More and more the entertainment and art fields cross national borders. The Internet has no borders at all in its world wide web form. Anything created has the potential to be impacted by the laws of many different jurisdictions at any step along the way. An awareness of the potential impact of these laws is essential to being prepared in our global communications and trade environment.
Of course, this section cannot hope to give even an overview of all the pertinent laws of the countries on the planet. What it will attempt to do is introduce how the United States' creative products can be affected by laws outside the country's borders.
We've already discussed Moral Rights in the Art Law section and Cultural Preservation laws in the Cultural Property section. These laws at least apply when the property concerned travels to other countries. But there are ways that foreign interest can influence the way the United States treats property within its shores.
Although every state claims inalienable sovereignty over its own domain, international commerce and discourse are facilitated by mutual agreements of respect between nations. These agreements are traditionally formalized in treaties- negotiated agreements between two or more countries granting concessions and requiring compliance for mutual benefit. Two countries can execute treaties between themselves, called bilateral treaties, that establish the "rules" of how they will deal with each other within the parameters of the treaty. The United States and Canada have many bilateral treaties that deal with the common practice of the transactions that cross the common border.
But when there are more than one country interested in establishing a common ground of dealing amongst them all, a broader solution can be found.
In 1887 a group of countries gathered to discuss mutual ideas for the protection of literary and artistic works. Over the course of time and after multiple meetings for revisions, the Berne Convention has become the paramount international agreement for creative works. It establishes minimum standards for the treatment of works of foreign nationals, creating commonality and encouraging international commerce. Nearly every country on the planet has signed on to or agreed in some other manner to abide by the Articles of the Berne Convention. Except for notable exceptions (consider the United State's stance verses Article 6bis for instance,) you can look to the Berne Convention to see how your creative works should be treated when marketed on foreign shores.
For all the progress and promise of the Berne Convention, what that document lacked was the teeth of an enforcement clause. This lack was attempted to be addressed by the TRIPS agreement which adopted the whole of the Berne Convention within its mandates and created an enforcement ability within the World Trade Organization to mandate punishment for non-compliance. Though rarely used, (one notable use was the WTO's finding that the United States was in the wrong with regard to treatment of Irish music rights holders,) the specter of its existence has allowed much more compliance than was previously available under Berne alone.
The WTO was created specifically to better and monitor trade between nations. In being a non-national entity, it is better suited to stand as arbiter between disputing trade parties and hand out decisions. By being prudent and judicious in its application it has guided the encouragement of fair international commerce without having to employ a heavy hand of authority. Because of the WTO and other organizations like it, the expectations of international commerce are much more predictable.
The European Union has formed and shown itself to be a formidable new way of approaching international business. The countries within the Union benefit greatly from the lessened formalities and restrictions of trade amongst their brethren. And by creating a much larger trading bloc it has strengthened the force of negotiational abilities for its members. When taking domestic products into EU countries an awareness of how the Union functions and how the playing field has changed from that of individual country negotiations is vital to maintaining the best results for the product.
Because a lot of the fields of law I with to pursue deal with subject matter that quite readily moves across borders and understanding of international implications is vital to best serving my clients. Even in the planning stages, long before any consideration of international markets is considered, there are prudent approaches that can be taken in nearly every situation which will allow easier transition if the international venue becomes available.


Hyderabad is that the capital of the Indian state of the Andhra Pradesh. it's situated on the banks of the Musi watercourse within the Deccan tableland in India. the town has a section of 650 sq. kilometers (250 sq mi) with a population of 6.8 million, and also the metropolitan space contains 7.7 million residents, creating it the fourth most thickly settled town and also the fifth most thickly settled urban agglomeration within the country. Jobs in Hyderabad has emerged as a hub for the data technology, prescription drugs, and biotechnology industries, generating many jobs in Hyderabad are several opportunities for its individuals. Since the Nineties, the expansion of knowledge technology (IT), IT-enabled services (ITES), insurance and institution, had enlarged the service sector on a massive scale and created several career opportunities and jobs. These economic activities boosted auxiliary sectors of trade and commerce, transport, storage, communication, real-estate, and retail.


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The God of Small Things? Spirituality and Catholicism in Italy
by Stefania Palmisano stefania.palmisano@unito.it and Simone Martino simone.martino@unito.it
A paper presented at the CESNUR 2010 conference in Torino. © Palmisano - Martino 2010. Please do not quote or reproduce without the consent of the author.
In this talk we would like to present the main findings on spirituality in Italy resulting from The Italian Religion and Spirituality Project, a survey led in 2007 by a research team at the University of Turin, consisting of Franco Garelli (director), Roberto Scalon, Simone Martino and myself. The novelty of The Italian Religion and Spirituality Project, in comparison with past surveys, is that this study has investigated more thoroughly for the first time in Italy, both at the theoretical and the empirical levels, the distinction between religion and spirituality, particularly considering the meanings attached by Italians to the latter term.
To begin with, let's talk about the meanings of the concept of spirituality in the international debate, then analyse the forms in which this phenomenon is expressed in Italy. Since the '80s, sociological literature has paid increasing attention to the "revolution of the subject". Taylor writes that the "subjectivist turning-point of modern culture" has profoundly transformed contemporary society. Western man is less and less willing to live his own life in terms of objective roles and of obligations, and demands more and more to decide freely the aims of his own existence in tune with his own deepest self. The consequences of this turning-point may be seen in disparate fields of associative life such as the educational system (with its emphasis on learning rather than teaching), the market (with customer satisfaction as its guiding principle), health and body care (with its wealth of wellness and fitness practices) and so on.
The shift of the baricentre from institutions to the individual has also affected the sacred sphere. According to Heelas and Woodhead, if the West is experimenting with the first steps towards a "spiritual revolution", set off by the decline in traditional forms of belief in favour of alternative ways of relating to the sacred, it is because in individuals' perception, the idea that the main source of meaning is the uniqueness of one's own subjectivity has gained ground, pushing into second place belonging to institutions which impose pre-conceived and pre-constituted order from outside. If religion sacralizes the cultural model based on conformity with an external authority, spirituality sacralizes the experience of one's deepest self felt as unique and unrepeatable.
The distinction between religion and spirituality upon which Heelas and Woodhead base their analysis is not, however, taken for granted in the sociology of religion. On the contrary, it is at the heart of a lively controversy between those who claim that spirituality is nothing but a dimension of religion and those who insist that it is something completely different. For those who must needs have the opportunity of separating the two concepts, contemporary spirituality – defined as "alternative", "non-institutional", "non-church", "feminine" or New Age spirituality – seems to have broken free from the moorings of traditional religions. It emerges less as an element of religion than as a new kind of religion designed to cultivate one's deepest self. To this end, it feeds on experiences and practices (often inspired by oriental traditions) which favour introspection, interior listening, the discovery of authenticity, harmonizing body, mind and soul (for this reason we also hear about "body-mind-soul" or "holistic" spirituality).
Although far from the Italian reality, the situation described for the Anglo-Saxon world illustrates a tendency which is little by little taking hold in our country too. However, it is only recently that the Italian debate has begun to include spirituality. Even if many elements which today are considered "spirituality" have been discussed since the '80s in terms of "personal religiousness", it is with Garelli and Giordan that the category of spirituality has explicitly entered Italian sociology's research agenda. The first empirical datum was supplied by Garelli who observed, in the light of the results of the survey Pluralismo Morale e Religioso degli Italiani (Moral and Religious Pluralism among Italians), 1998: "…the tendency to consider oneself a religiously oriented person is more widespread among Italians than interpreting one's own life in spiritual terms".
More than a decade has passed since that revelation. What has changed? Longitudinal comparison shows that spiritual values imbue the existence of Italians more than in the past. If, at the end of the 1990s, the proportion of Italians who considered themselves very or fairly religious far exceeded those who claimed to be very or fairly spiritual (78% vs 68%), by 2007 the gap between the two groups had almost disappeared: the percentage of those who perceive themselves as being of medium-high religiousness is almost identical to those who see their lives as being informed by medium-high spirituality (73%–74%). At the same time, the proportion of people who do not consider themselves as religious individuals grew between 1998 (21%) and 2007 (25%); while the percentage of those who declared that they do not conduct a spiritual life declined in the same period from 28% to 23%.
But what are, according to Italians, the fields dedicated to the cultivation of values of the spirit? A common feeling predominates among the interviewees that spiritual life may be cultivated regardless of official institutions. Eight out of ten say they agree with the statement that "anybody can have a spiritual life, independently of one's relationship with an organized religion". But not only has spirituality become detached from traditional institutions of faith: almost half of the sample is of the opinion that it is possible to have a spiritual life without believing in God. This opinion is shared even by churchgoers, confirming that a large number of Italians, whether or not connected with the Catholic Church, recognize at least the theoretical plausibility of spiritual paths beyond the strongholds of Catholicism and even beyond the transcendent God of the Christian tradition. This point is of even greater interest when one considers that various indicators demonstrate that neither truth nor salvation are any longer considered the exclusive prerogative of Catholicism. Three out of four disagree with the affirmation that there is only one true religion; two out of three believe that everybody can be saved whether religious or not and independently of which religion one belongs to; and one out of two shares the idea that there should be one religion, based on few beliefs, uniting Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and people of other faiths.
The analysis suggests that in our country two types of spirituality should be distinguished: let's call one "intra-religious" or "Catholic" and the other "extra-religious". While the former is connected with the Catholic Church and a transcendent conception of the sacred, the latter stands on its own feet, free from the moorings of Christianity. Before even reading the answers to the questionnaire, the fact that extra-religious spirituality is beginning to interest Italian society may be inferred by the transformations assailing many social institutions. For example:
- The workplace. High-technology and information technology firms, as well as old-economy companies and public bodies, have introduced yoga, meditation and autogenes training sessions for their employees. Some of these have opened Zen rooms conceived as chill-out zones where personnel can relax, meditate or enjoy the silence while looking for inspiration. Companies have sprung up to supply shiatsu, antistress and cleansing massages in the workplace. To these may be added cultural associations inspired by oriental traditions, aimed at spreading a corporate culture which is more aware and respectful of workers, the environment and social development (with seminars which have titles like "Feng Shui at Work", "Zen in the Office" and "The Soul of Management");
- The health service. Any classification of alternative medicine shows that many practices used for therapeutic purposes (meditation, homeopathy, Ayurveda, qigong, reiki) make up the holistic milieu's offering, which is to say, the set of activities collected in literature under the heading of Body/Mind/Spirit, which share the promise of helping practicants connect with their deeper selves. Not least, meditation, stress therapy with counselling and yoga are now starting to be introduced into Italian schools;
- "Wellness". According to the latest report on the thermal system, the overwhelming majority of centres responded to the demand for overall wellbeing by adding all kinds of holistic treatment (Ayurveda, shiatsu, hot stones, reiki etc.) and gentle therapeutic practices (yoga, t'ai chi ch'uan, Pilates, etc.) to what they are offering. Some plants have emphasized the spiritual dimension with precise architectural choices or interior design typical of oriental resorts or suggested by feng shui (statues of the Buddha, incense, bells, crystal, salt lamps, fountains with nymphs and goldfish, Zen gardens etc.).
To study extra-religious spirituality, we also investigated the milieu, a special place – according to a lot of empirical studies – for the cultivation of Mind/Body/Spirit spirituality. The interviewees were asked whether, in the years immediately preceding the interview they had taken part in group activities dedicated to the East or the New Age. 4% said they had taken part in seminars concerning the New Age or new religious movements, 6% that they had joined meditation, yoga or Zen groups, and 9% that they had attended meetings dedicated to oriental spirituality. Compared to the data collected in 1994, the most significant increase is in participation in meditation, yoga and Zen groups.
This involvement, however, does not prove that Italians have chosen the spirituality alternative. Doing yoga does not necessarily mean looking for spiritual fulfillment or accepting the spiritual teachings transmitted by the discipline. So in order to distinguish the participants motivated by spiritual growth, the interviewees were asked to state their reason for taking part in those activities. Even though it is primarily cultural interest (49%) which causes interviewees to venture into this field, the search for a spiritual path should not be underestimated as a motive since it is chosen by 30%. Other reasons cited are: curiosity and the desire to try new experiences (27%); the wish to meet people with similar interests (12%); psycho-physical wellbeing (10%); looking for support in periods of crisis (9%); amusement (8%). We also asked ourselves what kind of spiritual research active individuals undertake in the holistic milieu. The answer is complicated by the fact that it is not possible to draw a clear line between churchgoers and those who are part of the holistic milieu. Nevertheless the data show that this latter meets above all the tastes of those looking for spiritual teachings which are different from those offered by Catholic institutions. This is evidenced by the fact that two-thirds of those who are part of the holistic milieu don't go to Mass (or go only a couple of times a year); almost half do not believe in God, do not care or believe in a superior being other than God; more than two-thirds believe that spiritual life is possible without God.
Following are the two principal results of our survey. The first is that, compared with the past, Italians are more involved in the holistic milieu and more interested in trying out what it has to offer. But the difference is hardly noticeable and the increase, which seems to reflect the demand for extra-religious spirituality, does not seem to be a prelude to a spiritual revolution. On the contrary – and this is the second result– Italians' spirituality correlates highly with religiousness, which is to say that it emerges as intra-religious or Catholic spirituality. The typology which we have constructed (Table 2) on the basis of the answers supplied by the sample to questions on self-definition as "religious person" or "spiritual person" shows that many Italians define themselves as "religious and spiritual" (46.2%); quite a few say they are "neither religious nor spiritual" (32.6%); and few see themselves as "only religious" (11%) or "only spiritual" (10.2%).
This last group is a new phenomenon within Italian Catholicism. Although the tendency is not very widespread in the population, it deserves attention insofar as it includes not only spiritual seekers, who are undertaking an extra-religious quest, but also those who say they are Catholic, identifying themselves as only spiritual. It is probable that they reject the label "religious" because they interpret faith as being autonomous of the Church's teachings, or because for them religion evokes images of conflict or violence, or yet again because they consider the term to be dogmatic, institutional or simply anachronistic.
To understand these four groups more in depth, an analysis of their social/personal data, cultural and environmental profile is useful. To synthesize:
- Age: As they grow, so does their tendency to combine religiousness with spirituality. The proportion of those declaring themselves "religious and spiritual" increases from 35.1% of 16-25 year olds to 61.7% of 66-74 year olds the "only spiritual" category, on the other hand, belongs to the young, since it represents 12.9% of 16-25 year olds, more than double compared to the elderly (5.2%). Thus the lower the age, the greater the number who tend to recognize the presence of spiritual pressure in their own lives without identifying with official patterns of expression of religious feeling. All the same, among young Italians the "only spiritual" tendency does not translate into the typical "spiritual nomads'" aptitude for combining beliefs and practices from different religions. Many indicators point to the thesis that spirituality is understood more as a horizon of possibility than as a practical option. The greater affinity of the young generations to the "only spiritual" label may be attributed to their looser bond with traditionalism. As Smith and Lindquist Denton (2005) claim, speaking of American adolescents, among the "spiritual but not religious" there are many who use this category not so much to distance themselves from organized religions as to underline the importance of a faith which is full of meaning on a personal level but which they continue to practice within the context of organized religion.
- Geographical area. The most interesting datum concerns Southern Italy. As is well known, here religiousness closer to Church tradition predominates. The analysis confirms this tendency, showing not only that in the South there are more "religious and spiritual" (54.7 of the population as against a national average of 46.2%) but also that the proportion of those who profess extra-religious spirituality practically halves. While in the North 10.1% of people define themselves as "spiritual but not religious", the figure for the South is 6%;
- Educational level. The number of people who consider themselves "only spiritual" increases with academic qualifications, rising from 4.8% of those who have finished primary school to 19.9% of those who have a university degree or equivalent. Moreover, among people of the same age, those with more education are more likely to consider themselves "spiritual but not religious" than those with less. Nevertheless, returning to our typology, most Italians combine religiousness with spirituality. How, then, do they cultivate spirituality within Catholicism? Statistical analysis reveals two main tendencies: the first can be gathered from the data on religious experience relative to the strong growth, in the last decade, of people who have had direct contact with the sacred. If in 1994 53% revealed their feeling that God was watching over their lives, the figure today is 67%. At the same time, the proportion of those who feel the presence of the Devil or evil has increased from 15% in 1994 to 35% today. A similar trend can be observed in all the other items in the survey related to experience. This scenario portrays an important change in Italians' religion, almost an incursion of the ultramundane into their daily lives. In Italian literature the explanation of this phenomenon is often linked to the spread of the charismatic Catholic and the rediscovery of popular religion. With regard to English-speaking countries, the phenomenon is usually traced back to theories of "re-enchantment" of the world. The fact that the change described has, in Italy, a Catholic label can be inferred because, as distinct from other European countries, the spread of direct experiences of the supernatural is not accompanied by a corresponding increase in involvement in the world of the paranormal. It is not by chance that those Catholics who define themselves as "spiritual and religious" are the most inclined to recognize the presence of the sacred in daily life, identifying the tangible signs by which it manifests itself, this is why experiences not mediated by the divine are such a important form of expression today of Catholic spirituality.
Also the study of religious practices throws light on the two specific ways in which the Catholic faithful experience spirituality. First, by selective use of practices like pilgrimages, monastic retreats, reading etc, which more than others allow the cultivation of a personal relationship with God and the enhancement of the most intimate and subjective aspects of that relationship. In the year preceding the interviews, 15.6% had taken part in a pilgrimage and 6.9% had spent time in a monastery; the percentages almost double if we consider only the Catholics who are "religious and spiritual". Second, in the contemporary reinterpretation of some ancient and traditional practices. The best example is prayer, a very widespread practice in Italy (35% of Catholics said they prayed at least once a day). These data show how closely prayer is linked to the religious dimension of Catholicism because Catholics who combine religion and spirituality pray more than those who are only "spiritual". And even if the latter pray, they do so for different reasons from the others. While the "only religious" and "neither spiritual nor religious" Catholics pray because of tradition and a sense of duty, those "both religious and spiritual" pray "to feel close to God" (63.8%), and the "only spiritual" to clarify things for themselves and reflect on their own lives.
The analysis carried out so far raises more questions than it answers, illustrating how much more work needs to be done to explore the relationship between spirituality and Catholicism in Italy. The time is ripe for Italian sociology of religion to insert the category of spirituality in its agenda. Thus it can make an important contribution to a debate which – even if in Italy it is only at the beginning – on the international level is established and growing.
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That's by Michael Meyer, of HUC-JIR fame. I agree with him on some levels. A quick example – the URJ's recent ethical eating initiative is a perfect intersection of reason and religion that's been lacking attention for far too long. I also think, as I've argued a few times before, that there's a place for irrationality in religion, and more often than not in Reform Judaism today, we don't give that enough attention.
I would say that if you really want to delve into the intersection between reason and religion, a good start would be Soren Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling." Some nice, light reading.
More on this tomorrow. Chag Urim Sameach!


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update: hear Aaron and Jeremiah discuss Phantom Power and BASE on KUSF (mp3 link) thanks to host Jacob Heule!
Bay Area Sound Ecology (BASE) is proud to announce "Phantom Power," a free site‐specific concert superimposing potential and vanished soundscapes over the existing urban soundscape at Yerba Beuna Gardens, in the heart of downtown San Francisco. Amidst the myriad contemporary sonic identifiers present in the garden today, the audience is invited to experience a phantom image of other soundscapes which were lost to history, which never came to be, or which may yet come to pass. BASE co-chairs Aaron Ximm and Jeremiah Moore curate a selection of artists to create a concert envisioned as a transient "intervention," reminding listeners that the familiar soundscape of the places we inhabit, like sound itself, is ephemeral and contingent. Composers will present short works that introduce a subtle layer of sound to the existing environment, evoking how the site sounded years ago, or how it might someday sound. Yerba Beuna Gardens has many layers of history to explore, and for its unique situation amid the cultural institutions and life of the city.
A moment of focused listening will be set aside, to consciously reflect on the soundscape as it currently exist. Artists will then introduce their work and discuss their vision. A Q&A session will convene after the event to discuss the project's contrasting visions.
Please visit http://www.basoundecology.org on or after June 7 to download the concert tracks.
Note: This is a low-environmental impact event using a crowd-sourced "sound cloud". Attendees are asked to bring ipods, CD players, small portable speakers, boomboxes (we will have a limited supply as well). The compositions would be distributed to audience-participants beforehand via the internet (link to downloadable mp3s available in June), and at the event on CDs.
Aaron Ximm is a San-Francisco-based field recordist and sound artist. He is best known for his composition, installation, and performance work under the name Quiet American. From 2001 to 2005, Aaron curated and hosted the Field Effects concert series, which, like his own work, sought to showcase the quiet, fragile, and lovely side of sound art, particularly working with found sound and field recordings. In 2009, Aaron was an artist in residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito. He has performed at numerous musical festivals and symposiums, including the San Francisco Tape Music Festival and the Embertide for Binaural Audio Art Symposium in the United Kingdom.
Jeremiah Moore is an artist and sound designer based in San Francisco. He has produced works exploring human perceptions of time, examining the interface of humans, nature and technology, engaging the beauty in the everyday, and transforming commercial culture into meaningless bliss. He is currently mixing and designing sound for documentary films, interactive works, radio and exhibits at his independent post-production sound studio. His work can be heard at Prehistoric Journey at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and at the Detention Barracks at the Angel Island Immigration Station Museum. He lives in the Mission District with his partner and two children who, like him, never sleep.
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Q: click a menu option using selenium I have  a menu dropdown like this.
  Using selenium i need to move the mouse to menu item Documentation and click the option App Configuration from that.
  mouse hover is working fine.But am not able to click the option element app Configuration.

    Documentation

            API Reference

OAuth 2.0 Guide

App Configuration

Tech Guidelines

Best Practices

    Tools

Quick Start

Testing

Developer STB

Reference Apps

    Updates

When i mouse over any of the menu links like Documentation or Tools  the
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While i tried using below code mouse hover to Documentation link is happend!!
And the mouse pointer moved to the 'App Configuration' option .But click event is not happening.How it can possible
Actions action = new Actions(webdriver);
WebElement we = webdriver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[@href = '/docs'"));
action.moveToElement(we).build.perform();

WebElement config = webdriver.findElement(By.xpath("(//a[contains(@href,'/docs/configuration')])[1]));
action.moveToElement(config).click().build.perform();

i need to click the app configuration option

A: No need to pass index in xpath, in html href is unique. so you can directly give xpath. like:
   WebElement config = webdriver.findElement(By.xpath("//a[contains(@href,'/docs/configuration')]"));

A: Call directly click on the WebElement (no need for Actions):
By loc = By.xpath("(//a[contains(@href,'/docs/configuration')])[1]");
WebElement config = webdriver.findElement(loc);
config.click();

Works for me with selenium-java-2.44.0 (although '/docs/configuration' is not a valid target in my setup).

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13 April 2018 18 April 2018 Y. Ben-Ari
Bumetanide strikes again in the arena of neurological disorders: a novel therapeutic approach to treat Parkinson's disease
A new study led by Prs. Yehezkel Ben-Ari & Constance Hammond (Neurochlore and B&A Therapeutics, Marseille, France) demonstrates that bumetanide, an antagonist of the NKCC1 chloride importer, normalizes the activity of neurons in the striatum and alleviates motor impairment in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease. These findings corroborate the results of a pilot clinical study previously conducted in collaboration with Pr. Philippe Damier (CHU Nantes, France), and set solid foundations for a phase 2 clinical trial in this indication. The work is published in Nature Communications on 12th april, 2018.
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that progressively leads to motor impairments including movement difficulties (akinesia), tremors, rigidity and often the development of a distinctive gait characterized by a stooped position, diminished or absent arm swings and freezing episodes (a temporary inability to move). Most cases of Parkinson's disease are sporadic, and their origin remains unknown. PD is due to loss of neurons that produce dopamine leading to a loss of this chemical messenger notably in the striatum, which is instrumental to the control of movements. Current therapies for PD are all designed to restore dopamine transmission in the brain (by increasing the amount of brain dopamine or acting directly on dopamine receptors). These treatments are efficient but associated with side effects like involuntary movements (dyskinesias) and their efficiency usually decreases over time raising the need for other non dopaminergic treatments.
This new study published in Nature Communications results from the convergence of 2 series of observations: studies by the group of Pr. Hammond showing that loss of dopaminergic neurons severly impacts GABAergic signals in the striatum and investigations by Pr. Ben-Ari's teams showing that GABAergic dysfunction in many pathological conditons is due to an accumulation of chloride in neurons that suppresses the inhibitory action of GABA. Hence the idea to reduce these levels with bumetanide, a blocker of chloride import in cells.
In this new study, they have first discovered that, unlike most neurons which typically release a single neurotransmitter, a subpopulation of striatal neurons actually releases two different chemical agents: acetylcholine and GABA, which respectively activate and inhibit neuronal activity to ensure proper motor control. In a mouse model of Parkinson's disease produced by chemical destruction of dopamine cells, chloride accumulates in these neurons, leading to a loss of GABAergic inhibition and an unbalanced excitatory drive and motor disturbance. Bumetanide restores GABAergic inhibition, normalizes neuronal activity and spectacularly improves motor skills.
"We now provide mechanistic insight into the effects of bumetanide on striatal neurons to improve motor function in Parkinson's disease", stresses Pr. Yehezkel Ben-Ari, President and co-founder of Neurochlore and B&A Therapeutics. "Our results also confirm our hypothesis that the pathological state arises as a result of a chronic defect in the mechanisms that control the concentration of intracellular chloride to regulate neuron excitability. It raises the possibility of a novel treatment for Parkinson's that is not based on the restoration of dopaminergic signals. "
In keeping with this, Pr. Damier conducted in 2016 a pilot open study on 4 parkinsonian patients and demonstrated that bumetanide treatment, associated with levodopa treatment, reduced the severity of some motor symptoms, in particular freezing and falls. "Current treatments for Parkinson's all seek to restore dopamine transmission in the brain. Our work over the past years has identified bumetanide as an alternative that we now know acts by a different mechanism", explains Pr. Philippe Damier, Professor of neurology at Nantes University Hospital "In addition, bumetanide has been used for its diuretic properties for several decades to treat hypertension, broncho-pulmonary dysplasia, nephritic syndromes or heart congestions and is known to cause mild and manageable side-effects (diuresis, hypokalemia and dehydration). It could therefore represent a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease and may lead to a real gain in quality of life for our patients."
This convergence of experimental research and pilot clinical trials open the way to a phase 2 clinical trial in this indication.
About B&A Therapeutics
B&A Therapeutics has been created 4 years ago (primarily) by Y Ben-Ari, P Damier and C Hammond to gain better understanding on the pathogenesis of Parkinson Disease and develop novel treatments. It relies on the expertise of Prof Hammond and Damier on the experimental and clinical features of the disease, respectively, and Prof Ben-Ari on chloride regulation and the usefulness of Bumetanide in restoring low levels of chloride in neurons. It is accompanied by experts in drug development and patent issues. In parallel to its experimental research, B&A Therapeutics sponsors clinical trials on Parkinson Disease.
About Neurochlore
Neurochlore is developing an innovative therapeutic strategy to ameliorate developmental brain pathologies. Located within the biotech district of Grand Luminy campus (Marseille) and founded by Pr. Ben-Ari, the company has formed close links with internationally recognized scientific experts in some fields of developmental neurobiology and neurological disorders, favoring interactions between basic and applied research. 21 researchers and ingeneers have been recruited by the company. Neurochlore has also established extensive collaborations with drug developers and clinical experts in neuro-pediatrics and psychiatry to accelerate the development and clinical evaluation of its therapeutic agent and extend its application field. The company has an international patent in the use of bumetanide in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Fragile X. In parallel to its extensive research on brain development in health and disease, Neurochlore sponsors clinical trials on developmental disorders.
About Nantes University Hospital
Nantes is a University Hospital with out and in-patients facilities to provide diagnosis and treatment for most diseases. In close collaboration with Nantes University and INSERM, the hospital develops several programs in basic and clinical research. Through a medical school, it is in charge of general and specialized medical training. The department of neurology has specific expertise in stroke, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis. The clinical research center has a 15-year experience in phase 2 drug/device trials and pathophysiological studies in these fields. It has close links with two basic research labs: one dedicates to the enteric nervous system (with a focus on its dysfunction and lesion in PD and other degenerative diseases) and one to neuro-immunology (with a focus on multiple sclerosis alteration).
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What does the fox say? No one is sure, but you can sing about it in this surprise novelty hit that is both bizarre and brilliant. Your singers will love recreating the imaginative video performance by the Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis.


To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the Edinburgh Agreement to be a model for an independence referendum.
The 2014 referendum was widely recognised as meeting the highest standards of fairness and transparency.
This Parliament voted yesterday to mandate the Scottish Government to take forward discussions with the UK Government on the details of an order under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 to ensure that the Scottish Parliament can legislate for a referendum to be held. As the First Minister has made clear, the Scottish Government will begin that process later this week.


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Q: Not able to see data when returning from firebase in angular4 I am trying to receive some data in my component using firebase.
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Home Latest News NTT Security to acquire WhiteHat Security
NTT Security to acquire WhiteHat Security
NTT Security has announced it is to acquire application security company, WhiteHat Security. As part of the deal, WhiteHat Security will remain independent and operate as a subsidiary of NTT Security. The acquisition comes as NTT Security is moving towards a merger with NTT Communications and Dimension Data to create a single company. As such, allowing a subsidiary to remain fully independent seems a little strange.
Katsumi Nakata, Chief Executive Officer, NTT Security
Announcing the deal Katsumi Nakata, Chief Executive Officer, NTT Security said: "NTT Security's overarching goal is to provide comprehensive, game-changing cybersecurity solutions that address the broader needs of digital transformation. WhiteHat is recognized globally as a leader and pioneer in the application security cloud services and DevSecOps spaces.
"By bringing WhiteHat Security into our portfolio we are now well positioned to deliver on our vision of securing a smart and connected society by providing comprehensive security solutions for enterprises undergoing digital transformation."
What does WhiteHat Security bring to NTT Security?
This deal expands the scope of the solutions offered by NTT Security. WhiteHat has its own cloud-based Application Security Platform. Once integrated into the existing NTT Security solutions, it will deliver an end-to-end security platform spanning everyone from developers to operations and users.
DevOps is increasingly being adopted by organisations who want a faster way to create and deploy applications. Many see it as being part of the digital transformation of the business. It allows users and business units to have the apps that they need in order to achieve a competitive advantage. The challenge with the acceleration of app development has always been accommodating security. Enter DevSecOps which seeks to make security part of that accelerated process through automation.
WhiteHat Security is best known for it's DevSecOps work. It allows developers to 'shift left' when it comes to security. Shift left means putting security first when it comes to app development rather than bolting it on at the end. Developers are able to secure and test their code as they work through the app development process. IT security and operations teams are also able to expand the test cases and deliver automated tests to help developers.
Craig Hinkly, CEO at WhiteHat commented in a blog: "Together, the two organizations have a combined portfolio of cyber-security solutions that comprehensively address the needs of enterprise security that range from IT infrastructure to critical business applications, covering the full lifecycle of digital transformation."
Part of this deal will also see WhiteHat gain access to the consulting and advisory services that NTT Security offers. This will allow it to target larger enterprises. WhiteHat also gets access to the threat intelligence and other services that NTT Security has. This will enable it to respond to emerging threats as they are detected.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed. WhiteHat security has raised over $50 million (Source: Crunchbase), last raising $31 million in 2013 in a funding round led by JMI Equity.
Enterprise Times: What does this mean?
Overall, this is a good move by NTT Security. As it works towards the merger with NTT Communications and Dimension Data, it needs to widen its security offerings. This certainly achieves that and is something that will appeal to existing customers.
The news also comes hot on the heels of the announcement of joint R&D between NTT Security and Orange. That deal will focus on areas such as 5G, connected cars and smart cities. The latter two will see a lot more emphasis on the secure development of applications. This acquisition allows NTT Security to be a much more active player in that application space. It is unlikely to be the last acquisition as it expands its reach into these emerging markets.
The only thing that raises eyebrows is the statement that WhiteHat Security will remain independent. The question is, for how long? It seems to run counter to the whole idea of creating a technology behemoth by merging three large entities is parts of those are still running around doing their own thing. Integrated product roadmaps and product updates are what customers will expect. How this will be handled remains to be seen.
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General Expectations - The total length of each gathering is about an hour and fifteen minutes. Each gathering basically consists of a time of music and singing with a live band at the beginning, a few brief announcements, and then a teaching and application time.
Guests - We don't single guests out from the stage and you are never obligated to give us any personal information or money. We hope that you feel comfortable and welcomed as our guest!
Dress - We are typically a pretty casual church. Feel free to come as you are and wear what you feel most comfortable in. Jeans are common and welcome.


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Sneak Preview of Thursday's Presentation!
This Thursday, we will have a brief opportunity to hear from Pretlow Riddick, President of Criterion Development Partners, regarding their plans for the former Parkview Village / Scenic Bluff Village duplex community adjacent to Oakhurst Scenic Drive. Click here to see a sneak preview of Thursday's presentation.
Our primary speaker for the evening will be Kim Mote, Assistant Director of the City's Code Enforcement Department. He is the City's Solid Waste Manager and is directly responsible for the City's residential collection program. The title of his presentation is Re-thinking Waste: A Greener Fort Worth. He will be talking about updates to the City's solid waste plan. Anyone interested in the "greening" of Fort Worth and our neighborhood will be very interested in his talk on recycling, sustainability, and the latest things the City is doing and is considering in this area.
Check out this month's issue of The Oak Leaflet online! This issue includes info on Amon-Carter Riverside High School graduation rates, our upcoming February meeting topic, an update on Oncor's ongoing work to replace transmission towers in West Oakhurst, and more.


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// Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.

using System;

namespace Microsoft.Azure.Management.ResourceManager.Fluent.Core
{
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    /// Child resource abstract implementation.
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Debbie McGee, Rachel Ward and friends unpick the weekend's Strictly action, every Monday.
Dr Ranj on Joe & Dianne, the romance, the upcoming tour, changes for 2019 & winners Stacey and Kevin!
Ranj also talks us through what happened when the cast of 2018 celebrated Stacey and Kevin's win on Saturday night; yes, Lee Ryan sang some Blue songs and yes, the odd Steps' tune did get a spin in Faye's honour.
Alongside host Rachel Ward, plus the Telegraph's Chrissy Amer and Jess McAree, our panel dissect the show dances and look back at their memorable moments from this series. But that's not all, for this final episode of the series, we've got some serious suggestions for potential format changes when Strictly returns next September and our panel has early predictions on which celebrities could get involved in 2019.
Lauren and AJ plus that Ashley dilemma discussed in full!
Ashley Roberts is still bearing the brunt of whether it's fair to have those with professional dance experience appear on Strictly and it gets a thorough airing on this week's podcast. Debbie McGee, host Rachel Ward and the Telegraph's Jess McAree and Chrissy Amer weigh in with their thoughts as we look ahead to the final four of Ashley, Joe, Faye and Stacey.
Lauren Steadman and AJ Pritchard chat to us backstage at Elstree Studios, reflecting on how they've adapted their choreography throughout the series, Lauren's determination and AJ's potential next career as a ventriloquist. Really.
We also give our Strictly final predictions on which dances we'd like to see again and what a good booking the team have got for the final musical guest. Christmas has arrived.
Email us at strictly@telegraph.co.uk with your thoughts and there's the hashtag #TalkingStrictly if you want to chat on social media. New episodes arrive every Monday teatime and for the latest on what's in store on Strictly, keep up to date by visiting www.telegraph.co.uk/strictly for Michael Hogan's live blog and the weekly Ballroom Bulletin.
Ore Oduba, Charles Venn and Strictly tour secrets!
Ore Oduba, 2016 Strictly champ, is in the studio to launch the 2019 live tour and came prepared to dish the dirt. Debbie McGee joins us from panto rehearsals, and reminisces with Ore about tour life, room service, massages and all.
Charles Venn and Karen Clifton share what makes a Strictly high as well as revealing Charles' dance nemesis. There's also the tricks of the trade for when you're waiting to go out on the Strictly dance floor, and the cheekiness that can happen waiting to dance on the live tour. Plus Ore and Debbie discuss the pros and cons of being joined by more dancers than you're used to for those live routines.
Host Rachel Ward and Telegraph panelists Jess McAree and Chrissy Amer bring it all together plus we hear what a young Strictly fan made of Saturday night's action, and we've got a bunch of stats to get you in the mood for the semi-finals.
Email us at strictly@telegraph.co.uk with your thoughts on Strictly so far and there's the hashtag #TalkingStrictly if you want to chat on social media. New episodes arrive every Monday teatime and for the latest on what's in store on Strictly, keep up to date by visiting www.telegraph.co.uk/strictly for Michael Hogan's live blog and the weekly Ballroom Bulletin.


How big are the walruses tusks really?
The tusks are actually large canine teeth and can grow to be as long as three feet!
Is it hard to find ice with chlorophyll and to bring it back to the lab?
It's not too difficult. We use a drill attached to a core barrel. We drill into the ice (just like drilling a hole in a piece of wood).
Since the core barrel is hollow, the ice core stays inside while we pull it up and out. It is put on a surface with a yard stick and sawed into smaller pieces. The pieces are put into plastic bags and brought back to the ship. It is then melted down to water, filtered and tested for chlorophyll. Water samples are also taken to test for chlorophyll.
The water samples are taken with a CTD. Please see the post, "Scientific Equipment" to see all the great equipment used to collect samples!
Have you seen any snowy owls?
No, we haven't seen any owls. Our entire expedition has been on the ice. Snowy owls do live in Alaska but not on the ice. We left from Dutch Harbor, AK which is in the Aleutian Islands. The snowy owl lives in the interior, south-central and south-west areas of the state.
Do you drink lots of hot chocolate when you feel cold?
Hot chocolate is always available and a lot of people like to drink it when we come in from the ice.
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The Man who Will not Bow
Posted on July 3, 2020 by Gordon C. Stewart
Independence Day at Mount Rushmore
The Fourth of July feels a bit different this year. When the sculptors chiseled the 60-foot faces of Presidents George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), they could not have imagined a pyrotechnic desecration of national monument, although they knew their defacing of the granite desecrated the land once enjoyed by America's vanquished First People. They could not imagine that in 2020 the four celebrated presidents' statues would be toppled on public squares for having owned other human beings while their successor ignores a pandemic to shine the light on himself.
"Too much faith in 'just one man'"
Weeks ago I learned that FoxNews host Tucker Carlson had asked my question. I have to check it out. Finding a YouTube of that particular Tucker Carlson Tonight episode, I can't believe my ears or eyes.
"Many of our leaders believe his every word is tantamount to law, and in effect it has been," says Tucker. "Just how wise is the man making these laws? Has America put too much faith in just one man?"
Who is the man?
Answer? Dr. Fauci. "Is he really a man of science?" We're living in parallel universes. While the president who doesn't drink was taking — or alleged to be taking — a cocktail of hydroxychloroquine against the medical counsel of Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx. Replying to a White House corrrespondent's question about the drug he claims is a "game changer," Mr. Trump responded, "Yeah, I'm taking it. I've been taking it for two weeks," adding that he follows up the antimalarial drug with an antibiotic.
Misplaced Faith and Displaced Science
Two weeks later, Lancet, the weekly peer-reviewed medical journal that began in 1823, published a study of the risks and benefits of treating COVID-19 with antimalarial drugs, based on the medical records of 96,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients on six continents. "Nearly 15,000 of the 96,000 COVID patients in the analysis were treated with hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine alone or in combination with a type of antibiotic … within 48 hours," as reported by the Washington Post (May 23, 2020).
The death rate of the patients treated with antimalarial drugs increased by 45%. Risk of serious heart arrhythmias increased by 411%. They found no benefits.
"If there was ever hope for this drug," said Cardiologist Eric Topol of the Scripps Research Transatlantic Institute, "this is the end of it."
Not the End of It
But it's not the end of it. A president who has claimed to know more about the military than the generals and the Pentagon; more about Afghanistan, North Korea and China than career professionals at the State Department and the intelligence community; more about medicine than the CDC, Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx, and the public health professionals licensed to practice medicine; the man who shifts the global spotlight from the coronavirus pandemic to his own sorry self; the law-and-order president who fires inspectors-general who do their jobs of protecting the rule of law from political influence — this is the president who will continue shamelessly shamming and scamming the American public on the road to re-election.
The Man Who Does Not Bow
President Donald Trump bows to no one but himself. The Fourth of July firework display at Mount Rushmore will be hosted by a man who believes there will be a fifth face chiseled in the granite with the former presidents who were not as great as he. Assuming Mr. Trump's cocktail doesn't take him before the November election, he can count on Fox to bow to continue the propaganda campaign to "Keep America Great."
Gordon C. Stewart, author Be Still! Departure from Collective Madness (2017, Wipf and Stock), Chaska, MN
P.S. A future social commentary will discuss bowing as an act of humility and respect for what is greater than one's lesser self.
This entry was posted in America, public health, Social Commentary, Spirituality and tagged COVID-19 treatment, Dr. Fauci and President Trump, Lancet study of hydroxylchoroquine risks an benefits, misplaced faith, Tucker Carson Tonight by Gordon C. Stewart. Bookmark the permalink.
6 thoughts on "The Man who Will not Bow"
Garry Armstrong on July 4, 2020 at 12:56 pm said:
The idea of this miscreant using Mt. Rushmore – clearly for personal political gain and NOT to celebrate our nation — just another nauseating and ultra transparent effort to get publicity.
Gordon C. Stewart on July 5, 2020 at 8:40 pm said:
Garry, I think Bernard Shaw would agree with us! Stay well, my friend.
slmret on July 3, 2020 at 10:32 pm said:
Interestingly, I just learned that Don Jr's girlfriend has tested positive for Covid-19!
That IS interesting. Is Don Jr's girlfriend ever around Don Sr.? Is her positive a case of happenstance, or might it be divine providence?
slmret on July 5, 2020 at 9:50 pm said:
I don't know — it's now been widely reported, and we'll undoubtedly hear more details in the next few days.
Gordon C. Stewart on July 6, 2020 at 8:31 am said:
Slmret, I'm waiting but won't hold my breath. Stay alert. Update us when you hear any good news. Stay well. Thanks for connecting with Views from the Edge.


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Wiley and CAS Announce Collaboration to Deliver Advanced Predictive Cheminformatics Capabilities to Researchers Worldwide
HOBOKEN, NJ and COLUMBUS, OH— May 22, 2017—John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (NYSE:JWa) (NYSE:JWb), and CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, today announced a partnership that will accelerate the evolution of predictive synthesis by enriching Wiley's award-winning ChemPlanner technology with the most accurate and complete chemical information from CAS.
Rapid advances in the fields of predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning offer tremendous opportunity to enhance the way scientific information is queried and analyzed. ChemPlanner's state-of-the-art cheminformatics technology helps chemists find the best selection of diverse and viable routes for their synthesis, increasing their efficiency and creativity when developing new molecules.
As an innovative provider of sophisticated digital information solutions, CAS will enhance ChemPlanner with a wealth of additional reaction content and associated references, including reactions from patents.Integrating more than 10 times the reaction content and offering valuable new features suggested by current ChemPlanner users, including stereoselective retrosynthetic prediction and customizable relevance ranking, this powerful new version of ChemPlanner will be delivered exclusively in SciFindern, a new research experience from CAS that exponentially elevates scientific discovery.
"The integration of the rich CAS content portfolio will greatly enhance the quality and scope of ChemPlanner's predictions, as well as the utility of the resulting synthetic routes to help researchers overcome synthesis challenges faster." said Dr. Matthew J. Toussant, senior vice president of product and content operations, CAS. "CAS has a strategic focus on leveraging emerging machine learning and predictive technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific research, and this is our initial step in that evolution."
"Wiley is thrilled to collaborate with CAS and to make ChemPlanner accessible to hundreds of thousands of researchers worldwide," said Jay Flynn, SVP & MD, Research Publishing, Wiley. "CAS is big data for chemistry, making this marriage of best-in-class content and technology a natural partnership. Our goal is to provide powerful, data-driven content that helps chemists solve global challenges."
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CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, is dedicated to the ACS vision of improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry. The CAS team of highly trained scientists finds, collects, and organizes all publicly disclosed substance information, creating the world's most valuable collection of content that is vital to innovation worldwide. Scientific researchers, patent professionals and business leaders around the world rely on a suite of research solutions from CAS that enables discovery and facilitates workflows to fuel tomorrow's innovation. Visit the CAS website at http://www.cas.org.
Wiley, a global company, helps people and organizations develop the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. Our online scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, combined with our digital learning, assessment and certification solutions help universities, learned societies, businesses, governments and individuals increase the academic and professional impact of their work. For more than 200 years, we have delivered consistent performance to our stakeholders. The company's website can be accessed at www.wiley.com


Provides an overview of the theoretical and practical concerns in the study and practice of communication within interpersonal encounters. Emphasizes how to analyze communicative behavior and practice applied strategies for improving communication skills in the context of interpersonal settings of work, family, friendship, and romance.
Provides an introduction to participatory and asset-oriented approaches to forming community partnerships. Students learn concepts and skills necessary for successfully engaging in community building, including: the importance of self-reflection; personal skill assessment; cultural humility; issues regarding power and privilege; reciprocity; and core principles inherent in community-based participatory approaches.
Provides students with basic preparatory knowledge and skills in a health-related topic. Covers fundamental concepts and principles, as well as practical applications, to prepare students with a better understanding of promoting human health and well-being. Offered: AWSpS.
Provides an introduction to physical activity fitness, nutrition, and health. Emphasizes theoretical foundations, practical applications, and skill development to promote and sustain personal well-being and health.
Provides an introduction to the growing field of global health, using films to highlight the diverse experiences of illness and health care across the world.
Focuses on quantitative and qualitative growth and developmental changes across the lifespan from conception to end of life. Emphasizes influence of changes on health and how developmental theory and research guide health promotional efforts. Uses contextual perspective to analyze how interactions between biology and environment contribute to developmental outcomes.
Introduction to global health for students of all backgrounds and disciplines. Focuses on how health is measured around the world, and how socioecological forces shape health experiences and outcomes. Surveys topics of global health research and practice, and invites students to independently analyze global health issues in specific geographic contexts.
Provides an overview of basic concepts of statistics used in health sciences with opportunities to learn through experience with health-related data.
Multiple factors contribute to the nutritional status of individuals. Among these factors are culture and religion. Understanding the meanings people place on food and the role food holds in some people's value and belief systems is necessary to provide holistic care.
Explores factors necessary to maintain and enhance the nutritional needs of independently living older adults.
Introduces key concepts of nutritional science: biochemistry, anatomy and physiology, diet analysis, and scientific principles of investigation. Students explore components of a healthy diet in the context of health and wellness, self-discovery, research analysis, and current issues. Offered: AW.
Examines the fundamentals of nutrition for different life stages including pregnancy, infancy, childhood adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Covers topics applicable to needs at each stage, Students conduct a personal dietary assessment and analyze the application of nutrition at the self, family, and community levels.
Investigates the role of nutrition in promoting, maintain, and improving health in the community. Students study the role of various indicators of a healthy community; social determinants of health, legislation, food access, and community design. Students outreach with local nutrition and wellness partners.
Introduces students to a holistic view of health and covers the eight dimensions of wellness. Emphasizes personal health and how socio-ecological and cultural factors influence individual behavior and overall health status. Explore strategies that improve lifetime wellness. Offered: ASpS.
Examines health issues in the Latina/o community through the lens of health research, arts and other cultural expressions, community organization stakeholders, and fieldwork. Focuses on the diverse experiences with health care and healing systems of this rapidly growing US community.
Examination, analysis, and critique of aspects of women's health from a feminist/anti-oppression perspective. Topics include definitions of women's health, concepts of bodies/health, reproductive health/reproductive justice, the United States healthcare system, and disparities in women's health. Uses scholarly and popular articles/books, digital media, film, and graphic novels as source materials.
Examines the connections between infectious disease and human history focusing on how plagues and epidemics influence social upheavals and changes in civilization. Explores historical implication, cause, and symptoms, transmission, treatment, and future threat diseases such as smallpox, plague, cholera, influenza, tuberculosis, syphilis, malaria, yellow fever, and HIV.
Examines the basic biology and history of cancer with a focus on how genetics, age, infectious agents, and environmental factors contribute to the developmental of disease. The risk factors, cause, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancers including breast, skin, liver, thyroid, prostate, lung, and cervical are explored.
Examines race and socioeconomic status, and their effect on health and health care. Attention is given to the health status of the poor and of major racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States, with respect to ways in which their health and healthcare services are embedded in social contexts.
Provides a link between migration and public health using the social determinants of health framework. Emphasizes how migrants/immigrants are portrayed in films, television, literature, music, and other artistic images. Explores theories of migration, migration-health relationship, and health issues of migrant populations.
Explores the diagnostic process, human drama, and public health implications of infectious disease. Specific diseases such as botulism, flesh eating bacteria, tape worms, etc., will be described using case studies to highlight real vs. perceived risk and the role of government in public health. Offered: AWSpS.
Explores how the strategies of quarantine and isolation can be implemented to stop the spread of infectious disease and manage outbreaks. Quarantine policies, background, ethical considerations, potential abuses, connection to disease transmission, and historically important events will be discussed.
Provides students with introductory knowledge and skills in a health-related topic. Covers fundamental concepts and principles, as well as practical applications, to prepare students with a better understanding of promoting human health and well-being. Offered: AWSpS.
Introduction to global health practice that offers a close-up, hands-on, critically-informed, and experiential learning experience either in the form of community based learning projects (CBLR), or connected online international learning (COIL) opportunities, or both. Examines what global health systems, geographies, and professional roles look like around the world.
Examines the relationship between environmental factors and the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and populations. Contemporary understanding of how the natural and built environments influence risk for disease and illness illustrated through case examples. Explores multi-disciplinary approaches to address environmental problems and improve living and work spaces.
Survey of current issues in human health with analysis of selected topics. The personal, social, political, and economic aspects of health are explored through professional health writing and interdisciplinary literature.
Upper-division health related courses for which there are no direct University of Washington Bothell equivalents, taken through a University of Washington study abroad program.
Serves as membership on the campus's research journal Editorial Board. Focuses on managing the content and production of the research journal, which is produced annually. Registration is by instructor permission only. Credit/no-credit only. Credit/no-credit only.
Explores global health concepts related to infectious disease with an emphasis on the connection between the host, pathogen, and environment. Focuses on how microbiology and pathogenicity, in addition to human behavior, influences disease outcomes and impacts society.
Examines the politics of nutrition in the age of globalization. Revisits, re-envisions, and re-articulates dominant understandings of history and culture as they relate to food. Explores food culture as a form of artistic expression, and uses documentary films and interactive theatre to build communication strategies rooted in students' identities. Presents powerful tools for building alliances across racial, gender, class, and cultural lines.
Explores the importance of human genome research findings for patient care and emphasizes developing skills for evaluating and communicating about genetic risks.
Facilitates understanding of complex relationships between human health and living and working environments. Students identify ways that professionals, private citizens, and members of community groups can take actions to preserve the environment and protect human health.
Through writing, video, storytelling, and creative exploration, examines the forces that shape our choices about food, and how food choices drive our economy, our health, our self-image, and our social connections.
Explores the impact of social, economic, historic, and environmental disparities on American Indian/Alaska Native health, along with the healing effects of Native art, culture, pride, and community.
Critical exploration into the emerging field of global health, focusing on: how historical and social forces shape health in the world; and global health practice and strategy across different contexts.
Provides an overview of biobehavior and psychosocial health issues in American Indian communities. Uses media created by Native people and expresses perspectives best understood in Native voices and images to explore how social determinants of health intersect and shape health conditions, health beliefs, healing practices, and delivery of care.
Provides an overview of the health and health care challenges in a developing and low-income country. Addresses socio-cultural, environmental, economic, political, and ecological factors that influence health, illness, disability, and death as well as responses to health issues both within and outside the health sector. Includes study abroad.
Explores how one or more of the arts/humanities are used in healthcare settings to help patients, their families and friends, and healthcare professionals: promote wellness, healing and recovery; and process illness, trauma, or loss experiences.
Interdisciplinary course explores the inter-connectedness of identity, culture, healing. Addresses how women make meaning in their lives; how they are both shaped by and influence history, culture, and the world. Integrates humanities, social and health sciences to study cultural influences on women's health and healing.
Explores growth and development, challenges of adolescence, and how society, through its communities, health agencies and schools and media, identifies and responds to adolescent health care needs. Uses literature and media produced for adolescent and professional, reflective writing and interviews to examine issues related to promoting adolescent health.
Examines the conditions (political, economic, cultural, historical) that create and sustain disparities in health globally and locally. Critically examines health issues from multiple perspectives, exploring theories and movements of people creating social justice in health within frameworks that are both globally and locally situated.
Examines current and emerging global health challenges, their transnational determinants, and selected policies that address those challenges at varying national and global political contexts.
Examines representations of ethical and policy conflicts about health and health care in contemporary films. Explores competing images of bodies, workers, policies, and institutions used to frame these debates. Films supplemented by readings in film analysis, literature, narrative ethics, and health policy.
Introduction to the health education profession, associated competencies, theories and principles of health communication. Covers strategies and design principles for planning culturally tailored health education and communication for a variety of audiences, uses digital technology and social media for health promotion. Includes a service learning assignment. Prerequisite: BHS 201 Offered: ASp.
Introduction to management and leadership principles for health promotion specialists and other health professionals. Content develops skills and competencies for managing and leading health promotion programs and staff. Activities emphasize introspection and reflection, cultural humility, and address issues that influence the implementation of health promotion programs. Prerequisite: BHS 201 Offered: AWSpS.
Introduction to program planning for health education specialists, including: needs and capacity assessment, strategy selection, and theoretical frameworks. Covers program implementation, management, and evaluation concepts. Assignments include developing a sample program plan and experiential, community-based activities. Prerequisite: BHS 201 Offered: AWSpS.
Introduces competencies, theories and principles of program evaluation to health education and promotion specialists. Emphasizes cultural humility and respectful community engagement as frameworks for successful program evaluation. Explores and employs various evaluation methodologies, quantitative and qualitative. Includes a service learning assignment. Prerequisite: BHS 201; BHS 300; B HLTH 437 Offered: AWSpS.
Examines how health policy and advocacy influence health outcomes of individuals and populations. Addresses policy process and the advocacy role of health education specialists in influencing local, state, and federal policy. Considers the impact of global trends on public health practice, policy, and systems. Prerequisite: BHS 201 Offered: AWSpS.
Intended for students less familiar with military and veteran issues and environments. Addresses the more common mental and physical health issues that are faced by today's veterans (primarily but not exclusively United States military veterans), their families, and communities.
Introduces principles and approaches of engaging and collaborating with communities when planning, implementing, and evaluating population-level interventions and research. Includes fieldwork assignment with a community agency or organization so lessons of community engagement can be experienced.
Focuses on family caregiving across the lifespan. Examines issues, problems, and challenges family caregivers face while taking on this role across communities and illnesses. Supports health and social service providers in defining their roles within the context of family caregiving.
Focuses on understanding the experience of aging and developing competence in assessing older adults and their needs. Studies and evaluates selected evidence-based functional, clinical, and psycho-social assessment instruments and approaches relevant to desired professional practice focus.
Analyzes community and individual vulnerabilities and assets that impact disaster outcomes. Examines hazard awareness, risk reduction, resiliency, and mitigation in disaster prevention planning and response. Addresses select assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts to enhance community and individual capacities. Also applies public health principles in disaster preparation to promote community health.
Examines the history and theory of rhetoric, focusing on how women are represented in terms of persuasion, education, and relationship that might have not been privileged or acceptable in past centuries. Students gain confidence in their abilities to represent themselves as educated, compassionate humans.
Investigates a selected topic in Health and Life Sciences not covered in the current core curriculum.
Investigates a selected topic in Health and Society not covered in the current core curriculum.
Investigates a selected topic in Health Policy, Leadership, & Ethics not covered in the current core curriculum.
Investigates a selected topic in Community Health Intervention and Practice not covered in the current core curriculum.
Provides the opportunity to pursue a specific health-related project under faculty supervision. Project activities facilitate the attainment of knowledge, skills, and practical experience that contribute to the advancement of professional career goals in a health field. Offered: AWSpS.
Provides the opportunity to engage in research-related activities under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Students gain understanding of theoretical and methodological approaches, practical research skills, and importance of scientific findings with respect to a selected area of inquiry in a health science field. Offered: AWSpS.


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Just another international act in a global lineup.
Funk-dub dabblers Fat Freddy's Drop have been announced as an addition to WOMADelaide's 2019 lineup less than 50 days before the event is set to kick off.
It's been five years since the Wellington seven-piece took to the WOMADelaide stage. Since then, their unique mix of dub, funk, soul, jazz and electronica have caused their fame to skyrocket, playing more than 1,000 gigs and earning over 750,000 record sales. Ahead of their 2018 album release, the outfit have teased fans with a new single, 'Trickle Down'.
Fat Freddy's Drop are in good company, joining the John Butler Trio, Julia Jacklin, Christine and the Queens, Mojo Juju and more. Alongside its killer lineup, WOMADelaide's program is jam-packed with 16 workshops, panels and artist discussions. Altogether, the festival has brought together acts from an incredible 25 countries which is no easy feat to accomplish.
WOMADelaide runs between Friday March 8 and Monday March 11. For tickets, head to the festival website.


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