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Published on Friday, September 7 2018
A tough day for Caps' captain Ovechkin...
We think of him at this difficult time...
Washington Capitals star player and captain Alex Ovechkin is an intense and emotional player on the ice, and we are aware of how much of the same he is off the ice, especially today. Before he heads out to the rink for a game, Ovehckin brings along a lot of his past: his jersey number from the KHL is written on his shoulder pads, his late brother's name is stitched into his gloves, and he wears a patch commemorating Lokomotiv Yaroslavl on his chest protector, which he has worn since 2014.
On today, Sept.7, it was a tough day for the Caps captain. Today is the seventh anniversary of that Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which claimed the lives of 43 members of the KHL team.
Coach Brad McCrimmon, forward Pavol Demitra, defenseman Ruslan Salei, forward Josef Vasicek, defenseman Karel Rachunek, forward Jan Marek, forward Alexander Vasyunov, defenseman Karlis Skrastins and goalie Stefan Liv are among the fatalities.
"I lost a lot of friends this summer," Ovechkin said quietly back in 2011 to the Globe and Mail. "I had a lot of situations this summer. This … this was just one of them. Anything can happen in this world. It just happens that those were friends, who do the same job I do. It's a huge tragedy and loss but … you never know when and you never know how."
Ovechkin lost his close friend, Russian forward Alexander Galimov, who suffered burns across 80 percent of his body. He first survived the crash, but died five days after the tragic crash from the serious injuries.
"I played with him when I was a little kid and again on national team, junior," said Ovechkin at the time of the crash. "It's kind of a scary moment. A whole national tragedy."
On Friday, Ovechkin posted remembrance of Lokomotiv on his Instagram account, a photo on Instagram with three praying hands emoji and the text "Remember."
There are a lot of positive things for Ovechkin to focus on. He not only won the Stanley Cup for the first time of his career in June, but also became a first-time father a few weeks later. Ovechkin has a lot of great things around him, with the prestigious trophy before his wife Anastasia gave birth to a son, Sergei Aleksandrovich Ovechkin.
Still, on this tough day, we think of him at this difficult time...
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Our Brains and Art
Arts May 15, 2014 / By Patricia Leavy, Ph.D.
While most people know on some level that the arts can reach and move us in unique ways, there is actually science behind this.
I am a sociologist by training. I come from academic world, reading scholarly articles on topics of social import, but they're almost always boring, dry and quickly forgotten. Yet I can't count how many times I've gone to a movie, a theater production or read a novel and been jarred into seeing something differently, learned something new, felt deep emotions and retained the insights gained. I know from both my research and casual conversations with people in daily life that my experiences are echoed by many.
The arts can tap into issues that are otherwise out of reach and reach people in meaningful ways. This realization brought me to arts-based research (ABR). Arts-based research is an emergent paradigm whereby researchers across the disciplines adapt the tenets of the creative arts in their social research projects. Arts-based research, a term first coined by Elliot Eisner at Stanford University in the early 90s, is based on the assumption that art can teach us in ways that other forms cannot. Scholars can take interview or survey research, for instance, and represent it through art. I've written two novels based on sociological interview research. Sometimes researchers use the arts during data collection, involving research participants in the art-making process, such as drawing their response to a prompt rather than speaking.
The turn by many scholars to arts-based research is most simply explained by my opening example of comparing the experience of consuming jargon-filled and inaccessible academic articles to that of experiencing artistic works. While most people know on some level that the arts can reach and move us in unique ways, there is actually science behind this.
Beginning with the power of fiction, there is a growing body of scholarship on the relationship between neuroscience and literature, often referred to as literary neuroscience. It is actually worth noting that Silas Weir Mitchell (1824-1914), one of the founders of American neurology, was also a fiction writer who published an astonishing nineteen novels, seven poetry books, and many short stories. Many of his works of fiction were linked to patient observations made during his clinical practice and centered on topics dealing with psychological and physiological crises. One wonders if we are only now beginning to understand what Mitchell might have really been on to. Here's a snapshot of recent research.
Natalie Phillips (2012) used the fiction of Jane Austen in a study about how reading affects the brain. The preliminary results of this work have been revealing. Phillips and her colleagues found that the whole brain appears to be transformed as people engage in close readings of fiction. Moreover, there appear to be global activations across a number of different regions of the brain, including some unexpected areas such as those that are involved in movement and touch. This research helps to explain how we become immersed in novels, actually feeling as though we are within the story and that the house could burn down and we wouldn't notice. We actually place ourselves in the story. Research in this area seems to be taking off. For another example, Gregory Berns (2013) led a team of researchers in a study published in Brain Connectivity that suggests there is heightened connectivity in our brains for days after reading a novel.
Research on other art forms has similar implications. For example, Daniel J. Levitin (2007, 2009) has written extensively about the cognitive neuroscience of music. He suggests that music is distributed throughout the brain, in both hemispheres. Further, he argues that, in essence, music is hardwired into our brains.
There is an emerging field called neuroaesthetics that considers how our brains make sense of visual art. Nobel laureate Eric Kandel (2012) explains that visual art activates many distinct and at times conflicting emotional signals in the brain which in turn causes deep memories.
While the preceding examples focus on consuming or experiencing the arts, it is important to note that recent research on the activity of art-making has yielded similar results. For example, there is a growing relationship between art therapy and neuroscience. Many in the field now suggest that both hemispheres of the brain are involved in art making and are necessary for artistic expression. There is clinical research on drawing as well. A study by Rebecca Chamberlain and colleagues in the journal NeuroImage (2014) debunks right-brain and left-brain thinking to argue that those with visual artistic talent or who identify as visual artists have increased amounts of grey and white matter on both sides of the brain.
So whether we are consuming art or involved in art-making ourselves, art impacts us in profound ways not previously understood. There are serious implications for how we might teach, learn, conduct and share research most effectively. These are primary drivers of the arts-based research movement.
In 1963 famed sociologist Lewis A. Coser, far ahead of his time, published a book titled Sociology through Literature which he deemed "experimental." Coser believed that novelists were uniquely able to tap into and describe human experience, which could be of great value to teaching in the social sciences, but he knew others were not yet ready to follow suit. I recently read an op-ed by Gregory Currie published in the New York Times that suggested literary fiction may actually improve our moral sensibility and social intelligence.
A good novel can make us smarter and more compassionate. I think Lewis A. Coser would have enjoyed that article. Considering the scope of what we know now about how the brain works, which no doubt merely scratches the surface, it seems clear that the move to the arts in social research opens limitless possibilities.
This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post 4/23/14. Two corrections have been made.
Patricia Leavy's books Method Meets Art: Arts-Based Research Practice and Fiction as Research Practice are widely available. Visit www.sensepublishers.com and use promo code 192837 for 25% off and automatic free shipping on her two arts-based novels Low-Fat Love and American Circumstance.
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Patricia Leavy, Ph.D.
Patricia Leavy, PhD is an independent scholar, novelist and public speaker (formerly Associate Professor of Sociology, Founding Director of Gender Studies and Chairperson of Sociology & Criminology at Stonehill College). She is one of the most visible proponents worldwide of arts-based research as a means of public and creative scholarship. Patricia has published thirteen non-fiction books, including the best-seller Method Meets Art: Arts-Based Research Practice (Guilford Press, 2009), Essentials of Transdisciplinary Research: Using Problem-Centered Methodologies (Left Coast Press, 2011) and Fiction as Research Practice (Left Coast Press, 2013). She has also published two novels loosely based on interview research, American Circumstance (Sense Publishers, 2013) and Low-Fat Love (Sense Publishers, 2011). Low-Fat Love is Sense Publishers top selling title to date. Patricia is also the editor for four book series including Understanding Qualitative Research with Oxford University Press and Social Fictions, Teaching Gender and Teaching Race & Ethnicity with Sense Publishers. The Social Fictions series is a groundbreaking series and has garnered Patricia considerable attention. It is the first series by an academic press that exclusively publishes the products of arts-based research (full length novels, plays and short story collections informed by social research but written entirely in literary forms). Frequently called on by the media, she has appeared on national television, radio, is regularly quoted by the news media, publishes op-eds and is a blogger for The Huffington Post. She makes presentations and keynote addresses about arts-based research and transdisciplinarity at universities as well as national and international conferences. The New England Sociological Association named her the "2010 New England Sociologist of the Year" and she has recently been nominated for a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry and a Special Achievement Award by the American Creativity Association (in recognition of the Social Fictions series and her work advancing arts-based research).
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A carefully sequenced process in which learning is scaffolded through exploraiton and imitation in movement, speech and playing.
Since the 1960s, interest in the relevance and application of Orff pedagogical principles has spread throughout the world. Interest in the Orff approach in New Zealand has burgeoned in the last 15 years. ONZA is a national organisation of music educators committed to supporting the development of this approach within the New Zealand context. ONZA also seeks to foster research in arts-based education and is committed to developing resources for teachers based on a bicultural approach to music/movement education. ONZA is a member of the Orff Schulwerk Forum, based in Salzburg, an international forum of Orff organisations. Membership throughout New Zealand helps increase ONZA's voice in the promotion of music and movement education for ALL children in schools and the community at large.
ONZA's goal is to support and enable holistic musical development by offering a wide range of professional learning opportunities, which support the application of Orff principles and practices in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Supporting the development of Orff-based pedagogy in educational (including ECE), community and therapeutic settings.
ONZA is an incorporated society (also registered as a charity) governed and administered by music and movement educators. Currently there are around 100 fully subscribed members nationwide. The Society has a governing committee elected annually for a two-year term.


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Q: Injectivity of a holomorphic function on a dense set Suppose we have a holomorphic injective function $f:B_1(0)\setminus\{x\}\to  B_1(0)\setminus\{x\}$ where $B_1(0)$ is the unit ball and $x\in B_1(0)$. Now since $f$ is bounded in a neighborhood of $x$ we may extend it to a function $g$ holomorphic to all $B_1(0)$

I want to prove that $g$ is still injective. My idea was that $B_1(0)\setminus\{x\}$ is a dense subset of $B_1(0)$ so we can find a sequence $x_n$ inside $B_1(0)\setminus \{x\}$ converging to $x$. Then $g'(x)=g'(lim x_n)=lim g'(x_n)$ where all $g'(x_n)\not=0$ but this is not enough to conclude.

A: You need to use the Open Mapping Theorem.
Assume that $\,g:B(0,1)\to B(0,1)\!\smallsetminus\!\{x\}\,$ is not $\,1\!-\!1$. Hence, there exists a $\,y\in B(0,1)\!\smallsetminus\!\{x\}$, such that $\,g(x)=g(y)$.
Open Mapping Theorem implies that if $g$ holomorphic and non-constant then for every $U$ open, so is $g[U]$. Let $0<\delta<|x-y|/3$, then $\,w=g(x)=g(y)\in g[B(x,\delta)]\cap g[B(y,\delta)]$. But as $g[B(x,\delta)]\cap g[B(y,\delta)]$ is open, then there exists an $r>0$, such that
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With consumer confidence at a near-record high, Americans are feeling pretty good about their finances. But even with comfortable levels disposable income and more spending, studies show that life insurance remains low on the financial hierarchy.
In a recent survey, 61% of respondents had opted out of life insurance due to other financial priorities.1 However, the stark reality is that with the annual cost of living at over $135,000 for the average family of four,2 your family's standard of living could quickly disappear should something happen to you (or your spouse for that matter).
If you and your income were gone, how long would your family's savings last? Could they stay in your home? Would your children need to change schools or reduce activities they enjoy? Could they still afford college?
To ensure your family has the resources they'd need to maintain their lifestyle, consider group life insurance through the Alumni Insurance Program. It's straightforward coverage with competitive rates, so you may be able to offer your loved ones even more protection than you thought possible.
Many people overestimate the cost of life insurance. In fact, most consumers estimate the cost of coverage at three times its actual cost.3 In reality, a healthy 35-year-old woman would pay less than $16 per month for a 20-year, $250,000 policy—just a fraction of the average monthly cell phone bill.
If you do have life insurance, you should review your coverage needs periodically—at least every few years—and particularly when a major life event occurs, such as marriage, birth of a child, or a home purchase. You may need to buy more. So while life insurance may be a low financial priority, the irony is that it could provide for all of your other priorities should you die unexpectedly.


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The Tibetan Thangka: Collection in A.P. State Museum, Hyderabad
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Dhargyey, Geshe Ngawang
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The Tibetan Vinaya: Guide to Buddhist Conduct
Rinpoche, Ven. Khenchen Thrangu (Geshe Lharampa) & Abbot of Rumtek Monastery
Traditionally, the Buddhist teachings are divided into three major division:the Sutras, the Vinaya, and the Abhidharma. The Vinaya are the discourses ..
The Tibetan Way of Life, Death and Rebirth
Peacock, John
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Traditionaly, Tibetan Buddhist may be either "Scholars" or "magicians" Scholars live in monastries, practicing celibacy, dicipline and philosophical d ..
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Yoga, the tap root of Hinduism, Jainism, Zen Buddhism, and Taoism, has also influenced the development of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. These seven ..
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This exceptional work of scholarship, which is so accessible to the interested general reader, is the work of the eminent scholar and believer who bro ..
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"If we cannot carry our practice into sleep," Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche writes, "If we lose ourselves every night, what chance do we have to be aware wh ..
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Das, Sarat Chandra
Tibetan-English Dictionary (with Supplement)
Buck, Stuart H.
Tibetan-English Dictionary of Buddhist Terminology
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Development Securities wins business park funding
Updated: 19:00 EST, 7 February 2000
Property firm Development Securities said on Tuesday it signed an agreement with Universities Superannuation Scheme for £25 million forward funding for the first phase of a business park near Cambridge.
Cambourne Business Park, which will cost a total £150 million, forms part of the Cambourne settlement being built 15 kilometres west of Cambridge, itself 90 km north east of London. The 1,040 acre mini-new town of 3,300 houses will be home to around 10,000 people.
Shares in Development Securities were unchanged at 261- 1/2 pence at 1010 , valuing the company at £73 million.
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This was the year of uncertainties. The economy outlook was bleak. Gloom was to befall.
Then we sent out a mock news article containing news of Santa's kidnap. And we followed with a Santa's hat and a ransom note to our clients asking for ransom (in the form of business) to be paid in return for Santa's return by next Christmas.


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Philips Lighting invited us to participate in a limited competition for international fairs during 3 years running time. The concept - a modular and seemingly weightless world of lighting products. Soft to the touch, intuitive. The compositions created a stunning and visionary feel in each and every setup and render that we made. We came up 2nd or 3rd place this time.


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Spy pens can be pretty neat. It's like having something out of a James Bond movie. Except with the advance of modern technology, real spy pens are often better than what you'll see in old movies.
For picking nearly any piece of technology, it's important to take a close look at the details. But details are even more valuable when looking at a spy pen. Especially if you expect the pen to perform equally well as a pen and a camera.
Getting the right spy pen almost entirely depends on your ability to predict how you plan to use the pen. Or more specifically, what you hope to capture, and how often you plan on using the device. If you're going to carry around a pen, spy pen or not, it ought to look nice. In terms of subtly, it shouldn't be obvious the pen is actually capable of recording. Some spy pens are built a little subtler than others.
Being subtle is mostly about disguising the fact there's a lens on the pen. Making the lens very small, and blending in with the color of the pen can help this along. Which is why virtually all spy pens are constructed with a black chassis. But some designs are subtler than others.
Is the pen any good? More often than not, spy pens are pretty unimpressive ballpoint pens. Occasionally it's possible to remove the ink cartridge and replace it with the guts of a nicer pen. Occasionally, you can only use proprietary ink refills. But the bare minimum you should expect is that the pen can have its ink revitalized at some point in time.
Spy pens tend to be bulkier, for reasons which should mostly be self-explanatory. But some pens are bulkier than others, and sometimes that can get in the way of ergonomics. Considering the grip and feel of the pen can matter a great deal if you end up writing with it.
How do you charge the pen? Having to install a battery isn't a grave inconvenience, but it's typically better to be able to charge the camera through USB. Because the relatively small batteries inside of these devices, you can typically expect between 30 minutes and 90 minutes of recording time. But some pens are capable of providing more, and some less.
With respect to visual quality, you'll find that the best spy pens will hover around 1080p. Because you don't need more than 1080p content to really see what's going on. Though some spy pens go to slightly greater resolutions, which can be useful for people who are interested in some type artistic endeavors.
The same is true for frame rates. Being able to capture in 30fps is everything that most people will need, but there are some niche circumstances where being able to capture in higher frame rates can be useful.
Okay, you've captured some video. Now how to do get the data off the pen? In some cases, pens are built with micro USB cards, which are often not included with the spy pen itself. Other pens use internal storage, and then allow you to export the data across a wired interface like USB.
The Goospy Spy Camera Pen isn't going to blow you away. But there's much to appreciate about simplicity. Like you'd expect, this is basically a pen with a camera hidden inside. But Goospy really succeeds when it comes to small details. For instance, you can use this as a pen for normal writing while also recording video.
You can swap the ink, and the pen actually feels pretty comfortable in spite of its slightly bulky size. It does have limitations, like the camera's lack of infrared vision. Is that a deal breaker? It really depends on whether or not you need to record in the dark.
This pen has a total length of about six inches, and a diameter that nearly approaches one full inch. That makes this a slightly bulky pen, but not so much that a person with small hands would have trouble using it, nor so much that it become suspicious.
The camera sits atop the pen, with the lens discreetly placed inside of a decorative design, rendering it effectively invisible. It records in full 1080p HD. Though it doesn't offer special color depth options to speak of, it does provide full clarity, similar to recording with a smartphone.
Content is captured at 30FPS, which is slightly better than the smoothness of broadcast television. Recordings are saved in AVI format, which is pretty close to universally compatible with any platform or device you might want to play video on.
And your data is recorded to a built-in 16GB Micro SD card. In order to retrieve that information, you'll need to pull from the onboard USB 2.0 port. Any platform supporting USB 2.0 will get the job done, including both Windows and Mac OS X.
For people who were intentionally looking for a lens on your pen, and they were to closely investigate the pen in their hands, they would be able to spot the lens. That's really the only limitation to remain aware of as you think about being subtle.
This kit includes a pair of ink refills, a short user manual, and the spy camera pen itself. The user manual mostly instructs you on how to get the most out of your ink refills, and how you can interact with the Micro SD interface. It also includes a 12-month warranty and lifetime support.
The Portocam POT21 doesn't get nearly as much credit as it deserves. This pen hits all of the basics, like 1080p recording, so you're able to record clear videos for conferences, lectures, and so on. But it also provides formidable support when it comes to night vision recording and an expandable memory capacity.
Part of the reason it doesn't get enough credit is because this camera doesn't give you everything you need to get started. But that's really just another way of slashing a few bucks off the price for people who don't need a bunch of extras, right?
The POT21's camera lens sits atop the base of the pen. From inside a short pocket, the lens is perfectly positioned for a great view. That camera is powered with the help of a built-in lithium ion battery. It's a 400mAh cell, which is actually about one third as powerful as the battery used inside some smartphones.
It's pretty powerful, for a pen. From a full charge, that battery can provide you with about three hours of consecutive recording, or 90 minutes of night recording. The night recording takes considerably more power to operate, but you're able to set the recording to trigger based on motion, which can help make things a bit more practical.
As mentioned previously, this pen is capable of delivering full 1080p. Unfortunately, you can't decrease that to lower resolutions, or make any create changes to framerate.
Your saved video content is recorded into various folders to make the filing process easier. When you're getting night footage, everything comes through in black and white. The lack of color can make certain contrasts difficult to make out, but it's actually pretty impressive for such a small pen to provide night vision in the first place.
The lens is tremendously well disguised. The only person who would be able to identify this as a camera pen would be a person who knew precisely what a camera pen looked like, and knew to search for the lens.
Unfortunately, the POT21 does not record audio, and it cannot be used to take pictures. While this pen saves content to an SD drive, an SD card is not included. Video clips reach a maximum of two minutes per file. Additionally, the POT21 doesn't include any refill ink.
Unusually, the Letown 1296P Spy Camera Pen provides shooting power which slightly exceeds 1080p. That's possible with the help of an incredible 20-megapixel sensor. If you leapt back to 2008, you'd find compact camera in this price range would provide maybe 8 megapixels.
The 1296P manages to stuff double the power of a pretty decent compact camera into something as small as a pen. And then it starts layering on extra features. Not everyone needs something with this many extra abilities, but for people who use their spy pen more than occasionally, the 1296P is worth a close look.
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Dairy Cows. Milk market in Italy and Europe and future production perspective. Feeding management: ration balancing and feeding techniques. Efficiency parameters for production and reproduction. Weaning and heifer management. Prepartum preparation with the objective of preventing metabolic disorders. Milk quality. Dry period.
Beef cattle: the meat market in Italy and Europe and future production perspective. Production techniques in relation of the stocker type. Production goals. Feeding of fattening beef and meat quality.


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Human Organs Grown From Animals Could Be Achieved In A Year
Emma Flint
According to the latest news reports, Japanese scientists could receive backing to grow human organs in animals within the next year. A panel of government appointed experts have drafted a recommendation to help create new guidelines for Japan's world-leading approach to embryonic research.
If anyone can recall the stem cell breakthrough article that was featured on The Inquisitr last year, this latest article could be seen as an update on how the science is progressing.
Although in other countries this would raise a warning flag and have many scientists on edge, in Japan the move to do this has widespread support.
Their drawn up plan consist of introducing human stem cells into the embryo of an animal, which many believe will be a pig once the recommendation is granted to create a "chimeric embryo" that can be implanted into the animal's womb.
This in turn will then allow a human organ to grow inside the animal as it matures, which should mean that, by the time the animal is taken to slaughter, the organ can be harvested and then transplanted into a human.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Professor Hiromitsu Nakauchi, head of the centre for stem cell biology and regenerative medicine at the University of Tokyo, said that this move forward is an important stage in embryonic research and has taken over three years to achieve.
Currently, Japanese scientists can only develop the chimeric embryo in laboratory conditions for the total of 14 days because the embryo implantation is prohibited at this moment in time.
However, although the next stage of the process is currently covered in red tape, Prof. Nakauchi believes that, once the revised guidelines have been introduced, the turn-around time for human organ production should be quite quick. This is due to the fact that they have established the correct technique previously.
Although this is important news for science, it needs to be pointed out that the growth of a human heart and kidneys is a far more complicated feat than growing a human pancreas (which they intend to grow first, once they've been given permission).
Nonetheless, the growth of human organs in animals can be seen as a move in the right direction for more challenging organs to be created through the chimeric embryo technique. Especially when you consider how in-demand human organs are, as shown by the black market report that says that organ is sold every hour.
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Mohamed Morei, 18, has been held since 4 January.
The scene of January's stabbing.
A SOLICITOR REPRESENTING a youth accused of murdering a Japanese man in a stabbing in Dundalk has told a court he has serious concerns about his client's fitness to plead.
Mohamed Morei, 18, has been held since 4 January after being charged with the murder of 24-year-old Yosuke Sasaki on the previous day at the Long Avenue, in Dundalk, Co. Louth.
He was unable to attend 11 subsequent hearings at Cloverhill District Court.
The accused had been receiving ongoing medical care in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum in Dublin and was unfit to attend court on those occasions with doctors' notes being furnished stating he was continuing to get treatment.
In June he appeared in court and five additional charges were put to him.
He appeared again at Cloverhill District Court last month and faced another hearing there on Thursday when Judge Alan Mitchell was told the book of evidence was ready.
However, it was not in court to be served on Mr Morei who listened to the proceedings with the help of an Arabic interpreter.
Defence solicitor Barry Callan asked for a four-week adjournment to be granted for a psychiatric report on his client to be completed. He said he had concerns at Mr Morei's fitness to plead and he required the report.
He also had concerns at his client's capacity to give instructions, he told the court.
Judge Mitchell said he did not have jurisdiction over the case and that issue would have to be considered by the Central Criminal Court.
He said he did not want to unnecessarily delay the accused being returned for trial to the Central Criminal Court. Any other matters that come to light can be raised later, he said.
He refused to accede to the defence application for a four-week adjournment and further remanded the accused in custody for another week.
Mr Morei dressed in a tracksuit did not address the court during the hearing on Thursday.
The judge further remanded him in custody to appear again at Cloverhill District Court on August 22 to be served with the book of evidence and returned for trial.
In addition to murder he has five other charges: assault causing harm to two named men at the Inner Relief Road and on Quay Street, in Dundalk on 3 January criminal damage to a car rear window at the Long Avenue, on the same date as well another for trespassing with intent to cause criminal damage at a property there between 2 and 3 January; the final charge was for obstruction of gardai at Dundalk station on 3 January, 2018.
In June, Garda Damien Welby told the court the accused replied "I don't remember any of this" when the trespass charge was put to him and he said "I don't remember anything" in response to the criminal charge.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed that Mr Morei is to face trial on indictment in the Central Criminal Court on all charges.
The DPP has also directed that he can be sent forward to that court "for sentence on a signed plea should that arise". However, yesterday/today (thur) a query was raised by a State solicitor about whether that was permissible in a murder case.
Mr Sasaki, from Ebina, west of Tokyo, was fatally stabbed on The Long Avenue shortly before 9am on 3 January last.
Following his death, an Irish man was injured when he was stabbed a short time later at a nearby location. At 9.40am, gardai received a report that another local man had been injured in an attack.
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Le musée cantonal de zoologie de Lausanne est un musée de Suisse situé dans la ville vaudoise de Lausanne et consacré à la zoologie.

Histoire

Créé en 1818, le Musée cantonal réunissait les premières pièces patrimoniales du canton de Vaud. Il rassemblait, pour la zoologie, des collections anciennes mentionnées dans un manuscrit de 1779 : 678 coquilles, 377 pétrifications, 239 oiseaux étrangers et indigènes, une petite collection de serpents du Surinam et quelques quadrupèdes à l'eau-de-vie. Ce n'est qu'en 1833, avec l'acquisition de la collection Daniel-Alexandre Chavannes, que les collections zoologiques se sont développées. Depuis lors, elles ont occupé deux, puis trois salles de l'Ancienne Académie, jusqu'à leur transfert en 1909 au Palais de Rumine nouvellement construit (1906). Depuis lors, structures, outils et techniques ont évolué, mais le musée garde une muséographie à l'ancienne, en particulier les animaux exposés dans les vitrines de l'aile sud, qui datent du .

Missions
 Acquérir, accepter en dépôt, conserver et préparer les collections
 Étudier les collections et publier les résultats scientifiques de ces études
 Gérer une bibliothèque spécialisée
 Faire connaître les collections auprès de la population et assurer le rayonnement de l'institution sur le plan national et international

Expositions

Exposition permanente
La plus importante en termes de surface et d'animaux exposés, cette exposition présente de manière systématique les principaux groupes d'animaux vertébrés. Plusieurs pièces sont rares, comme le requin blanc, le plus grand spécimen naturalisé visible au monde, l'ours blanc, l'orignal, la girafe ou le buffle.

Depuis le , une salle est consacrée aux animaux disparus. La petite collection d'animaux disparus du musée y est présentée, entourée par des modules qui présentent des aspects particuliers : grandes extinctions, programmes de réintroduction, rôle de l'homme, arbre phylogénétique, etc.

Salle d'anatomie comparée
Destiné à l'enseignement universitaire, ce "musée du musée" a subi peu de modifications depuis le  : il est constitué de rangées de bocaux, de squelettes et de monstres à deux têtes. Une exposition sur les invertébrés complète la présentation.

Expositions temporaires
 2019-2020 : Rhinocéros féroce ?, une exposition qui mélange les rhinocéros récemment restaurés du musée et l'œuvre de l'auteur d'art brut Gaston Dufour
2016-2017 : Parasites! L'exposition qui démange. De la tique au ver solitaire, en passant par la malaria : une expo sur l'univers des parasites
 2016 : Carapaces et Sortilèges, sculptures de François Chapelain-Midy. Sculptures géantes d'insectes, mises en regard de spécimens issus des collections du musée et qui ont servi de modèle au sculpteur.
 2015-2016 : Aqualogue, une expo sur les insectes aquatiques et leur rôle de bio-indicateurs
 2014-2015 : De A à SEXE(S) ou tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur le sexe et la reproduction
 2013-2014 : Bêtes En Stock ou comment conserve-t-on les animaux dans un musée ?
 2012-2013 : Reflets, le rôle de la photographie au musée
 2012 : Made in utero, la naissance de la vie
 2011 : Gare aux coquilles, sur les collections de coquillages
 2009 : Oh My God, sur la théorie de l'évolution, en collaboration avec les musées cantonaux de botanique et de géologie
 2007 : Peinture en bocal/Bocal de peinture, exposition des œuvres de Stéphane Belzère en regard des bocaux anatomiques du musée de zoologie
 2007 : Tortues, qui mélangeait fossiles, statuettes, gravures, carapaces et préparations anatomiques.
1996 : Zoofolie, présentant les œuvres du sculpteur français Jean Fontaine.

Collections

Invertébrés

Les collections d'invertébrés du musée de zoologie comptent plus de 2 millions de spécimens, essentiellement des insectes et des mollusques. Elles sont constituées par les apports de scientifiques internes ou externes au musée et par des dons et des achats de collections privées.

Les collections entomologiques regroupent des spécimens de Suisse, d'Europe et d'ailleurs de presque tous les ordres. Quelques groupes sont particulièrement bien représentés car liés aux thèmes de recherche actuels et passés du musée : Éphéméroptères, Plécoptères, Trichoptères, Hyménoptères (Symphytes, Sphecidae, Formicidae), Diptères (Syrphidae, Chironomidae, Culicidae).

Vertébrés
Les collections de vertébrés comptent environ 25 000 pièces. Il s'agit d'une collection de mammifères, d'oiseaux, de reptiles ou de poissons, conservés en peau, en alcool ou montés pour être exposés.

Accueil de collections privées

Collection Heuvelmans
Bernard Heuvelmans, zoologue passionné de cryptozoologie et grand ami d'Hergé, dont il a inspiré le yéti de Tintin au Tibet, a fait don en 2001 de l'entier de sa collection au musée de zoologie. Celle-ci comprend plusieurs centaines d'ouvrages et d'illustrations, un large fonds iconographique, et quelques objets cryptozoologiques comme un moulage de crâne de yéti ce qui en fait la plus grande collection de cryptozoologie du monde.

Collection Sermet
Albert Sermet, maraîcher yverdonnois, s'est passionné pour les insectes. Il a constitué une collection riche de plus de 300 cadres entomologiques contenant entre 30 000 et 40 000 coléoptères et plus de 3 000 papillons.

Collection Vollmar
Directeur du WWF International de 1962 à 1977,  a visité 30 pays et 150 parcs nationaux. Il en a ramené plus de 42 000 photographies qui ont été léguées au musée de zoologie.

Collection Rochat
James Rochat , ancien directeur des écoles de Rolle et entomologiste amateur passionné, a constitué au cours de 60 ans de travail une collection privée de papillons (Lépidoptères) et de scarabées (Coléoptères) du monde entier : 750 cadres à insectes renfermant plus de 100 000 spécimens sont conservés au musée de zoologie.

Collection de micromammifères de l'UNIL
Professeur à l'Université de Lausanne de 1973 à 2007, Peter Vogel a significativement orienté les travaux de recherches zoologiques vers l'étude des micromammifères en général et des musaraignes en particulier. Les collections accumulées pendant 35 ans ont rejoint les collections de vertébrés du musée de zoologie en 2011.

Conservation et acquisitions

Aujourd'hui, on ne tue plus de vertébrés dans le seul but de compléter une collection d'histoire naturelle. Les collections s'enrichissent grâce à des animaux trouvés morts et rapportés au musée ou recueillis dans des zoos ou centres de soin. Tout aussi important que l'animal lui-même, son origine et sa date de capture sont de précieuses informations, représentatives d'une biodiversité historique. Le patrimoine scientifique est constitué de la pièce et des données y relatives. La pièce fournit des informations morphologiques - taille, envergure, couleur, etc - mais également génétiques. À partir de plumes, de poils ou d'os, il est parfois possible de reconstruire les parentés entre individus, grâce aux collections des musées.

Bibliographie
 Michel Sartori, Musée cantonal de zoologie, dans « Collections cantonales. Héritage en devenir » (Collections cantonales vaudoises) PatrimoineS n° 3, 2018, pp. 134-147.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Palais de Rumine
 Liste des musées du canton de Vaud

Liens externes
 Site officiel du Musée de zoologie
 An Inventory of Major European Bird Collections

Musée à Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne
Bien culturel d'importance nationale dans le canton de Vaud
Lausanne


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Mexico to start WTO dispute settlement over U.S. tariffs
Posted by Galactic Connection | Jun 5, 2018 | 2018, Daily Blog, Geopolitics, Government Laws, Policies, Politicians, Military | 0 |
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will start a dispute settlement process at the World Trade Organization over U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, its economy ministry said on Monday, joining the European Union in seeking WTO involvement against the new measures.
FILE PHOTO: A worker inspects wire rod at TIM stainless steel wire factory in Huamantla, in the Mexican state of Tlaxcala October 11, 2013. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo/File Photo
Mexico's economy ministry, in a statement on Monday, said it believed the U.S. measures, which impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, violate WTO rules.
"The Mexican government asserts that its actions will continue adhering to the rule of international trade law and will be proportional to the damage that Mexico unfortunately receives," the statement said.
Mexico previously said it would hit back against the U.S. tariffs with "equivalent" measures, by targeting U.S. farm and industrial products ranging from pork legs and fruit to steel.
Canada and the EU took similar actions, also pledging new tariffs on a range of products.
The European Union on Friday also submitted a request for consultations with the United States on steel and aluminum tariffs, a first step in the WTO dispute settlement process, a WTO official said.
The tariffs are part of U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to protect U.S. industry from what he described as unfair international competition, and have complicated talks with Mexico and Canada to retool the North America Free Trade Agreement.
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I love this bag! I had an issue with 2 of the zippers and one of the inside pockets had a part of the stitching come out but despite it all I really love the bag. It's roomy and it fits everything I need to carry around plus my toddler's stuff.
It was bigger than I expected but came in handy on my trip to Florida. I was able to put lots of stuff in there and free up my hands.
Best purse ive ever owned!!! Well worth the investment, if you dont have one.....GET ONE!! The large is definitely a huge bag, and the petite is an average size bag!
I love this purse. A mother of four. It has plenty of room to carry all the stuff my kiddos need and doesn't weigh me down. Because of the nice big over the shoulder strap.
It's exactly as advertised. On the larger size. Will use it as a weekender bag.
Looked at this purse/bag for awhile and finally pulled the trigger! I travel a lot so this bag is perfect! Going to buy another color soon!
It holds everything! Love the color.
Love the room that this bag offers! I get so many compliments on it.
Exactly as shown. Sturdy, roomy and smart. I would buy it again.
I love the bag! The only thing I would alter is to have a snap for the large pouch inside. It falls open and doesn't make it easy to get to the bottom of the purse.
I love this bag!! It's perfect for my day trips to Las Vegas.
The bag is perfect. It's large enough to hold everything and comfortable to carry. I've used it every day since it arrived, which was very quickly after placing my order.
Love this bag! Looks exactly like the photo and I am completely satisfied with my purchase!!! It's really roomy with lots of little zippers and pouches to separate and keep things organized!!!
This bag fits everything! And it's so durable!
Good quality and big enough for everything!
I was looking for a commuting alternative to my backpack, and this is it! It fits so much, and also leaves my hands free for coffee! I am going to order another back up.
Love this bag so much I bought this second one! I have coffee and wine and love them both. They arrived within a week and I am very happy with my purchase.
Just used the bag for a quick overnight trip out of town. Was able to fit everything I needed in it with room to spare! Will utilize it as my "extra" carry on/purse for an upcoming trip. Sturdy and made well.
Exactly what I wanted and expected!! Lots of room and pockets to store things, especially for a busy Mom like me who always has a snack or two and a couple toys in my bag. Faster delivery than expected as well. Highly reccomend!!
Love this bag! It is just what I expected and recurved it timely! May have to get another one in a different color!
Nice. Had to have it in two colors.
Love it. I will be using more as a tote since it's a lot bigger than I thought.
Great size - looks great! Wish the handles were just a bit longer.
This is the 2nd purse I have purchased. Love the brown and wine color!!
I like the sturdiness and the style of this bag!! Great color as well!! I received it rather fast as well!! All in all, I'm really happy with it!!
Love my bag, recieved in a timely manner, over all great experience. Will buy from them again!
Big enough to carry what I need for the day. Love all the compartments.
I love the look of this bag, casual in style and lots of room. The hooks on the shoulder straps swivel so the shoulder strap won't twist and become annoying. The small handles are nice to hold onto or slip for elbow holding. I'm happy to have this purse in my collection. Seller was great to work with and shipped very fast.
Amazing quality! Huge and worth every penny.


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text: ==== Breadth versus depth of choice ==== To some people, STV seems more attractive because it allows each voter to make their own choices about their preference ranking, instead of delegating some of that power to a voter's chosen candidate and/or other same-party voters. But the fact that voters give more different preference levels in STV-5 (more "depth of choice") obscures the fact that, because of 5-member districts, they have fewer options at each level (less "breadth of choice"). Increasing district size to STV-7 or STV-9 would help with this, at the cost of more complicated, tedious ballots. It's likely that PLACE's improved "breadth of choice" will outweigh its lower "depth of choice". Here's a wonky math formula to make that argument more precise: In fact, in STV, almost all ballots end up spending almost all their voting power on just one candidate each. So even though a voter can mark multiple preferences, only one of them ends up mattering. That means that all the work of ranking only ensures that their vote will count for one of their preferred candidates out of the most-viable 6 (the winners plus the most-viable runner-up). We can call that a precision of 6 for the 5/6 of voters who help elect a winner, and of 0 for the 1/6 of voters whose votes end up wasted; an "average precision" of 5. How does that compare to PLACE in a 20-winner election? About 1/3 of voters will help elect their absolute favorite candidate over the most-viable loser; a precision of 21. About another 1/4 will see their vote transferred to one of their top choice's predesignated "faction allies". Assuming that there are 2 such allies and that all of them are among the voter's own top 5, that's a precision of 21/6. And then all but 5% of the remainder will see their vote transfer to a member of their favorite viable party; with an effective number of parties of 3.5, that's a precision of 3.5 on average. The overall average precision is thus around 9.3, close to twice as much as under STV. Even if you are one of the minority of voters (approximately 25%) who sees your voting precision lowered from 6 to 3.5, that's not a huge decrease.


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