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Die Schweiz nahm bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1996 in der US-amerikanischen Metropole Atlanta mit 114 Sportlern, 43 Frauen und 71 Männern, in 17 Sportarten teil.

Seit 1896 war es die 23. Teilnahme der Schweiz bei Olympischen Sommerspielen. Damit war die Schweiz eine von fünf Nationen, die bis dahin bei allen olympischen Sommerspielen teilgenommen hatte.

Flaggenträger
Der Handballer Stefan Schärer trug die Flagge der Schweiz während der Eröffnungsfeier am 19. Juli im Centennial Olympic Stadium.

Medaillengewinner
Mit vier gewonnenen Gold- und drei Silbermedaillen belegte das Team der Schweiz Platz 18 im Medaillenspiegel.

Gold

Silber

Teilnehmer nach Sportarten

Badminton
Thomas Wapp
 Einzel: 17. Platz
 Mixed, Doppel: 17. Platz

Santi Wibowo
 Frauen, Einzel: 17. Platz
 Mixed, Doppel: 17. Platz

Fechten
Nic Bürgin
 Degen, Einzel: 21. Platz

Olivier Jacquet
 Degen, Einzel: 34. Platz

Gianna Hablützel-Bürki
 Frauen, Degen, Einzel: 11. Platz
 Frauen, Degen, Mannschaft: 9. Platz

Michèle Wolf-Starzynski
 Frauen, Degen, Einzel: 43. Platz
 Frauen, Degen, Mannschaft: 9. Platz

Sandra Kenel
 Frauen, Degen, Einzel: 45. Platz
 Frauen, Degen, Mannschaft: 9. Platz

Handball
Männerteam
 8. Platz

Kader
Carlos Lima
Christian Meisterhans
Daniel Spengler
Marc Baumgartner
Matthias Zumstein
Nick Christen
René Barth
Robbie Kostadinovich
Rolf Dobler
Roman Brunner
Stefan Schärer
Urs Schärer

Judo
Isabelle Schmutz
 Frauen, Halbleichtgewicht: 18. Platz

Kanu
Peter Matti
 Doppel-Canadier, Slalom: 9. Platz

Ueli Matti
 Doppel-Canadier: 9. Platz

Ingrid Haralamow-Raimann
 Frauen, Einer-Kajak, 500 Meter: 8. Platz
 Frauen, Zweier-Kajak, 500 Meter: Halbfinale
 Frauen, Vierer-Kajak, 500 Meter: Silber

Daniela Baumer
 Frauen, Zweier-Kajak, 500 Meter: Halbfinale
 Frauen, Vierer-Kajak, 500 Meter: Silber

Sabine Eichenberger
 Frauen, Vierer-Kajak, 500 Meter: Silber

Gabi Müller
 Frauen, Vierer-Kajak, 500 Meter: Silber

Sandra Friedli
 Frauen, Einer-Kajak, Slalom: 13. Platz

Nagwa El Desouki
 Frauen, Einer-Kajak, Slalom: 26. Platz

Leichtathletik
Stefan Burkart
 100 Meter: Vorläufe

Alain Reimann
 200 Meter: Vorläufe

Matthias Rusterholz
 400 Meter: Viertelfinale
 4 × 400 Meter: Halbfinale

Laurent Clerc
 400 Meter: Vorläufe
 4 × 400 Meter: Halbfinale

André Bucher
 800 Meter: Halbfinale

Peter Philipp
 1500 Meter: Vorläufe

Marcel Schelbert
 400 Meter Hürden: Vorläufe

Kevin Widmer
 4 × 400 Meter: Halbfinale

Alain Rohr
 4 × 400 Meter: Halbfinale

Pascal Charrière
 50 Kilometer Gehen: 31. Platz

Philipp Huber
 Zehnkampf: 28. Platz

Mireille Donders
 Frauen, 100 Meter: Vorläufe
 Frauen, 200 Meter: Vorläufe

Corinne Simasotchi
 Frauen, 400 Meter: Vorläufe

Anita Weyermann
 Frauen, 5000 Meter: 14. Platz

Daria Nauer
 Frauen, 10.000 Meter: Vorläufe

Ursula Jeitziner
 Frauen, 10.000 Meter: Vorläufe

Franziska Rochat-Moser
 Frauen, Marathon: 18. Platz

Nelly Glauser
 Frauen, Marathon: 34. Platz

Julie Rocheleau-Baumann
 Frauen, 100 Meter Hürden: Halbfinale

Michèle Schenk
 Frauen, 400 Meter Hürden: Halbfinale

Martina Stoop
 Frauen, 400 Meter Hürden: Vorläufe

Sieglinde Cadusch
 Frauen, Hochsprung: 19. Platz in der Qualifikation

Patricia Nadler
 Frauen, Siebenkampf: 23. Platz

Moderner Fünfkampf
Philipp Waeffler
 Einzel: 29. Platz

Radsport
Pascal Richard
 Straßenrennen, Einzel: Gold

Beat Zberg
 Straßenrennen: 52. Platz

Alex Zülle
 Straßenrennen: 104. Platz
 Einzelzeitfahren: 7. Platz

Rolf Järmann
 Straßenrennen: 105. Platz

Thomas Frischknecht
 Straßenrennen: 110. Platz
 Mountainbike, Cross-Country: Silber

Tony Rominger
 Einzelzeitfahren: 5. Platz

Bruno Risi
 Punkterennen: 11. Platz

Beat Wabel
 Mountainbike, Cross-Country: 14. Platz

Barbara Heeb
 Frauen, Straßenrennen, Einzel: 8. Platz

Yvonne Schnorf
 Frauen, Straßenrennen, Einzel: 13. Platz

Diana Rast
 Frauen, Straßenrennen, Einzel: 15. Platz
 Frauen, Einzelzeitfahren: 15. Platz

Daniela Gassmann
 Frauen, Mountainbike, Cross-Country: 12. Platz

Silvia Fürst
 Frauen, Mountainbike, Cross-Country: 16. Platz

Reiten
Christine Stückelberger
 Dressur, Einzel: 17. Platz
 Dressur, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Hans Staub
 Dressur, Einzel: 27. Platz
 Dressur, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Eva Senn
 Dressur, Einzel: 33. Platz
 Dressur, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Barbara von Grebel-Schiendorfer
 Dressur, Einzel: 47. Platz
 Dressur, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Willi Melliger
 Springreiten, Einzel: Silber
 Springreiten, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Urs Fäh
 Springreiten, Einzel: 5. Platz
 Springreiten, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Beat Mändli
 Springreiten, Einzel: 11. Platz
 Springreiten, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Markus Fuchs
 Springreiten, Einzel: 65. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Springreiten, Mannschaft: 6. Platz

Heinz Wehrli
 Vielseitigkeit, Mannschaft: 10. Platz

Christoph Meier
 Vielseitigkeit, Mannschaft: 10. Platz

Marius Marro
 Vielseitigkeit, Mannschaft: 10. Platz

Ringen
Urs Bürgler
 Schwergewicht, griechisch-römisch: 11. Platz

Martin Müller
 Federgewicht, Freistil: 20. Platz

Rudern
Xeno Müller
 Einer: Gold

René Benguerel
 Doppelvierer: 5. Platz

Michael Erdlen
 Doppelvierer: 5. Platz

Ueli Bodenmann
 Doppelvierer: 5. Platz

Simon Stürm
 Doppelvierer: 5. Platz

Markus Gier
 Leichtgewichts-Doppelzweier: Gold

Michael Gier
 Leichtgewichts-Doppelzweier: Gold

Michael Bänninger
 Leichtgewichts-Vierer ohne Steuermann: 11. Platz

Mathias Binder
 Leichtgewichts-Vierer ohne Steuermann: 11. Platz

Markus Feusi
 Leichtgewichts-Vierer ohne Steuermann: 11. Platz

Nicolai Kern
 Leichtgewichts-Vierer ohne Steuermann: 11. Platz

Schießen
Michel Ansermet
 Schnellfeuerpistole: 12. Platz

Urs Tobler
 Schnellfeuerpistole: 12. Platz

Andi Zumbach
 Luftgewehr: 28. Platz
 Kleinkaliber, Dreistellungskampf: 32. Platz
 Kleinkaliber, liegend: 26. Platz

Kurt Koch
 Kleinkaliber, liegend: 20. Platz

Xavier Bouvier
 Trap: 20. Platz

Gaby Bühlmann
 Frauen, Luftgewehr: 13. Platz
 Frauen, Kleinkaliber, Dreistellungskampf: 9. Platz

Sabina Fuchs
 Frauen, Luftgewehr: 13. Platz
 Frauen, Kleinkaliber, Dreistellungskampf: 22. Platz

Schwimmen
Dominique Diezi
 Frauen, 50 Meter Freistil: 32. Platz
 Frauen, 4 × 100 Meter Freistil: 17. Platz
 Frauen, 4 × 200 Meter Freistil: 16. Platz

Sandrine Paquier
 Frauen, 100 Meter Freistil: 36. Platz
 Frauen, 4 × 100 Meter Freistil: 17. Platz
 Frauen, 4 × 200 Meter Freistil: 16. Platz

Chantal Strasser
 Frauen, 200 Meter Freistil: 38. Platz
 Frauen, 400 Meter Freistil: 35. Platz
 Frauen, 4 × 200 Meter Freistil: 16. Platz

Lara Preacco
 Frauen, 4 × 100 Meter Freistil: 17. Platz

Nicole Zahnd
 Frauen, 4 × 100 Meter Freistil: 17. Platz
 Frauen, 4 × 200 Meter Freistil: 16. Platz

Segeln
Christopher Rast
 470er: 30. Platz

Jean-Pierre Ziegert
 470er: 30. Platz

Patrick Thorens
 Tornado: 10. Platz

Stéphane Wohnlich
 Tornado: 10. Platz

Nicole Meylan-Levecque
 Europe: 15. Platz

Tennis
Marc Rosset
 Einzel: 9. Platz

Martina Hingis
 Frauen, Einzel: 17. Platz
 Frauen, Doppel: 5. Platz

Patty Schnyder
 Frauen, Einzel: 33. Platz
 Frauen, Doppel: 5. Platz

Tischtennis
Tu Dai Yong
 Frauen, Einzel: 9. Platz

Turnen
Donghua Li
 Einzelmehrkampf: 48. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Barren: 68. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Boden: 76. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Pferdsprung: 83. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Reck: 67. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Ringe: 92. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Seitpferd: Gold

Michael Engeler
 Einzelmehrkampf: 53. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Barren: 46. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Boden: 88. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Pferdsprung: 69. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Reck: 55. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Ringe: 81. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Seitpferd: 74. Platz in der Qualifikation

Erich Wanner
 Einzelmehrkampf: 60. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Barren: 89. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Boden: 61. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Pferdsprung: 69. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Reck: 83. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Ringe: 74. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Seitpferd: 94. Platz in der Qualifikation

Pascale Grossenbacher
 Frauen, Einzelmehrkampf: 59. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Frauen, Boden: 74. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Frauen, Pferdsprung: 85. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Frauen, Schwebebalken: 70. Platz in der Qualifikation
 Frauen, Stufenbarren: 62. Platz in der Qualifikation

Weblinks

Schweiz
Sommerspiele 1996


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Эврикома () — небольшой род деревянистых растений семейства , распространённый в тропиках Юго-Восточной Азии.

Ботаническое описание
Деревья до 10 м высотой, реже кустарники, однодомные или двудомные. Листья непарноперистые; листочки более или менее супротивные и сидячие, цельные, голые.

Цветки 5(6)-мерные, собраны в пазушные полузонтичные тирсы. Чашелистики основании сросшиеся. Лепестки выпукло-створчатые, опушённые. Нити тычинок с очень маленьким придатком у основания; пыльники сросшиеся; стаминодии чередуются с тычинками в тычиночных цветках. Плодолистиков 5(6), заметные, стилодии сросшиеся; рыльце лопастное, щитковидное. Плод из 1—5 ореховидных мерикарпиев, яйцевидные, двукильные, 10—20 мм длиной; зрелый экзокарпий коричневый; околоплодник сухой.

Виды
Род включает 3 вида:

Примечания

Литература

Симарубовые
Флора Юго-Восточной Азии

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Follow along and see how it goes! I liked d20 Modern OK and think it could be done a lot better, and it's a great time to take it on.
This entry was posted in talk and tagged d20, d20 modern, modern, P20 Modern, Pathfinder, RPG, RPGs. Bookmark the permalink.
Oh, and great work to Paul on taking up session summary duty!
This project is dead, but the community for d20 Modern lives on at http://www.d20moderndb.com.


Fingrid Oyj and Svenska Kraftnät have selected ABB AB to deliver the new HVDC converter stations in Finland and Sweden (Fenno-Skan 2) respectively. The total contract price is approximately 110 million euros. The agreement on converter stations will be signed later in summer. The design of the converter stations will commence in 2009, and the site building activities at Rauma and Finnböle sites will start in 2010. The handover is scheduled to the end of 2011, when the commissioning of the new interconnector will also take place. ABB was selected as a result of an extensive international bidding process. Fenno-Skan 2 will be an 800 megawatt and 500 kilovolt electricity transmission connection between Finland and Sweden. The total length of the link will be approx. 270 kilometres, of which the actual submarine cable will account for some 200 kilometres. The extension is carried out in close co-operation between Fingrid Oyj and Svenska Kraftnät. Fenno-Skan 2 will increase the electricity transmission capacity between Finland and Sweden by approx. 40 per cent, integrating the Nordic electricity market even more closely together. In practice, the project will reduce temporary differences in the price of electricity between the various countries within the electricity market. The Fenno-Skan 2 scheme will also reduce losses in the Nordic transmission grids and improve power system security.


How likely is immigration reform to become law if the Republican with the most immediate power to shape the legislation opposes citizenship for current immigrants?
I'd say not very likely -- not without him and the contingent in the party he speaks for getting tossed under the bus.
"I would not give what I call a special pathway to citizenship to anyone who's illegally in the United States," Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt.
I would not give them a status that people, who have for generations followed the law –and sometimes it takes them a decade or more to comply with the law– to legally immigrate to the United States. The Senate bill gives immediate legal status, ah, to 11 million people and then it has a long pathway to citizenship, at least 10 years before they can even apply for their Green Card, but it allows them to do that even though they do not have a family member who is already a United States citizen or permanent resident, a spouse, a employer who can show that they can't find a U.S. citizen to fill the job.
In my opinion if you, after you have the borders secure and these enforcement mechanisms in place. If you were to do something, I would start first of all with children who were brought here illegally by their parents. They've grown up here. They've been educated here. They are ready to face the world and they have no documents. I think there's a more compelling argument to be made for them. But, even for them, I would say that they get a legal status in the United States and not a pathway to citizenship that is created especially for them. In other words, they get that legal status if they have an employer who says I've got a job which I can't find a U.S. citizen and I want to petition for them, ah, they can do that, but I wouldn't give them the pathway to a Green Card and ultimately citizenship based simply on their entering the country illegally.
Got that? Not just no citizenship for all current immigrants, but no citizenship even for Dreamers.
Immigration reform advocates have been collecting recent statements by individual House Republicans to build a case that there's significant support in the Republican conference for legislation that will ultimately provide 11 million undocumented immigrants the opportunity to become citizens. But the members who've been filmed articulating support for eventual citizenship are by no coincidence exactly the members you'd expect to support a comprehensive bill like the Senate's immigration legislation: members with statewide or national ambition like Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill.; members with large numbers of Latino constituents like Reps. Joe Heck, R-Nev., and Daniel Webster, R-Fla.; members like Dave Reichert, R-Wash., who represent districts that would benefit from increasing the number of high-skilled immigrants allowed in the country (his district also has a substantial Latino population).
There have been no surprises. Goodlatte's opposition is also unsurprising, but it reflects the views of a significant number of his colleagues. And unless GOP leaders decide to roll him, the legalization measure Republicans might bring to the House floor later this year will foreclose on citizenship for current immigrants.
And keep in mind, Goodlatte isn't just pandering to conservative talk radio listeners. He's telling his constituents, including immigration advocates, very similar things.


The Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa was created on the basis of a firm conviction: Africa cannot content itself with the patched up and imported models that have worsened the crisis in governance. It is up to Africans, with feet firmly planted in African soil and eyes wide open on the world, to speak out and collectively determine Africa's future.
Rebuilding governance in Africa is indeed a collective and inclusive task, not just a job for government leaders and intellectuals taught in Western schools. While poor governance is certainly a concern for the latter, it is also a major concern for other types of actors who suffer its effects on a daily basis. Yet these actors are often forgotten when important issues of governance are addressed.
The Alliance participates in a wider reflection on the crisis in collective action and what can be done about it. The Alliance is also based on a sharing of responsibilities. In its approach, it strives to combine the autonomous initiatives in a coherent whole.
In keeping with its convictions, the Alliance has developed ways of working, methods and tools shared by all its allies.


University Departments and outside clients that host events in the Student Centers/ESB/Wond'ry event spaces are required to request a quote from Vanderbilt Catering.
If a group's needs cannot be met by Vanderbilt Catering, a caterer from the approved catering list may be used.
All outside caterers must provide their catering license and proof of insurance. They are also required to meet with the event manager to discuss Student Center/ESB/Wond'ry event space policies prior to catering any events in these facilities.
All food and trash must be removed from the room after the event. A housekeeping work order will be placed through Reservations and Events for all events with food.


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Cleveland Federation Advisory Statement
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON AUGUST 19, 2003
Don't be fooled by the "Messianic" or "Jews for Jesus" movement
Statement by the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland's Community Relations Committee in response to targeted proselytizing campaign in Cleveland.
An organization known as "Jews for Jesus" has started a campaign in Cleveland to convert Jews to Christianity. Their efforts deliberately attempt to mislead people into believing they can be Jewish and Christian simultaneously. They may be sincere, but by definition they are deceitful. A Jew who comes to believe in the divine nature of Jesus is
a believer in Christianity and not in Judaism.
The Federation is unequivocally committed to the free exercise of religion and the constitutional rights of free speech, and is opposed to discrimination of any sort. However, we are disturbed and distressed that these so-called "Hebrew Christians" or "messianic Jews" would demean Judaism by suggesting that it is not as valid a faith as that of the proselytizer, and that special efforts must be made to convert its adherents.
We call upon the chorus of voices in our community who support tolerance, mutual respect and understanding to speak louder than this particularly offensive speech. Cleveland is recognized nationally as a model for interfaith
relations. This status is derived from demonstrated historical respect, ongoing dialogue, and institutional recognition of the sanctity of each other's deeply held beliefs and theology.
The Community Relations Committee urges people of all faiths, including the clergy and religious institutions of all denominations, to enhance their efforts to demonstrate respect and value each other's faith traditions through dialogue, education and mutual understanding.
In addition, the CRC recommends that members of all faiths not engage Jews for Jesus in debate and, most importantly, not to give proselytizers any personal details whatsoever. The organization measures success by the number of contacts and follow-ups it makes so it is important that we show them we will not fall victim to their efforts.
Louis Malcmacher, Chair
For more information or for examples of "Hebrew-Christian" misappropriation of Jewish ideas and symbols, please contact the Community Relations Committee at 216-566-9200, ext. 346, or crc@jcfcleve.org.
The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland is a nonprofit charitable organization that supports social service, educational and humanitarian efforts that improve lives in Cleveland and worldwide.

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Fuzzable Exclusive: Interview with Cosynd's founder Jessica Sobhraj
by ayushi November 26, 2018, 5:27 pm
We recently got a chance interview Jessica Sobhraj, the founder of Cosynd, a platform that makes it easier than ever for artists and creators to access the legal tools they need to manage content ownership. The platform allows creators of music, video, visual art and literature to collectively verify their ownership of their copyrights and establishes other critical legal details. Cosynd also provides a quick and easy way for these collaborators to register their content with the U.S. Copyright Office.
Some of the cleverest aspects of the platform directly aim to ease the pain points of the collaborative content era. If a creator regularly works with the same collaborators, they can assign default roles and splits for each collaborator instead of having to enter this information repeatedly. Multiple titles can be added to a single agreement and creators can quickly add new titles to their existing agreements, saving everyone the time and headache of repetitive paperwork each time they collaborate together (collaborators merely need to sign off on the new addition.)
Learn more about the platform and the team in the interview below:
Hi! Can you please tell our readers a bit about yourself?
I currently serve as CEO of Cosynd, an essential toolkit for creators that allows them to register their content with the U.S. Copyright Office and to easily create copyright ownership agreements with their collaborators. With Cosynd, collaborators can reach a consensus about who owns their content, who can license it, and more through a simple, guided automated process. I also serve as President of Women in Music – the longest running and largest non-profit for women in the music industry that provides resources to thousands of professionals. I began my career in the music industry 10+ years ago. Over this time, I led strategic traditional licensing opportunities for music micro-licensing pioneers Rumblefish, where I structured distribution networks in Africa, South America, Asia, Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. Prior that, I served as the Manager of Digital Content Licensing for the performing rights organization SESAC. I also sit on the advisory board of other non-profits and startups in the music/entertainment industry.
You've been SESAC veteran. But how did your journey as an entrepreneur start?
I've spent the beginning of my career interning at a startup and more than half of my career managing teams within startups. Entrepreneurship is all about recognizing problems and finding solutions to those problems that are economical and scalable while traversing the obstacles that are unique to your industry. Tenacity, passion and a great team to experience this fast-paced adventure are essential for the journey.
How did the idea for Cosynd come about?
We created Cosynd with one simple goal in mind – to make it easier and more affordable for creators to protect their ownership of their content with quality tools that aren't overwhelming to use.
Everyone on our team is an advocate and supporter of the creative community. Over the years, we have seen artists and songwriters, in particular, suffer from the problems caused by missing or incorrect ownership data — piracy, misuse, outright theft, loss of income, and takedowns to say the least. Most of the creators we knew felt that it was too expensive and too complicated to sort out the ownership of their music with a legal agreement. Most weren't aware that they were actually putting themselves at greater risk by not having an agreement – without one, anyone you create content with has an equal claim of ownership and rights under U.S. Copyright law by default. To date, an estimated $2.5 billion dollars worth of "black box" royalties have gone unclaimed and are instead being funneled to the major labels and publishers, because of incorrect ownership data too.
We knew that we could build a solution for our community that would be affordable, comprehensive, and still be easy to use. We designed Cosynd to be an essential toolkit for creators that could generate customized versions of the standard contracts that address the nuances of shared copyright, while also leaving room for attorneys to assist, if needed. By using Cosynd, creators can protect themselves, their content all for free!
What kind of challenges did you and the team faced to turn the venture into reality?
Building Cosynd has been quite the journey. We operate in the intersection of technology and copyright, so we have to balance creating sustainable tech that can understand the basics of copyright while still being easy to use. It's a fun challenge to face, and it's so rewarding to be able to make it affordable for creators to protect themselves and their content!
As mentioned in the release, the app aims to help "creators". Who all does Cosynd reach and aims to help?
Whether you're creating videos, music, documents, imagery, or another form of media, you can use Cosynd to protect your ownership of your content with simple ownership agreements and copyright registrations. Artists, songwriters, labels, publishers, photographers, filmmakers, writers, illustrators, designers, are all types of creators that can use Cosynd.
Cosynd was available for free till October 25. How has been the response of the people who signed up on the platform? Now, how do you plan to proceed?
Cosynd's first tier, which allows creators to create unlimited split sheets, will be free forever. We extended the free period for the Essential and Premium tiers to later in November, because the response was so great – especially by the press. The majority of the press coverage hit just a few days before our original deadline, so we opted to extend it a little further.
Why do you think that people today need something like Cosynd? Are the platforms that all people to create content not competent enough to protect their rights? Where do you think has been the loophole and how your platform helps solve it?
Copyright can be a complicated topic to address because of all of the nuances that exist particularly with collaboration. Who owns the content? What percentage do they own? What rights does each person have and what can they do with the content? What most creatives aren't aware of is that under U.S. copyright law, their collaborators have an equal claim of ownership of their content by default. In other words, if a collaborator played a small role in the creation of your content, they could have a claim of ownership and rights that equals yours unless there is an agreement in place stating otherwise!
Anything "legal" seems scary and expensive, which might prevent creators from taking the steps that are necessary to establish ownership their content. However, not taking those steps is a mistake that ultimately costs creators time and money. Things can get really awkward and expensive when creators have to resolve ownership issues when it's time sell or license the content, instead of taking care of this beforehand. With Cosynd creators can get everyone on the same page about who owns their content, how it can be used, and what rights they all will have if things go wrong. Creators can negotiate the terms of these agreements through a simple click-through process, invite attorneys to review (if they want to), and e-sign quickly and easily, so that they can get back to doing what they do best – creating!
Unlike other apps, Cosynd is the only platform that helps music creators legally document ownership of their music, and other types of copyrights too, such as videos, images, photographs, literature and more in minutes — for free and collaboratively.
Cosynd outpaces other apps by offering more comprehensive agreements, requiring real e-signatures, allowing each collaborator to verify their own ownership percentage and add their own publisher/writer information. We are also the only application that allows additional titles to be added to the same agreement at any time in order to save everyone from having to process even more paperwork.
We also allow you to invite your own attorney to review and redline your agreement (if want to).
We read that most of the founders of the app are women and you have been invited to join Monarq incubator. Please tell us about the team behind the venture?
Cosynd was created by a diverse, dynamic team. My co-founders include Leo Larkpor (Chief Technology Officer Cosynd; CEO ArtTracks ; founder of HipHopzilla), Jennifer Newman Sharpe(General Counsel, Cosynd ; General Counsel, ONErpm; Co-Founder, Sparkplug), and Cassidy Williams (Chief Product Officer, Cosynd ; Senior Software Engineer, Codepen ; formerly Head of Developer Voice Programs, Amazon).
Cosynd is primarily owned by women and minorities — a rare combination in the startup scene and it happened completely organically. Building technology that simplifies something as complex as copyright requires a unique, advanced set of skills that very few people possess. Everyone on our team is incredibly talented, driven, and is an advocate for the creative community. The brainpower on this team is beyond anything I could have wished for.
Statistically, teams like ours make up a very small percentage of companies that participate in startup accelerators or that are funded by institutional capital. We haven't let the stats phase us though. Our team was chosen out of hundreds of applicants to join the Monarq Incubator, NYC's first startup accelerator for female founders, and Pipeline Angels, an organization of angel investors dedicated to creating capital for women and non-binary femme social entrepreneurs.
Is there any update for the platform that people need to know?
We have partnered with CD Baby to offer an affordable legal services platform to document ownership of content. Through our partnership, CD Baby's members will receive 1 month of free access to Cosynd's Essential and Premium tiers, which will allow them to create unlimited copyright split sheets, full copyright ownership agreements and work for hire agreements. They will also be able to register their works with the U.S. Copyright Office quickly and more affordably than ever before.
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Antichamber Review
The indie gaming market has produced many gems over its history. However, few have been as out-there as Antichamber; a strange, avant-garde puzzle game that tries to both teach you about life and convince you that everything you know about the laws of physics is wrong.
Jesse Teixeira 2016-09-02 2 Comments 0 likes
Of the many titles to appear on the indie scene over the years, few have piqued my interest as much as Antichamber. Originally conceived as a multiplayer combat arena version of the game Snake, the game is another story of a side project that became an award-winning success story. Its minimalist art style, soothing soundtrack and mind-bending, space-warping puzzles all combine to create an experience that, while no Portal, stands out as unique and engrossing amidst a multitude of other such first-person puzzlers.
You can buy it on Steam for 19.99$, though I really recommend that you be a fan of puzzle games if you're interested, as it can force you to rely heavily on intuition and inference, which, if you're low on either, can spoil the experience. This is a true brain-twister. There are no inscrutable riddles requiring knowledge of Shakespeare, but there are plenty of moments that require a pause for consideration and rethinking, so be sure of your temperament before purchasing.
Antichamber's abstract design eschews story in favor of simplicity. The game plays more like a series of life lessons that, as with so many things, in reality, must be learned via trial and error. You play a faceless, nameless, voiceless protagonist who wakes in a small white and black room, an antechamber of sorts (haha, the irony), with a screen on one wall displaying a map that will fill out as you discover new areas and a timer that starts at ninety minutes.
Don't worry about the timer, however. If anything can be said about Antichamber, it's that it's inherently relaxing, and there are no consequences for failure except perhaps some back-tracking. This may be spoiling the experience, but I believe the timer exists to stress the player for the first hour and a half, much like how many people stress about how childhood is too short, or that there always seems to be a deadline for everything. In truth, you cannot beat the entire game before the timer runs out, as once it depletes, it gives you a new panel to look at. To quote the game itself: "Sometimes it's about the journey and not getting to the end."
Once you leave the black box you begin in, you are thrust into a world of non-Euclidean rules, where virtually anything is possible. The game masterfully plays on expectations, with every puzzle pushing the player to consider the rules of reality and how they might be broken. One perfect example of this is a puzzle involving a pair of staircases, one red, one blue, and both leading opposite directions. While it seems simple at face value, descending or ascending both lead the player in an Escher-like loop that inevitably leaves them back where they started. I won't spoil the solution, but this is just one of many such initially frustrating, but thought-provoking conundrums the game offers.
Eventually, when the basic mechanics of movement and various bizarre environmental mechanics have been showcased, new features are introduced, starting with a 'matter gun' that allows players to suck up and deposit the various types of colored cubes that exist throughout the game, all of which have unique functions and serve innumerable purposes. Of course, to manipulate each of the four types of 'matter', you must collect upgrades for your instrument through the completion of specific puzzle sequences. Apart from this forced progression, the rest of the game is remarkably open to roaming. Cleverly hidden shortcuts provide access to new and ever more devious problems to solve while a fast-travel system, accessible via the map in the main antechamber, allows you to teleport straight to any previously completed section. Each puzzle is identified by a black square with a pictograph on the wall near it that acts as both checkpoint and humorous explanation for what lesson the puzzle is trying to teach.
Of course, one of the most important parts of the game is that nothing is explained to you directly. Apart from some basic info on how to control your character, written on the wall of the starting room, the game expects you to work out everything on your own. Normally this would be terrible, but Antichamber is so bereft of punishment or consequences that it really doesn't feel so bad. It can get frustrating if you run up a puzzle that repeatedly rebuffs your attempts to solve it, but eventually, you realize that as in life, some things are best approached later, with more preparation. The learning process feels fluid and exciting, with every success evoking a variety of emotions. Sometimes you'll read the message behind the checkpoint and feel abashed that you didn't work it out sooner, while on other occasions, you'll feel relieved or even amused.
Of course, the game's replay value is limited, like most puzzle games. There are a few secret rooms and mysterious pink cubes that serve no purpose but are fun to track down; but apart from the main experience, Antichamber is generally something you'll want to play once or twice a year if you're really enthusiastic. It's an unfortunate truth about adventure games revolving around puzzles that you can only play them so often, or else you run the risk of memorizing the solutions and thus spoiling the experience. This is especially true of Antichamber, where working things out for yourself is half the fun. Also, unlike some other titles, the puzzles generally only have one solution, which limits freedom of choice when it comes to solving them. It's unfortunate, but in the game's efforts to make every problem a parable, it sacrifices flexibility in terms of solutions for communicating the messages behind its madness.
Sound & Design
Antichamber's entire structuring is very much rooted in New Age and Minimalist styles. The blank white environment, disrupted by splotches of bright and vibrant colors, could almost be considered a metaphor for life itself: long boring intervals punctuated by bouts of excitement and emotion. Outlines are sharp, almost cell-shaded, defining every twist and turn clearly. Meanwhile, a powerful combination of nature noises, chimes, and calming tones permeate everything, preventing the abstract and alien environment from feeling empty or menacing.
There are no loud or sharp noises, in fact. Everything is dampened in terms of sound. Thrumming, the rustle of the wind, thumping; all are present, but apart from some distant thunder, there was nothing like the crackling buzz of electricity or any sort of violent klaxon. The world feels stripped down, bereft of danger (though not without moments of shock). It's an interesting sensation to play a game without stakes and where there seems to be no pressure. This may not sit well with everyone, but then the game isn't about being rewarded. It's about learning as you go. Again, the journey is everything.
How do you rate something that's never been done before? In my experience, Antichamber is unique. I have never seen a game that tests its player so; that challenges them to reach the answer for themselves. Nor have I ever seen a title play so creatively with expectations and reality. It's a slap in the face to all the conditioning inflicted by the games that have come before it. It rarely holds your hand, but its puzzles are never inscrutable or impossible. It teaches you its mechanics fluidly, allowing you to reach your own conclusions while forcing you to constantly challenge any assumptions you might make.
The game may not have a story, but a story would defeat the purpose of the game. Certainly, it's bare-bones aesthetics may not charm everyone, and it's certainly not for those without patience, but those are matters of personal preference. Antichamber, like it or not, is a brilliant game, with more mind-bending cleverness than an art exhibit by Escher himself. I highly recommend it. After all, a journey of self-discovery is always worth taking.
+ Innovative, mind-bending puzzles – Potentially frustrating for the less patient
+ Minimal hand-holding – Some puzzles not as intuitive as they should be
+ Avant-garde design
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The Department of History at the Higher School of Economics – St. Petersburg and the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) will begin student and teacher international mobility cooperation for the 2015/2016 academic year.
The University of Jyväskylä (JYU) has received funding from the Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) of Finland to intensify international student and teacher exchange with HSE St. Petersburg through the Finnish-Russian Student and Teacher Exchange Network (FIRST).
The funding primarily aims to encourage student mobility between HSE and JYU by providing Finnish and Russian students with opportunities to study history in a new academic environment and increase their intercultural understanding. During the 2016 spring semester, HSE students in the Master`s Programme in Applied and Interdisciplinary History 'Usable Pasts' will have the opportunity to spend one semester at HSE's partner university in Jyväskylä, which is listed among the best universities in northern Europe. The FIRST grant provides an allowance of 580 euros per month for the entire period of study. Finnish students, in turn, are expected to study for one semester at HSE St. Petersburg in the 'Usable Pasts' programme.
The grant is also intended to support teacher mobility between HSE and JYU in the form of short-term (4-7 days) teaching visits. HSE historians will teach an intensive course at JYU. Moreover, curricular cooperation between HSE and JYU is also being supported.
The Department of History at the HSE St. Petersburg and the Department of History and Ethnology at the University of Jyväskylä (JYU) will jointly develop a new intensive course on the history of Europe-Russia relations in the 20th Century. The course is intended for students at the Master's level in both Finland (about 20 students) and those who study in the 'Usable Pasts' programme. However, it will be open to undergraduate students in history and to students from other HSE departments upon registration. Cooperation between the two universities in developing this joint course on contemporary history is expected to increase understanding among both JYU and HSE St. Petersburg students and researchers. The course will be hosted by HSE and will be taught jointly by the faculty members from HSE and JYU (Associate Professor Julia Lajus, Senior Lecturer Elena Kochetkova and Associate Professor Simo Mikkonen). The course will consist of lectures, seminars, group exercises and field trips within St. Petersburg.
FIRST is a prestigious programme that promotes partnership and reciprocal mobility of students and teachers between institutions of higher education in Finland and northwestern Russia. The Master`s Programme in Applied and Interdisciplinary History 'Usable Pasts' is currently the only educational programme in Russia offers a joint Russian-Finnish intensive course in history.
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Ambassadors and Embassy Representatives Gather for HSE University Day for Diplomatic Missions
On December 12, heads of missions and embassy representatives from over forty countries gathered in Moscow for HSE University Day for Diplomatic Missions. The event, which was held at HSE's newly renovated Pokrovka campus, was aimed at fostering further cooperation between HSE and its international partners.
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'Today Is a Wonderful Day, Because I Hear Persian Being Spoken'
The Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies of the Faculty of Humanities has launched a Center of Iranian Studies and the Persian Language. On December 6, representatives of HSE University and the Cultural Representative of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow signed the cooperation agreement.
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'Developing Asian and Area Studies is a Huge Priority for the Next Decade'
Researchers and diplomats from 35 countries and eight Russian regional universities gathered at HSE University to discuss globalization in Asia and how it differs from what is taking place in Europe.
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'We Are Well in Line with the Data Science Trend in Finance'
On October 25-26, the International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF) and the Laboratory of Financial Economics (LFE) hosted the Eighth International Moscow Finance Conference at HSE University. This year's programme included researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, Berkeley; University of Warwick; University of Lausanne; and the London School of Economics. Their presentations dealt with a wide range of timely topics, including the forecasting potential of data science models.
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'Our Performance Is Only the Beginning'
Students of the HSE and University of London Parallel Degree Programme in International Relations earned some of the highest scores worldwide on the exams that the University of London administers at its foreign partner universities.
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HSE University Brings Major Conference in Philosophical Logic to Russia for the First Time
On October 2-4, HSE University hosted the international conference Trends in Logic 19. Current Issues in Philosophical Logic for the first time in Russia. The conference, which attracted a number of prominent Russian and international scholars, was organized jointly by the journal Studia Logica and the HSE International Laboratory for Logic, Linguistics and Formal Philosophy.
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HSE Celebrates 25 Years of Educational Partnerships with the Netherlands
On October 2 and 3, HSE University simultaneously celebrated two anniversaries of Russian-Dutch academic cooperation: the 25th anniversary of joint educational programmes between HSE University and Erasmus University Rotterdam, and the 10th anniversary of the Dutch educational center, Nuffic Neso Russia, with which HSE has a long-standing partnership.
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Russian and Chinese Education Systems Changing through the Influence of Digital Technology
The Second Russia-China Education Research Conference – Digital Transformation of Education and Artificial Intelligence – was held last week at HSE University. Researchers from the two countries discussed changes taking place in the national education systems thanks to the digital revolution, as well as what can be borrowed from mutual experiences.
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HSE University and University of Bergen Sign Cooperation Agreement
The agreement provides for academic and cultural cooperation between the universities, student exchange, and joint research. HSE University and the University of Bergen have been partners in educational initiatives for eight years. The partnership began when the HSE Faculty of Law signed an agreement with the Norwegian university.
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Economists and Researchers Gather at International Conference on Wealth and Income in Eastern Europe and CIS Countries
On September 17-18, HSE University hosted a special conference with the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW) on the topic of Experiences and Challenges in Measuring Income and Wealth in Eastern Europe and CIS Countries. This was the first IARIW conference to be held in a CIS country. HSE News Service spoke with American economist Barbara Fraumeni about her work with economic accounting and human capital and her experience attending the conference in Moscow.
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First baby born following womb transplant
By Dr Barbara Kramarz
A boy has become the first baby to be born to a womb transplant recipient.
The mother, who is in her mid-thirties, is affected by MRKH syndrome and was born without a uterus. She is one of nine women who received wombs taken from live donors, in most cases the recipient's mother but also other relatives and friends, as a part of a medical research project conducted at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden (reported in BioNews 738). In this case, the uterus was donated by an unrelated family friend, a mother of two children, who had gone through the menopause.
The baby was delivered prematurely at 32 weeks by a Caesarean section after the mother developed pre-eclampsia, which posed a risk to both the parent and the unborn child. The newborn weighed just under 4lbs, which is within the norm for that stage of pregnancy. The mother and the baby were released from the hospital ten days after birth.
Professor Mats Brännström, who is leading the project, commented: 'The baby screamed right away and has not required any other care than normal clinical observation at the neonatal unit. The mother and child are both doing well and have returned home. The new parents are of course very happy and thankful.'
He explained the reason for the pre-eclampsia was unknown, suggesting that it could have been due to the immunosuppressive treatment and the fact the woman had only one kidney. Age could also be a factor, he said, adding that pre-eclampsia is also more common among women who have received IVF.
Womb transplantation offers an alternative to surrogacy or adoption for women who are either born without a womb or have theirs removed due to birth complications, cancer or other diseases. This success may bring hope to around sixty British couples who have been affected by this as yet untreatable form of female infertility. In the UK, the initiative is led by Dr Richard Smith head of the charity Womb Transplant UK. 'We have known for some time that it is possible to successfully transplant a womb. But the big unknown has been whether it is possible for that womb to safely carry a baby. Now we know it can,' he told the Daily Mail.
Dr Smith plans to use deceased donors, avoiding ethical questions around whether it is acceptable for living donors to be subjected to such an invasive procedure as uterus removal.
However, he is still awaiting ethical approval for implementing the project. One of the concerns is whether the blood supply to the transplanted womb would be sufficient to nourish the developing fetus (see BioNews 740).
Seven of the women in the Swedish study have received embryos created by IVF, with the other two needing to have their uteruses removed following complications. Two more women are expected to give birth towards the end of the year and the outcomes of those pregnancies will help to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the treatment.
All the women will be given the opportunity to transfer another one of their IVF embryos (reported in BioNews 745) to attempt a second pregnancy, six months after birth of their first baby. The transplanted uteri will subsequently be removed.
News of the birth was published in The Lancet.
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16 November 2015 - by Dr Natasha Hammond-Browning
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Embryo transfer for four women after womb transplants
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Four women who had womb transplants have had embryos transferred in an attempt to become pregnant...
Pregnancy hope for womb transplant patient
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A womb transplant recipient is set to become pregnant after doctors successfully transferred an embryo into the transplanted uterus. If the embryo embeds and the pregnancy is successful, the baby will become the first child born following a womb transplant....
Womb transplants successful for nine women
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Nine women have received transplants of uteruses donated by their mothers or other living relatives in an ongoing trial of an experimental procedure at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden...
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A British woman has agreed to donate her womb to her daughter if selected for an experimental womb transplant surgery to be performed by doctors at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden....


TTK Prestige has piloted a SME lending program empowered with technology for its dealers. Has the unconventional support intervention worked?
BANGALORE, INDIA: Despite a ginormous landscape for SME lending market in India, it keeps popping as an under-served category and that itself should explain the recent spurt of interest by many players to give a new spin to this category using technology-boosted aggregation and analytics platforms.
When TTK Prestige joined hands with Innoviti recently for trying out a SMElending platform, the idea was to link credit-related data flows between TTK Prestige, lending partner – Kotak Mahindra Bank and the dealers. Soon enough, partnership plans touched expansion vision for all 500+ TTK Prestige PSKs nationwide in a phased manner. George K G, Senior Vice President – Retail at TTK – Prestige Limited helps to understand what spurred this radical way of augmenting dealers on the actual, on-ground struggles and whether/how is this strategy paying off.
Tell us about the triggers of this idea and the pilot?
We started ambitiously growing with exclusive touch-points in 2013 itself and today the penetration area has grown by leaps and bounds to 500. The growth has also manifested in working capital requirements and with a new-product range focus as well as distribution of a full-range of goods. We started thinking how to better support our network in terms of working capital. We mulled a lot of ways and the aspect of Collateral kept recurring as a challenge. We had a peek into Innoviti before, so we had discussions with them, learnt about how retail majors were toying pre-approved finance ideas and considered a new alternative.
The conversation started a year back. Using Innoviti's role to provide a unique channel financing solution for TTK Prestige dealers, this was piloted successfully in Bangalore. These dealers form the last mile of the distribution chain for large manufacturers and are often in need of such short term loans.
How well did testing the waters go?
This option was targeted at the Prestige Smart Kitchen (PSK) exclusive brand outlets and provided the merchants easy 30-day pre-approved, collateral-free loans which they can use for their trade ordering cycles with TTK Prestige. There is surely an uptick in the number of stores and the amount transacted month by month also grew considerably. We are looking at expanding this into more geographies. The post-deployment results are difficult to quantify at this stage – it is still work in progress.
Such pilots always entail many learning curves and practical issues to be navigated. One has to, for instance, ensure that the franchise is available when product is delivered. Tackling high interest rates is also another area. Thankfully, the financial players in the industry are reinventing for the new set of needs and challenges. But we need more banks and players to ride with such platforms.
What changes, picked from the pilot stage, might follow in the expansion phase?
The terminal at the dealer point to app is under development which will also serve as a payment gateway for franchisee. Then there is the aspect of integration with TTKPL ERP so that unpaid bills appear on the SME lending app / terminal.
How do such loans tackle the usual issues that BFSI and NBFCs have been dealing with in this area already: Like: credit-worthiness-assessment, bad-performing loans, notorious collection mechanisms etc. How is experience of doing this in the post-Demonetization environment?
Well, for one, CIBIL score is a qualifying criterion. As TTKPL is bearing the interest cost, franchisees have been very cautious and have never willfully defaulted to date. TTKPL also keeps a tight watch. Plus, Blank cheques are always available while transacting – it is mandatory area.
What next? Would analytics be tapped into too?
It is still early days for analytics until the quantification part is covered adequately. We do feel a rise in receivables and rotation of stock. App is the next exciting part certainly and it will cover SME lending and payment gateway will ride with that. Lots of new ideas and products are under consideration now. Ease of transacting is the biggest advantage that comes with technology and we can look into backward integration and outstanding bills with much better precision and agility perhaps.


TSR Big Debate discussion: Do the ends justify the means?
TSR Big Debate: Do the ends justify the means?
The most evil principle because when demonstrated it can be used to justify the suspension of morality to commit the most heinous acts, terrorism, genocide, eugenics, all of these are based on this principle or some modification of it.
Depends on the person really. If you have a moral code of principles you strongly believe in then it doesn't. But if you don't, then yes it does.
Do the means justify the ends? No. Even if you kill someone 'humanely', you're still violating their preference to live. Means and motives are somewhat irrelevant - consequences are largely what matter.
This is why the reverse of the question, 'do the ends justify the means?' is true for me. If I had to murder one person to save one million, I would. The ends would be that 999,999 net people live, which justifies the means - the use of violence and the act of murder.
While the reverse of this statement is questionable, the means definitely do not justify the ends.
I wouldn't. You can't quantify life like that.
Yes, I will have to agree with Bentham. But I guess it subjective I terms of what moral obligations are involved as well as how ethic the means are. But in majority of cases I will utilise utilitarianism.
You wouldn't kill even one person to save 1 million, 1 billion, the entire planet Earth? An interesting view - you're probably in the minority there, although I am in the minority when I apply such utilitarian calculations to a situation in which one person would have to be killed to save five people. Your view is probably the most consistent non-utilitarian one, as opposed to believing that it is justifiable to kill one person to save many at an arbitrary point when the 'many' really becomes 'too many', but not below this point.
Are you a follower of Kant?
Not intentionally, I don't believe in the categorical imperative although I think duty is important. Really I think it's a question of the value of human life, to quantify human life like that I think it negates what it means to be human, the question of how many people does not come into it for me because whether or not we talk about 1 or 50000 people each and everyone of them will suffer individually, to say for example that killing 50 people would cause more suffering than 1 I think misses the point that 1 person has to suffer at the expense of 50 people who would have all felt what that 1 person would have felt.
Suffering is personal to the individual, so whether it is 1 or 100 they all suffer individually. It is unfair for me to decide to make someone suffer to stop the suffering of others.
Oh yes, I've come across this before. I can't really argue against it - in the end morality is based on personal whim: I'm more concerned about consistency in morality after a system has been chosen.
I suppose, for me, my whim is based on the same whim that makes many people view World War 2 as, say, worse than the Crimean War - more people died. However, it is also true that everybody experiences suffering individually.
Why?? what is the logic when bad impact is more important than a good intent or a good reason??
People can have all the good intentions they want, but it wouldn't make a difference in the end. If someone has a terminal illness, and they are in pain and want to die, they should be allowed to, in my opinion, and if someone stops them from doing so, however good their intentions are, they've still caused the unnecessary suffering of someone.
This is just my opinion, others may think that motives are more important, but it's the consequences that we deal with and have to live with at the end of the day. In any case, plenty of people have probably thought that their actions were justified simply because their motives were good - Hitler believed in the superiority of the Aryan race, so to him, he was perfectly justified in what he did - he probably believed that his motives were pure, and used them to justify the ends.
What do you mean by it wouldn't make a difference in the end?
Did you mean to ask if the end justifies the means?
Never. And utilitarianism, in that context, makes a nice home for psychopaths.
People's good intentions won't change the outcome of an act.
Is there a connection between the meaning and the end??
Whats wrong with killing some people?
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which ABC Tournament do you intend to ruthlessly dominate next?"
Thank you, Stuart, for all the work you've done to keep the ABC contests going strong.
Thank you, my fellow contestants, for inspiring me to strive for my personal best.
And thank you, my voters, for your affirmation of my efforts.
I now retire from competing in AmiRight song parody contests. I'll be lurking & perhaps voting & commenting from time to time. Since I've been a participant in both SOTM and ABC contests, I've earned the right to vote in them whenever I wish -- so I might pop in & vote when y'all least expect it!
God bless you all, and PARODY ON!
Gracious words from a gracious artist and mirthmaker. You deserve it Johnny!
Congratulations to Johnny D! You definitely deserved and earned the gold this competition.
It's been a pleasure to compete with you this year as well as read some of your older works I hadn't previously seen. Drop in from time to time.
Congrats to Stu and Kristof as well - great work guys, lots of hilarious work presented by you two.
Thanks to everyone for making this year so competitive with so many oustanding entries.
Also, until recently, I never realized you are member #23 here on the "new" messageboard.


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NECA is thrilled to induct the legendary icon "Weird Al" Yankovic into our retro clothed action figure line – and this is only the beginning! More versions of Al will be coming later in 2016 and 2017 based on some of the musician's most iconic song parodies.
Their first Al figure is dressed in tailored fabric clothing, similar to the toys that helped define the action figure market in the 1970s. The figure stands 8" tall and comes with two interchangeable heads, so you can switch between Al's classic look from the 1980s and his modern appearance. Includes microphone and accordion accessories and comes in collector-friendly window box packaging.
Look for Al in May 2016.
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Today we remember Marjoribell (Mabs) Stakley Holcomb, who passed away exactly one year ago (Feb. 23, 2014). She was one of the early pioneers in the movement to support Deaf women's quest to achieve independence, equality, and respect. Below is her obituary.
After 89 years and several health challenges, including two brain tumor surgeries, kidney removal, and partial paralysis for the past 28 years, Marjoriebell "Mabs" Stakley Holcomb passed away peacefully on February 23, 2014 at her home with her beloved sons and daughter-in-law, Sam, Tom, and Michele by her bedside. Her husband, Roy, preceded her by 15 years. Leaving behind are Sam's wife, Barbara Ray, six grandchildren, Tara (and husband Chad), Amy, Leala, Mark, Cary, and Troy, and three great grandchildren, Makenna, Pax, and Thoreau.
Born on July 8, 1924 in Akron, Ohio, considered a hot spot for the deaf community at that time, Mabs was inspired by many deaf leaders there while growing up. This experience, along with her Gallaudet College days and the leadership training she received at San Fernando Valley State College, now known as California State University at Northridge, prompted her to be one of the pioneers in the liberation of deaf women. She, along with Sharon Wood, published Deaf Women: A Parade Across the Decades in 1988 with the goal of inspiring deaf women everywhere. She also was one of the early advocates for the inclusion of the deaf voice in the field of interpreting and was one of the original deaf evaluators for the RID certification process.
Mabs was a strong believer in the value of education and was an educator for 38 years before health problems forced her into an early retirement. She worked at several schools and colleges including the South Dakota School for the Deaf in Sioux Fall, the Tennessee School for the Deaf in Knoxville, the Indiana School for the Deaf in Indianapolis, James Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California, Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, Deaf-Blind Regional Program based in Newark, Delaware, and Interpreter Preparation Program and Gallaudet University Regional Center at Ohlone College in Fremont, California. Her education background included a diploma from the Ohio School for the Deaf in Columbus and a Bachelor's Degree from Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. In addition, she earned two master's degrees, one from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and another one from San Fernando Valley State College.
Mabs was the second in a five-generation deaf family. Her legacy continues through her children and grandchildren. In this moving and informational videoclip, created by her granddaughter, Leala Holcomb, Mabs, along with her son, granddaughter, and great grandson share their thoughts on the evolution of deaf education.
(captions are provided, click the "cc" icon on YouTube).
Posted in Deaf Education, Deaf leaders, Families with deaf children, personal narratives and tagged five generations of deaf family, Leala Holcomb, Mabs Holcomb, Tom Holcomb. Bookmark the permalink.
Tom: Just found an old home movie of me and Leala, showing us playing with ASL rhyming games when she was a toddler. This one shows two signing plays based on the English nursery rhymes "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Humpty Dumpty." But as we described in our last blog post, Leala and her partners in Hands Land have taken this idea further and developed DVDs that just focus on ASL-based rhymes and rhythms.
Their Hands Land project just got a nice write-up on Mental Floss, featuring a video of Leala's nephew Thoreau's sign play.
LIKE their Hands Land Facebook page. Last chance to donate to Hands Land's Indiegogo campaign is February 6.
Posted in ASL Nursery Rhymes, ASL Poetry, Families with deaf children and tagged Hands Land, Leala Holcomb, Nursery rhymes in ASL, Tom Holcomb. Bookmark the permalink.
In our last blog post, we showed examples of different ways that nursery rhymes can be rendered in sign language using ASL rhyming patterns. For me, that brought back a lot of memories of when my kids Tara, Leala, Cary, and Troy were small. We would often make up ASL rhythmic patterns for every daily activities like meal time, bath time, and bed time. It was a way to turn mundane daily routines into something more enjoyable. I had a lot of fun participating in language play with them, especially when they were very young. Watching those tiny hands forming rhythmic patterns is something I will never forget.
I am delighted that Tara and Chad are continuing this tradition of language play in ASL with their own children, Pax, Thoreau, and Clementine. They adore Aunt Leala for her creativity in creating ASL rhymes and using them at home.
Now I am thrilled that my daughter Leala has decided to start a new venture called Hands Land, with the goal of encouraging more families play with their children through ASL in their own homes. With the creation of new materials to support young children's language development through ASL's intrinsic rhyming and rhythm patterns (unrelated to English), it is hoped that more of these toddlers, especially the deaf ones, will be able to grow and thrive in a language-rich environment.
If you would like to support this venture, please go to this website to make your donation.
Posted in ASL Nursery Rhymes, ASL Poetry, Families with deaf children and tagged ASL, ASL for young children, Hands Land, language play, Leala Holcomb, nursery rhymes, sign language. Bookmark the permalink.
Nursery Rhymes in ASL? As Easy as 1,2,3!
How can rhyming be portrayed in ASL? Is there rhythm in ASL? How do rhyming and rhythm support deaf children's language development? There is a growing movement to promote language development among young children through ASL rhymes and rhythm. The following presenters supply information and demonstrations of different ways that rhyming and rhythm can be used to engage young children.
"It is crucial to engage young Deaf signers in ASL songs that they are able to re-chant and internalize the language and make their own. Historically, Deaf children who don't have enough opportunity to "play with language and developing ASL phonemic awareness" tend to struggle more in academic performances. The use of drum usually engages them to follow the beats with repetition more effectively.
Leala Holcomb presents one of the Dr. Seuss' classics, Hop on Pop, using ASL rhyming techniques to match the whimsical message of Dr. Seuss.
We look forward to seeing more and more of this kind of work in ASL for several reasons. One is the pure entertainment value of watching performers make nursery rhymes come to alive in ASL. In addition, we are excited about the prospect of deaf children having increased access to nursery rhymes through ASL.
Posted in ASL Nursery Rhymes, ASL Poetry, Families with deaf children and tagged ASL, ASL poetry, Austin Andrews, Awti, Barbara Wingfield, Leala Holcomb, nursery rhymes, Nursery rhymes in ASL. Bookmark the permalink.


Michael and I just spent a week in Whistler, BC for our 10th Anniversary! We had a busy, but fantastic time. We drove to Canmore the first night and then headed out to Whistler from there. On the way home we drove straight back through Jasper. It was around a 13 hour drive.
Our hotel was in the perfect location, right in Whistler Village. It was close to all the shops and restaurants, next to the ski hill, across the street from the golf course and a short walk to the Olympic areas!!
Golfing - right in front of our hotel. I got new golf clubs for my birthday this year and I was excited to use them already!
I skied and Michael snowboarded the Whistler/Blackcomb mountain and glacier. It was amazing!! The ski hill is HUGE. It was +20C on the hill that day, so it was a little warm and while there was a lot of snow, it was quite sticky and heavy. We both were pretty tired after a full day of skiing!!
The very top of the mountain, 7347 ft elevation.


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Health First Europe is happy to welcome Alojz Peterle as a new MEP Supporter
New MEP Supporter, / 11 May 2015
Alojz Peterle is a Slovenian politician and MEP. He was the leader of the Slovene Christian Democrats from the founding of the party in 1990. Between 1990 and 1992, he was the president of the first freely elected Slovenian government. He has been a Member of the European Parliament since 2004. In the 2004 elections to the European Parliament, MEP Peterle was elected for New Slovenia (national party), a member of the European People's Party (EPP). In March 2006, he was elected as Vice President of the European People's Party for a three-year term after recovering from cancer in April 2003.
In addition to his other causes, MEP Peterle has been an active promoter of cancer care, in particular as president of the informal all-party forum 'MEPs against Cancer'. He has promoted a healthy lifestyle for a number of years and, after his own experience with cancer, has invested great personal effort in raising awareness of cancer issues.
In 2008, MEP Peterle was rapporteur on the Commission's white paper entitled Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008–2013, and in 2010 he was rapporteur for 'European partnership: Action against cancer'.
MEP Peterle continues to fight against cancer and to raise political awareness of one of the biggest health challenges we are facing in Europe and, indeed, worldwide.
Furthermore, MEP Peterle has been the recipient of numerous individual awards for his accomplishments: The European Voice's, European of the Year in 2003, a gold medal from the Luxembourg foundation Mérite Européen in 2004, the Bulgarian APOZ Award 2009 for his contribution towards fighting cancer and The Parliament magazine's MEP Award for Health and Food Safety in 2008 and 2014.


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What is a land trust?
A land trust is a nonprofit organization that conserves land by acquisition or by holding conservation easements. Not all land trusts operate exactly the same, but in Sycamore's case, we don't just acquire the land and hope everything turns out ok. We manage active restoration projects, monitor wildlife and plant health, and build trails on certain public preserves for health and enjoyment. Land trusts are currently the fastest-growing segment of the conservation community, with over 1,700 land trusts across the U.S. The Land Trust Alliance serves as an umbrella organization for land trusts, and Sycamore Land Trust is a member of the Alliance.
Why is land conservation important?
It's no secret that climate change affects all of us. While the impacts seem to be increasing, people are coming together in great numbers to solve the problems we face. Land conservation is an important part of this response, because protecting nature is one of the best ways to ensure a healthy climate. Land conservation projects that are strategic about the types of habitats they protect can have tremendous impacts, such as:
clean water; healthy soil for farming; increased biodiversity, which strengthens ecosystems; more habitat options for endangered and protected species; healthy native plants for pollinators, on which our crops depend; clean air from mature forests; balanced ecosystems free from the effects of invasive species; Learn more about how we protect land.
What is a conservation easement?
A conservation easement is a legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. It allows the landowner to continue to own and use his/her land and to sell it or pass it on to heirs, with the restrictions in place.
What areas does Sycamore cover?
Our service area includes 26 southern Indiana counties, from Martinsville down to the Ohio River, and from Vincennes in the west to New Albany in the east. Our service counties are Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Crawford, Dubois, Daviess, Floyd, Gibson, Greene, Harrison, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Perry, Pike, Posey, Scott, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Washington.
How does Sycamore decide what to protect?
Sycamore protects many different types of land. Each property is evaluated individually after careful consideration of its resources and qualities. Depending on the property, sometimes one factor alone is significant enough to merit protection, such as critical habitat for rare and threatened wildlife or plants. Other times several factors contribute to the property's conservation value. Generally, we consider whether a property:
1. Includes important natural habitat for wildlife and plants, or buffers important habitat.
2. Is in a relatively natural, undisturbed condition.; is adjacent or close to land already protected by Sycamore.
3. Is adjacent or close to public land or other permanently protected private land.
4. Is in active farming or other agricultural use.
5. Includes or protects a significant river, stream or wetland.
6. Is large enough that its conservation values will likely remain intact despite possible future changes in adjoining land use.


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Cigna CEO David Cordani Salary, Email Address, Phone Number and More
by Pooja January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023
Cigna is a popular and leading health services company. The headquarters of Cigna are established in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The company's is majorly involved in insurance and healthcare related services through its insurance subsidiaries companies. The post of Cigna's CEO is held by Mr. David Cordani who is heading the execution of company since 2008. Mr. David Cordani joined Cigna HealthCare in the year 1991 and became the President of the company in July 2005.
Along with the post of President, in June 2008 he began his journey as Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of the company. In this section you can explore more about CEO David Cordani's compensation, net worth, his contact info, academics and more. We have also mentioned Cigna Healthcare mailing address details and important contact numbers as well. So, let's start with the CEO's Net Worth first in the section.
David Cordani, Photo Credit: Gary Cameron/Reuters
David Cordani, the CEO and President of Cigna have a net worth of approximately is $104 Million dollars. Mr. David Cordani holds over 258,403 units of Cigna stock options which are valued at $21,817,382. He had also sold stock options of Cigna worth $63,069,686 in previous years.
Along with the stock options, he is also getting a compensation of $19,303,000 from Cigna. The information stated here is as per the data collected for June 2020.
As CEO, President and Director of Cigna Healthcare, Mr. David Cordani receives compensation or salary of $19,303,000 from Cigna.
CEO Email Address
You can get in touch with CEO and President David Cordani for important matters by email. Please note down the CEO Email Address: david.cordani@cigna.com.
If you have a query or feedback that can be shared or resolved at Customer Support level, please avoid sharing it with CEO on this email address. Only important requests and high priority matters will be responded on this email.
Mailing Address and Phone Number
If you are looking for Cigna Corporate Mailing Address, this section is or you. Please note down Cigna Corporate Mailing Address: Cigna Corporate Headquarters, 900 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, CT 06002. You can use this mailing address for communication and posting or mailing all your important official correspondence.
You can also contact Cigna Officials on these numbers:
If you are looking for Website Assistance, please dial: 1 (800) 853-2713 and if you wish to contact Customer Service Executive for your queries or complaints, you can dial: 1 (800) 997-1654. The calls on these numbers will be entertained 24 hours for all days in the year.
Talking about Educational Qualifications of CEO David Cordani, he did his studies BA from Texas A&M University (BA) and MBA from University of Hartford.
Article first published on November 14, 2020.
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Eyechronic, a leading ad-based television network broadcasting real-time content on large television screens in legal cannabis dispensaries throughout the United States raised $3 million in Series A funding by Tuatara Capital, L.P. This round put Eyechronic at a total of $5.25 million in funding.
Founded in 2014 in New York, Tuatura Capital is a specialized alternative investment manager focused on supporting high-growth companies in the legal cannabis industry. In 2016, they raised a $93 million fund to invest exclusively in the legal marijuana industry. To date, Tuatura has already invested in Teewinot Life Sciences, Willie's Reserve, Greendot and now adds Eyechronic to their portfolio.
We had the opportunity to speak with co-founders of Eyechronic ("ETV"), Colby McKenzie and CEO, Jeremy Jacobs to learn more about this round and the future of Eyechronic.
Adelia: First off, congratulations on closing your series A round, can you give us more insight into what the funds will be allocated towards?
Eyechronic: The capital is earmarked for capex (building ETV's media network infrastructure in new dispensary/retail locations across the nation) and growth capital. This round will help to accelerate Eyechronic's growth and position the company to penetrate new markets including California.
Adelia: In less than one year, Eyechronic has expanded into over 16 states and nearly 300 retail stores, what are your ideal growth goals for 2018?
Eyechronic: With the rapid success of the network to date, we are just trying to maintain our growth in our current strongholds (Colorado, Oregon, and east coast markets) and rapidly expand our imprint in States such as California, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona.
Adelia: With California being a strategic focus for 2018, and when looking at the competitive landscape in California what would you say are Eyechronic's competitive advantages?
1) Given our 10+ years of experience building similar networks in other industries, the value proposition that we can offer to dispensaries is, in my opinion, unrivaled. Our content loop is backed by science and years of refinement to truly drive dispensary sales to lift. Our technology can not only ensure that our screens are live and operational at all times, but also quantify the number of impressions our media has on customers.
2) In the cannabis space, it's not good enough to provide one incredible aspect of the storefront environment. ETV has partnerships with other technology companies in the space so that we can provide dispensaries with help driving traffic to their location, live media to entertain, educate and influence purchase decisions of the customer upon arrival. Along with a POS-integrated menu to help them make their selection, streamline electronic payment processing and loyalty programs to keep them coming back, its hard to say no to taking our FREE media system.
Adelia: When working with retail stores, what may appeal to customers at one location may not work at another location, how does the team behind Eyechronic streamline through this process so they can help each retail store effectively?
Eyechronic: The beauty of our system is that our software allows for real-time updates and the network is tailored not only to a geographic region, but each store individually. This way we can allow for specialized promotions, advertisements that are relevant to that store and a general content theme fitting of the location environment. Through our enterprise package, dispensaries have even more control over the content and can even create a centralized theme across multiple locations.
Adelia: Eyechronic helps brands reach a targeted demographic through video advertisement, walk me through the process of how a brand can work with Eyechronic and what is needed for the brand to work with you?
Eyechronic: Eyechronic is the premiere digital out of home media network dedicated solely to consumers of the cannabis industry. This network places digital signage in high traffic areas of cannabis dispensaries and retail shops displaying interactive and entertaining promotions to engage viewers. Product companies that are severely limited in where they can advertise due to strict advertising restrictions on cannabis and cannabis-related products have a new medium to show the cannabis world what their product is all about through video advertisement.
However, the platform is not limited to just product companies, consumers within this niche demographic are highly sought after due to their strong and culturally defined consumer persona. The high dwell times in dispensaries (typically 20 minutes or more) offer brands a unique and valuable opportunity to influence decisions at the point of purchase directly. We make the process extremely simple starting with an initial advertising inquiry, the outlining of our available advertising real estate and assistance from our in-house design team to craft the perfect promotion.
Adelia: Let's go back to the beginning, what led you to launch Eyechronic?
Eyechronic: Many may not be aware that Eyechronic is a spin out of Eyeconic.tv. Eyeconic.tv has successfully built digital signage networks across the world in a number of verticals, including a very successful pilot in the cannabis space beginning several years ago. Once we started to see the cannabis industry show signs of maturity and legislative clarity (at least with respect to a number of States) we knew the timing was right to take Eyechronic, properly capitalize the company and scale a perfect media solution for dispensaries across the nation. Our timing could not have been better, as we now have a strong national footprint in an industry showing no signs of slowing.
Adelia: What advice can you share with the entrepreneurs who are about to begin their journey in fundraising?
Eyechronic: There are a lot of useful concepts and creative ideas out there, but it's important to remember that investors are focused on two things – how do I get my money back and does this company have a chance at being a huge success. You have to show investors your value in the industry, how you will scale and how their money gets you from point A to point B.
Adelia: When raising capital from an investor or VC, it goes beyond the funding, what critical attributes aligned Eyechronic with Tuatara Capital?
Eyechronic: There is capital, and then there is strategic capital. The companies that have the best chance to succeed are those that not only get capital to grow but get that capital from investors or funds that offer more than just money. Eyechronic has done an incredible job of getting strategic investment, and Tuatara is a perfect example of this. The fund has incredible influence in the industry, and we are excited to be partnered with them.
Adelia: Thank you again for sharing some insight into the future of Eyechronic and knowledge into raising capital with our audience. Anything else you would like to share that our readers may not be aware of?
Eyechronic: With our rapid growth, we are constantly hiring to keep up with the workload. If any of the DCN readers are interested in being part of this fun and dynamic team, we encourage them to reach out.
To learn more about Eyechronic and how you can work with them, click here.


Quality design is a focus of the JW Concepts team. The priviledge to provide vibrant and enduring living spaces for clients is a wonderful disposition to have within a profession. If we fail to plan, generally we plan to fail. A strong sense of environment and sustainability is a key component of our project outcomes. We provide a complete service from early concept development through to construction completion.
We believe that quality and sustainable design should be an accessible inclusion for all people for their living environments. Why not contact the JW Concepts teams today on 07 3856 0233 to see how we can help massage your lifestyle dreams into a reality.
The garden design brief required accommodating a growing family with 3 children. The client's desire was to create a French provincial feel within the Queensland vernacular, incorporating native plants within an existing framework of established trees.
The emphasis is on outdoor connections and living that allow a free roam around the garden. The rich, textured pathways lead to decorative steelwork gates and entry courtyard with Magnolia species and Westringia species. A series of raised timber vegetable beds feature in the backyard as part of the productive garden space. Wide sandstone steps lead up onto the large upper lawn area which gives the client's children plenty of room to play.
A more intimate path leads down the southern side of the house towards the utility area, where shade-loving species such as Birds Nest Ferns (Asplenium nidus) and Cunjevois (Alocasia brisbanensis) are planted to invoke a lush, rainforest feel.