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Here is a full set of photos, plans and elevations of David Chipperfield's Museum of Modern Literature at Marbach am Neckar in Germany, which won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2007 at a ceremony in London on Saturday (and which you heard about first on Dezeen, of course).
All photos are copyright Christian Richters.
Read about the Stirling Prize 2007 shortlist in our earlier story.
Links to more David Chipperfield stories on Dezeen here.
The text and credits below come from the architects, followed by a (slightly repetitive) statement from the Stirling Prize judges:
Museum of Modern Literature,
Marbach am Neckar, Germany
The museum is located in Marbach’s scenic park, on top of a rock plateau overlooking the valley of the Neckar River. As the birthplace of the dramatist Friedrich Schiller, the town’s park already held the National Schiller Museum, built in 1903, and the Archive for German Literature, built in the 1970s. Displaying artefacts from the extensive 20th century collection from the Archive for German Literature, notably the original manuscripts of Franz Kafka’s ‘The Trial’ and Alfred Döblin’s ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’, the museum also provides panoramic views across and over the distant landscape.
Embedded in the topography, the museum reveals different elevations depending on the viewpoint. By utilising the steep slope of the site, terraces allow for the creation of very different characters – an intimate, shaded entrance on the brow of the hill facing the National Schiller Museum with its forecourt and park, and a grander, more open series of tiered spaces facing the valley below.
A pavilion-like volume is located on the highest terrace, providing the entrance to the museum. The interiors of the museum reveal themselves as one descends down through the loggia, foyer and staircase spaces, preparing the visitor for the dark timber-panelled exhibition galleries, illuminated only by artificial light due to fragility and sensitivity of the works on display.
At the same time, each of these environmentally controlled spaces borders onto a naturally lit gallery, balancing views inward to the composed, internalized world of texts and manuscripts with the green and scenic valley on the other side of the glass.
A clearly defined material concept using solid materials (fair-faced concrete, sandblasted reconstituted stone with limestone aggregate, limestone, wood, felt and glass) gives the calm, rational architectural language a sensual physical presence.
Location: Marbach am Neckar, Germany
Client: Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Raulff, Dr. Heike Gfrereis, Dr. Roland Kamzelak
Competition Date: 2002
Completion Date: January 2006
Opening Date: June 2006
Gross floor area: 3,800 m2
Design Architect: David Chipperfield Architects
Competition team: Alexander Schwarz (Competition Architect), Harald Müller, Martina Betzold, Andrea Hartmann, Christian Helfrich, Franziska Rusch, Tobias Stiller, Vincent Taupitz, Mirjam von Busch
Project team: Alexander Schwarz (Project Architect), Harald Müller, Martina Betzold, Laura Fogarasi, Barbara Koller, Hannah Jonas
Site supervision: Wenzel + Wenzel, Karlsruhe, Matias Wenzel mit Roland Göppel: Bernhard Eggert, Ulla Ittensohn, Holger Weinbach, Isabell Finke, Jeanine Moline-Brehm, Corina Wacker
Project management: Drees & Sommer Projektmanagement und Bautechnische Beratung: Dierk Mutschler, Andreas Schele, Kerstin Schwan
Structural engineer: Ingenieurgruppe Bauen: Josef Seiler, Gerhard Eisele, Markus Filian
Statement from Stirling Prize judges:
Following re-unification, texts of German authors previously dispersed to east and west have been brought together in this new museum. The entrance sequence is brilliant. The visitor crosses an open terrace overlooking the valley, then negotiates a series of shallow steps to enter through giant hardwood doors. It is at the moment of descent that the building shows its pedigree – a sense of a progression to somewhere beyond, combined with a rich but selective palette of materials and illuminated with subdued top lighting. The route concludes in the permanent collection. Here glass cases containing original manuscripts form a magical flickering landscape.
There are many things to praise about this building - the architect's control and discrimination in the choice of materials has by now become a signature - but above all it is in the handling of the 'difficult whole' that the building excels. This is a building that is simultaneously rich and restrained, a trick Chipperfield pulls off as well as any architect working today. But it is in the handling of the ‘difficult whole’ that the building excels.
To draw people to look at books and manuscripts they cannot read more than a page or two of (except by arrangement) was a tough brief. Chipperfield has responded by making a building that is in itself a half of the visitor’s experience; if not a temple then a shrine to the soul of a literate nation.

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Farami is a farm that takes uses all of its organic agricultural residues, becoming a sustainable farm by itself. We have 25 breed pigs, 1500 fattening chickens, 8 sheep, 3 goats and 50 laying hens, ducks, and gooses among others. We also have a green house in which we dried coffee on African beds in the dry season and we grow tomatoes in the winter.
We produce organic fertilizer from all the animals and adding the mucilage of the coffee, this compost is then applied to the coffee plantation. The farm has 2 bio-digesters that produce gas use for cooking in our house; this gas comes from the animal feces and the coffee juices.
The area of the coffee plantation is 5 ha, located at 1750-1800 m.a.s.l. In total, the house, the coffee mill, the farm and the greenhouse, are set on an area of 3.916 meters.
We had not applied any herbicide in the last 14 years and we produce from 100 to 200 fanegas of coffee, all of it is processed. This farm was inherited by both our families and that is why we called it FARAMI, which is the result of the combination of both surnames: FALLAS and RAMIREZ. In 2013 we won the 3rd place in Cup of Excellence.
We strive to be in harmony with the environment and obtain a successful crop.
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In order to increase efficiency and to alleviate human error, Wedgworth’s has incorporated automation and computerized accuracy into every aspect of operations.
Using laptops and other technology, Wedgworth’s technical sales staff can work with the customer in the field and discuss both their economic and agronomic goals to come up with a fertilizer blend specific to their crop’s needs.
Once that blend is agreed upon and placed in Wedgworth’s computer system by the salesman, the customer service team can bring in that blend as an order. Customer service does not have to re-input the formula, avoiding mistakes. Once that order is placed for shipment, the plant automation system takes over weighing each material into the custom blend with computerized accuracy, again, alleviating human error.
If the order is for bulk fertilizer each hopper is weighed as loaded and switched by computer once the desired tons per hopper is achieved.
If the order is for fifty-pound bags, the custom blend is sent to the bag house where the automated form fill and seal bagger makes the bag, fills the bag and seals the bag. Then the bag is labeled and stacked on pallets by a robotic stacker. The bagging system is a two-man operation.
Wedgworth’s strives to be ahead of the technology curve by utilizing new innovations to increase plant production, increase trailer use efficiency, and give the customer the best service possible.

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Technical University of Liberec – Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation
Over the last 10 years, the Technical University of Liberec has become well-known due to its international patent for the industrial manufacture of nanofibers and patented industrial technology for nanofibre production, which has been successfully commercialized by the company Elmarco under the name Nanospider. This was an important impetus for the creation of a regional center for nanomaterials, advanced technologies and innovation known as CxI. Through the provision of high-tech infrastructure and highly qualified staff, CxI aims to provide the potential for innovative research by our industrial partners, thereby increasing their competitiveness. This cooperation is realized through mutual research projects, contractual research and services in two main areas: material research focused on progressive materials such as nanomaterials and competitive engineering with emphasis on advanced engineering constructions and technologies.
The project is financed from European fund for regional development (ERDF) and a state budget of the Czech Republic through Operational program: Research and Development for innovation (VaVpl). CxI currently employs 145 people – 50 senior scientist, 61 junior researchers and 34 technicians and management working on almost 50 VaVpl projects and 3 EU projects under the 7th EU Framework Programme, cooperating with leading European institutes and companies. One of such project is utilization of elementary iron nanoparticles (nZVI) in water cleaning processes.
Research within CxI is presently focused on the physics involved in nanomaterial creation and electrostatic spinning. The knowledge gained on the physical nature of nanomaterials, as well as the identification of important variables and their influence, enables us to improve manufacturing process management and identify important attributes of the materials prepared. Nanofibres are created from various types of organic and inorganic polymers in the form of solutions and “melts.” Following from this, an important area of our research has been the creation of composite materials through the addition of, for example, nanoparticles to a spinning solution during the preparation process, thereby increasing the functionalization of the final nanofibre materials.
CxI is heavily involved in competitive engineering, including initial research and the construction of prototypes and functional laboratory models of machinery, as well as laying down foundations for the construction of operational lines and their components. One example is the modification of technology required for the creation of aerial nanofibre formations, leading to operational lines for the creation of linear and 3D nanofibre formations. The main goal of competitive engineering is the long-term support of industrial research activities focused on the development and manufacture of machinery and vehicles, mechatronics, robotics, managements and utilization of artificial intelligence and the utilization of new technologies and technological methods to increase the level of industrial manufacturing in local regions. A strong emphasis is put on lowering energetic requirements and environmental burdens
Cooperation with industry
CxI has successfully developed long-term cooperation between the Technical University in Liberec and industry. Offering state-of-the-art technology in materials research and research into industrial technologies, all devices, machinery and other technologies at the disposal of CxI meet the strictest criteria for current research requirements and, at the same time, support commercial enterprise.


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For Florida, 2006 was a magical season. In the second year under head coach Urban Meyer, the Gators went on to claim their second national championship and first in 10 years.
Along the way however, there many close calls. That season, Florida played five games decided by seven points or less, including one that took place on this day 15 years ago.
In that one, Jarvis Moss blocked South Carolina’s winning field goal attempt as time expired to keep Florida’s title hopes alive, 17-16.
Setting the Stage
Florida was 8-1 and ranked No. 6 in the country as it wrapped up SEC play on Nov. 11, 2006. The Gators had already clinched the SEC East, but needed a win to keep their national title hopes alive.
On the other sideline was a familiar face. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier had served as Florida’s first Heisman Trophy winner 40 years prior and led the program to its first national championship a decade before.
The Gamecocks were just 5-4, but all of its losses have come to ranked teams and three were decided by seven points or less. For 60 minutes, Spurrier’s team gave his alma mater all it wanted.
Moss Saves the Day
For nearly 57 minutes of football, Florida never led in the contest. The teams traded touchdowns in the first half and then field goals early in the fourth quarter, but as the final period neared a midway point, South Carolina pulled ahead.
With the contest tied 10-10 and more than eight minutes to play, Mike Davis’ second touchdown run of the day — an 11-yard scamper — gave the Gamecocks the lead. The extra point attempt however, was blocked by Moss.
That would prove costly for South Carolina. For Moss however, it wouldn’t even be his biggest block of the game.
Florida responded with an 11-play, 80-march of its own that took more than five minutes off the clock. Quarterback Chris Leak used his arm and his legs to march Florida down the field while backup Tim Tebow used his legs and brute strength.
After converting a fourth down inside his own 30-yard-line earlier in the drive, Tebow scored on a 12-yard touchdown run. With about three minutes to play, the extra point was good and for the first time, the Gators led, 17-16.
On the ensuing drive, South Carolina quarterback Blake Mitchell completed four of his first five passes to move his team inside the Florida 35-yard-line. The stout Florida defense would stiffen, however.
With just eight seconds remaining, the Gamecocks faced fourth down at the Gators’ 31. Onto the field came kicker Ryan Succop.
Succop had connected from 47 yards to give South Carolina the lead early in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t that kick that was duplicated. On the decisive attempt, Moss leaped high into the air and got his hand on the ball, which fell innocently to the grass.
With no time remaining, Florida had survived.
The loss was South Carolina’s fourth heartbreaker to a ranked team and fifth overall. The Gamecocks however, would close the year strong. South Carolina won its final three games, including victories over No. 24 Clemson and Houston in the Liberty Bowl to finish 8-5.
Florida would run the table. After beating Arkansas for its first SEC Championship in six years, the Gators blasted Ohio State in the BCS National Championship to win their first national title in a decade. The closest game from that campaign took a last-second block and came on this day 15 years ago.
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|School of Animal Biology Seminar : A/Prof Dustin Marshall, Monash University
We will be hosting our next Animal Biology Seminar next Thursday, 31 October, from 4-5pm in the Jennifer Arnold Lecture Theatre. We're very fortunate to have an invited guest coming to UWA from Monash University, A/Prof. Dustin Marshall.
We will also be serving wine and cheese, which will be set up in JALT for your enjoyment during the Seminar. Make sure you get there a few minutes early to get your snacks and get your seat for an amazing seminar by:
A/Prof Dustin Marshall, Australian Research Fellow at Monash University
Host: Jon Evans
Thursday, 31 October 2013, 4:00pm – 5:00pm, Jennifer Arnold Lecture Theatre
Title: Links Among Life History Stages
Most animals have complex lifecycles with one or more larval phases that often differ dramatically in morphology, habitat and trophic mode. Despite these differences among life-history stages, there are also strong links among each stage: they share the same genome and tissues such that there can be strong genetic and phenotypic correlations across the life history. Such links complicate the ecology and evolution of organisms with complex lifecycles. In this talk I will illustrate just how linked different stages of the life history can be, and how these links constrain the evolution and dynamics of organisms with complex life histories.
A/Prof Dustin Marshall
Jennifer Arnold Lecture Theatre, Ground Floor Zoology Bldg, G10.
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Two days after French and Italian journalists presented what they said was evidence of the use of motorised bikes in Strade Bianche and Coppi e Bartali, French rider Romain Feillu has said hat it would be "impossible" to use a bike equipped with a motor in the WorldTour.
Feillu, who rode for Vacansoleil in the WorldTour for three years but now rides for continental outfit HP BTP-Auber93, claimed in an interview with cyclingpro.net that the number of people involved with preparing a bike for a WorldTour rider means that a huge level of complicity would be required for a bike to be fitted with a motor.
"There are a minimum of three mechanics per team. All wheels are handled and picked up because the bikes are washed daily. I think that this [mechanical doping] is completely impossible. If there was the intention to cheat then everyone would be required to be in on it and inevitably someone would talk at one time or another."
Watch: industry reacts to motorised doping scandal
Of course, cover ups of this sort have occurred within cycling in the past, such as with the "professionalised" doping program that occurred with Lance Armstrong at US Postal, but Feillu believes that the changes that have occurred within cycling since then means that such corruption is no longer possible.
"There is such force in the media now. By a simple tweet you can start a debate. At that time, it did not exist. There was no such was to communicate and to question such things."
On the subject of the French television documentary that claimed to unearth evidence of motorised doping at Strade Bianche and Coppi e Bartali, Feillu says that he is far from convinced by the evidence of motors in the bottom bracket or in the wheels.
"The thermal cameras show a hot area at the bottom bracket, where there is friction. My opinion is that it is not well lubricated and the bearings are worn, so the heat is just from the friction. It is also perfectly natural that there should be heat coming off the hubs as this is another area of friction. In the same way, if the thermal camera was used on a descent, it is perfectly normal that the rims should be hotter than the frame because of the braking surface."
There has only been one confirmed case of mechanical doping in a UCI race, with a motor being found in Femke Van den Driessche's bike at the cyclocross world championships in January. The young Belgian rider chose not to defend herself in the case, retiring from the sport.
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The tricky part? I live in an apartment with no real outdoor space. Our patio is almost completely enclosed by overhang, solid railing, and a sturdy concrete floor. And if that weren't enough, we have cloud cover to block out any remaining sun.
My first attempt at growing will be a twist on hydroponics with a soil base so that I don't need to run a filtration system for the growth solution. This is where the self-watering plants come in, filled with a very light soil mix and organic fertilizers.
The next addition will be fluorescent grow lights. Thanks to all of the pioneers in the illegal growing industry, these are now readily available in various sizes and fairly inexpensively. And you thought the pot smokers weren't doing anything ...
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The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur today announced the results of The Princeton Review’s 16th annual ranking of undergraduate and graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies.
Iowa State University and the University of Iowa both made the list of top 50 undergraduate schools, ranking at no. 11 and no. 28, respectively.
The results are based on a survey the education services company conducted in summer 2021 of nearly 300 schools with entrepreneurship offerings, The Princeton Review‘s ranking tallies took into account more than 40 data points about the schools. The 60-question survey included questions on: the percentage of faculty, students, and alumni actively and successfully involved in entrepreneurial endeavors; the number and reach of mentorship programs; scholarships and grants for entrepreneurial studies; and the level of support for school-sponsored business plan competitions.
This year, The Princeton Review also tallied sub-lists that name the schools among the 100 overall that ranked highest within their regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, West, and International.
Iowa State ranks no. 3 in the Midwest and has the highest ranking of any university in the state, with University of Iowa ranking no. 8 in the Midwest.
“Iowa State University has maintained our impressive no. 11 national ranking for undergraduate programs. That’s an amazing accomplishment coming off the heels of a global pandemic when young entrepreneurs were tasked with moving to virtual education,” said Raisbeck Endowed Dean David Spalding.
The Princeton Review has posted the full lists here. On the company’s site, users can also access detailed profiles of the schools and find more information about the survey, criteria, and methodology for the rankings.
“Since the mid-2000s when we first reported these ranking lists, student interest in entrepreneurship has grown dramatically, as has the commitment to entrepreneurship studies within higher education,” said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review’s editor in chief.


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opossum trompuda, Guia de Fauna. RutaChile
Nombre Cientifico: raphanurus
Scientific name: Rhyncholestes raphanurus
Classification: Kingdom Animalia / Class Mammalia / Order Paucituberlacuta / Family Caenolestidae
The trompuda opossum is another of the four species of Chilean marsupials, and the body shape and black coloration may be confused at first sight with a rodent. It is the smallest of the Chilean marsupials, with a total length not exceeding 21 cm (tip of nose to tip of tail).
Their coat is short, dense and dark gray. His eyes are small and its tail is 7 to 8 centimeters. It has an elongated tube and hence its name. By the way, like the Colocolo or mountain monkey, often mistaken for rodents.
It is omnivorous and feeds on fruits, insects and fungi. As it is relatively unknown (formerly Conama cataloged as "insufficiently known" kind) is not much known about their reproduction and ways of living. It is believed that nursing between October and May. Females have 5 nipples and do not have marsupial pouch.
Its natural habitat is the forest, so the logging of native trees has threatened its existence. It is listed as "vulnerable" by the IUCN and the animal is protected in Chile.
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MABEL A. BOWEN Philomathean; Kindergarten Senior A faithful Senior during her time here, but now she has left us to spend a few months at least in the Norfolk schools.
At an cast Dorm. window she sat.
Wondering where Bennie was at.
Soon a smile on her face Seemed to cheer the whole place,
Twas Bennie that Mabel smiled at.
OLIVE EGGLESTON Miss Eggleston’s home is at Elgin. She is a very quiet girl, never known to speak unless spoken to. She studies all the time, and something serious weighs on her mind, because she never smiles. She is not the Eggleston who wrote the History, hut she is perfectly capable of doing such a thing if called upon to do so.
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This bright and promising lad from Pawnee City and a graduate of the Brock High School has cast his lot with us for three years. 1 le has taught one year and claims to have been Associate Professor of Campustry here in the Normal. Judging from appearances he must hold a life certificate in that line of work. He is a dreamer and spends much time thinking of “France," in which all his hopes are centered.
MILDRED PORTER Philomathean; Athletic Association Miss Porter, a graduate of her home high school at Fairmont, is a demure little creature who seems always contented and happy. Her work here with the smaller children of the practice school has been very successful. Sickness has kept her at home a large share of her Senior year, but she will make good, and he a “naughty-ninc" after all.
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The College of William and Mary Honor System Review Committee began the process of seeking input from the student community Friday, by establishing an undergraduate member subcommittee to draft a survey to identify concerns with the honor system.
Undergraduate Honor Council Chief Justice John Pothen ’11 said the survey may be completed as early as Tuesday.
“I can’t speak for everyone, but [HSRC Chairmen] professor [Clay] Clemens ’80 said he wants to get it out as soon as possible,” he said.
The proposed survey would likely address issues discussed in the “travelling focus groups” undergraduate committee members have held with a wide variety of umbrella organizations such as the Young Democrats, College Republicans and Virginia Informer.
“All the groups that knew a lot about [the honor system] had a lot to say. Those that didn’t felt disconnected,” Secretary of Student Rights Zann Isacson ’13 said. “People that knew a lot about the honor system tended to be very critical.”
Isacson’s report highlighted several common criticisms that have been levied at the Undergraduate Honor Council over the past two years, which included concerns about education, accessibility, oversight and lack of participation by broader cross-sections of the student body.
“A lot of people brought up the word ‘hidden’ and ‘inaccessible,’” Isacson said.
In contrast, James I. Dougherty J.D. ’12, chief justice of the Law School Honor Council, said that these concerns are not shared by many graduate students.
While the undergraduate council handles a considerably larger case load, certain graduate councils are much less active. According to Associate Dean of Students Dean Gilbert, the VIMS council has not heard a case in at least six years.
“The students in the graduate schools are either indifferent or very critical of what’s going on,” Dougherty said. “The common difference is that we’re older, we should know what lying, cheating and stealing is.”
Discussion at Friday’s HSRC meeting centered around reporting incentives for staff, faculty and students, as well as difficulties with educating the College community about the honor system. Although it is not within the HSRC’s purview to pursue efforts to better educate the student body about the honor system, it was generally agreed that the College should expand its education effort to include more than just incoming students.
It was also noted by several members that many members of the College community may be reluctant to report potential honor code violations for a variety of reasons.
“I don’t think any of the codes I’ve looked at are as complicated as ours,” Dean of Students Patricia Volp said. “We’re putting all of our education at the beginning [of a student’s time at the College] and doing nothing in the following years.”
Gilbert said that in the current system, there is little to no incentive for faculty to report potential honor code violations. This creates inequity within the system, as certain professors may report violations, leading to a formal investigation, while others may present unofficial warnings or a failing grade.


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Md. mulls $.75 toll increase
Tolls on Maryland bridges, highways and tunnels would increase an average of 75 cents statewide under plans being considered by the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Harold M. Bartlett, the authority's acting executive secretary, told a General Assembly committee Wednesday that the timing of any increase hasn't been determined.
Cheryl Sparks, an authority spokeswoman, said the increase is necessary to pay for bonds on construction projects including the $2.56-billion Intercounty Connector and to preserve the state's aging toll facilities.
The state borrowed $1.2 billion in toll-backed bonds to help fund the ICC's construction. Authority officials have said the state traditionally subsidizes construction of new toll facilities by pooling toll revenue statewide.
Toll collections on the ICC are predicted to reach about $60 million annually during the first five years, authority officials have said. During that period, the debt service and operating costs will add up to about $100 million a year.
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After Liverpool's five-star display vs. Roma and defeat for last week's leaders Bayern at the hands of Real Madrid, the Anfield club have gone top.
Bayern Munich and Germany defender Jerome Boateng injured a thigh muscle in the Champions League semifinal and may not be fit for the World Cup.
What Bayern Munich are in Germany, Real Madrid are in Europe, a squad fired by a sense of infallibility. But Bayern's profligacy also cost them.
Speaking to Die Zeit, Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt said doping a player would result in a drop in performance in the following match.
A frustrated Sule said Bundesliga champions Bayern had failed to take their chances and should have beaten Zinedine Zidane's side.
The semifinal first-legs had plenty of goals, and Liverpool and Real Madrid dominate Nick Ames' best XI. With no Roma players making the cut.
UEFA has opened a disciplinary case against Bayern Munich after a pitch invasion and an "illicit" banner was seen in the crowd against Real Madrid.
Germany international Boateng joined from Manchester City in 2011 and has won six Bundesliga titles and a Champions League.
Injuries and some missed chances from Franck Ribery conspired to put Bayern in a familiar UCL spot: Heading to the Bernabeu 2-1 down.
Both Arjen Robben and Jerome Boateng limped off early, while Bayern also confirmed Javi Martinez suffered a concussion in the second half.
Bayern face their fourth semifinal loss in five seasons since winning the Champions League in 2013. Tuesday's game was a microcosm of their issues.
Forward Thomas Muller said Bayern Munich were "too naive" as he and his manager both rued a number of missed chances in Wednesday's 2-1 home defeat.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane hailed his side's performance in coming from a goal down to win 2-1 at Bayern Munich in the Champions League.


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Misogyny and Pregnancy- vent/rant
I’m 35 weeks pregnant today and I have to say, I’ve been outrageously lucky to have had a relatively safe and healthy pregnancy throughout. However, I’ve never been treated more horribly, bullied, and dehumanized in my entire life than during this time entire time.
At work, I’ve been called “emotional” for doing the basics of my job and advocating for a client (something I’ve been doing for 4 years re:nothing new). When I tried to find a solution to a long term problem that management had been ignoring for months, I was told that I was just “nesting”.
I have had strangers and work colleagues put their hands on my stomach and stare at my tummy, my now huge breasts, objectify my body because I’m “too big”, “too small”, “did you eat a big breakfast”..very funny. ha ha.
I was at the airport at 29 weeks pregnant and saw I was being snap chatted by a group of teenage boys because I guess eating a sandwich and looking fat was amusing to them. My husband went bonkers and almost slugged them and I left feeling even worse and watched how sad and angry my husband was who *bless his heart* was new to how men treat women. I’ve tried to explain for many years that I and many women experience catcalling, physical intimidation at bars and on dates, men grabbing my ass walking down the street, putting their hands up my dress at the bar.
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking on an empty sidewalk and glanced at my phone and I was yelled at by a cyclist “to get my fat face out of my phone” even though the cyclist was biking illegally on the side walk (there are bike lanes in my city).
I had a man almost shove me in the pregnant stomach at 8 months at the movie theater because I was getting out of the row, and he was getting in the row. He was ready to shove me until he realized, I wasn’t fat but pregnant and probably shouldn’t assault my pregnant belly.
This afternoon I was on a quiet, empty street, walking to get some exercise, and was 3/4ths across the intersection, almost to the sidewalk, when a man driving his car, making a left, almost hit me and yelled “Why don’t you take your sweet ass time!”
I keep reading about people who get some special treatment for being pregnant, like reverence. I feel like people, men in particular, have taken my “vulnerable state” to mean they can try to intimidate me further or degrade me at work because they finally have something “vulnerable”/“feminine” that they can use against me.
I’ve always felt attractive, have always had good body positivity, I feel extremely competent at work and believe others believe I’m competent, and I’ve always had a good sense of self. But honestly, since I’ve notified people I’m pregnant and then physically am showing to be heavier/pregnant, I feel like the world has gone topsy turvey and I feel physically and verbally threatened almost every single day by men (and yes, women as well). What gives?! It’s like because I’m pregnant, I’ve morphed in peoples eyes to be stupider, fatter, lazier, sensitive and emotional, less sexually enticing, so therefore I don’t deserve to be treated well.
Thank goodness I have a loving and amazing husband and good friends, but having my husband wanting to walk with me to the office, or to take me to the grocery store, because he’s afraid for me to be alone just makes me feel even more infantilized, even though I know he wants to help make me feel safe.
I see plenty of people posting here that they are objectified constantly and fat-shamed, etc. but does anyone else feel like this new status has made them feel that the world is looking to use this “state” to physically intimidate them?
Thanks for the place to vent. Hope everyone is feeling ok in this last home stretch.
Wow! I’m curious where you live. I have never dealt with anything like what you describe especially not pregnant. Quite the opposite actually. People are always opening doors for me and being kind. Men especially. I am so sorry, it sounds like people are awful and have no respect for pregnant women where you live. I’m glad you have a great support system in your husband and friends.
I feel like this should be shared on social media and shared widely. Truly depicts how horrible the human nature can be.
Wondering if this is a regional thing. I’m in Houston Texas (suburbs) never ever been treated poorly by any men- strangers or friends. They are gentlemanly and helpful and respectful all the time but especially when pregnant. But I also don’t frequent bars.
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AI & Claims Processing. How Insurers can use AI to drive better claim outcomes.
As someone with a background in insurance claims, I look forward to participating in the Digital Claims event next week.
Claims processing has come a long way since I first started, and I’m excited to see how it continues to evolve. In my research leading up to the conference, I’ve been reading about some exciting new trends in the field. Of course, there is a lot about AI’s potential impact, and it’s a hot topic, but I’m curious about its effects and potential drawbacks.
This week’s feature article shows how insurers can use AI to drive better claim outcomes. 🙌
This Week’s Top Reads:
- ChatGPT & Economic Intelligence
- As generative AI gains pace, industry leaders explain how to make it a force for good
- Algorithms auditing algorithms: GPT-4 a reminder that responsible AI is moving beyond human scale
- CIOs Discover That Video Conferences Make Work Harder
- What Are the Trends of Insurtech?
ChatGPT & Economic Intelligence
The limits of ChatGPT can be mitigated by cross-referencing the results with alternative methods or with several AI tools.
A revolution through artificial intelligence (AI) is brewing.
ChatGPT is the symptom of this: between the progress it promises and the risks it poses, professionals in all sectors seek to seize the opportunities offered by the tool as much as to guard against its risks. Back to the implications of ChatGPT for the different professions of economic intelligence (IE).
GPT Behind ChatGPT
Despite its $10 million investment by Microsoft and an estimated value of $29 billion in 2023, the Open AI LP company has only recently become the focus of attention. In question, the launch of ChatGPT was welcomed by a rush of users, whose number reached 100 million in January.
As generative AI gains pace, industry leaders explain how to make it a force for good
The future of AI looks bright with generative AI and large language models with socially beneficial use cases, including waste elimination and fraud detention.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more ubiquitous, gaining more social uses and is now more accessible to the everyday person.
Those prospects are exciting but there remain challenges regarding fairness and de-biased results. And what about the unintended consequences or harms of AI? How can those working in the AI and machine learning industry ensure that AI remains a force for good?
Panellists of the World Economic Forum AI & Machine Learning Platform Quarterly Connect grappled with those questions in a webinar on 23 March 2023.
Training data for ethical AI
All three speakers are sitting across the helm of companies that have recognized the ethical dilemmas that arise from AI when trained on bad data. All foresee fairness and bias to be persistent themes when it comes to achieving their goals.
Algorithms auditing algorithms: GPT-4 a reminder that responsible AI is moving beyond human scale
Responsible AI is the foundation for developing accurate, effective and trustworthy AI systems; by addressing biases, enhancing generalizability, ensuring transparency and protecting user privacy, responsible AI leads to better-performing AI models.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries, streamlining processes, and, hopefully, on its way to improving the quality of life for people around the world — all very exciting news. That said, with the increasing influence of AI systems, it’s crucial to ensure that these technologies are developed and implemented responsibly.
Responsible AI is not just about adhering to regulations and ethical guidelines; it is the key to creating more accurate and effective AI models.
In this piece, we will discuss how responsible AI leads to better-performing AI systems; explore the existing and upcoming regulations related to AI compliance; and emphasize the need for software and AI solutions to tackle these challenges.
CIOs Discover That Video Conferences Make Work Harder
It turns out that video can have an impact on spoken communication.
Perhaps more than anyone else in the office, CIOs understand that how we go about doing work has changed forever.
Video conferencing used to be a unique thing that was used by only a few people. Now it seems as though everyone in the company is using it. Remote workers rely on it and even workers who are in the same building may not get up to go to a meeting if they can just “dial in”.
However, new research is starting to reveal that our reliance on video conferencing may be having an impact on how we are all communicating with each other.
The Problem With Video Conferences
CIOs know that everyone has mastered the art of the video call. However, now out comes new research that suggests videoconferencing can actually hamper collaboration.
What Are the Trends of Insurtech?
From personalized insurance offerings to the adoption of AI and blockchain technology, these trends are revolutionizing the way insurance is delivered and experienced by customers.
As the Insurtech industry continues to evolve rapidly, it’s essential to stay informed about the latest trends shaping the sector.
To help you stay ahead of the curve, we’ve gathered insights from 14 industry experts on the most significant trends happening in Insurtech today.
- Personalized Insurance Offerings
- AI and ML Enhancing Efficiency and Precision
- Blockchain Adoption Decentralizing the Industry
- Innovative Solutions Emerging from Big Data
- Blockchain Stabilizing Fraud Prevention
- AI and ML Improving Customer Experience
- AI-Powered Underwriting and Claims Processing
- IoT Devices Enable Premium Adjustments
- Heightened Customization and Personalization in Insurance Products
- Drone Technology Revolutionizes Risk Assessment
- Maintaining Customer Trust With Additional Contact Points
- Data Analytics Transforming Insurtech
- Experts Designing Software via User-Friendly Platforms
- Digital Distribution Channels Reaching a Broader Audience
AI and Claims Processing: Can It Make Claims Smarter and Faster?
Insider Engage caught up with two companies at the 2023 edition of Insurtech Insights Europe to discuss how artificial intelligence implementations can enable insurance companies to improve efficiency and help them better serve their customers.
Insurance companies are now more than ever using artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve better claims outcomes; and to create a customer experience that will attract as well as retain customers.
AI insurtech startup Omni:us provides intelligent insurance claims automation solutions and aims to help insurance companies to automate claims processing and reduce costs. “We handle claims from the beginning of the process right until the end where we initiate the final pay out,” says Micko. “We want to make sure that we are able to fully support our clients with our technology, however, if necessary we will also have human input,” says Martin Micko, chief operating officer at Omni:us.
According to Micko the insurance industry’s culture has impeded progress in adopting new technology. “Claims management start with culture,” he says. “The industry’s culture influences the strategy they adopt. Twenty years ago insurers believed they could develop everything by themselves versus buying off the shelf.”
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My wind generator is wired straight into house battery terminals, thus bypassing the Link10 multimeter so I cannot see its current generation when it's spinning fast (and producing, putatively, up to 25 amps@24V, ie, half a kw). I want to rewire its negative lead from the minus terminal of the house battery to the upstream side of the Link10 shunt. Currently it's connected to the downstream side of the shunt because via the house batteries negative terminal.
Where is the best place to hook the minus lead into the upstream side of the shunt? Is there a junction box somewhere to which all the house 24V systems connect their minus (-) lead to so that Link10 can see their current use? If so, where is it?
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G20 chiefs to fight fires singeing global economy
Updated: 2012-06-16 02:27
By Zhang Yuwei in New York (China Daily)
China and other emerging economies are expected to play a crucial role at next week's G20 summit in Mexico, where world leaders will try to untangle problems afflicting the fragile global economy.
Heads of government in the Group of 20, which comprises the world's biggest industrialized and developing economies, will gather at the resort of Los Cabos on Monday and Tuesday, hoping to agree on ways to restore broad-based economic growth.
The summit comes as Europe continues its struggle to contain a virulent debt crisis, the United States meanders through a nearly jobless recovery and emerging markets adjust to growth that is a bit slower than in recent boom years.
All of this presents a new set of challenges for the G20.
"The short-term challenges facing G20 leaders have rarely been more daunting," said James Haley, director of the global economy program at the Centre for International Governance Innovation, a think tank in Canada. "Failure to address the immediate risks to the global outlook, however, could result in an even more difficult challenge: preserving the system of international trade and payments that has been painstakingly constructed over the past 65 years and which has lifted millions out of poverty."
While the debt crisis in the eurozone will be a major topic for discussion at the two-day summit, some experts say leaders should focus on long-term plans to drive economic growth. Toward that end, input from emerging-economy countries will be imperative.
"I think there's absolutely an important role for China and other emerging economies to play at this summit. They need to take advantage of Mexico's hosting of the summit to make clear to the European countries that the time for bold action is now," said Martin Edwards, a professor at the John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.
China has actively participated in all meetings since the G20 was formed in 1999, a year after the Asian financial crisis. Since 2008 — the year a financial crisis erupted in the US — the bloc has gradually evolved into a high-level platform for leaders to address broad economic issues in hopes of coming up with strong, coordinated solutions.
"China has long played an important, responsible role in the collective management of the global economy," Haley said, pointing to Beijing's "stabilizing" influence in the Asian crisis and its help in leading the G20's response to current global problems.
Many developed economies face a "triple threat" of tepid growth, high public debt and looming demographic changes that "if not offset by higher-productivity growth, will constrain medium-term growth prospects," Haley said. The eurozone crisis may well push other items off the G20 leaders' already-overflowing plate.
On Sunday, the day before the summit, voters in debt-racked Greece will vote yet again on a national government, with the result possibly determining if the Mediterranean nation will continue using Europe's unified currency. News reports have said fearful Greeks — split over growth-constraining spending cuts demanded by their country's European Union partners — are moving money out of the country, hiring security guards, stocking up on provisions and otherwise preparing for an uncertain future.
"The summit is going to be following right on the heels of the Greek election, and the outcome of that is going to shape whether or not the crisis deepens," Edwards said.
Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said this week that the Greek election might create a "disruptive moment" before the G20 summit if Sunday's results lead to "disassociation of Greece from the pact that our European colleagues have developed with respect to austerity".
Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the EU's executive body, the European Commission, said a Europe-wide banking union could be established without changes to EU treaties as early as next year. Germany, however, opposes the plan on the grounds that such a union would unfairly burden taxpayers in wealthier European countries.
Europe needs policies to restore its competitiveness and must strengthen its governing institutions, said Hans Timmer, director of development prospects at the World Bank.
"Especially the banking problems cannot be solved by the individual countries; many of these institutions have become too large for individual countries," Timmer said, adding that moving to a European banking union would be "logical".
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel talked about focusing on youth to deter gun violence. (Photo/Emily Brosious)
By Emily Brosious
Posted: Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014
At a nearly packed town hall meeting on Friday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy and a panel of community leaders and officials discussed solutions for reducing gun violence in Chicago -- with a focus on youth.
The panel touched on key issues impacting gun violence, such as mental health, school safety, policing and gun laws.
The nonprofit National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Officers sponsored Friday’s meeting at Chicago Police headquarters.
Mayor Emanuel opened the meeting with nod to a separate meeting being held simultaneously in the next room for youths affected by gun violence.
“Everything we’re doing in this room is only as relevant as the kids in that room; that they know they’re front and center with us,” he said. “I want them to have a positive thought that they have a future.”
The city is working to put more police on the streets, quantitatively and strategically, and get more kids, guns and drugs off the streets, Emanuel said.
Preventative measures are critical, he said, using the example of his own push to tighten curfew laws and empower police to enforce those laws.
Panelist Jadine Chou, Chief Safety and Security Officer at Chicago Public Schools, weighed in on preventative strategies CPS is using to enhance school safety and increase attendance including a tiered student intervention system and methods restorative justice.
“Our attendance is up and our infractions are down because we’re learning how to deescalate situations so that kids can focus on classwork,” Chou said.
The mayor said the city is making notable progress reducing gun violence, with overall shootings down 25 percent and youth shootings down 40 percent.
Still, gun violence continues to be big problem on Chicago streets, Emanuel said.
He urged utilizing a more “comprehensive strategy” to get at the roots of the problem. Policing is important, but parenting, schools, after school programming and tougher gun laws are equally important parts of the equation, he said.
McCarthy spoke to the mayor’s call for stronger gun laws, saying universal background checks and mandatory minimum sentencing laws are necessary steps.
“The criminal justice system in the state of Illinois is not designed to reduce gun violence,” McCarthy said. “The Chicago police recovered nine guns for every one recovered by New York City police last year, and not because Chicago police are that much better, but because there are that many guns here.”
In addition to universal background checks and mandatory minimum sentencing for illegal firearm possession, he proposed a ban on assault rifles and extended magazines. He also stressed a need for legislation requiring gun owners to report the loss, theft or transfer of firearms in Illinois.
Everybody wants to skirt around this issue, particularly down in Springfield. But the bottom line in a gun case is a year sentence, which amounts to only six months time served or less.Anita Alvarez, Cook County State's Attorney
All five of these measures are already law in New York State, he added.
“Mandatory minimums are a little bit controversial, especially in the African American community, but it’s something we need to talk about,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy pointed to New York, where “draconian” drug laws were repealed, alleviating pressure on the system, and penalties for illegal gun possession were increased to three-year mandatory minimum sentences. As a result, gun crimes, homicides, gun seizures and incarceration are all going down in New York, he said.
“I know what I’m talking about is something outside the scope of policing,” McCarthy said, “but this is a failed system when there’s too many guns coming in and not enough punishment coming out.”
Panelist Anita Alvarez, Cook County State’s Attorney, strongly seconded McCarthy’s call for tighter gun laws. She said harsher gun sentencing is the best way to stop the revolving door of gun arrests and criminal escalation.
“Everybody wants to skirt around this issue, particularly down in Springfield. But the bottom line in a gun case is a year sentence, which amounts to only six months time served or less.” Alvarez said. “So we see these guys on the streets arrested for illegal gun possession, they do four months and they’re out. And what do they do? They possess more guns. And you see this over and over again.”
At the tail end of the nearly two-hour long panel discussion, moderators Robin Robinson and Vance T. Henry opened the floor up for a couple questions from the audience. Rather than an open question and answer session, audience members were instructed to write their questions on provided flash cards that moderators read aloud to panelists.
There was only time for a few questions and some audience members were vocally dissatisfied with the evening’s course of discussion.
Henry closed the event by asking the crowd if this time had been time well served.
The overwhelming response that resounded from the audience was “No.”
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Medical marijuana group defies ban on video exams
HELENA — An advocacy group is defying the state medical board's ban on using video teleconferences to examine people seeking medical marijuana cards, saying the medium is necessary for people who don't have access to a doctor.
The Missoula-based Montana Caregivers Network connects doctors with would-be patients by using the Internet video service Skype in what the advocacy group calls TeleClinics.
The state Board of Medical Examiners ruled in November that those examinations alone do not meet standards of care for certifying medical marijuana patients.
But the Montana Caregivers Network, which shut down its mass patient screenings last year after the board warned that participating physicians must make full patient examinations, is taking a stand against halting the video examinations.
"The Board's position does not equate to law," the group wrote in its newsletter released Wednesday. "The TeleClinic service is vital in keeping medical marijuana accessible for patients in rural areas who cannot find a physician in their limited communities."
The advocacy group, through the video conferences and mass screenings, has been one of the main organizations driving Montana's boom in medical marijuana.
There were 27,292 medical marijuana patients registered with the state Department of Public Health and Human Services as of December. That's compared to 7,339 registered patients in December 2009.
To be a registered medical marijuana patient in Montana, a person must submit an application to the state health department, along with a doctor's certification that they have a debilitating medical condition.
Montana Caregivers Network founder Jason Christ has said the video conferences are necessary not just for rural residents, but for people in chronic pain not able to visit a doctor. Also, relatively few doctors are willing to provide the certifications for medical marijuana use.
The group advertises the video exams on its website: "Got a computer? You can visit the Doctor, online, and get your green card. Doctors are available all day long, every day!"
The Board of Medical Examiners licenses health-care professionals and regulates their practices and it can discipline doctors found to be providing substandard care.
The board concluded in November that physicians must conduct a "hands-on" assessment when certifying patients as eligible for the medical marijuana registry — and the video conferences don't cut it.
"The exclusive use of teleconference methods to certify individuals does not meet this level of standard of care," the board wrote.
The board's ruling was included as an addendum to a May position paper aimed at curtailing the mass patient screenings the Montana Caregivers Network were holding across the state.
The board told physicians participating in those traveling clinics that they must apply the same standards in prescribing marijuana that they use in prescribing other medication: perform thorough examinations, take medical histories, discuss alternative treatments and monitor the patents' response.
The board fined one doctor for participating in a traveling clinic, saying she saw a new patient every six minutes on average, which is nowhere near enough time to provide appropriate care.
Jean Branscum, the board's executive director, and board member Dean Center did not return calls for comment Wednesday.
Ardyce Taylor of the Montana Caregivers Network referred questions to Christ, who also did not return calls.


WOW to meet
Posted: Thursday, December 9, 2010 4:51 pm
The Messenger, December 9, 2010
Hornbeak Woodmen of the World Lodge 196 will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Boyette’s Dining Room at Reelfoot Lake for the annual Christmas fish and ham dinner. Santa Claus will make a visit to the restaurant between 5:45 and 6:15 p.m.
All members are urged to attend, the spokesman added.
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Stalking Horse - Half in Shadow
STALKING HORSE is actually Sean R. Kerns.
Just like PHIL VINCENT (see elsewhere in this review), Sean does everything
on his own. He wrote, performed and produced the three songs on his CD 'Half
in shadow'. Also musically Sean sounds a bit like PHIL VINCENT, which means
basically we can hear 80s-aor/melodic rock. It's a pity that there are only
three songs on the CD, because this makes it hard to give a good opinion,
but I think the future will prove that.
Anyway, opener "Fear" is simple and short, but is a good melodic aor-rocker that sounds like a cross between PHIL VINCENT and BLUE RAIN, a great guitarsolo too! The next track "Half in shadow" is just nice 90s melodic hardrock. The final track "On the wall" take things into AOR territory with nice keys, a good calmer AOR song that sounds quite like PHIL VINCENT (also the lead vocals are very similar). A good effort, but I look forward to hear a full-length CD to get a better opinion.
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The General Secretary of Greek Public Health Ministry, John Baskozos warned of the health risks looming at the refugee camps due to poor sanitary conditions, during a press conference on the issue of uninsured citizens and the refugee issue. He underlined that the greatest fear was the spread of infectious diseases by mosquitoes and other insects at the camps, as summer approached and the temperatures rose. The health risk was notm only contained to the refugeesa and illegal migrants, but would affect the local Greek population, he warned. Baskozos stressed that the state’s priority was to protect the nearly 20,000 children, adding however, that there was a shortage of supplies in the necessary vaccinations, with that of a tuberculosis vaccine standing out. Baskozos said the Greek state is depending on the contribution of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) through its expertise in examinations and the oversight of the refugees’ epidemiological condition. The vaccines needed for the children are for polio, tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles and mumps. Meanwhile, the Doctors’ Association of Piraeus warned of the reemergence of malaria if the state failed to regularly disinfect the areas where the refugees and illegal immigrants had set up camp around the port area.
Doctors in Piraeus raise concerns of malaria outbreak, if action not taken regularly


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Cairo, Egypt – The primary school building in Imbaba – a deprived, scruffy area of Cairo – looks more like a detention centre, with its stern institutional design, metal gates and huge walls crowned with barbed wire. A group of parents waited to pick up their children outside the school. Although they said the school was better than others in the area, they soon rattled off a long list of complaints.
“The children are not educated well in school and they just memorise things. It’s better in the private lessons where the teacher explains things well,” said one parent. “The teachers insist on private lessons because they are not paid enough,” said another. One parent pays 350 Egyptian pounds ($51) per month for his children’s private lessons, a significant amount for many Egyptians. “I often borrow money or eat less food,” he said. The primary school often asks the already stretched parents to club together and pay for repairs and resources.
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The quality of Egypt’s primary education has been recognised as dire for several decades, in a country where the illiteracy rate remains high, at around 28 percent. But a recent report suggested that its quality may be deteriorating even further. This year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report ranked Egypt dead last in quality of primary education out of 148 surveyed countries. According to WEF’s rankings, Egypt has slipped in recent years to 137 out of 142 in 2012 from 131 out of 139 in 2011.
Overcrowding is one problem, as more than 60 students must fit into some government school classrooms. Infrastructure is also poor, with suitable playgrounds, laboratories, music and art rooms a rarity. Lessons are taught didactically, with a curriculum strictly enforced by the central government, forcing children to learn large amounts of information by rote rather than develop critical thinking skills.
Government school teachers earn meagre salaries, rarely amounting to more than $281 per month, according to a report by the British think tank Chatham House. The report also cites studies that suggest abuse is pervasive in government schools, and that “teachers on below-subsistence wages use a combination of physical and verbal intimidation to pressure children into signing up for the private lessons that teachers need in order to earn a living wage”. Poor students whose parents struggle to afford private tuition are at a distinct disadvantage, entrenching inequality.
The problems are not limited to government schools. A teacher from a private school in south Giza said the school charges annual fees of around 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($435) per year and that the pupils’ parents are solidly middle-class: accountants, doctors, pilots, police officers, university professors and people in business. “The parents are proud to enrol their children in a private school,” he said. “But it doesn’t mean that the quality is good.”
As in government schools, the emphasis is on learning by rote. Private school teachers make a significant proportion of their income through extra-curricular lessons. Because it is a private school, they must maintain appearances. “It must be perfect and the students must get good marks,” said the teacher. He claims that teachers at the school inflate grades and make the exams easier.
Some have questioned the WEF report’s methodology, which surveyed a sample of 71 business people, soliciting their opinions on a range of factors relating to business competitiveness, including primary education, rather than analysing empirical or ethnographic evidence that tests the wellbeing and development of children.
People are very pessimistic in Egypt. They have lost a lot of faith in the government.
Iman al-Ayouty, senior economist at the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (the WEF’s partner organisation on the report), defended the methodology. “Since primary education is only one of so many dimensions covered by the questionnaire, the results are not expected to reflect the ‘expert opinion’ of those who may evaluate primary education.” Ayouty argued that business people “in general have a well-rounded opinion of the system of education in Egypt, even if they themselves send their children to private schools and not public ones”.
Motaz Attalla, Right to Education Officer at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights believes that, although the report does not provide a comprehensive or empirical analysis, it is still useful. “It gives a general sense of the impressions of one particular set of stakeholders in education,” he said, “that people in business generally are not happy with primary education”.
Tamer el-Nady works as a consultant to the Ministry of Education, focusing on developing clubs and centres to help primary and secondary school children improve their science skills. Speaking in a personal capacity, he believed the report was unfair to Egypt. “There must be a lot of other countries who are worse than us in primary education,” he said. Nevertheless, he accepted that the results illustrated malaise. “People are very pessimistic in Egypt. They have lost a lot of faith in the government.”
Government reforms doubtful
Hatem Zayed, a researcher at the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), says there is no doubt that the quality of the public primary education system has deteriorated in recent years because, as Egypt’s population has risen, the share of the budget allocated to education has stayed largely static. Statistics provided by the ECESR show that education comprises 9.9 percent of Egypt’s budget in 2013/14, compared to 9.5 percent in 2008/09.
Wealthier people are increasingly turning to private education, which Zayed claims “results in the marginalisation of particular groups who cannot afford private schooling”.
Zayed is doubtful that the government will carry out educational reforms, pointing to the lack of increased budgetary funding in recent years. “I think there is a major problem with spending. Egypt has been allocating big amounts of money in the wrong areas,” he said. According to Zayed, money is wasted on repaying overly expensive loans from Gulf countries and on prioritising military spending, though he admits that the true scale of military spending is unknown because of a lack of transparency.
The government’s plans to raise the minimum wage of public-sector workers from $102 to $170 per month in 2014 may not benefit many teachers as their – albeit low – salaries usually exceed this sum. Instead, this may put further strain on the education budget due to the high number of low-paid bureaucratic workers in a sector that has almost as many administrators as teachers.
If there is one silver bullet in the education system, it's teachers and teacher quality.
According to Attalla, increasing teachers’ salaries is critical. “Teaching has to start to draw the smartest students,” he said. “The faculty of education doesn’t take the high-scoring students for a good reason. It is not an attractive career.”
The rising sense of crisis is forcing debate of Egypt’s long-failing education policies. “If there is one silver bullet in the education system, it’s teachers and teacher quality,” Attalla argues. It is necessary to change the culture of teaching, equip them with modern teaching skills, and to give teachers some freedom from the Ministry’s restrictive, centralised control.
The government says it is addressing the issues, but it will need to work closely with others to achieve reform. Despite repeated invitations, the Ministry of Education declined to comment on questions raised in this article.
Attalla believes that independent teaching unions set up in the wake of the 2011 uprising may be more effective in pushing for reforms and that the government has engaged with them to some extent. “This is a big development, because the government was only really taking the formal teachers syndicate seriously before, which, as is the case with many of the formal syndicates, is more of a government mouthpiece and doesn’t really represent teachers and their opposition to the government.”
However, Zayed disagrees: “The ECESR is actually part of a coalition of around 27 organisations and independent syndicates working on education and, despite the fact that it’s a collective initiative, we still don’t see the desire from the government to include us in any way.”
Furthermore, in the recently completed draft constitution, due to be voted on next month, Article 77 states that “no profession may establish more than one syndicate”. Where this will leave independent education syndicates is unclear.
The crisis in Egyptian primary education is more apparent than ever and professionals working in education increasingly call for change. “Are teachers going to be able to hold administrators to account?” asked Attalla. “Are the families of pupils going to be able to hold teachers and administrators to account? To what extent is there going to be a transparency in budgetary issues in relation to local education, and hiring and firing? All of this remains to be seen.”

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Your All-in-One Guide to the Best Vegan Sources of Protein
With the rise in popularity of ingredients like tempeh and chia seeds, getting your fill of protein on a plant-based diet doesn’t have to be a challenge. In fact, options are pretty limitless and flexible these days, and it’s important to know your options, what each of them offers, and how you can make the best use of them in your diet. So the next time you’re preparing a plant-based meal and are scratching your head over which protein to include, consult this handy guide on what to use when.
Beans: Beans are known to be magical, and it’s probably because they pack loads of protein — approx. 7-8 grams per 1/2 cup! In addition to hearty burritos, you can add them to soups, dips, salads, or make delish veggie burgers out of them.
Chia seeds: Despite their size, chia seeds dish up 4.7 grams of protein per ounce. Sprinkle them over oatmeals or blend into smoothies. If you’re looking for a dessert, you can even make chia pudding.
Chickpeas: Also known as garbanzo beans, these strapping little gems pack 39 grams of protein per cup. They’re also high in fiber, which makes them a smart snack or addition to meals. Chickpeas can be enjoyed whole in salads and curries, or blended up into homemade falafel and hummus.
Edamame: This bright green bean delivers 17 grams of protein per cup. The dish is simply a preparation of immature soybeans in the pod, and it’s so delish you can simply enjoy them boiled with a hit of salt.
Green Peas: Though green peas don’t pack as hefty of a protein punch as other plant-based options, they’re still worth considering. Including a little extra protein doesn’t hurt after all, and they’re perfect in soups, stir-fries, and chilis. Per cup, you’ll get approximately 8 grams of protein.
Hemp: Hempseed is up there in terms of protein count with soy and other beans or legumes and contains all 21 known amino acids, including the nine essentials. The seeds can be ground into a meal, sprouted, made into powder, or consumed raw.
Leafy Greens: Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, spinach, and collards are all fab sources of protein. Including them in your diet can increase your intake, but remember that legumes, seeds, and nuts have much higher amounts of protein. Incorporating both in one meal is ideal.
Non-Dairy Milk: Some non-dairy milks are considered to be a solid source of protein (soy milk with 7 grams per cup; hemp milk and oat milk with 5 grams per cup), however, other popular choices are not. Almond milk, cashew milk, and rice milk deliver little to no protein.
Nuts and Nut Butters: On top of being a great source of healthy fats and fiber, nuts are big on protein — but the list is extensive. Some of the most prominent high-protein nuts include peanuts, almonds, and pistachios. You can get creative and incorporate them into your meals, or simply toss back a handful as a healthy snack.
Tempeh: Tempeh has a hearty texture and, made from fermented soybeans, it gives you a whopping 31 grams of protein per cup. It’s terrific for tacos, rice bowls, and even sandwiches.
Tofu: Also referred to as bean curd, tofu is made from coagulated soy milk. It’s the most widely recognized sub-in for meat in vegetarian diets *and* it’s a complete protein — with 10 grams of it per half cup!
Seeds: Much like nuts, the list of beneficial seeds is quite lengthy. But the ones that are most gainful by the protein-to-calorie ratio are pumpkin and squash seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and flax seeds.
Seitan: The texture of wheat gluten, or seitan, has been deemed the most meat-like and it offers 24 grams of protein per 3.5 oz. But, because of its low content of the essential amino acid lysine, it’s not a complete protein.
Quinoa: This grain packs all nine essential amino acids to nourish your bod. While offering 8 grams of protein per cup, quinoa pairs awesomely with pretty much anything, so you can easily add more of your fave proteins to it for a hearty protein-packed meal.
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Pan Broiled Flank Steak Salsa Salad
Heat a black iron skillet until very hot; add some Kosher salt. Add the flank steak and saute, without stirring for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn over and pan broil for another 4 minutes or until rare.
Cut the steak, on the bias, into very thin strips, across the grain and toss, while still warm with some salsa and fresh lime juice; season with salt
Recipe Courtesy of �Michelle Urvater