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Conducting clinical research in the NIH Clinical Center requires a thorough understanding of the policies and regulations governing human subjects research, as well as the applicable policies of the NIH Clinical Center and NINDS. All staff engaged in clinical research must adhere to the applicable policies. The below trainings will assist you in maintaining compliance when conducting clinical research at the National Institutes of Health.
Annual Ethics Course/Responsible Conduct of Research Training (case studies)
On December 1, 2000, the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) published the final PHS Policy on Instruction in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The policy was updated in 2009, and again in 2011, to provide best practices learned from 20 years of teaching RCR (policy). The NIH Intramural Program, as a federally funded research program, is required to satisfy the requirements of this policy.
NIH has developed a series of Research Ethics Case Studies as a component of RCR training. Research Ethics Cases are a tool for discussing scientific integrity. Cases are designed to confront the readers with a specific problem that does not lend itself to easy answers. By providing a focus for discussion, cases help staff involved in research to define or refine their own standards, to appreciate alternative approaches to identifying and resolving ethical problems, and to develop skills for dealing with hard problems on their own.
To comply with revised Intramural Research Program ethics requirements, every year all investigators are required to attend one discussion session of Research Ethics Case Studies. Sessions are PI-lead and attendees are expected to discuss the cases developed by the OIR. concerning various topics relevant to research.
An email notification is typically generated by the Office of the Scientific Director during October/November that details the dates, times, and locations of the case discussion sessions.
Division of Intramural Research Required Training
All intramural research program (IRP) investigators are required to take the "Responsible Conduct of Research" course including the specific module: "What is Human Subjects Research?" training NIH Research Ethics Course "Responsible Conduct of Research". Visit the Responsible Conduct of Research course.
Human Subjects Protection Training
Per OHSRP Policy 103, Education Program, NIH investigators who are conducting human subjects research (HSR) and non-NIH investigators conducting HSR overseen by the NIH IRB(s) are required to have HSR training as specified in this policy.
IRBs may require additional training for investigators at the IRB's discretion, such as when investigators do not demonstrate understanding of specific areas, when investigators undertake a new type of research, or as part of a corrective action plan. In addition, HRPP or IC leadership may also require investigators to complete additional training.
All NIH investigators conducting Human Subjects Research are responsible for completing the required initial human subjects training and refresher training, as well as maintaining documentation of such certification, as specified in Policy 103. Required training must be completed prior to conducting HSR.
NIH Investigators must complete the following training(s):
CITI Biomedical 101 (Basic Course) and/or CITI Social-Behavioral-Educational Basic course, and
CITI Good Clinical Practice (GCP) course (US FDA Focus)
The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI), has updated its content related to the revised Common Rule (as of 1/21/2019), and all investigators must complete the revised basic training course. Therefore, if an investigator completed the CITI Basic course prior to 1/21/19, the updated course must be taken. No test out option is available.
Per Policy 103, NIH investigators will be required to take refresher training for CITI Biomedical 101 or CITI Social-Behavioral-Educational Basic, as applicable, and CITI GCP Course, at the time that their current training expires.
In addition, the OHSRP Director or the IRBO Director may stipulate that additional refresher training is completed.
Non-NIH Investigators conducting non-exempt HSR on protocols overseen by an NIH IRB
These investigators must comply with training as required by their home institution. Unless otherwise specified in an agreement (e.g., a reliance agreement), the non-NIH investigators must provide certification that they have fulfilled the HSR training requirements of their home institution to the NIH PI, and the PI will upload the training certificates into the electronic IRB document section so that they are available for IRB review.
If the non-NIH Investigator is not affiliated with an institution that requires or provides access to human subjects protections training, the investigator must take and provide evidence of human subjects protections training to the NIH PI. The NIH IRB may direct that a GCP course also be completed by individuals who home institution does not offer GCP training.
NINDS Required Training
Obtaining Informed Consent (2-part process)
Elements of a Successful Consent Training
Required for all individuals who will obtain consent. A completion certificate will be issued. Contact the CTU Research Training and Education Office for the next available 'live' training: 301-451-0867 or BonifanS@nih.gov
Elements of a Successful Consent Video (Note: this video is informational only and does not fulfill the 'live' training requirement).
Consent Observation/Monitoring
Following completion of the Elements of a Successful Consent Training, Investigators and Staff must have the first-time obtaining consent monitored by CTU (or HSPU) staff. Completion of this requirement must be documented by inclusion of the signed Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) rating form with the investigator's training certificates. Contact the CTU Research Training and Education Office to arrange for observation: 301-451-0867 or BonifanS@nih.gov
Identification and Reporting of Protocol Related Event Training
All research staff are required to take in-person training (Contact the CTU Research Training and Education Office for the next available training: 301-451-0867 or BonifanS@nih.gov) or view the videocast, "Two Years Since Release of the "NEW" OHSRP Research Related Event Reporting Policies: How is the IRP Doing?" May 4, 2021 (previous video "The OHSRP Education Series Presentation 2019: NIH Intramural Research Program New Policies: Reporting Research Events and Non-compliance in Human Subjects Research - 05/20/19" has been retired). The slide set for the video can be found on the OHSRP website (click here(pdf, 2119 KB)). Those who chose to view the video must complete the Investigator Attestation.
Technology Transfer Training (In-Person)
The NINDS Technology Transfer Office supports NINDS investigators by facilitating scientific research; building academic, non-profit, and commercial partnerships; and advancing scientific innovations through the invention evaluation process. The Technology Transfer training identifies common needs within the research process that may involve engagement with the Technology Transfer Office, questions researchers may be asked, and typical solutions. All individuals engaged in research are currently required to take tech transfer training available through LMS, which is covered in this in-person course; it is beneficial for administrative support staff as well. NOTE: You will receive instructions on completing the training in the LMS portal to receive credit after attending the in-person session. Please contact BonifanS@nih.gov to sign up for the training.
IRTA/Non-Credentialed Investigator Training
IRTA and Non-Credentialed Investigator Training and Competencies Checklist
Appendix A: Catalog of Activities
Appendix B: Training Requirements
Contact the Research Training and Education Office for the next available training: 301-451-0867 or BonifanS@nih.gov
Just-In-Time Training
In general, the Just-In-Time training courses are optional. However, the IRB or PIs may require investigators to complete these courses depending on the nature of the investigation or the enrollment population. These courses can be accessed via the CITI courses link on the OHSRP training site. Click on the CITI training link and "add a course" to access the Just-In-Time training options. The options available are:
Vulnerable Subjects - Research Involving Children
Vulnerable Subjects - Research Involving Pregnant Women, Fetuses, and Neonates
Vulnerable Subjects - Research Involving Prisoners
Vulnerable Subjects - Research Involving Workers/Employees
Unanticipated Problems and Reporting Requirements in Biomedical Research
Unanticipated Problems and Reporting Requirements in Social and Behavioral Research
Genetic Research in Human Populations
Phase 1 Research
Social and Behavioral Research
Stem Cell Research Oversight
NIH Clinical Center/NIH Required Training
To access and launch the following required trainings, follow the link above to the HHS Learning Portal, then log in using either your network credentials, or by inserting your HSPD-12 Access Card and clicking "login" in the corresponding "HSPD-12 Access Cards" box. If you log in using your network credentials, select "NIH" from the list of networks in the drop down box, click "login", and then enter your NIH username and password in their respective boxes and login. Once, you have successfully navigated to the Learning Portal Page, scroll down to the "Catalog Search" box that will be on the right side of the web page and enter into the search box any of the trainings listed below and click "Search". Next, find the desired training course within the search results and click on its corresponding link. Once, you are on the training course's page, find and select the "Launch And Register" box in the top right-hand corner of the page and the course should begin. If it does not, find your profile's current learning page by clicking the Learning" option under your profile picture on the left side of the Learning Portal page, find the desired training and click "Launch Content".
NIH Clinical Center: Emergency Procedures
NIH Clinical Center: Standard/Universal Precautions
NIH Clinical Center: Patient Confidentiality and Privacy
NIH Clinical Center: Infection Control
NIH Clinical Center: Fire Safety
NIH Clinical Center: Patient Safety
NIH Wide: Implicit Bias (must be completed NO LATER than Thursday, April 8, 2021) update: 2/10/21
CPR Training (every 2 years)
Additional Training (depending on responsibilities)
CRIS Training
Falls Risk Prevention Training - Contact the CTU Research Training and Education Office for the next available training: 301-451-0867 or BonifanS@nih.gov
Medical Records Training for physician dictation (ESA)
NMR Center Safety Training
7SW NeuroTesting Unit Orientation/Safety Training - Contact the CTU Research Training and Education Office for the appropriate Point of Contact: 301-451-0867 or BonifanS@nih.gov
NINDS Clinical Trials Unit
Building 10; Suite 2A23
Phone contact:
Sponsor email:
NINDS SAR Email
CTU General Email
Director, CTU
Lauren Reoma, M.D.
Deputy Director, CTU
Sandra Martin, M.S.


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Reinventing Democracy
If democracy means rule by the people for the people, it has broken down. At pivotal moments in the past, altering the rules of the political has been a defining trait of the organised left, able to project a new social order out of latent concerns, as well as develop the means to alter the grammar of politics
If democracy means rule by the people for the people, it has broken down. All we have today is rule by elites for national and transnational elites, marked by periodic social eruptions that fail to add up to anything transformative. The elites bounce back regrouped, the protestors are silenced or appeased, and electoral victories promising radical change end up captured by vested interests. The Arab Spring has yet to bring spring to the masses, the uprisings around the world against financial capitalism and austerity have only served to strengthen ties between banks, international financial institutions and the powerful states. The millions of people crushed by the current economic crisis and its handling by the authorities are told that their sacrifice is needed for a return to better times, while reforming governments trying to protect the less well-off rely on the approval of lenders, rating agencies, the media and powerful states. These failures of democracy are worldwide, a feature also of so-called 'mature democracies'. People everywhere are not doing much of the governing, while those supposed to be acting on their behalf are doing nothing of the sort. The consequence is growing social misery and injustice.
Left to its own momentum, this state of affairs will end in more authoritarianism or in revolutionary breakdown. A safer option would be to renew the democratic contract, clearly an aim of little interest to self-serving elites (and parochial movements) but presumably of some attraction to political forces committed to the fair and equal society. I say 'presumably' because it is not clear that the established wing of these forces, for example, socialist and social democratic parties and labour unions have shown much interest of late in making common cause out of embedded social injustices or in working with the insurgent movements that daily rail against the colonisations of elite power. In Europe, for example, what does the official left have to say on democracy, equality, justice, or the good society? Nothing. It is as though it accepts the fracture of the democratic contract, the reduction of politics to electoral posturing and populist appeasement, the inevitability (perhaps the thrill) of sitting at the table where elites and their ideologues gather, in hope of small crumbs of social reform. In the process it has become deadened, devoid of a vision of society beyond the status quo, detached from the subjects, trials and tribulations of everyday life, oblivious to political struggle and organisation beyond the rituals of corporatist management.
Because of this deficit, the insurgencies worldwide for justice (from the occupy movement to anti-war protests and popular rebellions) have no means of amplification. Nor do the many efforts to forge a better society. Contrary to received wisdom, there is an abundance of experiment in all parts of the world, as listed in Figure 1, attempting to mitigate contemporary sources of inequality. The normative landscape is far from homogeneous, but the experiments remain isolated, fragile, and self-referenced rather than part of a larger politics of social transformation. Today's paradox is that there is a surfeit of grass-root activity, let down by the absence of an organised force able to gather the fragments, construct a persuasive narrative of change around them, and denude elite power in effective ways. Today, the organised left does not see the overhaul of politics and society as part of its mission.
Figure 1. Experiments against contemporary sources of inequality
It has not always been so, for at pivotal moments in the past, altering the rules of the political has been a defining trait of the organised left. The period in Europe between 1880 and the First World War provides one such moment. Against the grain of generalised misery, oppression and political closure (just like today), a reformist and revolutionary left came into being, managing to both change hearts and minds as well as secure lasting material and institutional gains. The struggle for a society for the many and not the few took on a world making quality, made tangible by specific campaigns, from agitation for popular democracy and the rights of workers and women, to movement for the franchise, alternative lifestyles such as vegetarianism, the great outdoors and sexual liberation, and freedom from imperial rule. This quality arose out of the ability of the nascent left to project a new social order out of latent concerns, as well as develop the means to alter the grammar of politics, as two brief examples help to illustrate.
The first example concerns the German Socialist Party (SPD), formed in 1875 amidst considerable doubt over the prospects of a workerist proposition in a barely industrialised and highly segmented society. This was a period characterised by disarray within a nascent industrial bourgeoisie, waning aristocratic power, lurching Bismarckian autocracy, and an acquiescent working mass scattered across the countryside and small-scale industry. Led by two towering figures, August Bebel and Karl Kautsky, the SPD quickly rose to dominate the European socialist movement, on the back of its rapid growth within Germany, boasting 1 million members and 35% of the vote in the Reichstag already by 1912. This success can be traced to the ability of a charismatic leadership and a highly organised party-union alliance to make effective cause, both within a dispersed and heterogeneous working class, and in the public and political arena.
But there was more. The SPD managed to project the interests of a small and emerging urban industrial proletariat as a credible future for all. These first socialists 'invented', as Donald Sassoon has argued, a new political subject and a vanguard actor - the 'working class' and the 'new model worker' - out of a poor, desperate, fragmented and downtrodden working mass. This was an extraordinary political invention at a time of unimagined historical subjectivity of this sort, made tangible by the success of the SPD (and 'free unions') in ensuring significant practical reforms in the course of struggle (e.g. better wages and working conditions for industrial workers, welfare protections for striking members). The ability to project a proletarian future as a democracy for all also derived from the SPD's success in clothing the movement with the 'beauty of a thousand stars' as the contemporary Austrian socialist leader Julius Braumthal put it, with the help of intimate publics from different social backgrounds formed around popular books like Bebel's Women and Socialism, moving pamphlets and informative newspapers, and cultural and recreational societies playing out the good society.
While the German example illustrates the power of a politics of pragmatic utopianism, the example of the British women's movement during the 1910s illustrates the power of altering the landscape of politics itself. Its success in campaigning for the rights of women and their role in private and public life was the result of such reinvention, which forced the establishment and a patriarchal legacy into a new commons - intellectual, affective and political – in which the hegemony of vested interests was no longer protected. The struggle for recognition tore into the rules of political visibility and conduct, in the process allowing a new understanding of womanhood to be articulated in public, and with considerable fervour and organisation behind it. Three developments stand out. One is the feminist campaign after 1890 for the 'new woman', articulated in a wealth of popular books and magazines, which expanded a movement until then fighting for the vote for women into one also for other rights (e.g. equality within the family, the right to divorce and sexual freedom, participation in economic, public and political life). The campaign turned everyday inequalities in the lives of women into matters of public concern, along with bringing new groups of women into the cause.
Another linked development is the portrayal by feminist activists of the woman as collective subject, which, as the movement for women's rights in the workplace grew in strength, helped to connect the struggles of working and non-working women. Feminism expanded and it also joined a broader struggle for social equality and justice. The third development is the invention of disarmingly effective new political technologies, especially by Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) led by the Pankhursts: its military organisation, clamorous journalism, embrace of the car and steamship as symbols of emancipation, prolific use of books, banners, songs and plays, public confrontations and prison spells, and highly visible protests and disturbances. New forms of representation and agitation forced their way into political life, challenging the status quo in disarmingly effective ways.
Contemporary Implications
Clearly, such a selective reading of the early politics of mass emancipation is fraught with all the pitfalls of ex-post and decontextualized comparison. But a general point can be made. These formative movements proved to be influential – by design or default – because of their world-making qualities. They thoroughly changed the meaning of the political and its subjects by designing credible utopias and imaginaries of emancipation out of existing injuries and hidden interests, by building affective desire and surge with the help of new political technologies, and by converting claims into practical gains through effective organisation. They developed a world making capacity, based on the mastery of three political arts: boosting invention, leveraging organisation, and mobilising affect.
It is this kind of practice and imagination that is needed today from any 'official' left. These arts, if anything, are intuited by insurgent movements trying to wrest new political space for a fairer society, but are lost to the official mouthpieces of the equal society. Today's social democratic parties, unions, and the like, have no interest in making the future by refashioning the field in which latent concerns can be made public and the mainstream challenged. And because of this, the imaginative experiments of insurgent politics are failing to find traction. The organised left needs to recover its world making capacity by developing new political tactics. This is not a matter of naming the quantities and qualities of the fair and equal society – an impossible utopia, clear in its list but forever compromised by historical change and contextual specificity, and for this a source of disappointment. It is about making large quests out of existing injuries and injustices, with the help of arts of campaign that disarm elite power and manage to build counter-weight.
This could involve, for example, returning to the major drivers of contemporary inequality listed in Figure 1, and building momentum around alternative forms of organisation and worth by attending to the politics of exposure, affective contagion, and fixing counter-inventions, so that a different kind of society comes into view. The official left could work at making visible equitable types of market or money and reciprocal forms of exchange, finding imaginative ways of building public interest and ethical resonance around them, along with articulating clear institutional reforms to consolidate the gains of market and financial democracy. The same arts could be applied to pursue new ways of ethical and decentred human being or to build and maintain public desire for sustainable environments and ecological living, as summarised in Figure 2. Gradually, as another society begins to take shape in public and political life, the violence and rhetorical tactics of elite rule (and authoritarian insurgent movements) might become exposed and undermined, and the legitimacy of democratic rule and the fair and equal society given an airing. With sustained and imaginative support from an organised left, always in communication with democratic grass root movements, the chances of a society of and for the people (and nature) might be improved.
Figure 2 Addressing contemporary drivers of inequality through new political arts
But this, like in the past, requires active work by the organised left to fashion new collective feeling for the fair society. It has to engage in the sites where intimacies and affiliations are formed, before and beyond reason – schools, public gatherings, books, websites, blogs, broadcasts, newspapers, music venues, theatres, exhibitions. And in these sites, it has to find persuasive and diplomatic ways of working so that communal affiliations that cause harm give way to democratic and collective forms of citizenship. It has to puncture the thrall of contemporary communion in the capitalist 'military-entertainment' complex or its anti-secular religiosities, understand the affects formed in insurgent and grass-root communities, and above all, become clear about the kinds of social affects that make for the just society. This I do not see as a labour of indoctrination, but as the labour of creating space in the public arena for new collective feelings to circulate and amplify: work as a validating activity that holds the world in place; fairness as a gut sentiment; heterogeneity as the means by which the uncertain and turbulent future must be approached; accomplishment as an ethic of care; steadfastness to a sense of right even when the wind of fashion changes. This is a politics of apprehending the future through common feelings that frame common goals around them, bridge the gap between viral and formal politics, and rail against a politics of sameness, aversion and fear.
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Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2012 Canadian Obesity Student Meeting. Click the pic for more info.
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford goes on a crash diet. Not surprisingly, Dr Yoni Freedhoff disapproves of his methods.
How are scholars using Twitter? Click to enlarge.
So far, I've talked about how Twitter can be used by scientists to help disseminate information, and acquire new information. I'm going to change gears in my final post and talk about how Twitter can be used in the classroom, and how it can be used by scientists moving forward.
If you missed them, click here for Part 1 and Part 2 in this series.
On Monday I discussed some of the reasons why I think you should sign up for Twitter, and why it is a useful tool.
Encouraging scientists to use social media isn't a new idea. In response to my last post, friend of the blog @muddybrown (you may remember him from the graduate school roundtable) pointed out a series by Scientific American writer Christie Wilcox (@nerdychristie). It's a four part series, but definitely worth a read for another perspective on social media and science (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4).
Today, I'll be continuing that discussion, but focusing on two other aspects of Twitter: How it can be used to get information that you wouldn't otherwise, and how it can be used at conferences.
Twitter is a well known microblogging platform. People can post updates in the form of 140 character "tweets" that can be read by followers, who can "retweet," i.e. repost that tweet to their own followers, or reply to the original post. I started using it about a year ago, and have found it to be equal parts whimsical and hilarious, along with useful and informative.
Several other authors have discussed reasons why scientists should be using Twitter, including this excellent post on Deep Sea News and this post through the American Geophysical Union. As I pointed out in my previous weekly roundup, Dr Jeremy Segrott gave his thoughts after he used Twitter for a three months. Scientists are realizing that social media is an important way to translate knowledge to the public when done well, and Twitter provides another avenue by which this can be accomplished.
What I will do is post 5 reasons why I think, as a scientist, you should be using Twitter, or, at the very least, be signed up for a Twitter account. Reasons 2 and 3 will be up on Wednesday, and reasons 4 and 5 will go up on Friday.
The above video is hypnotic. I've watched it a bunch of times, and just can't stop watching.
A great article on Forbes – what online tools do neuroscientists wish existed?
Pharmacist Scott debunks many cold remedy myths!
The above video was with friend of the blog Jonathan Smith. An interesting perspective on how students can affect public health.
India has had no new cases of polio in a year! Way to go!
For those at Queen's, the AMS is looking for Peer Support Centre volunteers. Grad and professional students are also welcome.
A new anti-obesity campaign in Georgia has come under fire recently. Dr Yoni Freedhoff weighs in here, and a piece in Time Magazine talks to other obesity experts.
An interesting piece about new year's resolutions sent to me by my sister: 27 Rules of Conquering the Gym. Points 11 and 25 are my favourites.
Finally, Andrea Doucet writes a great piece reflecting on blogging from a scholarly perspective.


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In every culture and every civilized society, it is strongly believed that separation is always better than a bad relationship. The word divorce sounds very unpleasant and irritating in context of Indian social fabrics. But it has become a very common practice these days.
A large number of people can very easily be seen standing in long queues for seeking divorce from their respective partners. In the following text we would discuss about how this temporarily bad incident can prove to be beneficial in the long run to those who are planning to take divorce or already have taken it as per the Court of Law.
It may sound hilarious and shocking when we relate the word 'benefits' with divorce but by going through the points below, you can come to a better conclusion.
Generally it is observed that people who are divorced start cursing themselves and their fortune for not being able to make it big in their family life. They never think of the positive side of their separation, and it is only depression that starts ruling over their lives. The researchers of Kingston University of London have found out that 90% divorced ladies were happy while attending their final hearing for divorce in the Family Court.
They were cheerful because they came out of bad relationship which they were not able to cope with. Frankly speaking, what are the uses of a marriage in which you can't enjoy marital bliss at all? It is better to die once instead of dying every day, every moment. After coming out of a bad relationship, you simply achieve a better mental state, there is no doubt about it.
With growing resource of income and a global exposure, the modern ladies in India now take no time in coming out of a relationship which they find difficult to tackle or tolerate. These days, you can very easily see 'single mothers' who are performing better after getting their divorce. Gone are the days when women were forced to tolerate a black-sheep husband for lifetime.
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Alexandria Airport Transfer
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Marsa matrouh
Alexandria Airport
Alexandria is the second biggest city of Egypt on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. It is the main harbor of Egypt and a big part of international trade takes place here. At the same time, it is the center of a large industrial area.
Alexandria is located in 183 km northwest of Cairo. Alexandria Airport is 20 minutes away from the city center with Alexandria Airport transfers. Alexandria Harbor is one of the most beautiful harbors of the East Mediterranean. The climate of Alexandria is Mediterranean climate.
The weather is hot and moist in summer, warm and rainy in winter. The name comes from III. Alexander. The most famous beach of Alexandria is El Maamora beach which is located in royal gardens of Montaza.
There are good hotels to stay in. Marsa Matrouh is another good beach if you do not like El Maamora. It is 240 km away from Alexandria, you can reach in 4 hours and 10 minutes by Alexandria Airport transfers.
In addition to these, there are other the most preferred international airports in Egypt. These are Cairo Airport, Hurghada Airport, Marsa Alam Airport, Sharm El Sheikh Airport, Luxor Airport, and Aswan Airport. You can use these airports instead of Alexandria according to your visiting destination.
Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Unfortunately, it could not reach until today. It was built on Pharos Island in order to warn ships for the dangerous coast. Construction of the Lighthouse had begun in the period of Alexander the Great and it had finished at the period of his son.
The length of the Lighthouse was 166 meters and it was the highest structure of all Wonders and all lighthouses. The surface of the building was covered with polished bronze mirrors, this allowed to reflect the sunlight in daytime and fire burned in front of the lighthouse, this light could have seen from 50 km away. It was destroyed because of earthquakes and storms.
The remaining parts of the lighthouse were used to build Citadel of Qaitbay. It is a defensive castle against threatening of Turks, built by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay. It has damaged after the British bombardment and during the Orabi Revolt. It has restored two times in 1805 and 1984.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina is a large library which is built in the same place as the ancient library of Alexandria. The library of Alexandria is an important structure of the history of humanity. It was built in 3. century BC.
According to old sources, there were 150,000 manuscript works. Also, there were a botanical garden, an observatory, an anatomy hall, and science rooms. The library was burned by order of the Byzantine emperor because Christians were believed that the Pagan culture was still alive because of the books on the culture of idolatry.
The New library, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, is big enough to hold 8 million books. Also, it has a conference hall, 3 museums, 4 art galleries, a planetarium and a manuscript restoration laboratory.
Corniche Alexandria is a waterfront, built by Egyptian-Italian architect Pietro Avoscani in 1870. It is on the eastern part of the Alexandria port which is the major ports of Egypt. Formally, its western part is called "26 of July Road" and the eastern part is called "Army road". But, people do not use these names these days. These are only formal names.
Alexandria zoo is a good place to visit with children. The main exhibits are the hill of lions, apes hill, and swan lake. The zoo also has a reptile house and a birds and small mammals area as a museum. The reptile house hosts several endemic Egyptian species like the Nile crocodile, the Egyptian cobra, and the endangered Egyptian tortoise.
There are some historical points to visit. Mustafa Kamel Cemetery is a historical underground cemetery. Mustafa Kamel was an important political figüre. The cemetery was built in 2. century BC. There are 4 graves.
Another point is Pompeii's Column. It is a 25-meter granite column. The most attractive ruin of the city from the period of early Roman. And, there is the Montazah Palace. It was built by Abbas Hilmi Pasha in 1892. The part of concubines' bottom floor is a casino, top floor is a museum and another part is a hotel today.
Alexandria National Museum is a historical museum which is an old Italian palace. It was serving as the USA Consulate in the past. Nightlife is silent in Alexandria, the most popular nightclubs are San Giovanni Club in El Gueish Street. There is Alexandrias of the World Festival in October, all Alexandrias cities celebrate this festival at the same time.
There are good restaurants. You can taste Egyptian cuisine or if you want, you can find world cuisine. Egyptian cuisine is mostly, Mediterranean and red sea fish, chicken, lamb, and beef meet, rice, and broad bean.
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Q: Get Specific column from Json Request using SendGrid APIs I am using SendGrid APIs to fetch my emails status.
https://api.sendgrid.com/api/bounces.get.json?api_user=your_sendgrid_username&api_key=your_sendgrid_password&date=1

I have written this python code to get the requested data...
import requests

SG_USERNAME = 'abc'
SG_PASSWORD = 'abc'
SG_URL = "https://sendgrid.com/api"

if __name__ == '__main__':
     block_url = "{}/bounces.get.json?api_user=abc&api_key=abc".format(
        SG_URL, SG_USERNAME, SG_PASSWORD)
     res = requests.get(block_url)
     # Example output:
     # [{u'status': u'4.0.0', u'reason': u'Unable to resolve MX host example.com: noerror', u'email': u'test@example.com'}]
     print block_url
     print res.json()

The Request Return the request like this... but i have to extract all returns email from it only. How would i do this using above python code.
     [
{
"status": "5.1.1",
"reason": "550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please try double-checking the recipient's email address for typos or unnecessary spaces. Learn more at http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=6596 qb4si4640453igb.5 - gsmtp ",
"email": "taqi.hass@cogilent.com"
},
{
"status": "5.1.1",
"reason": "550 5.1.1 The email account that you tried to reach does not exist. Please try double-checking the recipient's email address for typos or unnecessary spaces. Learn more at http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?answer=6596 l81si30386677iod.48 - gsmtp ",
"email": "taqi.offfffffffffffff@gmail.com"
}
]

A: res.json is a list of dict. You can then use list comprehension to select all the "email" of each dict:
>>> [d["email"] for d in res.json()]
['taqi.hass@cogilent.com', 'taqi.offfffffffffffff@gmail.com']

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Obesity refers to the excessive accumulation of body fat.
as well as the traditional energy balance equation.
I'm sure that you are all aware of the global obesity epidemic.
the prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically since the 1970s.
are considered to be obese.
or three in four Americans who are overweight or obese.
of greatest concern are the health implications associated with obesity.
due to absenteeism now exceeds over $200 billion a year.
I remind you that obesity is a modifiable risk factor.
I thought you might like to take a look at the culprit.
Shown here are typical adipose cells where fat is stored.
an individual's body composition, including body fatness.
Currently, the gold standard is to perform a DEXA or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry.
total and regional body fat as well as bone density.
greater than 35% body fat would be considered obese.
DEXA instruments are very expensive and are not readily accessible to the general public.
hip and waist circumferences can be used to estimate body fat.
bioelectrical impedance, and air displacement plethysmography.
it is convenient to use the body mass index or BMI as an estimate of body fatness.
kilograms by your height in meters squared.
squared will put one into the obese category.
the accuracy of BMI in estimating body fatness is a concern.
Shaquille O'Neal, the professional basketball player was considered to be obese.
his overall body mass was in the form of muscle, not fat.
From a health perspective not all fat is the same.
the abdominal region puts an individual at a much greater health risk.
pancreas, and intestines that provides the greater health risk.
subcutaneous carries a significantly lower health risks.
the subcutaneous fat shown in black just below the skin.
visceral fat would be at a much higher health risk.
Those health risks include the various components of what's known as metabolic syndrome.
stroke, and type two diabetes.
when an individual is in a chronic state of positive energy balance.
weight gain and fat mass will increase.
Such weight gain generally occurs gradually over many years if left unchecked.
a chronic state of negative energy balance can be maintained.
or a combination of both factors.
but unfortunately, much of this is from the loss of water, not fat.
protein is lost usually from skeletal muscle.
up to 75 percent of the total daily energy expenditure.
making it difficult to keep the lost weight off.
all individuals regain their weight when a weight loss is accomplished by dieting alone.
the energy balance equation is that for total daily energy expenditure.
the largest daily contribution – up to 75% of the total.
thus decreasing the resting metabolic rate contribution toward the lower 60% range.
physical activity can result in reduced obesity rates.
the obesity rates are significantly lower.
the total daily energy expenditure and the rate of obesity.
the lower the prevalence of obesity.
and thus significant weight loss.
when they don't see any change in their weight after one to three months.
higher exercise intensities or for longer durations.
As such, the number of calories burned while exercising is relatively small.
from a combination of dieting and exercise.
a combination of dieting and exercise for weight loss.
day while increasing their energy expenditure by 500 kilocalories a day through exercise.
On average, they lost two to three pounds a week over the course of six months.
this weight loss was almost exclusively in the form of fat.
also preventing the drop in resting metabolic rate.
This greatly enhances one's ability to maintain the weight loss over time.
thereby decreasing their overall risk for all-cause mortality.
In summary, the obesity epidemic is a major public health issue worldwide.
an individual at a greater risk for metabolic syndrome.
Dieting alone is not ideal for weight loss maintenance.
adjusted for sustained weight loss and health benefits.


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Q: All $p$-groups have a normal subgroup of each possible order. I was trying to prove that a group $G$ of order $p^n$, where $p$ is prime, has a normal subgroup of each order $p^i$, $1\leq i\leq n$. This has been asked before (for example here) but I want to know if my aproach is correct.
We proceed by induction on $|G|$. The case $n=1$ is clear. Now, suppose a group of order $p^{n-1}$ has a normal subgroup of any possible order and let $|G|=p^n$. Take $x$ of order $p$ in the center of $G$. Consider the group $G/\langle x\rangle$ of order $p^{n-1}$. Now, by hypothesis $G/\langle x\rangle$ has a normal subgroup $G/H_i$ of order $p^i$ for each $1\leq i<n$ where $\langle x\rangle \leq H_i\leq G$ by Correspondence Theorem. Now, $H_i\trianglelefteq G$ and $|H_i|=p^{n-i}$.


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Home Veterinary News Calculating animal deaths in NSW bushfires
Calculating animal deaths in NSW bushfires
It's estimated 480 million animals have been affected since bushfires in NSW started in September 2019—a figure that beggars belief. Professor Chris Dickman, an expert in the ecology of Australian mammals from The University of Sydney, has explained how that figure was calculated.
This figure is based on a 2007 report for the World Wild Fund for Nature on the impacts of land clearing on Australian wildlife in New South Wales.
To calculate the impacts of land clearing on the state's wildlife, the authors obtained estimates of mammal population density in NSW and then multiplied the density estimates by the areas of vegetation approved to be cleared.
Estimates of density were obtained from published studies of mammals in NSW and from studies carried out in other parts of Australia in similar habitats to those present in NSW.
The authors deliberately employed highly conservative estimates in making their calculations. The true mortality is likely to be substantially higher than those estimated.
Using that formula, co-author of the original report Professor Dickman estimated that 480 million animals have been affected since the bushfires in NSW started in September 2019. This figure only relates to the state of NSW. Many of the affected animals are likely to have been killed directly by the fires, with others succumbing later due to the depletion of food and shelter resources and predation from introduced feral cats and red foxes.
The figure includes mammals, birds and reptiles and does not include insects, bats or frogs. The true loss of animal life is likely to be much higher than 480 million.
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On this DVD Roman will teach an easy to learn opening for White that will help you achieve a clear middle game plan while avoiding complex variations and simplification. Roman has over 20 years of experience playing this opening and will pass his knowledge on to you.
White can either start play with 1.e4 or 1.Nf3, followed by d3, g3, Bg2, 0-0. Black cannot prevent this flexible system. This DVD also includes 5 highly instructional games analyzed by Roman.


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Esports Events 2021
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Esports is the world of online competitive video gaming, where players from all over the world compete at multiple esports events to showcase their talents at a particular esport title. Some of the most common esports titles are: Fortnite, League of Legends, Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Call of Duty, Overwatch, VALORANT, Rocket League, Rainbow 6 Siege and FIFA.
Esports Events Calendar 2021
Check out our esports events calendar for 2021! We thrive to keep our calendar updated so that you can have a clear understanding of what esports events are happening in 2021. If you click on the event, you will be redirected to the event information page, where you can find all useful information about the event, any betting tips, and the status on the teams attending.
Upcoming Esports Events in 2021
2021 has a lot to offer when it comes to esports events. Last year, with the pandemic, a lot of esports titles suffered dramatically due to the postponement and cancellation of events. This year, however, we will be seeing way more Esports events, maybe even some offline tournaments as well!
League of Legends Events 2021
LOL Regional Leagues
There are 4 main leagues in League of Legends. The LCS for North America, the LEC for Europe, the LPL for China, and the LCK for Korea. There are 2 leagues per year, the Spring Split, and the Summer Split. In these leagues, the top teams in each region compete against each other in a Round Robin format and end the league with a playoffs stage.
Mid-Season Invitational
The Mid-Seasonal Invitational is an international event which consists of 13 teams that come out victorious in their regional spring split. It starts with a play-in group stage where the 1st placing team of both groups progresses through the knockout-Stage of the play-ins, a double-elimination playoffs. The next stage is the group stage of the main event, where 6 teams play each other in a double round-robin format. The top 4 teams qualify to the playoffs/knockout stage and verse each other in a best of 5 bracket. The winning team is considered as MSI Champion.
League Of Legends All-Star 2021
The All-Star event is an international tournament where the public votes for their favourite professional players from all regions. Teams are then formed from these voted players, and compete against each other in different tournaments and game modes.
League Of Legends Worlds Championship
The League Of Legends Worlds Championship is the most defining event of the year. This tournament consists of 22 of the best teams from all regions and starts with play-in rounds. In this stage of the event, 10 teams battle it out in a single-round robin to qualify for the second play-in round. In this stage, the 6 teams that qualify match up in a single-elimination bracket to qualify onto the group stage of the main event. In the group stage, the top 2 teams from each of the 4 groups progress toward the playoffs which are set in a best of 5 format. The winner is then crowned as World Champion, and forever remembered as one of the world's best.
CS:GO Events 2021
CS:GO is different from most Esports, as it does not stick to a single league, but it is spread out between events hosted and organized by several tournament organisers. Here below are some of the initial events lined up for the 2021 season:
Blast Premier Series
First up for 2021 we have the Blast Premier: Global Final 2020. This event is set in a Double-Elimination bracket format and a total of $1,000,000 will be spread between 8 teams.
The BLAST Premier Series is split into 4 seasons. Furthermore, each season is split into three stages, that are; The Group Stage, The Showdown, as well as the finals stage. This year we're already set for the BLAST Premier: Spring Groups 2021.
The next event lined up for 2021 is the Intel Extreme Masters XV. Starting with a Play-in stage, and then moving on to a group stage made of 16 teams. The top 3 teams from each group advance to the playoffs which are in a best of 3 format (Grand Final is a best of 5). A total of $1,000,000 will be distributed between 24 teams.
We then have the 13th Season of ESL Pro League which kicks off with a 4-single round-robin Group Stage. The winners of each group advance to the play-in, whereas 2nd & 3rd placing teams, progress to the Round of 12. In the play-in, teams verse each other in a single-elimination bracket where the winning teams advance to the Semifinals, and the losing teams head on to the quarterfinals. The next stage is the playoffs which are played in a single-elimination bracket. All matches are played in a best of 3 game type, whereas the Grand Finals is in a best of 5. $750,000 will be spread between all 24 teams.
CS:GO Majors 2021
Majors are the biggest events of the year. Usually, they are hosted twice annually and are organised by third-party partners and organisations. Unfortunately in 2020, no Major took place due to the pandemic, however, it was intended to take place in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, labelled as ESL One: Rio 2020. In 2021 though, we are getting new majors announced, such as DreamHack Masters and it's younger brother DreamHack Open!
In Majors, teams are selected via their Regional Major Rankings (RMR) which is a point-based qualification system that dictates team invites. The first stage of the Major is the New Challengers Stage, which is a 16-team Swiss System Format. The top 8 teams advance forward to the New Legends Stage, another Swiss System Format. The top 8 teams then proceed to the New Champions Stage, a single-elimination playoff bracket set in a best of 3 format. The winners are then proclaimed as Major Champions.
Dota 2 Events 2021
Dota 2 Regional Leagues
The most common events that are played when it comes to top tier Dota 2 are the regional leagues. Some of the most popular leagues are the following: ESL One, DreamLeague, Dota Pro Circuit, and OGA. In these leagues, teams compete in a long league format which then credits the top placers with a spot in the linked playoffs event.
The International, commonly referred to as TI, is an annual event organised by Valve. The International is considered as the biggest and most prestigious event of the year for Dota 2. The event kicks off with a group stage made up of 18 teams that qualify through the Dota Pro Circuit or Regional Qualifiers. The next stage is the playoffs, which is a double-elimination bracket. The top 4 teams of both groups get placed in the Upper bracket, whereas the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th placing teams are put in the Lower Bracket. Teams climb through the bracket in a best of 3 format and the Grand Finals is a best of 5. The winner is titled "Champion of The International".
VALORANT Events 2021
VALORANT Challengers
Challenger events are organized by Riot Games, but are hosted by third-party partners and organizations. These Challenger events can be described as qualifiers for the VALORANT Masters events. In these tournaments, teams qualify through open qualifiers or invited through previous events. The exact format is yet to be announced.
VALORANT Masters
The VALORANT Masters events are the next step and the following tournament after the Challengers event. There are 3 Masters events per year and are one of the biggest regional events of the year. These events will take place in March, June and in September. The format is still undisclosed.
VALORANT Champions 2021
The VALORANT Champions tournament is the biggest tournament of the year. The best 16 teams from all over the world come together to compete for the title of the world's best. Team slots are as follows:
North America: 3 slots
Europe MEA: 4 slots
Brazil: 2 slots
Korea: 2 slots
Japan: 2 slots
Southeast Asia: 2 slots
Latin America: 1 slot
Rocket League Events 2021
RLCS Seasonal League
The 11th season of RLCS consists of leagues for the main 4 regions; Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. In each of these leagues, teams compete in 2 stages of Swiss System formats. In the first stage, the top 8 teams of each group qualify to the second stage. In the next Swiss System, the top 16 teams of Group A and B are grouped and the top 8 teams progress to the playoffs stage. In the playoffs, Quarterfinals are set in a best of 5 format, whereas the Semifinals and Grand Finals are set to a best of 7. The winner is then declared RLCS Seasonal Champion.
RLCS Seasonal Major 2021
The RLCS Seasonal Major is the biggest event of the year. There are 2 Majors per year, as 2 RLCS seasons are played annually. Due to the pandemic, it was switched over to a regional-based event, where 16 teams battle it out in a Swiss System Format. The top 8 teams qualify to the playoffs, which is set to a Single Elimination bracket. The Quarterfinals are set in a best of 5 format, whereas the Semifinals and Grand Finals are set to a best of 7. The winning team is announced as Regional Champion.
Overwatch Events 2021
OWL 2021 Regular Season
The regular season of the Overwatch League features a 29-week long round-robin league. Teams battle it out to be part of the top 13 teams in North America or top 7 teams in Asia to reach their regional playoffs.
OWL 2021 Playoffs – Grand Finals
The top 2 teams of each group advance to the Playoff Grand Finals and play versus each other in a double-elimination bracket. The winner is crowned as Overwatch League Champion and takes home $1,500,000 in prize money.
Rainbow Six Events 2021
R6 Regional Leagues
There are 3 main regional league when it comes to Rainbow Six Esports, the NAL (North American League), the ECL (European League), and the APAC League (Asia-Pacific)
Rainbow Six: Siege North American League (NAL)
There are 3 stages in the North American League, Stage 1, Stage 2, and the Grand Finals. Stage 1 is played out in a double-elimination bracket for 2 groups, where the top 2 teams from each group advance to phase 2. Phase 2 will then define the final position of each team. The top 3 teams of the event are then invited to the Six Major, and the teams placing 4th-6th are invited to the Finals.
Stage 2 on the other hand is quite similar in terms of format, but the difference is that the top 4 teams at the event will advance to the Finals.
Rainbow Six: Siege European League (ECL)
The European League is quite simple and straightforward. It is formatted with a Playoff Single-elimination bracket where all matches, except the Grand Finals are played in a best of 3. The Winner of the league is prized with the title of champion of Europe and $50,000.
Rainbow Six: Siege Asia Pacific League (APAC)
The Asia-Pacific League is where things get a little bit complicated. Teams are split into the North and South Division, each having its own format.
There are two stages in the North Division. In Stage 1 and 2, teams are matched up and seeded randomly in a Swiss format. All matches are played in a best of 1 game type and are ranked via their Swiss score. The top 6 teams then proceed to the Six Major.
For the South Division, the top team with the most points at the end of the season advances to the Finals. And the top 2 teams of each stage advance to the playoffs.
The Six 2021 Invitational
The Six Invitational is the biggest tournament in Rainbow Six Esports as teams from all over the world are gathered in one big event. The top 16 teams in the Global Standings are invited to the Six Invitational, and 4 teams advance through their regional qualifiers.
Teams are split into 4 groups of 5 in a double round robin format. The top 2 teams of each group receive a higher spot in the playoff bracket, whereas the teams placing 3rd and 4th are put in the lower bracket. The winning team is then pronounced World Champion.
Call of Duty Events 2021
Commonly known as the CDL, the Call of Duty League 2021 is formed by 12 teams which compete in the Regular Season. The regular season consists of several tournaments hosted by each of the 12 teams. Points are then accumulated and the seeding for the playoffs is formed according to the points a team has earned throughout the regular season.
Call of Duty League Playoffs
For the playoffs, the 12 teams compete in a double-elimination bracket, whereas mentioned before, some teams get a higher seeding than others. The 1st/2nd placing teams receive a 2 round bye, and the 3rd/4th place teams receive a 1 round bye. The 5th-8th place teams start in the Winners Round 1, and the 9th-12th placing teams start in the Losers Round 1. All matches are played in a best of 5 format, and the Grand Final is played in a best of 9. The Upper bracket winner will have a one-point advantage.
FIFA Events 2021
FIFA 21 Global Series
The FIFA 21 Global Series is a place where the top FIFA players in the world prove why they are the best at what they do. For the 2021 season, the players are competing against each other in region-based tournaments for several months. The top players will then receive an invite to compete in the regional playoffs at the end of 2021.
FIFA eWorld Cup 2021
The FIFA eWorld Cup is the biggest FIFA tournament of the year, as it happens only once per year. Here, we see all the top players of the FIFA Global series battle it out against each other to see which one comes out on top when faced with the best players in the world. The winner receives the title of FIFA eWorld Champion, a huge cash reward and a trip to The Best FIFA Football Awards.
Different Types Of Esports Events
There are several types of Esports Events, for each and every single esport. The main types of Esports events are Leagues, Minors, Majors and Premier Events. The majority of tournaments are based in a League format where teams match up in a group stage and place highly to battle it out in a playoff bracket.
Minor Esports Events
The majority of Minor Esports events are qualification tournaments to bigger tournaments, like the Major Esports events. Most of these types of events feature an open qualifier where any team that is eligible can partake and qualify. Generally, these events don't carry a huge prize pool, as they are a side-event and not the main event, such as the VALORANT Challengers for instance.
Major Esports Events
Major Esports events are considered as big events which happen more than once annually. These events carry a big prize pool, and most of the teams that participate in these tournaments qualify through the Minor Esports events. One example of a Major Esports event is Intel Extreme Masters or the Rainbow Six ECL.
Premier Esports Events
Premier Esports events are the biggest events of the year. This is because for most of these events, teams need to accumulate points from previous tournaments or leagues to qualify. Meaning that the teams that get to participate in these types of events are the best teams at that particular period. An example of a Major Esports event would be the League of Legends World Championship or The International.
Different Types of Esports Events Formats
Every Esports Event consists of a specific type of tournament format. The most popular formats are: Round Robin, Double Round Robin, Swiss, Single Elimination Bracket, Double Elimination Bracket.
Different Match Types
There are different match types for each event format. For example, in a Round Robin we are usually faced with a best of 1 match type since each team is playing against every single team in its group.
A best of 2 match type is not very common but it can be found in a double round-robin format, where teams have a second match against every single team in a round-robin format.
The best of 3 match types is the most common match type by far, as this allows teams to pick and ban accordingly (Depending on the esport) to fit their playstyle. We find this match type in most formats, especially bracket based formats.
Lastly, we have the best of 5 match type, which is generally used in the Grand Finals of an event.
Groups Stage
When it comes to Group-based formats, Round Robin, Double Round Robin, and Swiss format have always been the most common. This is because it allows each team to play against all of their opponents in the same group. After a group stage is concluded, there are usually 1 or 2 top teams of each group which qualify to the playoffs.
Playoffs Stage
The playoffs stage is commonly played out after a group stage (as mentioned above). It is usually made up of teams that qualify through the group stage or have been invited by the tournament organiser. This is not always the case, however, as sometimes, the playoffs format can be played in a form of a single or double elimination bracket.
The difference between a single and double elimination bracket is very simple. In the single-elimination, teams have only one shot at climbing through the bracket to reach the grand finals. However, in the double-elimination bracket, teams have a second opportunity at climbing the bracket through the losers bracket.


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New Executive Programming Language (NEWP) is a high-level programming language used on computers running the Unisys operating system Master Control Program (MCP). The language is used to write the operating system and other system utility software, though it can also be used to write user software. Several constructs separate it from extended ALGOL on which it is based. Language operators such as MEMORY which allows direct memory access are strictly used by programs running as the MCP. NEWP replaced Burroughs Executive Systems Problem Oriented Language (ESPOL)

Main constructs
NEWP is a block-structured language very similar to Extended ALGOL.  It includes several features borrowed from other programming languages which help in proper software engineering.  These include modules (and later, super-modules) which group together functions and their data, with defined import and export interfaces.  This allows for data encapsulation and module integrity.  Since NEWP is designed for use as an operating system language, it permits the use of several unsafe constructs.  Each block of code can have specific unsafe elements permitted.  Unsafe elements are those only permitted within the operating system.  These include access to the tag of each word, access to arbitrary memory elements, low-level machine interfaces, etc.  If a program does not make use of any unsafe elements, it can be compiled and executed by anyone.  If any unsafe elements are used, the compiler marks the code as non-executable.  It can still be executed if blessed by a security administrator.

Folklore
NEWP is rumored to really stand for "Nearly Every Word Pascal" after a West coast engineering initiative to move Burroughs languages such as ALGOL over to a more Pascal-like syntax.  Stories were also told that it stands for "No Executive Washroom Privileges," supposedly after its designers fell out of favor with management. Some engineers thought "Nothing Ever Works Perfectly" was a more fitting moniker. Alternately, NEWP was chosen as the name of the compiler/language at the spur of the moment, by the designer, when pressed for a name under which the compiler code would be managed.  It stood for "NEW Programming language", an essentially dull name, with the unhappy property that the "new" part of the name would quickly become incorrect.  The original designer of the project was a Texan and soon started to describe the name as the answer to the question, "Is it done yet?".  NEWP sounded like a West Texas version of "nope".  Once the project was released, the name was "redefined" to stand for "No Executive Washroom Privileges" - a description of the type of person who would likely use the language.  For a while a contest ran to come up with a better name for the compiler and language, but by that time the name NEWP had sunk its roots too deeply.

See also
Executive Systems Problem Oriented Language

References

ALGOL 60 dialect
Systems programming languages
Procedural programming languages

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For more than a year, Cengage Learning visited community college campuses around the country and conducted interviews with one hundred students in developmental education courses. We learned about the specific barriers that hindered their success, and we also discovered much about the factors that can help them successfully engage in their courses and complete their education.
Our new infographic gives a quick overview of the factors that have an effect on student outcomes in developmental mathematics. We share many of the insights we gained about the obstacles that students face on their journey towards success, including a lack of time, limited access to quality online resources outside of class, and challenges with content retention. You'll also see what they believe could have a positive impact on their persistence and engagement, such as real-time, interactive, and personalized homework assistance.
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Whether they're conducting research for an assignment, looking for a quiet place to study, or simply want to take a "time out" with a fun book or magazine, students can (and do) find multiple reasons to visit their college library.
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Given that can easily access volumes of information from our computers and smartphones, how do today's students and instructors view and value library use? And in a day where it's easy to type a keyword into a browser and produce millions of results, how do they perceive students' research skills?
In our recent Engagement Insights Survey, conducted this spring, we asked hundreds of instructors and thousands of students to provide their perspectives on library use and research habits. The infographic below compares their responses and provides insight into the ways that instructors and students across the United States make use of their campus libraries.


Kickstarter campaigns and crowdfunding have made a lot of headlines this year. Successful (and often record breaking) campaigns for projects like The Lizzie Bennet Diaries web series and the Veronica Mars, Zach Braff and Spike Leemovies brought this concept more into mainstream news and awareness than ever before. In fact, there was significant controversy around the last three projects from people who viewed them as Hollywood co-opting the indie world of crowdfunding. However, brands like Honda and DC Entertainment have a presence on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo without raising eyebrows. If we can recognize this strategy is more about building and engaging audience than about raising money, then bigger players don't take away from these opportunities but add to the potential audience that can be reached. This issue of From Search to Screenreframes crowdfunding as marketing and uses this perspective to help screen media creators get the most from this tactic (and I'm not just talking bucks).
Asking your fans, followers, friends and family about what kinds of rewards to include in your campaign.
Setting up a page and populating with content about project, its summary, hook, story to date, rationale for why this will get made, and why it would appeal to your identified niche(s), etc.
In fact, the "crowdfunding as financing" part of the equation becomes simply one of the many side benefits from "crowdfunding as marketing" when reframed in this way. If you have been strategic, proactive and squeezed everything you can out of this as a marketing tool (which is a heck of a lot of hard work) then the financing part comes much more easily and successfully. This is a perspective that is gaining traction, and can be seen in some very recent articles in both Forbes and AdWeek. It is a one that can help screen media creators shift their thinking and become more strategic in working crowdfunding into an overall marketing strategy. To get the most out of it, it is also important to understand what are the best practices in this space (although as can be seen from the recent set of articles in the Film Collaborative blog there is no magic formula that works each and every time).
Know your audience(s) before, during and after your campaign. There is invaluable market intelligence available which can be used whether or not you raise the money you are hoping for.
Gather, watch and respond to the data, both qualitative and quantitative. Keep an eye on the data generated and ask, listen and respond to your audience along the way. This is a perfect, authentic opportunity to engage people and help them feel ownership of your project and success (especially the superfans).
Keep it simple. Your messaging needs to be clear, your calls to action visible, and your goals realistic. Don't ask for more than your audience can give or risk losing them. The easier you can make it for them the better your chance of success.
Just one part of the promotional cycle. Understand this is just another chance to engage and communicate with your potential audience and an excuse to do so well before you even go into production. You need to build a core audience ahead of time, keep them engaged throughout your crowdfunding campaign and then continue to bring them along for the ride as you move through production and bring your story to market. And don't forget, crowdfunding milestones and successes are great fodder for conventional publicity and media coverage.
The Internet never forgets. Remember your crowdfunding page can potentially live online forever, so incorporate it into your communication and engagement strategy even after your campaign has closed, just like you would with any other social network. This is a practice that is rarely used and so represents a significant advantage if you do it well.
This may become my new mantra, as it sums up so many of the struggles of my students, clients and collaborators. It is true. There have never been more opportunities for content creators because of the direct connection to audience offered by the digital world. However, you are being asked to work harder than ever before. Crowdfunding is a strategy that demands much and should be only undertaken with a strong strategy in place and enough resources (both time and money) to implement your vision. In the end, if you have done it right, you may not only raise the money, but also build a valuable community for your brand and future projects. And this is the true measure of success for new digital business models.
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