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Trump Helped Take Extremist Views From The Fringes Of Society To A Mob Attacking The Capitol – FiveThirtyEight
Faith in the integrity of the presidential election has been concerningly low for months — in large part because of President Trump's repeated false claims that the election was stolen from him. And on Wednesday, we saw an extreme example of the consequences of that mistrust when pro-Trump extremists briefly but violently occupied the U.S. Capitol.
This was undoubtedly a historic and disturbing moment. But it's important to remember that it did not happen in a vacuum, which we can see from polling on topics related to Wednesday's breach — faith in the election, support for the president, trust in institutions — as well as a comparison with the most analogous event in recent U.S. history: the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Taken together, these suggest that the attack on the Capitol shows how right-wing extremist views have become palatable to more members of an increasingly isolated and angry Trump base, even as they shock the rest of the country.
"There were no ordinary people in Charlottesville, it was just the hardcore extremists. But on Wednesday there were [ordinary people]," said Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. "In many ways it's a metaphor for Trumpism. He has taken these ideas and mainstreamed them in a way I think no one thought possible. It came to light Wednesday in an extraordinarily ugly and violent way."
Polls so far — and we are still very early in this news cycle — have found that a solid majority of Americans opposed the unrest in Washington, D.C. In a YouGov poll, 71 percent of registered voters opposed the "storming of the Capitol" (63 percent of them "strongly"), and 62 percent viewed it as "a threat to democracy." Similarly, 70 percent of respondents to an Ipsos poll opposed "the protesters who broke into the Capitol." And, according to a Morning Consult/Politico survey, 59 percent of registered voters think the perpetrators should be viewed as "domestic terrorists."
However, a not-small 19 percent of Ipsos respondents said that they supported the rioters. In the YouGov poll, 21 percent said the same (including 14 percent who strongly supported storming the Capitol), and 32 percent did not believe that the occupation constituted a threat to democracy. Those who backed it were disproportionately Republican: 45 percent of GOP voters supported the siege, while 43 percent opposed it.
Older polls asking how Americans feel about the legitimacy of the November election — the grievance that fueled the uprising — are also telling. A couple weeks after the election, our colleague Dhrumil Mehta wrote that between two-thirds and three-quarters of Republicans doubted that the election was conducted fairly (it was), according to several polls. And a recent gold-standard1 national poll, conducted Dec. 16-20 by Suffolk University, found that 37 percent of registered voters — including 78 percent of Republicans — did not believe Joe Biden was legitimately elected president.
Those polls asked about people's confidence in the election results — not whether they were willing to accept the results, which is much harder to measure. You can imagine, for instance, that some people thought the election was unfair but were resigned to the fact that Biden would eventually take office. But there are some polls that suggest a significant number of Republicans wanted to actually overturn the result of a free and fair election and install Trump for a second term. The exact number depends on the poll and its question wording, but in general it is close to the half of Republicans who have said they supported the siege on the Capitol. To wit:
According to a survey conducted just before Election Day by Brendan Hartnett and Alexandra Haver of Tufts University, around 40 percent of Trump supporters wanted Trump to attempt to stay in office even if he lost. Notably, between a third and half of Trump voters said the same thing almost regardless of how much Trump lost by, suggesting that those respondents were willing to overturn the election even in the event of an overwhelming Biden win (up to about 12 points) in order to get their preferred president.
A YouGov/Bright Line Watch poll from shortly after Biden won the election found that 48 percent of Trump supporters expected Trump to be inaugurated on Jan. 20. And around 20 percent of Trump supporters said they would resort to violence if Democrats won the election.
And in the aforementioned Suffolk poll, 26 percent of all voters, including 57 percent of Republicans, still thought Trump should not concede the election, even though the Electoral College had already voted, sealing Biden's win, by the time the poll was conducted.
Most recently, in a poll conducted Monday and Tuesday (just before the attack), Morning Consult found that just 24 percent of all registered voters said members of Congress should object to the certification of the Electoral College vote. However, a majority (53 percent) of Republicans thought Congress should object.
In trying to put this week into context, we don't have a clear analog. However, one comparison would be the rioting and violence at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in August 2017, where a counter-protestor was killed. Trump weakly condemned those events, as he did with the mob at the Capitol on Wednesday, and in both cases the violence was inextricably linked to issues of white identity and grievance — issues that motivated many perpetrators of the attack on Washington this week.
Polling conducted after Charlottesville found that Republicans were more likely to express a strong attachment to a white identity than other Americans. For instance, a survey from Reuters/Ipsos and the University of Virginia Center for Politics found that while about one-third of Americans agreed that "America must preserve its White European heritage," twice as many Republicans (44 percent) agreed as Democrats (22 percent). And whereas 38 percent of Republicans felt that racial minorities were "under attack" in the United States, 63 percent said the same of white people. So even though polls generally found that 10 percent or less of all respondents were supportive of concepts like "white nationalism" or groups like the "alt-right" when they were called by those names, a substantial number of Republicans felt their white identity was under threat and needed to be protected, aligning themselves with elements of white supremacist ideology once the label was removed.
Republicans also were much more likely to hold favorable views of Trump's response to the violence — in which he said there were "very fine people on both sides" — than were most Americans. For instance, Quinnipiac University found that only 32 percent of registered voters approved of Trump's response, but 69 percent of Republicans backed it. And 59 percent of all respondents thought Trump's decisions and behavior had encouraged white supremacist groups, but only 18 percent of Republicans felt that way.
However, it does seem as if more Americans — including Republicans — might be willing to fault Trump this time around than after Charlottesville. That poll from Morning Consult found, for instance, that 63 percent of registered voters think Trump was responsible for the mob attack in Washington, including 41 percent of Republicans. Similarly, 66 percent of voters told YouGov that Trump was to blame, though in that poll, only 28 percent of Republicans agreed.
What happened following Charlottesville might still provide some clues to where things will go from here. After the Unite the Right rally, there was some splintering among far-right groups, according to Alex Newhouse, the research lead at the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism at Middlebury College. The Proud Boys, for example, battled internal turmoil over some members' attendance at the rally and some of its leaders made an effort to distance the group from white supremacy, at least on paper, Newhouse said. But other far-right groups were roused by the events in Charlottesville.
"Despite the public outrage, despite the death of a woman and the arrests that followed, the white supremacists were emboldened, especially after the president said there were 'fine people on both sides,'" said Greenblatt.
For the wider American public, Charlottesville was a wake-up call that revealed how hearty the white supremacist and neo-Nazi movements remain in the United States. But while many politicians, including Republicans, condemned the rally, Trump's response only further bolstered existing far-right views, Newhouse said.
"These far-right groups were feeling more and more isolated from mainstream media and mainstream politics, and some of them saw Trump as their only defender in that," Newhouse said.
There are many differences between these two events, but one important distinction is the fact that, as Greenblatt mentioned, the Unite the Right rally was attended almost exclusively by white nationalists, while Wednesday's insurrection at the Capitol included many more people who aren't part of an organized white supremacist group. This, Greenblatt stressed, is concerning as it indicates that these ideas are seeping out of the fringes and into the mainstream. And that seepage, combined with fears over white identity and Trump's incitement, may have broadened Republican receptiveness to political violence. A January 2020 study of Republican voters by political scientist Larry Bartels found that 51 percent agreed that the "traditional American way of life is disappearing so fast that we may have to use force to save it."
And these dramatic events are products of a much larger issue: Faith in our institutions and in democracy itself is eroding in this country. Last year, a report from the Democracy Fund's Voter Study Group found that a third of Americans had supported authoritarian ideas at some point in the previous three years, and polling from YouGov Blue that our colleagues reported on last year found that Republicans, in particular, were souring on democracy and the institutions that uphold it. As the events of Wednesday make frighteningly clear, this is not simply a philosophical debate. It's a real and present threat to our very way of life.
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Close to the Sun is the latest PC title exclusive to the Epic Games Store; releasing in May
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Storm in a Teacup
Close to the Sun, developed by Italian studio Storm in a Teacup, has been given a release date today. It's was previously revealed that Close to the Sun will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC. Players are able to pre-purchase Close to the Sun today on the Epic Games Store for £24.99, with €29.99 in most European countries and $29.99 in North America.
While Close to the Sun will release exclusively on the Epic Games Store in May, it will come to PS4 and Xbox One later in 2019.
Close to the Sun's Epic Games Store exclusivity was announced back in February and thanks to the move, the game's development was moved from Unity to Unreal 4. The change in engine saw the studio receive an Unreal Development Grant just prior to signing a publishing deal with Wired Productions.
Close to the Sun Epic Games Store
Close to the Sun is set in an alternative 19th century in which Nikola Tesla succeeded in his attempts to change the world.
Set onboard the Helios "a colossal vessel for scientific research, steeped in horror and mystery. Grand halls stand empty. The stench of rotting flesh lingers in the air. Silence. A single word is painted across the entrance… QUARANTINE!"
A first-person, horror title, Close to the Sun appears to be inspired by BioShock and games of that ilk.
Leo Zullo, Managing Director, Wired Productions said;
May 2 can't come quick enough for us.
Our partnership with the amazing team at Epic Games has not only accelerated the development process of Close to the Sun in terms of accessing the sheer pixel-pushing grunt of Unreal Engine 4, but allowed the incredibly talented Storm in a Teacup team to showcase their collective talents to deliver a truly memorable and breathtaking first-person horror adventure.
A release date for PS4 and Xbox One has not yet been announced, but the PC version will be released on May 2, 2019.
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On the 11th of December, Lokomotiv forward Ari turns 32.
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July 3 rd
Deputies were dispatched to CR 2692 near Hawkins, at approximately 3:34 a.m., in reference to a welfare check. Deputies located the individual and everything was OK.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 2117 near Quitman, at approximately 5:04 a.m., in reference to an unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. A known actor took the reporting party's vehicle without authorization. This case has been forwarded to investigators.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 3955 near Mineola, at approximately 7:24 a.m., in reference to an inquest. A female, 69, was found deceased in her residence. The Justice of the Peace was notified and an autopsy was ordered.
Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on CR 4740 near Winnsboro; at approximately 8:51 a.m.
Deputies located the individual and provided a courtesy transport.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 4294 near Winnsboro, at approximately 11:16 a.m., in reference to a disturbance. Parties were separated for the day.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 11:46 a.m., in reference to an abandoned vehicle on CR 4897 near Winnsboro. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 4560 near Winnsboro, at approximately 1:42 p.m., in reference to suspicious circumstances. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any suspicious activity.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 2:36 p.m., in reference to a theft on HWY 80 near Hawkins. A known actor stole several items from the reporting party's church. This case has been forwarded to investigators.
At 2:48 p.m., cows were reported out on FM 312 near Winnsboro.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 1682 near Alba, at approximately 4:35 p.m., in reference to a theft. Actors, or actors unknown, stole a generator from the reporting party's property. This case has been forwarded to investigators.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 5:12 p.m., in reference to a theft on CR 2632 near Mineola. A known actor stole several items from the reporting party's property.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 2290 near Mineola, at approximately 5:24 p.m., in reference to an abandoned vehicle. Deputies located the vehicle and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 2140 near Quitman, at approximately 7:39 p.m., in reference to a reckless driver. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the vehicle.
Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle at Lake Holbrook beach; at approximately 10:44 p.m. Deputies located the vehicle and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to Lake Hawkins point, at approximately 1:23 a.m., in reference to a disturbance. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the individuals.
Deputies were dispatched to Beaulah St. in Hawkins, at approximately 3:28 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure.
Deputies were dispatched to HWY 11 near Winnsboro, at approximately 8:51 a.m., in reference to a burglary of a vehicle. Actors, or actors unknown, stole several items from the reporting party's vehicle. This case has been forwarded to investigators.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 1:29 p.m., in reference to terroristic threat on CR 2332 near Mineola. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 3440 near Hawkins, at approximately 4:07 p.m., in reference to a welfare check. Deputies located the individual and everything was OK.
Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle near Lake Hawkins; at approximately 4:14 p.m. Deputies located the vehicle and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to FM 1801 near Mineola, at approximately 4:15 p.m., in reference to criminal mischief. A known actor damaged the reporting party's property. This case has been forwarded to investigators.
Deputies conducted a traffic stop on CR 3440 near Hawkins; at approximately 4:59 p.m. Travis Hoover, 25, of Hawkins, was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated.
At 8:42 p.m., horses were reported out on FM 1643 near Winnsboro.
Deputies were dispatched to FM 49 near Mineola, at approximately 9:09 p.m., in reference to suspicious circumstances. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any suspicious activity.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 3265 near Mineola, at approximately 9:28 p.m., in reference to suspicious circumstances. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any suspicious activity.
Deputies were dispatched to Lake Holbrook beach, at approximately 10:20 p.m., in reference to suspicious circumstances. Deputies located the suspicious activity and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to FM 1799 near Mineola, at approximately 10:45 p.m., in reference to suspicious circumstances. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any suspicious activity.
Deputies were dispatched to PR 8692 near Winnsboro, at approximately 3:34 a.m., in reference to criminal mischief. Actors, or actors unknown, damaged the reporting party's property.
Deputies were dispatched to FM 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 7:32 a.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 4360 near Winnsboro, at approximately 9:06 a.m., in reference to theft. Actors, or actors unknown, stole the reporting party's firearm.
Deputies responded to a suspicious person on CR 1590 near Alba; at approximately 9:36 a.m. Deputies located the individual and everything was OK.
Deputies were dispatched to HWY 69 near Alba, at approximately 10:26 a.m., in reference to a reckless driver. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the vehicle.
Deputies conducted a traffic stop on HWY 154 near Quitman; at approximately 12:13 p.m. Florentino Flores, 54, of Gilmer, was arrested for Driving While License Invalid.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 2:01 p.m., in reference to a scam on FM 1647 near Winnsboro. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to Sioux near Quitman, at approximately 7:13 p.m., in reference to a dispute. Deputies spoke with all parties involved and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 3990 near Winnsboro, at approximately 11:13 p.m., in reference to a disturbance. The individuals left the scene, prior to the deputies' arrival.
Deputies were dispatched to Concho near Quitman, at approximately 10:48 a.m., in reference to a dispute. Deputies spoke with all parties involved and determined it was a civil matter.
Deputies were dispatched to HWY 80 near Mineola, at approximately 1:36 p.m., in reference to a burglary. Actors, or actors unknown, stole several items from the reporting party's property. This case has been forwarded to investigators.
Deputies were dispatched to Sioux near Quitman, at approximately 1:48 p.m., in reference to an assault. Darilene Benavides, 42, of Quitman, was arrested for Aggravated Assault Date/Family/Household Member with Weapon and Resisting Arrest Search or Transport.
Deputies were dispatched to FM 49 near Mineola, at approximately 3:32 p.m., in reference to shots fired. Deputies advised the individual with the firearm to shoot in a safe direction.
Deputies were dispatched to Lake Hawkins, at approximately 5:07 p.m., in reference to a dispute. Bobby Ray Harris, II, 20, of Dallas, was arrested for Failure to Identify/Refuse to Provide Identification.
Deputies responded to a suspicious person on CR 3220 near Quitman; at approximately 9:17 p.m. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the individual.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 9:19 p.m., in reference to harassment on Main St. in Yantis. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to Fm 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 10:28 p.m., in reference to suspicious circumstances. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate any suspicious activity.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 3264 near Quitman, at approximately 10:52 p.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies checked the building and it was secure.
Deputies were dispatched to HWY 80 near Mineola, at approximately 1:57 a.m., in reference to a dispute. Parties were separated for the night.
Deputies were dispatched to PR 7108 near Quitman, at approximately 7:50 a.m., in reference to a disturbance. Parties were separated for the day.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 4990 near Quitman, at approximately 10:19 a.m., in reference to a burglary. Actors, or actors unknown, stole several items from the reporting party's property. This case has been forwarded to investigators.
At 11:29 a.m., cows were reported out on FM 182 near Quitman.
Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Stephens St. in Quitman; at approximately 11:37 a.m. Judd Pippins, 36, of Mineola, was arrested for Expired Registration and Expired Drivers License. Alexandria Dollinger, 28, of Alba, was arrested for Driving While License Invalid with Previous Conviction.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 6:06 p.m., in reference to harassment on HWY 154 near Quitman.
Deputies were dispatched to Lake Hawkins, at approximately 7:33 p.m., in reference to a welfare check. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the individual.
Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 8:13 p.m., in reference to harassment that occurred on CR 1522 near Alba. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to HWY 154 near Quitman, at approximately 10:13 p.m., in reference to theft. A known actor stole several items from the reporting party's property.
Deputies were dispatched to Fm 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 11:05 p.m., in reference to an alarm. Deputies spoke with the key holder and everything was OK.
Deputies were dispatched to FM 14 near Hawkins, at approximately 9:50 a.m., in reference to an abandoned vehicle. Joes Wrecker towed the vehicle and deputies cleared the incident.
Deputies were dispatched to CR 2168 near Quitman, at approximately 11:02 a.m., in reference to credit/debit card abuse. Actors, or actors unknown, used the reporting party's credit/debit card without authorization.
Deputies responded to a suspicious person on FM 515 near Alba; at approximately 12:08 p.m. Deputies searched the area, but were unable to locate the individual.
Deputies were dispatched to PR 5551 near Yantis, at approximately 8:19 p.m., in reference to a dispute. Deputies spoke with all parties involved and cleared the incident.
Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on CR 4847 near Winnsboro; at approximately 8:38 p.m. Deputies made contact with the owner of the vehicle and cleared the incident.
Between the dates of July 3 and July 8, Wood County Sheriff's Deputies responded to multiple agency assists that included the following: Emergency Medical Services, Mineola Police Department, Smith County Sheriff's Office and Fire Marshall.
Between the dates of July 3 and July 8, Wood County Sheriff's Investigators obtained 2 arrest warrants and arrested the individuals.
Additional activity
No Additional Activity
Total Jail Count –130 inmates – 105 males and 25 females.
Reminders from Sheriff Castloo
If you have any information on these or any other crimes, please contact the Wood County Sheriff's Office at 903-763-2201 or Crime Stoppers at 903-763-CASH.
Contact the Wood County Sheriff's Office if you notice any suspicious vehicles or activity around your neighborhood. Please be aware of your surroundings.


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Comparative Literature's Official Response to "Needs Attention" Designation
Vicki Ruiz, Dean, School of Humanities
James Steintrager, Acting Dean, School of Humanities
Michael Gottfredson, EVC/Provost
RE: Department of Comparative Literature Response to "Needs Attention" Designation
The department understands that severe budget cuts require aggressive measures, and the focus on undergraduate enrollment makes sense, especially where the aim is to attract new students rather than to redistribute the existing population. Comparative Literature programs nationally and historically have been small, but we are directing our curricular and teaching energies toward increasing enrollments, and in fact have been doing so diligently over the past several years as we discuss below. We need to begin our response by clarifying the record on which the current assessment was based.
Several "Needs Attention" SOH departments have pointed out inconsistencies in the metrics of the recent review: their application and interpretation. Our department's numbers also need to be reconsidered for reasons specific to our program. The Department of Comparative Literature has the good fortune to serve as the academic home for a number of prestigious faculty who have been brought to UCI to head high profile research units. David Goldberg, for example, leads the system-wide Humanities Research Institute. Ngugi wa Thiong'o was hired in 2002 to direct the International Center for Writing and Translation. And Nasrin Rahimieh came to UCI in 2006 to head the new Samuel Jordan Center of Persian Studies and Culture. The department also includes a Distinguished Professor (Gabrielle Schwab), the editor of Postmodern Culture (Eyal Amiran), and the Campus Writing Coordinator from 2001-07 (Susan Jarratt). In the case of each of these faculty members, a special assignment has meant a reduced teaching load so that, in a department of 11/12 members, almost half devote considerable time to administrative obligations. Goldberg, for example, has no teaching responsibilities (though he teaches a graduate seminar on occasion). Others have reduced course loads through contractual arrangements.
These faculty and their centers bring considerable notice, millions of dollars in external funding, and intellectual vibrancy to the School. That Comparative Literature has been the department of choice for such dynamic faculty and programs is very much to our credit. We find, however, that a metrical calculation of student credit hours that does not take into account these special arrangements misrepresents the department's labor. The chart on p. 2 of the Nov. 15th memo lists Comp Lit's filled faculty FTE at 11.75. If administrative assignments had been taken into account, this figure would be closer to 9. A recalculation on this basis puts our Total Majors per Filled FTE closer to 10, rather than the 6.61 listed on the memo, and would adjust the SCH per FTE accordingly.
Any statistical profile is a snapshot of a program in process. From our inception in 2004 as a stand-alone department, Comparative Literature has been very active in building our undergraduate program and has increased our majors since then (currently 42). Early on, we negotiated with English to establish courses that would serve as electives for their majors and have been offering these on a regular basis. In 2006 and again in 2010-11, we revised our curriculum so as to create three tracks for majors based on our knowledge of the interests and career paths for students in the Humanities: World Literature (for future teachers), Comparative Literature (for students headed to graduate school), and Cultural Studies (for students with broad interdisciplinary aims).
Over the past few years, Comparative Literature has been working closely with the Associate Deans of Undergraduate Education in the School to respond to the need for larger enrollment courses. We've created appealing topics, participated in cross-disciplinary teaching opportunities (FIP and Hum Core), and cross-listed our courses with high-enrollment departments (e.g., English, History, and Film and Media Studies). Judging that cultural studies and world literature may be two areas of wide appeal, we've created new lower-division, Gen Ed courses to tap interests of students across campus. This quarter (Winter 2012) CL 10 (GE IV and VIII), Comics and Superheroes (Amiran), enrolled 97 students. (Requests for the course approached 200, but we were restricted to an enrollment of 97 by the room size.) CL 10 (GE IV and VIII), Masterpieces of World Literature, will be taught by Jane O. Newman in fall 2012. The department has submitted a Letter of Intent to develop this course as an online offering to UC and Non-UC students under the Wave II UCOP initiative.
Higher enrollment courses in recent years have included the following:
FIP: Consciousness (Terada), 2009-10, 71 students FIP: Persuasion and Social Change (Jarratt; Newman), 2009-10, 66 students FIP: Consciousness (Amiran), 2011-12, 72 students CL 141, Golden Age Comics (Amiran), spring 2010, 52 students CL 100A, African Literature (Ngugi), fall 2010, 67 students CL 105, Comparative Multiculturalism (Schlichter), fall 2010, 63 students CL 102, Melodrama (Terada), winter 2011, 57 students CL 160, Latin American Film (Johnson), spring 2011, 60 students CL 160, Hong Kong/Chinese Cinema (Abbas), fall 2011, 78 students Humanities Core Course, Declarations in Dialogue (Jarratt), winter quarters, 2010-13, approx. 900 students
Comparative Literature has been actively building its capacity to offer undergraduates a rigorous education in critical cultural competencies—a kind of education that will prepare them to be active global citizens in a diverse world. We value highly the pedagogies that enable students to learn to speak and write powerfully in multiple languages, to interpret complex cultural messages and act thoughtfully in a world filled with ethical dilemmas. The multi-lingual, multi-cultural, multi-literate education we offer in Comparative Literature prepares students for advanced study in humanities, law, and other fields, and improves student employability. While we are participating whole-heartedly in the campus-wide effort to overcome the dire economic challenges we face, the department of Comparative Literature does not want to lose sight of the indispensable intellectual and pedagogical contributions of a humanistic education for 21st-century global citizens.
In the University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey, UCI students found humanities courses more satisfying than courses in any other school. Results for students in Comparative Literature courses were also very positive in UCUES data. Future assessments should take such data into account. A small department does not have the resources to conduct the kind of study that would answer the question we often hear posed: why do students select one major over another? An investment in such a study campus-wide would put any future assessment of quality and decisions about resource allocation on a more solid footing. In the mean time, the department of Comparative Literature is polling its majors to see how they found out about CL and what they value in this program. We are reaching out to community college students who take courses in world literature and related subjects, forging connections with faculty teaching those courses. We are paying attention to our program at every level and welcome the opportunity to communicate about our efforts and successes.
Finally, we wish to address the question of restructuring departments in the SOH. The APG expresses an interest in the SOH reducing the number of small independent units in Humanities (p. 3). Does the UCI School of Humanities have an inordinate number of small units? To approach this question comparatively, we investigated the organization of humanities at other UC system campuses. We report the following: UCLA Humanities Division = 23 units, UC Berkeley = 17 units, UC Davis = 15 majors and programs; UCI = 15 departments. It seems, on comparison with other UC campuses, that Humanities at UCI does not have an excessive number of small units. Despite this evidence, Comp Lit is willing to entertain the prospect of joining forces with other units. Any such restructuring must be grounded in shared intellectual and disciplinary aims. We are currently engaged in conversation with other units about the intellectual grounds of possible collaborations.
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As the parent of an online gamer, you probably have many concerns about your child's safety in cyberspace. You may have read headlines about young people who were harmed by someone they met in a game. From invasions of privacy to predators, bullies, and scams that can clean out your bank account, here are four dangers your child may face while gaming online and how to avoid them.
The social element of online gaming makes it easy for young gamers to give out too much personal information. Instruct your child to never use a screen name that reveals his real name, age, or location. Webcams can give away a user's location, and hackers can gain access even when the camera is not in use. Discourage your child from using cameras or microphones while gaming and consider covering up webcams with electrical tape or cardboard.
Many predators use online games as a virtual playground to make friends with young people, often pretending to be children or teens themselves. Teach your child that the people she meets online are not always who they claim to be. If you allow your child to meet in person with an online friend, schedule the meeting in a public place with an adult chaperone.
Strangers are no longer the most concerning online danger for children and teens. The biggest threat to your young gamer may come from kids his own age, including classmates at school. More than a quarter of students report being cyberbullied at some point in their lives. Teach your child how to recognize cyberbullying and to report it to you or another adult. Instruct him to collect evidence, such as screen shots and messages, to send to the moderators of the game or to law enforcement if necessary.
Online gaming can be a money sink, both from in-game charges and scammers lurking within the gaming community. To prevent your child from falling prey to scams, do not give her access to any credit card or bank account numbers. To avoid spending hundreds of dollars on virtual goods, use a pre-paid debit card for game-related charges like subscriptions and fees.
If you are concerned that your child may have been victimized online, contact local law enforcement or your internet service provider immediately. They have resources to track down predators and bullies or to get your money back from a scam.


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Information on how to set up and access Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) as a TAFE Queensland student.
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Microsoft 365 for students
All enrolled TAFE Queensland students are issued a TAFE Queensland-provided email address (ending in @tqstudent.edu.au) and access to Microsoft 365 apps & services.
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)
To help enable students to study, all TAFE Queensland students will have access to the Microsoft 365 suite. This includes access to:
Mail, Calendar, Tasks - A @tqstudent.edu.au mailbox that can store up to 50GB of messages, access to a personal calendar, and a task list app.
Cloud Storage - Up to 1TB of personal cloud storage via OneDrive.
Office for Desktop* - Access to the Office suite of desktop apps for Windows or Mac (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, & Excel)
Office on the web - Access to Office apps on the web (Word on the web, PowerPoint on the web, Excel on the web)
Office mobile apps - Access to use the mobile apps for Office (available for iOS, iPadOS and Android).
Other Microsoft 365 tools – Whiteboard for ideas and collaboration, Sway for creating interactive reports, OneNote for capturing and organizing your thoughts, and lots more.
*Excludes students studying micro-credential or non-accredited short courses.
Microsoft 365 apps at a glance
Outlook is your TAFE Queensland student inbox and is where you can send and receive email. Learn more.
Calendar can help you stay organised by telling you when and where you need to be. Learn more.
To Do is a task management app and can help you create order and complete important tasks and reminders. Learn more.
OneDrive is your private online cloud storage. You can use this space to store files while you study, and because they're saved in the cloud you can access them from anywhere! You can also share files with your fellow students or teacher from here too. Learn more.
Word, Excel and PowerPoint are powerful apps for word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. You can use these in the web browser or install the desktop apps on your device. Learn more - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
OneNote is a digital note-taking app that allows you to type, draw, organise and search notes. Learn more.
Sway is an easy-to-use digital storytelling app to create interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, and more. Learn more.
Forms is a tool that allows you to create surveys or quizzes and gather the results in one place. Learn more.
You can use these apps to plan, schedule your time, take study notes, create materials, complete assessments, store files, and much more.
Microsoft 365 Set up and FAQ
Please note the following steps are also outlined in the video embedded below these FAQ.
The first step to getting started is signing into your new account. To begin you'll need:
Access to an internet connection
Access to a modern web browser (Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, or Safari)
Your TAFE Queensland student number and password -- this is provided to you at enrolment.
Before you begin, make sure that you've activated your student account and created a password.
Sign in steps
Open a new window or tab in your web browser of choice.
Go to tafeqld.edu.au/office.
Sign in with your TAFE Queensland student number. For example, if your student number is 412345678, then you will sign in with 412345678 and the password you set up. Then click on Log in to continue.
Tip: To make it easier to get back next time, consider setting tafeqld.edu.au/office as a bookmark in your browser.
What's my new email address?
You will receive a unique email address (ending in @tqstudent.edu.au) for the duration of your study at TAFE Queensland. You can find your address by logging in to Microsoft 365 and clicking on your profile dropdown in the top right corner.
You can also use this @tqstudent.edu.au email address to log in to any Microsoft-related product or service (e.g., using the Outlook app on your phone, or installing Microsoft 365 on your computer).
You can choose to share this email address with other students or your teacher in order to communicate. You can also use it to redeem student offers or discounts with a wide variety of retailers.
TAFE Queensland will continue to use the email address that you provided at time of enrolment to communicate important information to you.
Currently, we advise that you don't replace your personal contact email address in the Student Portal with your TAFE Queensland-provided email address. Doing this may prevent you from updating or resetting your student password yourself.
Working with Microsoft 365 apps
After signing in, you'll see a list of apps that are available to you as a student on the sidebar.
Note: you'll have access to all the apps in Microsoft 365, but you may not need to use all of them as part of your study!
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Install Office desktop apps
You can also freely install the Office desktop apps* on your own desktop computer. To begin the process, click the Install Office button in the corner.
Note: For support for with Office apps on your own personal devices, please contact Microsoft Support. TAFE Queensland cannot offer installation advice or support for Office on personal devices.
Install Office mobile apps
Microsoft 365 apps work great on your smartphone or tablet too! Check out the following mobile apps for getting to email, calendar, tasks, files and more.
Outlook for iOS and Android
Microsoft To Do for iOS and Android
Office Mobile app for iOS and Android
OneDrive Mobile app for iOS and Android
OneNote for iOS and Android
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Here are the People's Choice Award winners
Here are the People's Choice Award winners -- Mel Gibson and Michael Moore both win top awards voted on by the public
By Dave Karger
Updated January 17, 2005 at 05:00 AM EST
An awards show where the top two prizes — Favorite Movie and Favorite Movie Drama — went to Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Passion of the Christ? Yep, it's the People's Choice Awards, where critical and political sentiment give way to good old-fashioned popularity. Hence, the ceremony (for which EW editors and readers helped choose the nominees) featured standing ovations for both Mel Gibson and an unusually dapper Michael Moore (who also received a few boos). The pair even met, uneventfully, backstage.
But the night wasn't completely free of controversy. Tongues wagged that honorees were tipped off in advance (indeed, a large number of the night's winners were there to accept, while the losers were mysteriously absent). Some speculated that the PCAs might face disciplinary action from the FCC. In 1968, the Golden Globes telecast was booted by NBC after the FCC accused the show of secretly notifying winners in advance (that's not the case these days). But if you paid close attention to the end of the Jan. 9 show, you saw and heard a disclaimer stating that stars such as Ellen DeGeneres (Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host and Favorite Funny Female Star), Will Smith (Favorite Male Action Movie Star), and Renée Zellweger (Favorite Leading Lady) weren't, in fact, as surprised as they seemed. One thing's for sure, though: With winners like Moore and Gibson, no one will be calling this year's People's Choice Awards an accurate predictor of the Oscars.


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Coronavirus: Orange County reported 3,847 new…
Coronavirus: Orange County reported 3,847 new cases, 31 additional deaths as of Jan. 13
By Jeff Goertzen | jgoertzen@scng.com | Orange County Register
The Orange County Health Care Agency reported 3,824 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, Jan. 13, increasing the cumulative total in the county to 199,532 cases since tracking began.
There were 31 deaths reported by the county on Wednesday, raising the total number of deaths to 2,179.
There were 2,180 patients in local hospitals with the coronavirus on Wednesday. That is an decrease of 20 patients since the previous day's report.
There were 544 patients listed in intensive care units on Tuesday, an increase of nine since Tuesday.
An estimated 42,349 cases of the virus have been recorded in Orange County in the last 14 days.
The updated county report indicated that 2,320,876 tests have been given for the coronavirus since testing began locally, with at least 20,812 new tests since the previous report.
Of the cumulative 2,148 deaths reported from the virus, 707 were skilled nursing facility residents, 242 were in assisted living facilities and four were listed as homeless.
The data on deaths in the county is compiled from death certificates or gathered through the course of case investigations and can take weeks to process.
The county's breakdown of deaths by age is as follows:
85 and older: 33.38% (717)
75-84: 23.18% (498)
65-74: 19.27% (414, up 10)
45-54: 7.08% (152)
35-44: 2.19% (47)
18-24: 0.23% (5)
17 and younger: 0.05% (1)
It is estimated about 125,400 people have recovered from the virus as of Wednesday. The count of people who have recovered is based on the prior 28-day cumulative case count.
Data posted each day is preliminary and subject to change, officials emphasize. More information may become available as individual case investigations are completed.
You can find the Orange County Health Care Agency dashboard here.
Note: The color scale in the map for the 14-day average of new cases per Orange County city has changed.
Orange County hospitalizations and ICU patients:
California regions and ICU capacity for Jan. 9
As ICU capacity dwindles in Southern California the percentages in this graphic have been adjusted by state public health officials to represent the high levels of COVID-19 patients among all ICU patients. More actual beds may be available.
Vaccines administered
The California Department of Public Health site shows a total of 2,060,800 vaccine doses, which includes the first and second dose, have been shipped to local health departments and health care systems as of Jan. 8.
The totals of vaccines administered across six different regions are in the maps below. As of Jan. 11, a total of 783,476 vaccine doses have been administered statewide. That's up 49,071 from Sunday's report.
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Along with trail monitoring, our Trail Ambassadors enjoy attending local events and visiting with other ATV riders about the riding trails in Itasca County. Sharing the trails is a big part of our mission.
On March 22, 2014, Doug Lord and Connie Andrews completed their 8 hour training as ATV Trail Ambassadors. They are 2 of the 4 new Trail Ambassadors who join the 16 already certified in the Rapids Riders ATV Club. They are seen here with Officer Leland Owens, Recreational Training Coordinator and Shelly Patton, Recreational Training Officer. Congratulations and thanks for becoming a Trail Ambassador. If you are interested in joining the TAs, please contact David Andrews (dajr62@yahoo.com) for more information, or check out the MNDNR website at www.dnr.state.mn.us .
On April 12, seven Trail Ambassadors from the Rapids Riders ATV Club attended the Volunteer Trail Ambassador Annual meeting wrap-up/review of the 2013 Trail Ambassador program held in Brainerd. DNR Enforcement Recreational Training Coordinator, Lt. Leland Owens and Captain Mike Hammer, DNR Enforcement Education Coordinator walked through the statewide statistics of this 6 year old program and updated us on the new law changes.
Last year TAs spent 5,371 hours monitoring the trails and covered 15,499 miles of trails doing it! Trail Ambassadors don't just ride around. They make personal contacts with other riders, give information, advice, directions, aid and comfort and just generally meet and greet. They also report issues on the trails – hazard trees, washouts, illegal off trail travel, missing/damaged signs, and invasive species. This information is distributed to the proper Trails office for their crews to resolve.
Pictured here back row L-R Leigh Serfling, Allan Van Den Heuval, Dave Andrews, front row L-R Officer Leland Owens, James McKnight, Connie Andrews, Doug Lord, and Len Hardy.


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Engine is a PP Renesis. 51 IDA Weber. Locked 13b Dizzy at full advance. Leading only ignition. Trailing is plugged. Direct fire using 2 GM Style ignitors and MSD Blaster SS Coils. Coil on plug. I had this on my street port 12a and seemed to work very well. The original idea for that engine was blow through turbo, which is why I locked the Dizzy originally.
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Pitkin County judge not ready to throw out traffic-death case
Crime | April 13, 2015
Rick Carroll
rcarroll@aspentimes.com
Patrick Dunn, the victim in the fatal Highway 82 accident last August for which 89-year-old John Walls was charged.
A county judge is holding off dismissing criminal charges against an elderly man whose wrong-way driving killed a motorcyclist last summer.
One of Judge Erin Fernandez-Ely's two written orders, presented at a hearing Monday in Pitkin County Court, cited Carbondale resident John Walls' incompetence to face the charges because of his age and because he suffers from dementia.
"The court hereby finds that the defendant is incompetent to proceed, and there is a substantial probability that the defendant will not be restored to competency with the foreseeable future," the judge wrote.
But the judge wasn't ready to dismiss the criminal case, saying she will when "the court is assured that the community and defendant are safe." A possible option is for the judge to take a civil commitment action against Walls.
The 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office had previously filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case based on a state evaluator's determination that Walls isn't competent to understand the charges against him or proceed with the matter.
Walls was 89 years old when he was driving on the wrong side of Highway 82 and struck and killed Basalt resident Patrick Dunn, 53, on Aug. 23. The collision happened in Pitkin County near mile marker 22. Walls was driving a 2003 Ford Focus eastbound in the westbound lane; Dunn was driving a 2002 Ducati motorcycle.
The fatal accident prompted the 9th Judicial District Attorney's Office to file three charges against Walls: Careless driving causing death and reckless endangerment, both misdemeanors, and a traffic-lane violation.
The judge could launch civil proceedings, in which a determination would be made on whether Walls should be involuntarily committed.
"I don't believe Mr. Walls qualifies as a person who is an imminent risk to him or others," said public defender Jose Gonzalez. "At this point, we're talking about someone who is fairly independent and does not present the risk of hurting anybody."
Prosecutor Michael Warren disagreed.
"I think he is qualified," Warren said.
The judge said she is considering bond conditions that would keep Walls under the care of an agency such as the county's Health and Human Services Department. In the meantime, Walls' son-in-law has filed an action in Garfield County for a guardianship and conservatorship, in which the son-in-law would oversee his day-to-day affairs.
The matter in Pitkin County returns to court May 19, when parties will discuss whether a civil commitment action will be taken against Walls.
Teen's long-postponed hearing set for August
A hearing to determine whether a Woody Creek teen will be tried as an adult or a juvenile for his alleged role in sexually assaulting four local girls is scheduled to occur in about two weeks.
Most serious drug count dropped against Lipseys
Aspen native with dark past charged with armed robbery
Sheriff denies Lake Christine Fire starter's Pitkin County Jail request
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Making the decision to move to another country entails a number of administrative procedures. This is true both before you leave and after you arrive.
Below are a few key steps to help you get settled with peace of mind and avoid missteps once you have obtained your Canadian visa or work permit. For more information, consult the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website.
Finding a place to live will be one of the first things you need to do after you arrive in Canada. You will have the option of renting an apartment or house, or buying one. Here are some factors to consider when deciding which option is best for you.
As a newcomer, it is important that you fully understand what a home rental involves in Canada, including your rights and obligations in relation to your landlord. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has developed a complete set of tools to help newcomers understand home rentals, e.g.: reading home rental advertisements, signing a lease, renting a home for a large family and checking what may or may not be included in the rent.
Buying your first home in Canada is a significant investment that requires consideration and planning. It is therefore extremely important to make sure you have accurate information and sound advice at every stage of the process, from evaluating your borrowing capacity to picking up your keys. It is also critical to take into consideration all the costs related to buying a home.
The CMHC is the Canadian government agency responsible for housing in Canada. The CMHC website offers a wide range of tools specifically designed for newcomers to Canada who wish to buy a home.
To be eligible to work in Canada and receive government benefits, you will need a SIN, which is somewhat like a national identification number. Your SIN will be unique to you and should be treated as confidential. To acquire your social insurance number, visit a Service Canada office. Complete information about obtaining and using a SIN is available in the SIN section on Service Canada's website.
Canadian citizens and permanent residents (and certain temporary residents) have access to hospital and physician services without having to pay for them directly, thanks to Canada's healthcare system.
For more information about eligibility conditions and healthcare services available in your province or territory of residence, visit Health Canada's website.
Certain protected individuals who are not eligible for a provincial or territorial health insurance plan may have access to Service Canada's Interim Federal Health Program. More information about the program's terms and conditions are available online.
You should expect a waiting period, which varies per province, before being eligible for public health insurance. To ensure that you and your family will be protected in the event of illness, you may want to take out a private health insurance before your arrival in Canada.
To drive a vehicle in Canada, you will need a valid driver's license. You will need to take a driving test or exchange your existing driver's license for a local one (if you have a license issued in your country of origin). Each province and territory has its own regulations, which can be viewed on the Service Canada website.
In Canada, owning a car is often a necessity. Therefore, it is important to choose the type of car that best suits your needs, and to find out which financing solution is the most appropriate for you. After you arrive, you will need to choose between leasing or buying a new or used car, evaluate your borrowing capacity and verify the payment terms. Take the time to shop around and ask for all the information you need!
Notifying your native country's consulate or embassy that you moved to Canada could be useful in certain situations, such as renewing official papers or maintaining your voting rights in your country of origin.
Have you thought about how you would repay your loans if you became disabled, were diagnosed with a critical illness or died? By insuring your loans, you will have the certainty that no one will have to worry about your debts.
The insured balance of your loan is repaid in the event of death.
Your insured loan payments are taken care of in case of disability.
The insured balance of the loan is repaid in the event you are diagnosed with one of the three critical illnesses covered: cancer, stroke or heart attack.
Looking for a safe place to keep your valuables? A safety deposit box will give you peace of mind while providing you with easy access to its contents. You can rent a safety deposit box at any Canadian financial institution.
If you buy a car, don't forget to insure it, as car insurance is mandatory in Canada. You will also need to determine how many people will be driving your car and add them to the insurance policy. Be sure to educate yourself about the various types of insurance and coverage. For more information about car insurance, visit the Canadian Government's website.
Likewise, home insurance is a must to protect your personal belongings in the event of fire, theft or flood, whether you rent or buy a home. It will also cover you in the event of an accident involving someone else who is on your property. For more information, visit the Insurance Bureau of Canada website.
When looking for home or car insurance, be sure to ask for estimates from at least three insurance companies. Taking a few minutes to do this could result in significant savings!
Immigrating is the project of a lifetime. It's normal to feel overwhelmed by the scale of this undertaking. There will inevitably be some administrative hassles and you'll need a bit of time to adapt to your new surroundings. But don't worry: tools and specialists are available to help you out during this process. And before long, you will feel right at home!
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I was fifteen feet up, clinging to a measly nub of fake-rock, when I first looked down. A little higher, and I my arms began to tremble.
It wasn't that I was necessarily that tired yet, or scared of heights. But there's a sense of vulnerability that comes with rock climbing; something that I, a novice, hadn't experienced before. Even with the safety of a harness, it's a jarring ascension to say the least.
I hung there for a few moments, contemplating such an action. Because, as rational as it was to let go of the rock and trust the harness, letting go is not something I'm very good at.
Could I really just let go?
Let go of anxiety? Control? Let go of the need to please others, or the fear of not being loved? The risk often seems too big. I've found myself, even this week, unwittingly hanging from the precipice of my own limitations. Too scared to trust.
Because, let's be honest, trusting is really hard. It exposes us. And when we're exposed, we risk getting hurt.
Yes, there is inherent danger when we explore, endeavor, love, and leave. But coupled with that risk is the ability to enjoy this life that God has given us, and the people that intersect with it. I'm not saying we should be reckless. Rather, I believe we are called to wisely and intrepidly enjoy the fullness of God with every breath we have. And that, my friend, involves risk.
The Apostle Paul wrote those words (1 Thess. 5:24) in between two of his many imprisonments, and I can't help but admire the weight behind such words. Paul truly knew what it was like to "let go of the wall" and live boldly, and to suffer as a result. He was shackled, abandoned, injured, and likely: faced with incredible discouragement.
So why did he bother? Because Paul trusted that the Lord would not only be with him, but would also preserve him unto death. And if God was guiding him and sustaining him, what was there to be afraid of (Phil. 1:21)?
Oh to live with such faith! I'll be honest: I'm not there yet. But friend, let's strive toward it. There is no chain that is stronger than the strength of our Lord; no wound that is deeper than His love.
So would you let go with me? For real. Let's abandon the notion of "trust" as a noun and live it like a verb. He is faithful, He is good, and He is with us~ This week, I'm committing to a few tangible steps of surrendered control–trusting Him in areas related to my people-pleasing mentality and to running for His glory rather than anxiety.
Whatever you feel God tugging on your heart to surrender, would you do it? You're not climbing on our own. He's got you.
Hannah, I really enjoy your writing and look forward to each blog.
Next time, just run up the wall!


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Jonathan Van-Tam's most memorable COVID analogies as he steps down
Kate Buck
January 13, 2022, 7:58 a.m. ·4 min read
Professor Sir Jonathan Van Tam is leaving his postition as deputy chief medical officer for England. (PA)
England's deputy chief medical officer Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam is to leave his role at the end of March.
Van-Tam has been a regular fixture of life in England for almost two years, becoming one of the defining voices handling the pandemic as he fronted Downing Street conferences.
While many struggled to keep up with what was happening, Van-Tam could be relied on to offer a range of analogies to put the pandemic into simpler terms - often using his own passion for football to bring everything into context.
He has previously said: "I love metaphors. I think they bring complex stories to life for people. It's great."
Yahoo News UK looks at some of his finest moments over the course of the pandemic.
"The train has now slowed down"
Van-Tam used the analogy of waiting for a train to describe the process of a vaccine getting developed and rolled out to the public.
When the Pfizer/BioNTech was authorised – paving the way for a mass roll-out – he said it was like a train stopping for people to get on board.
He said on 3 December 2020: "The train has now slowed down safely. It has now stopped in the station. And the doors have opened - that was the authorisation by the MHRA.
"What we need now is for people to get on that train and travel safely to their destinations."
Landing a plane
Van-Tam also compared the progress of a vaccine to a plane coming into land.
He told a press conference: "Do I believe that we are now on the glide path to landing this plane? Yes I do."
He added: "Do I accept that sometimes when you are on the glide path, you can have a side wind and the landing is not totally straightforward, totally textbook? Of course."
Read more: Jonathan Van-Tam blows final whistle on time as England's deputy chief medical officer
Deputy chief medical officer for England Professor Jonathan Van Tam, during a media briefing in Downing Street. (PA)
'It's not a yoghurt'
As the country began to understand the complex requirements around how a vaccine could be rolled out to the country as quickly as possibly, Van-Tam was on hand to highlight the precarious nature of storing them.
The Pfizer vaccine needed to be kept at around -70C before being used, leading Van-Tam comparing it to a yoghurt.
"This is a complex product," he said in December 2020. "It's not a yoghurt that can be taken out of the fridge and put back in multiple times."
Gone to penalties
It quickly became obvious Van-Tam was a fan of the football analogy. During a discussion about how the Pfizer vaccine would affect transmission of the virus, he compared it to a penalty shootout.
"So this is like… getting to the end of the play-off final, it's gone to penalties, the first player goes up and scores a goal," he explained last November.
"You haven't won the cup yet, but what it does is, it tells you that the goalkeeper can be beaten."
Comparing the pandemic to the Grand National
Football wasn't the only trick up his sleeve when it came to discussing the pandemic, opting to compare to the Grand National, warning England shouldn't fall at the final hurdle.
He told The Sun in January this. year: "The vaccine effects are going to take three months until we see them properly, and until then no one can relax.
"We are probably in the last few furlongs of this race – like in the Grand National. We just have a couple more fences, we have just got to stick with it."
'See if we can get another goal'
In a football commentary-style remark about the pandemic, Van-Tam said in December 2020 it was clear that in the first half the away team "gave us an absolute battering", but that an equalising goal was clinched in the 70th minute.
"OK, we've got to hold our nerve now, see if we can get another goal and nick it.
"But the key thing is not to lose it, not to throw it away at this point because we've got a point on the board, and we've got the draw," the Boston United season ticket holder said.
Mum's the word
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In the aftermath glow of a brilliant Ignite London 3 we need to say a big big thank you to you all!
To all of those who came along and had a jolly good time, to all the amazing speakers, to The Luminaire for being a most excellent venue, to O'Reilly for donating some raffles prizes and to everyone who let us know beforehand if they couldn't make it, so we could give their ticket to someone else. Every one of you has made Ignite London #3 what it was, an absolute blast!


Enjoy 465 acres of natural wooded land offering scenic views of the Mississippi River. This park has picnic tables, shelters, walking trails, biking trails, statues, and a playground. Great photo opportunities!


Novinger Renewal's Glenna Daniels Young sports a letterman's sweater donated to Novinger, Missouri's Coal Miners' Museum.
Novinger Mayor and local pastor Jeff Dodson stands in front of the town's log cabin museum, which formerly housed the town's founder John C. Novinger and his family.
Graffiti on a bridge support over the Chariton River where it flows through the Adair County City of Novinger.
Gail Greathouse is concerned about Novinger's job prospects especially as Kirksville factory work declines.
Century-old mine worker housing dots the landscape in and around Novinger. Disinvestment has led to dereclict properties, such as this one that are being demolished using a Community Development Block Grant grant from the State of Missouri.
A slag heap left from a former coal mine just north of Novinger. The City has used the mining waste for street beds and fill after demolition of derelict properties.
Over 50 mines operated in Novinger, Missouri between 1883 and 1966. A map at the town's Coal Miners' Museum shows sites of the now-reclaimed mines.
Starting in the late nineteenth century, Novinger was a center of coal mining activity. John C. and his brother Isaac Novinger are the town's namesakes who settled the town site as a speculative venture. Two railroads followed as the town eventually saw over 50 area mines digging coal from the area's Adair County hills. Some of Novinger's mines were small, employing only a few men. Other mines used dozens of laborers who came from places as far as Wales, Germany and Italy. These migrant workers brought their families and their culture. The ethnic history can be seen in places like the town's Coal Miners' Museum, which features a set of bocce balls on display. They were a donation to the museum from a local Italian family.
When demand for the area's coal declined starting in the 1930's, the population begin to drift away. Census numbers show that the town's population peaked at 1,743 in 1930. Double-digit census declines for Novinger occurred between 1960 and 1990. This exodus began a large-scale divestment in the town. You notice that divestment when you arrive in town. Derelict homes sit next to well-maintained homes of retirees and some young families who are moving in.
To stop this blight from discouraging investment in remaining local properties, the city went looking for public assistance. Last year, the City of Novinger was awarded a $188,000 grant to remove eighteen derelict properties. Mayor Jeff Dodson expects the work to remove some of the biggest eyesores in the city.
Residents that live here primarily work in the Kirksville area. There wasn't a lot of commerce. Of course, we've got our farming community, which is really strong. And we have the Adair County R-1 School system, which is here and employs several people. Besides that, we don't have a lot of employment base.
We had a lot of residents over the years that had just moved out of the community... A lot of the properties had been inherited by absentee owners and so there was not a lot of motivation to keep those properties up and over the years, they have weathered and they are not not livable anymore. So those home are being taken out. New ownership is coming in and that is starting to improve the situation.
While the demolition grant will remove dilapidated eyesores throughout Novinger, the city is promoting area as a tourism destination. Visitors already flock to the area to hunt and fish and paddle the nearby Chariton River. One way the city is promoting the area's outdoor activities is a new website that Mayor Dodson and others are building.
This immediate area was settled in the 1830s with the first white homes just southeast of town... The town itself was platted in 1878 by John C. Novinger. He knew the Quincy, Missouri & Pacific would soon reach Novinger, which it did in 1878. In 1879, the post office was established... They had to clear a lot of land just to be able to farm this area... The railroad timbers was the first thing that built jobs in the area. In 1883, John Porter sank the first mine shaft in Novinger.
Young notes that those mines provided work for laborers from far and wide. With the last mine closing in 1966, Novinger residents either left town or had to commute out-of-town in search of work. Like many of her fellow town citizens, Young leaves Novinger daily to work as executive director of a rural health network based in Kirksville.
I never expected my kids to live immediately here because there weren't any jobs. To do what they wanted to do I just knew they were going to live somewhere else. I feel very lucky because I have some really good friends that I have known forever and we get together. You know, I listen to their woes about their kids and things that go on with them and I just know how lucky I am.
For those residents who have left town, Young's Novinger Renewal publication keeps over 1,800 members of the town's diaspora informed of town births, deaths, events and history. Novinger Renewal organizes community events for residents to come out and celebrate the town's history.
While the town's population continues to decline, there is a silver lining. Enrollment at the Adair County R-1 School District was up last year. The mayor attributes that to the rural lifestyle that a growing number of younger families find appealing.
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Q: Getting into rebase -> merge cycle with Git I have a branch mainline tracking remote branch origin/mainline
My local branch went out of sync with the remote branch so I did a git pull and now when i do a git status I get:
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/mainline' by 2 commits.

Now i want to squansh these into a single commit so i ran
git rebase -i HEAD~2

It opens up the file where I can squash the commit and pick one to use. I was expecting it to show just 2 commits (my original top level commit + the merge after pull ) but it has 3 commits in them with no merge commit. If i go ahead and sqash these into single one Git complains that I have a conflict, ( the same conflict i had after a pull).
If i resolve the conflict and run git rebase --continue it end up in the state where I have 2 commits!! Please help me resolve this, im stck here for almost a day !!

A: Rebase doesn't normally preserve merges, you have to pass the -p or --preserve-merges flag to get it to do that.
However, your process for synchronizing with the remote is incorrect, and might lead you to rewriting commits that have already been pushed and shared with other people, which can lead to a lot of problems with synchronization and conflicts.
If you wanted to do a squash, then instead of doing a pull and a merge, you should have fetched and rebased instead:
git fetch origin
git rebase origin/mainline mainline
git rebase -i mainline~2

You can combine the last two commands if you want, but doing them separately has the advantage that you can then verify that you didn't mess anything up with the squash by doing git diff mainline@{1} afterwards.
So, to get out of your current situation, you could do a hard reset back to mainline^, or whichever commit you were at before you tried to do the merge/pull, then run the rebase commands above.

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Yankees in talks with Marlins for Giancarlo Stanton trade, momentum for deal 'is significant'
The Dodgers are also still in talks for Stanton.
MLBBy Matt Clapp on December 9, 2017 December 9, 2017
It was revealed on Friday that the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals (sorry, BFIB) were out on a potential Giancarlo Stanton trade with the Miami Marlins. Both teams had worked out the framework for a trade, but Stanton refused to waive his no-trade clause to accept a deal. This news was hardly surprising after Sirius XM's Craig Mish reported on Thursday night that Stanton would only accept a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Houston Astros, and New York Yankees.
With the Marlins' leverage crumbling and Stanton apparently only having interest in going to four teams (he can basically force wherever he wants to go at the end of the day if the cost-cutting Marlins are hellbent on trading him), it was fair to assume that at least one or two of those teams would begin to show serious interest. And it appears the Yankees are doing just that.
Several reports emerged on Friday night that the Yankees are in talks with Derek Jeter and the Marlins to potentially acquire Stanton. Yahoo's Jeff Passan even said that "momentum for Stanton to Yankees is significant."
Sources: Yankees making progress on a trade for Giancarlo Stanton. One source cautioned nothing done. Another was confident it's moving toward that. Either way, momentum for Stanton to Yankees is significant.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) December 9, 2017
Sources: The Yankees recognize they're in a position of significant strength right now. Same with Giancarlo Stanton, who can decide exactly where he wants to go and force a deal. And the Marlins … well, the Marlins are trying to figure out how to best salvage an absolute mess.
The New York Post's Joel Sherman added that a deal between the Marlins and Yankees is "coming into focus."
#Yankees are indeed making a move to try to land Stanton. Deal coming into focus
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) December 9, 2017
MLB Network's Jon Morosi says that Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro (.300/.338/.454; 2.0 WAR) has come up in trade discussions. Castro is owed $10 million in 2018, $11 million in 2019, and has a $1 million buyout in 2020 (or can be kept for $16 million), so this could help offset some of the money in the exchange. Stanton is owed $295 million over the next 10 years.
Source: Starlin Castro's name has surfaced in #Yankees, #Marlins trade discussions on Giancarlo Stanton. @MLB @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 9, 2017
It's also assumed that, in addition to a high-salary veteran or two going back to Miami, the Marlins would also get a good prospect return from New York. However, FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman reports that there wouldn't be any of the Yankees' best prospects involved in the deal (this could obviously change as talks advance, of course).
sources say it won't be the very top yankees prospects going to miami if deal gets done. but yanks prospect stash is deep, so that hurdle might be easier than the money.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 9, 2017
Oh, and the Dodgers are reportedly still in talks for Stanton, but Morosi says that the talks with the Yankees are at "a more advanced stage."
Source: #Dodgers remain involved in Giancarlo Stanton trade discussions, but #Yankees talks with #Marlins have reached a more advanced stage. @MLB @MLBNetwork
Source: Dodgers are among the teams still talking to the Marlins about Stanton.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) December 9, 2017
Now, the Yankees would like to get their 2018 payroll under the $197 luxury tax threshold, so that would seem to make any deal difficult to pull off (the Marlins may have no interest in taking on the salary of Castro, Jacoby Ellsbury, Chase Headley, etc).
Additionally, this would seemingly take the Yankees out of the Bryce Harper and Manny Machado sweepstakes next offseason. But if you can control being able to get the game's best slugger right now in a trade, it's hard to argue with pulling the trigger, rather than hoping you can convince a Harper or Machado to join your team in free agency.
And, imagining Stanton (59 homers), Aaron Judge (52 homers), and Gary Sanchez (33 homers) in the same lineup is pretty damn fun, except for American League pitchers.
UPDATE: Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that a Stanton deal to the Yankees "is close if not done." Stay tuned.
Hear Stanton to Yankees is close if not done.
— Henry Schulman (@hankschulman) December 9, 2017
UPDATE 2: Jon Heyman reports that the Yankees-Marlins talks are "very serious" and have been "going on seriously at least a few days."
yanks giancarlo talks are very serious, and they've been going on seriously at least a few days. the belief it could/would get done with NYY may have led stanton not to consider the giants as seriously as he might have.
UPDATE 3: Joel Sherman — at 3:30 AM ET — reports that Stanton to the Yankees is "virtually done." The Marlins will reportedly receive Starlin Castro and "good but not top prospects if completed."
Source: Stanton from #Marlins to #Yankees is "virtually done." Close to finish line. Hear #Marlins will get at least Starlin Castro plus good but not top prospects if completed. Again physical review can still be part of this so nothing final, but close.
A stunning, late Friday night/early Saturday morning development in the baseball world. The Yankees led the majors in home runs with 241 in 2017, and it appears they are very close to adding a guy that hit 59 dingers (20 homers more than anyone else in the National League).
UPDATE 4: It appears to be a done deal.
sources: yankees and marlins have a deal for giancarlo stanton
Source: Giancarlo Stanton trade agreement is in place between #Yankees and #Marlins, but deal is still pending Stanton's consent and Yankees approval of physical. @MLBNetwork @MLB
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Centre for Advanced Study
at the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The History of the Centre for Advanced Study (CAS)
CAS was first established as a foundation in 1989 by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA). The Centre opened three years later, and has since hosted more than 75 research projects and 1,100 fellows from all disciplines.
In Defence of the 'Usefulness of Useless Knowledge'
Deliberations about a Norwegian Centre for Advanced Study began on New Year's Eve 1986, when sociologist Gudmund Hernes wrote an opinion editorial in the daily newspaper Dagbladet titled 'Can you have ambitions in Norway?'
Hernes described an education and research system drained of creativity and curiosity by a bothersome level of bureaucracy, the weight of the academic teaching load, and an ever-growing emphasis on the 'usefulness' of research. The system didn't just need more funding for fundamental research, he argued; it needed to set its sights higher.
In 1987, Hernes was asked to lead a Royal Commission on reorganising higher education and research in Norway. Inspired by his experience at the prestigious Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) in Palo Alto, California, Hernes envisioned the potential to establish a similar institution in Norway.
The Royal Commission submitted its report in 1988. Two years later, Hernes was named Minister of Education, Research, and Church Affairs, a position from which he could make his idea for a Norwegian Centre for Advanced Study a reality.
In 1988, Hernes gave a lecture to the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, which was later published in the Academy's yearbook. In 1992, the Norway-America Association published a shortened version of this lecture.
Hernes reflected on the early years of CAS during the Centre's 10th anniversary in 2002:
One is that it is a history in every way in the making -- most of the groups have worked very well, have left important contributions, and maintained scholarly exchanges since.
Second: the Centre bridges the two cultures -– it has made students of lemmings interact with students of the Scriptures or students of quantum phenomena regularly meet students of ethics.
Third: The ideal Abraham Flexner sought to realize by his Institute at Princeton in no insignificant way has also been made real in Norway. He wanted to make the best possible environment for free, basic research, 'untrammeled facilities for easy-going and informal work between men who had passed the Ph.D. stage, had given promise of unusual ability, and who needed now the informal contact with masters which had characterized the German universities in their golden days.' He believed that they should be exempt from all other burdens for a full-time engagement in absorbing basic research and hence needed an institutional defense for the use of useless knowledge.
My guess is that those who have been at the CAS in Oslo have appreciated this place of simplicity and contentment -- being a Norwegian academic equivalent to the Arcadia which I found in Palo Alto: An almost imaginary and almost paradisal place.
Chairs of the CAS Board of Directors
1989 - 1990 Professor Gudmund Hernes
1991 Professor Dagfinn Føllesdal
1992 - 1993 Professor Vigdis Ystad
1993 - 1999 Professor Torstein Jøssang
2000 - 2010 Professor Aanund Hylland
2011 - 2014 Professor Asbjørn Kjønstad
2015 - 2018 Professor Geir Ellingsrud
2018 - Professor Rolf K. Reed
Scientific Directors
1999 - 2003 Professor Ole-Jørgen Skog
2003 - 2009 Professor Willy Østreng
2009 - 2012 Professor Gro Steinsland
2012 - 2014 Professor Brit Solli
2015 - 2018 Professor Vigdis Broch-Due
2018 - Professor Camilla Serck-Hanssen
YoungCAS
In the summers of 2017 and 2018, CAS hosted YoungCAS, a programme aimed at supporting scholars at the outset of their careers.
YoungCAS offered a unique opportunity for postdoctoral students and other young scholars to do group-based research with colleagues from around the world during a one-week stay in Oslo.
CAS hosted the following YoungCAS projects:
The Post-Antibiotic Era: End of the World As We Know It? led by Hanna Tiainen, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo (UiO)
Workshop on Indigenous Law and Methodology, led by Margherita Paola Poto, postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
Do Electron Current Densities Determine All There Is to Know? led by Andre Laestadius, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oslo (UiO)
The YoungCAS-concept has been further developed, and in 2019/20, CAS will host their first Young CAS Fellows.
The Hippocampus Project
When Per Andersen, a brain researcher at the University of Oslo (UiO), was selected to lead a CAS project in the 1990s, he initially turned down the offer due to prior research engagements. Recognising the potential of Andersen's work, the CAS Board of Directors chose to provide financial support, office space, and seminar rooms to one of his projects: The Hippocampus Book.
Andersen, along with fellow neuroscientists Richard Morris, David Amaral, Tim Bliss, and John O'Keefe, enjoyed several stays at CAS in the 1990s while they worked on unraveling the secrets of the brain.
The hippocampus is one of a group of remarkable structures embedded within the brain's medial temporal lobe. Long known to be important for memory, it has been a prime focus of neuroscience research for many years.
The Hippocampus Book, published in 2007, offers a comprehensive account of what the hippocampus does, how it does it, and what happens when things go wrong. It is regarded as a seminal book in the field of neuroscience.
CAS hopes to support more special projects in the future.
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