Artificial Intelligence software has shown that two different Manchester United gaffers got it right believing that kit and stadium seat colours matter if the team are going to win.
It is 1996. Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United are doing the unthinkable. At half time they are losing 3-0 to lowly Southampton. Then the team return to the pitch for the second half and they’ve changed their kit. No longer are they wearing their normal grey away kit but are in blue and white, and their performance improves (if not enough to claw back such a big lead). The match becomes infamous for that kit change: the genius gaffer blaming the team’s poor performance on their kit seemed silly to most. Just play better football if you want to win!
Jump forward to 2021, and Manchester United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who originally joined United as a player in that same year, 1996, tells a press conference that the club are changing the stadium seats to improve the team’s performance!
Is this all a repeat of previously successful mind games to deflect from poor performances? Or superstition, dressed up as canny management, perhaps. Actually, no. Both managers were following the science.
Ferguson wasn’t just following some gut instinct, he had been employing a vision scientist, Professor Gail Stephenson, who had been brought in to the club to help improve the players’ visual awareness, getting them to exercise the muscles in their eyes not just their legs! She had pointed out to Ferguson that the grey kit would make it harder for the players to pick each other out quickly. The Southampton match was presumably the final straw that gave him the excuse to follow her advice.
She was very definitely right, and modern vision Artificial Intelligence technology agrees with her! Colours do make it easier or harder to notice things and slows decision making in a way that matters on the pitch. 25 years ago the problem was grey kit merging into the grey background of the crowd. Now it is that red shirts merge into the background of an empty stadium of red seats.
It is all about how our brain processes the visual world and the saliency of objects. Saliency is just how much an object stands out and that depends on how our brain processes information. Objects are much easier to pick out if they have high contrast, for example, like a red shirt on a black background.
Peter McOwan and Hamit Soyel at Queen Mary combined vision research and computer science, creating an Artificial Intelligence (AI) that sees like humans in the sense that it predicts what will and won’t stand out to us, doing it in real time (see DragonflyAI: I see what you see). They used the program to analyse images from that infamous football match before and after the kit change and showed that the AI agreed with Gail Stephenson and Alex Ferguson. The players really were much easier for their team mates to see in the second half (see the DragonflyAI version of the scenes below).
Details matter and science can help teams that want to win in all sorts of ways. That includes computer scientists and Artificial Intelligence. So if you want an edge over the opposition, hire an AI to analyse the stadium scene at your next match. Changing the colour of the seats really could make a difference.
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Dimitris, a grumpy middle-aged man, is having a hard time with his business partner on a particular decision as to opening a new business; and he's also having a hell of a time with his ... See full summary »
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Evil 2 picks up right where the original left off and explains where the "evil" came from originally. Melitis, Marina, Jenny, and Vakirtzis are still on the run from the endless horde of undead that are devouring all of Greece. As it turns out; this is not the first time that "the evil" has taken over Greece and as before, a "messenger from the gods (Billy Zane)" has come to Earth to find "the heroes" who will defeat the evil and save the world. Written by
First see it, then judge it! For me, it's nothing less than fresh and funny!
Firstly i'm sorry for my poor English, i'm Greek and i'll try my best to be understood..
well, i am an average movie fan and i rarely watch Greek movies.. nevertheless i saw this movie about an hour ago and i want to see it again and again.. it isn't, of course, the kind of movie that will be remembered as brilliant or even as clever (i'm referring to the plot) but it's a fun movie.. and i mean FUN, like "big troubles in little china" or "pineapple express".. cool dialogs (i don't know how they look in English subs), cool action and gore scenes, weird & funny heroes, almost no plot at all. i like the special effects too... really.. they look like special effects from 90's movies and that's part of the fun too. the director does a good job focusing on the fun side of killing zombies and that means no drama, no fear for the heroes' lives, no atmospheric scenes.
in comparison with the rest Greek movies, which mostly are unfunny comedies or romances or the kind of movies that critics love but they are impossible to be understood by the average viewer, TO KAKO STIN EPOHI TON IROON is far more watchable.. personally my favorite Greek movie of the decade.
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A major rendezvous for emerging creation in Paris, ManiFeste places music in the domain of the “arts of time” (theater, dance, cinema, staged visual arts, digital arts, etc.). The primary protagonists from the performing arts, the creator, the performer, and the technology included, are at the heart of hands-on workshops during this multidisciplinary academy.
This year, the academy brings together Georges Aperghis, George Benjamin, Chaya Czernowin, Peter Eötvös, Robert Henke, Hèctor Parra, Julien Leroy as well as the Ensemble intercontemporain (the ensemble associated with the academy), EXAUDI, The Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and the company ORO-Loïc Touzé.
In 2014, supported by today’s top artists, the academy focuses on vocal writing, on musical drama, and on the creation of live performances in the digital domain.
The EXAUDI ensemble will return again this year: the British singers will join the Ensemble intercontemporain for the Composition Workshop for Two Voices and Conducted Ensemble led by Matthias Pintscher, and guided by George Benjamin. EXAUDI will take part in the In Vivo Danse workshop alongside the choreographer Loïc Touzé and his company ORO and will also lead a master class for small vocal ensembles.
Georges Aperghis and selection of his faithful performers will lead the In Vivo Théâtre workshop focused on musical drama, while the electronic music artist Robert Henke thinks of the work and the venue where it will be projected, in this case the CENTQUATRE-Paris’s Nef during the In Vivo Electro Live workshop.
The academy benefits from its proximity to IRCAM’s rich festival, enabling students to take part in a series of events associated with their activity: analysis of their works by composers and guests, Cursus 2 premieres, conferences by artists, an open space where students can meet and organize casual activities, concerts and experimental creations, presentations from IRCAM’s labs. Two and a half weeks of intense activity during which the public will be invited to discover the results of the workshops.
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Four major partners are taking part in the organization of the academy: the Ensemble intercontemporain , the CENTQUATRE-Paris, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Les Spectacles vivants-Centre Pompidou. Major cultural and educational institutions support this third edition: the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, The Council on International Education Exchange, The Lucerne Festival Academy, Charleroi Danses, Centre chorégraphique de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, micadanses, Paris, Le Fresnoy-Studio national des arts contemporains, and the European network Ulysses.


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Man, when he first opened his eyes, must have been astonished to see the infinite varieties of things and phenomena around him. When, he closed his eyes, he must have been equally astonished with his capacity to look into the world within. This capacity of observing the self in association with the environs as well as independently made him unique in the animal kingdom. That was the beginning of the long journey into the labyrinth of knowledge. This work is an effort to understand, through unbiased investigation, just one step on just one of the pathways of that hitherto unraveled labyrinth; the pathway known as Jainism.
Although, compared to Buddhism, Christianity, Hindu ism, and Islam, Jainism has a small number of followers; it commands pride of a place amongst philosophies. It has a tradition of candid and original thinkers and a vast store of literature, covering a wide range of subjects.
We are living in a paradoxical situation. While on the one hand, modern civilization is characterized by a concern for fellow human beings, on the other, the foremost problem of our age is growing violence, both in thought and action. A child in Europe may have sympathy and extend help to one of his ilk in Africa who may not have adequate food to eat or medicine to save his body against disease. As never before, has this spirit of compassion permeated state policies and the result is that we have so many enlightened welfare states in the world in which the poor and weak are taken care of at public expense. There are many international organizations as well which are equally concerned and are making signify cant contribution in arousing conscience as also directly alleviating human misery and suffering. But juxtaposed is the spread of violence at individual, national and international levels, on scales, which are unprecedented. The crime rate has increased many-fold because of growing greed, intolerance, other undesirable and unchecked propensities, and ready availability of sophisticated weapons. Indeed, in some countries, holding firearms is a fundamental right of citizens. Terrorism is becoming common and respectable.
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Heerak Shah ( Producer / Director / Editor ) is an award-winning multimedia content creator. Some of his most recent and noteworthy accomplishments are his work on a feature-length Bollywood film titled ‘Shiv Shastri Balboa’, a South Asian streaming single-camera sitcom titled ‘Metropark’, a short film titled ‘The Ice Man’, and a music video titled ‘Oak Tree Road’ featuring International Indian comedy actor Omi Vaidya (3 Idiots, The Office). ‘The Ice Man’ has screened at nine film festivals worldwide, and crossed 1 Million views on Youtube in November 2022. His music video ‘Oak Tree Road’ went viral on YouTube with 100K+ views in the first 4 days of its distribution. In the film space, he produced short films like ‘Hurry Up and Wait’, ‘Paraagan’, and ‘Unplugged’.
In the television space, he has almost a decade of experience creating and producing original shows for South Asian audiences in the US. These shows include talk shows, variety shows, NEWS, comedy, sports, and live event coverage. He is currently writing a feature-length socio-political satire based in India.
He worked as an Associate Producer for a feature-length documentary called ‘Quiet Please’, which won the award of Excellence at Accolade Global Film Competition, World Humanitarian award, and Impact Docs award.
After earning an Engineering degree in Electronics, he decided to put his technical skills in the business of storytelling and went on to get an MFA in Television Production from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. He is also trained in the art forms of Improv and Sketch Writing at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) theatre. Heerak is currently a faculty member at the University of Central Florida’s Nicholson School of Communication and Media where he teaches television and film production courses. Before joining the NSCM at UCF, he taught film and television production courses at Emerson College’s Visual Media Arts department in Boston, MA


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text: Garlic (Allium sativum L.) has been used worldwide not only for its being a subject of dietary interest, but also for medicinal purposes, in prophylaxis, and for the treatment of diverse pathologies. New processing techniques have been developed and placed on the market in recent years to improve the organoleptic and nutritional value of food products. The present work aimed to study bulbils (cloves) of white (commercial and traditionally cultivated samples with different proveniences) and black (processed samples) garlic. All samples were compared with regard to their nutritional composition as well as their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. Black garlic had the lowest moisture content but the highest total amount of sugars and energetic value. Black garlic also presented the highest antioxidant and antimicrobial (especially against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) activities. Thus, black garlic, obtained by processing techniques, can be considered a promising product with high value that will be able to be exploited by the functional food/nutraceutical industry.

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Veterans of the 16 Punjab (Patiala) unit, also known as 2nd Patiala Yadavindra, celebrated the Battle of “Barki” Honour Day on Friday in Chandigarh, remembering the gallant soldiers who laid down their lives during the Battle of Barki.
One of the oldest units of the Indian Army, which completed 311 years of its existence this year, is closely associated with the royal family of Patiala and its founder Baba Ala Singh.
The Battle Honour “Barki” was awarded to the unit for its gallant action during the 1965 war when it captured the Pakistani village Barki–merely 15 km away from Lahore–under the command of Lt Col(later Maj Gen) JS Bhullar. The battalion reached Pakistan’s Ichhogil canal on the night of September 9-10, giving a distinct advantage to the Indian Army.
While the unit celebrates the day every year, it could not do so last year due to Covid-19 restrictions. However, to continue the tradition, some unit veterans, the majority of whom are settled in Chandigarh and adjoining areas, decided to celebrate here. Retired and serving officers from the unit and some distinguished guests attended the celebrations held at the Defence Services Officers Institute(DSOI) at Sector 36.
The battalion was raised in 1710 by Baba Ala Singh, the founder of the Patiala state in Punjab. It was re-organised by Maharaja Sahib Singh in 1819 and later again in 1892 as the 2nd Imperial Service Infantry. In 1920, the battalion was renamed as 2nd Patiala Infantry under the Indian State Forces Army.
The unit was again renamed to 2nd Patiala Yadvindra Infantry by Lieutenant General Maharaja Yadvindra Singh, father of Captain Amarinder Singh, the incumbent Chief Minister of Punjab. Maharaja Yadvindra had also commanded Raja (Charlie)company in the rank of Captain.
The unit participated in several battles in the pre-independence era including both the World Wars. In 1947, Punjab was the biggest state in the country and after the amalgamation of PEPSU (Patiala and East Punjab State Union) with the Indian Army in 1951, the 16 Punjab unit, too, was included in it.
The battalion has also taken an active part in counter-insurgency operations, including Operation Raji Orchid, Mahan Kartavya (1979), Rakshak (1990-1993), Vijay (1999), Rhino (1993-2003) and Raksha (2005-2007).
Besides this, the unit participated in Indo Pak war 1971 at Chamb Sector and carried out two major offensive actions.
Recently, the unit once again proved its mettle in ‘Operation Snow Leopard’ to push back the misadventure by the People’s Liberation Army in Eastern Ladakh.
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On the island of Awalu, Ulawele practically commanded God-like status because of his incredible talent on the ukulele and his charismatic personality. But he quickly tired of the adoration and decided to join the Ulu Watu to get some peace. It hasn’t been a total success as they also worship him but at least now he can take out his frustration on the other clans.
- Ulawele is based off of musician, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.
- His name is also a pun on ukulele, a hawaiian instrument and which he is seen playing in his artwork.


iTunes: 25 Billion Tracks Sold
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APPLE has reported that its iTUNES store has now sold more than 25 billion songs. The 25 billionth song, "Monkey Drums" (Goksel Vancin Remix) by CHASE BUCH, was purchased by PHILLIP LÜPKE from GERMANY, who will receive a $10,000 iTUNES Gift Card.
"We are grateful to our users whose passion for music over the past 10 years has made iTUNES the number one music retailer in the world," APPLE SVP/Internet Software and Services EDDY CUE said. "Averaging over 15,000 songs downloaded per minute, the iTUNES Store connects music fans with their favorite artists, including global sensations like ADELE and COLDPLAY and new artists like THE LUMINEERS, on a scale we never imagined possible."


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Kalyan Ram Nandamuri is the talented hero in the industry who is working on the post-production works of two movies. While the first one MLA is gearing up for the grand release on the coming Friday, the other one Naa Nuvve is expected to release for Summer.
Meanwhile, Kalyan Ram is making sure that he is busy for the next one and half year. The actor signed a project in the direction of Vijay Madala which will be bankrolled by Blue Planet Entertainments banner. On the other side, he also signed a new movie in the direction of KV Guhan, the ace cinematographer. This marks Guhan's directional debut in Telugu.
The latest update is that the hero signed the third film in the direction of Virinchi Varma who earlier made Uyyala Jampala and Majnu. Gemini Kiran is going to produce this movie. It looks like Kalyan Ram is making sure that he does not run out of the project irrespective of the hits and flops.


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Kris Jenner Says She 'Prays' to Get Through the Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson Scandal
"I find that just the spiritual side of me has to kick in because otherwise I feel like I wouldn't survive," Kris Jenner said
Throughout the many highs and lows that her famous family has faced, Kris Jenner looks to her faith to keep her grounded.
Throughout the past 15 seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, audiences have watched the Kardashian and Jenner families rejoice and cry with one another through breakups, marriages, babies, a burglary and much more. On the upcoming season 16, which premieres Sunday, fans will get a behind-the-scenes look at the most recent shakeup that rocked the KarJenners: the Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson cheating scandal.
Speaking with Ryan Seacrest on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Friday, Kris, 63, told the radio host that it’s prayer that helps her cope with the difficult events in life.
“First of all, I pray about it. I really do,” she said. “I find that just the spiritual side of me has to kick in because otherwise I feel like I wouldn’t survive.”
As for her children, Kris has confidence in her six children, who she said make “good decisions” and stick together as they navigate trials that come.
“I think that my kids make really good decisions and I think … as challenging as some of these situations are, I think that because they have one another and they try to make really good decisions, that they’re going to come out the other side with a lot of clarity and a lot of honesty and do what they feel like is the right thing,” she said.
The family matriarch also shared that her children having offspring of their own has made a difference on their outlooks on life.
“I think kids have really made such a difference, obviously, in all of their lives,” she said, and added, “Everyone so far except Kendall, she doesn’t have a baby yet.”
Shortly after news about Woods and Thompson’s hookup broke, Kris’ youngest child, Kylie, was named the world’s youngest self-made billionaire by Forbes.
Days before, on March 1, Woods, appeared on Jada Pinkett Smith‘s Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk, to share her side of the cheating scandal, claiming that Thompson kissed her while she was on her way out of an afterparty at the NBA player’s house in February.
Although Woods has admitted she made a mistake, she’s denied being the reason why Thompson and Khloé — who share an 11-month-old daughter, True — are no longer together.
“I’m no home wrecker,” Woods said. “I would never try to hurt someone’s home, especially someone that I love. And someone that I’ve seen — has a beautiful daughter. I never was trying to steal someone’s man.”
But the scandal, which caused a serious rift in Kylie, 21, and Woods’ friendship, certainly hasn’t impacted the Kylie Cosmetic founder’s business pursuits.
“Kylie is an old soul and she’s super smart and she’s really responsible and she works hard,” Kris told Seacrest when asked how she keeps “a billionaire daughter on track.”
“She’s got the most amazing work ethic, and she’s really creative,” she said about Kylie, who shares 1-year-old daughter Stormi with boyfriend Travis Scott. “At this point, I just show up for work and say, ‘Okay boss, what are we doing today?’ ”
In July 2018, the makeup mogul was named one of America’s richest self-made women — with many wondering if “self-made” could apply to someone from a wealthy family like the Kardashians.
WATCH: The Kardashians Are ‘100 Percent Done’ with Jordyn Woods Ahead of Jada Pinkett Smith Talk
To set the record straight, Kylie told PAPER that her parents, Kris and Caitlyn Jenner, “cut her off at the age of 15.”
“I had such a huge platform, I had so many followers already and I had so many people watching me,” she said, adding that “the self-made thing is true.”
“My parents told me I needed to make my own money, it’s time to learn how to save and spend your own money, stuff like that,” she said. “What I’m trying to say is I did have a platform, but none of my money is inherited.”
Of creating her makeup company, Kylie told PAPER that she “followed her heart.”
“I just knew for myself as a customer, like, why am I buying a lip liner and a different lipstick? I wanted it the same color, I wanted it to be easy,” she told the magazine. “And I really spent every last dime that I had starting it, not even knowing if it would be successful.”

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text: John Allen Stephens is an artist and music producer from Houston, TX. Blending elements of pop, r&b and electronic music, he explores themes of addiction, self loathing, apathy, love, life and death against maximalist modern pop productions. He debuted his first single, Asterisk Pts. I and II in June 2018. His debut album, radioclub.lp was released on August 3, 2018.


Carrie Underwood’s love story definitely looks like a romance that came out of a fairytale. So, who is Carrie Underwood dating now? The American singer is certainly off-limits for eleven years. Well, who would have thought that a skeptical blind date would turn to give such a wonderful romance? Carrie’s relationship is still going strong without any problems. Indeed, she proved that love sustains no matter the distance. The American Idol winner was never confident about having a long-distance relationship at first.
Now, she is successfully married and is in it for the long run. They are fully devoted to each other. The singer also always wanted to have a big family. She also fulfilled her dream by welcoming two sons into her life. In 2020, she also celebrated her tenth anniversary and thanked her beau for giving her a happily ever after. The singer herself mentioned how faith helped the couple to overcome their struggles together. What is needed more than faith for a happy marriage and relationship?
Carrie Underwood is not only dating but also has a husband currently. She is married to Mike Fisher, a retired professional ice hockey player. It has been almost eleven years since the duo got married. The couple is still together and happy with each other. But, the American singer did have a dating history with Drake Clark, Tony Romo, Chace Crawford, to Travis Stork before getting hitched with Mike Fisher. Now, the pair also has two sons, Isaiah Michael, and Jacob Bryan. Furthermore, no controversies and rumors surround the couple about them seeing someone else or any split. In fact, the singer likes to spend quality time with her family.
Carrie Underwood Met Her Beau in 2008
Carrie Underwood met her beau, Mike Fisher, in 2008 through a friend. However, the singer was not looking for any marriage or long-distance relationship then. Her friend offered to introduce her to a hunky athlete from Canada. At first, Carrie did not hope much from the meeting as he lived so far away. So, she asked her friend for the meeting to take place at one of her concerts’ backstage. But, they had an instant connection upon meeting. Later on, their went for their first official date on new year’s eve of 2008. It was almost three months after their first meeting. Meanwhile, they continuously kept talking on the phone.
The Singer Tied the Knot with the Hockey Player in 2010
The singer, Carrie Underwood, dated for two years before marrying in 2010. Mike proposed to her on December 20, 2009, at his home. They shared the good news with their family and friends. Mike also gave an affirmation to their engagement to a news outlet, saying how both of them are happy and excited. Until then, the couple had been very low-key with their relationship and did not appear in public. They made their first public appearance in January 2010 at Gatineau’s fundraising event.
Later on, they were spotted in public together on several other occasions. They got married on July 10, 2010, at Lake Oconee’s Ritz-Carlton resort in Georgia. The pair went to Tahiti for their honeymoon. The tabloids also caught them having a good and fun time during their honeymoon period. However, the couple had to spend apart for weeks during the starting of their marriage due to their traveling and career. The pair’s love for each other never diminished amidst their work schedule. Rather, they understood and supported each other.
Carrie Underwood Speaks About Holiday Season
Carrie Underwood loves her family very much and likes to spend time with them. Recently, she spoke about her holiday season with her family as it is soon approaching. The singer said that there are several things about the holiday season that bring joy. However, she feels it is special watching her children experiencing some of the things right now. Christmas is something which is really very special, from playing in the snow, building a snowman, Santa, to watching her children feel the magic. She feels everyone grows up. Holidays could also be stressful sometimes. But, it is special to watch it through her family’s eyes.


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Free Fire will now feature Street Fighter V content thanks to a global collaboration between Garena and Capcom. The partnership unites two of the industry’s biggest brands and continues Garena’s mission to provide free-to-play players with new gaming experiences by collaborating with some of the world’s most well-known brands.
When the collaboration goes live in July, Free Fire players will be able to see their Street Fighter favorites Ryu and Chun-Li. There will be plenty of new content awaiting Ryu and Chun-Li, including an entirely redesigned interface, new activities, and themed collectibles.
The company has also committed to collaborating with reknowned brands to enhance the Free Fire experience. Garena and Garena, who recently collaborated, will include Attack on Titan and international football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Free Fire.
Capcom developed and published the Street Fighter series of fighting games, which has become one of the highest-grossing video game franchises of all time. As of March 31, 2021, it had sold 46 million units worldwide. The PlayStation 4 and PC versions of Street Fighter V were released in 2016.
Mobile gamers will find Free Fire to be a compelling battle royale game. In 2020, Free Fire achieved a record number of peak daily active users of over 100 million, created and published by Garena.


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Here’s an article profiling one of the leaders of the September 2014 Climate March. Bill McKibben is a journalist and environmental activist whose career spans more than three decades.
Bill McKibben wrote the first big book about global warming, a work he hoped would startle the world like a fire alarm. But the planet just kept on hurtling toward an overheated doom, he noticed. So twenty-five years later, he’s come up with a shriller, more literal strategy for reform: actual alarms.
McKibben is also the creator of the 350.org website, which is must reading for anybody interested in environmental news and activism. (The 350 stands for the levels of atmospheric CO2 gas (measured in parts-per-million (ppm)) aove which climate scientists believe puts the global climate in serious peril. Another good resource is McKibben’s personal website.
Finally, here’s an interview with Bill Moyers, in which McKibben urges US President Barack Obama (the leader of the world’s greatest historical emitter of GHGs) to “say no to big oil.”
What organizers are calling the “largest climate march in history” is set to descend upon New York City in less than two weeks’ time (September 21). The event is meant to coincide with a key UN Climate Summit, which UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has organized to not only give global leaders in business, politics, and civil society a chance to discuss this important topic, but also to build momentum in advance of the crucial 2015 Paris 21st COP to the UNFCCC. (Don’t worry, by the end of the semester you’ll know exactly what these acronyms mean.) Amongst the projected crowd of tens-of-thousands of protesters will be the current leader (and Member of Parliament) of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May. “Taking it to the streets” in the hopes of hastening socio-political change is something with which May agrees, if her Twitter account is any indication:
Here is part of the Green Party of Canada press release announcing the climate march and encouraging other Canadians to join May in New York City:
On September 21, tens of thousands of concerned citizens from around the world will gather in New York City for the People’s Climate March. They will be marching to show the world leaders assembled there for the 2014 UN Climate Summit that our planet cannot wait for more negotiations – we need climate action now.
At the Climate Summit, Canada will stand out as having the worst climate policy record in the industrialized world.
From their dismantling of environmental regulations to their rush to expand Canada’s pipeline capacity, no government on earth has worked harder than the Harper Conservatives to speed up catastrophic climate change.
Maybe someday we can get the Honourable Member for Saanich–Gulf Islands to tell us what she really thinks about the Harper government’s climate policies.
Is Canadian government climate policy really the industrialized world’s worst? Worse than the USA and/or China? Will you also be increasing your carbon footprint to join the march in New York City?
That’s quite a comprehensive title to this post, isn’t it? A more serious social scientist would have prefaced the title with some cryptic phrase ending with a colon, and then added the information-possessing title. So, why don’t I do that. What about “Nibbling on Figs in an Octopus’ Garden: Explanation, Statistics, GDP, Democracy, and the Social Progress Index?” That sounds social ‘sciencey’ enough, I think.
Now, to get to the point of this post: one of the most important research topics in international studies is human welfare, or well-being. Before we can compare human welfare cross-nationally, we have to begin with a definition (which will guide the data-collecting process). What is human welfare? There is obviously some global consensus as to what that means, but there are differences of opinion as to how exactly human welfare should be measured. (In IS210, we’ll examine these issues right after the reading break.) For much of the last seven decades or so, social scientists have used economic data (particularly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita as a measure of a country’s overall level of human welfare. But GDP measures have been supplemented by other factors over the years with the view that they leave out important components of human welfare. The UN’s Human Development Index is a noteworthy example. A more recent contribution to this endeavour is the Social Progress Index (SPI) produced by the Social Progress Imperative.
How much better, though, are these measures than GDP alone? Wait until my next post for answer. But, in the meantime, we’ll look at how “different” the HDI and the SPI are. First, what are the components of the HDI?
“The Human Development Index (HDI) measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.”
So, you can see that it goes beyond simple GDP, but don’t you have the sense that many of the indicators–such as a long and healthy life–are associated with GDP? And there’s the problem of endogeneity–what causes what?
The SPI is a recent attempt to look at human welfare even more comprehensively, Here is a screenshot showing the various components of that index:
We can see that there are some components–personal rights, equity and inclusion, access to basic knowledge, etc.,–that are absent from the HDI. Is this a better measure of human well-being than the HDI, or GDP alone? What do you think?
In POLI 1140, we have read an excerpt from Rwanda section of Samantha Power’s prize-winning book, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, in which Power assesses the reasons for the lack of response by the Clinton administration in the spring of 1994 to the developing genocide in Rwanda. Power makes many points but one of the most trenchant is that despite the apparently early decision by Clinton that he would not send US troops to Rwanda (fearful that another Somalia could ensue), many other actions–short of sending troops-could have been taken by the US government and military. Something as simple as sending planes with the capability to jam radio frequencies may have slowed down the killing and saved countless lives.
Here is a compelling and very informative documentary by PBS’ Frontline series on the events surrounding the Rwandan genocide, paying special attention to the lack of action on the part of the United Nations and the United States. Many of the ideas in Power’s book are addressed here.
Today in POLI 1140, we discussed and debated the topic of universal jurisdiction. What is universal jurisdiction? Universal jurisdiction is
a legal concept that permits states to claim legal authority beyond their national territory for the purpose of punishing a particularly heinous criminal that violates the laws of all states or protecting human rights. Mingst and Arreguin-Toft (222)
The most celebrated case in this relatively new area of international jurisprudence is that of former Chilean military dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet, about whom the New York Times editorial board wrote in 2004:
Thanks to a Chilean court ruling on Monday, the day at last seems to be approaching when Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former military dictator, will go on trial for crimes committed decades ago. General Pinochet is now a very old man, but normal feelings of sympathy would be misplaced. This trial should have begun years ago.
The long delay is entirely the result of General Pinochet’s effort to evade legal accountability. The charges concern one of the most chilling crimes of his nearly 17-year rule, an international conspiracy to hunt down and murder opponents of Latin America’s military dictatorships in the 1970’s. That plot got under way in the days when Henry Kissinger was running American foreign policy for Richard Nixon, and the the United States did too little to discourage it, even though one of the resulting murders was carried out on the streets of Washington.
As genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances are crimes under international law, all states should investigate and prosecute the crimes before their national courts.
Recognizing that impunity exists mainly when the national authorities of countries affected by the crimes fail to act, it is important that the national criminal and civil justice systems of all countries can step in to prosecute the crimes on behalf of the international community and award reparations to victims.
Of course, there are many detractors to the use of the concept of universal jurisdiction. The aforementioned Henry Kissinger has argued the concept not only risks “judicial tyranny” and cases like that of Gen. Pinochet set a “dangerous precedent” (though Kissinger is certainly less than a disinterested figure in this case!), but that
The danger [in pushing for universal jurisdiction] lies in pushing the effort to extremes that risk substituting the tyranny of judges for that of governments; historically, the dictatorship of the virtuous has often led to inquisitions and even witch-hunts.
In class, we viewed the first ten minutes of the video below in which advocates and opponents of the concept of universal jurisdiction debated the relative merits of the idea with respect to the potential arrest of Israeli diplomats on visits to Great Britain for alleged war crimes in Israel/the Occupied Territories.
In the video, Professor Dan Scheuftan, of the University of Haifa notes
[although] International Relations is political…[the increasing use of universal jurisdiction will] politicize the legal system as well. again by radicals, usually from the extreme left using it [universal jurisdiction] as a propaganda ploy.
What do you think? Is the concept a valid tool in the fight to bring perpetrators of heinous human rights abuses and war crimes to justice, or is it more likely to be abused (than used) in the politicization and propagandization (is that a word?) of international justice?
Today in IS 302 we viewed the video “Can the UN Keep the Peace”, which looked at the challenges that face the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Like the pairing of the perfect wine with the right meal, this video was (at least in my opinion) a perfect complement to today’s readings.
In a piece published today New York Times op-ed columnist, Nicholas Kristof, addresses the link between China’s foreign policy goals and the continuing genocide in the Sudanese region of Darfur. Hundreds of thousands have been killed or have died from starvation, disease and malnutrition, and millions have been displaced, whether internally or as refugees abroad, for which, Kristof argues, China bears some moral culpability. Kristof is not alone in this view and the NGO, Olympic Dream for Darfur, has decided to try to do something about it by establishing the “Genocide Olympics” campaign, which is meant to shame China into changing its policies toward Sudan.* Will this work? Is it good foreign policy? Is it morally acceptable to mix sport with politics? Remember, there is historical precedent for this type of thing as the United States boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Quoting Kristof:
The Beijing Olympics this summer were supposed to be China’s coming-out party, celebrating the end of nearly two centuries of weakness, poverty and humiliation.
Instead, China’s leaders are tarnishing their own Olympiad by abetting genocide in Darfur and in effect undermining the U.N. military deployment there. The result is a growing international campaign to brand these “The Genocide Olympics.”
This is not a boycott of the Olympics. But expect Darfur-related protests at Chinese Embassies, as well as banners and armbands among both athletes and spectators. There’s a growing recognition that perhaps the best way of averting hundreds of thousands more deaths in Sudan is to use the leverage of the Olympics to shame China into more responsible behavior.
The central problem is that in exchange for access to Sudanese oil, Beijing is financing, diplomatically protecting and supplying the arms for the first genocide of the 21st century. China is the largest arms supplier to Sudan, officially selling $83 million in weapons, aircraft and spare parts to Sudan in 2005, according to Amnesty International USA. That is the latest year for which figures are available.
As the highlighted portion of the quote above implies, China is acting in a fundamentally realist manner, eschewing moral concerns in order to increase its power and security.
*Please do not refer to Sudan as the Sudan, or to Ukraine as the Ukraine, but Sudan and Ukraine, respectively, as they are no longer regions within colonial empires, but are independent states in their own right. Adding the in front of their country names is anachronistic.
In a previous post I introduced the NGO, Freedom House, and included a world map of freedom based on the results of that organization’s analysis of the level of democracy worldwide in the last year. The map, of course, is static, and tells us nothing about the dynamics of democratization worldwide. In other words, compared to the year before, is the world more or less free? Well, the news is not good. Here are some highlights (or better yet, lowlights) from the press release:
The year 2007 was marked by a notable setback for global freedom, Freedom House reported in a worldwide survey of freedom released today.
The decline in freedom, as reported in Freedom in the World 2008, an annual survey of political rights and civil liberties worldwide, was reflected in reversals in one-fifth of the world’s countries. Most pronounced in South Asia, it also reached significant levels in the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. A substantial number of politically important countries whose declines have broad regional and global implications—including Russia, Pakistan, Kenya, Egypt, Nigeria, and Venezuela—were affected.
The number of countries judged by Freedom in the World as Free in 2007 stood at 90, representing 46 percent of the global population. The number of Free countries did not change from the previous year’s survey.
The number of countries qualifying as Partly Free stood at 60, or 18 percent of the world population. The number of Partly Free countries increased by two from the previous year, as Thailand and Togo both moved from Not Free to Partly Free.
Forty-three countries were judged Not Free, representing 36 percent of the global population. The number of Not Free countries declined by two from 2006. One territory, the Palestinian Authority, declined from Partly Free to Not Free.
The number of electoral democracies dropped by two and totals 121. One country, Mauritania, qualified to join the world’s electoral democracies in 2007. Developments in three countries—Philippines, Bangladesh and Kenya—disqualified them from the electoral democracy list.
We’ll address electoral democracies, and other “hybrid regimes” just before the mid-term break.
Periodically, I will use student posts as the inspiration for posts of my own here. This post is inspired by an informative post by Matt and Russ on the NGO KIVA.org. KIVA allows you, from the comfort of your keyboard, to monetarily support entrepreneurship in the developing world through facilitating the supply of micro-credit loans to budding entrepreneurs. This allows these individuals to overcome the handicap of poorly developed credit markets in these countries. [You may want to ask yourself why credit markets in most parts of the developing world are poorly developed.] For as little as $25 US, you can help a budding entrepreneur get the funding s/he needs to attempt to build a sustainable living for themselves and their families. The principal is returned to the donors (or lenders, more appropriately) within a specified time period. We’ll look at micro-credit in both PLSC240 and PLSC250 later in the course. Here is former President Bill Clinton explaining the concept of KIVA to Fox News’ Greta van Susteren.
Freedom House is an NGO that is prominent in the global movement to expand democracy and economic freedom worldwide. The organization also publishes the well-known (and well-regarded) Freedom in The World rankings annually. These rankings evaluate the countries of the world along various dimensions related to democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. A composite score for each country is then tabulated and each country is placed into one of three categories–free, partly free, not free–as a result. Which color corresponds to which category, do you suppose? Their website provides a vast array of data and resources–and strong analytical country descriptions–on phenomena broadly related to democracy.
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Public Health England (PHE) Southwest and Cornwall Council He is aware of a number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus at the Quebec Meat Processing Factory in Bodmin. The plant is known as St Merryn Meat and is a slaughterhouse and meat processing plant.
Anyone identified as a close contact for positive cases will be contacted through the NHS Test and Trace service. In contact, people should only be tested if they continue to have symptoms. Even if the test result is negative, they still have to self-isolate for 14 days.
Additional testing will be conducted on site this week for staff only. These measures are precautionary and will provide vital data to help stop the spread of the virus. This approach has worked well in other similar outbreaks at food processing sites.
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Rachel Wigglesworth, Director of Public Health at the Cornwall Council, said: “We work with factory owners, Public Health Authority of Southwest England and our manager. NHS Partners to provide advice on public health and help stop the spread of the virus. Employees requiring dismissal have already been excluded from employment and support provided for dismissal.
We have been discussing their ongoing procedures to ensure employees are safe to attend work as usual. However, if a person develops symptoms, which include a new, persistent cough, high temperature, or loss or change in their sense of taste or smell, they must isolate themselves immediately.
A Kepac Group spokesperson said: “Kepak provides advice and support to any employee who needs to self-isolate due to a positive result or being in close contact with a confirmed case. We work closely with the Public Health Case Review team to ensure all contacts are identified.
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How did medieval musicians learn to perform? How did they compose? What was their sense of the history and purpose of music? The Summa musice, a treatise on practical music from c. 1200, sheds light on all these questions. It is a manual for young singers who are learning Gregorian chant for the first time, and provides a compact but comprehensive introduction to notation, performance, and composition, written in a mixture of Latin prose and verse. More than that, however, it is also an introduction to medieval culture: what educated people believed to be worth knowing about music, how they reasoned when they discussed musical questions, the nature of musical thought and how it was expressed. There has been no edition of the Summa musice since 1784, when Gerbert published a very faulty text. Christopher Page's book provides a completely new edition of the Latin text taken from the only surviving original copy, together with an English translation. Both texts are copiously annotated and introduced by an authoritative and illuminating editorial commentary.
Presenting detailed information about 14 standard anthologies, this useful music reference tool lists all excerpts and complete compositions, provides information concerning the type of score presented, and includes an index of composers and sources as well as an index of complete compositions and movements. The book is designed primarily for researchers and teachers of music theory to make the search for analytical source material easier and faster than previously possible. The anthologies cited are all currently in print or are generally available in music libraries. The book lists all excerpts, complete compositions, and movements contained in the anthologies, providing information concerning the type of score (full, piano reduction, etc.) employed, source of the excerpt, and specific theoretical topics. This is the only book that details anthologies in a manner that makes a search quick and easy.
The music of Edvard Grieg is justly celebrated for its harmonic richness, a feature especially apparent in the piano works written in the last decades of his life. Grieg was enchanted by what he styled the 'dreamworld' of harmony, a magical realm whose principles the composer felt remained a mystery even to himself, and he was not alone, in that the complex nature of late-Romantic harmony around 1900 has proved a keen source of debate up to the present day. Grieg's music forms a particularly profitable repertoire for focusing current debates about the nature of tonality and tonal harmony. Departing from earlier approaches, this study is not simply an inventory of Griegian harmonic traits but seeks rather to ascertain the deeper principles at work governing their meaningful conjunction, how elements of Grieg's harmonic grammar are utilised in creating an extended tonal syntax. Building both on historical theories and more recent developments, Benedict Taylor develops new models for understanding the complexity of late-Romantic tonal practice as epitomised in Grieg's music. Such an investigation casts further valuable light on the twin issues of nature and nationalism long connected with the composer: the question of tonality as something natural or culturally constructed and larger historiographical claims concerning Grieg's apparent position on the periphery of the Austro-German tradition.

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text: My best friend. He died. A couple of months ago he just said he’s head was hurting and then next thing you know, he’s in the hospital. Half his brain turned off and he went into coma. Two weeks later doctors told us he would never wake up. He’d been my best friend since I was five. How could he leave? Did he not realize how he would hurt not only me but the other ones that loved him as much as I did? I don’t like trusting anyone. I know thy’ll leave me behind and that will hurt. I just know it. Yet I trusted him. And he left. He promised he’d always be there. But he lied. i hate him! Why? Why can’t at least one person stay there by my side? God, i miss him. At night, I would call him just to hear him tell me someone did loved me. I haven’t heard those words in a damn long time and right now that’s just what I need. The problem? I want to hear them from him. He’s the only person i know would’ve loved me no matter how cold-heart I seemed to be. No matter how many times he would caught me cutting. It didn’t matter, he loved me anyways. God Why does everything hurt so bad? Why can’t I have him by my side right now? Mom called. She asked me to go back. everything was going great… but then he talked into the phone ruining it. How can she still be with him? After all he’s done to us? God i want to die. She doesn’t love me and she never will. How could I be so stupid to think she could actually love more than him. In the end she left just like everyone else has always left. Everyone leaves in the end. i don’t know why I keep trying to think the opposite.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The Kansas Senate has approved a bill that would increase income taxes to fix the state budget and provide additional funds for public schools.
The vote Tuesday night was 26-14 on a measure that would raise $1.2 billion over two years. It would increase income tax rates and end an exemption for 330,000-plus farmers and business owners.
The Senate’s action sends the measure to the House. Approval there would send the measure to Republican Gov. Sam Brownback.
The revenue-raising plan would roll back most of the income tax cuts enacted in 2012 and 2013 at Brownback’s urging. He vetoed a smaller income tax increase in February.
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– As noted before, the April 22nd WWE RAW did a 3.13 cable rating with 4.40 million viewers. RAW was the highest rated cable show for the night, beating the Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets NBA game which did a 2.38 rating with 2.99 million viewers.
In the segment breakdown, the show opened with a 3.04 quarter rating for the segment with Paul Heyman and Triple H. R-Truth vs. Antonio Cesaro lost 163,000 viewers. Damien Sandow vs. Brodus Clay and a segment with Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee, Brad Maddox and Vickie Guerrero gained 153,000 viewers. Chris Jericho vs. Ziggler gained 439,000 viewers for a 3.35 rating at the 9pm mark, which is strong growth.
Tensai vs. Cody Rhodes lost 224,000 viewers. Zack Ryder vs. Big E Langston lost another 139,000 viewers. The Shield vs. Kane, Daniel Bryan and The Undertaker gained 581,000 viewers for a show-high 3.50 quarter rating at 10pm. Fandango vs. William Regal lost 949,000 viewers for a 2.83 quarter rating. More people tuned out in this segment than nearly any other in recent years.
The Divas #1 contender battle royal gained 302,000 viewers. The final segment with Ryback, Mick Foley, John Cena and The Shield gained 548,000 viewers with a 3.43 rating in the overrun. These are good numbers but not great growth for the final segment.
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Mark and fellow artist Shepard Fairey collaborated on a brand new art exhibit in LA called The Big Picture that’s worth a visit if you’re in SoCal.
The exhibit features fascinating and fanciful prints that don’t just
challenge the viewer to look deeper, but also raise awareness for The
Art of Elysium’s Elysium Project, a charity that enriches the lives of gravely ill children through art, music and other creative outlets.
The show is being held at Subliminal Projects
in Los Angeles through February 19th. But even if you can’t make it to
this über-hip gallery showing, you can find out more about the Elysium
Project through their website. I was amazed at all the celebrities who
have worked with this wonderful organization. I always love it when stars use their powers for good.–Betsy
Check out The Big Picture Exhibit
in person at Subliminal Projects located at: 1331 W Sunset Blvd., Los
Angeles, CA now through February 19th. To learn more about, or donate to, The Elysium Project go to theartofelysium.com.
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A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community that shunned her for her attraction to a female childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries of faith and sexuality.
Shirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.
Seventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her LA public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend Clifton - who has always harbored a secret crush - he does his best to get in the way.
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You have to take this film for what it is: a low-key exploration of the experience of teenagers in a fundamentalist Christian gay conversion camp. The biggest mistake a movie like this could make would be to overly vilify everything about the camp and it's staff rather then dealing with them as human beings who are the products of their own misguided religious belief systems. The second biggest mistake a film like this could make would be NOT to address the emotional abuse that such a practice delivers. To this end, the film lets the harm of conversion therapy be self-evident without overtly pointing to it in a reactionary, outraged fashion. This is no easy accomplishment. The film is subtle and features solid acting performances by promising young actors, led by the magnificent Chloe Grace Moretz. They managed to portray the realistic ambivalence experienced by LGBT youth who find themselves in such situations. Although it will win no great swards, will be no blockbuster, and will not become a cult classic, this film definitely belongs on your must-watch list if you care about this issue.
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Teaching is a challenging profession. Teachers and schools that deal primarily with disadvantaged students are faced with a unique set of challenges that make their work more complex and demanding, and consequently make these schools harder to staff. According to Angus, Olney & Ainley (2007), “The supply of able teachers prepared to teach in challenging schools is perhaps the most important issue facing primary education” (p.110). The word ‘challenge’ is often used by people in relation to teaching but lacks a clearly understood meaning.
This exploratory research examined the experiences of Western Australian teachers in situations they described as ‘challenging’ in a difficult to staff school in the metropolitan area. An interpretive study using case study techniques was conducted in a primary school for a year. Through engaging with teachers in dialogue throughout the course of a school year, an understanding of the construct of ‘challenge’ in the context of a difficult-to-staff low socio-economic status (SES) school was developed. It was found that there was a consistent, social construction of this term.
Findings suggest that the teacher challenges could be organised into a structured schema that reflects the events and situations the teachers found challenging. These challenges were found to be overarching and were represented as Pre-eminent challenges that encompassed the significant teacher challenges at the school. The Preeminent Challenges were found to provide a common vocabulary and framework of reference to describe and discuss significant teacher challenges. The findings of the study suggest that challenges were multidimensional in nature and were intricately tied to how teachers responded to them. The key factors that influenced teacher responses were also identified in the study. It was found that challenges that had a clearly understood meaning could be better responded to and resolved.
These findings have led to a deeper understanding of the day to day lives of teachers, particularly the challenges that they face when working in a low SES, difficult-to-staff school. This new understanding has lead to a greater awareness of how to better support teachers in these challenging contexts, and this has pertinent implications for the teaching profession. In particular, the critical need for extra support for the social and emotional wellbeing of teachers who work in challenging contexts was demonstrated. Furthermore, the profound impact of the local community on the school was detailed as was the importance of reflective practice for teachers in these contexts. Valuable insights were obtained into how teachers can work more effectively with students from disadvantaged and diverse cultural backgrounds.
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Primary school teachers - Job stress.
Primary school teaching - Psychological aspects.
Primary school teaching.
Children with social disabilities - Education.
Byrne, M. (2009). An investigation into the challenges teachers face when teaching in a low socio-economic primary school. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1835

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Polly’s Pet Care Services - About us
Whether you’re looking for a regular dog-walker, a pet-sitter while you’re away on holiday, or even a pet taxi to take your animal to the vets whilst you’re at work – Polly’s Pet Care provides a reliable service that will set your mind at ease.
All members of Polly’s Pet Care team are reference-checked and trained. They are all reliable and flexible, and will take time to work out a care plan that works best for you and your pet’s needs.
Polly has walked my dog Hendrix since he was a puppy and without her I would have a much naughtier dog on my hands! He needs a lot of exercise – far more than I can give him during the week and his ‘fun runs’ with Polly and her other dogs are just what he needs. Polly has consistently been not only polite and professional but flexible enough to adapt to any circumstance. I really don’t know what I would do without her.
Polly has been tending to our horses needs since July 2009. She is very reliable and conciensious. She has always been very helpful in times of need, especially when one of the horses manages to get tangled in fencing or cast! Polly has even managed to still get to the yard through blizzards and ice! I highly recommend her to anyone.
Polly started caring for my two cats at the beginning of last year when she was recommended to me by my local vet. Polly made a home visit prior to her first "holiday duty" and I was impressed by her professionalism and her obvious enthusiasm about working with animals. I have found her to be entirely trustworthy and I am more than happy to leave the house and cats in her care. She has a lovely personality and I can't recommend her highly enough to anyone who finds themselves in need of a temporary carer for their pets.
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Polly has always loved and cared for animals from a young age, and currently the two main loves in her life are her Lab/collie cross, Maggie, and Vienna, a horse she helps to care for several times a week.
Polly grew up on a smallholding in Worcestershire and then moved to London to start a career in banking in the City of London. But she soon began to miss the countryside and working with animals, so she said goodbye to city life and started up Polly’s Pet Care! She has never looked back, and now has a number of pet care qualifications under her belt.
Recently she decided to expand Polly’s Pet Care Services to near her parents in Stroud, Gloucestershire and now splits her time between the two.
Polly has cared for all sorts of different animals all her life, including dogs, hamsters, cats, horses, donkeys, goats… you name it! Polly’s parents bred German Shepherds, and Polly helped to raise and care for the puppies until they were ready to go to their new homes. Other dog breeds she has owned (or lived with) include Newfoundlands, Retrievers, St Bernards and Schnauzers.
- Polly was a Student of Robert Alleyne (from hit TV show Dog Borstal) for 9 months, in this time she assisted in his training classes, went on behaviour consultations with him, attended educations days and completed assignments on training and behaviour questions.
- John Rogerson “World Renowned Dog Trainer and Behaviourist” – Courses completed – Training, Instructing and Handling 5 day Course, Canine Aggression 4 day course, Professional Behaviour counselling 10 day course
- Kendal Sheppard “vet surgeon, certified clinical animal behaviourist, lecturer, broadcaster, expert witness and multiple dog owner.”- Attended courses in Canine Aggression (2 days in total)
- Canine First Aid Course from Guildford College
- UKRCB symposium Learning for Life – Considering a New Approach to Educating Puppies presented by Helen Zulch, BVSc(Hons), MRCVS.
- Dog Law for professionals – Trevor Cooper (Specialist solicitor in Dog Law)
- APDT – Seminar by Dr Jean Dodds on Hyperthyroidism and Vaccine Protocol
- Currently studying for an advanced diploma in Canine Behaviour Management
- Student member with the Institute for Animal care education
- Applying for student membership with UKRCB (UK Registry of Canine Behaviourists).
- Applying for Membership with IRVAP (Institute of Registered Veterinary and Animal Physiotherapists.)
- Applying for Membership with CHA (Canine Hydrotherapy Assocation)
- Jenny Harknett KCAI in her pet training classes at Gypton Dog School from Jan 09 til Jan10
- Robert Alleyne’s Dog Club from Jan 10 till Sep 10
- South Eastern Pet beginners training class from Feb 2011 – Dec 11
Sam is a dedicated animal lover having grown up with dogs (Weimaraners, Dobermanns, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Labradors and Jack Russels), parrots, tortoises, geckos, bearded dragon and an iguana.
Sam spent 7 years in the role of assistant manager. Since 2016 Sam became manager at Chislehurst and is responsible for the day to day activities and services we provide.
- Diploma in Animal Care: Grade Distinction star.
- National Diploma in Animal Management level 3: Grade Merit.
- The Cambridge Institute of Dog Behaviour and Training Certificate in Dog Handling and Training Techniques.
- The Cambridge Institute of Dog Behaviour and Training Certificate in Canine Care and Behaviour.
- N.A.S.D.U Accredited Certificate: Level 2 Award General Purpose Security Dog Handling.
- Certificate in Canine first aid.
Sam wishes to go on to qualify as a canine hydro-therapist. She is the proud owner of 2 rescue dogs (a Rottweiler and a Collie) and 2 ferrets.
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David loves all creatures great and small, both furry and scaly. He is a true animal lover who is endlessly patient and loving. From a young age, David has wanted to work with animals and has been part of Polly’s Pet Care team since 2011. During that time has cared for hundreds of dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, tortoises, ducks and snakes.
He has a National Diploma in Animal Management level 3 and is interested in doing a grooming qualification. David grew up with two Staffys and currently has a Cocker Spaniel called Mr Darcy and a cat called Suki. His Spaniel, Darcy, was seriously ill with a neurological condition where he lost the ability to walk. Darcy had major surgery and David was dedicated to his recovery and rehabilitation with regular physio. Now Darcy is back to his normal bouncy self running around with his friends!

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When his three best friends go to Vietnam, Beck knows he must honor his promise to go with them. He enlists in the US Air Force, where he's able to work as a mechanic, learning about planes and choppers and supersonic jets. He's also able to view the war from above, where he can admire the savage beauty of the jungle at a distance.
Beck thinks he has it all figured out. But when his tour of duty takes a turn for the worse, one thing becomes clear: Beck still has a lot to learn about war, and about friendship, too.
Chris Lynch is the author of numerous acclaimed books for middle-grade and teen readers, including the Vietnam and World War II series and the National Book Award finalist Inexcusable
. He teaches in the Lesley University creative writing MFA program, and divides his time between Massachusetts and Scotland.


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The Streets of Santa Fe: A Walking Tour from 1880 to the Present
by Josh Gonze
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 098478182X, Paperback)This newly revised, 2014 edition will be your time machine, zipping you back to Santa Fe in the post-World War II era to walk the streets of downtown and Canyon Road. The walking tour takes you backward in time and shows you what was there before… on the streets of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Block by block, it preserves the memories of the local landmarks, buildings, shops, and schools that everyone knew. You'll see the Plaza lined with shops where locals bought their pajamas and gasoline, milkshakes and haircuts. You'll see Canyon Road when it was a winding dirt road with family farms and neighborhood grocers. You'll see children ice skating on the frozen Santa Fe River in January and artist Will Shuster, inventor of Zozobra, sketching at George King's Bar on Galisteo Street. Prior to the mid-1970s, Santa Fe was a town of bohemians and shopkeepers. There were artists but no galleries. For three decades after World War II, no one thought it quaint to shop downtown, and until 1960 there were no street signs. By the early 1980s, however, the chain store invasion had begun and downtown had become a tourist mecca. Today, the memories of Santa Fe's oldest residents reach back no earlier than the 1940s, and soon those memories will be gone. This book seeks to preserve their colorful and classic recollections.
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Familiar from childhood from the picture on the caramel of the same name, scarlet berries of barberry are rarely eaten fresh. It is much tastier to turn the fruit into a spice, various jams and pickles, or even dry them. Barberry makes great jams, compotes or syrups. They have a recognizable sweetish flavor and go well with various types of baked goods. Dried berries can be consumed, including in a milled form, seasoning meat or side dishes with them.
Bird cherry berries begin to ripen in the middle of summer and immediately become the subject of attention of birds, which especially taste dark, sweet, slightly astringent fruits. And if birds can eat every berry from a tree, then you and I should take a more responsible approach to harvesting. The berries should have the correct spherical shape, they should not have any damage or dents. The collected bird cherry can only be stored at low temperatures, but not in a warm room. It is better to eat berries fresh, they look good in baked goods or as an addition to drinks from other berries. The only thing for which bird cherry is not suitable in any way is for jam - they turn out from it completely useless.
It will be quite easy to recognize gumi among the many berries and fruits, they are distinguished by a bright red skin with characteristic silvery dots along the entire surface of a small oval fruit. Gumi jam turns out to be too cloying, so we advise you to try the berries fresh - they taste like persimmon to someone (due to their viscosity), someone sees in them a lot in common with cherries (sourness), some will assure that gumi nothing more than small apples (sweetness). As for the beneficial properties, these red berries have a tonic and anti-inflammatory effect, for which they are valued in folk medicine.
Amazing irgi berries ripen in the middle of summer. They taste sweet, but outwardly they are somewhat reminiscent of blueberries. In dried form, they can be confused with raisins. Fresh irga is a rich source of various vitamins and minerals, among which it is especially worth highlighting flavonols, vitamins P, B, carotene, fiber and pectins, for the high concentration of which our ancestors especially appreciated the berry. Earlier, irga was considered a healing berry. It is one of the leaders in vitamin C and carotene content. The fruits of this plant are shown to people suffering from problems with digestion, vision, and also suffering from insomnia.
Schisandra has a pronounced tart and even pungent taste, which is why these berries can most often be found in various kinds of jams, jams and preserves, but not fresh. Tea and numerous tinctures are also made from the berries collected. These bright red, sometimes pink fruits are known for their tonic properties. They are recommended for mental and physical fatigue, as well as for prolonged depression and apathy. Schisandra helps to improve the general condition of the body, and is also good as a prevention of colds.
The blackberry-like berry begins to ripen in mid-July and is recommended to be eaten straight from the bush. Do not expect to be able to collect mulberries for future use. These berries tend to spoil extremely quickly and, when harvested, instantly lose their taste and incredible aroma. Mulberry is a record holder for potassium content, it is especially recommended for people prone to heart and gastrointestinal tract diseases.
Blackthorn berries will be on sale in August. In appearance, they resemble blueberries - a dark skin with a white bloom and a greenish-white flesh. Not everyone will like the taste of thorns; tart sour berries are not to everyone's liking. And in vain, because these nondescript fruits are a real natural pill for diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver. Thorn is also good at fighting neuralgia and metabolic disorders.
Sea buckthorn berries have a strong antioxidant effect, prevent aging of the body, and also stimulate the work of internal organs. In addition, sea buckthorn increases the general immunity of a person and is especially useful for pregnant women. You can eat sea buckthorn both fresh and turning it into jam or a base for tea with honey and mint.
Spicy, slightly acidic berries of cloudberries are rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, as well as vitamins C and A. Cloudberries are valuable due to their high content of tocopherols, which accelerate tissue regeneration. You can eat the berries fresh, enjoying a pleasant and unusual taste, or pickled. These orange northern berries make excellent compotes, jams and even wines.
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Bartonville resident Jim Roberts is running against Incumbent Jeff Traylor in the May 1 General Election for Place 1 on Bartonville Town Council on the platform “Keep Bartonville Country.”
“Like most of our residents, we believe strongly that maintaining the beauty and country charm of our town is a cause worth standing for,” Roberts said in a statement. “Like most people in Bartonville, our home is our most significant investment, and we plan to be here for the long haul. Most of us live here because of our desire for a rural Texas lifestyle, including the lack of congested roads, noise and light pollution, and crowded rooftops.”
Roberts will advocate the town maintains its current land use designations for both commercial and residential development.
“Bartonville has a good and fair mix of commercial and residential zoning in both area and density,” Roberts said. “I will oppose requests for changes allowing smaller residential lots and/or expanded commercial zoning outside of what is included in our Comprehensive Land Use Plan. Based on our geographical location, outside money and developers will endeavor to force unwanted change to our land use and zoning like they have many other small Texas towns near urban sprawl. I will stand up for our approved Comprehensive Land Use Plan and be a good steward of this town for future generations.”
Roberts and his family moved to Bartonville in 2016, and he has served on the Planning & Zoning Commission since 2018. He has lived in Denton County since 1988 and hopes to bring 31 years of experience in banking and finance to keep Bartonville fiscally responsible.
“Much like we run our households, when we have the funds to pay for a specific road upgrade, we do so and we keep the pressure on the contractors for high quality work at competitive bids,” he said. “The main goal is to keep the roads as safe as possible and improve as we have budget. As far as utilities, I am in favor of keeping municipal sewer lines where they are with no expansion.”
Residents who would like to talk to Roberts about town issues can contact him at [email protected] or 214-415-3887.


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WASHINGTON (NBC NEWS) – The government was set to reopen its small business pandemic aid program on Monday with $284 billion in new funds and revamped rules that aim to get cash to the most needy businesses while stamping out fraud and abuse.
The Small Business Administration announced on Friday it would launch a third round of the Paycheck Protection Program this week, reported NBC.
The administration said it would start with small community financial institutions on Monday and larger lenders in coming days.
The SBA hopes that by prioritizing smaller lenders, they will be able to address criticism from lawmakers that minority- and women-owned businesses did not get enough financial aid during the first two PPP rounds last year compared to bigger businesses, reported NBC.
Under the PPP program, lenders on behalf of the government distribute loans that can be forgiven provided the cash is spent on eligible costs, such as payroll and rent.
Through more than 5 million loans, the PPP has distributed $525 billion to date.
Congress authorized the new funds last month as part of another pandemic stimulus package, which also loosened PPP rules on who can get cash and what it can be spent on, reported NBC.
Among the revamped rules, companies who took cash during the first two rounds will be allowed a second PPP loan provided they can show a 25 percent hit to their revenues.
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WEST Nile virus has been detected in Los Angeles after a dead crow carrying the disease was found in South Pasadena.
There isn't a vaccine to prevent the deadly disease or any medicines to treat it, and it is spread to people through bites from infected mosquitoes.
Around one in 150 people who become infected will develop a serious - and sometimes even fatal - illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District announced on Monday that WNV was detected in a dead crow collected in LA.
"West Nile virus is endemic, which means we'll detect it every year in our communities," scientific program manager Melissa Doyle said.
"As the weather heats up, everyone should prevent mosquito bites and eliminate stagnant water around their home."
While birds can become infected with WMV, they cannot spread it directly to people.
In most cases, mosquitoes become infected after feeding off an infected bird.
What is West Nile virus?
West Nile virus (WNV) is spread by mosquitoes and was discovered in Uganda in 1937.
Most people infected with the virus, around 80 per cent, show no symptoms at all.
However, some will experience flu-like symptoms including headaches and a fever.
In severe cases – less than one per cent – infected patients can go on to develop severe neurological problems including meningitis, encephalitis and paralysis, which can result in death.
Healthy people usually recover quickly and suffer little to no side effects.
Those aged over 50, or those with underlying medical conditions, are most at risk of serious complications.
Mosquitoes then spread WMV to people - and other animals - by biting them, and there is no cure.
According to the CDC, most people do not feel sick, with around one in five developing a fever or other symptoms, such as headaches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or a rash.
In southern California, mosquitoes are most active between May and October.
Levy Sun, of the SGVMVCD, has warned people "not to take their chances".
"It only takes one bite for a mosquito carrying West Nile virus to get you sick," Sun said.
"Don't take your chances and assume the next mosquito bite will be harmless."
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The CDC advises people to use insect repellent and wear long-sleeved tops and pants to prevent WMV.
Last summer, mosquitoes infected with WNV were found in New York.