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Q: Get element by attribute name - Angular testing Say, I have following HTML in my Angular component
<div name='my-name'>
  something
</div>

In my test cases how can I get the above element by attribute name='my-name' using ComponentFixture?

A: try
const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);
const debugElement = fixture.debugElement;
const attributeEl = debugElement.query(By.css('div[name="my-name"]'));

and make sure to import By from import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';

A: try like this
fixture = TestBed.createComponent(AppComponent);
debugElement = fixture.debugElement;

const value = debugElement.query(By.css('name='my-name''));

if this does not work, let me know.

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Pharmacy—Australian state/territory identifier, ACT-prioritised code AA[A]
Data Element
Australian state/territory identifier (pharmacy) (ACT-prioritised)
Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015
An identifier of the Australian state or territory in which the pharmacy is located, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:
Pharmacy—Australian state/territory identifier
Value domain attributes
AA[A]
Maximum character length:
Permissible values:
ACT Australian Capital Territory
NSW New South Wales
VIC Victoria
QLD Queensland
SA South Australia
WA Western Australia
TAS Tasmania
NT Northern Territory
Supplementary values:
UNK Unknown
Guide for use:
Care should be taken when using this value domain as it presents the Australian states/territories in an order different to those most commonly used by agencies such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The state/territory order presented in this value domain is known to be used in the underlying information systems of the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), and possibly reflects the historical data management practices of some Canberra-based Commonwealth government agencies, whereby Canberra (and by extension, the ACT) was considered to represent something like 'Central office' or 'Head office'.
Agencies such as the ABS and AIHW publish data in state/territory order based on population.
The ABS-preferred order (NSW, Vic., Qld, SA, WA, Tas., NT and ACT) reflects historic relative state/territory populations and has been retained by the ABS to preserve continuity of presentation and minimise the risk of error in the handling or interpreting of data.
The AIHW-preferred order reflects more recent trends in the relative populations of the states/territories, i.e. as above, but with WA before SA and ACT before NT.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:
Reference documents:
Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 - Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011. ABS cat. no. 1270.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS.
See also Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Superseded 18/12/2019, Commonwealth Department of Health, Candidate 16/07/2015, ACT Health, Final 09/08/2018
See also Establishment—Australian state/territory identifier, code N Health, Standard 18/12/2019
Implementation in Data Set Specifications:
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) state/territory data extract 2013-14 Commonwealth Department of Health, Standard 17/12/2015
DSS specific attributes +
Implementation start date: 01/07/2013
Implementation end date: 30/06/2014
DSS specific information:
Variable name = PHCY_STATE
In the context of PBS data, this data element describes the location (physical address) of the dispensing pharmacy. It is referred to within the PBS system as 'Pharmacy state'.
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All endpoints which are accessed via GET can also be accessed by browser. This is in contrast with other designs which split the API away from the browser endpoints (e.g. REST: "api/v1/logs" vs. Browser: "logs"). Additionally, there is no versioning in the endpoints either (e.g. "api/v1").

Instead, these are controlled by the content-type of the request. The current content type is application/x-embeddedrest-v1+json. (Yes, content-types do allow versioning behind it, for example application/x-embeddedrest-v1+json;version=1, which would allow the version to be optional, but this seems a bit too much and the version would be better as required.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_media_type explains the rules behind it.

Watch the video for reasons why: https://yow.evener.com/yow-2011-1004/domain-driven-design-for-restful-systems-by-jim-webber-1047

HATEOAS is achieved with link headers, rather than in the message body.

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How Can YOU Grow The Parkour Economy?
What Would The "Super Bowl" of Parkour Look Like?
Posted on February 2, 2020 by parkourentrepreneur in Opinion
Happy February, everybody! You know what that means, Football season is about to be over and spring is on the way for us to focus on our jump gains from winter conditioning. Now I get it, there's no direction correlation between parkour season and football season (becuz parkour is eternal bruv), but today being the Super Bowl made me curious as to what the Super Bowl equivalent of a parkour competition would look like. So before the big game today I just wanted to write some of my thoughts on the matter.
Who Would Host The Event?
It all starts with the event organizers, who controls the pocket book? If we look to where the financial incentives lie in any given situation we can construct a plausible business plan around the capture of that financial value. Now unfortunately, that's not really how it works, we don't sit down together and figure out a plan that's best for everybody – somebody brazen sits down alone and presents it to everyone else and then we decide whether or not we want to give them our time and money to see that vision grow. So how do we know if the future of our competitions is one of the existing formats?
The answer is we decide which one we want, and then we work to support it. Currently the silent majority of the sport believes NAPC is the best representation of a competition for the athletes, by the athletes. When a competitor is confronted with an issue on the course, the organizers are quick to adjust with them. And though I've only attended the Finals once myself, even seeing it from the livestreams you can feel the love and camaraderie that encompasses these grassroots events all over the United States and Canada. But despite the undeniable positives of NAPC, I believe it is not a scalable business model as it currently exists and while that fact remains true there are other dissenters still eyeing the crown jewels. We'll get that into that more a bit later on.
Once upon a time the WFPF reigned supreme over high concept parkour media and engaging competitive event formats, that was well was over a decade ago at this point. Today they continue to host events that receive criticism from the wider community and occasionally from within their own athletes as well. These criticisms are primarily based around the format and judging of these events, with athletes feeling they were not scored properly for the performances that they put on. Having been to the WFPF Vegas Pro Am Competition myself, I had a feeling that the problems stem from much deeper.
It comes down to the fundamental question, what type of future do we want for our athletes? Because my first day at that competition in 2016 I witnessed athletes wander around on hard concrete all day waiting for their chance to be center stage and yet were largely ignored by the cheerleading and tumbling parents that myriad the audience. By the time they were able to perform (it's a performance more than a competition), many of the athletes were too exhausted to move in a way that kept them safe and confident. Why is it that we're trying to assimilate into a machine that we don't admire ourselves? This begets the real problem we the parkour community face – who exactly are we?
Running away from defining parkour like…
And while we struggle to find the answer to that core question, organizations like FIG and FISE seek to decide the answer for us. Unfortunately with sports, as with many things in life, it often comes down to the bureaucracy rather than the will of the people. Most of the talk around FIG is fear mongering because we are unsure of the certainty of their claim to the throne, but unshakably sure that we don't want them to have it. Yet once more we have to look at it objectively as an event – is it engaging to watch? Is it engaging to participate in? Is it something that will attract advertisers and dollars?
Because that's what the Super Bowl is – a giant machine for turning advertising dollars into entertainment to keep people spending their money on the products and services that dominate their day to day. That is the future of parkour if we are to embark down the path set by FIG and the pursuit of the Olympics – billboards and endorsements and total surrender to the global charade of friendly competition in order to sell commercial time. But is that a brighter future than the one we are currently experiencing? Because the Super Bowl of Parkour already exists, it has since 2007. The Red Bull Art of Motion.
If we're looking at it strictly by total number of views, Red Bull has this game won across the board. Now it's hard to quantify this the same way as the Super Bowl without providing the proper context with which you are comparing the two. Total views on the day? Art of Motion 2019 has more than 700,000 views at the moment, last years Super Bowl had almost 100 million viewers. So on views alone we don't hold a candle, but the Playoffs themselves are a concept that Red Bull emulates really well with their online submission period. The month or two of people releasing their Art of Motion videos is one of the highlights of the year for athletes every year for almost a decade now.
How Do We Facilitate This Dream?
So there's a lot of good problems and bad problems linked to running large public sporting competitions, and while there are many suitors to create the best format for spectators and advertisers alike – no such balance has really been found yet. Though Art of Motion has the most collective views, the damage done to the surrounding buildings may have Red Bull back on the road next year instead of in one place like Santorini was for so long. Though NAPC is beloved by spectators and athletes alike, any competition held in a confined space puts a finite cap on how many people can be there on the day.
So if we separate the total occupancy of an event from the total viewership of the event we are presented with a few unique opportunities. Because while the Art of Motion and its qualifiers may have the most cumulative views for a competition, as far as I can tell the most views in a single video for a competition actually go to Commit Freerun's Own the Spot – via Storror's YouTube audience. It has just over 1.2 million views at present and probably felt the most relaxed of any of the competitions being held due to the comfortable nature of it being on the streets just like any other day of training.
But OWN the Spot was just a pop event since Hop The Block was cancelled. And with AirWipp now cancelled as well we have to confront ourselves with the harsh realities of competition creation – they are expensive to run and sometimes things will go wrong. So how do we make the existing formats with community support the dominant players within the marketplace so that advertisers will allay some of the problems with money? Because that's what this all goes back to no matter how you slice it – how much money can be generated from this one day, one weekend, one moment of sportsmanship.
This is where it starts to get a little abstract and I need you to walk with me here. It doesn't really matter which competition wins out, whether its NAPC or World Parkour Cup, Art of Motion or Own the Spot – what matters is that the athletes are provided for and stimulated to improve year over year. It's not about how far the wheel travels, it's about the fact that it still can travel. We need longevity if we are going to ever reach a mass audience like the Super Bowl does, and so far Art of Motion and NAPC have the best track record for that. Our future lies within the convergence of these two events.
2019 was the first year Art of Motion accepted finalists from other competitions in stead of qualifying via video submission or onsite qualifiers. While I believe they partially did this because there was no Art of Motion 2018, it more importantly signaled a willingness for Red Bull to engage with the grassroots culture of the sport in a way that has seemed foreign for the better part of the past decade. While Santorini year after year would see a sea of traceurs descend upon it eager to dust up the white walls of the island, at the end of the day it was an event for Red Bull, by Red Bull. The judges do as they are told, the camera crew almost run into the athletes because they don't know what movements to watch for, and it's a ton of fun for all the athletes despite the chaos left in their wake.
Why Do We Need A Super Bowl?
To be honest. We don't. But eventually one day we'll have one anyway. FIG and FISE will continue to run their events and possibly even enter into the 2024 Olympics. That event alone should garner more viewership than any parkour competition past or present, but I'm not sure about you – but watching the FIG events isn't my idea of entertainment. And this is a crucial factor that may seem too obvious to state – if it's a SUPER Bowl – it should probably feel somewhat exciting in nature. It should inspire future and present generations of athletes to step up their game and strive for excellence. You tell me after the watching the video below, does this resonate with the future you see for parkour?
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6dTUu1npIi/?igshid=o5mv9bm49lhw
Now in general in this article I'm not trying to shit talk on any of these competitions. Merely to provide some criticism and context where appropriate to evaluate them in the context of the future of the sport. But it's hard for me to watch the FIG and WFPF events and feel like the future of the sport belongs within the confines they have erected for it. Rather I think it's more productive for us to measure the success of these events by the total number of athletes willing to dedicate themselves to the cause on the day. And that comes down to NAPC and Art of Motion, one for the Americas and one for Europe. Year after year athletes make pilgrimages to these events, not because they have to, but because they feel compelled to do so and that their time and effort is appreciated.
And that's why we do all of this. At the end of the day, it's the living beings that decide to use their bodies to create movement patterns that we call parkour that really matter most in this equation. All the other factors cannot and do not hold value without the inherent value of the athletes themselves. So since we have no big money in the sport now outside of RedBull and those lucky enough to have other high paying sponsorships – the only way way to grow the sport is from within not without. That is to say that there is no need to rush to a finish line that someone has constructed, when we can figure out our path and set and adjust the roots as we develop them. Because sometimes when you just throw caution to the wind you end up finding the most beautiful things in life.
What brands like Motus and Storror remind us – is that sometimes you just need to shut up and film so you have something to produce later on. Not just words. But product. Tom and Res wanted to see the parkour competition scene change – so they built it themselves. And the turnout in the parking lot this year for their onsite qualifiers really says everything that needs to be said about their success in achieving in that vision. Because if you can get Americans to get off their asses and spend money on something that's not within an hour drive of their homes – then you've got a product. You just have to figure out how to market it properly or get someone else to do it for you.
One day there will be more money in the sport than there is today. But training will still feel the same. Having your friend film your runs now is not so different from a cam op with a gimbal rig. One day we may have stadium lights and Olympic medals and Nike endorsements and perhaps the world will seem a little brighter for parkour athletes born into the world with nothing but their busted shoes and favorite sweatpants. No doubt the future of the sport will look different than it has in the past, for once upon a time the idea of competition was completely anathema to the sport itself. And yet now it seems impossible that the two will ever be separate from each other again. Happy Sunday everyone. Hope this article distracted you if you don't like watching Football games.
Well I think I've rambled enough on this one. You're probably half way done with your Super Bowl snacks by now. I would love to hear from the community on how they feel about the events mentioned in this article and which are most important for the future of the sport. Do you feel like the sport should experience pressure to grow at an accelerated pace or is it fine meandering its way through melodic media creation? Either way thanks so much for reading and I'm happy to be back on the blog after a trying year.
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Education in Nepal is structured as school education and higher education. School education includes primary level of grades 1–5, lower secondary and secondary levels of grades 6–8 and 9–10 respectively. Pre-primary level of education is available in some areas. Six years old is the prescribed age for admission into grade one. A national level School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination is conducted at the end of grade 10.
Grades 11 and 12 are considered as higher secondary level. Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) supervises higher secondary schools which are mostly under private management. Previously these grades were under the university system and were run as proficiency certificate level. Though some universities still offer these programs, the policy now is to integrate these grades into the school system.
Legally, there are two types of school in the country: community and institutional. Community schools receive regular government grants whereas institutional schools are funded by school's own or other non-governmental sources. Institutional schools are organized either as a non-profit trust or as a company. However, in practical terms, schools are mainly of two types: public (community) and private (institutional).
This is a list of universities in Nepal. Prior to the establishment of the first college in the country, Tri-Chandra College in 1918, higher education in Nepal was nonexistent. Until 1985, Tribhuvan University had remained the one and the only university in Nepal.


The Total Environment Centre has initiated a powerful new network of communities concerned about the growing assault on our green spaces, which kicked off with an SOS Green Spaces Forum on April 1.
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Apart from the impact on local character, recreational activity, birds and other wildlife, "losing parks and trees has real health implications with the potential for sizable budget expenditure," said James Grant, one of the Forum's key speakers, principal urban designer JMD Design, and former president of the NSW Association of Landscape Architects.
Mr Grant noted that more people die from urban heat stress than bush fires or car accidents.
A report by Deakin University has revealed that residents of towns and cities should have access to natural green space at least two hectares in size, located no more than 300 metres, or five minutes walking distance, from home to counteract chronic diseases such as depression, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and stress related illnesses.
"The current spate of ill conceived and hasty urban infrastructure projects, and local council sell offs of public spaces is setting Sydney up for costly, irreversible, and quite unnecessary negative impacts on a fast growing population which is being squeezed into smaller and less liveable spaces," said the Forum's mediator Corinne Fisher.
The Forum's speaker presentation notes will be available on the TEC website from April 7.


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Ferdinand's Saar Quince
Distillery: Avadis Distillery
Region: Germany
Style: Cordial
Known Botanicals: Almond, Angelica, Coriander, Fennel, Ginger, hop blossom, Hops, Juniper, Lavender, Lemon, lemon thyme, Lime, Nutmeg, quince, Rose, Rose Hips, Sloe
Available from: Master of Malt, In the UK from Amazon
Featuring 30 (!) botanicals, Ferdinand Saar Gin is already something of a beast. It combines common botanicals (angelica, coriander, ginger), less common, but still regularly seen ones (lavender, rose) and then there's those which are really unusual (sloe, rarely seen as a botanical, lemon thyme) – but wait! It's then cut with Riesling wine (Germany, kind of known for that). And in the case of the Ferdinand's Saar Quince, it's a Sloe gin homage, using the local quince grown right at the distillery, with a touch of sweetening. It's a lovely golden hue.
On the nose, there's ginger, wet, herbal notes, a touch of fruit, slight bits of rose and bobs of vanilla. Little juniper. Doesn't come across as an overwhelmingly fruity gin at first. It seems contemporary. The only hints to what it is might be the mildness on the nose.
The palate is immediately fruity, with tart quince, coming across almost Damonesque. If the goal was to create a sloe gin with something other than sloes, mission accomplished. In blind testing, you might mistake Ferdinand's Saar Quince for a sloe gin. Jammy, with thick plum/ripe sour cherry notes, some prickly gin-like notes come on. There's a bit of juniper, albeit quite sedate. A sprinkling of coriander in there as well, cassia/ginger spice notes towards the finish, with the sweetness of it clear, but also slightly acidic with something that really strikes me as if it could be the wine coming through. The wine notes seem most concentrated on the finish, where stone fruit and tart quince linger, sweetly on the palate.
As a quince cordial gin, it works quite well. However, for me, it could use a touch more gin like botanicals to counteract all of the other affects. There's that wine like note. There's some unusual botanicals. There's quince which comes across a bit like Sloe. I think there's some good ideas in here, but there's too many of them all at once. I'd love to taste a quince gin with only six botanicals, specifically calibrated to shine in concert with the quince. The idea of Riseling wine and gin is intriguing, but it gets lost as just another odd note towards the finish. The unusual array of botanicals are exciting, but might they shine best on a more neutral base? Anyway, like I said, there's a lot of good ideas in here, but maybe just one too many.
Full of good ideas, but perhaps a bit too full. Ferdinand's Saar Quince is an intriguing substitute for sloes; the addition of Riesling is intriguing, and the 30 botanicals include some unique touches. It feels unfocused at times with too many ideas competing for attention. That being said, it's a satisfying Sloe-type gin that can replace your usual go-to Sloe gin, with only a slight change in color. It's smooth, easy to drink, and set with just the right amount of sweetness.
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Three-component OBS-data processing for lithology and fluid prediction in the mid-Norway margin, NE Atlantic
Eivind Berg1 nAff5,
Lasse Amundsen1,
Andrew Morton1 nAff5,
Rolf Mjelde2,
Hideki Shimamura3,
Hajime Shiobara3 nAff6,
Toshihiko Kanazawa4 nAff6,
Shuichi Kodaira3 nAff7 &
Jan Petter Fjellanger2 nAff8
Earth, Planets and Space volume 53, pages 75–89 (2001)Cite this article
In 1992, acomprehensive three-component ocean bottom seismic survey was performed in the central and northern area of the Vøring Basin, offshore mid-Norway, NE Atlantic. An important part of the data acquisition program consisted of a local survey with 20 Ocean Bottom Seismographs (OBS) dropped at approximately 200 m interval in 1300 m water depth. The main purpose of the local survey was to acquire densely sampled P- and S-wave reflection data above a seismic flatspot anomaly observed earlier, in order to more accurately predict if hydrocarbons could be related to it. The conventional reflection data processing methods applied to the vertical components included predictive deconvolution in order to attenuate low frequency ringing, near offset mute and a series of constant velocity stacks in order to obtain the optimal velocity function. The final result is a "trouser" shaped, high resolution VZ stacked section with minor influence of water multiples. The inline (Vx ) component contains no strong multiples, and extensive near trace muting was hence not necessary to apply for this component. Velocity analysis together with ray-tracing modelling indicate that P-S-converted shear waves (reflections) represent the dominant mode. The results of the interpretation and modelling indicated a Vp/Vs-ratio of approximately 2.6 in the overburden, which suggests domination of partly unconsolidated shale, while the Vp/Vs-ratio in the assumed reservoir was approximately 1.8, which indicates a more sand dominated facies. Outside the flatspot area a higher Vp/Vs-ratio ratio (approximately 2.0) was estimated, indicating that hydrocarbons could be present in the assumed reservoir.
Caldwell, J., Marine multicomponent seismology, The Leading Edge, Nov., 1274–1282, 1999.
Christensen, N. I., Pore pressure and oceanic crustal seismic structure, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 79, 411–423, 1984.
Christensen, N. I. and D. M. Fountain, Constitution of the lower continental crust based on experimental studies of seismic velocities in granulite, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 86, 227–236, 1975.
Crampin, S., The scattering of S waves in the crust, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 132, 67–91, 1990.
Digranes, P., R. Mjelde, S. Kodaira, H. Shimamura, T. Kanazawa, H. Shiobara, and E. W. Berg, Modelling shear waves in OBS data from the Vøring basin (Northern Norway) by 2-D ray-tracing, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 4, 611–629, 1996.
Digranes, P., R. Mjelde, S. Kodaira, H. Shimamura, T. Kanazawa, H. Shiobara, and E. W. Berg, Comparison between a regional and semiregional S-wave model from OBS data in the Vøring basin, N. Norway, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2000 (submitted).
Kanazawa, T., Technical descriptionof TK92-type ocean bottom seismometer, in Investigation of the Central and Northern Part of the Vøring Basin by Use of Ocean Bottom Seismographs, R/V Håkon Mosby 22 Aug.–24 Sept. 1992, Cruise Report, edited by R. Mjelde et al., 87 pp., Statoil report, 1993.
Kern, H., Elastic wave velocity in crustal and mantle rocks at high pressure and temperature: The role of high-low quartz transition and of dehydration reactions, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 29, 12–23, 1982.
Mjelde, R., E. W. Berg, A. Strøm, O. Riise, H. Shimamura, T. Kanazawa, H. Shiobara, S. Kodaira, and J. P. Fjellanger, An extensive Ocean Bottom Seismograph survey in the Vøring basin, N. Norway, First Break, 14, 247–256, 1996.
Mjelde, R., S. Kodaira, H. Shimamura, T. Kanazawa, H. Shiobara, E. W. Berg, and O. Riise, Crustal structure of the central part of the Vøring basin, N. Norway, from three-component ocean bottom seismographs, Tectonophys., 277, 235–257, 1997a.
Mjelde, R., S. Kodaira, P. Digranes, H. Shimamura, T. Kanazawa, H. Shiobara, and E. W. Berg, Comparison between a regional and semiregional crustal OBS-model in the Vøring basin, N. Norway, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 149, 641–665, 1997b.
Neidell, N. S., Land applications of S waves, Geophysics: The Leading Edge of Exploration, 32–44, 1985.
Nur, A. and G. Simmons, The effect of saturation on velocity in low porosity rocks, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 7, 183–193, 1969.
Rodriguez-Suarez, C., R. R. Stewart, and G. F. Margrave, Where does S-wave energy on OBC recordings come from?, 70th Ann. Intl. SEG Meeting, Extended abstract, 2000.
Shimamura, H., OBS technical description, in Seismiske Undersøkelser av Lofoten Marginen og Refleksjonsseismiske Test-målinger på Mohns Rygg, M/S Håkon Mosby, 29 Juli–19 August, 1988, Cruise Report, edited by M. A. Sellevoll, 72 pp., Inst. of Solid Earth Physics Report, Univ. of Bergen, 1988.
Shiobara, H., A. Nakanishi, R. Mjelde, T. Kanazawa, E. W. Berg, and H. Shimamura, Precise determination of OBS positions by using acoustic transponders and CTD, Marine Geophysical Researches, 19, 199–209, 1997.
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Eivind Berg & Andrew Morton
Present address: SB Geophysical a.s., Trondheim, Norway
Hajime Shiobara & Toshihiko Kanazawa
Present address: Earthquake Research Inst., Tokyo University, Japan
Shuichi Kodaira
Present address: JAMSTEC, Yokosuka, Japan
Jan Petter Fjellanger
Present address: Norsk Hydro, Bergen, Norway
Statoil, Trondheim, Norway
Eivind Berg, Lasse Amundsen & Andrew Morton
Inst. of Solid Earth physics, University of Bergen, Norway
Rolf Mjelde & Jan Petter Fjellanger
Inst. for Seismology and Volcanology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Hideki Shimamura, Hajime Shiobara & Shuichi Kodaira
Lab. Earthquake Chemistry, Tokyo University, Japan
Toshihiko Kanazawa
Eivind Berg
Lasse Amundsen
Rolf Mjelde
Hideki Shimamura
Hajime Shiobara
Correspondence to Eivind Berg.
Berg, E., Amundsen, L., Morton, A. et al. Three-component OBS-data processing for lithology and fluid prediction in the mid-Norway margin, NE Atlantic. Earth Planet Sp 53, 75–89 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03352365
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News & Media China to build 600 Liberty XL-2 aircraft
China to build 600 Liberty XL-2 aircraft
December 13, 2007 By Alton K. Marsh
By Alton K. Marsh
A newly formed company in China expects to complete a manufacturing facility in Anyang, a city of six million people, by next summer in which to build at least 600 and possibly 800 Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 two-seat aircraft.
The aircraft will remain in China and be used by a flight school operated by Science and Technology University. Anyang is nearly 290 statute miles southwest of Beijing.
The FAA must first approve construction of the aircraft in China under an amended production certificate. All parts including carbon fiber construction will eventually be done in the country. However, the company will continue to manufacture aircraft in Melbourne, Fla., for purchase in the United States and elsewhere.
When the factory goes into operation under the 10-year contract--with options to renew--production will increase to 100 per year. While the factory is completed a small number of aircraft built and registered in the United States will be sent to China to meet early needs for trainers. Following that, aircraft will be exported to China for registration there, and when the factory is ready, kits will be sent, which can be assembled in the country. The final step is to fabricate the aircraft in China. The aircraft is already certified there.
Liberty Aerospace officials said they are confident the total will increase to 800 aircraft because the Peoples Republic of China Civil Aviation Authorities plans to open the airspace in 2010 for transient private aircraft. At the moment flight schools (many of them government owned) and flying clubs such as the one at Anyang's Science and Technology University have blocks of airspace in which they may train. Airways, however, are used mostly by the airlines. After 2010, those routes will be more available to private aircraft.
Liberty Aerospace official Patrick Carroll gave this explanation of flying in China: "Today you can fly in China but a lot of the airspace is military or IFR only. VFR is generally limited to 5 kilometers [3.1 statute miles] from the airport and a ceiling of 3, 000 meters [9,842 feet]. Not withstanding this VFR limitation, China trains foreign pilots, including those from Japan up to the private pilot level under a certificate from the Ministry of Sports. This license is convertible."
In anticipation of the airspace changes in 2010, Carroll said Jeppesen is making VFR charts of China's airspace.
The new factory will be built at Anyang Airport by the Anyang Angel Aero Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., also called 3A for short, and is half-owned by the government's Anyang Economic and Technology Development Company and half by private shareholders.
Liberty Aerospace has delivered 90 aircraft worldwide and expects to build 110 in Florida next year. The factory began operation there in 2003 and built 50 aircraft in 2007.
Alton K. Marsh
Alton K. Marsh is a former senior editor of AOPA Pilot and is now a freelance journalist specializing in aviation topics.
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ABOUT FRIENDS OF FORMAN
Friends of Forman Christian College is an independent U.S. based 501(c)(3) founded in 2003. Our single mission is to provide support to Forman Christian College (FCC) in Lahore, Pakistan. We partner with foundations, churches and individuals to secure funding for much-needed student scholarships, capital projects and missionary support.
At the core of our mission is the understanding that education can be an agent for change. Christians comprise 1.5% of the population of Pakistan, and have long felt the sting of prejudice in education, housing, employment and religious freedom. By supporting FCC, we sustain an environment where Christians and Muslims are allowed to live and study side-by-side, many for the first time.
By extending the umbrella of God's grace to all who come onto campus, students come to know each other as individuals, and old misconceptions fall away. Forman Christian College educates all who meet the academic requirements, whether they are Christian or Muslim, male or female. In doing so, awareness and acceptance are expanded, literacy rates are increased, and individuals and families are elevated. Our hope is that this will help guide the way to a more peaceful future in Pakistan.
FCC Leadership
DR. JONATHAN ADDLETON
Friends Of Forman Board Of Directors
MRS. GAYLEN KEMP BAXTER
ATTORNEY (RETIRED)
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Rev. DR. DAVID A. RENWICK
NATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Gaylen Baxter, a retired attorney who practiced corporate, finance and securities law, is active in a variety of community organizations, serving on numerous nonprofit boards. Gaylen currently serves on the Board of St. Joseph's Health System. She previously served as Vice Chair of the Board of St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, and earlier was Chair of St. Joseph's Mercy Foundation, and is currently an emeritus board member. Gaylen is deeply involved in her church, Peachtree Presbyterian, having served as Vice Chair of the Peachtree Presbyterian Trust Board and Chair of its Grants Committee for four years, three terms as Elder, was Clerk of Session and chaired the Elder Nominating Committee in 2006. She also serves as a Trustee of the Church. She has traveled with Peachtree on numerous international mission trips, including visits to Forman Christian College in 2011 and 2019. Gaylen has a passion for mentoring younger women. She has served as a Mentor Mom for Mothers of Pre-Schoolers (MOPS) since 2010 and also is involved in Women Mentoring Women. She coordinated a Thursday morning Women's Bible study at Peachtree for 12 years. Gaylen served on the Board of American Intercontinental University from 1996 to 2010 and has been a member of the Board of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society since 1989.
She and husband, Jeffrey, have three adult daughters and one grandchild.
Rev. Dr. David Renwick is the Senior Pastor of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. Prior to accepting this call in 2011, he led churches in South Carolina, Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, and Labrador/Newfoundland, Canada. Born in Malaysia, David spent his youth in Scotland, graduating from St. Andrews University. It was during a junior year abroad he was challenged to consider the ministry and pursue theological studies in the United States. David received his Master of Divinity Degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Union Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.
David and his wife, Currie, have three adult children and five grandchildren.
rector, forman christian college
US AMBASSADOR (RETIRED)
FORMER MISSION DIRECTOR USAID
Dr. James Appleton
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Dr. Jonathan Addleton was installed as rector of Forman Christian College in October 2020. A five-time USAID Mission Director (Pakistan, India, Cambodia, Mongolia, and Central Asia), Jonathan Addleton also served as US Ambassador to Mongolia, USAID Representative to the European Union in Brussels, and Senior Civilian Representative to southern Afghanistan in Kandahar. He retired after a 32-year Foreign Service career in January 2017 and then taught International Relations at Mercer University in Macon, GA, and also served as Executive Director of the American Center for Mongolian Studies. He has a Ph.D. from Tufts University and a B.S. from Northwestern University. His books include Some Far and Distant Place, The Dust of Kandahar, and Mongolia and the United States: A Diplomatic History. The son of Baptist missionary parents from rural Georgia, he was born and raised in Pakistan.
He is married to the former Fiona Mary Riach from Kilmarnock, Scotland and has three adult children.
Jim Appleton is president emeritus of the University of Redlands, having served as president and university professor for over twenty years. Previously, he was vice-president and a faculty member at the University of Southern California from 1972 to 1987. Jim completed his undergraduate degree at Wheaton College and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Michigan State. He has served as a director on several university and foundation boards, is a mentor for new college and university presidents, and conducts retreats to assist boards of trustees in developing best practices. Among his other professional activities, he has served as chair of the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), a member of the President's Commission of the NCAA, a member of an UNESCO Roundtable, a faculty member at the Salzburg Seminar, and on the board of the Redlands Symphony.
He is married to his artist wife, Carol, has three adult children and six grandchildren. In a previous edition, he was an accomplished vocalist, and in his mind is a terrific golfer, but alas, carries an index of 16.5.
MR. JOHN H. Gill
executive director (retired)
REV. CHARLES R. HASTY JR.
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
John Gill retired in July 2019 as an Executive Director in the Financial Institutions Group at Standard Chartered Bank, NY Branch (SCB). He enjoyed a 36-year career in international banking, of which the last 12 years were spent at SCB. Standard Chartered Bank has a unique footprint serving indigenous and transnational clients in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East including Pakistan, where it is the largest foreign bank in the country.
John has been active for several years on the Mission Team at Noroton Presbyterian Church (NPC) in Darien, CT, which has had a lengthy connection to Forman Christian College. John has traveled to Kenya and Tanzania twice with family members on NPC-organized mission trips and has also joined tours to Israel and Jordan with NPC. He has a heart for supporting God's work across the world regardless of geography, ethnicity, or nationality.
John graduated with Honors with a BA in History from the College of Wooster (1978); received an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1983; and lived/worked in Taiwan for two years with the YMCA (1978-1980) and 3 years in Japan with Irving Trust/Bank of New York (1988-1991). He is married with three children and looks forward to visiting Lahore and FCC post-pandemic.
Rev. Charles Hasty is the pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Georgia; prior churches include First Presbyterian, also in Columbus. Chuck's international experience has taken him to places as varied as Tokyo Union Church, and a year teaching high school in Kenya. His love of mission work includes trips to more than 25 countries. Chuck currently serves on the board of the Presbyterian Homes of Georgia and has served with interests as varied as the Chattahoochee Valley Jail Ministry and Habitat for Humanity Morgan County Board of Directors. A graduate of Davidson College and Columbia Theological Seminary, Chuck loves to run and has completed eight marathons to date. He is married and has two daughters.
Mr. Lewis Lucke
GRAINSTER LLC
DR. INGRID MASON MAIL
Ambassador (ret) Lewis Lucke is executive vice president for the Middle East and Africa for Grainster LLC, developing an enhanced ecosphere platform for on-line grain trading that directly connects buyers and sellers of grain worldwide without the need for middlemen.
He is also chairman of Fuelie Systems Inc., developing telemetry-enabled mobile-fueling systems for more effective refueling at the point of need. He is also co-founder of Waste to Energy Global Partners (WGP), developers of waste-to-energy projects worldwide.
Ambassador Lucke served for 30 years overseas in the Senior Foreign Service with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of State. He was the first USAID Mission Director for Iraq, where he directed a $4.0 Billion reconstruction and economic development program. He also led the US emergency response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
He served as US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland and in the U.S. Foreign Service in ten countries: Mali, Senegal, Costa Rica, Tunisia, Bolivia, Jordan, Haiti, Brazil, Iraq, and Swaziland. He was USAID Mission Director in Bolivia, Jordan, Haiti, and Iraq.
Ambassador Lucke is from North Carolina and now lives in Austin, Texas. He received a B.A. from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona. He is fluent in French and Spanish and has a working knowledge of Arabic. He is the author of the books "Waiting for Rain: Life and Development in Mali, West Africa" and "From Timbuktu to Duck & Cover: Improbable Tales of a Career in Foreign Service".
Dr. Ingrid Mason Mail makes her home in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she practices internal medicine in private practice. After working as the Chief Medical Information Officer, Medical Staff President, and other physician leadership positions in the St. Vincent Health System (2010-2018), Ingrid now serves on the St. Vincent Hospital Board.
As a senior medical student at Indiana University School of Medicine, she spent three formative months at Bach Christian Hospital in Qalandarabad, Pakistan. In March 2016, she and husband, Jack, returned to Pakistan to visit Forman Christian College.
From 2004-2013, Ingrid served on the board of MAP International, a relief and development organization. She has visited ministries in Ecuador, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, and Italy.
During medical school, they joined Faith Church, a congregation with a strong focus on international and cross-cultural ministries. At Faith, she taught classes for adults and children and co-chaired a Senior Pastoral Search Committee. She leads a handbell choir, sings in choir, and participates in a variety of worship activities.
Jack and Ingrid have two adult daughters.
Mrs. Denise W. Moore
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (IPC) FOUNDATIOn
Dr. Michael M. Murphy
TELECOM EXECUTIVE (RETIRED)
FORMAN FACULTY MEMBER
Denise Moore is the Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Independent Presbyterian Church (IPC) Foundation, a $65M foundation committed to serving the missions of IPC for the betterment of mankind throughout the world.
Prior to joining IPC, Denise spent most of her career in the corporate sector. She is a CPA and held numerous positions at Time Inc. and its subsidiary, Southern Progress Corporation. Among those positions, she was the VP of Finance for 12 publishing divisions, which included Southern Living, Cooking Light, and Sunset Magazines. She also has extensive audit experience with Ernst & Young with a focus on oil and gas, manufacturing, and not-for profit industries. Denise loves helping organizations with missions focused on family. She has served on numerous boards throughout her working career, including chairing the board of Gateway, the oldest social service agency in Birmingham. She is also a sustaining member of the Junior League of Birmingham, a Rotarian and active member of Rotary Foundation Board of Birmingham, the United Way Community Appeals Board, and the United Way Visiting Allocations Team, of which she is the chair. She is an active member of Asbury United Methodist Church.
Denise is married to her childhood sweetheart, Jon, who is an orthodontist; and they have three children.
Now retired from the corporate world, Michael Murphy completed a twenty-five-year career in telecommunications having worked for ATT as Director of Pricing and Competitive Assessment, Qwest as VP Marketing/VP International Business Development, and Wytec as President and CEO. In 2006, Mike returned to his first career, teaching, when he joined the Business and Economics faculty of Forman Christian College, in Lahore, Pakistan. He received his Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1974.
MR. STEPHEN F. RASMUSSEN
CGAP, WORLD BANK GROUP
MR. STEVE SHABET
SUNNY MEADOW FARM, LLC
Stephen Rasmussen is the Lead Financial Sector Specialist for CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor). CGAP is an independent resource center housed in the World Bank and is dedicated to working on financial inclusion for poor people. Since 2006, he leads a team working on building digital financial systems for poor people in parts of Asia, Africa, and the Arab countries. In 2014-2015 Stephen established and was the first CEO of Karandaaz Pakistan, a start-up company focused on small business finance, digital financial inclusion, and innovation in the financial sector. Prior, Stephen was CEO of the Pakistan Microfinance Network (2001 to 2008) and CEO of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (1994-2003), a large rural development program in northern Pakistan. Here he also helped establish First MicroFinanceBank. Stephen and his wife Zeba are the founders and patrons of a not-for-profit organization in northern Pakistan working with children with disabilities.
Since 2012, Steve Shabet has owned and managed Sunny Meadow Farm in Litchfield County, Connecticut. This land has been used for farming since the 1700s; Sunny Meadow uses organic methods to grow fruits, vegetables, grasses and grains. Prior to this, Steve worked in New York City, most recently as COO/CCO for Colony Investment Management from 2005 to 2012, where he built and managed a registered investment adviser business investing in global real estate related securities for Colony Capital. From 2003 to 2005, Steve was the Managing Director for the Akul Group LLC and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs from 1987 to 2003.
Rev. Dr. Thomas F. Taylor
Presbyterian Foundation
Tom joined the Presbyterian Foundation as president and CEO in 2010. He led the staff and board in new directions through visionary and inspiring leadership, working to cultivate vitality in the mission and ministries throughout the church.
Prior to Tom's work with the Foundation, he served as the Deputy Executive Director for Mission at the Presbyterian Mission Agency, where he oversaw the operations of the U.S.-based and the international work of the denomination's national offices in over 100 countries worldwide. He also served for twelve years as a minister in Southern California and Utah. Tom began his career as an attorney in Salt Lake City, UT, practicing in litigation with the law firms of Snell & Wilmer and with Snow, Christensen & Martineau. Tom taught courses and educational seminars for Princeton Theological Seminary, Azusa Pacific University, the University of Illinois—Urbana, and Fuller Theological Seminary.
Tom holds a B.A. (with honors) from the University of Illinois—Urbana, a M.Div. from Yale University Divinity School, a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, and a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary. Tom also studied in Germany, where he received a PNdS in German language proficiency from the University of Aachen.
Tom has published numerous academic and popular articles on the interaction of Christian faith, law, and culture. His books include the award-winning "Seven Deadly Lawsuits: How Ministers can Avoid Litigation and Regulation" (Abingdon Press 1996) and "Paradoxy: Coming to Grips with the Contradictions of Jesus" (Baker Books 2006).
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The Bible is, from beginning to end, a book about Jesus. The Old Testament prepared a people for His coming and the New Testament recorded His life as He walked the earth and then the continuance of His life manifested through the body that we like to call the early church. I have just started going through the book of Genesis with two friends and thought that I would share some of the parts that stand out for me as we go along. Last week we went through the fist two chapters and we were astounded to see how much of the Christ was in there. The reason we did the first two chapters together is simply because the first two chapters form a chiasm which I'll share at the bottom of this post. When one sees the pattern you can't help but feel awe and see the creation narrative afresh. But before I get side-tracked, here are some of the interesting connections that we made.
"In the beginning was the Word (Jesus), and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made".
John is basically making the same point that I just made. But it goes even further, verses 4 and 5 of John's gospel continue with the theme of light and darkness as do verses 4 and 5 of Genesis which seems to be deliberate and hardly a coincidence. In verses 7 and 8 John goes even further and reveals that Jesus is the true light. Whether the author of Genesis comprehended the full extent of his own words is unknown, but after reading John it is hard to unsee Jesus all over the place in those very first words of Scripture.
This is kind of important as the chiasm below suggests; the Sabbath builds up to the main point that the author was trying to bring out in Genesis 1 and 2 which is that it is God who both blesses and sanctifies us; He has done this of course in and through Christ (Eph 1:3 & Heb 10:10). Why does the Bible say that God worked and then rested? Was the all powerful God tired? Of course not. Was it to set a pattern for mankind to follow (7 day weeks, 6 days work and 1 day of rest)? Maybe to some degree. Mostly though, I believe that it was to point us to Christ. You won't notice this in most Bible translations because they say that God rested on the seventh day which makes more sense grammatically I suppose but the Hebrew actually says that God rested in the Sabbath day which is how the more 'word for word' versions like Young's Literal Translation put it.
There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience. – Hebrews 4:9-11.
I found this all very exciting and I hope that you did too. He is the beginning, He is Light, He is our rest and our Life is in Him. It's all about Jesus, hopefully there will be more bits like this to share as we continue to go through Genesis. If you have anymore to share that I missed, please add them in the comments below. Here is the chiasm as promised as well, notice the 'mirror images' building up to the main point.


Diversity is not an abstract concept at UC Riverside. It is a source of strength and pride for our students, faculty, staff, alumni, administrators and community at large. Awareness of, and a focus on, inclusion is imbued in all we do and reflects a historical commitment to the value of inclusive excellence and difference that matters. The senior leadership of UCR is racially and ethnically diverse. Forty percent are women. Many are first-generation college graduates, several were born outside of the United States, and a wide range of faith traditions are represented. Among the group are individuals who are members of the LGBT community and U.S. veterans.
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox recreated the position of the Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer to build upon our campus successes in undergraduate diversity and student success by extending this momentum into all sectors of the campus toward a holistic vision of what diversity and inclusivity can mean, educationally and sociopolitically, for the university and its members.
As UCR's chief diversity officer, Mariam Lam reports directly to the Chancellor, serving as his primary discussant on all matters relating to inclusion, equity and campus climate. Her role is to serve as an innovative leader, promoting a university environment that values differences among its members, fostering communication across groups, and leading strategic initiatives. The chief diversity officer also partners with other senior administrators and assists all units of the campus, from student service programs and human resources to academic personnel, in their efforts to recruit and retain diverse faculty, staff, and student body. She plans, implements and oversees the development of programs and activities that support a culture of open inquiry, pluralism, mutual respect and engagement throughout the campus. UCR believes that diversity is not philanthropy; it is a means to inclusive academic excellence.
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox talks to the Chronicle of Higher Ed about how UCR has achieved parity in student success, what works and what does not for improving student success, and what's at risk if colleges do not bridge socioeconomic divides.
SARA HEBEL: I'm joined today by Kim Wilcox. Thank you for being here.
KIM A. WILCOX: Great to be here.
SARA HEBEL: As the leader of the University of California at Riverside, you head up one of the most socioeconomically diverse public research universities in the United States. And it has a remarkable parity in graduation rates among different racial and income groups. What's working?
KIM A. WILCOX: Oh great. UCR is a great story. Let me tell you. And I want to start, as you'd asked the question, backwards. It's a great public research university and all that that entails, with all those universities we think of in that set. But in addition, it has this amazing record of success with students, not just being most diverse, but, as you point out, students all graduate at the same rate at UCR, students on Pell Grants, students just above the Pell grant, our most affluent students, all the same rate, African American students, Hispanic students, mainstream students, all at the same rate.
It's a marvelous culture of what America wants and thinks public universities should be, creating knowledge, but doing in a way that includes everybody from every walk of life and helps them succeed at the same level. Why? I've been there, as you know, a few months. And I've been really curious myself to learn. It seems to me there's a few things.
One, the State of California has historically done a very good job of supporting students. And while we've all taken our hits, one of the places that California tried to stay true to its goals was through its state support programs for financial aid for students. And that helps. The University of California returns a third of all tuition dollars to financial aid. So what that means is our students, over half of whom are on Pell Grants, have a financial advantage that students in, unfortunately, too many other states don't have anymore. That's crucial.
But if that were the only thing, then all the universities in California would look the same. And we're the only one without a graduation gap. So what's the value added? The university has evolved over the last 50 years, at 60 years old, in a way that was sensitive to these issues. It didn't grow up with a different set of aims, but it grew up with these as part of its aims to be, just as you suggested, a leading research university where student success was part of the mission.
So our student programs are integral to everything we do. Our faculty see research and student instruction as the same thing. Over half our students graduate, report that they were involved in faculty-led research while at Riverside. So there's a set of integrated assumptions that make the fabric of the place really unique and special for America.
SARA HEBEL: These gaps, as you know, are quite stubborn in many universities across the country, including at Michigan State where you were previously. How can those institutions learn from the kinds of things that Riverside has done, and what are the biggest obstacles facing the nation in these other institutions?
KIM A. WILCOX: Great question. We're busy pursuing that, we along with 10 other universities across the country, including Michigan State. But Texas, Oregon State, Arizona State, several of us have formed together what we're calling the University Innovations Alliance. And that's a group of universities that have been focused on student success for a long time. And our goal is to create a discussion group and experimentation group that will lead to extracting principles that others around the country can use.
We think we have some ideas. There certainly are basic notions of connections with faculty and connections with student peers, but there's also a sense of how you organize your support programs in a way that is sensitive to the student's needs but leads them to a brighter future.
SARA HEBEL: What are some of the specific things that you think others could take away?
KIM A. WILCOX: Well one of things that UCR is known for are learning communities. Learning communities exist around the country. At UCR they have a special sense of connection between faculty leaders and cohorts of students in majors and in disciplines. Courses together, but a lifestyle together that's an important piece. We have a portfolio of student support programs.
Some racial, ethnic, gender-based but across the whole portfolio that have evolved in a way that are effective advocates for their students, but more importantly are part of a network that connects the programs and the students in the programs across the university. We just created a new Middle East student study center created by advocacy by students. And not students of one stripe or another, but all stripes, Muslim, Jewish, Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian, agnostic, Coptic, students who all have heritage and connections with the Middle East but don't come to it with a uni-focal perspective but one that's much broader.
So there's a sense of connectedness across the academic, the social, the cultural, that is real at UCR.
SARA HEBEL: What kinds of interventions have you found don't work?
KIM A. WILCOX: But some of the places we fail is we try to do things that are separate from. A way I described it is we tried for decades, in this country, to quote level the playing field. And what we've done is we've stuck a program under this corner or an institute under that corner. We try to keep leveling the playing field instead of saying maybe there's something wrong with the field.
And so I think too often in higher education, we take these small pieces for this group of students we think are at risk or these students in this situation, and think that will fix the problem when all we're doing is trying to help them with a much bigger environment that exists. And that's, for me, both in faculty and student diversity challenges over the years has been a take home lesson. We have to think in a much more integrated and integral fashion across all the dimensions.
SARA HEBEL: What's at stake here?
KIM A. WILCOX: America, and I don't mean that lightly. If you go back to 1863 when Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, he and his colleagues believed that education of, by, and for the people would make the difference in America. It's 160 years later, they were right. But we're at risk. Increasingly all of our universities, including in our public universities, are becoming more and more detached from the communities in which they operate, their states, and their local communities, and more and more a place for middle class or upper middle class students to come and study, which is good, but it's not sufficient for our future.
It misses the point of public education to a large degree. The extent to which Riverside can show the world that leading research universities can work at the highest level and include students from every stripe and have them be successful we believe is a model for America in the world for the future.
SARA HEBEL: Chancellor Wilcox, thanks for coming in today.
KIM A. WILCOX: My pleasure great to be here.


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When an employee is accused of serious misconduct, it may be appropriate for him or her to be suspended while an investigation takes place. This may be necessary to protect the business, or the integrity of the investigation. However, while an employer may be at pains to stress that the suspension does not indicate any presumption of guilt, it is far from being a 'neutral act'. Suspending an employee without good cause or considering the alternatives may well amount to a breach of contract.
Breach of Conract?
That was the finding in Agoreyo v London Borough of Lambeth. Ms Agoreyo was employed as a primary-school teacher, but soon after starting she encountered problems with two particularly disruptive pupils. She asked for additional support but was suspended when allegations were made that she had used unreasonably force in seeking to control them. She resigned on the same day as she was told of her suspension and claimed breach of contract in the county court – she did not have sufficient length of service to claim unfair constructive dismissal. The county court judge held that her suspension was justified, but this decision was overturned on appeal to the High Court.
Right decision, Wrong reasons
The High Court noted that the decision to suspend was made without any discussion with Ms Agoreyo, who was given no opportunity to respond to the allegations. Furthermore, although the county court judge held that her suspension was necessary to protect other children from the risk of harm, the letter informing her of the decision made no mention of this. It merely stated that the reason for the suspension was 'to allow the investigation to be conducted fairly'. There was no explanation of why a fair investigation was not possible without Ms Agoreyo being suspended.
Fairly Compensated
The Court stated that the suspension of an employee should not be a 'knee jerk' reaction. The employer should first consider carefully what purpose a suspension would serve and whether any alternatives were available. In this case, it was clear that the employee was seeking support from her employer in managing two difficult pupils. At the time of the alleged incidents that support had not been forthcoming and to suspend the employee without first discussing the alleged incidents with her, and deciding whether a suspension was truly justified, was a fundamental breach of contract. The case will now have to proceed to a hearing on what compensation Ms Agoreyo should receive.
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which are secured at the time of acceptance by a warehouse receipt or other such document conveying or securing title covering readily marketable staples.
Except as provided in subsection (c), no institution shall accept such bills, or be obligated for a participation share in such bills, in an amount equal at any time in the aggregate to more than 150 per centum of its paid up and unimpaired capital stock and surplus or, in the case of a United States branch or agency of a foreign bank, its dollar equivalent as determined by the Board under subsection (h).
The Board, under such conditions as it may prescribe, may authorize, by regulation or order, any institution to accept such bills, or be obligated for a participation share in such bills, in an amount not exceeding at any time in the aggregate 200 per centum of its paid up and unimpaired capital stock and surplus or, in the case of a United States branch or agency of a foreign bank, its dollar equivalent as determined by the Board under subsection (h).
Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), with respect to any institution, the aggregate acceptances, including obligations for a participation share in such acceptances, growing out of domestic transactions shall not exceed 50 per centum of the aggregate of all acceptances, including obligations for a participation share in such acceptances, authorized for such institution under this section.
No institution shall accept bills, or be obligated for a participation share in such bills, whether in a foreign or domestic transaction, for any one person, partnership, corporation, association or other entity in an amount equal at any time in the aggregate to more than 10 per centum of its paid up and unimpaired capital stock and surplus, or, in the case of a United States branch or agency of a foreign bank, its dollar equivalent as determined by the Board under subsection (h), unless the institution is secured either by attached documents or by some other actual security growing out of the same transaction as the acceptance.
With respect to an institution which issues an acceptance, the limitations contained in this section shall not apply to that portion of an acceptance which is issued by such institution and which is covered by a participation agreement sold to another institution.
In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the Board may define any of the terms used in this section, and, with respect to institutions which do not have capital or capital stock, the Board shall define an equivalent measure to which the limitations contained in this section shall apply.
Any limitation or restriction in this section based on paid-up and unimpaired capital stock and surplus of an institution shall be deemed to refer, with respect to a United States branch or agency of a foreign bank, to the dollar equivalent of the paid-up capital stock and surplus of the foreign bank, as determined by the Board, and if the foreign bank has more than one United States branch or agency, the business transacted by all such branches and agencies shall be aggregated in determining compliance with the limitation or restriction.
Section 3105 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original a reference to section 7 of the International Banking Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–369, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 620, which enacted sections 347d and 3105 of this title.
Section is comprised of the seventh par. of section 13 of act Dec. 23, 1913, as amended. The seventh par. constituted the fifth par. of section 13 in 1916 (39 Stat. 752), became the sixth par. in 1923 (42 Stat. 1478), and became the seventh par. in 1932 (47 Stat. 715). For further details, see Codification notes under sections 343 and 344 of this title. For classification to this title of other pars. of section 13, see Codification note set out under section 342 of this title.
The seventh par. of section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act[this section] as amended in 1982 by Pub. L. 97–290 contained lettered subpars. (A) through (H). For purposes of codification those lettered subpars. (A) through (H) have been translated as subsecs. (a) through (h), "paragraph" has been translated as "section", and "subparagraph" has been translated as "subsection".
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–290 designated first sentence of existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted reference to foreign banks and their subdivisions, further designated the specifications for drafts or bills as cl. (i)–(iii), and in cl. (ii) as so designated, struck out requirement that shipping documents conveying or securing title be attached at acceptance.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–290 designated second independent clause of second sentence of existing provisions as subsec. (b), substituted "no institution shall accept such bills, or be obligated for a participation share in such bills, in an amount equal at any time in the aggregate to more than 150 per centum of its paid up and unimpaired capital stock and surplus" for "no bank shall accept such bills to an amount equal at any time in the aggregate to more than one-half of its paid-up and unimpaired capital stock and surplus" and inserted provisions relating to a United States branch or agency of a foreign bank.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–290 designated first proviso of second sentence of existing provisions as subsec. (c), struck out provision applying the subsec. to all banks regardless of capital stock or surplus, substituted a limit of 200 per centum for 100 per centum, and inserted provisions relating to a United States branch or agency of a foreign bank.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97–290 designated first independent clause of second sentence of existing provisions as subsec. (e), substituted "institution" for "member bank" and "bank" and "accept bills, or be obligated for a participation share in such bills, whether in a foreign or domestic transaction, for any one person, partnership, corporation, association or other entity in an amount" for "accept, whether in a foreign or domestic transaction, for any one person, company, firm, or corporation to an amount", and inserted provisions relating to a United States branch or agency of a foreign bank.
Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 97–290 added subsecs. (f) to (h).


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Barcelona is so comfortable with tourists that it's easy to navigate the city in English or Spanish, as a first time visitor, veteran fan, wanderer or serious sight-seeker. No matter the style of travel you prefer, I think a person can learn a lot with days away from their regular routine. Here are some Barca lessons from our newly formed travel team: Corey D, May, Mrs. Woo, and myself.
If you see a set of outdoor tables packed with diners, don't just pull up a chair with the crowd. Take note of the table cloths. These differentiate between eating the most popular pinchos on the block and the frozen-to-fried food at Punjabi Bar 😦 , the opportunistic restaurant whose tables are mixed in with the others! At least we learned this lesson in our first 2 hours of arriving Barcelona.
Definitely score some jamon and salami at the local markets. Definitely say 'Puedo probar?' to taste a few morsels, and definitely ask the gentleman to slice your purchases unless you're keen for an arm workout using the dull knife at the airbnb. Corey D and May took the first jamon-slicing shift for our happy hour of baguette, yummy cured meat, olives, tomatoes, and an inexpensive bottle of red from the grocery store.
Check out the Caixa Forum for free arts events. It was an easy walk from our Poble-Sec apartment to see Julia Colom Quartet, a jazz group giving a free show. Bonus: the concert ended in time for us to check out the Magic Fountain across the street!
Lesson Four: Ask the servers what their favorite thing is on the menu… even if it feel obvious that you're going to order some form of octopus at the restaurant called Pulpetto. Our server pointed us towards the steak!? It was the best thing we ate that night.
Wake up just a little earlier to take the long road. You never know when you'll need to stop to admire the street art, or shop at the bric-a-brac market along the port to purchase a cataplana copper clam-shaped plate with your friend's girlfriend's mom's Euro?! I only later learned that I'd need a gas range to cook with this treasure, but I'll figure that out later.
Keep up the daily learning by taking a walking tour- I've had great experiences with the Sandeman group offering pay-what-you-will prices. Below, the cliff notes of the tour.
This square is where local came to pay taxes or came to watch an execution. Our guide shared that Columbus walked these steps to meet Queen Isabella who sponsored his trip to the Americas. When asked who wanted to take a picture on the stairs, no one in the group budged.
If the crowds in the square got too unruly, guards would pour hot oil down from this tower.
Hot oil tower and adjoining building
Picasso's frieze depicts various Catalonian traditions that were suppressed under the Franco regime. It looks like a painting, but it's a sandblasting technique with very small black stones engrained into a larger stone slab.
We visited the historically Jewish quarter which you'd nearly miss if someone didn't point it out. During the Spanish Inquisition, any non-Catholic holy space had to be built lower than any Catholic space. The synagogue's windows were practically at the same level as the street.
One synagogue window is directly behind the tourguide
This neighborhood used to be where the town met the sea port, the poorest area in town. This church was built by the port workers, men who after finishing their work on the ships, would carry stones from the quarry over a mountain to ensure a church was built in this neighborhood. The workers are memorialized at the church entrance.
Mulberry Graveyard and Independence Square are the reminders of Catalan's history of nationalism, and its turbulent history with the rest of the nation. The Catalonians turned on the Spanish crown in the War of Spanish Succession in the early 1700s. This traitorous act was confronted in the siege of Barcelona. Starving Catalonia defenders were killed as the Spanish military stormed the city, and buried the men and boys in the square now known as the Mulberry Graveyard and Independence Square. The crown establish a military base in Barcelona with many of the canons pointing inwards as a reminder of the pecking order in Spain. There is an eternal flame in the red arching structure, and currently, the square is frequented by locals pushing for Catalonian independence.
World Expo Park and Arc de Triumph: Our guide shared that the 1992 Olympic Games launched Barcelona into the world of international tourism. The city used its funds to build a decent stadium, but one far less elaborate than many of the arenas we see today. The city focused using funds money into the city's transportation and port infrastructure. The stadium's location overlooked the sea and the city so that viewers around the world would see the Olympic events televised against a beautiful backdrop. The first year of Olympic beach volleyball couldn't be hosted without sand, so the city imported Egyptian sand to build the beaches– beaches that remain a magnet for tourism. Finally, the Arc De Triumph isn't an arc commemorating a war, but rather a 'welcome gate' into the garden park promenade.
Walking/jumping on the promenade
7. Lesson Seven: Linger after the tour to ask your guide for local lunch suggestions. You'll end up at a spot like Joanet, in a shady plaza, eating baby squid and broadbeans with the perfect house white.
8. Top tip: check out which museums offer free hours. We saw an incredible photography exhibit at the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB). The World Press Photo Contest rewards photographers who've contributed to the past year of visual journalism.
Riot, explosion, fire in Venezuela
Venezuela continued. This was the poster image for the exhibit.
Tradition: Women in Cameroon iron pre-pubescent breasts of their daughters, then bind down their chests, in hopes to avoid potential rape.
Girls rescued from Boko Haram
Gender reassignment surgery in Thailand
America. Bald Eagle in a dumpster.
I squeezed every last minute out of this weekend with Corey D, May, and Mrs. Woo! Looking forward to more spontaneous adventures soon.
Facade of Palau de la Música Catalana
Interior of Palau de la Música Catalana (and we just went to the bathroom in here!)
Entrance to bathroom in Palau de la Música Catalana
Keith Haring mural outside of the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona
We weren't here for this festival of human towers, but it's an event where small towns compete to see who can build the highest tower– and usually a little girl climbs to the very top and has to hold up 4 fingers for 10 seconds…her four fingers represent the red stripes of the flag
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Last week, on the previous episode of The Fred Hembeck Show, we all learned how, at the not-so-tender age of ten, your host was frightened by a Gold Key comic &#Array; a GOLD KEY comic, fer gosh sakes! This week, we continue with our series of masochistic confessions, offering up details regarding the time when, at age nine, watching a particular television program just before turning in precipitated an agonizingly fitful rest, filled with a series of haunting nightmares.
An episode of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone, you might well wonder? Alfred Hitchcock Presents maybe? Or perhaps a showing of an old Universal monster movie?
Uh uh. Nope. I generally slept like a baby following THOSE broadcasts.
That's right &#Array; I was scared sleepless by a sitcom!!
And not just any sitcom, but the one created by Nat Hiken as his follow-up to the justly legendary Phil Silvers vehicle, You'll Never Get Rich, aka Sgt. Bilko. Two years after that enormously successful service comedy ended its four season run over at CBS, Hiken introduced television viewers to the cops of the Bronx's 53rd precinct on NBC &#Array; with special emphasis on the seemingly mismatched partners, Gunther Toody (short, stocky, ebullient, and mildly dim Joe E. Ross) and Francis Muldoon (tall, thin, reserved, and comparatively intellectual Fred Gwynne), who shared the dubious responsibility of keeping Car 54's whereabouts known to their superiors. Speaking of whom, Paul Reed played the long-suffering Captain Block with just the right combination of gruff exasperation and fatalistic defeat, and Al Lewis &#Array; later to reteam with Gwynne in The Munsters as, respectively, Grandpa and Herman &#Array; shaped his role as Sgt. Leo Schnauser into a whining, blue-uniformed, male yenta! Grandpa Al would go on to wear his vampire cape proudly, but to me, he was never as hilarious as he was on THIS show.
And this WAS an amazingly funny show! Maybe not as funny as Bilko &#Array; my personal choice for funniest sitcom ever &#Array; but awfully, awfully close!
Car 54, Where Are You? ran from September of 1961 until September of 1963, telecast Sunday nights from 8:30 until 9. Nine, coincidentally, was my bedtime &#Array; school the next day, you understand. My mom worked the late shift as a nurse's aide in those days, and didn't come home until 11. So, each Sunday night, I gleefully watched the inspired antics of Toody and Muldoon with my dad, who'd earlier &#Array; via repeats &#Array; introduced me to the comedic glory of the Bilko program. Everything went along nicely enough for the first thirty-four episodes, so I was totally unprepared for the sheer horror lurking deep into the closing minutes of the thirty-fifth episode, originally broadcast a mere fortnight before Halloween on October 14th, 1962 (and no, my memory isn't anywhere near THAT good &#Array; all the pertinent facts were found at this fine Car 54 site! Viva la Internet!! Or as Toody might say, "Ooo, ooo! You can find ANYTHING on the Internet, Francis!").
That's right &#Array; the goateed Columbia records executive who'd somehow made it big by swaying his arms back and forth in an exaggerated motion, leading a large choral group through a seemingly endless selection of much-beloved (and thoroughly unhip) standards, first on a series of best selling LPs, and then later on the equally successful weekly Sing Along With Mitch television program (ALSO on NBC, as anything but luck would have it...).