West Windsor, N.J.-- It was an evening of cheers and applauds as the MCCC PASS program (Program for Academic Services and Success) saluted its top students for their academic accomplishments on April 30. Graduating student Tajh Laster served as master of ceremonies for the celebratory banquet, which included a dinner buffet prepared and served by members of the MCCC Hospitality Club.
Addressing the enthusiastic crowd of students and families, Dr. Donald Generals, vice president for academic affairs, noted that PASS students should take a moment to acknowledge their personal accomplishments. "Your hard work has gotten you where you are today. Adversity makes you stronger," he said. Also part of the program was Associate Professor and Counselor Maria Rodriguez.
Among the students who participated was Estefania Castro, who will graduate this month with a degree in Education. "Mercer has been challenging and the professors are serious about teaching." she said. Pushing herself to excel while at Mercer, even taking summer classes, Castro discovered an oasis in the PASS program. "I could always find a place to study there, to work with tutors, and to see friends," she said.
Liberal Arts major Ishiya Hayes also spoke. Starting at MCCC in 2008, she considered the choice before her. "I could either be someone who sits in the audience and watches other people get awards or I could get the awards myself." She chose the latter, Hayes told the crowd.
Returning to campus for the event was alumnus James Walters, a 1990 graduate of the Criminal Justice Program who is a police detective in Hamilton Township. In his remarks, he emphasized the importance of the PASS program. "It reaches down, grasps you by the collar and pulls you up," he said. Initially lacking academic focus, Walters said PASS gave him the guidance and support he needed to achieve. Walters continued his education after Mercer, earning his bachelor's degree from Rowan University and his master's degree from Seton Hall in 1998. "Continue to strive," he told current students. Embrace your college experience."
In a special presentation, the Central Jersey Network of Black Women, Inc., presented scholarships to five students: Stacy Bryant, Virginia Hinton, Melanie Livingston, Sherry Robinson and Barbara Simmons.
MCCC students who earned President's List honors in fall 2009 were Ashley S. Baker and Malvinkumar C. Gandhi. Dean's List students for the fall 2009 semester include: Hanan Agyapong, Crystal Brandt, Simone Bryant, Stacy A. Bryant, Jennifer Candelario, Estefania Castro, Javier Colon, Ian Conley, Judith Dabrows, Friasia Goldware, Ishiya Ashley Hayes, Sharon Herrera, Ariana Jones, Bushra Khan, Sikander Khan, Tiffani Mabry, Fozia Malik, Catherine Martinez, Tiffany Mason-Wells, Donovan McCleese, Dymonique McCleese, Tatiana Medina, Prince Nabi, Deborah Rhett, Shelly Robinson, Shanique Stoddard, Ansley Varela and Shamirah N. Williams.
Under the direction of Dr. Khalida Haqq, PASS is a comprehensive retention program that nurtures student success. "Our vision is to open doors for students who are disadvantaged by low income and lack of access to quality public school education and to help them succeed," she said. Among PASS' services are individual and group counseling, financial aid assistance, peer tutoring, academic advisement, summer enrichment, leadership training, mentoring and transfer assistance.
Estefania Castro shared her Mercer experience and her warm memories in PASS.
Alumnus James Walters encouraged students to make the most of their college years.
PASS 2010 graduates with Counselor Al-Lateef Farmer, center.
Simmons (back), Stacy Bryant, Melanie Livingston and Virginia Hinton.
Members of the MCCC Hospitality Club prepared and served a delicious buffet.


White (> bottom) and yellow labels. Black (> outlines) and white Atco logo on top. Cut-out hole. Company sleeve.
A highly popular American soul singer, born in 1941 in Dawson, Georgia, died in a plane crash at the age of 26. Side A (written by James Brown) is taken from the album "In Person at the Whisky a Go Go", Atco SD 33-265 (USA 1968), recorded live in the Spring of 1966. His 6th or so posthumous single.


Picture a plane in flight like this Boeing 737 landing in the rain courtesy of @aviation_b737.
I'm just amazed at how God is keen on reminding me this morning who's in control 🙋🏽♂. Note that the captain (left) is currently flying the plane at critical point of flight (landings and take offs are quite something) but the control column on the right is moving along in the same direction. In any flight deck the captain has more experience compared to the first officer or the Co-Pilot. As a student, Captain Faraz like in my case is always on my case when I mess up while on the controls or when he senses I'm not confident about a particular manoeuvre. Though not always soft, and while he is still keen on allowing me to learn from my mistakes 😂 he is quick to say; "I have controls" and I let go of my side of the controls and let him handle the plane. I do not struggle with the controls after my captain tells me that. I just let go 🙌 and confirm; "You have controls"… That is standard procedure.
Same way… The Lord is in control. By my submission first to Him. He can only take controls when I have submitted to Him and let Him take control. The captain knows what's right for the situation. In this case it was a rainy landing (winds, sliperry runway, heavy load, poor visibility). Out of his experience I know I am in safe hands when the captain has control.
God reminded me today that I should let Him. I should let Him take control because He knows what's ahead. He knows the plans He has for me. No matter how rough the storm, He will fly me out, no matter how rough the turbulence, He will fly me out, no matter how heavy the plane is, He will fly me out, when I am lost, He will get me back on track, when I cannot see ahead, He can fly me through. I am safe when He is in control because its the best thing for me and He wants the best for me. While here, I haven't arrived to the destination and it's always a life of one level after another. For every level there is always an entry challenge which once mastered, a bigger qualification for the next. I trust in the Lord that every plan that He placed in my heart. Every dream, every idea, every talent shall come to its fruitfulness in His time. I just need to keep calm and stop fighting with the controls which He already has taken over.
Then there is His word in Isaiah 43:2-3 which gives me so much confidence in my walk with with Jesus.
Happy flying 👍🏽 and blessed Sunday all.
Previous Military Life Chapter 16: Sharp Recruits – Liam.
Next Con Games: A Story Continues.


text:
Back to News & blog
Shirley-Anne Somerville visits to celebrate apprentices
Apprenticeship News
Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, visited our Dunfermline head office on Friday 8 March, to learn more about our bespoke Apprenticeship Programme and plans for its future.
She visited head office and toured the workshop, meeting CR Smith apprentices in our purpose-built training facility.
Following the tour, Ms Somerville had the opportunity to discuss the benefits of apprenticeships with two former joinery apprentices and a current accountancy apprentice. She also heard first hand why the programmes are influential to an organisation's sustainable future from CR Smith MD Ian Macfarlane.
Shirley-Anne Somerville, MSP commented:
"I was delighted to meet with local apprentices, and learn about their experience of working at CR Smith.
"It's great to see a Dunfermline employer working closely with Fife College to create new skill bases in the local economy.
"Modern apprenticeships are an excellent way for people to earn and learn on the job, as well as an important opportunity for employers to invest in their workforce.
"That's why the Scottish Government is expanding the number of Modern Apprenticeship places available to 29,000 next year, to help to build skills for the future."
Fire and smoke alarms: changes to the law. What are the new rules?
New legislation is due to take effect from 1 February 2022, requiring all homes in Scotland to meet certain requirements regarding smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarms. Each homeowner has a legal obligation to comply with the legislation.
Kilted Yoga star matches strength and balance of CR Smith's latest products
Finlay Wilson, Scotland's Kilted Yoga star, has been invited to check out the latest product range from CR Smith, matching his phenomenal balance and strength with the latest design and build of the firm's exclusive Lorimer windows.
CR Smith and Fife College create fast track programme for people seeking a trade
CR Smith and Fife College have joined forces to create a brand new, fast-track training scheme for would-be joiners to help address the growing demand for trade skills.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


This recipe is adapted from My New Roots. I couldn't find wheat berries, so I used farro instead, but I think quinoa would be good too; I also used 2 shallots instead of a red onion, and to tame their bite, I roasted them with the carrots. I omitted the olives, and while I threw in some walnuts, you could omit the nuts if you are so inclined. And you know what? I'm in love with this salad. It was exactly what I wanted! I used 1 ¼ cups of farro, which gave 4 small servings.
Wash and slice carrots lengthwise from top to bottom, then again once more on each half. Then slice the carrot across widthwise so you have eight carrots slices.
Mince garlic and combine with oil. Drizzle over carrots and onion slices and toss to coat on a baking sheet. Season with 1 tsp. salt. Place in oven. Roast for 15-20 minutes (I left them in 25 minutes), or until golden and slightly caramelized.
Make dressing by combining all ingredients and whisking well.
Remove wheat berries from heat, drain and rinse under cool water (you will know they are cooked when some of the berries have split open. They will still be very chewy). Combine wheat berries with dressing, raisins, olives, and chopped parsley. Let sit and marinate for as long as possible, or fold in the carrots as soon as they are roasted to your liking. Serve warm or cold, garnished with roughly chopped almonds and a grind of fresh black pepper.


text:
namespace avr_halib{
namespace drivers{

    struct EEPROM
    {
        typedef uint16_t AddressType;

        struct DefaultConfig
        {
            typedef regmaps::local::EEPROM RegMap;
            static const AddressType addressStart = 0;
            static const AddressType addressEnd   = 0xFFF;
        };

        template< typename Config = DefaultConfig >
        struct configure
        {
            struct type
            {
                private:
                    typedef typename Config::RegMap RegMap;
                    AddressType address;

                public:

                    type() : address(0){}

                    bool setAddress(const AddressType address)
                    {
                        if( address < Config::addressStart ||
                            address > Config::addressEnd )
                            return false;

                        this->address = address;

                        return true;
                    }

                    bool read(uint8_t& data)
                    {
                        avr_halib::locking::GlobalIntLock lock;

                        UseRegMap(eeprom, RegMap);

                        do
                            SyncRegMap(eeprom);
                        while(eeprom.startWrite);

                        eeprom.address   = address++;
                        eeprom.startRead = true;
                        SyncRegMap(eeprom);
                        data          = eeprom.data;

                        return true;
                    }

                    bool write(uint8_t data)
                    {
                        avr_halib::locking::GlobalIntLock lock;
                        UseRegMap(eeprom, RegMap);

                        do
                            SyncRegMap(eeprom);
                        while(eeprom.startWrite);

                        eeprom.address     = address++;
                        eeprom.data        = data;
                        SyncRegMap(eeprom);

                        //the eepe must be set within maximal 4 clock cycles
                        //after the setting of eempe. Therefore it is necessary
                        //to provide special assembly code to make sure, that
                        //this timing behaviour is met in each optimization
                        //level
                        asm volatile(
                            "sbi %0, %1\n\t"
                            "sbi %0, %2\n\t"
                            :
                            :"I"(&eeprom.eecr-0x20), "I"(EEMPE), "I"(EEPE)
                        );

                        return true;
                    }
            };
        };
    };
}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
EVN TOG meeting, Max-Planck-Institute for Radio Astronomy, Bonn, Germany, January 24-25, 2023
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie
The next EVN TOG (Technical and Operations Group) meeting will take place from January 24th to 25th, 2023, at the Max-Planck-Insitute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn.
It is planned to have the TOG meeting on Tuesday, January 24 and a half day workshop about the DBBC3 on Wednesday, Janaury 25, 2023. The meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting with in person and online participation. Please indicate your participation during the registration.
Agenda, reports and presentations will be uploaded to the TOG wiki
Starts 24 Jan 2023 09:00
Ends 25 Jan 2023 19:45
Auf dem Hügel 69, 53111 Bonn, Germany


text:
The Shots sign midfielder Damon Lathrope
Aldershot Town have signed midfielder Damon Lathrope from Torquay United
A combative and industrious midfielder with an excellent range of passing, the 24-year-old began his career at Cambridge United, before completing his scholarship at Norwich City. Having joined Torquay United in July 2010, he made 122 appearances for The Gulls in four years, and became an intergral part of the team which reached the League Two Play-Off Final in 2011, before again finishing in the Play-Off places in 2012. Damon also played eight games for Hereford United in a six-week loan spell at the end of 2013.
"I've had some really good times at Torquay United but this is definitely the right time for me for a change, and Aldershot Town is a great club", said Damon. "The fans always create a great atmosphere and I think we're going to have a really successful season. (Shots defender) Joe Oastler is one of my best friends in football and he had nothing but good things to say about the club and the staff. It's a new chapter in my career and I can't wait to get started.
"I'm a team player and I love winning," he explained of his playing style. "I do anything to win. I've usually played as a defensive midfielder in the last couple of years, but that's not the only role I can play. My main strength is on the ball, I'm good with both feet and I like to pass the ball. I like to think I can play numerous roles."
"I'm delighted to sign Damon – there are probably Football League clubs that will be kicking themselves that they haven't been able to sign him," said manager Andy Scott. "He did very well at Torquay and was instrumntal in them getting to the Play-Offs. He is an out-and-out defensive midfield player , he's strong and agressive and a good organiser, and he will enable us to play different players in different formations. He will be a vital cog in our team framework.
"We're bringing in players at a good age and we're hopeful that with us they will reach the peak of their abilities. The players have heard good things about the club, how we help them, the squad that we've got, the cameraderie amongst the group and the facilities that we provide. That is important to them."
Posted in New Signings


Beware! You may have a sugar rush just from looking at these pictures ;) Halloween is around the corner and in my search for treats I discovered a candy store heaven called "Lolli and Pops." When I entered the store, the first thing I noticed is that the whole store was painted with my all-time favorite mint color. I was sold! Soft pastels interweave all over Lolli and Pops with carefully placed candy, chocolates, and other sweets I've never heard of.
A lovely lady greeted me with a "mimosa" gummy bears combo. The choices are simply incredible and I love that many candies are made here in the USA.
I'm not into scary Halloween decor and this minimal white spider web is perfect!
Need to say more? Yes, please!
Their packaging is to die for! I wanted to buy as much candy as I could, just to get every one of their boxes.
Chocolate bars display. I'd like to try them all!
Ready to visit a Lolli and Pops? Take a look at their store locations.


text:
Q: union with join to common table I've got a query that presently looks something like this (I'll simplify it to get to the point):
select shipment.f1, type1detail.f2
from shipment
join type1detail using (shipmentid)
where shipment.otherinfo='foo'
union
select shipment.f1, type2detail.f2
from shipment
join type2detail using (shipmentid)
where shipment.otherinfo='foo'

That is, we have two types of detail that can be on a shipment, and I need to find all the records for both types for all the shipments meeting a given condition. (Imagine that the two detail tables have some fields with matching data. In real life there are several more joins in there; as I say I'm trying to simplify the query to get to the question I'm trying to ask today.)
But the "where" clause requires a full-file scan, so it's pretty inefficient to do this full file scan twice. Logically, the database engine should be able to find the shipment records that meet the condition once, and then find all the records from type1detail and type2detail with shipmentid matching those values.
But how do I say this in SQL?
select shipment.f1, detail.f2
from shipment
join
(select shipmentid, f2
from type1detail
union
selection shipmdentid, f2
from type2detail
) d using (shipmentid)
where shipment.otherinfo='foo'

would required a full file scan of type1detail, union'ed with a full file scan of type2detail, and then join this to shipment, which would be worse than reading shipment twice. (As each of the detail tables are bigger than shipment.)
This seems like a straightforward thing to want to do, but I just can't think of way that I could express it.
I'm using Postgres if you know a solution particular to that engine, but I was hoping for a generic SQL solution.

A: I would use a temp table to dump shipmentid's into that match your "otherinfo" where clause.  Then use that temp table in your joins (not replacing any existing join, but adding another one) so that the join criteria is only using shipmentids and no where clause is needed (unless you are also filtering on columns not in the shipment table, but the point is you still scanned that table only once).

A: If you run this query more than occasionally, you're probably better off indexing the otherinfo column to avoid the full scans altogether.  I don't work much with Postgres, but it looks like there is at least one full text indexing option already.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Exquisitely remodeled throughout with high-end designer finishes, this chic, sophisticated 5BD/3BA home is ideally located in coveted Racquet Club Estates. With captivating views from almost every room, this home features an open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, chef's kitchen with high-end appliances, designer bathrooms & professionally landscaped gardens. $325,000+ improvements since 2015. Award winning Sun Valley School District!


In this thesis, we aim to study derivations from l^1(Z+) to its dual, l^\infty(Z+). We first characterize them as certain closed subspace of l^1(Z+). Then we present a necessary and sufficient condition, due to M. J. Heath, to make a bounded derivation on l^1(Z+) into l^\infty(Z+), a compact linear operator. After that base on the work in , we study weakly compact derivations from l^1(Z+) to its dual. We introduce T-sets and TF-sets and then state their relation with weakly compact operators on l^1(Z+). These results are originally due to Y. Choi and M. J. Heath, but we give simpler proofs. Finally, we will study certain classes of derivations from L^1(R+) to L^\infty(R+), and give an elementary proof that they are always mapped into C0(R+).
Banach algebra, Module action, Compact and Weakly compact Derivations, T-set, TF-set.


Put 22 together youll see all religions have the same basics. An area that many people overlook is getting enough sleep. Scientists dont expect anything out of the ordinary to happen in the year 2012, or specifically on the date December 21, except for the solstice, which happens every year.Whitte studies now serve as asource of knowledge for the The Scottish Law Directory: The White Book 2011 of chem. the main characters woke up on her bed. I want some easier reads than that, but still with insight knowledge.the story line is wow. you have skin cancer!. only bad BBook is if you do it a lot ( go pro and join races and such) you will end up with a wide shoulder and muscular upper body whic is not so good loking for ladies. Save even more by applying your personal discount toward sale products.questions, Society Culture,Religion Spirituality i need to find a book.
Make sue you get the hardcover version though. What forms of history do you deem as being more reliable. You learn from inside out. I didnt even look at her when I left and kept on walking. Butler - by your description. Just eat well and eat what you like. All I can figure is this generation wasnt around back then to realize how dorky these econoboxes really are. Now, Ive clearly decided the new love interest is going to become very important to her, and then totally crush her The Scottish Law Directory: The White Book 2011, which enrages poor ex-assassin Laww love interest I decided Corra would end up with) and brings Corra and ex-assassin closer. They can seek to deny the truth, hide from the truth and run from the truth but it is never going to go away.


In Berlin we currently have one public library. EveryLibrary.com includes information on the following public libraries in Berlin, Massachusetts. Choose a library in Berlin for more information on the resources available including books, digital media, movies, computer resources, budget information and directions.
This library is a Central Library serving a population of 9,642 offering 21,036 books to 24,108 annual patrons.


TREAX is an innovative training system for many different kinds of training and movement. The system targets a variety of users and training situations, for example rehabilitation after acquired brain injury, physical training for elderly, or development of children's motor and cognitive skills.
The system is composed of a number of differently coloured pads that respond to touch. It's easy for the therapist or user to create individualised exercises for balance, coordination and weight-bearing.


text:
#Bookexcursion, Blog Tour, Giveaway, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Picture Books
January 31, 2021 February 3, 2021 lauramossa
Bella and I are excited to share our latest reads in It's Monday! What Are You Reading? #IMWAYR is a community of bloggers who link up to share what they are reading. Kellee Moye of Unleashing Readers and Jen Vincent of Teach Mentor Texts decided to give it a #kidlit focus and encourage everyone who participates to visit at least 3 of the other #kidlit book bloggers that link up and leave comments for them.
Continue reading "It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 2/1/21" →
It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/18/21
January 18, 2021 lauramossa
Continue reading "It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/18/21" →
Blog Tour, Giveaway, Picture Books
Blog Tour & Giveaway for Scooper and Dumper by Lindsay Ward
January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 lauramossa
Title: Scooper and Dumper
Author/Illustrator: Lindsay Ward
Pub. Date: January 1, 2021
Beagles and Books is excited to be part of the blog tour for Scooper and Dumper. Special thanks to Two Lions and Barbara Fisch of Blue Slip Media for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Continue reading "Blog Tour & Giveaway for Scooper and Dumper by Lindsay Ward" →
Review and Giveaway for Goldibooks and Wee Bear by Troy Wilson Illustrated by Edwardian Taylor
Title: Goldibooks and the Wee Bear
Author: Troy Wilson
Illustrator: Edwardian Taylor
Beagles and Books is excited to share a review and giveaway for the recently released Goldibooks and the Wee Bear. Special thanks to author Troy Wilson and Running Press Kids for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I fell in love with this book on the very first page because a little girl thought books were as good as gold. Me too! Why did Goldibooks love books so much? Her parents instilled the love of reading in her. And it gets better! Each member of the family has their own bookcase and own reading chair. Ahh! Pure paradise.
Goldi and her parents aren't the only ones who have a penchant for books. Wee Bear is scouring the forest and the town for even the smallest piece of paper (not food). Why? Because he loves reading too! So when he stumbles upon a house and peeks inside, he spies those glorious bookshelves and cannot resist entering Goldi's home. In true fairytale fashion, both Mom's and Dad's books are not a good fit, but Goldi's are just right.
Of course, you can't enjoy reading on the floor so Wee Bear tries out the family's chairs with Goldi's being the best fit until…it breaks. Oops. No worries. Nothing better than snuggling up with a book in bed except for the fact you might be so relaxed that you fall asleep. As the illustrator of the IT'S NOT A FAIRYTALE series, I am a big fan of Taylor's bold and lively artwork. I especially love the illustrations of Wee Bear, for after he jumped into a bush to glance into Goldi's house, he is covered in twigs and leaves.
As expected, when Goldi and her family arrive home, they are startled at the mess. Who could be responsible? When Goldi and Wee Bear finally meet, he begins to explain but his parents interrupt him and they are NOT happy.
It turns out that Goldi's parents were scared of grown up bears and Wee Bear's parents were scared of grown up humans. Thankfully, their mutual love for books changes both families' mindsets and an important lesson was learned– If you can't judge a book by its cover, you surely can't judge an animal by their appearance.
As an elementary reading specialist, I can't gush enough about Wilson's clever retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I love that reading is presented as a social activity first with Goldi and her parents, then Goldi's family and Wee Bear's family, and finally, the whole town creating a community book club. Wilson's message is simple but powerful. Books bring people together and are meant to be shared.
Troy Wilson is a picture book author living in Victoria, BC, Canada. Goldibooks and the Wee Bear is his second book/reading-themed fairy tale with Running Press Kids, preceded by Little Red Reading Hood and the Misread Wolf, which was illustrated by Ilaria Campana. His ninth picture book is due out this October, illustrated by Eve Coy and published by Candlewick.
About the Illustrator:
Edwardian Taylor was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. His character designs, storyboards, and concept art can be seen in mobile games, TV, films, and commercials. He is the illustrator of multiple children's books, including Race!, written by Sue Fliess; the Toy Academy chapter books, written by Brian Lynch; and the It's Not a Fairytale books, written by Josh Funk. He lives in Texas with his partner and their four dogs.
One lucky winner will receive signed copies of both Goldibooks and the Wee Bear and Little Red Reading Hood and the Misread Wolf courtesy of author Troy Wilson. This giveaway is open from Thursday, January 14, 2021 to Sunday, January 17, 2021 ending at 10:00 p.m. EST. Please note that book may take longer to ship so patience is appreciated. Enter below or head over to Twitter, follow Troy Wilson @TroyStoryToo, and retweet my Goldibooks and the Wee Bear post.
#Bookexcursion, Author Interview, Debut Author, Middle Grade Literature, Novels in Verse
Happy Book Birthday ALONE: Interview with author Megan Freeman and Review
I am so thrilled to have had the opportunity to talk with author Megan Freeman about ALONE, her debut middle grade novel in verse which celebrates its book birthday today! I was blessed to read an ARC of ALONE and am so excited that Maddie's story is published and available for all to read.
BB: Hi Megan! Welcome to Beagles and Books! Congratulations on ALONE! How did you get the idea to write this compelling novel?
MF: The genesis for the story came from a mother-daughter book club gathering when my daughter and her friends were in fifth grade. We read Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell and the girls were fascinated by how Karana could survive alone on an island. I pointed out that the island was her home, and she was already comfortable there. The greater challenge was being alone for eighteen years. I asked them to imagine what it would be like for them to come home after school to find everyone in the entire town gone. What if they couldn't reach anyone for help? What if no one came back? What would they do? How would they survive? I couldn't get the idea out of my head and it became the seed of the story.
BB: Did you plan to write ALONE in verse or did that evolve as you were in the writing process?
MF: The writing of the book went through many iterations and took many years. I first wrote the book in prose, third person voice, and past tense. After many rounds of revisions, submissions, and feedback from multiple sources, I began again, this time tapping into my experience and skill as a poet. I rewrote the story in verse, using first person voice and present tense. This allowed me to get inside Maddie's head and explore the solitary and sensory nature of her experience. The prose had served the plot, but the poetry freed the story.
BB: In ALONE, Maddie's town is evacuated but it is never explained why. Is there a reason you kept the evacuation a mystery?
MF: The entire story is told through Maddie's point of view, and so the reader can only ever know what Maddie knows. As a seventh grader in the beginning of the book, she's not paying much attention to events happening beyond her friendships and her life in school. When she's left alone, she becomes concerned about possible threats to her safety, but she doesn't have much information so she can only imagine what might be safe or dangerous. By the time she's finally reunited with her parents (spoiler alert!), she's been alone for so long and she's so relieved, that the cause of the evacuation is secondary to being with the people she loves and has been craving for three and a half years. The final poem in the book gives the reader some information about the nature of what happened, but it isn't Maddie's primary focus, so it can't be the reader's either.
BB: I was in awe of how resourceful and resilient Maddie was surviving on her own. Did her skills come from your personal knowledge or did you do research?
The ideas for Maddie's skills came from a variety of sources. I spent a lot of time looking around my house and my town and speculating on what would be helpful if I were trying to survive alone. I also asked myself what I might do and how I might think if I were in Maddie's situation at her age. And of course I asked my friends and my daughter's friends what they might do in different scenarios. I did have to research certain things, like what happens when the electrical grid shuts down and what the impacts would be on other utilities like water and gas.
BB: The poem, "The Summer Day," by Mary Oliver really struck a chord with me especially the question "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" Can you share what the poem means to you and why you included in ALONE?
MF: I grew up hearing Mary Oliver's poems read often, and "The Summer Day" packs a wallop of a punch, especially with that last question you quoted. At first, the intimacy of feeding a grasshopper in the palm of one's hand and then reflecting on one's mortality may seem incongruous, but it's at the heart of what it means to be fully present and awake in one's life. The speaker in the poem is entirely concentrated on the specificity of the grasshopper eating, and it's the speaker's ability to be so present that connects her directly to the miracle of her own life and her place in the natural world. It's impossible to grasp the miracle of one's life without being keenly aware of the inevitability of one's death. To be truly present means coming to terms with the fact that every life is finite, including our own. When we stop taking our lives for granted, we realize there is no greater gift than to be present and alive to the beauty of each moment. The question at the end of the poem, "Tell me, what is it you plan to do/with your one wild and precious life?" is an invitation from the speaker to the reader to become fully present in the world and to manifest a life worthy of the miracle it is before death takes it back.
In ALONE, Mary Oliver's poem becomes the catalyst that helps Maddie think differently about her situation. Her close reading of each line leads her to become fully present to the truth of her life and to stop living in the future of hope or the past of regret. It allows her to let go of the longing that causes her so much suffering, and only then she is able to come to terms with her present reality. Once she does, she finds a measure of peace she hadn't previously known, and she is able to move through her days with a lighter heart, despite her grief. ALONE is a book about physical survival, but it's also about psychological and spiritual resilience. The existential angst that Maddie endures is no less a challenge than the life-threatening situations she finds herself in. To triumph in the story, she needs to overcome existential hurdles as well as physical ones, and this poem helps her do that.
BB: Are you working on any new projects you can share?
I have a few things in the pipeline that I hope to share more about soon, and I'm currently working on a new middle grade novel that I'm really enjoying. It's completely different from ALONE, but I love the characters and the world they live in. It's a pleasure to greet them at my desk every day.
BB: Thank you so much Megan! I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions providing a window into your process of writing ALONE.
Maddie and her two best friends secretly plan a sleepover at her grandparents' empty apartment. At the last minute, both friends cancel. Since Maddie has already lied to her divorced parents, she decides to stay there alone binging on old black and white movies and junk food. When she wake up the next morning, she had no idea how truly alone she would be. Her whole town, including her family, have been evacuated overnight. Because of her lie, her mom and dad each think Maddie is safe with the other leaving text messages that they will reconnect at the embarkation point. With no cell phone connection, Maddie returns home but it isn't long before she realizes not only is she on her own but also she will have to survive without electricity and running water. On her search for supplies in her neighborhood, Maddie rescues George, her neighbor's rottweiler who becomes her most precious and loyal companion.
Narrated by 12 year old Maddie, Alone is a riveting novel in verse by debut author Megan Freeman. I was completely in awe of Maddie's resourcefulness and resilience. She takes turns living at both parent's houses depending on weather, recalls her dad's advice of staying put and how to flush a toilet that won't refill, scours the neighborhood for food and solar lights, gets lake water to wash clothes, and drives her mom's minivan with her bike helmet (better safe than sorry). She survives looters, a tornado, and a wildfire. My heart also hurt for Maddie because her loneliness is acute. As I read, I was so grateful she had George for company as well as books. I love the verses when Maddie went to the Millersville Public Library to get books to teach her things as well as provide an escape. And when she discovers poetry, something awakens in Maddie's soul. Realizing that while her situation seems bleak, Maddie realizes she has to do something with her one wild and precious life which is to live as completely and fully as she can.
Alone teaches us great lessons about the power not only to survive but also to believe in the power of new beginnings. Thanks to the author for sharing an ARC of Alone with my #bookexcursion group. Alone publishes on January 21, 2021.
This review was originally published on November 23, 2020.
Meet the Author:
Photo credit: Laura Carson Photography
Megan E. Freeman attended an elementary school where poets visited her classroom every week to teach poetry and she has been a writer ever since. She writes middle grade and young adult fiction, and her debut middle grade novel-in-verse ALONE will be published in January 2021 from Simon & Schuster/Aladdin. Megan is also a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, and her poetry collection, Lessons on Sleeping Alone, was published by Liquid Light Press. An award-winning teacher with decades of classroom experience, Megan is nationally recognized for her work leading workshops and speaking to audiences across the country. Megan used to live in northeast Los Angeles, central Ohio, northern Norway, and on Caribbean cruise ships. Now she lives in northern Colorado.
#Bookexcursion, Early Chapter Books, Early Readers, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Middle Grade Literature, Novels in Verse, Picture Books
#Bookexcursion, Graphic Novel, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Middle Grade Literature, NetGalley, Picture Books
January 4, 2021 lauramossa


Follow the steps in the first post under How to Use!
I just installed the plugin on two forums and while I managed to make the profiles work on my primary forum, I can't seem to figure out the coding for the second one, Relinquish Your Fate.
I attached a screenshot of what it looks like when I do not replace the default coding on the Mini-Profile HTML box in the NPC List tab. It's just totally splashed all over the place because of the mini-profile coding on the actual Monster Mash skin. I already talked to the creator of the skin but she wasn't able to figure it out after playing around with it, so I am trying to see if you have suggestions. I would love for the NPC profiles to match the mini-profiles the skin has but would also be fine if there was a fix to at least make the profiles look like the default Proboards ones!
This is a default personal text message! Edit your profile to change it to anything your heart desires!
N A T, all you should have to do is remove any if statements and foreach loops, then structure the HTML however you like starting from the <div class="profilemini" line up until right before the closing </div> tag for the mini-profile.
Also, any CSS within style tags in the mini-profile template should be in the style sheet as there's no sense in them being output over and over again every time a mini-profile is rendered on the page. CSS applies to every previous and future element on the page the moment the browser reads it for the first time.
Right now it's adding two mini-profiles because the avatar div (div id="avie") also has the mini-profile class for some reason.
Alright, I will play around with it, thanks Brian Ordonez!
Nope. The function that opens the dialog is tied to the element in the PBN bar.
That's a bug with Chrome, Boy_Wonder.
The PBN bar is a fixed position element, but its HTML is contained within the wrapper. For some reason the PBN bar vanishes and leaves a phantom one when scrolling due to the fact that you changed the opacity of the wrapper.
The workaround wouldn't work for that one. Its HTML needs to remain in the same place for it to work.
Silly question, and sorry if I skipped over someone already asking this, but would it be possible if certain NPCs could be used only by certain members instead of just limiting it to groups? Like if someone had their sort of OC NPC that only they could use aside from a category where other NPCs were allowed to be used by anyone?
For the sake of keeping the plugin's pages clean I don't plan to add a member search to it. You can simply create a hidden group for each NPC and add any necessary users to each NPC's group.
It wouldn't be possible to assign different permissions for each NPC per board/category. There's no simple way to keep track of that in the plugin's UI.
Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the idea on the groups, that'll make it easier on my board since I plan on using this plugin regardless (it's just so perfect!). Thanks for making it, Brian!


I was prepared for the fact that older women get the Casper-the-ghost treatment in our overarching culture obsessed with youth and desirability. Or at least I thought I was.
I knew the male gaze would someday fade away, as surely as the headiness of a new shoe purchase does. So I wasn't overly bothered when, in my early 50s, men's eyes began to go right through me like X-ray vision.
Much more disconcerting was becoming invisible to other women. Now that was unexpected.
I noticed this for the first time at Zumba in my new hometown of Dripping Springs, Texas, outside Austin. I was trying to make a friend — something I've never had trouble doing. But many of the women in the class were younger than I am. My attempts to start conversations, to connect, went nowhere.
I was surprised, and yes, hurt, that I would get the blind eye from a bunch of women. Maybe they saw me as their mother's age and didn't need another mom figure in their lives. Once — after about a year of twice-a-week Zumba — I saw a woman from my class at the post office and smiled at her. She looked startled and gave a wary smile in return. I could tell she didn't recognize me. Ouch.
Why didn't she know my face? At the next Zumba class, I looked at the women she talked to before class started. Actually, I looked at the whole social sorting of the class. I noticed that clusters formed around the most attractive women — those in the best physical condition and particularly vibrant — like crows drawn to shiny objects. I also realized that quite a few women like me were standing around alone or maybe talking to one other person.
It hit me that I had been exclusively focused on the younger women, the ones who looked like I wanted to still look. I was guilty of the very sin I felt had been committed against me. I was overlooking the other women, especially those older than me — women in their late 60s, 70s or even 80s.
I assumed I had nothing to talk about with these women and that we were in different life stages. It was a revelation, a palm-smack-to-the-forehead moment. I immediately worried that I might have passed one of the older women in the supermarket without recognizing her from Zumba class.
After that realization, I've talked to other women who know that blank stare that can be delivered by other women. A friend in Arizona who is about to turn 60 told me it's a running joke in her family that people are always overlooking her.
Janet Rosen, a 59-year-old literary agent and writer from New York, believes that some women unconsciously feel there is a finite amount of visibility. "If women let someone else have some, there isn't enough for them," says Rosen.
She also thinks women 10 to 15 years younger than her are most guilty of making her disappear. "They seem to be fearful of reaching their 50s and older so they pull the invisibility shield," she says. "Obviously, being post-menopausal is contagious and they must not acknowledge" the existence of such creatures.
I have my own theories on why this happens based on my experience as a victim and perpetrator of invisibility. Maybe subconsciously we still want to be in the cool group like in high school. We want to surround ourselves with people who reflect well on us.
Will It Rub Off On Me?
It's as if we think the physical traits of the greater group will rub off on us. If we associate ourselves with women who are visibly older than we are — grayer hair, deeper wrinkles —maybe people will assume we're in that same demographic. But if younger people take us into their energetic crowd, we hope that we'll absorb some of their vitality.
I am on the hunt for women my age and older and make sure I "see" them. I smile at them or ask how they're doing, even if I haven't ever met them. That acknowledgement builds solidarity.
Cultivate friends of different ages.
This isn't high school. Your friendships aren't based on who sits behind you in homeroom. This is life, and we can choose to widen our horizons. Younger women can offer a fresh perspective; older women can offer the wisdom that comes from scouting out the road ahead.
If you're feeling invisible, don't just stand there and let someone's eyes burn right through you. Introduce yourself. Ask them questions about their lives. What's the worst that can happen? They don't answer? They excuse themselves and run? That's a risk, of course. But aren't we at that age when we could care less about what people think? When we feel lonely and overlooked, we want someone to do something. But the thing is, we are that someone. And we can do something. That's reassuring, and when put into practice, rewarding.
Thankfully in my 60s I haven't felt invisible and hopefully I never do. I certainly no longer get those hot stares from men that follow you round a room. However, a girlfriend (quite a bit younger) and I were totally overlooked by a bartender recently. We were right at the front of the bar and he looked over the top of us and took the order of the guy behind us. Quite frankly we were shocked! Do men feel they become invisible after a certain age? Perhaps the Alpha male doesn't, but I feel sure a quieter man may.
Good point, I wonder … maybe we'll here from some of them!


text:
Jósa András (Nagyvárad, 1834. november 30. – Nyíregyháza, 1918. szeptember 6.) magyar régész, orvos és antropológus.

Életpályája
Gimnáziumi tanulmányait Nagyváradon, Pesten, Pozsonyban végezte, majd Bécsben fejezte be, majd először jogásznak ment, de a második szemeszter után abbahagyta és 1853-ban a magyaróvári Gazdasági Főiskolára iratkozott be.

Ezt elvégezve, gróf Széchenyi István nagycenki, majd egy ideig édesapja nagyszántói birtokán tevékenykedett. Az ügyes, állandóan fúró-faragó, tevékenykedő Jósa a sok esztergályozás miatt tályogot kapott, a hosszas betegeskedés, szenvedés megérlelte elhatározását; követi nagyapját, Jósa Istvánt, aki Szabolcs vármegye jó hírnevű főorvosa volt és ő is az orvosi pályát választja.

1860-ban beiratkozott a bécsi egyetem orvosi fakultására, ahol 1864-ben szerzett orvosdoktori oklevelet.
Az orvosi egyetem elvégzése után először a döblingi elmegyógyintézetben, majd Skoda-nál a belgyógyászaton gyarapította tudását. Skoda Erzsébet királynéhoz is beajánlotta orvosi kísérőnek, de Jósa nem vállalta, Nagykállóban telepedett le ahol kórházi-, majd 1884-ben Nyíregyházán Szabolcs vármegyei főorvos lett. 1865-ben munkája mellett a sebészi oklevelet is megszerezte.

Az orvosi hivatásában végzett sokrétű tevékenysége mellett nagy érdeme volt a Szabolcs vármegyei múzeum létrehozása is mely ma nevét viseli.

Nyíregyházán, 1918 szeptember 6-án, életének 84. évében érte a halál.

Emlékezete
Nyíregyházán nevét és emlékét múzeum, utca, kút, városrész és egy kórház is őrzi.

Jósa András Múzeum, Nyíregyháza
Jósa András Oktatókórház, Nyíregyháza
mellszobra a nyíregyházi Jósa András Múzeumban

A legenda szerint Jósa András a városban sétálva az ügyvédi villákat látva az egyikre felírta, hogy Csaló köz. A városi tanácsnak előterjesztette ezt a javaslatát, amely azt elfogadta, így a mai napig így hívják ezt a helyet Nyíregyházán. Érdekesség, hogy a NAV Észak-alföldi Bűnügyi Igazgatósága is a Csaló közben működik.

Művei

Irodalmi működése leginkább a Szabolcs vármegye őskori és honfoglalás kori leleteinek ismertetésére szorítkozott. Sok kisebb-nagyobb közleménye jelent meg.

A szabolcsmegyei nyírség ősrégészeti leletei s lelhelyeiről. Magyar orvosok és természetvizsgálók munkálatai XIV. (1870)
Szabolcsmegyei bronzleletekről. Archaeologiai Értesítő (1893)
Emlékek a honfoglalás korából. Arch. Ért. (1900)
Bronzkori halmazleletek. Jósa András Múzeum Évkönyve VI–VII. 1963–1964.

Források
 Magyar életrajzi lexikon
 Dolgozatok 1935.
 Rákos Sándor: Józsa András a "nyíri kuruc" (Élet és Tudomány 1955. 2. sz.)
 Csallány Dezső: Józsa András irodalmi munkássága. Budapest, 1958.
 Jósa András régészeti és múzeumi vonatkozású hírlapi cikkei (1901–1907). Szerk. Csallány Dezső. Jósa András Múzeum Kiadványai 5. Nyíregyháza, 1968.
 Ratkó Ferenc: Emlékezés Józsa Andrásra (Országos Orvostörténeti Könyvtári Közlöny 1964. 33. sz.).
 Istvánovits Eszter 2009 (szerk.): Egy nyíri tudós és polgár Dr. Jósa András. Nyíregyháza.

További információk
JAM névadója
Jósa

Nagyváradiak
Nyíregyháziak
Magyar antropológusok
Magyar orvosok
Magyar régészek
1834-ben született személyek
1918-ban elhunyt személyek

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Last event: Saturday 8th October.. Take the right turn onto the Yarra Valley's Warburton Highway for Shedfest 2016.
The picturesque Warburton Highway, in the Yarra Valley, is home to some of the most inviting wineries in the region. A great time to visit is during the Shedfest Wine Festival, held annually on the second weekend in October. 2016 will be the 14th year for the festival to run and showcase the unique charm of some of the wineries and vineyards along the southern side of the Yarra Valley.
It's an ideal weekend to relax, chat to the makers, taste local produce, be captivated by the stunning views, tap your toes to fine tunes, be entertained and watch the kids have fun, all while sipping delightful wines.


text:
Sub-department:
Of this and branch sub-departments
Priority areas:
Add a filter
Sub-department
Research target
Priority areas of development
Of all publications in the section: 75
Accountability for Effectiveness in Global Governance
Edited by: J. Kirton, M. V. Larionova. Routledge, 2018.
The global community confronts a comprehensive and interconnected array of compelling economic, development and security challenges which require effective global governance. At the centre of world governance stand the new plurilateral summit institutions; the G8 and G20, and UN summits on subjects such as sustainable development and climate change. Many observers and participants regard the performance of these summits as inadequate and doubt their ability to cope with increasingly complex and numerous global challenges. This book critically examines how effectively central global institutions comply with their commitments and how their effectiveness can be improved through accountability measures designed to raise compliance and deliver better results. Expert contributors assess compliance and accountability at the key global institutions to provide an important resource for policymakers and scholars in political science, governance and accountability.
Added: Nov 8, 2017
A history of Russian exposition and festival architecture 1700-2014
Kazakova O. NY: Routledge, 2019.
This collection of thirteen vignettes addresses several important episodes in the history of Russian temporary architecture and public art, from the royal festivals during the times of Peter the Great up to the recent venues including the Sochi Winter Olympics. The forms and the circumstances of their design were drastically different; however, the projects discussed in the book share a common feature: they have been instrumental in the construction of Russia's national identity, with its perception of the West - simultaneously, a foe and a paragon - looming high over this process. The book offers a history of multidirectional relationships between diplomacy, propaganda, and architecture.
Armenian Christianity Today. Identity Politics and Popular Practice
Edited by: A. Agadzhanyan. NY: Routledge, 2014.
Armenian Christianity Today examines contemporary religious life and the social, political, and cultural functions of religion in the post-Soviet Republic of Armenia and in the Armenian Diaspora worldwide. Scholars from a range of countries and disciplines explore current trends and everyday religiosity, particularly within the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), and amongst Armenian Catholics, Protestants and vernacular religions. Themes examined include: Armenian grass-roots religiosity; the changing forms of regular worship and devotion; various types of congregational life; and the dynamics of social composition of both the clergy and lay believers. Exploring through the lens of Armenia, this book considers wider implications of 'postsecular' trends in the role of global religion.
BRICS and Global Governance
Larionova M. V., Kirton J., Shelepov A. V. et al. Routledge, 2018.
The past few decades have witnessed the development of an increasingly globalised and multipolar world order, in which the demand for multilateralism becomes ever more pronounced. The BRICS group established in 2009, has evolved into a plurilateral summit institution recognized both by sceptics and proponents as a major participant in the international system.
Addressing the BRICS's role in global governance, this book critically examines the club's birth and evolution, mechanisms of inter-BRICS cooperation, its agenda priorities, BRICS countries' interests, decisions made by members, their collective and individual compliance with the agreed commitments, and the patterns of BRICS engagement with other international institutions. This volume advances the current state of knowledge on global governance architecture, the BRICS role in this system, and the benefits it has provided and can provide for world order.
This book will interest scholars and graduate students who are researching the rise and role of emerging powers, global governance, China and India's approach to global order and relationship with the United States, Great Power politics, democratization as a foreign policy strategy, realist theory-building and hegemonic transitions, and the (crisis of) liberal world order.
Capital Cities: Varieties and Patterns of Development and Relocation
Rossman V. L.; NY: Routledge, 2017.
The issue of capital city relocation is a topic of debate for more than forty countries around the world. In this first book to discuss the issue, Vadim Rossman offers an in-depth analysis of the subject, highlighting the global trends and the key factors that motivate different countries to consider such projects, analyzing the outcomes and drawing lessons from recent capital city transfers worldwide for governments and policy-makers.
Causes and Consequences of Democratization: the Regions of Russia
Obydenkova A., Libman A. L.; NY: Routledge, 2015.
In recent decades, the regions of Russia have taken different paths of regime transition. Despite the consolidation of an autocratic regime at national level and the centralization steered by Vladimir Putin's government, the variation across sub-national regimes persists. Using an innovative theoretical framework, this book explores both causes and consequences of democratization in the regions of Russia. It is the first study in the field to systematically integrate structural and agency approaches in order to account for economic, social, historical and international causes of democratization and to trace its consequences. By focusing on the challenging and under-studied topic of sub-national regimes, the book provides a unique perspective on regime transition and the new theoretical framework contributes to a better understanding of democratization world-wide. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of democratization, sub-national regimes, East European politics, comparative politics, post-communism, and international relations.
Causes and Consequences of Democratization. The regions of Russia
Obydenkova A., Libman A. Routledge, 2015.
Collective Memories in War
L.; NY: Routledge, 2016.
This edited collection offers an empirical exploration of social memory in the context of politics, war, identity and culture. With a substantive focus on Eastern Europe, it employs the methodologies of visual studies, content and discourse analysis, in-depth interviews and surveys to substantiate how memory narratives are composed and rewritten in changing ideological and political contexts. The book examines various historical events, including the Russian-Afghan war of 1979-89 and World War II, and considers public and local rituals, monuments and museums, textbook accounts, gender and the body. As such it provides a rich picture of post-socialist memory construction and function based in interdisciplinary memory studies.
Communicating Causes: Strategic Public Relations for the Non-Profit Sector
Smith D. H. Bk. Communicating Causes: Strategic Public Relations for the Non-Profit Sector. Prt. The Context and Characteristics of Non-Profit Advocacy Communications in China, in: Garsten & Bruce, eds., . London: Routledge, 2018. Ch. 15. P. 215-228. Routledge, 2018.
The Context and Characteristics of Non-Profit Advocacy Communications in China
Creating and Managing the Democratic School
Iss. 4. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018.
Originally published in 1995. In securing the future of any democracy, it is vital that the education service should provide an effective introduction to citizenship by means of a high quality and empowering curriculum in educational institutions organized and administered according to democratic principles. In this volume, educators with a variety of backgrounds and experience gained in educational institutions in both Russia and western countries address the question of the conception, justification and implementation of the idea of 'education for democracy'. This is the first publication to emerge from a collaboration of Russian and Western educators in recent times and is an enthralling account of education in countries with wide social, political and historical differences yet having common ground to share over the creation and management of their school systems.
Added: Aug 31, 2018
Cross-cultural analysis: methods and applications, second edition
Edited by: E. Davidov, P. Schmidt, J. Billiet et al. L.: Routledge, 2018.
Intended to bridge the gap between the latest methodological developments and cross-cultural research, this interdisciplinary resource presents the latest strategies for analyzing cross-cultural data. Techniques are demonstrated through the use of applications that employ cross-national data sets such as the latest European Social Survey. With an emphasis on the generalized latent variable approach, internationally prominent researchers from a variety of fields explain how the methods work, how to apply them, and how they relate to other methods presented in the book. Syntax and graphical and verbal explanations of the techniques are included. Online resources, available at www.routledge.com/9781138690271, include some of the data sets and syntax commands used in the book.
Cross-cultural psychology. Critical concepts in psychology. 4 volumes
L.: Routledge, 2017.
The consequences of globalization and mass migration are such that, it has been estimated, over 200 million people are living in countries other than where they were born. And as formerly homogeneous societies evolve into multicultural entities with traditional social and geographic boundaries giving way to increasingly complex representations of identity, new-and urgent-questions for psychologists, social scientists, and policymakers arise. As research in and around cross-cultural psychology burgeons as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledge meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of literature. Edited by two leading scholars, the collection is organized into four principal sections: Basic Issues; Theory and Method; Substantive Findings in Basic Processes; and Substantive Findings in Applied Issues. Cross-Cultural Psychology provides a one-stop 'mini library' of foundational and canonical work. The collection also includes cutting-edge analyses and discussions of theory and research, alongside major works addressing policy implications
Cross-functional Knowledge Management: The International Landscape
Vukovic D., Shams R. S., Demetris V. et al. Vol. 1. Iss. The Annals of Business Research. Abingdon; NY; L.: Routledge, 2019.
Diverse kinds of knowledge are vital for each organization that would successfully compete today in an international scenario. The emergent relevance of knowledge and its management in an even more complex environment opens up the possibility to analyze, investigate and deepen our understanding on different aspects related to several functional areas in business management. Nowadays, firms that create new knowledge and apply it effectively and efficiently will be successful at creating competitive advantages. The choices of the firms in selecting and applying different knowledge process (such as knowledge sourcing, transferring and exploiting) as well as knowledge tools may be crucial. Thus, the role of knowledge as the key source of potential advantage for organizations and indeed whole economies is still a hot debate in the international landscape. This book develops insights for the management of knowledge in cross-functional business areas to originate an innovative approach to the classical Knowledge Management (KM) field. This book provides a fresh perspective on different knowledge related topics in an international landscape, highlighting the key role of knowledge and its management in business activities. Overall, the primary aim of this book is to extend our understandings on how KM can be helpful in several cross-functional management areas, such as strategic management, finance, HRM and innovation as well as in different business circumstances such as M&A, internationalization processes and risk management.
Cultural Forms of Protest in Russia
Kalinin I. L.: Routledge, 2018.
Alongside the Arab Spring, the 'Occupy' anti-capitalist movements in the West, and the events on the Maidan in Kiev, Russia has had its own protest movements, notably the political protests of 2011–12. As elsewhere in the world, these protests had unlikely origins, in Russia's case spearheaded by the 'creative class'. This book examines the protest movements in Russia. It discusses the artistic traditions from which the movements arose; explores the media, including the internet, film, novels, and fashion, through which the protesters have expressed themselves; and considers the outcome of the movements, including the new forms of nationalism, intellectualism, and feminism put forward. Overall, the book shows how the Russian protest movements have suggested new directions for Russian – and global – politics.
Democracy versus Modernization: a dilemma for Russia and for the world
Edited by: V. L. Inozemtsev, P. Dutkiewicz. NY: Routledge, 2012.
This book seeks to "re-think democracy." Over the past years, there has been a tendency in the global policy community and, even more widely, in the world's media, to focus on democracy as the "gold standard" by which all things political are measured. This book re-examines democracy in Russia and in the world more generally, as idea, desired ideal, and practice. A major issue for Russia is whether the modernization of Russia might not prosper better by Russia focusing directly on modernization and not worrying too much about democracy. This book explores a wide range of aspects of this important question. It discusses how the debate is conducted in Russia; outlines how Russians contrast their own experiences, unfavourably, with the experience of China, where reform and modernization have been pursued with great success, with no concern for democracy; and concludes by assessing how the debate in Russia is likely to be resolved.
Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union. History, policy and everyday life
Iarskaia-Smirnova E. R., Rasell M., Romanov P. V. et al. NY; Abingdon: Routledge, 2014.
There are over thirty million disabled people in Russia and Eastern Europe, yet their voices are rarely heard in scholarly studies of life and well-being in the region. This book brings together new research by internationally recognised local and non-native scholars in a range of countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It covers, historically, the origins of legacies that continue to affect well-being and policy in the region today, discusses disability in culture and society, highlighting the broader conditions that construct disability and in which disabled people must build their identities and well-being, provides in-depth biographical profiles that outline what living with disabilities in the region is like, and examines policy interventions, including international influences, recent reforms and the difficulties of implementing inclusive, community-based care. The book will be of interest both to regional specialists, for whom the problem of declining standards of health and well-being is a crucial concern, and to scholars of disability and social policy internationally
Doing Corporate Business in Russia: From Civil Theory to Practice
Vlasova A. S., Natalia M. Udalova. Abingdon; NY: Routledge, 2018.
The right to do business in Russia is granted by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which states that everyone shall have the right to freely use his or her abilities and property for entrepreneurial or any other economic activity not prohibited by the law. In the Russian Civil Code, business activity is understood as an independent activity, performed at one's own risk, aimed at systematically deriving profit from the use of the property, the sale of commodities, the performance of work, or the rendering of services by the persons registered in this capacity in conformity with the law-established procedure.
Doing Corporate Business in Russia attempts to examine not only the theoretical aspects of Russian business procedures, but also the specific nature of their implementation. This book offers an examination of the process of establishing, functioning, and terminating various types of business corporations in the Russian Federation and gives readers a thorough understanding of business in Russia. It clarifies the legal features of management and interaction with contractors and public authorities. It also touches upon the issues of legal linguistics and its role in legal practice. Knowledge in this field enables the reader to get a sense of the correct interpretation of the content of legal documents, proper definitions of terms, and of the potential violations of the rights of business entities based on improper understanding of normative language.
The book will be useful to scientists and practicing lawyers, students, and anyone interested in the specifics of corporate business entities and the Russian business climate.
Domestic Disturbances, Patriarchal Values: Violence, Family and Sexuality in Early Modern Europe, 1600-1900
Muravyeva M. G. NY: Routledge, 2016.
This book offers an in-depth analysis of several national case studies on family violence between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, using court records as their main source. It raises important questions for research on early modern Europe: the notion of absolute power; sovereignty and its applicability to familial power; the problem of violence and the possibility of its usage for conflict resolution both in public and private spaces; and the interconnection of gender and violence against women, reconsidered in the context of modern state formation as a public sphere and family building as a private sphere.
Contributors bring together detailed studies of domestic violence and spousal murder in Romania, England, and Russia, abduction and forced marriage in Poland, infanticide and violence against parents in Finland, and rape and violence against women in Germany. These case studies serve as the basis for a comparative analysis of forms, models, and patterns of violence within the family in the context of debates on political power, absolutism, and violence. They highlight changes towards unlimited violence by family patriarchs in European countries, in the context of the changing relationship between the state and its citizens. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of the History of the Family.
Dynamics of National Identity: Media and Societal Factors of What We Are
Edited by: P. Schmidt, J. Grimm, L. Huddy et al. L.: Routledge, 2016.
Globalization, immigration and economic crisis challenge the conceptions of nations, trans-national institutions and post-ethnic societies which are central topics in social sciences' discourses. This book examines in an interdisciplinary and international comparative way structures of national identity which are in conflict with or supporting multi-ethnic diversity and trans-national connectivity. The book's first section seeks to clarify the concepts of national identity, nationalism, patriotism and cosmopolitism and to operationalize them consistently. The next section regards the diversity within national states and the consequences for the management of identity and intra-national integration. The third section focuses on external integration between different nations by searching for the "squaring of the circle" between the bonding with co-patriots and the critical reflection of one's own national perspective in relation to others. The last section explores to what extent and in which ways media use shapes collective identity.
Electoral Integrity and Political Regimes Actors, Strategies and Consequences
Zavadskaya M., Garnett H. A. L.: Routledge, 2018.
Following a normative approach that suggests international norms and standards for elections apply universally, regardless of regime type or cultural context, this book examines the challenges to electoral integrity, the actors involved, and the consequences of electoral malpractice and poor electoral integrity that vary by regime type. It bridges the literature on electoral integrity with that of political regime types.
Looking specifically at questions of innovation and learning, corruption and organized crime, political efficacy and turnout, the threat of electoral violence and protest, and finally, the possibility of regime change, it seeks to expand the scholarly understanding of electoral integrity and diverse regimes by exploring the diversity of challenges to electoral integrity, the diversity of actors that are involved and the diversity of consequences that can result.
This text will be of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of electoral studies, and more broadly of relevance to comparative politics, international development, political behaviour and democracy, democratization, and autocracy.
Emerging Bond Markets: Shedding Light on Trends and Patterns
Teplova T., Sokolova T., Munir Q. NY: Routledge, 2020.
The bond market is a key securities market and emerging economies present exciting, new investment opportunities. This timely book provides insights into these emerging bond markets through empirical models and analytical databases, i.e. Bloomberg, Eikon Refinitiv and the Russian Cbonds.
The book looks at the dynamics of the development of emerging bond markets, their competitiveness, features and patterns using macro and micro level data. It also takes into consideration various securities type i.e. government, corporate, sub-federal and municipal bonds, to identify respective challenges and risks. The book also analyses factors that may inhibit or stimulate a well-balanced financial market. It includes case studies of Asian, Latin American and Russian bond markets, as also as cross-country comparisons.
It will be a useful reference for anyone who is interested to learn more of the bond market and the modelling techniques for critical data analysis.


This annual Art Show, now its 14th year, raises vital funds for the charity Macmillan Cancer Support.
At least 50% of sales income from all artwork goes to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Title of pastel painting, 'Friends at Dusk'.


The Gulls mobile app is new and better than ever! Our redesigned app delivers you a next-level fan experience, providing the most up-to-date scores, schedules, team news, and stats! With your phone in hand, it'll feel like you're lacing up and ready for the ice - even if you're catching up from the couch.
To download for iOS, CLICK HERE.
To download for Android, CLICK HERE.


text:
Q: Error in First Differences Model I am very new to R and trying to tackle some homework that is giving me trouble. I think I have just about everything worked out, except last glitch.
When I create the following First differences models (using my two panel datasets):
out00 <- plm(logmrate ~ 0 + lawchange + logbeertaxa + y70 + y71 + y72 + y73 + y74 + y75 + y76 + y77 + y78 + y79 + y80 + y81 + y82 + y83 + y84 + y85 + y86 + y87 + y88 + y89 + y90 + y91 + y92 + y93 + y94 + y95 + y96, data = pdt.deaths,  model = 'fd')
out01 <- plm(logmrate ~ 0 + lawchange + logbeertaxa + y70 + y71 + y72 + y73 + y74 + y75 + y76 + y77 + y78 + y79 + y80 + y81 + y82 + y83 + y84 + y85 + y86 + y87 + y88 + y89 + y90 + y91 + y92 + y93 + y94 + y95 + y96, data = pdt.deaths1, model = 'fd')
stargazer(out00, type="text")
stargazer(out01, type="text")

I get this error term returned for both models:
Error in crossprod(t(X), beta) : non-conformable arguments

The variable "lawchange" is a 1 or 0 variable, and each of the year variables ("y70"..."y96") are year indicator variables to account for time


text:
Steven Woodcock
About Steven Woodcock
Steven Woodcock's background in game AI comes from 16 years of ballistic missile defense work building massive real-time war-games and simulators. He did a stint in the consumer arena, then returned to the defense world to help develop the AI for the national missile defense system. He maintains a web site dedicated to game AI at www.gameai.com, and is the author of a number of papers and publications on the subject. Most recently, he contributed to a chapter to Game Programming Gems (Charles River Media, 2000). Steve lives in gorgeous Colorado Springs, Colo., at the foot of Pikes Peak with his lovely wife Colleen and an indeterminate number of pet ferrets. His hobbies include hiking, shooting, writing, and anything Battlestar: Galactica (go figure). Contact him at [email protected]
Articles by Steven Woodcock


text:
AZS Warszawa (Akademicki Związek Sportowy Warszawa) – wielosekcyjny polski uczelniany klub sportowy z siedzibą w Warszawie. Po rozwiązanu klubu spadkobiercami jego tradycji zostały, powstałe w tym samym czasie kluby uczelniane AZS warszawskich uczelni, między innymi AZS Politechnika Warszawska i AZS Uniwersytet Warszawski.

Historia

Chronologia nazw
 1919: Akademicki Związek Sportowy (AZS) Warszawa
 1949: Akademickie Zrzeszenie Sportowe (AZS) Warszawa
 1957: Akademicki Związek Sportowy (AZS) Warszawa

Powstanie
Warszawa była drugim po Krakowie ośrodkiem akademickim, w którym powstał miejscowy AZS. Formalne działanie klub rozpoczął 19 grudnia 1919 roku, po serii zebrań założycielskich, które rozpoczęły się jesienią 1919 roku.

Tymczasowy Komitet Organizacyjny AZS Warszawa został powołany już w 1915 roku, jednak dowództwo wojsk Cesarstwa Niemieckiego, które wkroczyło w 1915 roku do Warszawy nie wyrażało zgody na funkcjonowanie dużej organizacji studenckiej, mającej poza sportowym także niepodległościowy charakter. Wobec zakazu okupanta, na każdej z wyższych uczelni powstały w latach 1916-1917 odrębne stowarzyszenia sportowe. Jednostki te przybrały różne nazwy:
 Związek Sportowy Słuchaczów Politechniki na Politechnice
 Uniwersytecki Związek Sportowy na Uniwersytecie
 koło sportowe na Wyższej Szkole Handlowej
 koło sportowe na Wyższej Szkole Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

Po wycofaniu się z Warszawy wojsk niemieckich oraz odzyskaniu przez Polskę niepodległości w 1918 roku podjęto decyzję o połączeniu w jeden klub wszystkich istniejących w stolicy uczelnianych stowarzyszeń sportowych. Dokonano tego w gmachu Prorektorskim Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego późną jesienią 1919 roku.

Sekcje

Boks
Protoplastą sekcji bokserskiej był Akademicki Związek Bokserski. Ten powstał przed 1924 rokiem, by jeszcze przed 1930 rokiem stać się sekcją AZS Warszawa.

Sekcja nie odnosiła znaczących sukcesów w Polsce.

Hokej na lodzie
Sekcja powstała w 1922. Była to jedna z pierwszych, obok Polonii Warszawa, drużyna hokejowa w Polsce. Początkowo treningi odbywały się na lodowisku w parku Łazienkowskim, później przy ulicy Karowej i ostatecznie na Dynasach, gdzie hokeiści pozostali na wiele lat.

Sekcja była jedną z najlepszych drużyn hokejowych lat 20. i 30. XX wieku. Drużyna została w 1927 pierwszym w historii Mistrzem Polski, tytuł mistrzowski obronili w kolejnych czterech edycjach mistrzostw (1928, 1929, 1930, 1931). W 1927 drużyna została uznana za piątą drużynę hokejową w Europie.

AZS Warszawa w 1924, wraz z Polonią Warszawa, WTŁ i Warszawianką założyli Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie.

Zawodnicy drużyny hokejowej AZS Warszawa przez wiele lat stanowili trzon reprezentacji. W 1926 hokeiści AZS Warszawa jako reprezentacja Polski wyjechali na Mistrzostwa Europy do Davos, w których przegrali 1:2 z Francją i Austrią. Wkrotce potem drużyna AZS rozegrała w Sztokholmie finał Igrzysk Północnych remisując z miejscowym zespołem Djurgården 3:3 (1:2).

W kadrze na Mistrzostwa Europy w Wiedniu w 1927 po raz kolejny znaleźli się niemal sami zawodnicy warszawskiego klubu. Polacy w turnieju zajęli czwarte miejsce. W 1928 AZS zdobył akademickie mistrzostwo świata.

Hokeiści AZS wielokrotnie uczestniczyli w międzynarodowych tournée: w Szwajcarii (1924), w Austrii i Czechosłowacji (1926), w Szwecji (1927).

Do wybuchu II wojny światowej AZS nadal był liczącym się zespołem hokejowym. Jednak po 1931 w lidze zaczynają dominować inne zespoły.

Po zakończeniu wojny sekcję reaktywowano już w 1945. Jednak nie potrafiła ona nawiązać do przedwojennych sukcesów. W dużej mierze wpłynęła na to obecność w Warszawie CWKS/Legii, który zgromadził wokół siebie starych reprezentantów oraz wykorzystywali fakt bycia klubem wojskowym do ściągania do siebie wszystkich zdolnych młodych graczy. Sekcja do 1948 trenowała sama, później trenerem został dr Eugeniusz Zarzycki. Później szkolił ją Jerzy Zarzycki. W 1956 AZS grał w II lidze, a w 1957 powrócił na jeden sezon do I ligi.

Kilka lat później sekcja przestała istnieć.

Hokej na trawie
Sekcja powstała w 1951 roku. Nigdy nie odniosła większych sukcesów i została zlikwidowana w 1956 roku.

Kajakarstwo
Warszawski AZS był czwartym po AZS Kraków, AZS Lwów i AZS Wilno, w którym powstała sekcja kajakarstwa. Przez wiele lat była to sekcja o charakterze turystycznym. Gdy sekcje kajakarskie w pozostałych AZS-ach zaczęły stawiać na wyczynowe uprawianie tego sportu, warszawska sekcja przestała odgrywać znaczącą rolę.

Kolarstwo
Sekcja kolarska w AZS Warszawa powstała niezwykle późno, bo dopiero w 1951 roku. Liczyła ona wówczas 82 członków. Decyzją ZG AZS w 1957 roku sekcja ta w większości ośrodków, w tym w warszawskim, została zlikwidowana.

Koszykówka
Sekcje koszykówki mężczyzn i kobiet powstały bardzo wcześnie, bo zaledwie kilka lat po pojawieniu się tej dyscypliny w Polsce. Już w 1928 roku koszykarki zdobyły Mistrzostwo Warszawy. Rok później były wicemistrzyniami Polski, a w 1930 roku zdobyły Mistrzostwo.

W 1930 roku koszykarze AZS Warszawa zagrali serię spotkań towarzyskich z drużynami estońskimi i łotewskimi. Także po wojnie koszykarze i koszykarki rywalizowali z zagranicznymi klubami i reprezentacjami.

Po wojnie sekcję reaktywowano w 1946 roku, a już w 1947 roku zdobył podwójne Mistrzostwo Polski. Gdy powstały profesjonalne ligi państwowe koszykarzom AZS nie szło tak dobrze i tylko raz zajęli miejsce na podium (3. w sezonie 1954/1955).

Kres poważnego funkcjonowania sekcji nastaje w 1950 roku. AZS Warszawa od kilku lat skupiał się na szkoleniu juniorskiej młodzieży, a rozgrywki ligowe stały się bardziej wyczynowe. W 1950 roku mężczyźni, a rok później kobiety, zdobywają ostatnie tytuły mistrzowskie dla AZS Warszawa. W 1952 roku następuje reorganizacja sportowa i miejsce AZS Warszawa w lidze męskiej i żeńskiej zajmuje AZS-AWF Warszawa.

Lekka atletyka
Lekka atletyka była jedną z sekcji, które istniały od momentu połączenia kół sportowych poszczególnych uczelni. W okresie międzywojennym AZS Warszawa dysponował niezwykle szeroką kadrą zawodniczą, sztabem trenerskim oraz zapleczem sportowym.

Od 1922 roku, w każdych Mistrzostwach Polski zawodnicy AZS Warszawa zdobywali przynajmniej kilka złotych medali. Aż do 1933 roku lekkoatleci z Warszawy nie mieli w Polsce poważnej konkurencji. Później do głosu stopniowo zaczęli dochodzić sportowcy z innych AZS-ów.

Po wojnie stolica utraciła ostatecznie znaczenie w lekkiej atletyce, zaś zawodnicy stołecznej sekcji tylko kilka razy stawali na podium Mistrzostw Polski.

Łyżwiarstwo
Sekcja powstała równocześnie z sekcją hokeja na lodzie w 1922 roku. Jednak przez pierwsze lata jest to sekcja mniej rozwijana. Dopiero pojawienie się w stołecznym klubie Janusza Kalbarczyka dało impuls do rozwoju tej dyscypliny. Do wybuchu wojny w Warszawie i Polsce najlepsze były sekcje łyżwiarskie w AZS i Polonii. Nie zmienił tego nawet fakt, że AZS w 1935 roku został usunięty z listy członków Polskiego Związku Łyżwiarskiego.

Po wojnie sekcji łyżwiarskiej w AZS Warszawa nie reaktywowano.

Narciarstwo
Sekcja powstała w 1922 roku. Początkowo miała charakter wyłącznie turystyczny. W 1923 roku zostaje członkiem PZN, a rok później członkiem pełnoprawnym.

Po wojnie sekcja została reaktywowana na przełomie 1945 i 1946 roku. Po reorganizacji sportu w Polsce AZS Warszawa wraz z innymi AZS-ami z centralnej i północnej Polski przestawia się na narciarstwo klasyczne.

Piłka nożna
Sekcja powstała w 1928 roku. Od momentu założenia aż do 1936 roku I zespół grał w warszawskiej A klasie (2. poziom ligowy). W 1932 roku drużyna triumfowała w warszawskich rozgrywkach. W latach 1937-1939 grał w zreorganizowanej warszawskiej A klasie (3. poziom ligowy).

Po wojnie sekcja działała w latach 1945-1954. W jej skład wchodzili niemal wyłącznie studenci z Politechniki, którzy zdołali z klasy C (4. poziom) awansować do II ligi.

Piłka ręczna
Protoplasta sekcji - sekcja hazeny - powstała w 1930 roku. Już w tym samym roku hazenistki AZS Warszawa zdobyły Mistrzostwo Polski, zaś grający w hazenę wspólnie koszykarze, piłkarze nożni i lekkoatleci w drużynie męskiej dali możliwość stworzenia w Warszawie prawdziwej sekcji piłki ręcznej. W 1938 roku szczypiorniści zajęli II miejsce w Mistrzostwach Polski, rok później III miejsce.

Po wojnie AZS Warszawa w 1946 roku ponownie zdobywa wicemistrzostwo, mając w swoim składzie zawodników z innych sekcji sportów zespołowych. Po powstaniu ligi AZS wchodzi do niej, jednak bardzo szybko się z niej wycofuje ze względów finansowych.

Mecze międzynarodowe inaugurował w Polsce właśnie zespół AZS Warszawa. W 1934 roku do Warszawy przyjeżdża klub z Rzeszy Niemieckiej Deutschen Studentenschaft, zaś w kolejnych latach Turngemeide Królewiec i ponownie D.S.

Piłka wodna
Sekcja powstała około 1923 roku. W Mistrzostwach Polski w 1925 roku drużyna zajęła III miejsce, a w latach 1927-1930 zajęła cztery razy z rzędu II miejsce. Wysoki poziom waterpoliści AZS Warszawa utrzymywali aż do wybuchu wojny.

Pływanie
Sekcja powstała w latach 20. XX wieku. Od razu stała się jednym z najważniejszych ośrodków pływackich w Polsce, a od 1926 roku była najsilniejszym klubem pływackim w Polsce. Doskonale pokazywały to wyniki na pływackich mistrzostwach Polski. Zdecydowanie silniejsza była ekipa męska, chociaż także i damska znajdowała się stale w czołówce krajowej.

Pływacy klubu wielokrotnie z sukcesami reprezentowali Polskę na zawodach międzynarodowych różnego szczebla.

Po wojnie sekcja nie powróciła do dawnej świetności i z powodu braku obiektów całorocznych znacząco ograniczyła swoją działalność.

Rugby
Sekcja powstała w 1924 roku. W pierwszych latach rywalizowała w Warszawie z drużyną Orzeł Biały. Problemy finansowe, brak zainteresowania i boisk, kadry trenerskiej spowodowały, że sekcja bez większych sukcesów została rozwiązana w 1928 roku.

Siatkówka
Sekcja powstała w 1924 roku (drużyna męska). Żeński zespół powstał w 1928 roku. Są to najstarsze drużyny klubowe siatkówki w Europie. Pierwszymi zawodnikami sekcji byli uczniowie szkół średnich oraz studenci Politechniki.

Do momentu powstania ligi krajowej AZS organizował dużą liczbę spotkań towarzyskich i turniejów regionalnych. W 1929 roku rozegrano pierwsze Mistrzostwa Polski, w których AZS zajął II miejsce. W kolejnych latach II RP obie drużyny należały do krajowej czołówki i wiele razy rozgrywki kończyły na podium. W 1934 roku dziesięć lat istnienia sekcji zostaje ukoronowane podwójnym Mistrzostwem Warszawy, Mistrzostwem Polski mężczyzn, Mistrzostwem Polski kobiet, Pucharem Polski mężczyzn i Pucharem Polski kobiet.

W 1930 roku siatkarze wyjechali na turniej do Czechosłowacji. W styczniu 1931 roku do Warszawy przyjeżdża na mecz łotewski LUPS, a później także czechosłowacki Strakova Akademia Praha i estoński SK Kalev Tallin.

Od momentu powstania reprezentacji męskiej oraz reprezentacji kobiecej jej trzon stanowili zawodnicy AZS Warszawa. W przypadku drużyny kobiet występowała ona także pod szyldem reprezentacji Warszawy w międzynarodowych rozgrywkach.

W latach okupacji niemieckiej drużyna nie zaprzestała funkcjonowania, jednak jej aktywność zmalała niemal do minimum. Członkowie sekcji organizowali różnego rodzaju zawody na przedmieściach Warszawy lub w podwarszawskich miejscowościach.

Po zakończeniu wojny sekcja zostaje reaktywowana jeszcze przed odtworzeniem struktury całego AZS. Za sprawą AZS w 1946 roku do Polski przyjechały zespoły z Czechosłowacji. Z inicjatywy środowisk siatkarskich Polski (zwłaszcza warszawskiego AZS), Czechosłowacji oraz Francji w 1947 roku powołano FIVB, którego pierwszym prezesem został Romuald Wirszyłło. Także w kolejnych latach na zaproszenie AZS Warszawa do Polski przyjeżdżały zespoły ze środkowej i wschodniej Europy.

W 1952 roku dochodzi do reformy, w wyniku której w tym samym roku przestaje istnieć zespół męski, zaś rok później rozwiązany zostaje zespół kobiecy. Większość zawodników rozwiązanych sekcji od tego momentu znajduje miejsce w kołach uczelnianych AZS swoich uczelni, zaś od tego momentu w nowych rozgrywkach o Mistrzostwo Polski  - Ekstraklasie mężczyzn oraz kobiet brały udział wyczynowe sekcje siatkówki z AZS-AWF, które nie miały jednak nic wspólnego z na wpół amatorskimi zespołami AZS Warszawa. Studencka warszawska siatkówka w męskim wykonaniu powróciła do rozgrywek dopiero wraz z awansem do Polskiej Ligi Siatkówki sekcji siatkarskiej Klubu Uczelnianego AZS Politechniki Warszawskiej w sezonie 2003/2004.

Skoki do wody
Sekcja powstała, podobnie jak sekcja pływacka oraz piłki wodnej w okolicach 1923 roku. Od początku warszawska sekcja pełniła dominującą rolę w gronie akademickich ośrodków.

Sekcja bez większych sukcesów istniała zarówno w latach przedwojennych jak i po wojnie.

Strzelectwo
Sekcja powstała po wojnie, około 1950 roku. Do Mistrzostw Polski sekcja przystąpiła w 1951 roku. W 1957 roku wielu zawodników AZS Warszawa znalazło się w kadrze narodowej. Od 1958 roku ZG AZS stopniowo zaczął ograniczać działalność sekcji strzelectwa w podlegających mu ośrodkach.

Szachy
Sekcja powstała prawdopodobnie jeszcze przed wojną. Po wojnie dopiero w 1954 roku sekcja zaczęła się liczyć w Polsce. W 1958 roku klub warszawski był jednym z trzech w Polsce, posiadającym tą sekcję.

Szermierka
Sekcja powstała w 1921 roku. Znaczenie sekcja zaczęła zyskiwać dopiero od 1926 roku. W 1927 roku AZS Warszawa pokonuje utytułowany AZS Poznań w meczu szermierczym. W późniejszych latach najzdolniejszych szermierzy młodego pokolenia przejmuje WKS Legia Warszawa.

Tenis
Sekcja powstała w drugiej połowie lat 20. XX wieku. Przez wiele lat funkcjonowała w cieniu sekcji tenisowych AZS Kraków oraz AZS Poznań i ani przed wojną, ani po wojnie nie odnotowała większych sukcesów w skali ogólnopolskiej.

Tenis stołowy
Sekcja powstała w 1929 roku. Największym sukcesem sekcji było Mistrzostwo Warszawy przed YMCA Warszawa oraz Makkabi Warszawa. Po wojnie sekcja w ramach AZS Warszawa nie została już reaktywowana, zaś pierwszym klubem AZS wśród warszawskich uczelni, która posiadała ligową sekcję tenisa stołowego był AZS Politechnika Warszawska. Sekcja w 1957 roku występowała w II lidze.

Wioślarstwo
Sekcja powstała w 1919 roku. Była to najlepiej rozwijająca się pod względem wyczynowym sekcja wioślarska wśród klubów AZS, zaś czołowymi zawodnikami sekcji byli studenci Politechniki i Uniwersytetu.

W okresie międzywojennym największym sukcesem sekcji była wygrana czwórki ze sternikiem w regatach z okazji 1100-lecia Uniwersytetu w Pawii. Drugim sukcesem było czwarte miejsce, składającej się wyłącznie z zawodników AZS Warszawa, ósemki w Igrzyskach Olimpijskich w Amsterdamie w 1928 roku. Dobre miejsce na Igrzyskach było zasługą angielskiego trenera Wingeatea. Na Mistrzostwach Polski między 1920 a 1939 rokiem czwórka ze sternikiem, czwórka bez sternika lub ósemka niemal zawsze stawała na podium. Kombinowane osady z zawodnikami AZS Warszawa, WTW i innych klubów zajmowały także medalowe miejsca w Mistrzostwach Europy.

Po wojnie sekcja została reaktywowana w 1946 roku, jednak przez kilka pierwszych miesięcy działalność członków sekcji skupiała się na budowie nowej przystani na Wiśle. Na dobre sekcja zaczęła działać w 1948 roku. Kolejna przystań została oddana do użytku w Warszawie w 1958 roku.

Żeglarstwo
Sekcja powstała w 1923 roku. W 1931 roku sekcja została przemianowana na Yacht Klub AZS. Zawodnicy sekcji przez wiele lat korzystali z tych samych obiektów co wioślarze AZS Warszawa. W 1927 roku żeglarze po raz pierwszy trenowali także żeglarstwo lodowe na Wiśle. W 1934 roku sekcja zostaje zawieszona przez Polski Związek Żeglarski. Zawieszenie to nie trwało jednak długo.

W 1933 roku żeglarze AZS Warszawa reprezentowali Polskę w zawodach Tygodnia Kilońskiego, zajmując w nich szóste miejsce. W 1936 roku zawodnicy odnieśli duże sukcesy w regatach Warszawa-Modlin. W ostatnich latach przed wojną sekcja zdobyła na własność nagrodę im. Denhoffa-Czarnockiego. Klub zdążył wyszkolić kilkanaście nowych talentów żeglarskich, które w kolejnych latach stanowiły trzon reprezentacji Polski.

O ile na wodach śródlądowych AZS Warszawa nie miał sobie równych, w zawodach na otwartych akwenach najlepszy był Akademicki Związek Morski.

Po wojnie sekcja została w pełni reaktywowana na przełomie lat 40. i 50. Jednak z każdym rokiem stawało się ono w Polsce coraz bardziej wyczynowe, dlatego też AZS Warszawa przestał odgrywać przewodnią rolę w kraju.

Podnoszenie ciężarów
Na przełomie 1973/1974 zespół ciężarowców AZS Warszawa trenował Waldemar Baszanowski.

Prezesi klubu

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Warszawa

Kluby piłkarskie w Warszawie
Kluby piłkarskie założone w 1928
Polskie wielosekcyjne kluby sportowe
Nieistniejące polskie kluby piłkarskie
Polskie kluby podnoszenia ciężarów


text:
Roman Fosti (born 6 June 1983) is an Estonian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 20th, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing 61st, and the 2017 World Championships in London finishing 53rd. He previously competed mostly in middle-distance events switching to the marathon in 2013.

Major competition record

Personal bests
Outdoor
800 metres – 1:49.07 (Dessau 2005)
1500 metres – 3:46.18 (Tartu 2011)
Half marathon – 1:03:03 (Gdynia 2020)
Marathon – 2:10:46 (Siena 2021)
Indoor
1500 metres – 3:48.72 (Tartu 2012)

References

External links

1983 births
Living people
Estonian male middle-distance runners
Estonian male long-distance runners
Estonian male marathon runners
World Athletics Championships athletes for Estonia
Place of birth missing (living people)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes of Estonia
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic male marathon runners


text:
LAPD officers confiscate 'meth burritos' during a traffic stop
Los Angeles police seized more than a dozen tin foil packages containing methamphetamine during a traffic stop in Angelino Heights.
(Los Angeles Police Department)
By Michael Finnegan
Feb. 4, 2018 12:35 PM PT
The 14 tightly wrapped foil packages looked just like burritos when officers found them during a routine traffic stop in Angelino Heights, but on closer inspection it turned out to be methamphetamine, police said Sunday.
"14 'burritos' and a gun off the streets thanks to #LAPD Rampart Officers," LAPD announced on its Twitter feed. "But these aren't your typical burritos…these were filled with meth!"
Officers found the meth burritos about 6:30 p.m. Saturday when they stopped a vehicle at Boston Street and Edgeware Road, according to ABC7. They weighed more than 25 pounds.
Gang officers made an arrest, but details were not immediately available, said Police Capt. McNeill Gardner.
michael.finnegan@latimes.com
Michael Finnegan
Michael Finnegan is a Los Angeles Times reporter covering federal courts and law enforcement. He previously covered state and national politics, including the 2020 presidential campaign.


Cards! Get Your Cards Here!
Click Here To Order Holiday Cards!
After much persuasion from my girlfriend Emily, I'm selling holiday cards of my Winter Wonderland print! These cards are top of the line in quality. Press-printed high-quality card stock, 6-color, etc. Basically, they look awesome. The perfect way to say "look how awesome this place I live is" this holiday season.
New! Snowy Downtown black and white holiday cards are now available! Order online or stop by the LARAC Holiday Store in Glens Falls!
The cards are 4 x 5.5″ and top folding with blank insides. $4/card or a 4-pack for $12.
Stay tuned for more product offerings and be sure to check out some of my fine art prints available for sale (including the two featured above). They make great holiday gifts!
Thanks Patty! I'm inching towards 400 likes on Facebook…I'll have to do another giveaway soon!
Thanks Patty! I've sent you an email.
Two boxes of b/w snowy downtown please! Love the Cecily Alaska vibe!
Thanks Susanne! Here is a link to order them. If you'd rather pick them up, send me an email at jasoncheckla@gmail.com.


text:
NDP Arts and Culture Platform
The New Brunswick NDP recognizes the immeasurable contributions that artists make to our collective society and culture. We believe that New Brunswick Art and Culture in both official languages as well as indigenous art and culture should be fostered in partnership with Government. We recognize that the New Brunswick government does not currently provide meaningful space for artists and the nature of their work in our taxation system, labour code, or social safety net. Artists have often very precarious income situations, and labour patterns that aren't properly recognized by the government as 'work'.
An NDP Government's Arts and Culture policy will include:
• Dedicated grants and provincial public financing of indigenous cultural preservation, with a specific focus on fostering the preservation and proliferation of indigenous languages.
• The fostering of arts education in the public education system, with the inclusion important and diverse New Brunswick artists and cultural literature into the education curriculum.
• A recognition of the distinct nature of both official languages and ensure equitable treatment of both linguistic communities in the implementation of all cultural policy.
• Support the AAAPNB in the implementation of the Stratégie globale renouvelée.
An NDP government in New Brunswick would introduce 'Status of the Artist' legislation which would include the following principles:
• The right of artists to establish and freely join professional associations and trade unions. Our plan will encourage a fair system of collective bargaining with the same workplace rights as other workers in New Brunswick, including health and safety standards, employment benefits, and fair presumption of employment contracts with a special status for 'intermittent artists'.
• The right of artists to be fairly integrated into the provincial tax syste. This would be accomplished by introducing professional expense and copyright income deductions, the spreading of average income over several tax years, and the exemption of final produced art from the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax.
• The right of artistic freedom and freedom of speech for artists. The NDP will invest $20 Million in new funding to expand the Arts and improve working conditions and improve learning experiences for Artists.
NBNDP- Platform (Page 24)