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Effects of Adrenergic or A Combination of Adrenergic and Opioid Drugs on Assessments of Insulin Sensitivity in Mares
Lauren Kerrigan, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow
Semester of Graduation
School of Animal Sciences
Excitement is a problem when conducting endocrine tests on fractious horses. Epinephrine (EPI), for example, was shown to obliterate the insulin-induced decrease in blood glucose concentrations. Sedation may be a solution; however, perturbation of results may preclude useful information. The objectives of the four experiments presented herein were 1) to determine the effects of EPI on insulin response to glucose infusion (IR2G), 2) to assess the effects of the α-adrenergic sedative, detomidine (DET), alone or in combination with the opioid agonist, butorphanol (BUT), on IR2G and glucose response to insulin (GR2I), and 3) to assess the effects of BUT alone on IR2G. In Experiment 1, mares were administered saline or EPI (5 ug/kg, intravenously) immediately before infusion of glucose (100 mg/kg BW). Glucose caused peak rise (P < .05) in plasma insulin in controls at 5 minutes that persisted through 30 minutes; insulin was suppressed (P < .05) by EPI from 5 to 15 minutes, rising gradually through 30 minutes. Experiments 2 (IR2G) and 3 (GR2I) were carried out as separate triplicated 3 x 3 Latin square designs with the following treatments: saline (SAL), DET, and the combination of DET/BUT, all administered intravenously at .01 mg/kg BW. There was a 6-day washout period between phases. Blood samples from indwelling catheters were collected at -10 and 0 minutes before treatment, and continued every 5 minutes for 40 minutes. Infusion of glucose occurred 10 minutes after sedation. Glucose caused an immediate rise (P < .05) in plasma insulin that persisted through 30 minutes in SAL mares; DET and DET/BUT severely suppressed (P < .0001) the IR2G. To assess the GR2I in Experiment 3, blood glucose was measured after treatment with recombinant human insulin (50 mIU/kg BW, intravenously). Sedation did not affect resting blood glucose and had inconsistent effects on the GR2I. The administration of BUT alone in Experiment 4 had no effect on IR2G. In conclusion, adrenergic agonists severely suppress the IR2G and cannot be used for sedation for this test. The use of DET did not alter the GR2I, and therefore may be useful for conducting this test in fractious horses.
Kerrigan, Lauren, "Effects of Adrenergic or A Combination of Adrenergic and Opioid Drugs on Assessments of Insulin Sensitivity in Mares" (2019). LSU Master's Theses. 4994.
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Thompson, Donald L., Jr
Animal Sciences Commons


The Ministry of Transports and the Chinese partners might finish this year the project of the Romanian stretch of the high speed train to connect Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Constanta, according to a recent statement of Romanian Minister of Transports Ramona Manescu for Agerpres.
Minister of Transports stated that "there are talks with the Chinese partners about the bullet train connecting Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest and Constanta. From the border to Constanta we can build this stretch without European funds too. This year we hope to be able to finish at least the project due to which we should effectively begin building the railway."
"By the end of 2014-2020 we want to have bullet trains in Romania, goods trains should be able to run at 120 kilometres per hour, passenger ones, at 160 kilometres per hour and the bullet train from the border to Constanta should run at 200 kilometres per hour," Manescu added.
In late November Premier Victor Ponta said that, following the China-South-Eastern Europe business forum held in Bucharest, the Chinese officials made this suggestion in order to promote their new technology of high speed train.


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Why is scientific literacy among the general population important?
Written by David McNamee on August 22, 2014
Science is a daunting, complex enterprise that, though systematic in its execution, can appear random to those not schooled in its methods. News portals like Medical News Today exist to help translate the reams of data generated by medical studies into something the average patient can understand. In this feature, we speak to scientists and journalists who – in their own ways – are attempting to promote scientific literacy both within the media and the general population.
People who are better able to think critically about the information they are receiving and weigh up for themselves the available evidence are more empowered to make important choices, not only about their own health, but as a citizen.
The advantages of a raised level of scientific literacy within society are obvious. People who are better able to think critically about the information they are receiving and weigh up for themselves the available evidence are more empowered to make important choices, not only about their own health, but as a citizen.
A society that has a grasp of how science works is less prone to being misled or abused by individuals or organizations who may profit from misinterpreting data, or who may distort scientific findings to promote their own agenda.
Science is a constantly self-revising process by which small hypotheses are tested, retested, disproved, modified and retested, slowly and incrementally adding to an increasing understanding of a greater picture.
Like other medical media, Medical News Today deals specifically in bringing you the details of those increments – the testing of hypotheses that you will see most often referred to on our site as "studies."
In an attempt to demystify the process for our readers, Medical News Today is currently developing a new series of comprehensive Knowledge Centre articles that will provide detailed explanations on how some of the components of medical studies work – such as different types of trial and the process of peer review.
For this feature, we spoke to three professionals who are invested in raising understanding of how studies work.
They are, Jennifer Raff, PhD, a scientist at the University of Texas at Austin and Huffington Post columnist who also writes the Violent Metaphors science blog, which is devoted to debunking bad science; Ian Bushfield, campaigns support officer of Sense About Science, "a charitable trust that equips people to make sense of scientific and medical claims in public discussion"; and Dr. Steven Novella, founder and executive editor of the Science-Based Medicine website.
What are the most popular misinterpretations of medical studies?
We asked our experts what the most popular misinterpretations of studies are that they run into as part of their work.
Submitting your research to the scrutiny of others, Dr. Raff admits, is not an easy way to work. She considers that the point where "pseudoscientists" fail is by refusing to adopt this approach.
"When results from a single study are reported without context," says Bushfield, explaining that is what gives rise to those media stories about coffee causing something one week, and protecting against it the next week.
"It makes it seem like scientists have flip flopping opinions when in reality science works by adding incrementally to the body of evidence to answer a question. A single study rarely completely answers a question."
"Distorting the results of a scientific study rarely seems (in my experience) to be a one-time event," suggests Dr. Raff. "If you look closely at the person or group who does it, you often see that they have a pattern of doing so to multiple studies in order to support an agenda or position."
For Dr. Raff, this suggests a misinterpretation of both the purpose and process of science.
"Scientists are aware (I hope, at least) that biases are inevitable – we're all fallible and prone to falling in love with our own perspectives, and so a careful scientist will constantly question himself or herself," she says. "You have to become comfortable with doubt and be willing to admit that you're wrong in the face of evidence that contradicts your ideas."
This process of submitting your research to the scrutiny of others, Dr. Raff admits, is not an easy way to work. She considers that the point where some people – sometimes described as "pseudoscientists" – fail is by refusing to adopt this approach.
"They start with a position, and any piece of evidence that supports it is accepted, any piece of evidence that contradicts it is rejected, ignored, or distorted."
"Generally they can't sustain a coherent evidence-based argument for very long," she says, "so when interacting with scientists these individuals often slip into logical fallacies, accusations of corruption, or simply try to exhaust the scientist with repetitive arguments.
"All of the above has happened to me," she adds, "and it's exhausting to confront. Scientists simply aren't equipped to deal with these kinds of arguments based on their educational experiences, and I think that many throw their hands up and retreat into their labs as a result."
How can we promote scientific literacy?
"It's difficult to promote specific scientific literacy in a population without general scientific literacy, but also critical thinking skills," says Dr. Novella.
"These need greater emphasis in primary education. But given the current circumstances, it's important to engage with the public in every possible forum promoting general and specific scientific literacy, understanding of how science works, the strengths and weaknesses of different types of evidence, mechanisms of self-deception, and overall critical thinking."
The mission of Sense About Science is to equip people to make sense of science and evidence, Bushfield says.
"We help people make sense of that evidence by giving them more questions to ask, such as was the research peer reviewed, where was it published, and how many people took part in it. This is a big part of our work which is why we've created a number of guides to help, including I don't know what to believe and I've got nothing to lose by trying it."
Dr. Raff argues that promoting scientific literacy needs to be a collective effort "involving scientists, science writers, public policy makers, and even entertainers."
She points to the TV series Cosmos – the cult TV show originally presented by Carl Sagan in 1980, and relaunched recently by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson – as an example of how collaborations can make difficult concepts accessible to the general public. "People responded to it so positively because they're genuinely curious and excited about science."
Could a similar approach promote understanding of medical science? "Coupled with better teaching of critical thinking skills early in life, this kind of approach would really make a difference," Dr. Raff says.
The role of the media in reporting scientific studies
"I think that the mainstream media is being asked to do something very difficult – take incredibly complex studies and make them intelligible to the average reader on very tight deadlines with very little institutional support," reasons Dr. Raff. "I'm sympathetic to this. But like many other scientists, I'm frustrated with the mainstream approach to reporting on our research."
Dr. Jennifer Raff, who describes herself as "Scientist, fighter, reader. In pursuit of the extraordinary."
Image credit: Jennifer Raff/Violent Metaphors
A particular concern is when, in the interests of editorial balance, media outlets will present the findings of a study alongside the views of someone who disagrees with the findings, "regardless of how fringe this person's position might be," allowing equal weighting to both positions.
"Skepticism is absolutely critical and important, but in those rare cases where the majority of experts agree on something, the media is failing by not giving that position appropriate weight," says Dr. Raff, who praises Mike Pesca's "The Gist" podcast on the Ebola epidemic as being an instance of non-science media negotiating this problem particularly well.
"Part of the problem is that non-science journalists are covering science stories and reporting to non-science editors," considers Dr. Novella. "We definitely need to increase the standard of science journalism generally.
"Further, scientists need to be more engaged with the media and directly with the public, which means more scientists need to develop the skill set necessary for such communication. Bloggers and social media can help by being a watchdog on journalists and calling them on sloppy or sensationalized coverage. I have had many experiences where journalists did better follow-up reporting after being embarrassed by science blogger backlash."
Science and internet communities
As much as blogging and social media can form a useful critiquing body that can help to make science journalism more accountable, internet groups can equally be vocal proponents of misinformation and bad science.
Sometimes, as demonstrated with the fierce debate over autism and vaccines, these groups can influence popular media. These debates are often very passionate and highly personalized, so how can dispassionate, responsible science reporting be used to neutralize misinformation that spreads via the unregulated internet? Is it even possible?
"Ideologically driven people are extremely unlikely to change their positions, and an online debate simply solidifies their arguments," says Dr. Raff. She thinks that by giving scientific and non-scientific factions an equal position in a debate, there is a risk of people being recruited to the non-science side.
"This happens all the time in discussions of vaccination, for example. The anti-vaccine community is actually very small, but they are very vocal and they claim a number of traits (the 'natural' approach to parenting, such as breastfeeding, eating organic food, exercise, outdoor activities, etc.) to be exclusively associated with their side. It's branding, pure and simple.
A parent unaware of this might look at the debate and say to himself or herself 'Well, I am in favor of breastfeeding and healthy food and so that must mean that I should therefore be against vaccines' without going any further into the details (or realize that they're being manipulated into making choices based on emotions, not reason)."
"Similarly, if you politicize positions on an issue, for example, 'Crunchy liberals are dumb because they oppose vaccines,' people who self-identify as 'liberal' will see that and link their identity with the scientific dispute. Once that link is there, they cease to analyze the science. People don't necessarily ask 'which side is right?,' but rather 'which side feels better to me?' and will join up based on that."
All of our interviewees are involved in challenging pseudoscience in their own ways. A current concern of Dr. Raff's are popular science books that are not peer reviewed and distort science to force through a sociopolitical agenda, for instance, to make unscientific and morally questionable claims about race. She uses her blog, Violent Metaphors, to dissect these works and provide detailed scientific counterpoints.
Sense About Science empower laypeople with the confidence to challenge media representations of health issues that do not provide evidence to support their claims. One of the charity's biggest campaigns is their involvement in AllTrials, an initiative that demands all clinical trials be registered and all results reported in the interests of public transparency.
Dr. Novella and his scientist colleagues at Science-Based Medicine present "a much needed 'alternative' perspective – the scientific perspective" to challenging medical information where the public may have been deliberately misled.
"Poor quality science and critical thinking education generally is a huge hurdle," says Dr. Novella. "A sensational and insufficiently science-trained media worsens the problem greatly. Further, vested interests with great resources (whether corporations, ideological groups, those selling snake oil of various kinds) are spending time and money distorting the public discourse on many scientific topics, and this often involved distorting science itself.
"There's no one fix," he concludes, "but I do think the scientific community needs to engage to a much greater degree in the public discourse, and academia needs to recognize and reward public outreach and popularization of science much more than it does."
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As 3D printing technology improves, and prices of desktop machines come down, we are beginning to see the technology go from merely being utilized for rapid prototyping, to a technology that can create really incredible end-use products and amazing works of art. Back in October of last year, we reported on a man named Klaus Leitl of Austria, who had come up with quite the unique use for his Formlabs Form 1+ 3D printer.
Leitl had devoted an incredible amount of time to 3D modeling and then printing intricately detailed insects. The idea seems like a simple one, but when you see what his creations actually look like, you will understand the amazing talent that Leitl possesses. If insects tend to give you the creeps, then these larger-than-life creations certainly won't make you feel at ease.
Leitl is a huge fan of zBrush, as he uses it to model his insects. He then splits the models into two parts and hollows them out before exporting the 3D printable STL files into netfabb to scale them to his desired size.
His latest 3D prints may be even more incredible than his previous ones, as this time he elected to print out a vast array of insects, including a rosalia longicorn, a cerambyx cerdo, an eremit beetle, a stag beetle, a rhinoceros beetle, a violet click beetle and more. His insects are typically scaled up to around 30 times their real sizes, yet still only measure between 24 and 180 cm in length. This latest batch of insects measure between just 10 and 25 cm though.
When it comes time to 3D print these insects on his Form 1+ 3D printer, Leitl uses a Z-resolution of 0.1mm, and he lets the printer do all the work from there. Once the prints are off of the printer, Leitl removes the support, and then soaks them in Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA).
"I just let the print soak for 2 to 5 minutes in the IPA then I brush it with a soft longhaired brush until it doesn't feel slippery anymore," Leitl explained.
Then it is off to airbrushing them with the appropriate colors before putting a clear coat on top. As you can see, the results are really quite phenomenal, so much so you probably would have never guessed that these were created on a 3D printer, let alone a $3299 one. What do you think about these unique 3D printed insects? Discuss in the 3D printed insect forum thread on 3DPB.com.
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Key Marketing Trends 2021 – Part 1: Social Platforms
Author: Geoff Desreumaux, Head of Strategy, New York
In this series of articles, we look at what key marketing trends will shape 2021.
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If 2020 was the year of Stories, then we are ready to bet that 2021 will be the year of even more ephemeral content. And that means that TikTok will be the platform to watch.
After a tumultuous year on the geopolitical level, TikTok will now be free to continue its explosive growth. But that does not mean that we should forget Instagram. The Facebook-owned platform has a lot to show when it comes to ephemeral content and its strong network of content Creators. Plus Instagram is already social-commerce ready. And in a year of "contactless" reality, that could mean a lot.
Here are our key marketing trends 2021 for platforms:
TikTok Will Explode
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Overall, the latest data show that 60% of TikTok users are aged 16 to 24 years, 26% are 25 to 44 years, and 14% are above 44 years.
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Pioneer Soccer School
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Pioneers, Trojans battle to scoreless draw
Tusculum
Anderson (S.C.)
110:00 - OT2.0
Tusculum (6-5-1, 4-2-1) 0 0 0 0 0
Anderson (S.C.) (3-4-3, 2-2-3) 0 0 0 0 0
Sh: Ayuk Tambe - 3
Sv: Alejandro Quiriti - 4
Sh: 2 Players (#7, #8) - 4
Sv: Gal Elyashiv - 6
ANDERSON, S.C. --- After 110 minutes of action, Tusculum University and Anderson University finished in a scoreless draw in South Atlantic Conference men's soccer action Saturday night.
The Pioneers (6-5-1, 4-2-1 SAC) moved into sole possession of second place in the SAC standings with the draw, despite being outshot 17-13 by the Trojans (3-4-3, 2-2-3 SAC). Anderson outshot Tusculum 7-5 in a wild overtime that included a red card against the Trojans and a premature extinguishing of the lights that necessitated a 20-minute delay until they cycled back to full power.
Alejandro Quiriti made four saves to earn his sixth shutout of the season, which moves him into a tie for sixth place on the program single-season list. His seven career shutouts for Tusculum are tied for fifth all-time with J.P. Swaminathan, who had seven clean sheets from 2003 to 2005.
A largely uneventful first half featured six shot attempts for the Pioneers and two for the Trojans, with Quiriti making one save for the Pioneers and Gal Elyashiv stopping two shots for the Trojans.
Anderson carried the play for large portions of the second half, but saw few opportunities against the Tusculum goal. The final shot attempt of regulation for either team came from Shawn Foster, whose effort with just under eight minutes to play was collected by Elyashiv.
Early in the first overtime, the Trojans had a player sent off on a straight red card for a hard foul in front of the Pioneer goal. Playing a man up, the Pioneers were unable to put a shot on target in the remainder of the first extra period. That overtime session was halted with 3:55 remaining when the stadium lights turned off at 10 p.m., and the teams resumed play after a 20-minute delay in the action.
Looking for the winning goal in the second overtime, the Pioneers' Ayuk Tambe and Dario Ljubic were stopped by Elyashiv on shot attempts. Quiriti made a save on a try by the Trojans' Ryan Tyrer midway through the second extra period, and a late corner by Anderson produced nothing.
The scoreless tie was the first for the Pioneers since Sept. 13 of last season against Lincoln Memorial, and their first on the road since Oct. 27, 2012 at Wingate.
Anderson finished the game with five corner kicks to three for Tusculum, and each team was called for 18 fouls apiece. The Pioneers were flagged four times for offsides, compared to three for the Trojans.
Elyashiv finished with six saves in goal for the Trojans, who played their fourth overtime match in their last five contests, with three ending in a draw.
Tusculum will return to the road on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Lincoln Memorial beginning at 3:30 p.m.
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Role models: engineering is not just a man's world
Flying high: aeronautical engineer Delphine Ryan
Helena Pozniak
Experienced in working in construction, aeronautics and design, these female engineers pass on their knowledge. .
Meet four women who are using their engineering skills to change the world we live in:
Roma Agrawal is a structural engineer working for construction company Interserve in London
My projects have been very varied – I helped design the Shard at London Bridge, but I've also worked on bridges, skyscrapers, railway stations and even sculptures. I studied physics at Oxford University and completed a master's in structural engineering at Imperial College London.
When we were growing up my father encouraged us to play Lego and Meccano – I'm sure that played a part in my career choice. But it's difficult though to know what you want to do at 16 – so study what you enjoy, and then specialise later.
I enjoy working in construction because every day is challenging and creative, and I don't know many people who can genuinely say that about their job. I work with architects, developers and other engineers to turn their ideas into something that will actually stay standing and can be built. My favourite part is being able to point out cool buildings – such as the Shard – and say: "I helped design that."
You don't see many women on construction sites, although that's slowly changing. I find that people respond to the level of professionalism you show. It's important to prepare thoroughly for every meeting, develop good relationships and ask the right questions – this builds your own confidence and other people's trust in your ability.
Delphine Ryan is an experienced aeronautical engineer within the Ministry of Defence
Six years ago I was working as a part-time sales assistant – now I'm an aeronautical engineer working within the Ministry of Defence. Aeronautical engineering was my childhood ambition, but I thought I'd missed my chance by the time I had reached my mid-30s. I'd spent nearly 15 years homeschooling my children and holding down part-time jobs at the same time.
After taking a foundation degree, I went on to get a first in aircraft maintenance engineering from Manchester Metropolitan University and Macclesfield College. I worked with the Flybe engineering team at Manchester airport during my studies. I graduated in 2013, and afterwards I got a place on a graduate scheme with the Ministry of Defence.
I work now on aviation-related projects and continue to develop as an engineer, which is highly satisfying. My main interests are airworthiness and aircraft maintenance engineering. Looking back, I'm glad I raised my children first.
If university seems daunting, there are many excellent alternative routes through colleges. I found my life experience was invaluable in getting me through the tough times.
Views expressed are Delphine's own.
Elizabeth Rickard is co-owner, head engineer and financial director at Highwire
When I say I'm an engineer, people are shocked; but engineers come with different talents – arty, literary – and from different backgrounds. I wasn't very good at maths at school until I discovered algebra. At the same time, I found I was good at art, although my dad suggested that fine art might not lead to a job in the same way maths and science would. I went on and studied civil engineering.
As a little girl I was inspired by the children's book Miffy in the Snow, a simple story of a rabbit building a house to save a frozen bird, and the fact that Miffy was a girl, too, albeit a rabbit! Much of my work has a foundation in applied maths, but I also deal with new technologies and speak to people all over the world. I really care about height safety and raising standards.
Engineers are behind everything we take for granted in our civilised world. Despite being an engineer, I don't like getting dirty or cold – and I'm scared of heights. But I love to see the results of our work. I can look at an important building and say: "We did that bit."
Emily Cummins is a design engineer and entrepreneur
My grandad gave me a hammer when I was four and taught me how to make toys from leftover materials. He ignited my creativity. At secondary school I made a device to help arthritis sufferers – my grandad included – squeeze a tube of toothpaste, and it won a national engineering prize.
I went on to design a water carrier for African women, who walk many miles carrying heavy loads. My design helps eradicate back problems that beset these women, and can be made in Africa. I won a sustainable design award for this, which got me thinking about climate change and scarce resources.
I went on to design a fridge powered by dirty water – which doesn't need electricity and can be built with spare parts. Two cylinders, one inside the other, are packed tightly in between with sand or wool, which is then soaked with any water that can be found. As heat from the sun causes the outer part to "sweat", evaporation cools the inner cylinder. This means my fridge stays hygienic, cool and dry inside.
I refined this design further at university, and I have given my designs away freely – so women in southern Africa are now making the fridges from rubbish that's lying around. My designs are ultimately motivated by human need.
Want to empower more women in engineering?
Find out about the challenges faced by female engineers and the role models inspiring them at tgr.ph/we50.
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Q: Android w React-Native: secure fetch request fails I'm working on a native app for iOS and Android using React-Native. I have to hit a third-party REST API that uses https:// protocol. There is a staging server and a production server for the API.
I have success making requests to both servers on iOS. On Android, I can access staging, but not production. Requests to both servers are successful using Postman.
Requests to production on Android give me the infamous [TypeError: Network request failed] message. I looked around on this site and elsewhere, and learned that this is usually the result of a certificate trust issue (which is not something I'm super knowledgeable about). I used openssl to view the certificates and did see three certs when checking staging, and only two for production. I tried following the custom TrustManager example on the Android HTTPS and SSL page: https://developer.android.com/training/articles/security-ssl.html
As well as this tutorial for SSL pinning: https://medium.com/the-many/a-year-of-react-native-ssl-pinning-3801a973cbfe
No luck. I should probably mention that at no point have I seen any logcat messages referring to certificate trust errors, so I'm not even entirely sure this is my issue.. it's just the only thing that makes sense based on what I've been able to find out. I tried going to Android Studio Preferences > Tools > Server Certificates and enabled 'Accept non-trusted certificates automatically' as a sanity check for testing. Still no luck and no change in log messages.
The requests are formatted exactly the same in React-Native, and are successful in three out of four of my scenarios (iOS staging & prod, Android staging). What am I missing?

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Florida State AD vehemently denies he'd have interest in bringing in Urban Meyer
By Ryan Gaydos
Florida State football missed out on a bowl game last season for the first time in 36 years and are on the way to having another unsuccessful year, which would give fans a reason to be angry with the team.
While the anger is bubbling up in Tallahassee, Florida State athletic director David Coburn denied that there's interest in going after former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer to replace Willie Taggart should the current Seminoles coach get fired at the end of the season.
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"If [Taggart] were hit by a bus tomorrow, we would not target Coach Meyer," Coburn told the Tallahassee Democrat in an interview Tuesday. "I say that with all due respect to Coach Meyer, but we would not target Steve Spurrier either"
Florida State head coach Willie Taggart watches his team before the start of an NCAA college football game against Clemson Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Clemson, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)
In his first season as head coach, Taggart led the Seminoles to a 5-7 season and missed making a bowl game for the first time since 1981 when Bobby Bowden coached the team to a 6-5 season. It was also the first time the Seminoles had finished a season under .500 since 1976 in Bowden's first season.
URBAN MEYER SPARKS SPECULATION ABOUT HIS INTEREST IN DALLAS COWBOYS HEAD COACHING JOB
Florida State has already lost to Clemson, Boise State, Virginia and Wake Forest this season.
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It's unclear whether Meyer would even have interest in joining Florida State. The Fox Sports analyst indicated he would be interested in the Dallas Cowboys job if it were to become available.
Ryan Gaydos is a sports reporter for FoxNews.com and FoxBusiness.com. Follow him on Twitter @Gaydos_
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Wikibooks takes on textbook industry
Project aims to create open-ended curriculum that would offer a free, licensable alternative to traditional textbooks.
Daniel Terdiman
June 21, 2006 1:36 p.m. PT
If you found yourself needing an old biology textbook and couldn't locate your battered copy from college, you'd have a few options.
You could go to a university bookstore and snag a used copy; you could drop a few dollars on a new one at Amazon.com; or you could track down some old college chums and ask for their copies.
But if Jimmy Wales and his colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation have anything to say about it, you could have another way to go--the Wikibooks project. It's their attempt to create a comprehensive, kindergarten-to-college curriculum of textbooks that are free and freely distributable, based on an open-source development model.
Created in the same mold as the Wikipedia project--the open-source encyclopedia that lets anyone create or edit an article and that now has nearly 747,000 entries in English alone--Wikibooks is still in its earliest stages.
Yet because of Wikibooks' digital model, in which material written for the project can be as short or as long as needed, and be easily manipulated, read and edited, Wales and others believe it can pose a major challenge to the publishing industry's hold on the world of textbooks.
"The purpose is really contained in the word 'freely licensed,' which is to make available to anyone in the world, in any language, a curriculum that they can copy, redistribute and modify, for whatever purpose they may have, for free," Wales said.
The publishing industry is "going to have to recognize that there's a fundamental shift in the marketplace," he added. "Some of them will prosper. Some of them will figure out the new regime and find out ways to add value. Others will stick their heads in the sand and get slaughtered."
The hope is that by turning the Wikibooks keys over to a worldwide community of writers and editors, the project will eventually contain tens of thousands of books and smaller entries on a wide range of topics. In each case, the idea is that any Wikibooks reader could create his or her own book or make edits to an existing title.
Wales explained that the Wikibooks authors--whom he calls "volunteers"--are professionals from many fields, college and graduate students and professors. "All sorts of geeky people, basically," he said.
Today, Wikibooks contains 11,426 submissions. The topics covered range from biology to economics in New Zealand. Because the books are digital and open source, any teacher can decide to assign one and simply point students to PDFs they can print.
But Wales is the first to acknowledge that the project is several years away from maturity.
"It's still a young project," he said. "I would consider it to be mission accomplished when we could point and say, 'Well, you could teach yourself, or someone could teach you using these materials, (anything) from the kindergarten to the university level.'"
Naturally, Wikibooks isn't the only effort to amass a vast collection of digital books. Google has been building its library and print projects since last year. But where Google's project is a digital database of often copyrighted works, Wikibooks' material is all work that has been made free to the public.
"The bigger it gets and the more people stumble across it, the more people are interested in volunteering."
--Jimmy Wales, co-founder, Wikipedia
Some in education think a project like Wikibooks gives academics new outlets for their research and puts a great deal of pressure on traditional textbook publishers to adapt to new technologies.
"There are a couple of huge tensions that exist in the academic world," said Steven Brewer, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts. "One is that the traditional model of publication as scholarship is slow. It takes a long time for material to get through the peer review process...As the idea of Wikibooks becomes more popular, we're going to see a bunch of things that are already published on the Internet start to become collected there."
Brewer also hopes Wikibooks opens up a new kind of learning opportunity for students because it leverages the power of digital information that is instantly modified and easily researched.
"There are a number of things people can do...that don't require Wikibooks to be finished yet," Brewer said. "The big one is to get students involved in producing materials (and) also vetting materials (and) also adding elaboration to materials."
He envisions teachers--at any level--asking students to examine existing Wikibooks entries for accuracy and relevancy and then appending their findings to those entries. That would allow the project to become a teaching tool and a work in progress all at once.
"Increasingly, we're going to see classes where students do that kind of work," Brewer said, "and I think that at that point we're going to see Wikibooks really take off."
Charlie Hibbard, a former high school teacher from San Francisco, agreed that Wikibooks can become a multilayered tool in a way existing textbooks never will.
"I like the idea of using it as a tool for kids to check and then post their own alterations," Hibbard said. "It might be a really good way to give kids a couple of lessons, not only about the particular content, but also about what's the nature of public information."
Brewer also buys Wales' argument that the Wikibooks model could eventually move publishing companies away from existing business models that depend on students buying expensive books containing more information than they will use in any given course and which take several years to produce.
"The idea of just going to a book that is always going to be a year or two out of date is...silly," Brewer said. "There are going to be faster ways of getting the newest ideas."
Representatives at two leading publishing houses did not respond to requests for comment.
Hibbard said he thinks textbook publishers will have little choice but to adapt as efforts like Wikibooks gain traction.
"They'd have to do something," Hibbard said. "They'd have to respond to the up-to-date (nature) of the Wikibooks version."
Certainly, Wikibooks has several shortcomings. One is its open nature, in which any registered user can edit existing entries. That means that any entry can be defaced or, more benignly, modified by someone who doesn't know what they're talking about.
Wales also acknowledges that some kinds of learning require multimedia beyond your basic wiki software tools.
"I'm learning German," Wales said. "You couldn't learn German just from a textbook...So I'm learning from audio CDs and games."
But he added that, over time, Wikibooks could be extended to include audio books.
In any case, while Wikibooks is small today, Wales argues it could one day be a relevant alternative to the traditional textbook model.
"It's growing exponentially," he said. "The bigger it gets and the more people stumble across it, the more people are interested in volunteering. So it grows in that way."
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Fact Sheet December 20, 2017
Topics: Land Conservation Projects: Restore America's Parks Read time:
Voyageurs National Park (PDF)
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Pew created this case study using National Park Service deferred maintenance data issued in fiscal year 2015. The information listed here may no longer reflect the NPS site's current condition or maintenance requirements. To find the most up-to-date information, please use the National Park Repair Needs tool.
With more than 84,000 acres of freshwater dotted with over 900 islands, Voyageurs National Park lives up to Minnesota's "Land of 10,000 Lakes" moniker. Water covers nearly a third of the park, and boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing opportunities abound. And if all that paddling makes you hungry, you can harvest up to a gallon of wild berries a day to snack on. Many areas of the park, which lies along the state's northern border with Canada, are accessible only by water in the warmer months, but ice roads in winter welcome adventurous drivers. Even this remote wonderland, however, needs more than $16 million in maintenance.
The historic Ingersoll Cabin's collapse highlights the importance of addressing the more than $16 million repair backlog at Voyageurs National Park.
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Maintenance challenges
Although most of the park's deferred maintenance is for roads—totaling $7 million—it also needs to repair non-transportation assets such as campsites, trails, and historic structures. To address the backlog, the park began collecting fees for campsite reservations in 2015. This income stream has helped fund repairs to some campgrounds and other projects, but many others remain. Campsites on small islands that can be accessed only by boat, canoe, kayak, and trails are in high demand, accounting for more than $1 million worth of deferred maintenance. This includes restoring and improving tent sites, maintaining fire rings, and repairing and installing new bear-proof food storage lockers. The lockers protect visitors and safeguard bears by discouraging them from seeking out campers' food.
Many seawalls and other riprap around lakeshore campsites also need to be strengthened to limit sediment from entering the water. Some docks and paddle-in sites also need repair and preventative maintenance, an ongoing struggle in a climate in which freeze-thaw cycles wear away lakeside infrastructure.
While water is the star of Voyageurs National Park, land-based trails also need to be rehabilitated, at a cost of about $1.3 million. In addition to trail surfaces, many water bars and boardwalks need attention. These features improve the quality of the trails and preserve water quality by managing runoff and preventing trampling of wetlands. A lack of funds also has prevented the National Park Service from improving signage, removing trees and other vegetation, and clearing debris from trails. And it needs to install 2 miles of bike path near an entrance to separate vehicle and bicycle traffic.
Voyageurs National Park offers many wintertime activities, too, including cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. Nearly $250,000 is required to upgrade these trails. Better signage along snowmobile routes also would boost safety and visitors' enjoyment.
Lastly, more than $700,000 is needed to repoint masonry, shore up foundations, repaint, and reroof the park's historic buildings, which are mostly former resorts and estates.
Preserving iconic resources in Voyageurs National Park while maintaining access to its lands and waters is important for surrounding communities and visitors alike. That's why our group works on public/private partnerships to help maintain park resources and provide opportunities for kids to experience nature and learn about stewardship of our public lands.Christina Hausman, executive director, Voyageurs National Park Association
To address the infrastructure needs at Voyageurs and other National Park Service (NPS) sites in Minnesota and across the country, Congress should:
Ensure that infrastructure initiatives include provisions to address park maintenance.
Provide dedicated annual federal funding for national park repairs.
Enact innovative policy reforms to ensure that deferred maintenance does not escalate.
Provide more highway funding for NPS maintenance needs.
Create more opportunities for public-private collaboration and donations to help restore park infrastructure.
Voyageurs National Park Facts
Visitor spending $19.8 million
Jobs created by visitor spending 310
Economic output $24.6 million
Labor income $7.6 million
Visits 238,313
Deferred maintenance (fiscal year 2015) $16 million
Sources: National Park Service, "Annual Visitation Report by Years: 2006 to 2016," accessed June 16, 2017, https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/National Reports/Annual Visitation By Park (1979 - Last Calendar Year); National Park Service, "Visitor Spending Effects," accessed June 16, 2017, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/vse.htm; National Park Service, "NPS Deferred Maintenance Reports," accessed Aug. 19, 2016, https://www.nps.gov/subjects/plandesignconstruct/defermain.htm
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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
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The National Park Service serves a critical role as caretaker to an array of park sites that document our nation's history and heritage and showcase America's natural splendor. But many of these places are crumbling, eroding, and outdated, affecting visitors' access and safety. The NPS' nationwide backlog of repairs was estimated at $11.6 billion as of fiscal year 2017.
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We love this bread so much that the day we closed on our house we headed to Bahama Breeze to get this and a glass of champagne to celebrate before we drove back home! Warning: this cuban bread is super addicting and you will find yourself craving it over and over!
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. Every once in a while go and toss the tomatoes to make sure they all get coated and absorb everything equally. The longer it sits the better it is, but I wouldn't do it longer than overnight.
Now I'm pretty sure Bahama Breeze roasts theirs in a wood burning oven, so I grill it to mimic that somewhat smokey flavor.
Cut your cuban bread into 3 equal pieces and then slice the pieces in half, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic salt and put them on the grill face side down for a few minutes until the edges begin to char a bit.
Then remove them from the grill, and spread some softened butter on it, and spoon some of the marinade over the butter.
Lay your tomatoes down on the bread, sprinkle with shredded parmesan, and then put them back on the grill face side up (close the grill) for 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts and everything is warmed through.
Remove from grill, and sprinkle with lots of fresh sliced basil on top, serve warm-room temp.
Talk to you soon friends, take care!
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Royal Yorkshire Lodge No. 265
Freemasonry in Keighley since 1788
The Lodge Remembers
Today the Lodge remembered all those who had given the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their country. With the Covid pandemic on going there was no formal act of rememberance or ceremony which lodge members could attend, so members marked the occasion in their own way with personal acts of rememberance. The Worshipful Master,…
Message from the Worshipful Master
With the rise of the global COVID19 pandemic, the world and this lodge in particular, are facing challenges that are almost unprecedented in our 232 year history. We are having to adapt to conditions and restrictions never before seen in peace time and I know the Grand Master's decsion to suspend all meeting of the…
Lodge attends Keighley Show
On Saturday 7th September 2019 members of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge attended the annual Keighley Agricultural show. The Lodge has been regular attenders of the show for a last few years. The Imidiate Past Master Neil Armitage said it was "an excellent show and it was important for the lodge and freemasonary to be a…
Lodge Conducts a Ceremony of Raising
On Tuesday 3rd Sptember 2019, the Royal yorkshire Lodge conducted a ceremony of Raising for Bro Micheal Halliday. Bro Halliday who joined the lodge after making contact through the lodge website. He described the event as a very special occassion and one he would never forget. The Worshipful Master, WBro Crhsi Wilcock congratualted all the…
The Lodge conducts a Ceremony of Passing
On Tuesday 2nd April 2019, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge conducted a ceremony of Passing for Bro Micheal Halliday. The ceremony was well attended by 23 visitors and members which concluded with an excellent festive board. Bro Halliday, who originally joined the lodge after an enquiry through the lodge website, described the ceremony as "very special"…
The Lodge Installs a New Master
On Tuesday 5th February 2019, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge held its annual Installation of the new master. WBro Chris Wilcock was once again installed by the outgoing master WBro Neil Armitage. WBro Wilcock, who had previously been installed as master in 1991, said it was a "huge honour to once again serve as master". At…
Lodge Members visit the Wyggeston Lodge in Leicester
On Friday 16th November, members of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge attended the Installation meeting of the Wyggeston Lodge No. 3448. At the meeting, the Master elect Bro John Harvey was installed as Master. The ceremony was well attended with 64 members and visitors, including the Provincial Grand Master. Bro Peter Clarke is a member of…
Lodge attends rememberance Sunday Parade
On Sunday 11th November, members of the Royal Yorkshire Lodge and other brethren from the local area attended the Keighley Rememberance Day parade. The brethren attended the event in full regalia. Some former members of the armed forces, including the Master, WBro Neil Armitage, also wore their berets and military ties. The event was well…
The Lodge conducts an Initiation Ceremony
On Tuesday 6th November, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge No. 265 conducted a ceremony of initiation for Bro Peter Karkoszka. The ceremony was well attended with 25 visitors and members in attendance, including the candidate's brother-in-law from the Lodge of Hope No. 302. Bro Peter followed his long time friend Bro Dave Connor into the lodge…
The Lodge conducts a Ceremony of Initiation
On Tuesday 2nd October, the Royal Yorkshire Lodge conducted a ceremony of Initiation for Bro Andrew Conner. The meeting was well attended with 23 members and visitors. Bro Conner who has been attending lodge social functions for some time finally decided to become a member. The Worshipful Master WBro Neil Armitage was the candidates proposer…
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This week is all about automation.
While we're still a bit unclear on Brexit's full impact, it is sure to change the way people do business. This infographic from 2flow.ie analyses the impact Brexit could have on online retail and it is predicted to have a devastating effect. Retailers need to be ready is the main message from the infographic and they need to assess how all areas of their business will be affected.
Zara's not as fast as we all think, Volkswagen's CEO is annoyed at DHL, Full as in end-to-end as in top to bottom warehouse automation is probably now with us.


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Q: special character file seen after inserting brand new drive I am using the following kernel in my server (4.4.0-31-generic) and i see the below issue, when i am replacing a drive.
I see the following character device file, after the new drive is inserted. I dont see this file,  when the old drive is removed. (I make sure all IOs to the drive is stopped, before i remove)
    brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 128 Jul 24 19:07 /dev/sdi
    cr-------- 1 root root 8, 129 Jul 15 23:50 /dev/sdi1     =====> (Who creates with this permissions, i have seen this only in pseudo terminals)

At the same time, i see entries for this partition in /proc/diskstats and /sys/class/block.
    /proc/diskstats

       8     128 sdi 139089 4 2112504 37000 4473 31 312 9212 0 30764 46144
       8     129 sdi1 21056 0 241392 9308 0 0 0 0 0 8928 9292

    cat /sys/class/block/sdi1/start
    2048
    cat /sys/class/block/sdi1/size
    15628048384

$ stat /dev/sdi1
      File: '/dev/sdi1'
      Size: 0             Blocks: 0          IO Block: 4096   character special file
    Device: 6h/6d    Inode: 723         Links: 1     Device type: 8,81
    Access: (0400/cr--------)  Uid: (    0/    root)   Gid: (    0/    root)
    Access: 2017-07-15 23:50:00.675853644 +0000
    Modify: 2017-07-15 23:50:00.675853644 +0000
    Change: 2017-07-15 23:50:00.675853644 +0000

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$ stat /dev/sdi
      File: '/dev/sdi'
      Size: 0             Blocks: 0          IO Block: 4096   block special file
  Device: 6h/6d    Inode: 521         Links: 1     Device type: 8,80
  Access: (0660/brw-rw----)  Uid: (    0/    root)   Gid: (    6/    disk)
  Access: 2017-07-25 23:37:22.598418068 +0000
  Modify: 2017-07-25 23:37:22.598418068 +0000
  Change: 2017-07-25 23:37:22.598418068 +0000

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Has anyone seen something similar. Who could possibly have created such a file, with block attributes, but a character file.
    N: sdi
    S: disk/by-path/pci-0000:09:00.0-sas-0x5000cca23bd280a5-lun-0
    E: DEVNAME=/dev/sdi
    E: DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:09:00.0/host0/port-0:0/expander-0:0/port-0:0:13/end_device-0:0:13/target0:0:13/0:0:13:0/block/sdi
    E: DEVTYPE=disk
    E: ID_BUS=scsi
    E: ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE=gpt
    E: ID_PATH=pci-0000:09:00.0-sas-0x5000cca23bd280a5-lun-0
    E: ID_PATH_TAG=pci-0000_09_00_0-sas-0x5000cca23bd280a5-lun-0
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In this article we are going to discuss one and only – LumaBella keratin dual touch styler. It is known for the many similarities and conjunctions of any high-end hair straightener. Possessing utmost and optimum level of technology, this straightener promises to strengthen your hair without causing any damage. If you talk about tech side, it contains conditioners that assist in hydrating as well as conditioning hair. So, it is indeed becomes best for those who have thin and frizzy hair.
Let's delve in the product and find out about pros and cons; mechanism, reviews, and other aspects of the straightening tool.
To start off with the description and a complete blog review, there is something to say about the straightener Keratin Dual straighter – it is not a mainstream product. But yes, it comes with certain glitches and fall outs which might make it sound a little off guarded one. Either way, how so ever you want to perceive it, praises and appreciation goes to the manufacturing company.
Not a regular straightener with few options of straightening your hair.
Have automatic options of turning it on and off.
It heats up in as less as thirty seconds.
Inbuilt heat sensor is activated while using the straightener.
Warranty isn't for one but four year – yes! 4 whole years.
It has a rotating cord.
Heat is boosted after every few seconds.
Keratin conditioners are also inbuilt.
Plates on the straightener floats.
Here is a complete procedure as to how you can straighten hair using Keratin Dual.
Heat the product by starting it with 2 or at the max 3 (point/level).
Protect hair from heat by using styling product.
Then, with or without "turbo setting" start straightening hair in strands.
For perfect straightening, divide hair in several portions. Tie them up together using bands or clips.
Take a strand and clamp straightener plates on hair.
Bring it from top to the bottom leaving one inch from scalp. This way your scalp will not get burnt.
Continue till all hairs are straightened or you get significant result.
Variations can be done in straightened hair by twisting product on the already flattened hair.
All right, we know that this keratin straightener is full of surprises. Among many other perks, we have one related to heat settings. Unlike any other straightener, LumaBella has five different heating settings – from 350 degrees (Fahrenheit) to 450 degrees (Fahrenheit).
300 degrees F is best for fine or colored or treated hair.
450 degrees F is excellent for dense, crimped, twisted, curly, and frizzled hair.
Oily residues are eliminated from hair.
Has the best grip onto hair.
Glides like a pro without interweaving.
It hair straightener plates are slanted and not straight like any ordinary one. It is designed in such a way to bring ease for the user. That is the reason why the curls and twists are so easy to achieve from the product. Besides that, the plates are floatable. They move and swirl as needed to adjust the device accordingly.
It is best for all types of hair – texture and length.
You can curl and twist hair with the obvious option of straightening.
Takes few seconds to heat up.
Reduces time to style hair.
Since there are several temperature settings, you can use one that suits the need.
It is extremely easy to carry because of its weight.
Storage is easy and has a cover made up of rubber.
It falls on the expensive side.
Sometimes the plates are a bit hard to press.
LumaBella hair straightener reviews are based on those who have bought and used this product. As per their views, it is best in regard to the heating properties and settings. While using this product you will notice something – it doesn't damage or burn hair. Ceramic and heat sensors are the custodians of keeping everything smooth and working. Ceramics used in this product have their own keratin. Also, it is all about ease which means the grip is always very subtle and tight.


Questions & Answers / I am 48 years old but really have an older woman's face.
Question: I am 48 years old but really have an older woman's face. I have too much sun damage to begin with. This makes my skin look blotchy in coloration. I have wrinkles around my eyes and remnants of old acne. I would love to have a laser skin resurfacing treatment. What will my face look like after this procedure? Will I be able to drive home afterwards or is there too much pain?
Answer: There are many forms of Laser skin resurfacing. The more superficial treatments are not very painful and you can drive yourself home if you have not taken any sedatives like Valium or Narcotic pain medications like Vicodin. These superficial laser skin treatments don't do much in the way of improving your wrinkles and skin tone. May help a little with dyschromias and color issues. The deeper lasers like Erbium and CO2 laser will give you more impressive results but sedation or anesthesia is required which means you will need someone to drive you home. What you look like after the skin laser resurfacing will depend on the depth of the treatment and the strength of the laser.


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Q: Disable few filters from default kendo grid filters angular I have a kendo grid in angular that has [filterable]= "menu".
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Mallory Whitfield
Diversity & Inclusion Keynote Speaker
Malaprop LLC
Mallory Whitfield is a diversity & inclusion keynote speaker who brings plenty of energy and fun to her role. Drawing on decades of experience on stage, she empowers audiences to rediscover their authentic voice, be more compassionate to themselves, and more inclusive of others. In July 2019, she produced the world premiere of her one-person show which offers a sequin-filled, entertaining perspective on how we can spread joy, hope, and allyship for a kinder, more inclusive world.
Mallory also has 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur and in digital marketing & communications. As Director of Marketing at the New Orleans tech company LookFar, she spearheaded the expansion of the 3rd & 4th annual Ada Lovelace Awards, which honors women in technology from across the Gulf South region. She also curates and publishes LookFar's Southern Startup Report, a twice-monthly newsletter covering the latest tech startup happenings in the American Southeast.
In 2016, she was honored to be included in Gambit's 40 Under 40, which salutes the brightest innovators, artists, and professionals in New Orleans. Stay in touch with her via Instagram: @mallory.whitfield
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On Sunday 24 August, 2014 Zwara boat sank near the Italian coasts. Out of the 712 people who were on the boat, the Italian authorities stated that they saved, thankfully, 488 people and pulled out 24 dead body while 200 people are still missing.
According to survivors' testimonies, the main reason behind this high number of victims is the Italian coast guard's poor interest in the rescue mission where they threw only one net to one side of the boat. The people who were on the boat jostled to grab the net and, consequently, the boat turned upside down.
After the boat turned upside down, three boats and one helicopter came to rescue the people who drowned which raises notable doubts over the 200 who are missing and the inability even to find their bodies.
No humanitarian or political factions have delivered any kind of aids to the victims and their families. Also, the Italian authorities are dealing with issue in an unethical manner as it refuse to publish what information and pictures of dead bodies it have in order for the victims' families to recognize their beloved ones. Furthermore, the Italian authorities say that one of the victim's relatives has to come to Italy and check with the Italian authorities before they give him the body. This almost impossible for the victims' families considering the extreme difficulty to acquire a Schengen visa for Syrians nowadays.