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Korbin Scott Jones's songs for the long night
by Kyle Teller, creative writing P.h.D. student
MFA poet, journal editor, paranormal podcast host, translator, diviner, and former ghost hunter, Korbin Scott Jones keeps busy through the long night. Jones and I meet up in downtown Lawrence to discuss songs for the long night, his latest book of poetry that explores queer ancestry, kinship, romance, and finding yourself through, and in, neverending life cycles. We grab a table at Alchemy Coffee & Bake House to talk about Jones's poetry, the Lady-Gaga revision process, and paranormal projects.
When I ask Jones about his inspiration for his poetry book, songs for the long night, he shares a story relatable to many writers.
"I had a really, really terrible draft of a poem and it was called "songs for the long night"," Jones says. "The poem was inspired when I was watching Game of Thrones with my parents. There was some moment whenever Cat Stark says something along the lines of 'I remember listening to you during the long night, holding you close and your little ragged breaths.' I had this idea, this emotional connection between two people during a dark period where we don't know when it will end. I was really drawn to the idea of night lasting years in that world."
Jones took that idea from a "terrible poem" and turned it into a full-fledged manuscript, but the catalyst for that revision wasn't GoT or his parents—the book's inspiration was a breakup, a first breakup.
"Through that relationship, I came out to my family," Jones says on the year-long relationship that occurred across countries and continents before ending. "I kind of learned who I was as a queer person when interacting with other queer men. The book is my journey through that relationship but also the post-mess that is after a breakup like that. I firmly believe that there is such a thing as second puberty for queer people. We often don't get to go through puberty at the same time as straight people where you get to dig and work things up, so I really was acting like a teenager at the age of twenty-one or twenty-two. [songs for the long night] was a way to think about that."
I ask Jones, given his mention of queer identity, sexual rebirth, and coping, if there is a poem that best represents the book's overall journey.
""Light in the Stairwell"," Jones says immediately. "I was composing this manuscript in the last year of my undergrad as a creative writing major and applying to MFAs. At that point, I was ready to wrap it up, emotionally move on, and asking myself, how can I think about this in a holistic sense? So "Light in the Stairwell" is this scene of me and all these guys that I had crushes on or hooked up with after the relationship trying to figure out what I want, what I need. We're all dancing in the basement and then crawl up the stairs. We go outside, and I watch them ascend into the heavens. I tell the moon to take care of them. I say they've hurt me, I've hurt them, we'll never be anything concrete or long-lasting, but that's okay."
Jones does note that his favorite poem in the book, possibly his favorite poem he's ever written is "Hymn for Brown-eyed Boys," a poem that, in Jones's words, explores the ancestry of queer men.
"In "Hymn for Brown-eyed Boys" I talk about having sex with another man and how that has a history to it," Jones says. "In the poem, I'm looking up at brown eyes, because brown eyes are the oldest color of human eyes and I really just like brown eyes. But I'm also looking at them while having sex and imagining the history there and how my ancestors did the same thing. At that time, I really loved looking at my life not only as a cycle within itself but...within the bigger cycle, not only of humanity but of queer men throughout history."
When it came to organizing this cyclical history, Jones describes how the book is organized into three main sections: prelude, interlude, and postlude.
"Prelude through interlude is that slow decay of when you know a relationship is not going to work out," Jones explains. "I was very honest in a poem when I wrote 'I have not eaten in three days. I have not left this bed in three days except to wander the empty streets.' The second half of the book is my connection within the queer community, who I am as another queer man who is going through things other queer men have gone through, and how can I make connections with other queer men in a meaningful way."
"What was your revision process for songs for the long night?" I ask.
"I used to be so dedicated to, as Lady Gaga puts it, 'honoring the vomit.' I wanted to throw my emotions up on the page and leave it," Jones says. "But in my undergrad, I realized how important revision can be…But I'm always thinking about the musicality, so when I revise, I'm always saying the poems aloud. Some of my friends always hated it because I would say can I read this poem to you? It's never can I send this poem to you? It's always can I read this to you?"
"Now that you've gone through that discovery process with songs for the long night, what are you writing now?"
"I feel like I've written my breakup, hookup book," Jones says, "so now I'm trying to see what I'm trying to figure out now. It's less about relationships and very much more about who am I? within my life. Because death anxiety is super high right now having so many people die around me, so my mortality is definitely something on my mind that was not in that book. In [songs for the long night] there was that feeling of living forever, everything is magical...But now it really feels like I, as a human being, could die, so I'm trying to cope with that through my poetry."
"What's your writing philosophy in a nutshell?" I ask.
"Write what you want," Jones says. "I can enjoy Rupi Kaur. So many people like to [trash] on her, but I feel like she is filling an artistic spot that needs to be filled...People are finding solace or comfort [in Kaur's work], and that's ultimately my goal as a writer. My overall view is if you want to make art, make art."
I ask Jones about his future career goals, and he shares that he's open to many avenues of the publishing industry, as long as he's "writing full time." He's already got a strong start as the editor-in-chief of a new literary journal, now on its second issue.
"You're also the editor-in-chief of Fearsome Critters: A Millennial Arts Journal," I say. "Can you describe the journal and what it means to be a 'millennial' journal?"
"Fearsome Critters: A Millennial Arts Journal seeks to uplift and spotlight millennial voices. Too often, older creators still see us as twelve to twenty years old, when we're all adults now. I wanted to capture the millennial experience in a global sense. We are the first generation to grow up into a global society, and what that means through the lens of social media, through the lens of activism, and so I really love the diversity of the millennial experience but also the similarities within it—that's what Fearsome Critters is all about."
Jones describes that the journal's title was also inspired by perceptions about millennials mixed with folklore.
"Whenever lumberjacks worked in the woods of North America," Jones says, "they came up with all these crazy animals. I really feel like millennials are fearsome critters, critters being such a soft term, so cutesy, but fearsome. People think we're killing off industries, people think that we're leading the downfall of society, but they also just see us as these dumb little creatures that don't know anything. The [journal name] is embracing that idea and running with it."
"You are very busy and even have a speculative podcast, Spectered: A Paranormal Podcast, co-hosted with Arielle Michelle Raymos. Can you talk about the inspiration for a paranormal podcast?"
"I got into podcasts a year ago," Jones says. "I came across The Black Tapes, which is a serial mockumentary about paranormal experiences, and I loved it. I moved onto Bailey is Cursed by a Witch which is partially about Lawrence, Kansas…[Spectered] is really based on those sit-down-and-chat podcasts like My Favorite Murder and That's Why We Drink," Jones says, noting how he and co-host Raymos found a connection through their paranormal interests. "I feel like we can talk about anything and make a joke out of it…we both love paranormal stuff, I love divination practice, I used to be a ghost hunter—"
"I'm sorry," I interrupt. "Ghosthunter?"
"Yes, I've had a very long, crazy past," Jones says. "But Arielle and I, from the get-go, were able to find a balance. In my section, I focus on metaphysical, spiritual stuff and the science behind it, and Arielle tends to gravitate more toward cryptids, UFOs, and secret societies. She always finds very weird wormholes. I'll tell this big story about this haunted place. Meanwhile, she's talking about how UFOs are related to Winston Churchill and how Churchill has a museum in Missouri and what that all of that means. Spectered is a mixture of history and comedy but always with a paranormal focus."
"My final question: If you were a fearsome critter, what would you be?"
"I would want to be the hidebehind," Jones says. "It just hides behind trees and peeks out. It's very sneaky. I'm a very loud person, I'm not too good at sneaking sometimes, so I'd really love to be the hidebehind."
Jones's release party and reading for songs for the long night will be at The Raven bookstore in Lawrence, KS on May 2nd at 7:00 p.m. The event will be a double-release party for SFO: Photos & Poems about San Francisco by Pablo Luque Pinilla & José Luis R. Torrego translated from the original Spanish by Korbin Scott Jones. SFO: Photos & Poems about San Francisco is available now through Tolsun Books.
songs for the long night is available April 2019 through Rebel Satori Press.


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namespace chromeos {

// Key for user authentication. The class supports hashing of plain text
// passwords to generate keys as well as the use of pre-hashed keys.
//
// TODO(crbug.com/826417): Consider making this class movable.
class COMPONENT_EXPORT(CHROMEOS_LOGIN_AUTH) Key {
 public:
  enum KeyType {
    // Plain text password.
    KEY_TYPE_PASSWORD_PLAIN = 0,
    // SHA256 of salt + password, first half only, lower-case hex encoded.
    KEY_TYPE_SALTED_SHA256_TOP_HALF = 1,
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    KEY_TYPE_SALTED_PBKDF2_AES256_1234 = 2,
    // SHA256 of salt + password, base64 encoded.
    KEY_TYPE_SALTED_SHA256 = 3,

    // Sentinel. Must be last.
    KEY_TYPE_COUNT
  };

  Key();
  Key(const Key& other);
  explicit Key(const std::string& plain_text_password);
  Key(KeyType key_type, const std::string& salt, const std::string& secret);
  ~Key();

  bool operator==(const Key& other) const;

  KeyType GetKeyType() const;
  const std::string& GetSecret() const;
  const std::string& GetLabel() const;

  void SetLabel(const std::string& label);

  void ClearSecret();

  void Transform(KeyType target_key_type, const std::string& salt);

 private:
  KeyType key_type_;
  std::string salt_;
  std::string secret_;
  std::string label_;
};

}  // namespace chromeos

#endif  // CHROMEOS_LOGIN_AUTH_KEY_H_

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Summoner Wars Mega #8: Fallen Kingdom vs. Deep Dwarves | SPACE-BIFF!
Fallen Kingdom vs. Deep Dwarves.
I was going to write some flavor text about how the Fallen Kingdom has invaded the great halls of the Deep Dwarves in search of endless crypts to reanimate into skeleton and zombie fighters, but I've been informed by my ever-astute partner that all my pre-game flavor texts are about her factions invading my factions, and a quick fact-checking mission revealed that to be mostly true. So instead, the Deep Dwarves have invaded the massive Fallen Kingdom looking for, uh, something magical. And now their Summoners are facing off in a battle to the death. Well, more death.
Somerset and I agree that this was easily our most exciting match, a worthy conclusion to our series, and filled to the brim with all sorts of different tactics, howl-inducing rolls of the dice, and more. Epic clashes! Magic! Feints! Organized (and disorganized) retreats! Kidnapping! Possession! Dark sacrifices! All that and more, below.
The Fallen Kingdom has always been one of my favorite factions. Bringing units back to life after they've been killed or built to magic is a lovely ability. I really enjoy playing them, and love having Zombie Warriors turn enemies into more Zombies! When Dan and I first got Summoner Wars, we almost immediately got the Master Set because we were having so much fun, and the original 8 factions fell by the wayside, so I haven't played with the FK for some time. I'm glad for the opportunity to deal in death again!
Both FK and DD require meticulous hand management, but since the Deep Dwarves have to use magic to activate many of their abilities, I think Dan's part in this fight will be much harder than mine. He excels at hand management though, so I shouldn't get ahead of myself. His Summoner, Tundle, can help by turning discarded cards into magic, but doing so limits the number of attacks he can make that turn (all the better for me!). Several champions also help bring more magic in, which sounds like the type of champs Dan will bring in his deck. For my part, Ret-Talus can pay two magic to bring a minion back from the dead as immediate defense or as an alternate summoning spot.
Because of the Deep Dwarves' need to use magic to activate their best abilities, Anica joins my army to loot their stockpiles with her Spirit Drain. Elut-Bal is always a menace with 4 melee attacks and has the added bonus of often costing next to nothing to summon. It isn't uncommon to attack early and hard with this guy. And Skhull will be coming as well because his Fear ability is such a potent deterrent. Interestingly, the FK only have four champions to choose from (since we're not putting Mercs into our decks for this series), so I believe these are the obvious choices since Dragos's healing ability is not as meaningful as taking magic from Dan.
Of the original commons, my deck will include extra Zombie Warriors and Skeletal Archers, but I'll be leaving my Reapers home. All the Cultists I own will get to come to Death Curse enemies when they die. I'll also be bringing a couple Phantoms because who doesn't love the potential of a good old Possession? I'm hoping to rush up and block Dan's summoning spots, dealing death and raising new Zombies as soon as possible. I want to get out Elut-Bal to terrorize his units quickly, and I would love to see a combination of Legions of the Dead, Magic Drain, and Elut-Bal speed-dial for intense Dan demoralization! To the mattresses! To the death!
I've been told by reliable sources that the Deep Dwarves ought to be my favorite faction — that they would mesh well with my fastidious magic-counting play-style, my love of both trickery and defensive tactics, and the fact that I'm always wishing for a little bit of extra magic. That all sounds great to me. Which is why I've avoided them so far, because they sound a little too good to be true. As an old and world-weary soul, I've grown afraid of yet more disappointment.
Nah, just kidding! In all earnestness, the Dwarves Down Under are the one faction I've played least (I've played most teams a couple dozen times, if not more, and I think I've only played the DD once), which makes this match a bit intimidating. Since I don't know what's best to take, I'll throw in a dash of everything: Mages of both the Battle and Gem varieties for their high damage potential, some Crossbowmen to synergize with my events (I have amazing events, by the way — I can't wait to take control of one of Someset's units with Illusionary Warrior, blast a pile of invaders with Magic Torrent, or freeze her line of credit at a critical moment with Magic Stasis), and Scholars to act as meat shields and set up some bonus dice with their Insight ability. The only thing I'm not bringing more of than my starting setup dictates is Miners, who feel more limited than my other commons.
As for champions, I hear Kynder is awesome, but I'll be leaving him behind tonight. My focus is going to be on messing around with my and Somerset's magic stockpiles. In addition to my Summoner, Tundle, who can consume two of my attacks to move a card from my discard pile back into magic, each of the champions I'm bringing somehow alters the way magic moves around on the board. Gren forces nearby destroyed friendly units to go to my magic pile rather than my opponent's. Lun captures commons from 4 spaces away (enemy or friendly, though I'm mostly stoked about the potential to kidnap enemies and chop them up without fear of reprisals). And Piclo pulls a card from my discard pile and recycles it back into the magic pile when he kills something, which sounds like it would pair with Lun quite nicely. All in all, I'm hoping to establish a neat surplus of magic for my pricey abilities.
Tonight might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship with the Deep Dwarves. I'm looking forward to it.
Posted on February 11, 2013, in Board Game, Game Diary and tagged Board Games, Plaid Hat Games, Summoner Wars. Bookmark the permalink.	12 Comments.
I totally called it. 😉 Great game, both of you. Glad you got on pretty well with DD too, Dan!
More SW and more MEGAs please, SB!
Thanks! I'm really happy with how this one turned out. AND I'm interested in the Deep Dwarves!
That was awesome! Great ending to a great series!
I've been playing SW thanks in no small part to this series, and I love it! I made the mistake of not following your guys' advice by playing Swamp Orcs, and that was a bit confusing, but still not too bad. Now my gaming group has the Master Set and both Starter Sets and we're working on picking up all the loose factions. I think I share your annoyance with a couple of the starting factions, but otherwise it's all good stuff.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! And that's great that you're having a good time with SW!
As for more SW Mega, I can't tell you more than I've told everyone else, because I just don't know what we'll do with it. The response has been positive enough that Somerset and I have talked about doing another series of them, maybe round two between the victors of this series, or once Plaid Hat releases the second summoners. Right now I'm just burnt out on it, because these took a lot more work than I expected them to. Also, Space-Biff! has recently transformed into a SW blog, and that's not what I want it to be.
I think we'll be doing another Mega series soon, though I can't tell for sure what it'll be. I was thinking Descent 2nd Edition, Risk Legacy, AI War… not sure. Something like that.
Stoked for any of those!
Yes, I'm having a great time with SW. Favorite faction = Mountain Vargath. Love those guys!
I'm quite fond of the Vargath too. Having a Brute throw an enemy unit into a scrum of your goatmen (who then pummel them into so much paste) is pretty funny.
Absolutely! I also love bringing down their walls, which the goats are able to do surprisingly quickly, especially if you manage to get Growden up. Crowd and demolish.


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Inside Development
PISA founder Andreas Schleicher on the future of the education ranking
By Sophie Edwards // 01 April 2019
Andreas Schleicher, head of education at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Photo by: GESF
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— Andreas Schleicher, director, OECD Directorate of Education and Skills
"As the world is changing, PISA evolves … we are less concerned about reflecting what schools currently do, we are more concerned with what kinds of cognitive, socioemotional skills do young people require to be successful tomorrow," he told Devex during the recent Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
When PISA first started assessing groups of 15-year-olds from a sample of schools across different countries, its sole members were the world's wealthiest nations, many of whom were initially reluctant to join, Schleicher said.
However, since then, PISA's membership has expanded and now includes more than 40 non-OECD member countries. India recently rejoined after a 10 year absence.
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OECD is also piloting PISA in lower-income countries, known as PISA for Development. "Five years ago, if you'd asked me if countries like El Salvador, Guatemala or Honduras or Paraguay would join [PISA] — [some of] these are countries torn by war and conflict — I would have said that I can't imagine it, but they are all part of it now," Schleicher said.
He puts the growing interest in PISA down to its ability to function as a "crowdsourcing platform for better education practices," as opposed to its more established role as a comparison tool.
"The reason more and more countries are interested is to take part in this global conversation that PISA has created about what we should be teaching and how we can teach it best," he said, adding that, "education solutions have no borders, they are not domestic in nature."
PISA has seen more than just membership changes in recent years: The test has also grown to measure a broader set of skills and competencies beyond the standard literacy, numeracy, and science indicators.
The PISA test, which takes place every three years, now measures collaborative problem-solving and global competence, and in 2021, it will start measuring creative thinking, Schleicher said. The PISA team is also developing a way of testing students' digital learning, which should be ready in time for the 2024 assessment, he added.
"You can become the slave of the algorithm that tells you what to do and think, but technology can also be a great enabler of human skills, and so we want to … look into the kind of cognitive … resources that help us leverage technology," the PISA boss explained.
"At the moment, PISA tells us about the effectiveness of school systems, but I do believe it's important to give schools a better source of feedback."
These shifts reflect the need for major reform within most education systems worldwide, which currently teach out-of-date information using old-fashioned methods such as rote memorization, Schleicher told Devex.
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"Trigonometry was useful 400 years ago for measuring fields … It's a relic of a long-gone past … We say it's important without questioning it ... We should have a much closer look at what students learn today," he said.
But education is a notoriously "conservative social enterprise," he said, and school leaders, teachers, and parents can be resistant to change.
"When I talk to people working on curriculum design, it's about protecting the status quo," he said, adding that the opinions of students are what is really valuable: "The students of today have very good sense of what's important for them and how they learn."
However, while PISA is intended to measure and promote a competency-based approach to learning, this is not always communicated well and understood by politicians, according to João Costa, Portugal's secretary of state for education. Speaking during a session at GESF, Costa said many countries still view PISA as a ranking and may "narrow" their curriculum in order to improve their scores.
"No one pays attention, politically thinking, to results in problem-solving…[or] student well-being and equity … there is more focus on ... maths, and literacy … but if we ignore data about equity, I think PISA is completely useless," Costa said.
"Don't take PISA as a rating agency but as a formative tool," he added.
Schleicher also wants to "improve the analytical power" of PISA so that the data can be more useful to individual schools and teachers and students within them, Costa said, making it "more granular."
"At the moment, PISA tells us about the effectiveness of school systems, but I do believe it's important to give schools a better source of feedback," he said.
The global PISA test samples a selection of schools to come up with a national score, but individual schools can also pay to take an individual PISA assessment. Schleicher said PISA for schools can help staff improve learning outcomes by providing evidence-based analysis of students' performance and data on the challenges facing poor performers.
The scheme also offers peer-learning opportunities with other schools and teachers. Schleicher said he hopes to one day be able to offer this service for free.
Update, April 5, 2019: This article has been updated to clarify that João Costa, Portugal's secretary of state for education, was the speaker at the GESF session.
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The Palaszczuk Government has announced $3.5 million in funding over two years to deliver much needed practical support for the most vulnerable asylum seekers and temporary protection visa holders in Queensland.
Multicultural Affairs Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the $3.5 million in funding would go to Communify Queensland through the Asylum Seeker and Refugee Assistance program.
"Queensland has a responsibility to support asylum seekers and those in need of protection," Mr Hinchliffe said.
"These much-needed funds will provide individual support for some of the most vulnerable people within our community who face extraordinary life challenges.
"This includes medical transferees and refugees who have been granted a Safe Haven Enterprise Visa or Temporary Protection Visa.
"Communify Queensland has a proven track record in delivering this kind of support through established partnerships and will have the support of like-minded agencies and organisations.
The Palaszczuk Government has committed $4.3 million over three years, from 2018–19 to 2020–21, to support vulnerable refugees and people seeking asylum.


Linguaschools Granada is a small sized Spanish language school with a very friendly team. Since 1998 we specialize in teaching Spanish to foreigners in the centre of Granada.
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The intensive 20 is the most popular course. In this course you will have 4 lessons per day from Monday to Friday. Classes are a mix of grammar, vocabulary and conversation. At the general intensive Spanish course, we occasionally go out and take the class outdoors. It's possible to book this course from 1 to 50 weeks.
In the Intensive 20 + 10 course you will have two extra hours of particular lessons (besides the 4 group classes) with a teacher that will help you with any doubts you might have at your own pace and who will adapt to your needs. If you are looking for Spanish courses for special purposes such as business Spanish or Spanish in a medical environment, then this course is perfect you. The private lessons are usually scheduled right before or right after the intensive 20 Spanish course.
If you have little time available and you want to maximize and fully customize your Spanish learning process, this is the right course for you. During the individual lessons, we would normally focus on the general Spanish, but if you need to learn Spanish for a certain profession, we can focus on any subject, such as Spanish for business or Spanish in a medical environment. We can be very flexible with the course timetable.
In the DELE examination course you will be prepared for the official DELE exam by the Instituto Cervantes. The DELE exam itself can be taken in Spain or in your home country. You will have the general 20 lessons in a group (intensive 20 course) and 1 private lesson per day focused on the preparation of the DELE exam. Please note the fee for the exam is not included.
With this option you will be living with Spanish or other foreign people sharing common areas of the flat like the dining room, kitchen, and bathroom. You will have a single room at your disposal, and be free to live your daily life as you please, with consideration for the house rules of course.
With this option you will be living with Spanish or other foreign people sharing common areas of the flat like the dining room, kitchen, and bathroom. You will have a double room at your disposal, and be free to live your daily life as you please, with consideration for the house rules of course. Only for people travelling together.
In a family stay you will practice your Spanish while learning how Spanish families live by taking part in their daily life. Having your own room and keys, students will enjoy this home-style experience yet still have the comforts of independence. But it must be understood that each student must adhere to the rules and customs of their Spanish family. Please mind that a family is not always the typical family, but can also consist of a divorced woman (with or without children) for example. The host family option with half board includes breakfast and dinner.
Distance from the airport: 15 km.
- Enrolment fee is non-refundable.
- In case a visa is refused to the student, the school will charge 200 Euro and the remaining balance will be refunded to the student upon receipt of an original VISA refusal letter.
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Catalans in Cleveland
News and Upcoming Events for Catalans in Cleveland
Thank you to David Salom for much of the information and photos.
Definition of the Catalan Countries:
Catalan Countries is a modern term used to describe the Catalan nation (the territories where the Catalan language is spoken). The Catalan Countries include Andorra (an independent country), Catalonia, Valencian Country, Balearic Islands and the eastern strip of Aragon (under Spanish sovereignty), North Catalonia (under French sovereignty) and the Sardinian city of Alghero.
The Catalan flag (Senyera) consists of four red stripes on a golden background. The Pennon of the Conquest of València, a Senyera dating from 1238, is the world's oldest extant flag.
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Catalan History and Culture
Catalan History
The area now known as the Catalan Countries has been populated by (or under the influence of) Iberian tribes, Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths and Andalusians. The modern origin of Catalonia dates to the second half of the 9th century, when the Frankish king Charlemagne conquered Roussillon, Andorra and several cities on the eastern Pyrenees mountains. Barcelona was captured by the Franks in 801, and the new conquered land was organized in several Catalan Counties.
During the High and Late Middle Ages the Catalan domains expanded in multiple directions to form a maritime empire that included (at some point) the principalities of Catalonia and Andorra, the kingdoms of Majorca, València, Múrcia, Navarre, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia, the islands of Corsica and Malta, the Greek dukedoms of Athens and Neopatras and numerous counties in Occitania and around the Mediterranean. Multiple "Consulates of the Seas" were established all over the Mediterranean, some as far away as the Holly Land and Egypt, to administer maritime and commercial law. The Kingdoms of València and Majorca were repopulated mainly by Catalan-speaking people, hence their current Catalan character.
The Catalan Crown has been given different names over the centuries, such as "the Royal Crown", "Kingdom, Domains and Crown of Aragon and of Catalonia", "Crown of Aragon and the County of Barcelona", etc., although in modern times it has been known as "Crown of Aragon". The marriage of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and the Queen Isabella I of Castile in 1469, did not mean the unification of their domains into one kingdom or crown. Early in the 18th century, the Crown of Aragon was invaded by Bourbon troops. València fell in 1707, Barcelona in 1714 and Majorca in 1715. These lands were incorporated into Spain, their government institutions and laws were abolished, and public use of Catalan language was prohibited with the New Regime Decrees.
Soon after the death of the Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, in 1975, Catalonia, Valencian Country and the Balearic Islands recovered their medieval government institutions, although with limited power, inside a quasi-federal Spain. Barcelona modernized and came to world-wide prominence during the Olympic games of 1992.
During 2009 and 2010, "popular referendums" (organized by ordinary citizens) on the independence of the Catalan nation were held in 170 Catalan cities and many Catalan communities abroad. The popular referendum of the Catalan community in the USA was held on October 9, 2010, co-organized by Catalans in San Diego, San Francisco, Cleveland and New York, with a result of 95.2% in favor of independence. The combined result of all these "popular referendums" was an overwhelming 94.9% vote for independence.
In 2014, the Catalan government sponsored a non-binding referendum on the independence of Catalonia. The result was an 81% votes for independence, 10% in favor of a federal solution, 4.5% rejected any change in the current status, whereas the remaining 4.5% were blank and null votes.
Catalan Language and Culture:
Catalan is a romance language currently spoken by 8 to 10 million people. By the 9th century, Catalan had evolved from Vulgar Latin on both sides of the eastern end of the Pyrenees, as well as some of the territories to the south. By the end of the 10th century, Catalan was already a fully-formed language, clearly distinguishable from its Latin origins. The Homilies of Organyà, written in the late 12th or early 13th centuries, is the first extant text written originally in Catalan. The earlier Cançó de Santa Fe, from 1054-76, may be Catalan or Occitan.
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Catalan poetry flourished from the 13th century, before which Catalan poets wrote in Provençal. The first true Catalan poet was the Majorcan Ramon Llull (1232-1316), and the greatest Catalan poet was Ausiàs March (1397-1459), a Valencian. The Four Great Chronicles are major literary works in Catalan written between the 13th and 14th centuries narrating the deeds of the monarchs and leading figures of the Catalan Crown.
The 15th century witnessed the peak of Catalan influence on the Western world, illustrated by the presence of two Valencian Popes in the Vatican in 50 years, against a long-held tradition of Italian Popes. During the Late Middle Ages, Catalan was the lingua franca (bridge language between speakers whose native languages are different) in the Mediterranean basin. By the 15th century, the city of Valencia had become the sociocultural center of the Crown of Aragon. Catalan was the official language in the dukedom of Athens during most of the 14th century, in Sicily until the 15th century, and in Sardinia until the 17th century. The golden century of Catalan literature is represented by the novel Tirant lo Blanch by Joanot Martorell (published in 1490), an epic romance that was later hailed as the best book in the world by Cervantes. This book was translated to numerous languages and is considered by some as the first modern novel of the western literature.
Suddenly, at the peak of this period of splendor, Catalan-speaking people apparently fell into a period of a total unproductivity. No significant cultural developments seem to have occurred in the Catalan Countries from the 16th to the 19th century. This historical "black box" coincides with a strict policy of censorship (and translation to Spanish) of most publications, imposed by an increasingly Castile-centric monarchy. Catalan scholars are now trying to recover, from direct or indirect sources, the information from this period that has been erased or hidden from history.
The Catalan renaissance (Renaixença) began in the late 19th century with the economic progress of Catalonia, but it suffered another setback during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco (1939-1975). Today Catalan is a completely normalized language with a healthy literature, and it is taught in the schools of Catalonia and Andorra as a first language. Unfortunately, in the rest of the Catalan Countries many children are not able yet to be educated in Catalan. The Institute of Catalan Studies is responsible for establishing and updating the standard language, which is based on the Barcelona dialect with some admixtures from Valencian.
Personalities of the Catalan Countries:
Ramon Llull (1232-1316) was a Majorcan philosopher, novelist, poet, theologian, mystic, mathematician, logician, visionary and missionary. He is credited with writing the first major work of Catalan literature. He was one of the first Europeans to use a vernacular to write works on theology, philosophy, and logic. Recently surfaced manuscripts show his work to have predated by several centuries prominent concepts on elections theory. He is also considered a pioneer of computation theory, especially given his influence on Gottfried Leibniz. Thanks to his long life, he has able to create a monumental work with at least 265 books in Catalan, Latin, Arab, Occitan, French, Italian and Castilian. Llull also wrote an Arabic-Catalan dictionary, the first Arabic dictionary of a western language. His Book of the Order of Chivalry (1276) was translated to different languages and was very influential during the Late Middle Ages.
James I "The Conqueror" (1213-1276) was King of Aragon, València and Majorca, Count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier. His long reign saw the expansion of the Catalan domains in three directions: Languedoc to the north, the Balearic Islands to the south, and València to the southwest. James compiled the Llibre del Consolat de Mar (Book of the Consulate of the Seas) which governed maritime trade and helped establish Catalan supremacy in the western Mediterranean. He was an important figure in the development of the Catalan language, sponsoring Catalan literature and writing an autobiographical chronicle of his reign in the Libre dels feyts (Book of Deeds). This book gave unprecedented insights into the life and conquests of a medieval king, and it was imitated by three other Catalan kings (or their chroniclers).
Ausiàs March (1400-1459): Valencian poet and knight from Gandia. He is considered one of the most important poets of the "Golden Century" (Segle d'or) of Catalan literature.
Joanot Martorell (1413–1468): Valencian knight and writer born in Gandia. He is the author of the epic romance Tirant lo Blanch written in Catalan. It deals with the adventures of a crusader knight in the Byzantine Empire. The novel is partly autobiographical, but at times it parallels the life of Roger de Flor, leader of the Company of Almog vers. Miguel de Cervantes considered it the best book in the world, therefore saving it from the fire in Don Quixote. It is one of the best known medieval works of literature and played an important role in the evolution of the Western novel, being also a precursor of the present-day genre of alternate history.
During more than two centuries Tirante el blanco� was thought to be an anonymous classic of Spanish literature because the oldest known copy was from the 1511 Valladolid edition, in Spanish. Fortunately, four older copies in Catalan with the author's name and edition dates (1490 and 1497), were found in Rome in the 18th century. All the other copies from these first two editions of the book have 'disappeared'. Tirant lo Blanch is not the only case of 'linguistic substitution' of Catalan culture during the 16th century.
Pope Alexander VI [Roderic Borja] (1431-1503), born in Xàtiva, was the second Borgia Pope. Alexander VI became a byword for libertinism and nepotism; however, two of Alexander's successors, Sixtus V and Urban VIII, described him as one of the most outstanding popes since St. Peter. The dark legend of the Borgia family was probably contributed to by the Italian Catholic hierarchy, because he (and his uncle) broke a long-held tradition of Italian papacies, and he modernized the Vatican often opposing the opinions of the Curia. One of Alexander's children, Cesare Borgia, was used as an example of a successful ruler in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) was a Catalan architect from Reus and the best known practitioner of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect an individualized and distinctive organic style. Most are located in Barcelona, including his magnum opus, La Sagrada Família. Between 1984 and 2005, seven of his works were declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) was a prominent surrealist painter born in Figueres. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His best-known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in August 1931. Salvador Dalí's manic expression and famous moustache have made him something of a cultural icon for the bizarre and surreal. He has been portrayed on several films. The Dali crater on the planet Mercury is named after him. One of Dalí's museums is in St Petersburg, FL.
Pau Casals (1876-1973) was a world-class cello player and composer. He is remembered also by his speech at the United Nations in 1971 praising Catalonia
Cuisine from the Catalan Countries:
The food of the Catalan Countries is very diverse and regional. The most popular dishes are the Valencian paella, seafood paella, fideuà, all i pebre (from Valencia Country), escalivada, escudella, calçots (from Catalonia), sobrassada and ensaimada (from Majorca). Coca, a dish similar to pizza, is common to the Catalan Countries but it also shows profound regional variations.
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Friday, February 2, 2018 • 8:00pm
Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia's most respected musicians. The legendary guitarist has a professional career that spans five decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout the world. A household name in his native Australia, Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. Tommy's unique style –he calls it simply "finger style" –is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers. Rather than using a whole band for melody, rhythm, bass, and drum parts, Tommy plays all that –and more –on one guitar. Guitar legend Chet Atkins was one of the first to inspire Emmanuel to try this "fingerpicker" style as a child. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel's biggest fans.Tommy Emmanuel is an honorary Kentucky Colonel, a CGP (Certified Guitar Player–a title given by Chet Atkins to only 5 guitarists in the world), an Order of Australia Medalist (AM) and the holder of both an honorary Master's Degree (MA) and more recently an honorary Doctor of Arts (DR) from Charles Sturt University in Australia in recognition of his commitment to rural Australia and his contribution to music education.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Richard A. Kaplan, Chief Executive Officer of CurAegis Technologies, a Torvec, Inc. Company (OTCQB:TOVC) is pleased to make the following announcements.
Designed specifically for aviation professionals, from flight and ground crews, to scheduling, dispatch, administration and management, Z-Coach Aviation 2.0 brings a host of new and exciting features to the industry. Z-Coach Aviation 2.0 is accessible via computer, tablet or a mobile device in stunning high definition that engages the learner and improves the experience. Each participant will have unlimited access to Z-Coach during the contract period.
CurAegis Technologies has already signed contracts with clients and is currently taking orders for Z-Coach Aviation 2.0.
For more information visit www.z-coach.com.
In 2016, CurAegis Technologies intends to release five additional industry-specific versions of Z-Coach in conjunction with the launch of the CURA™ system and the myCadian™ watch. This is the first real-time system and wearable device designed to monitor a degradation of alertness, alleviate fatigue and sleep problems, and mitigate a user's risk in productivity and safety in their job performance.
We are making preparations to launch our "Beta Programs" with selected businesses and organizations that will evaluate our myCadian watch and CURA software in real-world applications. These entities cover a variety of work environments including: Aviation, Trucking, Healthcare, Municipalities, Government Agencies and General Corporate. In addition to these "Beta Program" organizations, we are actively pursuing other customer opportunities. Our discussions to date for potential customer applications have been met with significant interest. The myCadian watch and CURA software system are on schedule for development and product launch. We are now beginning to build our sales, marketing and operations teams and intend to make further announcements soon regarding new hires.
Matthew Kenyon, CURA Division Director of Technology, has been chosen to present a Keynote Presentation entitled "Wearables at Work: a User Risk Assessment and Remediation System" at SomnoSafe 2016 International Symposium.
SomnoSafe is an important annual International Symposium on Somnolence, Vigilance and Safety. This year it will be held in Brussels, Belgium on February 22-23, 2016. In addition to SomnoSafe's Scientific Committee, which consists of 34 members from 12 countries and 4 continents, attendees will include doctors, scientists and industry experts from transportation, health care, government and many other private sectors from around the world.
Mr. Kenyon's presentation will include an overview of the unique myCadian™ watch and the accompanying CURA™ software that combines existing technologies with new, proprietary signal processing and pattern recognition metrics, algorithms and techniques to produce real-time personalized alertness management. Mr. Kenyon will explain how this information is paired with responsive learning to empower the workforce to change behavior, improve sleep and performance, recognize and mitigate fatigue. This in turn will create greater productivity, less absenteeism, fewer mistakes and accidents and improvement in an individual's quality of life.
We are excited to announce that our new and revolutionary Aegis hydraulic pump has reached our performance goals and is being scheduled for third party testing at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE).
Our goal has been to create a pump that is smaller, lighter and more efficient than the existing competition. If results at MSOE attain or exceed our results then we should be ready to start marketing to customers.
It is important to note, regarding both CURA and Aegis products, that the cycle time from the initiation of the sales process to revenue realization can be highly variable especially for a start-up entity.
This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations or beliefs, and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein due to changes in economic, business, competitive, technological, strategic and/or regulatory factors and other factors affecting the operation of Torvec's businesses. More detailed information about these factors may be found in filings by Torvec with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Torvec is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any such obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Torvec, Inc. (TOVC) was incorporated as a New York business corporation on September 25, 1996. The Company develops and markets advanced technologies in the areas of power, safety and wellness. The Company is focusing its commercialization strategies on the following technologies: (i) the CURA system which includes a wearable device, the myCadian™ watch which measures degradation of alertness and sleep attributes and the Z Coach education and training tool and (ii) the Aegis hydraulic pump. The MyCadian™ watch consists of hardware and software that measures multiple metrics in order to establish that a person's ability to perform a task or job appears to be degrading. The Aegis hydraulic pump is an innovative hydraulic design, whose goal is to deliver better efficiencies in a package that is smaller and lighter than existing technologies. The company is currently doing business as CurAegis Technologies, a Torvec company. The Company has not had any significant revenue-producing operations.


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Online file cabinet doxo has added a new twist to its online bill payment service to make paying bills online easier.
Doxo is a free service for people to store all their bills, statements and documents. The service is designed to be an all-in-one place to store important paper--in digital format. It also has a bill payment service, doxoPAY. Now doxo has added an auto-billpay feature that includes a limit on how much will be paid. For example, consumers can choose to automatically pay their electric bill as long as it doesn't exceed $100. Doxo's payment system includes an inbox so that people can see all their bills that are due and click on them to see the full details.
Doxo has landed AT&T as a new partner in its bill pay system. That means that AT&T, with its 100 million subscribers, will agree to send bills electronically to consumers via doxo and that people can pay them directly from doxo. The idea is to make paper bills obsolete. "AT some point we hope you feel comfortable ignoring your (regular) mail," says Steve Shivers, doxo cofounder and CEO. "At that point business will quit sending it."
AT&T on doxo
Other bill payment partners include Sprint, Puget Sound Energy, Oregon Federal Credit Union, Kansas City Power & Light. Doxo takes a small fee from the bill senders, though it is much less than the cost of sending snail mail, says Shivers.
Doxo also can sync people's files on the hard drive of their computer and with services such as Dropbox, Box.net or Evernote, a feature many people wanted for insuring a back up copy, Shivers says.
Doxo, which is backed by Jeff Bezos' Bezos Expeditions, Mohr Davidow Ventures and Sigma Partners, also has a mobile app so that people can take a picture of a document or receipt while on the go and store it to their doxo accounts.
Others in this general space include PageOnce and Intuit's Mint.
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Ventilation-acquired pneumonia (VAP) is defined as a pneumonia (lung infection) occurring in patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) requiring external mechanical breathing support (a ventilator) intermittently or continuously through a breathing tube for more than 48 hours.
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Patient safety remains the most important priority for North York General and this involves ensuring that patients are not at risk for contracting health care-associated infections.
For our public reporting purposes, ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as a pneumonia (lung infection) occurring in patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) requiring external mechanical breathing support (a ventilator) intermittently or continuously, through a breathing tube for more than 48 hours. VAP can develop in patients for many reasons. Because they are relying on an external machine to breath, their normal coughing, yawning, and deep breath reflexes are suppressed. Furthermore, they may have a depressed immune system, making them more vulnerable to infection.
ICU teams have many ways to try to assist patients with these normal breathing reflexes, but despite this, patients are still at risk for developing pneumonia.
Hypoxia (decreasing amounts of oxygen in the blood).
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1. Scope of the Standards
2. Ethical principles
3. Research and Māori
4. Research and Pacific peoples
5. Disability research
6. Ethical management of vulnerability
7. Informed consent
8. Research benefits and harms
9. Research development and design
10. Ethical features of studies
11. Research conduct
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13. Health data and new technologies
14. Human tissue
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16. Research with stem cells and reprogrammed cells
17. Compensation for injury in commercially sponsored intervention studies
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This section sets out two sets of principles that collectively form the basis for these standards: Te Ara Tika principles and bioethics principles.
Te Ara Tika is a set of Māori ethical principles that draws on a foundation of tikanga (Māori protocols and practices); 'Te Ara Tika' means 'to follow the right path'[1] and is used in this document as a generic set of principles commonly shared by many generations and communities of Māori; however, they have application to all people in Aotearoa New Zealand (Hudson et al. 2010).
The bioethics principles that appear here have been used in many sets of human research ethics guidelines, which have carefully established and developed their implications.
The principles presented in this chapter represent the ethical sources of the more specific 'musts' and 'shoulds' within the detailed standards in the chapters that follow.
A partnership of principles
These Standards do not ethically or conceptually prioritise either of the two sets of principles. No assumption is made that they cover the same ground in all cases. However, they do have important common ground in one sense: they involve knowledge discovery through respectful and rights-based engagement between researchers, participants and communities to advance health and wellbeing. When used together, the two sets address ethical positions of different societies, thereby strengthening ethical discourse in New Zealand.
These two sets of principles are the ethical sources of the more specific standards set out in the following chapters. For example, the guideline that participants give their informed consent to participate comes from the principle of respect for people, and from the principles of mana and manaakitanga.
The principles are guides to support ethical decision-making, and should not be used as rules. In all cases, their use requires consideration of context and a well-reasoned justification.
When the principles are described in the abstract, outside of a specific context, it may become more challenging for researchers to realise them all simultaneously; they may make incompatible demands on researchers. A well-designed research project will mitigate against obstacles and identify necessary solutions.
The principles
Figure 2.1 summarises the two sets of principles. The discussion that follows explains each principle in more detail.
2.1 Researchers should consider the features of a proposed study in light of these ethical principles, and should then satisfactorily resolve any ethical issues raised by the study. The application and weighting of these considerations will vary depending on the nature and circumstances of the study in question.
Figure 2.1 – Overview of Te Ara Tika and bioethics principles
Te Ara Tika principles
2.2 Te Ara Tika principles are tika, manaakitanga, whakapapa and mana.
Tika refers to what is right and what is good for any particular situation. Importantly, in the context of ethics it relates to the design of a study, and whether the research achieves proposed outcomes, benefits participants and communities and brings about positive change.
Tika requires respectful relationships with Māori in all studies, regardless of the research design and methods.
Researchers should engage with communities about which research questions are important, and reflect on the ethical issues associated with their study.
Manaakitanga
Manaakitanga refers to caring for others, nurturing relationships and being careful in the way we treat others. Aroha (respect, love), generosity, sharing and hosting are essential parts of manaakitanga, as is upholding the mana of all parties.
Manaakitanga relates to cultural and social responsibility and respect for people. This value requires an understanding of the appropriateness of privacy and confidentiality, to prevent harmful effects from disclosure of information, prioritise collective participation in establishing the goals and benefits of a research proposal, and empower research partnerships.
As well as gathering data, researchers should learn to collaborate with and to give back to the community (eg, through koha and sharing ideas).
Whakapapa refers to relationships; the term encompasses the quality of those relationships, the reasons for their formation and the structures or processes that have been established to support them.
Whakapapa in the context of ethics relates to the quality of consultation or engagement process with Māori and the monitoring of the progression of relationships through various stages of the research.
The relationship between researchers and participants (and New Zealand communities) must involve trust, respect and integrity.
Whakapapa reminds us that an individual is part of a whānau or wider collective. Often this can infer collective decision-making, collective information sharing, collective participation in consent processes, collective support for research data collection, collective analysis of results and participation in dissemination of results. Researchers need to assess an individual's preferences and to involve their collective support networks.
Mana refers to power, prestige, leadership or authority bestowed, gained or inherited individually or collectively. It infers that each individual has the right to determine their own destiny upon their own authority. Mana is an influencing factor in leadership and interpersonal and inter-group relationships, including those entailed in research. Shared knowledge upholds the mana of research participants
Mana relates to equity and distributive justice in terms of the potential or actual risks, benefits and outcomes of research. In that context it also concerns issues of power and authority in relation to who holds rights, roles and responsibilities. Finally, the principle of mana requires that the research process upholds appropriate aspects of tikanga Māori and respects local protocols.
Bioethics principles
2.3 The bioethics principles are beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for people and justice.
Beneficence for individuals and communities implies improving or benefiting people's health or broader wellbeing. It is both the basic aim of good research and its fundamental justification. Health research should be designed, conducted and reported with the intention to improve outcomes. Beneficence also requires that projects have merit.
The idea of what counts as a benefit may differ between individuals and communities. Researchers should take different views into account through mechanisms such as informed consent or community agreement.
Non-maleficence requires researchers to avoid causing harm to individuals and communities, or to cause the least amount of harm possible.
Individuals that choose to participate in research should be fully informed of potential harms, both to them individually and to any community to which they belong.
At a community level, potential harms may place an inequitable burden on a community without providing them with a compensating benefit.
Researchers must put appropriate measures in place to minimise the risk of harm, and effectively respond to any harm to individuals and communities.
Respect for people
Respect for people underlies the general human rights principle of autonomy but is also significant in cases where autonomy – and, in particular, a person's capacity to exercise informed consent – is reduced.
Autonomy itself is a broad concept, encompassing individual autonomy but also relational autonomy and interdependence, and privacy. Autonomy also comprises the rights and interests of groups and communities.
In many cases in the context of health research, respecting a person's autonomy means giving due regard to a person's judgement in making decisions – for example, about whether to participate in research. An important mechanism by which researchers can respect participants' autonomy is by seeking their free, informed and ongoing consent.
A person's autonomy may be affected by their capacity to make an informed choice or give informed consent. This can change over time and can depend on the nature of the decision and any changes in the person's condition and context. Diminished capacity may be permanent or temporary. A wide conception of autonomy is necessary, to reflect the diversity of available decision-making methods.
Where a person is not able to make a decision for themselves, even after support has been offered, further measures are necessary to protect their interests and respect their wishes.
In some cases, seeking informed consent would prevent or skew ethical research (e.g. where huge data sets are involved). In these cases, researchers are nonetheless expected to respect the people concerned, by treating their data with care.
Justice requires that people are treated fairly and equitably. This includes fairly distributing or balancing the benefits and burdens of a study to populations and individual participants.
Justice also involves reducing inequities in health outcomes for specific groups (e.g. particular socioeconomic or ethnic groups). In determining research questions and processes, researchers should consider how the research could reduce inequities in health and wellbeing. Researchers should also consider whether the research could increase inequities, and, if so, how they will mitigate this potential effect.
[1] See Te Ara Tika: Guidelines for Maori Research Ethics on the Health Research Council website.
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E1420e - Report: Symposium Commemorating Official Launch of the Great East Japan Earthquake Archive
Report: Symposium Commemorating Official Launch of the Great East Japan Earthquake Archive
On March 26, 2013, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the National Diet Library (NDL) hosted "Symposium Commemorating Official Launch of the Great East Japan Earthquake Archive: The Records, the Will to Preserve Them and the Effort to Hand Them Down to Future Generations " at the auditorium of the annex of NDL Tokyo Main Library . Approximately 230 people participated in this symposium.
Tetsuo Yamaori, scholar in religious studies first gave a keynote speech titled "Living Memory and Wearing Memory. " Referring to two messages that have survived across generations – "disaster strikes when you least expect it" and "forewarned is forearmed" – Yamaori argued that in order to overcome weathering of memories, simple record keeping is insufficient. He claimed that we must learn and absorb the view of life and death as well as view of nature that our ancestors had in living through anxiety and fear in Japan, an island country prone to disasters.
Secondly, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and NDL introduced "NDL Great East Japan Earthquake Archive (nickname: Hinagiku) released on March 7, 2013 (see E1413). Described were the purpose of the archive and its system.
This was followed by case reports on collection and preservation of records, where three organizations including libraries introduced their efforts in responding to the Great East Japan Earthquake. Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU) described their activities to support the affected people as well as efforts to transmit information about their activities. It was claimed that the best support possible is to continue to report the current situations of disaster-affected regions. Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC) noted the importance of recording activities of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that have enhanced their role in disaster management and response at the frontline of support activities. JANIC highlighted the cost needed for recording, and claimed that the third year after the disaster will become the turning point as human resources, budget, as well as interests will fade away. Based on the experience of collecting materials on evacuations centers at the Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake in 2004, Historical archive section of the Nagaoka City Central Library reported its effort to collect documents and materials that were discarded as unnecessary at evacuation centers while carefully considering the burden on those who had evacuated to Nagaoka City at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake. It was also reported that materials were collected in partnership with relevant departments at the city hall as well as private and civil society organizations.
In the panel discussion, Daisuke Tsuda (journalist/media activist) served as a coordinator in facilitating active discussion among experts with experience of collecting records on the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, the Mid Niigata Prefecture Earthquake , and the Great East Japan Earthquake, on the importance of preserving records, role of archives, and future visions. Arguments made include: "archive development should not be considered independently but rather as part of the overall effort to support reconstruction," "wisdoms that emerged in the process of recovery and reconstruction should also be archived and be included in a knowledge data base to be used in combination for recovery and reconstruction in future disasters," "partnerships among industries, academic, governments, and communities are necessary to sustain the archive, and the NDL is expected to be the hub in connecting these actors."
The symposium was one of the few opportunities for those engaged to discuss in detail the significance of preserving records. Panelists suggested that the next step is to organize a symposium on "wisdom to utilize, efforts to expand" and to enhance "Hinagiku" through reports on developments from various institutions. The NDL hopes to respond to this suggestion, and to continue to make commitments so that the archive is utilized for reconstruction projects as well as disaster management policies.
Handouts from the symposium can be retrieved from the NDL website as well as the "NDL Great East Japan Earthquake Archive." Videos from the symposium will also be available in the archive.
Written by Nakamura Wakao
Digital Information Department, Digital Information Distribution Division
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http://www.ndl.go.jp/jp/event/events/archive-sympo.html
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/archive-sympo
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E1413e- Release of "NDL Great East Japan Earthquake Archive (Hinagiku)"
E1532e- Status of Libraries in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake (As of February 14, 2014)
E1467e- Exhibition "The Power of Books": Not to Forget the Mega-Disaster


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Peregrine Now Acquiring Royalties in Tarrant and Johnson Counties
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DALLAS, TX, May 3, 2018 — Peregrine 1031 Energy Partners, a company assisting 1031 investors in diversifying their exchange, has agreed to acquire producing and non-producing oil and gas royalties in Tarrant and Johnson Counties, Texas.
The acquisition features production from over 30 currently producing wells in the Barnett Shale that spans over 9 counties across North Texas. "Because the Barnett Shale is right in our own backyard, it's certainly an area we know well and have been active in over the years. The fact that the play has been online for nearly 20 years means the wells have settled in and are producing consistent, predictable reserves and cash flow," commented Peregrine Managing Director Josh Prier.
"Because the Barnett Shale is right in our own backyard, it's certainly an area we know well and have been active in over the years."
Managing Director Josh Prier
Over the past 2 years, Peregrine has been very active in most major basins across the U.S., including the Barnett and Eagle Ford Shale in Texas, the STACK/SCOOP area of Oklahoma, the Bakken Shale in North Dakota and the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. "Over the past two years, we've been able to work with mineral owners to deploy over $40 million into producing royalty rights in hundreds of oil and natural gas wells," said Peregrine Co-Founder C.J. Tibbs.
This acquisition will go to help feed a growing demand from 1031 investors who are looking to diversify their exchange into more than traditional real estate. "Most real estate investors are just now learning that they have options when it comes to replacement property for their 1031 exchange," said Wolf Hanschen, Co-Founder of Peregrine. "Oil and gas royalties have been used for decades by investors in existing brick and mortar real estate."
Peregrine 1031 Energy Partners are private purchasers of oil and natural gas royalties with over 45 years of combined experience. Over the past two decades, the Founders at Peregrine have helped to source over $250 million in royalty assets for 1031 exchange clients.
With its corporate headquarters in Dallas and an acquisition office in Denver, Peregrine is dedicated to providing options for royalty owners looking to divest part or all or their royalty interest while delivering 1031 replacement properties to clients looking for opportunities outside of traditional real estate.
To hear more about divestment options or to learn more on available 1031 properties, contact Wolf Hanschen at (214)-483-1997 or Wolf@peregrinelp.com.
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