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Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
by Unknown artist
oil on panel, circa 1560-1592
9 7/8 in. x 7 1/2 in. (251 mm x 191 mm)
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- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587), Reigned 1542-67. Sitter associated with 151 portraits.
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This portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots has recently been rediscovered as an image painted within her lifetime or very shortly after her death. The painting had long been considered to date from the eighteenth century, but recent tree ring analysis (known as dendrochronology) has established that the panel was felled in the sixteenth century. The work can now be dated to 1560 -1592. Recent conservation work has also revealed an original oval background with a marbling effect, which had previously been overpainted with dark brown paint.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Bolland, Charlotte, The Tudors Passion, Power and Politics, 2022, p. 82
- Cooper, Tarnya, Elizabeth I & Her People, 2013 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 10 October 2013 - 5 January 2014), p. 208
- Cooper, Tarnya (introduction) Banville, John (character sketch) Chevalier, Tracy (character sketch) Fellowes, Julian (character sketch) McCall Smith, Alexander (character sketch) Pratchett, Terry (character sketch) Singleton, Sarah (character sketch) Trollope, Joanna (character sketch) Waters, Minette (character sketch), Imagined Lives: Portraits of Unknown People, 2011 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from December 2011 - June 2012), p. 84
- Gittings, Clare, The National Portrait Gallery Book of The Tudors, 2006, p. 21
- Ross, Josephine, Jane Austen and her World, 2017, p. 36
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 416
- Strong, Roy, Tudor and Jacobean Portraits, 1969, p. 214
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Events of 1560back to top
Current affairsTreaty of Edinburgh between England, France and Scotland. France removes forces from Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots abandons her claim to the English crown.
An independent Scottish Parliament is established in Edinburgh, which in turn establishes the Church of Scotland. Influenced by the Protestant reformer John Knox, the reformed church abolishes papal authority in Scotland.
Art and sciencePublication of Jing P'Ing Mei (The Plum in the Golden Vase) by Hsu Wei, the first socially realistic Chinese novel.
InternationalDeath of Francis II of France. He is succeeded by his brother Charles IX with his mother, Catherine de Medici, as Regent. His widow, Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotland the following year.
Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, establishes a new capital at Agra.
- Making History: Printed Portraiture in Tudor and Stuart Britain
- Mary, Queen of Scots: Fact and Fiction
- Mary, Queen of Scots
- Silhouettes display, 2004-05
- Return to Life: A New Look at the Portrait Bust
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- Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Art Conservation Project
- Rebel women
- Theodore de Mayerne
- Tudor and Elizabethan matching pairs
- Popular Prints of Victoria and Albert
- Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
- Searching for Shakespeare
- Highlights from the survey

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|dc.description.abstract||Among all tissue imaging modalities, photo-acoustic tomography (PAT), has been getting increasing attention in the recent past due to the fact that it has high contrast, high penetrability, and has capability of retrieving high resolution. By using the combination of optical absorption and acoustic wave propagation, PAT has been able to image tissues at a relatively large depths with high resolution compared to purely optical modalities. Upon shining with a laser pulse, the substance under investigation absorbs optical energy and undergoes thermoelastic expansion; as a result, the spatial distribution of the concentration of the substance gets translated into the distribution of pressure-rise. This initial pressure rise travels outwards as ultrasound waves which are collected by ultrasound transducers placed at the boundary. From the ultrasound signal measured by the transducers as a function of time, a PAT reconstruction method recovers an estimate of the initial pressure-rise by solving the associated inverse problem. The inverse problem is however challenging. It is challenging because the image has to be recovered for the entire cross-sectional plane,
whereas the samples of the acoustic pressure are available only from the points lying in the periphery of the imaging specimen where the transducers are located. In this thesis, we make contributions in two widely used types of reconstructions methods known as the time-reversal method, and the model based method. We summarize our contributions in three parts in the following.
In the first part, we develop an improved model based method. Model-based reconstruction methods in PAT express the measured pressure samples as a linear transformation on the initial pressure-rise and perform a regularized reconstruction. Model based methods yield superior image quality even in the situation where measured data size is small. We propose a model-based image reconstruction method for PAT involving a novel form of regularization and demonstrate its ability to recover good quality images from datasets of significantly reduced size. The regularization is constructed to suit the physical structure of typical PAT images. We construct it by combining second-order derivatives and intensity into a non-convex form to exploit a structural property of PAT images that we observe: in PAT images, high intensities and high second-order derivatives are jointly sparse. This regularization is combined with a data fidelity cost, and the required image is obtained as the minimizer of this cost. As this regularization is non-convex, the efficiency of the minimization method is crucial in obtaining artefact-free reconstructions. We develop a custom minimization method for efficiently handling this non-convex minimization problem. Further, as non-convex minimization requires a large number of iterations and the PAT forward model in the data-fidelity term has to be applied in the iterations, we propose a computational structure for efficient implementation of the forward model with reduced memory requirements. We evaluate the proposed method on both simulated and real measured data sets and compare them with a recent reconstruction method that is based on well-known total variation regularization.
Appropriate tuning of the regularization weight, lambda , plays a crucial role in determining the quality of reconstructed images in PAT. To make any regularization method practicable, we need to have a way to determine the lambda from the measured data. Unfortunately, an appropriately tuned value of the regularization weight varies significantly with the variation in the noise level, as well as, with the variation in the high resolution contents of the image, in a way that has not been well understood. In the part of the work described above, we did not address this problem as the focus has been to demonstrate the suitability of the intensity augmented regularization for PAT image recovery; in the experimental demonstration, we determined the required regularization weight by using the models that generated data.
In the second part of the thesis, we develop a semi-automatic method for determining the regularization weight from measured data. As a first step, we introduce a relative smoothness constraint with a parameter; this parameter computationally maps into the actual regularization parameter, but, its tuning does not vary significantly with variation in the noise level, as well as with the variation in the high resolution contents of the image. Next, we construct an algorithm that integrates the task of determining this mapping along with obtaining the reconstruction. Finally we demonstrate experimentally that we can run this algorithm with a nominal value of the relative smoothness parameter—a value independent of the noise level and the structure of the underlying image—to obtain good quality reconstructions.
We compare the structural similarity (SSIM) scores of reconstruction obtained this way to that of reconstructions in which the regularization weight was determined using the models themselves; we show that the SSIM scores are comparable. This means that, in a practical point of view, our work solves the problem of determining the required
regularization weight from measured images.
In the first two parts, we assumed that the forward model that measures the signal from target object to be ideal. In particular, we assumed that the excitation pulse and transducers impulse response are Dirac deltas. We focused only on the non-ideality of the transducer configuration, i.e., we handled the case where the transducer locations do not
densely sample the detection surface as required by well-known back-projection method to work. In reality, both excitation pulse and transducer impulse response have finite width and this leads to some distortions in the reconstructed image.
In the last part of the thesis, we propose a pre-processing method for correcting the distortions in the context of using time-reversal methods which are similar to back-projection method. To this end, we formulate the broadening of the PA signals as a convolution between the impulse response of the system and the input excitation pulse. A deconvolution
method using Tikhonov regularization is proposed to correct the PA signals before applying the time-reversal method. This resulted in improved resolution in the reconstructed images. A two level deconvolution with Tikhonov regularization method is also proposed to remove the blurring caused by the finite bandwidth of transducers and by the broad excitation pulses. We evaluate the usefulness of our method using numerical simulations and demonstrate that the reconstructed images from the deconvolved PA signals remain unaffected by change in pulse widths or pulse shapes, as well as by the limited bandwidth of the ultrasound detectors.||en_US


Machine learning, the revolutionary field of artificial intelligence (AI), has been making significant strides in recent years, particularly in the realm of news dissemination. With the exponential growth of digital content, the demand for accurate, relevant, and timely information has never been more critical. This is where machine learning comes into play, offering a transformative power that is reshaping the way news is produced, personalized, and delivered.
Today, machine learning algorithms are not only capable of analyzing vast amounts of data but also of learning from it. By detecting patterns and making predictions, these intelligent algorithms have the potential to revolutionize the news industry. Through their ability to process and digest information at an unprecedented scale, they can aid journalists in assessing the credibility of sources, identifying newsworthy stories, and even automating the production of news content.
As the appetite for personalized news experiences continues to evolve, the integration of machine learning offers an AI news guide that enhances the delivery of information. By leveraging these intelligent algorithms, news platforms can tailor news recommendations to individual readers based on their preferences, browsing history, and social interactions. The result? A more engaging and relevant news experience for all, fostering a deeper connection between readers and the news they consume.
Moreover, the transformative power of machine learning extends beyond personalized news delivery. AI for news provides opportunities for automated content generation, enabling news organizations to produce news stories efficiently and at scale. By augmenting human journalists with intelligent algorithms, newsrooms can streamline routine tasks, allowing reporters to focus on in-depth investigations and analysis. This symbiotic relationship between man and machine has the potential to unlock new possibilities in news production, while maintaining the human touch and critical thinking that journalistic integrity demands.
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AI news guide
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AI for news
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The Truth About The Maneuver Pugachev’s Cobra
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More Than a Name
When Soviet test pilot Viktor Pugachev stunned the audience at the Paris Air Show in 1989 by pulling up the nose of his Su-27 to a nearly vertical angle and back down again, he was forever associated with this uniquely challenging maneuver that became known as the Pugachev’s Cobra.
But did you know that it wasn’t Pugachev himself who first managed to pull off this maneuver? The maneuver was first done by his partner, Igor Volk, who became the first Soviet pilot to introduce this kind of dynamic braking.
Regardless, the Cobra Maneuver has been used in Sweden for decades. When the first Saab 35 Drakens flew during the late 1950s, they found out that the aircraft’s double delta wings made it extremely unstable. During landings, the J-35 would enter a super stall – from which the pilots wouldn’t be able to recover.
As a solution, Swedish pilots utilized the Draken’s airframe as an air brake, letting them gain control quickly. Nevertheless, we still call this maneuver the Pugachev’s cobra up to this day.


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Having released one of this year’s biggest British Breakthrough albums, J Hus announces his European tour which kicks off November 1st 2017. Tickets go on sale Thursday this week at 10.00am via www.gigsandtours.com. Fans can gain access to an exclusive pre-sale right now for the UK shows here. The tour will include his highly anticipated London show at the O2 Brixton Academy on November 15th. J Hus recently completed his SOLD OUT UK tour to support the release of ‘Common Sense’, and was joined by Nadia Rose, Lotto Boyzz and Young T & Bugsey.
Fifteen-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Alicia Keys has announced a special one-off show this Thursday night at Village Underground, London. Tickets go on sale on Thursday morning at 9am and are very limited – so be quick! Check out Alicia’s brand new track ‘In Common’. Buy tickets below
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Navigating the Daghestani Conflict
The recent turmoil in the Daghestani Caucasus Mountains has provoked the wrath of the Russian bear and raised hopes in some, and fears in others of another Chechen-like conflict. Chechen rebels, often striking from mountain strong holds -- as has also been the case in Daghestan -- were able to drive back the Russian army with help from the Chechen people. In doing so, the Chechens gained a degree of autonomy from the Russian federation. But, aside from the fact the rebels in both cases are Muslims, any comparison of the recent fighting in Daghestan to the 1994-1996 war in Chechnya poses problems both in terms of the nature of the current conflict and the identity of the rebels themselves.
A few hundred rebels, according to the BBC on August 11, crossed into Daghestan from Chechnya and on August 7 and declared Daghestan an independent Islamic republic after taking control of some 15 villages in the southern Botlikh province. While reports of rebel casualties have varied, the guerilla fighters have so far resisted a fierce Russian onslaught and inflicted a number of casualties on Russian troops.
It is evident the rebels are well trained, equipped and financed. Although they perhaps lack numbers, the rebels are deeply committed to their cause.
But despite rebel allusions to a national holy war against Russian occupation, reminiscent of the Chechen war for independence, the current conflict seems to lack the broad-based popular support the independence struggle received in Chechnya. Anatole Lieven, of the International Institute of Strategic Studies, told the BBC on August 14 that in Daghestan, "most of the local people don't support the rebels" and that their control is limited to the villages they already occupy. "If they try to break out of this area, fewer and fewer people will come to their side," he said.
There are several reasons for this lack of popular mobilization. Daghestani Muslims are somewhat less unified than their Chechen counterparts, there being some 34 different ethnic groups in the Russian province. And despite a common Islamic history with Chechnya -- fighting Tsarist domination in the 19th century, Imam Shamil, the renowned 19th century Daghestani Muslim leader, established an Islamic kingdom in the Caucus mountains -- Daghestan was not targeted by Stalinist purges to the degree of Chechnya and has maintained a somewhat more tolerant view of Russia. And unlike Chechnya, Daghestan opted to remain part of Russia following the break up of the Soviet Union.
But Anatole Lieven said in an August 20 editorial for the New York Times that the siding of Daghestani officials with Russia has to do with "their dependence on Russian subsidies." Lieven said another significant reason for people's popular wariness of the rebels is "the realization that Russian withdrawal would inevitably trigger a disastrous struggle between Daghestan's 34 different nationalities."
The rebels however do not share skeptics' apprehension regarding division. They have made repeated attempts to avoid such ethnic conflict in the call for the establishment of an Islamic state. Speaking on Russian Public TV, the rebel deputy chairman, a Daghestani named Adollo, said, "We in Daghestan have long forgotten the words 'Laks' or 'Avars' ethnic groups in the Caucasus. We are Muslims and that is all," according to BBC monitoring on August 8.
In his Times editorial, Lieven says that Islam could serve as a unifying force for Daghestan, but warns that the current rebel movement could only achieve this unity after much domestic conflict. Lieven writes, "It could be that radical Islam can create a new supranational system but if so, only over tens of thousands of corpses."
Much of the caution evidenced by Daghestanis in regards to the rebels has to do with the identity of the rebels themselves. Although many of the rebels, including such prominent leaders as Bagautdin and Majomed Tagayer, are native Daghestanis, many of the fighters are left-over Mujahideen from the 1994-1996 Chechen war and hail from a variety of countries in the Muslim world. The rebel commander, Shamyl Basayev, is a Chechen and was a prominent field commander in the Chechen war. The current rebel field commander in Daghestan, Khattab, is a Mujahideen fighter from Saudi Arabia who came to Chechnya in 1995 to fight in the war.
After the Chechen war, many of the Mujahideen engaged in questionable activity such as hostage taking. Basayev is himself wanted by Russian authorities for his role in taking some 1,000 Russians hostage in a hospital. With unemployment high and Chechnya economically devastated by the war, the Mujahideen have attracted many youthful compatriots who have become, in some cases, armed gangs that Chechen authorities have been unable to control.
The state of anarchy as a result of growing polarization between Chechnya's left-over Mujahideen and the Chechen authorities was evidenced by a showdown earlier this year between Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov and several Mujahideen, including Basayev, who was Maskhadov's former Prime Minister. Maskhadov reformed the legal system to provide Chechnya with Islamic Shari'a law, but found that his reforms were rejected by the opposition leaders, who formed their own legal code and called for Maskhadov's resignation.
Maskhadov, himself a field commander during the Chechen war, has condemned the rebel movement in Daghestan, declared a state of emergency and commanded security forces to prevent the reentry of the rebel fighters into Chechnya. The Daghestani government has called for citizens to resist the rebels and drive them out of Daghestan.
Several religious leaders have condemned the rebels in Daghestan and their use of Islam to unilaterally declare an independent state based on the control of a few villages. Shaykh Ravil Gainutdin, the mufti of Russia's 12 million Muslims, has publicly condemned the rebels.
But confounding such reports of lack of support, is an August 5 article in Russia's Kommersant which said many of the inhabitants of rebel-occupied villages in Daghestan, widely perceived as being bastions of support for the rebels, "were delighted to receive the occupiers and expressed a willingness to support them," according to BBC monitoring on August 10.
With conflicting reports of casualties and varying opinions on popular support, the landscape of the Daghestani conflict is as navigable as the treacherous Daghestani mountains. And as the rebel insurgents seem undaunted in their mission, it is unlikely that the dust will settle enough any time soon so that more clarity on the convoluted twists of this conflict can be ironed out.
Zakariya Wright is a staff writer at iviews.com
Topics: Conflicts And War, Dagestan, Russia


Cash-strapped NHS spends £330,000 on improving blue logo
By JAMES CHAPMAN
Last updated at 23:51 13 December 2006
Official figures reveal that the bill for protecting and promoting the 'NHS identity' has more than doubled in the last four years - reaching almost £334,000 last year.
The money would have paid for 75 extra hip replacements - or the salaries of 15 nurses.
Instead, a special website has been set up setting out the 'core identity guidelines' on use of the NHS logo - three simple white letters set against a blue background.
It advises hospitals and other NHS bodies to ensure it is printed in 'NHS Blue - Pantone 300' and 'always positioned in the top right corner' of stationery.
The NHS 'official typeface' - called Frutiger - should always be used where possible, it insists, while a strict 'exclusion zone' should be observed around the edge of the logo.
An NHS 'branding team' is on hand to offer advice, and an NHS 'identity helpline' has been set up.
Health Minister Ivan Lewis revealed in a written Parliamentary answer yesterday the total cost of the project since the NHS logo was developed and introduced in 1999.
In 2001-02, it was £179,807, but by last year it had risen to £333,996, he revealed.
The Tories said the rising bill was extraordinary given the financial pressures facing NHS trusts across the country, which have let to job cuts and closures.
Shadow Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, whose questions uncovered the figures, said: "While the NHS brand is important and has value the last thing it needs is over £300,000 to be spent on it.
"The NHS needs every penny it has to spend on patient care.
"I have asked the Government to explain why - like many things in the central administration of the NHS - spending has more than doubled.'
The NHS branding website insists the organisation's identity is 'important'.
It adds: "It is largely formed by what we do - treating illness and promoting health. As the NHS is changing, it is vitally important to use our identity consistently and correctly.
"We need to help the public and patients navigate a more diverse healthcare system, whilst maintaining their confidence that NHS values and quality will still be observed."
The NHS logo has a '90 per cent spontaneous recognition rate' among the public, it adds - suggesting money has been spent on surveys to test reactions to the branding.
In the past, different NHS organisations had around 600 logos.
The Health Department believes many patients were confused by some of the individual logos and could not tell if hospitals were part of the NHS.
Only hospitals with a logo that pre-dated the foundation of the Health Service in 1948 were allowed to retain their brand.
The department insists that 'millions of pounds' have been saved by the single branding system for letterheads, signs, uniforms and offices.
A Health Department spokesman insisted: "This is not a waste of money.
"The spending on the logo safeguards one of the world's most recognised and trusted brands, and stops people not allowed to use the NHS logo from using it, therefore protecting patients from organisations who may fraudulently purport to provide NHS care."
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Sweden may apply to join NATO as early as Monday, May 16, sources told Expressen. The President and Prime Minister of Finland have already issued a statement about the need to join the alliance as soon as possible
Sweden plans to apply to join NATO on Monday, May 16. This was reported by the local newspaper Expressen, citing its sources in the government and the parliamentary calendar.
“On Monday, the Prime Minister will convene an additional government meeting at which a historic decision will be made. Immediately after the meeting, an application for NATO membership will be submitted, if nothing unforeseen happens, — The publication says.
An extraordinary session of the Swedish Parliament is also scheduled for Monday, where the country's security policy will be discussed, the publication indicates. At the same time, the report of Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson was previously listed as a topic of discussion on the website of the Parliament.
The Swedish government will publish its security report after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine on Friday, May 13. On Sunday, the Social Democrats— Party of the Prime Minister of Sweden will declare their position on the issue of NATO membership, the publication clarifies. The Left Party and the Green Party, which oppose NATO membership, are also expected to make reservations about alliance membership on Friday, May 13.
The publication notes that the question of what decision the government will eventually make remains open until the meeting itself, however, Expressen's interlocutors expect that NATO membership will be supported.
The President of Finland is scheduled to visit on Tuesday, May 17 Sauli Niinistö to Sweden, during which he will negotiate with Andersson.
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Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin issued a joint statement on the morning of May 11 saying that the country should immediately apply to join NATO. This will strengthen the security of the country and the entire alliance, they believe.
Earlier, Reuters reported that NATO was expecting applications from Finland and Sweden in the coming days. According to the interlocutors of the agency, they are planned to be approved quickly, as the Russian special operation in Ukraine is forcing “a radical rethink of the European security system.” approved either before or during the NATO summit scheduled for June 29 & 30 in Madrid, the agency reported.
After that, it will take a year to ratify the decision on Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO; According to the agency, during this time, the alliance intends to strengthen its presence in Northern Europe and increase the number of exercises.
Before applying for membership in the bloc, Sweden and Finland have the status of states— NATO partners. The bloc's members are 30 countries, including Denmark and Norway.
Commenting on the plans of Finland and Sweden to join NATO, Moscow warned of the risk of “the most undesirable consequences”; this step. According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko, the accession of previously neutral Finland and Sweden to NATO will lead to a radical change in the military-political situation.
Grushko also said that the length of the Russian-Finnish border is 1.3 thousand km. km. “We will be forced to take measures to ensure our security and defense, which we deem necessary, this is the alpha and omega of military development,” — Grushko said, answering a question about the possibility of deploying a Russian nuclear arsenal in the Baltic region.
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Stranded at a stateside airport, three wounded Iraq War veterans (Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins and Michael Pena) take an unplanned cross-country road trip during which they help each other work through the physical, emotional and financial problems caused by the military conflict. Director and co-writer Neil Burger's listless, sometimes implausible comic drama deals evenhandedly with political matters, but repeatedly presents casual sexuality as a subject for humor. Brief graphic sexual activity without nudity, adultery, brief pornographic images, sexual themes, much rough and crude language, and a few uses of profanity. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is L—limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R—restricted; under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
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text: Abbott's experiences of a lifetime in incarceration take the form of excerpts from his letters to Norman Mailer, which are organised in related groups to form chapters. Reading this book takes you on a journey into one man's personal Hell. You will hear how he was repeatedly beaten to within an inch of not just his life, but also his sanity. You will hear how he has been stripped of humanity and yet manages to retain an earnest, almost innocent compassion towards his fellow man. And you will hear a frighteningly unique understanding of the human condition. Anybody who has ever wondered about the psychological effects of long-term imprisonment should treat this book as THE authoritative work. You may not agree with his political or philosophical views, but as long as you can open your mind to an experience outside your own, you will find this work enlightening.

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Dr Nick Oguge, Country Director of Earthwatch Kenya, says: "The investigation points out that there is a possibility of getting effective compounds from natural sources which can be of value in the fight against tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. The study also provides evidence to support the use of these plants in the management of infectious diseases in the Samburu community and elsewhere."
A survey of how local people use medicinal plants was carried out among community groups in the eastern Samburu District in Northern Kenya between 2008 and 2009. Information gathered with the help of Earthwatch volunteers, included the local names of plants, parts of plants used by the Samburu people for medicinal purposes, and diseases treated. The plants were identified and grouped, and from this initial study, eight species were selected for analysis. The results of the investigation show that most of the plants surveyed contain substances with antibacterial, antifungal and antimycobacterial1 properties.
In Africa, traditional medicine is of great value and the Samburu community of northern Kenya use plants for both food and therapeutic purposes. It is estimated that around 85 per cent of the community use medicinal plants for their primary health care. The Samburu pastoralists are among the few communities in Kenya that have retained immense knowledge of ethnobotany2, although this knowledge is rapidly dwindling due to changes towards a less traditional lifestyle, overgrazing and overexploitation of plant resources.
Results from the study will be disseminated both locally and nationally, and Dr Oguge believes that crude extracts from these medicinal plants could be useful in the development of new antimicrobial drugs, although, he stresses, further work is necessary.
Dr Oguge says: "There is big potential here, especially if we take our research from the field to the labs, and from there to clinical trials - of course in collaboration with the Kenya Medical Research Institute."
He adds: "We do have a problem with the communities' harvesting methods that are not sustainable, and we are teaching them about the sustainable harvesting of these plants and encouraging them towards environmental conservation."
Read about the Earthwatch project Samburu Communities and Wildlife.
1 Mycobacterium is a genus of Actinobacteria, given its own family, the Mycobacteriaceae. The genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases in mammals, including tuberculosis and leprosy.
2 The plant lore and agricultural customs of a people.
A study by scientists from Earthwatch into the value of medicinal plants is showing the plants' potential to help to combat infectious diseases in Kenya.

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The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the licenses of all money transfer companies, except three, citing “the greater economic good of Nigeria,” as its reason for embarking on such an action. It further warned that the institution would “not condone any attempt aimed at undermining the country’s foreign exchange regime.” The 3 companies allowed to operate are Western Union, MoneyGram and Ria.
It may be recalled that NairaMetrics brought to your attention that the CBN had lifted its earlier ban on foreign currency deposits, thereby allowing currency transfers. However, this unexpected decision has resulted in immediate criticism due to the immense amount of cash involved.
In 2015 alone, about $20.8 billion was remitted to Nigeria from foreign countries. Furthermore, owners of companies affected by the decision have labelled it as “arbitrary, inexplicable and hugely detrimental to the Nigerian diaspora, who rely on hundreds of money transfer companies and banks, providing them with choice, convenience and competitive pricing.”
The portion of transfers controlled by the still-free-to-operate companies had hitherto been gradually reducing due to the competitive prices provided by these banned money transfer agencies.
Another baffling concern about the sudden decision is the fact that no cogent excuses were given. Rather, the CBN used the vague “greater economic good of Nigeria”. No claims as to how these banned companies were actually detrimental to the economy of the country were made.
The tendency is high that the decision will not seat well with most Nigerians in diaspora, as the most likely result is an oligopoly, where these 3 companies may shoot up the prices for their services, with the full knowledge that there are no other competitors. The charges of MoneyGram for transferring funds to Nigeria was detailed in an earlier post.
havens helps Nigeria,when the hksb, hong kong and shangai bank wants to buy the british top bank the midland bank,the british treasury gave conditions for this purchasing.now who is the hksb /.this bank is soley owned by the british,managed by the briish located in hong kong a british colony,then.
they gave the hksb condition,that IF YOU WANT TO BUY THE MIDLAND BANK,YOU MUST BE LOCATED IN BRITAIN,OTHERWISE,GET LOST,WE WILL SUPERVISES YOU.
now major Nigeria banks are owned by foreigner,now the cbn is allowing 3 foreign companies to transfer money to nigeriawhat the f..ck is this ? do those companies pays taxes in Nigeria,you are propping up other nations economy.now the governor is trying to raises bonds from foreigner.
Nigerians should wake up.one day,we not have a country called Nigeria,except owned by foreigners.telling us how to live our lives

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This episode of the Police Integrity Lost podcast features a presentation by Phil Stinson at the Center for Family and Demographic Research at Bowling Green State University on November 4 2015.
Citation InformationPhilip M Stinson. "Police Integrity Lost Podcast Episode 26: What We Know about Police Crime" Police Integrity Lost Vol. 26 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/philip_stinson/53/


|Using the 17 Big Daily Exercises for Flute
by Taffanel and Gaubert,
Daily Routine: Goal = 25 to 30 minutes
Published by Leduc
By Patricia George
|Monday: ||No. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
|Tuesday: ||No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 |
|Wednesday: ||No. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 |
|Thursday: ||No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13 |
|Friday: ||No. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 |
|Saturday: ||No. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16 |
When you begin your study of the Taffanel, you will
want to begin slowly. Here are some suggestions to get started.
Exercise No. 1
|Week 1: ||Start in the low octave, line 1, 3, 5, etc., first nine notes only, slurred with three vibratos per note, mf. As you play, move the flute from back to front in a horizontal plane until you reach the high
|Week 2: ||Repeat at the octave. |
|Week 3: ||Repeat in the third octave. |
|Week 4: ||Play in eight note chunks with a quarter rest in between
each chunk. As the week progresses, increase the tempo. |
|Week 5: ||Play line 1, 3, 5, etc., low octave, in its entirety with the quarter note to 60, 72, 80, 96, 104, 120, 144. |
|Week 6: ||Repeat instructions of Week 5 at the octave. |
|Week 7: ||Repeat instructions of Week 5 in the third octave. |
|Week 8: ||Play all lines in a dotted rhythm (long, short). |
|Week 9: ||Play all lines in a dotted rhythm (short, long). |
|Week 10: ||Play entire exercise, slurred, with metronome markings from 60 to 160 to four sixteenths. |
|Week 11: ||The first 10 lines of the exercise may be played at the harmonic (third partial, i. e. the low D1 will sound A2). Using counted vibrato while doing this will make your tone ring. |
|Week 12 and after: ||Ask, what does my playing need and practice in that manner.|
Exercise No. 4
Divide this exercise into four parts.
Part 1 will include keys C through g.
Step 1 (Each week use one of the four parts, key wise)
Part 2 will include keys Eb through bb.
Part 3 will include keys Gb through c#.
Part 4 will include keys A through e.
Play eight notes slurred with a quarter rest in between each set of
eight. Move the flute from back to front with each set.
1. You will learn the pattern.
2. The rest will help you develop muscle memory.
3. Each chunk is about one inch long. (See Sloboda for eye
4. You will learn that the secret of fast playing is the ability
to put many notes on one puff of air.
5. The rest will teach you to wait for the beat to come up. Most young players play before the beat.
6. You will develop a relaxed way of breathing through the continued
7. Be sure the timbre (color) of all the notes in each set of eight
is the same.
Learning the Scale Game (Homage to Michel Debost)
See Scale Game by Patricia George (printable PDF file)
Exercise No. 5 - Chromatic
The articulation patterns at the top of the exercise are excellent.
All keys each day.
Exercise No. 6 - Thirds and Sixths - See revised manuscript.
This is one of the most difficult exercises in the book. Start by playing in chunks, six notes slurred, moving the flute from a down to up position as you play each measure. Insert a quarter rest between each measure for re-organization. You will want to play the thirds and sixths this way for many months until you are accurate and there is an ease in your performance. At first play in the key of C. As you progress, add each flat/sharp, one at a time until you have five flats or five sharps. I usually do the flat keys on M, W, F and the sharp keys on T, Th, S. A long term goal is to be able to perform this exercise, rotating through the keys with a breath after the C1 only. A goal metronome setting is a measure to 80 - 88.
Exercise No. 7
This exercise has five key signatures suggested. Assign the first to Monday, the second to Tuesday etc. When you begin learning this exercise, play in four note chunks with a rest in between each group. This will help you learn the patterns in a relaxed manner. Relaxation is one of the keys to beautiful, controlled playing.
Remember that you can do many of the keys in all three octaves. I prefer to slur this exercise; however, I sometimes play it very slowly with counted vibrato.
Exercise No. 8 and 9
There are five or six keys listed in the book. I assign the first one to Monday, the second to Tuesday etc. I usually slur the exercise because most of the time we find patterns like this in the literature are slurred. However, at times I have double tongued the exercise-sometimes double, double (a tk on each note, for rapid tonguing. I prefer the forward, French tonguing which I have my student practice by saying "thicka.") I play these at metronome marking from very slowly to very fast.
Exercise No. 10
This exercise is best learned in chunks. I often have my students do ten measures each week with counted (3 or 4) vibrato to each note. Eventually we play this very fast. Dotted rhythms are good too. Advanced students can benefit by playing this exercise 8va (starting notes of C, C#, D).
Exercise No. 11
Same advice as No. 10. Try to get rid of the floaters (floaters
are notes that float in between two written notes). Ultimately this
exercise should sound easy and feel easy too. Think about moving
the fingers from the knuckles in a down and up motion keeping the fingers
very close to the keys.
Exercise No. 12
Same advice as No. 10. The pattern of the exercise is based on four bars (Mm7, mm7, dm7, full dim 7). Be sure you understand what is happening theoretically. Counted vibrato and hah, hah, hahs are especially fun and will make your tone ring.
Exercise No. 13
Same advice as No. 10. Make it sound easy. Ask, does it feel easy too? It should and will, with practice and thoughtful practice. Practicing in a mirror can help you too.
Exercise No. 14
I prefer to slur to the high note, slur to the low note and repeat
this articulation pattern again. I do this for a sweeping motion
and ease of playing in all three octaves. Sometimes I play with additional
vibrato too. Double tonguing is good also.
Exercise No. 15 and 16
Learn the diminished triads/ diminished 7ths in chunks. Eventually
you will be able to play them very quickly with ease.
Remember in using the Taffanel, ask what does my playing need and practice that. If you are playing something that requires a lot of fast tonguing, then use the Taffanel that way. If your vibrato needs work, practice vibrato. At first play most exercises at a "mf" dynamic. Later vary the dynamics. A good rule of advice is to practice what you can not do well. Learning to play the Taffanel well will take many months. Be patient. Get started and keep on. You will eventually be able to play it well. And, the best surprise of all is how well you will play everything else!
Questions can be emailed directly to
Patricia George teaches flute at Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho and at Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York with the Performer's Certificate in Flute. She has studied with Frances Blaisdell, Joseph Mariano, William Kincaid and Julius Baker. Ms. George is Director and Founder of Pocatello Flute Week, a week long masterclass program held in Pocatello each June. Masterclass teachers have included Erich Graf, Philip Swanson, Adah Toland Mosello, Michel Debost, and Jeff Weissman. Ms. George also teaches at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Sewanee, TN each summer (late June through early August). She performs with the Idaho Trio ( flute, bassoon and piano). She is married to American composer, Thom Ritter George, and is the mother of three musical children.
Many thanks to Patricia George for allowing this article to be published on my Web site.


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Formerly behind-the-scenes political wife Callista Gingrich is getting in the ring to support her husband—by knocking his opponent on Twitter. Granted, she did not come up with the insults herself. Instead, Callista retweeted others’ digs at Mitt Romney. “Mitt’s ‘Money Never Sleeps’ photo. I personally don’t mind it, but won’t play well in Ohio,” wrote one Gingrich supporter. “Poor Romney. He just is a sound bite candidate. Chris Wallace pulled the string from his back, and he spewed consultant approvd policy,” tweeted the other. As the race drags along and continues to get tighter, it seems even the Gingrich campaign may be losing its positive attitude.
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MINOT, N.D. - Later this week Minot's aldermen will once again take up the issue of adding an opening to the floodwall on Minot's east side to improve access to a walkway that connects north Minot to downtown.
Some argue the proposal might be putting convenience over safety.
Minot resident Scott Joern and his granddaughter have made good use of the Anne Street pedestrian bridge.
He said once crews build the floodwall, it would be nice to be able to continue on his path.
“If they had an opening here, then you could keep walking straight across the bridge, and walk through an opening in the floodwall,” said Joern.
If you're unfamiliar, the Anne Street Bridge is that wooden pedestrian walkway that begins roughly three blocks east of Sammy's Pizza on 4th Avenue. The bridge crosses the Souris River and ends downtown near the Starving Rooster.
Minot Alderman Josh Wolsky supports a proposal to add an extra opening in the upcoming floodwall near the bridge's 4th Avenue entrance. That would avoid forcing pedestrians from having to walk three blocks down to an opening at Broadway, and then hike three blocks back.
“These walls will probably stand for 50 to 100 years, and I see us at a critical point in getting the project right,” said Wolsky.
The old 14-member council narrowly rejected this same proposal last December, amid concerns that adding another opening to the floodwall might do more harm than good.
“We're building flood protection to protect life and safety. You always have the human factors. That opening has to be installed. You have to get the equipment there. You have to get it installed properly,” said Dan Jonasson, Minot Public Works Director.
Wolsky said the neighborhoods needs access to the bridge.
“Better access to this structure. That was what the residents in this area wanted,” he said, in reference to a public meeting on the issue.
As for the floodwall, Jonasson said the bidding process would begin in August.
If you want to voice your opinion on this issue, the council will take it up at a special meeting this Friday, July 21 at 12 p.m. in the council chambers.


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Sam from PalmsCity.com in Hong Kong has successfully upgraded his Sony Clie PEG-N700C to OS 4.1 and is offering this service for the upgrade price of HK$580 (US$74.5). The Singapore Palm Users Group has, in fact, already availed of Sam’s services in the past for memory upgrades to the Palm V. One was held in October 1999 and the other in January 2000.
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- 15 Tech Gifts for Your Pampered Pet — 15 Tech Gifts for Your Pampered Pet | PCMag.comhttps://www.pcmag.com/feature/340440/15-tech-gifts-for-your-pampered-pet?utm_source=email&utm_campaign=whatsnewnow&utm_medium=titleIn 1994, US owners of dogs, cats, and other household pets spent a measly $17 billion on their furry friends, according to the American Pet Products Association. As of 2016, companion animal spending was up to $66.75 billion, a number that’s expected to jump to $69.36 billion [...]
- Unlocked iPhone X Now Available in th... — Unlocked iPhone X Now Available in the US – Apple iPhone Xhttp://sea.pcmag.com/apple-iphone-x/18531/news/unlocked-iphone-x-now-available-in-the-usIf you choose this option, the device will arrive SIM-free, and you’ll be able to activate it with any carrier that supports the iPhone. [...]
- Why Asian Countries Are Investing So ... — Why Asian Countries Are Investing So Heavily In The English Languagehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/anismuslimin/2017/11/30/why-asian-countries-are-investing-so-heavily-in-the-english-language/#28e4f7075e85There’s a very clear correlation between English proficiency and economic competitiveness both at the country and individual levels for all Asian countries. Singapore leads the pack followed by Malaysia, the Philippines, India and Hong Kong, while South Korea settles in sixth. Economic powerhouse China isn’t [...]
- Apple releases iOS 11.2 with Apple Pa... — Apple releases iOS 11.2 with Apple Pay Cash and a bug fixhttps://www.engadget.com/2017/12/02/apple-releases-ios-11-2-with-apple-pay-cash-and-a-bug-fix/Apple’s latest iOS update is here — grab it now to fix the bug where local notifications make iPhones reset. iOS 11.2 is a pretty major update and it also brings new features, including a Venmo or Square Cash-like person-to-person money transfer system, Apple [...]
- 2017 National Geographic Travel Photo... — Winners and honourable mentions win big at the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year awards | DesignFaveshttps://www.designfaves.com/2017/11/winners-and-honourable-mentions-win-big-at-the-2017-national-geographic-travel-photographer-of-the-year-awards#refnlNational Geographic recently announced their winners for this year’s 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year and even the honorable mentions stood out. All of the winners came from the three major categories of the contest: [...]


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The Illinois and Michigan Canal, once bustling with freight, now bustles with visitors in celebration of the canal's first decade as a national landmark. A festival marking the 10th anniversary of the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor kicks off May 21 at the newly renovated Union Station in downtown Joliet.
"The festival will preview some of the special festivals and attractions going on in the corridor this summer," said Bob Noonan, vice president of marketing for the Heritage Corridor Visitors Bureau. Inside the spacious Union Station, built in 1912, and on the surrounding plaza, exhibitors, re-enactors and musicians will bring to life the heyday of the I&M Canal and earlier history of the area.
Civil War re-enactors will march in infantry uniforms. Other re-enactors in 17th Century pioneer dress will re-create life during the time of the French voyageurs. The Dulcimer Players, who lead summer music festivals in the corridor, will bring lyre and harp to play music of the period.
"The day's festivities will give everyone a taste of what has been going on in the I&M Canal Corridor over the last few centuries, and what's happening there today," Noonan said.
Antique cars on display will preview Joliet's antique auto show in June. Joliet's two casinos, the Empress River Casino and Harrah's Casino, will give away small souvenirs. For children, the Round Barn Museum in Manhattan will set up a petting zoo. Refreshments will be sold throughout the day.
Inside Joliet's Union Station, exhibits on I&M Canal history will be presented by the Illinois State Museum, Lockport Gallery and the Canal Corridor Association. Vintage photos will give rare glimpses of the people who brought the I&M Canal to life, and authorities on the history of the corridor will be on hand to answer questions.
The I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor begins at Navy Pier in Chicago and extends about 100 miles southwest through Joliet and Ottawa to LaSalle-Peru. Eleven state parks, including Starved Rock State Park, are within the corridor as well as the I&M Canal State Trail, a 60-mile hiking and biking trail that runs from Channahon, south of Joliet, to LaSalle.
Long-range plans call for the trail to be extended to Navy Pier. The trail follows the old towpath, where mules once hauled boats on the canal. The canal, built in 12 years starting in 1836, linked Lake Michigan with the Illinois River, making it possible to ship cargo from the Atlantic through the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and down to the Gulf of Mexico.
Now on the National Register of Historic Places, the I&M Canal trail was the first Heritage Corridor in the country. The corridor came into being in 1984 when Congress enacted legislation that recognized the area's unique contributions to the nation's development. Since then three other corridors have been modeled after the I&M Canal: the Quinebaug and Shetucket River Corridor in Connecticut; the Blackstone Valley Corridor, crossing the borders of Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and the Delaware and Lehigh Corridor in Pennsylvania. Others are being developed.
The Heritage Corridor is called a "partnership park." "It is a national park, yet it is also run locally," Noonan said. "It's a partnership between federal, state and local governments as well as local businesses."
A federal commission was established in 1984 to coordinate federal, state and local authorities in overseeing the historical and recreational resources of the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt recently renewed the commission's initial 10-year term for another five years, until 1999.
"The renewal is an exciting milestone for us, particularly because we were the first Heritage Corridor and many questioned whether we would celebrate our 10th anniversary at all," said Suzanne Bobinsky, president and CEO of the Heritage Corridor Visitors Bureau in Joliet.
The 10th anniversary celebration of the I&M Canal National Heritage Corridor is from noon to 5 p.m. May 21 at Joliet's Union Station. The station is in downtown Joliet off Interstate Highway 55 and Illinois Highway 53. The Metra train line runs from downtown Chicago to Joliet's Union Station. Admission is free. Fair and festival guides listing this summer's events along the corridor will be available.
For more information, call the I&M Canal National Heritage Visitors Bureau in Joliet, 815-727-2323 or 800-926-CANAL.

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Dictionary of mile Literary biography (Series). This well-known series includes a number of useful reference books on multicultural literature, such as Afro-American Fiction Writers after 1955 (Vol. 33 Afro-American poets since 1955. Asian American Literature: An Introduction to the Writings and Their Social Context. Individual writers' pages list the author's works.
Books marked with the. Lthe keya book report in afro-asian literature. Junichirō tanizaki biography junichiro tanizaki (1886-1965) was a japanese novelist, essayist, and playwright known for his stylistic virtuosity and depiction of unusual psychological situations. Eschewing the flourishing naturalism of the day, tanizaki sought to create works of beauty through style and Junichiro tanizaki. Mood, inspired in part by the renowned Japanese japanese past and also by certain novelist (m) Western writers such as Edgar Allan poe, charles baudelaire, and Oscar Wilde. Lotus Notes: Part Two. Nida Ghouse The second time i met Michael.
Asian development outlook 2006, transcription. 1.1 Marriage and children. In the next year he visited soviet Union to join the preparatory committee of the Afro-Asian Writers' Association and later went to tashkent as the leader of the Indian Writers. Their eldest son Sanatkumar Bandyopadhyay was born in 1918; the youngest son Saritkumar. Tarasankar will be remembered for his potential to work with the vast panorama of life.
Political themes, social unrest, protest by the common people and their hope and buoyancy. His work has been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. He was the Organizer-General of the Afro-Asian Writers' Association in 1983. Afro-Asians or African-Asians are persons of mixed African and Asian ancestry. The term also can refer to modern descendants of aboriginal, mostly uncontacted. Asian development outlook 2007. Asian development outlook 2009, asian development outlook 2011, bruccoli, matthew.,., eds.
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Heres our guide to a mere handful of Britains most famous writers and their most celebrated works. Academic journal article heavy Afro - hispanic review. Signifying Asian and Afro-cultural. Here, we have conversation with four contemporary writers, artists, and scholars, who recount the twists and turns of their cultural histories that span the Americas. Consider William luis's work on Latino caribbean literatures, cuban narratives, and. Why not ask them to turn their creative talents and critical eyes to the biographies of their own lives? The pioneer writers of this period include raja rammohun roy, mahavir Prasad dvivedy, and Arunacala kav, who developed a utilitarian prose style; Michael Madhusudan Dutt and. Gandhi also worked for the British when he felt justice was on their side. Like the autobiography, the biography is a kind of nonfiction.
Bringing together autobiography, poetry, scholarly criticism, and other genres, this volume represents. Turning to the arts, Ishmael reed provides a brief account of how he met and helped several Asian American writers. A vietnamese American spoken-word artist describes the impact of black hip-hop culture on working-class urban Asian American youth. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works amp; timeline. After completing his secondary education, he began publishing poetry and articles for newspapers and magazines, later serving as their editor. In 1969, he received The lotus Prize from the Union of Afro-Asian Writers. Theyve written some of the most recognised lines, dreamt up characters whose fame goes beyond the novels of which theyre the subject, and imagined plots that have captivated readers for centuries. Stretching back over a thousand years, the British literary tradition is vast and shows no signs of coming to a halt.
Rasheed Araeen The Other Story : Afro-Asian Artists in Post-war Britain (South Bank centre, 1989).31.b.7114. Chelva kanaganayakam Configurations of Exile: south Asian Writers and Their World (Oxford: tsar, 1995).1997.a.6752. Omar Ralph naoroji, the first Asian mp : a biography of Dadabhai naoroji, indias Patriot and Britains mp (Antigua. This set provides biographical information about thousands of writers whose writing works have been. Individual volumes treat such subject areas as British novelists Since 1960 (Vol. 14 American Screenwriters (Vol. 44 Afro-American Writers Before the harlem Renaissance (Vol. 50 and Canadian Writers. Series of separate articles, Writers and their Work.
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Photo _ x400px;noborder, while most of the entries are on individual writers, others cover seminal works, ethnic stereotypes, literary. American Ethnic Literatures: Native american, African American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian American Writers and their Backgrounds: An Annotated Bibliography. Afro American Writers After 1955 Dramatists and Prose Writers (dlb v 38, 1985). Each signed article contains a biography of the writer,. Chika unigwe is an Afro-belgian writer of Nigerian origin, who currently lives review in Turnhout, belgium. Are parts of your work biographical? My characters are people you could know, but they are not based on any one person i know. Literary criticism is included, but works of fiction and poetry are not, sorry.

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Many underground infrastructure capital enchancment tasks are driven by capability points.
The South Surrey Interceptor undertaking is not any totally different. Work is wrapping up on Part 2 of the Johnston Street Section of the undertaking and — what many consider to be — the most important diameter microtunnelling undertaking in North America.
The venture owner, the Metro Vancouver Regional District (Metro Vancouver), manages roughly 530 km of trunk sewers for the 23 communities and serves roughly 2.5 million individuals within the Decrease Mainland. When complete, the South Surrey Interceptor will gather sewage from South Surrey, White Rock and Langley and convey it to the Annacis Island Wastewater Remedy Plant.
The undertaking is a twinning and is needed to reinforce capacity and improve environmental protection in the area. When the undertaking is complete in 2022, Metro Vancouver can use both pipes to convey sewage, regulate flows as needed and even use one of the strains to hold sewage earlier than delivering it to the remedy plant.
Johnston Street Section Part 1, an open-cut section, was completed in December 2018. Part 2 of the part began in June 2018 and consists of roughly 800 m of 3,050-mm ID (3,600-mm OD) strengthened concrete gravity sewer in Surrey, British Columbia. Key undertaking challenges embrace tunnelling beneath enterprise parks and metropolis streets, bouldery ground and tunnelling near several utilities.
“The prevailing South Surrey Interceptor is a concrete box sewer that was constructed within the 1970s,” says Mike Jokic, senior venture engineer for Metro Vancouver. “The twinning of the 10.5-km interceptor began in 1999 and these phases are the final of the undertaking.”
The Johnston Street Part Part 2 venture was designed by Stantec Consulting Ltd. (Stantec) with Part 2 microtunnelling handled by Ward & Burke Microtunneling Ltd. Stantec was additionally concerned in previous open reduce sections.
Stantec’s unique plans for Part 2 referred to as for 2 brief tunnel sections totalling roughly 400 m and two open-cut sections. The originally designed open-cut sections have been adjoining to buildings — approximately 10 m away — and throughout 152nd Road, a busy North-South route that intersects with British Columbia Highway 10.
In accordance with Anil Dean, P.Eng., Stantec’s international apply leader for its water tunneling and trenchless apply, there were initial considerations about settlement and low cover — less than 2 m — that resulted in the two open-cut phase designs. Nevertheless, a value-added proposal in the Ward & Burke bid submission eliminated these segments in favour of microtunnelling the entire stretch.
“We allowed a number of totally different development strategies to maximise contractor flexibility. We favored microtunnelling because of the bottom and groundwater pressures by way of the glacial sort supplies, a few of which have been granular. Additionally, the water desk might have been within the tunnel heading, so ideally, we needed the contractor to make use of a know-how that would handle the water bearing soil,” Dean says. “We had one curved alignment within the unique design and Ward & Burke added a second curved alignment to Drive four.”
Ward & Burke proposed the change in plans because it might make the challenge inexpensive per metre, enhance logistics and mobilization, stay within Metro Vancouver’s accepted proper of approach and would solely add one caisson shaft to the challenge.
“There have been a number of benefits to Ward and Burke’s proposal. The primary one was that it eradicated the open-cut part by way of the Benchmark Business Centre and across 152nd Road,” Dean says. “As you possibly can imagine, open slicing with a 3,600-mm OD pipe, there’s a whole lot of impression. With it being tunnelled, the one impression is thru the 4 shafts.”
Jokic adds, “The primary challenge with crossing 152nd Road is that it’s about 450 m away from the intersection with Highway 10. We might have had to utterly shut the street to get it achieved by way of open reduce. We have been additionally involved concerning the 10 providers within the street together with a metropolis sanitary sewer and an intermediate strain fuel line.”
As a result of this challenge marks Ward & Burke’s first in British Columbia, Metro Vancouver accomplished its due diligence before agreeing to go ahead with the adjusted plan. Jokic notes that comparable Ward & Burke tasks in Ontario and the USA gave Metro Vancouver the arrogance that this was the correct determination. He adds that even if the prices have been equal, the decreased disruption of microtunnelling made this the best way to go.
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“The most important cause we proposed microtunnelling the entire challenge was due to value. For us to mobilize, from Alberta, for 2 brief tunnel drives, it makes it far costlier per metre, whereas we do the entire venture (800 m) it was inexpensive per metre for Metro Vancouver.” Cillian Cotter, most important website engineer for Ward & Burke. “We have been in a position so as to add a second curve to stay within Metro Vancouver’s proper of means with the addition of an extra shaft.”
The undertaking is divided into 4 drives with approximate lengths as follows — drive one is 370 m, drive two is 110 m, drive three is 40 m and drive 4 is 285 m — and the curved sections have been in drives one and four.
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Ward & Burke is utilizing a Herrenknecht AVN2500D, which that they had up-skinned in Germany to a three.6 m OD, two centrifuges for slurry dealing with and separation and a VMT steerage system for steering. Cotter notes that Ward & Burke has used this similar machine on 2 m and a couple of.7 m tasks in Alberta and Manitoba. Cotter notes that it is the success of those other tasks — and the experience of its TBM operator — that they have been confident within the success of this venture.
Up to now, Ward and Burke has relied on Decast to provide its jacking pipe for Canadian tasks, for logistical and prices causes, the strengthened concrete pipe for this challenge is sourced regionally.
“The large consideration, particularly with a challenge going via the winter, is transporting the pipe via the Rocky Mountains,” Cotter says. “For us, that may be a high danger in case you have a nasty winter, your pipe provide might be severely interrupted and could have a big influence on the venture.”
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Ward and Burke worked with Langley Concrete Group in Chilliwack, British Columbia, about an hour away from the challenge on the jacking pipe manufacturing. This is the primary jacking pipe Langley has produced and Ward and Burke offered the pipe specs and the mould, as well as help from the mould producer.
“They grasped the production of the microtunnelling pipe shortly and have made top quality pipes for this undertaking,” Cotter says. “The most important consideration with this pipe is the logistics of creating the pipe and transporting it to the job. Langley made the pipe for the open reduce part, so that was not a priority.”
As with all giant capital enchancment undertaking, challenges all the time come up. The only issues with the development process happened during drive one beneath a less populated space and an arterial street.
“On this drive, we had clay over sand and we had some inadvertent returns while Ward & Burke was understanding its grout and slurry pressures. As soon as they acquired the grout and slurry pressures adjusted, Ward & Burke, at occasions have been going 12 to 15 m a day, which was good. They’ve used principally one shift except in areas the place the jacking pressures received too excessive, the place they worked 24 hours.” Jokic says. “The inadvertent returns are much less regarding than settlement, which was an enormous concern due to the low cowl and we have been tunnelling within 10 m of buildings.”
To deal with settlement considerations, the venture referred to as for a radical settlement and vibration monitoring format, which has yielded useful knowledge about this machine’s vibration and noise levels that Ward & Burke will use on future tasks, in addition to priceless settlement knowledge. At the extra important sections, Ward & Burke put in a hydroshield to help mitigate settlement and improve the tunnels stability.
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One other problem that cropped up publish bid acceptance, however before the work commenced, was the Province’s Ministry of Setting decreased the edge for allowable iron in soil; this meant that Metro Vancouver and Ward & Burke had to find a facility that not only might settle for its wet spoils, but in addition one which was allowed to handle the iron laden soil. Though this was a headache, Jokic notes that had the venture remained a mixture of open-cut and microtunnel, the soil displaced would have been higher.
Despite these venture challenges, Jokic says that putting in the line by way of microtunnelling proved to be the best various. He doesn’t have to look any additional than the assembly he attended with Metro Vancouver’s public info officer for the venture. Jokic recollects that the owner of the business park — originally slated for open-cut — was not completely satisfied, however once they sat down to debate the microtunnel strategy they virtually jumped for joy.
“Yes, it’s disruptive, however we’ve got managed to maintain the location as tight as attainable. They could have misplaced some parking areas, however there wasn’t an enormous trench dividing their enterprise park in half,” Jokic says.
Microtunnelling is on monitor for completion in Might, and Jokic says that Metro Vancouver is happy with the challenge staff and the progress made.
Mike Kezdi is managing editor of Trenchless Know-how Canada.


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World TB Day: Tuberculosis vaccine development a priority for the NIH
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, began by questioning current global health priorities.
"If we had 1.4 million deaths in the developed world, in the US, from TB, do you really think that we wouldn't have a vaccine right now that worked?" Fauci said. "I don't think so."
Fauci added that approximately one-third of the world's current population has been infected with M. Tuberculosis, with 8.8 million new cases of active disease each year.
The only existing tuberculosis vaccine, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, or BCG, was first developed in 1921, and has since shown variable efficacy. TB research dropped off in the second half of the 20th century as the disease slowly disappeared from the developed world and has only recently regained global attention with the emergence of HIV/TB co-infection.
"BCG is not effective in preventing adult pulmonary TB," Fauci said. "Unless you have a vaccine that can prevent the most transmissible form of the disease, you don't really have a good full robust tool-kit... There is no safe and effective vaccine against all forms of TB. We need a vaccine to prevent different stages of disease, we need vaccines to block the emergence from latency to activity as well as initial infection."


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Seven West Media has today released a statement following the explosive revelations that Seven Network CEO Tim Worner had been engaged in an extra-marital affair with a personal assistant, a Ms Amber Harrison, who was employed in the Seven business.
The statement released to media this afternoon read in full and concluded that Worner would not be stood down from his role.
The Board of Seven West Media Limited (Seven) met today in response to the allegations made by a former employee which contain wide-ranging inaccuracies and false statements.
The fact is a confidential settlement deed was entered into more than two years ago with the former employee, Ms Amber Harrison, who was represented at the time by Harmers Lawyers who (Seven understands) have since ceased acting on her behalf. The settlement deed was approved by the relevant board committee of Seven and continues to be binding.
Seven agrees that the inappropriate consensual sexual relationship made public by Ms Harrison is deeply regrettable and the Chairman has always made clear to Mr Worner that the alleged conduct, even though a personal matter, was completely unacceptable.
Separately, Tim Worner apologised at the time and now, for the inappropriate consensual relationship with Ms Harrison, that commenced prior to his appointment as chief executive, and has been working with the Board and Executive to ensure this improper behavior is not a part of Seven’s culture.
Mr Worner said: “This relationship finished some years ago and I apologised at the time, and am still trying to make amends. I am obviously filled with the deepest regret and shame. My focus is to continue to work through this in private and minimise the distress to my family. They are the most important people in the world to me and I will continue to fight to repair the damage I’ve caused.”
In relation to the Company’s enquiries into Ms Harrison’s credit card account, it was noted that concerns regarding misuse of her corporate credit card and personal expense claims she charged to Seven, arose from standard expense reconciliation enquiries prior to management and the Board being made aware of the relationship. These were then confirmed in a report carried out by an independent firm of accountants engaged at the request of the audit committee. Allegations by Ms Harrison that this was a vindictive reaction to the misuse of her credit card or arose other than from normal process and policy are rejected.
Confidentiality (including mutual non disparagement) was agreed by both sides in the interests of both sides who were the subject of the allegations, which were resolved on a “without admissions” basis. The payment, agreed to be made to the former employee in instalments, took into account her solicitors’ strong assertions regarding her needs and fragile emotional stability and were designed to enable her to move on with her life.
Seven is entitled to withhold payment for non compliance with the settlement deed. The former employee failed to progress her complaint in the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Allegations made in her statement which name other employees are rejected totally, including any allegation that other current or former employees have been paid off.
Tim Worner will continue as chief executive.
Kargo has today announced several major growth milestones across the APAC region for the first half of 2021, more than doubling H1 revenue year-over-year with 115 per cent growth. Kargo also ran 41 per cent more campaigns in the region than in H1 2020 and the average campaign size increased by 32 per cent over […]
Hootsuite has today announced its acquisition of Heyday, a Montreal-based conversational AI platform that enables brands to deliver personalised customer experiences through 1:1 messaging conversations. Commerce is rapidly moving onto social and messaging platforms. Hootsuite, a pioneer in the social media management category, has the largest customer base in the industry and with this acquisition […]
Moira Geddes, founder and director of independent food publication EATIVITY has been handpicked by IAB Australia to become the first ever micro-publisher to take part in its Mentorship Program, highlighting the important role that specialised custom digital sites play within the country’s media landscape. EATIVITY aims to keep consumers in the know and help small […]
Hivestack, the global ad tech leader in programmatic digital out of home (DOOH) advertising, today announced the appointment of Ichiro Jinnai as president, Hivestack Japan. Jinnai will be responsible for driving the regional strategy, direction and expansion of the Hivestack platform in Japan. “I am beyond thrilled to welcome Ichiro Jinnai to the Hivestack family,” […]
Audience measurement platform LENS Technology & Analytics has appointed Nikhil Elayat to Business Director to fast-track growth opportunities across Australia and New Zealand. Elayat (pictured) joins from New Zealand’s largest independent advertising agency, Stanley Street, where he was head of advertising technology. He played a pivotal role in building adtech functions within the performance team […]
Australian medical research institute, The Burnet Institute has launched, How Science Matters podcast. The informative podcast will be co-hosted by former ABC Radio journalist Tracy Parish and Burnet institute director and CEO Professor Brendan Crabb AC. Crabb is also a microbiologist, malaria researcher and will share his knowledge on contagious diseases. How Science Matters was […]


Following the Radio 4 broadcast 3rd August which investigated the widespread illegal slaughter of birds, including many birds of prey, on the island of Malta, Raptor Politics asked our followers to send an email voicing concerns about the persecution of protected raptors here in the UK to Joseph Hennon [email protected] at the European Environmental Commission. Part one of this story can be read here.
It has now been almost three weeks since many of you sent your e-mails enclosing your concerns about the persecution of British raptors to Joseph Hennon at the European Environmental Commission. Disappointingly as far as we are aware and despite the serious concerns enclosed within your e-mails, Mr. Hennon has so far not replied to a single e-mail. However coincidentally we advised this morning John Miles, following a second e-mail John sent to Mr Hennon, received the attached e-mail sent by i-phone from Mr. Hennon this very morning advising that individuals should now contact Monica Western.
John Miles sent this attached e-mail to Mr. Hennon on 20 August 2012, at 10:07:
Over 2 weeks since I sent this email (copy not attached here) and still no reply. Do you want me to take this higher?
Email reply received by John Miles 20th August, 2012, at 10.10 from John Hennon
You should have received an Out of Office reply saying I am away until September and asking you to contact my colleague Monica WESTEREN, in copy. I am sure she will get back to you directly.
Sent from my iPhone
In view of this Reply we are now asking everyone to contact Monica Western by e-mail enclosing once again your concerns regarding the persecution of Raptors in Britain and the lack of any government action to bring this illegal activity under control. [email protected]