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Lighting a Candle for Hope
Angie Howell
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"Scents of Hope," Marti Ogren's candle business, is aptly named. The preschool teacher, who also spent 35 years in a first grade classroom, has found her second calling, and her purpose is bigger than filling your home with pleasant fragrances. Lest you get the wrong idea, Marti is passionate about the process of developing, testing, and making her soy-based candles. She embraces every step, from brainstorming new products to pouring the warm clear liquid and watching it cool to a creamy solid. But, she is even more passionate about inspiring hope.
Marti donates twenty-five percent of all her sales to Inheritance of Hope (IoH) and Hope 4 Cambodia, two nonprofits that impact children and share space in her heart. Never one to turn away from suffering, Marti instead challenges it head-on. In April, she volunteered at her fourth Inheritance of Hope Legacy RetreatⓇ and served young families in which a parent has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Not only did she volunteer for a family and fill their every need during an Orlando respite, but she also met some of the faces that she helped fund through Scents of Hope.
Marti's first retreat was in May 2014, and of it she remembers, "I was so blown away by how much the families appreciated us. They could not imagine that someone would do that for them. This is so little in the big picture, but it made a big difference to someone who needed a champion, someone in their corner to tell them that they were strong and could keep going."
Marti and a fellow volunteer serving the Parker family in Orlando
For Marti, the best part of each retreat is seeing joy on the children's faces, "Knowing what is going on in the background of their families, but seeing them step out of that for awhile and be just regular kids blesses me so much."
Inspiring hope takes a lot of laughs!
The impetus for Scents of Hope began in 2008, when Marti visited Cambodia for the first time. She quickly fell in love with the welcoming and loving people she met, but came home "absolutely brokenhearted." Marti's granddaughter was six at the time, the same age of many Cambodian children she met who were at real risk of being sold into the sex trade.
Marti felt called to be a voice for those voiceless little girls, but wondered what that would look like, "For a year, I kept on telling the story. At that time, many people were unaware of how alive and well the sex trade is in parts of the world." What had started out as a partnership between her home church in Rochester, Minnesota, and missionaries based in Cambodia was evolving into something bigger than the original scope of helping with English classes, "It had changed my world and turned it upside down to see how I had been living and how life was over there for many people." When the same trip rolled around the following year, Marti asked what she could do to keep more little girls with their families. The answer was simple, yet culturally complex.
In Cambodia, she learned, children are expected to care for their parents, and the sooner that can happen, the better. Selling a child into the sex trade brings in lots of money, fast. Compounding the problem is the complete lack of any public education. The missionaries Marti had gotten to know explained that while it would take work to shift a culturally-rooted mindset, the solution was simply to keep girls in school as long as possible and enlighten parents that a better-educated child would bring them more money in the long-run. Then and there, Marti committed to start raising money for Cambodian girls' tuition and school-related expenses.
It wasn't long before she and friends organized a fundraiser, Creating Hope 4 Cambodia, attracting vendors and customers for a one-day sales event from which all profits directly provide scholarships for Cambodian boys and girls. Now in its tenth year, Creating Hope 4 Cambodia raised $18,000 this past November. Since that first mission trip, Marti has returned a total of four more times, and has seen firsthand the difference education is making in the community.
Scents of Hope highlights Marti's Cambodian friends and motto with each candle sold
Watching the crafty and creative sell their products year after year at the Creating Hope 4 Cambodia sales event, Marti eventually decided she wanted to find something she could make herself to contribute. After watching tutorials and experimenting with starter kits, Marti's candle business, Scents of Hope, was born. She noticed that the more she made, the more she sold, and in June 2018, Marti officially began selling outside of the original fundraiser. Although Hope 4 Cambodia may have been her first cause, "When I see the difference it makes in families, that is one reason I wanted to include IoH," Marti says.
She admits that seeing the pain and raw vulnerability in suffering families is extremely difficult and trying, but just like she did in Cambodia, going into hard emotional places boils down to a clear principle, "I think when I see the beauty of the people in Cambodia and IoH, I want to be a part of that. I can't explain it, I guess it's because I love them."
Sharing a special moment in the kids' group sessions
Once she retires from the classroom at the close of this school year, Marti will have even more time to devote to Scents of Hope. Currently, her production varies week to week, but the one constant is her drive to inspire hope. Although Marti's preferences change seasonally, ranging from a star anise-scented candle dubbed "Star of Wonder" to a lighter summer batch called "Southern Belle," Marti's hands-down favorite candle is "Beautiful Soul," named for her sister, fragrance tester, and all-time cheerleader, Carolyn. Carolyn passed away this past August after a heart attack at the age of 64. Through Beautiful Soul, Marti honors her legacy, just as she helps other families create their own.
With the money raised by Scents of Hope, Marti helps preserve the sacredness and hope of childhood here and halfway across the globe. She claims we can too, "I don't want people to think they can't do anything. No problem is too big to keep you stuck. All I did was be willing to take a step forward and now it is so much bigger. No one can do it alone, but together, we can do a lot."
New friends quickly become new family on an IoH Legacy RetreatⓇ
Angie Howell is constantly inspired by the people she meets in the Inheritance of Hope family. Her connection to IoH goes back to Davidson College, where she met Kristen Grady Milligan the first week of their freshman year. Kristen eventually started Inheritance of Hope with her husband Deric, and Angie heard about their work at a college reunion. In 2010, the two former hallmates got back in touch, and Angie became involved in IoH shortly afterwards. She has served as a Legacy Retreat volunteer, Coordinator, and now, as Communications Manager, Angie helps tell the stories of IoH. Read more Inheritance of Hope blogposts >>
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Goodbye, Big Bang?
July 29, 2010 Paul Raven
Everyone knows about the Big Bang, right? The explosion-into-being of the entire universe, however many billions of years ago? Of course they do. Trouble is, the Big Bang has always been something of a fudged theory… and now Wun-Yi Shu of the National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan has come up with a new theory that fits a lot of observed evidence far more thoroughly… while dumping on some accepted truths.
Shu's idea is that time and space are not independent entities but can be converted back and forth between each other. In his formulation of the geometry of spacetime, the speed of light is simply the conversion factor between the two. Similarly, mass and length are interchangeable in a relationship in which the conversion factor depends on both the gravitational constant G and the speed of light, neither of which need be constant.
So as the Universe expands, mass and time are converted to length and space and vice versa as it contracts.
This universe has no beginning or end, just alternating periods of expansion and contraction. In fact, Shu shows that singularities cannot exist in this cosmos.
As with all such theories, not everything fits perfectly:
One of the biggest problems he faces is explaining the existence and structure of the cosmic microwave background, something that many astrophysicists believe to be the the strongest evidence that the Big Bang really did happen. The CMB, they say, is the echo of the Big bang.
How it might arise in Shu's cosmology isn't yet clear but I imagine he's working on it.
Even if he finds a way, there will need to be some uncomfortable rethinking before his ideas can gain traction. His approach may well explain the Type-I supernova observations without abandoning conservation of energy but it asks us to give up the notion of the Big Bang, the constancy of the speed of light and to accept a vast new set of potential phenomenon related to the interchangeable relationships between mass, space and time.
So, yeah, bit of a revolutionary idea. Reading stuff like this always makes me wish I'd knuckled down more at college and gotten to grips with the heavy-lifting end of physics; that way I might have ended up making a living from speculating about how the universe works. What could be more fun?
And while we're talking cosmology, here's a Fermi Paradox rethink [via SlashDot]:
… a new approach by Igor Bezsudnov and Andrey Snarskii at the National Technical University of Ukraine.
Their approach is to imagine that civilisations form at a certain rate, grow to fill a certain volume of space and then collapse and die. They even go as far as to suggest that civilisations have a characteristic life time, which limits how big they can become.
In certain circumstances, however, when civilisations are close enough together in time and space, they can come into contact and when this happens the cross-fertilisation of ideas and cultures allows them both to flourish in a way that increases their combined lifespan.
The parameters that govern the evolution of this universe are simple: the probability of a civilisation forming, the usual lifespan of such a civilisation and the extra bonus time civilisations get when they meet.
The result gives a new insight into the Fermi Paradox. Bezsudnov and Snarskii say that for certain values of these parameters, the universe undergoes a phase change from one in which civilisations tend not to meet and spread into one in which the entire universe tends to become civilised as different groups meet and spread.
Bezsudnov and Snarskii even derive an inequality that a universe must satisfy to become civilised. This, they say, is analogous to the famous Drake equation which attempts to quantify the number of other contactable civilisations in the universe right now.
Of course, the only way to prove the theory is to wait until we can get more data… so you might want to read a book or something in the meantime.
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The Ten Errors of Science Fiction
June 28, 2010 Paul Raven 7 Comments
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines – nothing tends to rile science fiction folk so much as folk from outside the ghetto loudly pronouncing that OMFG UR DOIN IT RONG, and this piece by Dr Sam Vaknin should provide great fodder for some hard sf advocacy and righteous ire. So fetch your popcorn, kids, as we find out the ten hidden and fallacious assumptions about extraterrestrials in science fiction!
In all works of science fiction, there are ten hidden assumptions regarding alien races. None of these assumptions is a necessity. None of them makes immanent or inevitable sense. Yet, when we read a sci-fi novel or watch a sci-fi movie we tend to accept all of them as inescapable. They amount to a frame of reference and to a language without which we seem to be unable to relate to all manner of exobiology. We evidently believe that life on Earth is a representative sample and that we can extrapolate its properties and mechanisms of action wide and far across the Universe. The principles of symmetry, isotropy, and homogeneity apply to the physical cosmos: Hydrogen behaves identically in our local galactic neighbourhood as it does in the furthest reaches of the Cosmos. Why shouldn't life be the same?
"In all works of science fiction"? Vaknin must have a whole lot of reading time on his hands…
Snark aside, Vaknin's major FAIL here is the classic outsider's misconception of sf, namely that it's supposed to be taken literally rather than allegorically*. In other words, he's quite right in that sf makes assumptions about alien life, but quite wrong in thinking that it matters to sf's function as a form of entertainment**. Put it this way: if you read science fiction for the pleasure (rather than as a stand-in for a doctorate in exobiology, say), I'd guess there's a 95% chance Vaknin's article is a classic case of TL;DR. SETI geeks with time on their hands may get a kick from it, though.
Anyway, George Dvorsky takes Vaknin at something closer to face value than I have the time, expertise or motivation to pull off, and manages to do a pretty good job of popping his tyres:
Sure, I agree that ETIs may be dramatically different than what we can imagine and that they may exist outside of expected paradigms, but until our exoscience matures we should probably err on the side of the self-sampling assumption and figure that the ignition and evolution of life tends to follow a similar path to the one taken on Earth. Now, I'm not suggesting that we refrain from hypothesizing about radically different existence-states; I'm just saying that these sorts of extraordinary claims (like alternative intelligences spawning different quantum realities) require the requisite evidence. It's far too easy to fantasize about some kind of energy-based hive-mind living in the core of asteroids, it's another thing to prove that such a thing could come about through the laws of physics [my example, not Vaknin's].
Nice try, Vaknin, but the Great Silence problem is more complex than what you've laid out.
For all my bitching above, I do actually find things like the Fermi Paradox and the Great Silence to be lots of fun to think about. If you're looking for an accessible introduction to the idea (and some of the hypotheses presented as solutions), Dvorsky's blog is a good place to start… but I'd also recommend the book Where Is Everybody? by Stephen Webb, which is full of great starter seeds for Baxterian space opera stories.
[ * Yeah, yeah, hard sf is driven by scientific rigour and plausibility, sure, but it's still stories told by humans about what it's like – or may at some point in the future be like – to be a human in a big confusing universe; even Watts' Blindsight speaks to the human condition and the state of our understanding of life in the universe more than it does the raw facts we have regarding life in the universe, and that's about as hard an sf novel as I've ever read. You can argue that rigidly hard sf (factual to the detriment of story) is the apogee of the genre if you like, but you'd be wrong. ]
[ ** An essay deconstructing the false assumptions made about gender and race in science fiction, however, would be something worth writing, because humans are the true subject of human literature, even when they're not the subject that takes the limelight on center stage. False assumptions about people need taking apart far more urgently than false assumptions about hypothetical beings we may never meet, IMHO. ]
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Earth and other unlikely worlds
August 12, 2009 Paul Raven
Apologies to Paul Mcauley for pinching the name of his blog for a post title, but it felt appropriate!
In addition to raking over our old friends the Drake Equation and the Fermi Paradox, COSMOS Magazine looks at the possibilty of the sort of planets found in classic space opera actually existing… you know the sort, solid globes of diamond or iron or ice or whatever else.
THE EARTH FORMED in a region of the Solar System's protoplanetary disc that was relatively rich in the element oxygen. So on top of an iron-rich core, our planet is mostly built out of oxygen-containing silicate rocks. But further out in the protoplanetary disc, the ratio of the elements carbon and oxygen was probably different.
A class of meteorites found on Earth, called enstatite chondrites, may have formed in this region – they have a ratio of carbon to oxygen that is a thousand times larger than the ratio found on Earth.
"If an entire planet were to have condensed from this kind of raw material, it would have ended up enormously different from the Earth," says Marc Kuchner, an expert on exoplanets at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre near Washington DC.
Built out of relatively more carbon than oxygen, such a planet would still have a metallic iron core, but the outer layers could be composed of ceramics – silicon and titanium carbides – with a shell of pure carbon on top.
These ceramics and graphite would make the entire planet extremely hard and heat-resistant, and it could survive much closer to its star. Even more bizarre is that the high pressure beneath the surface would convert the bottom of the graphite layer into an entire shell of diamond that would be many kilometres thick.
That's your sensawunda fix for the day, I reckon. And if you're a fan of the OMG-we're-so-insignificant angle, try this for size: Earth's habitable period may nearly be over, at least on a cosmological time-scale [via SlashDot].
"The Sun does not seem like the perfect star for a system where life might arise. Although it is hard to argue with the Sun's 'success' as it so far is the only star known to host a planet with life, our studies indicate that the ideal stars to support planets suitable for life for tens of billions of years may be a smaller slower burning 'orange dwarf' with a longer lifetime than the Sun ― about 20-40 billion years. These stars, also called K stars, are stable stars with a habitable zone that remains in the same place for tens of billions of years. They are 10 times more numerous than the Sun, and may provide the best potential habitat for life in the long run."
Take that, Rare Earth Theory! Turns out we're not so special after all… though whether that's reassuring or depressing is a matter for debate.
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You think the Earth is rare? I got a dozen just like it out back…
March 4, 2009 Paul Raven 1 Comment
One of the better known responses to the Fermi Paradox is the Rare Earth hypothesis – the supposition that our planet is rare or unique in its ability to harbour life, and that hence we are unlikely to encounter life-forms elsewhere beyond our own biosphere. [image by Aaron Escobar]
Well, George Dvorsky isn't having any of it.
I've always thought, however, that given cosmologically large numbers that this sort of thinking is symptomatic of our small minds and limited imaginations. It's easy for us to throw up our hands and sheepishly declare that we're somehow special. Such a conclusion, however, needs to be qualified against the data involved, and by the mounting evidence in support of the notion that ours appears to be a life-friendly universe.
Dvorsky goes on to attack the assumptions of Rare Earthers methodically.
It's a myth, for example, that it took life a long time to get going on Earth. In reality it was quite the oppoite. Our planet formed over 4.6 billion years ago and rocks began to appear many millions of years later. Life emerged relatively quickly thereafter some 600 million years after the formation of rocks. It's almost as if life couldn't wait to get going once the conditions were right.
This isn't to say that Dvorsky thinks that we're being visited by little green men on a regular basis, though; he has a more worrying idea about why we've not heard from our neighbours yet.
My feeling is that the Rare Earth hypothesis is a passing scientific fad. There's simply too much evidence growing against it.
In fact, the only thing going for it is the Fermi Paradox. It's comforting to think that the Great Silence can be answered by the claim that we're exceptionally special. Rare Earth steers us away from other, more disturbing solutions –namely the Great Filter hypothesis.
Of course, only evidence of alien civilisation will ever answer Fermi's famous question; it's always struck me as a kind of science fictional restatement of the argument for the existence of god. Maybe that's why it's such a fascinating subject for debate? A bit of teleology never fails to get people thinking…
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Drake equation crunched – 361 civilisations in our galaxy alone?
February 11, 2009 Paul Raven 1 Comment
Hey, great news for SETI fans! The latest work on the Drake equation suggests that we can all get our Fox Mulder on:
The current research estimates that there are at least 361 intelligent civilisations in our Galaxy and possibly as many as 38,000.
Awesome! Wait, what?
Even with the higher of the two estimates, however, it is not very likely that contact could be established with alien worlds.
Ah. Bugger.
Of course, the Drake Equation is only as good as its input data, and much of that remains wildly speculative. But the above is the result of factoring in the sudden rash of exoplanet discoveries we've made in the last few years; according to Centauri Dreams, the little we've learned about them means we can simulate the potential parameters of their atmospheres in order to guess how statistically likely they are to harbour the potential for life. Even that's mostly guesswork, though:
… in biological terms, we are even more up the creek, since we base our thinking on observations of a single biosphere, our own. To keep the number of free parameters to a minimum, Forgan works with "a biological version of the Copernican Principle," the notion that our Terran biosphere is not special or unique, so that we can think about life on other worlds as sharing many of the same characteristic parameters.
So keep watching the skies, folks! And don't forget the hypothesis of Futurismic's own Mac Tonnies, which suggests that what we think of as extraterrestrials may in fact be something much more local… [image by jimkster]
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Save-the-date, invitations, reply cards, thank-you and menu cards, drinks cards, place cards, table cards and church booklets. Ready for the top tips?
Stationery for the weddingday: Do it yourself or have it designed? While the DIY approach radiates rustic charm, a chic, stylish design adds the wow effects. What you choose depends on your very own style, your preferences, your crafting skills, and of course your wedding budget.
There are thousands of ideas and inspirations on Pinterest – what is your style?
Save-the-date cards come – like so many great trends – from the USA. The idea is that your guests know early on that they are invited to your wedding and they keep the date reserved. Most couples send this STD card long before the wedding date and official invitation.
• And since you've already booked your wedding photographers, the whole of course adorns your photo, which we photographed during an e-session shooting.
There are nice inspirations here or here.
The heart of the wedding parade? The invitation card (including reply card). It is the first thing your guests hold in their hands, regarding your wedding and therefore it should be true to your style. Usually, couples send the official wedding invitation 3-4 months before the appointment.
Traditionally, you do not invite to a hen party, which is simply announced, for example on the separate newsletter or on your wedding website. If you are planning activities before or after the wedding, then this is best also known on the separate card / paper.
You keep a guest list where you keep track of who is coming and who is cancelling. If a written answer is important to you, please frank the return envelope in advance. Ask on this card, as well, if guests want help with flight booking, hotel reservation or a special menu. We recommend that you do not give the guests too much time to fill in the reply card. Three or four weeks must be enough.
To the text: It goes without saying that there should be no typing errors in the cards. Better check three times.
The place cards show the guests at the wedding table where they are allowed to sit. In order for guests to find their place easily, most couples organize an easel or notice board in the entrance of the location that indicates the seating arrangement. This avoids uncomfortable chaos before the meal.
Many couples combine place cards with a personalized wedding gifts. The advantage is obvious: An original place card and a personal greeting in one.
Table cards fulfill the same purpose as place cards, but ensure a freer organization: Instead of assigning each guest the place, the table cards only show who sits at which table. Guests are free to choose how they would like to arrange.
Benefits: Less lard is needed and your guests will appreciate if they do not have to rush into unknown realms.
The disadvantages: The successful seating arrangement, the mix and the exchange among unknown people is exactly what makes wedding evenings interesting. Grouping is preprogrammed.
The most popular card during the wedding evening? Clearly the menu and drinks menu card. All guests are happy if they are allowed to read which food is available. The menu card describes the sequence of dishes, regardless of whether there is a buffet or à la carte menu. On each table should be enough menu cards. You can also write or print a card for each guest.
Drinks show which drinks are available. Most couples limit the choice of drinks, which makes sense. There are usually a few good wines to choose from.
The church books make sure your guests know what's going on during the wedding ceremony. They provide information about the process of the weddingday and notes about the hymns.
Program booklets inform your guests about all program items, if you wish. Do not forget that a wedding day is a really joyful day. Everyone is in a good mood, fun and so time goes by very quickly. Helpful is a program booklet so that the wedding party knows what to wait for and what happens next.
What will people remember? – except the wedding photos and videos of course. The first and the last impression.
The last impression of your big day is your thank-you card, and you should pay special attention to it. Giving presents is funny, writing thank-you cards, a little less.
With a nice thank you card you express gratitude to your guests. On the one hand for participation and gifts, on the other hand, more importantly, you once again express your appreciation. It is especially nice if you personally address your thank-you cards or write them in handwriting.
The thank you cards should be sent out pronto after your honeymoon. Do not let too much time pass. If you wait too long, your guests may wonder if their gifts have arrived, especially if they have selected gifts from an online wish list.
Start early. Do you remember the guest list from the invitation card? Now you are grateful that you have a written list with all the guests, that's how nobody forgets. It is best to add a column with the gift on this list, so that you know exactly who gave what and you can give adequate thanks.
Another tip: Before you start writing, create the perfect personal text of thanks. As soon as the basic text sits, the writing goes by itself. Personalize money gifts, for example, by writing for what you want to use the money. You want to turn your bathroom into a spa palace? Then that express it. Every guest is very happy about a nice, personal message.
Those who know us as wedding photographers know that we are aesthetes and value great work. That's why we'd like to give you some tips to make sure your wedding stationary is of the highest quality.
• Remains true to your motto also in stationery; if you marry in the forest, then no beach motives will fit – integrate your colours into the cards.
Now you know everything that is important about wedding stationary. But wait a moment: what text should you write on the cards?
This wedding plaza page dedicates an entire rubric to the topic. Go check it out!
And by-the-way, we've read something interesting about another trend coming to us from the UK and the US. There, the newly-weds send wedding photos as Christmas cards. Very clever, because this is the ideal way to thank your guests again, to share your wedding pictures and to stay in their memory.
What do you think of wedding stationary? Do you drive the full range of it or do you choose specifically? Give us your thoughts!


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A Look Inside the Numbers As Swimmers Compete For A Spot In Tokyo At U.S. Olympic Trials
By Peggy Shinn | June 01, 2021, 10 a.m. (ET)
Simone Manuel poses for a portrait during the Team USA Tokyo 2020 Olympics shoot on Nov. 21, 2019 in West Hollywood, Calif.
Inside the Numbers presented by DeVry is a series that gives fans a peek at the numbers behind what it takes to qualify for Team USA and other incredible facts about Team USA sports.
Next month, hundreds of U.S. swimmers will dive into the pool at Omaha's CHI Health Center Arena (formerly CenturyLink Center) for the U.S. Olympic Trials—Swimming. From teens who have set age group records to Olympic gold medalists, they are aiming for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team competing in Tokyo.
The competition will be fierce as everyone brings their A Game to trials. Swimmers often say that it's as difficult to make the U.S. Olympic team as it is to win a medal at the Games—perhaps even harder.
In every race except the 100-meter and 200-meter freestyles, the top two finishers will earn a trip to the Tokyo Games. In those two freestyle races, the top six can qualify (to fill out the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relays in Tokyo).
With trials just around the corner and the Games themselves not far behind this summer, here's a closer look at swimming by the numbers presented by DeVry University.
The U.S. Olympic Trials—Swimming are typically one big event held over eight days. Hundreds of swimmers who have met qualifying time standards in each stroke and distance enter their respective races and hope to advance to the finals.
But this year is different. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and continued concerns about overcrowding indoor spaces, USA Swimming decided to host 2021 Olympic Trials in two meets—or two waves. Athletes who have met the Wave II time standards (set at the 41st seed time* per event as of January 28, 2021) are invited to compete in Wave II Trials, held from June 13-20. Swimmers who qualified using the original time standards but are below the 41st seed will compete in Wave I (June 4-7). Then the top two swimmers from Wave 1 races are invited to compete in Wave II, which remains the final qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
Three new events debut at the Olympic Games Tokyo: men's 800-meter freestyle, women's 1,500-meter freestyle, and the 4 x 100 mixed medley relay. The U.S. won a silver medal in the mixed medley relay at the 2019 world championships—with Ryan Murphy leading off the backstroke leg, Lilly King as the only woman swimming breaststroke, Caeleb Dressel taking over in butterfly, and Simone Manual bringing home the team in the freestyle (the order of genders is up to each country).
In the 1,500, five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky is a heavy favorite to qualify, then win gold in Tokyo.
As for the men's 800, open water swimmer Jordan Wilimovsky is hoping to compete in the pool as well in Tokyo. At the Rio Games, Wilimovsky finished fourth in the 1,500 freestyle and fifth in the 10-kilometer open water swim.
Omaha has hosted U.S. Olympic Trials for swimming four times (2008, 2012, 2016, and 2021) at its huge downtown arena and convention center. Not an aquatics facility, a temporary 50-meter-long pool has been installed for each Olympic Trials (see "2,500,000" below for more details on the temporary pool).
Until the IOC added three new events to the 2020 Olympic Games program, swimming had not had a new pool event in 24 years. The women's 4x200 freestyle relay made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Jenny Thompson anchored the U.S. to gold in that race.
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Only a handful of U.S. Olympic swimmers retired after the 2016 Rio Games, and 25 Olympic gold medalists will vie with up-and-comers in Omaha for a chance to defend their Olympic titles in Tokyo. Defending gold medalists in the individual events include Lilly King, Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel, and Ryan Murphy. They are all strong favorites to qualify for another Olympic Games.
At U.S. Olympic Trials, swimmers only compete in 28 individual events or 14 per gender: six freestyle races in distances from 50 to 1,500 meters; 100 and 200-meter races in backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly; and 200- and 400-meter individual medley (IM) races that combine backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and freestyle. The top two finishers in each race will earn a trip to Tokyo. Additional freestyle relay members, who will swim relay prelims in Tokyo, will be selected in both the 100- and 200-meter freestyles if quota spots remain.
Of the 32 races on the swimming program at the Rio Olympic Games, U.S. swimmers won medals in 29 of them. Team USA only fell short in the men's 400-meter freestyle, women's 200-meter breaststroke, and the women's 200-meter butterfly. With the addition of three new events (see "3" above), the swimming program in Tokyo has expanded to 35 races. Look for Team USA swimmers to dominate again in most of them.
A maximum of 56 swimmers (28 of each gender, not including open water swimmers) can qualify to compete for the U.S. in swimming at the Olympic Games Tokyo—two per individual event. But several swimmers, like Katie Ledecky, will likely qualify in more than one event, which opens up spots for more freestyle relay swimmers who can compete for the team in preliminary heats in Tokyo. Up to four additional swimmers can qualify in both the 100- and 200-meter freestyles.
Approximately 750 swimmers will compete in Wave II of U.S. Olympic Trials—Swimming from June 13-20.
Omaha's CHI Health Center Arena is not an aquatic facility. So to host U.S. Olympic Trials—Swimming, Italian company Myrtha has installed two temporary pools in the arena. The competition pool is 50 meters in length, 26 meters wide to accommodate 8 lanes, and is spec-ed at 2.5 meters deep. But according to the engineer in charge of technical services, the pool is closer to 2.64 meters deep.
The warm-up pool—hidden "backstage"—is 50 yards long by 25 yards wide, with a 25-meter-long six-lane "bump out" for additional training space.
Both pools were filled with 2.5 million gallons of water from a fire hose.
Even though some of the best swimmers in the world are competing at Trials, both pools have lifeguards.
* USA Swimming evaluated the past five Olympic Trials (2000-2016) to determine what seeds entering previous Olympic Trials qualified for Olympic Trials finals in each event, and then the Olympic Team. Historical data showed that the lowest (slowest) seeded athlete to make the Olympic Team was the 38th seeded athlete (in 2000), and the lowest (slowest) seeded athlete to make an Olympic Trials final was the 41st seeded athlete (in 2008).
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An award-winning freelance writer based in Vermont, Peggy Shinn has covered five Olympic Games. She has contributed to TeamUSA.org since its inception in 2008.
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The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would be hearing the case of Gregory Welch — a man sentenced to 15 years in prison because of a mandatory minimum sentencing requirement in the Armed Career Criminal Act, part of which was ruled unconstitutional in 2015, according to Buzzfeed News.
After being found guilty in 2005 of being a felon in possession of a firearm, which would have netted him a sentence of 10 or fewer years, Welch ended up being sentenced to 15 years in prison because the judge found that Welch had three prior violent felony convictions and was therefore subject to the mandatory minimum sentencing requirements under the ACCA.
In 2015, however, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the part of the law defining the prior violent felony convictions as any felony that "involves conduct that presents a serious potential risk of physical injury to another" — a provision referred to as the residual clause — was unconstitutionally vague.
Since the June 2015 ruling in Johnson v. United States, however, appeals courts have split over whether the decision should apply retroactively. Under the Supreme Court's prior cases, if the Johnson ruling announced a "substantive" rule, then it would apply retroactively. The Supreme Court selected Welch's case — one of several that the justices considered hearing — to address the issue.
The court now will receive a full briefing on the question and schedule oral arguments for this spring. A decision is expected by late June.
Notably, Welch had acted with no lawyer — pro se — in the courts below on the issue and even in his initial filing asking the Supreme Court to take up his case.


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I arrived at Morehouse College of Atlanta in August of 1985. I was fairly young having skipped the last part of my high school education to attend Morehouse. The decision to attend Morehouse was not made by me but by a family member - Charles Butler. It turned out to one of the best decisions in my life. Upon entering Morehouse, I decided to major in Computer Science and Math. After many years of studying, working, etc., I finally graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1991.
Morehouse has two web sites. One is the unofficial Morehouse College page and the other is the official Morehouse College page. Both sites are great and worth a visit. Morehouse is an all male school located across the street from the all women school of Spelman College. These institutions are part of the much larger Atlanta University center which consists of four other member schools.


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Edwin Espinal (front centre) and Raul Alvarez (behind left) in a rare moment of happiness following the marriage of Edwin and his Canadian partner Karen Spring (second from right) at La Tolva prison last October.
Help keep hope alive for Edwin, Raul and their families.
This past October, long-time social activist Edwin Espinal married Karen Spring, his partner of 9 years and a Canadian human rights activist from Simcoe County, Ontario working in Honduras (for more, read this update). From the limited number of visits she has been allowed, Karen has seen firsthand the deteriorating state of her husband and Raul. She fears for their health and their safety inside a prison that houses violent criminals. Karen told Amnesty Canada how important it is that prison officials and government authorities in Honduras know that the eyes of the world are watching what happens and demand justice.
Please take any of the following actions.
The optimum time period for action is January and early February, as we attempt to increase collective pressure and create momentum for redress. Action is still possible beyond these dates.
Honduran authorities are mindful of international attention. The more signatures we can collect and deliver, the stronger our impact.
Honduran authorities use twitter. Send them a tweet to capture their attention. Be sure to say that you are in Canada and include the handle of Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. Sample tweets to the Attorney General and the Ministry of the Interior with requests within their powers, are below.
Edwin and Raul have told us it would help to receive messages of support that show they are not alone. Messages in Spanish are best. You can use a tool like Google Translate or write in English.
Ask Minister Freeland to ensure Canada uses its economic and diplomatic relationship with Honduras to speak up for the rights and freedoms of Edwin Espinal and Raul Alvarez. Officials from Canada's embassy in Honduras have done so in the past, but Canada must continue to express strong concern about the injustices that have been committed and advocate firmly on behalf of freedom and fair trial guarantees for Edwin and Raul.
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I started working on the ALIA PD Scheme in August 2018. Here is a list of resources I have engaged while working on the Research/Academic specialisations that you might find useful in your own professional development. Please feel free to share widely!
Articles/Blogs:
Clare, C. (2019, September 3). How to build a community of data champions: Six steps to success [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.rd-alliance.org/blog
MOOCs/Online courses:
Delivering Research Data Management Services by The University of Edinburgh, The Digital Curation Centre, & Research Data Netherlands via Future Learn.
Introduction to Digital Humanities by Harvard University via EdX
ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee. (2018). 2018 top trends in academic libraries: A review of the trends and issues affecting academic libraries in higher education. College & Research Libraries News, 79(6), 286-294. https://doi.org/10.5860/crln.79.6.286
Angelo, A. (2018, November 28). Figshare v. institutional repositories [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.anton.angelo.nz/
Australian Library and Information Association, Freedom of Access to Information and Resources Group. (2018). The truth, integrity, knowledge campaign [Web log series]. Retrieved from http://fair.alia.org.au/tik
Bailey, N. (2017, December 3). How I built a libguide [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://informativeflights.wordpress.com/
Barr, P., & Tucker, A. (2018, September 19). Beyond saints, spies and salespeople: New Analogies for library liaison programs. In the Library with the Lead Pipe. Retrieved from http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/beyond-saints-spies-and-salespeople/
Brown, S., Alvey, E., Danilova, E., Morgan, H., & Thomas, A. (2018). Evolution of research support services at an Academic Library: Specialist knowledge linked by core infrastructure. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2018.1473259 [Open Access version via UQ eSpace]
Colavizza, G., Hrynaszkievicz, I., Staden, I., Whitaker, K., & MCGillvray, B. (2019). The citation advantage of linking publications to research data. Library Journal, July 8, 2019. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/abs/1907.02565
Davis, K. (2018, October 24). My top tips for using social media for professional networking and more [Web log post]. Retrieved from katedavis.info
Dawson, D. (2018). Effective practices and strategies for Open Access outreach: A qualitative study. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 6, eP2216. https://doi.org/10.7710/2162-3309.2216
Duffield, N., Attar, H., & Royals J. (2018). Putting the 'research' into Research Librarian. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 67(2), 147-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2018.1466231
Drummond, C. (2016). Embracing diversity: When is a librarian not a librarian? The Australian Library Journal, 65(4), 274-279. https://doi.org/10.1080/00049670.2016.1233600
Haddow, G., & Mamtora, J. (2017). Research support in Australian Academic Libraries: Services, resources and relationships. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 23(2-3), 89-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2017.1318765 [Open Access version via Curtin eSpace]
Hänzi, S. (2016, November 3). How to legally re-use your own figures [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://gsnmunich.wordpress.com/
Harold, S., & Rolfe, V. (2019). "I find the whole enterprise daunting": Staff understanding of Open Education initiatives within a UK university. Open Praxis, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.1.918
Finkle, A. (2019). To move research from quantity to quality, go beyond good intentions. Nature, 566, 297-297. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-00613-z
Guthro, C. (2019). The 21st century Academic Library: Six metaphors for a new age. Library Leadership & Management, 33(2), 1-12. Retrieved from https://journals.tdl.org/llm/index.php/llm/article/view/7334/6507
Kurapati, S. (2019, April 30). Becoming a data steward [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Murdrak, B. (2018). What are preprints, and how do they benefit authors [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.aje.com/en/arc/
Next Thought. (2015, February 24). Eight qualities of open pedagogy [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://nextthought.com/
Nguyen, L. C., & Hider, P. (2018). Narrowing the gap between LIS research and practice in Australia. Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 67(1), 3-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2018.1430412
Perkel, J. M. (2018, April 1). 11 ways to advert a data-storage disaster. Nature, 568, 131-132. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01040-w
Publons. (2018, July 24). The what, why, and how of preprints and peer review [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://publons.com/blog/
Robison, M. (2018). Fear not: Advice for freshly minted Academic Librarians. Journal of New Librarianship, 3, 403-408. doi: 10.21173/newlibs/5/27
Sewell, C., & Kingsley, D. (2017). Developing the 21st century Academic Librarian: The research support ambassador programme. New Review of Academic Librarianship, 23(1-2), 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2017.1323766
Young, J.R., & Johnson, S. (2019, January 15). As OER grows up, advocates stress more than just low cost [Web log post]. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/
Wesolek, A., Langley, A., & Lashley, J. (2018). OER: A field guide for Academic Librarians. Retrieved from http://www.lib.pacificu.edu/pup-oer/
Research Data Management and Sharing by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & The University of Edinburgh via Coursera
Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Digital Storytelling by The University of Houston System via Coursera.
23 (research data) Things via ANDS
23 Research Things via The University of Melbourne
23 Things: Libraries for Research Data developed by the Libraries for Research Data Interest Group
Creative Commons Certificate. The Creative Commons Certificate is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The certificate with accreditation is available as a paid course of study, but you can also audit the course to build your own knowledge around Creative Commons via the link above.
CopyrightX via Harvard University Online Learning. US Focused, but useful for discussion around copyright reform.
School of Data: Data Fundamentals provide a solid overview over the workflow with data guiding you from what data is, to how to make your data tell a story.
Conference proceedings/recordings:
Berger, Monica. (2017, March). Everything you ever wanted to know about predatory publishing but were afraid to ask. ACRL, Baltimore. Retrieved from https://academicworks.cuny.edu/ny_pubs/141/
Chang, S., Fisch, E., & Hosking, M. (2018, October). What researchers really want and what it means for researcher-centric services. Presented at eResearch Conference Australasia, Melbourne. https://doi.org/10.26181/5c0dfe87c0f8b
RMIT. (2018, November). Recordings from the Open Textbook Forum. Open Textbook Forum, Melbourne. Retrieved from https://emedia.rmit.edu.au/oer/webinars/
Nickerson, C. (2018, August 3). Using design thinking to plan library courses [Video recording]. Retrieved from https://www.library20.com/page/library-2-01-design-thinking-recordings
QULOC. (2018, November 21). QULOC Open Education Resources and practice with Dr Rajiv Jhangiani at QUT 16 November 2018 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4o2kBzvjNSY
Vecchione, A. (2018, August 3). Student success + design thinking [Video recording]. Retrieved from https://www.library20.com/page/library-2-01-design-thinking-recordings
Business Insider. (2018, November 27). Why are college textbooks so expensive? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/Cv-60ZA-PnM
Turbitt & Duck: The Library Podcast. (2017, November 1). Episode 3: Anne Raddacliff talks guerilla research, PhDs and LGBTQ+ in libraries [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://turbittnduck.com/
TUDelft. (2019). Data stewardship. Retrieved from https://www.tudelft.nl/en/library/current-topics/research-data-management/research-data-management/data-stewardship/
School of Simulation and Visualisation at the Glasgow School of Art. (2015). How to fail your research degree [Board game]. Licensed under CC BY NC SA. Available at http://howtofailyourresearchdegree.com/
"How to Fail Your Research Degree" encourages a light-hearted engagement with the various academic skills and activities necessary to undertake post-graduate research and the risks and pitfalls that can affect a research degree.
It is particularly suitable for taught master's and MRes students but can be equally useful for students in the first year of a PhD, or even final year undergraduates who are undertaking independent research projects. The game can also be used to (re)familiarise early career researchers to the process of managing a research project, and has been shown to be useful in introducing the terminology of research to novice researchers or those with English as an additional language."
Copyright the Card Game: Australian Edition
Copyright The Card Game – Australian Edition is an adaptation of Copyright The Card Game v3.0 by Chris Morrison and Jane Secker. This Edition and the original game are licensed for reuse under the terms of a Creative Common Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0.
This Edition was adapted for Australia and Australian copyright law by Nerida Quatermass, Kate Makowiecka, Lisa Conti Phillipps, Elliott Bledsoe and Jessica Coates. It is proudly produced by Creative Commons Australia and the Australian Libraries Copyright Committee, in partnership with the Australian Digital Alliance.
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Andrew Francis was appointed Chief Executive of Realindex Investments in late 2008, which is a wholly owned division of the Colonial First State Group. Andrew has 25 years' experience in funds management, consulting and investment banking. Prior to joining Realindex, Andrew worked at Perpetual Investments as General Manager of global equities and Head of Institutional Sales, as well as roles at Mercer Investment Consulting and Macquarie Bank. Andrew has a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from FinSia and a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance from the University of New England.
David Walsh
Head of Investments
David has 21 years' experience in funds management. Prior to joining Realindex, David held various roles including Chief Investment Officer at RF Capital, Head of Investments at Acadian Asset Management, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at BGI Australia, as well as Head of Research at SSgA Australia. Before entering the finance industry, David spent 8 years in academia in addition to roles in engineering. He is currently the Chairman of the Salvation Army Eastern Territories Advisory Board. David holds a PhD in Finance, a Post-graduate diploma in Mathematics, and a Bachelors of Electrical Engineering from the University of Western Australia. He also holds a Masters of Business from Curtin University.
Raelene de Souza
Raelene has 20 years' experience in quantitative equities. Prior to joining Realindex, she served as an Associate Director and Senior Quantitative Analyst at Macquarie Securities in Sydney. She has also undertaken and published research on various equity markets including Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, US and UK. Raelene has a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from FinSia and a Bachelor of Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Wollongong. She has been a CFA Charter holder since 2003.
Robin Castles
Senior Portfolio Manager
Robin has 20 years' experience, 15 years with CFSGAM. Prior to joining CFSGAM in May 2004, Robin worked for more than three years within the asset consulting division of Towers Perrin. Robin was awarded the Diploma for the AICD's Company Directors Course in 2011. In 2004 she earned her CFA charter and successfully completed the CIMA (Certified Investment Management Analyst) program in 2003. Robin holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Sydney and was awarded the University Medal for her finance honours year.
Senior Quantitative Analyst
Scott has 25 years of quantitative research experience. Prior to joining Realindex, Scott was a Director of Applied Research at Axioma and spent 18 years at Macquarie Bank where he was a Senior Analyst within Macquarie Securities and the Quantitative Applications Division. In addition he has been a guest lecturer at Kaplan Professional since 2004. Scott has worked across a number of areas of quantitative research including multi factor alpha models and optimization, smart beta, index arbitrage, after tax optimization, dynamic currency hedging and database management and has regularly presented at conferences and seminars. Scott has a Masters of Applied Finance and a Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), both from Macquarie University.
Andrew has 20 years of quantitative research experience. Prior to joining Realindex, Andrew worked for 17 years in quantitative research roles at Man AHL as a Senior Researcher and Client Portfolio Manager, Senior Research Fellow, and Head of Non-Directional Strategies. His career brings extensive quantitative research experience across equities, currency and derivatives in both long only and long short and across multiple time horizons. Andrew has a Masters in Science in Applied Statistics from Oxford University, and a Bachelors in Mathematics (Honours) from the University of Cambridge.
Kieran Toms
Kieran has 13 years' experience, all with CFSGAM. In his role, Kieran is responsible for index management / enhancements. He manages a range of Indexed Australian equity funds, understanding and improving the investment process and portfolio construction. Since joining CFSGAM as part of the graduate program in 2007, Kieran has held a number of positions including analyst roles in the Global Listed Infrastructure team and the Small Companies, Core team. Kieran has completed a Bachelor of Business degree from the University of La Trobe, with majors in Finance and Management.
Quantitative Analyst
Wei has 9 years quantitative research experience. Prior to joining Realindex Wei completed a PhD in finance. Wei has previously worked as a business analyst and consultant at Capital Market CRC, and as a quantitative analyst at RBS, CIMB Securities and Investment Science Asset Management. Wei has a PhD in Finance from UNSW and has completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance (Honours) at the University of Adelaide, receiving the University Medal.
Wang Chun Wei
Wang Chun has more than 8 years' experience in financial services. Prior to joining Realindex, Wang Chun has worked as a quantitative analyst at Macquarie Group and Regal Funds Management, and as a senior investment analyst at AustralianSuper. He has also worked as a lecturer in finance at the University of Queensland Business School. Wang Chun holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Actuarial Studies from the University of Melbourne, a PhD in Finance at the University of Sydney and is currently finishing off a Masters in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a CFA charter holder since 2017.
Benjamin Mills
Systems and Database Analyst
Ben has 8 years' experience in financial services in addition to 5 years prior IT experience where he was responsible for network, applications and database projects at a government organisation. Prior to joining Realindex, Ben worked in the CBA Wealth Management Architecture team. Ben has a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Diploma in Professional Practice with Distinction from the University of Technology, Sydney.
Iain McLear
Iain has 11 years' experience in financial services. Iain previously worked within CBA's Wealth Management Strategy team and has held various positions within Colonial First State and worked as a Research Assistant at Contango Asset Management. Iain has a Bachelor of Business (Honours) from the University of Technology and is a holder of the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) designation. Iain has completed his thesis on a conditional model for enhanced value and growth portfolios in the Australian market.
Bonnie Chow
Bonnie has 8 years' financial services experience, the last 5 years with CFSGAM before transferring to work with Realindex Investments. Bonnie joined CFSGAM as part of the graduate program in 2014, and most recently worked in the Investment Specialist team covering the Australian Equities and Global Property Securities asset classes. Bonnie holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Accounting from the University of New South Wales.
Sidney Chow
Quantitative Developer
Sidney has 21 years' financial services experience, during which he has been responsible for producing software within stockbroking and asset management arms of multinational investment banks including Ankura Capital and Credit Suisse. Sidney holds a Master of Commerce – Major in Finance and Bachelor of Engineering – Computer Engineering (Honours Class 1) from the University of New South Wales and has been a CFA Charter holder since 2010.
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Does Economic Growth Help Poor People? Evidence from Iran in the first five - year plan
This paper examines the relationship between growth and poverty in Iran during the first five-year plan. In other words, effort has been made to show whether economic growth in Iran helped poor people or not. For this purpose the concept of pro poor growth has been analyzed with application to the economy of Iran, both in urban and rural areas and in the country as a whole. We use an indicator of pro poor growth in order to determine the degree to which poor people benefited or lost from the economic growth in Iran.
The results indicate that during the period of 1988-93, the extent of poverty declined in Iran. The decomposition of changes in poverty into 'pure growth effect' and 'pure inequality effect' showed that the former effect is negative and the latter is positive both i n urban a nd rural areas a rid in the country a s a whole. Pro poor growth index measured by poverty indices as headcount ratio, poverty gap ratio, and Foster-Greer-Thorbecke index shows that economic growth both in urban and rural areas and in the country of Iran is pro poor. Thus, according to findings in this paper, economic growth helps the poor people.
(2004). Does Economic Growth Help Poor People? Evidence from Iran in the first five - year plan. Iranian Economic Review, 9(11), 85-99. doi: 10.22059/ier.2004.30913
. "Does Economic Growth Help Poor People? Evidence from Iran in the first five - year plan". Iranian Economic Review, 9, 11, 2004, 85-99. doi: 10.22059/ier.2004.30913
(2004). 'Does Economic Growth Help Poor People? Evidence from Iran in the first five - year plan', Iranian Economic Review, 9(11), pp. 85-99. doi: 10.22059/ier.2004.30913
Does Economic Growth Help Poor People? Evidence from Iran in the first five - year plan. Iranian Economic Review, 2004; 9(11): 85-99. doi: 10.22059/ier.2004.30913


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Friendspired is a collaborative effort of fast friends, Jenn and Lana, sharing the ups and downs of Life & Mommyhood from totally different perspectives! Enjoy some fun recipes, crafts and tips along the way – strap yourself in, this is going to be one wild ride! Look forward to some other contributors joining us soon.
Who are Jenn and Lana?
Lana and Jenn became fast friends in 2006, while meeting online planning their Disney Weddings. Through their love of all things Disney, Harry Potter, & DIY projects, they became fast friends, and haven't looked back.
Jenn Gaffney, southern NJ native, creator of Gaffney's Gabs – turned Friendspired, has been in the blogosphere for over 5 years. She started out dabbling in a personal blog as her source of creativity and release from the stressful world of Insurance & Financial Advisement. From there, Gaffney's Gabs helped launch her career with Rizzieri Salons, Spa, and Schools in their Marketing, Social Media, and IT Department.
She is a Mommy to a very adorable 1 year old, wife of 6 years to an awesome & supportive hubby. Infertility Conquerer, Food Appreciator, Lover of Disney and Harry Potter. Enjoys chips, coffee (not together), and lives to find the best deal, party planning, and spending time with her family.
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Regardless of how you're doing with your New Year's Resolutions, let us take this day to put a positive spin on things. Ask yourself: In what ways is your life right on track? What do you love about the way your life is right now? Record your thoughts and insights in your journal.
A recent study indicates that a weekly talk with a friend can be as effective against moderate depression as counseling or antidepressants. Even if you're not feeling blue, call a friend who may be having a tough time. Meet her for coffee or a jog through the park. Let her know how much she means to you.
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Great progress has been made in treating children with cancer. With this success has come the awareness that childhood cancer treatment may lead to complications in some patients. These late-occurring or long-term complications include cardiac dysfunction (a damaged heart that is unable to circulate blood efficiently), avascular necrosis (poor blood supply to an area of the bone that causes permanent bone damage), stroke (blood flow to the brain is interrupted), or a second cancer. Certain patients may be at higher risk for developing these late-occurring complications, because of the type of treatment they received or because of inherited (genetic) factors; or the risk may be due to a combination of these reasons, or due to a cause that is not understood at this time.
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by CoS Staff
on April 07, 2013, 2:11am
Phoenix's Saturday Night Live debut back in 2009 is still something of legend, marking one of the first times an indie band made the leap to the bright lights of Studio 8H at Rockfeller Center. Last night, the French alt-rockers made their long-awaited return, this time in support of their new album Bankrupt!. They ripped through "Entertainment" and "Trying To Be Cool/Drakkar Noir", and you can replay both performances below.
On Friday night, the band played an intimate warmup at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg. Read our report and see photos of the show here.
Bankrupt! officially arrives April 23rd via Glassnote Records (pre-order here). If you'd like to see Phoenix perform in person, you can do so at the following dates:
Phoenix 2013 Tour Dates:
04/08 – Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theater *
04/09 – Tucson, AZ @ AVA Amphitheater *
04/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan Pool *
04/13 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
04/22 – London, UK @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
05/04 – New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz Fest
05/05 – Memphis, TN @ Beale Street Music Festival
05/08 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
05/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
05/11 – Columbia, MD @ Sweetlife Festival
05/12 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
05/23 – Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
06/07 – Nürnberg, DE @ Rock im Park
06/08 – Nürburgring, DE @ Rock am Ring
06/13 – Hultsfred, SE @ Hultsfred Festival
06/15 – Landgraaf, NL @ Pinkpop
06/29 – Luxembourg @ Rock-A-Field
07/04 – Arendal, NO @ Hove Festival
07/05 – Werchter, DE @ Rock Werchter
07/06 – Malsaucy, FR @ Les Eurockéennes
07/12 – Kinross, UK @ T in the Park
07/13 – Aix-les-Bains, FR @ Musilac Festival
07/14 – Lisbon, PT @ Optimus Alive!
07/19 – Dublin, IE @ Longitude Festival
08/02 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/03 – Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON @ The Grove Music Festival
08/23 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
08/24 – Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine
08/25 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
* = w/ Mac DeMarco
Live Review: Phoenix at Music Hall of Williamsburg (4/5)
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Final days of Russian exchange cement avenues for continued dialogue
November 16, 2016 November 28, 2016 Tricia L. CallahanLeave a comment
SEE participants engage in a roundtable discussion at the New Economic School.
OARS Director and active NCURA member Tricia Callahan is currently in Russia participating in an NCURA-US/Russia Social Expertise Exchange (SEE). She is blogging about her experience in a special series of posts here on OARS Research News.The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the US-Russia Social Expertise Exchange or Eurasia Foundation.
Read Callahan's other reports here and here.
Days 3 and 4: Thursday, November 10 and Friday, November 11
Day 3 of SEE was held at the Moscow State University of Railway Engineering (MIIT). Administrators from several Russian institutions — including European University, MIIT, the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, the New Economic School, and the University of Tyumen — were able to ask questions of their U.S. counterparts and to discuss ideas for establishing a network of Russian research administrators.
We were delighted to be joined by students from the Institute of International Transport Communications, who came interested to listen in on the discussions.
The exchange ended on Day 4, at the New Economic School. We were joined by both research faculty and administrators, who shared best practices and ideas for overcoming challenges, including administrative burden. Like with many of our sessions, time passed too swiftly.
Engaging and informative, the four days of social exchange were just the beginning of conversations between faculty and administrators from the U.S. and Russia. Many of the topics discussed need more dialogue and there are still many topics to be explored. We are thankful that the Eurasia Foundation, NCURA, and our newfound collaborations and friendships will facilitate continued dialogue.
Thank you to the Eurasia Foundation for bringing us together, securing the meeting locations, coordinating daily activities, and providing financial support. Special thanks to Maryna Marchanka, Fellowships Officer with Eurasia Foundation SEE, for making all of the travel arrangements and ensuring that we had a productive week of exchange.
Updated November 28 to correct mistaken references to the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. Callahan was actually at the New Economic School on Day 4 of her SEE experience.
Written by Tricia Callahan, Director, Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship, Miami University and Special Exchange Participant, sponsored by the Eurasia Foundation. Photos by Tricia Callahan.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a public broadcasting corporation originally founded in 1922 in London, England, United Kingdom. In 1936, it launched the first television service. It is composed of several different media affiliates: BBC News, BBC Worldwide, BBC Radio, and BBC Films. Today, the BBC's emphasis on changes such as becoming more ingrained with the digital world reflects the current global trends in broadcasting.
A timeline of important events of the history of the BBC can be seen on the BBC page.
The past several months displayed much activity in the development and broadcasting of various shows. BBC picked up new shows such as Crash Course. BBC premiered seasons for returning shows such as Top Gear.
On February 29, BBC had announced that, with Clarkenwell Films, they would produce Wired, a show about our utilization of technology, and The Dead Beat, about a living and a dead cop working together.
In April, BBC began to show, for the first time, the complete US version Planet Earth. In addition to this, BBC also debuted a two hour making of the series called The Making Of Planet Earth, narrated by Dan Stevens.
BBC has also increased its presence on Netflix, with the service now streaming Merlin and Satisfaction.
BBC Worldwide announced on their blog on February 22 that they were thrilled about launching their new site, BBC Future. BBC Future will be a site that will be dedicated to the changing and ever developing trends in technology, medicine, and society in general. The website will be divided, as the blog stated, into 12 columns. The columns will deal with discussions aforementioned. Also, the website will work heavily with the series Click, a BBC World New's show about new technology. The site will also include a Facebook and Twitter link.
Another BBC show that has been enjoying the limelight in the last few months is BBC One's Sherlock. It is a mini-series program that was first broadcast in 2010. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, and it is set in a modern day version of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.
On January 15, 2012, 8 million people in the United Kingdom came together to watch the second season's finale, "The Reichenbach Fall." There was much reaction from viewers, and they vented about the cliffhanger on various social mediums such as Twitter.
The BBC oversaw developments in different executive roles and deals made with companies these past few months.
The BBC named Helen Pendlebury the head of Commercial, Entertainment & Children's Brands in BBC Worldwide Austrailia. With Pendlebury's new job, she will work to not only promote shows like Doctor Who worldwide, but she will also manage cross optimization by incorporating different platforms with shows, such as gaming or home entertainment.
In late March, BBC America and SBS Australia made a deal to remake Go Back To Where You Came From. This marks a new stride for SBS, as this is the first time that that the SBS will have signed with a US broadcaster. This is not the only broadcaster, however, that wants to get involved with the project. Apparently, "Tuvalu Media, Studio Hamburg DocLights, Snowman Productions and Curious Pictures have all signed on having the option to produce local versions of the docu-series in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and South Africa respectively," according to Cynopsis.
A growing trend in the social media technology is the development of apps being incorporated to shows and channels. These apps help the viewer to become more involved with the programs they are watching by enhancing their viewer experience through statistics, information, and games.
Announced in April, BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment & Games worked in collaboration with 6wave to create and distribute new Facebook games. Shows like Top Gear will be featured in said games. The Top Gear game will be a racing game.
In March, the Foundation, a BBC company, helped come up with a Waybaloo app for kids. It was had worked with Zodiak Kids. The app will feature mini games and fans of the show will recognize elements of the story from the show itself.
Another prominent app that the BBC recently launched in April was the BBC Sport app and News app. These apps were in conjuncture with Tivo and were with Tivo's Red Button.
On March 1, BBC News allowed users to have access to their new app for Android and iOS, called Pulse news. The app allows users to get the facts and details about the news around the world by simply interacting with the touch screen.
The BBC television centre is in need of repair, and the issue has been exacerbated to the point where, in March, there was reports of a rat infestation. Many workers there have been complaining about the issue.
This marked an end to the cohesiveness of ABC Radio. It was no longer one network, with set holdings. Instead, ESPN Radio and Radio Disney were in the ownership of The Disney Corporation while the majority of ABC Radio's holdings became a "wholly-owned subsidiary of Citadel" by 2009.
Currently, ABC Radio's holdings are split between The Disney Corporation and Cumulus Radio and consist of ABC News Radio, ESPN Radio, Radio Disney, 22 large market radio stations and some other radio stations located in minor markets.
Despite the merger, The Disney Corporation did maintain some holdings that once belonged to ABC Radio – Radio Disney and ESPN Radio.
Overall, Cumulus's new acquisition is predominantly individual stations throughout the United States and have integrated into the already thriving corporation.


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As Pokemon Go sweeps the nation, so do bizarre stories about Pokemon Go. In Wyoming last week, a 19-year-old player accidentally discovered a dead body.
If you haven't caught the fever or seen the game yet, Pokemon Go is a new augmented reality app by Nintendo that layers the game upon the real world, challenging players to visit real places ("pokestops") to gather supplies or find Pokemon According to KTVQ, the game challenged Shayla Wiggins to visit a "natural water source." When she went down to the Wind River, she saw a body floating in it and called the police. The sheriff's office says the death appears to be accidental and was probably due to drowning.
In the few days that Pokemon Go has been out, the huge hit has sparked more than its share of oddball stories. There's supposedly a rash of foot problems by gamers who aren't used to getting up and going on long walks. The game is sending people to abortion memorials and strip clubs. Police are warning players not to Pokemon and drive, or to pay so much attention to the game that they walk into things. Armed robbers are already using the game to ensnare and mug unsuspecting Pokemon lovers.
It's gonna be a weird summer.
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Discussion in 'The South' started by miragebass, Nov 3, 2012.
Any of you folks planning to hit some rock this weekend. Two of us are supposed to be going from Ohio and meeting a friend of ours from SOuth Carolina but it would be nice to know if any others will be there just in case our friend can't make it.
Haven't been down there since February, 2011. Will be good to get out there again.
Saturdays are bad. I could potentially be there Sunday though.
Ttc is too far from where we're coming from unfortunately. Staying till Sunday would be difficult with my work schedule. Probably just sticking to Saturday for now. Maybe we'll see someone around there.
trails havent been blown since the major leaf fall, you are very likely to be the only ones there sat with the ttc ride, if you can I would recomend driving the extra 2 hours for ttc, gonna be a much better option.
Alright, I'll look into ttc but we're pretty well set on Windrock. It's my friend and my favorite place to ride. We'll bring leaf blowers and walk/blow the trails in the morning where it looks to be bad if need be. Our friend from SC is in for sure, so we'll be able to shuttle. If we see anyone else out there, you're welcome to shuttle with us, otherwise have fun at ttc!
Goodluck! Let us know if there are any trail condition issues.
Okay. I actually just was reminded by my friend that a few years ago we were ere and they told us they like to leave the leafs down to protect the trail in the winter. Is this still the case? I wouldn't want to wreck trails that aren't ours, we can always ride over leafs.
After riding and working up there since 2003 til last year I can tell you without a doubt leaving the leaves on helps the trails. Water erosion is a huge ongoing task up there and leaving them down helps to slow the water and divert it off the trail. A couple warm winters we blew the leaves off and we started to notice much more trail maintenance was required in the spring. So we quit and it made the trails better. It also allowed us to work more on new trails versus fixing the old ones. But that was how we used to run it and its of course somebody else's show now. But take that advice if you want.
However, don't shy away from the TTCs trails. Trail 5 off the big side is pretty legit and Trail 6 is supposed to be a real blast. Even the stuff on the small side can be a lot of fun. Depending on what they have open, the TTC is a great place to ride and the atmosphere can't be beat.
Is anyone riding WR on Sunday 11/11, I will head up from TTC if there is a group to shuttle with.
I can carry 4-6 bikes on my truck.
I am planning on riding Sunday. There may be a couple from NC coming too but I am not sure yet.
A few of us will be there tomorrow at 9am sharp!
We'll be there by 10.
Had a great ride today. Everyone walked out of WR with a successful ride day.
I did a little bit of trail work to finish up the day. Thanks Clealan for the shovel.
Good to meet/ride w/you. Post up that clip of Terry.
Good to meet you too. I sure will as soon as I get a chance to edit some of it!
Here is one and the other will be coming soon.
LOVE seeing upper Windmill open again! Nice job!


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As I begin looking forward to a new school year on the road for the Manners & Motivation Tour I wanted to take a quick look back at what was a landmark year for me. I had been speaking to JR/SR High & College classrooms for years on various topics but I had always dreamed of putting on a loud, raucous full school event that was equally as entertaining as it was touching. Thanks to Neal VanErsvelde I was allowed test this very event at my former high school. In that moment I was able to simultaneously achieve a boyhood dream as well as launch what would become the most student requested speaking event ever. Through a committed sponsorship from a Seattle clothing company, The Please Line, the Manners & Motivation Tour was launched and, for me, a dream fulfilled.
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