourth wall, but they do demonstrate something I think Metal Gear Solid asks us to consider constantly: the very nature of interactivity means there is no fourth wall to break. A video game story necessarily exists in a world that includes the player, not just the character they control, and you can't simply pretend they don't exist.
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Moving from concerns of interactivity to discussion of story and narrative, Dan Stubbs writes about his attempts to create, what he calls, a "dynamic narrative system" in his game The Hit.
Looking at story from a different angle, Edward Smith suggests that, by designing a horror game that subverts standard game rules, P.T. submerges players in a truly nightmarish experience.
Of course, if there's a story to interact with in games, it's commonly done through a first or third person avatar. This week brings us several articles that discuss the importance of the role of the avatar.
I realize what bothered me so much about never being able to create an appropriate avatar. All this time, I'd thought that I wanted to be able to see my character as me. What I really wanted was for 'me' to be a character. I wanted other people to have thought "people might choose to play that", and put it in a game, because then I'd know that somebody would ever choose 'me'. The fact that I was never a choice meant (to me) that nobody wanted 'me' as a choice.
Over at Vice, Leigh Alexander also questions identity associations to game avatars, and the oftentimes confusing shifts avatars create between first person "I" and third person "He, She, It, They" reference as we play.
Jake Muncy questions (with spoilers for the game!) his engagement with Dark Souls 2. Muncy admits that while he personally questioned both his avatars motives and his own as a player of the game, it was the NPCs , especially Lucatiel, who lured him back and provided the means for personal reflection on why to play at all.
Not that it was ever really in doubt, but this week's submissions show Anita Sarkeesian isn't alone in her assessment of female representation in games. Nor, according to a statistical analysis of Sarkeesian's actual usages of terms written at Zen of Design, is she wrong.
Elsewhere, Falling Awkwardly's Kateri continues the series "Binders Full of Women: Collecting all the Ladycards in The Witcher." Part 8, takes a look at the game's portrayal of Toruviel, whose worth is downplayed by terrible writing, and White Rayla who is little more than a "best her to bed her" character trope.
Also this week, Drew Mackie takes reviews the origin of Toad in the Mario Brothers franchise to reveal that our perceptions of Toad as a male may be the result of culture as some Japanese fans believed the original Toad to have been female.
Studying games from a sociological background, Joe Baxter-Webb examines PC gamer culture – how it's discussed and portrayed online, and how this reflects back on games culture and perceptions of it from those who don't identify as a part of it.
Alternately, Zolani Stewart and Lana Polansky posted a podcast that discusses leaving videogames behind when its culture and spaces are no longer those with which one can, or wants, to identify.
Joining in the debate about the potential for objectivity (in general or in games and game journalism, specifically) Owen Grieve writes about the simple logic that: "Politics is not inserted into games by critics, but is in fact an integral part of the design process.
At Gamasutra, Tanya X Short gives a designer's-eye-view of procedurally generated systems.
Nick Dinicola talks about his experience playing Blackbar, a game about "Big Brother" and government mandated censorship, and his inability to solve one of its puzzles.
Tim Schneider has composed a three part history of low-poly art over at Kill Screen. He calls it comprehensive, and thus to attempt to summarize seems like it would be an act against its totality. I will, therefore, only urge you to go check it out.
As stated in the opening, we read and feature writing based on the submissions we receive. We value the contributions of this community and encourage you to keep submitting those articles/blogs/vlogs/etc. that you'd like to see featured here. Send us links via email or by mentioning us on Twitter.
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The Horrors, Marmozets, British Sea Power and Tom Grennan are among the artists unveiled for Hit The North Festival 2018. The event, now in its second year, will return once again taking in 15 venues in the city centre.
As well as new material, The Horrors bring with them hits such as 'Still Life' and 'Sea Within A Sea' from the head of the hype that surrounded them in the early 2000's. Always guaranteed to inject a level of weird into proceedings, The Horrors dark silhouettes can be found delivering daggers of fragmented sound late night at Hit The North this year.
Also topping the bill are alternative rockers, Marmozets, who return to the North East after a stellar sell-out show at Riverside, Newcastle in early 2018. Marmozets have seen some rough times, but they've battled against the hardships as a family to come out on the other side one of the UK alternative scene's brightest hopes.
Bedford born Tom Grennan, makes his triumphant return to Hit The North Festival after an extremely successful year which sees him rise even further up the bill. The signer-songwriter is due to release his first full-length album in May this year and has so far teased fans with new material in 'Sober' which deals with his relationship with alcohol. With his March tour dates almost completely sold out, Tom Grennan is on a non-stop rocket to the top.
There's plenty of fresh faces joining the ranks with a diverse mix of genres and backgrounds making up 2018's first wave of acts. Charming story teller, Will Heard brings his unique blend of blues, folk, funk and soul; Anteros provide bittersweet dream-pop; Bath indie-rockers, Blaenavon cause a stir with favourites from 2017's debut That's Your Lot; and rising hip-hop multi-instrumentalist, Dylan Cartlidge, brings smooth baselines, quick fire lyrics, and old-school hip hop beats.
The focus for Hit the North is on new music, whether that's from established bands with new releases, or from brand new artists just stepping out into the world. This will be the second edition of the festival which runs from 4th - 6th May across 15 Newcastle venues. It will feature over 120 artists.
Individual tickets for Hit the North (Sunday 6th May) are available for £30.
Eager festival goers wishing to attend all events across the weekend of Hit The North can avail of a 'Full Weekend Tickets' for the festival. Hit the North Weekend Tickets can be purchased for £50.


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I would have liked to have done more on the issue of human trafficking, says outgoing US envoy
Source: Hong Kong Free Press
Outgoing US Consul General Clifford Hart said one of the issues that he would like to have done more on was helping Hong Kong address the question of human trafficking. He described the issue as "basically slavery."
Click here to read the full story.
Hong Kong must lead the fight against human trafficking, rather than just do the bare minimum
Source: South China Morning Post
Tony Read says the government needs to first admit that the city plays a role in the global problem, and then enact an anti-trafficking law that can be a model for the region.
Hong Kong downgraded to join ranks of Uzbekistan, Niger, Afghanistan in annual trafficking report
Hong Kong has been downgraded to the Tier 2-Watchlist on the US State Department's 2016 Trafficking in Persons report, meaning that the city has joined the ranks of countries such as Uzbekistan, Niger and Afghanistan in its performance in combating human trafficking within its borders.
Hong Kong losing the fight against human trafficking, US report finds (1 July 2016, South China Morning Post)
Latest U.S. country rankings on human trafficking raise eyebrows in some Asian nations (10 July 2016, The Japan Times)
Human trafficking on the rise in north-east region
Source: The Times of India
Human trafficking is witnessing an increase in the north-eastern states this year, Manipur Commission for Protection of Child Rights member Keisham Pradipkumar said on Sunday.
China main sponsor of human trafficking in Myanmar: police records
Source: Eleven Myanmar
The bulk of human trafficking victims was sold to China the over past 10 years, according to records of the Myanmar Anti-Human Trafficking Force. Most of the victims have been women and were either sold as brides to Chinese men or forced into prostitution. Thailand is the second-largest buyer of humans trafficked from Myanmar.
Woman Caught Trafficking Brides to China
Source: Cambodia Daily
A woman from Kratie province believed to have trafficked about 30 women to China to work or be sold as brides was caught and arrested on Tuesday evening at a Phnom Penh guesthouse with six potential victims, including two minors, an official said on Wednesday.
25% of Canada's human trafficking victims are minors: Statistics Canada
Source: Global News
In a recent report, Statistics Canada noted that minors not only make up a significant portion of victims of forced labour or sex trafficking crimes, but that they also make up around seven per cent of the perpetrators.
"Fast Fashion": Anne Elizabeth Moore on the Global Garment and Sex Trades
Source: Truth Out
For more than five years, Anne Elizabeth Moore and the Ladydrawers Collective have been creating incisive comics that probe at the intersections of gender and labor. Their just-released book, Threadbare, combines art, storytelling, consciousness-building and old-fashioned muckraking to expose the connections between the fashion industry and the sex trade around the world.
Measuring slavery encourages governments to do better
Source: Thomson Reuters
Modern slavery is currently receiving unprecedented attention from political and religious leaders, and in the international media. Yet for all this welcome attention, we can't answer the most basic question about this horrendous crime – namely, is it increasing or falling around the world?
Woman forced into teen prostitution weds in ceremony led by judge who prosecuted her traffickers: 'I believed I would never be able to love a man again'
Source: New York Daily News
The last time she appeared in Brooklyn Federal Court she was a victim. She returned Friday as a beaming, beautiful bride. Carmen is also a survivor. Forced into prostitution at 14 by human traffickers from Mexico's notorious town of pimps, she bravely testified at her tormentors' sentencings in 2014.
Iceland "Destination And Transit Country" For Human Trafficking
Source: The Reykjavik Grapevine
A new report from the US Department of State on global human trafficking notes Iceland's need for improvement. According to the report, Iceland is called "a destination and transit country for women subjected to sex trafficking and men and women subjected to labor trafficking", and broke down the demographics as such: "Women from Eastern Europe, the Baltics, West Africa, and Brazil are subjected to sex trafficking, often in nightclubs and bars. Men and women from Africa, Eastern Europe, South America, and South and East Asia are subjected to forced labor in construction, tourism, restaurants, fish factories, and as au pairs in private houses."
'Why human trafficking is a public health problem'
Source: CNN
"You might think that when a trafficking victim escapes, their life is saved. In reality, though, survival is much more complicated. My journey of survival began nearly 20 years ago, and continues to this day."
Human trafficking: "Few victims go to court because we don't protect them enough"
Source: European Parliament Newsroom
Human trafficking is a highly profitable international crime in which people are traded for use in prostitution, forced labour or other forms of exploitation. In a resolution adopted in plenary last week, MEPs condemned it as a modern kind of slavery and one of the worst forms of human rights violations. Resolution author Barbara Lochbihler, a German member of the Greens/EFA group, told us victims needed more protection and that more needed to be done on forced labour and money laundering.
Modern slavery and human trafficking on the rise in UK
Source: The Guardian
Efforts to eradicate modern slavery in the UK are failing, with the number of potential victims being trafficked into Britain rising by 245% over the last five years, according to official figures.
Source: U.S. Department of State
Every year, the U.S. Government publishes a Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report to measure governments based on US perceptions of their efforts to acknowledge and combat human trafficking.
Click here to access this resource.
The Human Cost of Conflict Palm Oil
Source: International Labor Rights Forum
Conflict Palm Oil is palm oil which has been produced illegally or under conditions associated with labor or human rights violations. This report explores the extent of labour exploitation among Indonesian palm plantations.
VIDEO : The Human Cost of Conflict Palm Oil (July 2016, International Labor Rights Forum)
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Host, Sydney was tasked with creating an entirely new marketing platform for BankWest, as they start opening new stores around Australia. With creative via The Glue Society, BankWest has started a nationwide initiative to see if it is possible to create Happy Banking. Their startpoint is to interview and learn from various experts in happiness.


On January 10th, 2012, Toray Industries announced that it has purchased all remaining shares of its joint venture, Société des Fibres de Carbone S.A. (SOFICAR). The now wholly-owned subsidiary of Toray Industries will be called Toray Carbon Fibers Europe S.A. (CFE). The facility in southwest France produces Torayca® as part of Toray Industries' comprehensive carbon fiber catalog. Toray expects to increase production capabilities and offerings based out of the new CFE as global demand for carbon fiber expands in the coming years.
More information can be found at the Toray Industries website.


Scientists are continually fine-tuning the tools and techniques they use to collect and analyze data to measure human impacts on the environment. Bacteria respond to their changing environment in predictable ways, and a team of researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (UT-ORNL) used that knowledge to develop a method to use DNA from natural bacterial communities as a biosensor to test for the presence of a range of pollutants.
Bacterial communities continuously sense and respond to environmental conditions that restrict or promote the predictable growth of certain species. The scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently used DNA sequencing and gene tracking to tap into that information and measure nuclear waste contamination in the Bear Creek watershed in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Researchers chose the site because it was used for the early development of nuclear weapons. Because of the industrial processes that occurred there, it has "spectacular" geochemical gradients. Those gradients provided the ideal opportunity to evaluate the predictive power of bacterial communities in response to change in an otherwise homogeneous area. The tests were successful and the biosensors accurately identified environmental contaminants and distinguished between uncontaminated and contaminated sites in an otherwise homogeneous area.
To explore whether they could apply the same approach to other ecosystems under different impacts, the group also analyzed data collected before and after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The tests were able to discriminate between contaminated and uncontaminated sites with near-perfect accuracy.
In addition to indicating sites that are currently contaminated or uncontaminated, researchers were also able to identify previously contaminated sites, even though the oil had been fully degraded. The authors of the study suggest that the bacteria "encode a memory of prior contamination." The scientists suggest being able to observe contamination even after degradation might make this approach useful for detecting episodic or transient events that are typically difficult to capture directly.
Scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other facilities have been developing biosensors for decades. The researchers at Oak Ridge believe bacterial communities can act as a valuable addition to the arsenal of environmental indicator tools and suggest that their evaluation method could be used for "everything from well water testing to seaside construction purposes." They cite an example of someone considering seaside construction who wants to know if there has ever been an oil spill. The bacteria testing method could be used to evaluate the environmental health of the area, even if there are no obvious physical signs of any previous oil spill.
Biosensors come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are already being used in a wide range of situations. Scientists developed the earliest biosensors in part to identify harmful bacteria, but the newest ones harness natural or genetically engineered bacteria. There are endless potential medical, military, industrial and environmental applications.
Bacterial biosensors can be used to detect the presence of explosives or biological or chemical warfare agents; to signal the presence of cancer-causing agents or toxins in water; or to detect and provide clues to human aging and disease.
Bacterial biosensors are proving to be fast, sensitive, specific, and reliable detection methods. Our ever-increasing concern regarding the microbiological safety of our food, water, industrial waste, and pharmaceuticals, ensures that as the technology improves, our perception of bacteria as "friend not foe," will expand as well.
The full findings of the Oak Ridge study are available in the American Society for Microbiology's online journal, mBio.


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Theaters in Lancaster Pennsylvania - Update, September 2011.
September 2011 - EXTENDED STAY!!! Three or more night reservations, 15% Discount. New Reservations only.
October 2011 - CHRISTMAS IS NEAR!!
With every reservation of three or more nights, receive admission to the National Christmas Center. $24.00 Value!!
One of only eight theaters designated as a National Historic Landmark, the Fulton Opera House has earned a reputation for high quality performances. Having a major $9.5 millon renovation in 1995, the original Victorian elegance was reestablished along with technical improvements and expansions. The Fulton Theater starts the 2011-2012 season in September with the production of 'The All Night Strut!'. Additional shows include: Gaslight, Hairspray, God of Carnage, Sunset Blvd, August: Osage County, Miss Saigon. Make plans to see them all, you will not be disappointed.
The American Music Theater is unique in that it is the only theater in the country that features both touring and original concerts and productions. The 1600 seat theater hosts over 300 live performances each year. There is something for everyone: country, rock, doo wop, comedy and their own original song and dance performances. Pick your favorites and don't forget to make reservations for their original productions which this year include: Dance Explosion and the Christmas Show. In the year 2012, the shows also include: Country Classics and American Icons. You still have a chance this year to see: Vince Gill, Dennis Miller, Celtic Thunder, Steve Miller Band, Bobby Vinton, and Willie Nelson.
All comedy... all the time, with a great cast of talented actors. The Rainbow Dinner Theater started in Strasburg, PA in 1984 at the Historic Strasburg Inn.
Eventually moving to the Revere Tavern, they now have their own theater right next door, conveniently located in Pardise, PA right on Lincoln Hwy.
The coming shows this year include: John Loves Mary, Home for the Holidays. In 2012 the show schedule includes: Let's Murder Marsha, The Dixie Swim Club, Things My Mother Taught Me, Unnecessary Farce, Christmas in Paradise.
Now in it's 24th year, The Dutch Apple Dinner Theater has been providing high quality productions, along with award winning meals, in its 380 seat theater. The Prather family has been in the entertainment business for over 45 years with over 150,000 guests enjoying their productions annually. 2011 still has several shows that include: I Love A Piano, Me & My Girl, and Miracle on 34th Street. The 2012 season features: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, 9 to 5 The Musical, Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun, Legally Blond The Musical, Gershwin's Crazy for You, A Second Helping; Church Basement Ladies 2 Sequel, A Swingin Christmas.
Each year about 800,000 people attend one of the Sight & Sound Theaters in either Lancaster PA or Branson MI. The spectactular productions incorporate live animals with some walking right down the aisles. Back stage tours are a favorite of many patrons. There is still time to visit and see the old Testiment story 'Joseph' before the 'Miracle of Christmas' starts in November. In March of 2012 they will have their premier of the story 'Jonah'.
You will want to make your reservations early so you won't miss some of your favorite shows.
After experiencing a really dry spell we are now getting rain again,,, a much needed rain. The grass has turned mostly green again and many of the fall plants are starting to display their colors. The butterlies are still enjoying the Butterfly Bushes and guests have been amused at Patches attempting to catch a few butterlies. We are having great weather in Lancaster, the temperatures have cooled a little bit and our busy October will be here very shortly, with fall colors and harvest time festivities.
Special Value!! For those of you reading this newsletter I am offering another special for reservations from September 6th through the 15th. Any room available, minimum of two nights, 20% discount, applies only to new reservations, no other discounts allowed, no gift cards, must mention this discount at time of making reservation.
I hope to see you all very soon, Summer is nearly over, come and enjoy!!!!!


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The women's 1500 meter at the 2023 KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships in Heerenveen took place at Thialf ice skating rink on Friday 3 February 2023. There were 20 participants. Antoinette Rijpma-de Jong, Marijke Groenewoud, and Jutta Leerdam qualified for the 2023 ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen.

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Referee: Loretta Staring.  Assistant: Miriam Kuipers.  Starter: Jans Rosing.

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Hot Politicians from all over the world. YES , we are featuring few from India too !
Words Politicians and Hot do not go hand in hand . Normally you would describe politicians with adjectives like wicked , shrewd , diplomatic , arrogant and sometimes brilliant.
But there are always exceptions to every rule and analogy. Yes these politicians featured in our list are brilliantly attractive and hot. If they ever decide a career in TV pepole will receive and welcome them with open arms.
In fact some of them were voted to power because of their hots and good looks. Not that we want this trend to catch up after all beauty with smarts is a rare combination, isn't it ?
Luciana was voted / ranked as number 1 hot politician on a survey which was taken by peopole all over the world. She became Member of Parliament at age of 31 youngest for Peru .
Kind of hard to believe isn't it , a hot woman being a politician in Israel parliament. Orly was TV host and occasional model.
She is former dutch politician and not active right now in political circle.
Ukraine girls are inherently beautiful , but a female to become prime minister of the rough and tough country is a rare feat achieved by the brilliance of this woman. She has extra ordinary hair style reminds us little bit of star wars. And her hair style has been iconic in all these political years.
MLA from Kerala in recent days. Angurlata was actress in many movies, she is hot , beautiful and brave.
This is really hot stuff. Politician never looked so gorgeous and I am kind of proud that we are having beautfiful faces joining politics.


One in 25,000 children are born with acondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, each year . But how does being small affect family life?
This programme follows three families, where one or more member has acondroplasia.
Gillian, a small mother hoping that she can protect her small 13 year old daughter from some of the problems she faced herself as a teenager. Rebecca, a small young woman embarking on married life and hoping to start a family with Ben, an average height man. And Phil, a small father preparing his small son Paddy for secondary school through tough love.
Life, love and growing up from a unique perspective about 4 feet.


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What Will the Future of Work Look Like in 2019? We Make Some Predictions
Where we work, what we make, and how we get paid are in flux—for some, that's really good news
Perrin Drumm
The workplace is in a state of transition. Open-plan offices are out, even if no one's quite ready to embrace the cubicle. Co-working spaces aren't the perfect solution, but with the rise of the gig economy (a phrase you can expect to keep on hearing), they're only going to get more popular. Freelancing is on the rise, and with it increased job precarity. With the growing distrust of large companies, especially those in the tech sector, more and more designers are opting to go it on their own—and no amount of free cold brew or in-office gaming stations is going to lure them back.
The way we work is ever-changing, and with global economies in a state of flux, we should all get comfortable with being uncomfortable for a while. We don't need to buckle up for the apocalypse, but switching your 401k or investment plan from a "high" to "low" risk portfolio should probably be on your to-do list.
What else can 2018 tell us about what we can expect in the year to come? We're looking back at the stories we tracked closely and making some predictions for 2019.
Open offices are out. Flexible workplaces are in.
Coworking may have gone mass and lost the ethos that was part of its original appeal, but some community-focused working spaces, like The Design Office in Providence, Rhode Island, reject the rent-a-desk vibe and stay focused on staying small. Like most writers and editors, I tend to be a homebody, so I've been forcing myself out of the house by experimenting with Spacious, a service that turns restaurants that are typically closed during the day into coworking spaces for its members.
I've also started a drinking game fueled by Fast Company's incessant coverage of open plan office trends (one shot for every time "open office" makes a headline), which has been going strong since 2013 and shows no sign of slowing. They have covered every possible angle, from why you're right to hate open offices and how they are slowly killing you, to how open offices promote sexism, to how much money open offices save companies, to how you can hack them. I'm getting my shots lined up for the new year.
Specialists are out. Generalists are in.
No matter where we choose (or are forced) to work, the kind of work we're doing is changing, too. Many old school graphic designers love to wax on about why you should be a design specialist and not a generalist (many of these old school designers are specialists themselves), and while having one uber-honed skill is valuable, at this point it's fair to say that we've crossed over into the era of the generalist. In John Maeda's latest email missive, he cited generalism as key, especially for designers in the tech space: "You can either be a jill of all design-y trades or a master of just one. Nowadays you're better off being a jill because we don't know which trades will remain."
We drilled deeper into the generalist vs. specialist debate, noting that "while the design industry asks for versatility and broad capability from its youngsters, it simultaneously requires a distinct, honed point of view from its experts. At entry-level, style eliminates opportunity, but in order to be in the class of the acknowledged best you must have a trademark. If you've survived your first years in a profession that perpetuates your chameleon nature, you must suddenly look like yourself. And what do you look like? A generalist."
Whether you're doing it all or doing just one thing, the way we get paid for our work is—yep, you guessed it—it's changing, too. For those looking to bring their side project to life, crowdfunding might seem like an obvious route to take, but we'd advise you to think twice about that.
Crowdfunding is (slowly going) out. Membership models are tentatively in.
After years of the feeding the Kickstarter high, we're all starting to come down. The crowdfunding model is tiring, for both the buyers and the makers. Previously, the difficulty of launching a successful crowdfunding campaign was worth it; it may have taken over your entire life for a few months, but the returns were large enough to warrant the effort. In fact, so many of our own readers were struggling to tame the Kickstarter beast, that we published a two-part how-to guide, and solicited so many secrets from the Crowdsourceress (plus why the NASA Standards Manual was successful).
But if the rush has left you feeling a little drained, you're not alone. Regardless of what platform you're on, crowdfunding is steadily becoming a less viable option. Even previously successful campaigners are seeing higher rates of failure. That's not to say you shouldn't try, but you might set your goal lower to start, and be mindful of the growing "Please fund me!" fatigue. So what's the alternative? So far the subscriber-based membership model of funding has been slow on the uptake. Platforms like Patreon and Kickstarter's Drip (which will soon be replaced by something yet-to-be-named) launched with the promise of sustainable funding for ongoing ventures (as opposed to one-off products or publications), but the response has been tepid. The platforms are new, their stability is uncertain, and it can still feel like too much of ask for most people. We're seeing more serious businesses create their own unique membership "portals," particularly in the publishing space, but most are still feeling out their revenue diversification strategies, and don't necessarily want to commit to an expensive custom development project in a changing landscape.
Paid internships are in. Protections against paycheck precarity are in, too.
There is one previously under-funded group that's finally making money moves: interns. Since we put out the bat signal last year for designers to please pay their interns fairly, intern pay rates have continued to rise. The upswing isn't as high as we'd like to see, but as long as it doesn't stagnate, we're still in better shape than we once were. Progress?
Speaking of equitable pay, the world is coming around to the idea of a Universal Basic Income, a concept that was introduced decades ago, but never picked up enough steam to be put into practice. Critics of UBI say it would disincentivize workers, but supporters point out that UBI would only cover enough to prevent people from falling into poverty, not enough to actually live on. And now, with the growing anxiety over whether robots will take our jobs, more and more people are getting on board; nearly half of all Americans surveyed in one study were in favor of UBI for those who lose their jobs to AI.
The Rodina's Tereza Ruller in 'UNIONIZE: Abolish the Stage of Precarity' (2018) at De School Gallery, as part of the Celestial Services exhibition.
But it's not just the robots that are driving more people into a state of precarity: it's the woeful state of labor conditions in the creative industry in general, particularly for freelancers. We've seen a variety of responses; in Amsterdam, experimental graphic design studio The Rodina staged a performance. Tereza Ruller, who co-founded the studio, explains how her design-led performance was the best way for her to visually communicate the problem, as she sees it. "I wanted to create a situation where I could talk to people, where I can express my opinion and be transparent about the topic of working conditions and labor," says Ruller. "That's why I imprisoned myself in a shelving structure for more than six hours, three days in a row. It's very uncomfortable.
Illustration by Erin Aniker
Over in Germany, a labor agreement for freelance graphic designers has been in effect since 1977, and remains the only document of its kind in Europe. "Over nearly 180 pages, the 2015 edition explains the general value of design and how to calculate rights of use; provides an overview of the design process; and exhaustively lists the services and potential hours involved in producing anything from digital media design to illustration to fashion design.The overview of services, required time, and recommended fees." It's a great start, but it only goes so far. Safeguarding freelancers from the German welfare state is an ongoing struggle that has stagnated in recent years. Will freelance designers join forces, or fracture?
Illustration by Erik Carter
Back at home, we started investigating this ourselves by exploring the standard American union model, and sussing out what designers might borrow from it in order to create some sort of structure for establishing their own protections. The good news is that freelancers have more bargaining power than ever, but their efforts are scattershot; they are either focused solely on themselves or on just a small group of people. Taken collectively, though, what might that look like? How could freelancers band together to draw some lines in the sand?
First, they have to agree on what those lines are. While it's no easy task for thousands of people to all agree on the same thing, we felt the payoff made it worth a try. So this year we kicked off the Eye on Design Collective with a community event that brought diverging voices together to workshop some potential solutions and ways to move ahead. The design research is currently underway, and we're excited to bring our work out into the light later in 2019. Onward!
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The event will take place on Friday, November 16th from 17.00-22.00 and Saturday, November 17th from 11.00-16.00 at Heimat Studio at LYNfabrikken Vestergade 49, 8000 Aarhus C. Participants must attend their choice of date in full (Friday,November 16th 17:00-22:00 or Saturday, November 17th 11:00-16:00).
Participants may deliver their stock to Heimat Studio on Friday from 10.00 and Aarhus Makers staff will assist you with the layout of your stall (you are welcome to stay or just drop off your items). You must arrive back at the venue on Friday at 16.00, and on Saturday at 10.00. On Saturday, you must be packed up by 16.30 leaving no rubbish behind.
Participation fees: The participation fee for Aarhus Makers Partners costs 300kr (incl. VAT), and for non-Partners costs 600kr (incl. VAT). This fee is non-refundable in cases of no-shows or the participant cancelling. Note: If you are interested in joining Aarhus Makers and becoming a Partner, please click here.
Once your participant application has been approved, Aarhus Makers will invoice you for the participation fee. This amount must be paid to Aarhus Makers via bank transfer before the event, at a time advised by Aarhus Makers on the invoice.
Aarhus Makers has the right to cancel the MADE event in the event of an emergency or an incident beyond our control. In the event of a cancellation, Aarhus Makers will contact all participants to inform them as soon as reasonably possible, and all participants will receive a full refund of their participation fees.
Participants will be provided with 110cm x 67cm of space on a table (there will be 2 x stallholders to one table - the full table size is 220cm x 67cm) and one chair. Aarhus Makers will allocate the position of each stallholder to best accommodate each individual's requirements, however, we reserve the right to change stall positions and layout if need be.
To create a cohesive event space, each table will be covered with a tablecloth of Aarhus Makers' choosing. Participants do not need to bring their own tablecloth.
If the participant wishes, Aarhus Makers will assist you with the design and display of your stall including props and packaging materials. We encourage you to get creative with your display to best express your products and brand.
As space is limited, sales racks and small display furniture will only be permitted to participants if agreed upon with Aarhus Makers. Please indicate that you require space for these objects in this form and we will be in touch to confirm the possibility.
There will be wall space to tape prints and lightweight artworks to the walls (no nails are permitted in the walls).
Only items designed or handmade by stallholders based in Aarhus Kommune are eligible for sale at this event. This includes original artworks and photography or prints.
No food or drinks are permitted to be sold. LYNfabrikken will serve food and drinks throughout the event.
Participants are responsible for providing their own method for taking payment, and for adhering to laws around recording sales and issuing receipts as advised by SKAT. The Heimat studio has free Wi-Fi.
Aarhus Makers will work with LYNfabrikken to develop marketing materials for the event, including on social media.
There is paid street parking around the venue.
Aarhus Makers and LYNfabrikken (and it's partner and/or affiliate organisations) take no responsibility for any theft, loss or damage to products sold at the event.


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AEC Can Learn From EU
BREXIT need not lead to the complete disintegration of the European Union. One can be certain, though, that there will be a significant slowdown of growth in most of the member nations of the EU, including Germany. The incipient recovery in some of the countries of the EU will be further delayed. The great economic powers of the twentieth century, sometimes referred to as the American Century, can no longer be expected to be engines of growth of the global economy. The United States, Japan and the EU will have to take a back seat to the three economic powers that will propel the Asian Century, i.e. China, India, and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which can continue to grow at annual average rates of 5 to 6 percent as the advanced countries of the West (cum Japan) will languish at less than 2 per cent per year.
Both China and India have very large populations and can increasingly depend on domestic consumption for their economic growth. At least two countries in the AEC, Indonesia and the Philippines, are also achieving above-average rates of GDP growth because of their large domestic markets which are increasingly peopled by middle class families. These two emerging markets in the ASEAN are the least dependent on exports to grow their GDP. Vietnam, the only other ASEAN country included in the list of the Next Eleven among the emerging markets (the first four used to be the BRIC countries), is still highly export dependent but can also, like China, stimulate more its domestic consumption for attaining high growth. The seven other countries in the ASEAN Economic Community (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos) can shift more and more of their trade with their fellow ASEAN economies and with China and India (without decoupling with the rest of the world) in order to lessen the impact of the slowdown in the EU, the US, and Japan as a result of BREXIT and the ensuing crisis in the EU.
Sometime in 2012, the late Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew, already foresaw BREXIT when he said in an interview that he expected the EU to face serious problems of disunity because EU was growing too fast and was in too much of a hurry to attain, not only economic integration but also socio-political unity. The way I would interpret the words of Lee Kuan Yew is that because of sharing a common cultural background (Greco-Roman civilization and the Christian religion), the leaders of the European nations entertained an understandable dream of arriving one day at some sort of a United States of Europe. They were not satisfied with just having a common market and a economic free trade area. They had hopes of arriving at common policies about fiscal discipline, human rights, immigration, climate change, and other non-strictly economic objectives. In fact, their deciding to have a common currency, the Euro, implied that they could agree on such issues as the prudent limit to government deficit spending and other politically charged decisions. It was obvious during the Great Recession that it was very difficult to have a common currency if, just to cite a concrete example, Germany and Greece could not agree on what level of austerity is politically acceptable to their respective constituencies. In other words, a common monetary policy can only work in the long run if there is a common fiscal policy, which in turn would depend on a common political philosophy.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which is still a work in process, need not face the same obstacles because from the very beginning the member nations have never entertained the possibility of a United States of the ASEAN. They have very different cultural and religious backgrounds. Just think of Indonesia being a predominantly Muslim country, the Philippines a predominantly Christian country, Thailand a Buddhist country, etc. From day one of the AEC, the country's leaders have focused exclusively on the economic advantages of a free trade area, i.e. a larger consumer base and economies of scale in production. The leaders will not be distracted with having to arrive at a common approach to thorny issues as human rights, the death penalty, how to define democracy, limits to government deficits or to military spending, etc. which had preoccupied the European leaders to a great extent. That is why in my opinion, the objective of the AEC in achieving a freer flow of goods, services, capital, investment and people can be attained sooner than in the EU.
I am not suggesting, however, that it will be smooth sailing to a veritable common market free of non-tariff barriers. Nationalism dies hard. As in the case of Indonesia, we have seen a two steps forward and one step backward scenario as far as openness to foreign direct investment. In the last Administration of President SBY, there were increasing restrictions on foreign investments in the form of larger domestic equity requirements in strategic industries like mining and public utilities. In the present Administration of President Jokowi, a realization that these protectionist measures were hurting the economy has led to a greater openness to foreign investment. As of June 22, 2016, the Indonesian government opened 35 new sectors to foreign participation by revising its Negative Investment List, especially in the services and trade sectors. With these reforms, the Widodo Administration hopes to attract some $44 billion worth of FDIs in 2016. The same turn around can be happening in the Philippines under the new Administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Whereas the last Administration of former President Benigno Aquino III refused to remove the restrictions against FDIs contained in the Philippine Constitution, the Duterte Administration has announced that it will favor the amendment to the Constitution to allow more equity investments in public utilities, mass media, education, telecom and transport. Vietnam is also known for having liberalized its policies towards FDIs in 2015, including a more liberal approach to the foreign ownership of land.
Of course, the greater openness to FDIs will benefit not only the investors coming from the ASEAN region but also those from outside the region, especially the Japanese, the Koreans, the Taiwanese and the Chinese. One can, however, observe the trend of a more rapid rise of intra-ASEAN investments in the last two years, especially in such sectors as food manufacturing, banking, retailing and agribusiness. In the same way that American multinational enterprises contributed to achieving the common market of the EU by integrating their manufacturing operations across countries in the European continent, Japanese firms, among others, will also contribute to the faster integration of manufacturing operations across the ASEAN countries in such sectors as automotive and other transport vehicles, electronics, appliances, and metals manufactures. We can also expect faster integration in E-commerce, logistics and health services, including medical tourism, in which Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia have pioneered but whose examples can be emulated by the countries that are still enjoying a demographic dividend over the next thirty years, such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. For comments, my email address is bernardo.villegas@uap.asia.


Florance, David, Tom R. Halfhill, and Philip I. Nelson. Flight Simulator Adventures for the Macintosh, Amiga, and Atari ST. Greensboro, NC: COMPUTE! Publications, Inc., 1987.
Forty-eight adventures for the Mac, Amiga, and ST versions of Flight Simulator.
Garrison, Paul. Microcomputers in Aviation. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1985.
Quite technical, and intended for pilots with some experience flying the simulator. Includes some programs to type in for use in other simulations.
Gulick, Charles. Flight Simulator Co-pilot. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 1986.
Combines flight instruction with a series of guided tours.
_____. 40 Great Flight Simulator Adventures. Greensboro, NC: COMPUTE! Publications, Inc., 1985.
A series of guided tours that are both easy and fun to fly.
_____. 40 More Flight Simulator Adventures. Greensboro, NC: COMPUTE! Publications, Inc., 1986.
A sequel with more easy and fun tours.
_____. Runway U.S.A. 1987. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation.
More tours, using the supplementary, scenery disks for various parts of the country.
Stern, Jonathan M. Flying on Instruments with Flight Simulator. Greensboro, NC: COMPUTE! Publications, Inc., 1987.
Teaches how to fly Flight Simulator using instruments only.
The Federal Government publishes a number of excellent, widely-used books that will be of interest to serious users of the simulator program. Some of these books are written for beginning pilots (such as The Pilot's Handbook and Flight Training Handbook), while others are for pilots with more experience (such as Instrument Flying). These can be obtained through the Government Printing Office.
However, perhaps the best way to find books on aviation is to stop by the pilot's shop at a local airport and just browse around. To locate such a shop, check the yellow pages under aircraft charter, rental and leasing and/or under aircraft service and maintenance, and make a few calls before you start to drive.
While you're at the airport, also check on whether they have any sectional charts for geographic areas that are provided by the simulator. Sectionals, which are primarily for VFR flight, are inexpensive, and they'll add a lot to your enjoyment of the program.


It seems like only yesterday that I was drafting the Top 10 Lawffice Space Entries of 2009. Where did 2010 go? Here are some of the top posts of the year to help us remember. Posts are ranked by number of pageviews in 2010 and only posts written in 2010 are eligible.
I've noticed that people like charts. This post shows the decline of union membership in the private sector, the gain in union membership in the public sector, and the overall decline in union membership in the last decade.
Like I just said... people like charts! This post breaks down the number of discrimination charges filed with the EEOC, broken down by protected class. I expect the EEOC to release its 2010 statistics shortly and you can expect an updated chart.
This post addressed a technical legal issue arising from the Supreme Court's decision in Gross v. FBL. It includes the 6th Circuit's framework and a link to several briefs on the issue drafted by students as part of a moot court competition.
A bizarre discrimination suit involving a fetus accused of having a negative force field. This post was retweeted 16 times and liked on Facebook 12 times in 2010. There's a disturbing "pre-birth memory" story in there too (don't say I didn't warn you).
This entry addressed a legal theory protecting employees who are "distracted" from their work duties due to an association with an individual with a disability. This is the newest post in the Top 10 (there's some date bias in the list as January posts, for example, have 12 months to accumulate hits). The instant popularity of this post was largely due to a link from Overlawyered, the oldest law blog known to man.


The $1.15 million settlement on behalf of prisoner Cesar J. Vazquez revealed a pattern and practice of employee behavior at the jail that resembled torture.
Sheriff's deputies reportedly made bets as to which prisoners could better withstand the pain of being tased, and offered prisoners who consented to being shocked extra food and other benefits. Food servers who agreed to be tased were given special privileges, including extended television and phone time and more freedom to move around the cell block.
The settlement was only the latest in a string of jail-related payouts by San Bernardino County totaling $4 million, which included lawsuits over physical abuse by jail staff and inadequate medical treatment. A class-action suit concerning medical and mental health care, filed by the Prison Law Office, settled in December 2018; that case will be reported in a future issue of Prison Legal News.
Perhaps the most disturbing allegation in the complaints was that jail supervisors were apparently unwilling to rein in the pattern of abuse and discipline or terminate the guards responsible. The lawsuits argued that the practice of tolerating excessive use of force at the jail constituted an unconstitutional custom, practice or policy, and that the sheriff and his supervisors provided inadequate employee training.
The abuses at the jail became public in April 2014 when the FBI revealed that it had opened an investigation. Seven deputies were fired and an FBI spokesman confirmed a criminal investigation is still pending. Vazquez was represented by attorneys Scott J. Eadie and Kirt J. Hopson. See: Vazquez v. County of San Bernardino, U.S.D.C. (C.D. Cal.), Case No. 5:14-cv-01753-JGB-MRW.


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Department of Economics and Finance
Head of Department of Economics and Finance
Title: Head of Department of Economics and Finance
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Worldwide Search for Talent
City University of Hong Kong is a dynamic, fast-growing university that is pursuing excellence in research and professional education. As a publicly-funded institution, the University is committed to nurturing and developing students' talents and creating applicable knowledge to support social and economic advancement. The University has seven Colleges/Schools. As part of its pursuit of excellence, the University aims to recruit outstanding scholars from all over the world in various disciplines, including business, creative media, energy, engineering, environment, humanities, law, science, social sciences, veterinary sciences and other strategic growth areas.
Applications and nominations are invited for:
Head of Department of Economics and Finance [Ref. B/022/27]
Reporting to the Provost through the Dean of College of Business, the Head of Department will provide leadership and strategic direction in research and professional education for the Department. The Head will encourage and promote academic excellence, and steer the Department to enhance the mission and vision of the University in alignment with the University's Strategic Plan.
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A doctorate degree with strong academic and professional qualifications, a distinguished record of teaching, research and scholarship, and substantial relevant experience in tertiary education; outstanding management effectiveness; commitment to teamwork; and strong communication and networking skills to build and nurture internal and external contacts to the benefit of the Department.
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The appointee will be offered appointment to an academic rank commensurate with qualifications and experience. The headship appointment will be on a concurrent basis for an initial period of three years. Remuneration package will be attractive and driven by market competitiveness and individual performance. Excellent fringe benefits include gratuity, leave, medical and dental schemes, and relocation assistance (where applicable).
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Further information on the post and the University is available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk, or from the Human Resources Office, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong [Email : efsearch@cityu.edu.hk/Fax: 2788 1154 or 3442 0311].
To apply, please submit an online application at http://jobs.cityu.edu.hk, and include a current curriculum vitae. Nominations can be sent directly to the Human Resources Office, or email to "efsearch@cityu.edu.hk". Applications and nominations received before 31 March 2015 will receive full consideration. The University's privacy policy is available on the homepage.
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