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From Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing
Fieldwork safety standard
This standard describes the University's approach for managing significant risks associated with fieldwork.
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This policy applies to all fieldwork undertaken by staff and students of the University that is part of their work or study at the University, whether this takes place in the UK or elsewhere. Any such work that is undertaken alone may also fall into the remit of the Lone Working Policy.
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
Depending on the nature of the work, additional Regulations may be relevant, such as:
Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
Control of Noise Regulations 2005
Diving at Work Regulations 1997
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1999
Fieldwork undertaken outside the UK will be subject to the laws of that country. The way the University manages these activities will remain subject to UK legislation. Risk assessments should reflect the fact that in some circumstances more than one legal framework might apply.
Fieldwork is '… any work carried out by staff or students for the purposes of teaching, research, or other activities while representing the institution off-site.' (Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA)).
Fieldwork therefore includes activities such as undertaking social science interviews and research in urban areas, attendance at conferences and visits to institutions, as well as activities more traditionally associated with the term, such as survey or collection work carried out in more remote areas, and teaching groups of students in locations away from the university.
Fieldwork or field course leader: A named person in overall charge of the fieldwork or field course. This person takes an active part in the fieldwork or field course and is responsible for making decisions in the field.
Participant: includes all members of the field course other than the leader. Assistants and demonstrators on taught field courses are included in this category.
Overview of Requirements
The University has produced a detailed Fieldwork Safety Standard for all fieldwork activities. The following sections provide an overview of the key requirements of this standard:
Fieldwork Risk Assessments
A risk assessment is required for all fieldwork where there is a foreseeable significant risk of injury or loss. Risk assessments should be an integral part of the initial fieldwork planning process. The assessment should cover all aspects of fieldwork, including any associated transport, travel and accommodation arrangements as well as the actual tasks that will make up the fieldwork.
The risk assessment should identify suitable and sufficient control measures to reduce significant fieldwork risks to a tolerable level. Where practical, control measures should meet the same standard as those provided for work on campus.
The Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA) and UCEA have produced detailed sector guidance identifying a range of hazards and risks that assessors might need to consider.
Vulnerable people
The risk assessment should also consider the people taking part, and take account of any mental or physical impairments that they may have. Where necessary, additional control measures may be required to ensure the safety of any vulnerable participants. Equally, organisers may need to identify and implement reasonable adjustments to enable all people to participate fully in the fieldwork.
Where fieldwork involves overseas travel, organisers should consult and follow the international travel guidance issued by the Office of the University Secretary. This guidance includes advice on travel to countries where the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises against travel.
Risk assessments should consider foreseeable emergencies such as first aid emergencies. The risk assessment should also include provision for the University's Procedure for responding to significant incidents overseas which may affect University of Bath students and staff. Fieldwork organisers should report all accidents to UHSE, via the online incident reporting system, as soon as is practical after they have occurred.
Organisers should consult the University's Insurance resources to ensure that adequate and appropriate insurance cover is in place prior to travelling.
Information, Instruction and Training
Field course leaders and participants have received appropriate training commensurate with their level of responsibility for the health and safety of participants to enable them to carry out appropriate dynamic risk assessment and control.
Organiser will brief all participants before and during the fieldwork on the findings of risk assessments and the control measures to be followed.
Responsibility for Implementation
The following people will have responsibilities under this standard:
Heads of Department,
Principal Investigators / Course Leaders
Academic Supervisors of students
Safety, Health and Employee Wellbeing SHEW@bath.ac.uk
Download the Fieldwork Safety Standard and risk assessment


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New program to empower healthier, happier women in work
The Intime Collective Director, Louise Gilbert, Tanaz Byramji of Tanaz Coaching and Consulting and Allan Gatenby of ACPi Australia have joined forces to launch an innovative new program – The World of Work.
They each bring to the program a wealth of experience supporting women in returning to work, navigating a change in career direction, building optimal relationships and taking charge of their future.
The World of Work is designed to equip women with information and practical skills to re-enter, change or re-build their careers.
"Career breaks, or gaps, can occur for a wide range of reasons – health challenges, lifestyle choices, redundancies, or parenting or caring responsibilities," Louise said.
"The World of Work Program offers women an opportunity to re-engage with the world of work regardless of the type of career break they've experienced. They'll explore new career pathways, build their skills, shape their future roles and design careers that work.
"The ultimate goal of the program is to support women to feel happier, healthier, and more engaged in their work."
The program will be delivered through workshops, activities, coaching, and potential placement and work experience opportunities.
"We're offering women who have had a career break of any length of time, for any reason, a unique program that's been carefully designed to support women returning to work, so that they can identify the right career path for them, and have the tools to succeed on that path," Tanaz said.
Allan said the program is about more than employability – it's also about entrepreneurship and enterprise, and ultimately, designing a life and career for greater happiness."
"The program takes participants through the steps of discovering who they are and what is going to make them happy, designing their life and career based around that, and then determining the practical ways to make it a reality.
The World of Work received funding through Round 3 of the Australian Government's National Careers Institute Partnership Grants.
The program will launch later this year.
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Personalisation is key to gaining brand loyalty and a priority for brands and is being pursued across every sector. The development of new technologies has led to the emergence of a savvier, more demanding consumer. Personalisation is now an obligatory tool for brands of all industries and sizes, as opposed to something that was once used to gain competitive advantage.
Personalisation plays a pivotal role in customer retention and is the heart and soul of many customer loyalty schemes. When it comes to customer incentives, it is becoming increasingly apparent that a one-size-fits-all model won't provide all companies with the same kind of return, underlying the importance of utilising the principle of personalisation in this area.
Retaining existing customers is a key objective of brand loyalty schemes, however the personalisation of these schemes can allow for so much more. Brands can obtain in-depth customer insight as well as increase their consumers' spend frequency.
Founder of the Air Miles and Nectar loyalty schemes, Sir Keith Mills is well-accustomed to using data to get closer to consumers. In an era where personalisation take centre-stage, Mills believes the answer lies in using data-driven insights to replicate the one-to-one experience that shopkeepers offered their customers in the past.
Online fashion giant ASOS recently rebooted their loyalty scheme in the shape of a tier system, giving their customers access to different levels of rewards in relation to how much they engage with the brand. Shoppers who spend more on the brand are boosted up throughout the levels, receiving extra and more personal perks on higher levels.
Meanwhile, telecoms brand O2 is using predictive analytics to get a better idea of consumer behaviour, in order to provide personalised rewards for their customers.


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Mattupetty is famous for its cattle breeding farm, an artificial lake and a dam. The farm, which is a joint project of India and Switzerland, rears more than 100 varieties of cattles. Out of total eleven sheds, tourists are allowed to visit only three and that also between 9 to 11 am and then from 2 to 3.30 pm. The dam is surrounded by hills and woods on all sides and presents a picturesque view. Cruising in the waters of the lake is one of the most exciting experiences that you can enjoy here. For this purpose five seater speed boats and 20 seaters launches are available between 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. Mattupetty is 13 km from Munnar.
Mattupetty Dam, near Munnar in Idukki District, is a storage Concrete Gravity dam built in the mountains of Kerala, India to conserve water for hydroelectricity. It has been a vital source of power, yielding along with other such dams, huge revenue to the states. The large amount of perennially available water allows wild animals and birds to flourish.
However salinity caused by irrigation and water-logging are of concern to environmentalists. Munnar is located near the confluence of the mountain streams of Muthirappuzha River, Chanduvarai River and Kundale River. The reservoir is also known to be one of the visiting grounds of elephants in the region.


This charming boutique hotel is situated in the Cambodian countryside near Battambang and also a weekend getaway from Phnom Penh.
Miles Gravett, Cambodia Country Manager, inspected this 3-star accommodation in Wat Kor Village near Battambang. This charming hotel and surrounding gardens are set in a Cambodian countryside village yet the resort is just outside the city center.
Aside from a tranquil location, Battambang Resort has spacious villas, a beautiful pool and relaxed but attentive service. If this hotel is unavailable, other similar options are Bambu Resort or Phka Villa.


Ski tuition in Avoriaz, Morzine & Les Gets.
All located in the beautiful Portes du Soleil.
Reach Your Peak is a ski school offering private and small group skiing lessons, and high quality English speaking ski tuition in Avoriaz, Morzine & Les Gets. My aim is to help you achieve new levels in your performance, be it advancing from the nursery slopes to conquering steeper slopes and powder snow or bumps. I appreciate that everybody's aim is different and therefore I will tailor the time spent with you to meet your individual needs.
Never forgetting that you are on holiday, my intention is to maximise your enjoyment of the whole mountain experience as well as improving your technique.
My motto: EDUCATE, ENTERTAIN & ELEVATE.
The Portes du Soleil is one of the biggest ski areas of the world, which gives a large choice of itineraries for all different levels of skiing.


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Welcome to The Wolf Mountain Nature Center!
However, Mother Nature is still in control of our weather. If there is a need to close due to extreme ice, snow, and/or cold, we will post it here on Saturday nights. Please check or call us if you are concerned we might close. As always, temperatures here are typically 8-10 degrees colder than elsewhere & often our driveway is closed to vehicles which means you may have to walk up (10 minute hike).
Please be sure to read our FAQ's under Visitor Information before planning your visit!
It's Spring! It's Easter! It's Earth Day!
What better way to celebrate than with an egg hunt for the animals?! Our wolves, foxes, & coyotes all love raw eggs which are full of protein, so we will let them join in the fun with their very own egg hunt. Come watch and help us decide which color egg the animals prefer. The real trick is for Caretakers to "hide" the eggs before the wolves find them! During the hours of 1-3 pm we will visit various enclosures "hiding" the eggs. Some wolves will also receive Easter baskets with special treats.
Join us for our monthly Howl Program & guided tour! We will lead you through the entire center introducing the animals and sharing information about how they communicate with both us and their fellow wolves. Topics include vocalizations, body language, and scent marking. Watch as Caretakers interact with the animals and talk about the messages being given by the wolves.
Program lasts approximately 90 minutes with time for a visit to our gift shop. Admission is $5 per person.
Birthday Celebrations for the Animals!!
All of our animals were born in springtime--Mother Nature's way of helping ensure the young have time to grow, develop, and learn before the harsh winter months arrive. Join us Sundays at 1:30 pm during the next several months as we rejoice in the continuation of their individual species by giving the animals their own cake & gifts to open! Regular admission fees apply.
Below is the anticipated schedule for each animal's birthday "party."
Call 607-627-6784 evenings to reserve your space!
To observe animal behaviors and present objective educational programs about Gray Wolves, Eastern Coyotes, and Arctic Fox.
To foster appreciation and understanding of the intrinsic value of wolves, coyote, and Arctic Fox and the natural environment and their relationship with natural systems.
The Wolf Mountain Nature Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization situated atop a 2100 foot hill encompassing 60+ acres of forests, meadows, and ponds located in Chenango County in central New York State.
Come enjoy a self-guided or docent-guided tour of the nature center and view our critters in their spacious (some as big as 9.2 acres!) outdoor, scenic habitats. Educated, dedicated volunteers are available and will introduce you to our animals, teach about their diets, habitats, and share personal stories about the center's animals. While New York State regulations prohibit visitors from having physical contact with the animals, admirers can view the wolves, foxes, and coyotes from a distance of only 4 feet away! Come take lots of photos, have lunch in the picnic area, visit Native American Indian tipis, watch a video in the classroom, learn how our solar system powers our gift shop and classroom, and shop for "wolf" gifts in our gift shop cabin.
Education center & gift shop open, as are our animal exhibits of Gray Wolves, Arctic Foxes, and Eastern Coyotes.
Admission is $5 (5 and under are free). We very much appreciate any additional donation that you can make no matter how small (See our "sponsorship" page to "adopt" an animal!). It costs a small fortune to feed, house, care for the animals here and to continue our growth with new projects. We do not accept credit/debit cards! Thank you!
Other hours by appointment for pre-registered groups only.
We charge $8 per person regardless of age for private groups, with a minimum of 20 people required.
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We are located in scenic upstate New York just an hour or two drive from Syracuse, Utica, Ithaca, Cooperstown, and Binghamton. We are on the Hopkins Crandall Road only 20 minutes from Norwich, Hamilton, Colgate University and, Morrisville College.
Please click on our "Visitor Information" tab above for answers to frequently asked questions and more specific driving directions to the center.
Look into the eyes of the wolf and feel its enduring spirit. Once revered by indigenous people, these magnificent creatures have been persecuted to the brink of near extinction. At the center, visitors can observe pack dynamics, learn about wolf communication, and discover the truths about these often misunderstood animals and their crucial role in maintaining balance in nature. On Howl Nights, learn all the ways wolves communicate including through body language, scenting, and various vocalizations. Listen to the ancient call of the wolf and participate in a pack howl!
Witness the beauty of these highly adaptable creatures known as the "ghost spirits of the north" by the Inuit people. Learn how the Arctic Fox is built for extreme cold from the tip of its ears to the pads of its feet. Watch the playful antics of the younger foxes during enrichment programs. Understand how climate changes such as melting polar caps presents a serious threat to the future of their (and our) existence.
See the animal you hear yelping in the night. Observe their behaviors within a pack relationship. Learn how to appreciate their contribution and benefits to the ecosystem, and how humans can live with these highly intelligent, resilient, and adaptable creatures.


The newsfeeds of numerous Facebook users have become flooded with filth – specifically violent and pornographic images – as the result of an attack against the social network over the last day or so.
Objectionable content such as photoshopped images of celebrities such as Justin Bieber in sexual situations, violent pictures and depictions of an abused dog have appeared on the social network. Victims confronted by these images have taken to Twitter to vent express their outrage, as is the local custom. Read more on The Register..


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YouTube Recasts for New Viewers
Google Plans to Organize Site Around 'Channels,' Fund Original Content as TV and Web Converge
Google's YouTube video website is working on a major site overhaul to organize its content around "channels" as it positions itself for the rise of Internet-connected televisions. Jessica Vascellaro has details.
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Google Inc. is working on a major overhaul of YouTube as it tries to position itself for the rise of televisions that let people watch online video in their living rooms, according to people familiar with the matter.
YouTube is looking to compete with broadcast and cable television, some of these people said, a goal that requires it to entice users to stay on the website longer, and to convince advertisers that it will reach desirable consumers.


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Pekin man cited for store-bought cannabis that's not marijuana
By Michael SmothersTimes Correspondent
Mar 15, 2019 at 3:02 PM Mar 15, 2019 at 4:26 PM
At the price of $70 for 14 grams, the cannabis that Creve Coeur police found on Cody Mammen this week was costly enough. Now he could be fined for having it.
"That's not fair," said Tricia Leah, because the hemp he bought from her Pekin vape store is legal.
"That's why we have court dates," said village Police Chief Dale King.
Mammen, 28, of Pekin, will have his at the police station on April 24, when a village hearing officer will consider the citation for possessing cannabis that he was issued early Monday. Leah said she'll be there for him.
She'll bring documents showing that Mammen bought a supply of the industrial hemp that her Half Vaped shop on Derby Street touts as a pain and anxiety reliever.
Industrial hemp, which contains less than the minimum 0.3 percent per weight of THC, marijuana's active ingredient, is legal under federal law. The Illinois Department of Agriculture currently is exploring how farmers can grow and market it for a wide variety of commercial uses.
Leah said the hemp's low THC "is just enough to create an entourage effect" by working with "the body's endo-cannabinoid system to restore balance."
"It works amazingly well," Mammen said. "It relieves anxiety so I don't have to take Xanax or something else" that can produce addiction.
King said his officers did their duty when, after stopping Mammen as he walked along Fischer Road at 2 a.m., they found him carrying a small glass jar containing six grams of dried, deep green buds. They issued him a ticket and sent him on his way.
The officers didn't field test the material they confiscated until the next day. Still, "It smelled like cannabis, it looked like cannabis, it tested positive" for THC, King said.
"It smells and looks like cannabis because it is cannabis," Leah said, "but it's not marijuana."
Mammen said the jar, labeled "CBD Flower," came from the vape shop. The officers, he said, refused his request to field-test the material when they found it.
Leah said that since she began selling industrial hemp about three months ago, "We've not had any issues at all" with the Pekin Police Department, which knows of its presence. Her store's window sign invites customers into her "Hemporium."
Mammen is the first customer to have trouble with any police department that she knows of, she said. Each hemp buyer is given a paper containing a "Notice to law enforcement authorities" and stating the product "is in compliance with the Agricultural Act of 2014."
Mammen said the officers didn't take up his request to look for the paper in the book bag he carried. King said they stopped him after a woman reported that he had been knocking on her door. He was not cited in connection with that complaint.
Mammen hopes the hearing brings to the issue of legal and illegal cannabis in Creve Coeur.
If it instead produces a fine of between $25 and $750, "I'm going to fight it."


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Computer Experts Allege U.S. Vote Fraud
By Brian Livingston
A group of distinguished computer scientists and mathematicians, including nine Ph.D.s, says it has found statistical evidence that vote counts of the 2004 U.S. presidential election were tampered with in one or more states, affecting the outcome.
To support its claims, the group, known as USCountVotes.org, shows that exit polls taken on Nov. 2 cannot be reconciled with announced vote tallies in some states.
The discrepancies, the organization points out, are worse in the U.S. than in one of two exit polls conducted during Ukraine's recent national election, which resulted in the results being thrown out by that country's Supreme Court last December. The two Ukrainian exit polls showed a discrepancy between the expected vote count and the official vote count of 4.7 to 10.7 percentage points. In the U.S., both USCountVotes.org and the company that conducted the presidential exit polling agree that the official vote count is at least 5.5 percentage points different from the expected vote count.
Americans, to be sure, are still exhausted from the 36-day legal ordeal that followed the 2000 presidental election. They understandably want the 2004 election to be wrapped up and consigned to history. For this reason, I've avoided writing about various problems with the 2004 election that computer scientists have speculated on for the past several months.
When USCountVotes.org released its comprehensive statistical analysis on March 31, however, the situation dramatically changed. There can be no doubt that questionable practices affected votes for president in some states.
Because the legitimacy of the U.S. government rests on the expectation that it is fairly elected, it's in the interests of Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike to examine the new evidence and use it to correct whatever problems are found. In addition, I believe this situation can show how computer science can be used when business groups with different interests want to assure themselves that any contested process will be handled faithfully.
Why Exit Polls Are More Accurate Than Others
Exit polling is a well-understood science. It's precise enough to be used in countries around the world by election monitors to detect tampering with official vote counts. There are various reasons for this:
• Sample size.Most pre-election state and national polls involve only 400 to 1,200 participants. If the sample is truly random, these polls are said to have a 95% chance of being within 3 to 5 percentage points of the results you'd get by asking every actual voter. By contrast, exit polls on election day have many more participants.
• Results on the ground.The 2004 U.S. exit poll involved 1,480 polling locations alone, plus surveying absentee voters. Of those voters who were approached when leaving the polls, about 53% agreed to answer the pollster's questions. Due to the much larger sample, exit polls often differ less than 1 percentage point from the official vote count.
• Fresh information.Exit polls also benefit from the fact that voters are being asked how they just voted inside the polling place only a few minutes earlier. Pre-election polls must ask people how they might vote "if the election were being held today."
The Official Explanation
Exit polling in 2004 was conducted for six major television networks and news organizations by the National Election Pool (NEP), a system designed by two private firms, Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.
Because the exit polling produced figures that differred widely from some states' official vote counts, Edison/Mitofsky released a 77-page report on Jan. 19. The authors stated, "The weighted national survey numbers showed Kerry with 51% and Bush with 48% [a 3-point spread for Kerry]. The final national popular vote margin ended up being 2.5% for Bush. Thus, the national exit poll had an error of 5.5 points on the difference in the Democratic direction."
The Edison/Mitofsky report shows that the difference was not caused by selecting the wrong polling places. These locations proved to mirror the makeup of each state.
The report concluded that "Kerry voters were more likely to participate in the exit polls that Bush voters." This explanation seemed to satisfy the U.S. news media, and that seemed to be the end of that.
The Challengers' Explanation
The March 31 analysis by USCountVotes.org, however, demolishes the Edison/Mitofsky conclusion. The Ph.D.s who conducted the analysis found, using NEP's own data, that Bush voters actually had a slightly higherrate of participation in the exit polls than Kerry voters.
The signers of the critical analysis include such experienced hands as Frank Stenger, professor of numerical analysis at the University of Utah; Richard Sheehan, professor of finance at the University of Notre Dame; and Campbell Read, professor emeritus of statistical science at Southern Methodist University. These experts say in their paper, "No matter how one calculates it, the discrepancy cannot be attributed to chance."
Ron Baiman, Ph.D., is associated with the Institute of Government and Public Affairs of the University of Illinois at Chicago and is a signer of the report. He found that "statistically significant discrepancies of exit poll results from reported election outcomes were concentrated in five states, four of which were key battleground states," such as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida. As most Americans know, the presidential vote in these states was close, and a shift in any one state would have tipped the election.
How The Votes Could Have Been Changed
Since ballot-box stuffing has a long and rich history in the U.S., the Ph.D.s behind the new report say they're disappointed that "Edison/Mitofsky did not even consider this hypothesis." Vote tampering has been attributed to both Democrats and Republicans in elections past. In the 1960 race, for example, John F. Kennedy won the state of Illinois by only 9,000 votes, and allegations that ballots were manufactured by the Daley political machine have never been settled with finality.
Asked how votes in one or more states could have been changed to affect the outcome in 2004, Bruce O'Dell, the vice president of USCountVotes.org, pointed out that about 30% of U.S. votes are now cast on equipment that cannot be audited. Once a count is issued by these electronic ballot boxes, the number cannot be double-checked against paper ballots.
"Many security professionals can identify a dozen different methods to alter these results," O'Dell said.
O'Dell pointed to Ohio, where a change of only about 60,000 voters would have given that state's electors, and thereby the election, to Kerry. A recount in that state was meaningless, he said, because (among other things) only a few, pre-selected polling places were recounted and equipment vendors had been inexplicably allowed to re-programelection machinery after Nov. 2.
What We Know And What We May Never Know
For its part, the Edison/Mitofski report says, "We are in the process of an in-depth evaluation of the exit poll process in Ohio and Pennsylvania."
In a telephone interview, Joe Lenski — vice president of Edison Media Research — declined to comment on the USCountVotes.org analysis without prior approval of NEP's public relations chair. The immediate past NEP p.r. chair, Cathie Levine of ABC News, declined to answer questions via telephone and failed by press time to respond to an e-mail requesting comment.
USCountVotes.org is assembling a computerized database of precinct-by-precinct results from around the nation in hopes of finding more statistical patterns that can answer the questions that have been raised. The organization hopes to be ready by the 2006 and 2008 elections to use exit-poll data to catch vote tampering, if it occurs, almost immediately, O'Dell says.
This is a sensitive subject. I can hardly imagine a more divisive topic, on which my readers will certainly not be of one mind. For this reason, I plan to write a follow-up column next week, in which I'll include comments from at least one Republican, one Democrat and one Independent.
My only requirement is that you read the USCountVotes.org analysis and the original Edison/Mitofsky report. Send your comments to me by April 7 using the address on my contact page, as described below.
I know computer technology can be used for good or ill. I hope this is a case where technology can be used to reduce vote fraud, not to accelerate it.
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File Photo | The Daily Eastern News Eastern junior Lexi May (21) and graduate Allie Hueston try to block a ball in a match against Western Illinois at Lantz Arena last season. May has 14 spikes already this season.
Approaching the action from the front row, redshirt freshman Kylie Michael leaned in toward the net, feet positioned parallel with Iona setter Emma Rose, who stood a mere two feet away.
The force of her hands, swinging back and then swinging forward again, set up a chance for her to truly pulverize the ball.
She slapped the ball toward a ring of Iona defenders, but when the Gaels issued their counterattack, Michael lightly patted the ball, which fell squarely in front of a confounded Rose.
Throughout the Panther Invitational this past weekend, specifically in its 3-1 victory over Iona, Eastern approached its tournament rivals with a mixed variety of kills and, depending on the situation that presented itself, would serve up a different flavor, just to keep opponents in check.
At certain segments of the game it was the lethal spike, in others a tap at the net, as well as every other subtype in between.
What might be warranted in one scenario could be grossly inappropriate in another.
On their offensive drives, the Panthers noticed the potholes that, inevitably, line opposing defense avenue, filling them in with kills and aces.
"Our setters are doing a good job at just putting a nice hittable ball up there and letting our hitters choose what they want to do," Allen said.
That said, the Panthers had twice as many 4-0 runs than Iona in the match and, really, if not for these scoring blitzes, the Panthers would have remained close with Iona in sets three and four.
Iona trailed 18-16 in sets three and four before the Panthers' point total underwent a bit of a growth spurt.
Eastern's diversification of kills provided an extra breath of oxygen to its offense, permitting the Panthers to go on a protracted run.
An 8-0 run for the Panthers, finalizing set three, was the largest streak to close out a match in the entire tournament.
It began on a full throttled kill prompted by sophomore Laurel Bailey, and ended on junior Maggie Runge's dump at the net.
In addition to showcasing talent as a defensive specialist, Runge, whose .362 attack percentage leads the team, rendered her knack for scoring points in the invitational, injecting 23 kills into the Panthers attack.
Similarly, sophomore Laurel Bailey has averaged 3.20 kills per set, which denotes the eighth highest total in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Both players modified their kills for the purpose of disorienting the defense.
Had the Panthers resolved on adopting a constant, hard hitting style to their game, teams would have caught on and stymied these scoring runs before they truly prospered.


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7 killed, 14 tortured in Panama exorcism terror rituals
January 16, 2020 at 12:37 PM CST - Updated January 16 at 12:42 PM
PANAMA CITY (AP) - Prosecutors in Panama say they have found the corpses of six children and one adult in a clandestine burial pit where a sect had tortured indigenous people in exorcism rituals.
Prosecutors said Thursday the dead minors ranged in age from one to 17, and that the adult was a pregnant woman who was the mother of five of the kids.
The pit was found at a remote camp near the Caribbean coast where police arrested 10 members of an evangelical sect known as "The New Light of God."
Police also freed 14 members of the Ngabé Buglé indigenous group who had been beaten.
Trump is claiming he wants top aides to testify in his Senate impeachment trial, but he qualified that by suggesting there were "national security" concerns about allowing their testimony.
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Два роки вивчав медицину в місті Лозанна. Потім, як звичайний західноєвропейський космополіт, продовжив навчання в місті Марбург (Німеччина), а у 1884—1886 роках перебрався у Париж. Аби зробити кар'єру, отримав громадянство Франції у 1888 році.

В інституті Пастера

У 1886 році він отримав запрошення працювати в одній з лабораторій Вищої Нормальної школи. Його запросив відомий французький мікробіолог Еміль Ру, разом з яким він брав участь у розробці сироватки проти сказу. У 1888 році Єрсен успішно захистив дисертацію на науковий ступінь доктора наук. У 1889 році, як співпрацівник Еміля Ру, перейшов у щойно заснований інститут Луї Пастера.

Праця у В'єтнамі та Гонконзі
У 1890 році Єрсен виїхав у Французький Індокитай (колоніальний район Франції в цьому районі Азії).

У 1894 році за розпорядженням французького уряду був направлений до Гонконгу, де почав вивчати наслідки манчжурської легеневої чуми і 20 червня 1894 року виявив збудника цієї хвороби. Паралельно японський вчений Кітасато Сібасабуро теж проводив дослідження по виявленню збудника чуми. Він швидше за Єрсена їх оприлюднив. Перевірки результатів досліджень Сібасабуро та Єрсена виявили, що першість у факті виявлення все-таки на боці французького науковця. Збудника чуми, знайденого Єрсеном, було також виявлено у тілах померлих пацюків, як це припускав до цього Єрсен. Це відкрило шлях до пов'язування епідемії серед людей з епізоотією серед тварин і сформувало шляхи до впровадження профілактичних заходів. У 1895 році Єрсен поїхав до інституту Пастера у Парижі, де в співпраці з Емілем Ру, Альбертом Кальметтом і Амедеєм Боррелем створив першу протичумну сироватку. По закінченню праці, Єрсен у тому ж році повернувся до В'єтнаму в містечко Нячанг, де створив лабораторію з виробництва протичумної сироватки. У 1905 році лабораторія в Нячангу стала філією інституту Пастера в цій країні. Єрсен залишився у В'єтнамі і заснував у місті Ханой у 1902 році Медичну школу. Він був її першим директором до 1904 року.

Єрсен та інтродукція рослин
Єрсен брав активну участь у інтродукції незвичних для В'єтнаму рослин, серед яких були і каучукові дерева (бразильська гевея), яку вивезли з Бразилії до Індокитаю. Для власних експериментів з новими рослинами, науковець ще у 1897 році отримав концесію від уряду на право створити сільськогосподарську станцію Сайо Дау. У 1915 році він також розпочав дослідження з акліматизації у В'єтнамі хінного дерева (Cinchona ledgeriana), яке завезли з Анд в Південній Америці. Це сприяло створенню ліків проти малярії, хвороби, що досить поширена в країнах Індокитаю і донині.

Увічнення пам'яті
Помер Александр Єрсен 28 лютого 1943 року у В'єтнамі. Є декілька міст В'єтнаму, де вулиці, ліцеї, вищі навчальні заклади названих на його честь. У місті Нячанг створено музей Александра Єрсена.

Твори
 «La peste bubonique à Hong Kong», in Revue Médicale de la Suisse romande, 1994, p. 393—395

Див. також
 Бактеріологія
 Сказ
 Дифтерія
 Колоніалізм
 Чума
 Малярія

Примітки

Джерела
 Noël Bernard, Yersin: pionnier, savant, explorateur, La Colombe, 1955, 180 p
 Bertil Galland, L'Histoire Vaudoise, 24 Heure édition, 1973, 236 p.
 Eugène Olivier, Pestes dans les pays de Vaud, F. Rouge & Cie, 1944, 47 p.
 Guy Saudan, La médecine à Lausanne du XVIe au XX|e, Le Verseau, 1991, 273 p.
 Christian Colombani, « Saint Yersin de Nha-Trang », in Le Monde, édition du 28.12.91
 Emile C. Bonard, " La peste et Alexandre Yersin (1863—1943) ", in Revue Médicale de la Suisse romande, 1994, p. 389—391
 Vera Koebling-Waldis, " La peste en Suisse ", in Revue Médicale de la Suisse romande, 1994, p. 397—403
 Bernardino Fantini, " Un jeune pastorien chez Koch: Yersin, 1888 ", in Revue Médicale de la Suisse romande, 1994, p. 429—437
 Jacqueline Brossolet, " Autour des lettres d'Alexandre Yersin à sa famille ", in Revue Médicale de la Suisse romande, 1994, p. 445—450
 Henri H. Mollaret et Jacqueline Brossollet, Alexandre Yersin ou le vainqueur de la peste, Fayard, 1985.

Посилання

 Alexandre Yersin. Repères chronologiques. Institut Pasteur, Paris

Мікробіологи
Люди, на честь яких названі вулиці
Дослідники чуми
Уродженці кантону Во
Померли у В'єтнамі
Швейцарські бактеріологи
Члени Національної медичної академії Франції
Люди, на честь яких названі об'єкти медичної діагностики та лікування


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The Great Recession has had a lasting impact on New Jersey public education, with funding rates struggling to return to prerecession levels, according to a new analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Marshalling a treasure trove of data, Federal Reserve economists Rajashri Chakrabarti and Max Livingston demonstrate that per-pupil funding had not climbed back to 2008 levels. What's more, funding gaps for New Jersey schools are wider than they would be had they continued to grow at prerecession rates.
The report, "Still Not Out of the Woods? New Jersey Schools During the Recession and Beyond," indicates that instructional spending was ultimately the hardest hit, citing Camden as one of the districts that suffered the most severe cuts.
The report, which works with data through 2012, comes out as Gov. Chris Christie repeatedly boasts as part of his reelection campaign that state aid to schools is at the highest levels in New Jersey's history.
"No one disputes the fact that the Great Recession has forced every level of government to control spending," Michael Yaple, spokesman for the state Department of Education, said yesterday in response to the report.
Chakrabarti and Livingston do not contest that state aid has clawed back after steep cuts in 2010-2011, but say that state and local spending overall have not returned to prerecession growth rates. Chakrabarti conducted a similar study of New Jersey in 2012, and recently completed one for New York as well.
The latest New Jersey report says that the federal stimulus in the first year of the recession helped buttress the initial downturn in 2010, but Christie followed with a $1 billion cut in aid, and local districts have yet to recover.
"The stimulus was successful as a stopgap, but after the funds were depleted, school districts were faced with a major budget crunch because the local economy had not yet recovered," the report reads.
One surprising finding is that median salaries for teachers actually rose during this period. The authors attribute it to the layoff of mostly untenured teachers in 2011 and subsequent years, which left the more experienced and expensive teachers in place.
By looking at districts' median teacher salaries and experience levels, we are able to see a pattern of growth in median teacher salaries and experience, suggesting that the districts resorted to laying off the less senior (or untenured) teachers,î the report says.
The authors withhold judgment as to whether the drawdown in spending will effect student achievement. They also hold out hope that conditions are improving.


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David Lang, Executive Producer
Published: March 3, 2019, 6:03 pm
Tags: Heat, Sports
Riley on the Heat: 'We can and we will improve the team'
Heat President excited for Playoff push
The Miami Heat raise money for charity at their annual Family Festival
MIAMI – Pat Riley addressed the State of the Miami Heat on Sunday.
The team held their annual Family Festival at the American Airlines Arena.
The Heat players spending time with fans and raising over $500,000 for their charitable foundation.
Riley spoke to reporters at the event.
Riley said, "That's the way the league is. The league has tremendous parity. There might be six who you would consider to be real viable contenders for a championship. There might be six teams at the bottom who you would consider viable for the lottery. There's 18 of us that are in the middle of the pack that are trying to fight our way to the top. So, we're not happy with it, but we'll deal with it."
Riley also addressed the team's cap situation and how they plan to build a winner.
Riley said, "Let's just say this. 2020 is a room year... could be a signifcant room year. Year want to do the math, any way you do the math, and say that we can't do it, then you don't have big dreams like I do or how we've operated here."
Riley said clearing space is easy. He pointed to the New York Knicks and the L.A. Clippers.
Riley said, "If you have an indication that something good could happen that year, you go for it, otherwwise, you keep plugging away."
Riley said "We can and we will improve the team. It will be much better than it is now, it just will be."
As for the playoff race, Riley said "Enjoy it."
Riley pointed to Dwyane Wade's game-winner against Golden State.
David Lang is executive producer of the Local 10 sports department.


Confession is good for the soul. So this month, Don Elliot of KFI/Los Angeles takes us into the sanctuary of his studio to shed some light on this month's featured production, a promo for KFI's "Handel in the Morning" show. Read here about how Don put the piece together and then hear the promo on The Cassette.
Don produced this on Sonic Solutions 5.1. With plenty of tracks, he decided to give every element its own track. This allowed him to move the timing of an element without affecting something later on the track. Twenty-four tracks were used.
Don says, "I tried to make this as visual as I could." That being the case, and since Don lives in the movie capital of the world, let's take you through the promo scene by scene as if we were describing a movie.
The promo opens with a medium shot of a city street with our main character, The Penitent, walking toward a church. The listener walks right along with him. The foundation for this scene is a city street ambience. To this, Don added the Doppler horn effect, the footsteps on concrete, and the distant sound of an organ coming from a church. At the end of the scene, we hear a couple of footsteps leading up to the church door. All these effects come from the Sound Ideas library.
We cut to a medium close-up as the church door is opened and the organ music swells up. The swell in the organ music is a simple change in gain level. The footsteps switch from a dusty concrete to a wooden surface. These were recorded into the Sonics with the reverb from an Alesis Mini-verb.
The listener follows The Penitent as he walks down the aisle of the church. In the background, monks chant. This is Don chanting, "You can't always get what you want." He says, "That's a little wink at the funeral scene from The Big Chill." To make the monk effect, he fed his voice through the Gregorian Chant program of his Harmonizer, then recorded that to his Tascam DA-88. The Gregorian Chant program takes a single input and pitch shifts it both up and down. The output sounds like the chant of a trio of monks. Reverb was added through the Mini-verb as the monks' voice track was transferred to the Spectral.
We cut to a shot of the confessional interior as the door is opened. The Penitent steps in and is directed to kneel by the priest as the screen slides open. The confessional door effect came from the Elektra library. Don Foley'd the screen by sliding two carts across the top of a large wooden spool of cable the engineers had lying around. He mic'd this with a stereo pair of Sennheiser shotguns.
Up to this point in the promo, there has been no spoken word (other than the monks). Don wanted to draw the listener into the promo before they realized what it was. All voices were recorded separately onto the DA-88, then edited together in the Spectral. Reverb was added as the tracks were transferred into the Spectral.
Tim Kelly plays the priest. He was mic'd with a Shure SM5B. Don voices The Penitent. He was mic'd with a Sennheiser 416 sent through a Urei LA3A compressor.
The chanting ends as The Penitent gets close to confessing his "sin." This heightens the drama and draws the listener in. Don says, "The idea is that the monks are overhearing this, so they move in closer to hear what's going on." The organ begins to play again as The Penitent continues with his confession. When the confession is complete, the scene cuts to the monks chanting the slogan for the "Handel in the Morning" show.
The monks return to give the station slogan as KFI signature voice Mark Denis delivers the frequency and call letters. Don says Mark has a big voice so he has him back off the mic just a bit to prevent muddying up the low end.
When all the elements and level adjustments were in place, it was time for mixdown. Don ran the full mix through the Aphex Aural Exciter and added some EQ: +2 dB at 12kHz and +2dB at 2500Hz.
Now, light a candle and give a listen to Don's promo on The Cassette. You can reach Don at KFI at (213) 427-7236.


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Dupré: The American Experience by David Baskeyfield
David Baskeyfield
Aeolian-Skinner Opus 891 (1932), 891-A (1942)
Revised by Mann & Trupiano, (1988-2002)
Saint Mary the Virgin, Times Square, New York, New York
Dupré: The American Experience
Three Preludes and Fugues, op. 7, Marcel Dupré (1886–1971)
1. Prelude in B major
2. Fugue in B major
3. Prelude in F minor
4. Fugue in F minor
5. Prelude in G minor
6. Fugue in G minor
Second Symphony, op. 26, Dupré
7. Preludio
8. Intermezzo
9. Toccata
10. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Paul Dukas (1865–1935), tr. Dupré, (US premiere)
Evocation, op. 37, Dupré
11. Moderato
12. Adagio con tenerezza
13. Allegro deciso
"Marcel Dupré's intensive performing tours in America from the 1920s onwards prompted his enthusiasm for the developing American organ with it electric actions, standardised consoles and extensive playing aids. This influence manifested itself in his rebuilding of the organ at his home at Meudon, though thankfully not at St Sulpice… On the present disc, British organist David Baskeyfield performs some of Dupré's fiendish earlier organ works, including the op.7 Preludes & Fugues, Second Symphony and Evocation on the blazing Aeolian-Skinner at 'Smoky Mary's' in New York City. With G. Donald Harrison in the early days of creating the 'American Classic', and subsequent expansion of the concept, this organ, with its slightly French-sounding reeds, is very appropriate for Dupre's scores. Baskeyfield, first prize-winner at numerous international competitions, is entirely unfazed by the technical challenges and plays with both astounding virtuosity and musicality. An interesting inclusion is Dupré's devilish transcription of Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, discovered in manuscript in the papers of Rolande Falcinelli. Baskeyfield's outstanding notes about both music and organ are, unfortunately, printed uncomfortably small.
CHRIS BRAGG, Choir & Organ, May/June 2019, 4 Stars
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February 12, 2019 – Executive search firm Bradbury Miller Associates, formerly known as Gossage Sager Associates, has placed Roberta Phillips as the new CEO of Prince George's County Memorial Library System in Largo, MD.
Ms. Phillips previously served as director of planning and projects for the Richland Library in Columbia, SC, which includes a main location and 11 branch locations serving close to 415,000 people. During her tenure at Richland Library, she worked on strategic plan initiatives, community engagement and special projects. Notably, Ms. Phillips coordinated interiors, space planning and customer experiences for 12 building projects with three new facilities and nine renovations, including renovation of the organization's 240,000-square-foot main library. Before that, she was director of the Orangeburg County Library in Orangeburg, SC.
Named a "Mover and Shaker" by Library Journal in 2013, Ms. Phillips has been recognized for her work with a broad range of library customers, both in school and public libraries. Her commitment to customer-focused services, including enhancing collections and sharpening customer service approaches, has been instrumental in the library field.
Bradbury Miller specializes in executive searches for the library sector. About 80 percent of the firm's work is for public libraries, though it also conducts searches for state libraries, library networks or consortia and academic libraries. The firm, which was founded in 1983, has conducted about 130 searches to date.
Its practice is national in scope and its library leadership searches read like a Who's Who of this small, but important niche. The firm has completed director searches for the Westport (CT) and Carmel Clay (IN) libraries as well as public library directors in Denver, Pierce County (WA), New Haven (CT), Las Vegas-Clark County (NV), Sonoma County (CA), Wooster (MA), Boulder (CO), Mobile (AL), Baton Rouge (LA) and Berkeley (CA).
Like most sectors, libraries are anticipating high turnover as aging Baby Boomers continue their migration into retirement. A recent American Library Association study projected that 28 percent of U.S.-based working librarians are expected to retire by 2020.
"The uptick in searches throughout the field has been growing for the last couple of years," said Mr. Bradbury. "Finding the best library president, CEO, executive director, or director — probably the most important decision a sitting library board or commission will make — is becoming more challenging because many of the logical successors who have been serving in deputy, assistant or associate director roles are aging baby boomers themselves." The pools of willing and able prospects are, therefore, shrinking, he said.
"Fortunately, there are strong library credentialed leaders out there who can fill the bill, but they have to be sought out," said Mr. Bradbury. When not bound by other requirements, governing boards, he added, often look for leaders from other industries, including non-profit, education, government and even the private sector.
Boston-headquartered search firm Arts Consulting Group (ACG) has placed Cecilia Rokusek as the new president and CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Library and Museum (NCSML) in Cedar Rapids, IA. Dr. Rokusek has held top academic and administrative positions at numerous colleges and universities for more than four decades.
Vernon Hills, IL-based search firm John Keister & Associates recruited Selina Gomez-Beloz as executive director of the Waukegan Public Library in Lake County, IL. Ms. Gomez-Beloz has over 20 years' experience working in a variety of library settings.


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