Fair bit of progress tonight. I've gone from a diffuse coloured cube spinning around on the screen to a randomly generated maze of textured cubes, with pixel fog enabled and a camera that allows for WASD and mouse-based freelook left and right and up and down.
Collision detection is sort of working along the X/Z plane, just by tradional 2D methods. It needs a lot of development since it is quite basic and you can't slide along walls if the angle of movement is slightly towards them, but never mind for now.
The floor is two big triangles, textured with wrap mode on.
I've also added a directional light and normals to the vertices. I'm just using the face normal for each vertex normal since everything is cubic. I don't pretend to understand the maths, but I lifted a function from the book to compute these face normals, and it seems to work.
Generally, for a 24 hour period since last posting, I call that steps in the right direction [smile].
On a side note, I've also finally been convinced of the joys of GetAsyncKeyState(Key) & 0x8000f over responding to WM_KEYDOWN and WM_KEYUP messages. Yay! One less dependancy between my main.cpp and my engine.


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Happy TUNEBACK TUESDAY! And happy MAY!! In honour of it being May, I’m tuning it back to the song that inspired one of the biggest memes, “It’s Gonna Be Me” by *NSYNC. Enjoy!
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: June 13, 2000
TRIVIA: Following the release of the video, dolls like those portrayed by the band were created, with strings attached as a reference to the group’s smash hit video “Bye Bye Bye”.
Throughout the song, Justin Timberlake pronounces the word “me” such that it sounds more like “May.” This oddity has led to an internet craze in which memes of Timberlake’s face above the inscription “It’s Gonna Be May!” are shared on the internet by numerous users every 30 April (including President Barack Obama). When asked about why he pronounced “me” in that manner, he replied producer Martin had asked him to sing the word in that way, as he probably wanted Timberlake to sound like he was from Tennessee.
See you next Tuesday!

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Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) and the Kyrgyz Republic have reached an out-of-court settlement in which the Canadian miner agrees to hand control of its expropriated Kumtor operation to the country’s government, ending an almost year-long dispute over the asset.
The deal, to be announced by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on national television, will see Centerra to transferring ownership of the mine to its wholly owned subsidiary Kumtor Gold and an affiliate to state-owned refiner Kyrgyzaltyn OJSC.
In exchange, Kyrgyzaltyn will return its 26% stake in Centerra back to the company, which plans to cancel the shares.
The Toronto-based miner and the Kyrgyz government have clashed over financial and environmental issues related to the mine for years. Their standoff took a turn for the worse in May 2021, when the nation took control of the mine, alleging that Centerra was running it in a detrimental way for both the environment and nearby communities.
Centerra, which has denied all the allegations, kicked off arbitration shortly after and sued former director Tengiz Bolturuk, claiming that the dual Canadian and Kyrgyz citizen had secretly co-operated to stage the expropriation.
Kumtor was the largest of Centerra’s gold mines, contributing to more than 50% of the company’s total output.
The operation is also crucial to Kyrgyzstan. The mine accounts for a fifth of the ex-Soviet country’s total industrial output, it’s its largest private-sector employer and taxpayer and main foreign investment.
Between 1997 and 2020, Kumtor produced more than 13.2 million ounces of gold, with last year’s output slightly over 556,000 ounces.
This article originally appeared on www.Mining.com.

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From Our Editors
Naomi Rosen and Louise Carruth understand that tea is more than just a beverage. For Naomi, it’s the deep, complex flavors—from her position at Joy’s Teaspoon, she fills area pots with more than 75 loose-leaf teas and more than 30 spices. For Louise, it’s the community aspect. Enamored of tea’s ability to unite people, she frequently attends afternoon teas at assisted-living residences, where she bonds with residents over tea-leaf readings and tea-related yarns. The two have joined forces to organize the Las Vegas Tea Fest, which combines Naomi's extensive knowledge of her stock with Louise's appetite for togetherness. Their one-day event includes tea and food pairings, cooking with tea demonstrations, a traditional Chinese Wu-Wo tea ceremony, and on-site exhibitors such as Little Candle Tea Company. Tastings gather teas from countries such as India, Japan, and China, while local artisans hawk tea-related wares, such as giant teabags you can sleep in when you have a sore throat.

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Police: Man breaks into church using samurai sword
A Cedar Rapids man has been arrested and charged after police said he used a samurai sword to break into a church Tuesday.
Jerrald Meek, 34, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and carrying weapons.
Cedar Rapids police said they were called to the First Presbyterian Church at 310 5th Ave. Southeast at 3:03 p.m.
The caller reported a person with a samurai sword breaking windows in two doors on the southeast side of the building.
Police said Meek had "entered the church through the doors and was confronting the church's pastor when police officers arrived." He was arrested without incident, police said.
No injuries were reported.
Meek was taken to the Linn County Jail.


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SUISUN CITY — Council will consider whether to move toward filling a police officer position at Tuesday’s regular meeting, which follows a special meeting involving the performance of the city attorney.
The Suisun City Council will meet in a closed session during a 6 p.m. special meeting to discuss personnel matters involving a performance evaluation of the city attorney. Afterward, Council will reopen the meeting to the public to announce what, if any, actions were taken.
The regular meeting of the Suisun City Council, the council as the successor agency to the city’s redevelopment agency and the Housing Authority, follows at 7 p.m.
Items on the consent calendar of the agenda include authorizing the city manager to recruit and appoint a full-time permanent police officer for an anticipated opening and possibly a temporary officer if deemed necessary.
Council will also consider whether to appropriate funds for the environment review of the Railroad Avenue extension project and whether to authorize the city manager to make a change to a contract with Pacific Municipal Consultants for the preparation of environmental documentation for the project, which spans from Marina Boulevard to Main Street.
General business includes the council adoption of a resolution placing liens for unpaid waste collection on certain lands in the area and a resolution to use funds to update the Downtown Waterfront Specific Plan.
Also on the agenda are a presentation proclaiming July as “Parks and Recreation Month” as well as recognition of local Girl Scout and Daisy troops for their volunteer work on Grizzly Island Trail.
The council chambers are located at 701 Civic Center Blvd.
Reach Adrienne Harris at 427-6956 or [email protected] Follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/aharrisdr.

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The Museu Picasso is displaying a selection of photographs that document their friendship and the maestro's creative process between 1965 and 1973.
The Museu Picasso's director, Emmanuel Guigon, and the head of its Knowledge and Research Centre, Sílvia Domènech, are the curators of the exhibition Picasso per Duncan. La mirada còmplice.
The exhibition reveals the tight friendship and complicity between the Malaga-born artist and his wife, Jacqueline Roque, on the one hand, and American photojournalist David Douglas Duncan (1916-2018), on the other. It does so through more than 60 photographs that bring visitors closer to Picasso's everyday life and his artistic process.
Picasso and Duncan met in the spring of 1965. Robert Capa had promised Duncan he would introduce him to the artist but lost his life during the Indochina War before he could fulfil his promise. So Duncan took advantage of a trip to Morocco to stop on the Côte d'Azur and knock on La Californie's door, Picasso's house in Cannes. He told them he was a friend of Capa's, and Jacqueline invited him in. As Duncan himself explains in the book Picasso's Picassos (1961), he found him "completely naked, submerged in the bathtub and waving to me in a cordial, welcoming gesture". This was the beginning of the close friendship with Picasso and Jacqueline that lasted for 17 years until Picasso's death in 1973.
In 2013, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of his death and the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Museu Picasso, Duncan donated a set of 161 photographs he had specially selected to illustrate the close relationship between them. The pictures show scenes from Picasso's life, but above all, they are an exceptional testimony to the artist's creative and working processes. They are, in a way, a kind of reportage made from the privileged viewpoint of a friend who was also a photographer of great international prestige. Duncan, who was a war reporter in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan, settled in Provence and published seven books on Picasso: The Private World of Pablo Picasso (1958), the already quoted Picasso's Picassos, Goodbye Picasso (1974), Viva Picasso (1980), Picasso and Jacqueline (1988), Picasso Paints in Portrait (1996), Picasso & Lump (2006).
The photographs of Picasso per Duncan. La mirada còmplice will be on display in the rooms of the Museum's permanent collection. Tickets are 12 euros — the reduced fare is 7 — and can be bought through this link.


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Visiongain Publishes Bacterial Conjunctivitis Market Report to 2031
22 February 2021
Visiongain has published a new report on Bacterial Conjunctivitis Market Report to 2031. Profiles of Leading Bacterial Conjunctivitis Market players, Regional and Leading National Market Analysis. PLUS COVID-19 Recovery Scenarios.
Global Bacterial Conjunctivitis Market Report Market was valued at US$XXX billion in 2021 and is projected to reach at a market value of US$XXX billion by 2031. A conjunctivitis is a communicable disease which is also known as pink eye in the US. The bacterial conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva which can be caused by bacteria, viruses, and allergens. It is a highly contagious disease that can be easily transmitted from one person to the other through touching objects of infected person, coughing and sneezing. Bacterial conjunctivitis can be caused by both the gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas, Serratia marcescens, Haemophilus influenza, are the most common bacteria that are responsible for this disease. Its symptoms include the reddening of the eyes, rolling tears, thick yellow discharge, itching, burning sensation, blurred vision, and heightened sensitivity towards the light.
There are various factors that are driving the global bacterial conjunctivitis market which includes the growing incidence and prevalence of conjunctivitis, growing clinical trials, and increasing pipeline of products that are used for the treatment of conjunctivitis. In addition, the rising healthcare expenditure, growing disposable income, robust R&D exploration will benefit the global bacterial conjunctivitis market in future. However, the expiry of patents and side effects associated with the treatment will affect the growth of the market.
COVID-19 Impact on the Global Bacterial Conjunctivitis Market
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the global Bacterial Conjunctivitis market. It affected the growth of the market since in the first quarter of 2020, there were series of lockdowns in major developed and emerging economies. Most of the countries in EU, Korea, Japan, India, China, among others, enforced strict lockdown to contain the spread of the virus. It was originated from the Wuhan city of the mainland China, in December 2019. However, it reached to over 200 countries in next few months. According to worldometers, over 57.89 million cases of COVID-19 were registered till 21st November 2020 with over 1.37 million fatalities worldwide.
Rising incidence and prevalence of conjunctivitis
There is significant rise in the incidence and prevalence rate of conjunctivitis across the world. Conjunctivitis affects millions of people around the globe and put economic and social burden on the emerging economies such as China, India, and Korea. It is widely prevailed in the US, China, India, and other EU region. According to NCBI, it is estimated that the acute conjunctivitis affects over 6 million people in the US every year. The cost of bacterial conjunctivitis treatment is estimated to exceed $377 million to $857 million per year. Many US state health departments, students in the US have to mandatory be treated with topical antibiotic eyedrops irrespective of the underline cause of conjunctivitis, before returning to school.
Improved eye care system in hospitals and clinics worldwide
All the hospitals and clinics are well equipped to treat conjunctivitis. It is not mandatory to visit the specialized eye hospitals to get treated for the conjunctivitis disease. Most of the conjunctivitis patients are operated by the primary care doctors rather than specialized eye care professionals. In the US alone, around 1.0% of all primary care office visits are related to conjunctivitis. About 70.0% of all the patients with acute conjunctivitis are handled in the primary care and urgent care. There are various eye care hospitals, clinics, research institutes, among others that provide specialized care for the patients. For instance, Moorfields Eye Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Wills Eye Hospital, Aravind Eye Care System, ophthalmology clinics, among others, provide well equipped eye care for the conjunctivitis patients.
Disposable income is increasing in emerging economies
Emerging economies such as Korea, Thailand, India, and China are on a roll in gaining traction owing to the growing disposable income and cohesive government regulations. For instance, the disposable income of China increased to $6,460 in 2019 from $5,986 in 2018. The rising disposable income opened new opportunities for Bacterial Conjunctivitis market players. The demand for the Bacterial Conjunctivitis is increasing significantly and it is expected to continue the growing trend.
Increasing healthcare expenditure
Government policies from around the globe are paying huge attention on improving the healthcare system through increasing healthcare budget and drafting cohesive policies. Healthcare system is getting support from the governments worldwide. Rising healthcare spending has boosted the healthcare system of the world. For instance, the US spends around $10,000 per individual, which is the highest healthcare spending across the world. Other developed economies such as the UK, Germany, Canada, among others, invests significant amount of money in the healthcare system. Even the emerging economies including China, Korea, India, and Korea are also increasing their healthcare expenditure.
Huge contribution from the market players
Bacterial Conjunctivitis market players such as Bayer AG, Hoffman-LaRoche, Ltd., Merck & Co., Novartis AG, Pfizer, Inc., Akorn, Inc., Allergan, Inc., Perrigo Company plc, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. among others, are contributing significantly into the growth of the global conjunctivitis market. These players are adopting various strategies to cater the opportunities in the market. For instance, R&D, product launch, collaboration, partnership, among others are widely tested by the market players to grow significantly.
Rising cases of conjunctivitis in babies
Huge pool of new-borns is getting infected from the bacterial conjunctivitis. New-borns and infants who suffer from this condition are vulnerable against serious complications. Thus, treatment of this condition can’t be delayed. All the major hospitals, clinics and institute provide active support to treat new-borns without any delay. Ointment or prescribed eye drops are suggested for the babies after getting conjunctivitis. Other types of conjunctivitis in new-borns include chemical, bacterial, inclusion, and even childhood conjunctivitis and may go away within a couple of weeks in the supervision of the physicians.
Visiongain report covers detailed competitive landscape which includes overview of key players operating, extensive product portfolios, recent developments, among others. Some of the company’s profiled in this report include Bayer AG, Hoffman-La Roche, Ltd., Merck & Co., Novartis AG, Pfizer, Inc., Akorn, Inc., Allergan, Inc., Perrigo Company plc, Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., among others. The global bacterial conjunctivitis market players adopt various strategies to cater the available opportunities in the market. The rising investment in R&D, regular product launches, partnerships, collaborations, new product developments, and so on, are the key strategies adopted by the market players.
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The global eClinical Solutions market was valued at US$8.03 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 13.09% during the forecast period 2023-2033.
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The global Therapeutic Respiratory Devices market was valued at US$59.49 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.02% during the forecast period 2023-2033.
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The global Regenerative Medicine market was valued at US$ 50.37 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 18.40% during the forecast period 2023-2033.

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Anne R. Hanley
Series: Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in Modern History
Hardcover: 318 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
1st ed. 2016 edition (October 22, 2016)
This book reveals the ever-present challenges of patient care at the forefront of medical knowledge. Syphilis and gonorrhoea played upon the public imagination in Victorian and Edwardian England, inspiring fascination and fear. Seemingly inextricable from the other great 'social evil', prostitution, these diseases represented contamination, both physical and moral. They infiltrated respectable homes and brought terrible suffering and stigma to those afflicted. Medicine, Knowledge and Venereal Diseases takes us back to an age before penicillin and the NHS, when developments in pathology, symptomology and aetiology were transforming clinical practice. This is the first book to examine systematically how doctors, nurses and midwives grappled with new ideas and laboratory-based technologies in their fight against venereal diseases in voluntary hospitals, general practice and Poor Law institutions. It opens up new perspectives on what made competent and safe medical professionals; how these standards changed over time; and how changing attitudes and expectations affected the medical authority and autonomy of different professional groups.

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When it comes to food, give your puppy one to grow on!
Puppies have special nutritional needs while they grow and develop. In fact, the first year of life is a critical time because growth takes place so quickly. That's why it's so important to start your puppy off with a high-quality puppy food.
What special needs does your pup have?
That little fur baby of yours is every bit as nutrition-needy as she is cute. She needs a food with nutrients that are readily available and easy to digest. Puppies also require about two times the daily nutrition of adult dogs. The AAFCO (American Association of Feed Control Officers) further recommends giving your puppy foods that contain higher levels of protein, fatty acids, amino acids, and certain vitamins and minerals. According to PetMD, “young animals are especially sensitive to the effects of dietary deficiencies, toxins and poor quality ingredients.”
Give your puppy a leg up on nutrition.
The most important first step is to get your puppy on a super premium dog food. Bil-Jac Puppy Food is a great choice because it’s jam-packed with nutrition from fresh ingredients and our special processing. The small kibble is easy for puppies to chew and digest. And, it can be mixed with water to help wean puppies away from mother's milk.
Bil-Jac only uses real chicken, not grains as a source of protein. We never use grain gluten meals or grain protein concentrates as a source of protein in our formulas. When you see gluten meals or protein concentrates listed on other puppy food brand labels, the purpose is to boost protein claims… not your puppy’s nutrition.
Pup Economics 101.
When you feed a super premium dog food like Bil-Jac, your dog will receive more nutrition from less food because of its high quality ingredients and the absence of cheap fillers. When fed in proper amounts, you will notice that your puppy looks better and healthier on less food than you would need if you chose a generic or supermarket brand. So don’t fall for the false economics of using cheaper brands.

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#1. Buy albums containing stamps from all over the world. Split into country lots and sell to people collecting just one country stamps.
Another idea: buy themed stamp collections, such as all dogs, all trains, all space travel. Some themed stamp albums contain thousands of stamps. All you do is split contents into same breed of dog, same country trains, all roses, all famous people, and so on. Then you sell in lots of ten to twenty stamps on eBay.
#2. Break pre-1900 atlases into separate maps to sell individually. Use maps with plain backs; buyers don’t like double-sided pages. Remove problem areas round corners and margins and mount whatever is left of a damaged map. Old maps can also be used in jewellery and altered art products.
#3. Look for collections of multi-country view postcards. Split into countries and sell cards separately to one country buyers. Or buy one country collections to split and sell as individual states and counties. Any that don’t sell can be bundled into one country/county/state lots and auctioned with a low starting price.
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Emotionally immature men when it comes to dating, why not get the most for your dating dollar by investing in the entertainment, not the selection remember, online dating sites has revolutionized the romantic scene. Lack of emotional maturity can spark problems within any relationship to maintain a healthy relationship, both partners must be able to communicate effectively and be emotionally fine spending time with or without the other person signs of emotional immaturity are largely evident in behavior watch for tell-tale signs within your relationships. Emotionally immature people love playing victims here are some of the things to look for if you want to protect yourself and have a better relationship with your partner. Dating an immature man can leave you feeling frustrated and even a man’s maturity can’t be measured by how old he is, how much money he makes, or even the fact that he’s got kids sometimes, you really need to get up close and personal with a guy before telltale signs of emotional immaturity start to rear their ugly head. Emotionally immature man this time, in general, it remains involved with his family and mutual friends and that time he can not commit to others that is not common to his family circle.
Emotionally immature men when it comes to dating, why not get the most for your dating dollar by investing in the entertainment, not the selection remember, online dating sites has revolutionized the romantic scene. What do you do if your husband has turned into an emotionally immature man when we were dating his friends were all in the same phase (dating and looking to get married to their respective partners. Not everyone is emotionally immature man child dating a immature man mark apr 28, he is or not everyone is difficult times players are dating world as you should know that is an emotionally immature man one of majestic bison we all want to attract emotionally immature when a married man.
Women tend to be more emotional than men, but that doesn’t mean every emotional outburst is warranted girls who regularly have explosive emotional reactions over things that are no big deal are showing they’re emotionally immature. Emotional immaturity might be really hard to find, especially if you are deeply in love with the person here are some of the things to look for if you want to protect yourself and have a better relationship with your partner: playing victim emotionally immature people love playing victims. Those who are emotionally immature when faced with a similar emotionally- loaded situation become all self-absorbed and entitled they’ll try to force a resolution by putting a lot of unhealthy pressure on the other person, and often become emotionally manipulative, exploitative and even abusive. 10 signs of an emotionally immature adult the traits of immature and childish grownups revealed peter pan syndrome is traditionally thought of as a situation in which a grown man is childish. Emotionally immature man this time, in general, it remains involved with his family and mutual friends and that time he can not commit to others that is not common to his family circle the rich men dating sites allow these guys to become known in these networks and have potential dating partners their expertise for their wealth and status success.
A mature relationship lives by this peace of mind immature ones drown in it immature relationships ask questions mature relationships answer them immature relationships are all about doubts. If any of these signs of an immature man sound familiar, you may very well be dating a man-child any of these sound familiar there is a good chance his emotional maturity level is pretty bad. Have you ever been with a man who has a string of past relationships, doesn't like to talk about anything serious, or likes to keep the relationship strictly on his terms if so, you've probably dated an emotionally immature man let me explain.
Dating men who are emotionally immature can be exhausting here are eleven signs that your husband or boyfriend is emotionally immature and some tips to help you handle this relationship 1. In dating and relationships, there are stark differences between men who are emotionally mature, and those whowell, aren’t for the sake of illustrating these differences in this article, we will refer to the emotionally immature as “boys,” and the emotionally mature as “men. Online dating can help you to find your partner, it will take only a few minutes to register become a member and start meeting, chatting with local singles emotionally immature - online dating can help you to find your partner, it will take only a few minutes to register. Immature men complain, bitch, whine, moan, gripe, cry, and seek pity for everything happening inside and around them complaining, bitching, whining, moaning, griping, crying, and seeking pity isn’t the “mature” thing to do when conflict and friction arises.
It sucks because immature guys can be the sweetest guys you know, but unfortunately they are usually very self-absorbed the only thing that might make him mature is time and experience it may not be worth it to be along on this emotionally draining journey. 3 you feel lonely in the relationship: if your partner is emotionally immature, there’s likely a lack of emotional intimacy in your relationship this will leave you feeling disconnected because your partner can’t bond with you on a deeper level. When you think of an immature guy, you probably think of some dude sitting around wearing baggy jeans, farting, joking about boobs and penises, and just generally acting like an idiot but sometimes a guy can be emotionally immature, even when he may seem very mature on the outside. We all know the types: the ladies’ man, the mama’s boy, the commitaphobe, and the nice guy who just wants to be friends (to name a few) adding to the non-candidates for adulthood is the man-child emotionally immature men can seem nice, easygoing, and loveable, but a man-child will live up to his name every time.
A man needs to connect with his partner on numerous levels a boy just wants to bang a hot chick 34 he’s constantly testing you this is another annoying thing that immature guys do instead of just telling you what he wants and expects out of a relationship, he contrives situations to try and find out for himself. Are you dating a manchild for the sake of women everywhere, you should take action when you know you’re dating a manchild don’t let him invade your life and continue with his childish antics if you’re not sure if your man qualifies as an annoying manchild, here are some signs to tell for sure and just what you can do to fix it. A man is attracted to women now, this has nothing to do with the actual age of a person i’m referring to maturity, life vision and stage of life in fact, some people regardless of their age, will never really grow up also, this isn’t to say that a woman won’t ever have “girlish” or immature tendencies or vice versa.

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Park land scorched by Bighorn Fire could offer clues to emerging desert threat | Local news
On a rocky foothill about a mile from the main road at Catalina State Park, desert ecologist Ben Wilder steps carefully around fresh signs of life in a scorched landscape.
Tiny green shoots of fairy duster dot the ground amid the charred skeletons of mesquites, prickly pears and palo verdes. Some of the burned trees were sawed down by firefighters one year ago last week to slow the spread of the Bighorn Fire.
It’s 8 a.m. Wednesday and already pushing 100 degrees as Wilder hikes to one of 20 new scientific plots set up in the 5,500-acre park to measure the effects of the fire.
Researchers hope to determine what kinds of vegetation fueled the flames and which plants will grow back — or move in — to replace the ones that burned.
“The biggest overall question is, how does the desert respond to fire?” says Wilder, director of the University of Arizona’s Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill. “We have really little data about that, because (desert fires) have been such rare events. I don’t really know what to predict, to be honest.”
The vegetation plots were set up last fall, under the direction of ecologist and recent UA graduate Maya Stahl.
Ten of the 50-by-50-foot squares were staked out in patches of desert and grassland burned by the fire. The other 10 were placed nearby, in similar habitat types untouched by the flames.
This summer, the research team plans to install automated sensors at each site to measure temperature, soil moisture and solar intensity.
Then, sometime after monsoon season, they will conduct their first detailed annual survey to count every plant, catalog every species and determine how much of the ground is covered by new growth.
Wilder says they will continue to check on the plots periodically after that, hopefully for decades to come.
“We have to know what’s going on, because this (fire) is likely not a one-off event,” he says.
Almost a third of Catalina State Park burned in the lightning-sparked Bighorn Fire, which swept across hillsides speckled with saguaros and which torched part of a mesquite forest.
The scars are still obvious a year later, but park manager Steven Haas also sees encouraging signs of the recovery to come.
Along the park’s Birding Trail, bright green suckers grow from the bottoms of blackened mesquites and catclaw acacias. “And some of these saguaros I thought were dead or burned pretty badly are now producing flowers” and fruit, Haas says.
Wilder says it’s “pretty shocking” to see such resiliency, at least so far, from a desert landscape thought to be poorly equipped to survive large-scale fires.
He stops to point out a fishhook barrel cactus he says is “very much alive,” despite its brown, fire-scarred skin. Only the very top of the three-foot cactus is still green, but it continues to produce nectar from tiny red bumps to attract the ants it relies on to control more damaging insects.
Other nearby barrels weren’t so lucky. Those closest to the flames got hot enough to boil their insides, causing them to explode. All that remains a year later are dried husks with holes punched through the sides.
But just a few feet away, native shrubs Wilder thought would be wiped out by the blaze are rebounding instead in unexpectedly high numbers. In some plots, he says, as much as 90% of the limber bush is already growing back.
Even some of the charred palo verdes have begun to re-sprout in their signature spring green.
Weeds and weather
All of this is happening despite one of the hottest, driest stretches of weather ever recorded in Southern Arizona.
“Everything has just been made extra challenging because there has been almost no rain since the fire,” Wilder says. “This is kind of the extreme of the extreme. Hopefully, it doesn’t get worse for these species.”
The concern among Wilder and others is that once-rare wildfires are becoming a new regime in the Sonoran Desert, as climate change brings rising temperatures and more frequent droughts to a landscape increasingly plagued by invasive weeds like red brome and buffelgrass.
The explosion of buffelgrass in the Catalinas is especially worrisome because the savanna grass from Asia and Africa doesn’t just help fires spread but readily expands into areas scorched by the flames.
Left unchecked, Wilder says, the plant could one day form an unbroken carpet of fuel that not only jeopardizes entire groves of saguaros but allows high-mountain fires to race down into the foothills and lower-elevation fires to climb their way to the summit.
Fire-adapted grass- and shrublands can survive — even thrive — under such conditions. Tucson’s iconic saguaro and palo verde ecosystem might not, Wilder says.
“How much stress can these desert species take? I don’t think they can take multiple fires,” he says.
So why didn’t buffelgrass play a bigger role in the Bighorn Fire?
Dumb luck mostly, according to Jim Malusa, research scientist with the UA School of Natural Resources and the Environment.
After the fire, he, Wilder and others hiked through the lower reaches of the Catalinas to assess the damage. What they discovered — and later documented with 12 fellow researchers in a wide-ranging paper now undergoing scientific review — was a surprising combination of factors that kept the flames away from some of the biggest patches of buffelgrass in Pima Canyon and elsewhere.
“There was enough buffelgrass to make a catastrophic fire, but it never happened,” Malusa says. “It did burn some, but the role of the buffelgrass was very limited.”
The reason: When the fire reached those areas, it was largely burning downhill with little to no wind driving it, so even small breaks in the buffelgrass — a hiking trail or a narrow path tamped down by wildlife — were enough to stop the flames from advancing.
“The next time we might not be so lucky,” Malusa says.
That hints at a possible management strategy: Perhaps some future fire could be stopped in its tracks with a few, well-maintained firebreaks through the worst of the grass. They don’t even have to be very big, Malusa says. “I’m not talking about running a bulldozer over the mountain.”
Buffelgrass is already so widespread that some experts have surrendered hope of ever eliminating it completely from the Catalinas. Wilder, though, thinks $10 million could go a long way toward seriously reducing its threat.
If that seems like a lot of money, he says, consider the cost to replace a dozen or so mansions built high in the foothills, right at the wildland’s grassy edge.
“The big takeaway is: The Bighorn Fire was a near miss. A near miss, but a troubling forecast,” Wilder says.
Just add water
Catalina State Park doesn’t have much of a buffelgrass problem, at least not yet, but other invaders can be found there.
During Wednesday’s hike to the vegetation plots, Wilder points out numerous patches of red brome poking up through the native grasses. So far, though, the fire-friendly weed from Europe hasn’t managed to overrun the burn area.
That’s something researchers hope to learn more about as they track the changes to their study plots over the next few years and beyond: After a fire, what comes back, what gets replaced and how long does the process take?
With any luck, Wilder says, the monsoon should provide them with their first set of answers in the coming months.
“What it looks like when we add water, hopefully this summer, will be really telling,” he says. “Just add water and let’s see.”
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Entrinsik Collaborates with Technology Advisors to Enhance CRM Process
RALEIGH, NC: Entrinsik, developer of Informer agile reporting and business intelligence software, has partnered with Technology Advisors, a business and technology consulting company, which works with several technology solutions, like SugarCRM, Act-On, DocuSign, Infor, Microsoft Dynamics, SalesFusion and Zendesk, to develop the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) processes.
Under this agreement, Entrinsik’s Informer allows businesses to perform ad-hoc reporting and analysis, mixing data from different sources to develop interactive reports and visualizations. Without any deep knowledge of technology, users can easily customize views, drill down into underlying data, dynamically group & sort, export & embed, all in real time, all on one screen.
“CRM is not successful without accurate reporting. Entrinsik enables Management and your CRM team to analyze their data and turn it into knowledge. This improves everyone’s productivity. We choose Informer because it was cost effective and had an incredible feature set,” comments Sam Biardo, CEO of Technology Advisors.
With this partnership, Technology Advisors can now deliver organizations with the advanced reporting, real-time data analysis and dashboarding capabilities they need from an operational BI solution. In addition, its users will get all of the benefits of Entrinsik solutions, consisting advanced reporting, real-time data analysis, and dashboarding capabilities.


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I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon
Published by Doubleday Books on March 27th 2018
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Russia, July 17, 1918 Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed.
Germany, February 17, 1920 A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal in Berlin. Refusing to explain her presence in the freezing water, she is taken to the hospital where an examination reveals that her body is riddled with countless, horrific scars. When she finally does speak, this frightened, mysterious woman claims to be the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia.
Her detractors, convinced that the young woman is only after the immense Romanov fortune, insist on calling her by a different name: Anna Anderson.
As rumors begin to circulate through European society that the youngest Romanov daughter has survived the massacre, old enemies and new threats are awakened.
I picked up I Was Anastasia as I have always been fascinated by Anastasia and whether she was alive since I was a little girl. I watched many biographies on Anna Anderson, who claimed to be the Grand Duchess, and followed the news about the Romanov family over the years. So I was thrilled to read a novel that dealt with both Anna and Anastasia’s stories. I Was Anastasia is beautifully written and well researched. However, I found the story telling method hard to follow. The novel narrated Anna Anderson’s story in reverse (from old age to young adulthood), and Anastasia’s story in chronological order (from young age to her death). I also felt that the story was the bleakest Romanov book I had ever read and struggled to continue reading it because it was all just so sad—but really that just shows how talented the author is. That being said, I enjoyed the author’s portrayal of Anna, who was very sympathetic View Spoiler », and Anastasia’s capability and resolve in the face of great tragedy.
This book was clearly thoroughly researched. As a person who has followed the Romanovs over the years, even I learned more about the family than I knew before. I think this novel would serve as a great first step for someone who wishes to learn about the Romanovs or Anastasia. Sadly, most of what I learned in the novel was heart wrenching. I was dismayed to View Spoiler » What a truly dark moment for history and one that the author portrayed delicately and emotionally.
I have never read a story narrated like I Was Anastasia and at first, I was very confused by it. It was especially jarring with Anna’s backwards narrative, as characters, places, and conundrums were discussed and I had no idea who the people were and what was going on until the next chapter that focused on Anna again (the chapters alternate back and forth between Anna and Anastasia). I found it more than a little frustrating meeting a new character and being expected to know them without any introduction or background, but luckily Anna’s sass and witty remarks were a constant throughout the book, which I loved. However, without the author’s headings at the beginning of each chapter, marking the narrator, the date, and the setting, I would have been completely lost.
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I would recommend this book for people who love historical fiction, were beginners to the Romanovs, and for those who like a sad read. Unfortunately, I was never a huge fan of sad novels, so this book was just not for me. However, with the beauty of the writing, the way the author handled such a sad topic, managed to make all of the royal characters believable, and the amount of research the author obviously put into the novel, I elevated my rating to three stars.

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Voltage-controlled color change in polymer light-emitting diodes via thermochromism
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Graham ready to rumble
January 15, 2008
Scotland forwards coach George Graham cannot wait for the RBS 6 Nations to get under way.
With the February 3 home clash against France fast approaching, Graham believes the squad now have the ability and the self-belief necessary to become serious contenders for the championship.
``We had a relatively good World Cup, although I was bitterly disappointed with the performance in the quarter-final, and since then a lot of the players
``The confidence is building in the squad. So, without getting too carried away, I am looking forward to the challenge these boys are going to present in
``For a lot of them, this will be their second or third Six Nations under this management team. We know where we are with these players, and I'm really, really looking forward to this campaign.''
Graham was speaking at the end of the first day of Scotland's two day training camp at Murrayfield yesterday.
He believes the success of Scotland's two club sides in the Heineken Cup at the weekend has boosted confidence in the squad.
Glasgow ground out their first Heineken Cup victory on the road in over a decade against Viadana, while Edinburgh achieved a notable victory over
Graham said: ``I spent six years playing at Newcastle Falcons and only beat Leicester twice, and that was in the first year when we won the championship, so
``And Glasgow got a fantastic win - albeit a scrappy one - away to Viadana, which is great because to win away from home in the European Cup is a big ask -
``Our inferiority complex has diminished in recent years. A lot of our boys play outside Scotland now so they are used to winning regularly, and I think the
``That was especially the case during the scrummage session. There was boys who have tended to be quiet in the past stepping up and taking charge of
With so many players in fine form, Graham and his fellow coaches are going to have to make some tough calls when it comes to selection - but he has no
``We have got boys knocking on the door,'' he said. ``We've always had a lot of back-row (forwards), but now we have got young guys coming through in other
``These boys are making it very tough to pick the national side - but that's great.''
``In years gone by, we haven't had the depth of players, so we have maybe had to pick guys because we don't have anybody else.
``But now we have got two or three players in every position now who make us have to argue the point.
``I would rather have that headache of having too many, so that we don't rush into it. Selection meetings two years ago would maybe take 45 minutes to an


Q: I need to extend the joystick shaft on my Hori Real Arcade Pro. 4 Kai Arcade Controller for PS3/PS4 that comes with the Hayabusa components. I read the support pages for Extended Sanwa JLF Hollow Joystick Shaft, but it does not state if this will work as a shaft replacement. Will you be able to clarify this for me?
A: In many cases, JLF and Hayabusa parts are interchangeable with only a few exceptions. It is recommended to apply a small amount of Shin-etsu lube to the lower portion of the shaft or inside the spring base plate, as the fit is tight and will require a small amount of force. The extended shaft acts as a replacement to the shaft you have now for your Hayabusa. In order to replace your shaft, carefully remove the balltop and the e-clip as the spring, actuator, spring base, washer and pivot are held together due to the e-clip. The pivot and balltop will go back topside of the panel and the rest below in order they were removed. If you need additional assistance, please let me know. Here's a video I made to show how to install this shaft.
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The Asian geopolitical scenario is drastically changing with Chinese expansionists policy that seeks to increase its dominance all around the world. In a recap of Chinese activity last month:
1. A Chinese military vessel in the South China Sea drowned a Vietnamese fishing boat.
2. Chinese government is a prime suspect in massive cyber-attacks on Australian government.
3. Non-disclosure of its coronavirus data.
4. Passing the Hong Kong National Security Law that gives immense power to Hong Kong police and China by ensuring complete subordination from people.
5. Hand-to-hand combat with Indian troops in the Galwan vallet that left 20 Indian soldiers dead, with no such disclosure from the Chinese side.
As a retaliatory measure, the Indian government banned as many as 59 Chinese mobile phone applications that include TikTok, WeChat and CamScanner. According to the Indian government, these applications pose a direct threat to “sovereignty and security” of India and its citizens. These Chinese mobile apps were accused for stealing personal data of its users and transmitted it to its servers outside India, without any authorised manner. Therefore, for being engaged in activities that hamper the sovereignty, security, defence and integrity of India, a ban was imposed on the Chinese apps under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
The Internet Freedom Foundation criticized the government on its move by saying, “This is not a legal order issued under Section 69A. Our first ask is transparency and disclosure” and that, a criterion needs to be set to consider these cases on individual basis.
The Chinese companies whose apps have been banned, did not issue a press release immediately.
The Chinese apps have a huge takeaway, garnered from the Indian market. Most profitable of the banned apps was TikTok. As a matter of fact, the app was banned by the Madras High Court in 2019 for a few days, until the ban was lifted in a matter of days.
The current ban on the app implies that Indian users can neither update their apps, nor any new user can download it.
Such a ban from India’s side directly impacts the profitability of the Chinese apps. It also boosts market for Indian apps, as an alternative. In such a case, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lejian had condemned India’s baseless actions.
If the question of Fundamental Rights guaranteed under the Indian Constitution is raised then, the Chinese companies can file a case under Article 226 of the constitution and take a stand under ‘freedom of expression’ and ‘occupation.’ But national security is hard to challenge in the court.
Even if the court finds the ban to be illegal, the harm would have already been done to the Chinese economy which is already finding it hard to pay its 4.3 trillion USD it government debt.
One of the banned apps such a CamScanner has repeatedly shown instances of accessing unauthorised data for espionage activities. India has set a precedent for the world to isolate China by striking a sledgehammer on its economy. All that we need to see now is, to see how the geopolitical scenario changes.
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In Fall 2017, Hope Wiseman became the youngest Black woman dispensary owner in the United States with the opening of Mary + Main dispensary opening in Prince George’s County, Maryland set for Summer 2018. This title has garnered her much national success that has led to national media placements and speaking engagements around the country.
In 2018, Wiseman established Maryland Grown Medicine, LLC with the purpose of assisting and maintaining 100% minority ownership throughout all stages of business development of the company. Wiseman hopes to use this new venture to bring jobs to communities negatively affected by the war on drugs through community outreach and education. Wiseman has been featured and recognized in the following national media publications: Essence, Huffington Post, Ebony, Black Enterprise, Urban One, Atlanta Journal Constitution, and several more

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As part of its annual Industry Issues Conference in December, Drug Store News assembled a first-class panel of retail pharmacy and supplier executives for an exclusive, in-depth discussion on emerging best practices for improving care among patients with chronic conditions.
Retail health fairs — both mega events, such as Walmart’s “America’s Biggest Health Fair” on Oct. 10, 2015, or smaller, periodic local events hosted annually by thousands of retailers across the country — represent one of the simplest mechanisms for massive, individualized public awareness around such key health issues as flu prevention, early diabetes detection and/or prevention, and more.
It makes sense that the nation’s top retailer would also play host to the largest one-day health fair. But for Walmart, the scale of its first-ever chainwide wellness and screening event — held last October and appropriately dubbed “America’s Biggest Health Fair” — is only part of the story: It’s backed by long-term commitment and big-scale thinking.
Drug Channels on Thursday released its latest ranking of pharmacies based on total prescription revenues, with Walgreens Boots Alliance the largest of retail pharmacies, followed by CVS Health and Walmart. "We estimate that total revenues of retail, mail and specialty pharmacies reached $364.1 billion in 2015, up 12.1% from 2014," wrote Adam Fein, CEO Drug Channels Institute. "The top tier of dispensing pharmacies ... accounted for about 64% of U.S. prescription dispensing revenues in 2015." (Drug Channels)
Walmart and three of the nation’s largest bottled water suppliers are coming to the aid of Flint, Michigan, residents who lack access to safe drinking water after the municipal water supply became tainted with lead.
Walgreens, along with a host of other retailers, on Tuesday opted into Visa's Visa Checkout to help facilitate an omnichannel shopping experience. Walmart.com also will be incorporating the option into its services within the year, Visa reported.


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Margus Mith / Selfdom / DJ Mithical is a music enthusiast from North-European musical hub, Tallinn, Estonia. He picked up DJing skills 6 years ago while still living in England, as the world’s capital of electronic music.
When starting out as Drum and Bass DJ, his vast taste in music soon made him a multi-genre DJ, spinning various styles like Breakbeat, House, Trip-hop, Downtempo, and PsyBeat & -Dub.
His latest 4 years was spent in Chengdu, China, by helping to grow the underground scene into the best one China has to offer.
DJ Mithical values a close interaction with the audience, he is often characterised as a very active dancer while mixing. His mixes vary from atmospheric soulful melodies to fat beats and deep gritty basslines that would keep an audience engrossed and uplifted.
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Necessary Tips to Recall When Selecting a Hiking Watch Supplier
Hiking is one of the most popular past time activities that people enjoy in various communities. During a hike in a remote area, it is in your best interest that you have a working watch at all times. Watches are important during remote hiking because they can provide compass directions and time when you get lost. You will find it advisable to seek the services of a hiking watch supplier in your town when you intend to go hiking in a remote location. You will face various hardships and logistical issues when searching for a hiking watch supplier because they are abundant in the industry. In the following essay, you will see prudent considerations that will prove beneficial when hiring a hiking watches supplier in your area.
First and foremost, you will need to ponder the level of technology of the hiking watches supplier before you make a distinct choice. You should consider researching and familiarizing yourself with all the newest inventions and innovations in hiking watches technology in your area. Modern designs and prototypes of hiking watches use geo-positioning systems to accurately determine your location during the hike. You will find it imperative to pick a hiking watches supplier with the latest creative solutions in the hiking watches industry in your country.
In addition to that, you will realize it vital to consider the commendations and referrals from other hikers when selecting a hiking watch supplier in your region. You should consider surfing through the internet and click on websites that will avail you with the online rankings of various hiking watches suppliers in your city. You will have to get in touch with trusted associates and fellow hikers and get their feedback regarding hiking watches suppliers in your region. To reduce the possibility of prejudice, you should consider getting your recommendations from many different sources. You will realize it necessary to choose a hiking watches supplier with the most positive reviews from your friends and colleagues.
The third consideration that you must think about when picking a hiking watch supplier is the charging rates. The price ranges of hiking watch suppliers differ according to factors like the design of the watches and the degree of technology in the watches. You should consider inquiring and establishing the average rates of hiking watches suppliers in your area. You must come up with a financial estimate for the finances you expect to commit to a hiking watch supplier near you. You will find it crucial to pick a hiking watches supplier who offers the most reasonable pricing levels that will fit well into your financial estimates.

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Man Arrested In Troy For Allegedly Selling Crack Disguised As Candy
A Troy man has found an innovative way to pedal his drugs, and members of the Troy Police Department are extremely concerned.
A Troy man, 20-year-old Landers Burton, was arrested at 1:45 p.m. at the intersection of Middleburgh and 9th Streets on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Members of the Troy Police Department say that Mr. Landers used candy paper wrappings to conceal his drugs.
According to CBS 6, Troy police officers say that members of the Department’s Special Operations Section, better known as the Narcotics Squad, conducted an investigation and the investigation revealed bags of candy with crack cocaine, fentanyl, and cash hidden inside of the candy wrappers.
Daniel DeWolf, the Deputy Chief of Police, calls this a very disturbing offense. He said, “It is disturbing that candy was used as a vessel for hiding drugs. Had a child found this candy and ingested the contents, the outcome could have been tragic. Thankfully these drugs were taken off the street and the person responsible in custody. Great police work.”
Although it is true that Mr. Burton used a creative way to conceal his crime, it was extremely reckless. On this one I have to agree with the police. Innocent looking candy wrappers could attract innocent children. Halloween is only a few weeks away, and even though this year will be very different from previous years, children are still children. If a child had found the drugs concealed in candy wrappers, the outcome would have probably been fatal.
In addition to the crack cocaine, a small amount of fentanyl, as well as $2800 in cash was confiscated. Mr. Burton has been charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third degree, which is a class B felony offense. He was taken to the police station and held for arraignment.


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Nestled among the high plains, nearly impenetrable mountains, and black sands of Central Asia sits an ancient, but little known nation. Turkmenistan is one of the five countries of former Soviet Central Asia, and like its neighbors, it is struggling to redefine itself and take its place in the region and the world.
Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Assistant Professor Victoria Clement has worked on issues related to Turkmenistan for 20 years. In addition to exploring its rich history and culture, Clement is interested in the intersections of political and social power and their relationship to education. To further her studies, she was recently granted the honor of being only the second non-Turkmen ever granted access to the Turkmen National Archives.
“Language and the press are the lenses through which I currently look at how power is shaped,” said Clement. “One of the things I am looking at in my work is the change in alphabets, the competition between Russian and Turkmen for dominance, how have culture and language policies been administered by the state?”
Clement is a historian with a background in Near Eastern languages and civilizations as well as Russian history, but there are not many places for researchers to explore the regional dialects of modern Turkmenistan … To do that, you have to live among the Turkmen. Leaving the secure walls and professional security that protects U.S. diplomats and aid workers is no easy feat.
“It helps that I speak Turkmen, not many foreigners speak their language and they take it as a sign of respect for their culture that I have learned it,” said Clement. “Turkmen people took me into their homes without asking anything from me.
“My living conditions were quite nice, the International Research and Exchange Board rented an apartment for me, in the past I have lived with various families which facilitated my learning the language,” continued Clement.
By abandoning the layers of security and the gated communities frequented by diplomats and aid workers, Clement was able to immerse herself in Turkmen culture. She benefited from the Turkmen penchant for hospitality and was able to forge strong ties with the local government, earning the trust of her Turkmen colleagues.
“Turkmen have always received me with the greatest generosity and hospitality,” said Clement. “Hospitality is a pillar of Central Asian culture … When taxi drivers learn that I am a foreigner, on many, many occasions they have offered to waive their fees because they consider me a guest in their country. I have been invited to weddings, birthday parties, and many family events … They know me and my work.”
In addition to university and archive administrators, Clement worked closely with members of the U.S. State Department in Turkmenistan. Her ability to interact with the local population offered state department officials rare insights into Turkmen culture. She also benefitted from the seasoned diplomats at the U.S. Embassy.
“I was able to have lunch with Ambassador Patterson and speak casually about Turkmenistan over the last 20 years; how I have watched it change or stay the same,” said Clement. “I met with several members of the embassy … I learned from them as much as they learned from me.”
Clement set out to help embassy personnel to see Turkmenistan in the manner in which Turkmen see themselves.
“My role, in addition to working on education, was to talk to the diplomatic corps about what everyday life is like in Turkmenistan … Members of the State Department do not have access to average Turkmen,” said Clement. “They do not have the ability to just chat with people or go to their homes … a lot of what I brought to the table was a richer and deeper perspective on daily life.”
But Clement is not just looking at the daily lives of Turkmen. She is looking at the evolution of an entire society. Turkmenistan is a nation in transition, its colonial past, Soviet era experiences and eventual independence offer a rare window into the use of language and culture as political mechanisms.
“One of the things that is interesting is the degree to which people have abandoned Russian and Soviet culture after independence,” said Clement.
All of this change has had a profound affect upon Turkmenistan’s national institutions, particularly Turkmenistan’s educational system.
“The U.S. hopes to see stability in Central Asia, and education is the foundation of social stability,” said Clement. “Education in Turkmenistan has been so fragile for so long that it has threatened a generation of human capital.
“They reduced the number of years of schooling under the last president and teachers were poorly paid. Now schooling is back to normal standards and teachers are well paid. Education has suffered, but the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan is in the process of reforming its curricula,” continued Clement. “The State Department finds value in my research because they see how important education is to the security of the region.”
Clement will be returning to Turkmenistan in the spring to attend a young scholars conference. Her findings are set to be the subject of an upcoming book titled, “Learning to Be Turkmen: Literacy, Education and Power, 1913-2006.”


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The University and College Union is the largest trade union and professional association for academic and academic-related staff working in Further and Higher Education in the UK. Its membership is open to postdocs, and postgraduate students intending to work in the HE and FE sectors, as well as more senior academic staff. It is also open to academic-related staff at grade 6 and above.
UCU / Unison banner on Senate House railings
Trump travel ban: the UCU nationally has issued a statement condemning President Trump's executive order banning national of seven countries from entering the US. Cambridge's Vice Chancellor has also condemned the policy "that undermines academic freedom, disrupts partnerships, and blocks the pathways to understanding between peoples" and has made it clear that the University will offer assistance to any staff or students affected. We welcome the VC's statement.
Brexit: we now have a page dedicated to the implications of Brexit.
8th February 2017
Cambridge UCU is deeply concerned by reports that anti-Semitic and Holocaust-denying material has been circulated around the University and the city of Cambridge in recent days. UCU is committed to vigilance in the face of racism, bigotry, and disregard for historical truth and fully supports the Vice-Chancellor's statement affirming the University's commitment to tolerance, inclusivity, and respect for all religious and racial groups. (The VC's statement is reported in The Tab.)
Graduate Student Survey
We are currently running a survey designed to collect graduate experiences of work and employment at Cambridge University. The survey is anonymous and should take 5-10 minutes to complete. If you are a graduate student, please take part: here.
The survey will help us develop a better picture of conditions for graduate students in Cambridge. The data will be used confidentially by UCU to better represent graduate students in their employment, and will be published in a report later this year. If you wish to be more involved, please leave your contact details at the end of the survey.
Graduate Student Unionising, Wednesday 22nd February, 17:15, Room 7, Mill Lane Lecture Theatres
The third in our Trade Union seminar series. Katy Fox-Hodess (Berkeley) & Jack Saunders (Warwick) will discuss the challenges facing graduate students seeking to unionise.
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This paper investigates 'Co-opetitive Learning and Knowledge Exchange Networks' (CoLKENs) deploying open source platforms. The balancing act between cooperation and competition which CoLKENs must execute when engaging in collaboration with eventual competitors is heightened within an open source environment. This requires the designing and implementing of specific management processes to enable economic value maximization for participating individuals and firms. The authors first describe the concept of CoLKENs, their components and their generic structure. Relevant dimensions to examine when investigating CoLKENs are then identified. Specific characteristics of open source CoLKENs are reviewed and two cases, SourceForge and CodeX (Xerox) are analyzed. Findings indicate varying motivations for participation, diverse methods of leadership and governance, several specifically tailored tools for managing collaboration and primarily hidden coordination and control mechanisms for dealing with competition. Finally, the authors identify the need for future research, especially in the area of evaluating and managing the element of competition.
Loebbecke, Claudia and Angehrn, Albert A., "Open Source Platforms Under Co-opetition: A Comparative Analysis of SourceForge and 'CodeX' (Xerox) as Two 'Co-opetitive Learning and Knowledge Exchange Networks' (CoLKENs)" (2003). ECIS 2003 Proceedings. 89.


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Goldman Sachs has raised its fourth quarter price forecast for crude oil to $110 a barrel after the Opec+ group of oil producers pledged to cut production to keep crude prices at elevated levels.
“All the developments we have seen on the supply side at this point very much sets the stage for what we believe will be higher prices into the end of this year,” Damien Courvalin at Goldman Sachs said. The bank increased its fourth-quarter estimate for Brent by $10 to $110 a barrel.
Other forecasters also projected higher crude oil prices. “Brent will find its way to $100 a barrel quicker than we estimated before” after the Opec+ move, Morgan Stanley analysts said in a research note.
The reduction risks tightening markets significantly, although much depends on how Russian oil output fares once the European Union’s embargo comes into force, the analysts said. Morgan Stanley increased its Brent forecast $5 to $100 for the first three months of 2023, while keeping its outlook unchanged for the next three quarters.
However, the reduction could prompt the International Energy Agency to co-ordinate a release of reserves. Morgan Stanley said the move will accelerate crude’s path back to $100 a barrel.
On Thursday, oil prices held at three-week highs following the Opec+ decision, the largest reduction since 2020. Brent crude futures rose almost 1% to $94.25 a barrel.
US President Joe Biden's administration criticised the deal as "shortsighted", and the White House said Mr Biden would continue to assess whether to release more supplies from the US strategic petroleum reserve to lower prices.
The White House said it would consult Congress on additional paths to reduce the control Opec and its allies hold over energy prices in an apparent reference to legislation that could expose members of the group to competition lawsuits.
The agreement between the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies including Russia, a group known collectively as Opec+, comes ahead of a European Union embargo on Russian oil and would squeeze supplies in an already tight market, adding to inflation.
"We believe that the price impact of the announced measures will be significant," said Jorge Leon, senior vice-president at Rystad Energy.
By December, Brent would reach over $100 a barrel, up from our earlier call for $89 a barrel, he said. Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman said the real supply cut would be about 1 million to 1.1 million barrels a day.


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Zettl, J. D., Huang, M., Barbour, S. L. and Si, B. C. 2015. Density-dependent calibration of multisensor capacitance probes in coarse soil. Can. J. Soil Sci. 95: 331-336. Coarse-textured reconstructed soils are utilized extensively in the reclamation of mining waste. Accurate and continuous sensing of soil water content is required to understand soil water dynamics and evaluate the hydraulic characteristics of these soils. The EnviroSCAN (Sentek Pty. Ltd, Australia) is a semi-permanent multisensor capacitance probe (MCP) capable of continuous measurement of volumetric water content (v) and has been used to monitor reclamation soil cover performance. Calibration of these probes is required to improve the accuracy of field measurements. In this study, field and laboratory measurements were undertaken over a range of water contents and bulk densities to refine the relationship between v and scaled frequency (SF) measured by the MCP. The manufacturer's calibration equation tended to underestimate v under wet conditions (v>0.35 cm3 cm-3). Our experimental data showed that bulk density (b) did affect the MCP calibration and consequently a new calibration equation that includes the effect of b is developed using laboratory measurements and validated using field measurements. This equation provided the highest degree of correlation and the smallest standard deviation of prediction to measured values of v for laboratory and field measurements, respectively. This calibration improves the application of the EnviroSCAN for coarse-textured soils such as those utilized in this study.
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An acoustic guitar is one of the most beautiful musical instrument created by humans. The various nuances of the music contained on the tool. Because the guitar makers are considering a lot of factors to use a variety of wood, hardware, and design elements. In order to get a good stuff, while choosing must carefully so as not to regret later. This also applies when buddy would like to buy an acoustic guitar. If PAL is not equipped with the knowledge of the guitar, then while buying guitars can be sure the result would be less satisfying. A little knowledge about a product from an acoustic guitar with a very famous brand, we hope it can help you in search and learn about things on acoustic guitar. Here we offer a full review of the Yamaha F325!
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Characterization of Nanoparticles with Wide-Angle Light Scattering
In this research topic we employ Elastic Light Scattering (ELS) for the characterization of Nanoparticle aggregates. In conventional methods the angular dependent scattered light is either detected using multiple detectors at fixed scattering angles or by one detector being rotated on a goniometer. In the first case of a few fixed detectors only a limited number of angles can be measured, using a single detector on a goniometer only allows for the measurement of stationary processes due to the long measurement procedure.
The newly developed measurement principle Wide-Angle Light Scattering (WALS) employs an ellipsoidal mirror simultaneously imaging the scattered light from a wide angular range onto a camera chip with a high angular resolution. This allows for a determination of aggregate size and morphology from a single camera frame. With WALS not only turbulent combustion processes can be investigated, but also an online surveillance of industrial particle production processes, like production of carbon blacks or silica particles, is possible. Furthermore, the high angular resolution allows for an inverse analysis of the scattering data to obtain parameters of the particle size distribution.
By a combination with other measurement techniques, such as Laser-Induced Incandescence, a comprehensive characterization of gas borne nanoparticles can be achieved.
In Situ Determination of Droplet and Nanoparticle Size Distributions in Spray Flame Synthesis by Wide-Angle Light Scattering (WALS)
In: Materials 14 (2021), Article No.: 6698
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Droplet sizing in spray flame synthesis using wide-angle light scattering (WALS)
In: Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics 126 (2020), Article No.: 92
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Characterization of a silica-aerosol in a sintering process by wide-angle light scattering and principal component analysis
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Scientists at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) have used NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager (or Hi-C for short) to capture the highest resolution images of the Sun’s external layer. The images revealed the sun’s outer layer is loaded up with previously concealed, amazingly fine magnetic threads loaded up with very hot, million-degree plasma.
These highest resolution images are expected to offer astronomers a better comprehension of how the Sun’s magnetized atmosphere and what it is comprised of.
The threads appeared to be 500km in width, with hot electrified gases flowing inside them. NASA’s High-Resolution Coronal Imager is a unique astronomical telescope carried into space on a sub-orbital rocket flight. The telescope can pick out structures in the Sun’s atmosphere as small as 70km in size, or around 0.01% the size of the Sun, making these highest resolution images ever taken of the Sun’s atmosphere.
What creates these pervasive hot strands remains obscure. Thus, the scientific debate will now focus on why they are formed and how their presence helps us understand the eruption of solar flares and solar storms that could affect life on Earth.
Professor Robert Walsh, professor of solar physics at UCLan and institutional lead for the Hi-C team, added: “Until now solar astronomers have effectively been viewing our closest star in ‘standard definition,’ whereas the exceptional quality of the data provided by the Hi-C telescope allows us to survey a patch of the Sun in ‘ultra-high definition’ for the first time.”
Dr. Amy Winebarger, Hi-C principal investigator at NASA MSFC, stated: “These new Hi-C images give us a remarkable insight into the Sun’s atmosphere. Along with ongoing missions such as Probe and SolO, this fleet of space-based instruments shortly will reveal the Sun’s dynamic outer layer in a completely new light.”
Dr. Tom Williams, a postdoctoral researcher at UCLan who worked on the Hi-C data, said: “This is a fascinating discovery that could better inform our understanding of the flow of energy through the layers of the Sun and eventually down to Earth itself. This is so important if we are to model and predict the behavior of our life-giving star.”
- Is the High-Resolution Coronal Imager Resolving Coronal Strands? Results from AR 12712. DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab6dcf


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QUEER OPERA conversations
This informal video series is about connecting with LGBTQIA artists and allies to discuss making the world a more interesting, diverse, and equitable place through opera.
Conceived during the COVID-19 quarantine, the series joins founder Chuck Dillard and his guests in their homes across the world as they talk opera, queerness, and whatever else comes to mind.
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July 3, 2020
Houston-based soprano Emily Kern is an up-and-coming artist with a passion for new and unconventional works. Hear what she has to say about lesbian storylines and representation in opera, and more!
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I want to be a part of Queer Opera not only because I want the opportunity to learn and perform unconventional repertoire, but because I want to meet and work with other likeminded young artists. I want to be around for something as interesting and unique as Queer Opera because it is exactly the kind of program that I would love to be able to support, study, and start in other places if I were to find myself somewhere with the means later in life.
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