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Special to the tribune
UK's anti-terror strategy a 'failure'
British police failures to engage with local Pakistani families have been highlighted following the conviction of three Islamic extremists who planned a bombing campaign against UK targets. British-born Pakistanis "Mota" (146 kg) Irfan Naseer, and co-conspirators "Chhota" Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali have each been convicted on 12 counts of committing acts in preparation for a terrorist attack.
Afghanistan not to hand over Maulvi Faqir to Pakistan
Islamabad, February 22
Afghanistan today refused to hand over senior Pakistani Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad hours after Islamabad requested his extradition following his capture by Afghan forces. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar had taken up the handing over of Faqir Mohammad during a phone conversation with her Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul on Wednesday night but Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Musazai ruled out his extradition.
Car bomb kills 53 in Damascus
Top Pak Taliban commander captured in Afghanistan
Lanka dismisses film on death of Prabhakaran's son
Militants storm govt complex in Peshawar, kill five
Quetta blast toll rises to 84
63 killed, 200 injured in Pak blast
Over 1,000 hurt as meteor shower hits central Russia
N Korea celebrates 3rd nuclear test
Damascus bombings toll reaches 90
Beirut, February 22
Ninety people died in Thursday's four bombings across Damascus, a violence monitoring group said, making it one of the bloodiest days in the Syrian capital since the outbreak of a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad nearly two years ago.
Flames and smoke rise from cars after a huge explosion in central Damascus, Syria, on Thursday. — AP/PTI
Kerry reaffirms value of ties with India
Washington, February 22
Newly appointed US Secretary of State John Kerry today met visiting Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai and stressed that there would be no change in India-US relationship, which he is looking forward to take a step forward during his stint at the Foggy Bottom.
US Secretary of State John Kerry with Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai in Washington on Friday. — PTI
India: 'Forward movement' in resolving crisis over Nasheed
Male, February 22
India today said there was "forward movement" in the resolution of the situation arising out of Mohamed Nasheed remaining holed up in the Indian mission for the tenth day even as Maldivian Prosecutor General stood firm and ruled out dropping charges against the ex-President.
Supporters of Maldivian ex-President Mohamed Nasheed gather outside the Indian High Commission where Nasheed has taken refuge in this February 18 photo. — AP/PTI
China provides Rs 136-bn loan for Pak N-plants
China has provided a loan of Rs 136 billion for two nuclear power plants that Pakistan expects to commission by 2016, the state-run media reported today.
Shyam Bhatia in London
British police failures to engage with local Pakistani families have been highlighted following the conviction of three Islamic extremists who planned a bombing campaign against UK targets.
British-born Pakistanis "Mota" (146 kg) Irfan Naseer, and co-conspirators "Chhota" Irfan Khalid and Ashik Ali have each been convicted on 12 counts of committing acts in preparation for a terrorist attack.
Born and brought up in the city of Birmingham, north of London, the three men were planning eight suicide bombings, as well as gun and poison attacks.
As India's intelligence agencies try to discover the perpetrators of Thursday's bomb atrocities, the conviction of these three Birmingham bombers is a useful reminder that terrorism does not respect any national or international boundaries.
It remains to be seen who was behind the Hyderabad bombings, but UK intelligence experts say the Pakistani masterminds who trained the Birmingham trio were also behind the attacks on India's Parliament and other urban centres.
Naseer, Khalid and Ai made at least two lengthy visits to Pakistan in recent years, visiting the North-West frontier, where they were trained in bomb-making, and Karachi, where they attended two mosques with links to the Jaish-e-Mohammad and the Lashkar-e-Toiba. Their plan was to disrupt last year's London Olympics and wreck Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations.
It was when they returned from their last trip to Pakistan that British spooks decided to bug their homes and cars.
In one of the recorded conversations "Mota" Naseer talks about the destructive effects of a one-kg bomb. "One kg will make the kuffars' 'pishab' come out," he says. "Probably die of heart attack because of the noise."
He goes on to describe British women as "slags" and "whores", saying they want to have "sex like donkeys on the street". As for the rest of the British population, he comments: "Pigs, you know those red-nose bastards. I hate them."
Counter-terrorism experts say if the men had carried out their planned attacks-aimed at soldiers and civilians-they would have turned 2012 into a year of shambles.
What has really worried opinion-makers is that the friends and families of the convicted men made no effort to tip-off the authorities, even though their nefarious aims were widely suspected. One small consolation is that the families of the three pressured them into returning home from Pakistan-evidence that Birmingham's Pakistani Muslim community was keen to "self police" the problem.
But the community's reluctance to contact the authorities shows the British Government's failure to overcome the sense of alienation that prevails in Birmingham's Muslim heartland. Awareness of this sense of alienation prompted the government to invest tens of millions of pounds in a failed strategy called "Prevent", which was meant to build bridges with local Muslims in Birmingham.
Commenting on this failed strategy, Dr Usama Hasan of the London-based Quilliam Foundation was quoted as saying, "Millions of pounds has gone to Birmingham in 'Prevent' but it seems much more needs to be done to persuade people to open up. This is a community which isn't integrated. The police is often seen as outsider and the state as the enemy-that sort of feeling is very influential."
THE plan that failed
Families of the convicted men made no effort to tip-off the authorities, even though their nefarious aims were widely suspected
The community's reluctance to contact the authorities is being seen as the British Government's failure to overcome the sense of alienation that prevails among Muslims
The British Government had invested tens of millions of pounds on a strategy called "Prevent" to build bridges with local Muslims
Afghanistan today refused to hand over senior Pakistani Taliban commander Maulvi Faqir Mohammad hours after Islamabad requested his extradition following his capture by Afghan forces.
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar had taken up the handing over of Faqir Mohammad during a phone conversation with her Afghan counterpart Zalmai Rassoul on Wednesday night but Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Janan Musazai ruled out his extradition.
The Taliban commander was captured by Afghan intelligence operatives in the eastern part of Afghanistan on Monday. During a weekly news briefing yesterday, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Moazzam Khan had said: "We hope that he would be handed over to Pakistan as soon as possible because he has the blood of many innocent Pakistanis on his hands." Hours later, the Afghan Foreign Ministry shot down Pakistan's request, saying there was no agreement between the two countries for exchanging prisoners.
The Afghan government's investigation into the recent capture of Mohammad "is still ongoing", Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Musazai said.
In a statement, Musazai indicated the refusal might be a tit-for-tat move as Pakistan had rejected Afghanistan's request to hand over certain Afghan Taliban prisoners during a recent tripartite summit in London. — PTI
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, quoting figures it said were compiled from hospitals and other medical sources, said at least 60 of the dead were killed in a powerful car bomb blast in the Mazraa district of central Damascus, near the Russian Embassy and offices of Assad's ruling Baath Party.
The others were killed in three coordinated bombings in the north-eastern district of Barzeh, the Britain-based group said.
Syrian state media put the death toll from the Mazraa bombing at 53, with more than 200 wounded. Both activists and officials said most of those killed were civilians, including children.
In addition to the violence in the capital, more than 200 people were killed elsewhere including in the Damascus suburbs, the southern city of Deraa and northern commercial hub of Aleppo, bringing Thursday's death to around 300 - one of the highest in a single day, the Observatory said.
The United Nations says 70,000 people have died in Syria's conflict, the bloodiest and most protracted of the uprisings which have convulsed the Arab world in the last two years.
Russia, a staunch ally of Assad's, accused the United States on Friday of having double standards over the violence in Syria, saying Washington had blocked a U.N. Security Council statement condemning the Mazraa car bomb.
"We ... see in it a very dangerous tendency by our American colleagues to depart from the fundamental principle of unconditional condemnation of any terrorist act, a principle which secures the unity of the international community in the fight against terrorism," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks,
but the al Qaeda-linked hardline rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra has said it has carried out dozens of attacks in the past year, including devastating bombings in Damascus and Aleppo. — Reuters
Says he is looking forward to take India-US relationship to a new high during his stint
During his brief meeting with Mathai, Kerry said that he is looking forward to not only his visit to India for the Strategic Dialogue this summer, but also an earlier one-o-one meeting with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid.
Officials of the two countries would now work on the dates of a possible early Washington visit of Khurshid.
India is believed to have proposed June 17 as the date for Strategic Dialogue for which Kerry would be travelling to New Delhi. None of the dates have been confirmed yet.
Soon after his meeting with Mathai, Kerry wrote his first tweet as the Secretary of State.
"Saw friend/Foreign Secretary Mathai- discussed importance of relationship w/#India, expressed sympathies to brave people of #Hyderabad -JK," Kerry wrote on the micro blogging site under his personal signature JK, which stands for John Kerry.
According to sources familiar with the meeting, Kerry "reaffirmed the importance he attaches to relationship with India" and noted that he is looking forward to further strengthening the bilateral ties.
"He was conscious of the need that there would be no change in relationship (with him being the Secretary of State). He stressed that," sources said, adding that the Secretary of State seemed "keen to engage" with India.
Briefing Kerry on the status of the relationship, Mathai is understood to have told him that cooperation in the energy sector (in particular clean energy and shell gas) and education could be the next big ticket item or game changers for the India-US ties.
Mathai had a series of meetings throughout the day including those with Deputy Secretary William Burns, wherein the two diplomats reviewed the ties including defence, while Under Secretary of State for Energy, Economic Growth and the Environment Robert Hormats hosted him for lunch during which the two delegations discussed economic and trade issues.
Soon after meeting Kerry, Mathai had a three-hour long meeting with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy R Sherman, during which they discussed a whole range of bilateral, and regional issues, setting the tone for the second term of the Obama Administration, which sources described as "very very substantive".
A State Department spokesperson, familiar with the talks, said Sherman and Mathai "enjoyed a warm and positive" meeting today at the State Department.
"The Under Secretary and Foreign Secretary discussed a broad range of issues, including our bilateral cooperation on energy, climate change, defense, civil nuclear issues, education, regional dynamics, and joint collaboration in Afghanistan, Africa and Asia. Both look forward to another round of the US-India Strategic Dialogue later this year," the State Department spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, Mathai, in his address to the Carnegie Endowment, a Washington-based eminent American think tank, yesterday said, "Our mutual investment in the India-US partnership is actually all about making our people safer and more prosperous," "It is also about jointly addressing the growing complexities of a world in which the people of India and their American partners face many of the same global challenges. And it is in working towards addressing this strategic reality that our partnership will be defined in the decades ahead," Mathai said. — PTI
The "forward movement" came after a high-level team, headed by Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and officials of its legal division, arrived in Male two days ago and met with top Maldivian ministers and various other stakeholders in a bid to end the stalemate.
"These interactions have provided some forward movement and the team continues to work further on the available inputs so that the matter could be resolved to satisfaction," the Indian High Commission said in a statement here.
From February 20, 2013, when they arrived, the delegation along with the High Commissioner D M Mulay, have held discussions with several senior representatives of the Maldivian government, leaders of all major political parties and heads of independent institutions.
"The delegation has received cooperation from the Government of Maldives and all other stakeholders, who have agreed to work in the spirit of understanding and the close cooperation that exists between the two countries," it said.
The statement came even as Prosecutor General Ahmed Muizzu said despite discussions with Shringla, no decision has been made to drop the charges against Nasheed. Muizzu insisted that he is not even considering to drop the charges against Nasheed, according to a daily here.
When asked whether Shringla had pushed to drop the charges against Nasheed, Muizzu said "we all know what their stand is don't we?" But he refused to publicly comment on the subject. Muizzu further said the decision to delay Nasheed's trial was up to the court and stressed he would not interfere in the matter, the daily said.
President Mohamed Waheed had yesterday refused to meet the Indian foreign office team citing "busy schedule". Nasheed has been in the Indian Mission since February 13 to evade arrest after he failed to appear in court on charges of detaining Chief Criminal Judge Abdulla Mohamed while he was president, which his party considers politically motivated and designed to disqualify him from politics. — PTI
Male turmoil
The 'forward movement' has come after a team, headed by HV Shringla, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, arrived in Male two days ago and met top Maldivian ministers and various other stakeholders in a bid to end the stalemate
Mohamed Nasheed remains holed up in the Indian mission for the tenth day
The Maldivian prosecutor general has ruled out dropping charges against the former President
The power plants of 340MW each are being built with Chinese assistance at the Chashma nuclear complex in Punjab province. The "construction of these power plants became possible after a long-standing agreement", official sources said.
The total cost of the two plants is Rs 190 billion and these will be partially funded by a Chinese loan of Rs 136 billion. The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has allocated Rs 34.6 billion for the C3 and C4 nuclear plants at Chashma. — PTI
First space tourist planning historic trip to Mars in 2018
NEW YORK: multi-millionaire investment tycoon and space travel enthusiast is planning a privately funded 501-day round trip mission to Mars in 2018. Inspiration Mars Foundation, a non-profit organisation, led by millionaire Dennis Tito - the world's first space tourist - will hold a news conference next week to announce the mission, for a January 2018 launch. — PTI
A protester jumps on a police vehicle as it passes by an anti-government protest in Cairo on Friday. President Mohamed Mursi on Thursday called parliamentary elections that will begin on April 27 and finish in late June. — Reuters
Military aircraft attacked in Indonesia
Timika (Indonesia): Gunmen opened fire on a military helicopter in Indonesia's restive Papua region on Friday as it tried to retrieve bodies of soldiers killed in an earlier attack, a military official said. "A Puma SA-330 military helicopter was shot by gunmen at 8.15 am local time as it landed in Sinak," said Jayapura city military airbase chief Diah Yudhanardi. — AFP
US Midwest snowstorm hits flights
Des Moines (US): About 270 flights in and out of Chicago's two airports were cancelled on Friday morning as a snowstorm moved across the US Midwest. In-bound flights at the region's busiest air traffic hub were being held up by an average of 90 minutes due to the snow and ice, according to the airline tracking website FlightAware.com. — AP
Egyptian parliamentary poll in April
CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has announced the first post-constitution parliamentary elections to be held from April in an attempt to douse anti-government protests, but the opposition warned that the poll amidst severe societal polarisation would be a "recipe for disaster". Mursi, in a decree last night, announced that the vote will take place in four stages due to a shortage of election supervisors. The new parliament will convene on July 6. — PTI
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Preheating the oven to 425 degrees.
Peel the sweet potatoes, then cut them into fries about 1/2″ x 1/2″ or so and throw into a bowl.
Pour the coconut oil over them, then cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and toss to coat. Once coated well sprinkle on the no-salt seasoning and Old Bay, then re-cover and toss again to coat with the seasonings.
Spread them in a single layer on a baking pan or cookie sheet, and put them in the oven. Set the timer for 15 minutes, then turn once and continue cooking another 10 minutes or so (until they are crispy on the outside, but not burnt).
Serve them with a little HFCS-free ketchup, or just eat them like they are.
Sweet potato fries (and their variation as "chips") make a healthy substitute for regular fries when serving burgers, brats, or any other "summer back yard barbecue" foods. Because they are easy to make, and even taste good cold, they are also great to prepare ahead and bring along to the gym for a post-workout snack.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.* Peel the sweet potatoes, then cut them into fries about 1/2″ x 1/2″ or so. Throw them in a bowl. Pour the coconut oil over them and cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and toss to coat. Once coated, sprinkle on some seasoning, then re-cover and toss again to coat with the rest of the seasonings.
Serve them with a little HFCS-free ketchup if you must, or just eat them like they are. Enjoy!
*Our oven has a convection feature that works great for cooking these. When setting the oven to convection, it "undershoots" the temperature by 25 degrees to account for the improved circulation of the convection, so the actual cooking temperature of this recipe was 400 degrees. If you do not have a convection oven, try keeping the temperature at the listed 425 degrees, and also moving the rack a little closer to the element. You may want to watch them a little closer as well, to ensure they do not burn but do crisp up on the outside.
Here's a shot of them cooked up as "chips" rather than fries.


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A: I found the solution that is foundation 5.4.7 doesn't support accordion with ul & li tags. It provides support for 5.5 and above
https://foundation.zurb.com/sites/docs/v/5.5.3/components/accordion.html
In order to use an accordion, I need to make use of dl & dd tags

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Technology, Bio-fabrication and Craftsmanship in Buj Studio designs Interview with Raquel Buj
Roberto Majano
The designer Raquel Buj comes to fashion by way of architecture, interested in reducing the distance that separated her ideas from her own body, looking for a scale that would allow her to handle each part of the process. Together with her studio, she conceives design as body architecture, not speaking of garments but rather of "envelopes" whose materials are an extension of us, entities with whom we interact and with whom we must feel empathy because they are "the most immediate way to express ourselves." Clothing comes before language, it is faster and more direct. For this reason, along with the Buj Studio team, Raquel tries to put to rest the idea of fashion as something superficial. Her creations respond to zoomorphic or posthuman aesthetics, and her research on technology and new materials allows the studio to produce in an increasingly sustainable way.
Roberto Majano –Your fashion shows are a true festival of techniques and materials. What kind of professionals are in your team?
Raquel Buj – Although the figure of the designer is always the most visible, our team is made up of architects specialized in digital manufacturing and pattern design professionals. The designers I work with are interested in innovation and technology. I try to make specific profiles to be able to organize knowledge and complement each other, since everyone has a different way of solving challenges.
RM – What is the relationship between machines and fashion?
RB – Machines are an extension of our craftsmanship, they offer us the opportunity to generate more complex geometries. They were an essential part of the last collection, Nidos (Nests, 2021), where we began with the way non-human beings build their home or their envelopes. We cannot reproduce the meticulous and aesthetic way that animals construct without the help of machines which, ironically, bring us closer to nature.
El Niño de Elche en un diseño de Buj Studio, 2021. Foto: Gabriel Boza
RM – Your creations are closer to work of arts than to garments. Do you compose only unique items or do you also produce series of designs?
RB – Until now we have worked with unique pieces, however, we are developing a very special collection in which each element will have its own character, something we consider inherent to the identity of the studio. Although in this case they will not be unique, we will never mass produce because limited, handcrafted collections are part of our DNA.
RM – In recent months we have seen the Niño de Elche dressed by Buj Studio and one of your creations in Alejandria Cinque's performance in Matadero. What do collaborations with other artists give you?
RB – They give me a lot, they always bring in something different. For example, at the performance that Muriel Romero carried out in October at the Spanish Academy in Rome, she told me about her research on Bernini and then I contributed my vision as a designer, but when you see the piece you understand that the symbiosis of both works creates an extra layer. Collaboration allows one to develop a kind of non-attachment. I tend to have a much stronger attachment to collections, since I work visualizing the result, but when I incorporate other people, they give me new things. For example, in the last fashion show with Laura Indigo and Juan Borgognoni, the movements that Laura proposed and the music that Juan created generated a more complex piece and enriched the project.
Resonancias ocultas, performance de Muriel Romero con diseños de Buj Studio, 2021. Foto: Marcela Sciaccaluga
RM – Are you surprised when you to see big-name, super-capitalized brands become champions of sustainability and feminism, or do you think activism is just another trend?
RB – I suppose it depends on each case, but obviously it is a trend and I don't think it's bad if it does good. I think it is necessary to use certain terms such as "sustainability" and "feminism" with greater criteria, rigor and reflection, and I think we should be humbler in that sense. On the other hand, I think that the fact that they are buzzwords has a positive aspect because it marks a change from which there is no turning back. We should be more radical, not only must we develop the aesthetics of sustainability and feminism, we must delve deeper into both concepts.
RM – The textile industry is responsible for 20% of global wastewater and 10% of carbon emissions. What kind of market solutions do you envision to reduce these figures?
RB – One of the ways to reduce this footprint is by consuming less and of better quality. What's behind a T-shirt that costs ten euros? We also need to support social sustainability, to know in what conditions people work. You have to be aware of the work behind the things and how this implies a price. We all have a quota and a certain style, but as designers we must show the complexity of processes, patterns and the transformation of materials. On the other hand, recycling and second-hand clothes are essential, and we must generate materials from scratch that are more sustainable.
RM – What type of procedures and materials have helped you evolve towards a more sustainable production?
RB – We manufacture everything in our workshop, we do not outsource any part of the process. We learn from materials in such a way that each project sets limits. The production we do is very limited, but within our pieces we recycle materials and processes. For example, we are currently taking apart a set we built four years ago and designing a suit to give it another life. Sometimes it is not only the material but its origin and the uses you can give it. It is also important that the leftover pieces mutate. In that sense, digital manufacturing is very sustainable because it does not generate waste. On the other hand, there are many possibilities with bio-fabrication. There is a very strong movement that should get closer to the market because, although there is great interest from many points of view, it should be applied to fashion production.
Detalle colección Nidos, 2021. Foto: Haníbal González
RM – What materials have you produced through bio-fabrication?
RB – We have worked with gelatins and agar, both thickeners that are used for cooking. There are many people working on this, pages in which the processes that look like kitchen classes are shared, although these become fabrics. There are also other super interesting materials that are generated through the growth of fungi and bacteria. For example, from kombucha, the fungus that feeds on tea, water and sugar, a kind of leather can be generated.
RM – What role do you think crafts and technology can play in developing a more sustainable industry?
RB – They go completely hand in hand. Curiously, the more technology we use, the more artisanal our process becomes. In our last collection there was a 3D-printed piece that was based on the shapes wasps leave when they bite tree trunks. We printed it using parametric design, but we weren't looking for the clean finish that this technology gives us, but rather something organic. Therefore, in addition to leaving all the threads unwashed and zapping them with a heat gun, we then sewed the piece together in a super manual way. For us, technology allows us to join tools and think of new crafts.
RM – ¿Do you trust more in techno-utopia or in degrowth theory?
RB – Inevitably, we have to be more conscientious about consumption, unless they are organic garments that have life, that wilt and like a plant can then return to the earth. We have to conceive of fashion as an extension of our body. Just as we have to be empathetic with people, so too with objects. At the same time, I trust a lot in technology and I am not scared of it at all. On the contrary, it surprises me and helps me create new dialogues. I think we have to be receptive so that we don't miss opportunities.
Colección Nidos, 2021. Foto: Juan Rayos
RM –How do you imagine the luxury fashion of the future?
RB – We really have to rethink what luxury is. Exclusivity should not only be linked to the image of status and its economic value, but should be thought of from its conception. More involvement is necessary, moving away from the superficiality of the logo to give more importance to the concept, the process, and the effect of each creation.
(Cover photo: Buj Studio, Colección Nidos, 2021. Photo:Juan Rayos)
Roberto Majano (Toledo, 1991) is an art historian and cultural agent with a career based on communication, education and public relations. He has curated several contemporary art exhibitions and worked on cultural events such as the Venice Biennale.
Technology, Bio-fabrication and Craftsmanship in Buj Studio designs
Rebranding: Fashion and Activism

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Q: Subprocess doesn't work as expected with Apache Airflow I've been testing subprocess for template files in order to understand how this module works and I did many tests calling files from within the same directory as the "main" file and calling files from different directories and it all go well.
When trying to integrate this module on a Airflow system, subprocess can never get the file that I am searching for and it doesn't give any errors.
On this particular situation, I'm trying to call the "test.py" script from the "simple_dag.py" file. However, i can't seem to understand why it doesn't execute the method.
Did you ever had problemas running subprocess within an airflow "environment"? Do you have any idea how can I fix this problem?
Thank you.
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Falcons-Saints Preview: Who's Getting Coal In Their Stocking For Christmas?
Travis Pulver
Posted on December 21, 2017, by Travis Pulver
The Atlanta Falcons have not looked like the same team that made it to the Super Bowl last year. But the Super Bowl loser rarely (if ever) does as well the season after losing the big game. To be fair, the road is a lot tougher this go-around. The Carolina Panthers are playing well as are the New Orleans Saints—and there's that pesky Super Bowl-hangover they have to get over.
Despite the hangover and tougher competition, they are still in pretty good shape heading into the final two weeks of the season. They are currently the No. 6 seed in the NFC. So, if they win out, they are in the playoffs. With a little help from the right teams, they could even win the division.
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However, winning out is going to be easier said than done. This week they face the New Orleans Saints, and they close the season against the Carolina Panthers. Each game was decided by just a field goal with the Falcons losing to the Panthers, 20-17, and beating the Saints by the same score.
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Can they beat the Saints again? A couple of weeks ago they did it despite Matt Ryan throwing three interceptions. But, the Saints were without superstar rookie running back Alvin Kamara. He took a shot to the head early in the game and was out with a concussion.
The Saints backfield will be entering the game healthy and will likely look to keep their team on top of the division. Falcons running back Tevin Coleman missed a game with a concussion, but has cleared protocol and is expected to play.
Both teams have something to play for. But when it comes down to it, whoever wants it more will likely come out ahead. So—who's going to win?
The New Orleans Saints have proven at times that they can still throw the ball all over the field when they want to. But the harsh reality for those that loved the aerial assault is that the Saints are now a running team. Heading into Week 16 they have the No. 5 rushing attack in the league (135.1 yards/game).
When they played the Falcons a couple of weeks ago, and Kamara was injured early, they only gained 50 yards on the ground. An argument could easily be made that had they been able to run the ball that week, things could have been different. Maybe they would have been able to take advantage of the three picks they got off of Matt Ryan.
Who knows, maybe the offense would have been more dynamic, and the Falcons would not have been able to defend against it as well as they did.
However, the Falcons were not able to get in position for Matt Bryant to kick a 52-yard game winning field goal because of the lack of a running game. The run game had nothing to do with Drew Brees throwing an interception with the ball in easy field goal range and 1:25 left to play.
Then again, if the run game had been working, maybe they would have tried a couple runs at that point rather than risk an interception.
But what we do know is that the effectiveness of the Saints run game will dictate how this game plays out. If the Saints can run, it will open up the passing game for the Drew Brees. If that happens, the Saints will score much more than the 17 they scored against Atlanta last time.
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The Prediction
Of course, how well Matt Ryan runs his offense will dictate how many opportunities the Saints have. But the Atlanta is not the productive unit it was last year. Steve Sarkisian is trying to make the Falcons a little more balanced. While he does have a pair of good running backs, he's not utilizing his best players—Julio Jones and Matt Ryan.
With Kamara and Ingram running the ball, expect the Saints to control this game from start to finish. The game is in New Orleans where the Saints are 6-1 this season. When this game is over, they'll be 7-1 (and will easily cover the 5.5 point spread).
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Q: Normalizing the dependent variable in a multiple linear regression model What happens when I normalize the dependent variable but not the independent variables in a linear regression ? How will I interpret the model as opposed to normalizing both dependent and independent variables.
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It took more than two thousand years of mankind's ingenuous devices to search for each other to finally develop the Spy Tec STI GPS tracking system Spy-Tec-STI_GL300-Portable-Tracker . The system is small enough to be perfectly discreet, no larger than a simple matchbox that can easily slip into a pocket, handbag or backpack, or it can be magnetically attached to vehicles and other objects that you want to keep track of. Whether you're trying to follow the movements of a major shipment of merchandise or keep tabs on your young ones, the Spy Tec STI GPS Tracker by our standards delivers the best value for your investment. When measured against the competition, the Spy Tec offers more features and more accessibility and has received more positive reviews than any other GPS Tracking device we've examined. The small battery operated device will lock on to your subject and keep you apprised of its location and every movement it makes no matter where it goes.
The Spy Tec STI_GL300 Mini Portable Real Time GPS Tracker is top of the line. Its newest technology allows you to get a tight fix on your target's location and is accurate to within a single meter. It can be followed on any portable electronic device from computers and tablets to smart phones with pinpoint accuracy.
Our step-up pick, the MasTrack OBD Real Time GPS Vehicle Tracker was specifically designed to keep track of any passenger vehicles or lightweight trucks manufactured with an OBD port. Most often used by businesses with the need to keep track of their vehicles and personnel. Parents can keep close watch on the activities of their teen drivers or any loved ones while they are out of their watch. Comes complete with a full year of Basic Service so you can keep track of their minute-by-minute activity in real time.
It has everything you need to start tracking your vehicle. The price includes a full year of Live Basic GPS Tracking along with a Theft Recovery feature in case your vehicle is stolen.
It is simply installed by plugging the tracker into your vehicle's OBD-II port, found on vehicles manufactured after 1996 and easy to use as it can be tracked with any Internet enabled device.
The tracker can be used on any passenger vehicles or lightweight trucks and comes with everything needed to start LIVE GPS tracking right away. This is a very popular choice for meeting all sorts of tracking needs.
Our Budget Pick, the Trackmate GPS Tracker gives you a real time hard wired GPS system with four separate options for plans. Depending on the plan you choose you can get a full update every three seconds in real time. An affordable option for fleet operators, it comes with geo-fencing alerts, live fuel monitoring, and alerts sent to your email, cellphone or other portable electronic devices.
We've come a long way from the days when the Chinese discovered that the metal loadstone was a natural magnet that always pointed to the south. The discovery was the first in man's history of devices to help them find their way. It wasn't long after that the compass was born (around 200 BC). This invention opened the way to all sorts of location finding devices throughout our history. Today's devices now do much more than point directions; they can help us find our way, track down missing persons, and even give us directions when we get lost.
GPS Systems provide satellite signals that are processed by devices that can receive, track, and compute the data to pinpoint the location of an object of interest. In simple terms, GPS Trackers are basically technological devices used to locate people and things by means of the Global Positioning System, a manmade constellation of 24 satellites positioned in Earth's orbit. As long as there is a ground receiver in close proximity they can pinpoint with amazing accuracy the longitude, latitude, and the speed of movement of any person or object it has its lock on.
Today, GPS devices are used in a wide variety of areas. It is an invaluable tool for public services like the police, firefighters, and military personnel. Shipping companies use them to keep track of the fleets and delivery services can now make their deliveries in record time because they no longer have to resort to mapping out routes to get to their destinations. There are even GPS receivers in our smart phones, laptops, and tablets so we always have a means of locating the things we rely on.
Choosing the best GPS Tracker for our readers comes down to more than just what features are offered. Once you start searching, you'll find a wide range of trackers that offer a vast number of features but you'll quickly realize they don't all suit your purposes. People use GPS Trackers for many reasons so we had to refine our search to find those trackers that offered the widest range of possibilities.
1) One of the first things considered was the versatility of each device listed. We selected only those trackers that could be used in a variety of situations and was not limited to one single function.
2) We also looked at the track record and dependability of the manufacturer. Those who had a reputation for producing high quality devices made it to the top of our list.
3) Portability was another factor that required careful consideration. Devices that were small and compact enough to be carried discreetly were given a higher ranking than those devices that required permanent attachment to an object. Also (in the case of tracking children or pets) being able to attach the device so that it won't get lost or damaged was also important.
4) The length of the battery life was also a major criterion in determining which trackers made it to the top of our list. We found that some batteries we checked only lasted for a few hours or a single day before recharging. These, while they may have been very effective in tracking did not rank as high as those whose batteries could last for several days before they needed a charge.
5) Finally, we looked at the different plan options and their relative cost. Those that had plans that allowed easier interactions between the tracker and the app used ranked higher than those who had strict, inflexible plans that were more costly.
The Spy Tec STI_GL300 Mini Portable Real Time GPS Tracker offers superb accuracy with the latest in GPS satellite technology. The device offers 3-axis accelerometer so you can get a precise location even when the object or person you're tracking is in motion. It has the latest in technology so you can quickly monitor your vehicles or other objects with ease.
It's small, compact size, only slightly larger than a matchbox can be discreetly hidden from sight or can be magnetically attached to your object with their small waterproof casing (optional). Your tracker can then be connected to your portable electronic devices so you can check the location at any time.
The tracker will monitor the movements throughout the day or evening giving you back real time reports on time, speed of movement, and its precise location within just a matter of a few meters.
You have the capability of setting it to receive alerts for certain conditions. For example, you can be alerted if your vehicle moves beyond a certain speed or if it moves beyond a specified area that you set up for yourself.
It has a long lasting battery that unlike other trackers can last for up to two weeks of continuous monitoring before recharging. This way you can monitor your valuables at any time and in any place.
To keep up to date with whatever you're tracking, you will be required to maintain a monitoring plan. While this is considerably more costly than other tracking devices, it is well worth the investment if you need to receive a continuous feed of recorded information that can be tailored to your specific needs. This data is stored for up to a year so that you collect a history of locations frequented and activity in specific areas.
Their online portal is well thought out and easy to understand and can be accessed from any modern browser. So, even if this is your first time using a GPS tracker you should be able to operate and monitor it with relative ease.
One of the biggest drawbacks to the SpyTec GPS Tracker is its monthly payment plan. Like any other tracking device there is a monthly charge but the SpyTec plan utilizes a rather expensive fee structure. Depending on the plan you choose, some could allow you to keep track of your things minute by minute or as frequently as every 5 seconds. This is more expensive than other plans but will offer you a more accurate accounting in real time.
The SpyTec has a lot more great features that can only be accessed if you've chosen the more expensive plans so you'll have to purchase an upgrade from the Basic if you want to unlock all of its potential.
Another disadvantage that SpyTec owners have is while battery life can be as long as two weeks recharging can be inconvenient if you're traveling. There is no plug that will allow you to recharge the battery through your car's power plug so you'll have to recharge through a standard indoor power source to keep it running.
MasTrack OBD Real Time GPS Vehicle Tracker comes with a full one year Theft Recovery feature that includes everything you could possibly need to start tracking and monitoring activity for up to one year. When tracking vehicles, simply plug the tracker into your OBD-II port and use any mobile device with Internet access to monitor. Through your plan you'll receive live map updates with no limit to the number of reports you can receive.
It is the only tracker to date that operates on the two top wireless networks, giving you more coverage than any other tracker. It's easy to install and use; powered by your own vehicle, you won't need to worry about constant recharging issues. Every time you start your car, you're recharging the MasTrack battery.
Regular alerts are issued for anything related to safety, security, or even vehicle efficiency. It allows for geo-fencing so you can personalize the areas the vehicle is allowed in and be notified if it goes beyond your preset boundaries. You can also receive alerts if the vehicle is speeding, being tampered with, idling for too long, or even when the ignition is turned on.
Options to be fed a steady stream of data, as it happens or to receive information on demand when you ask for it. An extremely sophisticated device that can be used in a variety of settings including tracking a fleet of vehicles or just monitoring your own personal property.
Just like other trackers, the Trackmate offers a history of movements to refer back to when needed. It can also maintain vehicle maintenance records that include scheduling and routing; an option that is great for fleet operators. It issues user-friendly reports that can be printed, emailed, or downloaded, geo-fencing alerts, and regular reporting when the vehicle or object being tracked is not in motion.
Like our Step-up pick, the Trackmate must be hard wired to the vehicle you're tracking. This takes away the ability to move it from one object to another if need to. So you will have to purchase one tracker for each vehicle you plan to track.
However, its monthly plans are much more affordable. You'll get real time tracking along with live, up to the minute traffic conditions whenever needed.
The Trackimo was a pretty strong contender when it came to comparisons with the other GPS Trackers on the market today. The only reason it didn't make the top of the pack was because of a limited number of customer reviews. It is clear that the Trackimo is making its way up the ranks.
This device works in North and South America, UK and Europe so you can find your valued possessions no matter where you are. It is adaptable to track cars, children, dogs, cats, luggage, and just about anything else you need to monitor. It also comes with a free year of monitoring and mobile data included in the purchase price. You only begin to pay monthly service on the first day of the second year.
It gives real time tracking for no additional charge, an SOS Button, GEO-Fencing, and Smart Alerts that can include reports on changes in the speed of movement if you like. Its silicon cover is water resistant so you it can be used in a wide range of weather conditions and it comes with a replaceable magnetic back cover so it can be discreetly attached to a wide variety of places. The long battery life can last up to 144 hours (approximately 6 days) in standby mode and can be charged through a regular USB portal.
If you're thinking of monitoring several items (a fleet of cars for example) you can manage them all through one account.
A little on the pricier side, the DeLorme AG-00971-201 inReach SE offers the ability to send and receive 160-character text messages regardless to where you are in the world. The messages can give you the exact GPS coordinates to cell phone numbers as well as email addresses so you can locate your target no matter where it is. It also sends confirmations whenever your messages have been received. Only the DeLorme has the capability to be paired with your iOS or Android mobile devices so your communication abilities can become completely portable.
Holders of the device can trigger an emergency SOS at will and enable two-way text communication around the clock allowing them to communicate directly with rescue and monitoring centers. The GEO centers work with the local authorities to coordinate rescue efforts and keep you apprised of the present situations, informing you of approximate ETAs giving you positive reassurance in the face of a crisis situation.
Its batteries are powered by Iridium, which works under the world's farthest reaching satellite constellation making it the only GPS system that can give you global coverage no matter where you are in the world.
The SPOT Gen3 is another highly efficient tracking device allowing you the capabilities of sending messages in areas that are normally blocked and well out of the reach of cell towers. The Gen3 can communicate with your family and friends notifying them of an emergency situation within seconds, giving them your exact coordinates at the single push of a button.
The pocket sized device can be attached to your essential gear and allow you to stay connected regardless to where you may roam. The device is motion-activated where a vibration sensor reports movement updates at intervals that you select.
It also comes with a powerful battery saving feature so you can get twice the battery life of its predecessor the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. You can operate the device with 4 AAA Energizer Ultimate Lithium Batteries, 4 AAA Energizer NiMH reusable batteries, or with Line power with a 5v USB connection.
Along with the ability to send an emergency SOS at the push of a button, you can also check-in with people periodically to let them know you're okay, request help in non life-threatening situations, or send a custom message notifying someone of your exact GPS location. Others can also keep track of your movements and activities in real time when you go off the grid for any reason.
The SPOT Gen3 comes with a carrying strap, USB Cable, a Quick Reference Guide, Carabiner, and the batteries needed to get you started.
If you're looking for something that can work anywhere and is adaptable to both the GSM Network and Bluetooth, you'll find the Yepzon One Personal GPS Locator is the ideal tracker. It's ability to follow a constantly moving target allows you to track the object of your attention and provide feedback at least once every 10 seconds.
It has a very simple to use App that is capable of working with any mobile device and without the use of passwords or complicated registration procedures. Because it will go to "sleep" when not in use, you can expect the battery to last for weeks and sometimes even months.
The device is versatile enough to locate people, pets, and/or valuables in a safe and secure way. The GPS locater can be easily attached anywhere so you don't have to worry about being out of range.
It comes with a full six months of free usage so you don't have to worry about paying for a monitoring plan until much later.
Its waterproof casing allows you to monitor your most valuable possessions or most cherished people in any climate or in all sorts of conditions.
The MOTOsafety Tracker is the perfect solution for those who may have other people using their vehicles. Whether it is a teen driver or a family member using your car, you can know with 100% accuracy what's happening with your vehicle at all times. Its real time technology can give you regular updates on its location, direction of travel, speed, traffic conditions and more.
You can review driving routes, set up your own geo-fences, and know when the vehicle is in use at all times.
The device comes with nationwide tracking coverage and a free 30 days of service. No long term contracts to sign or any cancellation fees.
You can track from anywhere in the country on your mobile device with their free mobile apps and get real-time message alerts by text or email whenever you need them.
The LandAirSea Tracking System is popular among parents who wish to monitor their teen's driving habits. Employers responsible for managing employees who are out on the road can also make good use of its many features.
Its small pocket-sized GPS receives signals from a constellation of 24 different satellites in orbit around the earth. It can accurately determine the location of an object within 2.5 Meters and can record every second of monitoring time. It can be discreetly hidden underneath or inside the vehicle so your monitoring can go completely undetected and can function on land, in the air, or on the sea giving you the greatest coverage possible.
The Whistle GPS is our best recommendation if you're looking to keep track of a wandering pet. The system will notify you if they ever leave the customizable safe area that you set up and allows you to monitor and track their movements directly from your smartphone or tablet.
The device comes with nationwide coverage so no matter where he goes you will be able to track him. You get on demand alerts providing you with regular text notifications as soon as your pet is out of his designated area.
It is durable and waterproof so it will function in all sorts of climates and environmental conditions. Recommended for pets weighing 15 pounds or more and can be easily attached to a collar or harness.
It does require a service plan to send cellular messages, which gives you the capability to monitor multiple pets with one single device.
One of the key factors to remember when deciding on the right GPS Tracker for you is the purpose. Your expected use of the tracker should be an important determining factor in the type of tracker you purchase. Your options can vary from tracking vehicles where you may need something that's permanently affixed to something that is more portable for tracking smaller objects or people.
Today, people use GPS for many things; even the old GPS mapping device of the 1990's (MapQuest) is now outdated. In fact, using maps to get from point A to point B are gradually becoming unnecessary because of GPS Guidance Systems that can give directions in real time is now available.
There is a marked difference between GPS Navigators and GPS Trackers though, so make sure you know your exact needs before you start your search. Those who are interested in keeping track of their vehicles will probably get more benefit from those devices that are more geared towards vehicle monitoring while those who are concerned with keeping track of their children, pets, and other possessions will find better choices among the more portable devices.
Also, consider just how much communication you'll need. If it's important for you to have two-way communication with your new GPS Tracker you'll want to take a closer look at DeLorme inReach and the SPOT Personal Tracker, but if you just want to monitor the movements of your target then you'll appreciate Spy Tec Yepzon Personal Tracker. Consider whether or not you'll need voice instructions to direct you to certain locations. Some models only give you maps to pinpoint the location so if you'll need more than that to let you know where your object of interest is, you'll have to look at the different communications systems they each offer.
Finally, you want to take a closer look at the plans that each device offers. GoldStar CMS explains that there are several things you should have in mind when choosing a GPS Tracking plan. 1) The reputation of the company you're purchasing from. 2) Their backup systems in case of an emergency or if the were knocked off line for some reason. 3) Support. 4) The technology and 5) The return on your investment.
Taking all of these things into consideration can help you to cut through all the different types of GPS Tracking systems to find the right one for your unique needs. There is a wide range of options that fall under the category of GPS Trackers, so it's worth it to take the time to find out all you can about them before you make your decision.
We know that shifting through all of the possibilities can be quite time consuming but it has been our endeavor to give you enough information so that you can make a knowledgeable decision. Our choice for the Spy-Tec-STI_GL300-Portable-Tracker was made based on its adaptability to a variety of circumstances but we also understand that it doesn't meet every possible scenario that may come up. As you go about shopping for your next GPS Tracker keep these points in mind to help you along. We are confident that you will find the ideal GPS Tracker to meet your unique needs.


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Jan Christiaan Heunis (ur. 20 kwietnia 1927 w Uniondale, zm. 27 stycznia 2006 w Somerset West) – południowoafrykański prawnik i polityk, p.o. prezydenta RPA w okresie od 19 stycznia do 15 marca 1989 roku.

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Uczęszczał do szkoły w George. Od 1951 roku pracował jako prawnik, zaangażował się również w działalność polityczną, został członkiem Partii Narodowej, zasiadał również z jej ramienia w radzie miejskiej. Od 1959 roku był członkiem parlamentu prowincji Przylądkowej Zachodniej, a w wyborach w 1970 roku został członkiem Zgromadzenia Ludowego. W 1974 roku został mianowany ministrem turystyki, a w 1982 roku ministrem odpowiedzialnym za reformę konstytucji.

W latach 80. XX wieku był jednym z najważniejszych działaczy Partii Narodowej, był także proponowany jako następca Pietera Willema Bothy na stanowisku prezydenta państwa. 19 stycznia 1989 roku został pełniącym obowiązki prezydenta RPA po rezygnacji Bothy. W 1989 roku zakończył karierę polityczną i założył firmę prawniczą w Somerset West, był także działaczem na rzecz osób starszych.

Otrzymał honorowy doktorat Uniwersytetu w Stellenbosch oraz honorowe obywatelstwo miasta George. Żonaty, miał piątkę dzieci.

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Mood Board is a collaborative and creative activity that will enable a team to visually represent the feel of an idea (or challenge or trend or solution) with colours, photos, collage and drawings.
1/ Create one card per item: as the title of the card, write down several keywords that best describe the feel.
See the example on the left of this instruction.
Note: in this step, you cannot see other's items.
Note to the facilitator: you should now present to the group the idea (or challenge or trend or solution) that will be represented. Clarify the meaning if necessary. When done, you can move on to the next step.
Is there any need for clarification about one of the items? If needed you can edit or comment the item.
Note to the facilitator: you can also display all the keywords by showing the insight cloud to the participants. If you don't know how to do that, you can learn more about the insight cloud in our help manual.
We can now discover our final mood board!
Is something missing? It yes, you can fine tune your mood board by adding new items.
Do we learn something new about our idea (or challenge or trend or solution)?
What are the next steps? What new ideas or new thinking do we want to pursue after this workshop?


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I've color-coded the text that you will need to change to make this work for you.
You do not need to update the names of the experiment and variations, but I find it helpful to do this since I save a copy of this script as part of our experiment setup (for ease of distributing this to our UAT team).
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Thanks for this awesome write-up. I wanted to add that if users are looking to view a specific variation for testing purposes, they could also use force parameters, which are outlined here: https://help.optimizely.com/hc/en-us/articles/200107480-Force-a-specific-variation-to-run-and-other-... These allow you to use URLs based on a test's experiment/targeted URL(s) to view a variation as a visitor would see it.
This is more for when users want to see what an experiment looks like across a variety of pages and not have to alter their URL every time they reach a specific page.
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Upgraded 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in the private gated community of La Costa Hills. The condo has 2 bedrooms each with their own bath and an updated kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms. This home enjoys a peaceful & private location within the community backing up to a natural reserve. The community boasts a secure gated entry, covered parking, community pool/recreation area as well as a state of the art fitness facility. See supplement for a list of recent upgrades. All breakers in electrical box replaced. All angle stops for kitchen and bathrooms plumbing replaced. Water filtration system. New laminate flooring in living/dining room and 1 bedroom. New paint in living/dining room, bathrooms, 1 bedroom. Cabinets stained and hardware replaced. Bead board under bar counter top, stained to match cabinets. Custom Barn door. Upgraded outlets and light switches, bedrooms have dimmers and recessed lighting. Surf board rack in storage closet along with additional storage shelving. New dual pane argon slider door and windows in bedrooms April 2018. Seller to select services. Room dimensions & sq footage are approximate. MLS & marketing info is approximate. Buyer to verify all info before close of escrow.
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Queer Consciousness
Re-imagining queer life in South Africa and beyond……
Equality. Diversity. Inclusivity.
Diversity Training Formats
Reflections: Memoirs of a Born Free
Author: Malaika Wa Azania
Written by: Lwando Scott
When I saw this book, I knew I had to read it. I have a thing for clever book tittles and I love smart book covers. There's even a book covers archive that I visit more often than I should. Memoirs of a Born Free touches on subjects that almost every black South African will have experienced. Reading this book I could see myself and I could remember the experiences I've had navigating South African society. I could see the lives of thousands other young black people who have travelled a similar road as Maliaka Wa Azania.
Firstly I love how Setswana is peppered throughout the book. The use of the African language in this book is reminiscent of the way we speak; it is the way black people converse in everyday life. The code switching between English and multiple vernacular languages that is present in my everyday conversation with other black people is very much present in this book. Malaika Wa Azania succeeds in translating everyday reality, the everydayness of her life into paper and it is such a pleasure to read. She also tries to convert certain vernacular phrases like "njengamathe no lwimi" into English "inseparable as a tongue and saliva" and obviously it doesn't sound as punchy in English as it does in the vernacular, but the message is sent.
Malaika Wa Azania's battles with navigating white spaces and white culture is a recurring theme in the book. She addresses her dealings with white supremacists culture when she talks about how when she attended Melpark Primary School, which is a former Model-C school with predominantly white students and white teachers, and felt like part of her was left in the township of Meadowlands Zone 8. That part of her was not welcomed in this white establishment.
What connects me to this book is also what frustrates. On the one hand I am glad that I have someone who understands what it means to be young and black in South Africa, but it also means that there's something horribly wrong with social structure of South Africa that young black people are experiencing similar racial and class problems. Black people navigating predominantly white spaces are constantly complaining about the need to assimilate in order to be taken seriously, or seen as part of institutions in South Africa. The irony of-course is that assimilation often results in just as much alienation and humiliation as non-assimilation.
Reading this section of the book reminded me of three studies that have been conducted at the University of Cape Town about black students struggling to navigate the former whites only university. These are the studies:
"Like that statue at Jammie stairs": Some student perceptions and experiences of institutional culture at the university of Cape Town. By Melissa Steyn and Mikki van Zyle (1999).
Not naming Race: some medical students' perceptions and experiences of 'race' and racism at the Health Sciences faculty of the University of Cape Town. By Zimitri Erasmus and Jacques de Wet (2003).
"Coming to UCT: Black students, transformation and the politics of race." HUMA Seminar presented by Dr. Shose Kessi (2014).
All of these studies point to the alienating and humiliating nature of former whites only institutions that are refusing to transform and culturally embrace the post 1994 student body. What Malaika Wa Azania's experiences growing up as a "Born Free" is indicative of the experiences that black students on different schools and campuses around the country.
The alienation depicted in this book is worsened by the humiliation of poverty. Although Malaika Wa Azania writes about "drawing strength from poverty", it is painful to be reminded about one's poverty on a daily basis at predominantly white schools by whites and sometimes black kids from middle class homes.
While reading the book I had a laugh out loud moment when Maliaka was insensitive to a school teacher who was crying in front of her class over her dog that had recently died by laughing at the woman's tears. Malaika couldn't understand why someone would cry over the death of a dog, so different the worlds that Malaika and her teachers and fellow students lived in. The relationships white people have with their pets was humorous to a township kid who grew up with stray dogs. In the township even yard dogs never reduced their owners to tears when they died.
I personally identified with the struggle for education in Malaika Wa Azania's memoir. She passionately discusses the impossible task of trying to get a decent education in this country if you are poor or from a working class background. The odds are against you in every possible way, and reading this book, I couldn't help but think of my own quest for education which has not been easy, particularly when I was finishing matric and about to starting university. Just like Malaika Wa Azania, my mother lost her Pick n' Pay job in my matric year, and the future was so uncertain at that time. I was anxious about a future that could possibly never be because all my hope was in getting a decent education in order to escape poverty. And in this country, a decent education requires a decent income.
Not having money to register at her first choice high school, Malaika ends up going to another school, and she was grateful that the school had proper facilities unlike the townships schools. The poor education and poor infrastructure that is common in townships schools inhibits the success of black pupils. In the past 20 years township schools have only deteriorated and some have shut down. Where I grew up in Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth, about three schools close to my house have closed. The ones in operation, including the one I went to as a kid, are falling apart with toilets not properly working and sometimes with no running water.
Malaika's mom valued education and she does whatever is necessary to ensure that her kids go to school, to the point where she worked herself into a psychiatric hospital. Whoever said hard work doesn't kill, has never met black South African single mothers. It would seem that Malaika's mother, just like my mother, took Nelson Mandela's words to heart that "education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." These words have propelled me to aggressively pursue my education even in the hardest of times.
The one aspect in the book that left me feeling a little ambivalent was when Malaika Wa Azania was talking about being taught about apartheid by her family. I imagine that white young people are also getting a version of apartheid from their parents, and I am interested in how the white telling of apartheid would be similar or different from the black telling of apartheid. Although I think that apartheid history is important to teach and to be talked about, I am concerned about one-sided stories about the past from families. I wonder what this "family education" does because we need to be mindful of transforming South African society, and not create another generation of people who think along apartheid lines.
Malaika Wa Azania says that "merely by being born black in this country you had problems." Malaika speaks to the ways in which our society is structured; that your blackness ensures that you are positioned at a disadvantage is South African society. Transforming this country is harder than people anticipated it would be in 1994. Memoirs of a Born Free is a book I want all my friends, my cousins, and my professors to read. This book is a reflection of our country told by a young black woman who is trying to find her place in the world and South Africans have so much to learn from it. Malaika Wa Azania chronicles the everyday struggles of young black people in the "new" South Africa. Malaika is the embodiment of Nina Simone's "to be young, gifted, and black" and I am super excited that I live in a South Africa where young people like Malaika are taking their place.
Author: Lwando Scott
My name is Lwando Scott. I am a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Cape Town. I grew up in Port Elizabeth but I call Cape Town home now. Like most South Africans I am trying to make sense of this country. I am trying to make sense of my place in this world and I think starting this website, while I should be doing my academic work, is a way of feeling through the darkness.	View all posts by Lwando Scott
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Petit Institute Seminar
Location: Engineered Biosystems Building (EBB), CHOA Seminar Room
Bob Nerem, Ph.D. - faculty host
Summary Sentence: "Interfacing Engineering, Biology and Medicine at the Micro and Nanoscale: from Lab-on-Chip to Building with Cells" - Rashid Bashir, Ph.D. - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience
"Interfacing Engineering, Biology and Medicine at the Micro and Nanoscale: From Lab-on-Chip to Building with Cells"
Rashid Bashir, Ph.D.
Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering
Integration of biology, medicine, and fabrication methods at the micro and nano scale offers tremendous opportunities for solving important problems in biology and medicine and to enable a wide range of applications in diagnostics, therapeutics, and tissue engineering. Microfluidics and Lab-on-Chip can be very beneficial to realize practical applications in detection of disease markers, counting of specific cells from whole blood, and for identification of pathogens, at point-of-care. The use of small sample size and electrical methods for sensitive analysis of target entities can result in easy to use, one-time-use assays that can be used at point-of-care. In this talk, we will present our work on detection of T cells for diagnostics of HIV AIDs for global health, development of a CBC (Complete Blood Cell) analysis on a chip, electrical detection of multiplexed nucleic acid amplification reactions, and detection of epigenetic markers on DNA at the single molecule level. While the above mentioned devices are built with PDMS or silicon, bio-printing with stereolithography can be a very powerful technology to produce bio-hybrid devices made of polymers and cells such as biological machines and soft robotics. These devices could have potential applications in drug delivery, power generation, and other biomimetic systems.
Rashid Bashir is the Abel Bliss Professor of Engineering, and Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was the Director of the Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory (mntl.illinois.edu), a campus-wide clean room facility from Oct 2007 to Aug 2013 and the Co-Director of the campus-wide Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (www.cnst.illinois.edu), a "collaboratory" aimed at facilitating center grants and large initiatives around campus in the area of nanotechnology. Since Aug 2013, he is now the head of the Bioengineering department.
He has authored or co-authored over 200 journal papers, over 180 conference papers and conference abstracts, over 110 invited talks, and has been granted 37 patents. He is a fellow of IEEE, AIMBE, AAAS, APS, IAMBE, and BMES. His research interests include bionanotechnology, BioMEMS, lab on a chip, interfacing of biology and engineering from the molecular to the tissue scale, and applications of semiconductor fabrication to biomedical engineering, all applied to solving biomedical problems. He has been involved in 3 startups that have licensed his technologies (BioVitesse, Inc., Daktari Diagnostics, and most recently ElectroCyt).
In addition to leading his own research group, he is the PI on an NSF IGERT on Cellular and Molecular Mechanics and Bionanotechnology (2009-2016) and PI on an NIH Training Grant on Cancer Nanotechnology (2009 – 2016). He is also the campus lead and Co-PI on an NSF Science and Technology Center (STC) on Emergent Behavior of Integrated Cellular Systems (headquartered at MIT, with partners at Georgia Tech and UIUC) (2009 – 2015 and renewed for another 5 years 2015 – 2020).
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