An inky hand-drawn map was hanging on the back wall of Ali Baba's tourist shop, deep in the maze of Jerusalem's Old City.
Little more than a sketch, and smudged by a clumsy hand, the map showed a river and mountains, a desert, a cave, and what looked like a trail between them. At the end of the trail was an oversized 'X'.
'Is it a treasure map?' I asked. Ali Baba, an old man with a pot-belly, glanced up from his newspaper. 'It shows the way to the fabled gold mines of Suleiman,' he said. After an hour of negotiation, I slid a wad of Israeli shekels across the counter and left with the map. Anyone else may have scoffed at the object, or laughed at my gullibility. After all, Jerusalem's Old City is cluttered with Holy Land bric-a-brac. I had a feeling from the start that Ali Baba's map was suspect, for it had no place names or co-ordinates.
But to me it symbolised a family obsession.
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Sexual Esteem in Emerging Adulthood
Many researchers who try to understand sexual development from a public health perspective have two choices for framing their research agenda: prevention of risk behaviors or promotion of positive behaviors. I'm interested in combining the two. I aim to understand how young people both prevent pregnancy, STIs, sexual assault, and teen dating violence as well as promote positive body image, pleasurable and satisfying relationships, and sexual agency to make the sexual choices they want to make on their own terms. More than half of all individuals are sexually active by age 18 (1), which suggests we should be more focused on sexual behavior as normative and therefore in need of understanding, instead of in need of preventing. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination, and violence (2).
Thus, I'm interested in how people develop sexual health from a psychological perspective. One of the ways in which people do this, is by developing a sense of their sexual self, or what is known as sexual esteem (3). This is likely not a very conscious decision process and one that we are rarely given permission to even consider in our culture. It may be obvious to most that men and women act or are expected to act differently when it comes to sexual attitudes and behaviors and thus, we may hypothesize that men and women would think differently about appraising their sexual self. However, when we tested gender differences in sexual esteem we didn't find any. We did find differences in the associations between sexual behaviors and sexual esteem between genders though.
We surveyed college students on a wide range of measures related to students' demographic, behavioral, and relationship characteristics across 7 semesters of college. The survey we used to measure sexual esteem contained 10 items such as "I am a good sexual partner" and "I sometimes have doubts about my sexual competence."
Overall, participants reported a moderate level of sexual esteem (mean, 2.5 on a scale of 0–4). They reported in the previous 12 weeks on average, they had kissed a partner on the lips 24 times, engaged in oral sex 4 times and engaged in penetrative sex (vaginal or anal) eight times. On average they had 1.4 kissing partners, but fewer partners for oral or penetrative sex. Between the first and fifth semesters, students had spent an average of 1.5 semesters in a romantic relationship.
Contraceptive use was common: Eighty-five percent of those who had penetrative sex in the past 12 weeks had used a method at least some of the time. Although sexual esteem was unrelated to gender, introducing gender interaction terms revealed that the number of penetrative sex partners in the last 12 weeks was significant only for men; the average level of sexual esteem rose from about 2.5 among those reporting no such partners to nearly 3.5 for those reporting approximately two.
Most notably, contraceptive use was associated with sexual esteem in different ways for women and men. Sexual esteem was lower among women who reported no contraceptive use during penetrative sex in the last 12 weeks than among those who reported use. Whereas, sexual esteem was higher among men reporting no contraception use than among those reporting any contraception use. Through the lens of hegemonic masculinity, men are more privileged sexually and therefore can insist on experiencing pleasure and passion over responsibility, whereas women bear the responsibilities of unwanted pregnancy and negative sexual stereotyping, making their sexual choices more burdensome (4, 5). We need to study this construct long term to see which develops first for men: no contraception use or higher sexual esteem in order to align prevention efforts to either 'reel the boys sexual esteem in' to promote safer behaviors, or to reconstruct what it means to be a sexual person for a young man.
We believe sexual esteem is an integral part of the development of physical, emotional, and social sexual health competencies. If we further explore which aspects of positive sexuality are associated with more sexual health behaviors and fewer sexual risk-taking behaviors, we could potentially transform approaches to prevention of sexual risk taking.
This study was published in the Journal of Sex Research:
Megan K. Maas & Eva S. Lefkowitz (2014): Sexual esteem in emerging adulthood: Associations with sexual behavior, contraception use, and romantic relationships, The Journal of Sex Research.
Chandra, A., Mosher, W. D., & Copen, C. (2011, March 3). Sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual identity in the United States: Data from the 2006–2008 National Survey of Family Growth. National Health Statistics Reports, 36, 1–36.
World Health Organization. (2006). Gender and reproductive rights, glossary, sexual health. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/gender/glossary.html
Snell, W. E. Jr., & Papini, D. R. (1989). The Sexuality Scale: An instrument to measure sexual-esteem, sexual-depression, and sexual-preoccupation. Journal of Sex Research, 26, 256–263. doi:10.1080=00224498909551510
Oudshoorn, N. (2004). ''Astronauts in the sperm world'': The renegotiation of masculine identities in discourses on male contraceptives. Men and Masculinities, 6, 349–367. doi:10.1177=1097184X03260959
Tolman, D. L., Striepe, M. I., & Harmon, T. (2003). Gender matters: Constructing a model of adolescent sexual health. Journal of Sex Research, 40, 4–12. doi:10.1080= 00224490309552162
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Wesley Davidson link
Interesting distinction between sexually active females and males.
Megan Maas link
Right? It seems to be quite reflective of the different cultural messages men and women receive.
Looking at everything through the lens of culture will leave you pretty blind.

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Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan's final term won't…
Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan's final term won't include city/county push
Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan is running unopposed.
By Carlos Illescas | cillescas@denverpost.com |
PUBLISHED: October 31, 2015 at 10:56 a.m. | UPDATED: April 21, 2016 at 7:50 a.m.
Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan acknowledges that his longtime dream of the city also becoming a county is not going to happen under his watch.
Instead, in his second and final term as mayor, Hogan said he will focus on more achievable, or smaller, goals and continue successful projects he has presided over during his first four years in office.
City-county will be for another mayor and City Council to decide, Hogan said.
"I imagine so," he said. "I'm not going to say 'No' because I support it, but I'm not going to make it a hallmark. I'm not."
Hogan is running unopposed for mayor in Tuesday's election.
Hogan also said he doesn't foresee one of his other goals of Aurora — namely, having a strong-mayor form of government, instead of the current system, which relies on the city manager running the daily operations — coming to fruition in his final term in office.
Talk of the city-county issue has been around for decades, and Hogan became one of its biggest proponent years ago when he sat on the City Council.
The city has spent several hundred thousand dollars studying the issue.
To make the change, the City Council would have to agree to ask voters to approve a ballot measure, and the council hasn't been able to reach consensus on that issue. Should voters ever approve such a measure, the Colorado legislature would have to approve putting the issue up for a statewide vote, which can happen only in even-number years.
That means 2016 is all but out and 2018 would be the earliest such an effort could take place.
Eric Sondermann, an independent political analyst, said Aurora has had successes during Hogan's time in office, but he cautioned against overreach.
"Aurora is certainly coming into its own. It's a hub of much growth and activity," he said. "But it needs to aspire to be Aurora and not Denver. It's never going to be the hub city. It is never going to have the concentration of cultural amenities that Denver has.
"I think there are some people who sort of think it can be Denver's rival. That's not its future."
Hogan said his focus going forward will be to continue work he has guided over in his first term. That includes the light-rail line along Interstate 225 that is opening next year, the growing Anschutz Medical Campus, Buckley Air Force Base and the Gaylord Rockies hotel and convention center.
Hogan said he would like to see the completion of the memorial to the Aurora theater shooting victims and the creation of a new memorial for those who fought in the Korean War.
Also among Hogan's priorities is replacing run-down wooden fences in backyards that line major streets, something his predecessor, Ed Tauer, focused on during his tenure.
"I think it's time that we as a city found ways to address what happens along those major thoroughfares and do something about the aesthetic question," he said. "It's not related to the whole city, but it is an important part of the city."
As for big-ticket items, Hogan said building more reservoirs for water storage is important as the city continues to grow, as is securing additional water rights.
But tops on his list is something he says the city desperately needs: an arts and cultural center.
"I'm not concerned about where — I just think it's the time to do it," Hogan said. "We can't build a great city without paying attention to the arts and culture."
Kevin Hougen, president of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, praised Hogan for his work during his first term in office and his work smoothing over the relationship between Aurora and Denver regarding such issues as development near Denver International Airport.
The mayor's tenure, Hougen noted, got off to a rough start with the Aurora theater shooting occurring about eight months into Hogan's first term.
Hougen believes the issue surrounding the dissatisfaction by some female council members with City Manager Skip Noe will work itself out as well.
"I think Steve's leadership has been outstanding," Hougen said. "We've had some trials and tribulations in the city, from the terrible tragedy of the theater shootings to all the positive things going on."
Carlos Illescas | Former Suburbs Reporter/Weekend Editor
Carlos Illescas was a former Denver Post reporter.
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This webinar recording discusses the excess transfer balance (ETB) determination process and suggests what funds can do to support members who have exceeded their transfer balance cap.
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This webinar is about the excess transfer balance (ETB) determination process. It discusses what funds can do to support members who have exceeded their transfer balance cap.


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Ein abend in Wien – in the Amsterdam Arena!
by Rick Kempen 05 Aug 2015 0 What have I done? Amsterdam, Rapid Wien	Permalink 0
Definitely, one of the best things of my job is the great people I work with, and get to meet. Whether they are colleagues at the office, brewers or brewery employees, international colleagues, bar owners, – staff or – customers – it's an astonishing group of mostly very friendly and good-humored people. Some of them have grown to be dear friends: Phil in San Francisco, Marcus in Freising, Simon in Amsterdam, Janne in Helsinki, Andreas wherever he is – to name but a few. You get to live the strangest things with them. Enter Markus – from Vienna, and another 3,000 green-white clad football fans.
Markus works for an Austrian beer importer and there's a certain click. In fact, it clicks so well he managed to convince me to accompany him and his Rapid Wien fan club to see them play Ajax, my home team, in my hometown stadium – but in their section of the stadium. First time I ever saw a game from K-stand, where – if I ever go to Ajax, which is rarely because the beer offering is rather poor – I'd normally give a finger to. I couldn't wear Ajax colors lest I'd be taken apart by 3,000 Wieners (yes, yes….) so I wore black, which seemed fitting. What did I know: Ajax lost 2-3 and the Wieners get to play Man U in the final Champions League Qualifier. Forget it: the day itself, and the day before, were great!
Real fans arrive a day early and so did Markus and his mates. They needed some entertainment so we toured brewery 't IJ: both Patrick and Bart showed them around and fed them all things IJ, after which we hit the IJ tasting room and then In de Wildeman, my club house. We lost each other on the way to a Thai snack bar. Never mind: next day Dam Square was filled with green-white Wieners drinking steadily, prepping themselves. It turned out to be a memorable experience. Around five the group gathered, police all around. A guy snapped his fingers and all hands went up. He snapped again and a roaring singing began, a song about them being crazy Wieners who kick their wives out onto the street to get some money in for them to spend on beer and football, or so I believe.
From here on it was total mayhem. The singing continued until the police forced us into the metro to Amsterdam Arena. The metro was so hot no one even thought about singing, but when the doors opened and the Wieners had regrouped, their leader snapped his fingers and they roared again. During the searches whilst getting into the stadium: roaring singing. During the match: amazing. It didn't stop, except for them cheering the goals and a break at half-time. Flags waved continuously. Drums were beating. The K stand must have been swinging twenty centimeters up and down under their rhythmic dancing. They kept singing, even when the home team and their fans (except me, a small black pebble in a sea of green and white) had long left the stadium. 'Wir woll't Rapid sehn!' they roared and after an hour the victorious visiting team came out again, thanking their fans, showing them respect. The singing fans accepted their team's respect gallantly, sang on for another hour or so and then we were released. Most of them then flew home immediately. I took a metro back into town, an experience richer I still cannot quite name right – weird, great, of a lifetime, surreal, all of the above?
And all of this, really, only, because I sell beer to Austria and a guy called Markus. Darauf ein Bier!


I think the planner is great this year. I am so happy with the colors and I love the sticker page. I love the paper and the overall planner. As a heads up, there is one thing I don't like, and feel I need to be 100% honest with all my fellow Home Executives. The printer my publisher went with, printed all 4,000 planners with the recipe section quite light. It's still legible but it's not easy to see at a quick glance. Also, on some pages the numbers are also light.
For those of you who are reading this and have already bought the planner, I am doing all I can with my publisher, but the current inventory will be staying the same. I hope you all still like it this year. We'll try again next year. This has sure been a great learning experience.
Happy Planning!!! Thank you all for your support.


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Q: Local Push Notification : Can it be trigger by certain action? iOS, Swift I just found out below code for AppDelegate file, this will enable a popup that user needs to agree with push notification as soon as they open the app for the first time.
Can these codes be located in other viewController so that a certain action(such as a button clicking) trigger the popup? What I'd like to do is to located this "agreeing" process somewhere later on the process.
func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: NSDictionary?) -> Bool {
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17 things you need to know about sexy Alexander Skarsgard
Hayley Fowler
New movie The Legend of Tarzan is out on 1 July and we can't get enough of semi-clad star Alexander Skarsgard. Put it this way, we certainly wouldn't mind a quick swing on his vine… But he's not just a pretty set of pecs - here's everything you need to know about the jungle man...
Promoting the movie (PA Photos)
1. His full name is Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgard.
2. He was born in Stokholm, Sweden, on 25 August 1976, making him a sweet innocent Virgo – though nearly naughty forty!
3. He's tall – 6ft 4 1/2.
Dad Stellan in Mamma Mia (Rex Features)
4. His dad is actor Stellan Skarsgard – Bill Anderson from Mamma Mia and the enigmatic Swedish detective River. Alexander's mum, My Skarsgard, is a doctor, and he's the oldest of 6 kids, with 2 half-brothers.
5. We're not alone in our lust – Alexander Skarsgard has been voted Sexiest Man in Sweden 5 times. And the really good news is he's said he'd pose for a Playgirl centrefold for a chicken burrito and a pint of strawberry ice cream. Quick – grab the Ben & Jerry's!
True Blood Season 5 premiere (PA Photos)
6. You probably know him best as vampire Eric Northman in True Blood…or perhaps as Meekus in Zoolander.
7. Look out for his trademark necklace with two anchor charms.
8. He's a big hockey fan.
9. His favourite food is moose stew!
10. Tatts out for the girls! He has a tattoo of a green bird on his left leg – it was drawn by his 7-year-old brother.
Receiving an honorary doctorate at Leeds Metropolitan University (PA Photos)
11. Hello sailor! He served 18 months conscript military service in the Swedish Navy – then left to study English at university in Leeds.
12. A fact not to be sniffed at: he doesn't smoke, but does like snuff.
13. He's an outdoorsy boy – in his spare time, he enjoys sailing and fishing.
14. He went to the South Pole on a 200km charity trek.
15. Look out for him as Lady Gaga's fella in her Paparazzi vid. Watch it here!
16. To get in Tarzan shape, Alexander Skarsgard spent four months training non-stop in an 'intense and all-consuming' workout regime. He was apparently very nervous about whether he'd achieve it.
17. On his lack of clothing, he's said, ' I don't want to disappoint the audience. It was important to me that before he met other people, the character never used to wear clothes. It would look absurd if a man raised by apes would suddenly start blushing and covering up. Tarzan would go naked and so I had to as well. The jungle's very humid. I'm quite pleased I didn't have to wear any clothes.'
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I would be so racist against Indian people by now if I hadn't taken so many trains. In a place like India, my white skin makes me a huge target because of my perceived level of wealth. As such, most of the interactions I have with locals are about money, and the unfortunate majority of them are not positive. Traveling through this kind of environment, it's easy to get cynical. My saving grace throughout my whole time in India was my time on the trains.


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We may not be able to host live events at the moment, but the Bayes community of academics, business leaders and alumni are fully active online. Our calendar of webinars, podcasts and videos will guide you through this uncertain period with insights, advice and news on business and careers related topics.
Our Food for Thought series offers short interview and Q&A sessions with industry leaders every Wednesday at 1pm, Curious Careers is a series of bite-sized interviews showcasing the career and professional development opportunities available through Bayes and Bayes Perspectives is a series of masterclasses from Bayes experts looking at the impact of Covid-19.
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Dark Web Markets and the Pandemic - 3rd November
Wednesday 3rd November – please note unusual start time of 13:30
Philip Gradwell, Chief Economist, Chainalysis (Panel)
Alex TeyTelboym, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Oxford and INET (Panel)
Anthony Finkelstein, President, City, University of London (Panel)
Andrea Baronchelli Associate Professor in Mathematics, City, University of London (Intro on the ESRC project - 5 minutes)
Hosted by Angela Gallo, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Bayes Business School
The lockdown brought by the pandemic affected lives, markets, and societies. One of the less expected changes it brought was the booming of online trades via dark web markets for COVID-related goods next to the more traditional ones, such as drugs. A project, financed by ESCR, has monitored those markets during the pandemic as they even listed vaccines and proof of vaccinations as their new products. As dark web markets closed 2020 as a record year for their revenues, what is next for this shadow online economy?
Philip Gradwell is Chief Economist at Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform. He is the product lead for Market Intel, on-chain data to inform research and investment in cryptocurrency markets, and writes a weekly Market Intel Report. Prior to joining Chainalysis, Philip led a team of economic consultants working globally on energy system analysis and climate change economics.
Alex TeyTelboym is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford and a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. His research lies on the intersection of market design and the economics of networks. Apart from his work on dark marketplaces, he has worked on peer-to-peer energy markets, environmental auctions, and complex humanitarian allocation problems.
Andrea Baronchelli is an Associate Professor in Mathematics at City, University of London and the Economic Data Science theme lead at The Alan Turing Institute, where he created the Token Economy group. His work focuses on the quantitative understanding of human individual and collective behaviour. He has helped advance our understanding of such topics as the emergence, dynamics and change of social norms, information and behaviour spreading on social networks, self-organisation of blockchain ecosystems, and human mobility.
Anthony Finkelstein is the President of City, University of London and Professor of Software Systems Engineering. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a Distinguished Fellow of RUSI (the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies). Until taking up the role of President he was Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security to HM Government, a senior strategic and operational role that involves leadership of science, research and innovation across the UK's national security community. Whilst undertaking this role he retained a position at University College London (UCL) and as a Fellow of The Alan Turing Institute, the UK national institute for AI and data science, of which he was a founding trustee.
Angela Gallo is a Senior Lecturer in Finance at Bayes Business School, where she was previously a Marie Skłodowska-Curie research fellow. She has worked on less traditional types of banking and markets, such as shadow banking, CLO and off-shore markets and policy-relevant topics as bank corporate governance and misconduct. Together with Andrea Baronchelli (PI) and Alex TeyTelboym, she has been awarded a ESCR Covid grant to study dark web markets. Her multidisciplinary research also includes works on cryptocurrencies.
Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life
Guest: Dr Gillian Tett, Author and editor-at-large, Financial Times
Hosted by Dr Daniel Beunza
In an age when the business world is dominated by technology and data analysis, award-winning financial journalist and anthropology PhD Gillian Tett presents a radically different strategy for success: businesses can revolutionize their understanding of behavior by studying consumers, markets, and organizations through an anthropological lens.
Dr Gillian Tett is chair of the editorial board and editor-at-large, US of the Financial Times. She writes weekly columns, covering a range of economic, financial, political and social issues and co-founded the bi-weekly Moral Money FT newsletter. She is also the author of three books. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University. She may be most famous for having correctly predicted the 2008 financial crisis.
Daniel Beunza is Associate Professor in Management at the Business School and leads the MSc in Management. Daniel's research aims to better understand and improve the management of banks on Wall Street and the City of London. His latest book, Taking the Floor: Models, Morals and Management in a Wall Street Trading Room was published by Princeton University Press in September 2019.
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Bayesian thinking and storytelling with numbers
Guest: Tom Chivers, science writer and author
Hosted by Dr Aneesh Banerjee
Numbers are often used to tell a good story! But, if used unwisely, they can twist messages and mislead audiences. So, what are the most important dos and don'ts when reporting numbers in a story? Moreover, how can we hone our skills to catch statistical lies? Join Tom Chivers, science writer, author, and Science Editor at Unherd for a discussion on the good, the bad, and the ugly practices of using statistics in writing.
Tom Chivers is a science writer and author, and the Science Editor at UnHerd. We know him because he helpfully (and entirely coincidentally) published a very popular article in the Observer on the usefulness of Bayes' theorem three days before we announced our new name. He also just published his second book, called "How to read numbers: A guide to statistics in the news." He was awarded the Royal Statistical Society 'statistical excellence in journalism' award in 2018 and the American Psychological Society media award in 2017. He was once described by Sir Terry Pratchett as 'far too nice to be a journalist'. He tweets (a lot) @tomchivers.
Aneesh Banerjee is Senior Lecturer in Management and the Director of the successful Global MBA programme at the Business School. He specialises in technology, innovation management, and strategy. His current favourite book is the 'The Argumentative Indian' (Amartya Sen) – which is kind of telling.
The Life and Legacy of the Reverend Thomas Bayes
Guest: Prof David Bellhouse, biographer of Thomas Bayes
Hosted by Prof Steve Haberman
As you all know by now, we are changing our name to Bayes Business School in September. But who was the Reverend Thomas Bayes? What do we know about his person, his views, and his life? What is the story of his famous theorem, and how is that intertwined with Richard Price, another famous intellectual buried and in some ways the founding father of the field of actuarial science? We have the immense privilege of welcoming Prof David Bellhouse, the foremost expert and biographer of Thomas Bayes; hosted by our own Prof Steve Haberman.
David Bellhouse is the Professor Emeritus for the Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences at the University of Western Ontario. He is an expert in the history of probability, statistics and actuarial science, survey sampling design and estimation and analysis of complex survey data. He has studied the life of Thomas Bayes in depth – and he is certain that the one picture that circulates of Bayes online is actually NOT his picture.
Steve Haberman is Professor of Actuarial Sciences at the Business School and was our Deputy Dean and then Dean from 2002 till 2015. He also worked on a part-time basis for about 20 years at the Government Actuary's Department in London. From March 2016 until January 2020, he was an Associate Director of the Actuarial Research Centre set up by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. David and Steve know of each other and have admired each other's work for years, but this is the first time they will actually meet "in person."
Building the Future of Higher Education
Guest: Prof Anthony Finkelstein, President, City, University of London
Hosted by Dr Nettra Pan
Independent research and education institutions are essential pillars of a democratic society. In recent decades, these centuries-old institutions have been forced to adapt the content of their degrees to keep up with the different demands of the global digital, knowledge-based and purpose-driven economy. This past year, new shifts have occurred, shifting the nature of collaboration from in-person to virtual with important implications for the educational experiences of students in 2021 and beyond. In this webinar, Professor Finkelstein will share how his background in research and technology has shaped his understanding of the higher education field, why innovation is entrepreneurship is critical to our communities, and where we must go next.
Professor Anthony Finkelstein has just taken up his new role as President of City, University of London. Prior to that, he was the Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security for six years, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Head of Computer Science at University College London. He is an expert in software systems engineering and a member of The Alan Turing Institute. Anthony has a strong connection to City: In addition to having been a faculty member himself early in his career, his father, Professor Ludwik Finkelstein FREng OBE, was a world renown Professor of Measurement and Instrumentation and one of the longest-serving members of City's academic staff. He played a vital role in the development of the University throughout his tenure.
Dr Nettra Pan is a Lecturer at the Business School teaching purpose-driven innovation and entrepreneurship. Nettra's courses aim to help students, founders and executives identify and execute on profitable opportunities most meaningful to them and to their community. Her teaching is inspired by her own mixed-method research on new venture and innovation strategy as well as other peer-reviewed sources in social and psychological science.
The Code of the Rainmaker
Guest: Simon Brocklebank-Fowler, Founder and President, Firehouse Communications
Hosted by Professor Scott Moeller, Founder and Director, M&A Research Centre
This talk will discuss what are the behaviours, values, and systems which deliver revenue growth in all markets, for companies, big and small … especially in professional and financial services. This will be related to the current post-pandemic period. As the speaker is also experienced with coaching executives in interviewing skills, he said he's happy to include some advice for anyone currently interviewing (such as the currently-graduating students of the school).
Delivered by a former diplomat and investment banker with over 20 years' experience in communications consultancy, including as CEO of two leading global firms. Client experience includes three Nato / EU governments; 15 FTSE 100 companies and six global 20 law, accounting service and strategy consulting firms. Simon has been an active Honorary Visiting Fellow of the Business School.
Simon's talk will be hosted by Professor Moeller, who is also a former investment banker but who has now very happily been with the business school for 19 years. His greatest passion is teaching, peppering his lectures with many a war story from his banking days in New York, Tokyo, Frankfurt and London.
Women in Leadership: Where do we stand?
Guest: Denise Wilson, OBE, CEO of the Hampton-Alexander Review.
Hosted by Dr Sonia Falconieri
As ministers just announced the relaunch of the Hampton-Alexander review, we will be in conversation with Denise Wilson, OBE, and CEO of the review to reflect on the progress made over the past 5 years to increase female representation on corporate boards, and the challenges the relaunched review will tackle in the next few years to promote the appointment of women to top leadership roles in corporations.
Denise Wilson, OBE, is the Chief Executive of the Hampton-Alexander Review. She has served as a Non-Executive Director of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Chair of the Royal Academy of Arts Friends and member of the Royal Academy Audit Committee. Her previous appointments include Chief Executive of the Davies Review and various senior executive roles at National Grid, BG Group and British Gas. She is a business coach, mentor and passionate supporter of women in business.
Sonia Falconieri is a Reader in Finance at Bayes Business School and the course director of its flagship MSc in Finance. She is an expert in Corporate Finance and has studied the impact of quotas on diversity and performance of corporate boards. Her work was included in the first Hampton-Alexander review.
How to Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work
Guest: Rahaf Harfoush, Author, Hustle & Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work
Hosted by Professor André Spicer
If a worker from the early 1900s were to travel through time and observe our modern, innovation-driven economies, they would be flabbergasted. So much of our work has become automated and digitised. Our documents, our machine buttons, so many of our assets are dematerialised. We meet virtually, zooming in from different time zones from around the world. And yet, many knowledge workers still impose productivity standards and schedules that mimic our industrial past.
In this webinar, Rahaf Harfoush, Digital Anthropologist, Visiting Policy Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, will share insights from her latest New York Times Best-Selling book, titled "Hustle & Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work." Rahaf will share what she's learned about workplace culture and challenge our preconceived notions about what it means to be productive and successful in today's day and age.
Rahaf Harfoush is a Strategist, Digital Anthropologist, and New York Times Best-Selling Author who focuses on the intersections between emerging technology, innovation, and digital culture. She is the Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture and teaches "Innovation & Emerging Business Models" at Sciences Politique's School of Management and Innovation in Paris. She is currently working on her fourth book. Rahaf is a member of France's National Digital Council. In 2021 she joined The Oxford Internet Institute as a Visiting Policy Fellow.
Andre Spicer is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Bayes Business School. He is author of The Stupidity Paradox, Business Bullsh*t, and Desperate Seeking Self Improvement. Friendly guy who likes chatting to people, so hosting a webinar series is a dream come true.
Find our 2020 Food for Thought series here.
Curious Careers
Curious Careers offers bite-sized career-focused insights from career experts, leading employers and Bayes alumni.
Curious Careers, hosted by the Bayes Careers Team, is a bite-sized interview series showcasing the career and professional development opportunities available through Bayes Business School. The series is an excellent opportunity for students, employers, the Bayes community and potential students to engage with the school through the medium of careers while celebrating the successful career stories of our international alumni. All of the above achieved in 15-minute interview segments.
David Huff talks with Kate Munk from Goldman Sachs
In the latest episode, Curious Careers, we are joined by Kate Munk, a Vice President at Goldman Sachs and an alumna of our Business School.
Throughout this thought-provoking discussion, we deep dive into Kate's background, experience at our Business School, the resilience she demonstrated graduating during the 2008 financial crisis and her 10 plus year journey at Goldman Sachs.
Be prepared for an enlightening and engaging episode of Curious Careers.
David Huff talks to Jo Hole, Amazon UK recruiter
In our first edition, join Bayes Careers Corporate Relationship Manager, David Huff and Amazon UK recruiter Jo Hole as they discuss Amazon's move to an entirely virtual recruitment process to overcome the challenges currently created by the pandemic.
Get top tips from Amazon's Jo Hole on how to ace your virtual interview and stand out in a crowded Amazon recruitment process. Learn about Amazon's unique customer-centric and innovative culture and how, as a candidate, you can prepare for the upcoming September recruitment process.
David Huff talks with Brett Hemmerling of Moody's
Are you interested in working for Moody's?
Join Corporate Relationship Manager David Huff as he talks with Moody's recruiter Brett Hemmerling. Learn about the unique culture at Moody's. Discover what Moody's look for in potential employees. Hear Moody's experience of hiring from Bayes Business School and future recruitment opportunities.
David Huff talks with Cass Business School alumnus and Google employee Fergus Miskelly
What influences someone to do an Executive MBA at Bayes Business School?
Join Corporate Relationship Manager David Huff as he talks with Bayes Business School alumnus Fergus Miskelly. Fergus is an ex-JP Morgan, Barclays and Accenture employee and is currently working at Google as a leader in Cloud Technology. Learn why people choose to come to Bayes Business School. Discover how an advanced degree is a career game-changer and uncover top career tips for succeeding in world-leading companies.
David Huff talks with Cass Business School alumnus Xavier De Pauw
Join Corporate Relationship Manager David Huff as he talks with Bayes Business School alumnus Xavier De Pauw. Xavier is ex-Merrill Lynch and a Co-Founder of a Bank. Discover why Xavier choose BayesBusiness School to start his finance career, how the Bsyes Business School to start his finance career, how the Bayes community is a powerful and supportive network. Learn top career tips from a seasoned finance executive.
Sarah Juillet talks with Bloomberg's Head of EMEA Entry-Level Recruitment Irina Fransson
If I want to work at Bloomberg, where do I start?
In part one of our two-part Bloomberg interview, Postgraduate Careers and Professional Development Director Sarah Juillet speaks with Bloomberg's Head of EMEA Entry-Level Recruitment Irina Fransson. Discover the entry points to Bloomberg and how you can stand out from the crowd. Learn about the Bayes Business School difference and how Bloomberg actively engages with Bayes Business School. Understand the importance of networking and building your Bayes Business School alumni network and connections.
David Huff talks with Bloomberg's EMEA Head of Trade Support Emma Balon
Do you need a finance background to work at Bloomberg?
In part two of our two-part Bloomberg interview, Corporate Relationship Manager David Huff speaks with Bloomberg's EMEA Head of Trade Support Emma Balon. Understand if you need a finance background to be successful at Bloomberg. Learn about the culture at Bloomberg and what makes someone stand out from the crowd in a Bloomberg interview. Discover how Emma has led a team of 80 people successful through the current pandemic.
Group Business Development Director Mike Kennedy offers advice for working in tech
What career advice would Executive MBA graduate and Group Business Development Director, Mike Kennedy give someone wanting to work in technology?
Join David Huff as he discusses career development with Executive MBA graduate and Group Business Development Director, Mike Kennedy. Discover what drives an individual to take on the challenge of an Executive MBA. Understand the benefits of an advanced qualification and get top career tips and advice from a business leader candidate, you can prepare for the upcoming September recruitment process.
Career development, banking and fintech: an interview with Fintech Advisor Martin Griffiths
What would you ask a financial services leader with over 30 years' experience in traditional Banking and Fintech with Barclays, Bank of Scotland, and Lloyds? Join MBA Corporate Relationship Manager David Huff as he discusses career development, Banking and Fintech with Martin Griffiths ex-Head of Fintech at Barclays and current Fintech Advisor. This event is part of the recorded interview series Curious Careers and includes Q&A with a virtual audience of MBA students.
From our Business School to Managing Director at Morgan Stanley
Join MBA Corporate Relationship Manager, David Huff as he speaks to Morgan Stanley Managing Director and our Business School alumnus Rehan Latif. Discover Rehan's journey from our Business School to Morgan Stanley.
David Huff talks with our Business School alumnus and founder of TLG Capital Zain Latif
In the first Curious Careers episode of 2021, David Huff talks with our Business School alumnus and founder of TLG Capital Zain Latif. In this episode, we discuss Zain's experience at our Business School and how it prepared him for the future world of work. Following this, we discuss Zain's extensive Banking career at some of the industry's top names such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and HSBC. We then discuss his current work at TLG Capital and impact investing.
David Huff talks with Elizabeth van den Berg from PE/VC leader, Insight Partners
In the latest Curious Careers episode, we are joined by Elizabeth van den Berg a Senior Vice President of Insight Partners. Throughout this insightful and informative interview, we discuss the private equity and venture capital sectors, Insight Partners as a firm and what Elizabeth's day to day as a Senior Vice President looks like. This episode of Curious Careers is a must-watch for anyone considering a private equity or venture capital career.
Bayes Perspectives
A series of masterclasses from Bayes Business School's experts exploring the Impact of COVID-19. Over 10 Cass academics have run a class so far, each examining a different topic or sector.
Business Model Response to COVID-19 - Professor Charles Baden-Fuller
Business and Climate Change - Professor Bobby Banerjee
Behavioural Economics and Social Distancing - Dr Simon Hayley
Making Your Organisation and Supply Chain Resilient and Adaptable for COVID-19 - Professor Manmohan Sodhi
Financial Strategies Companies Adopt in Financial Distress (Part 1) - Professor Meziane Lasfer
Sequence Risk: Whoever Thought the ORDER of Investment Returns Matters? - Professor Steve Thomas
Pandemic and Insurance - Professor Paula Jarzabkowski
Finance in the time of COVID-19 - Professor Thorsten Beck
What have we learnt about personal leadership through Covid-19? - Natasha Maw
The role of analytics in the new normal - Dr Dimitris Paraskevopoulos
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Exclusive: Watch the trailer for Becoming Truly Human, a documentary about the religiously unaffiliated
July 18, 2017 by Peter T. Chattaway
Exclusive: Watch the trailer for Becoming Truly Human, a documentary about the religiously unaffiliated July 18, 2017 Peter T. Chattaway
It used to be common for people to identify with a religious tradition, even if they weren't very observant about it. But that is less and less the case these days, as studies have shown that an increasingly large percentage of the North American public has either given up on religion or never had it to begin with. Now filmmaker Nathan Jacobs has made a documentary that tells the stories of several "Nones" (so called because they tend to identify as "none of the above" on religious surveys), while articulating his own pilgrimage through None-ness to something else.
The film will start showing in churches and other "alternative venues" on August 22, and we have a trailer for it, which you can watch right here:
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The film also has a website and a Facebook page.
And here's the press release for the film:
Aspiration Studios Announces 2017 Premiere Date for Documentary
BECOMING TRULY HUMAN
Movie Events to Take Place in Churches and Alternative Venues Across the Country Beginning This August
Nashville, Tenn. (July 18, 2017) – Aspiration Studios has announced the newest title they will bring exclusively to churches and various non-theatrical venues late this summer. BECOMING TRULY HUMAN, the first feature film about America's religiously unaffiliated, will be programmed in venues beginning August 22, 2017.
BECOMING TRULY HUMAN is a documentary that looks at the rise of the "Nones" (those who check "none of the above" on religion surveys). Multiple research groups report that this group has risen from roughly 6% of the U.S. population in the 1990s to 25% as of 2015. To date, little research exists on this growing demographic.
The film offers a cinematic portrait of eight "Nones," each of whom shares his or her journey from religious affiliation to religious non-affiliation. The film hears from each individually and as a group, as they share their respective views about religion, the world, God, the afterlife, and much more. Woven throughout, one None, Basil, shares how his quest for spiritual wholeness ultimately led him from religious non-affiliation to something else entirely.
"Our research has found that because 'Nones' are outside of religious circles, they rarely voice their thoughts on religion or even have the opportunity to do so," said Nathan Jacobs, writer and director of BECOMING TRULY HUMAN. "It's a powerful experience for these 'Nones' to hear what others are thinking and know they are not alone."
The film will be released in churches and alternative venues through TheatriCast, the demand-driven distribution initiative from Aspiration Studios. Freestyle Digital Media will handle the digital release of the film, which is timed to later in 2017.
About Aspiration Studios:
Aspiration Studios are producers of marketing and distribution for smart, spiritually-provocative, and socially-conscious content that resonates with aspirational audiences. Aspiration Studios is based in Nashville — one of the fastest growing creative & media centers in the US – which reflects the emerging cultural, spiritual, and lifestyle trends of audiences across the country and around the globe. TheatriCast is Aspiration's alternative distribution unit, creating nationwide experiences in theaters and other venues that eventize content, socialize causes, and mobilize audiences. For more info, visit: www.theatricast.com.
About Freestyle Digital Media:
Freestyle Digital Media is the digital distribution unit of Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, formerly known as Freestyle Releasing. Freestyle Digital Media supplies quality commercial film and TV content directly to all US VOD/SVOD rental DVD/Kiosks and theaters using the latest cloud-based technologies to automate digital workflow. Freestyle Digital Media provides their content audience a positive digital viewing experience on every device everywhere. For more information, visit: www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv
About 5 SEES:
5 SEES is a non-profit production company with an Eastern Orthodox worldview. It exists to engage culture through cinema for all audiences. Established in 2016, 5 SEES is on track to produce regular content that spotlights the voice of America's religiously unaffiliated, as well as enhance audience understanding of Eastern Orthodoxy by its engagement with a variety of cultural topics. To learn more about 5 SEES, visit www.5sees.com.
About the Director:
Nathan Jacobs appears as Basil in Becoming Truly Human, sharing his own journey as a None in search of spiritual wholeness. Jacobs is the writer-director of Becoming Truly Human. He is also the writer-director of the college comedy Killing Poe (2017) starring Matt Bush (The Goldbergs), Osric Chau (Supernatural, recurring), Julianna Guill (The Girlfriends Guide to Divorce, recurring), Sunkrish Bala (Castle, recurring), and Cyrina Fiallo (Good Luck Charlie, recurring). Jacobs holds a Ph.D. in religion and advanced degrees in philosophy and art.
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Can ear acupuncture treat addiction?
3 januari 2023 1 januari 2023 49 ViewsAcupuncture, Addictions, Alternative therapies, Ancient, Benefits, Depression, Ear acupuncture, Healing, Meridians, Origins, Reflexology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Treatment
(Uplift) Today acupuncture has spread from the cold north west of China where herbs and medical remedies were scarce, to all around the world.
How this ancient method can benefit you
And while many people understand traditional acupuncture, ear acupuncture which uses the 200 acupuncture points in the ears, is starting to become more well known. Although this has been partially due to celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Kate Moss, sporting acupuncture "ear seeds," some of which are even Swarovsky crystals, there is some good scientific research to back up the benefits of Ear Acupuncture.
The origins of ear acupuncture
The history of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture is filled with fascinating myths and legends. One thousand-year-old legend from ancient China says the idea for acupuncture was birthed when a Chinese soldier with what we know today as a frozen shoulder, went to his physician for help but nothing could fix it, so he learned to live with it and returned to war. One day he was wounded in the leg and amazingly his shoulder pain eased. On his return to his village he again visited his physician who had another patient also with a shoulder injury who insisted the practitioner try the same on him, so duly the doctor stuck an arrow in the man's leg and the shoulder was healed.
In acupuncture, the first needles were made from sharpened stones and animal bones. Over time an advanced system was developed and needles were used instead of arrows.
Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing arts in the world, and has been a key component of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years. Although introduced relatively recently as a treatment option in Western countries, it has gained great acceptance and popularity. In oriental medicine health, it is viewed as the maintenance of balance between the opposing forces of Yin and Yang. Acupuncture involves stimulation of specific pressure points, usually with needles, to create balance and harmony between Yin and Yang by relieving blockages in the flow of life-force energy through channels in the body called meridians. Keep in mind that this is a very simplistic explanation of this complex ancient science.
THE FIRST NEEDLES WERE MADE FROM SHARPENED STONES AND ANIMAL BONES.
Ear Acupuncture has a varied and interesting history. It was used in ancient Egypt, Rome, Greece and the entire Mediterranean area. It has been documented that women in ancient Egypt who did not want any more children, had their external ear pricked with a needle or cauterized with heat. Gold earrings worn by Mediterranean sailors were said to improve vision. Hippocrates, the father of Greek medicine, stated that doctors made small openings in the veins situated behind the ear to reduce impotency problems. This method was also used to treat leg pain. In the second century CE the Greek physician Galen introduced Hippocratic medicine to the Roman empire, and commented on the healing value of scarification at the outer ear.1Also known as Auricular acupuncture, the treatment is based on regulating the body's dysfunction through stimulation of exact points on the ear. Some early Chinese texts say that the ear was where the main channels of the body came together.2 Similar to reflexology, the macrocosm of the full body's meridians is represented in the microcosm of the ear. The ear, as well as the feet and hands, contain mini-maps of the 12 meridian system for the entire body. Paul Nogier first described auricular acupuncture in 1950, and he is considered the father of modern ear acupuncture. He originated the concept of an inverted fetus map on the external ear. Points on the body, for example the knee, corresponded precisely with the fetal representation of the knee in the auricle.
REGULATING THE BODY'S DYSFUNCTION THROUGH STIMULATION OF EXACT POINTS ON THE EAR.
Ear acupuncture for addiction and depression
In 1972, neurosurgeon Dr HL Wen discovered that the acupuncture he used on a surgical patient for analgesic purposes also diminished the patient's opium withdrawal and cravings. Dr. Wen was using ear acupuncture, where needle points are routinely used for diminishing pain throughout the rest of the body. He continued experimenting with auricular acupuncture and discovered a high rate of recovery for addictions of all types. It has since become a cornerstone of recovery for people with substance abuse disorders at many clinics worldwide. In 1974, an acupuncture detoxification clinic was opened in Lincoln Memorial Hospital in New York.
The treatment is 5 needles in the outer part of each ear, left in place for 30 to 45 minutes. The kind of ear acupuncture that's typically used in treating addiction, targets three to five specific points on the ear. These points address parts of the body, like the kidney, lung and liver, which are weakened over time from drug use. This results in a substantial raise in endorphins, the body's natural painkillers. It also results in a marked reduction of cravings for drugs, especially when treatments are repeated over a course of time. 3 Normally, acupuncture sessions' needle points are determined from one session to the next. However, the procedure for the recovery of addictions of all kinds doesn't vary, thereby allowing non-TCM doctors to administer them.
IT ALSO RESULTS IN A MARKED REDUCTION OF CRAVINGS FOR DRUGS.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada, did a study to evaluate the benefits of adding ear acupuncture to a 21-day treatment program for women with substance use problems, depression and anxiety. The women receiving acupuncture reported having reduced cravings, felt significantly less depressed and anxious, and were better able to reflect on and resolve difficulties. The study concluded that ear acupuncture as part of a treatment program shows promise in being an effective, more viable treatment than anxiety medication.4
Survivors of traumatic events also report ear acupuncture to be beneficial. Surveys show increased mental clarity, ability to cope, ability to sleep, reduced pain, depression, anxiety, and intrusive recall. These treatments can have a calming and transformative effect without requiring the traumatized client to talk. They can be in a state of extreme dissociation and still benefit.5
Auricular acupuncture is a non-invasive, natural therapy. Each ear point stimulates electrical impulses that run from the ear, via the brain, to the area of the body being treated. Ear acupuncture has been shown to be successful with issues from addictions to fertility, insomnia, joint pain and many other ailments.
As with many alternative therapies, there is some scepticism from Western doctors and scientists. And although it's not a "cure" for ailments or diseases, Ear Acupuncture treatment has given many people relief and benefits.
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Die Baureihe SA109 sind Triebzüge der Polnischen Staatsbahn (PKP) für den Regional- und Vorortverkehr auf nicht elektrifizierten Nebenstrecken. Die Fahrzeuge besitzen dieselmechanischen Antrieb.

Es wurden elf Fahrzeuge von Kolzam in Racibórz gebaut. Die Triebzüge waren auf verschiedenen Strecken in mehreren Woiwodschaften eingesetzt. Nach diversen Unfällen in den Jahren bis 2018 sowie Insolvenz des Herstellers waren sie 2020 nicht in Betrieb. Bekannt ist der Verkauf von zwei Fahrzeugen der Koleje Śląskie 2018 an GW Train Regio.

Geschichte

Mit den einteiligen Fahrzeugen der PKP-Baureihe SA107 entwarf Kolzam in Racibórz diese zweiteilige Schienenbuseinheit, die aus den gleichen Elementen des Typs 211M besteht. Sie besitzen lediglich einen Führerstand je Teileinheit und sind miteinander kurzgekuppelt. Zusätzlich war ein dreiteiliges Fahrzeug geplant, das wegen Insolvenz des Herstellers nicht ausgeführt wurde.

Der SA109-001 wurde 2004 in die Woiwodschaft Westpommern ausgeliefert. Obwohl im August 2005 Kolzam Insolvenz anmelden musste, wurden noch im Laufe der nächsten Jahre weitere Fahrzeuge in die Woiwodschaft Kleinpolen und an Polregio ausgeliefert. Der letzte Triebzug war der SA109-011. Erst als Fablok in Chrzanów die Rechte zum Weiterbau erwarb, konnte die letzte Einheit in die Woiwodschaft Schlesien 2012 geliefert werden.

Im Betrieb zeigten die Fahrzeuge keine hohe Zuverlässigkeit. Sie wurden in einige Unfälle, oft an unbeschrankten Bahnübergängen, verwickelt. Durch die Insolvenz von Kolcam war die Instandhaltung schwierig.

Seit 2020 sind die Untersuchungsfristen der Fahrzeuge abgelaufen. Die in der Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien zuletzt eingesetzten Fahrzeuge erhalten keine Hauptuntersuchungen mehr. Ein Verkauf der Fahrzeuge ist angestrebt.

GW Train Regio 817
Die SA109-005 und SA109-011 wurden an GW Train Regio verkauft und erhielten dort die Baureihenbezeichnung 817.  Am 6. Januar 2019 trafen beide Einheiten im GWTR-Depot in Volary ein, wo sie auf die Genehmigung für den Betrieb warteten. Der Zulassung ging am 17. Oktober 2020 eine sicherheitstechnische Prüfung auf der Bahnstrecke České Budějovice–Veselí nad Lužnicí zwischen  Ševětín und Veselí nad Lužnicí voraus. Der ehemalige SA109-005 (95 51 2710 010-0 + 95 51 2710 011-8) erhielt die Nummern 95 54 5 817 001-1 + 95 54 5 817 201-7, der SA109-011 die Nummern 817.002-9 + 817.202-5.

Technische Merkmale

Die zweiteiligen Fahrzeuge entsprechen vom Aufbau her dem SA107. Der Wagenkasten besitzt nur einen Führerstand, am anderen Ende ist im Hochflurbereich der Übergang zwischen beiden Wagen. Die niederflurigen Teileinheiten sitzen auf zwei Einachsdrehgestellen, von denen das jeweils äußere die Antriebsachse ist. Zwischen den Achsen ist die modulare Leichtbaukarosserie mit dem mittleren Einstieg, der den niederflurigen Zutritt 575 mm über Schienenoberkante (SOK) ermöglicht. Die Bereiche über den Achsen sind hochflur mit einer Höhe von 1090 mm über SOK, die über Treppen zu erreichen sind. Eine Teileinheit besitzt eine Toilette. An der Einstiegstür befindet sich ein Schiebetritt zur Überbrückung des Spaltes zum Bahnsteig.

Der Motor Raba D10UTSLL mit einer Leistung von 190 kW treibt ein Differentialwandlergetriebe von Voith an.

Siehe auch
 Liste von Lokomotiv- und Triebwagenbaureihen in Polen

Literatur

Weblinks

 Erwähnung der Fahrzeuge auf www.le-rail.ch
 Fotosammlung der erhaltenen Triebwagen PKP SA109 auf bahnbilder.de
 Internetseite über den PKP SA109 auf kolej.mkm.szczecin.pl

Einzelnachweise

Verbrennungsmotortriebwagen
SA109

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