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Twitter's loosening the 140-character chokehold.
Their photos were supposed to instill fear by showing that the group had supporters in major European cities. Instead, the photos were used to geolocate the fanboys, and give tips to local law enforcement officials on how to find them.
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Home State 'Paharis don't deserve ST status'
'Paharis don't deserve ST status'
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JAMMU, Dec 8: All J&K Gujjar-Bakerwal Organizations' United Front (AJKGBOUF), Jammu today said that the Paharis don't deserve ST status as various commissions and committees appointed by the successive Governments in J&K, including the Gajendragadkar Commission, the Sikri Commission, the Wazir Commission, the Anand Commission not even once referred to the non-existent Paharis as a tribal group.
Addressing a press conference here today, Advocate Anwar Chowdhary (convener of the Front) said that the census reports of 1941, 1961, 1971, 1981 also didn't refer to the so-called Paharis as a distinct tribal group and the BJP-led NDA Government too in 2002 rejected outright the unjustifiable claim of the so-called Paharis to ST status, saying the laid down rules didn't allow any such status to them.
"Even their claim to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) status was never considered tenable and lawful by the successive governments in J&K and even by the Backward Classes Commission rejected their demand seeking OBC status, he further said. Further dismissing their claim to the ST status, the Gujjar- Bakerwal leaders said that the entire J&K, barring parts of Kathua and Samba districts in Jammu, is hilly and mountainous, and asked how could the well-entrenched so-called Paharis demand ST status.
"Language has never been the criterion for granting ST status in India as per the recommendation of Kaka Kalelkar Commission constituted by the Government of India in 1953 to identify the Tribal communities in the country," they said, and added that any move on the part of the authorities in J&K and at the Centre to grant ST status to the non-existent Paharis, would create serious problems in the border-belt in Jammu and parts of Kashmir.
Those present in the press conference were Advocate Shah Mohd Choudhary (president J&K Gujjars United Front), Arshad Choudhary (executive member, BJP Jammu), Shamim Akhter (Member DDC, Dansal), Ch Rehmat Ali (Chairman BDC Nagrota), Sardar Khan (president International Gujjar Mahasabha J&K), Shoukat Gujjar (president All J&K Gujjar-Bakerwal Federation and many others.
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Resources fair for senior residents set for Oct. 19
LAS CRUCES - Staff in the Doña Ana County Community and Constituent Services Division are planning an Oct. 19 Senior Resources and Informational Fair for the Doña Ana Community College East Mesa campus.
Resources fair for senior residents set for Oct. 19 LAS CRUCES - Staff in the Doña Ana County Community and Constituent Services Division are planning an Oct. 19 Senior Resources and Informational Fair for the Doña Ana Community College East Mesa campus. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://lcsun.co/2dIkHQj
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LAS CRUCES - Staff in the Doña Ana County Community and Constituent Services Division are planning a Senior Resources and Informational Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Doña Ana Community College East Mesa campus, according to a county news release.
People who preregister will receive meal tickets for the day of the event. The preregistration deadline is 5 p.m. Oct. 11. Preregistration forms are available on the Community and Constituents Services page on the county's website, at all of the county's seven community centers and at the Doña Ana County Government Center, 845 N. Motel Blvd.
The event is geared toward Doña Ana County residents 55 and older and their families. It is an opportunity to connect older residents with the county and participating agencies that provide direct services to seniors, as well as professionals who are subject-matter experts in a variety of fields.
Presentations will cover the Zika virus, diabetes prevention, emergency planning and fraud/identity-theft prevention.
Among the agencies scheduled to be at the fair are Adelante Senior Services, New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department, city of Las Cruces Senior Programs, New Mexico Department of Veterans Services, La Casa Inc., Las Cruces Police Department's Codes Enforcement personnel, Las Cruces Workforce Connection, Memorial Medical Center's Acute Care for the Elderly Unit, New Mexico Department of Public Safety, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Readjustment Counseling Services, Doña Ana County Bureau of Elections, Doña Ana County Fire and Emergency Services Department, Doña Ana County Vector Control and Doña Ana County Probate Judge Diana Bustamante.
Continental breakfast and lunch for preregistered participants are being coordinated by Casa de Peregrinos Emergency Food Program.
There will be door prizes awarded at various intervals of the program, with the stipulation that a participant must be present to win.
For information, contact Community Outreach Specialist Marti Olivas at 575-386-4347.
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SAO PAULO, Brazil – Officials in northeastern Brazil say they confiscated the equivalent of more than $170,000 and two pistols from an imprisoned drug trafficker whose jail cell was equipped with a plasma TV set, a refrigerator and gym equipment.
Jose Francisco Leite, head of the state of Bahia's Prison Affairs Department, said the "posh prison life" Genilson Lins da Silva led came to an abrupt end on Monday when police raided his cell as part of a statewide crackdown on drug trafficking.
Leite said Tuesday authorities have ordered an investigation to find out how Silva got the money and guns into his cell.


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The appetizers we tried – bland French Onion Soup and doughy onion rings – were disappointing but everything else made up for it.
I was offered shark steak the night I was there as the daily special, the first time I've seen such an offering in Prague, and it was delicious. The other notable of the evening was the Turkey Casserole with spinach and crabmeat in broccoli sauce.
The service is friendly, quick and attentive. The interior of the basement space is an attractive but unpretentious combination of terracotta walls, dark furniture and hanging Art Deco mini-chandeliers. Essentially a Czech restaurant that is humbly more than knedliky and rizek, Osmicka invites you to look deeper.


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Register for Christine's "Egyptian Tarab Choreography" Workshop HERE!
Christine's Biography:
Dubbed "Indonesia's bellydance icon", Christine Yaven fell in love with bellydance over a decade ago while pursuing an advanced degree in Australia. Since opening Indonesia's premiere Middle-Eastern dance Centre, Bellydance Jakarta, she has earned a reputation as one of South East Asia's trailblazers, known as a leading authority and instructor.
Although she is an Ivy League graduate (Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania), she ultimately decided to pursue her passion for bellydance. She is Indonesia's only certified instructor, having undertaken intensive training courses held by world famous, acclaimed masters of Middle-Eastern dance, namely Hadia (Canada); Raqia Hassan (Egypt);Tamalyn Dallal (Bellydance Superstars, USA) as well as studying extensively through workshops and intensive courses throughout the globe with other respected Middle-Eastern dance artists to constantly deepen her knowledge of this dance form.
Christine's teaching not only spans precise technique, she also teaches the soul, values and heritage of this beautiful dance, ensuring that her ever growing student body also approach this ancient art-form with the respect it deserves.
Her performances are mesmerizing, a perfect fusion of liquid motions, subtle sensuality and exquisite musicality. Her talent is rivaled only by her teaching abilities, making her one of the region's most in demand Middle-Eastern artistes. Besides frequent requests to impart her expertise around the country, Christine is the first Indonesian instructor to have the honor of being invited to teach and perform overseas at international festivals in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Italy and more.
Since opening her doors in 2006, Christine has directed and staged several large bellydance productions at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta (Jakarta Performance Arts Theater) as part of the Jakarta Anniversary Festival, drawing crowds of up to 350 people. She has also captured the interest of local and international press, featured in dozens of articles and segments in newspapers such as the Jakarta Globe and The Malaysian Star.
In 2012, she co-founded Raks by the SEA, South East Asia's first bellydance festival which was held in Bali, Indonesia this year and drew more than 70 participants from around the world.
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"During my interrogation I had said that my husband established a cine club when he was younger. He wanted to introduce Western cinema to Iranians. I told them that he loved cinema as an art form. Not because of the actresses! As you know, the word 'cine' in Persian nalso means 'breasts.' So the prosecutor was accusing my husband of running a club where women showed their breasts. And of inviting Shah's men to look at those breasts. That's how he defined cine clubs. I knew then that talking to these people was useless."
"When I saw Siamak's photo, I thought he was coming out of his grave. I'll never forget that moment. I was shocked. I thought Siamak had died. The Siamak I saw in the picture was not alive. It was his corpse."


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Ireland went down to a four-wicket defeat on Saturday in the first of two T20 warm-up games against an Oman Development XI.
It was Paul Stirling's first match as the Irish T20 captain but he was out for eight as the tourist slumped to 47-6 at the 10-over mark.
George Dockrell's unbeaten 26 helped Ireland to 112-8 from their 20 overs.
Suraj Kumar's unbeaten 56 off 41 balls laid the foundation for the host as they reached 116-6 in just 15.2 overs.
Harry Tector made his senior Ireland debut although he only managed three runs before being dismissed.
The sides meet again on Sunday at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground before Ireland face Oman, Scotland and the Netherlands in T20 Internationals next week.
"It was a tough start but it was just nice to get out on to the cricket field and get the team together after four months of being away – and that's how it panned out as well," said Stirling.
"We can only really improve from what happened today. We need to get out there again and show what we're capable of on Sunday.
"With the batting, I think it is just a case of being indoors for the winter. We were hitting a lot of the fielders, and the ones we did manage to hit well went to boundary fielders and were caught.
"So we need some tidying up on that and to work hard in the nets to make sure that we're not just going through the motions.
Paul Stirling (Captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker.
Paul Stirling (Captain), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, James Shannon, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker.
William Porterfield (Captain), Andrew Balbirnie, James Cameron-Dow, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker.
William Porterfield (Captain), Andrew Balbirnie, James Cameron-Dow, George Dockrell, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, Tim Murtagh, Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Poynter, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Stuart Thompson, Lorcan Tucker.


This paper develops a model of trade that features heterogeneous firms, technology choice and different types of skilled labor in a general equilibrium framework. Its main contribution is to explain the impact of trade integration on technology adoption and wage inequalities. It also provides empirical evidence to support the model's predictions using plant-level panel data from Chile's manufacturing sector (1990-1999). The theoretical framework offers a possible explanation of the puzzling increase in skill premium in the developing countries. The key mechanism is found in the effects of trade policy on the number of new firms upgrading technology and on the skill-intensity of labor. Trade liberalization pushes up export revenues, raising the probability that the most productive exporters will upgrade their technology. These firms then increase their relative demand for skilled labor, thereby raising inequalities.


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Q: Convert inner join to stored procedure and their performance impact select pa.PRODUCT_ID,a.IDENTIFIER,av.DATA, avd.value from PRODUCTATTRIBUTE pa
inner join ATTR a  on a.ATTR_ID = pa.ATTR_ID
inner join ATTRVAL av  on av.ATTRVAL_ID = pa.ATTRVAL_ID
inner join ATTRVALDESC avd   on avd.ATTRVAL_ID = av.ATTRVAL_ID
inner join PRODUCT p on p.PRODUCT_ID= pa.CATENTRY_ID and p.PRODUCTTYPE_ID = 'Product'  and p.DELETED = 0
where a.IDENTIFIER = 'Ordered' and avd.VALUE = '$input' and avd.LANGUAGE_ID=-11

> **Table              - Columns**
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> PRODUCTATTRIBUTE   - PRODUCT_ID, ATTR_ID and ATTRVAL_ID
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> ATTR               - ATTR_ID, IDENTIFIER
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> ATTRVAL            - ATTRVAL_ID , ATTR_ID, DATA   ATTRVALDESC        -
> ATTRVAL_ID, VALUE, LANGUAGE_ID
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> PRODUCT            - PRODUCT_ID and some other non-relevant columns

The query return multiple rows.
What will be the stored procedure of above Query in DB2(V10.5)?
What will be the difference between the two methods in terms of execution time(
stored procedure and joins)?

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1 cup of diced fresh papaya (small cubes make for a more blended flavor, larger cubes more contrast).
1 cup of diced fresh pineapple (don't use canned, it's too sweet).
1 medium-sized red onion finely chopped.
1 medium red bell pepper finely chopped.
A handful of chopped parsley or cilantro.
The juice of a whole lime.
A drizzling of avocado oil, olive oil or, for an interesting extra layer of flavor, pumpkin seed oil.
Himalayan crystal salt and chili powder to taste.
Mix and toss together the papaya, pineapple, onion, bell pepper and parsley or cilantro with two spoons. Pour over the lime juice, covering as much as possible and toss.
Drizzle in the oil and toss again. Finish with a little salt and chili powder if you enjoy it and serve, either directly onto the meat or as a delicious side serving.
There is an unusual combination of sweet and savory flavors in this ripe papaya salad. Use it as a side serve to your meals or add organic chicken, wild salmon or grilled portobello mushrooms to the mix for an great tasting lunch or dinner on its own.
A large bowl of mixed salad leaves (nutritious rocket goes particularly well).
1 cup of ripe papaya cubed.
1 cup of avocado cubed.
1 medium-sized tomato roughly chopped.
Half a medium-sized red onion finely chopped.
1 to 2 cloves of crushed garlic to taste.
1 tablespoon of avocado oil or extra virgin olive oil.
1 tablespoon of pumpkin seed oil or balsamic vinegar.
Himalayan crystal salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
Carefully toss the papaya, avocado, tomato and red onion with the salad leaves until mixed. Pour the lemon juice, avocado oil (or olive oil), pumpkin seed oil (or balsamic vinegar) and crushed garlic into a bowl and whisk with a fork until blended together.
Drizzle this over the salad and gently toss again. Season with a little crystal salt and pepper and serve.
I hope you enjoy these two papaya recipes as much as I do. The rich sweetness of the papaw adds a fresh and unusual flavor to meals while improving your digestion.
There are many interesting papaya fruit health benefits and this is a great tasting way to add much more papaya to your diet.
Next is a look at something completely different – Papaya Facial Treatments for Better Skin.
I lost a favorite recipe for a raw "Sauce" (or dressing ?) to put on top of peeled and cut ripe cubes of Papaya, that included a few of the seeds, and it was all put into a Blender.


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IELTS Essay- News stories on TV and in newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures
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IELTS Writing Task 2 topics- News stories on TV and in newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures. Some people say that these pictures are more effective than words.What is your opinion about this?
Write 250 to 300 words essay in 40 minutes.
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The Magnetic Power of Pictures over Words to Catch the Attention of People toward News Stories showcased on T.V. and Newspapers. It is a proven fact that a motion or a still picture can leave a permanent mark on the minds of humans rather than mere words. Images include the description of events which have taken place which is difficult to be grasped entirely by way of just words. Human interaction and languages have evolved a lot to a point where people can understand and process information by the words and body gestures of others. But written words, still, lead to miscommunication which is a significant barrier to an adequate understanding of each other's point of view.
It is true that "a single picture can speak a thousand words." This statement is backed by research, i.e., a person can retain news stories and other information for a longer time with the help of a picture rather than just a page flooding with words. Our brain is designed in a way which makes it easier for us to contemplate real events from a picture. But it's hard for our mind to make a list of occurrences just out of words. It is also factual that a language barrier and a gap can be removed by way of pictures. People who can't understand a particular language will not be able to comprehend the news. Therefore, it becomes all the more necessary to post news along with the images.
Social media is a perfect real life example which showcases the power of still and motion pictures. People around the globe are very active on social media platforms and look out for the latest news and events from around the world as it offers pictures with the literature of the news stories.
Therefore, one cannot deny the impact of images on the minds of humans and as a result, should be more advertised to keep people updated and aware of the news occurring around in the society.
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I've never been the best at anything. And you know what, I'm cool with that.
You see, the pursuit of excellence doesn't require that we be the best.
The pursuit of greatness doesn't require that we be the best.
Nor does the pursuit of anything else, really.
We don't necessarily have to be the best to succeed.
However, there is one thing that we do need to be. Not just do, but be.
If we want to succeed out over everyone else gunning for that spot, we must be the hardest working. That is, we must be performing at our best and continue to grow and develop what that means to us.
Now, I've done a pretty good job of shedding my scarcity mindset and acknowledging the abundance in our world. But I also recognize that if someone wants something more than I do, they are going to get it well before me.
To get what we want we have to become what we want and that requires a lot of hard work. It requires that we consistently level up, playing at a higher and higher level compared not to others, but only to the person we used to be.
If you're going to compare yourself to someone else, do so as a means to model their behavior, not as an outlet for unfounded jealousy. If someone has what you want, what can you learn from that person?
To succeed, we have to work indeed. To excel, we must work well. To come out on top, we have to work a lot.
I've always considered myself to be reasonably intelligent. But understand this, I attribute that intelligence 20% to ability and 80% to grit. I worked hard in school. Certain things came somewhat naturally, yes, but for the most part, I had my head down and my heart up. I could pick up new concepts rather quickly, but I still had to work incredibly hard to master the application.
In sports, specifically soccer, I was never the most skilled player. But there was no way you were going to outwork me. You may be able to dance around me with some fancy footwork. But I'll tire you out. You'll get past me, but you better hope you pass the ball right then and there because I'll be right back on your heels. And if you do pass the ball, well, then it's your teammate's turn to deal with me.
We often shy away from work as if it's become a four letter word. We need to cut that out. Work is the only way we'll get anything done. It's the only way I've ever gotten anything done. And trust me, there have been many times I wished I could think my way to greatness. It's a start. But it's useless if we remain at the starting line.
We don't have to be great to start, but we have to start to be great.
And still, we don't need to be the best to be great. We just have to be great. That's it.
So, my dear friends, let's put our heads down and keep our hearts up so we can show up and do our work every single day.
Because when we combine consistency, focus, and purpose, there's nothing in the world that can stop us.
P.S. A great example of this is none other than the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant. Kobe wasn't great because he was Kobe. Kobe was great because he defined what it means to have a work ethic. The time and effort he put in to his craft is unparalleled. And because of that, he BECAME one of the greatest players to ever play the game.
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Polarized Light can Induce Asymmetrical Pattern in Exotic Materials
The shapes of certain molecules, including most of the molecules in living organisms, can occur in two different mirror-image versions. At times, the right-handed and left-handed versions can have varying properties, where only one of the versions performs the functions of the molecule.
Beams of circularly polarized light (shown as blue spirals) can have two different mirror-image orientations, as shown here. When these beams strike a sheet of titanium diselenide (shown as a lattice of blue and silver balls), the electrons (aqua dots) in the material take on the handedness of the light's polarization. Image Credit: Ella Maru Studio.
Physicists have now discovered that when the material is activated by a unique kind of light beam, an analogously asymmetrical pattern can be induced and quantified on demand, in specific unusual materials.
In such a situation, the phenomenon of "handedness," called chirality, takes place in a kind of patterning in the density of electrons inside the material and not in the molecular structure themselves.
The scientists discovered that shining a circularly polarized mid-infrared light at an exotic material could induce this asymmetric patterning. This material is a type of transition-metal dichalcogenide semimetal known as titanium diselenide (TiSe2).
These latest discoveries, which could pave the way for new avenues of research in the optical regulation of quantum materials, was recently described in the Nature journal in a paper written by Suyang Xu and Qiong Ma, both postdocs from MIT; professors Nuh Gedik and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero; and 15 collaborators at MIT and other universities in the United States, Japan, China, Singapore, and Taiwan.
The researchers discovered that TiSe2 lacks chirality at room temperature; however, when the temperature of TiSe2 reduces, it achieves a critical point where the balance of left-handed and right-handed electronic configurations becomes disrupted and one type of configuration takes over.
The scientists observed that when circularly polarized mid-infrared light is shined at the material, this effect could potentially be managed and improved. They also found that the light's handedness (whether the polarization rotates in a counterclockwise or clockwise fashion) establishes the chirality of the ensuing patterning of the distribution of electrons.
"It's an unconventional material, one that we don't fully understand," Jarillo-Herrero stated. The material naturally shapes itself into "loosely stacked two-dimensional layers on top of each other," more or less like a sheaf of papers, he added.
The electron distribution inside those layers creates a "charge density wave function," which can be described as a set of ripple-like stripes of alternating areas in which the electrons are less densely or more densely packed together. These ripple-like stripes can subsequently form helical patterns, similar to the structure of a spiral staircase or a DNA molecule, which bend either to the left or to the right.
The material would normally contain the same amounts of the left-handed and right-handed versions of these charge density waves, and the impacts of handedness would be nullified in a majority of the measurements. However, this was different under the effect of the polarized light.
We found that we can make the material mostly prefer one of these chiralities. And then we can probe its chirality using another light beam.
Qiong Ma, Postdoc, MIT
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It is just like the way a magnetic field causes a magnetic orientation in a metal where normally its molecules are arbitrarily oriented and hence do not have any net magnetic effect. However, using light to induce this effect in the chirality inside a solid material is something "nobody ever did before," explained Gedik.
Once the specific directionality was induced using the circularly polarized light, "we can detect what kind of chirality there is in the material from the direction of the optically generated electric current," added Xu.
If an oppositely polarized light source is illuminated on the material, that direction can be subsequently switched to the other orientation.
According to Gedik, while some experiments done in the past had proposed that these chiral phases could possibly be achieved in this material, "there were conflicting experiments," so until now, it had not been clear whether the effect was indeed real.
While it is too early in this analysis to expect the kind of practical applications that could be provided by such a system, the ability to regulate a material's electronic behavior with only a beam of light could have major potential, Gedik added.
Although this analysis was performed with one particular material, the same principles may also work with other kinds of materials, stated the researchers.
TiSe2—the material used by the researchers—is extensively studied for its promising applications in quantum devices, and additional studies on this material may provide a better understanding of the behavior of superconducting materials.
According to Gedik, this method of causing changes in the material's electronic state is a novel tool that can perhaps be used more widely.
This interaction with light is a phenomenon which will be very useful in other materials as well, not just chiral material, but I suspect in affecting other kinds of orders as well.
Nuh Gedik, Professor, MIT
While chirality is widespread and popular in biological molecules and in certain magnetic phenomena, "this is the first time we've shown that this is happening in the electronic properties of a solid," added Jarillo-Herrero.
"The authors found two new things," stated Jasper van Wezel, a professor at the University of Amsterdam who was not part of the research group.
According to him, the latest discoveries are "a new way of testing whether or not a material is chiral, and a way of enhancing the overall chirality in a big piece of material. Both breakthroughs are significant. The first as an addition to the experimental toolbox of materials scientists, the second as a way of engineering materials with desirable properties in terms of their interaction with light."
The study was supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation.
The research team included scientists at Drexel University, Carnegie Mellon University, and MIT; National Cheng Kung University, National Sun Yat-Sen University, and Academia Sinica based in Taiwan; Northeastern University, the National University of Singapore, Shenzen University in China, the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, and Cornell University.
Source: http://www.mit.edu/


Stephen A. Obstbaum, M.D. is a Professor of Ophthalmology Hofstra- North Shore/LIJ School of Medicine and in clinical practice, with areas of interest in cataract and glaucoma, at the Manhattan Eye, Ear& Throat Hospital in New York City. He recently retired as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology of Lenox Hill Hospital/MEETH after 25 years in that position. He is also former Professor of Ophthalmology at the NYU Langone School of Medicine. Dr. Obstbaum has served as President several ophthalmic organizations including: the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery; the American Academy of Ophthalmology; the International Intraocular Implant Club as well as the Manhattan Ophthalmological Society, the New York Glaucoma Society and the Ophthalmic Laser Surgical Society. He was Secretary (English Language) of the Pan- American Association of Ophthalmology. From 1981- 2001 he was the Editor of the American Intra-Ocular Implant Journal, which became the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 1986. Dr. Obstbaum was Chief Medical Editor of Eye World from 2002-2010. He served on the Foundation Boards of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology and remains a member of the Foundation of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
He has received numerous honors and awards and is listed in Best Doctors in America, Super Doctors, Top Doctor- New York Metro and Best Doctors in New York Magazine .


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FAQ: How long does a personal injury or workers' compensation case take to finish?
For many people who come to see Chain | Cohn | Stiles, it is their first time ever hiring an attorney. The legal process is simply foreign for them.
And for this reason, many are surprised to learn how long it takes for a personal injury or workers' compensation case to resolve from start to finish.
To discuss this issue, Chain | Cohn | Stiles attorney Matt Clark has recorded a short video focusing on the length of an average case, and why they typically take as long as they do to resolve.
You can learn more about this topic, and learn the answer, below. And if you have other questions related to a personal injury, accident or workers' compensation legal issue, visit Chain | Cohn | Stiles' Frequently Asked Questions page.
One of the questions we get asked almost every time by new clients is how long will this case take to finish? In my years of experience, other lawyers don't do a good job of explaining the legal process in injury claim. I'll address it here. On average, a personal injury claim takes somewhere between 12 to 24 months to resolve. That being said, some are resolved quicker and some take more than 2 years. But average, cases take between 1 to 2 years.
You might ask why? Let me address that. From the day we meet with clients, there may be instances where we file a lawsuit right away, and others not right away. In Kern County, which has an efficient legal system, it takes 12 to 18 months to get a trial date. And that date is the light at the end of your tunnel for your case. During those 12-18 months, a lot of things can happen. We go through a process called "discovery," where we exchange information. That seems simple, but it's actually a lengthy process where we requests documents, interrogatories, admissions, subpoenas and take depositions, which is a statement by witnesses and you under oath. The exchange of all the information takes many months. It's also important to note, the filing of a lawsuit doesn't always mean it will end in a trial. We do handle every case as if it's going to trial. It ensures that we are prepared for trial, and makes certain that defense attorneys know we are ready. And that goes a long way to settle your case for the highest amount, or toward a successful verdict.
We make it our goal at Chain | Cohn | Stiles to ensure that your case is handled as quickly and efficiently as possible. All we do is handle injury and accident cases. Whether minor or severe injuries are suffered, your circumstance can be life-changing. It's important to be able to move on with your life as quickly as possible. So we'll do everything we can to make sure your case is resolved, so you can move on with your life, and without delay.
If you or someone you know has a potential personal injury or workers' compensation case, contact the lawyers for a free consultation at (661) 323-4000 or visit the website chainlaw.com.
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Awards, goodwill, and a goodbye in 2017; Work for justice and safety continues in 2018
January 10, 2018 | 10:41 am
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A Happy New Year from our Chain | Cohn | Stiles family to yours! As Maya Angelou said, "The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change."
Before we move ahead, we wanted to share some law firm news and notes from 2017 with you:
It was a year of awards and achievements at Chain | Cohn | Stiles. Here are just a few:
Associate attorney Beatriz was named "Young Workers' Compensation Lawyer of the Year" by the State Bar.
The law firm received a "Kern Green Award" for going above and beyond to make a positive environmental impact in Kern County.
For the fifth year straight, the law firm was voted among the "Best of Kern County" in the "Best Law Firm" category, as was managing partner David K. Cohn for "Best Lawyer".
Milton Younger, a former esteemed attorney and partner who spent 53 years at the law firm, died in September. We remember his legacy.
The fourth annual "Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash," presented by Chain | Cohn | Stiles, brought together 1,000-plus and raised over $80,000 to fight against DUI crimes locally.
Today, hard work continues at the law firm, including the following:
We filed a lawsuit recently in the case of Tatyana Hargrove, an African-American teenage victim of police brutality this past summer, which received national attention.
Several new laws went into effect on Jan. 1 impacting roadway safety, including marijuana in vehicles, BAC limits for Uber drivers, and more.
Inclusion Films, a film workshop for adults with developmental disabilities, produced a powerful 30-second video as part of the law firm's community sponsorship of the vocational program.
Looking ahead into 2018, please join us in the following:
Voting in the 2018 "Best of Kern County" poll begins Jan. 16 and runs until Jan. 28, and we're proud to share that we've been nominated once again. We wholeheartedly appreciate your vote and support.
We're the presenting sponsor for the 2018 Bakersfield "Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash", which will be held Sept. 29, at Park at River Walk. Join us in the ongoing fight against DUI crimes.
Keep up with Chain | Cohn | Stiles activities throughout the year by following our various social media pages listed below, as well as our blog, Blogging For Justice.
Finally, we all wish you a healthy and happy 2018!
* NOTICE: Making a false or fraudulent Workers' Compensation claim is a felony subject to up to 5 years in a prison or a fine of up to $150,000 or double the values of the fraud, whichever is greater, or by both imprisonment and fine.
Inclusion Films program for developmental disabled produces new Chain | Cohn | Stiles video
"We are more than a law firm. We are family."
That's the message conveyed in a new Chain | Cohn | Stiles video produced by Inclusion Films, a practical film workshop for adults with developmental disabilities. As part of the law firm's community sponsorship of the vocational program, Inclusion Films produced a powerful 30-second video featuring attorneys at the law firm, and the work they do to help people who have been involved in life-changing accidents.
Inclusion Films debuted the video in late December during the screening premiere of the program's new holiday project titled "Santa is For Real," a family-friendly film about a young boy questioning his belief in Santa and his family's quest to prove Santa is real. The law firm's video played during commercial breaks for the short film.
Chain | Cohn | Stiles' video is dramatization of a victim who reflects on a crash caused by a drunk driver, shares how the crash changed his and his family's lives, and discusses how the attorneys at Chain | Cohn | Stiles helped him move forward after the ordeal.
You can watch the law firm's video here , and other videos at Chain | Cohn | Stiles' YouTube page.
Inclusion Films was started by Joey Travolta — brother of actor John Travolta — with the goal to teach adults with special needs the film trade. Students enrolled in the program help write, act, design sets, and film the video projects. Dale Oprandy, the executive director of Bakersfield's Inclusion Films, says the program works as a family, and aims to grow each student in their own way.
"Our method of teaching moves beyond classroom instruction and offers our students real-world experience," according to the program's website. "Inclusion Films Workshop seeks to promote the creative skills and strong work ethic of filmmakers with developmental disabilities, ultimately allowing them to become more independent, self-confident, and well-rounded individuals."
Inclusion Films has offices in Burbank, Livermore, Sacramento and Bakersfield.
Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh's Photo Coverage
Joey Travolta makes films starring people with special needs (The Today Show — Sept. 5, 2015)
Inclusion Films gives students with developmental disabilities a chance to shine (KERO-23, ABC – Sept. 25, 2017)
We are more than a law firm. We are family. (Inclusion Films – December 2017)
Why you should get uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance coverage
Do you have enough auto insurance coverage to protect you or a loved one in the case of an accident? That's one of the most important questions you should consider before getting behind the wheel.
At the same time, you should consider the following:
Do you know what California's minimum for auto insurance coverage?
Do you have uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance coverage?
And did you know that the California minimum — which is $15,000/$30,000 coverage — will cover an ambulance ride and little else?
To dive deeper into these questions, Chain | Cohn | Stiles, with the help of attorney and senior partner Matt Clark, has recorded a short video on the topic of auto insurance coverage.
Below, Clark answers the big question, "Why should I get uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance coverage?" In short, obtaining this coverage will help protect you and your family in the case of an motor vehicle accident.
Learn more by watching the video on chainlaw.com, or read more below. And if you have other questions related to an injury or accident, visit Chain | Cohn | Stiles' Frequently Asked Questions page.
By California law, you're required to purchase at minimum a $15,000/$30,000 coverage. So what exactly does that mean?
If you're in an accident and it's your fault, your insurance will pay up so much to those involved in that accident. That small coverage satisfies the coverage for auto insurance. People are always surprised to learn, after learning more about the law, that California requires so little insurance because that $15,000 will cover an ambulance ride to the hospital and little else.
So how do you protect yourself when there are people driving around with this limited coverage, or none at all? You can purchase uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
How do these coverage work? You have to purchase this as part of your policy; however, insurance companies will not give you higher coverage than your auto insurance coverage. For example, if you have $100,000 in coverage, you can purchase up to 100,000 in uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance. But a lot of companies won't tell you this. You typically have to sign a waiver to drop down your limits. Be very careful when you purchase auto insurance, and be sure it matches your liability limits. Don't let the insurance companies sell you something less.
Once you have the coverage, if you're in an accident and that person is at fault, uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance coverage will come in and pay. It covers you, but also blood relatives in your household and other passengers. For example, if your son is a passenger in his friend's car, and they are involved in an accident, your uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance coverage will cover your son. Also, if you're hit by a vehicle while walking in a parking lot, or hit by a vehicle while riding a bicycle, your uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance coverage will cover you.
If you have a $100,000 policy and the other driver at fault has only a $15,000 policy, you can collect that $15,000 and another $80,000 from your own policy for a total of $100,000, if your claim is worth that much. So this covers you if the driver at fault has little or no insurance.
This is the one of the most important coverages to protect you and your family. Far too often, people come to Chain | Cohn | Stiles with horrible injuries, and the driver at fault has little or no insurance, while they have limited coverage as well. Our sometimes attorneys have the sad task of telling people there is not much our lawyers can do to help because of limited or no insurance coverage. It's not fair or just, but it's reality.
This is a complicated issue. We advise you if you believe you have an injury or accident claim, call Chain | Cohn | Stiles. Meet with the lawyers and staff to learn the important steps to take.
And contact your insurance agent to learn more about uninsured / underinsured motorist insurance coverage options available to you.
ACLU report outlines civil rights violations in Kern County, highlights Chain | Cohn | Stiles cases
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California has published a report following a two-year study that concludes law enforcement agencies in Kern County – specifically the Bakersfield Police Department and Kern County Sheriff's Office – have engaged in patterns of excessive force and systematically violated the civil rights of local residents.
ACLU calls on the two departments to reform their policies, re-train and re-orient line and supervisory officers "towards a culture that emphasizes the consistent use of tactical alternatives to force and consequences for the use of unreasonable, unnecessary, or disproportionate force, and establish rigorous and independent oversight institutions to ensure the departments remain accountable and responsive to the communities they serve.
Many of the excessive force, civil rights, and wrongful death cases outlined in the report are and were represented by the Bakersfield-based law firm Chain | Cohn | Stiles. In response to the report, the law firm released the following statement.
"We are encouraged, but not surprised, that the ACLU has determined that both Bakersfield Police Department and Kern County Sheriff's Office have violated the rights of many individuals in this community. We have reached the same conclusion over the course of the many cases we've prosecuted against officers in both departments. In some cases, these officers have faced criminal prosecution, but in the vast majority they have not. In those cases where criminal prosecution is off the table, these departments vigorously defend the officers, find their conduct to be within policy, and instead direct their attention toward blaming the victims. We hope the Attorney General's Office will take these findings into account as they continue to investigate both departments. The hope – at the end of the day – is that the Attorney General's Office will take action against these departments that will spark institutional change and restore the community's faith in law enforcement."
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is already carrying investigating patterns of excessive force and civil rights violations in the two departments. The reports and investigations follows a five-part series by The Guardian publication that found these Kern County departments killed people at a higher rate than any other U.S. agencies in 2015. The series uncovered a culture of violence, secrecy and corruption in the county's two largest police departments. Among the cases highlighted were those involving wrongful death, police misconduct, sexual misconduct and civil rights cases handled by Chain | Cohn | Stiles.
ACLU of Southern California slams county law enforcement in report alleging pattern of civil rights violations (The Bakersfield Californian – Nov. 9, 2017)
ACLU study blasts Bakersfield police, Kern County Sheriff's Office for 'disturbing pattern' of force (Los Angeles Times – Nov. 9, 2017)
ACLU says violence at Kern County police departments violated rights (The Guardian – Nov. 9, 2017)
ACLU critical of Bakersfield, Kern County law enforcement with use-of-force report (KBAK/KBFX 29/58 – Nov. 9, 2017)
New report released by ACLU into excessive force by KCSO and BPD (KERO-23, ABC – Nv. 9, 2017)
Frequently Asked Question: How do I know if I have a case?
November 1, 2017 | 10:02 am
How do you know if you have a case? How does Chain | Cohn | Stiles compare to other law firms? And how long will your case take?
These are just some of the questions frequently asked by Kern County residents when it comes to hiring a personal injury or workers' compensation lawyer or law firm. To help answer these questions, Chain | Cohn | Stiles, with the help of attorney and senior partner Matt Clark, put together several short videos on the topics.
Below, Clark answers the question, "How do you know if you have a case?" In short, Chain | Cohn | Stiles looks at four things when evaluating whether or not someone has a personal injury case: liability, causation, damages, and collectability.
Learn about all of these points by watching the video on chainlaw.com, or read all about it below.
In the event of an injury or accident, for us to determine if you have a case, we need to know four things:
1) Liability. Is someone else at fault? If it's a car accident, was there another driver at fault? If it's an injury or accident on a property, did the owner fail in some way. If it's an industrial, oilfield or work accident, did someone do something wrong. We call this liability.
2) Damages. Were you hurt? And if you were, how badly? Did you suffer from those injuries? We call these damages, and they include medical expenses that you incurred already, and are likely to incur in the future. Did you have loss of earnings? Did you miss work? You're entitled to recover past and future losses. Did you have pain and suffering? We call these non-economic damages.
3) Causation. What we're looking for is if you're in an accident, and you have physical impairments, were those injuries suffered in the accident? Was the accident the cause of those injuries? Maybe you've had back injuries before, or even had a previous surgery. If those previous injuries are made worse because of an accident, that's also causation.
4) Collectability. Can we get you any money for your damages? Typically, this comes from insurance or a corporate entity. There are times when we people see us in very bad accidents with unfortunate injuries, but because the person who is the cause of their injuries has no or little insurance, that person is what we call insolvent, and they can't pay a claim. There is typically nothing we can do.
An injury and accident case can be a complication thing, and it's important for a legal professional who has expertise to evaluate your potential case. That's what we can do for you, for free. We can determine if you have a case. Call us or visit chainlaw.com today for a free consultation.
Chain | Cohn | Stiles videos focus on helping accident victims 'move forward'
"We may not be able to press rewind on your accident, but our lawyers can help you move forward."
That is the message that the accident, injury and workers' compensation* law firm Chain | Cohn | Stiles wants to convey with new videos airing now throughout local television and Internet sites.
What the videos now at chainlaw.com.
"Our message is that we hope you are never in need of an accident or injury attorney, but in the unfortunate event that you do, we can guarantee that you and your family will be our No. 1 priority," said David K. Cohn, managing partner at Chain | Cohn | Stiles. "We'll make sure we take care of any and all legal issues so you can focus on your family. And we'll do everything we can to help you recover and put the pieces back together for you and your family."
The new videos will be airing on television stations, YouTube, and websites across Kern County. The videos showcase the four partners and attorneys at Chain | Cohn | Stiles — David Cohn, Jim Yoro, and Matt Clark.
Whether you experience a motor vehicle accident, work injury, dog bite, burn injury or other incident, our attorneys and staff will be with you every step of the way. And if you or a loved one experiences elder abuse or neglect, sexual abuse, civil rights violations, or wrongful death, Chain | Cohn | Stiles will help you and your family get justice, and ultimately help you move forward so you can continue on with your life.
You can watch each of the videos here:
Jim Yoro: Helping You Move Forward
David Cohn: Helping You Move Forward
Matthew Clark: Helping You Move Forward
Chain | Cohn | Stiles has also produced the videos in Spanish to reach the large Latino population in Kern County, who could be in need of help. You can view each of those videos here:
Jim Yoro: Ayudándole a Seguir Adelante
David Cohn: Ayudándole a Seguir Adelante
Matthew Clark: Ayudándole a Seguir Adelante
The videos have been made possible with the help of Bakersfield-based Scope Studios, and feature a rewind, fast-forward theme. Scope Studios and Chain | Cohn | Stiles have partnered in the past to convey a visual element to the law firm's vision and goals. These past videos include "Meet the Attorneys" videos that introduce each lawyer at the firm, testimonials from real clients, and double-exposure videos that dramatically illustrate how the law office focuses on clients' well-being as the No. 1 priority. The "Meet the Attorneys" videos in particular were winners in the Legal Marketing Association's "Your Honor Awards."
Click the links below to watch those videos:
— By Michael Earnest for Chain | Cohn | Stiles
If you or someone you know if hurt in an accident or injured at work, call the attorneys at Chain | Cohn | Stiles, or visit the website chainlaw.com.
Veteran local law enforcement officer, spokesman joins Chain | Cohn | Stiles as investigator
October 4, 2017 | 8:44 am
Chain | Cohn | Stiles — the Bakersfield-based accident, injury and workers' compensation law firm — has welcomed a new investigator to its team, and it's a familiar face for Kern County.
Ray Pruitt, who served as a media spokesman for the Kern County Sheriff's Office for nearly a decade, will be assisting in case development and management, and gathering vital evidence and information for personal injury cases at Chain | Cohn | Stiles.
Pruitt has nearly 25 years of law enforcement and investigative experience. He began his career in 1988 with the Bakersfield Police Department, worked as a private investigator for three years, and joined the Kern County Sheriff's Office in 2001. He worked in the KCSO Crime Prevention Department and was the spokesman / public information officer for nearly eight years.
"I have lived my entire life in Kern County and have spent the last 25 years working to serve and protect the citizens of our great community," Pruitt said. "I feel extremely fortunate to be a member of the Chain | Cohn | Stiles team, a law firm with a rich tradition of protecting the rights of and seeking justice for those who have been victimized."
Pruitt grew up in Delano and graduated from McFarland High School. He holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice administration from the University of Phoenix, a worker's compensation law certificate from CSU Bakersfield. He has taught criminal justice classes at both the college and law enforcement academy level. Ray has testified as a criminal court expert in Kern County Superior Court, and is well known in the law enforcement and business community in Kern County.
He's been married for 25 years, and has two adult children – a student at CSU Bakersfield the other a student Bakersfield College – as well as a grandson.
Pruitt joins an experienced personal injury department that includes partners David Cohn, Matt Clark and associate attorneys Tanya Alsheikh, Chad Boyles and Felicia Schoepfer-Altmiller. Other attorneys on the law firm's team include partner James Yoro and associate attorney Beatriz Trejo in the workers' compensation department.
"Standing up for victims and helping them when they have been harmed by the actions of another person is something I am very passionate about," Pruitt said. "I have spent the majority of my adult life working to help those who need help, and helping their families as well. Ultimately, helping people gain some sense of closure when they have been harmed due to the actions of another is what I am most looking forward to at Chain | Cohn | Stiles.
Pruitt was recently featured in the "People in Business" section of The Bakersfield Californian. See it here.
Follow Pruitt on Facebook at Facebook.com/raypruittchaincohnstiles. And to learn more about Pruitt, visit the Chain | Cohn | Stiles website at chainlaw.com.
Sheriff's department spokesman Ray Pruitt retires (KGET-17, NBC – Aug. 25, 2017)
BAKERSFIELD OBSERVED: A blog about life, media, politics and people (The Bakersfield Californian – Aug. 31, 2017)
Longtime local attorney, community advocate Milt Younger dies at 86
September 6, 2017 | 9:30 am
Milton Younger, a former esteemed attorney and partner of Chain | Cohn | Stiles, who spent 53 years at the law firm, died Sept. 1 at age 86.
"Milt was not only a leader in Kern County's legal community for many decades, but he was also a leader through his generous volunteerism with many other local organizations," said David K. Cohn, nephew of Younger and current managing partner at Chain | Cohn | Stiles. "Above all else, Milt stood for the working man and woman, and always believed in the fight for the 'little guy.' It is that mission that drives our law firm to this very day. He's an inspiration to many, including myself, as he is the reason I entered the legal world."
Younger was born July 8, 1931, in Bakersfield, attending Bakersfield High School, and returned to his hometown after graduating from Stanford University, where he received a bachelor's and master's degree in political science.
Milt joined the law firm founded by Morris B. Chain full time in 1956, and took over leadership in 1964. In 2008, He separated from the firm, and the law firm's name was changed from Chain Younger to Chain | Cohn | Stiles.
Younger was a leader of community service, becoming active in local and statewide Democratic politics, labor unions and the arts. The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra and CSU Bakersfield were especially close to his heart. In addition, his law firm promoted diversity in its workforce, becoming one of the first locally to hire Latino, black and Asian attorneys. He followed Morris Chain's legal mission, in becoming an apprentice, to stand up for the 'little guy.'
Among awards, Younger received the Presidential Award of Merit from Consumer Attorneys of California, the prestigious Bench and Bar Award from the Kern County Bar Association, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kern County Democratic Party, an honorary doctorate from CSUB, and many more. His successes in court led to safety improvements in machinery and equipment in oilfields and other industries. He was most proud in his efforts to make child safety seats both safer and mandatory.
Milt leaves behind his wife Betty and three daughters, Lynda, Lisa and CeCe.
Update: A chapel service will be hosted at 10 a.m. Thursday (Sept. 6, 2017) at Greenlawn Funeral Home Northeast, 3700 River Boulevard. A private graveside service will follow.
Longtime Bakersfield attorney Milt Younger dead at 86 (KBAK/KBFX, 29/58, CBS/FOX – Sept. 1, 2017)
Veteran civil attorney Milton Younger, trailblazing champion of the 'little guy,' dies at 86 (The Bakersfield Californian – Sept. 1, 2017)
Lawyer, philanthropist Milt Younger dead at 86 (KERO-23, ABC – Sept. 1, 2017)
Prominent Bakersfield lawyer and philanthropist, dead at 86 (KGET-17, NBC – Sept. 1, 2017)
Full Page Honor of Milt Younger (The Bakersfield Californian – Sept. 3, 2017)
Milton Younger to be laid to rest Thursday (The Bakersfield Californian – Sept. 5, 2017)
Funeral today for prominent Bakersfield attorney, Milt Younger (KGET-17, NBC – Sept. 7, 2017)
HERB BENHAM: Remembering fit and friendly Milt; ready for fall, fair time (The Bakersfield Californian – Sept. 19, 2017)
Chain | Cohn | Stiles files claim against City of Bakersfield on behalf of teenager beaten, falsely arrested by police
Tatyana Hargrove, an African-American teenage victim of police brutality this summer in a case that received national attention, has filed a legal claim against the City of Bakersfield and its police officers.
Hargrove, her parents, and her attorneys from Chain | Cohn | Stiles hosted a press conference to discuss the claim, and excessive force case that has received national attention, and answered questions about how this experience has affected her and what she hopes to achieve through civil court.
Hargrove was riding her bicycle on June 18 in southwest Bakersfield in search of a Father's Day gift when Bakersfield Police Department officers stopped and detained her at gunpoint. In the course of the encounter, Hargrove was punched and kneed in the face and bitten severely by a police dog. The police officers claimed they mistook her for a male suspect. Hargrove – who is 19 years old, 5-feet, 2-inches tall, and weighs 120 pounds – suffered major face and leg injuries, in addition to the obvious emotional trauma.
Police initially charged her with resisting arrest, assaulting an officer, interfering with a peace officer's animal, and resisting an executive officer. On Aug. 2, the Kern County District Attorney's Office dismissed all charges against her. A video produced by the Bakersfield chapter of the NAACP regarding the incident has garnered nearly 8 million and attracted national media attention.
"What happened to Tatyana Hargrove is a serious injustice, but perhaps what is even more troubling is that this appears to be a pattern of conduct by the Bakersfield Police Department," said attorney Neil K. Gehlawat of Chain | Cohn | Stiles, who is representing Hargrove. "This case is not just about obtaining justice for Tatyana, but about confronting these wider problems."
INCIDENT / VIDEO MEDIA COVERAGE
NAACP Claims BPD brutality; Police claim necessary force (KGET-17, NBC – July 10, 2017)
Black teenage woman, mistaken for machete-wielding black man, alleges police brutality (The Bakersfield Californian – July 10, 2017)
Woman alleges police brutality in Facebook video promoted by Bakersfield NAACP (KBAK / KBFX, 29 / 58, CBS / FOX – July 12, 2017 )
Bakersfield Police launch investigation into officer misconduct during arrest of Tatyana Hargrove (KERO-23, ABC – July 12, 2017)
'That's not the guy': Teen says Bakersfield police beat her after mistaking her for male suspect (Los Angeles Times – July 13, 2017)
Police punch teen girl after mistaking her for wanted man (USA Today – July 13, 2017)
'I told him I can't breathe': Police punch teen girl after mistaking her for black male suspect (Washington Post – July 12, 2017)
California teen claims she was beaten during arrest by cops, who were looking for larger bald man (New York Daily News – July 12, 2017)
Police say they mistook a teenage woman for a bald man. She ended up in crutches (McClatchy News – July 12, 2017)
Mother of teen accusing Bakersfield police of brutality speaks out (KGET-17, NBC – July 13, 2017)
INVESTIGATION / RALLY / BAKERSFIELD POLICE APOLOGY MEDIA COVERAGE
Bakersfield police launch internal investigation into brutality claim (KBAK / KBFX, 29 / 58, CBS / FOX – July 13, 2017)
BPD chief orders internal investigation into alleged beating of girl (KERN Radio)
'Justice for Tatyana': Ralliers call for changes with Bakersfield police (KBAK / KBFX, 29 / 58, CBS / FOX – July 13, 2017)
CHARGES DROPPED MEDIA COVERAGE
Charges to be dropped in case against a local teen involved in a confrontation with police (KBAK / KBFX, 29 / 58, CBS / FOX – Aug. 3, 2017)
DA drops charges against woman who claims police brutality (KBAK / KBFX, 29 / 58, CBS / FOX – Aug. 3, 2017)
Hargrove charges dropped (KUZZ News)
Kern DA Drops Charges Against Female Teen Mistaken For Male Suspect (Valley Public Radio – Aug. 2, 2017)
Kern County district attorney dismisses charges against Tatyana Hargrove, but says she 'handled encounter very poorly' (The Bakersfield Californian – Aug. 2, 2017)
CLAIM FILED / PRESS CONFERENCE MEDIA COVERAGE
Full Press Conference (Courtesy of KBAK / KBFX, 29 / 58, CBS / FOX – Aug. 30, 2017)
Claim filed against city in case of woman mistaken for man in violent June arrest (The Bakersfield Californian – Aug. 30, 2017)
Tatyana Hargrove, woman falsely arrested by BPD, files claim against City of Bakersfield (KERO-23, ABC) (YouTube video)
Tatyana Hargrove files claim against Bakersfield Police Department (KGET-17, NBC – Aug. 30, 2017) (YouTube Video)
Lawyers file claim for woman who says she was mistaken for suspect, beaten by police (KBAK / KBFX, 29 / 58, CBS / FOX – Aug. 30, 2017) (YouTube Video)
California teen arrested, beaten after she was mistaken for large man by cops files legal claim against city, police say (New York Daily News – Aug. 30, 2017)
Bakersfield teen, mistaken for male suspect, files excessive force claim against police (Los Angeles Times – Aug. 30, 2017)
Demanda por mujer golpeada, arrestada falsamente por la policía de Bakersfield (Telemundo – Aug. 30, 2017)
Charges dropped against teen assaulted by Bakersfield Police, files lawsuit (The Mildred Gaddis Show – Sept. 5, 2017)
Teen girl files claim against police who mistook her for a black male suspect and punched her (The Washington Post – Sept. 5, 2017)
Lawsuit filed against city on behalf of woman attacked by police K-9 (The Bakersfield Californian – Dec. 22, 2017)
Lawsuit filed against city and BPD over Tatyana Hargrove arrest (KGET-17, NBC – Dec. 220, 2017)
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This is a very smart move - it creates a focus page for all of the World Cup tweets, rather that people having to create their own aggregators or lists.
It's also, I think, the first time twitter have done something like this themselves, rather than just leave others to build it with their API.
Features include a 'top tweets' column, with the most re-tweeted World Cup posts, and specific pages for each of the matches. This is the page for South Africa Vs. Mexico, for example.
They've also created a page for each of the countries taking part - this is England.
They've also created 'official' hashtags for each of the teams, e.g. #eng, #arg, and so on.


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The Gibb Memorial Trust offers two annual scholarships to students undertaking doctoral research in the field of the Trust's activities.
The Gibb Memorial Trust's Centenary Scholarship of up to £2,000 is available to postgraduate students at an advanced stage of their doctoral research in any area of Middle Eastern Studies (7th century to 1918) at a British university.
Centenary Scholarship application form & past recipients
The A. H. Morton Memorial Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Classical Persian Studies is for a maximum of £3,000 and can be applied to any year of a course of doctoral study at a British university, including for an approved period of study abroad.
A. H. Morton Scholarship application form & past recipients
Applicants may apply for only one of the scholarships in any one year. Previous winners may not re-apply for the same scholarship.
The Gibb Centenary Scholarship
The Gibb Centenary Scholarship of up to £2,000 is awarded annually. The award is open to all students undertaking doctoral research at a British university in the field of Middle Eastern studies (7th century to 1918). Recipients of the award will not be eligible to reapply another year. Those unable to take up an award will need to reapply.
Applications must be submitted by 30 April of each year. The result will be announced online at the end of June.
For any questions, please contact the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Professor Robert Gleave, at R.Gleave@exeter.ac.uk.
Gemma Masson, Birmingham, 2018
Report not available
Janet O'Brien, Courtauld, 2018
Kumail Rajani, Exeter, 2018
Farshad Sonboldel, St. Andrews, 2018
Yeliz Teber, Oxford, 2018
Kamaluddin Ahmed, Oxford, 2017
Laura Hassan, SOAS, 2017
Cailah Jackson, Oxford, 2016
My thesis, 'Patrons and Artists at the Crossroads: The Islamic Arts of the Book in the Lands of Rūm', was submitted in April 2017 and will be examined in July 2017. The thesis is the first book-length study to analyse the production and patronage of Islamic illuminated manuscripts in late medieval Rūm in their fullest cultural contexts and in relation to the arts of the book of neighbouring regions. Although research concerning the artistic landscapes of late medieval Rūm has made significant progress in recent years, the development of the arts of the book and the nature of their patronage and production has yet to be fully addressed. The topic also remains relatively neglected in the wider field of Islamic art history. This thesis considers the arts of the book and the part they played in artistic life within contemporary scholarly frameworks that emphasise inclusivity, diversity and fluidity. Such frameworks acknowledge the period's ethnic and religious pluralism, the extent of cross-cultural exchange, the region's complex political situation after the breakdown in Seljuk rule, and the itinerancy of scholars, Sufis and craftsmen.
Analyses are based on the codicological examination of sixteen illuminated Persian and Arabic manuscripts, none of which have been published in depth. Based on this evidence, this dissertation demonstrates that Rūm's towns had active cultural scenes despite the frequent outbreak of hostilities and the absence of an effective imperial government. The lavishness of some manuscripts from this period also challenges the often-assumed connection between dynastic patronage and sophisticated artistic production. Furthermore, the identities and affiliations of those involved in the production and patronage of illuminated manuscripts reinforces the impression of an ethnically and religiously diverse environment and highlights the role that local amīrs and Sufi dervishes in particular had in the creation of such material.
Peyvand Firouzeh, Cambridge, 2015
Art Histories and Aesthetic Practices fellow, Forum Transregionale Studien and Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin
This interdisciplinary PhD project at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge – under Professor Charles Melville's supervision – lies at the intersections between the arts, political power, and Sufism between Iran and India. It branches out into literary as well as religious and political studies, and examines the social role of Sufism through their architectural heritage. I focused on four Sufi shrines in southern Iran (Mahan and Taft) and the Deccan Plateau (Bidar) that come together under their
association with a specific Sufi order – namely, the Ni'matullahiyya – founded in central Iran in the fourteenth century. I examined the forms, functions and meanings of these shrines and their evolution over time in their Indo-Persian artistic, cultural, social, and political milieus.
The project focused on a span of about fifty years during which the order changed drastically from a local order to a trans-local institutionalised one. I structured the dissertation around the relationship between buildings and people – i.e. patrons and the Sufi order. This allowed me to conduct an in-depth study of the issue of patronage, and to show how Sufi shrines extend beyond objects of popular piety and veneration, and turn into potentially crucial sites, whose foundation and development process are tied to both the institutionalization of Sufi communities, and to the construction of a dynastic ideology on the part of the rulers. The movements of the order within central and southern Iran, and between Iran and the Deccan, and how these relate to their architectural program, as well as the role of their mobility in shaping the cross-cultural connections between central-south parts of Iran and India were
other important aspect of this project.
Shivan Mahendrarajah, Cambridge, 2013
Dissertation entitled Sufi Shaykhs of Jam: A History, from the Il-Khans to the Timurids
The grant helped to defray expenses incurred during the write-up of my dissertation. I examined the mystical community at Turbat-i Jam in Iran that venerated Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad-i Jam (d. 1141). The period of inquiry is from the Mongol irruptions (ca. 1220-21), to the collapse of the Timurid dynasty in Persia (ca. 1506). The saint, his many descendants, and the winsome shrine-complex at Jam, are examined. Explicated is the patronage that the shrine-complex received as mosques, portals (iwan), domes (gunbad), hospices (khanaqah), and madrasas; and pious endowments (waqf) and royal land grants (soyurghals) as described in Islamic legal instruments, and in Mongol and Timurid chancery documents.
In the 9th /15th century, certain Shaykhs of Jam affiliated with the inchoate Khwajagan-Naqshbandiyya. A select history of these Khwajagan mystical currents, from their hazy Transoxianan origins, to their spiritual endeavors in Cisoxiana; and explications of their evolving doctrines and hybrid practices, are proffered in the dissertation.
I am honored to be the recipient of an academic grant from a memorial endowment being devised in A.H. 'Sandy' Morton's name. I regret that I never had the privilege of knowing Mr. Morton, who became terminally ill sometime after I matriculated at Cambridge. Scholars in Persian Studies, notably my supervisor and my external examiner, independently stated that Sandy Morton would have enjoyed reading my dissertation. Moreover, one scholar commented when I was battling a particularly stubborn medieval Persian manuscript, that 'Sandy Morton would have been the best person' to assist me with de-ciphering barely legible Perso-Arabic orthography, and in interpreting abstruse Persian prose. I have, however, made profitable use of Mr. Morton's scholarship on Sarbadar numismatics. Nevertheless, I regret that Mr. Morton did not have the opportunity to critique my scholarship – for better or for worse – nor have the opportunity to read with me tracts from my eclectic collection of Persian manuscripts.
Ourania Bessi, Birmingham, 2012
Wagheeh Mikhail, Birgmingham, 2011
Antonis Hadjikyriacou, SOAS, 2009
Francesca Biancani, LSE, 2008
After conclusion of primary research in the Dar al Watha'iq (the National Archives) and in the Dar al Kutub (National Library) in Cairo in 2007-8 (at the time of application I was based in Cairo in fact), I moved back to Europe where I started working on the third archival strand of my research – the first being the colonial one- National Archives, Kew and Women's Library, London covered in 2006-07 – the second the local one on Egyptian sources). This third strand on foreign communities resident in Cairo, among which the Italian one has been chosen as a case-study by virtue of its peculiar linkage with the sex-work milieu in Cairo, entailed the surveying of a sample of Consular Court Cases from the Italian Consulate of Cairo (1915-1935) related to prostitution in the Historical and Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome and extensive research on Interpol papers kept at the National Archives in Rome, essential for the reconstruction of the dynamics of feminized migration dynamics across the Mediterranean area. In this respect, the grant effectively supported me in covering my living expenses in Rome for two months.
Georgios C. Liakopoulos, Royal Holloway, 2007
The thesis explores geographic, economic and demographic aspects of the Peloponnese in the first years of the Ottoman conquest (1460), on the basis of an annotated editio princeps of the first Ottoman taxation cadastre of the province of the Peloponnese (Defter-i Liv?'-? Mora), compiled sometime between ca. 1460-1463. So far, no complete edition of the text has appeared. Numbering 284 pages this cadastre was split into two parts in the recent past, and is now preserved in Istanbul (TT10, Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives) and Sofia (1/14662, St. Cyril & Methodius National Library of Bulgaria).
The study comprises two Parts (I-II), in two volumes respectively. Part I contains an Introduction, three Chapters (1-3) and a Conclusion. The Introduction presents the aims, scope and methodology adopted, followed by a survey of previous scholarship conducted on the subject, and a brief historical examination of the late Byzantine Peloponnese and its conquest by the Ottomans. It concludes with a brief codicological and palaeographical description of the cadastre. Chapter 1 is devoted to the historical geography of the Peloponnese. All place-names mentioned in the cadastre are listed in the sequence they appear therein, accompanied by topographic and linguistic notes. This is followed by a set of digital maps of the Early Ottoman Peloponnese using GIS (Geographical Information Systems). Chapter 2 is a demographical investigation of the cadastre, including the settlement patterns, the density of population and its categorisation into urban/rural, sedentary/nomadic, concentrating in particular on the influx and settlement of the second largest ethnic group in the peninsula after the Greeks, namely the Albanians. Chapter 3 explores the economy and administration of the province concentrating on the Ottoman t?m?r system and the economic mechanisms. A detailed presentation of the level of agricultural production, types of crops, livestock, fishing, commerce, industrial development, etc. is illustrated with tables and charts. The Conclusion summarises the findings of the research and suggests areas for further investigation. Part II comprises a diplomatic edition of the transliterated Ottoman text, preceded by a note on the principles and conventions adopted in the edition. The thesis closes with a full bibliography followed by selected samples of facsimiles of the cadastre.
Amina Elbendary, Cambridge, 2006
The title of my dissertation is Faces in the Crowd: Urban Protest in Late Medieval Egypt and Syria. It focuses on incidents of urban protest against state authority as reported in contemporary historical literature. Late medieval historical literature is remarkable and for the depth of detail it provides on life in cities like Damascus and Cairo. This broad scope allows the common people to enter the historical scene. One type of activity that ensured common people of the cities a mention in historical literature is incidents of popular protest.
Urban protest took a variety of forms including complaints and petitions, rioting, direct physical attacks on officials, and market strikes. Different motives spurred these protests, including fluctuations in the grain market or recurrent debasing of the currency or perceived injustice by government officials. However, all reported protests had a legitimizing justification. Reports of protest bring to light the different roles played by various social groups in medieval Egypt and Syria. Rather than paint a picture of pre-modern Arab- Muslim societies as neatly divided between autocratic exploitative governments and disempowered exploited subjects, an analysis of protest offers a more dynamic portrayal that brings out the roles of merchants, craftsmen, tradesmen, scholars of various standing, pious men, Bedouin, government officials and military officers. During a time of economic crises and recurring plagues, this portrayal shows that far from silently and stoically enduring the hardships of the times, the common people of Egypt and Syria were actively protesting, voicing their demands and manipulating the political, social and economic system to better their living conditions. This further complicates modern historiographical paradigms such as Oriental Despotism and the political quietism of Sunni Muslim political thought.
Murat Mem Menguc, Cambridge, 2006
The earliest evidence for a comprehensive Ottoman history book dates to the 1410's and it remains the only example of its kind until the 1450's. Between 1450 and the 1480's, further Ottoman histories emerge. Thus, the second half of 15th century is described as the period in which Ottoman historiography came into existence. My thesis argued that our understanding of this phenomenon was in need of re-evaluation. Contrary to the suggestions of modern scholars, throughout the century Ottoman historiography was not a homogenous phenomenon. Similarly, the Ottoman palace was far from successfully dictating an established Ottoman ideology through comprehensive Ottoman history books. Even though rulers may have wished to see a single type of Ottoman history, they were exposed to more than one kind of Ottoman past. In fact, during the second half of the 15th century, there were at least three versions of Ottoman histories that were known among the literary elite.
During the second half of the century, Ottoman historiography was marked by a debate that took shape in the hands of the literary elite who discussed the content of all types of Ottoman histories with which they were familiar. In this debate, the anonymous Ottoman histories became quintessential texts. These texts neither represented the Ottoman palace nor its elite servants. They were texts meant for the general Turkish- speaking community written by unknown and less educated scribes. They had an inclusive discourse, a populist style, a genuine concern about the well-being of the common people and advocated the disgruntled subjects of the empire who considered themselves alienated by a centralized state. Also, a number of historians who came from educated backgrounds and wrote in Turkish integrated the content of these anonymous texts into their own work, thus initiating a transition to a new period of historiography. A transformation occurred in Ottoman historiography during the late 15th century, not as a result of an ideological shift in the palace as is argued by modern scholarship, but from an internal debate which took place among the historians themselves.
The A. H. Morton Scholarship for Doctoral Research in Classical Persian Studies
Alexander (Sandy) Morton (1942-2011) worked at the British Museum and as Senior Lecturer in Persian at the London School of African and Oriental Studies. His interests ranged widely over the field, from glass weights and numismatics to Persian literature and the history of Iran from the Saljuqs to the Safavids. He was a long-standing Trustee of the Gibb Memorial Trust.
The award is for a maximum of £3,000 and can be applied to any year up to the final completion of a course of doctoral study at a British university, including for an approved period of study abroad; it will be paid at the start of the academic year in question, up to the submission of the dissertation.
The award is open to all students undertaking doctoral research at a British university in the field of classical Persian studies, loosely defined to embrace Persian literature and history of the pre-modern era but not excluding other areas of study.
Recipients of the award will not be eligible to reapply another year. Those unable to take up an award will need to reapply.
Applications must be submitted by 30 April. The result will be announced at the end of June and posted on our web site.
Majid Montazer Mahdi, Exeter, 2018
Marta Marsano, Exeter, 2017
Naciem Nikkhah, Cambridge, 2017
In October 2017, after completing various fieldwork trips to Vienna and Saint Petersburg, I finally received permission to view the so-called Nasir al-Din Shah Album in the Golestan Palace Library in Tehran, which is registered as muraqqca 1639. The album has received little attention from modern art historians mainly due to the difficulties with accessing it in the Palace Library, and also because of challenges in tracing the object's history and original layout. The album is clearly an imperial Mughal creation; the initial production time of most of its folios has been established as 1640-50 by Linda Leach, while Elaine Wright convincingly argues for earlier dates: 1627-45. Yedda Godard, who first introduced the album to scholarship in 1937, and published almost all of the paintings in the album (however, without their borders), speculated that after the album left the Mughal court in India, it had a stop in Awadh, where it underwent additional work. Eventually, it was registered in the library of the Qajar ruler, Nasir al-Din Shah, in Tehran, in 1844-45. The album's association with the king is not only because the object had been first mentioned as a part of the late Shah's collection, but is mainly based on a comment made by the staff members of the Golestan Palace Library to Godard in 1937, remarking that the album had been dismantled by the Qajar shah, who tampered with the collection of pages and their order before binding it again in its current format. Similar to other sixteenth-century Persian albums, album 1639 consists of single pages of calligraphy and painting, each individually displayed within an illuminated border.
A trip to Iran in November marked the ending of my fieldwork travels. Since December, I have been cataloguing the 172 pages of the album; this process involves in identifying the text that has been penned on the elaborately illuminated folios of the album. While most of the textual pages of the album are verses from lyrical poems, some are written in prose with specific historical references. This close reading of the album's text made me realise that, while most of the painted pages of the album were produced in India, the calligraphic folios were added in Iran in the nineteenth century. This preliminary finding was presented at the College Art Association Conference, in California, in February 2018. Later on, in May 2018, I also presented my research at the British Institute of Persian Studies.
Currently, in my fourth, and final year of PhD I'm finishing my dissertation three body chapters. Chapter one will argue that in order for the calligraphers and painters of the early modern Persianate world to stay bīqarīna—or unique—practitioners invented styles and techniques that allowed the artists to exercise creativity within the framework of traditions. Chapter two discusses single-page paintings that are composed of a central panel of a painted figure, surrounded by cutout pieces of paper with calligraphy. While exploring the relationship between text and image in a series of case studies, I will discuss the importance of reading both text and image in order to understand the intention behind the creation of each page. Chapter three explores three separate groups of single-page compositions of text and image; each one of these groups was created for compilation within an album. In
examining each grouping, either still bound together, or found in separate collections, it is evident that calligraphy is considered as a device to bring the collected pages together as a single unit. Precisely the calligraphy that has been written on cutout paper pieces and pasted around the central panel of each folio is the concern of this chapter. A careful reading of the calligraphy shows that words do not complement the visual content of the pages they are glued on; however, their meanings intertwine the pages together. These three groups of folios have been selected for this chapter mainly because it can be determined with certainty that they were made to be compiled together as an album. Furthermore, each album shows three possible approaches to using calligraphy for making meaning and uniting the individual folios together as an assemblage of artworks with varied subjects and techniques.
Shiva Mihan, Cambridge, 2015
The age of digitisation and accessibility of online catalogues has been a great aid to scholarship in general and to the field of codicology in particular. Searching the databases of different libraries, along with extensive fieldwork to delve into catalogues of archives in Istanbul in September last year, helped me to discover a few previously unknown Baysunghuri productions, which shed a new light on Baysunghur's library and court staff. The result of this discovery was recently presented in a one-day seminar organised by the British Institute of Persian Studies and an article that will be published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society in the coming year.
After completing my fieldwork by the start of the academic year in October, I started writing my dissertation and have prepared a first draft of three chapters:
Chapter I: The Patron
This chapter first gives a chronology of Baysunghur Mirza's life including all related events with a specific date that is recorded in historical primary sources, and then investigates his talents and the artistic aspect of his life, as well as his role and taste in the organisation of royal library-workshop, according to art historical sources. It also discusses his calligraphic oeuvre in detail to clarify the authenticity of some of the works attributed to him, such as the Baysunghuri Qur'an and the inscription on the Gauhar Shad Mosque in Mashhad.
Chapter II: The Library-workshop
The second part of my dissertation is about the structure of Baysunghur's royal library, which also functioned as an atelier or workshop to produce manuscripts and other exquisitely artistic objects. Apart from art historical sources, the data used in this phase is based on a contemporary document written by the head of Baysunghur's library. It is a fragment of a regular report on the progress of projects at hand addressed to the prince and is called the 'Arzeh-dasht'. This document not only presents valuable information on the performance of the workshop, but also contains several technical terms that have long been ambiguous to scholars and require explanation. The rest of the chapter accumulates the information about calligraphers, artists, poets and other staff of the royal library and court, extracted from all the available primary sources.
Chapter III: The Productions
The first part of the third chapter presents an updated list of all so-far-known productions, comprising of 30 dated and 5 undated manuscripts associated with Baysunghur's library. This expands the latest number of 22 manuscripts listed by Roxburgh in 2014. The rest of the chapter concentrates on each production and discusses codicological and stylistic aspects of all the manuscripts, some of which have been previously studied in Thomas Lentz's PhD dissertation (1985) or in different monographs; I also give a complete study of my recently discovered manuscripts.
The last six months have also seen the completion of three articles that contribute to the topic of my dissertation and have helped me clarify my ideas and the development of my research. A further short paper is also nearly ready for publication.
In the coming half of the year I need to make a field trip to Herat (where Baysunghur maintained his atelier), for which I have obtained a grant from the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, before devoting the rest of my time to finishing my thesis. I am hoping to submit it in early 2017.
Applications will be reviewed by the Trustees and shortlisted applicants may be called for an interview in person, if in the UK or, if overseas, by Skype.
Awards will be paid in two installments, depending on the nature of the support requested. The first will be made on proof of commencement or continuation of the doctoral programme at the start of the next academic year; the second installment will follow receipt of a satisfactory progress report supported by the dissertation supervisor(s), to be received by the 30 April following.
In the event of applications including an approved period of research abroad, the first installment will be made on receipt of proof of travel arrangements and the second installment on submission of a final report with proof of the expenditures borne. Money not spent within the academic year in question should be returned.
All recipients of the A.H. Morton Scholarship will be required to acknowledge this support in their dissertation and to write a final report on their grant and how it furthered their work, for publication on the website of the Gibb Memorial Trust.
Applicants may apply for only one of the two Gibb Memorial Trust scholarships in any one year. Previous winners may not re-apply for the same scholarship.
Enquiries for further information should be sent to: Professor Robert Gleave, Chair of the Board of Trustees. R.Gleave@exeter.ac.uk


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Saint-Chéron è un comune francese di 79 abitanti situato nel dipartimento della Marna nella regione del Grand Est.

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