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Sarah Hammerschlag is an associate professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School in the fields of Religion and Literature, Philosophy of Religions and History of Judaism. She is the author of The Figural Jew: Politics and Identity in Postwar French Thought (University of Chicago Press, 2010) and Broken Tablets: Levinas, Derrida and the Literary Afterlife of Religion (Columbia University Press, 2016) and the editor of Modern French Jewish Thought: Writings on Religion and Politics (Brandeis University Press, 2018). She is currently working on a manuscript entitled "Sowers and Sages: The Renaissance of Judaism in Postwar Paris."
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The term sepsis describes the overwhelming host response to infection. Sepsis is a major and very challenging medical problem, annually impacting 1.7 M Americans and causing 270,000 deaths. Sepsis is the leading cause of death in hospital. The mortality rate of sepsis remains high although huge efforts have been invested in sepsis research and treatments. Due to the complexity of sepsis, none of the experimental therapeutics developed over the last decades have proven to be effective. During sepsis, the combination of severe infection and host response to infection causes systemic inflammation and tissue damage. The release of damage-associated and pathogen-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs and PAMPs) activate the innate immune system by interacting with pattern recognition receptors. Therefore, tissue damage during some critical illness, e.g. trauma, burn, acute lung injury (ALI), cirrhosis, and pancreatitis can result in sepsis via a common pathophysiological pathway, i.e. systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) (Scheme 1), which further leads to septic shock, multiple organ failure and potentially death.
Scheme 1. Illustration of sepsis induced by both infections and traumatic tissue injury through a common pathophysiological process, e.g. systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). A novel nanotrap hemoperfusion approach has been developed in Dr. Juntao Luo's Lab at SUNY Upstate Medical University to selectively scavenge a broad range of septic triggers, mediators and signalling molecules to attenuate hyperinflammation in sepsis and critical illness patients.
Dr. Juntao Luo at SUNY Upstate Medical University has developed an innovative nanotrap technology to attenuate the host's inflammatory response to infection by scavenging a broad range of PAMPs and DAMPs. This novel nanotrap technology can be designed to target specific pro- or anti-inflammatory signaling molecules, selectively, therefore, precisely controlling immune responses. Nanotrap technology can be applied systemically (nanoparticles), or locally at the site of infection (nanogel and hydrogel), or extracorporeally as hemoperfusion cartridges at different stages of infection/sepsis to modulate the host's immune response. This novel technology promises to make a breakthrough and fulfill the unmet clinical need for sepsis treatments. Through collaboration, these nanotrap approaches are being evaluated in clinically applicable large animal models to demonstrate the evidence-based efficacy for sepsis treatment at both molecular and systemic levels for clinical translation.
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Sepsis research at Upstate has a long history, focusing on preclinical and translational research aimed at developing and evaluating therapeutic approaches for sepsis treatment in highly clinically-relevant porcine sepsis models. In response to the National initiative in solving sepsis through driving innovation and accelerating transformative technologies, Dr. Robert Cooney, MD, Professor and Chair of Surgery, and Dr. Juntao Luo, PhD, Associate professor of Pharmacology, have co-founded the Sepsis Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC) and serve as co-directors to modulate research collaborations and grant applications in translational sepsis research.
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It is reported on Dawn news channel that Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has asked Pakistan army to intervene in the political crisis in the country during an interview on Friday September 5, 2014. He also claimed that former Army Chief of Army Staff Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was involved in the rigging in 2013 elections.
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) leader and senior politician Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is directly asking Pakistan army to take over the government as current political government is taking the country towards destruction.
PML (Q) leader said that army dictatorship is better than the existing democracy in Pakistan. He said that he does not recognize Nawaz Sharif's democracy.
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The Day Off: In Ceremony... Without The Ceremony.
I woke up on our day off from ceremony (which falls after the third ceremony) with my appetite still missing.
The food at the Helconia River Lodge, where the ayahuasca-specific tours take place, makes very good food. But being in the ayahuasca space always makes my appetite disappear. I grabbed a single slice of cucumber, a spoonful of omelet, and attempted to toast a single slice of bread. I snatched a packet of soda crackers to keep with me throughout the day. I sat down, and tried to eat. I only got a few bites in before I pushed my plate away.
Being in this space shows me how little food my body actually needs to function.
The conversations throughout breakfast were about the previous night's ceremony, an in particular about an "exorcism" of sorts that Malcolm ended up doing on a guest at the end. It was during the "soft landing" portion of ceremony. A gentleman from Texas needed some help. I was far away from where he was lying down on a mat, but I heard the familiar sound of Malcolm sucking energy out of the top of his head. It's a distinct sound, and kind of eery.
There had been all kinds of creepy sound through the week at this point. On the second night, one of the women screamed a loud and tragic scream. The next day, she talked openly about releasing some latent emotions she'd held on to for decades. She was exhausted but emotionally much better.
My headspace on day three was exhausted. I sat for what felt like hours, meditating, only to discover maybe 45 minutes had passed. It confused me. My thoughts were so clear, and moving so quickly, it exhausted me further thinking about it.
"Time really is relative," I thought to myself. "My thoughts move so fast and clear, but reality is moving slower. In my mind, I am thousands of miles ahead of where my physical space is. And the physical space matters so little in comparison."
Earlier in the day, Malcolm had lectured on the previous night's ceremony. He spoke about the cleaning up of the chakras that he'd done.
"The Root, Throat, Sacral chakras," he said, "that's where we spend most of the time last night."
We were cleaning up these areas because they are where a lot of energy gets trapped. You clean these areas, so that you can focus on the third-eye chakra, where the pineal gland resides. And it's that pineal gland that connects you to the Universe and the God-energy. Both of which reside in everyone. They are the connectivity to everything.
My day was spent pondering the pace of my thoughts and the connection to the Universe. I realized that the previous night's ceremony had been cleansing to my Throat and Root chakras in particular. My voice felt like it had changed slightly. My relationship to my physical space was different. I felt more in control.
My appetite returned momentarily at dinnertime. Since there was no ceremony, we would be having the third meal that day. I ate my full plate. Afterwards, I spent the evening reading... And slowly feeling myself exhaust mentally.
I went to bed about 9pm, my body uncomfortable but tired. I closed my eyes to sleep, but I did not sleep. Instead, I journeyed and meditated lying down for hours as though I was in ceremony.
My thoughts traveled far, connecting every decision I've made ever in my life and showed me how every bit of decisional energy I've made created this very moment and had a hand in creating every moment ever in the Universe. Gratefulness for the energy of others swirled continuously in my space. I could see dark energy - negative thoughts of others, but pushed my energy through it to make it disappear. I saw how strong my energy was, and understood why I held back most of the time around others.
"You're not just an introvert because you understand how other people's energy can drain you," the medicine voice said. "You're an introvert because your ability to react is strong and overwhelming. You hide. You select where to exhaust yourself. You are a warrior. A strong one. Just with your thoughts. Your battles with dark energy and thoughts are easier than for most."
"That's because I know they're not core to who I am," I said. "I refuse to allow them to be real in my internal space. I decide what energy gets to influence me mental space. Everything else is not allowed to exist."
Sleep came in small and light rounds that night. Some energy had shifted in me, just like in ceremony. But there was no ceremony. Or rather, the physical ceremony wasn't there. The mental one, I've learned, is continuous.


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The name Ruiter in Potton Township comes from Colonel Hendrick Ruiter, an American Loyalist, loyal to Great Britain, who fled New York State with his family and settled in the area around 1793 after obtaining a few thousand acres of land.
Later, at the beginning of the last century, the Ruiter Valley and the Ruiter Brook were the scene of important forestry activities, notably for the famous Singer sewing machine company which owned factories in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. But from the middle of the 20th century, the place regained a certain calm.
It is in the heart of this valley that the Ruiter Valley Land Trust was created in 1987.
Inspired by the well-established Land Trusts in the United States and Great Britain, it was the first conservation Land Trust in Quebec. And it played a role as a source of inspiration: other Land Trusts based on the same model were later created in Quebec.
It all started with a dream. In the 1960s, Robert Shepherd, a psychiatrist practicing in Montreal and a nature lover, had found a place of escape and healing in the Ruiter Valley. He bought an old property and brought his children there on weekends. With mostly farms and forest and little construction, nature was almost intact, which enchanted him.
Over time, he acquired several other pieces of land and one day set up a help center for people with mental illness of various sorts Robert Shepherd and his wife, Stansje Plantenga, found in this valley the unique happiness of nature and contact with wildlife and its habitat.
"I was born in Amsterdam, but have lived in Montreal for more than half my life. It was fate that introduced me to the Ruiter Valley in Potton Township, and I literally fell in love with the valley," recalls Stansje.
Five years before his death, Robert Shepherd and his wife started thinking of ways to protect this nature in its integrity for the benefit of future generations.
After much research and work, in the mid-1980s, Robert and Stansje decided to donate most of their land to create this Land Trust to ensure the protection and integrity of the territory they cherished. Inspired by this project, which was a bold move at the time, others joined them.
Contributing to the creation of the Ruiter Valley Land Trust was the best thing I've ever done »
— Robert Shepherd
Robert's Dream
In the 1960s, the wilderness of the Ruiter Valley drew Robert Shepherd, a Montréal psychiatrist who loved to camp, canoe and rough it in the woods. This father of three had bought an old farm in Mansonville on the eastern slope of the valley. Robert later bought other properties in the valley and constructed log buildings to house a living community for healing schizophrenics.
In 1987, Stansje and Robert gave 162 hectares of land to the land trust in the hope that the area would one day be covered with old-growth forests. The Ruiter Valley Land Trust was born. A few years later, on a clear, sunny day, Robert took his family for a drive in the Jeep pick-up truck. He drove as far as he could up the dirt road in the mountain. The view was magnificent. There lay the Ruiter Valley, surrounded by the Sutton Mountains. "Helping to set up the Land Trust is the best thing I have ever done", said Robert. "When the time comes to head off on the long paddle, I'll be proud of the Land Trust, and comforted to think the peregrine falcon will still have large tracts of forest to call its own". The Land trust was then three-years old.
When Robert drove that truck up the mountain, his body was riddled with cancer. What drove him to undertake something so difficult at such a time? Certainly his love and his sense of responsibility for the wilderness and his determination to leave it as a legacy for posterity. He died a week later. The Ruiter Valley Land Trust lives on.
The Ruiter Valley Land Trust is an organization dedicated to the conservation of important natural areas in the Potton region.
The Trust aims to :
in perpetuity small and large territories, of great ecological value, in the heart of the Green Mountains, in Potton;
about the importance and beauty of nature, by offering educational activities and training, to children and adults, fostering better appreciation;
this richness with the community of Potton and all nature lovers, thanks in part to a network of trails on part of its territory;
with conservation organizations to increase the knowledge and influence of the conservation community.
At its head, the Trust has a Board of Directors composed of 7 directors, Potton residents and cottagers. In addition to the Board, it relies on a network of members, friends, volunteers and donors to ensure the smooth running of its operation.
Marie-Claire PlanetPresident
Guy LangevinTreasurer
Daniel Lemieux Secretary
France LapointeAdministrator
Marie BouchardAdministrator
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This is what can happen when a community comes together! 200 people attended this screening of Backtrack in Brooklyn to raise money for much-needed organisation BackTrack Youth Works you can organise your own cinema screening and raise awareness of issues facing young people in your area get in touch! CHEERS BROOKYLN!


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More international graduates stay in the Netherlands
Karen de Man
The number of international students who remain in the Netherlands after completing their studies is on the rise.
Nearly a quarter of them (24.7%) have continued living here for five years after graduating, which amounts to nearly 22,000 international talents. Of the ones who graduated in 2006, a total of 2,610 settled in the Netherlands. This figure grew to 3,515 among 2012 graduates, indicating that higher education is a key supply source for knowledge workers in the Dutch labour market.
These findings emerge from a Nuffic study '2018 Stayrate internationale afgestudeerden in Nederland.pdf the so-called stayrate of international students. Though this stayrate has been studied twice before, the latest survey is the first to include data on international students who study in the Netherlands but live outside the country's borders. This new analysis also includes larger groups of graduates for each year, bringing the study's total sample size to 85,880 international students.
Five years after graduation
To obtain a complete picture of the stayrate among a large group of international graduates, the study focused on a longer time frame. It examined students who graduated between the 2006-2007 and 2012-2013 academic years. The results reveal that just over half of all international students surveyed will leave within a year of graduating. However, with each year that a graduate decides to stay, the chance of eventually leaving actually decreases. The analysis shows that nearly a quarter stayed for at least five years. Over 72% of these international alumni have secured gainful employment, which is comparable to the gross employment rate of the Dutch population in 2016.
Technical programmes
Students who complete study programmes in disciplines linked to current or expected shortages in the labour market are fairly likely to stay. Many international talents from technical programmes in particular choose to remain in the Netherlands (41% from universities and 26% from universities of applied sciences, for a total of 3,135 graduates). Graduates with a background in education, health care and natural sciences also tend to stay quite often.
Randstad and Eindhoven regions
On average, university graduates remain in the Netherlands more often than higher professional education (HBO) graduates. This fact is especially true for alumni of technical universities. However, these graduates do not always continue living in the region where they studied; the majority of international graduates end up in the Randstad (mainly Amsterdam, with around a quarter of the total) or in Eindhoven.
Key to knowledge economy and treasury
The retention of international talents is a major source of revenue for the Dutch government. Research shows that at least 19% of all graduates remain in the Netherlands their entire lives, generating € 1.64 billion for the treasury each year. If the country managed to retain all of the graduates surveyed who are still living here after five years, this annual total would reach € 2.08 billion. While the number of international graduates is increasing year after year, the percentage of those who stay is on a downward trend: 29.3% of those who finished their studies in 2006 stayed, whereas this figure fell to 22.27% for the class of 2012.
"International students are important for our country", says Freddy Weima, Director-General of Nuffic. "They contribute to the quality of our education through the international classrooms, while they are also an economic asset to our knowledge economy and treasury. For this reason, we must create the right conditions and make joint efforts actually to retain this talent here."
See more about the stayrates on our interactive dashboard.
Source: Nuffic
The number of international students who remain in the Netherlands after completing their studies is on the rise.Nearly a quarter of them (24.7%) have continued living here for five years after graduating, which amounts to nearly 22,000 international talents. Of the ones who graduated in 2006, a total of 2,610 settled in the Netherlands. This figure grew to 3,515 among 2012 graduates, indicating that higher education is a key supply source for knowledge workers in the Dutch labour market.These findings emerge from a Nuffic study '2018 Stayrate internationale afgestudeerden in Nederland.pdf the so-called stayrate of international students. Though this stayrate has been studied twice before, the latest survey is the first to include data on international students who study in the Netherlands but live outside the country's borders. This new analysis also includes larger groups of graduates for each year, bringing the study's total sample size to 85,880 international students.Five years after graduationTo obtain a complete picture of the stayrate among a large group of international graduates, the study focused on a longer time frame. It examined students who graduated between the 2006-2007 and 2012-2013 academic years. The results reveal that just over half of all international students surveyed will leave within a year of graduating. However, with each year that a graduate decides to stay, the chance of eventually leaving actually decreases. The analysis shows that nearly a quarter stayed for at least five years. Over 72% of these international alumni have secured gainful employment, which is comparable to the gross employment rate of the Dutch population in 2016.Technical programmesStudents who complete study programmes in disciplines linked to current or expected shortages in the labour market are fairly likely to stay. Many international talents from technical programmes in particular choose to remain in the Netherlands (41% from universities and 26% from universities of applied sciences, for a total of 3,135 graduates). Graduates with a background in education, health care and natural sciences also tend to stay quite often.Randstad and Eindhoven regionsOn average, university graduates remain in the Netherlands more often than higher professional education (HBO) graduates. This fact is especially true for alumni of technical universities. However, these graduates do not always continue living in the region where they studied; the majority of international graduates end up in the Randstad (mainly Amsterdam, with around a quarter of the total) or in Eindhoven.Key to knowledge economy and treasuryThe retention of international talents is a major source of revenue for the Dutch government. Research shows that at least 19% of all graduates remain in the Netherlands their entire lives, generating € 1.64 billion for the treasury each year. If the country managed to retain all of the graduates surveyed who are still living here after five years, this annual total would reach € 2.08 billion. While the number of international graduates is increasing year after year, the percentage of those who stay is on a downward trend: 29.3% of those who finished their studies in 2006 stayed, whereas this figure fell to 22.27% for the class of 2012."International students are important for our country", says Freddy Weima, Director-General of Nuffic. "They contribute to the quality of our education through the international classrooms, while they are also an economic asset to our knowledge economy and treasury. For this reason, we must create the right conditions and make joint efforts actually to retain this talent here."See more about the stayrates on our interactive dashboard.Source: Nuffic
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Michael John O'Brien (* 1950 in Houston, Texas) ist ein US-amerikanischer Anthropologe und Archäologe. In seiner Forschung beschäftigt er sich vor allem mit der Nutzung von Theorien der Evolutionsbiologie in der Archäologie ("Evolutionary Archaeology"). In den späten 1990er Jahren begann er sich hierbei mit Methoden der Phylogenetik, besonders der Kladistik zu befassen.

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Michael O'Brien besuchte die St. Thomas High School in Houston und machte dort 1968 seinen Abschluss. Anschließend studierte er an der Rice University in Houston, wo er 1972 einen Bachelor of Arts erhielt. 1977 promovierte er an der University of Texas in Austin und erhielt seinen Ph.D.

O'Brien wurde nun als Research Associate an der University of Nebraska-Lincoln tätig. Dies blieb er bis zu seinem Wechsel an die University of Missouri 1980. Dort lehrte er als Assistant Professor am Department of Anthropology und fungierte gleichzeitig als Direktor der American Archaeology Division, einer zu der Fakultät gehörenden Forschungseinrichtung. Einige Jahre später wurde er Direktor des zur Universität gehörenden Museum of Anthropology. Des Weiteren war er von 1986 bis 2006 Associate Dean am College of Arts and Science der Universität. 1989 erfolgte seine Berufung zum Professor. 2006 wurde er Dean des College of Arts and Science. Dieses Amt bekleidete er bis 2016.

Neben seinen Tätigkeiten an der University of Missouri war er von 1989 bis 1993 Research Collaborator an der Smithsonian Institution. 2016 verließ er die University of Missouri und wurde am 15. Juli 2016 Provost der Texas A&M University–San Antonio. Als solcher ist er ebenfalls Vice President for Academic Affairs.

O'Brien ist verheiratet und hat fünf Kinder.

Veröffentlichungen (Auswahl)
 Settlement and Subsistence Patterns on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast. (1976, Lower Plains Archaeological Society, Bulletin no. 5)
 mit Dennis E. Lewarch (Hrsg.): The Cannon Reservoir Human Ecology Project: Recent Advances in the Archaeology of Northeast Missouri. (1979, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Department of Anthropology, Notebook 5)
 mit Dennis E. Lewarch (Hrsg.): Plowzone Archaeology: Contributions to Theory and Technique. (1981, Vanderbilt University Publications in Anthropology no. 27)
 mit Roger D. Mason, Dennis E. Lewarch, James A. Neely: A Late Formative Irrigation Community below Monte Albán: Survey and Excavation on the Xoxocotlan Piedmont, Oaxaca, Mexico. (1982, University of Texas Press, Austin)
 mit Robert E. Warren, Dennis E. Lewarch (Hrsg.): The Cannon Reservoir Human Ecology Project: An Archaeological Study of Cultural Adaptations in the Southern Prairie Peninsula. (1982, Academic Press, New York)
 Grassland, Forest, and Historical Settlement: An Analysis of Dynamics in Northeast Missouri. (1984, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln)
 Archaeology of the central Salt River valley: An overview of the prehistoric occupation. (1985, Missouri Archaeologist 46)
 Cat Monsters and Head Pots: The Archaeology of Missouri's Pemiscot Bayou. (1994, University of Missouri Press, Columbia)
 mit W. Raymond Wood, Katherine A. Murray, Jerome C. Rose: Holocene Human Adaptations in the Missouri Prairie–Timberlands. (1995, Arkansas Archeological Survey, Research Series No. 45)
 Paradigms of the Past: The Story of Missouri Archaeology. (1996, University of Missouri Press, Columbia)
 (Hrsg.): Evolutionary Archaeology: Theory and Application. (1996, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)
 Middle Woodland and Late Woodland Subsistence and Ceramic Technology in the Central Mississippi River Valley: Selected Studies from the Burkemper Site, Lincoln County, Missouri. (1996, Illinois State Museum, Reports of Investigations No. 52)
 mit R. Lee Lyman, Robert C. Dunnell (Hrsg.): Americanist Culture History: Fundamentals of Time, Space, and Form. (1997, Plenum Press, New York)
 mit R. Lee Lyman, Robert C. Dunnell: The Rise and Fall of Culture History. (1997, Plenum Press, New York)
 mit W. Raymond  Wood: The Prehistory of Missouri. (1998, University of Missouri Press, Columbia)
 mit Robert C. Dunnell (Hrsg.): Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley. (1998, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa)
 mit R. Lee Lyman: James A. Ford and the Growth of Americanist Archaeology. (1998, University of Missouri Press, Columbia)
 mit R. Lee Lyman: Seriation, Stratigraphy, and Index Fossils: The Backbone of Archaeological Dating. (1999, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, New York)
 mit R. Lee Lyman (Hrsg.): Measuring the Flow of Time: The Works of James A. Ford, 1935–1941. (1999, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa)
 mit R. Lee Lyman: Applying Evolutionary Archaeology: A Systematic Approach. (2000, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, New York)
 Mississippian Community Organization: The Powers Phase in Southeastern Missouri. (2001, Kluwer Academic/Plenum, New York)
 mit R. Lee Lyman (Hrsg.): Setting the Agenda in American Archaeology: The National Research Council Archaeological Conferences of 1929, 1932, and 1935. (2001, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa)
 mit R. Lee Lyman: W. C. McKern and the Midwestern Taxonomic Method. (2003, University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa)
 mit R. Lee Lyman (Hrsg.): Style, Function, Transmission: Evolutionary Archaeological Perspectives. (2003, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)
 mit R. Lee Lyman: Cladistics and Archaeology. (2003, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)
 mit R. Lee Lyman, Michael B. Schiffer: Archaeology as a Process: Processualism and Its Progeny. (2005, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City)
 mit Carl P. Lipo, Mark Collard, Stephen J. Shennan (Hrsg.): Mapping Our Ancestors: Phylogenetic Approaches in Anthropology and Prehistory. (2006, Aldine, New York)
 mit R. Lee Lyman: Measuring Time with Artifacts: A History of Methods in American Archaeology. (2006, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln)
 mit Charles E. Grayson, Mary French: Traditional Archery from Six Continents: The Charles E. Grayson Collection. (2007, University of Missouri Press, Columbia)
 (Hrsg.): Cultural Transmission and Archaeology: Issues and Case Studies. (2008, Society for American Archaeology Press, Washington, D.C.)
 mit Stephen J. Shennan (Hrsg.): Innovation in Cultural Systems: Contributions from Evolutionary Anthropology. (2010, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass)
 mit R. Alexander Bentley, Mark Earls: I'll Have What She's Having: Mapping Social Behavior. (2011, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass)

Weblinks
 Homepage auf der Internetseite der University of Missouri
 Biografie auf der Internetseite der Texas A&M University–San Antonio

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Anthropologe (20. Jahrhundert)
Anthropologe (21. Jahrhundert)
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Q: How to get diskutil info output in a cocoa application Is there a way to programmatically get the same information that diskutil info / | grep "Free Space" gives you? (For obvious reasons I'd rather have a better way to do this than just parsing the result of that command.)
Currently I'm using statfs; however, it was brought to my attention that the space this reports is not always accurate, because OS X also places temporary files such as Time Machine snapshots on the drive. These files automatically get deleted if space is running out, and the OS does not report the usage of these files. In other words, statfs often gives a lower number of free space than diskutil info or looking at the disk information in Finder.

A: You can use popen(3):
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    FILE *f;
    char info[256];

    f = popen("/usr/sbin/diskutil info /", "r");
    if (f == NULL) {
        perror("Failed to run diskutil");
        exit(0);
    }

    while (fgets(info, sizeof(info), f) != NULL) {
        printf("%s", info);
    }

    pclose(f);

    return 0;
}

EDIT
Sorry, I didn't read the question carefully. You can also use the Disk Arbitration Framework. There's also some sample code that might be helpful (FSMegaInfo).
UPDATE
I took a look at the output from otool -L $(which diskutil) and it seems that it's using a private framework called DiskManagement.framework. After looking at the output from class-dump I saw there's a volumeFreeSpaceForDisk:error: method. So the sizes I got from diskutil -info / and FSMegaInfo FSGetVolumeInfo / and my tool were:

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*diskutil: 427031642112 Bytes

*my tool: volumeFreeSpaceForDisk: 427031642112

*FSMegaInfo: freeBytes      = 427031642112 (397 GB)
I also observed that the sizes differ (with a few KB) every time I ran one of the tools and also that diskutil is dividing by 1000 and FSMegaInfo is dividing by 1024, so the size in GB will be always different (same reason as with df -h and df -H and diskutil - base 10 and base 2).
Here's my sample tool:
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "DiskManagement.h"
#import <DiskArbitration/DADisk.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int                 err;
    const char *        bsdName = "disk0s2";
    DASessionRef        session;
    DADiskRef           disk;
    CFDictionaryRef     descDict;
    session  = NULL;
    disk     = NULL;
    descDict = NULL;
    if (err == 0) {session = DASessionCreate(NULL); if (session == NULL) {err = EINVAL;}}
    if (err == 0) {disk = DADiskCreateFromBSDName(NULL, session, bsdName); if (disk == NULL) {err = EINVAL;}}
    if (err == 0) {descDict = DADiskCopyDescription(disk); if (descDict == NULL) {err = EINVAL;}}

    DMManager *dmMan = [DMManager sharedManager];
    NSLog(@"blockSizeForDisk: %@", [dmMan blockSizeForDisk:disk error:nil]);
    NSLog(@"totalSizeForDisk: %@", [dmMan totalSizeForDisk:disk error:nil]);
    NSLog(@"volumeTotalSizeForDisk: %@", [dmMan volumeTotalSizeForDisk:disk error:nil]);
    NSLog(@"volumeFreeSpaceForDisk: %@", [dmMan volumeFreeSpaceForDisk:disk error:nil]);

    return 0;
}

You can obtain the DiskManagement.h by running class-dump /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskManagement.framework/Versions/Current/DiskManagement > DiskManagement.h and you can link to that framework by including the private frameworks path using -F/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ and add -framework.
Compile:
clang -g tool.m -F/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ -framework Foundation -framework DiskArbitration -framework DiskManagement -o tool

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You can also take a look here and here. If the FSMegaInfo sample is not working for you, then you can just stat the /Volumes/.MobileBackups and subtract it's size from what you get from statfs("/", &stats).

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Now 2,040-square-mile (5,282-km2) Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, U.N. World Heritage Site on the Yucatan Peninsula, bounded on one side by pristine beaches, coastal lagoons and 70 miles (113 km) of the world's second longest coral reef and on the other by marshes and dense tropical rain forest, has treasures from both worlds. Pyramids, canals, temples, and entire Mayan cities rise from the jungle at dozens of significant archeological sites.
Manatees, once mistaken by long-at-sea sailors for plump mermaids, loaf in shallows protected by reef homes of spiny lobsters, changeably-hued octopi and dozens of species of bright tropical fish. Endangered green, hawksbill, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles lay eggs on white sand beaches. Primitive tapirs, close kin of rhinoceros but looking more like elephants, browse, swim, and forage on aquatic vegetation with their tiny white-striped babies.
Howler monkeys expand furry black throat pouches emitting other-worldly howls.
Prehensile-tailed kinkajous and tribes of 70 or so black-handed spider monkeys compete for the same fruits, screaming shrilly on spotting a puma (or mountain lion) or one of the spotted felines, well concealed by their beautifully patterned fur.
Collared anteaters and peccaries snuffle through understories. Tiny red brocket deer, 14 inches (35 cm) high, forage on savannah grasses. Tayras, alert little South American martens, are omnivorous. So are handsome small pacas—red-and-white patterned beaver-like rodents— among 103 mammal species, the smaller ones prey for ornate hawk eagles.
Flame-feathered flamingos and toucans holding up colorful ponderous-looking bills (actually almost weightless) are among some 350 spectacular bird species, including orioles, tanagers, and other wintering northern songbirds. Iridescent turquoise-browed motmots pluck lacy patterns in tail feathers. Red-crested woodpeckers hammer tree trunks. Pygmy-owls whistle at night.
Thousands of wading birds nest, some on offshore keys, including roseate spoonbills, wood storks, magnificent frigate birds, broad-billed herons, and rare jabiru storks. Great curassows and brilliantly-plumaged ocellated turkeys pick through forest litter.
Sian Ka'an, funded in part by World Wide Fund for Nature, is 85 miles (136 km) south of Cancun. A range of lodging is available nearby.
Threats include plans that have been discussed for an international airport near Tulum, just 10 miles (16 km) from important nesting areas.


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Cumulative jerk as an outcome measure in nonambulatory Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Objectives: Quantitative or semiquantitative outcome measures for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are important, as they can be objective indicators of the natural history of DMD; these measures also aid in the evaluation of the efficacy of various treatments. However, the most widely used standard outcome measures in patients with DMD, such as the North Star Ambulatory Assessment and the 6-min walk test, cannot be applied after patients have become nonambulatory. We evaluated the utility and reliability of accelerometric analysis of motor activity in nonambulatory patients with DMD.
Methods: We measured the motor activity of the upper extremity in 7 nonambulatory patients with DMD, by using an accelerometer attached at the wrist of the dominant arm. To eliminate gravitational acceleration, we measured the changes in acceleration between measurements. The root of the sum of squared values of the changes per unit time in the 3 axes of the accelerometer was defined as a jerk. The total sum of the jerk values obtained at a measurement frequency of 15.625 Hz for 8 h was defined as the cumulative sum of jerks (Cj).
Results: The Cj values had significant and very strong or strong correlations with the Brooke Upper Extremity Scale (rs = −0.973; p = 0.00023) and the arm function scores for the DMD Functional Ability Self-Assessment Tool (rs = 0.810, p = 0.027). The values also had a very strong or strong correlation with the elbow flexion strength (nondominant arm: r = 0.931, p = 0.002; dominant arm: r = 0.750, p = 0.052).
Conclusion: Cj assessment is a useful method to evaluate motor activities in nonambulatory patients with DMD.
Tatsuya Fujii	1
Eri Takeshita	2
Yasuyuki Iwata	3
Fumihito Nozaki	1
Mioko Mori	1
Tomohiro Kumada	1
Institution(s)
Department of Pediatrics, Shiga Medical Center for Children, 5-7-30 Moriyama, Moriyama-shi, Shiga 524-0022, Japan
Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
Department of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, 4-1-1 Ogawa-Higashi-cho, Kodaira, Tokyo 187-8551, Japan
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This is an archive of all the instalments of the story. The story was released in weekly instalments (June - December 1995) but now it's all here in one big lump.
Reading this archive in full might spoil the story. Don't say you weren't warned.
The Concuspidor relieves the boredom with a little gambling.
...then, once inside, he explains his plan to Cog.
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What is Bitcoin - real or hoax? Find out here and make up your mind today!
What is Bitcoin – real or hoax? Find out here and make up your mind today!
Where do I start with this 67 million bitcoin question?! Possibly by 1. defining Bitcoin, 2. brining you opinions of some respected worldwide figures and then finally 3. give you my opinion on which camp I'm siding with and answering the ultimate question – is Bitcoin real or hoax?
To throw a little snippet of my opinion, I think that Bitcoin is a great idea, great technology and it makes sense, but what do I ultimately think of it through my research that I'm sharing with you? – read on.
There is actually the difference between (note the capitalisation) Bitcoin and bitcoin. So I don't try to 'invent' the definition of bitcoin, here is how Wikipedia answers this.
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system and digital currency introduced as open source software in 2009 by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto. It is a cryptocurrency, so-called because it uses cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money. Conventionally, "Bitcoin" capitalized refers to the technology and network whereas lowercase "bitcoins" refers to the currency itself.
What others think of bitcoin, hoax or real?
I must say that majority of public figures I follow on social networks like YouTube, Facebooks and highly value their opinion and their work are pro-bitcoin. Among them are Max Keiser (http://rt.com/shows/keiser-report/), Stefan Molyneux (http://www.freedomainradio.com/) and .. well not that many when I think of it.
Others are more pro-gold and silver and either undecided or totally of a belief that bitcoin is a ponzi / pyramid scheme. Peter Schiff (predicted GFC among other achievemets), James Richards (author of Currency Wars) and worldwide respected economist appearing on the likes of CNN and other business news and who also appears on Australian ABC.
Great encryption, great technology, good as it's decentralised, no/low transaction cost, easily traded internet currency, finite availability (programmed by algorithm not to exceed 21 million Bitcoin) so it can't just be 'printed' by a central bank indefinitely are just some of the benefits of bitcoin.
Having said that, you'd be surprised that I think that bitcoin is a ponzi pyramid as with all pyramid schemes fundamentals make complete sense as we need something to replace this Fiat currency central bank madness – however it ain't going to work and in the words of Peter Schiff, few people will make money on it and many many more will end up with nothing.


Camp Timber Ridge, established in 1924, is located in Mableton, GA (12 miles west of Metro Atlanta). The property features 220 acres of rolling terrain with both hardwood and pine forests, natural streams, wildflowers and a bamboo forest. Camp Timber Ridge is a place your camper can relax, have fun, and live in the moment.
Camp Meriwether is located in Luthersville, GA (50 miles southwest of Metro Atlanta) and was established in 2001. There are 270 acres of rolling hills, shady woods and open fields. We have a remarkable summer camp that is an encouraging place where girls can fall in love with the outdoors.
Camp Misty Mountain, established in 1971, is located in Armuchee, GA (75 miles Northwest of Metro Atlanta). This property has 800 acres of fields, forests, and its own lake. It is nestled against the Appalachian Mountains. Campers entering grades 2-12 can go horseback riding, shoot a bullseye in archery, or make the perfect s'more over the campfire with new friends.


Is there still time to visit campus?
Yes, there is! If you're planning on applying to Whitman for the two remaining deadlines (Early Decision II on January 1, or Regular Decision on January 15) and you haven't yet visited, keep in mind that we continue to schedule visits through January! Our office will reopen on January 2nd. Call us toll-free at (877) 462-9448 or schedule a visit online via the following link: http://www.whitman.edu/admission/visit/schedule-a-visit.
If you've just recently discovered us or you know you won't be able to make it to Walla Walla before the admission deadline that you're applying for, that's okay, too. Visits continue through the spring, and culminate in an Admitted Students Day in April. If you haven't already interviewed with a member of our staff, you may want to contact your admission representative about the possibility of scheduling a phone or Skype interview. (You can find the list of officers and our contact information here: http://www.whitman.edu/admission/contact-us).
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This Absurd and C.A.2K release on Future Sickness is energetic and harmonical techstep & neurofunk combined with the help of techno dnb & hardstep. A pounding big bass release that will get the crowd moving. A must have for drum n bass lovers!
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The Chilling Adventures of Beyoncé
Posted on March 18, 2020 March 18, 2020 by Manito
It was a cold, December night when Beyoncé changed digital music forever on Friday the 13th in 2013. Sure the surprise, self-titled album shook the industry the day it dropped, but there's something that's even more shocking about it…
It took me a while to realize it, until suddenly, it crept up on me like a thief in the night and snatched my soul (as well as my edges.)
On the surface, the album appeared soft and sweet to 21 year old me, aloof and unaware of the actualities I would soon face in adult life. But, there was a mystery hidden that didn't unearth until I became much more mature. What lied underneath was a Bey that was bone-chilling, backed by elements that were so frightening and somehow, still fierce. An album so good, it's scary.
What's in that self-titled album you might ask yourself? Hear my warning: there's no parental advisory label that can prepare you for such peril. The contents aren't for the faint of heart or the fair-weather fan. There are people who walk this Earth without even uttering the word. What is it?Something so beautiful, dark, and twisted, but it's no fantasy… it's FEMINISM.
Beyonce's eponymous album emphasizes every aspect of womanhood; the good, the bad and the ugly. Throughout the 14 track project, she touched topics in ways that were so honest, it's horrifying.
"If there's candles near your bed, no need for a spell.."
Beyoncé's mesmerizing melodies and hypnotizing hooks leave listeners in a trance track after track through the album, but the most spellbinding moments are when she's sultry and sensual. Bey aligns the supernatural abilities of a woman with sexuality on several songs, including "Blow," "Drunk In Love," and "Rocket." She works her magic to describe the mythical, moving forces in making love leading with sexy similes and metaphors in her lyrics. Exuding extreme sexual energy, she explicitly explains all the wonders in womanly walls.
Stop acting so scared, just do what I tell
First, both of my legs go back on your head
And whatever you want
Yeah, baby, I'll bet it comes true
"No Angel" -Beyonce
Deep in us is a powerful, potent potion. Something mere mortals (*cough* MEN.) are no match for. We create pleasure and carry life with our wombs and in these waters, but it's not witchcraft. It's womanhood.
"Don't go ghost on me, I'ma go Thiller on you.."
While exploring a side of femininity that's fun and sex-filled, Beyoncé also shows the parts that are often dark and troubling. All through her career, she's made songs that deal with imperfections, infidelity, and everything inbetween. But on Beyoncé she's open and vulnerable like never before. She deals with topics that are often difficult to discuss on the album, including postpartum depression, loss, and abandonment.
With an ever so delicate delivery, she briefly describes difficulties she faced in new motherhood on her duet with Drake, "Mine."
"I've been watching for the signs
Took a trip to clear my mind, oh
Now I'm even more lost
And you're still so fine, oh my, oh my
Been having conversations about breakups and separations
I'm not feeling like myself since the baby
Are we gonna even make it? Oh
'Cause if we are, we're taking this a little too far"
Beyoncé's harmonious balance of beauty and bleak doesn't stop within her words, however. The echoing vocals give off a phantom-like presence as they weave in and out in the background, produced by OVO's own "40" and friends.
We're also visited by ghosts of women's past in "Jealous" as the haunting yips help throughout the Detail produced track. Jealous is a song that's disturbingly real as Beyoncé sets the scene for a situation that feels all too familiar, the emotional stages of being taken for granted by the one you love. The occurrence is almost ominous, because you have a sixth sense for when something's just not right with you and yours.
In addition, Bey gets dangerously dark as she brings suffering from a miscarriage out from the shadows in the song, "Heaven." Simple piano chords open the ballad in a way thats so spine-tingling, it strikes your soul too. Miscarrying is often a private pain many women choose to suffer through in silence out of embarrassment. Because women are built to bear life, often times we feel we are inadequate when facing family planning failures. She pens:
"I fought for you
The hardest, it made me the strongest
So tell me your secrets
I just can't stand to see you leaving
But heaven couldn't wait for you"
"Your love is bright as ever, even in the shadows…"
And still we rise. Women are often equipped with an innate ability to still find love and light no matter how dim things can get. We're encapsulated by our enchantress Queen Bey as she shows how the power of love can lead the way in "Superpower" and "XO."
"Pageant the pain away"
After all of the horrendous highs and lows and great fear and fulfillment of womanhood, can you imagine anything scarier? I can. A woman that is happy, confident, and equally dominant in all aspects as her male counterparts! 😱
Instead of bowing down to the opposite sex, she boasts about her strength and resilience in an anthem for boss ass babes everywhere, "***Flawless." Beyoncé includes an excerpt from author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in it as she unequivocally narrates the true nature in feminism and challenges social norms.
"We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller
We say to girls: 'You can have ambition, but not too much
You should aim to be successful, but not too successful
Otherwise, you will threaten the man'
Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage
I am expected to make my life choices
Always keeping in mind that marriage is the most important
Now, marriage can be a source of joy and love and mutual support
But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage
And we don't teach boys the same?
We raise girls to see each other as competitors
Not for jobs or for accomplishments, which I think can be a good thing
But for the attention of men
We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings in the way that boys are
Feminist: a person who believes in the social, political
And economic equality of the sexes"
Spoken by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In addition to combating passe behaviors that put women down, she shows how inner-beauty and a strong self-esteem can be the biggest defender against a world that hate women. Beyoncé focuses on the world's obscure views of women on "Pretty Hurts." Queen Bey points out how often women are ostracized and criticized for not succumbing to society's beauty standards. She makes statements such as, "perfection is a disease of a nation" in the chorus and how others "shine light on whatever's worse." Despite other's projections on what's perfect, she carries a confident smile her to help her "pageant the pain away."
Beyoncé is not only a woman who makes her confidence heard, but felt. In the eery "Haunted," she expands on how her presence everlasting. The thrilling-themed track is laced by various distorted sounds to create an alluding appeal. In it, she describes how she wants to do away with her past perceptions and embrace a new side to her that leaves behind a legacy, starting with her self-titled album. Her producer, BOOTS, says the song was made to be as "something on your mind, a feeling you can't shake or an artist like Beyoncé." He also states, "the song was originally titled 'Ghost Around,' a term I made up for something always being there, always being around and nobody knows it."
Indeed, she is always there, as the legacy of Beyonce, and the self titled album live on still and will continue for years to come. As a true testament to women everywhere and the woman that she is, she makes statements for those too shy to say or those unwilling to hear.
With all of that said of the spook and suspense in self-titled, there's only one question that remains. Are you afraid?
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Is anybody else having an impossible time finding the 1/64 scales?
2012 Hot Wheels Monster Jam Trucks are out!
Hot Wheels going to make old school trucks in 2012?
who sells new MT wheels?
Looking to buy used transport tires an wheels.
http://www.hotwheels.com/games/monster-jam-ultimate-stunt-jumper Still don't know how to flip.
WTB World Finals X Hot Wheels or Trade??
I had 2 of these when I was younger (Big Foot and the Fat Track) [img] I was wondering if anyone has any of these for sale.


The Air Jordan 9 "Statue" Will Turn Heads This Weekend!
The Michael Jordan statue in front of the United Center is one of the things you have to check out when in Chicago. If you've ever been, then you know just how majestic the statue really is. Watching over Michael's home court as if the GOAT never left, the statue is a big deal to MJ fans around the world. To commemorate the iconic statue, Jordan Brand is releasing an Air Jordan 9 inspired by the statue's appearance.
White leather predominantly cover the sneaker's base while a copper/militia green patina take over the sneaker's midsole, eyelets, heel, and tongue. Releasing in honor of Jordan Brand's 30th anniversary, expect the Air Jordan 9 "Statue" to hit retailers August 22nd for $190.


It is possible that you might have a lot of goals in your life and it is also possible that you do not have a clear action plan that would provide a detailed outline of the tasks that you need to do in order to accomplish all of your professional goals.
With an action plan, you will not only be able to determine the steps you need to take in order for you to reach your goals, but it will also enable you to break down these determined steps into actionable and manageable sizes based on the given timeline you have set for yourself.
Whatever goal you might have, be it geared toward your promotion at work or toward self-development, having a simple action plan could certainly guide you in making sure that you would have a clear road map in getting to the place where you want to be. It would also support efficiency by making sure that a time frame has been decided upon each of the steps that should be taken to complete the process.
Action plans would also provide the possibility of you to easily track your progress, your little success and failures, keep projects on time and according to the schedule, and stick to your projected budget.
While having a basic action plan is important, it is also important to make the action plan SMART. A SMART action plan means that you will then have to incorporate these five important characteristics: specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-based.
One characteristic of an action plan is that it should be comprehensive enough and it should never be abstract. Therefore, it should contain elaborate and detailed steps that you must follow in order to complete a task and eventually achieve a certain goal. This only means that when you would be designing an action plan, it should have a format and the right contents so that will be easy for you to understand and comprehend.
1. Have you chosen an appropriate goal? Then you should already be able to clearly define your objectives. While it is important to take into consideration the importance of your goal, you should also put into mind whether you could or could not reach your better goals. And when considering whether you could or could not reach your goals, you have to think of the time frame and the resources that you have and that you would have to work with.
2. If you are creating an action plan for an organization, you could make use of a team that could help you in creating your action plan. Remember that that action plan is created for the team and while it is not possible that you would already be knowledgeable about your team, it would not hurt if you would decide to consider the sentiments, opinions, and insights of the other people involved in the general action plan that you are creating.
When you would decide to consider the other members of the organization or of the team as you would brainstorm for the possible contents of your action plan, it would result in creating a stronger action plan.
3. If you are creating an action plan for your own endeavors, you can still seek help with it. Having a fresh perspective will enable you to consider other ways or steps on how you are going to achieve a particular goal. You may also ask other's opinion on the plans that you already have in mind since they could see something that you might have overlooked. You may also see business action plan examples.
4. Make sure that you would decide on actions that are not only attainable but are also concrete and measurable. Another thing you should make sure is that it should be well-defined and not random or vague ideas. It is in having concrete and attainable steps that enable your goals to also become concrete and attainable. You may also like strategic action plan examples.
5. If it is a team action plan, make sure that you will be able to determine who is responsible for each of the action steps that you have plotted. If you are tasked to head the entire process, make sure that you will keep an eye on them. It does not mean that if someone is already assigned to a step that you would not anymore do anything. You have to make sure that you will supervise and support every member as they undergo each of the steps. You may also check out employee action plan examples.
7. Have a list of the necessary resources you need in order to accomplish each of the steps you have plotted out. This is helpful when it comes to instances wherein there will be a shortage of resources and you will be able to identify what resources you would need. You might be interested in work action plan examples.
8. It is very important that you would continuously review and update your action plan because any change may arise and this can definitely affect your action plan steps.
9. As you create more progress and even create more failures, you have to make sure that you will be able to communicate about these with the key people.
Where are am I now?
How will I get to where I want to be?
How will I know when I arrive there?
Having specific action plan steps will help you achieve your goals because being vague and broad brings nothing good to you at all.
For example, your goal is to decrease a few pounds. It will not be helpful if you would just state in your action plan "to eat less." What exactly are trying to eat less? Less oily food? Less rice? Less meat? Less meal proportions? You may also like teacher action plan examples.
You could, instead, write down on your action plan what exactly you are going to eat less because the tendency of not being specific with your steps is that you will not be able to accomplish that step in the end. Avoid, at all costs, setting unclear or vague objectives because this is a pitfall. You may also see restaurant action plan examples.
By making your goals measurable, you will be able to easily assess how far you have gone. You have to know when you have achieved your goals and you could do so by using numbers, dates, and times.
For example, you would like to become a head of a department, you would then have to determine what and the number necessary training courses and relevant experiences you have to take and complete within a certain span of time. You may also check out corrective action plan examples.
When setting your SMART action plan steps, you have to make sure that it is attainable or achievable. This means that you should keep your steps realistic as much as possible in order for you to become successful in your endeavor. It must answer the questions "How can I accomplish this goal?" and "How realistic are these steps based on other constraints like its financial factors?" You may also see one-page action plan examples.
For the similar example stated above, your goal is to become a head of a department in the company you are currently working on. In order to make your general SMART action plan steps realistic, you have to analyze first yourself whether you already possess the necessary skills for you to become qualified because even if you have taken the necessary training but you do not have the right skills and the capability to do the job, then your training will still be useless.
You also have to assess whether you could afford to undergo a lot of training that usually requires a fee.
Make sure that your action plan steps are relevant to your goal. Make sure it is also aligned with your other relevant action plan steps. A relevant action plan steps would answer some of these questions: Are these steps worthwhile to take? Is this the right time? Do your action plan steps match to you other efforts or needs? You may also like research action plan examples.
For example, you want to get promoted but a promotion means that you would have to relocate to another state or country and that you would have to leave your growing family behind. Will it be just right if you consider that goal at the moment? Or can you just pass that goal later on when your family will already become settled and stable? You may also check out sales action plan examples.
It is very important that you would be able to set a time frame for each of your basic action plan steps or else you might be taking too much time on a single goal. Ensure that you will be able to set a flexible and realistic deadline for each of your action plan step. Having set a time frame can also help in keeping you motivated to reach your goal.
For example, you are saving up for a professional camera because you do not want to use your credit card or pay for it monthly. By making your action plan steps toward that goal time-bound, save up for one year and in each of the months in that year, you have to save up a particular amount that makes it possible for you to buy that professional camera you have always wanted at the end of the year.


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Voices of Culture
Listening to the diverse voices of young people from ethnic minorities in relation to their mental health and emotional wellbeing.
Merseyside Youth Association worked with Amina Atiq, local Yemeni-scouse writer and activist to deliver engaging art projects that celebrate diversity relating to mental health and emotional wellbeing.
The aims of Voices of Culture were to:
Celebrate identity, belonging and diversity.
Improve access to CAMHS partners and build quality of relationships between providers and young people.
Supporting cultural competence
Tackle mental health stigma and building resilience
Throughout the four-week programme, the young people explored the themes of mental health, their Arab/mixed identities and resilience.
As well as gaining an understanding of the significance around mental health, they developed their own poetic voice to tell their own stories inspired by their lived experiences, memory and sense of belonging.
Their written work was drafted, recorded and was installed into a Sound Aloud soundscape to tell a moving and inspiring collective story, both in English and Arabic.
Thanks to the young people who took part:
Razen Al-Hamad, 19
Amirah Ali, 11
Bilal Alasaly, 15
Nuha Abdullah, 15
Nadeen Abdullah, 13
Credit: Brian Roberts (Sound engineer)
According to a report by the Race Equality Foundation, exploring the persistent racial disparities in mental health, black and minority ethnic people experience a wide number of inequalities related to mental health.
The evidence in this report suggests that black and minority ethnic communities are at comparatively higher risk of mental ill-health, and disproportionately impacted by social detriments associated with mental ill-health. From accessing treatment to receiving mental health support, through to assessment and treatment, inequality and discrimination remain rife for black and minority ethnic communities.
As the Mental Health Foundation found, people from black, Asian and ethnic minorities communities can experience racism in their personal lives, ranging from casual slights to explicit hurtful comments and verbal or physical aggression.
Research suggests that experiencing racism can be very stressful and have a negative effect on overall health and mental health*.
There is a growing body of research to suggest that those exposed to racism may be more likely to experience mental health problems such as psychosis and depression.*
Advancing mental health equalities strategy
This strategy summarises the core actions that we all need to take to bridge the gaps for communities fairing worse than others in mental health services
If you are affected by any of the issues raised here, you can get support from our partners
Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people.
YPAS
A wide range of support and therapeutic interventions to address the mental health and emotional well-being difficulties of children, young people, parents/carers and families.
Talk Liverpool
Free NHS service offering psychological therapies to adults in Liverpool who are feeling depressed or anxious.
Alder Hey Fresh CAMHS
Liverpool FRESH CAMHS is a service for children/young people (aged 0-18) and their families/carers who are struggling with how they are feeling, thinking or the way they are doing things.
Williams D.R. (2018) Stress and the Mental Health of Populations of Color: Advancing Our Understanding of Race-related Stressors. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 59(4), 466-485.
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The lodgement dates for SMSFs have not been published for the 2015/2016 financial year. However looking at dates for the previous year can be used as an indicator for the lodgement dates for the upcoming year 2015/16 financial year.
28 Feb 28 Feb Large/medium superfunds whose 2014 tax return was non-taxable.
If you have more than one fund, all concessional contributions made to all your funds are added together and counted towards the cap.
Charith holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Accounting from Monash University, Clayton. While studying, Charith worked part time in the retail industry for two major department stores where he developed a strong customer focus.
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Recently I went crazy, cleaning out my ward robe of old fishing shirts that I've had for 20+ years, and replaced them with four Simms shirts. I have two Big Sky and an Ebb Tide, and decided to break for this Stone Cold. Love the fit, the flybox pockets (I no longer use a vest), and the overall fit and feel of this shirt. What is amazing is the standard high quality that Simms is getting for shirts manufactured in China.


"These successful Bus18 and Leeds City Council bids will enable us to retro-fit 231 of West Yorkshire's buses with equipment that reduces emissions and improves air quality on our streets and in our local communities.
"This will be in line with our aims of developing an improved and comprehensive local bus network operated by cleaner vehicles, and is forecast to remove over 52 tonnes of Nitrogen Dioxide emissions from the bus fleet, estimated to deliver £23.9m in environmental and health benefits over a five year period.
"The bid has been developed through West Yorkshire's Bus18 Partnership which has 'reducing emissions' as one of its three key pledges and which saw £23.5m invested in new, cleaner buses for West Yorkshire in 2017, by First, Arriva and Transdev.
"Our retrofit programme has being bolstered by a successful application by Leeds City Council to the Clean Bus Technology Fund for £1.371m that will enable it to retrofit up to 75 buses running on routes in Leeds."
Find out more about the Bus18 initiative.
its 26 AccessBuses, which provide door-to-door local transport for people with limited mobility who are unable to use conventional bus services.


Men looking to make changes to their lives in 2013 have been invited to join a social group in Ascot.
The Ascot Round Table is this year ready to welcome new members who want a better social life, improved health and fitness or the feelgood factor of helping the local community.
Jason Thomson of Round Table, said: "For many guys, the new year provides an opportunity to look at life and make some changes.
The Round Table provides a fun and relaxed environment where men from all walks of life can become involved in a huge range of team activities, boost their skills and help their local community.
Anyone who wants to find out more, including how to join, should email join@roundtable.org.uk or visit www.roundtable.co.uk/findoutmore.


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Ahl Al Bayt University is a private Iraqi university established in 2003 in Karbala, Iraq by Dr. Muhsin Baqir al-Qazwini.The university was first initiated as a virtual university appearing on the internet in 2000 as the Ahl Al Bayt International University, and it taught Management, Law, Arabic Literature and Islamic law. Whilst the university was virtual, it had offices in different cities like London, Beirut, Kuwait, Damascus and Manama, for students to go and take their mid-term and final exams.

After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the founder of the university moved back to Iraq and settled in Karbala. Over there he established the university with the Ministry of Higher Education, and it gained the agreement from the minister Dr. Abdul Razzaq al-Aswad in 2004.

The university started with three colleges: College of Law, Islamic Sciences, Arts. In 2007, Dr. al-Qazwini purchased a 7000 m² land near the old amusement park in Karbala, 4 kilometers from the shrine of Imam Hussein. This allowed a wider expansion for the university and saw the opening of more faculties.

The university seeks to raise the level of education up to that of developed countries in terms of scientific sobriety and to achieve quantum leaps in performance levels and reach international standards.

Faculties

 Faculty of Law
 Faculty of Arts
 Faculty of Islamic Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Medical & Health Technologies
Faculty of Dentistry

See also
 List of universities in Iraq

References

External links
Official website

Universities in Iraq
Karbala
Educational institutions established in 2003
2003 establishments in Iraq