It's a common sight during the winter holiday season. Bell ringers standing in the cold outside malls and stores, collecting change for charity in red kettle.
But for many in the community, that red kettle is all they know about The Salvation Army, the international organization that has made the red metal bucket a signature part of holiday donations. The same rang true for many of the fellows participating in Ford's first Thirty Under 30 program.
The nine-month leadership program instructs 30, millennial-aged Ford employees on what it takes to work in philanthropy. In addition to learning how charities work, the Thirty Under 30 fellows provide insights for non-profits to better connect with the largest generation of young people since the Baby Boomers came of age.
Last year, 10 fellows each collaborated with the Salvation Army, Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries and the United Way for Southeastern Michigan. While helping these nonprofits create solutions applicable to longstanding programs and new initiatives, the millennial employees were taken through a learning process called design thinking by experts at the Henry Ford Learning Institute. The process involves using solution-based design methodologies and applying them to life, business, cultural situations — or in this case, the three Detroit-area nonprofits.
For many of the fellows, the most important building block that design thinking helped to provide when approaching the nonprofit focus points was empathy.
"Empathy is the biggest piece to the puzzle," said Roy Yewah, a member of the inaugural Thirty Under 30 class and a Financial Analyst in Ford's Manufacturing, Parts and Logistics area.
Unifying the voices so all are heard on an equal plane is a key to reaching the fulfilling circle of volunteerism and satisfying service needs. In other words – learning what is behind all those red kettles.
James Peng, a Thirty Under 30 participant, control systems engineer in Dearborn, said one of the projects for the Salvation Army was finding ways to attract a younger audience through Echelon, the nonprofit's National Young Adult Auxiliary.
For the Salvation Army Outdoors program, the Ford employees advocated spreading the word via the summer camps and the fall back-to-school backpacking event.
They also looked for solutions to improve efficacy for the nonprofit's Bed & Bread Club, which aims to make 3,000 to 4,500 sandwiches each day with two full-time employees and volunteers.
This project reinforced the idea that every little bit counts when it comes to volunteering or giving, program participant Meredith Citkowski, a chemical engineer with the Lincoln Continental program at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant, said.
Her group developed an idea following tire tracks Henry Ford created. Utilizing an assembly line concept, the peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a childhood lunch fave, became a meal for thousands.
"We prototyped our micro-volunteer opportunity concept and made one sandwich every 6.5 seconds," Citkowski said.
That resulted in 1,100 sandwiches by hand in about two hours before they ran out of bread.
"Advanced planning, together with a high volume of volunteer participation, made for a highly efficient and highly impactful volunteer project," she said.
On optimum days, they averaged 3.09 seconds per sandwich. However, without volunteers the assembly slows to 9.60 seconds, or only 3,000 sandwiches made, causing 500 fewer people to get a meal.
While many of the millennials wanted quick volunteering projects to go along with their kinetic lifestyles, they discovered the design-thinking process requires the patience to shelve preconceived notions of others and a willingness to revisit ideas that provide an ah-ha! moment deeper into the project.
The collaboration of 30 millennials and the three nonprofits already is paying off.
While more than 200 employees applied for the inaugural Thirty Under 30 class, the number of applicants to the sophomore class, which kicked off in February, increased 72 percent to 362. The new group has one focus — food insecurity.
And the number of participating nonprofits also has increased, doubling to six, including Gleaners Community Food Bank, Crossroads of Michigan, Yad Ezra, Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry, Pope Francis Center and Ford Mobile Food Pantry.
As a new advocate of the design-thinking approach, Peng anticipates volunteering to help with the second Thirty Under 30 class. He added that he can incorporate the tools he learned in other philanthropic ventures and on his 9-to-5 job.
Likewise, Yewah and his group plan to continue working with nonprofits. They are developing a foundation to help local nonprofits locate experienced personnel who can address ongoing issues concerning leadership, funding and volunteerism.
"Allowing them to consult (with) nonprofits for the better will be extremely satisfying and attractive in order for our continued success as a foundation," he said. They now await word from the Bill Ford Better World Challenge committee, a global grant program awarding as much as $500,000 to winning civic projects, to learn if their creation is a winner.


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Playing to an ecstatic crowd, Junip hit the Royale last night for their first stop on a cross-country tour. An intimate evening of music was the perfect way to spend this cold Boston night.
First up was the relatively unassuming Sharon Van Etten. To date, I had only heard a small sample of her music, specifically her track Don't Do It. For fans of acoustic guitar singer-songwriters, Van Etten has a great expressive voice and plays a traditional folk style. But on this night, she was backed by a band, plugged in and, as her mom puts it, "rocking out." Carefully tuning between songs, she seemed a bit nervous with the silence of the room. Song after song, gaining rapport with the crowd, she became more at ease. The crowd loosened, and soon everyone was sold on her talent.
When Junip's members arrived on stage, the crowd sure did multiply. It got a lot more packed in, and people were chomping at the bit to hear Jose Gonzalez' smooth vocals and the ambient sounds of his band. Backed by Tobias Winterkorn (keyboards), and Elias Araya (drums), Gonzalez began the set with a single strum of his guitar, opening with Rope & Summit from their new album Fields. Instantly recognizable, the crowd hung on every one of Gonzalez' gossamer words. The band filled in the sound with atmospheric keyboards and light bongos, and the room came to life. Minutes into their set, Junip's ability to simply and elegantly layer together latin jazz guitar, electronic keyboards and percussion shone.
Although their success is slightly hinged on Gonzalez' popularity, these guys put together a sound that is unlike anything out there. Last night was the first stop on their North American tour; they will cross the continent twice, deploying their special brand of electronic and latin-infused folk, and are certainly worth the price of admission.


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CANTON, July 6 — The third annual Collinsville HOT festival is scheduled for July 15 and will shine a light on that neighborhood and mental health issues in the community.
According to festival organizers, the day kicks off at 9 a.m. with a group yoga session on Main Street and goes into the night. The culmination of the day's events will be a fire performance by Anatolia the Fire Goddess at 9 p.m. on the Farmington River. Read more in the Hartford Courant.


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The Harrowing Sounds of Horror: Thrills and Chills in Television and Film
From the throbbing strings in the shower scene of Hitchcock's "Psycho", to the intensifying crescendo of the "Jaws" theme, to more recent examples in shows such as "Stranger Things", music has played a paramount role in the genre of horror.
Indeed, without sound, even the most terrifying scenes on the screen would be significantly diminished in their potency. During this virtual program, Dr. Gil Harel will discuss the musical "ingredients" which make music so effective at conveying horror.
In addition to the aforementioned works, he will also discuss iconic scenes from films including "The Omen", "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", "Scream", and more.
Through a discussion of timbre, tone color, harmony, dissonance, and other special effects, audience members can expect to get a peek behind the curtain and understand one of the most effective tools a film director has in terrifying the audience.
Please register here to be emailed the Zoom link.
Gil Harel (PhD, Brandeis University) is a musicologist and music theorist whose interests include styles ranging from western classical repertoire to jazz and musical theater. Previously, he served on the faculty at CUNY Baruch College (where he was awarded the prestigious "Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching"), as well as the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Music at Naugatuck Valley Community College, where he has been presented with the AFT "Merit Award for Exemplary Service to the College" for 4 consecutive years. In 2020, he was honored with the coveted Connecticut Board of Regents (BOR) Teaching Award. At NVCC, Dr. Harel conducts the college chorale, a cappella ensemble, teaches music history and theory, and serves as musical director of theater productions.

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An interview withHelmholtz Resonatorswith free mp3 downloads
MIXING SOUND SYNTHESIS, ART AND SCIENCE WITH ENGLISH ECCENTRICITY
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TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOUR FAVOURITE TRAMP
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The Helmholtz Resonators are five scientists who have been playing and writing music together since meeting at university in London around the turn of the century. It was here that they studied acoustic science together, particularly the work of Hermann Von Helmholtz, from whom they take their name. Before we go any further (and just so you can say that you've learnt something today), I should point out that Helmholtz resonance is the phenomenon of air resonance in a cavity – like the sound created when you blow across the top of an empty bottle.
When they're not at work in the laboratory they make psychedelic garage music that would make Albert Hofmann turn on, tune in and flip out in his grave. It is definitely not mainstream but does have elements that are aurally infectious – big heavy bass lines, battered beats and repetitively bouncy chorus refrains. Think Add N To (X) burning magnesium with Kasabian and Black Daniel and you're nowhere near, but edging slowly closer. Their debut album (Crystal Submarine) is out now. It's inspired by the sound of the organ, the friendship they share, cream-cheese and oscillators. It's had the remix treatment too, the results of which are unsurprisingly genial and experimental (hear here). Mixing art and science, sound synthesis, big beats and fuzzy bass with English eccentricity and determination, the band have recorded, produced and released everything themselves to date (including their videos), hoping that their experiments with sound can help brighten and expand future minds. Although the results of this long-term experiment will not be seen until the next generation reveals itself, I can confirm that early indications show their work is proving to be both ground-breaking and influential, even away from their scientific peer sphere.
Being the open-minded innovators that they are The Helmholtz Resonators agreed to our hypothesis and decided to participate in our little experiment in imagery. The results are shown. They've also given us this algorithm of tuneful resonation (Little Boy) to pass on to you – our carefully sampled research population. As we're in the company of such learned individuals, I feel I should end this profoundly and relevantly.
"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane" Nikola Tesla
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Denver, Colorado - People who commit mass shootings in America tend to share three traits: rampant depression, social isolation and pathological narcissism, according to a paper presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention that calls on the media to deny such shooters the fame they seek.
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached agreement with Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply to allow access for U.S. beef and beef products to the Brazilian market for the first time since 2003. Brazil's action reflects the United States' negligible risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and aligns Brazil's regulations to the OIE's scientific international animal health guidelines.
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NEWS: The Mike Heron-Andrew Greig joint book that has occupied many of our waking (and some sleeping) hours this last 18 months, was published April 2017 by Quercus.
PAPERBACK OUT 19th APRIL 2018!!
RELATED EVENTS - see Forthcoming. Also Mike Heron's website.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU COULD BE:
Tuning in to the 1960s
BLURB This singular book offers two contrasting yet related versions of youthful music making in the 1960s. Mike Heron for the first time writes wittily and candidly of his formative years in dour, brewery-smelling Presbyterian Edinburgh. He puts us there as, armed only with a love of Buddy Holly, Fats Domino and Hungarian folk music, he plays in school cloakrooms, graduates to a Beat dance band, stumbles on a listening Folk audience, starts writing songs, tries to talk to girls, wishes he was a Beatnik while training as a reluctant indentured accountant. When asked to play with Robin Williamson and Clive Palmer, the Incredible String Band are formed, and their astonishing, fearless music will become an indelible part of the latter Sixties.
Andrew Greig was a frustrated provincial schoolboy when he heard their songs, and with a school mate formed a band in their image. Undaunted by their lack of information, experience and ability, Fate & ferret improvised mediaeval outfits, populated back-country Fife with Pan, satyrs and nymphs, met the String Band, caught the fish lorry to London to hang around Joe Boyd's Witchseason office at the heart of the Underground scene.
He finally saw the light and became a writer and occasional banjo player. Forty years later he and Mike re-met at a Dr Strangely Strange reunion to become friends and sometime stage partners.
These entwined stories will delight anyone who has loved the ISB. Moreover, these differing portraits of that hopeful, erratic yet stubborn stumble towards the life that is truly ours, will strike a chord in many more.
Unofficial remarks Yes, it is a curious book! Writing my part of it, essentially a memoir of East Neuk of Fife adolescence 1966-70, switched on by music then specifically turned on by the Incredible String Band, has been a strange and enlightening experience. That past is indeed another country, the most optimistic decade of the C20th, when we knew without thinking about it that we in some broad sense owned the water, gas, electricity, Post Office, trains, steel, and much of the housing. When we were threatened with Jobs For Life (what a luxury that now seems!). When the world or at least our part of it felt so secure we thought it was boring, and wanted MORE.
It's very distant now, yet as William Faulkner remarked 'The past isn't gone; it isn't even passed'.
It lives in us and affects and shapes the rest of our lives.
And reading Mike's memoir of Portobello youth c. 1962, the cafes, pubs, clubs of smoke-darkened, brewery-smelling, dour Presbyterian Edinburgh with these beatniks just below the surface like bulbs about to pop up and burst out in full colour - well that has been hilarious, fascinating, moving.
The title emerged from realising what the two very different memoirs (his ends mid '66, when mine starts with first hearing 'Chinese White' and 'Painting Box' played by pals at the school Folk Club, Dec '66; he become extremely prominent with the Incredible String Band while Fate & ferret remain mythically obscure) have in common.
I can't wait, though I'll have to. Hope it will resonate with you, that story of being massively turned on while being too far away and too young to have any real idea what it was all about so we had to make it up. And Mike's story is from the centre of that world. Will put up the odd photo in due time.
CD 'CLEAN BY RAIN'!
 For a long time I've wanted to do something like this. Re-meeting the legendary Eric Plectrum (aka Brian Michie), former Fate & ferret guitarist, in the course of writing You Know What, we hatched the idea of combining a bunch of my poems with the instrumental music he had recorded some time ago.
We put this together at the CaVa Studios in Glasgow, with the generous and adept support of Brian Young. We got in another old pal, Allan Tall, to add flute to the three tracks. The mixing and adapting sessions were a revelation. I added a couple of extra tracks, taken from a very good recording made live at the Queens Hall, with Fiona Hunter (vocal, cello) and Mike Vass (vocal, tenor guitar).
Overall, it's not quite like anything. The aim was to have the spoken word up front, but not at the expense of fading down the music. We want them to co-exist, but in relation to each other. The music isn't backing for the poems, and the poems weren't written to the music - but they were recorded live to the instrumental playback, and so inevitably the voice responds to it.
I will sell it after readings. Also at a few sympathetic music and book shops. And the CD is available on Amazon, iTunes, also for streaming and download.
GETTING HIGHER: The Complete Mountain Poems
Published by Birlinn, and launching in April 2011, 'Getting Higher' is a complete collection of Andrew Greig's mountain poems, and also includes outtakes, commentary, facsimile notes and marginalia, plus sketches and illustrations from James Hutcheson. An outstandingly elegant and varied production. For more information and images relating to the book, click HERE.
NB From May 12th, this will be available as a ebook (!) via Waterstones or Amazon or the LoveReading site!
Andrew thanks you for coming by to look at his home on the web, and he hopes you enjoy your stay.
THE SOUND OF THE WORDS
Recordings of 26 poems are on the National Poetry Archives, Some can listened to for free, and they are all on the CD reviewed below by the Observer:Books
Reading From His Poems
POETRYARCHIVE.ORG £12.99. 41MINS 26 POEMS
Greig is "hooked by the heart" to
Scotland - to "the big sky and its
changes" of Orkney; the old fishermen
of Anstruther with "eyebrows like grey
spray"; Stronsay, where the only sound is
"the world turning" - and to his mentor,
Norman MacCaig, as shown in "Norman's
Goodnight". Another theme is climbing in
the Himalayas, where he feels intensely
alive with a new awareness of "everything
we cannot see". Greig's mellifluous
chiming and his gentle voice highlight the
tenderness and vulnerability that infuse
these poems. Rachel Redford
LISTEN TO ANDREW READING HIS POETRY AT THE NATIONAL POETRY ARCHIVE


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The Main Library in downtown Cleveland consists of the historic Main Library Building built in 1925 and renovated in 1999; the Louis Stokes Wing completed in 1997; and the Eastman Reading Garden between the two buildings. The two buildings and the garden take up an entire city block on Superior Avenue between East 3rd Street and East 6th Street. The Main Library's Subject Departments are divided between the two buildings.
The Cleveland Public Library first opened as a "Public School Library" for the Cleveland Board of Education in 1869. It was the first large public library to allow people to select their own books directly from its bookshelves. For 56 years, the Library was in a series of temporary and rented spaces. In 1925, Main Library opened to the public in a new building designed by the Cleveland architectural firm of Walker & Weeks. The new Main Library proved to be immensely popular: The original estimate of 5,000 daily users was soon eclipsed; by the early 1930s, more than 12,000 individuals walked through the doors every day.
By the 1950s, the Main Library's collection had tripled in size and the Library was short on space. In November 1957, voters approved a $3 million bond issue for the Library to purchase and renovate the six-story building that was the former location of the Plain Dealer.
The succeeding decades were difficult times for both Cleveland and its public library system. Increased migration to the suburbs led to a decline in the city's population and resources. During this time, circulation at the Main Library and its neighborhood branches declined dramatically; from a high of 10,374,652 in 1932 to 3,402,050 in 1970. Funds for the purchase of new books and materials, as well as for the maintenance of library buildings, were decreased.
The last quarter of the 20th century has seen dramatic improvements in the Library's fortunes. Due to the vision and perseverance of key staff and influential directors, the Library not only reversed its downward trend but became strongly positioned to meet the challenges of the 21st century. In 1975, the library built and renovated neighborhood branches while streamlining the Library's operations. By 1981, the card catalog was fully computerized.
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Research letter| Volume 77, ISSUE 1, P164-166, July 01, 2017
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Observational study of free public sunscreen dispenser use at a major US outdoor event
Megan Wood, MD
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Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
Tom Raisanen, MD
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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ypsilanti, Michigan
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Reprint requests: Ingrid Polcari, MD, University of Minnesota Department of Dermatology, 420 Delaware St SE, Mayo Mail Code 98, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0392.
Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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To the Editor: The American Academy of Dermatology and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommend sun protection measures in outdoor public spaces as part of a strategy to combat the rising incidence of skin cancer.
Bergfeld W.F.
Farris P.K.
Wyatt S.W.
Executive summary of the national Partners in Prevention Skin Cancer Conference: American Academy of Dermatology and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1997; 36: 798-801
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Protect your visitors and staff from skin cancer. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/pdf/skincancer_parks-recreation.pdf. Accessed August 9, 2016.
However, few venues have opted to offer free sunscreen, and to our knowledge the use in such venues has not been described in detail.
For the purpose of this study, the Minnesota State Fair, a 12-day long outdoor gathering that attracts over 1.7 million attendees each August, installed complimentary sunscreen dispensers at 10 information booths throughout the grounds. Titanium and zinc–based sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 30 was selected for its hypoallergenic properties. Volunteers inconspicuously observed sunscreen use at 4 of the stations over a sampling of days and times.
A total of 2187 people were observed using free sunscreen over 93 observation hours. Demographics and skin types were noted. More females than males used the sunscreen (57%; P < .0001), which was out of proportion to the only slight female predominance (51%) in fair attendance. Thirty-three percent of people applied sunscreen to all sun-exposed areas of their skin. Those who did not apply sunscreen to all sun-exposed areas most frequently applied sunscreen to their upper extremities (51%), followed by their face (42%), chest (6%), and lower extremities (3.6%). Thirty-eight percent of observed sunscreen users did not have additional sun protective behaviors in place, such as a hat, sunglasses, or long-sleeved clothing. Rates of sunscreen use were significantly related to the amount of sun/lack of clouds (P < .0001). Sunscreen use when corrected for fair attendance had an overall positive correlation with ultraviolet (UV) index (Pearson's correlation coefficient, 0.44). However, there were days that the UV index was high and use was low, likely because of cloud cover (Fig 1).
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Available from: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/stratosphere/uv_index/Bulletin/. Accessed September 15, 2016.
Fig 1Relationship between sunscreen use, weather conditions, and ultraviolet index.
Our observations highlight opportunities for improvement in public education. Sunscreen use decreased dramatically on completely overcast days, despite the UV index remaining at a dangerous level (>6) on one of those days. This reflects a common public misconception that there is no risk for sunburn on cloudy days. Our study also highlights the public's receptiveness to free sunscreen, with a calculated estimate of about 17,000 persons using the sunscreen over the course of the event.
We encourage other venues to offer free sunscreen as part of a strategy to reduce UV exposure in their patrons. We recommend simple, bold signage to identify the product (as not to be mistaken for moisturizer or sanitizer) and a mirror to aid in application. Dispensers should be mounted in locations where they can be monitored and refilled when necessary. One can expect more sunscreen to be consumed near main entrances and on days with more sunshine.
We thank the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center for grant support, Pharmaceutical Specialties, Inc. for donation of the sunscreen, and the Minnesota State Fair for their enthusiastic support of this effort.
Supported by a University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center research grant.
Conflicts of interest: None declared.
Approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Minnesota (study no. 1505E69822).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2017.02.034
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The seasonally adjusted manufacturing confidence index in Mexico rose to 51.5 in March 2019 from an upwardly revised 51.4 in the previous month. It was the strongest reading since November 2014, as sentiment improved regarding the country's economic situation (49.7 from 49.4 in February); and the country's future economic situation (54.9 from 53.1). On the other hand, manufacturer's assessment deteriorated regarding the company's situation (53.7 from 53.8); investment (39.4 from 39.9); and the company's future situation (59.5 from 59.7). Business Confidence in Mexico averaged 51.18 Index Points from 2004 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 58.10 Index Points in February of 2007 and a record low of 33.70 Index Points in February of 2009.
Business Confidence in Mexico is expected to be 50.90 Index Points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Business Confidence in Mexico to stand at 50.20 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Mexico Business Confidence is projected to trend around 51.00 Index Points in 2020, according to our econometric models.
In Mexico, the Monthly Survey of Business Opinion (EMOE) measures the expectations of business executives regarding production, capacity utilization, employment and inventories, in the short, medium and long run. The survey also trials the expectations concerning the general economic environment and how it may affect business activity. The EMOE has a national coverage and it is measured on a scale of 0 to 100, where levels above 50 indicate optimism, 50 neutrality and below 50 pessimism. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mexico Business Confidence - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Mexico Business Confidence - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2019.


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An introduction and overview on law, politics and governance: Institutions, organizations and procedures for Ecological Economics
Mauerhofer, Volker
The aims of this Special Issue (SI) are to provide a broad and structured overview on literature published related to Law and Ecological Economics (EE) as well as to offer latest insights into this wide and further emerging combined field of research by means of contributed papers. Thus, this introduction into the SI firstly implements a systematic database term search and further analyses 129 papers identified. It was found that the majority refers to the "laws" of thermodynamics. Only 33 publications could be related to EE and Law, latter in the sense of the Rule of Law, with quite even allocation among the three streams identified, namely theoretical and philosophical considerations, strategic transition and transformation studies, and practical case studies. The literature overview also chronologically indicates that the vast majority of those 33 papers have been written during the past 15 years. The second part of this introduction describes the content of the seven contributions to this SI more in detail. Afterwards it shows that these contributions tend similarly more into the directions of providing strategic transition and transformation studies as well as practical case studies, indicating an overall shift from theory towards practical implementation of EE within Law.
Mauerhofer, Volker, 2019. "An introduction and overview on law, politics and governance: Institutions, organizations and procedures for Ecological Economics," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 1-1.
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Rival, Laura, 2010. "Ecuador's Yasuní-ITT Initiative: The old and new values of petroleum," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(2), pages 358-365, December.
Thomas, Sebastian, 2014. "Blue carbon: Knowledge gaps, critical issues, and novel approaches," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 22-38.
van Kerkhoff, Lorrae & Berry, Helen, 2016. "Serving the public good: Empirical links between governance and research investment in the context of global environmental change," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 101-107.
Sneddon, Chris & Howarth, Richard B. & Norgaard, Richard B., 2006. "Sustainable development in a post-Brundtland world," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 57(2), pages 253-268, May.
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Sandra Veuthey & Julien-Francois Gerber, 2011. "Valuation Contests over the Commoditisation of the Moabi Tree in South-Eastern Cameroon," Environmental Values, White Horse Press, vol. 20(2), pages 239-264, May.
Joutsenvirta, Maria, 2016. "A practice approach to the institutionalization of economic degrowth," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 128(C), pages 23-32.
Valentinov, Vladislav, 2014. "K. William Kapp's theory of social costs: A Luhmannian interpretation," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 97(C), pages 28-33.
Bogelund, Pia, 2007. "Making green discourses matter in policy-making: Learning from discursive power struggles within the policy area of car taxation," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 63(1), pages 78-92, June.
Liu, Jing & Qin, Tianbao, 2018. "A Comparative Analysis of Fishing Rights From a Transaction Cost Perspective," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 153(C), pages 89-99.
Ashford, Nicholas A. & Hall, Ralph P., 2018. "Achieving Global Climate and Environmental Goals by Governmental Regulatory Targeting," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 246-259.
Stossel, Zeev & Kissinger, Meidad & Meir, Avinoam, 2017. "Modeling the Contribution of Existing and Potential Measures to Urban Sustainability Using the Urban Biophysical Sustainability Index (UBSI)," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 139(C), pages 1-8.
Mauerhofer, Volker, 2018. "Legal aspects of ecosystem services: An introduction and an overview," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 29(PB), pages 185-189.
Morgan, Jamie, 2017. "Piketty and the Growth Dilemma Revisited in the Context of Ecological Economics," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 169-177.
Kallis, Giorgos & Gómez-Baggethun, Erik & Zografos, Christos, 2013. "To value or not to value? That is not the question," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(C), pages 97-105.
Farley, Joshua & Baker, Daniel & Batker, David & Koliba, Christopher & Matteson, Richard & Mills, Russell & Pittman, James, 2007. "Opening the policy window for ecological economics: Katrina as a focusing event," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 63(2-3), pages 344-354, August.
Nelson, Julie A., 2009. "Between a rock and a soft place: Ecological and feminist economics in policy debates," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 69(1), pages 1-8, November.
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Prévost, Benoît & Rivaud, Audrey, 2018. "The World Bank's environmental strategies: Assessing the influence of a biased use of New Institutional Economics on legal issues," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 29(PB), pages 370-380.
Lee, Kang-Soek & Werner, Richard A., 2018. "Reconsidering Monetary Policy: An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Interest Rates and Nominal GDP Growth in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 146(C), pages 26-34.
Gani, Azmat & Scrimgeour, Frank, 2014. "Modeling governance and water pollution using the institutional ecological economic framework," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 363-372.
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Mauerhofer, Volker, 2018. "Identifying Legal Priorities for Policy Making: A Forest-society-economy Context Analysed by 3-D Sustainability," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 183-190.
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"Crumb@85" Celebration Strikes Several High Notes
April 6th, 2015 Ryan Dougherty
His final appearance as artistic director of Orchestra 2001 would have been special enough for James Freeman.
"When you've been doing something for 27 years, the last time is going to be a pretty special sensation," says the Daniel Underhill Professor Emeritus of Music.
But there are extra layers to "Crumb@85: Celebration and Reunion" event, held on March 27 in Lang Concert Hall.
It featured Music for a Summer Evening, which was commissioned for the inauguration of the hall in 1974 and has come to be regarded as a 20th century classic. It reunites Freeman with the other pianist from that premiere, long-time colleague and friend Gilbert Kalish. And the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer of the piece, George Crumb H'89, will be on hand to celebrate his 85th birthday.
"It makes the whole evening really extraordinary, I think," says Freeman. "Not just for me, I hope, but for everyone participating, and for the audience. It's a really special event."
The performance also featured percussionists William Kerrigan and David Nelson. Music for a Summer Evening calls for "extensive, demanding tubular bells, crotales, claves, and much more, as well as slide whistle, a metal thunder sheet, the 'jawbone of an ass,' and a guiro for the pianists to play," notes SPIN. "Together, these ingredients comprise an atonal, unpredictable exploration of rhythm."
Freeman founded Orchestra 2001 in 1988 and it has been Swarthmore's Ensemble in Residence since 1992. It has offered the College community a distinguished and innovative series of contemporary classical music concerts.
"Together with the fact that Swarthmore's own faculty composers are in my opinion among the best and most gifted in America," says Freeman, "that has meant that the College has developed a really unique reputation and standing in the world for new music."
It has also opened doors for countless students over the years. Its concerts and open rehearsals, which Freeman notes allows students to immerse themselves in a piece, have allowed them to perform, compose, conduct, and stage mange — everywhere from Swarthmore to Salzburg.
"I'd just like to congratulate Swarthmore administration for its support of Orchestra 2001 for the past 20 years," says Freeman. "Not every college or university would have had the wisdom and farsightedness to do something like this, and to recognize all the positive advantages the relationship brings to the College. "
From left: percussionists David Nelson, William Kerrigan, composer George Crumb H'89, Daniel Underhill Professor Emeritus of Music James Freeman, and pianist Gilbert Kalish gather during a rehearsal for "Crumb@85."
Music Professor James Freeman to Debut New Orchestra This Weekend
With First Editions, Freeman weaves student performers with renowned professionals to explore the early works of Mozart and two new compositions.
Watch: Interdisciplinary Collaboration Provides Opera with Context and Color
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"We wanted to put works of classical art, the Aeneid, and the opera in conversation," says Austen Van Burns '17, of the efforts to generate interest in and understanding of the forthcoming production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
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In Memoriam, Winter '22-'23
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Michael Cherington
Nov. 24, 1934–June 25, 2022
Although the Flash is probably the first character you'd think of if someone said "superhero" and "lightning bolt," these words also describe Michael Cherington (MD '60), who was known as the "Lightning Doctor" and completed 25 marathons.
He was born in Pittsburgh to Jewish parents who emigrated from Russia. Although his childhood was, at times, adverse, it was imbued with community, Shakespeare, Gilbert and Sullivan, George Gershwin and chess. (At the age of 10, Cherington played national chess champion Arnold Denker; as the story goes, the match resulted in a draw.)
His mother died when he was 14; after that, Cherington was raised by his grandparents. Through a series of summer jobs and scholarships, he put himself through undergraduate and medical school at the University of Pittsburgh. He later opened a private practice in neurology in Denver. During these early years, he was married for the first time and had three children.
In 1990, as he was winding down his practice, Cherington published a case study on a patient who'd sustained injuries after being struck by lightning. The article was the spark for his subsequent career in keraunomedicine, the study of lightning casualties.
Cherington founded the Lightning Data Center (LDC) at St. Anthony Hospital in 1992, and following the inaugural meeting, the LDC has continued to meet once a month to gather and share information. Cherington served as the center's chair until 2007. The LDC continues to bring together an interdisciplinary group of lightning experts who share an interest in the prevention and treatment of lightning injury. The members built an injury dataset and collaborated on a paper that first proposed the 1:10 ratio of lightning deaths to injuries, a reference point still cited today. During his career, Cherington published dozens of peer-reviewed articles, many of which significantly advanced the field of keraunomedicine.
Since his death, his wife, Nancy Cherington, who met him in 1989, keeps learning more about his accomplishments: "He never ever talked about them. I found all this information that I didn't even know about him, and it just made me love him more."
—Rachel Bittner
Bernard Cobetto, MD '47
Francis Esposito, MD '59
John Fulton, MD '55, Res '59
Earl Shirey, MD '52
Michael Cherington, MD '60
Carl Konvolinka Jr., MD '60
Michael McCarthy, MD '65
James Mraz, MD '62
John Paar, MD '60
Curtis Fisher, MD '76
Glenn Iben, MD '76
Michael Johnston, MD '71
John Karduck, MD '75
John Mikita, Res '72
Barry Wingard, MD '78
Mardjohan Hardjasudarma, Res '80
Kirk Mauro, MD '88
David Ravella Jr., Res '82
Anthony Korosi, MD '94
Todd Shuster, Res '92
Douglas Rockacy, Res '03
Vinay Sundaram, Fel '10
Emily Zhao, MD '15, Res '20
Read more from the Winter 2022/23 issue.
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THE PERIOD SOCIETY
Putting a period to the stigma.
Swara Patel
Founder and President
Swara is a senior at the Herricks High School in New York who was born and raised in Mumbai, India. She is extremely passionate about International relations and Global Health. In the future, she intends to lead an international organization to formulate health policies to combat global health inequity and further the reproductive rights of women . She spends her free time directing international level Model UN conferences as a chairperson, learning Bharatanatyam, reading, leading social justice organizations, and spending time with her friends.
As a volunteer, she noticed that a surprising number of women did not have access to menstrual hygiene products. Moreover, as a girl growing up in India she personally felt the pervading influence of the menstrual taboo on all aspects of social life. She is extremely excited to work on this initiative and expand it to reach women in Mumbai and beyond and is thankful to the generous network of volunteers and donors who have made this initiative possible!
Sameeksha Sood
Co-founder and Vice-president
Hi there ! I'm Sameeksha! I'm 17, from Singapore, and I'm the Head of Communications for The Period Society- but if you met me, you would know about my burning desire to become the ruler of the world and sniff Beyoncé (I just really want know what she smells like). With this I should disclose that I am a born Aries (Creative, fiery, confident and motivated, or that's what the internet has told me) and am so grateful to be working with The Period Society! Here are 5 completely random facts about me -
• I am a Taekwondo and embroidery enthusiast
• in love with my cute dog but it's sadly unrequited
• I'm a maximalist with absolutely no limits to my extra-ness ( beware)
• I am an uncontrollable, sparkle and glitter fueled beast
• I'm Super passionate about women's and children's healthcare and would love to work for UNICEF in the near future!
Aaditya Tibarewala
Currently serving his National Service (NS) after completing his IBDP from Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Aaditya has gained experience through local and international internships, Model UN and community outreach work.
Motivated to tackle social issues, he feels strongly against the stigma surrounding menstruation and would like to do his part to improve the world's understanding of women's health.
Aradhana Ghosh
Aradhana Ghosh is a student at North Central University, Minnesota, majoring in Accounting and Finance with a double minor in Pre Law and Christian Studies. She is a language enthusiast who believes in bridging gaps through empowerment and empathy and hopes to build sustainable businesses in the future. She uses this passion in The Period Society as the Head of Content and as a part of the TPS core team to create resources addressing menstrual taboo and creating access to menstrual health education. In her free time, you might find her singing, watching travel vlogs, and making lists of places to visit or taking up a new challenge.
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Shashi Deshpande is the author of eleven novels, a number of short story collections, four books for children and a book of essays. Her best-known novel, That Long Silence, which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1990, is considered a landmark in Indian writing in English. Among her recent novels are Small Remedies, Moving On, In the Country of Deceit and Ships that Pass. She has also done translations from both Kannada and Marathi into English. She currently lives in Bangalore.


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Q: VBA - What's The XPath Syntax To Get Tag Names I am trying to use a VBA macro to parse XML file. Given with the following structure:
  <bookstore>
  <book category="children">
    <title>Harry Potter</title>
    <author>J K. Rowling</author>
    <year>2005</year>
    <price>29.99</price>
  </book>
  <book category="web">
    <title>Learning XML</title>
    <author>Erik T. Ray</author>
    <year>2003</year>
    <price>39.95</price>
  </book>
  </bookstore>

How can I enumerate the output with element tags with its corresponding values as shown below?
book | category | children
title | harry potter
author | J K. Rowling
...

My code as follows:
Set xmlFile = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
xmlFile.Load (file)
Set qXML = xmlFile.SelectNodes("/bookstore")
For i = 0 To qXML.Length - 1
  Debug.Print CStr(qXML(i).Text)
Next i

A: How to get Tag Names

"What's the XPath syntax to get Tag Names?"

Strictly speaking it's (XML)DOM syntax to to get .Name and/or .NodeName properties;
XMLDOM (Document Object Model) is a cross-platform and language-independent interface treating the document as a tree structure and allowing programmatic access to the tree.
You can use, however the special syntax of XPath expressions (like e.g. "/bookstore/book/title") to address any logical part in the hierarchical xml document structure.
So a solution close to your OP would be:
Option Explicit             ' declaration head of your code module

Sub ExampleCall()
    Dim file As String: file = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\xml\bookstore.xml"
    Dim xmlFile As Object
    Set xmlFile = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
    If xmlFile.Load(file) Then
        Dim qXML As Object
        Set qXML = xmlFile.DocumentElement.SelectNodes("book")
        Dim q As Object
        For Each q In qXML
            Dim cnt As Long: cnt = cnt + 1
            Debug.Print Format(cnt, "--- 000 ---")
            Debug.Print q.Attributes(0).Name, "|" & q.Attributes(0).Text
            Dim i As Long
            For i = 0 To q.ChildNodes.Length - 1
                Debug.Print q.ChildNodes(i).nodeName, "|" & q.ChildNodes(i).Text
            Next
        Next
    End If
End Sub

Results in VBE's immediate window
--- 01 ---
category      |children
title         |Harry Potter
author        |J K. Rowling
year          |2005
price         |29.99
--- 02 ---
category      |web
title         |Learning XML
author        |Erik T. Ray
year          |2003
price         |39.95

Side note
As Microsoft.XMLDOM has been deprecated for years,
I'd prefer binding to ►MSXML2 in the most current xml version Microsoft XML,v6.0, e.g. via
I. LATE Binding (as in OP)
    Dim xDoc As Object
    Set xDoc = CreateObject("MSXML2.DOMDocument.6.0")

II. EARLY Binding
    Dim xDoc As MSXML2.DOMDocument60     ' *) whereas MSXML2.DOMDocument (=old version 3.0)
    Set xDoc = New MSXML2.DOMDocument60  ' mind the missing point in digits

Side note: OP uses the object variable XMLFile instead of xDoc
Note that referencing DOMDocument without obvious versioning would bind internally to 3.0 by default
(the last stable version before 6.0, any other versions are deprecated).
Further links

*

*Obtain attribute names from xml using VBA

*XML Parse ...

A: I suggest to use early binding.
So in your project in the VBE add a reference (menu tools/references) to Microsoft XML, v6.0.
To determine the attribute and the values you can use this:
Dim xmlFile As MSXML2.DOMDocument60
Set xmlFile = New MSXML2.DOMDocument60

xmlFile.Load file

Dim qXML As MSXML2.IXMLDOMNodeList
Set qXML = xmlFile.SelectNodes("/bookstore/book")

Dim index As Long
For index = 0 To qXML.Length - 1
    Debug.Print qXML(index).SelectSingleNode("@category").Text
    Debug.Print qXML(index).SelectSingleNode("title").Text
    Debug.Print qXML(index).SelectSingleNode("author").Text
Next index

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Since the introduction of the two hexavalent vaccines HEXAVAC and INFANRIX HEXA in the autumn of 2000, five children in the EU have died within 24 hours of being vaccinated. Four reports of unexplained deaths have been received from Germany and one from Austria (1). To date, around 1.6 million children have been inoculated with hexavalent vaccines in Germany. This results in an incidence of one report of unexplained death per 400,000 children. Two of the children who died were 4 or 5 months old, two were 17 months and one was 23 months old. All had been considered healthy. Suspicions that risk factors such as a family history of convulsions should be regarded as a trigger for the fatalities or that Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) might be involved have not been substantiated (1,2). SIDS usually occurs at around 3 months of age. In 90% of cases, SIDS occurs before the age of 6 months (3).
In the case of the four German infants, cerebral oedema was found at autopsy (1). Information on clinical symptoms that preceded death is lacking from the statements published by the authorities.
The two hexavalent vaccines became notorious for side effects even when they were being licensed. Sharp increases in temperature are considered a particular problem, these temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (a-t 2001; 32: 73-4). Booster vaccinations are followed particularly frequently by temperature increases to 38 degrees Celsius and above, according to studies, for example, in 29% to 30% of cases instead of 8% to 20% after basic immunisation (3).
Despite the fatalities, the EMEA sees no grounds for a reappraisal of either vaccine (2). In our view, however, the suspicion of a link with vaccination is not ruled out. The all-clear from the authorities and their reasoning ("the great benefit far outweighs the risks" (1)) are incomprehensible to us as the same protective effect can also be achieved with vaccines of less complex composition. Until clarification is achieved, we recommend resorting to proven vaccines with fewer components.


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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
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Refugees: What Would Mr. Rogers Think?
Alisha Berry: Camp Sojourner
Youth Over Guns: Strong Like A Bridge
Shelly Baer: Bold Beauty Project
March For Our Lives: Am I Next?
Emily Taylor: One Step Away
NOLAween: A Reminder
I'm Goin' For A Bike Ride
Venezia B.S.
Hey-Hey; Ho-Ho
Steel Pier: Oasis for Fun
Racism: Personal Stories
People of ALS: Having Hope
Muslims: A Well Kept Secret
Women's March on Washington
Homeless Memorial Day 2016
NMAAHC
The Enduring Passion for Flamenco
Homeless Narrative
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Living Trans
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NYC Marathon
New York is iconic- say the words and it conjures of images in your mind. Within the city there are so many places that are icons in their own right. That includes streets like Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue, and of course 42nd Street. When I lived in New York City in the late 60's, 42nd Street meant sleaze, particularly around Times Square. That's all changed of course, but somehow those words"42nd Street" will always have an edge.
I spent a day and a half roaming 42nd Street doing Street Photography. There was so much to shoot I didn't know where to point the lens. Mostly I wanted to find interesting people doing interesting things in interesting places- what better than 42nd Street!
Early Morning on 42nd Street: This was taken at the East end of the street. Behind me was Tudor City, "the first residential skyscraper complex in the world", the U.N. and the East River.
Grand Central Terminal: The greatest attraction for me on 42nd Street is Grand Central Terminal. It's a major transportation hub and because of its beauty and many secrets, it's a major tourist attraction.
Just off the main concourse is Vanderbilt Hall which is used for special exhibits. There was actually a squash tournament going on: The J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions. The court was made out of glass with the front of the court facing passers by. These top players hit the ball with great power. Each "ping" of the ball as it hit made me wonder if it the glass has ever broken. It got pretty crowded so most images were taken during practice sessions.
Primping for the Camera: Must look our best for the international audience.
First Volley: Their intensity was extreme.
Second Volley
Stretch: Taken during tournament play, this competitor was not about to miss the shot.
Main Concourse- Rush Hour: This is what 5:40PM on Friday evening looks like. It's almost like an ant colony- each seeming to move aimlessly yet knowing exactly where to go.
Main Concourse- Weekend Morning: Early Saturday morning was a much calmer scene with plenty of space for a photo-shoot. Notice that the couple is surrounded by four photographers- at the bottom is the professional, at the left side and top are two street photographers getting their own shots of the couple, and at the right there is a photographer on the floor who is not the least bit interested in this scene. And of course the fifth photographer caught it all.
The West entrance of Grand Central Terminal was a drive-in area in pre-terror days. Today it's a covered waiting area outside the building- often a great spot to capture interesting people.
Best Shine in Town: Business was slow on Saturday morning.
No Smoking!! This image and the one above are part of the same shot.
New Haven: She was in town to see a show. Note the very wet snow.
Pershing Square sits just across 42nd Street from Grand Central Terminal.
Pershing Square Cafe: Nestled under the Park Avenue Viaduct is "The Busiest and Best Breakfast in New York". Not sure about that, but it's certainly the neatest looking breakfast in New York!
Rag Top: Cafe customer enjoying a meal.
Under the Table: It's good to get a different point of view.
Bryant Park: Just behind the New York Public Library is Bryant Park. I spent considerable time there because so much was going on.
Spiritual Skater: The biggest draw was the ice skating rink- lots of opportunity for photography. As expected, most skaters had skills that ranged from moderate to almost none at all. Everyone had fun trying to stay vertical... After watching for some time, a man skated to the area where I was standing. He seemed to go into a trance and began what looked like a slow motion ice ballet. It was quite moving. Then as quickly as he appeared- he was gone.
Another event going on in Bryant Park was a juggling meet. There were very experienced jugglers and many just trying to get the hang of it. One master gave special training to his young apprentice.
Hands in Position
That's It, You Got It!
Now for Your Next Assignment
More Images from 42d Street: There were a number of other moments that caught my eye.
In the Light: Taken in the New York Public Library. There was a beam of light coming from a window. As he walked into it, his face lit up.
Gold Man: He was on his way to Times Square to pose for the public. What a way to make a living.
Greeters at Madame Tussauds: The first figure moved and talked.
Arrest: My only moment of sadness. A few seconds later he was in a police van.
Reader: Interesting to find a young person immersed in a book in the midst of all the lights and action.
Icedating: Were they hugging or just trying to keep each other from falling?
Artist in the Rain: This person set up a little street studio on a very wet day.
Shady Character: Taken through a store window at Times Square. The patterned mesh in the window is probably to control light and prevent shattering. It's not very noticeable to the eye, but focusing the camera on the pattern produces an interesting effect.
The End: A "fitting" image to end my journey on 42nd Street. One street down, 150 more to go...
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Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis of the Default Mode and Salience Network for Target Identification in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation of Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia Networks
Background: The accurate choice of the site of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is an important factor in trial design. Objective: Based on the observation that Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) affect specific large-scale networks, i.e., the default mode network (DMN) and the salience network (SN), respectively, we aimed to identify population-average coordinates of these networks that could be used as potential targets in NIBS trials aiming to modulate these circuits. Methods: A systematic literature search of resting-state functional MRI studies reporting DMN and SN stereotactic coordinates was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. Coordinate-based meta-analyses were conducted to identify consistent nodes of the DMN and SN using GingerALE BrainMap software and the activation likelihood estimation method. Results: DMN coordinates mapped primarily to mesial areas (posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus [Brodmann Area-BA 23/31] and medial prefrontal cortex [BA 9/10/32]). More superficial areas mapped to the bilateral parietal (angular gyrus [BA 39]), temporal (middle gyrus [BA 21]) and dorsolateral prefrontal (superior gyrus [BA 8]) cortex. SN coordinates mapped primarily to mesial and deep frontal areas (anterior insula, anterior cingulate cortex [BA 24/32]), but more superficial areas mapped to the bilateral parietal (supramarginal gyrus [BA 40]) and the right dorsolateral prefrontal (middle gyrus [BA 9/10]) cortex. Conclusions: NIBS should target the bilateral angular, the middle temporal cortex, or superior frontal gyri in AD for DMN modulation, and the right middle frontal or supramarginal gyri in bvFTD for SN modulation.
Pievani, M., Pini, L., Ferrari, C., Pizzini, F. B., Boscolo Galazzo, I., Cobelli, C., Cotelli, M., Manenti, R., Frisoni, G. B., Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis of the Default Mode and Salience Network for Target Identification in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation of Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia Networks, <<JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE>>, 2017; 57 (3): 825-843. [doi:10.3233/JAD-161105] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/119932]
Pievani, Michela
Pini, Lorenzo
Ferrari, Clarissa
Pizzini, Francesca B.
Boscolo Galazzo, Ilaria
Cobelli, Chiara
Cotelli, Maria
Manenti, Rosa
Frisoni, Giovanni B.
Titolo: Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis of the Default Mode and Salience Network for Target Identification in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation of Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia Networks
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-161105
Abstract: Background: The accurate choice of the site of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) is an important factor in trial design. Objective: Based on the observation that Alzheimer's disease (AD) and behavioral frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) affect specific large-scale networks, i.e., the default mode network (DMN) and the salience network (SN), respectively, we aimed to identify population-average coordinates of these networks that could be used as potential targets in NIBS trials aiming to modulate these circuits. Methods: A systematic literature search of resting-state functional MRI studies reporting DMN and SN stereotactic coordinates was performed according to PRISMA guidelines. Coordinate-based meta-analyses were conducted to identify consistent nodes of the DMN and SN using GingerALE BrainMap software and the activation likelihood estimation method. Results: DMN coordinates mapped primarily to mesial areas (posterior cingulate cortex/precuneus [Brodmann Area-BA 23/31] and medial prefrontal cortex [BA 9/10/32]). More superficial areas mapped to the bilateral parietal (angular gyrus [BA 39]), temporal (middle gyrus [BA 21]) and dorsolateral prefrontal (superior gyrus [BA 8]) cortex. SN coordinates mapped primarily to mesial and deep frontal areas (anterior insula, anterior cingulate cortex [BA 24/32]), but more superficial areas mapped to the bilateral parietal (supramarginal gyrus [BA 40]) and the right dorsolateral prefrontal (middle gyrus [BA 9/10]) cortex. Conclusions: NIBS should target the bilateral angular, the middle temporal cortex, or superior frontal gyri in AD for DMN modulation, and the right middle frontal or supramarginal gyri in bvFTD for SN modulation.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Citazione: Pievani, M., Pini, L., Ferrari, C., Pizzini, F. B., Boscolo Galazzo, I., Cobelli, C., Cotelli, M., Manenti, R., Frisoni, G. B., Coordinate-Based Meta-Analysis of the Default Mode and Salience Network for Target Identification in Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation of Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia Networks, <<JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE>>, 2017; 57 (3): 825-843. [doi:10.3233/JAD-161105] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/119932]


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Camborne
Camborne could receive £25m in funding to transform the area
The town has been awarded an initial £750,000 and is now bidding for much more
Chris MatthewsCourt Reporter
Commercial Square in Camborne (Image: Bernie Pettersen)
A Cornish town which was once at the forefront of the global mining industry has been awarded £750,000 to kick-start developing plans for improving the town.
Businesses in Camborne will soon be able to get their hands on money to boost not just their own business, but the town as a whole.
The money will be spent on improving local businesses and securing a central site to build a vibrant, multi-purpose community hive and will be followed by a town bid for £25million of Government funding.
Camborne Town Deal Board was formed this summer to identify and implement projects that will help build a prosperous future through innovative regeneration.
As one of 100 towns throughout the UK to be selected for the Government's Towns Fund Deal, Camborne now has the opportunity to bid for up to £25million of funding.
Truro, St Ives and Penzance have also made bids for funding.
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BID manager Anna Pascoe chairs the Camborne Town Deal Board, whose members are drawn from both the private and public sectors.
"We're delighted that our bid for £750k from the Accelerated Funding pot has been successful," she said.
"We are allocating a substantial part of that to Project A-Void which is being led by BID Camborne and aims to transform vacant and run-down commercial properties into modern, thriving businesses. We believe enhancing the look of our streets will help restore a sense of place and pride and the feedback we got from our recent local survey provided a strong indication that's what local residents want too.
Camborne's JD Wetherspoon hotel The John Francis Basset (Image: Berne Pettersen)
"The remainder of the funding will be focused on developing our plans for turning a prime central space into somewhere people of all ages can live, work and socialise. We had nearly 1000 responses to our survey and it was clear that there is significant demand for more things to do in vibrant, social settings. We're reflecting that need by looking into sustainable, flexible options that will have a 'wow' factor."
Camborne Town Council's Rose Hitchens-Todd is vice chair of the Camborne Town Deal Board.
"This is such an exciting step towards building a much brighter future for our community," she said.
"COVID-19 has hit everyone hard but this gives us good reason to hope for better times ahead. Camborne is famous for past innovation that really changed the world. Our ambition is to create an environment in which entrepreneurialism and creativity can once again thrive and this funding will help us achieve that."
A Town Investment Plan is being prepared that will be submitted to Government in January.
For further information, visit www.cambornetowndeal.com @cambornetowndeal on Facebook and Instagram and @cambornedeal on Twitter. Updates are also available on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/camborne-town-deal/
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