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After The Fall By Ayesha Gupta
The morning sun always brings brightness in their home, the dew made them fresh. The chirping filled their ears with melody. The everyday schedule was on the go for them. Getting up early and going on work seemed liked a monotonous habit. They were a happy, small family of four, mother, father and their offspring, a son and a daughter . The father, Anirudh Madan, a well known politician, a shrewd person, strict by his regime and wanted his children to follow his way and become politicians. His wife, Vedika Madan, a columnist, although politics wasn't her genre. But still she was judged politically, but all that didn't bother her writing and she kept her good work up. Her only weakness was her children, Mayank and Niyati. Mayank, the elder child, was the caring one, silent lad.. He always had been interested in football and his only dream was to make India stand as an international team. Education was never his cup of tea, and used to bunk classes by excusing for sports. Where as Niyati was totally different, a social freak, the queen bee. For her the only thing that mattered except her family was her circle, her friends who had always been there for her. The family hadn't been through problems as such except the controversies, but all of it didn't matter to them.
One day, like every other day, all of them got up early for their respective chores. As Mayank was getting his shoes on, his dad looked upon him and said ' you know you're so lucky, you have been born with a silver spoon, there are many who don't have that life like yours' . ' So what can I do for that' he replied. ' Serve this nation, help the people get a life like yours' was his father's demand. To which his quick reply was 'dad I will surely serve this nation and everyone will be proud of me, but differently not the way you're suggesting, I'll take this nation experience football at an international level. That'll be more my thing'. 'Again, you know how difficult it is to begin from a dot. No, you don't . In fact, you're not any close to the struggle, in my times, I just had hundred rupees and a lone road to travel by. After the age of around 18, we didn't made our expenses pay by our parents, we started earning by that time by different means like I have sold newspapers, worked as waiter and many more. Mayank, life isn't easy, like you're thinking. That's why I don't want you both to go the way I have been through'. ' Dad that's not fair, why are you dragging me into this, I want to be an actress, and there's no way I'm going to comprise on this matter' said Niyati as her father mentioned her in his usual lectures. 'That's my point dad, I want to do something which is different, like you did, and I'm sure you'll be proud of me dad and I know you care for us, but its important that we do something on our own otherwise what's the difference between a beggar's son and me as he's is forced to take his father's profession out of option, but we, having every sort of resources couldn't make our own life, couldn't fulfil our dream, we'll be a bigger beggar than them, dad' was his reply. ' This sounds good away from reality my son, the world isn't a place to have such thoughts, think practically that's what survives' was a fitting reply by his father. As the school bus honked, 'dad we'll have this later, bye' he said as he went to take on another day at his field. As he went to his bus, he waved him a goodbye, and turned around for his work day, today, was a special day, the prime minister was launching a campaign for education to girl child, and had ordered his ministers to come along with their wives or daughters. So he had some time short, as his lady was getting ready. Watching TV was something he opt for, all of the news was flooded with today's show. In that he heard his wife calling him out, so that the driver is ready to move until she reaches.
Mayank was in his dressing room, and was ready for his match today, with his most sought after rival, St. Jacob School. All his conversations with his dad in the morning affected him but this wasn't time for it, and began concentrating on his today's strategy. He knew, now was the time to prove to his coach that he was a deserving captain. As he went on the field, he with his team had discussed the plan once again, it was the final match of the interschool tournament organized by the opponent school. As the game started, within the first twenty, the hosts had their first goal, it wasn't going the way planned. But not even two minutes within time, Mayank's team scored a goal from a corner shot. As the goal was scored, Mayank wasn't felling the usual joy, he knew the game was way above this. Till the half time, there wasn't a score from the either side and the game went with one each till full ninety minutes. But, for the first time, the three minutes injury time proved beneficial for Mayank and as the jersey number 14 came forward and a gave a cross shot for Mayank to score, he kicked the ball and it flung like a swirling twister and touching the goalie hands, the ball gave him no chance to save that immediate goal. As Mayank scored the winning goal, all the team went up and hugged him. But, for the first time in his short span of career, he felt nothing.
As the day at school got over, both of them headed towards home. Unknown to what happened in their absence, as they went on and got out of the bus, they saw many cars parked outside their house, surprised as they reached the gate, asked the guard about what happened, his reply was just go inside, your uncle was waiting. ' Maybe there's a surprise for us, so good' said Niyati as they moved towards the doorway. As they entered the hall, they saw no relative, instead they saw lots of people circling around their verandah as they went ahead. Reaching to the object of attraction, what was in front of their eyes was unbelievable, their world shattered as they saw two lifeless bodies. Mayank heard people speaking to themselves about the unfortunate accident which left him to live his life orphan. All this was devastating, he wasn't expecting this. It would have been the proud expression on his father's face which he had expected. He couldn't believe that the conversation he had with his father was the last one, he wished he could make him see the proud moment. But, it was too late. His dream went in vain. He stood silently in his place, whereas Niyati dropped to the ground and started weeping. Until now, the people recognized them and helped them to get stable. But this reality seemed fake. As Mayank went closer to see her late mother, he couldn't. Every moment of this time seemed to have faded. It looked like he lost all his senses and just drifting his eyes to have a look of his parents for the one last time in his life. As he went on to touch her, to take her tender side in him forever, a police man stopped him ' don't touch the bodies, the postmortem has not been done'. Mayank did not have a control on his words and said ' are you crazy, how dare you call them bodies, they are my parents' as he finished his sentence, he was started sobbing, hearing him his uncle, who was the only family left, came to console him. But none could not stop him. ' Don't worry Mayank , everything will be fine, believe in god' that was only words his uncle say while consoling him. It had been two hours since the police had taken his parents for postmortem. He hadn't seen Niyati for a while now, as he searched her room, she wasn't there, he asked everyone neither of them had seen her since the past two hours. Just then Niyati came in, as his brother enquired her about her absence, she said ' I was in the garden'. ' Come with me' ordered his brother. As they went to his room, both of them hugged and cried, and later fell asleep. As his uncle came in, he covered them with the sheets. Next morning, both of them were ordered to change their clothes and come to the hall, for the last rites of their parents. Mayank couldn't gather that strength but eventually went to watch his distorted parents. In his eyes, he had the fire for that one person who was responsible for all his pains as he saw his parents gone in the air, turning themselves into ash.
Its been six months since the terrible incidence, and the driver had only one word since his six months interrogation, 'I am innocent'. But, what Mayank believed was that driver must be involved in the accident but there is some more to it. Even the lawyers agreed with him as they investigated the case, they saw there were many unanswered questions, but they were sure that the driver was involved. After the incident, their uncle started to stay with them, also he with Mayank had all the information about the case. Before the day of the first hearing, he had a meeting with the lawyers on the last moment preparations. ' Sir, we all the evidence against the driver, a there's no reason for the driver to do such thing, so we suppose there's someone else behind it, but we are still empty handed for the supposed mastermind' explained the lawyer, as they discussed all the points for the case. Mayank felt the same nervous he had felt during his last match. Niyati had insisted him to get back to his sport. But even the idea made him annoyed. The hearing went as expected and everything went good, still Mayank felt something was indifferent, the judge gave another month for searching the mastermind as they believed.
' There's been two weeks since the first hearing and still we have no evidence, I don't what to do now' said Mayank to his sister. ' Don't you worry, everything will be fine' as Niyati said this they heard the phone ring, he picked up ' are you fine?' said the voice from the other side. ' Yes, don't worry about us, just return as soon as possible' said Mayank as he replied to the caller and kept the phone. As he went on to sleep, he saw his father which possibly seemed like a dream, his father said him ' Mayank, you know why I was always behind you for your profession choice because I didn't want you to face this cruel world, I know it was selfish of me as a father but I just wanted to protect you. But its me today, who's telling you to live your dream my child, I'll feel that you have forgiven me, consider it as my last wish' as he heard his father's words his only goal in life was to fulfil them, but not before his parents culprits are found and arrested.
Next day, as Mayank and Niyati were discussing his last night dream, the security guard interrupted their conversation ' sir, I found this CD hidden in the garden, even the gardener couldn't see it, sir, so I thought to show it you'. As Mayank looked over the CD, he wondered what "undercover operation" meant. ' Did you get something else than that' asked Mayank, to which he replied ' no, sir'. ' You may leave now' said Mayank. As the guard went, both of them switched the player on, and then what they heard was the darkest truth of their own life, it left them awestruck. ' How is this possible, in fact, why would anyone keep this important proof in such open' asked Niyati to his brother. ' I can't guess why, but the thing before this is to know is the person behind it, this man in the black t-shirt in the video clip is our culprit' explained Mayank. ' But how, we can't even see his face properly' informed Niyati. ' That's the trick, what I think is that the mastermind wants to challenge us, he thinks we can't catch him' told Mayank. As he said this, he realized something, ' Niyati, I know what I'm going to say is tough to believe, but there is even a possibility that anyone of us, as I mean someone from this house is involved in this as only here everybody knew when mom and dad went for the function and in which car'. ' We can't do this brother, these people have been through our rough times, we can't doubt them' said Niyati as she couldn't believe his words. ' I'm saying this is just a possibility, I'm not even sure about it, also one thing don't tell anyone about this CD, not even uncle' said Mayank, ' but why not uncle, he should know this piece of information' asked Niyati. To which Mayank said ' just, do as I say', ' brother, are you doubting uncle, not him, please' said Niyati. ' Listen to the video again, do you hear the sound of the thud, what I feel is, this is quite loud and what I suspect is that it is a place near uncle's old home as you could recall once we had been to his house and he took us to the nearby foundry' explained Mayank. ' Yeah, I do remember that, but that's not enough for doubting uncle' said Niyati. ' Its just for the start, I'm not even sure of this' said Mayank. But, he had already planned something for uncle.
Next morning, he went to the police with the CD and handed a copy of it to them to find the other man in the video. He had to be extremely cautious, even one careless step can destroy his plans. They assured him that there'll be police for his safety.
Nearly, a week before the hearing, his uncle returned from his tour. Everything seemed normal, all of them chatted, Mayank and Niyati informed about what happened in that week when he was out ' Any changes in the case' asked his uncle. ' No, until now we have no information about the mystery man, I'm really tensed, god knows who's behind all our mess' said Mayank as he looked worried. ' You look tensed so why not we all sleep together, maybe in each others company, we'll feel better, if you don't mind Niyati'. ' No, uncle, its fine, I have no problem with it, we'll sleep together in brother's room' announced Niyati. As all the preparations were done, they went on to sleep. Everything went smoothly. Around midnight, as all of them were sound asleep, uncle got up, went to his room and fetched his weapon, returned what he saw was totally unexpected, the police was having him on their gun point and in front of his eyes his niece and nephew were standing. ' What is this Mayank, what is this happening' enquired his uncle. ' Don't behave so innocent, we know you are the mastermind, you killed our parents, we got your CD and its better for you to accept your crime or else we have our evidence' said Mayank. ' How is that possible, I had hid it in the garden, but you still don't have the prove how I killed them, that CD was just the beginning for my guiltiness' said uncle. ' Don't be so impatient, uncle, I'll get you updated, we found the other man in the video and he gave his statement to the police that you planned the murder, and bribed him to take a getup of a beggar on the traffic light from which mom and dad went, and as of dad, you knew will definitely open his window to help the poor, the person took advantage of the situation and fired a silencer fitted gun, so that the driver couldn't hear its sound. I must say a rather bold move and then you instructed the same person to take a truck and collide it with the back of the car, so that all the attention is towards the driver, and you are left innocent. Today, you wanted to kill us, and I don't get why did you do all this' explained Mayank. To which his uncle replied ' I wanted money as I was in great amount of debt and would be my last chance for a lavish life'.
As for the day of hearing, the court declared uncle guilty and driver was proved innocent. He along with his wife thanked Mayank and Niyati for saving him.
After that hearing date, as part of his dad's last wish, he started to get back on his field, and today exactly after ten years of that deadly day or after that final match. Mayank was standing admist the crowd singing the national anthem of India, for the match being played between his most sought after rival, but this time, he just wanted to enjoy his game and fulfil his father's wish. And as the half time ended, none of the countries scored, and still same till the ninety minutes into the game. Those three minutes, he supposed was only the final match thing and it proved its worth yet another time, jersey number 14 passed the ball to Mayank and he scored in that final minute.
As reporter came near him, to ask him for his moment, he spoke " I told you dad, you'll be proud of me". As he went on hug, Niyati and the join the celebration.
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By Ayesha Gupta Jan 03, 2018
A small family of four lived their with all the luxuries. Being in the faith that nothing can do bad to them. But as destiny has its own game of explaining that nothing is same forever, the kids are left orphan after their parents die in a car accident. The driver became the prime suspect. To provide them support, their uncle shifted to their place and as they went on the investigation, a realization struck them. Changing from their initial course, as they found the culprit, it left them devastated as it turned out to be their own uncle, the person who they relied on. But eventually, getting over their life's tragedy, they fulfilled their parents last wish.
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Here are some frequently asked ones!
You will enter the side parking lot from either US 80/Eisenhower Pkwy or S Lizella Road. Make your way into the church by entering the first door you come to under a white covering. Someone will greet you there.
We have two worship services. A traditional worship format at 9:30 and a modern worship format at 11:15. Each of these worship experiences is unique in their own regard, however the primary difference is in music. In the the traditional service, there is a full choir, a pianist, and an organist. In the modern blend service, there is an acoustic worship team that changes periodically. All are welcome to them both!
We have a secure nursery located just through the first entrance that is closest to the parking lot. There is a Sunday school class located in that area, as well.
In our 9:30 service, children typically stay in service the whole time. We have a "Children's Moment" during which they are welcome to come forward and have a short lesson. Afterwards, they return back to you.
In the 11:15 service, your children will stay with you all the way up until the time for the sermon. Then they are given an opportunity to exit to the nursery area where they will be taught an age appropriate lesson on the same topic as the sermon.
If your child makes noise during the worship service, that's great! We love having children in worship with their parents. It's an important thing to have the opportunity to worship as a family. A church with no children is on borrowed time.
We serve communion once per month. Usually, it's the first Sunday of the month. Our communion table is "open," which means all who feel called to come forward and receive communion may do so. No one, including the pastor, gets to turn anyone down who would like to receive communion, regardless of membership or social status.
Who is your ministry staff?
We have large number of volunteers who are waiting to serve you, whatever the need. If you would like to see a list of our staff members, please see this link: Staff.
This service is held in the Sanctuary, the part of the building directly under the church's steeple. After parking in the side lot, walk around the front of the church. You'll see a set of stairs, a ramp, and some double doors. Enter those doors and you will be in the sanctuary.
How you dress is completely up to you! Most people are more "business casual" during this service, but some do dress more "casual". We want you to come as you feel comfortable, whether that means jeans, a dress, a tie, or something in between. You have a place here.
Our traditional format of worship relies on traditional worship elements, such as a choir, hymns, and reciting creeds together to cultivate an atmosphere that celebrates what it truly means to be together in the Lord. With the assistance of a pianist and an organist, we are excited to worship in the revelation of Jesus Christ in the world as a people with one voice!
Once you enter the first entrance from the side parking lot off US 80/Eisenhower Pkwy, to the left you will see the nursery and to the right you'll see two doors that enter into a large room, our Fellowship Hall. This service is held in the Fellowship Hall, so walk through those doors, turn to the right and get some coffee or treats, and you're there!
How you dress is completely up to you! Most people are more "casual" during this service, but some do dress more "business casual". We want you to come as you feel comfortable.
What is "modern blend" worship?
This is a relatively new style of worhsip that blends modern worship elements, such as a worship team, chairs to sit in, and a more relaxed style, with traditional worship elements, such as readings from the Psalms, creeds, and hymns. It may sound unusual because it is! Together, we celebrate that God who has worked through history is still active today.
We recognize two sacraments: Holy Baptism and Communion. Other rites are acknowledged and encouraged, but only two are considered sacraments.
We are a church that is proud of our connection to the UMC. Our heritage is rich and our history is full. There are plenty of online resources that will help you understand where we believe on any number of major theological questions.


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About Last Weekend: The Ravens Have Spoken
by Spike Friedman
In case you were busy being the guy who doesn't watch the Super Bowl (and good on you, hero), here's what you missed in sports over the weekend.
Oh my word, Super Bowl XLVII! The 47th annual Super Bowliad! The Harbomination™®©. The Flaccomingoutparty. The End of Football in the World. What a game! Joe Flacco and Anquan Boldin led the Baltimore Ravens to a 34-31 victory over an inspired San Francisco 49ers unit, which almost overcame a 22-point deficit before seeing an onscreen graphic that showed the largest deficit overcome in the Super Bowl was 10 points and giving up.
Super Bowl XLVII was also the final game for one of the legends of an era, Ravens Linebacker Ray Lewis. Lewis, who has seen his share of controversy throughout his career, left the stage with his trademark piety, saying, "Man, I didn't play well enough for us to win, but the team and God really picked me up. Haven't gotten away with anything like that in a loooooong time." Lewis then winked, pointed to the sky, and said, "I owe you one, big guy!" God responded, "Dude owes me more than one. Way more. Man, sometimes I have no idea why I keep bailing him out. But we go way back. I dunno, Pete is telling me to cut him off, but then I see those big sweet eyes, and I just can't help myself."
In an unbelievable moment featuring the most valuable entity in sports, a football stadium was plunged into darkness, as players and attendees alike were left to feel their way through a disorienting disruption at an unexpected time. That's right, Manchester United's 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage was interrupted by a shocking power outage at the end of the first half. As the world watched and cracked jokes at his expense on Twitter, former Batman nemesis Bane sobbed softly, looked at himself in the mirror, and thought only of the horrific pain that forced him to wear a mask for the remainder of his life. Unfortunately for Bane, all the mucus and tears began to clog his aerating apparatus, leaving him to choke on his own sadness until an attendant could come and help. Meanwhile, Wayne Rooney scored the decisive goal in the 79th minute, which further disappointed Bane, who, naturally, is a Chelsea supporter.
The Football Hall of Fame announced its 2013 class with offensive linemen Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen leading the way. Ogden said of his induction, "It's nice to see the guys up on the offensive front get a little …" before being interrupted by fellow inductee Warren Sapp, who told a long-winded and off-color story about how his experience with the Tampa Bay nightlife compared to the film Magic Mike, before declaring Ogden's press conference over.
The NFL awarded its prizes for MVP and Offensive Player of the Year to Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, for his record-threatening season on the heels of a serious knee injury. "Oh, thank god," said Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. "I hear those awards are cursed, along with all of the other awards." Sanchez then lowered his voice and whispered, "By witches," adding, "and I will keep playing badly to avoid winning one until someone brings me the head of each and every witch out there."
Cody Zeller powered the Indiana Hoosiers over the top-ranked Michigan Wolverines, 81-73, in a rip-roaring affair at Assembly Hall. Brooklyn resident and self-proclaimed "artisan hoop-truth enthusiast" Clenton Parmer said after the game, "People talk all day about Zeller, but I'm gonna open your mind right now: Victor. Oladipo. I know, you probably haven't even heard of him," Parmer said of the projected first-round pick and SportsCenter regular, "but I'll tell you, that guy is the real player to watch on that Hoosiers team. Or as I call them, the 'ear-biters,' due to the apocryphal tale of the famous brawl where the phrase 'whose ear' morphed into 'Hoosier.' Pretty interesting, eh?" Parmer then smiled smugly, fiddled with his mustache, and handed out some home-pickled radishes.
Phil Mickelson completed a wire-to-wire win at the Phoenix Open, finishing at 28-under. Mickelson, who missed opportunities to claim a share of the 18-hole and 36-hole PGA scoring records, said after the tournament, "A wire-to-wire victory is nice, but I've won dozens of tournaments. If I had just choked today and pulled off a three-choke weekend, that would've really been something to tell the grandkids about." Mickelson then fell silent, contemplating his holing a 55-foot birdie putt at the seventh hole, thinking of what might have been had he hit it just a little firmer, or taken a slightly higher line, forcing him to make par or bogey. "It all should've fallen apart," Mickelson mumbled, as he was handed a million-dollar check. "It all should have fallen apart."
The Celtics topped the L.A. Clippers, 106-104, at the TD Garden, moving to 4-0 without their injured point guard, Rajon Rondo. "This is proof of what I always said," said former NBA All-Star Allen Iverson. "Passing and distribution is overrated. … Now will someone please give me a job?"
The famed Toomer's Corner Oaks at Auburn University are coming down, the result of a poisoning allegedly perpetrated by deranged Alabama fan Harvey Updyke. While poisoning these trees was an outrageous and unfortunate act, I must say, I'm impressed by the effectiveness of Updyke's work. Were I, in a fit of lunacy, moved to kill a number of trees, I wouldn't even know where to begin. Let's see, how did Updyke do it … Googling it now … oh, well, he just used a common pesticide called Spike 80DF … WAIT WHAT? Updyke! I told you not to drag me and my name into this, you son of a bitch. Oh, you'll get yours, Updyke. Now if only I could come up with a way to make fun of an Alabama fan from Texas named Harvey Updyke … If only
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Eric Neufeld
Artificial Intelligence and Graphics
After finishing my B.Sc., I worked with Charles Colbourn, studying uniformly sparse graphs. I then investigated aspects of nonmonotonic reasoning with David Poole and Romas Aleliunas, in a then-new area known as 'uncertainty in AI', including the subarea of causality.
I have also always had an interest in computer graphics, and pursued several visualization projects.
During the heydey of the iPhone and iPad, I became interested in mobile computing, and was able to combine all three interests in a piece of software called iCausalBayes
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Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to claim this as the first Material Design website at a Canadian university.
The rat prostate and human embryo reconstructions on this page were painstakingly constructed with Winsurf, my rewrite of a program called SurfDriver, written by Scott Lozanoff and David Moody.
The embryo visualizations are part of a project called DREM (google it) and the prostate was part of a long standing research program led by Barry Timms, now retired.
The brain visualization was part of a related project.
WinSurf, and its predecessor, have been used world-wide.
During the 2020-2021 pandemic, Braden Dubois, a summer student, developed a visualization that let viewers compare case outbreaks with vaccination levels.
The intention was to show several levels of detail at once. The previous box shows a collection of line graphs showing the vaccination levels and daily cases reported in all U.S. and Canadian region on July 20, 2021.
The intensity of the "red" shading indicates how high case levels were for that day. It is easy to see that Canada's levels were mostly low, while the U.S. had low, medium and higher case levels.
A month later, levels increased across western Canada. Many universities mandated vaccines for faculty, staff and students at about that time. The preceding box shows how much the landscape changed. The entire U.S. turned red (in this calibration).
At the time of deployment, vaccinations were being pitted against the variants as a significant proportion of new cases were delta variants, hence vaccines versus variants.
At this writing (August 2021) the entire website can be viewed here.
The Gaussian Bayes Nets (aka Structure Equation Modelling aka Path Analysis) diagrams on this page were the result of nearly a decade of work by Qingjuan Guan, Manon Sanscarter, Mik Bickis, Brennan Rusnell, Andrew Magnus, and Colin Ware. I think that's everybody!
Robert Spence, author of a respected text on Information Visualization noticed this work and included it in the third edition of his text. A career highlight.
This work has an interesting pedigree. The causal graph of the guinea pigs comes from a paper by Sewell Wright written in 1920. Agent Charles Eppes explains on episode 3 of Numb3rs how to fight bioterrorism using "advanced statistical analysis and graph theory". One of the first uses of Bayes nets in TV crime fighting!
After the iPhone arrived in Canada, we built Canada's first iPhone app for a university, built at the university.
The successful creation of this app was the result of perfect timing: terrific teamwork within the Department of Computer Science, the iPhone launching just when Chad Jones, a former Apple employee happened to be teaching sessionally at the University of Saskatchewan, and complete and utter ignorance of formal university processes.
We just did it! The app appeared on CBC behind Peter Mansbridge, in MacLean's magazine, and was used by the institution to promote itself as a haven for "teamwork and ingenuity" in national advertising.
A complete andup-to-date listing of my publications appears on Google Scholar. I've listed career highlights here, in no particular order.
Combinatorics, Graph Theory
Eric M. Neufeld and Charles J. Colbourn. Lucas sequences in subgraph counts of series-parallel and related graphs. Fibonacci Quarterly 23:4 (1985) 330-337
(It must be everyone's dream to publish here.)
Brent N. Clark, Eric Neufeld, and C.J. Colbourn. Maximizing communicating vertex pairs in series-parallel networks. IEEE Transactions on Reliability R-35(1986) 247-251
Brent Clark and Charlie Colbourn both have an Erdos number of 1, making me a 2.
Emotional Requirements in Computer Games
David Callele, Eric Neufeld, Kevin Schneider. Requirements Engineering and the Creative Process in the Video Game Industry. In Proceedings of RE-2005, Paris 2005: 240-252
David Callele, Eric Neufeld,and Kevin Schneider. Emotional Requirements. IEEE Software 2008 43-45
Just two of several papers authored by David Callele while studying with myself and Kevin Schneider. David drove this idea, and the publications were well-cited.
Eric Neufeld. Defaults and probabilities; extensions and coherence. In Proceedings of KR-89, (1989) 312-323 (Also in Readings in Uncertain Reasoning, ed. Judea Pearl and Glen Shafer)
Eric Neufeld and S.D. Goodwin., The 6-49 Lottery Paradox. Computational Intelligence, 14:3 (1997) 273-286
(A personal favourite.)
Eric Neufeld. Notes on 'A clash of intuitions'. Artificial Intelligence 48 (1991) 225-240
Eric Neufeld, Sonje Kristtorn, Quinjuan Guan, Manon Sanscartier. Exploring causal influences. In Proceedings of Visualization and Data Analysis 200 San Jose, January 2005, pp 52-62
So many colleagues and students worked on this project. Although this and a subsequent related paper have not been cited often, the work was noticed by Robert Spence, whose paper The Information Explorer inspired the title, who included references to this work in the third edition of his textbook.
Legacy of Alan Turing
From about 2011 on, Sonje Finnestad and I wrote a series of papers addressing the legacy of Alan Turing, which have attracted attention.
E. Neufeld and P. Sorenson. Usips: A Telidon picture creation station. In Proceedings of Graphics Interface, (1983) 65-70
My first publication. We built a graphical editor based on the famous Telidon system - a Canadian attempt at an Internet platform for text and images.
Michael Janzen, Michael Horsch, Eric Neufeld. Camera Selection Using SCSPs. In Proceedings of 3iA, 13th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Greece, May 2010, 207-212


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Kaliningrad is the westernmost city to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The city has won this right. First, Kaliningrad has the excellent geographic location — the city can be easily reached from Central and Northern Europe and also from Moscow and St. Petersburg, the largest cities of Russia. Secondly, Kaliningrad is one of the most football cities of the country. In spite of the fact that the city FC Baltika doesn't play in Russian Primier League for many years, it still collects a big audience at their matches.
However, Baltika Stadium, where the team plays home matches, wasn't suitable to hold the World Cup matches– the stadium`s age exceeded 100 (!) years. Therefore, the organising committee and the city authorities made the decision to build in Kaliningrad a new modern stadium with characteristics suitable for holding matches of the World Cup.
Kaliningrad Stadium is located in the central part of the city on the Octyabrsky Island. Earlier, the part of the island under the stadium construction was uninhabited, therefore now there are no roads and public transport stops near the stadium. But specially to the World Cup the organisers are constructing several access roads to the stadium, as well as they will organise bus routes directly to the stadium.
The stadium is building in the downtown, in 20-minute walking from the Cathedral Church. The stadium is located on the bank of the Pregola, the main river of Kaliningrad.
The well-known Munich Allianz Arena has become a prototype of the Kaliningrad Stadium, however, because the stadium project was changed not once, the final variant looks the German analog little.
The stadium was constructed with serious delays. The matter is that the general contractor, who won the stadium construction tender, went bankrupt next year, therefore the organising committee had to hold the tender repeatedly.
For slippage in terms, the original stadium project was significantly simplified and made cheaper. It is paradoxically, but the project modification had a good effect on the stadium construction. Kaliningrad Stadium has become the first new stadium to come into operation. At the same time, the project cost reduction didn't affect the stadium appearance — the stadium looks nice, accurate and modern.
The stadium is built in the form of a regular rectangle round-cornered, with two tiers. The stadium is illuminated in pleasant blue tones, showing the city — sea connection. Initially a closing roof was planned over the stadium, but due to cost saving it was decided to build just a canopy over the stands. In our opinion, it is enough — there is temperate sea climate in Kaliningrad, therefore even winter temperature remains above zero.
Around the stadium a huge recreational zone with parks, cafes, bicycle tracks and yacht marinas are going to be developed.
One of them is the stadium small capacity. As agreed with FIFA, the stadium capacity was reduced from initially planned 45,000 to 35,000 spectators. Considering, for example, that Kaliningrad will host such a top match as England – Belgium, this number of seats is obvious not enough.
After the World Cup finishes, a part of stands will be dismounted, and the stadium will go to the local FC Baltika.
In general, Kaliningrad Stadium is one of the most nice provincial stadiums under construction to the World Cup. The stadium has excellent location, pleasant appearance and excellent stand view. The only minus is its small capacity.


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Miss America postpones pageant until 2021, N.J. pageant still set for September
Updated: May. 08, 2020, 6:23 p.m. | Published: May. 08, 2020, 5:07 p.m.
Camille Schrier reacts after winning the Miss America pageant at the Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, where she was crowned by outgoing MissAmerica Nia Franklin on Dec. 19.Charles Krupa | Associated Press
By Amy Kuperinsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Miss America was to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2021.
Now, pageant organizers have decided to push the upcoming pageant, scheduled for December, to the centennial year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The first Miss America was crowned in 1921 in Atlantic City, but the pageant has since left New Jersey.
In December, Camille Schrier, the former Miss Virginia, was crowned Miss America 2020 at Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort in Uncasville, Connecticut. The pageant had traditionally been a September affair. Before the postponement, the Sewell-based Miss America Organization had decided to stick with the winter schedule again this year.
It remains unclear where the pageant will take place.
"For the safety, health and welfare of the enormous community necessary to make the Miss America competition possible, including participants, volunteers, organizers, and fans, the Miss America Board of Directors has unanimously voted in favor of postponing the Miss America 2021 Competition and has advised the 51 qualifying competitions across the country to do so as well," the organization said in a statement Friday.
(Miss America pageants are postdated — if all went to the original plan, Miss America 2021 would actually be crowned in 2020.)
Normally, the Miss New Jersey pageant, which determines who will represent the state at the national pageant, would take place in a few weeks. The reigning Miss New Jersey, Belmar's Jade Glab, a student at Georgetown University, was crowned in Atlantic City in June 2019. The state pageant had originally moved its pageant week to Sept. 7-12 at Resorts Casino & Hotel, with an orientation scheduled for July.
David Holtzman, executive director of the stage pageant, tells NJ Advance Media that a decision has not yet been made regarding any postponement. He said he would likely know more next week.
Jade Glab, the reigning Miss New Jersey.Tim Hawk | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
"As we all know, this moment in our history is one that will change the course of many programs, businesses, and institutions, and the Miss America Organization is not alone in navigating these challenges," Shantel Krebs, chairwoman of the Miss America board, said in a statement. "At this time, as an organization, our greatest concern is to make sure the thousands of people who are involved in or volunteer for our program are safe. This coming year will be our 100th anniversary for this iconic American institution, and we want to make sure that we take the time to ensure our annual broadcast and the surrounding experiences reflect our time-honored tradition."
It remains unclear where Miss America 2021 will be crowned. In February, George Tibbitt, president of the Atlantic City Council, said that a representative from the Miss America Organization had been in touch about possibly bringing the pageant back to Atlantic City.
"They called me and asked if we would consider the pageant for the 100th year coming back to Atlantic City," Tibbitt told NJ Advance Media at the time.
Release: The Miss America Competition postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 https://t.co/uc6jDUnOQg
— The Miss America Org (@MissAmerica) May 8, 2020
The pageant started in the 1920s when Atlantic City businessmen wanted a way to keep people on the boardwalk after Labor Day. The pageant first left New Jersey for Las Vegas in 2006. Miss America returned to Atlantic City in 2013, welcomed by a $6.8 million subsidy package from the state. Later, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority entered into another three-year contract with the pageant that provided $12.5 million. The pageant departed for Connecticut after state audit of the CRDA said the authority failed to monitor costs and contracts relating to Miss America.
Schrier, 24, the reigning titleholder, grew up in Newtown, Pennsylvania and attended the Hun School in Princeton. She won the pageant after performing a science experiment as her talent. Schrier gave a nod to her science background in her own statement about the postponement. She graduated from Virginia Tech with degrees in biochemistry and systems biology and is studying pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her social impact initiative is Mind Your Meds, through which she talks about prescription drug safety and addiction.
"As Miss America 2020, a large part of my message is that science really is all around us," Schrier said. "It is imperative that science and safety are at the forefront of our concern during this pandemic year, and it is with that in mind that I applaud the Miss America Organization's decision to move this year's competition to 2021."
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Amy Kuperinsky may be reached at akuperinsky@njadvancemedia.com.


Ellen Lowery, D.V.M., Ph.D., MBA, is a professor of practice in animal health. Her role is divided by teaching and administrative responsibilities.
As an instructor, Lowery teaches several graduate-level classes in the veterinary biomedical science program. She also helps design new academic courses tailored to Greater Kansas City's growing animal health industry and support the region's workforce needs.
In addition to working with graduate students, Lowery provides support for industry-focused special courses, workshops and professional development programs on animal health. These courses and programs are offered to working professionals at animal health companies as a means of elevating workforce development.
Lowery also helps recruit students to the veterinary biomedical science program at K-State Olathe and serves as major professor to graduate students and as a committee member on graduate student supervisory committees.
She joined K-State Olathe in January 2018.
Lowery has more than 20 years of industry experience.
Before joining K-State Olathe, she was director of the U.S. Professional and Veterinary Affairs department at Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. There, she led the development and execution of programs to support and strengthen Hill's engagement with the profession.
She joined Hill's in 1994 as a research scientist, where she led a companion animal oral care research program with teams at Kansas State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Kansas Animal Care Unit and Hill's Pet Nutrition Center.
She progressed through several roles in the commercial organization, including technical and marketing communications manager; veterinary consultation services manager; senior manager in veterinary customer development; and associate director U.S. professional and veterinary affairs.
An advocate for personal leadership and professional development, Lowery was a member of the Hill's Veterinary Leadership Task Force, co-led the establishment of the Hill's Women Empowered Network and served as a facilitator for the Fundamentals of Colgate Leadership Course.
Lowery is the president of the American Association of Industry Veterinarians and on the board of directors for the Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association.
She has served as president of the American Veterinary Dental Society and has served on numerous boards, including the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association, the Partners of Healthy Pets, the Pet Nutrition Alliance, the Veterinary Innovation Council and the Mark Morris Institute.
Lowery has published more than 62 scientific articles in professional animal health journals.
She also was a reviewer for the Journal of Veterinary Dentistry and served as CE editor for the Journal of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians.


Over the course of a century, the Bloody Mary has gone from urbane to mainstream to outsized social media extremes. In celebration of National Bloody Mary Day, here are some of our Texas favorites to try now!
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Compact Voice has published 2 new case studies recently, exploring the current challenges facing local Compacts and sharing good practice.
National charity SOVA has signed up to the Compact.
SOVA (Supporting Others through Volunteer Action) have developed a Compact-compliant preferred provider process for new tendering opportunities and contracting. As a result, SOVA have secured Compact Voice's Compliance Mark.
The National Audit Office (NAO) has commenced working on a review of central government's implementation of the Compact, and Compact Voice are encouraging voluntary organisations to contribute their experiences.
Compact Voice have published a new guide covering everything you need to know to enable your Compact to work effectively. Local Compacts: A User Guide is available as separate sections covering different areas of local Compact working, or as a single publication.
Compact Voice has today issued a letter to Eric Pickles, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. The letter highlights the high levels of support for the Compact from both sectors, which was a key finding of Compact Voice's recent annual survey. However, the survey also revealed the need for more leadership at the top - as a result, sector leaders have written to Eric Pickles raising this issue.
The Department of Health recently launched a 'listening exercise' on the proposed modernisation of the NHS. Compact Voice have responded to the exercise, and you can read our full response below.
Compact Voice have published another good practice case study exploring how Essex County Council have improved their procurement processes.
A new collection of case studies that highlight some recent examples of effective Compact working is now available.
Compact Voice have published another good practice case study on partnership working between the Calderdale voluntary sector and their local statutory body.


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About the book This book describes the unique process of legal evolution in the field of environmental law, which is denoted as constitutionalisation of the environmental protection in the EU legal order. This notion refers to the process of transformation of this particular area of law, which is reflected in its novel autonomous features and materialised through the normative and jurisprudential elevation of environmental objectives and principles. In the course of recent years, environmental protection has evolved from a sectoral policy to one of the core, transversal principles of the EU legal order. Grasped through the prism of the principles of integration and coherence, the environmental protection has become all-present and influential aspect of EU legislation, while at the same time reaching the status of a fundamental value underlying the constitutional dimension of the European Union as a community of law. The book examines this process on the basis of comparative legal analysis, the current practice of EU institutions, and the recent case-law of the Court of Justice of the EU. About the author Dr. Alicja Sikora is an EU law academic, lecturer and practitioner with more than 15 years of experience in EU litigation, as a Legal Secretary at the Court of Justice of the European Union and as a Legal Advisor to the Council of the European Union. Graduate of Jagiellonian University and Université de Reims, Ph.D. in Law (Jagiellonian University, Cracow), Member of the Polish Bar (Cracow), Alicja Sikora currently acts as a Legal Advisor to the Council of the EU, and is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the Jagiellonian University. Her research interests focus on structural and constitutional aspects of EU law, as well as EU environmental law. She has published on variety of topics, including a monograph on the financial penalties under Article 260(2) and (3) TFEU (Kluwer Poland 2011).
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:03:59 +0100 Published: Europese Rechtspraak - Algemeen Deel #2 (Zojuist verschenen) door Onder redactie van dr. R.H. van Ooik en dr. T.A.J.A. Vandamme
Europese Rechtspraak – Algemeen Deel #2 bevat de belangrijkste uitspraken van het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie over zowel het institutionele als het materiële Europese recht. Daarmee is de bundel in de eerste plaats bedoeld om te worden gebruikt in het hoger onderwijs (Bachelor of Master). Deze arrestenbundel volgt daarbij de structuur van het handboek Europees Recht - Algemeen Deel (vijfde druk). De samenhang tussen de bundel en dit handboek zit met name in de keuze van arresten: de meeste uitspraken in deze bundel zijn ook, thematisch en in dezelfde volgorde, gebruikt in Europees Recht - Algemeen Deel. Bovendien is, net als in het handboek, de interactie tussen het EU-recht en het Nederlandse recht een belangrijke pijler. Derhalve zijn ook uitspraken opgenomen van Nederlandse rechters waarin EU-recht een centrale rol speelt. Voor onderwijsdoeleinden, en voor groter leesgemak, zijn de opgenomen uitspraken bewerkt. Ze zijn voorzien van een korte inleidende tekst en zijn, waar mogelijk, ingekort. Van arresten van vóór de inwerkingtreding van het Verdrag van Lissabon (op 1 december 2009) zijn naast de oudere verdragsartikelen de huidige, corresponderende, artikelen uit het Verdrag betreffende de Europese Unie (VEU) of het Verdrag betreffende de Werking van de Europese Unie (VWEU) ingevoegd. Bij zeer oude arresten, die in hun originele versie geen nummering van rechtsoverwegingen hadden, is bovendien een eigen nummering toegevoegd. Tot slot bevat deze bundel een numeriek én een alfabetisch register van de behandelde uitspraken. De samenstellers van deze bundel, dr. R.H. van Ooik en dr. T.A.J.A. Vandamme, zijn werkzaam aan de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, Universiteit van Amsterdam.
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:19:00 +0100 Published: The Maastricht Collection Volumes 1-4 (set) (Just published!) door S. Hardt & N. Kornet
The Maastricht Collection comprises a broad selection of legal instruments and provisions that have proven to be particularly relevant and useful to students and practitioners of international, European, and comparative law. The compilation is based on the long-standing expertise in teaching and researching European, international, and comparative national law at Maastricht University's Faculty of Law. It includes codes and statutory legislation from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, international treaties and instruments of international organisations, as well as the Treaties and selected secondary legal instruments of the European Union. The provisions contained in The Maastricht Collection are reproduced in the original English or in the authentic English version, where applicable, or they are freshly translated under critical editorship. Many existing translations of written law, including officious translations available on government websites, are significantly out of date and not sufficiently faithful to the original. They often seek to turn old-fashioned or ambiguous original texts into modern and elegant English. Or, instead of translating, they seek to explain how certain terms or formulations are interpreted in practice. The translations contained in The Maastricht Collection remain true to the content, style, and syntax of the original as far as possible, allowing the reader to appreciate not only the substance but also the authentic form of legal sources. Next to a comprehensive update and revision of all the instruments contained in The Maastricht Collection, this sixth edition also contains a number of useful additions, such as legislation relating to Brexit and statutory legislation on criminal procedure. With these updates and additions, The Maastricht Collection now presents itself as an even more comprehensive resource for students of European, international, and comparative law. The sixth edition is divided into four reader-friendly volumes: Vol. I – International and European LawVol. II – Comparative Public LawVol. III – International and European Private LawVol. IV – Comparative Private Law The four volumes of The Maastricht Collection are available both separately and as a complete set. About the authorsSascha Hardt is Assistant Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at Maastricht University. Nicole Kornet is Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law at Maastricht University and programme coordinator of the European Law School.
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:04:32 +0100 Published: The Maastricht Collection Volume 1- International and European Law (Just published!) door S. Hardt & N. Kornet
The Maastricht Collection comprises a broad selection of legal instruments and provisions that have proven to be particularly relevant and useful to students and practitioners of international, European, and comparative law. The compilation is based on the long-standing expertise in teaching and researching European, international, and comparative national law at Maastricht University's Faculty of Law. It includes codes and statutory legislation from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, international treaties and instruments of international organisations, as well as the Treaties and selected secondary legal instruments of the European Union. The provisions contained in The Maastricht Collection are reproduced in the original English or in the authentic English version, where applicable, or they are freshly translated under critical editorship. Many existing translations of written law, including officious translations available on government websites, are significantly out of date and not sufficiently faithful to the original. They often seek to turn old-fashioned or ambiguous original texts into modern and elegant English. Or, instead of translating, they seek to explain how certain terms or formulations are interpreted in practice. The translations contained in The Maastricht Collection remain true to the content, style, and syntax of the original as far as possible, allowing the reader to appreciate not only the substance but also the authentic form of legal sources. Next to a comprehensive update and revision of all the instruments contained in The Maastricht Collection, this sixth edition also contains a number of useful additions, such as legislation relating to Brexit and statutory legislation on criminal procedure. With these updates and additions, The Maastricht Collection now presents itself as an even more comprehensive resource for students of European, international, and comparative law. The sixth edition is divided into four reader-friendly volumes:Vol. I – International and European LawVol. II – Comparative Public LawVol. III – International and European Private LawVol. IV – Comparative Private Law The four volumes of The Maastricht Collection are available both separately and as a complete set. About the authorsSascha Hardt is Assistant Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at Maastricht University. Nicole Kornet is Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law at Maastricht University and programme coordinator of the European Law School.
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:07:51 +0100 Published: The Maastricht Collection Volume 3 - International and European Private Law (Just published!) door S. Hardt & N. Kornet
The Maastricht Collection comprises a broad selection of legal instruments and provisions that have proven to be particularly relevant and useful to students and practitioners of international, European, and comparative law. The compilation is based on the long-standing expertise in teaching and researching European, international, and comparative national law at Maastricht University's Faculty of Law. It includes codes and statutory legislation from France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, international treaties and instruments of international organisations, as well as the Treaties and selected secondary legal instruments of the European Union. The provisions contained in The Maastricht Collection are reproduced in the original English or in the authentic English version, where applicable, or they are freshly translated under critical editorship. Many existing translations of written law, including officious translations available on government websites, are significantly out of date and not sufficiently faithful to the original. They often seek to turn old-fashioned or ambiguous original texts into modern and elegant English. Or, instead of translating, they seek to explain how certain terms or formulations are interpreted in practice. The translations contained in The Maastricht Collection remain true to the content, style, and syntax of the original as far as possible, allowing the reader to appreciate not only the substance but also the authentic form of legal sources. Next to a comprehensive update and revision of all the instruments contained in The Maastricht Collection, this sixth edition also contains a number of useful additions, such as legislation relating to Brexit and statutory legislation on criminal procedure. With these updates and additions, The Maastricht Collection now presents itself as an even more comprehensive resource for students of European, international, and comparative law. The sixth edition is divided into four reader-friendly volumes: Vol. I – International and European Law Vol. II – Comparative Public Law Vol. III – International and European Private Law Vol. IV – Comparative Private Law The four volumes of The Maastricht Collection are available both separately and as a complete set. About the authorsSascha Hardt is Assistant Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law at Maastricht University. Nicole Kornet is Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law at Maastricht University and programme coordinator of the European Law School.
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:02:48 +0100 Published: The Maastricht Collection Volume 4 - Comparative Private Law (Just published!) door S. Hardt & N. Kornet
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:45:16 +0100 Published: Extradition Law and Practice (Just published!) door Stefano Maffei
Although international extradition is a neglected subject in the curriculum of legal studies all over the world, the surrender of persons sought through extradition continues to be the most significant form of mutual assistance in criminal matters between sovereign states. This book provides a concise and clear description of extradition law and procedure based on a number of key principles and concepts (double criminality, rule of speciality, assurances) drawn from domestic extradition statutes, bilateral and multilateral treaties. It then outlines 35 notable extradition cases, in which the persons sought fought against the extradition requests by invoking certain grounds of refusal (human rights violations, unfairness of trial in the requesting country, passage of time, etc). For each of these cases, an outline of the facts, the outcome of the case and the legal arguments of the parties is provided. The book is ideal for legal practitioners who wish to familiarise with the law and practice of extradition litigation around the world and to learn about the best available strategies to effectively assist clients in extradition cases. About the authorStefano Maffei is a lecturer in Criminal procedure at the University of Parma (Italy). A former Fulbright Scholar at Temple Law School (Philadelphia, USA), Dr. Maffei holds a doctorate from Oxford University and authored numerous publications in the area of comparative procedure and evidence. Dr Maffei has served on several occasions as an expert witness in international extradition cases.
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:38:08 +0100 Published: Omgevingsrecht (6e druk) (Zojuist gepubliceerd!) door Marlon Boeve ; Frank Groothuijse e.a.
Het omgevingsrecht regelt de ordening en de bescherming van onze leefomgeving. Het gaat dan om het milieurecht, het natuurbeschermingsrecht, het ruimtelijk bestuursrecht, het waterrecht en de samenhang daartussen. Dit boek bevat de hoofdlijnen van het omgevingsrecht. Stapsgewijs wordt de lezer door het omgevingsrecht geleid, waarbij de doorwerking van het Europese omgevingsrecht op structurele wijze bij de verschillende onderwerpen wordt meegenomen. Vanzelfsprekend is er ook aandacht voor de handhaving van het omgevingsrecht en de rechtsbescherming tegen omgevingsrechtelijke besluiten. Deze druk is geheel geactualiseerd en aangepast aan recente ontwikkelingen in wetgeving, jurisprudentie en praktijk. Daarbij zijn onder meer de inwerkingtreding van de Wet natuurbescherming en de implementatie van de wijzigingsrichtlijn milieueffectrapportage meegenomen. Ook wordt ruim aandacht besteed aan het instrumentarium van de toekomstige Omgevingswet. Dit boek is primair bedoeld voor studenten op gevorderd bachelor- en masterniveau, maar kan zeker ook van nut zijn voor de rechtspraktijk. De auteursMr. dr. M.N. Boeve is universitair docent omgevingsrecht bij het Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law, Afdeling Staatsrecht, Bestuursrecht en Rechtstheorie, Universiteit Utrecht. Mr. dr. F.A.G. Groothuijse is universitair hoofddocent bij het Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law, Afdeling Staatsrecht, Bestuursrecht en Rechtstheorie, Universiteit Utrecht. Mr. L. Smorenburg-Van Middelkoop is jurist Europees milieurecht, werkzaam bij een energiecoorporatie. Mr. dr. V.M.Y. van 't Lam is advocaat bij Stibbe te Amsterdam en geassocieerd onderzoeker bij het Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law. Prof. mr. R. Uylenburg is hoogleraar milieurecht, in het bijzonder natuurbeschermingsrecht bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam en staatsraad van de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State.
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]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:40:02 +0100 Published: Concise Introduction to EU Private International Law (4th ed) (Just published; Free shipping all over the world!) door Michael Bogdan ; Marta Pertegás Sender
This concise book is mainly intended to be used as an introduction to the rules of private international law belonging to the legal system of the European Union. It provides legal practitioners with an overview of this highly complex field of law and can serve as an introductory textbook in elective undergraduate courses and master programs offered today by many law schools both to their own students and to exchange students from other countries. The book will hopefully also be useful as a spring-board towards more profound studies of statutory texts, case law and legal literature. About the authorsMichael Bogdan is Professor of Comparative and Private International Law at the University of Lund, Sweden. Marta Pertegás Sender is professor of Private International Law and Transnational Law at Maastricht University and University of Antwerp.
Details Concise Introduction to EU Private International Law (4th ed) author Michael Bogdan ; Marta Pertegás Sender publication 2019-05-15 edition Paperback 246p isbn 9789089522085 price € 45,-
]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:01:25 +0100 Published: Mededingingsrecht (derde druk) door H.H.B. Vedder & J.F. Appeldoorn
Het mededingingsrecht is niet meer weg te denken uit onze economie en de maatschappij in het algemeen. Elke dag wordt wel ergens staatssteun uitgekeerd, een fusie aangemeld, een kartel opgerold of nagedacht over de vraag of er meer of minder concurrentie moet plaatsvinden in een bepaalde sector. Al deze vragen spelen in een weinig toegankelijk rechtsgebied waarin de beoefenaar een gedegen kennis van het recht moet combineren met economische, technische en politieke inzichten. Dit boek biedt een inleiding op de fascinerende wereld van het mededingingsrecht. Deze derde druk is volledig bijgewerkt en bevat de meest recente jurisprudentie en handhavingsactiviteit van de Commissie en ACM. Waar mogelijk zijn de gevolgen van Brexit verwerkt en is de rechtsvergelijkende component vergroot. Op die manier beoogt dit boek niet alleen bij te dragen aan een gedegen kennis van het (Europees) mededingingsrecht, maar ook aan te zetten tot kritische reflectie en eigen meningsvorming. Om de lezer hiermee te helpen begint elk hoofdstuk met een kort abstract, een weergave van de kennis die kan worden opgedaan en de kritische reflectie waartoe wordt aangezet. Hiermee is voor de lezer nog duidelijker welke kennis zij of hij kan opdoen en welke rol van haar of hem wordt verwacht in het vormgeven van het mededingingsrecht van de toekomst. Over de auteurHans Vedder is als hoogleraar economisch ordeningsrecht verbonden aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en is Raadsheer-plaatsvervanger bij het Gerechtshof Leeuwarden. Jochen Appeldoorn was als universitair docent Europees recht verbonden aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
Details Mededingingsrecht (derde druk) author H.H.B. Vedder & J.F. Appeldoorn publication 2019-02-15 edition Paperback 408p isbn 9789089521897 price € 49,-
]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:02:05 +0100 Published: Integrated Environmental Permitting door H.D. Tolsma
About the bookImproving the quality of environmental law is high on the agenda of both the European Union and its Member States. In the Netherlands, there has been a series of changes of law in order to simplify and improve the complex and fragmented system of environmental law. However, the improvement of sectoral legislation has not led to the desired result. The Dutch legislature now considers a fundamental reform of environmental law necessary. One of the main goals is to achieve a coherent approach towards the physical environment in policy, decision-making and regulations. The Environment and Planning Act brings together 26 acts and about 120 governmental decrees in the area of spatiality and planning, infrastructure, nature and water, in order to create a single act for the physical environment. This book focuses on one of the key instruments of environmental law, the environmental permit. The integration of sectoral environmental permit systems is a way to simplify and speed up decision-making procedures for the authorisation of activities affecting the physical environment. The goal is to introduce a fully integrated environmental permit system. This means not only procedural integration of sectoral permitting systems but also substantive integration of the various assessment criteria. This concept of integrated environmental permitting has generated a great deal of discussion in the Netherlands. In the context of this research, an overview will be given of developments in the field of integrated environmental permitting in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Developments in EU environmental law and the new Dutch Environment and Planning Act are also included. About the author Hanna Tolsma is Assistant Professor (lecturer in public law and environmental law) at the Department of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Public Administration of the University of Groningen (h.d.tolsma@rug.nl). She received her PhD in 2008 on a thesis concerning legal aspects of the use of mediation by administrative authorities during the decision-making process. This book is related to her postdoc research project entitled "Integrated environmental permitting: an exploration of the legal possibilities" sponsored by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Her publications mainly relate to general administrative law and environmental law.
Details Integrated Environmental Permitting author H.D. Tolsma publication 2019-01-15 edition Paperback 134p isbn 9789089522122 price € 49,-
]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:45:16 +0100 Published: The Law and Policy of International Trade in Electricity door Karolis Gudas
The book examines the legal guarantees provided under the European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules for the development of electricity transmission systems, either by constructing new transmission lines or by increasing transmission capacity. In the context of analysis of trade rules, the book makes the argument that, if long-distance trade in electricity remains a feasible option, the development of electricity transmission projects must be made subject to economic, technological and environmental criteria. It is dealt with in light of specific challenges of electricity trade related to its dependence on networks, storage and balancing. The book offers insights into the scope of the WTO and the EU related to access to and the development of cross-border electricity infrastructure development, connection and integration of abundant renewable energies into the electricity systems. It has criticized the EU's regulations in terms of a lack of technological neutrality, as well as the WTO system in terms of lack of sector-tailored regulations that are necessary to achieve the objectives of the WTO to facilitate trade and transit. The regulatory environment for the development of cross-border electricity transmission projects has been examined based on identified obstacles from the analysis of the major multinational electricity systems in the world. AuthorDr Karolis Gudas holds PhD degree from the World Trade Institute, University of Bern. At present he is the General Counsel of the project of national significance to Lithuania – Vilnius CHP, a Lecturer in Energy Law at Vilnius University and Center Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge. Karolis has significant experience in the energy sector having previously worked at the European Commission, as a consultant to the Iceland – UK electricity interconnector project and a legal counsel at the Baltic law firm Motieka & Audzevicius. He has been included in the list of energy experts of the Legal Task Force of the Energy Charter Secretariat.
Details The Law and Policy of International Trade in Electricity author Karolis Gudas publication 2018-05-15 edition Paperback 205p isbn 9789089522023 price € 68,-
]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:02:42 +0100 Published: Environmental Protection by the Black Sea Commission (Just Published!) door Nina Khuchua
About the book Since the 1970s, the Black Sea has been suffering a severe pollution from excessive input of nutrients and chemicals. To improve the situation, the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention) was signed in 1992 and the Black Sea Commission (BSC) was established. Environmental protection by the Black Sea Commission: Organisation and performance in comparison with the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) provides a comprehensive up-to-date analysis of the BSC's role as a regional actor in the environmental protection of the Black Sea, addressing the following main questions: What are the main (institutional and regulatory) challenges and obstacles for the effective functioning of the BSC and how can they be overcome? What is the current and future role of the BSC as a regional player for the protection of the Black Sea? What possibilities and potential does the BSC have to promote the harmonization of national legal frameworks in relevant areas? The research is based on a comparative analysis with Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) which has been a renowned environmental protection actor in the Baltic Sea region for more than 40 years. About the author Nina Khuchua is Environmental Policy Expert at InterSus – Sustainability Services (Berlin, Germany). She studied at University of Bremen, Forschungsstelle für Europäisches Umweltrecht.
Details Environmental Protection by the Black Sea Commission author Nina Khuchua publication 2018-01-01 edition Paperback 242p isbn 9789089522009 price € 48,-
]]> Tue, 21 Jan 2020 01:02:35 +0100 Published: The Impact of the Mortgage Credit Directive in Europe door Miriam Anderson ; Esther Arroyo Amayuelas
How has European Private Law responded to the property and mortgage markets crisis? And in what way is this reaction likely to model domestic systems? The financial and economic crisis that has marked the beginning of the century has had a devastating effect on the property and mortgage markets in many Member States of the European Union. Despite this, the European legislator took its time to respond. This book analyses the impact of the Mortgage Credit Directive (Directive 2014/17) in twelve different jurisdictions: Belgium, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The reports show how in some instances only certain products (such as foreign currency loans) or practices (irresponsible lending, homeownership promoting policies, the use of unfair terms) were factors that triggered the property crash; in other cases, the system completely failed to address an exceptional situation and, finally, in some instances, prudent lending explains why the market was virtually not hit at all. This book aims to find out whether the two goals of Directive 2014/17 (financial sector stability and enhanced consumer protection) can be achieved in light of its provisions and of the transposition carried out by the different Member States, and whether the changes it introduces have a significant impact in the jurisdictions here considered. Some systems are already showing signs of yet another property bubble. There is room for hope: perhaps we have learned from the past, perhaps the Directive is a step forward, but more importantly this book shows that we can learn from each other.
Details The Impact of the Mortgage Credit Directive in Europe author Miriam Anderson ; Esther Arroyo Amayuelas publication 2018-01-01 edition Paperback 460p isbn 9789089521989 price € 95,-


Tom gave it to Neil at Dixie Gas, and I got it from Neil while I was in the first stages of moving. Late October?
For some reason I seem to think it was someone from Canada that I never talked to.
or did i just dream this???????


How to play: The musician must fill the bag with air by blowing into a pipe. Lung-power is very important in playing the bagpipes.
In bellows-blown bagpipes, the musician composes melody through finger holes & by moving the bellows with his arms.
In the case of mouth-blown pipes there is a bag but no bellows. Usually the player composes the melody through making different fingerings on the chanter.
Bellows-blown bagpipe, the air is supplied by bellows.
First Known Bagpipes Early forms of bagpipes existed in ancient Rome, Persia & Greece. The bag was made of the stomach of a bigger animal or animal skin. It used to have 3 parts: a chanter or tube, a bag and a valved tube to prevent the return of air. It's from this form that the modern bagpipes evolved.


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>> No. 5 Notre Dame 89, Virginia Tech 59: Arike Ogunbowale scored 26 points, Marina Mabrey had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and No. 5 Notre Dame beat Virginia Tech 89-59 on Thursday night for its 11th straight victory.
Notre Dame grabbed control with a 15-0 run in the first half. The Irish increased their lead to 66-38 with 3:30 left in the third quarter on a left-handed layup by senior Kathryn Westbeld, who joined the team's 1,000-point club that also includes Ogunbowale and Mabrey.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies played without leading scorer Taylor Emery, who was sick and did not make the trip. The junior guard averages 18 points a game. No. 3 scorer Chanette Hicks (12.1 ppg) also was held out for the fifth straight game for personal reasons. Virginia Tech appears headed to the WNIT for the third straight season.
Notre Dame: One of Notre Dame's strengths during its win streak has been getting to the free-throw line. The Irish went 20 for 23 at the line, compared to 10 for 14 for the Hokies.
Virginia Tech: Visits Miami on Sunday.
Notre Dame: Hosts No. 21 North Carolina State on Sunday.
>> Bellarmine 69, UIndy 47: Devin Ferguson had 13 points and Martha Burse 11 for UIndy (8-19, 5-12 Great Lakes Valley). Raven Merriweather scored 17 with 10 rebounds for Bellarmine (16-11, 11-7).
>> Bellarmine 82, UIndy 67: Ajay Lawton had 18 points and Tate Hall 11 for the Greyhounds (17-7, 11-5 Great Lakes Valley). Brent Bach had 26 for Bellarmine (24-2, 15-2).


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By Robert Tarver, NorthStar Legal Analyst
Too often public officials pay lip service to the idea of police reform. In the wake of the George Floyd killing we heard numerous federal, state, and local officials talk about rooting out bad apples in the police department. Now, Letitia James, the Attorney General of New York has decided to take the extraordinary step of bringing suit against the New York City Police Department and several of its members stemming from illegal and excessive force used against citizens during the New York City George Floyd protests.
The suit itself is not extraordinary. It is a claim for damages under section 42 USC 1983 which holds law enforcement officials responsible for damages caused when they use improper and excessive force. This is the same statute that virtually every individual who sues a police officer or a police department uses. What is extraordinary is that the suit is being brought by the New York Attorney General's office instead of an individual plaintiff. The Attorney General's office decided to use the legal theory of paren patriae, to vindicate the rights of three individuals who were unlawfully beaten by police officers. Under that theory, the state is empowered to start a lawsuit when it seeks to protect a public interest such as the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.
In doing so, James argues that there is a pattern and practice of illegal behavior on the part of New York City police when it comes to handling peaceful protesters. The history of police misconduct during protests is well documented in New York City. In 2003, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) documented more than 198 instances of police misconduct against peaceful protesters during an antiwar protest. In 2004 at the Republican National Convention, more than 200 complaints were made to the NYCLU of police misconduct and in 2011 at the Occupy Wall Street protests nearly 150 complaints of police abuse were made. Fast forward to the year 2020 and the George Floyd protests where the story is exactly the same; senseless unwarranted beatings against individuals who were peacefully protesting, individuals who were government sanctioned observers and individuals who were on the scene to provide medical attention.
During a press conference announcing the suit, James made the point that the city has paid out enormous sums of money over the years and excessive force lawsuits and yet despite monetary sanctions, oversight committees and command changes there has been virtually no change in the way that New York City police officers approached protesters. This is not simply a New York City problem; it is the problem with policing nationwide. Lawsuits, even if they are successful, are paid by the municipality and out of citizens' tax dollars. Where there is no financial sanction against individual police officers, there is no incentive for a change in behavior.
The New York Attorney General's lawsuit highlights what most of us who are observers of police culture understand; that despite bias training, sensitivity training, de-escalation training, use of force training and every other training offered to police officers to incentivize lawful behavior, it hasn't worked. And it hasn't worked, quite frankly, because from the police officer's perspective there is no reason for change.
Police officers enjoy protections that very few others in society have. The doctrine of qualified immunity which says that unless the officer's improper act has been clearly established to be improper primarily in case law, an officer cannot be held responsible for his act of excessive force, shields the vast majority of officers from liability. And if by chance qualified immunity doesn't work, any award of damages based upon the officer's conduct is going to be paid by the city. Even where juries have specifically said that they want to punish an officer through punitive damages, most municipalities will pay that tab as well.
Police unions have emerged as one of the biggest obstructions to justice. Most police union contracts are replete with terms that make it almost impossible to discipline and remove an offending police officer. And at a time when proactive identification of officers with a history of abuse is sorely needed, unions universally oppose proactive reforms. Simple reforms such as random drug screens for police officers are vigorously opposed by most unions. Airline pilots are randomly tested for drug use because of their awesome responsibility to human life. How is it that we fail to extend the same mandate to the only group that we give a license to use deadly force and take human life? It could very well be because we don't value the lives most frequently taken by police officers—Black men and women.
Now, the recent insurrection in Washington DC has highlighted another long-standing problem. There is a pervasive presence of White supremacists in our nation's police forces. There are far too many documented instances of local police officers showing up at White supremacist functions, rallies, and gatherings. This infiltration of White supremacists and nationalists could explain, in part, the resistance to true reform when it comes to policing communities of color. Simple measures such as regular inspection of police officer social media and regular psychological examination would go a long way toward identifying these officers. The FBI has been adept at identifying the patterns of ideological radicalization for both terrorists and hate groups. Those tools need to be employed by our individual police departments.
History has shown us that the negative behaviors we see in our police departments cannot be "trained" away. They require radical restructuring. And that is what makes the New York Attorney Generals lawsuit important, because James has taken the extraordinary step of naming both the Mayor and Police Commissioner for their failure to impose radical change. Individual victims of police brutality suffer the effects on the street, but true accountability must start at the top.
NY Attorney General Letitia James has thrown down the gauntlet. She clearly understands that the role of the Attorney General is not simply to be the chief law enforcement officer of the state but more importantly to protect the rights of the citizens of the state. There is a special responsibility to protect those who are most vulnerable to police violence. The Black community has borne the full brunt of police brutality. For years, people of color have been looking for a champion and a defender. In Letitia James it appears they finally found one.
Robert Tarver is the NorthStarNews.com Legal Analyst and a former prosecutor and television media legal commentator now in private practice in New Jersey.
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