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Georgia's High-Risk Balancing Act
Europe's Edge Regional Security Russia Sanctions
Emil Avdaliani
Western sanctions on Russia might be working, but there are many loopholes especially in the southern borderlands.
Photo: Travellers from Russia drive after crossing the border to Georgia at the at the Zemo Larsi/Verkhny Lars station, Georgia September 26, 2022. Credit: REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
When Russia launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in February, it faced a barrage of Western sanctions. Almost immediately, it began skillfully to adjust to the new reality.
With old trade routes shut down and some goods and services completely banned, Russia began to seek alternatives. It looked south to routes through Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan. The situation also provided opportunities to these border states, who observed the Kremlin's isolation growing and its prestige diminishing. Suddenly, their nemesis was deeply dependent on smaller neighbors more used to being on the receiving end of Russia's highhandedness.
Trade began to balloon, notwithstanding Georgia's role as a refuge for large numbers of young Russian men avoiding the draft, and its historic hostility to its larger neighbor. Cargo volumes are thought to have grown by 32% overall. Huge tailbacks of trucks wind through the mountains on both sides of the border.
Maintaining the sanctions is an extremely difficult task. And loopholes multiply as Moscow learns how to avoid Western restrictions, especially through cooperation with another veteran in the sanctions-dodging business – Iran. Recently it has been reported that Georgia may be serving as a key conduit for Russia to access the products it covets most. The country has close ties with Turkey, the only NATO partner it borders, and since Russia-Turkish relations remain strong, Georgia is geographically the shortest route for the Eurasian states. Cargo volumes between Russia and Turkey passing through Georgia tripled in the first half of 2022.
The story is not that simple, however. Misconceptions abound. Suspicions are based on the sudden huge increase in traffic but it is unclear how much of this cargo is sanctions avoidance. That picture is further muddied by Turkey's refusal to join Western sanctions; cargo traffic banned elsewhere is perfectly legal in trade between the two.
The Georgian government insists that goods in transit through its territory are not subject to international sanctions. The opposition however accuses the ruling Georgian Dream party of secretly colluding with the Kremlin. This causes indignation among many Georgians but allows businesses to flourish. Yet there are potential long-term political costs as even benign dependence on Russia could swiftly turn toxic once Russia decides (as it has done so multiple times) to use it as a geopolitical tool.
There is also plenty of misinformation too. It has been reported several times that Georgia has been used for overflights by Iranian planes transporting drones to Russia. Geographical ignorance may play a role — why would Iran use Georgian, Armenian, or Azeri airspace when it can easily ship the drones to Russia via the Caspian Sea, by air, or by ship?
More worrying for many ordinary Georgians is the number of Russian residents and newly registered Russian businesses in Georgia. According to a new report prepared by a Georgian NGO, some 17,000 Russian companies have been registered since the invasion began. Wealthy Russians are buying up real estate and renting it to their fellow countrymen. As a result, prices have skyrocketed, while wages remain significantly lower, driving many hardworking people from a now-overpriced Tbilisi. These developments offer a short-term economic sugar rush, but in fact, mark Georgia's failure to diversify economically from Russia.
The wider geopolitical picture helps explain Georgia's caution. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and since then has occupied 20% of its territory. Russian troops not only remain on Georgian soil, but are just 60km (37 miles) away from the capital.
It may also be that the Georgian government sees Russia's current troubles as an emerging opportunity. Indeed, Moscow has recently offered to re-establish direct flights and even restore diplomatic ties. The government responded positively to the first suggestion, causing a cascade of negative comments from the opposition and even the president.
In private, members of the government and the opposition recognize that the core problem is the West's indecisiveness when it comes to Georgia. Undefended, Georgia wants to avoid a repeat of the events of 2008. That's not to say that the country has dropped its ambitions to join NATO and the European Union (EU), just that both seem very remote at the moment.
Georgia is also vulnerable economically. Large numbers of Georgians live and work in Russia. The National Bank of Georgia announced that nearly $2bn of the $4.4bn in remittances from abroad came from Russia. Trade is active between the two countries and Russia's share in numerous areas of the Georgian economy is very significant. For instance, fruit, nuts, and vegetable imports from Russia in 2022 reached a record high.
Often described as a bridge between east and west, Georgia in fact also serves as a critical link between Russia and the Middle East. This is both beneficial and highly dangerous. The country's balancing act requires perseverance and careful messaging.
How long this can last is difficult to say. As the stakes in the war in Ukraine rise, offsetting economic and political pressure from Russia against demands for solidarity from the West could become unsustainable for a small country.
Emil Avdaliani (@emilavdaliani) is a non-resident fellow at the Georgian think tank, Geocase, and teaches history and international relations at Tbilisi State University and European University.


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A constitutional referendum was held in Georgia on 2 November 2003 alongside parliamentary elections. The constitutional changes proposed would reduce the number of seats in the next Parliament of Georgia from 235 to 150.

With almost 90% voting in favour, the changes were first implemented following the 2008 Georgian legislative election.

Background
Prior to the referendum, citizens groups had gathered 218,000 signatures on a petition calling for a reduction in the number of MPs, higher than the 200,000 required for a constitutional initiative. On 3 September 2003 President Eduard Shevardnadze signed a decree approving the referendum.

Results

References

2003 referendums
2003 in Georgia (country)
Referendums in Georgia (country)
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L'université de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud (en  ou UNSW) est une université australienne située à Kensington, un faubourg de Sydney. Elle fait partie du "Groupe des 8" rassemblant plusieurs universités australiennes et elle est membre du réseau Universitas 21 des universités centrées sur la recherche.

En dépit de son existence relativement courte, l'UNSW, fondée en 1949, est considérée comme l'une des meilleures universités australiennes pour ses centres de recherches et d'enseignement dans de nombreux domaines. Les diplômés de l'université sont très recherchés par les employeurs et leurs salaires de début de carrière sont plus élevés que la moyenne australienne.

L'UNSW accueille approximativement  participant à 600 programmes d'enseignements. L'université compte 76 écoles et 69 centres de recherche.

En plus du campus principal à Kensigton, l'UNSW possède plusieurs autres campus dans Sydney dont celui du College of Fine Arts à Paddington et l'Académie militaire d'Australie qui lui est associé se trouve à Canberra.

Histoire

L'idée de fonder l'université provient de la crise engendrée par la Seconde Guerre mondiale, au cours de laquelle l'attention de la nation s'est portée sur le rôle essentiel que la science et la technologie jouent dans la transformation d'une société agricole en une société moderne et industrielle. Le gouvernement du Parti travailliste australien de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud de l'après-guerre a reconnu le besoin croissant d'une université spécialisée dans une formation de haute qualité d'ingénieurs et de professionnels en technologie en nombre dépassant la capacité et les caractéristiques de l'université de Sydney déjà existante. Cela a conduit à la proposition de créer un Institut de technologie, présenté par le ministre de l'Éducation de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud de l'époque, Robert Heffron, qui fut acceptée le . Au lieu de fonder un tout nouvel institut, le gouvernement décida d'étendre le Sydney Technical College se trouvant à Ultimo.

L'université, initialement nommée "New South Wales University of Technology" fut officiellement créée par le New South Wales University of Technology Act voté par le parlement de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud en 1949. Les premiers programmes comprenait des cours de génie civil, de génie mécanique, de génie électronique et de génie minier. À l'époque, cela était innovant car chaque cursus incorporait une période de pratique dans le secteur industriel concerné. L'enseignement obligatoire des lettres était également une nouveauté dans le domaine universitaire.

Initialement, l'université se trouvait dans le campus d'Ultimo dans le centre-ville de Sydney (sur l'actuel site de l'université technologique de Sydney). Cependant, en 1951, le parlement de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud vota le New South Wales University of Technology (Construction) Act afin de financer la construction d'un nouveau campus à Kensington. En 1958, le nom changea pour 'University of New South Wales' afin de refléter sa volonté de devenir une université plus généraliste. Ainsi, les facultés d'art, de médecine furent fondées en 1960 et la faculté de droit le fut en 1971.

Le premier administrateur de l'université était Arthur Denning (1949-1952). Il fut remplacé en 1953 par Philip Baxter qui devint ensuite vice-chancelier en 1955. La gestion énergique et autoritaire de Baxter fut déterminante lors des vingt premières années de l'université. Sous son impulsion, controversée à l'époque, les effectifs passèrent d'une poignée d'étudiants à  en 1968 . Il promut également le développement de nouvelles disciplines scientifiques et technologiques contre les critiques traditionalistes. Les travaux de recherches et le recrutement de nombreux scientifiques établirent la réputation internationale de l'université. Le nouveau vice-chancelier Rupert Myers (1969-1981) apporta un mode de gestion plus souple à une période d'accroissement des effectifs, aux demandes de changements dans le fonctionnement de l'université et au mécontentement des étudiants. Michael Birt (1981-1992) et John Niland (1992-2002) poursuivirent ce mode de gestion et développèrent les différentes facultés et les partenariats public/privé. Les sources privées représentent 45 % du budget annuel de l'université .

L'UNSW créa des établissements d'enseignement supérieurs à Newcastle (1951) et à Wollongong (1961) qui devinrent finalement deux universités indépendantes respectivement en 1965 et 1975, l'université de Wollongong et l'université de Newcastle.

Facultés

L'université compte neuf facultés :
 UNSW Faculty of Arts
 Australian Defence Force Academy
 Australian School of Business
 UNSW Faculty of Built Environment
 UNSW College of Fine Arts
 UNSW Faculty of Engineering
 UNSW Faculty of Law
 UNSW Faculty of Medicine
 UNSW Faculty of Science

L'UNSW est associé au
 National Institute of Dramatic Art

Campus

Le campus principal de l'UNSW se trouve à Kensington, un faubourg de Sydney. Ce campus est divisé en deux zones, le campus inférieur et le campus supérieur. Le site du campus inférieur fut acquis par l'université en deux fois en  et en juin 1954 tandis que le campus supérieur le fut en . Les deux zones sont séparées par une élévation au niveau du Quadrangle Building. La traversée du campus selon sa plus grande dimension prend environ quinze minutes.

Deux des facultés sont néanmoins situées ailleurs. Le College of Fine Arts se trouve dans le quartier de Paddington et l'Australian Defence Force Academy se trouve à Canberra. L'université compte également des campus secondaires et des stations de recherche à Randwick, Coogee, Dee Why, Botany, Cowan, Manly Vale, Fowlers Gap et Bankstown.

Le site accueille plusieurs internat comme les Philip Baxter et Basser Colleges pouvant loger plusieurs centaines d'étudiants.

Classement
En 2010, l'université était classée  par le QS World University Rankings et se classait  parmi les universités australiennes.

L'UNSW arriva en première place australienne pour les sciences de l'information dans le classement de Shanghai. Elle était également l'université australienne la plus citée dans les documents universitaires concernant les sciences de l'information, l'ingénierie, les mathématiques et la psychologie entre 2002 et 2009 selon le Thomson Reuters-Indexed Journals. En 2008, une étude montra que l'UNSW faisait partie des trois meilleures universités australiennes (avec les universités de Sydney et de Melbourne) dans le domaine des mathématiques, de la psychiatrie et de la psychologie.

En 2009, le classement du Financial Times plaçait la faculté de commerce de l'université, l'Australian School of Business au  mondial et au premier rang en Australie. Dans l'étude de 2007, le programme de Master of Business Administration était classé  au monde et elle était la seule école de commerce australienne a apparaitre dans le classement durant sept années consécutives.

Personnalités liées à l'université

Professeurs

Étudiants

 Annisa Trihapsari, actrice indonésienne
 Bob Bellear, premier juge aborigène
 Bob Carr, ancien premier ministre de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Joan Alder, physicienne
 Peter Garrett, musicien et politique
 Tim Flannery, mammalogiste, paléontologue, activiste et écrivain
 Glenn Murcutt, architecte
 Jane Catherine Ngila, scientifique kényane
 Meganne Christian, chercheuse et astronaute de réserve

Notes et références

Bibliographie

Liens externes

 Carte du campus

Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Enseignement à Sydney


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Puan Sharifah Rosfashida Bt Syed Abd Latif is a Senior Lecturer under the Cluster of Applied Sciences (CAS), Open University Malaysia (OUM), Malaysia. She was appointed as the Deputy Dean of Learning Materials, Deputy Dean of Assessment and as the Director of Shah Alam Learning Center in year 2017. She also supports the Institute of Professional Development (IPD) under the METEOR Group of Companies in developing the Executive Degree and Diploma programmes.
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Ansys to Acquire Zemax Pursuant to Definitive Acquisition Agreement
Acquisition will empower users to model the behavior of light through complex optical lens systems, enabling photonics through illumination workflows
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
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Ansys to acquire Zemax, LLC, a leader in high-performance optical imaging system simulation
Acquisition will expand the Ansys portfolio to provide comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for simulating sophisticated optical- and photonics-enabled products
Deal expected to close in Q4 2021, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions
Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS), the global leader and innovator of engineering simulation software, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Zemax, LLC, a leader in high-performance optical imaging system simulation. Once closed, the acquisition will expand the scope of Ansys' solution offering, giving users comprehensive, end-to-end solutions for simulating next-generation optical and photonics products. Those innovations range in scope from photonics-enabled circuits to precision vision systems to system-level illumination and could drive breakthroughs in healthcare, autonomy, consumer electronics and the industrial internet of things.
Modern products rely upon embedded optical systems for successful performance. Accurately imaging the physical world and predicting the performance of these imaging systems is critical in products as diverse as robotic surgery-assist systems, autonomous vehicles, machine vision cameras and aerospace and defense applications. These products depend on precision optical raytracing and reliable lens design, yet imaging system creation is an intricate task complicated by strict requirements for precision, tolerancing and manufacturability. Zemax provides users with unsurpassed precision and breadth in imaging simulation and optimization technologies.
With the addition of Zemax technologies, Ansys will offer customers a comprehensive solution for simulating the behavior of light in complex, innovative products – ranging from the microscale with the Ansys Lumerical™ photonics products, to the imaging of the physical world with Zemax, to human vision perception with Ansys Speos™. That comprehensive solution will enable users to create optimal designs more quickly by streamlining the workflow and communication among photonics, optical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers.
Based in Kirkland, Washington, Zemax has a 30-year track record of global success across industries. The company employs over 100 people around the world.
"Simulating the behavior of light – from creation to illumination – is becoming critical for the development of next-generation products," said Shane Emswiler, senior vice president, Ansys. "With the addition of the best-in-class technology from Zemax, Ansys' customers will benefit from a complete, end-to-end solution for simulating light."
"Zemax has been a leader in optical simulation since our founding 30 years ago," said S. Subbiah, CEO of Zemax. "Our mission is enabling customers to design sophisticated optical products and bring them to market faster. By joining forces with Ansys, we will quickly deliver Zemax's gold-standard imaging products to a wider audience and have an even greater impact on optical product development. It is a winning combination for our customers and for Ansys users across the globe."
Ansys entered into the definitive agreement to acquire Zemax with EQT Private Equity, the company's current owner. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to receipt of regulatory clearance and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on the 2021 financial results.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the proposed acquisition, including statements regarding the benefits of the acquisition, the anticipated timing of the acquisition and the products and markets of each company. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the acquisition may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, (ii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the acquisition, including the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the acquisition agreement, (iv) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations of Zemax and potential difficulties in Zemax employee retention as a result of the transaction, (v) risks related to diverting management's attention from Zemax's ongoing business operations, (vi) the ability of Ansys to successfully integrate Zemax's operations, product lines, and technology, (vii) the ability of Ansys to implement its plans, forecasts, and other expectations with respect to Zemax's business after the completion of the proposed acquisition and realize additional opportunities for growth and innovation, (viii) the short- and longer-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and (ix) adverse changes in the economic and political conditions in the regions in which Ansys and Zemax operate. In addition, please refer to the documents that Ansys files with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in this press release. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Ansys assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Arlt ist ein deutscher Familienname.

Namensträger
 Albert-Wilhelm Arlt (1892–nach 1926), deutscher Politiker (DVP)
 Eberhard Arlt (1905–1972), deutscher Politiker (SED)
 Elsbeth Arlt (1948–2015), deutsche Künstlerin
 Erika Arlt (1926–2015), deutsche Heimatforscherin
 Ferdinand von Arlt (1812–1887), österreichischer Mediziner und Ophthalmologe
 Friederike Arlt (* 1984), deutsche Sportgymnastin
 Fritz Arlt (1912–2004), deutscher Beamter und SS-Mitglied

 Georg Arlt (1884–1908), sächsisch Kgl. Hofgärnter
 Hans Arlt (1883–1951), deutscher Ministerialbeamter und Hochschullehrer
 Hans-Georg Arlt (1927–2011), deutscher Violinist
 Hans-Jürgen Arlt (* 1948), deutscher Sozialwissenschaftler und Publizist
 Harry Arlt (1926–2014), deutscher Fußballspieler
 Ilse Arlt (1876–1960), österreichische Armutsforscherin
 Ingeborg Arlt (* 1949), deutsche Schriftstellerin
 Isabel Arlt (* 1973), deutsche Schauspielerin und Sängerin
 Jens Arlt (* 1969), deutscher Offizier
 Jochen Arlt (* 1948), deutscher Schriftsteller und Herausgeber
 Johannes Arlt (* 1984), deutscher Politiker (SPD)
 Judith Arlt (* 1957), Schweizer Literaturwissenschaftlerin, Polonistin und Übersetzerin
 Klaus-Dieter Arlt (* 1942), deutscher Politiker (CDU)
 Maike Arlt (* 1963), deutsche Volleyballspielerin
 Manfred Arlt (1928–2006), deutscher Architekt

 Otto von Arlt (1818–1892), deutscher Generalmajor
 Paul Arlt (1914–2005), US-amerikanischer Cartoonist und Maler
 Peter Arlt, (* 1943), deutscher Schriftsteller
 Reiner Arlt (1928–1997), deutscher Agrarwissenschaftler, Rektor der Akademie für Staats- und Rechtswissenschaften in der DDR, MdV
 Roberto Arlt (1900–1942), argentinischer Erzähler, Dramatiker und Journalist
 Richard Arlt (1911–1999), deutscher Widerstandskämpfer gegen den Nationalsozialismus, Gewerkschafter und Bergbau-Ingenieur
 Tobias Arlt (* 1987), deutscher Rennrodler
 Wilfried Arlt (* 1936), deutscher Ingenieur
 Wilhelm von Arlt (1853–1944), böhmischer Bergsteiger und Skifahrer

 Wolfgang Arlt (* 1952), deutscher Verfahrenstechniker
 Wolfgang Georg Arlt (* 1957), deutscher Sinologe
 Wulf Arlt (* 1938), deutscher Musikwissenschaftler

Siehe auch
 Arlt Computer, deutsches Handelsunternehmen für Computerprodukte

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Everyday Metallurgy
History of Industrial Heating
18th Century American Metalworkers Declare Independence
More than 10% of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were metalworkers of the day.
When July comes to mind, it's natural to think independence. When you think independence, it's natural to think of the Declaration, which was adopted on July 4, 1776. But when you think of the Declaration, is it natural to think that more than 10% of its signers were metalworkers of the day?
As you may know from grade school, the committee appointed by Congress to draft the Declaration was comprised of five men – Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman. Jefferson worked on the draft from June 11-28. After vetting by Adams and Franklin, it was presented to the Congress on July 2. Congressional revisions were made on July 3 and most of July 4, and the Declaration was adopted in the afternoon of July 4. Although Robert R. Livingston was on the drafting committee, he never signed the document. His cousin-once-removed, Philip, did sign it for New York.
Philip Livingston is thought to be one of seven metalworkers that signed the Declaration. In fact, although part of a metalworking family that owned the Ancram Furnace, it was Philip's brother – another Robert – who actually ran the foundry. The name game gets very complicated with the Livingstons because there were five Roberts in four generations of this family.
Six of the 56 signers of the declaration were metalcasters. They were Charles Carroll, Carrollton Furnace (Md.); James Wilson, Hopewell Furnace (Pa.); Stephen Hopkins, Hope Furnace (R.I.); George Ross, Mary Ann Furnace (Pa.); George Taylor, Durham Furnace (Pa.); and James Smith, Cordorus Creek Forge (Pa.). One of the reasons metalcasters were perhaps more eager for independence was the Iron Act of 1750. While the Iron Act allowed the production of charcoal, pig iron and other raw materials in the colonies, it prohibited the manufacture of higher-value finished pieces.
As you will note, five of the six establishments were called "furnaces," and one was a "forge." Furnaces of the 18th century were much like the foundries of today. Furnaces would create castings and produce ingots to be used by the forges. By 1771, when the Hopewell Furnace went into blast for the first time, America's iron industry was already producing more than 15% of the world's supply of iron – more than Great Britain. Forges heated and hammered the pig iron turning the metal into stronger, more malleable wrought iron.
The mandates of the Iron Act meant that furnaces had not produced cast ordnance. For this reason, early in the American Revolution colonial ordnance inspector Daniel Joy conducted a "school" for Pennsylvania ironmasters on the proper method of casting cannon. In 1776-77 Hopewell Furnace alone produced 115 "great guns" for the Continental Navy. Some of these were used on the frigate Randolph and gunboat Delaware. Hopewell also provided shot and shells to the Continental Army and Navy throughout the war. The final major battle at Yorktown was won with the help of 10-inch mortar shells produced at Hopewell.
Like their fellow signers, several of the metal producers were also distinguished by their efforts to fight tyranny and injustice. Stephen Hopkins, for instance, was one of the first colonial legislators to be strongly opposed to slavery. In 1774, he authored a legislative bill prohibiting the importation of slaves to the colony of Rhode Island. Being the second-oldest signer, Hopkins' signature on the Declaration is shaky due to palsy. He is quoted as saying, "My hand trembles, but my heart does not."
Several of these metal-producing signers – like James Wilson of Hopewell Furnace – contributed to the war effort by producing ordnance. Unfortunately, these patriots were not adequately compensated, and several suffered business setbacks as a result. Other Declaration signers also suffered because they took the huge risk of signing a document that branded them as traitors to their country – Great Britain.
As we reflect on the freedoms we have in this great nation, these early patriots deserve our honor and respect. Let's not forget, however, that many men and women – some famous and some not – sacrificed much in the great cause of "liberty and justice for all." IH
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Bardo  () is a historical town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bardo.

Bardo lies on the Eastern Neisse river, flowing out of the Kłodzko Valley towards the Silesian Lowlands. It is located approximately  south-west of Ząbkowice Śląskie, and  south of the regional capital Wrocław. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,440.

The town is a widely known place of pilgrimage and adoration of the Virgin Mary.

History

Bardo was founded in the 10th century as a Polish defensive gord on a medieval trade route from Prague across the Sudetes via Kłodzko to Wrocław and Gniezno. The surrounding area was populated by Lechitic tribes and became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century under first historic ruler Mieszko I of Poland. Bardo's castellans were Polish knights. They secured the southern border of the Lower Silesian lands with adjacent Kłodzko Land in Bohemia.

In 1096 Duke Bretislaus II of Bohemia captured and devastated the fortress, nevertheless in 1137 it returned to Poland. The following year, due to the fragmentation of Poland, Bardo became part of the Polish Duchy of Silesia. From 1278 it belonged to the Duchy of Jawor under the Piast duke Bolko I the Strict, from 1321 to the Duchy of Ziębice under Duke Bolko II. With Ziębice, Bardo was vassalized by the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1336, however, it remained under rule of local Polish dukes of the Piast dynasty until 1428.
Its chapel was built in the 10th century, and it was first mentioned in 1189 as being granted to the Knights Hospitaller by the Bishops of Wrocław. In 1210 it passed to the Canons Regular at Kamieniec Abbey. By 1290 the gord had lost its strategic importance and ceased to exist as a castellany. In 1299 the whole area was purchased by the Cistercian order and was owned by them until 1810. The image of the Madonna dates back to the 13th century, probably the oldest in Silesia. The Baroque pilgrimage church was erected between 1686 and 1704. The sanctuary was visited twice by the future Pope John Paul II, in 1957 and 1978. In 1981 a monument of Pope John Paul II was unveiled in Bardo, as the second in Poland after Kraków.

After the First Silesian War, Bardo along with most of Silesia was annexed by Prussia in 1742. From 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, and after the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II it became again part of Poland under border changes promulgated at the Potsdam Conference. Also in accordance with the agreement, the German population was expelled and Bardo was repopulated by Poles, most of whom were themselves expelled from former eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union. In 1949–1950 Greeks and Macedonians, refugees of the Greek Civil War, were temporarily admitted in Bardo, before new homes were found for them in other towns.

Bardo had gained the status of a town in the early 14th century, but this was lost as the result of the destruction caused by World War II. It became the seat of a gmina in 1954, and was granted town status again in 1969.

Sights

Historic buildings still existing in Bardo include:
 a 15th-century stone bridge across the Nysa Kłodzka River
 Basilica of the Visitation, a Baroque pilgrimage church with an altarpiece by Michael Willmann
 Redemptorist monastery
 numerous historic townhouses in the Old Town (Stare Miasto)
 Ursuline Convent
 Monastery of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary Immaculate
 Różańcowa Góra (Mount Rosary) chapels
 ruins of the medieval Piast Castle

Gallery

International relations

Twin towns - sister cities
See twin towns of Gmina Bardo.

See also
 Lower Silesian Voivodeship
 Tourism in Poland

References

External links

 Official website

Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Bardo
Cities in Silesia


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Q: Do realistic, human-like androids exist in the Star Wars universe? Do androids — as we commonly conceive them — exist in the Star Wars universe?
Meaning, droids that are convincingly life-like and sentient and can pass for humans, rather than robots with bipedal/anthropomorphic characteristics (The Glove of Darth Vader series faux-Leia marriage excluded…)

A: Legends featured fully human-looking androids. Perhaps the most well-known was Guri from Shadows of the Empire.

In canon, we have not yet seen a fully human-looking droid. However, I argue that the technology for it is there. Luke's robotic hand looks fully organic, meaning the technology could theoretically be applied to a full individual.

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Opinion NAT/717
An Action Plan for nature, people and the economy
NAT/717-EESC-03013-00-00-AC-TRA
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COM(2017) 198 final
Lutz Ribbe (Diversity Europe - GR III / Germany)
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Udvalgets udtalelse: An Action Plan for nature, people and the economy
The links to the different language versions will work as soon as the opinion is translated.
The EESC generally welcomes the findings of the Fitness Check of the Nature Directives, which indicate that the directives are fulfilling their purpose as pillars of a wider biodiversity policy, but that their implementation must be substantially improved.
Even if each of the 15 proposed measures of the new action plan is well-founded, the plan is confusing. There is little clarity about how it relates to the existing biodiversity strategy, especially since a lot of the content overlaps and there are only very few new features. The EESC feels it would have made more sense to evaluate, and where necessary enhance, the existing biodiversity strategy.
The critical issue for an effective biodiversity policy must be that measures to promote biodiversity today largely represent a cost factor rather than a source of revenue for land owners and users. Measures must make economic sense for those who are to put them into effect. None of the programmes introduced by the EU and the Member States to date have been able to resolve this fundamental dilemma; nor unfortunately does the action plan, in which "win-win" positions are often invoked, offer any useful approaches.
Lack of financing is not just a major obstacle to achieving the agreed biodiversity targets, but is symptomatic of the failures of EU policy. Laws are adopted that entail costs, but no agreement is reached on who must pay or how these costs are to be covered.
The EESC again urges the European Commission to produce an up-to-date estimate of costs for the Natura 2000 network. The constantly EUR 6.1 billion as the amount of resources needed for Natura 2000 is in our view inaccurate; we think that the actual need double to three times that figure.
The EESC therefore believes it is imperative to set out a long-term strategy for meeting the financing needs of biodiversity policy. The appropriate context for this would be the discussion about the post-2021 financial perspective, but neither the action plan nor the approaches set out in the Reflection Paper on the Future of EU finances indicate that the situation could be substantially improved.
European Commission: EU Biodiversity strategyEuropean Commission: Summary of progress towards the 2020 biodiversity targetsEuropean Parliament: Biodiversity mid-term reviewCommittee of the Regions: Opinion - Contribution to the fitness check on the EU Birds and Habitats DirectivesEuropean Court of Auditors: Special Report No 1/2017: More efforts needed to implement the Natura 2000 network to its full potential


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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regularly updates its guidelines for endorsements. Every time it does, waves of panic spread across social media, as everyone scrambles to make sure they're following the new rules.
Of course, everyone wants to play fair — because skirting or just plain ignoring FTC guidelines can get your brand in trouble (hefty fines and Internet backlash can cost people's jobs and brands' reputations). But playing it safe can go too far, too. How can you tell if you're doing it right?
Don't lose sight of the big picture: The FTC's purpose is to protect consumers from being deceived. So, bottom line: Don't be deceptive! Use disclosures any time you or your influencers are encouraging people to read sponsored content that they otherwise wouldn't know was sponsored.
That said, you don't have to go overboard. If your influencer is tweeting "Join me and [Brand Name] for a Twitter chat today using hashtag #BrandHashtag" you don't need to add #ad to the Tweet. The brand sponsorship is clearly indicated.
A sponsored Instagram caption that reads, "Trying these new leggings today that [Brand Name] sent me. What do you think? #ootd" does not also need #ad. The relationship between the brand and the influencer is spelled out.
The FTC isn't "out to get" influencers. It simply wants to curb aggressively bad behavior. As long as influencers disclose content that is affected by their relationship with a brand, everyone wins.


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Q: How to return only 1 field in MongoDB? I'm trying to get the order number where a transactionId is equal to another variable I have in my code. My tolls.booths collection looks like this

In my code,
def boothsException = booths.find([ "pings.loc.transactionId": tollEvent.id, "pings.loc.order":1] as BasicDBObject).iterator()
println boothsException
I am getting boothsException = DBCursor{collection=DBCollection{database=DB{name='tolls'}
I would like to essentially say get where transactionId = 410527376 and give me that order number in boothsException (5233423).

A: This is using MongoDB Java Driver v3.12.2.
The code extracts the value from the returned cursor. I am using newer APIs, so you will find some differences in class names.
int transId = 410527376;    // same as tollEvent.id

MongoCursor<Document> cursor = collection
                                   .find(eq("pings.loc.transactionId", transId))
                                   .projection(fields(elemMatch("pings.loc.transactionId"), excludeId()))
                                   .iterator();
while (cursor.hasNext()) {
    Document doc = cursor.next();
    List<Document> pings = doc.get("pings", List.class);
    Integer order = pings.get(0).getEmbedded(Arrays.asList("loc","order"), Double.class).intValue();
    System.out.println(order.toString());    // prints 5233423
}

NOTES:
The query with projection gets the following one sub-document from the pings array:
"pings" : [
                {
                    "upvote" : 575,
                    "loc" : {
                            "type" : "2dsphere",
                            "coordinates" : [ .... ],
                            "transactionId" : 410527376,
                            "order" : 5233423
                    },
                    ...
            }
]

The remaining code with looping the cursor is to extract the order value from it.
The following are the imports used with the find method's filter and projection:
import static com.mongodb.client.model.Filters.*;
import static com.mongodb.client.model.Projections.*;


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Australian News 17th April 2013
FAMILIES GOING WITHOUT FOOD AND MEDICINE TO PAY THE BILLS
Some of Australia's poorest families are skipping meals and selling possessions to pay their power bills, a new report has found. Research by Lynne Chester from the University of Sydney found 75 per cent of low income families were reducing their expenditure on food because of soaring energy costs. National electricity prices are projected to rise by 14 per cent this financial year. Electricity prices in NSW have doubled since 2007-08, while gas prices have risen by about 47 per cent over the same time, said the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).
"Some families are under so much pressure, parents are going without meals … they might skip breakfast and lunch and just eat dinners so they can feed their children," Dr Chester said. The research, based on interviews and data collected from 130 low-income households in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia, also found that 10 per cent of families had cut back on GP visits and delayed filling prescriptions. "Others are selling things to pay energy bills. They've learnt how to use eBay and are selling their possessions," she said.
People also reported living in the dark, only using heating and cooling on extreme weather days, watching less TV, and going to bed fully clothed because their houses were so cold. The pressure to reduce energy usage was also causing arguments and tensions with children, the report found. Dr Chester's research, presented at a Brotherhood of St Laurence seminar, revealed that despite efforts to reduce their energy usage, many low-income households felt it had little impact on their bills. "We found that these families had cut and cut their usage and couldn't cut any further and yet their efforts weren't reflected in the bills because prices just keep rising."
More than 90 per cent of the research participants were living in rental accommodation and were dependent on pensions and allowances. The report found efforts to reduce bills further were restricted because they rented or lived in public housing. "It means they can't make their housing more energy efficient or make repairs to improve efficiencies … and they can't afford to get more energy efficient appliances. There are a whole lot of barriers to reducing energy use further." She said many respondents felt let down by the energy retailers' hardship programs and were often pressured into repayment arrangements that did not suit their circumstances.
The report calls for more energy efficient public housing and a national review of hardship and concession programs. IPART said there was a 25 per cent increase in the number of disconnections for non-payment of electricity bills in the last financial year, and a 15 per cent rise in gas disconnections. The Energy Retailers Association of Australia (ERAA) defended retailers' hardship plans. "When they run their course, hardship programs can be very effective in not only resolving immediate payment difficulties, but also in helping customers manage their longer term energy costs," said ERAA chief executive Cameron O'Reilly.
Source: Compiled by APN from media reports
E100 BIBLE READING PROGRAM ENDORSED BY AUSTRALIAN CHURCH LEADERS
Scripture Union's 'E100 Bible Reading Challenge' has been endorsed by leading Australian pastors and church leaders in a video produced to promote the program. Pastors who feature in the video include Michael Murphy from ShireLive in Sutherland, Angelo Gratsounas from Narwee Baptist Church, Wayne Alcorn from Hope Centre, Brisbane and Bruce Clarke, St Matthew's Anglican, at Manly. Mr Clarke said "I love the concept of a short-term program to build habits and disciplines into our church members lives that could start a life long journey of having a faithful, regular Bible reading habit."
"The one thing we can do for our people – is to exhort them and encourage them to be daily hearing God's voice" said Mike Murphy. "Our kids church picked it up, our youth group did it – it was a complete church wide program" according to Angelo Gratsounas. Wayne Alcorn from Hope Centre Brisbane said "A friend of mine told me that he had done the E100 program in his church. As I heard how his church engaged with the Bible, and more and more of his people were loving reading it and really being inspired to live it out, I decided to run the program at Hope Centre."
The E100 Bible Reading Challenge features 100 carefully selected Bible readings designed to give Christians a good understanding of the entire Biblical story from Genesis to Revelation. "The E100 program has been run in churches across Australia," said Scripture Unions David De Mers. "It's exciting to hear reports back from these churches about the impact the program has had and this new video will allow other churches and pastors to hear first-hand how E100 has impacted churches," he said. "The E100 Challenge was created by Scripture Union in the United States and has been in print form for a number of years," David said.
"Around the world, thousands of churches and hundreds of thousands of Christians have taken the challenge, reading all 100 passages over a three month period. The program works because it is a personal challenge designed to develop a daily Bible reading habit, it can be done in community as a church, it is flexible, and it is complete," David said. E100 is also available as an 'app' for smart phones and tablets. "Scripture Union has recognised the need for something new and fresh to appeal to younger generations using digital technologies, and we're excited to be able to promote daily Bible reading in a way that is relevant and appealing," David said.
"The apps are based on the original print version but are completely self-contained which means individuals can read the Bible passages and the E100 notes anywhere," he said. More information on the E100 program is available at: e100challenge.com.au (where you can register for the program) or join the conversation on the E100 Challenge (Australia) Facebook page. The video can be seen at: www.facebook.com/e100australia
Source: Press Release from Scripture Union
FORCED ADOPTIONS NOT THE ONLY BREACH OF PRIMAL AND SACRED BOND
The Australian Christian Lobby has commended the Government on its recent apology for forced adoptions, but questions the Prime Minister's assertion that "We can promise that no generation of Australian will suffer the same pain and trauma that you did." "The problem with forced adoption was that it broke the biological identity of children," said ACL's Managing Director, Jim Wallace. "But we are creating exactly the same problem for a future generation with those states which permit surrogacy for same-sex couples and singles.
"The worst form of forced adoption was that experienced by the Stolen Generation which broke not only biological and but also cultural identity. Today gay couples travel to India to have Indian women carry and bear the child, because nature doesn't provide them this ability and this inevitably breaks the child's biological and cultural identity. Some gay men even proclaim they will never allow the child to know its real mother," said Mr Wallace. "How is this not 'deeply shameful and distressing' as the PM has called forced adoption today? "The PM said of the child victims of forced adoption 'you deserved the chance to know your mother and father'," said Mr Wallace.
"Why doesn't that apply equally to children forced from their biological parent through same-sex and single surrogacy? Mr Wallace said. "How can we denounce forced adoption as breaking the most primal and sacred bond between a mother and her baby', but support same-sex marriage and surrogacy which will be the cultural and legislative cement that would make it irreversible? "Let's join the dots and not repeat the error of breaking biological identity in forced adoptions by permitting same-sex couples and singles surrogacy," said Mr Wallace. An Indian surrogacy provider has revealed that more than one third of her clients were Australian homosexual men.
Source: Australian Christian Lobby
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COLUMBUS, Ohio--Today, the Ohio Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee began hearings on Ohio Right to Life's Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act (S.B. 164), legislation which would prohibit abortions from being formed for the sole reason of a Down syndrome diagnosis. Pro-life Senator Frank LaRose (R-Hudson), sponsor of the bill, testified on behalf of the legislation, explaining how abortions are disproportionately performed on babies with Down syndrome.
"Abortion has to be one of the most tragic forms of discrimination we can imagine," said Mike Gonidakis, president of Ohio Right to Life. "None of us are perfect, yet babies with disabilities continue to be targeted for elimination based on the notion that some babies are simply better than others. We are all created equal and should be protected as intrinsically valuable members of our one human family."
The legislation comes in response to studies which show that 90 percent of unborn babies diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted. The practice of aborting children based on a Down syndrome diagnosis has been hailed as a victory in European countries like Denmark where 98 percent of babies with a positive diagnosis are aborted and in Iceland where 100 percent are aborted. Last year, a French court banned a pro-life commercial featuring smiling children with Down syndrome on the basis that it could "disturb the conscience" of women who had aborted their unborn children.
"The only word for this kind of search-and-destroy mission is eugenics," said Gonidakis. "History has shown us the dark path of this kind of de-humanization. If diversity, inclusion and compassion mean anything in 21st century America, we will pass this legislation and stand up for our friends with disabilities, born and unborn. Ohio Right to Life thanks Senator LaRose for his leadership in responding to this crisis and extending the protection of Ohio law to children with Down syndrome."


I had been recently asked "why SOC? I get the how and the what, but missing g the why…" and i found this brilliant question, got me scratching my head for a bit, guess too many years doing the how and what have its affect after all.
So here are some of my thought, hope its gets you thinking as well.
There are many thoughts and opinions around this topic and I will try and consolidate some for focus and simplicity.
It's also very important to remember that the term SOC (Security operation centre) have a wide definition in terms of its specific deliverables and co-operation within the enterprise.
Correlation – Finding needle in a haystack become easier with automation and help business focus and respond appropriately to the evolving threat landscape, Correlation of information systems events assist in faster times to detection & response (MTTR).
Assisting in getting better ROI from technology investment, "single pane of glass" central log location, configuration tuning… keep the organisation running.
SOC assist the business in meeting compliance regulatory requirements.
Actively monitoring and correlating infrastructure users and data events assist in faster detection time rapid response by dedicated team.
Reduce the impact of an incident.
central location for collecting threat and activity information, single pane of glass for available controls.


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The most frequent urinary tract diseases in cats are cystitis or problems resulting from urinary gravel or stones (urolithiasis). At the first signs of this disease, a veterinarian must be consulted at once. The most obvious behavior displayed by cats with cystitis is that they frequently visit the cat toilet, but only pass small amounts of urine. Urinating outside the litter box can also be an indication for cystitis as cats tend to lose control over their bladder function to a certain extent. Going to the toilet is also unpleasant and painful with cystitis. Cats tend to press, meow and lick themselves while urinating. In an advanced stage there may be blood in the urine - especially the last drop. You should take your cat to the veterinarian to be examined and treated at the first signs of cystitis.If a cat has urinary stones, the clinical picture is similar at first because this condition often occurs in combination with cystitis. However, urinary stones or gravel also block the flow of urine, which despite the animal's efforts, only trickles out. Here, the veterinarian should also be consulted immediately. By the way, male as well as female cats can be affected by cystitis. The most frequent causes are a chill or common cold. On the other hand, (castrated) tomcats are more prone to suffer from urolithiasis. However, many different factors contribute to the development of urolithiasis. Apart from the gender, the breed and living conditions also have an impact. A frequent occurrence of cystitis can also trigger the onset of urolithiasis. Cats that repeatedly suffer from urinary stones or gravel can be protected against this with special diets from the veterinarian. However, cats fed high-quality complete cat food do not have to be concerned about any negative influence with respect to urinary stones or gravel. When feeding dry food, always remember to provide sufficient water. Also important is good toilet hygiene to keep the influence of bacteria at a minimum.


2017 FAZ Super Division runners-up Zanaco suffered another set-back in the 2018 title race following 3-2 Capital derby home defeat at Sunset Stadium against Lusaka Dynamos.
It was Zanaco's second successive league defeat after Green Eagles beat those 2-1 away in Choma on June 30.
Just like in the Eagles game, the seven-time champions squandered an early lead after Lokwa Soulymane put them ahead 15th minute.
But Dynamos hit back twice before the break through Cletus Chama and Mwila Nsofwa in the 32nd and 42nd minutes respectively.
Zanaco then earned a fortunate equalizer via an Erick Kabulo own-goal in the 73rd minute but Dynamos put the result beyond doubt whenTardeli Ilunga snatched the winner in the 89th minute.
Mumamba Numba's side swap places with Kabwe Warriors to 4th and 3rd respectively on 41 and 38 points respectively.
Warriors had a good day at home when they beat Nkwazi 1-0 on the same day at home in Kabwe thanks to 54th minute goal from Bibo Bindu.
The Railwaymen have moved within five points of second placed Green Buffaloes who could only draw 0-0 at home against Red Arrows in Lusaka to move five points behind leaders Zesco United who only play on Wednesday against Buildcon.


For about two years, 17-year-old Mitsuyo Machida has been teaching Japanese to Burmese refugee children at a centre in Kuala Lumpur. In the course of her job, however, the teenager realised she had a problem: There were few teaching aids suitable for her class. Many of the books on the market didn't seem like they were aimed at children.
Well, the spirited Mitsuyo stepped up – she decided to create her own Japanese textbook for her class. And so, despite her youth and lack of experience in the publishing industry, Mitsuyo managed to write and publish Nihongo No Hon Beginner (A Book Of Japanese Language For Beginners), which she now uses in her sessions with her students.
"I created this book based on my own experiences of teaching and what my students were struggling with in their classes. I originally published it only for my classes, but my student's reactions were surprisingly good, so I decided to self-publish it for a wider audience," Mitsuyo says at an interview at her class at the Zo Learning Centre.
Her 50+ page book is now available for about RM70 on Amazon.com, and according to her, response to it has been encouraging, with over 20 books sold so far since she put them on sale in August (link here). All proceeds from the sale of the books will be donated to the Zo Learning Centre.
Mitsuyo proudly showing off the workbook she laboured over.
Adapting to a new language is perhaps second nature to Mitsuyo. Born in Tokyo, Mitsuyo moved to Malaysia when she was 11 years old, following her parents who now work here. Enrolling at Garden International School, Mitsuyo's English was originally weak. Luckily, her teachers gave her extra work to help her, which encouraged her in turn to later set up a programme to help younger students with English.
Mitsuyo was also introduced to community service and street feeding programmes. Bitten by the charity bug, she began volunteering early in 2017 at the Zo Learning Centre, which caters to Burmese children. Mitsuyo teaches Japanese once a week to a class of eight students aged between 10 and 14 years old.
"I wanted to make use of my unique knowledge and skills. There are many people who can teach English and Maths, but not many who can teach Japanese in English," Mitsuyo points out.
A lot of the textbooks she found, however, were rather monochrome, without many pictures or colours that would attract and hold the attention of children, so Mitsuyo decided to work on that in her book.
"Every time after lessons, I would write notes on what went well in class, and what didn't go well. I noted the areas they were struggling to grasp. So when I was creating the book, I tried to explain things as much as possible in easy language," Mitsuyo explains.
Mitsuyo made sure the textbook is easy for the children to follow.
"When teaching children, I've learnt that one thing to keep in mind is to entertain them and get them to have as much fun as possible. It's not good to just let them sit and listen to you all the time. What I do is create games for fun classes, or even watch anime to pick up Japanese. Always keep them engaged," says this teen, who seems wiser than her years.
Mitsuyo then started experimenting with design applications, trying to create the best look for her pages. She made the decisions on everything, from the formatting to the design and illustrations. The teenager endeavoured to make sure the book's language was easy, its pages had colour, and that there were cute illustrations.
Aesthetics were just as important to her as content, which is why she decided to make the book green, which she perceives to be a "friendly" colour for children.
Once she had completed a first draft, it was then time for proofreading – again, something the precocious teenager did herself. All in all, it took about a year for Mitsuyo to finish her book.
"It was really difficult at times, I didn't have a professional editor or designer. So it was challenging, but I enjoyed it," Mitsuyo says with a smile.
It helped that she had the support of her parents and other adults around her. "This is purely originally her idea, and she planned the whole process by herself, including writing, editing and publishing. I think she learnt a lot and this experience should lead to self confidence.
"I also appreciate those who were involved and supported her in each phase of producing the book," says Mitsuyo's mother (who declined to be named).
So what's next for Mitsuyo? She is, after all, only a teenager and has her whole life in front of her. She replies that though she is interested in science and maths, she foresees herself continuing to teach as a form of community service in the future. She also plans to write a second Japanese textbook, after getting feedback from her students.
"It's important to start small. Small things can make big differences in other people's lives. You don't need to get involved in teaching or creating textbooks like I did, but what's most important is to be aware of people out there who need your help.
"Be involved in something, and hopefully you'll discover the joys of helping others," Mitsuyo says.
See what we mean about being wiser than her years?
Favourite Japanese food Medium fatty tuna sushi.
Favourite Malaysian food Roti canai and fishhead noodles.
Favourite musical performerVirtual character Hatsune Miku.
Favourite book Currently reading and enjoying 1984 by George Orwell.
Favourite movie Summer Wars, animated science fiction film directed by Mamoru Hosoda and released in 2009.


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Boston Jihad Bomber Indicted on 30 Counts: "violence designed to terrorize the perceived enemies of Islam"
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30 counts. There were 3 slaughtered, 260 plus vicitms, and how many limbs lost in the cause of Islam? If he doesn't get the death penalty he so richly deserves, he should get a life sentence for every limb.
Indictment: Boston Marathon suspect downloaded bomb-making instructions, jihad literature AP via Washington Post, June 27, 2013
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By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, June 27, 6:13 PM
BOSTON — Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev downloaded bomb-making instructions from an al-Qaida magazine, gathered online material on Islamic jihad and martyrdom, and later scrawled anti-American messages inside the boat where he lay wounded, a federal indictment charged Thursday.
The 30-count indictment contains the bombing charges, punishable by the death penalty, that were brought in April against the 19-year-old Tsarnaev, including use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill.
It also contains many new charges covering the slaying of an MIT police officer and the carjacking of a motorist during the getaway attempt that left Tsarnaev's older brother, Tamerlan, dead.
"Tamerlan Tsarnaev's justice will be in the next world, but for his brother, accountability will begin right here in the district of Massachusetts," Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley, whose jurisdiction includes Boston, said at a news conference with federal prosecutors.
The indictment provides one of the most detailed public explanations to date of the brothers' alleged motive — Islamic extremism — and the role the Internet may have played in influencing them.
Three people were killed and more than 260 wounded by the two pressure-cooker bombs that went off near the finish line of the marathon on April 15.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured four days later, hiding in a boat parked in a backyard in Watertown, Mass.
According to the indictment, he scrawled messages on the inside of the vessel that said, among other things, "The U.S. Government is killing our innocent civilians," ''I can't stand to see such evil go unpunished," and "We Muslims are one body, you hurt one you hurt us all."
The Tsarnaev brothers had roots in the turbulent Russian regions of Dagestan and Chechnya, which have become recruiting grounds for Muslim extremists. They had been living in the U.S. about a decade.
But the indictment made no mention of any larger conspiracy beyond the brothers, and no reference to any direct overseas contacts with extremists. Instead, the indictment suggests the Internet played an important role in the suspects' radicalization.
Before the attack, according to the indictment, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev downloaded onto his computer the summer 2010 issue of Inspire, an online English-language magazine published by al-Qaida. The issue detailed how to make bombs from pressure cookers, explosive powder extracted from fireworks, and lethal shrapnel.
He also downloaded extremist Muslim literature, including "Defense of the Muslim Lands, the First Obligation After Imam," which advocates "violence designed to terrorize the perceived enemies of Islam," the indictment said.
Another tract downloaded included a foreword by Anwar al-Awlaki, an American propagandist for al-Qaida who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in 2011.
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz of Massachusetts said Attorney General Eric Holder will decide whether to pursue the death penalty against Tsarnaev, who will be arraigned on July 10.
The indictment assembled and confirmed details of the case that have been widely reported over the past two months, and added new pieces of information.
For example, it corroborated reports that Tamerlan Tsarnaev bought 48 mortar shells from a Seabrook, N.H., fireworks store. It also disclosed that he used the Internet to order electronic components that could be used in making bombs.
The papers detail how the brothers then allegedly placed knapsacks containing shrapnel-packed bombs near the finish line of the 26.2-mile race.
The court papers also corroborated reports by authorities that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev contributed to his brother's death by accidentally running him over with a stolen vehicle during a shootout and police chase.
The charges cover the slaying of Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, who authorities said was shot in the head at close range in his cruiser by the Tsarnaevs, who tried to take his gun.
In addition, prosecutors said that during the carjacking, the Tsarnaevs forced the motorist to turn over his ATM card and his password, and Dzhokhar withdrew $800 from the man's account.
At the same time the federal indictment was announced, Massachusetts authorities brought a 15-count state indictment against Dzhokhar over the MIT officer's slaying and the police shootout.
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The earth's atmosphere is like an overstocked store. That's the intriguing analogy used in operations management class by Erica Plambeck at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, where she is associate professor of operations, information and technology. A rule in operations management — called Little's Law, after John D.C. Little who mathematically demonstrated it in 1961 — says that an individual item's speed of travel through a store is a relationship of how many such items are already in the store, multiplied by how long it takes each to be sold. In the case of climate change, there are many items (greenhouse gases) already in the store (the atmosphere), and it takes up to a century for them to be "sold," or dissipate. "Stock and flow relationships are the basics of operations management," says Plambeck. "When we teach Little's Law, it's a natural opportunity to look at carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere as an example. Students will understand Little's Law — and be more motivated to learn it — and they'll also understand more about climate change," she adds.
The inclusion of climate change as a model for teaching operations management is just one example of how business schools are incorporating social and environmental issues into their curriculum. Plambeck's innovation helped earned her the Rising Star Award, among six "Faculty Pioneer" Awards in the just-released "Beyond Grey Pinstripes" survey. In addition to honoring individual faculty members, the survey also ranks Master's in Business Administration (MBA) programs worldwide on how well they prepare students for social and environmental stewardship.
The survey is done by the Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program, in conjunction with the World Resources Institute. "It's impossible to be a responsible manager without understanding the environmental and social consequences of core business practices," says Rich Leimsider, survey manager at Aspen's Business and Society Program in New York.
While in its past iterations the survey placed schools in "tiers," this year it ranked top schools one through 30. "We moved to the ranking because it's easier for people to think about," says Nancy McGaw, deputy director of the Business and Society Program. "Our main objective is to facilitate dialogue about what's possible and what are best practices for educating managers." In this year's first-ever ranking, Stanford, where Plambeck teaches, came in at No. 1. The next three spots were earned by business schools abroad: No. 2 was ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain; No. 3 was Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, Ont., Canada; and No. 4 was EGADE at Monterey Technical Institute in Mexico. New to the top ranks in 2005 was the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame, which came in at No. 5.
Showcased in the chart are the top 30 schools, which are all the cream of the crop. To earn their spot, they were rated based on the number of core and elective classes with significant social and environmental content, and whether those courses brought such issues up for discussion, or actively promoted ways business can have a positive impact. The survey also considered faculty publications on social and environmental topics in peer-reviewed management journals; among schools responding to the survey, only 4 percent of faculty had published research on these topics during the survey period.
Are Ethics and CSR Advancing on Campus, or Not?
Started in 1999 and now done every two years, the Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey this year queried more than 600 accredited business schools worldwide, hearing back from 91. That's far more than the 36 schools the survey heard from in its first year. But this year's 91 respondents still represent only 15 percent of schools contacted, and that's a pretty good indicator of how deeply social issues have penetrated into business schools: deeply in some leading schools, barely at all in the majority of schools.
Consider, for example, that the Beyond Grey Pinstripes survey found that 54 percent of its responding schools had one or more required courses in ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, or business and society. By contrast, an informal study by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) found that not a single course in business ethics was required at two out of three accredited business schools. And judging by a 1995 study by D. Collins and S.L. Wartick, that percent is little changed from a decade ago.
While many business schools are standing still, a growing number are integrating ethical and social issues more broadly and deeply. In 2001, 34 percent of Beyond Grey Pinstripes responding schools had at least one required social, ethical, or environmental course. By 2003 that had climbed to 45 percent. In 2005, it was over half.
Elective courses are also on the rise at these schools. For 2005, the survey counted 1,074 electives offered at 91 schools up from 950 electives offered at the 100 schools responding to the 2003 survey.
Courses focused on the broadest kind of integration and change — sustainability — numbered 40 in 2003, and this year are in the neighborhood of 60. "These courses approach social and environmental issues as ways to meet unmet market needs, helping companies find ways to grow," says Mark Milstein, director of business research at WRI, who is also a faculty member at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. He sees these courses as having the broadest appeal, because they're closest to the core of company function. "MBA students are coming to run companies, that's their dream. They don't aspire to run the environmental department," he says.
"It's important to consider how much exposure to these issues students have in all courses," adds McGaw. "That's where the breakthroughs are going to come." To get at this, the survey this year measured "student exposure" to social and environmental issues, which could come in specialized courses, or in segments of mainstream courses like marketing and finance. For the top 30 schools, social and environmental topics were covered in an impressive 25 percent of core courses. For those not in the top 30, schools devoted an average of 8 percent of core courses to social and environmental topics. (Among schools not responding, the percentages are presumably much lower.) At top schools, coursework goes far beyond the typical ethics course.
No. 1-ranked Stanford offers courses like "Ethical Issues in the Biotech Industry," and "Entrepreneurial Design to Eliminate Poverty." And in a mainstream "Market Research" class, it looks at how the tools of marketing research can be applied to social and environmental issues; one entire session is spent developing an anti-drug communication campaign to combat teen drug use in Boston.
No. 2 ESADE in Spain offers a course in "Intangible Assets and Business Policy," looking at how knowledge and corporate reputation are today's competitive advantages, and how ethics impacts reputation. In its "International Finance" class, students look at how financial transactions affect the lives of real people around the world.
While the Sloan School did not make the top 30, Locke himself was the winner of the Academic Leadership Award among Faculty Pioneers for 2005. He and colleagues are experimenting with elective courses that expose students to environmental and social business problems. For example, Locke's "Global Entrepreneurship Lab" creates teams of students that are paired with companies in the developing world. They help these companies overcome real-world challenges over the course of a year, via conference calls and a three-week on-site visit. "If you care about eliminating poverty, you have to figure out how to generate real wealth," Locke explains. That means creating jobs and firms to sustain those jobs.
Experiential learning is another hallmark of leading schools. "A large number of people are going abroad as interns or as part of summer projects or coursework," says C.K. Prahalad, Freuhauf professor of business administration at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, ranked No. 7. "As soon as you start doing that, it's not just exposure to a different culture, it's also coming face to face with deprivation, shortages, and things of that kind. You create a whole different awareness of sustainability and how to operationalize it." Prahalad won the Lifetime Achievement Award among Faculty Pioneers, in this year's survey. He is known for his path-breaking book, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, which showcases how business can eradicate poverty through profits.
Leading schools also reach out beyond traditional full-time students to educate businesspeople to the realities of thinking beyond the ordinary. For example, Boston College's Carroll School of Management (No. 15) offers a Leadership for Change program for working professionals. "It involves mid-career people in projects that deal with multiple bottom lines. The solutions have to benefit the organization and at least one other stakeholder group," explains Sandra Waddock, professor of management, who won the External Impact Award among Faculty Pioneers this year.
This kind of emphasis permeates Boston College's business school. When the Carroll School hired Andrew Boynton as its new dean this January, he immediately emphasized that the school under his tenure would deepen its focus on ethics, because he believed business graduates should add value to society "far beyond shareholder value." For the first time this year, a 20-hour community service project is required for MBAs, with projects ranging from tutoring to nonprofit consulting.
Schools worldwide are finding that students increasingly demand such training. "According to the latest data I've seen, 25 percent of our incoming students say they selected Haas based on its strength in CSR [corporate social responsibility]," says Kellie McElhaney, executive director of the Center for Responsible Business at the Haas School of Business at the University of California — Berkeley. McElhaney launched the center in 2003, with the vision of establishing the Haas School as the preeminent MBA program for CSR. This year she won the Institutional Impact Award among Faculty Pioneers.
Two new business schools have sprung up specifically to grant MBAs in sustainable business: Bainbridge Graduate Institute outside Seattle and Presidio School of Management in San Francisco. Both are too new to have qualified for AACSB accreditation, so they could not technically make this year's list, but they are schools to watch. They fully integrate social and environmental responsibility into every single course. The Bainbridge program combines distance learning with monthly, intensive, face-to-face classroom sessions. Presidio currently has 55 students and is looking to double its numbers in the spring, says Rebecca Bell, director of marketing at Presidio. Bainbridge is also seeing a doubling in enrollment, from 54 last year to 100 in fall 2005.
Plus, many jobs (and the corporations behind them) demand some form of social or environmental management training these days. General Electric (GE), one of the world's largest corporations, snapped up seven graduates of the Yale School of Management (No. 21) who either possess the joint degree offered in conjunction with the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies or "actively took classes in these areas," according to Miles Mercer, who graduated this year. "GE sought out those people because they had that training," he says.
It is this corporate demand that ultimately drives business schools to educate graduates in these issues. "One of the primary places where the pressure and interest is coming from is the corporations themselves," says Kriss Deiglmeier, executive director of the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford's business school. "They're saying I'm off in Indonesia or wherever trying to do this work. Boy, I wish my training had included this element'" of social impact.
David Biello (Dbiello@earthlink.net) is a freelance business writer living in Brooklyn, N.Y.
For information on each school, see www.BeyondGreyPinstripes.org .
Student Exposure (25%): Indicates the percentage of class time dedicated to considering social and environmental issues.
Student Opportunity (25%): Measures the number of courses with social and environmental content available.
Content (25%): Reflects whether courses emphasize business as a force for positive social, environmental, and economic change.
Research (25%): Reflects articles that examine business in a social and environmental context published in peer-reviewed journals.
Specialized MBA degrees in environmental studies, and related fields, are offered at 19 business schools worldwide. For example, joint MBA and Environmental Sciences degrees are offered at Loyola University-Chicago, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, University of Utah, and Yale. MBAs with concentrations in sustainability, environmental management and CSR are offered at 45 business schools. Tulane offers a concentration in Business Ethics and Leadership, while the University of Florida-St. Petersburg offers a concentration in CSR. Business schools at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and Illinois Institute of Technology offer a concentration in Sustainable Enterprise.
Bainbridge Graduate Institute (Pinchot U) offers both an MBA in Sustainable Business and Certificates in Sustainable Business and Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship. In both programs, students work with distinguished faculty from top business schools to master proven sustainability practices.
To prepare students from diverse backgrounds to build enterprises that are financially successful, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable. We mean this mission in the broader sense – not only preparing our own students, but also helping other business schools integrate sustainability (i.e., environmental and social responsibility) into the heart of their programs.
To infuse environmentally and socially responsible business innovation into general business practice by transforming business education.
BGI is pioneering a graduate curriculum for sustainable business education that infuses social and environmental responsibility into every course – not just electives but all required courses as well. We train students with the leading sustainability case studies, best practices, models, and business management tools. With this knowledge graduates will be well equipped to successfully lead a large corporation, small business or non-profit organization toward sustainability as a core strategy, or launch their own sustainable entrepreneurial ventures.neurial ventures.
Presidio School of Management offers an MBA program in Sustainable Management integrating social and environmental values within every course. Since 2003, the program has succeeded as a collaborative learning community committed to human, natural and financial sustainability.
Presidio School of Management defines Sustainable Management as the ability to direct the course of a company, community or country in ways that restore and enhance all forms of capital – human, natural and financial – to generate stakeholder value and contribute to the well-being of current and future generations.
With a Presidio MBA, students gain the practical business skills they need to be a successful leader and sustainable manager. Graduates are leading companies and entrepreneurial ventures to be more socially and environmentally responsible – and profitable – as well as inspiring positive, sustainable change within organizations.


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