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Q: Oracle Apex.Stop a page unload(when clicked on a navigable link) if there are any unsaved changes I'm currently using oracle apex. I created a wizard progress list for my page with the labels in the list as navigable links. But when the user clicks on these links to navigate to another page i need to ask the user if he's sure as there are unsaved changes, probably using apex.message.confirm().
I made it navigable by using href="my_link" in the list entry label while creating list in shared components. I know if i add onClick="my_function();"i can direct add functionality to that link.But where to add this javascript function at the application level?
How do i do that? any ideas?
Note : I cant use warn on unsaved changes option at the page level. Because iam submitting the values in my page to the db through dynamic action(pl/sql code). So even after clicking on save and inserting data into DB, when i try to navigate to other page it will show warning on unsaved changes. I cant use submit page on click of save button as it is refreshing the whole page and it is not desired.

A: Page properties -> Navigation -> Warn on Unsaved Changes set to Yes. After that it will work automatically. Works in APEX 5.
To cancel checks of unsaved changes, use JavaScript function apex.page.cancelWarnOnUnsavedChanges();. For example, if you save data with the DynamicAction, add additional true action with type Execute JavaScript Code and call it there.

A: By using onClick ="my_function();" in the name provided while filling in the list entry label in the shared components for list , you can define what needs to be done when clicked on the link."my_function" can then be declared at the page level in the function and global variable declaration section.
For example:
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will be the list entry label at the shared components!
and in the function and global variable declaration section at the page level.
    function my_function(page){
        if (apex.page.isChanged() == true)
          {apex.message.alert("there  are unsaved changes");
       else{apex.navigation.redirect("f?p="+$v('pFlowId')+":"+page+":"+$v("pInstance")+"::NO");}
                  }


My website is slowly but surely beginning to take shape and become something I like. Tonight, instead of doing something actually productive (like, oh, I don't know – write some writing, maybe?), I added a bunch of links to the Links page. Mainly I added a bunch of blogs – pulled a bunch from the blogroll on my old blog, checking them first to make sure they were still active. For the most part I only added blogs that have been updated in the last month or two, with some exceptions.
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Home Culture Stage "Dim the lights of every Toronto theatre. Jon Kaplan is gone."
"Dim the lights of every Toronto theatre. Jon Kaplan is gone."
Since Friday, when we shared the terrible news that our beloved senior theatre writer had died, we've been flooded with tributes, memories and love in honour of Jon Kaplan. Thank you, Toronto.
by Kate Robertson
On Friday, we broke some very difficult news: our beloved senior theatre writer, Jon Kaplan – who wrote for NOW Magazine for as long as it's been in existence – had died.
But fittingly, almost immediately tributes began flooding in over the weekend and they continue to arrive. This morning, Metro Morning's Matt Galloway interviewed playwright Michael Healey about Jon, who remarked, "His method of engaging with our art form flowed directly from the fact that as a person, he was a generous man and a curious and considerate and careful individual. For 35 years, he watched us and spoke to us and reflected us in a careful, thoughtful, generous and supportive way and everybody – everybody that I know – was appreciative of the way he engaged with us."
Tomorrow night, the Royal Alexandra, Princess of Wales, Ed Mirvish and Panasonic Theatres will dim the marquee lights in honour of Jon Kaplan. Across the city, a single seat was reserved in countless theatres in tribute to the critic, who was known for seeing both shows he didn't have to write about and shows he adored that he'd already seen – all in the name of nurturing the community.
So lovely seeing pictures of theatres honouring Jon Kaplan by reserving his seat for him last night. Good night sweet prince... pic.twitter.com/CmCWasQ1RG
— Derrick Chua (@d_chua) April 30, 2017
There is a consistent theme to these outpourings. Jon's intention was to foster the city's theatre community by providing feedback to shows that would always encourage its creators to keep writing, rehearsing and performing.
"One of the key words I think about with every show I go to is 'respect,'" he told Allegra Fulton, in a gorgeous profile of Jon in Intermission Magazine. "It's important to respect an artist who has spent weeks, months, years working on a piece. To simply dismiss it in five hundred words is horrible and unfair. Too often these days there's a thumbs-up or -down attitude and that's not my nature."
Judging from the outpourings below, sourced from online comments and social media, Jon achieved that and so much more.
"I met Jon and his parents shortly after he arrived in Toronto. We were in graduate seminars together at York at the time. He immediately struck me as a warm and considerate mensch. Over the years we would bump into each other at theatre performances and reminisce about those early years at York. He always had a kind smile with each greeting. His insightful reviews and genuine personality will be missed." - Michael Greenstein
"Jon, I first met you in 1981 at York U and I have had the great honour to have made your acquaintance. You were kind, smart, funny, caring and had the most invincible integrity. I would look forward to Thursday to read your columns on theatre. You have done so much for Toronto and the arts scene. You will be missed by so many." - Richard Paul
Jon Kaplan reviewed my first play & I kept that scrap of paper in my wallet for years. His encouragement shaped my career. I adored him. ❤
— Nicole Stamp (@nicolestamp) April 29, 2017
"My long-time friend and mentor, Jon Kaplan, has passed away. I am heartbroken. Thirty years ago, Jon took me under his wing when I was a young actor and shared the world of Canadian theatre with me, taking me to shows and gifting me with his encyclopedic knowledge of theatre. He was a great champion of of Toronto's theatre community and the most kind and gentle soul. I will miss him dearly." - Gil Yaron
Just heard Jon Kaplan passed. When I worked box office at @beyondwallsTPM he was always such a glowing, jovial, jolly presence. RIP #theaTO
— Christine Estima (@christineestima) April 28, 2017
"Jon transformed and fortified our theatre community in Toronto with his wise words, loyalty and friendship. He made us excited about each other's work, with his own passion and knowledge. He faced this illness with such courage. This is too sad." - Maja Ardal
I didn't get my PR start in music, but in theatre. Now Magazine's Jon Kaplan taught me so much early on, and he will be greatly missed. pic.twitter.com/VWzTaGdFDl
— Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) April 29, 2017
"I knew Jon briefly when I worked as a theatre writer for Eye in the 2000s. In the lobby, we never talked about the plays, but he always said hello and chit-chatted a little to me and my partner. It was a pretty slight, brief relationship – but I'll never forget his smile and warmth. Regardless of what the show was like, he always had this remarkable inner glow. I've always aspired to feel as happy as Jon looked like he was." - Paul
Everytime I think about beautiful #JonKaplan leaving us, my heart re-breaks. He was all passion for theatre & all love for its creators.
— T. Taitt (@T_Taitt) April 29, 2017
"Jon was so smart and kind and generous. Getting to have an interview with him was like the final piece – the deep-dive – before opening. I always came away with a greater understanding of the art we were creating. I am so grateful to have known him. Thank you for this loving memorial." - Holly Lewis
"Whether you were the director, actor, box office staff or volunteer, Jon treated everyone with the utmost respect and was really just a total gem. He will be missed." - Danielle D'Ornellas
Missing #JonKaplan. It's rare for the words "theatre critic" to be paired with "beloved." He loved us and so we loved him back.
— Banuta Rubess (@banuta) April 29, 2017
"Jon was such a positive and loving force in what can be a competitive and cynical industry. We should all take a page from his book: smile, love, be there. I think of Jon, how he championed me when I thought i had nothing to contribute. He will be missed. I'm crestfallen by this news. He had a more profound impact on me than he'll ever know." - Tim Walker
Our company is around because of the support and encouragement of Jon Kaplan.
Thank you, Jon. https://t.co/EMDVNA4esh
— Shakespeare BASH'd (@ShakesBASHd) April 29, 2017
"I am a secondary school drama teacher and many many years ago, my students' original play was chosen from the Sears Ontario Drama Festival to participate in SummerWorks and a well-known critic wrote a scathing review after their opening night. These were young people and they were left heartbroken; not wanting to perform again. Jon immediately came to see the play and wrote a kind, generous, fair review giving them three stars. I had never met him but I never forgot what he did and always sought out his reviews after that. Thank you, Jon, for being so supportive of young artists." - Wendie
"He took the time to see everything, even student plays. How remarkable." - Laurie Veitch
"I had Jon to my class a few times at York, and he always brought his particular brand of joy and knowledge for those coming behind him. He made a large contribution to our theatre community and will be sorely missed." - Kym Bird
"The first review of my first professional one-man show at SummerWorks a few years ago was written by none other than Jon Kaplan. I have his review in a drawer with all of my other reminders that a life in theatre is a worthwhile pursuit if for nothing else than to know what somebody, somewhere felt something because of what you did." - Shawn DeSouza-Coelho
The aisle seat in front of the soundboard has long been Jon Kaplan's favourite at YPT, mainly because he didn't want his tall stature to block the view of a child sitting behind him. We hold it for him one more time in honour of a man to whom we, and the entire theatre community, owe a great debt. Not only did Jon review virtually all of the productions at YPT, but he participated in our educational programs too, enriching the lives of so many young people.
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RIP Jon Kaplan. ♥ this photo I took of him last year - giving so generously of himself to young theatre producers. @GeneratorTO @nowtoronto pic.twitter.com/tVq0pB6YDg
— Sherri Helwig (@slhelwig) April 28, 2017
"The last time I saw Jon, we ate quiche. He took me to his favourite cafe, told me (gently) which quiche to order, and updated me on his illness. He had to get over his natural tendency to not talk about himself, because he wanted to fill me in on his treatment. When Jon talked about himself, it felt like a gift. He was such a generous man, even the way he handled his illness was generous, reaching out to the community he loved. He loved us, and we felt it, right to the end." - Niki Landau
Another thing I hope will be remembered about Jon Kaplan is that consistently got the biggest applause of the night at The Doras. A critic.
— Michael Wheeler 💥 (@michaelcwheeler) April 29, 2017
In honour of Jon, and all that's good in Toronto, go to the theatre tomorrow. See a play. See it with his love and enthusiasm. Do it. 💔
— Vikki Anderson (@atomicvikki) April 29, 2017
In Halifax. For #JonKaplan
Seeing: pic.twitter.com/XdYRs6nWUX
— Daniel MacIvor (@danielmacivor) April 29, 2017
Dim the lights of every Toronto theatre. Jon Kaplan is gone.
— John Coulbourn (@Jcoulbourn) April 28, 2017
Please read Susan G. Cole's touching tribute to Jon Kaplan here.
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Jon Kaplan In Memoriam theatre criticism

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A : turning the Ox upside down
The letter we know today as "A" has its roots in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics where it was originally the pictogram of an ox head.
From Oxen to Alpha
The letter "A" we use today is descendant from the Greek letter Alpha. The first letter of the Greek alphabet, Alpha is actually the evolutionary result of other letter forms from other alphabets most notably the Phoenician letter / word Aleph meaning "ox." Aleph looks like a sideways "A" pointing to the left which not-so-accidentally resembles a sideways ox head. But the history of the letter A goes back even further. The Phoenicians created Aleph as a simpler form of the even older Egyptian letter / sign of an ox head. The Egyptian pictogram for an ox is essentially an upside down "A".
Egyptian roots
History of the Alphabet by Art of the Problem is a great video that explores the history and changes of language & writing from the more conceptual pictograms to the sound signs we use today. The invention of papyrus as a writing material gave the Egyptians a quicker way to record information than carving into stone. As papyrus became increasingly popular the Egyptians created what was essentially a hieroglyphics shorthand … hieroglyphics-lite if you will. This system eventually became the hieratic system of writing. It was a faster writing system designed to take advantage of this new writing technology they had created. Hieratic became easier to remember than hieroglyphics because it started to use less pictograms / word signs and instead used more sound signs, like our letters do today. With word signs you had to remember thousands of symbols to communicate. With sound signs you could combine symbols to create words. Hieratics eventually gave way to demotic, an even faster way for Egyptians to write. Over time the demotic sign for an ox became the basis for the Phoenecian aleph sign, which became alpha, which became our letter A.
So the letter A started as the image of an ox head in Egypt and as time past it worked its way around the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean up into Greece where it got turned upside-down into the letter Alpha and eventually our letter A.
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The subtitle of Allan Beattie's book promises a surprising economic history of the world. And the former World Trade editor of Financial Times tries too hard to keep up to it. Right at the beginning of False Economy he plays a prank on the reader. He asks: what happened on September 11, 2001? And in a jiffy answers: it was the day terrorists attacked Argentina. He then notes, a few months ago the American economy collapsed for the umpteenth time. The prank sets the tone for the rest of the book.
Of course, all of us know it was the other way round. But Beattie tells us it need not have been that way. For much of the 19th century Argentina's economy was way ahead of the US. Even in the early 20th century they were well-matched.That the US became a superpower and Argentina a basket case owes nothing to intricacies of geography, culture or religion. Countries become rich or poor because of the choices their rulers make. But what is so new about that?
Why some countries thrive and others fail is a big question in economics. Beattie hops from country to country and across history for answers. In one chapter he visits the global trade system through the concept of 'virtual water'. A large part of agricultural trade is a transfer from wet places to dry ones of 'virtual water' or water embodied in food and other products. Beattie argues trade is one reason the oft-heralded 'water wars' have failed to materialize: countries have traded water, rather than fought over it.
Trade does sometime stop wars. But it is no universal panacea. How has trade in virtual water stopped water wars? Beattie fails to join the dots.
False Economy is rich in detail but it has very few answers.


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Q: Spring - @PropertySource, getting an NPE ;( I'm having some trouble using @PropertySource, I get a NPE when using env.getProperty(..).
Does anybody have any insight?
My environment:

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*JDK/JRE: 1.6.0_06

*OS: Linux Mint 13

*Spring: 4.1.6.RELEASE

The stacktrace:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at com.mycompany.app.ExpressiveConfig.main(ExpressiveConfig.java:33)

The properties file /src/main/resources/com/mycompany/app/app.properties:
disc.title=Sgt.PeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand
disc.artist=TheBeatles

My config class:
package com.mycompany.app;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.context.annotation.*;
import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;

@PropertySource("classpath:/com/mycompany/app/app.properties")
public class ExpressiveConfig {

    @Autowired
    Environment env;

    @Bean
    public App get() {
        return new App("hello", env.getProperty("disc.artist"));
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        App a = new ExpressiveConfig().get();
    }

}

Model class:
package com.mycompany.app;

import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

public class App {

      private final String title;
      private final String artist;

      public App(String title, String artist) {
        this.title = title;
        this.artist = artist;
      }

      public String getTitle() {
        return title;
      }

      public String getArtist() {
        return artist;
      }
}

Failed attempts:

*

*I have tried playing around with the @PropertySource annotation, for example using the file: prefix and absolute path to the properties file.
Dropping the backslash before the classpath eg/@PropertySource("classpath:com/mycompany/app/app.properties").
Putting the properties file in different places.

*I've also tried using @PropertySources containing an @PropertySource annotation too.

*I've added:
@Bean
public static PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer propertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer() {
return new PropertySourcesPlaceholderConfigurer();
}
Any help/advice much appreciated!!

A: Spring will only inject dependencies into beans that it manages itself. Since you're creating that instance yourself (new ExpressiveConfig()), there will be no dependency injection performed as Spring is actually not involved at all.
You need to create an application context with a bean definition for that type and retrieve the instance from there.
To do that, annotate your ExpressiveConfig as a spring @Configuration and then, instead of instantiating it your self, just pass that class to an AnnotationConfigApplicationContext. Then you'll be able to retrieve your beans from the context with getBean(...).

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Persona	April, 11th 2015 by Walter van Teeffelen
World Fine Art Professionals and their Key-Pieces, 39 – Els
Els – 1, Marcellos-Art-Factory-What-Els-01
Els is a familiar sight in artistic The Hague. Of course in combation with Marcello. Marcello & Els have been known for several decades with art, exhibitions and special projects.
Not that long ago Els had an exhibition in their own gallery, Galerie Haags, entitled "What? Els!" with paintings in large dimensions of dancers and sculpture. Els van den Dop-Van Meesche, as is her full name, comes from an artistic family.
Language of a body
Her father, Leo van Meesche, was an artist as well. And he taught art. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. He was friends with the Haarlem painter Kees Verweij. Els: 'In the thirties of the last century they got lessons by Henri Boot. Verweij was a self-righteous man. I have been a model for him and he managed to let me wait for hours or to send me away if he didn't have his day.'
Els began to paint at home, when she was 16. At 18 she went to the Academy. 'I first wanted to go to Paris, I visited the city with my parents. But that didn't happen. Then I wanted to go to Amsterdam, but my parents were very much against it.' So it was The Hague. She was particularly interested to paint people. 'What people radiate, the language of a body. Where do you see this better than in a ballet?' The HOT-theater, where the dancers of the Nederlands Dans Theater practised, happened to be around the corner of the Academy.
'During breaks we were watching. I also visited the study evenings of Nederlands Dans Theater. I made sketches. Beautiful bodies and beautiful movements I saw. That's of course the reason I chose such a wonderful husband who really does his best to keep it that way!'
It need not be just beautiful bodies. 'I love all kinds of bodies. Old people and people with disabilties also can radiate, in a different way.'
She uses a lot of blue (Prussian blue, Ceruleum blue), red (Rembrandt pink) and white. Oil is the preferred method. 'You can go on a long time. You can walk away and the next day you can go on. I takes a while before it is dries. That's why I use turpentine to accelerate drying. Oil smells very nice.'
Her work changed after she met Marcello in 1990. 'It was my late 30's, I was totally in love. I started working with brighter colors and clearer forms. End of 1990, I moved in with Marcel. I was 40 years then. I got a present from Marcel: driving lessons.' Marcello, who joined us: 'A woman who is an artist and also runs a gallery not having a license: Impossible! Els: 'We started to do many things together. Brought in many assignments and projects. That was fun.'
Rembrandt 2000
In 1999 Marcello and Els were the first to paint a skating rink. The rink was on Spuiplein, right in The Hague center. Because of the size and harsh conditions (it was a cold winter) the choice was made to paint a replica of an artwork of the famous 'Drip painter' Jackson Pollock. It was a World premiere and it aroused a lot of media attention.
On the What?Els! exhibition stood some of Els' sculptures as well. 'At the Academy, I started modeling with clay. One year I attended clay modeling class. There I learned casting to make heads. I didn't continue this, till 1999. The Mauritshuis organized the exhibion 'Rembrandt Himself', with self-portraits by Rembrandt. With Sis Josip and his wife Conti Hermenet we developed the idea of the exhibition Rembrandt 2000. What kind of influence does Rembrandt have on today's art?'
The Night Watch
'Especially for this exhibition we established a temporary museum, which we named Con Temporary Museum on the corner Kneuterdijk / Lange Vijverberg in The Hague. We called on artists to participate with work inspired by Rembrandt. Many did. To name a few: Rob Scholte, Herman Brood, Anton Heijboer, Peter Donkersloot, Peter Klashorst, Ramses Shaffy, Marnix Rueb, Micha Klein, Paul Blanca, Jurriaan van Hall and Robert-Jan Stips.
At the centre of the exhibtion which was organized together with Sis Josip and his wife Conti Hermenet stood a life-size copy of the Night Watch with only self-portraits by Rembrandt. Marcel had made a series of huge silkscreens on canvas in response to Rembrandt's self-portraits.
A museum attendent had to be Rembrandt himself. We were looking for a sculptor for such a big statue, but that didn't work out. Then I thought: 'I'll go see it for myself. I made a statue, starting with a mannequin and modeling it with clay. When it was finished we put Rembrandt in a suit and sprayed his face all gold. Next to that I made a number of other Rembrandts. Portraits of the young Rembrandt and a series of phizzes, including Titus, Rembrandt's son. The Rembrandt of Amsterdam Rembrandt House we cast in bronze.'
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Another major project was the glassware for Achmea's headquarters, where Michelangelo's Adam's and Rembrandts Danaë's hand are reaching for each other. The same image was painted on blocks on the ceiling.
What's Els' experience of Hague art life?
'We have never been a member of Pulchri or Haagsche Kunstkring. We have never been in the Artists Social Regulation BKR. Marcel is depicted as 'too commercial'. The idea is that an artist works in his attic room, working hard to create a masterpiece.'Marcello joins the conversation. 'Art in The Hague is asleep. It's a conservative affair. We are not talking about the Gemeentemuseum and the Mauritshuis. Let's look at the example of The Hague rock musicians: Kane, Direct, Anouk. The best of Pulchri is the building.'
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'In 2012 we organized the First Bargain Exposition in the Netherlands. Free Art for minimum income pass holders. Various artists brought in paintings, available for free: Jos van den Berg, Helen and Jille van der Veen, Frans de Leef, Frederick Linck, Marnix Rueb and many others. We asked people who wanted an artwork to give a motivation by email. There were heartbreaking stories. It turned out that the interest in art among low income and minimum income people was great. What was Pulchri's reaction? 'Nice publicity stunt'. Then you know enough.
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Cataract Surgery Lowers Risk of Developing Dementia up to 30%
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Cataracts affect the majority of elderly people who are at risk of dementia, and new research shows that having cataract surgery reduces one's risk of getting the disease.
An observational study of more than 3,000 ACT study participants over the age of 65 at Kaiser Permanente Washington in Seattle found that people who had cataract surgery had a 30% decreased risk of developing dementia, compared to those who did not.
After surgery, the lower risk lasted for at least a decade. Cataract surgery was also linked to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease dementia.
The findings were published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
"This kind of evidence is as good as it gets in epidemiology," said Lead researcher Dr. Cecilia S Lee.
"This is really exciting because no other medical intervention has shown such a strong association with lessening dementia risk in older individuals."
The mechanisms underlying the link between cataract surgery and a lower incidence of dementia were not investigated in this study. According to the researchers, after cataract surgery, patients may receive higher-quality sensory input, which may help to reduce the incidence of dementia.
"These results are consistent with the notion that sensory input to the brain is important to brain health," Dr. Eric B. Larson, co-author of the study added.
Another theory, according to Lee, is that following cataract surgery, people are exposed to more blue light.
"Some special cells in the retina are associated with cognition and regulate sleep cycles, and these cells respond well to blue light," she added, "Cataracts specifically block blue light, and cataract surgery could reactivate those cells."
The findings of the study make a compelling case for more research into the eye-brain relationship in dementia. Previous research conducted by Lee's team at the University of Washington found a substantial association between various retinal illnesses, such as age-related macular degeneration, and the onset of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
Dementia is more common in people who have macular degeneration or other retinal degenerative illnesses. In the current study, people who had cataract surgery to improve their eyesight had a decreased risk of getting dementia. Understanding the relationship between the aging eye and the brain could lead to new insights and treatments for age-related dementia.
Researchers followed up on people who had been diagnosed with a cataract or glaucoma but didn't have dementia at the time they participated in the study. At the time of participation, none of the participants had had cataract surgery. The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument, which has a score range of 0-100, is used to assess participants' cognitive abilities every two years. Participants with a score of less than 85 are subjected to additional neurological testing.
There were 853 cases of dementia and 709 cases of Alzheimer's disease among the 3,038 patients who were followed for an average of 7.8 years. Cataract surgery was performed on over half of the participants (1,382 people, or 45 percent). The study showed that subjects who had cataract surgery in either eye were around 30% less likely to develop any kind of dementia for at least 10 years following their operation.
An broad number of covariates, including health-related confounders, were taken into account in the analysis. Cataract surgery could appear to have a protective effect due to a healthy patient bias, in which participants who had cataract surgery were likely to be healthier and have a lower risk of dementia. Researchers conducted analyses to account for a variety of potential biases, but even when these factors were taken into account, robust relationships remained.
To rule out the idea that patients with cognitive impairment prior to dementia diagnosis were less aware of vision issues and hence less likely to have undergone cataract surgery, researchers eliminated eye procedures in the two years prior to dementia diagnosis. Even when this group was eliminated, the researchers discovered that cataract surgery was related with a lower incidence of dementia.
Participants were also tested for a possible link between another form of eye surgery (glaucoma surgery) and dementia as a secondary control. There was no link discovered in this case.
As with any observational study, results could be influenced by unmeasured or residual confounding factors. For cataract diagnosis, there could be coding problems.
Researchers only looked at the participant's first cataract surgery, so they don't know if subsequent procedures had an impact on dementia risk.
The bulk of the participants in the study were White, so it's uncertain whether the effect would be seen in all populations.
Source: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6990
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New Trilobite Species Explains Longstanding Footprint Mystery
To most people, these look like ordinary trilobites, but they reveal distinctive aspects of a newly described species called Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) hammondi, including the combination of digestive parts (image b) where other trilobites have one or the other. Gutierrez-Marco et al/Scientific Reports
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For 270 million years, trilobites were among the dominant species on Earth. Around the world, they left tracks known as Cruziana as they passed. One type of print, known as Cruziana rugosa, has long puzzled paleontologists, since the maker of these strange paths could not be identified. Now, however, the mystery may have been solved, with the discovery of a type of trilobite well suited to making the parallel lines seen in the C. rugosa.
Dr Diego Garcia-Bellido of the University of Adelaide has helped describe the new species of trilobite, Megistaspis (Ekeraspis) hammondi, in Scientific Reports. Three specimens were found in Moroccan rocks dated to 478 million years ago.
Like other trilobites, M. hammondi was flat with a broad head, tapered body, and a lot of legs. Unusually, however, the three pairs of front legs each had short, stubby spines known as setae. Garcia-Bellido sees the explanation to the C. rugosa in these setae.
Cruziana rugosa (a) compared with tracks from known trilobite species. Gutierrez-Marco et al/Scientific Reports
"Cruziana are very common," Garcia-Bellido told IFLScience. "But the Cruziana rugosa were not. They were only found for a short period of time around the margins of Gondwanaland." The timing matches very well with the age of the fossils Garcia-Bellido described.
Besides resolving the C. rugosa mystery, the discovery of M. hammondi is significant for the unusual preservation of the soft body parts. The overwhelming majority of known trilobite fossils only show the hard exoskeleton, with the skin and internal organs lost to scavenging or decay.
The digestive system of M. hammondi suggests it ate by scavenging for decaying bodies and through sediment feeding, swallowing the mud at the bottom of the sea and extracting the nutrients using powerful enzymes in its stomach, Garcia-Bellido added. The job of the front legs was to shovel the sediment into the creature's mouth. In the process, they left 12 parallel grooves in the mud, which in some cases became preserved to be found by us almost 500 million years later.
Most trilobite appendages were too soft to survive such treatment, Garcia-Bellido told IFLScience, but the spines were short and thick enough to plow the mud unharmed.
M. hammondi was also distinctive in combining digestive features that have been seen in different trilobites, but never together. Specifically, a "crop" in which food is stored near the mouth has previously been seen as an alternative to multiple digestive glands known as caeca, but M. hammondi had both. The evolutionary reason for this remains unknown.
(a) Overall view of one of the specimens. Yellow arrows point to setae thought to have carved the Cruziana rugosa; black arrows indicate thoracic endopods; green arrow points to left eye; blue arrowheads indicate the facial suture; (b) and (c) Detail of the setae. Scale bar, 20 mm for (a); 10 mm for (b,c). Gutierrez-Marco et al/Scientific Reports


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Published: Nov. 08, 2022, 3:07 p.m.
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Ramírez will be sidelined 6-8 weeks while he recovers from the procedure, but it should not limit his availability once spring training gets underway. It does, however, likely rule him out for the 2022 World Baseball Classic, where he had intended to compete for his native Dominican Republic in March.
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Mizzou Law Board of Advocates Chairman Election
The University of Missouri School of Law Board of Advocates has elected Don Quinn as the 2019-2020 Chairman. Former Chairman, Khris Johnson-Deloatch, '19, handed over the gavel to Quinn on May 17.
Quinn comes to Mizzou Law with leadership experience, having served in the U.S. Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom and owning a small business. As chairman, Don Quinn will lead a team of 12 directors and 13 associates in creating and implementing advocacy programs within the law school and through student participation in regional and national competitions.
"I am passionate about advocacy and believe in the power of mentorship to help students enhance their skills," he said. "This year, we will be implementing a mentorship program, increasing participation, and working to position MU Law as an advocacy giant within the community."
About the Board of Advocates
The BOA promotes and encourages advocacy among first, second and third-year law students. The BOA achieves this mission by facilitating mentorship and encouraging participation in competitions that allow for the practical application of legal skills. Along with legal clinics offered by the University of Missouri School of Law, the BOA creates opportunities for law students to round out their legal education and to better prepare for careers as advocates.


I have had DSPS since my early to mid 20's. I'm not exactly sure why it started--it could be because I was up all night with a new baby. All I know is here I am 10 years later with terrible sleeping issues.
My sleep pattern is very wacky. Sometimes I don't fall asleep until 9 am and then I sleep as long as I can which is usually around 4 pm. Sometimes I sleep in weird 4 hour patterns, a few hours at night and a few hours in the middle of the day.
I can't work a regular job. I never know if I'm going to be so tired I'm going to fall asleep at work. I have worked from home off and on and been somewhat successful at making money but there are times it's really slow and I don't make anything. It's not an easy road.
Thankfully I have a husband who is understanding about my sleep issues because he has been with me since before they started so he's seen it come and progress. Luckily he has a steady job.
I haven't had a doctor diagnose me because they are grossly undereducated about sleep issues. They think it's insomnia or an easy fix with some sleeping pills. All of you know that is NOT true if you have DSPS.
I tried for years to force myself to fall asleep with sleeping pills and simply turning off all the lights and laying there. Of course that never works! It only makes one much more frustrated to do those things with no positive effects!
I wish that the world would acknowledge this is a real disability and realize that we aren't simply just lazy. It's a prejudice through and through. Maybe one day there will be some exciting medical advances in this field and we will have some hope. Until then--keep your head up and know you're not alone. It is possible to function with this, although it's much harder. I have to work from home and I also attended college online so you can get a job and education. I can get up and be a Mom and take my kids to school, but I have to sleep when I drop them off. I can be awake to cook dinner and be with my family at night if need be. Best wishes to everyone.


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Are Canadians starting to sour on real estate investment?
Toronto and Vancouver have been doing the heavy lifting in the Canada's housing market — transactions and prices in these two markets counter Prairie downturns — and following the Canadian Real Estate Association's release of January home sale data, some of the country's biggest banks predict this trend will continue.
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Having spent the better part of its existence straddling that fine line between truck stop and tourist trap, the town best known for Big Macs and gas has revamped its blackberry-choked lanes into a launch pad for recreation (rock climbing, kiteboarding, windsurfing, fishing, golfing, camping). It's also become a site for higher education: Quest University opened last September, and the local Capilano University satellite is meant to grow tenfold in the next five years. More importantly, two master-planned residential developments, Eaglewind and Waterfront Landing, will double the size of downtown. Meanwhile, the (sometimes) 30-minute drive from Vancouver, along the Sea to Sky Highway, remains a chaos of orange traffic cones as Games-related expansion proceeds. Mayor Ian Sutherland complained that Olympic planners shortchanged his town (the volunteer centre, at least, will be built in Squamish), but the "outdoor recreation capital of Canada" seems to be looking well beyond a temporary circus.
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Speaking at of the Gartner Customer Experience Summit in Tokyo, Gene Alvarez, managing vice president at Gartner, said more than half of organizations have already invested in VCAs for customer service, as they realize the advantages of automated self-service, together with the ability to escalate to a human agent in complex situations.
Organizations report a reduction of up to 70% in call, chat and/or email inquiries after implementing a VCA, Gartner research states, besides reportedly increasing customer satisfaction and a 33% saving per voice engagement.
Indeed, a 2017 Gartner survey found that 84% of organizations expected to increase investments in customer experience (CX) technology in the year ahead.
1. By 2019, 20% of brands will abandon their mobile apps: Many brands are finding that mobile applications are not delivering the level of adoption and customer engagement they expected. Original return-on-investment (ROI) calculations are missing the mark due to the cost of support, maintenance, upgrades, customer care and marketing to drive downloads. Brands are now investing to build presence in consumer messaging apps, such as Facebook Messenger and WeChat, to reach customers where they spend a high percentage of their time.
2. By 2020, 30% of all B2B companies will employ artificial intelligence (AI) to augment at least one of their primary sales processes: AI in sales allows for more efficiency and effectiveness in business processes, often with up to 30% higher conversion rates when engaging prospects or leads. It is becoming an attractive alternative for sales organizations with high volumes of lead processing, opportunities and forecasting processes because it provides fast and accurate support when performing the different sales stages.
3. By 2020, more than 40% of all data analytics projects will relate to an aspect of customer experience: Data and analytics is already prominent across marketing, sales, digital commerce, customer service, social media management and field service departments. However, an understanding of the overall condition of the customer's attitude toward the enterprise is lacking for the majority. What matters is not the customer's attitude about a store, department, process or product, but the level of trust they have in the organization as a whole and their likely intent to remain loyal.
4. By 2020, augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality immersive solutions will be evaluated and adopted in 20% of large enterprises as part of their digital transformation strategy: Organizations will have the ability to provide employees, customers and suppliers with a means to obtain real-time information, experience virtual environments and engage in social collaboration without a small, limited display and a limited point of view. Consumers already experience some form of immersive technology, such as Snapchat filters and 360-degree video and photos on Facebook.
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Photos: Chelsea Clinton ties the knot in lavish style
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Fashion designer Vera Wang (L) is crowded by the press as she leaves a restaurant in the town of Rhinebeck, New York, where Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding will take place, July 31,2010. After an intensely secretive build-up, Chelsea Clinton and her Wall Street banker beau were tying the knot at a lavish bash outside the quaint town of Rhinebeck, rural New York.
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Actor Ted Dansen is seen hours before the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky on July 31, 2010 in in Rhinebeck, New York.Bryan Bedder / Getty Images
A woman walks her dogs dressed in bride and groom costumes on July 31, 2010 in the town of Rhinebeck, New York, where Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding will take place. After an intensely secretive build-up, Chelsea Clinton and her Wall Street banker beau were tying the knot at a lavish bash outside the quaint town of Rhinebeck, rural New York.TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP/Getty Images
Wedding guests wait to board buses at their hotel on July 31, 2010 in the town of Rhinebeck, New York, where Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding will take place. After an intensely secretive build-up, Chelsea Clinton and her Wall Street banker beau were tying the knot at a lavish bash outside the quaint town of Rhinebeck, rural New York.TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP/Getty Images
A storefront window is decorated commemorating the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, New York on July 31, 2010. Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is set to marry fiance Marc Mezvinsky on July 31, reportedly at the Astor Court Estate.David Goldman / Getty Images
Guests of the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky gather at the Delamater Inn in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on July 31, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.David Goldman / Getty Images
A member of the media does a "standup" for television cameras as the general public looks on ahead of the wedding of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky on July 31, 2010, in Rhinebeck, New York. Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is set to marry fiance Marc Mezvinsky on July 31, reportedly at the Astor Court Estate.David Goldman / Getty Images
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A general view of news vans gathered in a parking lot on July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York. Rhinebeck is the site of Chelsea Clinton and fiance Marc Mezvinsky's wedding taking place on July 31, 2010.Michael Loccisano / Getty Images
A t-shirt vendor sells "The Wedding" shirts in the town of Rhinebeck, New York where Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding will take place in the tiny town of Rhinebeck, 100 miles 160kmnorth of New York City.Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images
Tourist take photos of guests as they leave the Beekman Arms Inn in the town of Rhinebeck, New York as crowds start to gather on the day of Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding in the tiny town of Rhinebeck, 160km north of New York City.Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images
A woman carries a wedding dress into the Beekman Arms Inn in the town of Rhinebeck, New York as crowds start to gather on the day of Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding in the tiny town of Rhinebeck, 160km north of New York City.Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images
A tourist in a Bill Clinton mask waves to the crowd as he drives through the town of Rhinebeck, New York as crowds start to gather on the day of Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding in the tiny town of Rhinebeck, 160km north of New York City.Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images
Tourists in Bill and Hillary Clinton masks drive through the town of Rhinebeck, New York as crowds start to gather on the day of Chelsea Clinton's multimillion-dollar wedding in the tiny town of Rhinebeck, 160km north of New York City.Timothy A. Clary / AFP/Getty Images
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. President Bill Clinton attend Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky's pre-wedding dinner at the Beekman Arms Inn on July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Bryan Bedder / Getty Images
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend daughter Chelsea Clinton and her fiance Marc Mezvinsky's pre-wedding party at the Beekman Arms Inn on July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Michael Loccisano / Getty Images
Sisters Ashley Mateo, left, and Ariana Mateo wear tank tops congratulating "Chelsea and Marc" on July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York. Rhinebeck is the site of Chelsea Clinton and fiance Marc Mezvinsky's wedding taking place on July 31, 2010.Michael Loccisano / Getty Images
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A drawn portrait of Chelsea Clinton sits in a window in the town where she plans to get married July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Mario Tama / Getty Images
Costumed people walk in the town where Chelsea Clinton plans to get married July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Mario Tama / Getty Images
A waitress walks in front of the Beekman Arms Inn, where many Chelsea Clinton wedding guests are rumored to be staying, July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Mario Tama / Getty Images
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton leaves a restaurant after having lunch in the town where his daughter Chelsea Clinton plans to marry July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Mario Tama / Getty Images
Press and onlookers try to photograph former U.S. President Bill Clinton as he steps from his vehicle after having lunch in the town where his daughter Chelsea Clinton plans to marry July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Mario Tama / Getty Images
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Media are set up outside the Beekman Arms Inn, where many Chelsea Clinton wedding guests are rumored to be staying, July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York.Mario Tama / Getty Images
L-R) Gary Kiernan and wife Sandy Kiernan dressed like Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton pose at the corner of Market street and rte. 9 on July 30, 2010 in Rhinebeck, New York. Rhinebeck is the site of Chelsea Clinton and fiance Marc Mezvinsky's wedding taking place on July 31, 2010.Michael Loccisano / Getty Images


On an annualized rate, the economy shrank 1.9% against the initially estimated fall of 1.6%.Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is commonly considered a recession.
Japan's economy contracted more than initially thought in the July-September quarter, revised official data showed Monday, confirming the world's third largest economy sank into recession.
The economy contracted 0.5% quarter-on-quarter, worse than the 0.4% shrinkage estimated in initial data released three weeks ago, the Cabinet Office said.
The reading was much worse than the median forecast of a 0.1% quarterly shrinkage in a survey by the Nikkei economic daily.
On an annualized rate, the economy shrank 1.9% against the initially estimated fall of 1.6%.
Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is commonly considered a recession.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pro-spending growth bid, dubbed "Abenomics," has stalled as an April hike in the sales tax dented consumer spending and corporate investment.
Abe delayed a second tax hike planned for next year to 2017.
He also dissolved the lower chamber of parliament for snap elections on December 14, two years ahead of schedule, as he seeks to bolster his public support.
The tax rises are aimed at paying down Japan's enormous national debt, but they have put Abe in a tricky position as he tries to balance them with his growth plan.


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Kristina M. Johnson (* 7. Mai 1957) ist eine US-amerikanische Ingenieurin. Sie amtierte von September 2017 bis Juni 2020 als dreizehnte Kanzlerin der State University of New York. Im Juni 2020 wurde sie vom Kuratorium der Ohio State University zur 16. Präsidentin der Universität ernannt. Sie war führend in der Entwicklung von optoelektronischen Verarbeitungssystemen, 3D-Bildgebung und Farbmanagementsystemen.

Kindheit und Studium
Johnson wurde in St. Louis, Missouri, geboren und wuchs in Denver, Colorado, auf. Als Oberstufenschülerin der Thomas Jefferson High School gewann sie den Wissenschaftswettbewerb der Stadt Denver und des Bundesstaates Colorado und belegte den zweiten Platz in der Sparte Physik sowie den ersten Platz bei der International Science Fair der Air Force für ihr Projekt mit dem Titel "Holographic Study of the Sporangiophore Phycomyces". Sie war sportlich. Sie spielte Lacrosse in einer Jungenmannschaft.

Während ihres Studiums an der Stanford University gründete Johnson die Lacrosse-Mannschaft für Frauen, spielte im Feldhockey-Team und versuchte sich 1978 für das US-Team. 1979 wurde bei Johnson die Hodgkin-Krankheit diagnostiziert, woraufhin sie sich auf eine akademische Karriere konzentrierte. Johnson erwarb einen Bachelor, Master und Ph.D. in Elektrotechnik in Stanford und war Postdoktorandin am Trinity College Dublin, Irland.

Karriere
Nach dem Postdoc-Stipendium wurde Johnson 1985 zur Assistenzprofessorin für Elektro- und Computertechnik an der University of Colorado Boulder ernannt, wo sie das Engineering Research Center (ERC) für optoelektronische Computersysteme der National Science Foundation (NSF) mitbegründete und mehrere Unternehmen aus ihrem Forschungslabor ausgründete, darunter ColorLink, Inc, das später an RealD verkauft wurde. ColorLink entwickelte die Technologie, die der 3D-Filmindustrie zu neuem Schwung verhalf. Außerdem war sie Mitbegründerin des Colorado Advanced Technology Institute Center of Excellence in Optoelectronics. Im Jahr 1999 wurde Johnson zur Dekanin der School of Engineering an der Duke University ernannt.

Im Jahr 2007 wurde Johnson Senior-Vizepräsidentin und Propst der Johns Hopkins University. Im Jahr 2009 wurde Johnson von Präsident Barack Obama mit einstimmiger Zustimmung des US-Senats zum Unterstaatssekretär für Energie und Umwelt im Energieministerium der Vereinigten Staaten ernannt.

Sie ist die Gründerin von Enduring Hydro, einem auf Wasserkraft ausgerichteten Energieunternehmen. Das Unternehmen hat ein Joint Venture mit der in New York City ansässigen Private-Equity-Firma I Squared Capital (genannt Cube Hydro Partners), das 19 Wasserkraftwerke im Osten der USA besitzt und betreibt.

Johnson wurde 2016 für die Entwicklung und den Einsatz von Flüssigkristall-auf-Silizium-Displaytechnologien, die die Grundlage für optoelektronische 3D-Hochgeschwindigkeitsbildgebung bilden, zum Mitglied der National Academy of Engineering gewählt.

Johnson war Direktorin bei Minerals Technologies Inc., Nortel, Guidant Corporation, AES Corporation und Boston Scientific. Derzeit ist sie Mitglied des Verwaltungsrats von Cisco Systems. Im Jahr 2019 trat sie aus dem Verwaltungsrat der AES Corporation zurück, nachdem sie die Umweltverschmutzung durch das Unternehmen in Puerto Rico kritisiert hatte.

Im April 2017 wurde Johnson zum Kanzler der State University of New York ernannt und trat das Amt im September an.

Sie ist eine starke Befürworterin von Frauen in Führungspositionen, Wissenschaft und Technik und setzt sich leidenschaftlich für MINT-Bildung und die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen durch kleine Unternehmen ein.

Am 3. Juni 2020 wurde bekannt gegeben, dass Johnson von ihrem Amt an der State University of New York zurücktreten wird, um die nächste Präsidentin der Ohio State University zu werden.

Privatleben
Johnson ist mit Veronica Meinhard verheiratet, Senior Executive Director of Principal Gifts und Senior Associate Athletic Director an der University of Maryland, College Park.

Auszeichnungen

 Im Jahr 1993 war Johnson die erste Frau, die mit dem internationalen Dennis-Gabor-Preis für Kreativität in der modernen Optik ausgezeichnet wurde.
 Im Jahr 2003 wurde Johnson "für ihre Beiträge zu optoelektronischen Verarbeitungssystemen und Flüssigkristallgeräten" zum IEEE Fellow ernannt.
 Im Jahr 2004 erhielt Johnson den Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award, die höchste Auszeichnung der Gesellschaft.
 Im Jahr 2008 wurde sie mit der John Fritz Medal ausgezeichnet.
 Im Jahr 2010 wurde Johnson mit dem ABIE Award for Technical Leadership des Anita Borg Institute ausgezeichnet.
 Im Jahr 2014 wurde Johnson in die Colorado Women's Hall of Fame aufgenommen.
 Im Jahr 2015 wurde Johnson für ihre Arbeit an der Entwicklung von Technologien zur Polarisationskontrolle in die National Inventors Hall of Fame gewählt.
 Im Jahr 2016 wurde Johnson in die National Academy of Engineering gewählt.
 Im Jahr 2017 wurde Johnson von der National University of Ireland, Galway die Ehrendoktorwürde verliehen.
 Im Jahr 2021 erhielt Johnson die IEEE Mildred Dresselhaus Medal, mit der herausragende technische Beiträge in Wissenschaft und Technik mit großer Wirkung gewürdigt werden.

Einzelnachweise

Mitglied der Optical Society
Mitglied der National Academy of Engineering
IEEE Fellow
Person im Energieministerium der Vereinigten Staaten
Universitätspräsident
Ehrendoktor der National University of Ireland
Hochschullehrer (Colorado)
Hochschullehrer (Duke University)
Absolvent der Stanford University
Telekommunikationsunternehmer
Ingenieur
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1957
Frau
Unternehmer (Vereinigte Staaten)

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How WILPF's Local-Global-Local Approach Works In Syria Project
As the world's oldest international feminist organisation, with an aim to ensure real and lasting peace and freedom by non-violent means, WILPF seeks to effectively support women's grassroots organisations in multiple ways. WILPF's unique local-global-local approach, which forges strong linkages between international, national and local efforts, makes our engagement not only innovative but also thoroughly tailored for each local context.
This article, revolving around WILPF's latest advocacy work on Syria, is one of a series of articles showcasing different aspects of how the local-global-local approach works in reality.
In connection to the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council, WILPF International hosted a delegation of Syrian women human rights activists with a vast range of expertise in women's rights, law and justice, civil society and peace building, and humanitarian and crisis response.
This advocacy delegation is an impeccable reflection of how we adopt our unique local-global-local approach. When it comes to working with our Syrian partners, our collaboration distinctly follows WILPF's cycle of unified action through which we provide strong and articulate linkages between international and local efforts. WILPF, with the support of Kvinna till Kvinna, facilitated for a number of events and meetings as part of this advocacy trip that include:
Closed roundtable meeting with member states' representatives.
Open Side-Event at the Human Rights Council's 32nd session.
Public event at the Geneva Center for Security Policy at the Graduate Institute.
Bilateral meetings with relevant UN special mandates and agencies.
What sets the wheels of our local-global-local approach in motion?
Advocacy is key for WILPF, as it constitutes one of the most substantial mechanisms to recalibrating the political debates on conflict and crisis, and influencing how states conceptualise and address issues of gender, militarism, peace and security. Advocacy is one of WILPF's strategic tools because it provides Syrian feminist grassroots activists with the opportunity to convey a localised and gendered analysis of security developments to state representatives, diplomats, international stakeholders and the general public.
What makes the work of our partners extremely valuable is the fact that they all run or are part of localised networks in constant engagement and communication with activists inside Syria, either directly, cross-border, or remotely.
We facilitate their access to multilateral fora so that local partners in Syria are able to analyse before international stakeholders how the situation on the ground is affecting women, and for the international community to be informed about what the root causes of the violence and militarisation are, the needs of civilians in general and local women organisations in particular, and how can each state or institution provide adequate support.
Why is the local-global-local approach important in the context of our work in Syria?
As mentioned earlier, the wide-ranging significance of our unique approach is that it provides solid linkages between international and local levels, and thus harmonises the efforts being invested at both levels.
For instance, the main objective of the closed roundtable and bilateral meetings held between Syrian activists and international relevant stakeholders is building a constructive discussion with high-level officials, Special Rapporteurs, INGOs and other actors on the situation of women and the impact of the conflict on them. It also aims at lobbying States for a more gendered and civilian-centered policies and strategies in both humanitarian and political aspects. These meetings also sought to create a network of contacts in Geneva for the Syrian partner organisations.
As such, this is not to say that this approach comes without challenges. It requires enormous coordination, perseverance and long-term commitment especially since positive consequences not swiftly observed. However, the palpable change that results from these efforts, even if long-winded, makes them worthwhile.
Local-global-local approach is a consistent and long-term engagement
Adopting a local-global-local approach constitutes a long-term advocacy strategy that necessitates not only continuous coordination and articulated efforts, but also consistent engagement at different levels and periods. In this context, this advocacy trip per se is only one step of a longer-term advocacy strategy on the impact of the conflict on Syrian women, and not an entire advocacy by itself.
WILPF and Syrian partner women organisations have engaged in multiple activities in the past two years to address women's experience of the conflict, in pursuance of providing a gender conflict and human rights analysis, and giving concrete recommendations for the international community. The latest key collaboration that gathered ten Syrian women organisations is the drafting of a summary report for the Universal Periodic Review of the Syrian Republic. The submission of a summary report constitutes only one part of a more targeted and long-term advocacy strategy, which requires consistent engagement at different stages: before, during and after the review process that is due on November 2016.
Similarly, this advocacy trip constitutes another advocacy component of this overall strategy. What makes this Local-global-local approach a successful one is therefore the consistency and continuity among different advocacy steps at numerous stages of the process.
Local-global-local approach also seeks to raise awareness
The delegation of Syrian human rights defenders also sought to raise awareness among different audiences around the disproportionate impact of the conflict on women and girls in Syria.
The main objective of the side-event at the Human Rights Council was to present the gendered analysis of the UPR summary report, put forward the carefully developed recommendations around the below main thematic approaches, and examine the roles of the different stakeholders in reinforcing protection of civilians. Discussions during the side-event critically addressed the distinct impact of the following phenomena on Syrian women: gender-based violence, detention, enforced disappearance, displacement, proliferation of weapons, and the indiscriminate targeting of health and educational facilities. The side-event targeted the international community in general, particularly diplomats, state missions, and activists who have access to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The discussion in the public event at the Geneva Center for Policy Studies was very similar to the one in the side-event but targeted the general public who do not have access to the Council. The discussion addressed the impact of the conflict on women, the role they play on the ground today, the need for their real and effective participation in peace negotiations and decision-making, as well as how the general public in Europe and beyond can provide direct support.
Commitment of WILPF to the Syrian Cause
Hosting this delegation constitutes one part of a long-term commitment by WILPF to the Syrian cause and to the work of our Syrian partners. What WILPF is seeking to achieve through these numerous advocacy activities with the delegation is to strengthen the network between our Syrian partners and high-level officials, INGOs and other actors and to lobby states for more gendered policies vis-à-vis the conflict in Syria, as well as to support a feminist movement building.
It is equally important to note that this report is prepared to feed into the universal periodic review of the Syrian state, and therefore does not cover violations against women committed by other warring parties to the conflict in Syria.
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كيف يدفع تجمع للنساء العراقيات بلادهن نحو السلام
In Lebanon, the Revolution Is a Woman


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RAF Cosford: visitor welcome and understanding transformed through new exhibition
Main Image: New displays at RAF Museum Cosford give visitors to the site a better understanding of the people and role of the RAF
A new display at the RAF Museum Cosford has transformed the way visitors are introduced to the RAF and the rest of the site. As part of the final stages of the RAF Centenary Transformation Programme, the new exhibition was built and installed by specialist fit-out contractors, The Hub
The Hub were asked by the Royal Air Force Museum to expedite works at Cosford to meet the RAF Centenary date of 1 April 2018. This small exhibition utilises components from 'RAF Stories: The First 100 Years 1918–2018'– recently installed at the Museum's London site and opening on 30 June – designed by MET STUDIO and provides an introduction to the RAF's 100-year story and relevant collections.
The development saw a major intervention into what is essentially a large atrium into the first hangar at Cosford that would give visitors a better understanding of the people behind the RAF. Since 2003 the space had been occupied by a timeline that talked about the history of flight from 1903-2003.
"It was quite a static display, not talking about the history of the RAF, it was very much focused on aviation, like a lot of displays across the Museum in past years," says Angela Vinci, the RAF Museum's Head of Exhibitions and Interpretation. "We didn't have any collection there previously as there was not the right environment to display them and we didn't have any showcases, so The Hub's brief was to build that new environment."
Now the new display at Cosford has five large showcases, which present objects that have never been on show before with video projections and full-size silhouettes that tell personal stories. It is hoped that the site will attract 398,000 visitors from April 2018 to March 2019, an upturn of 10 per cent.
"It's a completely different experience for all our visitors and that is the very first room where our visitors pass when they come to Cosford before our main hangars," says Angela. "It is the entrance to the other displays."
For the entire project the RAF team held discussions about what they were expecting and used the Cosford display to set design and build principles that are being applied in London.
"Not that it was a guinea pig, but it set the standards, from a fit-out point of view, in terms of quality," says Sofia Henriques, Exhibitions and Interpretation Manager. "The Hub have been really good in adapting to and responding to difficulties with the project and unforeseen challenges. Across all areas the relationship is based on honesty and trust and also about resolving problems positively as we all wanted to deliver a great exhibition."
To maintain consistency between the RAF Museums in London and Cosford, The Hub utilised the same team on both sites to deliver a mirrored exhibition.
"Our focus throughout the delivery of RAF Museum Cosford was maintaining MET STUDIO's original design intent and then adapting the designs to maximise the potential of the space available at RAF Museum Cosford to open in time for the Centenary celebration on Easter Weekend," says Joe Clarke, Project Manager at The Hub. To meet the opening deadline, programming was crucial, says Joe, and this was achieved by scheduling the enabling works and informing all specialist subcontractors and the Royal Air Force Museum of critical dates.
The Hub also conducted a comprehensive site survey early on in the programme, which allowed their design technicians to identify changes required in the design and also highlighted changes that need to be made, such as the need to reduce set work heights and review showcase access. The project has not come without its challenges and prior to the fit-out, The Hub conducted a full strip out, with enabling works uncovering original structural columns.
"The structural columns were a surprise as they were not highlighted in the original plans for the hanger," says Joe. "We consulted with the Royal Air Force Museum to slightly change the general arrangement of the exhibition to incorporate the columns while remaining true to the vision for the space. Coordinating with the specialist sub-contractors the projector, silhouettes and totems were installed in areas which did not compromise the interpretative display and enhanced the aesthetic of the space."
Another key challenge identified during the works was the fact that the hanger continued to be a primary route for visitors circulating through the site, especially in adverse weather conditions, which meant it had to be continually assessed to ensure the health and safety of visitors.
To make this work, The Hub securely partitioned construction and build areas and developed clear walkways to allow site works to continue during visitor hours with external works conducted in liaison with the Museum outside of opening hours.
"This considered approach taken to health and safety preserved the visitor's high quality experience during the four week programme," says Joe. "Our reaction to mitigating challenges was also tested during the installation of new flooring throughout the hanger with severe weather conditions affecting environmental conditions; resulting in the loss of one programme day. Working closely with our flooring and ceiling contractors and the Royal Air Force Museum, the flooring was heavily protected with additional labour agreed to allow for ceiling works to take place in parallel to regain project progress against programme so the critical dates were achieved."
Interpretation Strategy
The display is part of a new Interpretation Strategy by the RAF Museum, which explores the roles of the RAF through its people as well as its unique collections.
The Cosford display features are four showcases with graphics that each depicts an area of expertise associated with the RAF: Attack, Prepare, Support and Defend There is then one large showcase, which has lots of quirky, small objects such as Christmas cards produced from the metal of aeroplanes by RAF soldiers at the front, a dog leash, uniforms, allowance books for tobacco and sugar as well as dinner invitations.
"We are the RAF Museum and we are now telling the RAF story through its amazing servicemen and women, so that's the very big shift that everybody can understand. On both sites we never had an introduction explaining what the RAF is and what the RAF's role is. And that is why we thought we would approach the story with the capabilities of the RAF that are often unexpected, such as support in the case of emergencies or disasters. Also that not all RAF personnel are pilots."
Paul Hudson-Knight, Head of Marketing at the RAF Museum, says the new display will boost future fundraising strategies and will also indicate to visitors how the site will change and become much more accessible, and how the interpretation will be much more comprehensive. "The quality and nature of the displays means there are some real wow factors," he says. "If you think about the objects, for example, the idea of having a Christmas card made of spare bits of metal from a damaged aircraft is something we would expect to grab the public's attention and become a much-favoured object over time."
What the Museum is doing, he says, is looking at ways which the Museum can make interpretation much more imaginative. "So, what it does is starts a process of exploration for people once they leave the site."
A feasibility study is now underway at Cosford to determine future improvements and the two Museums will be complementing each other in terms of how they tell the RAF's story globally.
The Cosford project was completed in time for the 1 April Centenary, enabling visitors to commemorate the past, celebrate the present and imagine the future of the RAF.
The sections and objects in RAF Stories: The First 100 Years 1918-2018
Prepare: The RAF's Red Arrows display team represent the pinnacle of the services training and ethos. A Red Arrows pilots' flying suit and distinctively marked helmet feature as part of the display.
Attack: A selection of objects illustrating the RAF's attack role ranging from an early aerial reconnaissance camera to an arming key for a nuclear bomb are now on show.
Defend: The Battle of Britain in 1940, which tested the RAF's defensive abilities to the limit, is represented in the display including rare and unique artefacts.
Support: Featured in the display will be the story of a ground crewman Antony Ford who served on the Operation Bushel famine relief effort in Ethiopia in 1984-85, as well as a helicopter winch operator's rescue strop and an air-to-air refuelling.
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